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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
Suing Railway Companies In England.

GENTLEMEN who bring suit against
railway companies " on principle" for
trifling causes, are more numerous in
England than in this country, for John
Bull is even more jealous of any en-
croachment on his rights than his
democratic brother Jonathan. Some
times the pretexts for litigation are alb
surdly frivolous, but generally they
have some justice at the back. Mr..
Watson, barrister, is one of the latest
champions for principle, the offense
complained of being an extra charge
of one penny on account OF his failure
to procure ticket, as required by the
regulations of the company. Lawyer
Watson's ground for refusing to pay
eight pence instead of seven pence was
that he had no time to obtain his tick
ct at the station, and both the County
Court and, on appeal, the highest
court have given decision in his favor,
holding that the regulation-which is
that a passenger without ticket shall
be required TO pay full fare from the
station from which the train originally
started-is unreasonable. The unrea-
sonableness of the requirement seemed
to result, in the minds of the Court,
from the absurdly limited accomoda.
tons as to time and attendance &c
which English railway companies are
restricting the public-at many sta.
lions the ticket window being opened
only five minutes before the arrival Of
the train. On this subject Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge, in deciding the case
used some very strong language, which
ought to help in bringing about re-
form. The London Times, on the same
subject, declares: 1.-THE small hole
through which the ticket clerk con
ducts the negotiations with his despiset
customers is an opprobrium to civil
cation. A railway booking Office il
commonly like the Geological Garden!
on bank holiday at four o'clock. ex
cept that it is the public which il
clamoring to be fed, while the keeper
is taking his contcmptuous ease will
his conversational fellows behind tn
bars. "-RGilsoay Age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29

We don't know that any man ever
owned an umbrella for two years. That
is, the same one. If there is any such
man in the country, we should be
pleased to receive his name and adj
dress, not necessarily for publication,
but merely as guarantee of good faith.
We think he would be u curiosity, and
would, moreover, be quite an acquisi-
ton to some travelling show. Beside,
we should like to borrow his umbrella.
pucE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
Feeding Horses New Hay and Oats.

THE question whether horses are in
jured by being fed on new hay and fresh
oats has been made q subject of inves-
tigation by q French Military Commits
sion, who have been experimenting
upon cavalry regiments. The results
of the experiments prove that the
health of the horses was not essentially
injured by new hay if they received the
ordinary regulation ration along with
other fodder. Some animals were at
first rather less active and more quiet,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
FACTS AND FIGURES.

DURING the first half of 1873, twen-
ty-seven criminals were condemned to
death in France; ten in the first quarter
and seventeen in the second. Six exc
cutions have taken place.
The little Republic of Switzerland
has an army of 10000, organized in
eight divisions. There are $4,000 in
fantry, 1880 artillery, $500 engi-
neers, 200 sanitary force and 1000
cavalry. Beside this, which is called
the elite army, there is landwehr of
$4,000 men. What Switzerland does
with all this military force does not ap-
pear.
Or the structures, ancient and mod
ern, extant, those which rank first in
height are Cologne Cathedral, 511 feet
upward of half the height built) Wash
ington Monument, 485 feet, modelled
plan (original plan 600 feet, at time of
resuming work, ia feet); Pyramid of
Cheops, Egypt, $50 feet; Strasbourg
Cathedral, IA feet; St. Peters Sicilian
Basilica, Rome, 458 feet; st. Stephens
Cathedral, Vienna, AS feet; Salisbury
Cathedral, England, 4O6 feet; Antwerp
Cathedral, 4O5 feet; St. Paul's CATHEDRAL,
London, 4O4 feet; Milan Cathedral, 400
feet; Capitol of the United States, 3O74
feet from base line of the building to
the apex of the statue of Freedom.
ACCORDING to q French medical
journal, DR.. Guyot, after consulting
the best authorities on the subject, and
making the necessary calculations, has
determined that the number of pulsa-
tons of the heart during the different
ages of life are as follows: During the
first year, 63,OO0, 900 Tin round num-
bers); during the first two years, 15O,-
600, 600; during the first eight years,
4S5, OOO,O 900; during the first twelve
years, $4,000, 900; during the first
fourteen years, 698, 000, 600; during the
first thirty-six years giving the figures
in fully, 1929, 904, 900; during q life Of
| fifty years, 1928, 16O, 900; during life
of sixty years, 2,269, 8OO, 900; and dur
ing life of eighty years, 1907, 04O, 900.
HON. LUcIUs FAIRcHrLD, United
States Consul at Liverpool, sends to
the Department of State some encour.
aging statistics regarding emigration.
The number Of Storage passengers
cleared from that port during the six
months ending June so, 1873, was 49,
III. In the same period in 1877 the
number was 1856, an increase of s..
622 in 1873. The number of ships in
1877 was $50; in 1873, 4O1. The mum.
Der of the same class of passengers ar.
irving in Liverpool during the same
period in 1873 was 18, 3O7; in 1877, 49,.
186; decrease in 1873 of 879. During
the month of June, 1873, II ships left
Liverpool with 1915 emigrants- .791
to the United States, 1.271 to Canada
The English emigrants were 3.O33
Irish, 1911; Scotch. rs. Of the Englisf
2,SS4 went to the United States, 627 t.
Canada, % to Australia, 40 to South
America. OF the Irish, 728 to thu
United States; 9 to Canada. OF thu
Scotch, So to the United States; tt
Canada. OF other Nations there were
,298; to the United States, 2,675; tt
Canada, 615; to Australia and s t.
South America.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29

WILHOFT'S FEVER AND AGUE TONIC.-This
medicine is used by construction companies
for the benefit of their employees, when engaged
In malarial distrcts. TIE highest testimonials
have been given by contractors and by the
Presidents of some of the leading railroads in
the South and West. When men are congre-
swamps and rivers, Wilholt's Tonic will prove
a valuable addition to the stock OF medicines,
and will amply reward the company in the
saving Of time, labor and money. We recon-
mend it to all. WHEELoCK, FINLAY j. Co.,
Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29

"A man may blow around on street
corners and last for two or three cam
paigns: but if he ever blows down the
chimney of kerosene lamp his &C
count with the world will close imme-
diately.-N. o. Rcayurse,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
Indigestion.

The main cause of nervousness Is indiges-
ton, and that is caused by weakness OF the
stomach. No one can have sound nerves and
good health without using Hop Bittcrs to
strengthen the stomach, purify the blood and
to keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry
off all the poisonous and waste matter of the
system. See other column.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29

No ONE can develop the grace Of meekncss
by listening to crying baby. Stop its fret
fulness by curing the Collie with DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29
Hanniness At Home.

No household is happy one unless there Is
method in the kitchen, and no kitchen is COM
plete without DOoLEY's YEAST POWDER, which
always proves reliable in making biscuits,
cakes, rolls and bread elegantly light, whole
some and nutritious.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-29

PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free.
Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co, Cincin. %.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
PERSONALITIES.

Beaconsfield gets only the garter. We
If Mrs. Tilton lectures, concludes the In
ter-Ocean, her audiences even will wish they
were dead.
Bees can no longer be sent through the
mails. Only reason given by the govern
ment is because.
A western base ball club has a PLAYER
named Buckwheat. He is said to make an
excellent batter.
These days, says the Rochester Democrat,
could very proftably be worked into pie
crust-they are shortening.
Hamilton Fish is promenading around
Richfeld springs. and the place has IAN an
Gent and fish like SMELL
See how the busy little bee improves each
shining minute, how gayly lights he on your
nose and sticks his stinger in it.
Virginia wants the whipping post. There
is no doubt it is sadly enough needed in
many states where it is not wanted.
We love to lie beneath the shade and
quaff the cooling lemonade, and also feel
the cheerful ants crawl slowly up our sum-
mer pants.
Gilmore's advance agentisa long way in ad-
vance of the band with $500 IN his pocket
that don't belong to him. The band has
broken up.
Beaconsfield calls Mr.. Gladstone "a sophis
teal rhetoncian, inebriated with the exu-
berance of bis own verbosity and egotistical
imagination"
A correspondent of the Washington Post
says 1T is as good as circus to see General
Burnside, Kiskiminitas White, the Bounding
Banning, General M. @. Butler and Wayne
McVeagh tearing along through the mazes
Of Virginia reel at the White Sulphur.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

country vast western empire-a very profit
able one to the country. The southern Pa
ci6c railroad is regarded by thousands of
northern people as a great national work
as much so as the northern Pacific rail-
road, calculated to develop the resources
Of the country and add to its wealth; ;
and the Mississippi levee question is also re-
garded by statesmen, north as well as south,
as of great national importance, as the levees
would rescue millions of acres of the best
land In the country from annual submer-
sions and indefinitely increase the produc-
ton of southern staples, and in this way
add vastly to the resources of the country.
General Tom can t see these things. He is too
short sighted, too much of a narrow minded
fanatic. 1t is nonsense to talk about Tom
Browne opening a campaign. He does not
comprehend the issues of the campaign, and
If General Tom is the best the radicals can
trot out, it is safe to say that the campaign
will never be opened by the radicals.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

"As the keynote of the campaign it is a
trumpet blast that will arouse the people of
the state, and command the attention of
thinking men of all political parties. From
the opening sentence to the last 1t is worthy
of the exalted abilities Of the speaker; The
issues are fairly stated and the lines are drawn
with the vividness of lightning: The argu-
ments are massive throughout. "-Indianapoli
Sentinel.
We suppose il is the regular thing to say
this, but there isn't argument in the
speech, and on all important questions IL is alb
sOlutely incoherent. Begin with the dreadful
stuff about the assessment of office holders.
MIR. voorhees, is a member of the democratic
party we believe. Does not the democratic
party assess office holders? Did IL ever fail to
assess them when 1T h ad a chance?
Then he roars at the republicans about their
large expenditures of cheap dollars, and he
proposes to make dollars cheaper than ever.
and to give the democracy a chance to eXpend
them. Does he think for moment of assO-
ciating economy with an Overlooking SADIE
quacy" OF full legal tender paper? Q
The empty howl about contraction, and the
unconscious blowing OF South sea bubbles,
with the trumpet blast" of elOquence, furnish
poor entertainment to those who seek knowl
edge.-Cincinnati Commercial.
In the above we have the gIst of the Com
mercial's review of Senator Voorhees, great
speech at South Bend, orders for which are
pouring in upon US, asking for hundreds
and thousands. The Commercial tries to be
sarcastict but it fails 1t essays denuncia-
ton, but its invective is about as damaging
as paper pellets thrown by infants.
Senator Voorhees, speech goes crashing
through radicalism like chain shot, demol-
ishIng its refuge of lies aud making the
leaders and organs howl like wild beasts in a
fire. Indiana listens to Voorhees,. The
country has learned to respect and admire
his outspoken exposure of radical rascality
and from this time until the day of election
the radical organs will hear of his success IN
dragging the radical party before the people
and in lashing its leaders till they howl like
Virginia sneak thieves at the whipping post
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
THE AUGUST ELECTIONS

The first guns of the campaign of 1878 will
be fired by Tennessee, North Carolina, Ken
lucky and Alabama, and they Will all be
democratic guns. The radical thief party
will have no show whatever in either of the
states named. The democratic victories will
occur as follows:
On Thursday, August l, occur the judicial
elections in Tennessee and North Carolina.
In Tennessee the democrats have nominated
for judges the following gentlemen: For
the state at large James w. Deaderick and
Peter Turney; for the Eastern division,
Robert Mcfarland; for the Middle division,
William F. Cooper; for the Western di-
vision, Thomas j. Freeman. County Off
Gals are also to be chosen throughout the
state. AS fmatter of interest, the following
statement is given of the vote OF the state in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
economy.

THE workingmen of Indiana have no worse
enemy sthan Senator Voorhees,. He is advo-
eating policy which, ii successful. would de-
crease the purchasing power of a days wages
and increase the price Of every necessary Of
Hfe.-Journal.
The radical party has legislated against
workingmen to an extent that millions of
them have no days wages" at all. Thou
sands and tens of thousands of them could
not purchase sack of -four or peck of po-
tatoes if they were offered for a nickel or a
copper cent. Senator VOORHEES, advocates a
policy that will give the people wages The
purchasing power of the wages may be dis
cussed while deyouring good square meal.
The radical organs love to dwell on the ''pur-
chasing power" of the dollar, but starving
people would prefer -four at $40 barrel if
they have the money to purchase it rather
than at 10 cents per barrel if entirely desti-
tute Of money. Working people understand
the Journal and its friendship since
July, 1877.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

complish their object. Great fear of the
trichin@ exists all through Austria, and
several epidemics that have spread over the
country have been charged to the con-
sumption of hams infected with the worms.
Advantage of Ethis was taken by Professor
Heschl, OF the Vienna university, who has
written a public letter and had it widely
circulated, in which he asserts "that while OF
'Westphalia hams only one out of two thous-
and contained trichinse, of American:hams
'one out of every five or ten is infected"
Basing their action upon this declaration,
the city council of Vienna at once petitioned
the government asking that the importation
of American hams and sausages be prohibit
ed. They include also in their petition the
farther remarks of the professor, "thst in
'Amenca hogs are fed with the refuse Of the
great slaughtering houses, whereby TIL
chime are propagated. In Germany one
hog In ten thousand has trichins, while of
hams and bacon from America 21I to per
cent. contain trichine." Immediately on
learning of the wide circulation OF the letter
and the petition, Mr. P. s. Post, the United
States consul general at Vienna, requested
Professor Heschl to authenticate these state
ments. This he could not dc, as he had
used for the foundation of his arguments
some German reports of 1874. But Mr.. Post
pressed the matter, and after q careful ex-
animation of some hams from the United
States he was compelled to admit the sb-
sence of trichinae and the soundness and
purity of the meat. Mr.. Post however asks
that some proper and thorough means be
taken to convince the people of Vienna and
Austria of the falseness of the professor
report, and to re-establish their confidence
In hams sent from America.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

IT is gratifying to know that the labor
troubles in Washington city have subsidized.
1t seems that the government may now
grind the faces of the poor laborer to any ex-
tent it pleases. 1t should be remembered
that at IS cents day poor man with wife
and, say one child, can not live in Washing
ton city. Three persons eating three times
day will have to economic so that each
meal shall not cost but a fraction
more than seven cents, and at this there
will be nothing left for fuel, light house
rent, doctors bill, coffin, winding sheet and
a grave. Zoundsl what a government that
compels laboring men to work at wages that
simply prolong the panes of hunger until
death gently steps in and ends the suffering.
Such is rad'callsm that steals millions from
the revenues annually, and then points to
walking skeletons as an evidence of its
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

This distinguished latulentist is said to
have opened the campaign. or, as the Journal
puts it, Opened the ball, at Winchester on
last Saturday. 1t must have been ire
mendous opening if General Toms mouth is
alone considered. But Brownies mouth and
the campaign are not one and the same
thing. General Tom can talk, but no one
gives him the credit of saying anything OF
importance. He has great deal of
wind, but he can't give it
the twist of a cyclone. 1t doesn't tear up
things, nor knock down things, nor raise
political dust on the highways of the cam
paign. General Toms Winchester speech
was a most lame, impotent and puerile at
tempt to review the legislation of the Forty
fifth congress. The effort does not rise to the
dignity of "high school" essay by Miss
Fannie or Miss Susie. General Tom went off
on the southern war claims" hobby.
The figures were piled up in regular
cob house style, and when completed Cen
eral Tom contemplated the work with car.
pet-baggish fervor and idiotic gush. General
Tom puts the entire southern claim bugaboo
from under, to get out of the way, to look
out for breakers, for this vast sum is to be
paid forthwith. Still after such a vast
parade OF figures the general gets down to
the claim of one Mrs. Eliza Heber,
who would like to have 81 $40 for
corn and sundry other articles
taken from her by one General Payne. But
the 81, 194, 172, ITO is not all. General Tom
sees more claims in the dim distance-claims
piled upon claims, rising one above another
like Alpine peaks, all of which, should they
be paid, would require the surplus revenues
of the country for a thousand years, and
leave no margin for radical stealings Gen.
eral Tom says: 1--WE are expected to give
the south $50,000OO0 by the Mexican war
pension bill; and $50, 0Oo, 900 in subsidies to
"a Southern Pacific railroad, and perhaps
800, 900, 900 TO the Mississippi levees. These
dangers threaten us, and our only safety is
in keeping the house OF representatives in
the hands of men who will resist these de-
'mands until the last syllable of recorded
'time.'"
These figures are strictly in keeping with
the entire demogogIcal review of the
legislation of the Forty-ffth congress
by General Tom Browne. The Mexican war
pensions is not a southern question. A
great many northern people were in the
Mexican war, which resulted In giving to the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07

ADvIcEs show that in the city of New York
there were, during the month of July, sixty
seven failures, with liabilities amounting to
s., 73s, III, an increase over June. During
the month of July we were told almost
daily that John Sherman had practically &C
complished resumption, and that the bust
ness outlook was more cheerful and assuring.
New York Is the great money center of the
continent. 1t imports and exports fully
two-thirds of all the merchandise of COM
merce; still, when money is plenty and
cheap and business more active than in any
other city in the country, business failures
are increasing. The virus of the radical
financial policy has laid hold upon the very
vitals of business everywhere, and a change
must be had.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
THE FREEDmAN,s BANK.

The colored voters of Indiana are awaken
ing from the condition of subserviency to
the republican party, in which they have
been but little better than slaves since the
passage of the constitutional amendments
giving them the right of suffrage. They are
beginning to ascertain that the promises of
friendship rendered by republican leaders
are nothing but oft repeated lies.
They are asking themselves, Have the
republicans been our friends in fact, or have
we been made use of as tools only for their
advantage? To the first query their ready
answer is mol" To the second, "Only that
and nothing more"
If no other proof were available, we would
have only to adduce the facts concerning
the Freedman's bank to show how lit
tie the republican party, in power,
have cared to keep the promises
made to the negro, and how utterly
false have been their protestations. of friend
ship for their colored adherents.
The Freedman's bank was established by
congress, under the solemn promise that if
the colored people would deposit their saw
ings therein, no opportunity should be
afforded the managers of the bank to use the
deposits in any hazardous way, and
that all the power of the government
should be exercised to make the bank as
strong and safe as the United States treas.
ury itself. Under this guaranty the freed
men of the south became thrifty, and soon
their deposits reached a sum exceeding four
millions Of dollars. Five years ago the
bank collapsed-its funds had been unlaw-
fully used, squandered lent to political
ringmasters, stolen, until at the time of its
failure it held about $500 900 of real assets
against about So, SOC, 900 of liabilities. There
commissioners were appointed at $4,000 per
annum each to wind up the concern. Their
compensation, with their clerks attorneys
etc, has aggregated $25O,O0O. They have
paid to depositors little over $500, 900. The
best of the assets have been realized upon.
The bank now owes nearly 5000 900, and
the remaining assets have nominal value of
$3O0,eO to 100000, about enough to pay
expenses three or four years longer, and ena-
BILE the declaration of a final dividend of
perhaps three per cent.
Damnable and heartless as the swindle was,
its whole history is but a repetition in kind
of the means by which the republican party
have inveigled the colored people into its
support for the past thirteen years The
end is coming. The colored voters will no
longer be fooled. They will, when pointed
TO as the tried adherents of radicalissl, reply:
Indeed we have been, but we have learned
how faithless republicans are TO all except
their party leaders, how they have lied to
us, and hereafter we shall cast our fortunes
where we have hope that no more Freed.
mans bank swindles will be inflicted on our
sracen