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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28
Resolutions Adopted by the National
Commercial Convention.
The following are the resolutions in
full adopted by the National and In
ternational Convention recently held
in (,hiCaUO.

The following are the resolutions in
full adopted by the National and In
ternational Convention recently held
in Chicago:
:, Rssotced. l. That the continued prosperity of
the agricultural. manufacturing, mining and
commercial interests of the county cannot be
secured without such Development of COM
merce with other countries as will afford steady
ana growing market for our surplus products,
and to insure this it is the duty. Of Congress to
the opening and improvement of such lines of
tIa9sportstion by land and water As are of gen.
eral and National Importance
ger traffic charged by the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads make this only highway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific monopoly as burden
gress TO take measures at the coming session to
compel these corporations. which owe their ex-
istence to the liberality Of the Nation to fulfill
8. That the interests Of the Government and
the people alike demand the early completion Of
competing lines Of railroad to the Pacific, and we
terial aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad, and to
extend tie time for the completion of the North
ern Facltc Railroad.
south Of us: which is desired by them and will
be most profitable to us, cannot be entered upon
Of conducted successfully without the mail fac,l-
furnish. and we therefore recommend the imme-
1late provision by Congress- of ocean mail service
between the chief ports Of the United States and
South America. in American built and owned
ships Of not leas than SO tons burden.
5. That a suitable and cheap water line, perma-
burden, should be opened up between the waters
of Virginia and North Carolina. - a means Of
enabling the greater part of the domestic ship
Cape Hatteras, and We commerd this measure to
the favorable consideration of O DngrxMs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

"A dead man tells tales, according
to the decision of Berlin court. A
lawyer declared in court that his abb
sent client was prepared to swear to a
certain fact, and the case was adj
journed to a future day, when the
mans testimony was to be taken.
Meantime the client died, but the Judge
insisted on regarding his evidence as
taken, since the dead man had been
constructively bound by his attorneys
statement!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28
william Janus.

JANUS was doublc-faced god, and
when he went to church he could keep
his eyes fixed steadily upon the minister
and at the same time wink at the pref
ty girls in the back pews. He could
also sit away up in front, and see every
person who entered the door without
twisting his neck or taking his two
eyes off the hymn book. If Mrs. Lot
had been built on the Janus plan she
would have escaped being turned into
q pillar of salt. Scores of young
ladies, who wanted to look around and
gaze after those hated Ferguson girls
to see whether their silk dresses were
new, or merely their old ones dyed and
turned, and who were too well-bred to
do so, vigorously envied the double
faced Janus. There are plenty of dou-
ble-faced girls living in our day-we
are told. At school Janus enjoyed
huge advantages over the other pupils.
He could keep his eye on the master
all the time he was playing "f0x and
goose" or "tit-tat-to'' with the boy on
the seat behind him. When q person
smote Janus on one cheek, he obeyed
the Scriptual Injunction and turned to
him the other three also.
Janus invented the first of January,
the day on which the young men
"swear off, and begin to keep diary.
Despite the theory Of Brother Jasper,
the world moved on its hinges at the
command of Janus. He controlled the
seasons, and if he is still in the bust
ness we hope he will give us six weeks
of Indian summer during November.
Janus, we are further informed,
.sopened and closed all things''-but it
is difficult to believe that he ever
opened oysters or closed woman's
mouth. He always carried a key. Many
men in modern times always carry q
key, too, but there is ''whis'' before
it. The Romans worshiped Janus and
always invoked the god when war was
declared. They didn't invoke him Oft
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has most laudable
object, but if they can succeed in so re-
constructing the moral character of the
mule as to make him less careless with
mis- heels, they will confer a lasting
favor on the colored portion of the hui
man family. Cincinnati Breakfast IT,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

TAKE special pains to supply the
barn-yard with an ample supply of
water before winter sets in; do not
wait until the weather is cold, but do it
now if there is no spring that can be
brought without resort to the hydraulic
ram, and you will be surprised at the
result in food, comfort and condition
of the stock if they are able to get all
the good water they wish without being
compelled to wade through the deep
snow in search of it and then get .
poor quality.-Farns and FSresitle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28
While he is Ioyernor-General

While he is GOVERNOR General of
the Dominion of Canada the Marquis
of Lorne will enjoy the honor of q
higher rank than that of his own wife
"a privilege he is denied at home.
Thus, in the procession at the grand
opening of Albert Hall, in London,
the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess
Louise came next after the Queen,
while the Marquis of Lorne came far
behind, almost lost in crowd of royal
attendants.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

MIR. B. P. White, of Calais, Me-,
one of the members of the Maine House
of Representatives. is famous for his
great strength. He recently lifted .
weight Of 74S pounds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The muskrat has been heard from.
His architecture is of the lofty, Man
sard-roof variety, indicating plenty of
cold to the square inch during the ap-
preaching winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Every life is like block of marble
with a possible angel hidden in it. The
difficulty is to cut the angel out and
leave nothing but chips behind.-N Y.
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road Company has fleet comprising
IA iron steamers, which this year have
made SAG voyages, running 4S3, 236
miles and carrying Coz, 1876 tons of coal.
Since 1869 the fleet has run 2,OOO,OO
miles and delivered 2,O99, O36 tons of
ooo1
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

"A Yankee auctioneer lately in
dulged in the following bit of the pa
thetic: Gentlemen, if my father and
mother stood where you do and didn't
buy these boots-these elegant boots
when they were going for one dollar, l
should feel it my duty as son to tell
both of 'em that they were false to
themselves and false to their country"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Moncasi, the man who attempted
to assassinate the King of Spain, has been SEN
fenced to death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Returns from all the counties in Min
nesota were published, on the 1ith, showinga
Republican majority Of 1854.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

--On the rail- scolding woman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The High Court of Judiciary at
Glasgow has refused to admit to bail any
more of the City of Glasgow Bank Directors.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28
THE MARKETS.

Police court-well, they do.-Dm
batru Meas.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The Marquis ana Marchioness <of
Lorne left Liverpool. on the 18th. for Halifax.
The former will assume the government Of
Canada on his arrival.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The Russian Army in the new Asiatic
Provinces of Russia has been again placed on
war footing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28
EPITOME OF THE WEEK,
CURRENT PAwA0wApus.

Switzerland has renowned the Con-
ention of 1866. constituting the Latin Union.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

fO6Cal ScIVlCe CONSISTENT WIFI t0C RAPID Cf8OS-
mission and quick delivery of all proper mail
able matter, and heartily approving the steps
agreed upon by the Secretary of the Treasury
and the New York brokers for the National
resumption of specie payment. Chauncy l.
Filley, of st. Louis, was reelected President
of the Board. and .. B. Covington, of Cincin-
natl, Vice. President.
Prof. Edison was suffering from ILL
health on the 14th. He had abandoned his
experiments with the electric light and his eff
forts to discover some means of deadening
the sound connected with the operation of the
Metropolitan Elevated Railway, in New York
City, because of the unfavorable condition of
his health.
1t was stated. on the 14th, that the
United States Government had, through q
banking house in New York, completed the
purchase of sterling exchange to the amount
of about 81, 10O. 900 to meet the $500, 600 re-
quired by the Halifax award to be paid to the
British Government, at London, on the 23d,
and that agents Of the United States Treasury
Department would make the transfer at LON
don on that date.
A Bombay dispatch of the 18th says
the Government had issued stringent orders
to the commanding officer at Simla to care
fully supervise all press telexrams.
A man named johnson, accused of
forgery on Missouri bank, was arrested at
Dumfries, Scotland, on the 18th, and sent to
London for extradition.
Berlin dispatches of the 18th say that,
since the PRONUNCIATION of the Anti-Soc'alist
law, 102 societies. 26 newspapers and IS books
had been prohibited.
A telegram from Charlestown, w.
Va, on the 18th, stated that 900 indictments
had been found against Illicit distillers and
other violators of the Revenue laws in that
section.
The Hewitt Labor Committee held q
J session st Scranton, Pa, on the 18th. FIVE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

The trouble between Spain and
Morocco has been settled by indemnity to the
families of the assassinated Spanartis and
salute TO the Spanish flag.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Tame, the French author, has been
elected Member Of the Academy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

At Preston, Eng. $4,000 spindles,
1880 looms and 1900 workmen are idle, and
4 large number Of cotton mills are working
not more than two days each week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Sixty-six clerks on the contingent
rolls Of the Patent Office, in Washington,
were discharged, on the l4th, forlack of funds.
Half of them were women
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

During the fiscal year ending June
10, 1878, American Consuls abroad collected
fees aggregating $6S5,9l+.1l, being SllO,24O
2t in excess of the salaries paid
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

At meeting OF the New York Clear
ing House, on the 18th, the following plan of
action was decided upon, to take effect aft
err Jan. l, 1879: Gold coins not to be received
as special deposits, but to be treated as law
full money; special exchanges of gold checks
at the Clearing House to be abolished; bal
ances to be paid either in gold or legal
tenders; silver dollars received on deposit
only under special contract to withdraw the
same in kind; prohibiting the payment of
BALANCES in silver certificates or silver dollars,
except in small sums As subsidiary coins, say
under e10; special gold accounts to be dis.
continued. About fifty New York banks were
Represented. ~' "a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-28

Wilmington On. CO. dispatch of
the 18th says it seemed settled, beyond doubt,
that Martin rep was elected to Congress
from the First District in that State by forty
to fifty majority.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
nov TO ORGANIZE GREEN
= RICK Gibbs.

Below is u simple form for the or
~anization Of G~reenback Clubs. tor
he use Of any community deslrous
Of organization. Let the workers IN
every town organize at once.
The IHoepe"@e"e
Greenb0ck club:
: SEC. |. This organization Shall be
.nown as the ...... lNDErEN-
DENT G~REENBACK CLUB.
SEC. .. It's object shall be, to aid in
publishing the principles OF the Green
back party, to the people by getting
speakers, holding meetings. etc.
SEC. 3. Its officers shall be q Presi-
dent. Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer.
SEC. 4. It's meetings shall be held
from time to time, at such times anu
in such places us may be appointed by
the Clui. through its executive com
mittee and proper officers.
Sue. 5. The officers shall be elected
every three months, and the first elec-
lion shall be held on the date of the
adoption of this constitution.
SEC. 6. The expenses of the club
shall be betrayed by subscription.
SEC. Z. Any person can o Il
member of this Club by signing this
constitution.
SEC. 8. There shall be IN executive
= appointed by the President,
whose duty shall be. in connection
with the President and Secretary, to
call meetings, and attend to other
business of the Club.
SEC. 8. Upon the application OF ten
members of this club Il meeting shall
be called ut any time
SEC. 10. This Constitution can be
amended by 4 two-thirds vote OF the
Club present at any meeting.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
The

committee to interfere with the state
organization of the National party,
but to assist them in forming a per
feet and uniform organization. TIC
this end the national committee will
furnish weekly lists Of councils char.
tered in each state to the executive
committee of that state. if there be a
state organization; and, by the instru.
mentality of this system Of. councils.
secure the organization of states now
unorganized. From these local coun.
ellis the organization of counties. cities
and states will be developed as the ne.
cessities of each locality may demand.
The National committee will pub
fish promptly a campaign song book.
and it invites contributions from song
writer's. The songs should be accom-
panied by the music, or should be set
to popular airs. The committee feel.
that this crisis should bring forth
such songs as similar struggles in be-
half of human rights have inspired.
The committee urges that local or
CARNATIONS be perfected rapidly. and
that tickets be nominated in localities
where there are spring elections. A
success in a city. or town, or town.
ship. or in Il village. is often the key
to more important victories. The re-
cent gratifying successes of the Ma
tional party in local contests in New
York and Pennsylvania are encour-
aging to the workers in the cause
everywhere. These gains in the east
may be equalled and surpassed else
where by active and Jealous work.
The committee respectfully requests
that Greenback and Labor local or
CARNATIONS now in existence apply for
charters as National councils that the
uniticatiOn of interests secured with
such harmony and enthusiasm by the
Toledo convention may he ntiliZed.
The national committee invites
communications from the executive
officers of all state organizations of
the National party, that there may
be cooperation and harmonious ac-
ton.
All communications should be adj
dressed to
d. B. STURGEON,
Chairman National Elk. Com.
Toledo, March II, 1873. Toledo, O.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
CATHOLIC coLoNIsTs IN MINNESOTA

Bishop Ireland's plan Of inducing
the surplus population OF the eastern
cities to settle up the lands IN the
west is gradually extending. Thous-
ands of Catholic colonists are already
located in Minnesota and other states.
and Judging from the numerous in
quiries concerning western lands. the
means of transportation and the best
plan of securing farms. the emigration
west of many thousands more during
this summer is pretty certain. 1nthe
following letter. received recently By
one of the delegates 10 the Union, a
lively picture by 4 fresh colonist is
presented. and as it will be. no doubt.
of interest to many of u readers,
we have borrowed it for publication:
BIG STONE COUNTY. Mimi.
April IA, 1854
FRIEND THoMAs-Iour very wei
come letter dated April eth. came to
hand this morning. | was truly glad
to hear from you. my friend. for |
have been looking a%1xiously for a let
ter from some of my friends. | re-
ceived a letter also by this mail from
nv wife. who has arrived at Morris.
our nearest railroad station. twenty
FIVE miles from this place. Wife and
the children are all well. | am going
in after them in the morning. | am
so glad and happy that l can hardly
wait until morning. l feel like
starting off tonight and walking in.
Well. Thomas l am settled out here.
have a good homestead. only half a
mile from alittle town just started.
and i'll can manage TO get grub enough
for the wife and children for the COM
ing winter. Think / will be independ-
Ell in two years. The great trouble
is in the start. You know we only
have a few dollars. and having to buy
lumber and haul it twenty-five miles.
makes a little cabin pretty expensive.
especially when one has to look to
keep something to eat on hand. In
starting a farm everything has to be
purchased. will raise this summer
potatoes, onions, carrots, pumpkins,
sqaashes, and all the vegetables for
three or four families. bat | must
have some -four and groceries to go
along with them. will get mi : COW
for twenty Or twenty i've dollars after
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
To the People of the United tn ties

Owing to the pressing demands from
all parts of the country for the i'm
mediate organization of the National
party, the executive committee of the
National party of the United States
has adopted the following means of
action. out of which it is believed will
grow a perfect and uniformed
organization of the party in the diff
ferent states.
Upon the application of ten or more
voters who have organized Il council
of the National party in any locality,
and elected officers consisting of a
chief a vice chief. a scribe and a
treasurer. and reported the state,
p%ostotice, township and county, or
city and ward, in which it is organized
together with the ame of the said
officers, the national committee will
issue TO snch organization an engraved
charter emhlematic of the principles
and objects of the National party. and
u constitution and directions for the
organization and government ofthe
council. Each application must be
accompanied by the sum of one dollar.
This sum will cover the pen of
issuing the charter. and will secure to
each council the privilege of obtaining
printed documents. badges. campaign
song books and other campaign goods
from the national committee at cost.
or rs near cost as practicable.
The national committee will also
issue charters to young mems councils.
to consist of youths under age. upon
the same terms and with like
privileges to those granted to the
councils cf voters. The object of the
formation of young mems councils is
TO inspire the youths of the country
with = realization of the great strug-
gle upon which the nation has now
entered, and to educate them in the
vital questions Of political economy
and good government
| 1t il not the design Of the patinna]
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-05-30
FACTS FOE TIE PEOPLE,.
Notes on Demonstration Opinions OF Prom.
inent Men-Read and Fender!

= Money of every kind is an order for goods
An Inquiry .-TuoRNroN
The friends of gold avoid debate because
discussion is fatal to their schemes.
Computed in silver, the bonds did not cost
their owners over seventy-iive cents on the
dollar.
Coins became indispensable only when claim
I'd as a legal right.-Nays and Means of Pay
= ment-ColwBIL.
Currency should be that which is most val
uable to the state, and Of no value to any other
country.
Gold resumption means that every debtor
shall pay a, least a quarter more than he re-
ceived or agreed TO lay.
az conceive the establishment o. this hank
National Bank as dangerous 70 the safety and
: welfare OF this republic ."-HRSRY CLAY.
Whatever men can employ in payment OF
,lebts, they will be willing to receive in pay
u,ent, and this independent of legal compul-
sion.
An increase Of the weight. If the silver dol
lar will increase the wealth OF the money lem
ders and incre aSe the burdens OF the producers.
"Thesrisht to issuing paper money as cur
reney, like that of gold and silver coin, te-
longs exclusively 10 the nauou'-ALsgRr
IALLAriS.
The Suppression (detnonstl2Alonl OF silver
would amount 10 4 verisau.e destruction of val
mrs without any compvnsstlon.-bAgoy
RorHsciLp.
man who knows the facts Of the casa and
opposes the restoration OF the silver dollar, is
deferred from thief, only by lack Of safe oppor-
sunity.
Thank God there is one country where pro-
auctions are so broad that they cannot b
measured by the insiSniiean; quantity Il gold
Isaac Buchanan, NJ p. Caada.
II by the stroke of the pen, they suppress ous
of these metals (gcld or silver) in the moneta.
~ service, they double the demand for the 9TH
~ metal, to the ruin of all dsbton.-A. Wo-
to9ski.
II Ill The nations OF Europe adopHed the ~.
~ tths single gold stAndaEd) e<0rntB Britain