The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-03
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

SENSE AND NONSENSE.
The SILVER QuEsr1oN-Solid o,
plated.
THE letter to which bachelors seem
most inclined: Let Ter be.
SILK handkcrchicfs are no longer in
style except for the little folks.
A SERIOUS man may not be pro-
verbal for wisdom, though he be a
SOlemnun.
"MEN should be careful lest they
cause women to weep, for God counts
their tears" says the Talmud.
THE latest Partisan novelty for shoes
and CATERS is to have the high heels
studded with small steel stars.
Full many a gem Of rarcst hue serene
The dark, unfathOrissa cav ut ocean hear;
Full many maid who toy 9 with Kerosene
Has gently clambe.cd mp the golden stair.
WASHINGTON succeeded not so muel,
by grinding his Ratchet as by keeping
his mouth shut. Courier
Journal.
Why are the Russians like a man
who has firm grip, and is determined
to hang on? Because they've got a
strong hold and mean to keep it.
EDITORS amount to something in Ger
many. For instance, the editor of the
general Postoflice journal is called q
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Car now controls the Russian,
the Roumanian, the Bulgarian and the
Servian races. A Monarch who thus
holds -four races" in his hand ought to
win.
THE gypsy ring, in which precious
stone is buried in the heavy gold, leav-
Ing only the surface of the jewel exc
posed, is now the fashionable engage
ment ring.
THE Ute and Apache Indians have
signified their desire to accept civiliza-
ton and settle down to lives Of tram
quillity and Observation-Disclosures
Hawk-Eyc.
THE difference of one letter in a
word or two is often very great. For
Instance, in the words ''dairy buttcr,'
suppose we change the "d'' of the first
word to an "h."
A YOUNG Connecticut lady was late
ly taken aback when her swain got
upon his knees before her and read 4
declaration of his love, which he had
nicely written of.
HEREAFTER the "yOung-man-whO-
Observation-Disclosures should be
incarceratcd in the Pcnitentiary with
the kindly sentiment of "didn' think.
you d-mind-it. "-Capital.
A NEGRO was sentenced in Floyd,
Ca, to be hanged in December, and he
asked the Judge to appoint an earlier
day. His Honor remarked that pro-
priety prevented n change. "Never
mind the propriety, Judge" said the
prisoner. I'm the man that's going to
be hanged. and ought to have some.
thing to say about it,
AN English traveller writes: s.It is a
mistake to suppose that Americans arr
lOquacious and inYuisitive. They dt
not kick their heels at railway sta
ton; they often 60 through mca
without saying word; buzz of con.
versation is seldom heard; their silence
is really oppressive; they are the quiet
est and most orderly people on the face
of the earth.''
STATISTICS show that more persons
commit suicide in summer than in win
ter. This is easily explained. In sum
mer, parlOr windows are thrown open
and the dulcet notes clawed from pianos
ny learners are borne out upon the
silent air and strike thousands of hu
man ears, filling the heart with misery
and things, and destroying all desire tc
| live NOrrisfoun Hcr0}I
| A MAN from Boston would not con.
TESS astonishment at anything he saw in
Nevada. As he was passing hotel in
Virginia City the cap blew from one OF
the chimneys. 1t was a circular piece
Of sheet-iron, painted black, slightly
convex, and the four supports were like
legs. The wind carried it down-street
and it went straddling along like liv.
ing thing. The Boston man asked what
it was. ''Abed-bug from the hotel" was
the reply. "By George, I never saw any.
thing like that" he began, and then
added, "outside of Boston,
ON Monday the students of the Medi.
cal Department of the University Of
California, on Haight street, were sur
prised to find on one of the benches Of
the ante-room leading to the lecture hal
a baby sleeping peacefully. Pinned tc
the clothing was card stating that the
| child's name was Eva Louisa Brown,
and that she was born the 9th of last
June. After Il consultation among
themselves, these reckless young men
resolved to assume all the responsibility
of collective father to tie little wait.
Money was subscribed and nurse
hired. the students pledging themselves
individually and collectively, to support
! and educate the child until such time a.
she shall be able to care for herself
San Francisco Chronicle.
THERE is debating society in this
city, says the Galveston NcUs, wherein
young men with lofty ideas and vault.
ing ambition are disposed to grapple
with all sorts of intricate and perplcx.
ing questions. At q recent debate oil
this society the incest kind of judgment
was necessary to decide exactly right
the merits of the arguments adduccd
but the President advanced like 4 man
to the discharge of his duty and decided
the question; and just about that time
one of the debaters advanced to thu
President, when a pugilistic encounter
.ensucd. The President was grit to thu
backbone, and while he was punching
the discounted debatcr, the latter got !:
sort of winding twist on the middle
finger of the right hand with his incis
sors, and in about two minutes the enc
of that finger dropped off and was SPIT
out by the bottom man, who did Tho
biting. The President of the society
has his hand in a sling, but he is Presi:
dent for all that.
An Old.Time Dance In Colorado.
The first settlers of Boulder came
here in 1853. In 1859 quite a number
came, and some sixty log houses wert
erected before 1860 stepped in. q
these log houses but a few remain
Christmas, 1859, saw jovial crowd o.
dancers in one of these houses, window
/ less. we believe. at that time. Thu