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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

bone fall away from the cast. 1t is DOS
sible that when beyond the reach of the
frost this difficulty will not exist. As
yet comparatively little excavating has
been done. About four thousand pounds
of the best casts have been removed to
Prof. Kerr's home at Colorado Springs,
and several hundred pounds of the
bones.
In connection with the remains of
this monster were found petrified YER
tebra and ribs of small animal, say
eight or ten feet in length, which pos
sibly fought his last battle and began
his last sleep within the Jonahic apart
ment of the old gentleman. A few feet
from the vertebral casts, which seem
to be about midway of the body, and
not far from the stomach contents, was
found a tooth of third animal. This
tooth, or the part of it now remaining,
is six inches in length, and averages
about three inches in diameter. It is
evidently the acting end, and its bony
structure is well preserved. Its form
indicates that it was ready to do the
work of its master. It, however, APP
pears very small alongside of those two
feet or more in length belonging to the
large reptile. Not far from this tooth
was found the head of fourth animal.
This head is stone, and probably was
about two feet in length. A cast of
joint belonging to fifth animal was
also found near when the parts of the
other animals were discovered. Could
it be possible that all these four smaller
creatures were only a portion of the
monsters breakfast?
What seems strange in connection
with this discovery is that it should. be
found at this day in place so public
as the world-renowned Garden Of the
Gods. Thousands of gold and pleasure
seekers have no doubt used some of
these very casts and bones for seats
and tables, while enjoying their lunch
and the picturesque scenery around.
Prof. Kerr has been devoting his
spare time during some months past to
the study of the different geological
formations about Colorado Springs. He
showed us large number of petrified
nuts which he unearthed within the
limits of the city. He has over fifty
species. Among them we noticed the
hickory-nut, butter-nut, pecan, a variety
of Brazil-nuts, and the almond. One,
which seems to belong to the Brazil-nut
family, is considerably larger than a
pint cup. AS Prof. Kerr is evidently
doing pretty thorough work, both in
his own interest and that of Colorado
College, we may expect ut an early day
to learn more of the prc-Adamic his
tory of the Centennial State, especially
of that part which lies near Pixies
Peak.-DenUer Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The average husband is conceded BY
all intelligent wives to be utterly USE
less when at home. He may be acute
and skillful at his business, and he NAV
be an affectionate husband and father,
but when there is anything to be done
at the house in the way of repairing
furniture or improvising cheap substi-
tutes for bedsteads or mop-handles, he
is of less value than his own little boy,
who often helps his mother. While
this is undoubtedly true of most men,
there is occasionally found one whose
chief delight consists in constantly
practicing as an amateur cabinet maker,
plumber or carpenter. He often prowls
about the house, seeking articles upon
which he can use little glue or varnish,
and devising plans for filling up the
corner of the dining-room with a few
triangular shelves, and for putting a
wooden mantel-piece in the hall bed
room. The sound of his saw and ham,
mer are often heard, and he goes to
bed at late hours, with more paint adj
herring to his fingers than his wife re-
CARDS as strictly necessary. 1t is a
curious illustration of the perversity OF
the female sex that husband with this
fondness for doing little useful things
is held among wives to be even more
undesirable than the kind of husband
who is perfectly useless. He is charged
not only with a fiendish fondness fol
late hammering, but is constantly up.
braided because he "makes SO many
chips" In vain does he explain thai
planning board necessarily results in
chips, and that sawdust is the inevita.
BILE consequence of using a saw. He is
told that he ought to be ashamed Of
himself, and that no decent man would
think of making chips all over the
floor. These things, however, never
dishearten a husband of an active dis.
position, who cannot possibly find any
enjoyment in sitting at home and do.
ing nothing at all; to him the little do
nestle jobs are relaxation, especially
when the nature of his daily routine
business is of another kind, and we
earnestly implore wives who happen tc
have such husbands to be indulgent to-
ward them, as they are really of more
value to them and their children thar
those who, when at home, do nothing
but fill their rooms with tobacco smoke
Chambers Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

1t was in church, and the bright
eyed, restless little cherub would stand
up on the seat and spill the hymn-books
and keep up an incipient racket, while
its mother frowned threateningly in the
interest of good order. Cherub COM
mitted some particularly fragrant out
rage, when the scandalized mother sud-
denly pointed a threatening fore-finger
at it, after the manner of long suffer
ing mother under such circumstances,
and the cherub, after the manner of
cherubs under such circumstances, Just
opened its mouth, took that baleful fin
ger in, and shut down on it with a
pressure that made that mother groan
out in the wrong place, "Oh! Ouch!
Have mercy on us!''
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
What Did Washington Know!

We don't like to be irreverent, but
would like to ask, What did our fore
fathers know? What, for instance, did
George Washington know? He never
saw steamboat. He never saw a fast
mail train. He never held his ear to a
telephone. He never sat for his picture
in a photograph gallery. He never re-
ceived telegraph dispatch. He never
sighted Krupp gun. He never list
ened to the :" tizz" of an electric pen.
He never saw a pretty girl run a sew
ing machine. He never saw a self
propelling engine go down the street to
q fire. He never heard of evolution.
He never took laughing gas. He new
er had set of store teeth. He never
attended an International Exposition.
He never owned bonanza mine. He
never knew "Old Prob He-but
why 60 on? No; when he took an ex-
cursiOn it was on a flat-bOat. When he
went off on train, it was mule train.
When he wanted to talk with man in
Milwaukee he had to go there. When
he had his picture taken. it was done
in profile with piece of black paper
and pair of shears. When he got the
returns from back counties, they had
to be brought in by man with an OK
cart. When he took aim at the enemy,
he had to trust to a crooked-barreled
old fiint-lock. When he wrote, it was
with goose-quill. When he had any.
thing to mend, his grandmother did il
with a darning-need1e. When he went
to fire, he stood in line and passed
buckets. When he looked at a clam,
he never dreamed it was any relation
of his. When he went to a concert, he
heard cracked fiddle and an insane
clarionet. When he had a tooth pulled
he sat down and never left off yelling
When he got out of teeth, he mummet
his victuals. When he wanted an in
ternational show, he sent for Lafayette
and ordered his friends up from OLE
Virginia with the specimens carefully
labeled in bottles. When he once go
hold of a nugget of gold from an In
dian Chief, he felt rich. When h,
wanted to know anything about tn.
weather he consulted the ground-hoe
or goose-bone. When-but why go on
What did such man know? Who
| was he, CHICAGO Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
Making Old japanese Bronzes.

BRONZEs and silks come in for very
large share of the exports of Kioto,
and some of the work in bronze is of a
superior character. have heard sew
eral amusing stories about bronzes and
the way they make them here. A mer-
chant of Kobe saw pair of very old
vases in a Kioto shop; there was no
doubt about their age, as they were
eaten here and there by verdigris and
the tooth of time-old Iempus Edar
Rerum. He was surprised at the low
price demanded, and Immediately
bought them, and then asked the shop
keeper if he had any more. The latter
said he had none, but would make
them to order.
81 don't want new vases" was the
reply; 81 want old ones like these.'
I'm make them for you," the shop
keeper answered; make them all just
like these"
The merchant gave the order, and in
a month he had his new antiques. with
the necessary stamp of Ieanpus Edac.
He ordered some more, sent the con-
signment to London, and had the salts
faction of clearing about 400 per cent.
on the investment. The japanese
maker told him that the process of
venerableizing bronzes was very sim
pie. "Get strong vinegar" said he.
"and boil them in it a few hours, and
if you want to make them very old add
little acid" The same process has
long been used at Birmingham in MAX
ing Waterloo relics and Egyptian an
tiquities, and the japanese have not
been slow to find it out. They are very
clever at limitations of any kind, and if
you allow them little latitude they
will improve upon the model. The
porcelain factory which mentioned in
a preceding paragraph had limitations
of all kinds of ware from Japan and
China, and the proprietor offered to re-
produce any sample which could be
brought. "You can buy plenty of old
ware here" said he, "but you had bet
ter have it made, and then you know
you are not cheated" Very good and
practical advice.-Japan Cor. N. Y.
Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
Splitting the Weather.

ABOUT the LIST of December George
Bradley, of Hastings street, traded a
cow and revolver for o cutter, and at
the same time he began to increase his
horses daily allowance of oats. Mr..
Bradley had consulted the goose-bone,
the newspapers, the almanacs and the
old women, and all of them had pre-
dicted an early winter and heaps of
snow. He imagined what dash he
would cut on the avenues with that
nobby cutter, and he went to bed at
night to dream that an Indian was
pe1ting him with snow-balls. The days
went by, the horse grew fat, and
snow didn't come. Mr.. Bradley got
mad then got madden, and when this
last spell of slop came, he made up his
mind to have revenge on the weather,
and the weather-bureau, and all the
rest of Detroit. He got out his horse
and cutter, and rode up and down the
street, mud six inches deep. 1t was
tough pulling for the horse, and bad
going for the cutter, but Mr.. Bradley
felt that he was giving December the
biggest kind of spat between the eyes,
and he enjoyed himself. A crowd like
wise enjoyed the spectacle, and it
wasn't long before the sleigh-rider
found himself cooped up on charge
of disorderly conduct.
"Mr. Bradley" began the Court, as
the prisoner was brought out, :" I shall
have to fine you five dollars, but want
this audience and people of the State of
Michigan to distinctly understand that
x,o,, ho~yo ms, hoorffo1% cx,r,nofhv I
have to wade around in the mud. / fall
'kersplatr in the dope as turn a
corner, and no sooner put down my
umberrella than some ghoul goes of
with it. hope you hurt the weather
till it will be crippled for life' but you
Mr.. Bradley paid, and then went out
doors and went for the weather in a
way that made the mud fly ten feet
high.-Detr0it Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
THE TURCO.RUssIAN WAR.

Instructions were telegraphed from
st. Petersburgh, on the LIST, directing the
Russian Commanders in Europe and Asia to
receive any overtures for a truce the Turks
might make.
A Bucharest dispatch of the I'd says
the condition of the Russian troops in Bull
garia was likely to become serious in conse-
qucnce of the destruction of the Danubian
bridges, and the consequent difficulty of trans
porting the supplies.
A Pera telegram of the I'd says a
conspiracy had been discovered having for its
object the reinforcement of the Sultan. Sew
eral arrests had been made and more were ex-
pccted.
On the I'd, the fanatical Turks of
Retimo, in the Island of Crete, attacked the
British Vice-Consul and drove him out of
town with bayonets. A British war vessel
has left Greece to protect him and British in
terests.
A Bucharest telegram of the Sd says
the Turks recently attempted to negotiate
with the Russian headquarters for an armis-
tice, but that the negotiations had failed, be-
cause Turkey was unable or unwilling to give
VI
would derive from the opportunity it would
have to reOrganize its forces.
A severe battle was fought, at Tashe-
san, on the 31st ult., resulting in the capture
Of the place by the Russians, whose loss in
killed and wounded was about 700 men.
The Greek Minister of Foreign Az
fairs has demanded of the Powers the admis-
sion of Greece to q Congress preliminary to
the conclusion of peace between Turkey and
Russia.
A Belgrade telegram of the 4th says
there had been severe fighting south Of the
Etropol Balkans, in which the Turks had been
defeated.
A Constantinople special of the 4th
reports the evacuation of Sophia.
A St. Petersburg official dispatch of
the 9Th says that Sophia was occupied, ON the
I'd, after skirmish in which the Russians lost
only twenty-four men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Elder Evans, of the Shakers, at
tributes to the use of animal food the
thirst for intoxicating drinks. "Ihave
found" he says. "by many years. ex-
perience, that whenever I get man to
abstain from the use of flesh meats,
much salt, and other condiments, he
quite easily leaves alcohol, tobacco and
Drugs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
Discovery Of the Remains Of Extinct
Animals Of q Mammoth Growth.

ON Thursday, Dec. -, 1877, Prof. j.
H. Kerr, who is Professor of Chemistry
and Geology, Colorado College, had
the honor of moving the dry bones of
five different creatures, which had been
sleeping for countless ages in that most
lovely Of regions near the foot of Pike s
Peak, known as the Garden of the
Gods. The largest reptile, if we may
judge from the bed which he occupied
while lying supinely upon his back
contemplating the grandeur of his sur
roundings. must have been about one
hundred and seventeen feet. 1t was
found in the lower cretaceous fOrma-
ton of one of the smaller ridges of the
Garden, and above five hundred yards
east of south from the famous gateway.
The rocks are nearly perpendicular,
and the animal appears to have spent
a long period of its fossil existence on
it's back.
So long has large part of it been
exposed to the rain and the frost that
nearly all of the bony matter belong
ing to that part has crumbled to dust.
Enough, however, remains to show
that it was first made stone before it
was exposed. Most of these exposed
bones have left their representatives
in the form of casts, which were mold
ed in the hollow structures. Some of
these monster casts are SO perfect, es-
pecially the cast of the joints, as to
lead one at the distance of few feet
to consider them the true bones. The
casts of joints and vertebre are well
preserved. This, however, is not the
case with the ribs. 1t is possible that
some of them are still covered.
The portion of the animal which, till
unearthed by Prof. Kerr, remained COW
cred, has the bones surrounding the
casts in petrified condition, but with
seams running in every direction
through it, SO that it is difficult to re-
move y section without having the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Cordial but Equivocal. Mamma
"Look, Cissy, here is the dear doctor
coming. What favorite he is! See,
even the little chickens rum to meet
him." Cissy-" Yes, ma; and the little
ducks cry, 'Quack! quackr"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The st. Adams Messenger makes a
boast of the fact that some brine owned
by j. NJ. Morrill,, of Chelsea, VT, has
been in use for picking pork for more
than seventy-five years, having been
first prepared by Mr.. Morrill's father.
and in constant use every year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

One of the most dangerous counter
feits ever issued has just made its APP
pearance. 1t is printed from the same
plate as was used for the counterfeit
1ive-dollar bills on the First National
Bank of Tamaqua, the title of the bank
being changed to Hanover, Pa.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

1t is asserted of Philadelphian
that he died "worn out by too severe
mental effort in the study of how to live
without work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Mortgage is Latin word. and
means "death-grip." This is worth
thinking of when one wants to get hold
of your house.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The Turk contribution to the church
is Allah Worcester Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Fifty-two colored emigrants recently
sailed from New York for Liberia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

On the coast of Maine, on the morn
ing Of the It'll, the thermometer marked ~
degrees below zero.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17
Condensed Telegraphic News.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS,

Cholera has made it's appearance in
Jeddah and Mecca.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

There were S,O26 deaths in Chicago
last year, being 81 less than in 1876 j
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The debt Of New York City was re-
Gently stated to be $1l1,s4l,O That of
Boston is A444.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Jacob Bum, the well-known banker
of Springfield, H., has made an assignment.
His liabilities aggregate about 100000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

At Bethlehem. Pa, on the I'd, Miss
Lizzie Davis was murdered by her lover, John
Haddock, who subsequently committed sui
eide.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The Presidents receptions, as an
nounced on the eth, will be held on the eve
nings Of Jan. Is, Feb 5 and Feb a6, from eight
till ten o'clock,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Official information has been received
at St. Petersburg that the Chinese massacred
$1,000 men. women and children at the Kash-
garian Town of Manas.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

The Solicitor of the Treasury Depart
ment has decided that goods manufactured in
bonded warehouse. may be transported to and
exported from other ports, provided that the
transportation to ports of actual expectation
is performed by regularly bonded carriers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

On the Sd. Samuel H. White, Il FORM
er Vice-President of the Charter Oak Life In
>urance Company, Of Hartford, Conn, was,
with other ey-ofiicials, indicted for conspiracy
to defraud the policy-holders.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

On the 2d. DR.. L. S. Lambert, ex-
President of the American Popular Life In
surance Company. of New York, was sem
fenced to five years Imprisonment in the State
Penitentiary. He had been convicted of
swearing to false statements of the condition
of his cOmpany
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17

Cardinal Manning has proposed to
the College of Cardinals that, on the death Of
the Pope, the Conclave assemble at the Island
of Malta. The proposition was being consid-
cred on the 4th, but no decision was reached
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13

GEN. LEES DESIRE TO END THE
Wharf.-The Mobile (Ala.) Register ed
itorally says: The December number
of the Historic Magazine contains the
reply ofIIon. r. NJ. 7. Hunter, of Vir-
uiuIa. to the recent letter of ex-Presi-
dent Davis. Mr.. Hunters communica-
ton dlscloses a number of very remark
able facts, among which is the state
ment that both Gen. Lee and Gen.
Breckenridge despaired Of the issue OF
the war, and earnestly desired that
some steps should be taken to secure
peace a considerable time before the
final catastrophe. Gen. Lee went so
far as to seek a personal interview with
Mr.. Hunter, urging him to accept the
responsibility Of introducing such
measure to the Senate of the Confeder'
etc States. Mr.. Hunter represents that
Mr.. Davi. was at that time for some
reason so prejudiced against him thai
the views expressed by him (Mr. Hun
ter) in private conference was retalle1
and exaggerated so as to injure him 81
that he was compelled to decline t'
communicate with the President for feaI
of Misrepresentation. The article paini'
gloomy picture Of the distracted con
dition Of affairs at the Confederate cap
ital Just prior to the final collapse, ant
applies some heavy charges to Mr.
Davis personally
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13

parsonage in the darkness was carried
on in such low tone that | could not
learn its import. AS the cayalcade rode
away raised the window.
what's the matter
Nothing said Sylvester coolly, only
another one of those playful homicidal
freaks peculiar 10 the country. A man
was shot by Cherokee Jack over at La
grange this morning, and that was the
Sheriff of Caleveras and his posse hunt
ing him. 1 told him I'D seen no one
but you aud your friend. BY the way,
| hope the cursed noise has not disturb
ed him. The poor Icllov locked as if
he wanted rest
l thought so, too. Nevertheless, |
went softly to his room. 1t was empty.
My impression was that he had dlstanced
the Sheriff OF Caeveras about two hours.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13

When Philip Henry, the father OF the
sreat commentator, was preaching, to-
ward the eud of his long ministry at
Broad Oak. on the words, MY yoke is
easy, and my burden is light" he ap-
pealed. in manner, that affected many
that heard it, to the experiences OF all
that had drawn in that yoke" IN the
following words: Cali now if there oe
any that will answer you. and to which
of the saints will you turn? Turn to
whom you will, and they will all agree
that they have found wisdom's ways
pleasantness and Christs commands
notIgrieyeus and Che added VIII
here witness for one who, through grace
has in some poor measure been draw
ing this yoke now about thirty years,
and I have found 1t an easy yoke, and
like NV choice too well 10 change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13

II is said of Ethan Allen that he once
attended church where the minister
made an estimate, the result Of which
was that out of the whole human race
not more than one out Of thousand
would be saved. On the announcem' n
of this result. Allen took his hat an'
walked out, saying as be went, Gen
tlemen. if any of you want my chance
YOU are welcome to 1t II is not wort'
staylng for.n