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PRE-HISTOHIC RACES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

BY j. W FOSTER, IL ID. Illustrated, 81
''u'hp book il litrrally crowded with aston
trlng and valuable iaCts. Boston PUSf
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And tha the time of redemption Of the aid trgc Of land
from the aforesaid sale and purchase will expire the 2
day OF June 4 y, 1873
Also ut the aforesaid sale, william =. lIencry the 2et
day Of June H. 1877 became the purchaser ~ thc follow
ing Described tracts OF nnd situated In l sale county al
Of which we're sold for the taxes oftc year T. 1896 except
the Following described tract of land to Wit Lot seven c
nch sccont township 81 range which WIS sold Tor tho
taxes uf r years 1874 1873 lSi IS and 1876; and
folloWn. described tract viz; Lot s. ~ nc section s.
township b. range which sold for TIE taxes OF the
Il. iNIS ISL. lsii md lNI6;
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HANDBOOK OF FINANCE.

.rh, bo,ls brirtl,.s with statirtiors coilect-
ed from the hest authorities The RiHtnQ World
London
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New and Fourth Edition OF
Tales Of Ancient Greece.

lly the Rev C. " cox. VI. \, Trinity college oxford,
i2mO Cloth. Price, 20, extra gilt, Et edge price ~
half cali, price, ~.
at ought be the hands OF every scholar and OF every
school boy. "-.Sdtt0d day RerieU, London. -.
The book IN scholarly production and welcome Ald
department OF literature that Is mus inr qu" 700
scautilv furnished. -YfibH3c
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HOLCOMBS TRANSLATION OF
TEGNER'S FRIDTHJOF'S SAGA

I-lnO NUIN. I'IItt, SI.IL
a. y q one can pcrus" this noble poem with
arising thCrcfrom with oftie idea of human bravery
and better conception of human love Inter Ocean
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lryal.

TAN ssA14F. NOTICE.-Noticei IL hereby given,
that sale by the Treasurer of Ia Sale county In the
state II lincs of delinquent lands and town lots for the
state county und other taxes and costs due thereon for the
100 and years he'd NJ the court house IN
The city of Ottawa In snd county, and conenrcd ON TIE
18th day of June lS and continued nom duy Ia day
In pursuance OF law William r. lie cry ON The 18th day
June lsi became tlc nurch If the following dc
scrhed ;rpct Of land situated in said county, 10 vii;
The cas; haf Of the haf of the northeast quarter
ton l. township S. range clst of the third T. VI, contain
ing forty aud taxed IN the name Il j. VI. Wood
The Time Of redemption 90 the aforesaid tract OF and VIII
expire on tlo 18Th d9v n iuIC A. y. Nig.
Also, the aforesaid sale, William T. llcnCry on tie Sth
day of June A. H. 1871 became the purchaser II he follow.
ing described tracts OF lard mn Ncr Va for the taxes of tie
lsi6 and CauIty Aforesaid "
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Waterford, LOudon county Virginia:
\ colored meeting was held lately in this
place, at which the attendance was large and
converts numerous, The stovc-pipc happen.
ing too fall the minIstcr asked one Of the bred.
derin to put it in position AGAIN Brother John
son cs>aycd To do this, but being rather slow,
the old minister said, Pick il up, bruddcr,
pick it up; the Lord won't let 1t burn you"
Brother johnson, with faith in the assul-
ance, scIzcd the hot pipe, and of course his
hands blistercd. He dropped il with the in.
appropriate remark, "De deL5H ii ,ronfm
1t was just Il little heavy for him --NGrpa'a
HdgdzlRC.
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GLD-lIME PICTURES
And Sheaves of Rhyme.

Ry BENJANiN T. TAYLOR. l6mo. Gilt side, PLAN edges.
Price, $3.50. Gilt side and edges. SIS
~ have spent MANY hours over your book.
The Old Time Pictures Il crowded with verbal fclicites
and the closing portion of IL Is rs souinspriD; as the
voice Of II trumpet."-Df. H. G. Holland.
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A short History Of France;
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

By Nils L g. KIRKLAND. author Of 'SiN Little Cocks"
and "Dorn's Housekeeping" dust published Emo y"
pages. Price, $l.50
The author OF "Sx Little Cocks" needs Introduction
~ nry IoOk "A sprrl.,'ug history OF sunny land whose
story 200 years made expressly for TEXTBOOK
for the Young folks of Republic II is MI there. In these
pages Interesting narrayc and reads more Ike
roninncc contved teach the gospel of Lawful Liberty
than what II conscientious chronicle of actual doinRs
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NEW EDITIONS OF
Tal from Foreign Tongues

Full gilt red line tinted paper, uniform IN style Price
$3.50 per volume. Comprising
MEMORIES: a story Of German Love.
From tue German Of Max Muller.
story OF Italian Love.
From the French OF \, dc Lnmartiuc.
MARIE: d. story of Russian Love.
From the Russian IF Alex. Pushkiu.
MADELEISE: \ story OF French Love,
rom the French Of Julcs SaHdrou.
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MORSE MYTH0LOGf;
Or. The Religion Of Our Forefathers.

Containing all the Myths OF the Eddas carefully ysems'
tizcd and interpreted With an Introduction Vocabulary
and Index by II. B. ANDERSON Professor OF scandns-
Wan Languages. University Of Wisconsin. Volume
Crown $40. 1850
~ a auch account OF the old Sound inayian
Mythology has hitherto been gwen In the English Ian
g ii is full and cucatcs the subject In all points 81
view II contains abundant Illustrations IN literal AND
poetic transatsons from the Eddas and sagas ina
Princeton Rectrtr,
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ECHOES FROM MIST-LAND
Or. The Nibelungen Lay Revealed to Lovers OF
Romance and ChiYalrY.

By AuBEE FORESTER. l2mo. Cloth. Price, ti.i1.
..trhis il the ii rst American edition of tn,
whole 'Nibrungcn Lied and ~ such deserves TO b
warmly wccumcd."- The Nation.
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VIKING TALES of THE NORTH

The Sagas of Thornsten Vikings Son and Frdthof the
Bold Translated from the lccandic by Prof Il. r. AN
prRsox, Author OF Morse mythology Also Stephens
translation Of Tcgners "Frdthjors Sagus" Complete In
one volume. l9ino. Cloth, 81.
- This work. ~ II whole. Will please ana
instruct all CLASSES of readers and especially those who
wish 10 search out the antiquities of scandinavian era
ture But every will be struck with the majesty and
force of that old poetry of the north"-Ihe ChHfchfdn
York
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THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE

A Morse Love story Hy JONAS LIZ Translated by Mrs,
ON Bull. SI6 pages Price, $50
:. Most absorbinGly interesting. '-S'77'"ere
NORthiy
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SONGS OF YESTERDAY.

by BRNJAMIS +. TAYLOR, suth9r OF The World
Wheels" etc. etc. Beautifully Illustrated, with hand.
somcly ornamcntcd cover. Full gilt edges, SO.
- Tor holiday presents nothing more at
tractive or beautiful be found" BostoR Common
,rt0iih.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
Educational Reform.

The town of Quincy, Mass, has set
an example in the way of educational
reform which is already attracting much
attention in New England, where inn
proved methods in teaching are sure to
meet with prompt recognition. The
leader in the reform is Charles Francis
Adams, Jr., who is a member of the
School Board. The other members of
the board, all men of character and
ability, have heartily seconded his eff
forts, but he has been the leader and
originator of the new methods. His at
tention was directed to the subject by
observing the lack of real education
shown by many of the pupils in the pub
lie schools. The teachers were sup
posed to be equal to any, and the meth
DDS were those used in the best schools
of Massachusetts,, but theresults did not
seem commensurate with the outlay and
efforts. The pupils always appeared
well ON public occasions, on "dress
parade" as it were, but outside of the
routine knowledge which was crammed
into them they showed lamentable de-
ficiency of mental culture and attain
ments. Finally, ON the occasion Of
public examination, Mr.. Adams in.
formed the teacher that he would con-
duct, the examination himself without
regard to prearranged programme. The
result was the entire school broke down.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
An Indians Fight With Bears.

AN Indian known as I" Peavine Tom''
had hand-to-hand encounter with
some bears one day last week, on the
mountain above Bucks ranch, which
must have been terrible battle. He
was hunting in the locality spoken of
and found ''bear wallow" in a little
valley, and suddenly came upon five
bears. He says that he shot one, kill
ing it, when another attacked him. His
only dependence was in his butchers
knife, and with this he managed to
kill the second one. About this time
another attacked him, and the conflict
must have been fearful. Part of the
Indians scalp was torn from his head,
his face was badly lacerated and his
arm, side and one thigh were fairly
sseaten up" No bones were broken,
however, and he managed to stagger
and crawl to the road, where he was
found and taken to Bucks ranch. Mr..
Wagner dressed his wounds, and at
last accounts he was improving and in
q fair way to recover. He says that he
would have been killed but that he kept
his face down most of the time and
let the bears bite his back. A party
went out to the scene of the fight and
found the three bears dead, and the In
dams knife sticking in one Of them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

The pupils did not understand what
they had been taught. They had been
crammed, not educated. As to the lack
of practical attainments Mr.. Adams
says: Among other things, for in
stance, it was found that the A and B
grammar scholars throughout the town
could parse and construct sentences,
and point out the various parts of speech
with great facility, repeating correctly
and with readiness the rules of gram
mar applicable in each case; yet when
called upon to write an ordinary letter
they were utterly unable to apply the
rules and principles they had so pain
fully learned, or to form single sem
fences, or to follow any rule of
composition. So, also, as respects
reading. Rote-reading, SO to speak
that is, the practiced reading of certain
familiar pieces in given readers-had
been brought to point of very consid-
cradle perfection. If the examination
was not carried too far, the classes
could be shown off to great advantage.
Where the severer test of sight-read-
ing-that is, the reading of an ordinary
book which the scholar had never seen
before it was put by the examiner into
his hands-when this test was applied
the result was simply bewildering. The
greater part of the scholars could
merely stammer and bungle along,
much as better educated person does
when reading book in some language
with which he is imperfectly acquainted.
In other words, it appeared, as the re-
suit of eight years school-teaching, that
the children, as a whole, could neither
write with facility nor read fluently.
They could glibly tell what peninsula
was, but they did not know one when
they lived on it they could stand up
and spell in spelling-bee, but put a
pen in their hands and the havoc they
made with photography was wonderful. .
This brought on crisis in the schools,
and induced a movement for a radical
reform in the methods of teaching. In
general terms it may be said the change
has been in the direction of developing
the mind instead of examining it, teach
ing the pupil to think instead of merely
to memorize. 1t needs no argument to
prove that this is the true theory of ed
ucation, and is, in fact, the only true
education. Any other is merely me-
chanical. We are not informed as to
the exact methods used in the Quincy
schools, but the results are such as to
elicit the admiration and praise Of all
who have witnessed them, and are likely
to signalize a new era in educational re-
acknowledgements Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

gotten Of last night, owing to the constant
firing of the Indians into the camp. The moon
poured In at once. Our party who went after
water was unmOlested, and we had our little
stOckade all cleared for action before the
firing was resumed. As write this dispatch
the bullets are whistling over the top Of the
trench. They often strike the grain-sacks. n
few inches above our heads, but we are deem
enough to be comparatively safe.
MERRITT ARRIVES.
October Silk o. m.-Hurrah! hurrah! MGR
rift has come, and the surrounding hills re-
sound with the cheers of welcome.
The courier goes out at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

1--WE have known a butcher buy car of
cattle, which he told us was q weeks supply.
We had men remain in full view of his
an%as say ana 16 IN the
pens. We found that he killed two or three
daily, leaving those remaining in the pens
without food or water for four or five days.
1--WE have seen hundreds of dressed animals
at different slaughtcr.hpIscs, for sale in differ
condition when killed. The blood had collected
in places, and, ny running In u small knife
blade, matter would run from them. We have
seen butchers cut on these places to disguise
the condition Of the meat.
ave find there are more than 10000 Of
animals consumed annually for human food in
the our Cattle n
lands, which will greatly increase the value Of
our expectation If the cattle are rightly cared
ds as sey as %
on the globe, and large portion OF 1t Is nat.
uraly adapted to the culture of corn ana
grass, and to the iaising and feeding of do
"During the nine months of the present
year there have been received and sold IN Cnl, ~.
cago alone, 100000 head of cattle, 100000
hogs, 245, 900 sheep and 1000 horses.
From five to ten per cent. of the real value
of cattle and hogs is lost in shrinkage in
weight, and by death and injury done to the
animals between the feeding lands of the West
and the Atlantic cities.
1.-THE commission men, the men at the feed
ing yards, an0 n0ccO, all parties IN the trade,
have a large interest in this question. 1t may
be feared that unless animals are better treat
ed, their exportatiOn,' and the packing and
canning of meats will; be largely reduced This
cruelty concerns the farmer, the feeder and
labOring man, both in pccuniary and sanitary
ways All the civilized nations have taken &C
ton in favor of the better treatment of ami
mails, and to prevent diseased meats being sold
for human food. Our own citizens arc moro
and more awake to this fact.
"With the evaporation of our best railroad,
fecd-yard and commission men, this AssOcia-
tiOn is entirely confident of success in its hui
name purpose to lessen largely this revolving
cruelty.
1--WE invoke the aid Of the press and pulpit
in this behalf, that, as far as may he innocent
suffering i'm the cattc-cars shall end, and with
it other suffcrings of our fcllow-crcatures who
are equally innocent
The Chicago Tribune says the array
of facts set forth in the foregoing re-
port, collected by Mr.. Street at infinite
labor and expenditure of time, was re-
ceived by the meeting with applause,
and several spontaneous addresses in
tervened between that and the regular
business Of the Association.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
LATEST NEWS.
-v THE OLD WORLD.


The Spanish Cortes has been con-
Fokcd for the 81 of November, to receive a
message from the King in relation to his OK
pectcd marriage.
DURING the races ut Constantine.
Algeria, on the 9th, two stands fell and from
eighty to one hundred persons were more or
less hurt. Several lives were lost.
ON the morning of the 9TH the Lon
don Times cditorially advised Englshmcn to
let American railway stocks alone.
RUSSIA has been notified that if she
increases her army Germany will ut once, and
prolUrtionatcly, increase the German army.
ST. PETERSBURG kilograms Of the
9TH say that this years revenue had exceeded
the estimates by 100000 roublcs.
a BERLIN dispatch of the Sth says
the result of the late election for Members of
Parliament was that the Government had Sc
cured 251 out of the H. seats.
BY an explosion in a Halifax (Eng.)
dycin@ establishment on the 9th six persons
lost their lives.
Two HUNDRED AND SINTY-SEvEN
farmers and their families left Liverpool on
the 9th for Texas.
n fAklS dispatch OF the 9TH says
that 1900 emigrants left Genoa, Italy, a few
days before for the United States.
ABOUT 5000 tons of railroad iron
have recently been shipped from German
ports Ia the United States.
An immense tenant-rights meeting
was held at Navan, Ireland, ON the 18th, at
which over 10000 persons were present. MI
nervous inccnliary speeches were made
GENERAL ROBERTS telegraphed to
the home Government on the 18th that the
war in Afghanistan was substantially ended.
The tribes lately engaged in hostile opera
lions had abandoned their military organiza-
ton and returned home. He also announced
that he had ordered the heavy batteries to be
returned to India. The conduct of the Ameer
was still regarded with suspicion, and he was
virtual prisoner in the British camp
In the small village of Gcnijcsk, in
Southern Russia, thirty persons have died
from eating poisonous fish.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
"A Young man about to enter colleen

"A young man about to enter college
asked q student to tell him some COM
plimentary phrase in Latin that he could
repeat to the professor when he should
be introduced. The friend complied.
On meeting the professor he said:
"Ahem! Ego sum stxlts1s." III am q
fool.") The professor merely opened
his eyes trifle wider and said gravely:
Eyes, sir; am well aware of the fact.n
Christian at Work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The Comte de ChambOrd is about
sixty years old, straight, stout. hand
some, lame and lazy. When remon-
strated with, some months ago, be-
cause of his inactivity, he replied:
"My life will not have been a useless
one. might have done less than l
have done if l had tried to do more.
His devotecs address him as "Mon-
signeur'' and 8. Your Royal Highness,'
but, in accordance with his request,
never as "Your Majesty"
The Chief of Police of Berlin has
requested the physicians of that city to
employ, rs far as possible, German
terms, ineligible to the average man,
in filling out their certificates of death
and the causes that led thereto, rather
than technical expressions taken from
the dead languages. He gives as the
ground of his request the fact that the
certificates are mainly intended for the
information of the police, and that
they are often misled by the technical
doctors Latin"
A YOUNG Chinaman was brought to
Paris by French merchant who
plac d him where he could learn the
art of cooking. The cook, his master,
made much fun of the Celestial, and,
after subjccting him to various other
indignities, cut off his pigtail while he
slept. Soon the young Chinaman was
found dead, dressed in holiday attire,
with his amputated pigtail fastened by
hair-pins to his back hair. He had
committed suicide according to the
mode most popular in Japan.
The wife of banished French COM
munist was overjoyed at the news of
his pardon, and went to the railroad
station, with her children, at the
proper time to welcome him. But he
had been very i'll for years, and was SO
much altered in appearance that she
did not recognize him. She went home
in Respondent mood, while he hunted
in vain for her in the crowd. At last
he found her residence; but she had
committed suicide, after writing
despairing letter.
The town of Havre was lately kept
for more than an hour in state OF ex-
element by the escape of an American
OK landed from an English steamer.
The animal ran through the streets'
followed by a crowd, many persons
firing guns and pistols at it until,
rendered almost furious by the chase,
it at last, wounded and exhausted by
loss of blood, made stand in the Rue
St. Quentin, where it withstood for a
quarter of an hour quite fusilade of
firearms until brought down by a shot
from q rifle. Several persons were
knocked down by the OK, and one re-
ceived stray bullet in his face.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, October 13.-Flour--
White Wheat Extra, $5.5O@6.OO Wheat
No. 2, Chicago Spring, s1.26@1.3l; No. 2,
Milwaukee, s1.26@1.3l. Oats Western
Mixed, 3711s@39Tc. Com-Westcrn Mixed.
55@55Zc. Pork-Mess, $1O.OO@1O.5O. Lard.
$685.. Cattle - $6.75@1OOO for Common
to Extra. Sheep-$3SO@5.0O. Hogs-$3 30
GAO
EAST LIBERTY, Pa,-Cattle- Best,
$5.l0@5.25; Fair to Good, s4.OO@4SO. Hogs
Workers, $365@4.0O; Philadelphias, $4.O5
@425 Sheep, $3.O0@4.25
BALTIMORE, Md.-Cattle- Best Quail
ity, s475@5. 121S; Medium, $s.25@35O. Hogs
Good, $4.50@5.75. Sheep-Good, 5000
4.25.
CHICAGO = Wheat = No. 2 Spring
closed at $1.131@l.13k cash; $1.14s<(S
LAX for Move mber; 81. 16s<01. 16X for
December. Corn closed at 3SX@39c for
No. 2 cash; 3SX@39c for November;
S7H@37]c for December. Oats-No. q
28@2SHc, cash; seller November, 2Sk
s9c; for December, 29H@29Xc. Rye-No.
y, 72c Barley-No. 2, cash, 76@76Kc. Mess
Pork = t1O.50@1055, cash. Lard-$5. S5@
6S71S, cash. Butter-Good to Fancy, 2O@27c.
Eggs-14@15c Cattle-Extra Beeves S4w
@5.00; Choice, e4.4O@465; Good, &4oOa4. rs:
Medium Grades, s8.10@a75; Butchers'
Stock, $2a0@275; Stock Cattle, S22s@s.O 90.
Hogs-Good to Choice, $a0O0a96 Sheep
Poor to Choice, $25O@4&
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

He must have been game to the
backbone" and deserves the title of
the ''boss bear hunter. ''-Pul,nas (Cal.)
National,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

Thousands of women have painful.
ly observed that marriage means fewer
excursions and less ice-Cream.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

There are men VINO pass for
scholars who are so far behind the
times that they appear obliged to ex-
press their ideas in quotations from
dead languages.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

When woman carefully slides on
of bed in the dead of night, and by the
pale light of the moon goes through
her husbands pockets, why does she
always take the small change and leave
the bills? Answer-Because she doesn't.
-S0uthern Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-23

The London Spectators prediction is
that one of the sensations of the Parlia-
mentary recess will be the conquest of
Mandalay, the capital of Burmah. 1t is
more than probable that mere COM
munication from Calcutta to the Minis
tiers, insisting on Thee Baw's deposit
ton as the alternative of war, would be
followed by a palace revolution, and
the elevation of some man at least as
sane as other men to the Burmese
throne. The British Government is
crushed with responsibilities already.
This very government, not yet in its
teens, has absorbed the Fiji Islands, a
whole group larger than the British West
Indies the Transvaal, half as large as
France the Suleiman range, say, three
Pyrenees !; and Cyprus, not to speak of
the protectorate it has claimed in Asia
Minor and it has not, nevertheless,
added one man to the regular army.