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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
A Roll Of Bills.

The following story-an old affair
now-was told to reporter of the
Times yesterday by a well-known and
highly-respected citizen. There are
obvious reasons for not giving the
names of the parties interested, but all
are still living in this city. The Incl
dents related happened four or five
years ago, but have never before been
published. An elderly gentleman, the
senior member of large wholesale
business firm, on one Saturday after
noon, drew for his wife 800 in bank
notes from his banker, He placed the
money in his vest pocket. When he
got home the lady asked for the money,
and on feeling in his pocket for it he
found that it was gone. He then re-
membered that on his way home he had
stopped at a market and made some
purchases, and that in paying for them
he had taken the money from the vest
pocket in which he had placed the 800.
It being late he let the matter rest until
Monday, when he went to the market
man and said: "Mr. -, when l was
here Saturday night dropped roll Of
bills amounting to $780," The market
man answered.: "Well, come to think
of it, a man was in just after you and
made some purchases. He felt in his
pocket for money and acted as if he had
lost something. Then looking down he
saw roll of bills on the floor, picked it
up and counted it. There was Just
500, and from it he paid me for what
he had bought" The market-man fur
thermore did not know the man, except
bv sight, but said that he often came
into the place to buy meats. A watch
was kept for the mans return; and
finally, on the following Saturday, he
came to the market. He then learned
of the other mans loss, and found out
the name of the loser, to whom he at
once went. He found him in his Office,
and handed him 800, with the follow
ing explanation: On the previous Sat-
urday he had been in Windsor, where
he was engaged in doing some profess
sional work for wealthy citizen of that
place. It was getting late, and he was
preparing to return to Hartford, when
his employer came and handed him
800 in bank bills, asking him to hurry,
as the carriage had hardly time to reach
the station. Hastily thrusting the
money, as he supposed, into his vest
pocket, he returned by the train to this
city. When he went into the market
above referred to. he naturally felt for
his money, and missing it, looked
around for it, and saw the roll on the
floor, which he supposed was his own.
He had used it during the week, and
only on that day had he put on his
working-coat. While at work he
wanted match. and feeling through
the pockets of his coat to his astonish-
ment he found the 800 he had put
there instead of into his vest pocket.
As soon as possible he went to the mar
ket to see if any one had lost that sum
Of money, and this led to . general set
Ting all around. He did not know at
that time that he had been suspected of
theft, and did not imagine that he was
in danger Of arrest. But, had he not
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18

found the money when he did, he would
have been arrested on the following
Monday. Awkward as the situation
was, it would have been very difficult
for this gentleman to make any salts
factory explanation, and, artist though
he was. he would probably have gone
to jail.-Hartford (Conn.) Times.
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forts, II any, have been made to remove such
camps, etc. :. Resolutions were offered by
Mr.. Voorhees, lndiana), ordered printed and
and regret at the proposition Of the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of the Treasury "to in
augurate a new and uncalled for imam
Gis a %s ssy to sss
now in use in the hands Of the people," and
debating that the true interests Of the coi,n-
d tSa sses sS sHS sar n cG
to maintain the 6reenbaEk Currently and its
legal slender quality in a volume not less than
how exists. "A message was received from
sentative Lay, and the concurrent resolution
for committee to arrange for the funeral
was agreed to and the committee was APP
pointed, and, rs mark Of further respect, the
Senate then adjourned.
HOUsE.-Mr. Clark announced the
death of Mr.. Lay (Missouril and resolutions of
regret were adopted and committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for the funeral. .Ad-
jOurncd.
THE MARKETS.
New York, December B.-Flour-
White Wheat Extra, $5.SO@a25. Wheat
NJ. 2, Chicago Spring, e1.4C@l. 4O11; No. 2
Milwaukee, $1.4O15@1.41. Oats-Western
Mixed, 49@491sc. Corn. Western Mixed, 6211S
NSUo/9Vs AOlnS 3sACoSS CASs soNy1OsVVs AoAu-
$S1O Cattle-$7OO@10.UO for Common to
Extra. sheep $4.dO@5.5O. Hogs-4Oo@
AIS
EAST LIBERTY, Pa.--Cattle-Best,
s4S715@5.OO; Fair to Good, $3.SO@475.
Hogs-Yorkers, $4.25@435; Philadelphia,
$4.5O04.55. Sheep, $S.OO@4.65.
BALTIMORE, Md.--Cattle-Best Quail
ity, s4.371S@5.l21S; Medium, $sOO@a621s.
Hogs Good, $475@5.25. Sheep Good,
$3OO94.65.
CHICAGO Wheat NO. 2 Spring
closed at s1.2s11@l.27sS cash; $i.29@1. 29x
for January. Corn closed at 4l1@41ss6c for No.
2, cash; 41X@42c for January. Oats-No.
q 35sl@35Tc, cash; seller january, $3.50
$40. Rye-No. 2, 775kc. Barley NO. 2,
cash, 9l@911ac. Mess Pork-$13 0O@135O
cash. Lard-$765@7.7O cash. Butter-Good
to Fancy, 26035c. Eggs 2O@21c. Cat
tie Extra Beeves, $475@50O; Choice,
$4.3O@4.60; Good, $3.75@4.2O; Medium
Grades, $s.25@s.75; Butchers Stock, s2.25
@3.O0; Stock Cattle, s2.3O@3.OO. Hogs
Good to Choice, $4.25@5.OO. Sheep-Poor to
Choice, $25O(045O.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
Whom little Rob asked his sister

When little Bob asked his sisters
beau for cigar, his future brother-in-
law snubbed him with the remark:
"Young man, strap would do you
more good" Next night Bob's sister
and her young man got their hands,
chins and clothes smeared with coal
tar while lingering at the front gate,
and little Bob, when questioned on the
subject, said he couldn't tell lie, it
must have been q tramp."-RNck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
The Fearful Fate OF . Girl who
Curled Her Hair ON . Revolving
Shaft.

The Fearful Fate OF . Girl who
Curled Her Hair ON . Revolving
Shaft.
The accident in the photographic
establishment of Restein Brothers,
corner of Seventh and Dickinson
streets, has resulted in death. Among
the persons employed in the works was
a girl named Jennie Hall, a lively,
vivacious miss, fifteen years of age,
who, with view to frightening her
companions in the establishment, had
on several occasions wrapped lock of
her hair around small shaft, playfully
remarking that she was going to curl
her hair by machinery. The act had
previously been condemned by those in
the establishment, and the thoughtless
girl was warned against repeating it.
Jennie lived with her aunt at 1889
South Thirteenth street, and had her
dinners sent to her. On Friday last,
while the machinery was stopped dur
ing the dinner hour, Jennie's dinner
was brought to her as usual by a little
girl. Instead of eating her dinner at
once, she chatted for q while with the
child who had brought it to her, and
then repeated the imprudent act of pre-
tending to curl her hair on the shaft,
which was in motion.
STOPPING over, she placed q lock of
her hair, which was short, on the shaft,
thinking it would slip off again as it did
before. She had no sooner committed
the fatal act than she cried out, "Save
metz
The little girl who had brought the
untasted dinner caught Jennie by her
clothing and chung to her with DEATH
like grip. In an instant the unfortu-
nate girls hair had become SO firmly
wound around the shaft as to tear the
scalp from the back of the head to the
brows. The blood streaming over the
sufferers face presented horrible
sight, while her piercing cries could be
heard block away. As soon as posi-
BILE the steam was shut off and the shaft
stopped, but the poor girl was then free
from the horrid ENHANCEMENT. She
was at once conveyed to the Pen1sylva-
mia Hospital, where every effort was
made to relieve her suffering and to
preserve her life. She retained her con-
seriousness until eight o'clock Saturday
morning, when, to relieve her agony,
she was put under the influence OF an
aesthetics. Modification subsequently
set in, and at q few minutes before
twelve o'clock on Saturday. night Jen-
ME had paid for her imprudent act with
her life. Philadelphia Record.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18

THE depression and misfortune of the
British agriculturists. says the London
Times, "has generally proved advan-
tageous to farmers and landowners in
the United States. The demand in Eu-
rope for supplies Of grain rejoices those
persons across the Atlantic whose gran
aries are filed to overlooking.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18

The Massachusetts Supreme Court
decides that woman is competent to
testify to her own age. But it doesn't
tell how to make them do it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
Money and Marriage in Paris.

The place given to money in Partisan
marriages tells heavily upon the poor,
especially upon those who are obliged
to wear the livery of responsibility.
The cost of service in the churches
seems skillfully planned in the manner
best suited to goad to expense not only
vanity, but self-respect also. Custom,
too, makes burdensome levies on the
purse. There must be carriages to the
Mayors Office and to church; the bride
must have her outfit, and there must
be an entertainment. l remember the
marriage of the daughter of an officer in
the French army. He was poor as a
church mouse, and never was quite
sure that his wife would succeed in
making his pay last the month. A
little hunchback met the daughter at a
ball and fell in love with her. He was
worth $4,000 year. She saw his spine
in his land (where it was as straight as
an arrow) and let him know at once
that his suit would be successful. BY
dint of borrowing twenty-five dollars
here, thirty there, fifty in another place,
and other driblets right and left, and
by getting Il "toilette dealer" to make
all the purchases for the outfit, upon
promise that the husband should pay be-
fore the honeymoon changed, they man.
agedt to get through the ceremony with
out confessing their poverty. The day
after the wedding the mother said to
me: "You cannot imagine the embar-
rassment into which we were thrown
by Louise's marriage; for, poor as we
are, we could not send her stark naked
into her new family. My husband had
his uniform, and that, of course, passes
muster anywhere; but l did not know
what to do for a dress. 1 bought a
shawl trimmed with lace for the mar
rage. l took the lace from the shawl
and put it on my new silk dress for the
ball. This morning removed it from
the dress and put it back on the shawl
in time to pay visits Running the
gauntlet would be pleasant prone
made, compared to the anxiety and en-
barrassment of this family during the
six weeks before, and the three weeks
after, their daughters marriage. The
wedding over, itremained painfully un-
certain what reception the husband
would give his betrOthed's bills. They
were many, and some of them were
heavy. The sum total was very large,
but he paid them without wincing.-
j. d. Osborne, in Scribner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
A "CuwiOus CustOm.''

The following conversation was over
heard in a New York City street-car
during the recent canvass for Governor
in that State. The car, with a number
of others, was stopped by political
procession which was crossing the
track. Several of the passengers got
out to ascertain the cause of the delay.
Finally, an Englishman-a veritable
cockney, eye-glass and all-came out
to the back platform and accosted ma
tive of the Vaterland, who was standing
there.
Aw-what is the mattaw?"
"De car ish STOP" answered the
phlegmatic German.
"Ya-a-s. But why is the car
stopped?'
s'tt's one O. Shon Kelly's process
sions,'' was the reply.
"Jawn Kellyr' said the cockney.
.Yah, de politics man."
"Oh, ya-a-s, they are electing some Of
their Presidents, spwose."
Hereupon the car started, and the
Engiishman returned to his seat, appar-
entity bordering over the obvious
customs of the new country. Serb
,ser's Monthly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18
The immensely Of the Stars.

WE take from lie Monde de la ecse,scc
the following interesting "COnsidera-
tons on the Stars" by Professor j.
VlnOtt: lit is known that the stars are
true suns, that some of them are larger
than our own sun, and that around
these enormous centers of heat and
light revolve planets on which life GER
talnly exists. Our sun is distant from
us 100000 leagues, but these stars
are distant at least 500, 600 times as far
= distance that in fact is incommensu-
rable and unimagihable for us. Viewed
with the unaided eye the stars and the
planets look alike; that is, appear to
have the same diameter. But, viewed
through the telescope, while the planets
are seen to possess clearly appreciable
diameters, the stars are still only mere
luminous points. The most powerful
of existing telescopes, that of Mel
bourne, which magnifies 5000 times,
gives us an image of one of our planets
possessing an apparent diameter of sew
eral degrees. Jupiter, for instance,
which, seen with the naked eye, appears
as star of the first magnitude, with a
diameter of forty-five seconds at the
most, will in this telescope have its
diameter multiplied 5000 times, and
will be seen as if it occupied in the
heavens an angle of one hundred de-
grees. Meanwhile a star alongside of
Jupiter, and which to the eye is as
bright as that planet, will still be a
simple, dimehsionless point. Never
theless that star is thousands of times
more voluminous than the planet!
"Divide the distance between us and
planet by 5000, and you have for re-
suit distance relatively very small;
but divide by 5000 the enormous num-
Der of leagues which represents the
distance of star, and there still remain
number of leagues too great to permit
of the stars being seen by us in per-
ceptible form. In considering Jupiter,
or any of the planets, we are filled with
wonder at the thought that this little
luminous point might hide not only all
the visible stars, but a number 5000
fold greater-for of stars visible to our
eyes there are only about 5000. All
the stars of these many consultations,
as the Great Bear, Cassiopeia, Orion,
AndrOnleda, all the stars of the zodiac,
even all the stars which are visible only
from the earth's southern hemisphere,
might be set in one place, side by side,
with no one overlapping another, even
without the slightest contact between
star and star, and yet they would occupy
SO small space that, were it to be null
tiplied 5000 fold, that space would be
entirely covered by the disk of Jupiter,
albeit that disk to us seems to be an
inappreciable point. '--Scientifc Ameri-
can.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-18

AN English physician writes that he
is ready to distribute to the members
of his profession calf vaccine lymph,
which has, he says, several advantages
over the human lymph now generally in
use, namely, first, no possible risk exists
of communicating any human disease;
second, the vessicles produced by vac
cination from the calf are more pro-
found than those produced by infan-
tile lymph, and hence afford q greater
protection against smallpox; third,
the adoption of calf lymph is thus a
RI ady answer to the popular outcry
against vaccination.
I'm order to succeed man must
have a natural love for that kind OF life
he has chosen. As q rule, "mixed
farming" has brought success more
often. to those following it, than
especial farming" By this we mean
having a variety of crops and stock on
the same farm, when the farm will al
low it, instead of one special crop,
such as wheat, or one special kind Of
stock, such as all hogs, or all short
horns, or all horses. or all sheep.-L.
s. Coffin.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-10
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO. July S-The Arctic
exploring yacht Jeanette sailed this
afternoon. Long before the hour fixed
for her departure the pier heads and
ships along the city front and billtops
we're crowded with spectators. and the
bay was lively with yachts aud steam
ers. Some delay occurred. and it was
not till Pm. that the orler WAS given
to weigh anchor. Conveyed by the
steam tugs Miller. Griffith and Rabbopi
and the city fire tug Gov. Irwin. AID
attended by the entire yacht squadron.
all bearing full loads of spectators, the
Jeanette steamed slowly down the
harbor amid the dipping of flags, the
screaming OF steam whistles. and a
salute of ten guns from Fort Point.
The Jeanette being deeply loaded with
coal and stores, her progress was SO slow
that it was not till 61s that she got
outside the Heads. Here she stopped a
few moments while the wife of Lieut.
DeLong was transferred to the yacht
Frolic. The steamers and yachts in
attendance then passed the stern of the
Jeanette. the crowds on board cheering
Lieut. belong aud the expedition. The
Jeannette's engines again started. and,
in company with the schooner Fannie
A. Hyde. which goes to Behring's Sea
rs coal and provision tender. she
steamed seward.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-10
DAKOTA,

DEADwoOD, ID. t.. July eth A few
months ago three Indians were tried
and convicted Of the inurderlof Private
Leo Bader. Of the Second Cavalry, and
sentenced to be hanged at Miles City
Montana. July 9TH. On the day OF
sentence two Of them committed suicide
by hanging in their cells and the re-
naming one was pardoned by the Gov
ernor. About month ago another In
dian was tried and convicted of the
murder Of ranchman at Terry's Land.
ing, and sentenced to be hung at the
same time and place IS the others. On
Sunday night no was found to have
also hung himself.
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THE WEEKLY lNTELLIGENCER.
Thursday, July 10. 1879.
THE HaRROR OF REFUGE.

At the meeting Of the Board Of Pacific
Coast Engineers at San Francisco. On
the Sd instant. A. Y. Trask, represent
ing the San Francisco Board OF Marine
Underwriters. was the only witness ex-
amined. Mr.. Trask is a. present sur
veyor and civil engineer. bat has been
master mariner and has navigated the
north coast between Puge. Sound and
San Francisco since 1852 until recently.
Mr.. Trask said
The need OF . harbor Of refuge for
small coasting vessels is paramount.
The red wood trade between Humboldt
Bay and this city is the most important
cossting trade tributary to this city in
which small centerbosrd vessels arc
engaged. There are 467 OF these vessels.
chiefly schooners. registered in this city.
CT this number il is safe 10 assume that
seven eighths ply between this city,
Humboldt Bay and intermediate ports.
These vessels as rule carry but one set
of sails. aud arr provisioned only Cor =
brief period. In making their trips
they invariably hug the shore their
masters trusting to familiarity with the
coast to pilot them in localities which
dcmaad the most rigid attention to
landmarks aud mental charts. The
Puget Sound vessels keep well out to
sea. carry extra sails and are fully pro-
visioned, aud have therefore less need
for barbo Of refuge. II the entire
coasting trade were 10 be considered,
Port Oxford would be the most central
location. But Il the protection Of i'll
shore vessels be specially 10 view,
Trinidad is by far the best point on the
coast for the proposed harbor. There
are now four steamers running into
Humboldt Bay. besides the fleet Of red
wood schooncrs. Trinidad. being but
few miles from the bay. would offer
the readiest protection to all these YES
sells. At no suitable location south OF
Trinidad could break water DO con
structed which would serve 80 many
vessels and so well. The harbor of
Trinidad is already SO good. holding
ground, freedom from reefs and natural
protection considered, that the rate of
insurance Oh vessels plying to that port
is two per cent. lower than the average
On coasters generally. If breakwater
could be built. such as has been de-
signed. extending to Pilot Rock and
perhaps o short distance beyond. that
harbor would become real barber Of
refuge adequate to the needs of the
coasting trade for the next fifty years.
1t has been said that harbor Of refuge
would he of 10 use during thick wea-
Their. l think. however. that if the
location OF the harbor were once def
nitely settled, crippled vessels would
make for it in all weathers. in prefer
ence to trusting to the open sea. At
Port Oxford there is "a reef which would
be extremely dangerous in thick weather
to vessels failing to make the harbor-
entrance. At Trinidad. the only rocks
Immediately north of the Head are so
far in shore that drifting vessels would
keep far outside until past and ready
for another tack.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-10

OUR published invitation Of some
weeks since, 20 send US rews, &c, has
been widely svailed Of By friends in
ell parts of the Territory. As corsc-
quence, readers arc kept Informed Of
what is going on at Snohomish, La
conner. and other places quite as well
as they would be were these places sup
piled with newspapers of their own.
This suits US to dot. and at the same
time is a good thing for the places
whence this correspondence comes.
Give US facts, gentlemen, land ladies,
too. and we will find readers for you
numbering many thousands.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-10

PoRr TOWNSEND. July 9-The match
game Of base ball between the II. o.
club of Port Townsend. and the Sol
diers' Climb Of Fort Townsend. omitted
on the Fourth on account Of the rain,
was played here today. The Soldiers
scored 81 and the II. O's 81.
A telegram received by G.. n. Haller,
ESQ. today. informs him that Colonel
IIaller was at Council Bluffs today, re-
turning home.
Cutter Wolcott will go to Seattle to-
morrow to coal.
The sloop Quickstep will 60 to Stet-
son & Posts mill, Seattle, this week,
for the purpose OF enlarging her cabin
and making other repairs.
WALLA WALLA, July s-A FIRE broke
out in the house OF John McBane, In
Walla Wslla valley, on Sunday morn
ing. The house was falling in wien
discovered. All escaped except one
young man, aged %, who was burned
to death
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TINE FOURTH At sNOHOMlSa.
SNoHoMIsH, July I, ISL!

SNoHoMlsH, July I. 1879.
Ed. 1NrELLIGENcER:-On account of
the wet weather our Fourth passed off
very quietly. The grand affair that
was to have como off was a baseball
match that was unavoidably postponed
on account of the weather.
We had a ball ia the evening.
pronounced by every body a success
The old and the young mingled toge,h.
or in the giddy mszes OF the dsnce un-
I'll long after daylight. Mine host
Cashcart got up the supper in truly
regal style.
On Sunday the tase ball match came
of between the Mines" and the
Scrubs" the Scrubs walking away
with the honors TO the tune of 40 to rs
IN seven innings All the besuiy AID
chivasry OF our classic burg was on The
ground TO witness the game. The la.
dies especially were much interested
So excited did the fair SIX become that
they forthwith organized club of their
own, and played an initial game on
Monday evening, much to the amuse.
ment Of large company of spectators.
SoUIBoB