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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
Fables.
THE PIG AND

THE PIG AND THE RAT.
A PIG, SO fat that it could hardly
move, once lolling indolently in its sly,
saw a poor, half-starved rat. that, with
much tlmid alertness, stole from its
hiding-place, and, after Selling one of
the many grains of corn that Law scat
tered around, quickly escaped with his
prize, and with very much the air of a
beggar who had asked for something to
eat, and had then run away, ashamed
to be seen.
"You poor creature" grunted the
pig, "what q life you lead; half starved
and half frozen! Behold me, now! Here
l ana person of consequence, care
fully fed and attended to, with every
morning fresh, sweet straw thrown to
me to make my bed soft and warm. As
for you, poor creature, it is only at the
risk of your life, by constant labor and
struggles with your fellow-creatures,
and even by beggary, to speak of moth
ing worse, that you can contrive to live
at ALL
"Please to recOllect," said the rat, as
he paused for moment at the mouth
OF his hole, "when you heap your pity
upon me, that you receive favOrs and
benefits not on account of the love your
| master bears you, nor on account of
your own worthiness, but because of
the use which he intends making of
you when he has fattened you up to his
liking. As for me, do not live in con-
slant fear of the butchers knife, and I
think it is likely that shall keep my
place in the world, poor as it is, much
longer than you will keep yours"
THE sAPLING AND THE SYCAMORE.
A tender sapling, to protect itself
from the various perils attendant upon
its existence, had grown closely to the
trunk Of a large and powerful syca-
more, finding there security from dan
ger.
One day, however, a terrible storm
arose, and the sycamore, in spite of its
struggles. was hurled PROSTATE upon
the earth. In its fall it not only crush
ed the sapling beneath its huge bulk,
but tore its very roots from the earth
where it grew.
"Alas?' said the dying sapling, show
foolish it is to place utter dependence
upon the strength of anotherr' Hon.
ard Pyle, in st. Nicholas.
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Gar 8eug and Girls.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEED.

CHILDREN dear, can you read
The mystery of the seed
The little seed that will not remain
In earth, but rises in fruit and grain?
mystery, passing strange
IL the seed, In its wOndrOuS CHANGE:
Forest and flower in its husk concealed,
And the golden wealth of the harvest-field.
Ever, around and above,
works the Invisible Love;
II lives IN the heavens and under the land.
In blossom and sheaf and the reaper's hand.
-SOwer, you surely know
fnat the harvest never will grow,
Except for the Angels of Sun and Rajn.
Who water and ripen the sprlnging erainl
Awake for us, heart and eye,
Are watchers behind the sky:
Inere are unseen reapers in every band.
Who lend their strength to the weary hand.
When the wonderful light breaks through
From above on the work we do,
we can see now near US our helpers are
Who carry the sickle and wear the star.
Sewer, you surely know
That good seed never will grow,
Except for the Angels Of Joy and Pain,
Who scatter the sunbeams and pour the rain
Child, with the sower sing!
Love is In everything!
The secret is deeper than we can read
But we gather the grain If we SOW the seed.
Lucy LaTcOm, in st. Nicholas.
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

If the municipal authorities had the
power, says Paris letter, they would
pull down every monument built by
Napoleon.
Mr.. MITCHELL HENRY, an Irish MEM
Der of Parliament, informs his country
men that the proposal of the London
Times that they should seek relief in
emigration. is Zone of the most mon
strous and inhuman proposals that ever
displaced craftsmanship"
The reason why express search has
been made in Zululand for the Prince
Imperial's watch is that, attached to
the chain, his Highness wore that relic
"a fragment Of the true cross) which be-
longed to Charlemagne, came into the
hands of the first Napoleon, and was
always worn by the late Emperor, who
regarded it as species of talisman.
A PRACTICAL joke, played by one
angler on his companion, at Clichy, in
France, terminated in tragical man
ner. They were fishing near each other
on the bank of the Seine, when one Law
down his rod, threw two big stones in
to the river, and then hid himself behind
the tree. The other, hearing the splash,
turned round, and, not seeing his friend,
thought he had fallen inte the water
and sunk; he jumped in to save him,
but was carried away and drowned.
In niche in the cathedral of Frei-
burg . box was discovered containing
rings and medals. It is thought the
box had remained in its hiding-place
several hundred years. One Of the
rings examined by DR.. Schertel was of
tin, nearly pure, and the metal had
undergone its peculiar gray modiica-
ton. It could be easily crumbled be-
tween the fingers, and its fracture was
uneven. When the changed metal was
heated in the vapor of acetone at fifty
nine degrees its usual characteristics
were restored.
The Earl of Seton would be to-day
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the Bulgarian Government refused to admit
to their former homes in Sofia, had died Of
coldand starvation in open Aelds adjoining
that city.
SEVERAL Russian officers Of the artil-
lery and engineer corps have been arrested
on the charge Of completely in the recent at-
tempt on the life Of the Gear.
DURING the month of November last
the United States exported provisions and tai
low to the value of o, 600, 7O6, against exports
of the same valued at $9,600, 482 for Novem-
Der, 1873, showing falling of Of &7S0, 76
The first regular train passed over
the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel q Western Rail-
road on the 20th.
A sHoDDY mill at Bennington, VT,
was burned on the afternoon Of the 10th, and
Seymour G. Stone, the proprietor OF the mill,
and two workmen had to rush through the
flames to reach the street. Stone was 40 Sc
yerely burned that he died soon afterward.
Others were badly burned. When Mrs. Stone
was informed OF, the death of her husband she
became frantic with grief, and has since be-
come q raving maniac.
IT was announced on the 21st that
Edison's electric light had been perfected,
and that the illumination at Menlo Park, on
the night of January l, 1880, would GER
tainly be success.
A ST. LOUIS telegram of the goth
says the emigration fever seemed to be break
ing out again among the Southern negroes,
and a goodly number of them were moving
toward that city on their way to Kansas. Be-
tween 400 and 500 had passed through that
city within q week, for different places in
Kansas. They were able to pay their way,
but there were then in St. Louis about $50
who would have to be helped on their journey.
About 500 negroes in Arkansas were on the
way North. The indications were that the
exodus in 1850 would be much larger than it
was last spring.
GENERAL CHARLES ADAMS, of the
Ute Commission, arrived in Denver on the
night of the 10Th. He had little doubt that
the twelve Indians designated by the Com
mission would go to Fort Leavenworth, and
believed sufficient evidence would be secured
to convict several If not all of them.
THE First Ward High School build
ing in Milwaukee was burned on the night of
the 2lst.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
An Impending Tragedy.

A TERRIBLE social tragedy is i'm
pending in a quiet little town within a
few hours ride of Chicago, where there
is well-meaning and generous, though
somewhat soft, young man that the
girls have amused themselves greatly
with during the past few years. In
fact, for fifteen years past, the girls
have allowed him to make love to them,
take them out driving, treat them to
ice-cream and oysters, etc., etc., and as
soon as q more eligible companion had
presented himself, they have given him
1.-THE cold shake" as Tennyson says.
The young mans simple and trustful
nature became somewhat soured after
this little performance had been re-
peated for about the sixtieth time, and
in his burning brain he revolved many
schemes of revenge. The most eligible
one that presented itself was to marry
a woman that was handsomer and
richer than them all, and that would
outshine them in society as the moon
outshines the meaner beauties of the
night; but, being unable to find this
woman, he abandoned this plan as i'm
practicable. He also thought of COM
hitting suicide, or of joining monas-
terry of Trappists; but these plans, too,
were opeH to an objection, to wit: that
it wouldn't hurt the women bit. : At
last more terrible idea of vengeance
than any he had ever read about in the
books came into his head-he secured
a promise of the appointment of census
enumerator!! And with a fendish
smile he says to himself that his hour of
triumph will have come next year, when
he says to woman who has given her
age as twenty-five, "Why, bless me,
you must be mistaken. recollect that
1 proposed to you away back in 1868
or 1864-it was during the war, anyhow
and, as you led me to believe that
you would marry me at Thanksgiving,
you must have been more than five or
six years old. As sworn official of
the United States of America-much as
should like to oblige you, and painful
as the duty isl cannot put down your
age at twenty-five. Suppose I say
thirty-fourp'- Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
Russian Justice.

IN a recent number of the St. Peters
burg Wiedomosti is reported the follow
ing quaint episode from Police Court
OF the Russian Capital: On the 18th
ut. two persons appeared before the
Magistrate OF the court in question, one
of whom, civilian, was enveloped
from head to foot in bandages, while
the other wore the gay uniform of q
Guard officer. How often?' laconical-
ly inquired the Magistrate, addressing
the bandaged individual. Who can
count them up!' replied the latter, in
scarcely articulate accents. MY lower
jaw is dislOcated, my nose torn, one eye
knocked out, my skull fractured, one
whisker as good as gone, my left ear
mangled, and my arm lamed,' We'll,
but about how often?' urged the Magis-
trate. First he hit me about seven
times on the nose; that was the begin
ming. Then he twisted his hand in my
beard and tore out one whole whisker.
Then he hit me about fifty times in the
face That is to say, he administered
fifty cuffs to your There or ther,-
abouts.' AT two copecks a cuff OBJ
served the Magistrate, making hasty
calculation on the paper before him,
that makes exactly one ruble.' But,
for PHYS sake, what about my skull,
and my whisker, and my jaw? My
arm, too, is disabled for at least two
months to GOMEZ Don't excite your
self; I'll reckon it all up in due time.
Let me see; four copecks for the skull,
one and one-half copecks for the
whisker, thirty copecks for the ARM
After brief pause, Is there
anything else?' And my eye.'' 'Ah,
yes, quite right; 1 forgot the eye. Let
us say seven copecks for the eye. The
total will be one ruble forty-two and a
half copecks.' Then turning gravely
toward the defendant in uniform, the
Magistrate pronounced sentence. For
molesting this man and doing him
grievous bodily harm, you have to pay
one ruble forty-two and half copecks,
or go to prison for two days and half
Pulling out his purse the officer handed
two ruble notes to the Magistrate, ex-
claiming: There is no need to talk
about prison. There are two rubles:
you can give the change to the usher of
the court for a dram. If-addressing
the plaintiff had known what it
cost, you hound, l would have given
you something to howl about Ex-
cuse me- interposed the Magistrate, Il
fine you ten rubles for making use of
such expressions in my presence With
a grimace of dissatisfaction the officer
laid down a ten-ruble note on the
Magistrates desk and left the court;
whereupon the latter doled out one
ruble forty-two and half copecks to
the complainant, put the rest of the
change and the ten-ruble note into his
pocket, and observed, The proceed
ings in this suit are terminated. Usher,
call the next caSe!'
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LATER.

The thermometer registered thirty
degrees below zero Ut Montreal on the 2lst.
PARNALL and Dillon, distinguished
Home Rulers, sailed from Liverpool for the
United States on the 21st. They are author
lied to receive subscriptions for the relief Of
destitute Irish farmers.
TIE French Ministry resigned in a
body on the 21st. The task of forming 4
new Cabinet WAS intrusted to De Freycinet.
A CoNsrANTNoPLE telegram Of the
Slst says dxty Aohammedan refugees, whom
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01

Is ACCORDING to the Zssdu-R rakash, the
widow marriage movement in Bombay
is not just now in . very fourishing
condition. The Widow Marriage Asso-
citation, we are told, has not issued any
report for five years, and widows wish
ish to remarTy know not whose shelter
to seek and whose sympathy to invoke.
The lnds'-R .aeash suggests that the as
ISOLATION ''should start fund for the
purpose Of establishing widows asy-
lum. where young widows wishing to
remarry may be placed, and also edu-
Gated SOFAS to be agreeable companions
to their husbands In life.''
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
THE NEW WORLD.

HE remains OF young man who
died of consumption in New York were cre-
mated in the lie Moyne crematory at Wash
ington, Pa, on the 18th.
GENERAL GRANT reached Philadel-
phia on the 10th, where he expected to re-
main q number Of days His reception there
was very enthusiastic. The procession ia said
TO have contained thirty thousand men.
A YOUNG man from Pleasant Ridge.
Ohio, entered Cincinnati dissecting-room
on the 10th, in search Of the remains of his
mother, which had been stolen BY grave
robbers, and found the corpse on . table and
two students in the act of dissecting It.
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They were meandering arm in ar

They were meandering arm in arm
up the street, and . short distance
ahead of them walked . young lady
very handsomely attired. The sim was
about setting and it's light was throw
ing q beautiful crimson glow all over
the earth. He said, in q rather subdued
tone of voice: How beautiful per-
fectly grandr' etc. "Well, / don't
know, was the response from the fair
one by his side, II don't admire her
style, and the dress is . mighty poor
fit" He weakened, and the sunset in
terested him NO more onkers Gaxette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01

AT shoemaker ball in Philadel-
phia reporter says that /" feet of every
size, from fine taper in white kid to
pudding-shaped pedals in full skin,
welted the wax on the floor in harmony
with the music. They waxed warm and
pegged away until late the next morn
ing. It was q whole soled affair
throughout
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
THE OLD WORLD.

ST. PETERSBURG dispatches of the
10th say that several prominent Russian Gen.
erals had threatened to issue an address with
drawing their allegiance from the Car un-
less he granted the people Constitution.
On the 10th twelve men were killed
and six fatally injured by an explosion of
blasting material in Wurtemburg salt-mine.
FAMINE has appeared in the province
Of Van, in Armenia, and the Armenian Patri-
arch at Constantinople has issued an appeal
for charity.
SIMLA dispatches of the 18th say that
the British forces at Cabul were virtually be-
sieged. All communications with India had
been cut of, and the situation was a grave
one. A loud call was made upon the home
Government for reinforcements.
The evicted tenant who assaulted
Lord Fermoy at Limerick the other day has
been tried and convicted Of the offense, and
sentenced to five years. penal servitude.
LORD NAPIER was summoned from
Gibraltar on the 18th to consult with the
British War Office in regard to the condition
Of affairs in Afghanistan. The opinion pre-
vailed that not only was General Roberts in
but that q general mutiny might be expected
In India.
AN International Exhibition will be
held in Rome in 1882.
A MADRID dispatch of the 10Th says
conspiracy against the life of the King had
been discovered and numerous arrests Of
suspected persons made.
The King of Italy has issued q
Royal decree ordering the cessation of
quarantine on vessels coming from northern
ports OF the United States.
THE British Government has granted
pension Of 9500 annually to the widow and
E10O to the mother Of Sir Louis Cavaguari,
massacred at Cabul.
A GENTLEMAN connected with chemi-
cal works has informed the Glasgow Philo-
sophical Society that, after experiments since
1856, he has succeeded in obtaining crystal
lied forms Of carbon which Professors Tyn-
dali and smyth and Mr.. Maskelyne, of the
British Museum, do not doubt are diamonds.
The British law authorities have de.
eided to reopen the Tichborne case, being
Influenced thereto by the reasoning of the
New York Court Of Appeals in the case Of
William N. Tweed on the question of cumu-
lative or concurrent sentences.
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Raw. Dr. Usher, of the MOI

Rev. DR.. Usher, Of. the Montreal Re-
formed Episco pal Church, in arecent ser
mon referred to the announcement two
of the most reliable English journals
that Princess Of the blood royal would
shortly become united to the Church of
Rome, and that the gathering into the
fold of this distinguished parsonage
would be publicly announced within
short time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01

Mamma to Isabel flour years Of
aee) who is rather numerically teasing
the kitten Isabel. nv love, you must
not do 90. I don't like 10 see it,
Isabel: "Well, don't look, mammA"
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with loving, kindly deeds, words and
thoughts, and . blessing will surely
follow from the great and loving Father
of all.-Mary d. Brine, in Youths Com
D0niOn
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-01
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 2O..-Flour-
White Wheat Extra, s625@675. Wheat
No. Chicago Spring, sl.430l44; No. 2
Milwaukee, $l.44H@l.45. Oats Western
Mixed, $50 5OLc. Corn-W Western Mixed,
621fta63kc. Pork-Mess, $12.25(01250 Lard
-l772x. Eattle-s7 OO@1O. Is for Common to
Extra. Sleep $4.O046.0o. Hogs $4.5O@
4.65.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. Cattle - Best,
e5.12H@5.50; Fair to Good, &.25@5O0.
Hogs Workers, $40 "a 4.3O; Philadelphias,
A5o946h sheep-$2. 75Sa45).
BALTIMORE, Md.-Cattle-Be quail
ity, $3.50 a $50; Medium, $500 a 362x.
Hogs Good, s5.0Oa6s7k. Sheep = Good,
t300145O
CHICAGO. - Wheat, No. 2 Spring,
$l.Slx@ LaisS cash; s1.s2@l.s21x for Jan
nary. Corn closed at 404C14O36c for No. Q
cash; 4O<@405Sc for January. Oats-No. q
84X@3Tc cash; seller January. 35a35Xc.
Rye-No. 2, '911 dSOc. Barley--No. Q cash,
S7@6Sc. Mess Pork - &12OOyl315 cash.
Lard = 81. 4oa7.45 cash. Butter Good to
Fancy, A@3sc. Eggs-2o@21c Cattle-Extra
Beeves, $4.909a.25 Choice, s4.65@4.85; Good,
A.10@450; Medium Grades, $3.50 q 100;
Butchers' Stock, $2.85@325; Stock Cattle,
$2.40@3.0. HogrGood to Choice, $4,000
80. Sheep-Poor to Choice, t27504.621<.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-08-14
our vEentEerly SpeciaIs.

VA Hancock English club was organized
in the School Hall on Thursday evening
with membership of l6l. Speeches We're
delivered by w. Lee Stiles, Esq, of Packer
ton and Cant. L. II. Rauch, of Manch
ChunR, which were attentively listened to
and enthusiastically applauded. After the
addresses the following organization was
affected: President, f.. p. Williams; Vice
Presidents, A. b. Hoifecker, John Meiser,
Levi Hurz, George II. Jones, John Hines,
Thomas Brown, Daniel Rouse and Jos.
Buck, Sri Secretaries; j. p. Rowland, S. G..
Eby, i G. Rouse and II. S. Rinker; Treas
urer, Samuel Croll; Finance Committee,
W. W. Blakslce, Daniel Rouse J. w. Hun.
ter, G. W. Keser, Levi T. Wagner and John
Hines; Executive Committee "A. B. Ilotircker,
Thomas Brown, Henry Reese, G. W. Miller,
NJ. &. KRONER, Samuel Croll, Daniel Bach
man Adam Hulshaler, Henry Fisher, II. S.
Rinker, Charles Nuss, J. C. Strepter, 7. H..
Latham, w, Doney aud Charles Boxmeyer.
After vote Of thanks to the speakers the
club edjourned,
The !gto VIM. II. Wilson father of our
townsman L. C. Wilson, located at Beaver
Meadow in 1896 and was considered good
authority III the primitive coal history of
that section. From a statement II ade by
him we learn that the first coal was mined
at that place 10y Nathan Beach and was
hauled by them to adjacent districts in Col
umbia county and then sold. About the
yeHr 1924, it was transported by team over
Broad Mountain to the old Landing Tavern,
one mile north of Mauch Chunk, on the
Lehigh river, and thence conveyed in arks
to Philadelphia where it was sold for SIS per
ton. the arks being disposed of for what they
would bring The cost of hauling from
Beaver Meadow to the Landing was S2.25
per ton.
The Garfield Club met in the unfinished
building adjoining the Presbyterian church
on Friday evening, with good turn out.
The following is the organization, perfected
at a previous meeting: President, John
Hoover; Nice-Prcsident, Capt. j. ". Pryor;
Secretary, j. +. hrrssly; Assistant Secretary
j. 7. Brleli Treasurer, G.. Eadie; Com.
| mittee on Hall, IL. l.. Beck, p. II. Cheesman
and II. F. Freeman The club row mum.
| bers about 100 members. Weekly meeting,
of the club will be held at the above named
place every Friday evening.
"A Hancock Veteran Club was formed
on Monday evening at the office of Magis,
/ trate Jones, on Second street, with the fol,
! loving organization; President, Robert TAFT
| Vice President, David Bachmau; SecretCry
George II. Jones; Executive Committee
Patrick Fitzpatrick, Adam Ulshafer, Griffith
Bachman, Nathan Buck, Jacob Miller
Joseph Mason. Eighteen members wer,
enrolled. Club adjourned tn. meet at tn,
same place this Saturday evening, at 7;SC
| o'clock.
There have been quite a number o
bilious, intermittent and typhoid fever case
in our community during the summer. W,
are glad to see David Wetzel and W. A
Nuss about again. MIR, F. Horlacher Will
Miller and IL. j. Kline are still on the sicl
| list, bat recovering.
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Court Proceedings.

An adjourned Court was held at the Court
House at Mauch Chunk, on the ID inst. The
following cases were disposed OF:
Estate OF Jonas Remaly, decd. Auditors
report, distributing fund in the hands OF the
administrator. Exceptions to report consid
cred, aud the report is referred back for cor.
rtctIOn.
In the matter of the estate Of Oliver Bren-
eser. Auditors report, distributing funds
in the hands Of the administrator, confirmed
absolutely.
Auditors report distributing funds in the
hands Of Ann ellison, administrators of the
estate Of Patrick McKenna, deed; confirmed
uisi.
Auditors report distributing fund arising
from the sale Of the real estate Of David
klelntop, by the SherieW Of Carbon county;
auditors report confirmed absolutely,
Esiute of Frederick Shulenburg, decd;
petition for order of sale granted by the
Court.
Ia the matter Of the real estate Of Uriah
Rehr, decd; administrator bond approved
by the Court
Ia the matter of the estate Of Francis Bro.
gan, late ol Banks Townships administra
triX's bond approved.
Petition of Charles Kleckner, administra-
tor of Daniel Kleckuer, late of northampton
county, deed, for an order Of Court n sell
real estate for the payment of debts petition
granted and bond Of administrator approved
by tho Court