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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
MY coon, OLDFASHlONED MOTHER.
They brought home the portrait last night to

They brought home the portrait last night to
me;
On the parlor wall it is hung.
gave he artist picture small,
which was taken when she was young;
It's true to lfe-and here's Il look in the eyes
never saw in another,
AND the same sweet smile that sac always
IT'S my good, old-fashioned mother.
The hair in the pictures wavy and dark,
And the same short curls, at the side hang
down,
For She always wore it that way.
Her hand on the Bible easily rests,
AS when. with sisters and brother,
l knelt at her knee. rcciting my verse
To my good, old-faShioned mother.
Her dress is plain and quite out of style,
Not puff or Il ruifie is there;
And no jewels nor gold there glitter and
shine
Ambition for wealth or love of display
We could not even discover,
For poor in spirit and humble i'm heart
was my good, Old-faShiOned mother.
Her life was crowned with work and with
How did she accomplish it all?
do not remember she ever complained,
And yet she was slender and small.
Motives of life that were selfish and wrong,
With Chris, ian grace did she smother,
And lived for her God, the loved ones a,
My good, old-fashioned mother.
The years of her life were only threescore.
When the Messenger whispered low,
The Master has come and called for thee"
She answered: I'm ready to CO."
gaze alone ON her portrait tonight,
And more than ever love her:
such Il good. old-faShioned mother.
Mrs. 5. L. Perry, in Baltimore Methodist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
Fattening Brides.

The disgusting features of Moham-
medan civilization are brought out by
the fact that in Morocco young ladies
are fattened for the matrimonial mar
ket.
Throughout the Empire there are vii
lagos where the elder adults follow the
pursuit of fattening young ladies for the
matrimonial market of Barbary. The
Moors, like the Turks, prefer .'moon-
faced'' wives to lean ones, and are more
solicitous as to the number of pounds
which their brides weigh than about
their accomplishments.
A girl is put under the process Of fat
tening when about twelve years of age.
Her hands are tied behind her, and she
is seated on carpet during so many
hours every day, while her ''papa"
stands over her with nsGirGgue, or big
stick, and her mother at times pops in
to her mouth q ball of cosIsc0slsSoss, or
stiff-made porridge, kneaded up with
grease, and just large enough to be swal-
lowed without the patient choking.
If the unfortunate girl declines to be
crammed, she is compelled, SO that ere
long the poor girl resigns herself to
the torture, and gulps down the b0-
luses lest she should be beaten. - NoatEs
OonspGssion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
Safety Of Nihilists In the Great Cities
Of Prussia.

cit is by no means necessary" writes
correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,
that Nihilist should bury himself in
the interior of the country to evade de-
lection, for he can reside with much
greater safety to himself in St. Peters,
burg or Moscow than in any obscure
village of some remote province. In
the new Capital, for instance, many
thousands of persons of both sexes are
resident who possess no permit or pass,
as prescribed by law, and get on per-
fectly well without any justificatory
document whatsoever. There are peO-
pie in this town who have lived here
for dozens of years without permits,
although everybody is required upon
changing his or her lodgings to produce
an official passport at the district po-
lice Office, aud to have it stamped by
the competent authority, and although
houseowners, dvorniks (porters) and
police officers expose themselves to
heavy penalties if any one for whom
they can be held responsible be found
not to possess pass. Do you wish to
know how this is managedp It is SIM
pie enough. All you have to do is to
make tho acquaintance of the police
officer in whose beat your domicile is
situated, to ask him to lunch, and slip
q bank-note of from ten to twenty five
rubles under his napkin. That piece
OF paper will serve you in every respect
as efficiently as an Imperial passport. /"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.

From 5000 to 10, 900 pounds of oleo-
margarine are sold in Philadelphia
daily.
The towns, cities and counties of
New Jersey owe about One-ninth their
assessed valuation.
The London Dock alone cost $780,
OOO, 900, and the others would probably
swell the cost to $1OO,OOO.OO0. They
cover an area of about 900 acres. The
number of vessels ION an average) in
the port of London is 1000, with 5000
sailors.
There are about $500 houses in
London, the average number of inhab
itants to each house being about sir
and half, which fact satisfactorily dis.
sipates the idea of over-crowding. The
whole area of London is about zoe
square miles.
More mules are raised in Missouri
than in any other State in the Union.
Texas takes second place in the number
of mules raised, but they are much in
ferior in size to the Missouri grown
mules. Kentucky comes third in the
production of mules, and for size and
Quallty STANDS lrSC.
The first coal fields worked in
America We're the bituminous fields of
Richmond, Va, discovered in 1850
The first use of anthracite coal was in
1869, first used to burn in common
CRATES in 1903. The first successful use
of anthracite coal for smelling iron was
in 1889, at the Pioneer Furnace at Potts
vile, Pa.
"A ton of gold or silver contains
9,166.66 ounces. A ton of gold is
worth S6O2,875. A ton of silver, at the
present rate per ounce, is worth about
$4,000. A cubic foot of gold weighs
1920 pounds, and is worth nearly $780,
600. A cubic foot of silver weighs 600
pounds, and is worth about 5000
The value of gold coin, bars and bull
ion in circulation in the world is esti-
mated at $500, 100000. This would
make in one mass a twenty-five foot
cube. The amount of silver in circula-
ton in the world is believed to be equal
in value to the gold supply.
The carbonate belt tributary to
Leadville, as shipping point, is not
less than ten miles in length, by eight
in width, containing 80 square miles, or
81, 200 acres. On this tract, the thick
ness of ore bodies, which will average a
net value of 500 per ton, may be safe
ly calculated at four feet. Estimating
cubic yard in measure to ton and a
half in weight, we have as the product
of one acre 5000 tons, and of 81, POO
acres AGO, 800. 900 tons, which, valued at
800 per ton, gives SAG, OS0, 900, 900, re-
curing 3,072 years to exhaust the
same, at the rate of $15, 900, 900 yearly.
Therefore, Leadville's probable lease
of life may be estimated in round num-
bers at thirty centuries.-A Mining
Erpert.
The returns for 1879 show that
California produced $l7,OO0,OOO and
nearly $3,OOO,OOO of silver. This
amount is insignificant only by compar-
ison with the much greater yield from
agriculture. For example, in 1879 we
produced these values in agricultural
| ota n1os.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
Leap.Year Hints.

Girls know only one-quarter as much
about counting as boys, because they
have only one year in four in which they
are allowed to practice.
As matter of course, leap-year finds
them poorly prepared to "step in and
win," and we will give few hints as to
how it should be done.
First, fix up in style, black your boots
carefully, heels and all, and if the
"shine'' don't come in hurry, Stat the
brush across the floor into the corner
quoting what scripture you happen to
know.
Twill be big job to put on your
collar and necktie, and the chances are
that there will be more looking in the
glass than in the case of fellow coming
to see you.
Stroll down to the barber-shop and
get shaved, and have the barber coil
up" freely. otherwise all efforts to
grease the wall paper will be futile.
I'm the way to chs house speak to
all the fellows you know; this is a good
point and the only way to pay him
back for flirting with the girls for three
years.
AS you near the house, cross the
street and pass by it. This will give
you a chance to see if the parlor is
lighted and to surmise if any other girl
is calling.
If, when you step up and pull the
door-bell, your heart is not in your
mouth, you've struck the wrong house
Inquire if the young gentlemen are
in, and-don't forget and wear your hat,
hang it up on the piano or the floor, or
some other place.
Chew cloves assiduously during the
call; otherwise "he'' may think you We
been drinking.
If he is a little timid, blushing thing,
talk about the weather, his ma, his pa,
and other distant subjects.
If he plays and sings stand up like a
little man and turn the music-we don't
refer to an orguinette.
He'll probably yawn and cover up an
immense cape with his jeweled hand;
but don't take the hint.
When the old lady calls out "It's ten
O'clock" don't mind it, wait till she
calls eleven and twelve, in fact stay till
you hear the milkman rafting his cans.
Ask FOR a match to light YOUR cigar,
linger at the door half an hour longer,
make him think that he is your own and
only-and go and see another fellow
the next eyening.-New Haven Register.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

foul seeds. Ashes and commercial fer.
tilizers are desirable for the garden, as
they contain no seeds. 1t is generally
undesirable to raise garden vegetables
on the same piece of land many years
in succession. A well-rotted clover or
pasture-sod, MANFRED the previous fall,
will produce fine vegetables without the
expenditure of much labor in killing
weeds.-Chicaqo Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
CONSUMPTION Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
manent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis
Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Luna
Affections, also . positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
felt it his duty to make it known to hi,
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motiv,
and desire to relieve human suffering,
will send free of charge to all who desire It
this recipe, in German, French, or English
with full directions for preparing and US
stamp, naming this paper, W. ". saxsAs y.
149 Po,cery' Block, Rochester, N. 7.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

1t is said that four million three
hundred thousand and three hundred
head of cattle now roam the Texan
ranches. New York follows in point of
numbers, with bovine population of
two million one hundred thousand and
four hundred. California leads in
sheep. with six million six hundred
md seventy thousand and six hundred
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

1t gives some idea of the trade be-
tween Minnesota and Manitoba that
the imports into Manitoba at Pembina
amounted last year to $448, 344, mostly
in fur skins, and the exports to $780,.
941, mostly in lumber, cotton goods,
cattle and meats, iron and steel, plows,
carriages, sugars and steam vessels.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
Good EvAhonNa-

WHEN such men as the Rev. DR.. Rankin, Rev.
DR.. Harvey, Father Fitz Gerald, Prof. Green,
DR.. Bartine, Col. John X. McChesnev, E. w.
Neff, and host of others equally trustworthy,
certify over their own signatures to the mar
Liver Cure, in the diseases for which 1t is
recommended, it is time to dismiss doubts on
the subject.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

"A dish-washing machine of large
proportions designed for hotels has
been constructed 1T the Colt Works in
Hartford, Conn.,, for General Buell.. the
inventor, and is to be tested at Coney
Island hotel the coming summer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

This is nearly $50, 900 in excess
of the greatest yield of gold in any one
year. Besides these productions we
made $4,000, 600 worth of lumber, ex-
tracted $21, 100, 900 of quicksilver, ST.
10000 of base bullion and lead, and
had, by reasonable estimate, $50, OOO,-
600 of increase in the value of our
manufactures, and $4,000, 900 for our
coal. The grand total is nearly $780,
OOO, OOO.--S0a Francisco Chronicle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

MRS. PARNELL, during her recent
visit to Philadelphia, received gift of
the commission issued to her father,
Commodore Stuart, by Andrew Jack
G0n
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
Voice Of the People.

r. v. PIERCE, NJ. D.:
had a serious disease of the lungs, and was
for time confined to my bed and under the
care of a physician. His prescriptions did
not help me. grew worse, coughing very
severely. commenced taking your Medical
Discovery, which helped me greatly. I have
taken several bottles, and am restored to
good health. Yours respectfully,
JUDITH BIIRNETT.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

y. Lloyd Haigh, wire manufact.
urcr: whose operations mainly caused
the failure of the Groccrs' Bank, Of
Now York, has been again indicted for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

Two-THIRDs of all the Axle Grease used in
the United States is made by the Frazer Luz
bricator Company. Buy the genuine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

An epitaph in Lawrence, Mas.
~ slsepsth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

. For sore throat, gargle with Piso's Cure,
mixed with little water. Relief is instant
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18

Use Redding's Russia Salve in the house, and
use Redding's Russia Salve in the stable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-18
THE MARKETS.

G.. GILBERr's Pat. Gloss Starch for fine fabrics
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
FROM THE YELLOWSTON

From a private letter from Alfred
Nelson, to a friend in this village, dat
ed May 6. 1880, written "about 60
miles from Miles CITY," we make the
following extract:
| will not undertake to describe all
that has TRANSFERRED since | left River
Falls We arrived at Bismark from
st. Paul i'll three days and two nights
on a freight train-four of us had to
go on freight train to lake care of
the stock. We stopped at Bismark
over night and the following day we
crossed the Missouri River and camp
ed for the night at TT. Lincoln. At
Mandan we load ID our truck on the
cars and went 60 miles to the end
of the track. From here we travelled
200 miles across the country to the
Yellowstone where we commenced
work. Irecall one day that was ter
ror. 1t showed all night, after which
we marched 20 miles to the Bad Lands
without dinner. 1t was very cold.
Our feet were wet, and some of the
boys froze their ears, and others their
noses. We arrived at supply store
in the Bad Lands completely played
out. Fisher, formerly book-keeper in
Junction Mills i 5 elerking h ere.
While marching Sundays were the
same as other days, but since we COM
menced work it is day of rest. sat
urday | waded the yell ~ stone up to
my arms. and the water was not very
warm, either. We were promised an
escort. but have none yet and are not
likely to have. / have not seen
enough of this country to give an ac-
eurate description. 1t is pretty rough
in some parts-in others it is as fine
country as you would wish to see es-
pecially on the table lands, and in the
future viii grow large crops of grain.
Thus far like the surveying business
have fearful appetite, and am
healthy and happy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
RUFFIANS.
BY REV. j. 7. FORD.


A civilized town looks peaceful, but the
majority OF its inhabitants go armed--just as
in border-rutian town you will see men
with revolvers and bowie knives stuck III
i'll their belts, SO men and women are going
around here with an armory of ISLANDERS, OF
evil reports, of surmises, and they strike
with these in the dark, and they strike at
o-be- dreaded weapon, the steel which can
enter the flesh or the mysterious SANDER
which stabs a reputation? Yet people who
call themselves refined and cultivated will
sllulk about with their belts full of these
things, on purpose to wound some ones
feelings, on purpose TO lay some spited one
low in the dust. Do you call such people
refined! tell you they are barbarous and
the real difference between such men and
women and the savages of the woods is very
superficial To get at the true condition Of
people you need, as Carlyle says, "To strip
them to their clothes and see them in their
naked spirits,' and if that were done to this
class OF people you would find these semi
savages covered up with tailor's goods and
millinery stuff. The truly refined carry gifts
of truth in their hands, and not dirks and
daggers. An immaculate shirt-bosom and
gold watch chain don't make a refined man
Pearly teeth and exquisite drapery OF dress
do not make a sensitive and cultured wo-
man The true woman is detected by an in
voluntary shrinking from causing another
pau-the manly man, by his scorn OF any
other than the weapons Of honor, which are
the words OF truth. Spite aud jealousy show
the savage, however elegantly dressed, but
the spirit OF mercy aud OF self-forgetfulness
show genuine culture
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
DIAMOND BLrFF.

Much wood is being sold in this town
The fire destroyed considerable fence
for G. III. Grant.
No Sunday School on account of re,
pairs on church.
The Clifton Cor. can be answered
yes.
Michael Cue has gone to Pipe Stone
Co.. MINI.
VIM. Hunter and wife were visiting
friends in town recently.
Our artist, Mr.. Wiltsy. left us on
Wednesday.
C. II. Barron has become cook on
one of the raft tugs for the season.
If this stage of water remains it will
materially lesson the hay crop of this
season.
The quarterly bone and rag gather
ers relieved our town of its rubbish
the other day.
The house of Elias Hutchin caught
fire from the stove pipe instead of
by carelesSness of children. He has
not yet received his insurance.
Wethern & Niles have nearly CON-
pleted the Improvements on their
store. Its appearance is much i'm
proved.
The mail matter is increasing rapid
ly at our office. This speaks well for
the inhabitants of the town.
Mr.. Ritmire and family have taken
their departure for Pipe Stone Co.,
Num-, for the summer. at least.
Wheat SI.00.
Nero has some of the finest pastur-
ing land along the Mississippi river.
4 man was drowned at Diamond Is
land last week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20

O. G. Hicks and Smith Kern took a
trip west last week to Dakota Hills.
and they also visited the towns of Big
Stone City. ID. T.. and Ortonville,
Mimi. where they found several of
Pierce county refugees, among whom
were c. Il Nero. now doing flourish
ing hotel business at the former place.
and d. C. Wadsworth who is editing
a paper at the latter. Mr.. Hicks owns
a partially improved farm of 100 acres
at Dakota Hills. about 20 miles from
Ortonville and 202 miles from Hast
ings, Mimi, on the Hastings and Da-
kota railroad. \ tiAe natural meadow
and clear stream of water-Whet-
stone Creek-excellent soil and its
close proximity to the railroad render
this one of the most desirable farms
of that locality. The surface of the
land in that section is undulating and
the SOIL a rich black loan. Messrs.
Hicks and Kern brought home few
buffalo teeth &C., as trophies which
they picked up while looking over the
farm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
Birds Eve View of River Fall,

In these days of balloon ascensions,
one naturally has a curiosity as to how
things look from the clouds. But as
there are few among us who even
have the privilege of getting up in the
world to be able to get fair look
down on all sublunary things, when
we have a chance to come as near that
privilege as possible we ought G
embrace it. We were vest T.
day shown a Bird Eye View of Riv-
Falls. from which we have Il good idea
how the village looks from the clouds.
The correctness of the first draft is
really wonderful. There is hardly a
single building or shed even which is
not fairly represented. All the streets
avenues, public buildings, churches,
schools, and everything of interest
will be brought out in the finest posi-
BILE shape. This fine picture is now
offered to our people and is placed at
such figure as to be within the reach
of all Nh Swift, the agent, will
wait upon our citizens. and should be
well patronIzed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
ESDAILE.

ESDAILE.
Considerable sickness in town.
Thos. Gee is very sick with lung
fever.
Mrs. James Hagan is quite sick.
Mrs. S. Rice, mother of l.. H. and L.
c. Rice is visiting her children here.
She IS very smart for one of her years
SO.
We see that Rice and Jennings have
notices posted stating that they want
1000 pounds of ginseng.
We hear that Mr.. Walter Warren
has taken a partner. We suppose the
name of the firm will be W. Warren
and wife.
Since the strike we have seen Il
nickle. Some are nearly eraZed-
showing it to every one they meet.
1t is so long since they have seen one
they cannot be induced to part. with it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20
FsEED.

PRATT.-In Hastings, May II, 1870, Mrs.
SAMUEL w. PRATT, aged rs years.
Some eight months ago she parted with
the companion of her youth with whom she
had travelled LIES journey for more than hall
a century. Since then she has been con-
tant but patient sufferer. In all those long
and weary days no murmuring word fell
from her lips; ever resigned to her Father
will she yet earnestly longed for the sum-
mons that would set her tree. She was tired
and weary. She has found the rest for which
she sighed-the rest that remains for all the
people of God There was no sting in her
death. He in whom she had trusted had
takenu away. In life she had chosen that
good part--in death it was not taken away
from her.
MOORE AT the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Geo Thomas, in kinnickinnic, Mays, 1880,
Of dropsy, MRS ALMEDA MOORE, aged
nearly 78 years.
Mrs Moore was born and married in Con-
neticut, but removed with her husband soon
after their marriage to Montville, Ohio;
thence after several years to Coldwater, Mich,
ana IiGlCt W ldttCFiitcy W 10, III
1861 her husband died, and where also is
buried a son, Frank A. Moore, who died in
the late war Two others of their eight child
rem had preceded the father
Platteville continued to be the home of
Mrs. NJ. until the location of her remaining
son, DR.. r. l.. Moore, in Fillmore Co., Mimi,
Since then her home has been with him,
though spending part of her time with her
daughters, Mrs. N. w. Cooley and Mrs A, P
Rewey in Platteville, Mrs. J. B. CLANCY in St.
Paul, Mimi, and Mrs. Geo. Thomas in Kin
nickinnic. 1t was with the latter she passed
the last year of her life, and by whom she
was nursed with unwearying devotion
through fourteen long weeks of illness, caHs-
ed first by an accident closely followed by
pneumonia, from which she was slowly re-
covering when dropsy appeared and quickly
ended her suffering.
Wherever she lived Mrs. Moore attracted
many friends by reason of her kindly heart
and lovely christian character As her body
lay in the casket that aged, wrinkled face
seemed to us beautiful in its calm repose
1t was the imprint OF pure life, the Beauty
of Holiness which Death could not efface
but only served to render more strikingly
visible. While we sadly miss her let us be
glad that she giveth His beloved sleep after
so much suffering ***
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-20

Mr.. Clark Johnson, of Clifton, has
purchased a fine "Cymbella' organ
with which to adorn his elegant resi-
dence. After having examined near
ly every instrument manufactured he
concluded that there was nothing like
the "Cymbella' and so purchased one
of NJ. A, PaulSon,