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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
Smut Poison ing.

Hitherto have not found such
thing as remedy for animals poisoned
by smut, although have given much
attention to it. All animals thus pois-
oned seemed to be affected alike, and
death occurs similarly in all. The
symptoms are similar to salvation, or
dribbling from the mouth and weeping
of the eyes, but quite different in gener-
al symptoms. Paralysis occurs within
few hours after the poison begins to act.
/ never knew one subject to recover, or
stand up, after the smut had been re-
ceived into the circulation. There is a
general idiotic stare and drowsiness.
The breathing is quite often thick and
stertorous. In the early stages one of
the best remedies l have found to be
one-ounce doses of hypo-sulphite of
soda and two ounces of alcohol in eight
ounces of rainwater at one hundred de-
grees. This may be repeated in two
hours if necessary. If the smut is yet
in the stomach the stomach-pump is the
quickest and primary remedy, then the
sulphite and alcohol. In travelling over
a wide extent of country, l have no.
ticed the prevalence of large quantities
OF smut this year in every variety of
crop, but fearfully large among corn. l
am quite a close observer of this thing,
and am obliged to say never saw half
so much in any one year in all my life,
anywhere or in any country. The best
remedy for preventing smut doing harm
is to pick it off the corn, etc and burn
it. 1t would seem to increase in pro-
portion to the neglect to destroy it or
prevent it. 1 have attended many val
liable animals whose owners seemed not
to have the remotest idea of such
thing as smut poisoning, while many
hundreds of our very best animals die
every year from it. Farmers trust to
the first, nearest and usually the lowest
priced man, no matter how ignorant he
may be of the science he claims to rep
resent. The results are SO disastrous to
the owner. and so terribly torturing to
the poor animals thus victimized, that it
is quite sickening and a great reproach
to our common humanity and national
intelligence William Horn, Y. g.. in
Country Gentleman. a..-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
A Conscientious Man.

An affecting and novel incident was
presented in connection with the recent
annual meeting of the Pacific Bank
stockholders. Ex-Governor P. II. Bur.
nett, for so many years president of the
bank, arose in the course of the meet
ing and announced that, on account of
failing health, he would not be candi-
date for reelection. He further stated
that indisposition had so interfered with
the regular discharge of his duties as
president of the bank that he had been
unable to give more than half of his
time to his regular routine work during
banking-hours. He considered, there
fore, that only half his regular yearly
salary was due him, and asked that one
half Che salary be paid him. the balance
to be placed as the directors and other
officers of the bank might see ct. Mr..
Burnett's wishes were overruled by his
fellow officers, who held that his serv-
ices given were worth the full salary.
A check was. therefore. drawn for the
full amount and left on the presidents
desk. When he opened the envelope,
he rose and went to the teller
and drew the full amount. He then
walked over to the cashiers desk, and
placed one-half Of the sum before that
officer, requesting that il be placed to
the credit OF the +" Profit and loss ac-
count" On leaving the bank. he
shook hands with each Of the employees,
but was too affected to be able to say
even good-by.-San Francisco Csrons-
Gle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
American watches.

The American Watch Company Of Waltham
received Last week an order from the British
Government for 372 watches, intended for the
use OF conductors, engineers, station-masters
and other employees of the state railroads Of
India. This is the third large order received
BY the company from the same source, and,
like the former ones, was obtained in public
competition with foreign manufacturers. The
London ..Jeweller aud Metal Worker" in its
issue OF January Is, observes, in reference to
this order:
"The contract for watches, to be used by
the officials on the Indian state railways, has
again been secured by the American Watch
Company. This is the third time Messrs. Rob-
bins q Appleton have received this distinction,
which is not q barren one, for it must be evil
dent to the most prejudiced individuals that
the timekeepers supplied on the previous oc-
caeiOn must have given satisfaction, and an
swered the tests required Of them. This is a
Notifying fact for Englishmen, especially for
those who believe that were m nufacturers
here to show more enterprise they would be
able to compete advantageously in the manu-
fscture of all grades Of watches."-B Boston
Advertiser.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TO give stoves a good polish. after
blacken;ng tscm, Tub with q piccs of
Brussels carpet.
The demand for heavy horses far
exceeds the supply, and is likely to for
the next ten years.
-Blackberries and raspberries start
very early and it is best to set them in
the fall; but very early in the spring will
answer. The canes produced this year
will bear the fruit the following season.
-Sardines may be nicely broiled.
Leave the oil, on them; let the cook
shake them after taking them out of the
box. but do not cook them overmuch.
Drop them from a gridiron into dish
in which there is juice of lemon.
The Agricultural Gazette (England)
says: "Re it known to all men that the
great majority Tin Great Brittany can no
longer farm at a profit. We state, in
deed, our grave conviction that in no
walk OF life is it more difficult to make q
living than by farming"
Eggs intended for Matching should
be promptly gathered two or three
times q day. It is not known how
much chilling an egg will bear and still
retain the life of the embryo. But it is
not safe nor desirable to take any un-
necessary risks in the matter.
Beans do well in most soils pro-
vided they are well drained, rich and
mellow, but q warm sandy soil on a
south slope is preferable. Plant in
rows from two to four feet apart each
way, depending upon the kind of beans,
and cover with soil two inches deep
Keotsk Gate City.
1t is folly to keep old sheep. They
should be turned off to the butcher
while they are in their prime. 1t does
not take half so much to fatten them
then. When they get old and thin, in
order to put them in condition to
slaughter, the whole superstructure
must be rebuilt. Cincinnati Times.
"A flock of hens will pay for the M
selves before they are one year old,
if they are rightly cared for. You can
then sell them, if you choose, for a
good price, and raise another lot, but it
is not advisable to do so, as the second
year is the most profitable, but do not
keep them after they are two years old,
for after that age they do not pay so
well.
There is good deal of sentimental
nonsense atloat about giving cows shade
in the pasture. The idea seems to be
that a COW is the tenderest animal in
the world, and cannot stand heat like
the man and horse that are blowing in
the next field. If given shade and a
pond to stand in, she will idle away half
her time, with q certain loss to the dairy.
-Loca State Register.
=" Onions," says Joseph Harris,
"are a very profitable crop, provided
you have well drained, clean land, a
little experience and good deal of
common sense, and are sure of the ne
cessary labor to hoe and weed the
crop" On sandy loan pillow in just as
much well-rotted manure as possible in
the tall-fifty loads per acre would not
hurt it. In the spring before planting
apply light top-dressing twenty BUSH
els per acre-of some fertilizer, as ashes
and lime; roll the land we'll and drill in
the seed at the rate Of five or six pounds
per acre, in rows fifteen inches apart
and as early as practicable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
A BACHELOR LEAPYEAR LAY.

Dear ladies, one and MI, Ipray
Give eat unit my sony,
For though my verses may be weak,
MY scntm;cnts are strung.
nm blushinx bachelor,
who Tain would cnd his woes;
80 IN this blessed year Of grace,
Dear ladies', please propose!
Iam-wcll. not so very young,
Nor vet SD very OH;
A happy medium, as YOU know,
Is just the aye OF gold.
Too youthful love is apt to shake
In every wind that blows:
All! mine would provo Of sterner stun,
II you will but propose!
My hair is Of that warm, br..::ht hue,
The painters favoritc tint;
My eyes, they have q rOguish cast,
That some mi2ht call u squint.
won't attempt to classify
My SPECIAL sort of nose:
But. an! could I've led by it,
II some one would proposed
Ny form-'tis true cannot boast
Of wnndrous weight or height;
In rather on tue ,tapper style
OF little. lean and light:
And though too modest far to push
Amid more dashing beaux,
I'm always thought nice young man;
So, ladies. please propose!
nv fOrtune-ah! alas that love
No more is Hcaven-fed!
Alas that even pOet-souls
Must think of meat and breadl
Alas that double hearts and lives
Mean double food and clOthesl
Dear lt1ics. with double p lrse,
Won't some of you propose?
With loving hearts and busy hands,
no cares for worldly prlfY
So all my fortune, gentle danes,
Is cenfer'd in myself.
Then for this blessed year of grace
That bounteous Fate bestows,
I'm in the market, ladies dear:
Who'll buy-l mean propose?
N. U. PicdNlne.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

-" Good for headache-the game
of fifteen.
Hens make q dead set against
China eggs.
-Parlor understanding in the
drawing-room.
Saving wood is healthy occupa-
ton, yet it has its drawbacks.
The Modern Argo SAYS that editors
and hens must scratch for a living.
The way to get overs culinary diff
Guilty is to go to Bridget.-Boston Tran
script. s IS ft@#
What is home without q broom
stick?- Honkers Gazette. A place that
even a timid man might enjoy.-MeD
HaUen Register. ,.,l,-... 80.
The best and most thoughtful news
papers now allow contributors to the
Massachusetts, to write on both sides of
the sheet.-Atla'ata Constitution.
Somebody says that the Gear has as
many lives as q cat. But that remains
to be proved. There are four more
chances for the cats reputation. r.
Mail.
w hen Chief Jack brought in the
three prisoners to Los Pinos, the other
day. General Adams looked out and ex-
claimed: zee Hi! Lo! Jack and the
game. "-Erchange.
Farmer Jones0ury says his hens a.
ways lay during winter. !, All he has to
do is to casually remark in their hear
ing that eggs have dropped down to
ten cents q dozen. Then they all 20 to
work with will.--Boston Transcript.
The Princess Louise does not per-
init any one, even Lorne, to call her
Looeyezer. and she is perfectly right.
She was christened Looeezer, and Loo
cezers her name.-M =. Commercial
advertiser. sSs
--Ex- Empress Carlotta, who has for
20 long taken no interest in ANYTHING,
has OF late taken to insisting on wear
ing the very latest style of bonnet, and
will have shoes just as small as she can
get on. They think her reason is re-
turning Boston Post. - g
=" You are an ojus, hidjus idjit, my.
dear = said playful mamma to her
daughter at dancing school. the other
day. "Oh, my dear Mrs. -, sighed
one of her neighbors, "what wouldn't
! give to have your knowledge of Lat
-Fhilaelelph;a Bulletins h
"A lady living near Baltimore, who
Is very deaf. stopped q milkman a.
he was passing the house the other day,
asked him how much he charged for .
quart Of milk, and then put up her ear
trumpet 10 catch the reply. The man
drew quart of milk and emptied it
into the trumpet, and the result has
been that he has to 60 three miles ont
OF his way to keep out Of sight Of the
lady's son, who sits on the front porth
waiting for him to pass.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
PROFESSOR Orro BoLLrNGER, of the

PROFESSOR Orro BoLLINGER, of the
University of Munich, read a paper re-
Gently on artificial tuberculosis as in
duced by the use of the milk of tuber-
culous cows. He endeavored to
demonstrate that the milk of such ami
mails has contagious influence and re-
produces the disease in other animals
Seeing the enormous mortality from
consumption, Professor Bollinger be-
lieves it to be of the utmost impor-
lance to urge upon all classes, and par
ticularly upon farmers, the absolute
necessity Of taking every possible
means of stamping out the disease
among cattle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
VEGETINE,
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS.
DISEAaE OF THE KIDNEYs.
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.

Tho symptoms Of acute attack Of Inflammation OF
the kidneys are Is follows: Fever pain IN tho small Of
the back aud thence shooting downward; nuMboss OF
tho thigh vomiting, usually ct first deep u
the urne which becmss pale and coloress as the dis
ease Increases and Is DISCHARGED very often with pa
and dicuty c0stiven AMI some deIrse Of collie In
chronic diseases Of the kidneys tho symptoms pain in
back and limbs drynesS Of the skim frequent urina
tons (esp Cially at mighty general dropsy headache
dix 81 Of signt indigestion. and pa pitation OF the
heart iual loss Of strength palenesS and pufneSs
Of the face, CO gh and shOrtness Of breath.
In diseases Of the kidneys tho Ve0etine gives mme
regularly and direct 0ns followed. In many cases It
mag ke several bGttlos especially Of long stand
ing It directly upon the secretiOns cleans ny nd
strengthening removing all Instructions AMI impuri.
ties t many can testify to cases Of long stand
ing having been perfectly cured by the Ve0etine,
after trying my of the known remedies which are
said to be expressly for this disease
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

ICELAND Moss BLANC MANGE.-Wash
the moss thoroughly in several waters
and soak it an hour. To handful, al
low quart of rich sweet milk; put the
moss in when the milk is boiling hot,
let simmer until the moss is soft, then
strain, sweeten and flavor with lemon
juice. and put into wet molds. Serve
cold with cream and sugar. Iceland
moss cooked in water instead of milk,
and made thin enough to be taken as a
drink, is soothing and nourishing, and
excellent for colds and sore throats.-
Prairie Farmer,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
An Old Man Restored to Health.

BATAVIA, N. Y, Sept. Is, 1879.
fered with Diabetes, being obliged to void
urine as often as once in 80 minutes and have
also been great sufferer from palpitation of
the heart. l am now using your diabetes
Cure, and can truly say, at 70 years of age,
PETER SLOVENIAN.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

Makes July, August and Winter butter equal
to best June product. Grocers pay to S
cents pound extra for butter made with this
powder. Guaranteed harmless. Increases
production to 10 per cent. Reduces time of
churning one-half. Sold by druggists, grocers
and general storekeepers. Send stamp for
" Hints TO Butter-Makers." Address, Butter
Improvement Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
Scrape the Feet.

Every careful housekeeper, with an
eye to first causes, is much interested
in. the way feet or rather feet-cover-
ing-come in from out of doors. If
boys did not have muddy boots the
cares of the house would be lessened.
But boys are not the only ones that
sbring in the dirt" Men-folk are
often very forgetful of the amount of
work they may make by not attending
to the simple matter of cleaning their
boots and shoes. Every doorstep
should be provided with foot-scraper
and brush or broom, and every one,
as he comes in, should take the time to
use them before appearing on the car
pet, or clean floor. If a regular scraper
lone made for the purposes not at
hand, ole can make one from bit of
hoop-iron, which is to be placed on a
step or edge of the porch in a conven-
lent place. It is well to provide a
mud-mat," which is simply strips an
inch or so square---fence pickets will
answer--screwed to three OF four cross
pieces, an inch apart; or a more elab-
crate one can be made by stringing the
Stats upon fence wires. One, with
muddy boots, is very apt to stamp and
rub them on the steps or floor of the
porch; mud-mat will clean them more
effectively and save the porch hard
wear. A very excellent mat may be
made by boring holes in board, and
drawing corn-husks through the holes.
Careful persons change their foot-gear
when they enter the house to remain
any length of time, q custom conducive
not only to neatness, but 90 greatly to
comfort, that 1t is to be commended
american AgrjcultHriSt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

VEGETINE.-When the blood becomes life
less and stagnant, either from change Of
weather or of climate, want Of exerc Sc, irreg-
ular diet, or from any other cause, the VEGE-
TINE will renew the blood, carry off the pu-
trid humcrs, cleanse the stomach, regulate
the bowels, and impart tone of vigor to the
whole body
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

DR.. Brandreth reached the age Of
seventy-one years; 90 the Syracuse
Herald concludes that he never took his
own pills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
CINCINNATI. O.. April 10. 1871.

Mr.. 81. R. STEVENS:
have suffered several years with tho Kidney Com
pldtnt an was in ,uced to try Teget7e have taken
several Hotties Of your preparation. and am convinced
any other medicine. lean heartily recommend it to ali
suffering from Kidney Complaints
Yours respectfully, J. s. MCMILLEN
First Book keeper for Newhall Gale Co.. Flour Mer.
chants, No 80 West Front Street. Cincinnati. o.
Vegtine has restored thousands to health who had
been long and painful sufferers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
THE MARKETS.

The genuine Frazer Axle Grease Is said to
be the best in the world. and we believe it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

REDDING's RUSSIA SALvE is unrivalled for is
speedy healing qualities. Price Csc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25
l|,l| ;I3l]l[I3![lS:[I Discovery

DE-. Piercc's Golden Medical Disco
common Blotch, Elnaplc,. or Ernpse
Ron1h skin, in short, all diseases Z
purifying. and invigorating medicine.
Especially has It manifested! IT'S n
cles, 6ore Eyes, HcrefnlouS sores
Neck. AMI HmlarKed Glands:
II you feel dull, eirowsy, .leDiiltate
on face or body, frequent headache o
aiiernated with hot 7iiushes, irregular
TornI6 Liver, or :" Rlli0uSnesa. :.
Me,iical Discovery has no equal. as II
In the cure OF Brenchitia, Sevr
ann ueSom. Il has nst0nishcsl the met
grcatest medical discovery OF the age
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

Nearly Two nOufS naU SAT tnero, ana
now Twas still waiting and vibrating be-
tween the hope of delivery and the al
most certain conviction of destruction.
The fearful chill of despair was creep
ing over me; my trembling limbs al
ready announced that my nerves were
sinking in exhaustion. At every
moment kept watch for his returning
footsteps, but no welcome sound fell on
my ear.
Hark! 1t is the train! The low, dis
tant thunder cannot deceive me now.
1t will be here in few minutes"
Help! helpr' cried.
The wailing cry faded away, and there
was no answer. Louder and louder
came the thunder; nearer and nearer
came the train. The rising moon dis
closed to me the white column of smoke
and steam. rising above the hill beyond
the curve; and now the regularly beat
ing puff and cough Of the engine struck
my ear. like the gloating chuckle of
some terrible monster regarding his
victim. How like q frenzy the thought
came on me that it was now too late Tor
assistance! No human being would
venture on the bridge when the train
was within hearing distance. when it
was too dark to distinguish objects in
time to stop the impetuous tire-horse;
and vet, furious and frantic ct the
thought of such death, stretched my
trembling limbs to their utmost, and
shrieked again and again until grew
hoarse, and the laundering train
drowned the feeble efforts Of my voice.
And now delirium seized me. Ifancied
some giant fiend held down the plank
which vainly tried to wrench from its
firm poeltion-I could hear the chuckle
OF satisfaction that it gave to think It
had me there safely In Ito power.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-25

No nee Of taking tho large reulsive pills These
Pellets little Pisl are scarcely larger shan
Seing entirely vegetable particular care
whe mimi theu Thcv Operate without disturbance 70 ho
system. diet or occupation For !.s:atcc nsa1.soss
TiSSeneas 81 C6eSt, DIssineA1 SeuP Epueaaeloes a0
IA Taa1e In Mouth, nllloaA attacks r1en -
,eNioa - Wlhneye, Internal Fever, n1oaeea Ncss.O
~ 80, take pr. rlereeY Pleasant PuS9nsave FcAes
, nwrxRARY RplCAL ASSOCIATION, Prj,u, DsahaA NJ
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-04

The PRoGREss OF A HUNDRED YEARS.
-One hundred and four years ago, when
we declared ourselves to be free and
independent people, our population was
less than three millions. To-day, accord
ing to the estimate OF the superintendent
of the census, it is 48,000,000. Boston
was then but small village, and New
England had but few scattering schools
and two colleges. The entire country
had but thirty-seven newspapers, and the
best OF them were not equal to the worst
weeklies printed to-day in the mushroom
towns of the Rocky Mountain region. In
1889 we had but seventy-tive post offices,
and the mails were carried on horse back
over 1900 miles of road, at an expense of
$4,000 per year. To-day we have $4,000
post-offices new ones are being es
tablished daily-and the mails are carried
over 265,000 miles of postroads, at an
annual expense of S29,000,000. We have
nearly quarter of million miles oi
telegraph wire. We have 141 ,629 school
houses, 63,0S2 churches, 1872 daily news
papers, and over 5000 periodicals of all
kinds. Our farms are valued at not less
than $9,262, SO3,86l, our farming imple-
ments at $685., ,s7S, ,423, and our 1.-Two stock
ia Sl,525, ,276,457. Our farm products in
single year have brought US S2,447, ,538.-
658, and in the same time we have paid.
in farm wages, S3lO,286.285. Our crops
are bountiful, and our exports have
reached nearly $4,000, 900 in twelve
month, Our manufactures are prosper
Gus. In cotton goods we challenge the
world. In one year our 960 mills turned
out cloth enough to encircle the earth
twenty times, if made into one piece,
with still enough left to make every hui
man being IL suit Of clothes, and furnisl
each with pieces for patching.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-04

PURITY OF CHARACTER Over the out
er coat of the plum and apricot there
glows a bloom more beautiful than the
fruit itself-a soft delicate powder that
overspreads its rich colors. Now, if you
strike your hand over that, it is at once
gone, it is gone forever-it only appears
once. The flower that hangs in the morning
empearled with dew-arrayed with Jewels
once shake it so that the beads roll off,
and you may sprinkle water over it as you
please, it can never be made again what
it was when the dew fell gently on it from
Heaven.
On frosty morning you may see the
panes of glass covered with landscapes,
mountains, lakes and trees, blended into Il
fantastic picture. Now lay your hand
upon the glass, and by the warmth of the
palm, all the delicate tracery will be oh.
liberated.
So there is in youth II beauty and purity
of character, which, when once touched
and dctiled can never be restored-a fringe
more delicate than frostwork, which, when
torn and broken will never be repaired
When young lsd or girl leaves the pa
rents house, with the blessings of q
mothers tears still wet upon the cheek, il
earthly purity Of character be once lost, il
is loss that can never be made up again
Such is the consequence of crime. Its
effect cannot hut be in some way felt,
though by Gods mercy it may be forgiven
-BdptiSt Weekty.