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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
A Last Dollar Misapplied.

The other morning, says the Carson
(Nev.) Appeal, a stranger might have
been noticed standing in the rear of the
Mint, watching an old woman picking
up sticks. She must have been about
eighty years of age. Her old calico
dress was full of holes, her face was as
wrinkled as tripe and as brown as leath-
er. Every time she stopped to pick up
a stick she was obliged to do so with
painful effort. She raked over the dry
leaves with palsied hands, and all the
worthless little pieces went into her
basket. A heap of garbage and ashes
occupied her attention for some ten
minutes. The man who was watching
her finally walked up behind her and
dropped dollar into her basket and
then stole away unnoticed. An attache
of the Mint, who was near, hailed him
as he passed. II say, did you give a
dollar to the old lady?'' Eyes, 1 did,
although it was about the last l had. I
can't bear to see poverty and old age
combined. I had a mother once al
most as old as she, and as weak and
palsied. I feel for an old woman like
that, and she can have dollar from me
if its the last I've got" "Do you see
that block over there?" Eyes"
With houses on itP'' Yes" 1.-THE
houses and lot belong to her." An ex-
pletive was all the stranger had to Of
fer as he turned away and walked rap
idly up Carson street. 1t was his last
dollar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

-l0sCG State Register.
A REPORT just issued by the munich
pality of Berlin gives some interesting
information as to the growth
of the population of that . city.
At the end of the seventeenth
century, when London and Paris each
contained considerably more than 1OO,-
600 inhabitants, Berlin was an unim-
portant town, with a population of little
over 10000. 1t was enlarged and en-
bellished under the great elector and
the two first Prussian Kings; and in the
time of Frederick the Great, at the be-
ginning of the present century, its pop
ulation had already risen to about $780,
600. 1t increased still further after the
close of the war with Napoleon and dur
ing the long peace that followed, but at
the end of 1860, though the municipal
district of Berlin had been considerably
extended, it did not contain much more
than 500, 900 inhabitants. During he,
sixteen years that followed, however
it's population was almost doubled.
This has not been the case with any
town of the same size except New York.
Since 1877 the population of Berlin has
been over !, 200. 600, and it is now the
largest city in Europe after London and
Paris.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

Up stairs and down stairs he ran.
pulled open drawers, hunted in pockets,
looked in closets, and yet there was no
mitten.
He knew he had it on when he came
in yesterday, and grandma, too, re-
membered to have seen it on his hand
when he ran in after school, 50 it must
be somewhere in the house, but where
was it?
Now some one wished once that
clothes were made with ears, 80 they
would come when they were called,
and dare say Freddy wished SO very
much that day, but mittens have only
thumbs, not ears, and thumbs are of no
use to help, when one is hunting about
to find something.
So the end of It was that Freddy had
to 20 to school with only one mitten,
and the other hand was stuck into his
pocket to keep it warm. In the course
Of the morning, Betty thought she
would make some cookies for tea, so
she measured out her -four, and then
took cup to get the sugar, and there,
in the sugar bucket, she saw, when she
lifted up the cover, little red mitten!
How could it have got there?-
Youths Companion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
FACTS AND FIGURES.

NEBRASKA has an area of 1896
miles. or 48, 636, 800 acres.
EVERY day in this world the births
exceed the deaths by 25,O20.
Or the 686 soldiers sent by Balti-
more to the Mexican war thirteen sur
vive.
Or the $50 convicts in the Tennessee
Penitentiary there is not one sick in the
hospital.
The New York Elevated Road car
ried, in the year just reported to the
State Engineer, $4,000, 900 passengers.
STATISTICS of the failures in New
York City in 1879 show that they were
much less in number and amount than
those of 1873. They numbered AGO,
with debts of SIG, 1888, 932 and assets of
$5, 16O,O33.
The French Assembly has voted 59,-
100000 francs-2,000,0OO more than
asked-for acknowledgements 26,OOO,-
600 in 1870 and 16, 600, 900 in 1851. The
grant includes $4,000 travelling ex-
penses for explorers.
THE largest dividend in New York
City for the last year is that of the First
National Bank. On capital of $780,
600 it has divided 12O per cent for the
year after adding $5OO,OOO to its sur
plus, making the surplus 1880, 900,
and after leaving $267, 100 "a undivided
in profit and loss account.
The European city which has made
the greatest proportional progress of
late years is Hanover. In 1867 the pop
ulation was $4,000; in 1875, 1O7, 900. or
forty-four per cent. of increase. In the
meantime Berlin gained thirty-eight per
cent; Antwerp, twenty-four; Vienna
and Copenhagen, sixteen; Munich, Rot
terdam and The Hague, thirteen; Dres-
den, twenty-six; Edinburgh and Ham
burg, twenty; Paris, two; Stockholm,
nine; Amsterdam, eight; Leipsic, forty;
Frankfort, thirty-one.
The following table of comparative
prices of farm produce in New io-k at
the end of 1873 and 1879 will be found
of use to all who have followed the run
of the articles under the head of Crop
and Market Reports the past year. It
is not expected generally by dealers
that prices will fall much below present
rates for some time to come unless it
may be for dairy products and cotton:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
Youths Department.
mo IND UNO,

INO and UnO are two little boys
Who always are ready to fight,
Because each will boast
That he knows the most.
And the other one cannot be right.
Ino and Uno went into the woods,
Quite certain of knowing the way:
am right! You are wrongT'
They said, going along.
And they didn't get out till next dayl
Ino and Uno rose up with the lark.
To angle awhile in the brook,
But by contrary signs
They entangled their lines,
And brought nothing home to the cookl
InO and Uno went out on the lake,
And oh, they got dreadfully wet!
While discussion prevailed
They carelessly sailed,
And the boat they were in was upset.
Though each is entitled opinions to have,
They need not be fOolishly strong;
And to quarrel and fight
Over what we think right.
Is, You k1lOtU, and TknOtu, quite wrong!
Josephine Pollard, in st. Nicholas.
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General.

WILLIAM NJ. LEEDS, formerly Chief
Clerk Of the Indian Bureau of the Interior
Department, was before the House Commit
tee on Indian Affairs on the 18th. He At
tributed the disaffection of the Utes to the
inattention of Commissioner Hayt to their
condition, claims and necessities. He a.
signed, among reasons and causes for disaf.
lection, failure Of the Indian Bureau to send
to Indians subsistence, supplies and agri-
cultural implements ~ 1t had agreed TO do:
prohibition BY the Department of the sale Of
arms and ammunition upon their reservation,
leaving them under the necessity of travelling
ninety miles to obtain the ito them) necessi-
ties OF life, -, without arms and ammunition
for hunting, they were unable to sustain
themselves upon their reservation; the delay
OF the Department in furnishing their sup
plies to starving White River Utes, and notice
given In two successive annual reports bv
Indian Commissioner Hayt that he proposed
their removal to Indian Territory. without
making any mention of any proposition to
comoeneate them for their lands.
BEFORE the House Committee on In
dian Affairs on the 10Th General e. B. Flax
arraigned the Indian Bureau for incompe-
teDcy, AID charged 1t with responsibility Tor
the Ute revolt. Among the reasons assirned
by him for the rebellion of that tribe WA
that they were cheated ont Of their
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

"Well, really" answered the hand
kerchief, contemptuously, "you seem
to know very little of the world; but l
suppose quite simple minded people
live in Japan"
Japan" laughed the fan, 81 never
saw the place. Most of us are made in
America and perfumed. It does just as
well. But never mind that. Tell me
about society. What must one do to
get therep Is it placep''
IA place" laughed the handkerchief
in her turn. II should think not, in
deed. Society is people. Not every
body, but the people,
What sort are they" asked the fan
-"handsomeP''
well, not always-sometimes."
"Cleverp''
"No, not always-sometimes."
Good people, perhaps?'
g! am afraid not always"
'.Often, but not always. Our lady is
rich enough, you know. Her father
made it in glue factory"
"Wel, what sort of people is society,
tken?' said the fan.
"Oh, people of family-the Walling-
fords and the Shusans and the Gottards
in our town-they are society. Blood,
you know"
II don't know anything of the kind, :"
answered the fan, sturdily. 81 have
heard that Mr.. Wallingford's grand
father kept a grog-shop, and that Mr..
GOttards mother made flowers for a
living before she was married. Is that
all society is?''
"You don't understand said the
handkerchief, Grossly; "you are rather
stupid. You can tell society people in
a minute, they have an air. They come
into room as if they owned everything
in it. and SO they do. Plenty of people
bow down to them.''
"Ah! now you begin to talk" said
the fan. 81 am not so stupid; you
did not tell me properly before. l see
now, I see now. 1t is push which
makes society; smiling and bending,
but pushing along all the same, never
minding snubs and sliding into place
after all. have seen people gel
through crowds that way; it is the
same sort of thing here. A smile and
by your leave here, and a gruff push
there, and stiff beg pardon another
time, but always getting through. Be.
fore people know it sometimes, there
you are in front of them. They almost
wonder how you got there. Push, smile,
push, and on you go; all -
"Dear me-" interrupted the hand
kerchief, there comes our lady--and
with Mr.. Gottard, for all the word
How did she get to him?''
"Why," said the fan, slyly, "he
talked to her all last evening, very
close, in this very spot-were you
asleep? why didn't you tell me he was
society?"
"It was so dark" murmured the
handkerchief, rather ashamed. lone
can't tell society people in the dark. u
"Oh, here it is" said a bright, fresh
young voice. 81 am SO glad. Dear
old fan; l would not lose it for the
world, now ~
"Nor would 1 have you," answered
Mr.. Gottard, very softly. cit remind.
me of one Of the pleasantest evenings
ever spent"
"Oh! ohr' whispered the fan to the
handkerchief; "She is in society,"
Philadelphia Press.
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A Warning to Parents.

Is 1T murder or an accidentp The po-
lice say the former, the shooter and the
person shot say the latter, SO judicial
investigation will be necessary to de-
termine which it was in case the VIC
tim dies. The shooting occurred at
No. 1877 Fourteenth street, about half
past five o'clock Friday afternoon.
Though known to the neighbors, it was
not until eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing that Policeman McKinty, who
travels the beat, heard of the occur
renee, and, after inquiry, arrested John
Edward Ryan, the boy who fired the
pistol. He bought the weapon Christ
mas. It was small, single-barreled
breech-loader, carrying ball some
what larger than q buckshot. He got
with it some cartridges. and amused
himself by firing in. the ''wood-shed,"
which is in the basement of his home.
His mother did not "put her foot
down." though the lad is only thirteen.
On the contrary, she gave him a pop
bottle to shoot at. Tuesday afternoon
he returned home from Libby's pack
ing-house, where he was employed.
His mother, who is q widow and works
out, was not in. Soon after his arrival
his little sister Mary, aged eight, came
in and began putting the dinner dishes
away. According to her story, Eddy
was fooling with the pistol, and
thought that it was loaded only with
chips. He said: win you let me
shoot your I said yes, and he fred,
and I said: oh. Eddie! you have shot
me in the eye" The report was
heard by Mrs. Smith, who lives in an
adjoining room, and she rushed in and
caught the child as she was falling.
Mrs. Mclaughlin. another neighbor,
also rushed in. Edward, they say, was
very much exercised, and beside him
self with grief, crying out: "Murder!
I have shot my Mary" The mother
returned about this time, and at once
sent over for DR.. Painter, of No. 697
State street. He found that the ball
had penetrated the skull just over the
left eye, but, as it had gone into the
brain, he did not probe for it, since
there was danger Of doing harm, and
no good would result. He took meas
ures to avert Inflammation, as death
was certain If that set in.
As stated, McKinty learned of the
shooting yesterday morning, and, as he
says, people living in the house-five
families reside there-told him that
they had heard the boy and girl quarrel
ing; that the boy wanted the girl to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
An Oyster Dealers Experience.

"ARE you in hurry?' Brooklyn
oyster dealer inquired of man for
whom he was opening his third oyster.
The man had ordered dozen, and was
plainly in haste. but, seeing that lady
had entered the saloon, he said that
he had plenty of time, and began to
MUNICH broken crackers until the
oysterman was again ready to wait
upon him.
What can I do for you, ma'm?'
the dealer inquired, turning to the
lady:
''Are your Goldfish fresh?'' the new
customer demanded. looking suspi-
ciously at some large ones on the
board.
"Only two hours out of the water"
the dealer answered. Hardly dead
yet. Only six cents a pound"
"Weigh that one for me-" the lady
said. The fish weighed five pounds;
that was too large; another weighed
two; but that was too small. A third
weighed three and half; that was just
right; but the lady had changed her
mind, and preferred paddock. This
also was six cents, and a fish of suita-
BILE weight was soon found; but four
cents pound was all that the customer
was willing to give. Moreover, she
had now set her heart upon smelts,
| and, as there were none in the saloon,
she turned her attention to oysters.
II want them for frying" she said.
"How much are they hundred?''
"a dollar and quarter was the
reply; "and cheaper at that than you
| oil in n
CITY,"
"Then open fifty for me, if you
please" the lady said.
"Will you allow me to attend to this
gentleman first?' the dealer asked,
pointing to the man who had been
obliged to take a recess after eating
three oysters.
Certainly not" the lady said, snap
pishly. I'm in hurry" and as the
man had by this time finished nearly
all the crackers and, in great meas
ure, lost his appetite for oysters, he
said, politely, that he was willing to
wait.
The fifty oysters were opened, and,
after closely examining them, the lady
said:
"Now, don't mind giving you fifty
cents for those if you will paste them
over with flour and egg, and fix them
up for frying just Us they do in Fulton
Market"
The dealer breathed very hard as he
looked at his unpromising customer.
perhaps" he said, "you would like
me to 60 to your house and cook them
for YOU"
Without another word the lady gath
cred up her gloves, handkerchief and
reticule, restored her purse to its place
in the latter receptacle, and, bestowing
upon the dealer look of combined
scorn and indignation. swept out of the
saloon.
"Well, women is queer creatures -
the dealer muttered, as he looked at
the receding form. ''Skinf1ints, all of
'em. l wouldn't trust my own wife
where a bargain was to be had Aud
he turned around to find the man who
had eaten the three oysters. But that
person had forgotten to pay for the
oysters, emptied the bowl of broken
crackers, and gone out.-M. Y. San.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

"A horrible tragedy occurred in
Jonesboro, Ga, few days ago. George
Mansfield and Matt Walker were rival
candidates for Mayor. running respect
lively on what were known as the old
and new tickets. Mansfield gave sup
per to the negroes, and in the midst Of
the hilarity and cheers Walker and
friends entered. Walker yelled: '.Hur-
rah for the new ticket" Mansfield
cried: "Three cheers for the old
ticket Walker said: Course the old
ticket Mansfield then rushed fer
him, and scuffie ensued. Mansfield
dealt several heavy blows on Walkers
head with stick, and at last felled him
to the floor. Walker then drew q re-
volver, and, blinded by blood, fired at
q venture. The ball entered Mans
fields head between the eyes, and he
fell dead. A stampede among the ne
groes followed, many of them leaping
out of the windows. Walker went out
and gave himself up to the Sheriff.
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The Latest EnOch Arden.

Atlantic, in Cass County, is reveling
in all the marvels of a genuine Enoch-
Arden case, recently developed there.
The statement is authentic, but names
are withheld from Difference to the
woman, who is exceedingly sensitive as
to the peculiar position she occupies.
Several years before the war an in
dustrious and estimable young man and
young woman, daughter of an estima-
BILE family residing in the eastern part
of the State, were married. Children
were born to them, and they prospered
in worldly estate. They were happy
and content. When the war came,
and the Nation called for help, the
husband left his home, took a musket
and entered the army. For time let
tiers were received regularly from him,
but gradually the interim heightened un-
til ut last they ceased altogether. The
next tidings received by the anxious
wife and mother was that he had been
wounded in battle, and then the news
that he was dead. So direct and posi-
tive was the information, the Govern
ment awarded her a pension for her.
self and children. After time she
gave her hand to another, who soon
proved a worthless, drunken brute,
from whom she separated by divorce
ment. Meanwhile she, with her
parents, removed to Atlantic, where
she again made matrimonial venture,
which proved even worse than the
second, for her husband was not only a
drunkard, but lazy, good-for-nothing
fellow on general principles. While
living with him, there came to Atlantic
q stranger, who obtained employment
with a contractor. He was quiet in
manner, sober and Industrious. He
formed the acquaintance of the woman
and her husband, and was frequent
visitor at the house. Weeks and
months went by, until last week the
worthless husband skipped out under
cover of night. When he was gone the
stranger made inquiries of the woman
as to her past history, and in various
ways sought to awaken her sus-
picion, but without success. She had
buried her first love and father of her
children forever from her sight. At
last he revealed himself as the long
lost husband. and gave a history of his
wanderings with such certainty of de-
tail as to leave no doubt in the mind of
the astounded wife that he was what
he affirmed. He stated that he
was wounded and captured, and
taken to prison in the far South.
That what few letters he was able to
write to her probably did not reach
her, she having removed from where
he left her, and, finally, getting no
answers, he concluded she had died,
and gave her up as lost. He came to At
lantic with no expectation of seeing a
person he ever saw before. So soon as
he saw this woman he recognized her
as his wife. He sought an acquaint-
ance simply to be Lear her, though he
should never have revealed himself
had not her husband No. 8 cleared out
The woman is sorely puzzled. She is
still receiving pension. What will be
the result is mere conjecture; in fact,
neither of the interested parties them
selves know just what they want to do.
-Des Moiaes (Loaca) Cor. Chicago 1ri-
hu7ae.
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A Dainty Handkerchief Talks With q
japanese Fam.

A DAINTY handkerchief and Japan
csc fan, the handkerchief carelessly
thrust through the fans sticks, were ly-
ing on a chair
"Well," said the handkerchief,
How do you like thisp We have had
enough sea air at any rate, left out all
night on this damp piazza. 1t is out
rageous. look like an old rag"
alt is careless of her." answered the
fan. II feel rheumatic, and I am sure
my sticks are spoiled"
"Spoiled! I should think so!'
snapped the handkerchief; "all the
varnish is coming off on me. I shall
never be fit to be seen again, and I hate
rag-bags." :.
at is better than the ash-heaps,"
said the fan, drearily; "that is where
1 will be thrown at last. 1t is awful!
Such dirty people pick one up"
"Well, it is nicer to be picked up by
q pleasant person" said the handker-
chief. "fhat Mr.. Cartwright now,
He always picks me up SO carefully
when our ady let's me fall. l like
him."
Eyes, l know" said the fan; "but
why does she let us fall so oftenp l
wonder if ladies always jump up with
out looking what they havep It seems
SO. Up they get, down roll dozens Of
things, and OF 60 the gentlemen to pick
them up. They swear over it, too,
sometimes, when they roll far. So a
ball Of worsted told me-"
"Oh! ladies never think; it isn't ex-
~. They are supposed to look pref
ty, that's ALI Dress does good deal
toward position. Our Lady was very
careful about her toilettes for coming
here. She has her handkerchiefs to
match every dress. She came here to
get into society, you know"
Ibid shep'' said the fan, carelessly.
"What does that mean!'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
Annual Gathering Of the Northwestern
Dairymen's ASSOCIATION.

The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Northwestern Dairymen's Association
is to be held at Harvard, ILL.,. on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb
ruary 10, II and ~. The programme
is as follows:
TUESDAY.
The Association will be called to order at two
p. M, when the following order of business
will be observed:
Address of Welcome-Judge Aver, Harvard,
Ill.
Rcsponse-George E. Gooch, Chicago.
Annual Address by the President, w. D.
Hoard, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Appointment of Committees.
Success in Dairying-Charles II. Beach,
Whitewater, Wis.
EVENING SEssION.-Address-Hon Charles
X. Gibbs, Whitewater, Wis.