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

The Minnesota State Forestry Associa
ton has published for gratutious distribu
ton among the people the Forest Tree
Planters Manual, which they will for
ward by mail to any one on application
to the Secretary, with five cents in stamps
for postage on each copy of the same.
1t contains TO pages and has an ella
borate index. Its information is very
valuable. This manual should be in the
hand of every farmer. All applications
should be made to Leonard B. Hodges,
lSec'y, NJ s. F. A., As Laurel Ave, St.
Paul. MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

THE OLD SETTLERS Assoc1ATIoN.-At
a meeting of the old settlers association
held on Monday evening last, it was re
solved to hold basket picnic supper on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at the residence
of Hon. J. s. G. Homer A committee,
consisting of D. L. Bigham. Peter Ortt,
Ener Birum. Saml Sickle, Rob't Wat
son, and their wives, was appointed to
solicit and make all necessary arrange
ments for the occasion. J. Wilson Pax
ton Esq. has been invited to deliver an
address. Conveyances will be provided
tos carry. guests to Mr. Honner's, and
those who wish them are requested to
leave their names with Sam'l Sickle on
or before Saturday next. 1t should not
be forgotten that all persons who acquir-
ed legal residence in the county prior
to Jan. 1st 1870. are eligible to member
ship and are invited to contribute to and
be present at the supper, whether mem
bers or not. By order of the Com.
D. L. Bigham,
|Saml Sickle, Chm.
Sec'y.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29

Belle of Redwood Falls is the best set
cigar in town at Dobner s. O'Hara's.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-29
Local News.


New Figs.
New Dates.
Sweet Cider.
Nessina Lemons.
Valencia Oranges.
Star Cranberries.
Fresh Oysters at
CRocKER's.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
The Champion Gorger.

John SIS the chief engineer Of q
ix.ox team that pl 9, between Denison
and Red River country, and by a few
is called "bull-wacker." John was in
Denison Christmas day, and after I'm
bibing freely at our most fashionable
saloons, concluded that he would like
to eat something, and stepped into one
of our restaurants where an inviting
dinner was smoking on the table. John
started in at the front door with such
a speed as to make halt rather difficult,
and the consequence was, he took
seat at one OF the tables in the rear Of
the room, upon which was placed many
delicacies that were to be carried for
ward to other tables IS occasion might
require. Among other things 10 be
found on this table was a large, nice
baked turkey-''done to turn" as ii
were-and John took a carving knife,
and made a vigorous raid upon it. The
waiter knew that John was inthe wrong
pew, and that he was rapidly throw-
ing himself on the out side of deli
cious turkey that had been carefully
prepared for other epicures, but what
could the waiter dos John was large,
robust ftllow, and was likely TO strike
out from the shoulder with about the
same result as kick from mule. The
waiter interviewed the proprietor. The
proprietor pulled aside q green curtain,
stepped to the front, and. after survey
ing Johns huge form for few mo-
ments, concluded that there was no use
in making fuss simply because a man
had seated himself at the wrong table.
He stood aside, however, and silently
looked on as that turkey succumbed TO
the ravenous appetite OF the gentleman
from Red River country. He saw
loaves of nice white bread accompany
ing that turkey, while pies, cakes and
jelly disappeared with frightful rapid
ity. As John gave the turkey finish
ing touch, having cleared the dish of
the last vestige, the landlord-who had
been won lering all this time where his
profit would come in for his dinner
grew courageous as well as sarcastic,
and sharply asked:
"Is there anywhere else, sir, that l
can help you to?"
John had not observed his presence
until now, and was somewhat startled;
but his reply showed that he was equal
to the emergency. He raised his eyes
and voice, and startled the proprietor
By saying:
"I don't care if you give me another
one of them thar turkeys"
The restaurant man congratulated
himself that he got lid of mis- customer
without further raid on his culinary
department, and without difficulty; but
he wants it distinctly understood that
he would sell out below cost rather
than take the gentleman from Red
River as s regular boarder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
Paris Cats.
two year.

The ruins of the ancient prefecture
of police on the Quai des Orfevneries.
Paris have become the haunt and abode
OF innumerable stray eats, a feline
army only surpassed in numbers by the
cohorts that prowl around the environs
of the grain market. But at that latter
point pussy has mission, and the
grain stOrehouses swarm with rats, and
II Mistress Puss is obliged to hunt for
living, at least she finds plenty of
game. Nor is she molested or ill-treat-
ed. The dogs of the neighborhood are
forbidden to chase her, and naughty
boys who attempt 10 hurt her or worry
her are instantly punished. Puss has
a recognized home, too, in the dIlapi-
dated, overcrowded post Office (now
soon 10 be reconstructed), where, but
for her presence, the rats and mice
would hold high carnival over the mail
bags and the dead letters. But the
luckless marauder OF the Quai des
OrfeVneries has no social standing and
amp no official supplies of game. The
sparrows are shy and very hard to
catch. The Dogs of the neigh ghborhoob
are decidedly fierce aud undisciplined.
But these poor cats have found friend.
Once day there comes to the ruins an
aged women, dressed all in black, and
bearing huge basket on her arm. At
her cry, "Puss! puss! puss!" from
every nook and corner hastens a cat.
They pop out Of holes, they swarm over
the walls, they creep from under piles
of rubbish-gray, white, black, tabby,
tawny, tortoise-shell-all the varieties
of the felis domestica are revealed in a
moment. The old lady sits down and
opens her basket. 1t Is full of scraps
OF raw meat and liver. Every cat re-
ceives his portion in due turn till all are
fed and the supply Is exhausted. When
first this benevolent creature began to
feed these poor animals she had hard
time of it. The starving cats would
leap into her basket, snatch the pieces
from her hand, ami scratch her severely
If she attempted to resist their depreda-
tions. But now they ere peaceable and
we'll trained as so many canary birds.
They rub against her skirts, climb into
her lap, and rub their faces against her
cheeks, purring loudly the while.
Every cat waits his or her turn with
patience, and eats his or her dinner
with strict attention to good manners.
There are about forty pensioners which
thus subsist daily on the old lady's
bounty.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

How MANY EGGS PER ASSrM.-How
many eggs per annum will the best
non-si.ting varieties of hens lay? We
nave heard of single Hamburg and
Leghorn hens producing 250 to 300 eggs
Zach per annum; but what We would
like TO know il, can flock of len up TO
fifty average this? There is no doubr
with proper care TO selecting TO breed
from, and In time, such flock could be
brought up to this great average. The
difficulty, however, in selecting breed
ers from a flock, Is TO ascertain which
hens out of it lay the most eggs; for
there are some, even among the nom
sitters, that lay few; and ii their eggs
are hatched. the chickens. like their
mothers, would probably grow UP poor
layers. lii order to increase the aver
age LAYING OF flock, eggs for Matching
must be selected from those hens. which
lay the greatest number. Now, who
will go into this, and give US hens that
We can depend upon, every one, TO lay
an assured number of eggs per annum,
as with cows which will give a certain
quantity of milk or butter per annum.
Yet TO be certain of this, the farmer,
ike the latter, must be kept separate.
Who will take the particular trouble TO
de this? IL would be well worth ones
while; for he could rapidly sell the
chickens thus produced, at large price.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

HORSE NorEs.-"For Collie and
Grubs in my mules and horses l give
them about half q bottle Of the liquid
Simmons Liver Regulator-at time.
have not lost one that l gave IL to.
You can recommend it to every one that
has stock as being the best medicine
known for all complaints that horse
flesh is heir to. f. L. TAYLOR.
"Agent for Grangers of Georgia"
''Aly mode OF using Simmons Liver
Regulator for horses is as follows: O.e
teaspoonful of the powder, simmons
Liver Regulator, in a mash three times
a week. For Cough, Hide Bound or
Pneumonia it will be found invaluable
in such complaints as above named. In
using it with NY chickens for Cholera
| take package of the Regulator, mix
IL with the dough and feed it TO them
once day. BY this treatment L have
never lost from Chicken Cholera or
Gapes single chicken in the last five
years.
st. G. BACON, Edgefield, s. c.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
Feats of Memory.

Several professors of the University
OF Berlin were assembled in the coun-
Gil chamber, and were talking. One
of them held the Voss Gazette in hie
hand. Turning TO Prof. Boeckh ia
nous as Greek scholar and as pos
sesser of a wonderful memory he
asked: ''Do. you think yol could In
twenty-four hours get by heart the first
page of that newspaper? 2" II am sure
1 could" prof. Boeckh, L don't think
you could. am so sure you could not
that III bet twenty bottles of wine that
you could not" "Strike hands. i
take your bet." Prot. Boeckh took the
newspaper, and was little shocked to
see that the first page contained no.
thing but list of persons who had, at
the recent festival of the order of
Prussia. received the ribbon. This in
sipid litany was, of course, much more
difficult TO get by heart than editorials
and intelligence; still Prof. BOeckh
would not back out At this moment
Prof. Haupt, who was likewise famous
for his tenacious memory, entered the
Council chamber, was told what had
occurred, and dared to take similar
bet. He smiled and struck hands.
Thereupon Prof. Benary, one OF the
younger professors, declared that il the
veterans of the faculty could do so
much, the rawer recruits would not be
behind them, and to sustain the honor
of his youthful brethren he too would
take the bet. The next day all these
professors were assembled again In the
Council chamber. Prof. Boeckh began
and rscited the whole page without
missing one name, or one Christian
name, or one initial, or one grade of
the long list of persons who had re-
ceived the ribbon, from the Ministers
of State to the humblest clerk. He
ratified it off as easily as if 1t had been |
the alphabet. Then Prof. Haupt came |
to taw and recited the long nomen-
clature, but he gave it slowly and cor
rected himself often. Twas now Prof. |
Benary's turn to prove himself the
peer OF these gray heads; he exclaimed,
Brethren, do you really think me ca
pable Of fatiguing able men with 60
stupid litany for third timer No,
colleagues; I'd rather pay for twenty
tottles of good claret." A peal of
laughter shook the Council chamber.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
A Puzzled Justice.

A man named John was brought be-
fore country squire for stealing a hog
and three witnesses being examined,
swOre they saw him steal it. A wag
having volunteered his counsel for
Josh, knowing the scope of the squire's
brain, arose and addressed him as fol-
lows:
MAY it please your honor, / can es-
tablish this mans honesty beyond
shadow of doubt, for 1 have twelve
witnesses who are ready TO swear that
they did not see him steal it,"
The squire rested his head for
few moments as If in deep thought,
and with great dignity arose, and,
brushing back his hair, said:
"If there are twelve who did not see
him steal 1t, and only three who did,
l discharge the prisoner"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

CURING BEEF-To every one hun
dred pounds OF beef, take eight pounds
salt, Qf fo- winter use, seven pounds, }
two ounces saltpetre, two and One-hali
pounds brown sugar, two ounces soda,
two ounces CAYENNE pepper, six gal
Ions water. First dissolve the salt in
part of the water. skimming it well !:
then add the other ingredients e1eept
the saltpetre, set it off TO cool, then put
the remainder of the water into clean
boiler, and add the saltpetre.
When 1t comes to boil, immerse each
piece of beef in the boiling water, hold
ing il with a carving fork; let it re-
main few seconds until it looks a lit
tie white; when finished add the wa
ter containing the saltpetre TO the other
brine, let meat and brine cool, pack in
II barrel, pour on the brine, lay the
barrel-head OF the meat, aud over it a
large stone to hold il down. Molasses
barrels are best.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
DOMESTIC.

A NEW SANpwIcH.-A novelty in the
way of sandwiches can be made with
canned salmon, by using maycnnaise
sauce instead Of butter. First make
some good thick mayonnaise sauce by
dropping oil, drop by drop, in the yolk
OF an egg, carefully separated frem the
white, and beating 1t with fork. Do
not use any vinegar or pepper and salt
at starting, or failure may result. Keep
adding on and beating till the mixture
gets as thick as butter. Now add some
vinegar, about teaspoonful will suf-
flee, and a little white pepper and salt.
Butter some thin slices of bread with
this sauce and place very thin layer
of salmon between them, having first
thoro ighly pounded the salmon in a
mortar or basin, and then, after gently
pressing the slices of bread together.
cut the slice. into triangular ,,ieces and
pile them upon plate, ornamenting
the dish with nice bright parsley, and
placing a few small cray fish, with op:-
stretched claws. round the base, with
one on top. 1t is a pretty, delicious
and inexpensive dish. GOod-sized
prawns may be advantageously substi-
tuted for crayfish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

A Neoc Measuring Impiement.-A re-
markable instrument was lately de-
scribed before the d" SOciete d'Encour-
agement pour PIndustrie Rationale. !"
Ii is called profilograph, because when
In use il mechanically traces on paper
the outlines of the ground over which
IL travels. A foreign contemporary
describes Ii as small carriage mounted
on two wheels, drawn by one man,
and attended by another who marks
the levels of the proper places, and
underneath hangs an iron rod with II
large bali at its lower end serving as d
pendulum. This pendulum maintains
a constant vertical position, while the
machine inclines in one direction or the
other, according as 1t ascends or de-
scends slope. To the upper end OF
the rod is fitted pencil, which marks
on a sheet of paper the ups AMI downs
of the country trayersed, whether on
an ordinary road or across trackless
fields. The exact profile is thus recor-
ded to given scale. At the same time
one Of the wheels acting as a chaiu-
bearer measures and indicates the
distances iravele1 throughout the sur
vey.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
How q Southern City Awakes.

There are comparatively few resi-
dents of the town who know what
takes place during tie hours between
the peep-o'-day and full sunrise. Thos,
first TO appear on the street. which Is
just about the time that the combai
between day and night is equally bal
anced, are nearly always halfway dis
guised, and are anxious not to be reco-
gnized when met. 1t recognized and
acc osted, an excuse is always ready to
account for their early appearance.
These people have sleepy eyes and
languid looks, betokening that the
drowsy god had been neglected in their
last nights offerings. With light and
hurried step this class soon disappears,
and sill appear no move until late In
the day or the next mc-1ing. Now the
day is beginning TO gs'n the advantage
of The night. The bir', begin to sing
ard soon full chorus rom the ceme-
terry surges toward an6 dlls the streets
with the melody of their songs. Sing
ers perehed In the treAs of the town
lend their voices to swell the volume.
The next people to appear are the old
n gro women on their way to the places
where they are employed. Before they
have disappeared the older negro men,
who wait upon the stores, come up and
stand in groups, waiting the time to
rouse the CLERKS, for they dare not do
it so early. The butcher-shops are the
first to open, The sound of their saws
and knives can be heard before the dis
guised class hardly disappear. About
the time the other negroes come, the
customers of the butchers begin to drop
n. These are old white gentlemen
who believe that the early customers
get the tender stake. Now day has
gained the victory. aud night is fast
retreating westward. A general rat
tling of doors begins, the younger ne
gro men and women fill the streets,
going in various directions. Undress-
ed clerks appear and with lazy yawn
exchange morning salutations with
their neighbors. Some half-dressed
proprie tors with last nights films yet
upon them, come. Shutters are OPEN
ed. blinds are raised. specimens of ware
rut upon the street; the sun has come
in full splendor; the stages are max
ing ready to leave travellers are taking !
their places; some are going to, and
some coming from breakfast; the later
stores are open; the streets are filled |
with vehicles and people, and Rich
mond is on the full tide of another |
day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

"Just give me a chance to pour my
voice into that machine, will you?'
said rednosed man, stepping to the
front at a phonograp matinee the
other day.
Certainly" said Mr.. Gilliland. "PRt
your mouth down close, without pres-
sing, speak distinctly, and the Instru-
ment will repeat every word just as
you say it,"
.'Ain't you joking, now. VIII it
really say the same thing | say, with
out any changing around or mixing
up, to turn the joker"
"You will get back your own words
nothing more or less" said the pro-
prietOr.
''Hold my hat, then, and pull open
all the valves" said the man. as he
nervously brought his mouth down to
the proper position. STEADY, now,
I'm about to warble."
"Come-up-boys-everybody---and
th--the-landlordn ~ was
what the man said, with an emphasis
on every word, and the same was what
the marvellous little wonder shrieked
back.
That's the sweetest music I've heard
for about ten years." said the man
with moist palate and glowing eye,
land l reckon it's about that long
since I've heard that good old tune
grounc cut. 1 don't suppose FL ever
get another chance TO hear it again,
and so, if it ain't too much trouble,
please run her back and shoot it out
once or twice more. It's good for the
rheumatic, that Is. Ny. what a head
that man has! If he could only get
up jug now thar could not be emptl-
ELY" and the man walked out with
sad look and an unsteady step.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14
Some ne,o alloys or compositions, in

Some ne,o alloys or compositions, in
tended as Imitation of the precious met
ais, have been brought to notice in
France. One of these, Designed as a sub
stitute for gold, is produced as follows
Eight hundred part of copper, twen-
ty-eight Of platinum, and twenty OF
trngstic acid are melted in a cruclble
unuer a hux, and the melted mas.
poured out into alkaline water, so as TO
granulste 1t; it Is then melted together
with l70 parts of gold. For silver
alloy, sixty-five parts of iron and four
parts Of tungsten are melted together
and granulated--also, twenty-three
parts nickel, five of aluminium and five
of copper, in q separate crucible, TO
which is added piece of sodium, In Or
der to prevent oxidation, and the
two granulLted alloys are then mel
ted together. Both alloys resist the
action Of sulphuretted hydrogen.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

ESSENCE OF BELF.-One pound of
gravy beef, free from skin and fat,
chop as fine as mInce meat; pound in
mortar, with three tablespoonful OF
soda water and soak for two hours;
hen put in covered ear hen jar, with
Il little salt, cement the edges of the
cover with pudding paste, and tie a
piece of cloth over the TOP; place the
jar In a pot half tuli of boiling water,
and keep the the pot on the fire four or
five hours, sinmering; strain off the
liquid essence through coarse sieve;
it will be about five or six ounces in
quantity one teaspoonful of cream may
OCCASIONAL be added with advantage to
four ounces of the essence, or it may be
thickened with flour, arrowroot or
sage.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

Remedy for Hydrophobid.-M. Torres
Coicedo, Minister from Salvador, has
just made gift to the Paris Zoologi-
cal Gardens, of two curious plants, the
guaoo and the cedron, which have so
long been extolled as an antidote to
snake-bites and hydrophobia. The
discovery of the value OF the plants was
quite singular. Some Indians observed
that some birds of prey, which cap
ture and feed on snakes, sought out tie
vine of the guaeo, ate fits leaves, and plas-
tered them oyer their plumage. This led
TO the discovery Of the therapeutic vir-
tues of the plant.and by its use marvellous
cures VT Re efee,.d IN cases OF hydro
phObia. snake bites and marsh fevers.
DIR. Taffray also discovered the pro-
perties of these two plants during a
voyage by him through New Grenada,
in 1859.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

BEEF STEAK.-If the steak Is tough.
pound it well and press it together,
When everything else Is ready for the
table, build a quick fire with k!ndling-
wood, have a thick, iron spide smok-
ing hot, grease it and put in the steak ;
with salt and turn; let 1t cook only a
minute or two; cut a small place In
the centre and see If il is raw; if not
Chat is if merely looks quite red or
pink take it up quickly, sprinkle the
upper side with salt, spread with but
ter, eat while red hot. Serve on hot
platter AID have plates hot. If you
have Goals and broiler, use those in
stead. Never cook beef over slew fire
and let it ''sizzle;" while all the Juice
runs out; it makes 1t tough.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

CHINESE STARCH PoLIsH.-Sper-
maceri four ounces; white wax, two
ounces; stearine, or Paraffine, One-balf
ounce; ultra marine blue, One-half
grain. Melt together and let cool; use
a piece the size of a hickory-nut, for
one-half dozen shirts; put in the starch
while cooking, also add one teaspoon
fnl of kerosene. The clothing should
be dried first, and then lip bosoms and
Wristbands, cuffs, etc. in while it is as
hot as you can bear your hands in it,
and rub it thoroughly INTO the cloth !;
dry the articles. Then make a thin,
cold starch; dip them in and IOll them
up about two hours before you wish to
Iron them. To do it well, you should
have a polishing iron. which costs 40
cents here. First iron the bosom the
usual way; then take a clean cloth !;
dip it IN warm water, and slightly
moisten the bosom: take the hot polish
ing iron and rub 1t quickly back and
forth over the goods, not making long
storkes.