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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
An Exchange Of Sachels.


Some little time since r. A. Riddle, q
married man, arrived in Denver with view
Of looking up some profitable mining invest
ments. In order to be ready to take ad.
vantage Of any fortunate chance Mr.. Riddle
brought with him $4,000 in Government
bonds, and one or two other thousand dol
lars In the way Of pocket money. Mr.. Rid
die was q gentleman Of social habits, fond Of
making new acquaintances and not indiffer.
ent to seeing everything there was to be seen
In Denver, and he forgot all about mining
and other business aud devoted himself to
having good time. One evening, however,
the main object Of his visit pressed upon his
mind and he paid his hotel bill, put his
GO, 600 Of Government bonds in gripsack,
Union depot short time before the Lead.
Vile train was to pull out.
1t SO happened that Mr.. Joseph Cheney,
. travelling representative of several Kansas
CITY and St. Louis business firms, had made
arrangements to 20 to Leadville by the same
train, and he reached the Union depot about
the same time as Mr.. Riddle. and with a
belonging to the latter gentleman. In some
strange way the gripsacks were changed
and Mr.. Riddle was on his way to Leadville
before he discovered the mistake. The only
thing about the gripsack to indicate that L
had an owner was the card OF q. r. Hudson,
Of Kansas City. Flying back to Denver,
Mr.. Riddle sent out dispatches on every line,
asking frantically for I" E. p. Hudson.b But
no E. p. Hudson could be found. When
Mr.. Cheney went to bed that night he
looked into his gripsack for . night shirt
ana found the $oO,O 900. He went down stairs,
telegraphed to the frantic Riddle 10 Denver,
and everything was made right.-Dsaaei
(COy,) Ne1os.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18

The swindlers 60 to a wcll-to-do farmer
and tell him he has been recommended as q
good man to sell their machines, and ask
him to become their agent. He is persuade
ed that they sell rapidly, and that lie can
make large per cent. profit. He i told
that he will not be expected to risk any
money or pay anything until he ha, sold
1925 worth of the machines. He is Induced
to sign the contract above given, which, it
will be seen, sets forth this agreement when
read straight across. 1t looks fair and ipno-
cent enough, and soon the farmer puts his
name in the blank space just before the
words "Sole Agent for -- Company"
Afterwards the scamps easily change the
document from a contract to sell into a
promissory note by tearing off that part to
the right Of the line drawn through the
agreement as printed. In the original pre-
sented to the farmers Of course no line ap-
pears; and it is given here simply to show
where the division takes place, and the sep.
aratiOn at which point so radically changes
the nature of the document. It will be
seen at a glance that this is liable to de-
ceive any one without close inspection, and
a number of Indiana farmers have been
cheated with them this summer. The last
heard of the gang they were operating ex-
tensively in Bartholomew County. After
the farmers notes get into the hands of
innocent purchasers there is no recourse
but to pay them off, as they cannot well 60
back on the signatures. Cor.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
A Cats Nine Lives.

'.But that amt nothin' ter the story
once heerd bout cats. There was
wilder livin' down on Parliament st, eet
that had cat, a yaller cat, that were
everlastin' meowin'. Every mornin'
that cat would sit on the doorstep an
meow, an meow, till the hull neighbor-
hood had gone through the new trans
lation over an over agin. Finally the
old wilder began ter fall from grace
herself, an as Ter her son Bill, he had
sinned beyond redemption more n onct.
So the old wilder seq. Bill. SEE she.
take that theer cussed varmint an
drown it. Bill he was glad OF the
chance, an he takes an pitches that
cat in the Don. Next morning theer
was that cat sittin' on the doorstep an
meowin' as bad as ever. Bill he takes
her aqin, an tied a heavy stone ter her
neck, an throwed the hull business in
ter the Don. Next morDin' theer was
that cat on the doorstep, an meowin'
like mad. Then Bill he got mad, an
he up an chopped her head OF, an
threw both head an body inter the
Don. Next mornin', I hope l may
scream. if there d dn't sit that cat on
the doorstep. with its head in its mouth.
an howlin' like oil possessed.-Ioronto
Evening NesOs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
What Mothers Shoald DO.

Teach the boys as we'll as the girls of
the household to make their own beds
and keep their rooms in q tidy, TASTE
full manner. There is no earthly rea-
son why girls should be expected to
make t cir brothers beds, in addition
to- their own, while the latter are en-
joying out-of- door sports with other
boys.
These should be required, not only to
make their beds and keep their rooms
in order, but to mend their stockings
and gloves, sew on their buttons and
do like little tasks, which the exigen-
cies of life will, in all probability, fire.
quently require of taem; and it is the
mothers duty to see 10 it that they
learn this by early practice.
When a girl is ten years old, she
should be given certain household
duties to perform, according to her size
and strength, for which sum of money
should be paid her weekly. She needs
q little pocket money, and the knowl-
edge how to spend it judiciously. which
can so well be given by q mother to her
little girl. She should be required to
furnish o part of her wardrobe with
this money. For instance, il she gets
ten cents q week, she should purchase
all her stockings, or all her gloves. as
the mother may decide; and, doing
this under the mothers supervision,
she W. IL soon learn how to trade with
judgment and economy. OF course,
the mother will see to it that the sum is
sufficient to do this, and yet leave .
tribe for the child to spend just as she
pleases. This will supply q healthy
stimulus; it will give her proper am
bition and pride in her labor. and the
ability to use money properly. As she
grows older, these household duties
should be increased, with proportion"
ate increase of money paid for the per-
Torrance of them.
/ know lady who divides the wages
of a servant among her three daugh
ta-s. There is systematic arrange
m.,nt of their labor, which is done with
q thoroughDe,s and alacrity rarel.:
found. either with hired girl or i
daughter who feels that she has to do
it, With nothing to encourage and slim.
Mate her in the work. Order and
system in family are peculiarly pleas
ant to the little folks. when they are
trained to it, and method similar to
this would be wonderfully beneficial in
many families.-Cor. Remans Journal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.


Ono person out of every 246, 622 u
yearly struck by lightning.
Fifteen thousand California trout
are to be put in the Niagara River above
the falls.
"A Milwaukee woman drowned her.
self by resolrtoly holding her face in .
basin of water.
Last year in France there was only
one person in 10000 900 killed by rail-
road accidents. -fN
There are 1000 acres of fax within
fifteen miles of Santa Barbara, Cal. A
fine yield is certain.
The American honey trade with
Great Britain is growing rapidly. A
recent English order calls for $1,000
pound cans.
"A larger proportion of white aow-
ers are fragrant than those of any other
color. Yellow comes next, then red,
and lastly blue; after which, and in the
same order, may be reckoned violet,
green, orange, brown and black.
An invention for easing the strain
on horses in starting horse-rars has
been in six months successful service
in Boston. A little pedal touched by
the drivers foot puts the device into
operation. 1t connects the tongue of
the car with lever, which operates q
latchet, taking hold of a cog wheel on
the axle, thus easing the dead pull
nearly one-half.
Official returns show how vast are
the flocks of sheep owned in the Aus
tralian colonies The New Zealand and
Australian Land Company owns $780,
600 sheep; Mr.. Robert Campbell, $780,
900; Mr.. George Henry Moore, 80, 900;
Messrs. Dalgetty 4 Co., 2O8, 900; Sir
Dillon Bell, 81, 600; the Hon. William
Robinson, $4,000; Sir Cracroft Wilson,
40. 900; Mr.. Kitchen, $4,000, and Mr.
Allan Mclean, 500, 900. -.,-,
DIR. Calling, of Hartford, Conn,
the inventor of the Calling gun, has
produced gun that is said to be the
best one yet. 1t will be mounted on the
gunwale OF ship with apparatus for
sweeping three-fourths of the horizon,
ard the range is three miles at least.
1t has ritled steel barrel so. inches
long, with caliber of Las inch, and
throws solid shot weighing l / pounds
and steelpointed, capable Of piercing
the iron casing of torpedo boat three
miles away. 1t is breech-loader, and
is fed by hand, but the loading and
firing is automatic. Two men can
manage it. 1t is called the Calling tor
pedo gun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
WIT AND WISDOM,

From the prices that some physi-
clans charge, one can readily imagine
that high heals are fashionable. Dos
tom Commercial bulletin.
Gold ore and a deposit in the saw
ings bank are very much the same, in
asmuch rs they are both money in &C.
crued state.--N a,ocob Strauss.
Lightning struck spotted cow
near Medina, o., and turned her jet
black in the twinkling of an eye. That's
why Ohio women crawl under the bed
when the thunder begins to roll.--De-
troit Free Press.
Here's positive fact that occurred
in one of the public schools in this city
recently: A small boy was asked to
name some part of his own body. He
thought moment and then replied:
''Bowels, which are five in number-a.
G, i, o and II, and sometimes W and ""
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The inmates of a clearinghouse in
West Fourteenth street are nightly dis
turbed by a ghost. He appears as a
big fat man, and then gradually dwin-
dies in stature until he finally dissolves
into nothingness. 1t is believed that he
is the spirit of a boarder who lived in
the house for number of years. -Puck'.
"A big black bear tried to hug a
young lady out in Idaho, and the in
suited damsel gouged out one of his
eyes with parasol. She knew the hug
Of bear too bruinous to the health.
When a man wants to hug an Idaho
girl with any safety he uses pair of ice
tongs.-Burlington 4iavkeye.
When you see young man sitting
beside a much ''banged' or frizzled
young lady in railroad car, or thea
ter, and his arm sort of instinctively
crawls around the top of her seat In
close proximity toher dollar-store neck
lace AMI back hair, you may feel as
sured that be is not her brother. And
the chances are less than one in hum
dred that they are married.--Boston
Transcript.
The first drink makes a man feel
anxious for the second; the second
brings smile to his ia e; the third has
Q voIuble effect; the fourth, he is still
more soc;able; the fifth produces dig
nifty; the sixth a stern expression OF
conntenance that means beware; the
seventh, he becomes pugilistic; the
eighth, he fights and gets t6rashed, and
all subsequent drinks have no effect but
to delay the hour of 'sobriety.-Ne~
RaUesa Register.
=" What's de news bout de Presi-
dent, Uncle Mose?' ''De las bullet
ing say dat his pulse was 98, tempera.
ture norval, and perspiration %, an he
was AKIN fur a beefsteak." THANK
de Lawd. dat's hopeful sign. Uncle
Nose, Ise always remarked when folks
Git shot in de Iiber de mos usually be-
gins to mend when de persperation gifts
to %, an de Legins to take interest in
vittals. SiJtings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
Toy Pistols aud Lock.jaw.

On sumpling up the casualties of our
explosive holiday, the Fourth of July.
the numbers or the killed and manned
rival those of some battles which have
decided the fate of Empires.
The majority of the injuries were in
flicted by the toy pistol, using blank
cartridges. the Introduction OF which
has been followed by general epidem-
ic of lock-jaw, particularly in our larger
towns and cities.
The toy is a cheap continuance of cast
iron. with q barrel about two inches
long. 1t is breech-loader, intended
for blank cartridges. the powder being
held in metallic case either by a pa
per wad or by folding inward the
siashed end of the cartrid re case. There
is no half-cock; the trigger catch is
roughly made, and there is always dan
ger of an accidental discharge when
the hinged barrel is being returned to
place after the insertion of the cart
ridge. At such times the barrel is held
in the left hand, and the discharge in
flicts an ugly wound in the palm. Other
wounds are inflicted by the paper wad,
or by fragments of the cut end of the
copper cartridge case, which are shot
off with considerable force. In other
cases buck-shot, gravel. nails or other
missiles, placed in the barrel by heed
less or malicious urchins. have caused
severe, sometimes fatal, injuries. The
more serious wounds. however, are
usually caused by accidental discharges,
the powder, wad or copper fragments
enter ;ng the lacerated palm, and so in
juring the nerves that lock-jaw is the
result. There were seventeen fatal
cases of This sort in Baltimore on the
Fourth. Fifty cases were brought in
for treatment in three hospitals in this
city, with eight or ten deaths; and
there is no telling how many cases were
under private treatment. Other towns
appear to have suffered proportionally
except Philadelphia, where, in conse-
quence of fifteen fatalities from toy-pis-
toll wounds last year, the use Of the
weapon this year was suppressed by the
city authorities.
Other towns will do well to follow
the example Ct Philadelphia Parents
are often ignorant or careless, and
five or ten cent pistol offers irresistible
to many boys. In anticipa-
ton of next years celebration some
means should be adopted to prevent
the manufacture. sale and use of such
murderous playthings. Even the use of
the pistol-shaped device for swapping
paper caps should be stopped. No
harm can result from them directly;
but the habit which children acquire of
pointing such things at each other in
fun is not conducive to care or caution
in handling real pistols.-Sciemtifc
american.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
Esthetic Housekeeping.

She was q graduate Of Vassar. and,
when she married Julius. Augustus
Smythe, was verv much like another
Young lady who has been embalmed in
| song
! Miss Pallas Andora Won Blurky. 3-.-~
Who didn't know chicken from turkey:
hisn spanish and Greek abe could fiuently
But her knowledge of poultry was murky.
However, she told julius Augustus
that she was q good housekeeper be-
cause her mother and grandmother
were, and il ran in the family. So, on
the strength of this. he went to house.
keeping She bought sweet little
morocco-covered notebook and an en-
broidered market basket, and carried
god pencil, wore an esthetic morning
costume, and appeared like vision of
delight before the magnates of the
cleaver at the Central market. 3
20 the dear, sweet, cunning little
pigs, she exclaimed, stopping at an
aldermanic stand where several little
roasters were on exhibition. '.I'll take
couple of those; how much are they
pair?''
"Five dollars for two," was the real
istic answer. ,~-
"Isn't that rather high? guess I'll
take yard of beetsteak and pound
OF chewing-gum instead, and somc-O
yes!-some sweetbreads. Julius said
ne wanted some; nice fresh ones,
please, with plenty of raisins in Them"
Then she sailed over to poultry
stall:
Have you any chickings?" she asked
OF the woman in attendance.
Heaps of 'em," was the reply.
"How much do they cost heap?"
she asked in rather faint voice.
Halt dollar apiece, men,
"Well, send up a piece to my resi-
dence," and she turned to the next
stall, and picked up some little pack
ages that looked very nice. What is
this sweet stuff that smells so lov.ly?"
she asked of a red-headed boySbehind
the table. Id
Limburger, miss, and it 8 just splen.
did; tastes ever so much better than it
smells-have one?'' o."
| She took one, and then she asked the
boy where they sold their quail on
| toast.
"Ain't any in the Market" answered
the young reprObate. "Mother's gone
after load, though, and we'll send you
some soon as they re in.''
what are these lovely navy-blue
berries?" she inquired. "They will
just match my china You may send
me bushel."
Finally she decided to try quart,
which she carried herself in the artistic
basket.
"Have you any hen-fruit?' she
asked sweetly of an old fellow in a white
apron.
He scratched his ear with pencil for
. moment: ''Mebbe you meanh eggs"
he volunteered.
These she also took charge of, as she
wanted to maze an omelet for Julius
Augustus.
But she never did, or, rather, when
she got home the omelet was made with
liberal admixture of blueberries, and
the front of her esthetic dress was
ruined. Added to it was IN order that
sent Julius into spasms, and frightened
the cat to death; the limburger had
melted.
The Vassar girl did justice to high
Spanish and Greek in the explanation
that ensued, and the next dav they
burned the morocco notebook and went
to boarding. Detroit Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
A Boys Thrilling Adventure.

William St0nestreet, twelve-year-old
son Of Mr.. James Stonestreet, had narrow
escape from q sudden and terrible death
yesterday. The boy says he was throwing
a baseball, When the ball lodged in the gut
ly started up to get it, going out on the roof
through hatch way. The house has three
stories and an attic; the roof is rather
steep, and as the boy slowly edged over
toward the gutter he felt a sinking at the
heart. His little sister was standing in the
yard cycling her brother and calling out to
him every instant to come down. He made
some boastful answer and continued his
dangerous journey. He reached the edge Of
the roof, caught a firm hold Of some pro-
jecting shingles, and, leaning over, seized
the ball. Before he could arise from his
STOPPING position he felt the shingles to
which he was clinging giving way with him.
He clutched them nervously and began to
draw himself up slowly. Suddenly the
shingles gave way, and in an instant the boy
seemed to be hurrying to instant death.
The pavement was fully thirty feet below,
and there seemed nothing to prevent his be-
ing dashed to pieces on the bricks. just as
he was rolling over the gutter he invOlun.
tarily seized hold Of It and chung there
desperately. The gutter was an ordinary tin
affair, not very strong; nor was it bound to
the roof very tightly. The sudden weight
of the boy made the tin sag down, and few
Of the fastenings gave way, leaving the boy
hanging down the abyss, with only broken,
rotten piece of tin between him and eterni-
ty. William was now thoroughly aroused
to his danger and cried out for help. His
sister ran into the house, and happening to
find colored man there told him of her
brothers danger. The man ran out and
getting q long ladder which was lying in the
yard put it up against the side of the house.
The boy was now almost exhausted. The
perspiration was running down his face in
streams. His eyes were dilated with terror
and exhaustion, and it seemed impossible
The colored man ran up the ladder nimbly.
Scarcely had he reached the top when the
boy, who could hold ON no longer, dropped
into his arms. The colored man took him
down, and when the boy reached the ground
he tainted. He was taken into the house
and physicians were summoned. Last night
he was still insensible, and it is not known
how serious his nervous injuries may prove.
-L0uisstlle (Ky.) Commercial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
General Longstreet recently, in

General Longstreet recently, in re-
Spouse to the question "Who was your
greatest soldier?' responded: "In many
respects, General Lee. As I have said,
he was q noble character, but he was
not q perfect field marshal. He was not
always cool in the heat of battle, and
that is really the greatest test of a com.
mander's power. General Stonewall
Jackson not only had perfect control OF
his nerves in battle and out of it, but he
had the additional merit of being able
to move his troops with great prompt
ness and of executing his plans with
marvellous decision. jackson was q
great field marshal"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18

"A cat at Walton, Delaware County,
N. Y, had three Kittens, which died
few weeks ago. A boy who had found
three young .wild rabbits put them
in the place of the kittens. The cat APP
pears to be very fond of them, while
the rabbits take to her and thrive ex'
eelleRtly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18

A Chinese mother at Fresno, Oregon,
bandaged her little girls feet, after the
fashion of her country, and for several
days the cries of the sufferer were heard
throughout the mining town. Then o
mob Of indignant miners broke into the
house, cut of the bandages, soaked the
feet in liniment, and threatened to hang
the woman if she renewed the process.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
The shoshone Falls Of Snake Riv

The Shoshone Falls of Snake River
are 200 feet high. A few days ago a
boat containing one white man and two
Cinnamon was caught in the rapids and
carried like an arrow over the cataract.
OF the boat, splinters of wood were af-
terwar4 found; bqt Of the men. nothing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18

III II proposed in New Hampshire
to celebrate the one hundredth ami.
vers3ry Of Daniel Webster's birth, which
falls on the 18th Of January next,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-18
Foreign Illtellirenco.

A COLLISION near Blackburn, Eng, on
the ssh' between Pm express train from