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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
FACTS AND FIGURES.


"A consignment Of 100. 900 Eastern
trout are soon to be transplanted in the
streams of Nevada 5' am
Some OF the nerves of the human
body are so fine and small that six of
them are only equal to one hair of the
head in size.
In some portions of France, where
the sugar beet is extensively grown. the
value Of land suitable for its culture ia
about $500 per acre.
The Nashua IN. H.) Iron and
Steel Company has turned out the larg-
est steel ingot ever cast in the country,
its dimensions being nineteen feet BY
twenty seven inches, and its weight
2,7OO pounds. 1t will be hammered in
to q shaft.
OF the 1000, 600, 900 acres of cult
vab'e land in the United States, only
eleven and half per centum are used.
The 1856. 1853, 800 bushels of wheat,
corn, oats, barley, rye. buckwheat and
potatoes raised last year were produced
on los, 983, COS acres, and the cultiva-
ton is in most cases careless.
The average annual consumption
OF rye in Germany is 2, 800, 900 tons. 1t
is the staple food of the working peo-
pie. The annual rye crop is 6, 200. 900
tons, but the last crop fell short of this,
by 2.1OO, 600. A larger quantity of rye
is this year obtained from abroad, and
the price is enhanced considerably.
The fact that the suntiower is a
preventive of malaria, just being noted
by some of the newspapers. has long
been known and acted upon by the
Southern blacks. The patches that
contained their cabins were always gay
with its gorgeous and full-orbed glories.
and they always insisted that it Kept off
chills and fever. -
There are now twenty lines of rail-
way under course of construction in the
republic of Mexico, besides some twen-
ty more projected on paper. Some of
these roads, like the Mexican Central
and Laredo lines. are from 800 to l, 200
miles in length. Others are mere
branches. some of them but few miles
in length. The Government has al
ready paid out for subsidies over $12,-
Cork trees are now growing near
Milledgeville, Georgia, with the cork
already thick enough to use. They
originated from acorns of the Spanish
oak tree planted there few years ago.
The sol and climate of Georgia seem to
be we'll adapted TO their growth. 1t is
very probable that large portions of the
South are equally fitted for the growth
of this tree, and thus a new source of
wealth is opened up.
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An Expensive Education.

A rather amusing adventure of two
local fishermen is being whispered
round by those in the secret. One of
the men is q WELL known pol tician, the
other lover Of fast horses, and both
are actively engaged in the whip bust
ness. The politician, finding his usual
haunts for trout-fishing overrun of late
by others, took tour in search of new
streams. He found the desired spot in
small sheet Of water few miles from
town. but upon the bank was single
nailed to stake and thereon inscribed
in charcoal. "Nobody must fish in this
pond or thay ell get arrested" The
signature was that OF charcoal burner
and vender, who it seemed owned the
little pond. It looked as though there
were lots of trout there, 50 the discover
on his return arranged with the horse
lover to make surreptitious visit 70
the place. Their intention came to the
knowledge of some rival disciples OF
Isaac Walton who were not invited to
90, and they took pains to let the char
coal man know of the intended raid on
his domain. The two fishers reached
the pond, threw in their lines and had
hauled out three or four little trout
when they were startled by . loud
Hello, there" and the sight of the
owner demanding by what right they
were fishing on his grounds. He was
informed that they could not read.
I'VE can't read, eh? Wall. read it
for ye," shouted the now irate charc9Al
burner; and going to the sign he pulled
up stake and all and brought n to them.
"Can't readP Wall. it reads. eight
dollars apiece or Ill have We arrested"
"Great Scott:' exclaimed the politi-
clan, "you surely are not going to tax
us sixteen dollars for these few trout.''
"Tain't the trout I'm charging ye for,
gentlemen, but for larnin ye how to
read. So she'll out, or it II be worse for
ye." The money was paid and they
turned their backs sorrowfully Upon
that pond. pledging themselves to
secrecy. - Westfsld CIR. AWinG&6
(Mass.) Republicans
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A pair of stock kings-Gould and
Vanderbilt. Wall Street Gnzette.
What nut is most toothsome, eaten
with the shell onP Did you say dough-
nut?-LoUeU Courier.
The reporter who was requested to
write no the death Of two murderers
said he'd see 'em hanged 6rst.-Bostos-
Post.
The railr Dad conductor who robs
his company is a bad man. 1t is not
right that he should knock down and
be a bad man. None but the good de-
serve the fare.-M o. Hc1yune.
An exchange says 1.-THE coming girl
is to be prettier than the one we now
have" Impossible; there can be no
improvement upon the original article.
Detroit Free Press. .
"A Connecticut man announces that
he can play seventeen musical instru-
ments at once. Perhaps he can, but as
he is still living. we infer that he never
does.-Norrist0s0n Herald. .a,s -rE
He had been telling her stories of
himself, and had done great amount
of Dragging; when he had finished she
kissed him and murmured, "This is q
kiss for a ."-Puck.
Some people can invent awful mean
slurs. When the jenkins girl was
whaling away at the piano and pestered
the next door neighbor, the next door
neighbor came out on the steps, listened
to the noise minute, looked up to the
jenkins girls mother who was at the
window. and said, SCOT plumbers at
work in your house. haven't your No
wonder those families don't speak now.
Boston Post. f...
Does a Toad Love q Puddle?-
" Do you love me, sweets" was the vail he
As he pressed her close to his hearts wild
"Does love 5 fierce tide irrigate your soula
Is your heart with mine simultaneous
Her soulful eyes flew up to his face,
And pierced his own with their lovely
Then soft She muttered, with winning grace:
"Do | love you, GeorgeS Well, ! should
twItter!" ts's
Little Johnny on Dogs: One time
there was Teller bot dog of man in
the market, and the dog it was bitter.
After it had bit the Teller four or i've
and led it back to the dog man in the
market, and he said to the dog man,
the Teller did, lob man, dident you
use to have this dogP' The dog man
he luked at the dog, and then he thot
awhile and then he said, "Well, yes, I
had him about hat the time and the
other hat he had me-" Then the teller
he was fewrious mad, and he said.
"Wot did you sell me such dog as
thisn for?' And the old man he spoke
up and sed, "For four dollars and sew
enty-tive cents, lotfie money" Then
the teller he guessed he. wude 90 home
if the dog was willing. Uncle Ned.
witch has been in Indy and everywhere,
he says the Mexican dogs don have no
hair on 'em. Dogs howl loudern cats,
but cats is more purry and can wok on
top of fence and blow up their tail
like bio I'M when they want to spit
San Francisco Wasp.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
Fashion Notes.

Shaded goods are coming more and
more into vogue.
The old bishop sleeve shirred ut the
wrist and upon the shoulder has been
revived.
Stirring and tiny rufles, row upon
row, are seen upon all parts of summer
costumes.
Very elegant grenadine toilets are
imported, trimmed with an elaborate
embroidery of steel beads.
Dress skirts are trimmed to simulate
over-dresses and double skirts are in a
great measure dispensed with.
New English gloves of delicate hued
faint color of the hand through the
glove.
Spiders, turkey claws. turtles, crabs,
bats and Brazilian beetles appear in
gold. enamel steel and jet among
millinery ornaments.
Antique buckles of paste, in settings
of gold or silver, adorn many of the inn
ported summer round hats. Some of
these are exceedingly large and snowy.
Bodice waists are cut to simulate the
Jersey, with close fitting cuirass shaped
forms and are devoid of trimming save
the buttons, which must be handsome.
High Spanish combs of Rhine pebbles
aud cut steel are exceedingly effective
in the hair and are at present very fash
ionable. These ornaments are also
formed into bands of graded sizes to be
worn with the hair arranged in the
Grecian style.
The newest poke bonnets are decid-
edly pronounced in shape, fitting close
" to the sides OF the head, and tower
ing high above the crown. They are
extremely becoming to full-faced ladies,
and are wholly in accord with the pres
ent antique style of dress. The new
spring dresses with the short gathered
waist, the old-fashioned kerchief of en-
broidered null, folded over the bosom,
the close-fitting pulled sleeves, the
antique fraises and Stuart collars with
the long mitts and pulled satin elbow
bags. make quaint and attractive pict-
ures upon the promenade and in the
drive, the like of which this present
generation has never before seen, ex-
cept in picture galleries and in IAN
cestral halls. IN. y Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

DIR. Andrew Bonner, the Scottish
divine, has invited Moody and Sarkey
to visit Glasgow after they have full
filled all their American engagements.
Rev. w. D. Powell, of Texas, says
that Brother Westrup was murdered In
Mexico by raiding Indians and Mexi-
cans from New Mexico. The Catholics
were not to be charged with the crime.
Lord Shaftesbury has organized
society of theologians and scientists in
England to investigate all philosophical
and scientific questions having a bear
ing on the truth of the Bible, and to
publish results.
Rev. j. M. Sutherland. we'll
known as "Senator Bob Hart" a
former negro minstrel, has become as
sistant pastor of the Laight-S Street Bap-
fist Church, of New York, at q salary Of
81 200 per annum.
The average salaries of the inferior
clergy of the Church of England are
smaller than those of rural pastors in
America. But there is far greater in
equality in the incomes of the clergy
there than here.
The Italian Government provides
four female inspectors for the girls
schools under National control. These
inspectors receive salary Of 1000
francs a year and expenses, and are
said to do their work we'll.
Rev. Daniel Mckay, of Pekin,
says one boy in the school at a recent
examination performed the almost in
credible test of memory. for anybody
but Chinaman, of repeating the whole
New Testament without missing a sim
gle word.
"A Protestant Episcopal Church on
Norfolk, one of the South Sea Islands,
to be called St. Barnabas', built in
memoriam of Bishop Patteson, was
lately dedicated. Bishop Selwyn and
DR.. Stuart, Colonial Bishop of Wallapu,
delivered addresses. The offertory
amounted to $500. The church cost
$25, 900.
The Second Advent Christians are
more widely spread over the country
than any other Adventist body. There
are two public associations-one in
Boston, the center of the churches of
the East; the other in Chicago, the
headquarters of the churches in the
West. They number in all about
$4,000.
The wealthiest of the theological
schools in the country are the Presby-
terrain. Princeton has buildings valued
at $274,O0O and funds amounting to
nearly $7OO,OO The Union Seminary
of New York holds real estate worth
$l50,0O0 and funds worth $7OO,OO0.
The seminary at Auburn, N. Y, pos
sesses $500, OOO-$2OO, 600 in real estate,
$500. 600 in funds. Of these two kinds
of property the seminary at Chicago
has, respectively, $4,000 and $780,
600. The Western Theological Semi
nary at Allegheny City. Pa, has funds
slightly exceeding $33O.OOO. The Lane
Seminary possesses property aggregat-
ing 800, 900. These six institutions
hold one-fourth of the entire amount oil
property owned by the 124 seminaries
in the United States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
The Anti.Jewish Riots in Russia.

A Russian paper, the Novoe Hrensya,
contains the following:
In the city of Elisavetgrad, in the
province of KhersOn, the Hebrew ele-
ment predominates in everything; the
land trade, industry and the city adj
ministration are all in the hands of the
Jews. The means by which these get
the better of the orthodox Russians are
very obnoxious to the latter. The hate
of the populace toward their Jewish
cppressors has been intense, and it
needed only vent to become horribly
turbulent. It is q well-known fact that
Russian workmen drink heavily during
Easter week, and, when drunk and idle,
they cannot control their feelings,
Having in view the great anti-Jewish
riot in Odessa in 1870, which hap
pened ON the Easter days, the
authorities of Elisavetgrad invited some
military companies to cooperate with
the police in preserving order. During
the first three days Of Easter week
there was no disturbance. Detach-
ments of hussars rode about through
all the streets. Though it was not q
holiday of the Jews, large groups of
them were seen everywhere in the city.
They jeered and Knocked every ortho-
dox passer-by. -
On the first day Of the riot, April 8. .
general fight took place in the Jewish
market. Soon ali the Jewish shops
and stores of every description were
broken into and the goods destroyed.
In synagogue near by . large number
of Jews offered . desperate resistance.
They fired several shots out Of the win
dows, and the enraged Russians took the
synagogue by storm. We have taken
Plevnar' they shouted. Many persons
were stabbed, shot, or otherwise
wounded on both sides. Several were
sent to the hospital in dying state.
The disturbance spread all over the
city. The mob Of Russian mechanics
began to break the windows and doors
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
Teaching Boys Woodcraft.

The boys in the Chauncy Hall School,
Boston, lately listened to talk about
woodcraft from Captain Barker, ia
nous trapper of the Maine woods. The
novel topic and the original method of
teaching it attracted q crowd.
The speaker appeared in his hunting
costume and opened his address by
giving the boys instructions regarding
their outfit and behavior while camping
out. He advised beginners to employ
a guide acquainted with the locality,
and who was also competent to take
charge of a camp. He told the boys
that they should have two tents, one a
wall-tent to sleep in, and q smaller one
to keep their cooking utensils in.
Among tho necessary paraphernalia for
camping purposes he suggested a good
AK, a camp kettle, a teakettle, six
quart pail for water, and plenty of
plates, knives and forks. For food,
plenty of potatoes, onions, beans and
salt pork were recommended. If the
party has no guide, it should have some
definite plan of action, and should eject
one of the party captain and another
cook, or ''pUt rastler," as the logging
camps term chef de cuisine. In select
ing place for camp, particular at
tention should be paid to the location,
which should be on high ground close
to water. The speaker illustrated the
proper manner of building fire. Sc
iect smooth, hard piece of ground at
the foot of high, flat boulder of stone,
and then take three large sticks OF
wood, the larger the better-for the
most of campers cut up lot of small
wood that burns out before morning,
leaving the campers nearly frozen-and
place one on the other against the
rock. After this arrangement has been
completed. chop up q lot of small. dry
wood, and place in the fireplace and
start the fire. At the time of retiring
pull down on the fire tho two upper
logs that rest against the stone and
throw q green stick on them. This
will keep good fire until after mid
night, when you should throw on an
other stick, which will last until morn
ing. If proper stone for the back
cannot be found, stakes driven in the
ground will answer the purpose of hold
Ing up the 'front.' logs. With some
bough. that he brought for the purpose,
the speaker illustrated the process of
making q bough-tent, such as is used
by trappers who only intend making a
short stay in one place. In his advice
to the boys about camping out he said
that the main feature of good time
was good nature, and he also said that
there was no place in the world where
q man or boy would more thoroughly
exhibit the good or bad qualities he was
possessed of than when camping out.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
Unlucky People.

A genuinely unlucky man will entail
as much misery upon those who are
dependent upon or associated with him
as q genuinely wicked one. They can
never be relied upon. Their specula-
tions turn out ill when those of stu
pider men succeed. Their inventions
are Just little anticipated by those
they never heard of. Their books or
plays do not become popular. Their
crops are sure to be injured by the
floods or the tornadoes; their vessels to
be wrecked or burned; their houses
consumed within the twenty-four hours
after the insurance policy had expired,
or the day before they had resolved to
take one out. Judges are sure to rule
adversely to their interests; juries al
ways bring in verdicts against them.
Their letters are certain to 90 astray;
their baggage or express packages to
be lost or stolen. It is they who are
always looking for their missing
knives, and are constantly wondering
where their hats or umbrellas have
gone to. The money they put into
their pocket books, or the pocket books
they put into their pockets, mysteri-
VuS1y UiSaPPooI. GVCn WHICH, tu0y uo>
sire to be prudent and, with consider
able sacrifice and pains, buy their pota-
toes. their coal and other stores in adj
vance at reduced rates. the prices OF
the succeeding winter invariably fall
below what they have paid. They are
to be dreaded as Jonah was dreaded.
The boughs Of trees they climb always
break; the boats they row or sail al
ways capsize. The train they take 10
by no means to be expected at its
terminus ON time, and, even it late,
should cause gratitude that it got there
at all. Or. if they are not the victims,
they are the authors, Of all sorts of in
voluntary mischief Altogether. shrewd
old Rothschild was wise when he coun-
seled his sons. to "avoid unlucky
men. "-ErchGnge
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
LATER,

WILLIAM RYAN, who was recently arrest.
ed at Nashville for robbing the Government
Paymaster at Mussel Shoals, on the Ten
nessee River, has been fully identified az
one Of the party who took $30, 900 in gold
from a train at Glendale, No., two years
ago.
A NEW YORK dispatch of the 10th says
that O'Donovan Rosa had boosted that the
plot to destroy the town hall at Liverpool
was part of the skirmishing plan. He
claimed that last December he received in.
formation that explosive materials had been
placed in the hold of the British war.ship
Dolero.
THE Illinois Board of Agriculture states
that fifty per cent. Of the fall wheat In the
Northern Grand Division of the State has
been plowed up, forty-four per cent. in the
Central Division and sixteen in the South.
ern, and the portion remaining gives indi.
cations of only about half an average yield.
An opinion Of the New Hampshire Su.
preme Court was sent to the State Senate on
the 10th to the effect that it is the duty Of
the present Legislature to elect United
States Senator to succeed Mr.. Rollins, whose
term will expire in 1883.
LATE on the evening Of the 9th an attempt
was made by two Irishmen from the United
States, named McKevett and Roberts, to
blow up the town hall in Liverpool, but
slight damage was inflicted. They were
subsequently arrested and 1t is alleged that
Fenian documents, plenty Of money. loaded
revolvers and quantity Of dynamite were
found on their persons.
On the 10th the French Senate defeated
the Scrutin de Liste bill. This was consid-
cred as q decided victory Of the President
over Gambetta.
FOUR members of q Boyd County (Ky.)
band of regulators have been sent to the
Penitentiary for whipping country grocer
because he charged too much for his goods.
A CONsTANTINOPLE dispatch of the 9Th
states that the persons accused Of the muir.
der of Abdul Aziz had been handed over to
the Ministry Of Justice.
PRESIDENT GREW, of France, has 80.
lected General Lichtenstein, Of his staff. to
represent France at the Yorktown Centen-
NAL.
Two BALLOTS for Unite States Senators
were taken in the New York Legislature on
the 10th. The second resulted as follows:
For successor to Mr.. Conkling, Jacobs had
q; Conkling, 80; Wheeler, 81; Rogers, II;
Cornell, II; Lapham, IL; scattering. For 8.
successor to Mr.. Plat: Depew, 81; Ker.
nan, 48; Plat, o.; Cornell, 8; scattering,
D. No choice In either case.
THE centennial anniversary Of the birth Of
George Stephenson, the originator Of steam
railways, was celebrated 1t Newcastle, En-
gland, on the 9th by one hundred thousand
persons. An interesting feature was pro-
cession Of locomotives, one each for nearly
every railroad company IN the United King
dom.
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Railroad Casualties.

The Railroad Gazette Of q recent date has Q
record of the railroad accidents occurring
during last April. There were in all 63 acci-
dents, whereby u persons were killed and Is
injured. Seven accidents caused death, Is
injury but not death, while in 81 accidents,
or eos per cent. of the whole number, no serious
injury to persons is recorded. As compared
with April, 1850, there 10 decrease of eight ac-
o;dents, but an increase Of IL in the number
killed and of q In that injured. For the year
ending with April the record is a. follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
A Mothers Sacrifice.

Mrs.. residing ON Sussex avenue.
Newark, N. J., and Mrs. Coryell, neighbor,
started for Brooklyn few mornings ago, to
visit Greenwood Cemetery, aud plant flowers
ON Mrs. McFarland's sons grave. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Coryells four-year-old
daughter. When they reached the depot Mrs.
Mcfarland crossed the track flrst, and
the child attempted to follow her,
when an express train which does not
stop at the station came thunderins
along. Mrs. Coryell, seeing her childs immi-
nent peril, gave piercing scream. and, with.
out hesitation, jumped on the track and
pushed the child out Of danger. She then lost
her presence Of mind, and, becoming para
lyzed with fear. was unable TO move in either
direction. The engineer whistled down brakes,
but before the train could be stopped the loco.
motive struck Mrs, Coryell and hurled her
over to the platform. Her injuries were CON
sidered fatal.
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The number of accidents IL over one-half
greater, while that of killed and injured has
more than doubled from the previous year.
The average per month was Ill accidents, 80
killed and l39 injured, against II accidents, Is
killed and 81 injured in 1879-e0.
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"A ten-dollar bill will hire your
family doctor to order you to 20 OF on
q six weeks trip for your health. Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Robins have selected fence corners
and bushes for their nests this season.
This IL said to portend violent storms
Ill through the coming summer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16

Six hundred tons OF bananas came
into the New York port by single YES
sel the other day.
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The Minneapolis Methodists have
purchased handsome residence in that
city for Bishop Foss,
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Foreign Intelligence.

BRLIEvNG that the world will speedily
come to an end, several extensive farmers in