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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11

"Is this the best2" Is A question of. ten asked. when medicine is wanted The following are a few of the medi- cines of known reliability, sold by Weimer Drug Go. of this place. They have many other excellent medicines, but these are worthy of especial men, tion
 CHAMBxRLAIN's COLO, CHOLERA AND DIAkRHoEA REMEDY, the most reliable known medicine for bowel complaints. It Is especially prized by persons sub. ject to collie. It has cured many cases of chronic diarrh9s. Price 75 and 50 cents per bottle. Weimer Drug Co.
 ST. PATRIcK's PILLS, for disorders of the liver and bowels. A vigorous but gentle physic that cleanses and reno yates the whole system. Price 25 cents per box. Weimer Drug Go. CHAnBRkLAIN's EYE AND SKIN ONT MINT. For letter, salt-rheum, scald- head, eczema and chronic sore eyes. Price 75 cents per box. Weimer Drug Go.
 CHAEBERLAIS's COUGH REnrDY. fa- nous for its cures of severe colds, and as a preventative for croup. Price oo cents per bottle. Weimer Drug Co.
 CHAMBERLAIN's PAIN BALM. gen. eral family liniment and especially valuable for rheumatism. Prico 90 cents per bottle. Weimer Drug Co.
 SHILOH'S CONSUMPTION CURE.
 This is beyond question the most successful Cough Medicine we have ever sold, & few doses invariably cure the worst cases or Cough, Group and Bronchitis, while its wonderful success in tho cure of Consumption IS without parallel in the history of medicine. Since it's first discovery it has been sold on guaran- tee d test which no other medicine can stand. If you have a cough wo earnestly ask you 10 try it. Price 10c 6oc and $i. If yonr lungs are sore. chest or back lame. use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by WEIHER DRUG Ca,
 Our friends should give De Wits Cough and Consumption Cure trial. No disappointment follows the use of this reliable medicine, and it merits the praise received from all who use It,
 Weimer Drug Co.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11

of attending. If they do, they can rest sursd of most hospitable and chivalric
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
MORNING At HOME.
One Man Who VIII Never Again Sit at tn
Basement Window.

Ono Man Who VIII Never Again Sit at the
Basement Window.
One morning I deserted the sacred
precincts of my library for an inviting
niche at my basement window. Volume
in hand proceeded to read Of the glory
of this Republic, but ere I had finished
page the following incidents occurred:
A butcher called and made remark
about the weather.
The grocer appeared and asked mo if
the ''lady of the house" would like to
examine some nice grapes he had just
received.
A gentleman entered and asked for
Mr.. Brown, although Mr.. Brown lives
next door," where he has his name in
big black letters ON silver plate.
A ragged individual came and asked
for aims. I gave him a penny, for my
heart is full of melting charity.
I was getting rather feverish from
these frequent Interruptions, but
thought there was some chance for peace,
SO remained at my post.
In a moment an itinerant merchant
appeared with tray. and so persistent
was he in his Establishments that pur-
chased something did not want, just to
get rid of him.
Then an ''old clothes" man paid me
his respects, declaring in most eloquent
rhetoric that he paid the highest prices
for discarded coats, pantaloons, shoes
and hats.
Thereafter messenger from my tailor
appeared with a little bill. BY that
time had grown somewhat desperate,
so left him to his fate, and sped up
stairs with the speed of cyclone.
tell you, when q man sits down to
read a volume of the Congressional
Record, he wants to be let alone.-Na-
than NJ. Levy, in Texas Siftings.
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be seen, the sizes of the apartments of
irregular shape are given by striking
the average of the two uneven sides.
The horses may be taken to the sta
Bile, either from the clearinghouse or
from the yard. On removing the har-
ness it may be hung in the closet with
doors tightly closed. The horse stable
gives room for the horses required on
farm of 100 acres, and leaves the box
stall for colts mares while foaling, etc.
A small oat bin, 3x3, in a corner of the
stable is filled by spout from q bin
above. as fast as the oats are fed. The
bottoms of the bins in the granny up
stairs should slant tow. I'd the center
and be provided with spout for each
one, under which the fanning-mill may
be placed in the lower granary, there
by saving labor in cleaning the grain.
The lower granary may also be used for
commercial fertilizers, etc.
The hoy-pen should be entirely in
closed by lis of some kind to isolate
the hogs as much as possible. The
basement has a stone wall between the
horses and cows, across the cellar and
around the clearinghouse, but suit
lie number of strong posts woul an
swer. and be cheaper than the walls.
If rows were placed in front of the
horse and cow stables they would leave
wide entry betwe n. Any of the pens
or box stalls could be divided into two
or more parts, if necessary, by simply
using post or two AMI bars. Although
the basement should be banked at the
north side, spaces should be left at the
windows to admit light
In the plan for the barn floor, the
openings marked b admit roots, while
that marked A is for cut fodder. The
barn should be framed So team and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
RACING BULLOCkS.
They Arc Speedy but Can't lie Taught
Run in Straight Lines,

They Arc Speedy But Can't he Taught t.
Run in Straight Lines.
In India the favorite animals, both
for speed and endurance, are the native
bullocks. The animals are small, wiry,
muscular and swift They are trained
to race and run we'll. not only under
the saddle, but in harness. The Indi-
ans are fond Of racing their beasts, and
the sport is encouraged by the English
part of the population.
The animal is guided by a cord
through the nose, but the driver places
more reliance on whip and voice than
on the cord. The Indians are natural
gam blers, and will bet their last rupee on
the result Of a race, taking so much in
terest in it that pennile*s native has
been known to wager his liberty and
that of his family for an entire year and
sell himself into voluntary slavery as
the result of losing a bet. The races
are frequently attended by serious ac-
cidents, from the fact that, although
the bullocks my be trained t. great
swiftness, it seems almost impossible to
teach them to run in straight line.
They will bunch together, and thus
frequently smash one or more of the
vehicles
Exciting as are the bullock races
when the beasts are harnessed and
driven by native drivers. they are far
more so when the bullocks are ridden
by European soldiers or sailors. The
chief danger in race of this descrip-
ton lies in the falls which are almost an
inevitable result of an attempt to ride
these awkward animals. - London
Times
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
ABOUT BIRDS NESTS.
A Generally Accepted Theory Correcte
BY . Noted Naturalist.

A Generally Accepted Theory Corrected
by Noted Naturalist.
The Talker d pes not think that all the
things which the lower order of an
imals does can DO explained by what is
sequently, he is in full sympathy with
the following. by A. Il. Wallace: 1T is
said that birds do not learn to make
their nests, as man does to build, for all
birds will make exactly the same n St
as the rest of their species, even if they
have never seen one, and it is instinct
alone that can enable them to do this.
No doubt this would be instinct If it
were true, and I simply ask for proof of
the fact. This point, although so i'm
portant to the question at issue, is al
ways assumed without proof, and even
against proof, for what facts there are
are opposed to it. Birds brought up
from the egg in cages do not make the
characteristic nest of their species, even
though the proper materials are sup
piled them, and often make no nest at
all. but rudelv heap together a guam
tity of materials; and the experiment
has never been fairly tried of turning
out a pair of birds, so brought up, in an
Enclosure covered with netting and
watching the result of their untaught
| attempts at nest-making. With regard
! to the song of birds, however, which is
thought to be equally instructive, the
experiment has been tried, and it is
found that young birds never have the
song peculiar to their species if they
have not heard it, whereas, they acquire
very easily the song of almost any other
bird with which they are associated. I"
Christian at Work.
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ROa m king.

This has been the mud age, and it has
impressed us with the necessity of
mending our ways. Water makes mud,
and to improve our roads we must get
the water out of our roadways. The
W. ar and tear of wagons and horses. on
account of bad roads and rough roads,
costs more than all our taxes. To prove
that we are in bad wav with our road 4,
it is only necessary to say that Governor
Hill has taken the time from his study
of political problems to send lecture to
the people through the Legislature. As
an outcome of this teaching there is q
number of bills looking to the improve
ment of our highwa g. do not expect
much to come out of all this, as the
Legislature is struck this winter with
economy. The ordinary way our roads
are fixed is that the holes and sloughs
are filled in the autumn with earth,
which is taken from the side Of the
road, and as soon as rain comes this
sort of filling is made into q poach OF
new mud. This kind of improvement is
. damage. Such places should be filed
with small stones or gravel To ill .
mud hole with mud is no gain.--Drain-
age Journal.
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OCTAGONAL BARN.

could be used in the barn by hanging
the track from the rafters and pieces
joining them at a proper distance from
the plates, with curve in the track at
each angle to allow turning. Ventilat-
ors COMFY damp and foul air from the
cellar up at each side Of each post and
through the roof. The implements
could be stored on the barn floor above
the workshop. r. ."
The water from the whole Of the roof
should be led into tank into the cellar
about two feet from the ground. Pro.
vide it with a tap and let pipe lead in
front of all the stock and to the trough
outside. The yard should be followed
in the middle to let the liquid manure
drain to the bottom of the straw-stack
FRANK Howell, in Farm and Home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
AGRICULTURAL HINTS,
A GOOD BARN PLAN.

1t Is OctagOnal In shape and IL DESIGNED
to DO Away with seine Other Blu. Id
tngs That Are Commonly Used.
This octagon barn has many good
points. 1t Is 4 well.known fact that
circular wall will inclose larger space
than the same amount Of wall placed in
any other shape. This barn is SO feet
on each side, giving capacity of 6,257
square feet to each floor. This makes a
large barn. but general purpose barn
must necessarily do away with some
other buildings which are commonly
used. A barn 15Gx40 feet would give
nearly the same amount of room as this
one, but would require lO4 feet more of
wall; one l25x5o, giving about the same
room, would require 81 feet of extra
wall. The wall used here would build
q barn 6oxS' and a driving house 30x24
and then we would have trifle over
two-fifths, or not quite one-half as much
room as with the octagon barn. As will
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
-Zola has made $500, 600 out Of |
books,

lola has made $500, 900 out of Is
books.
The favorite baptismal name for
young women in New Orleans is Viola.
There are also many Ophelias in the
city, but not De ,demona.
The King u Sweden's literary
work, sconsisting, Of dramas, poems. as
says and translations. are to be pub
lished in three volumes, and fourth
volume will be devoted to speeches.
George Remnants Siberian papers
have been translated into German,
Dutch, Polish, Russia an and Bulgarian.
1t is stated also on good authority that
they undoubtedly have been read by the
Car, though apparently with no effect
w. H. Doane, the hymn-writer, is
manager of an iron foundry in Cincin-
natl. He can superintend the making
of a casting and then cast himself into
religious frame and cast off hymn
that will bring him $25.
General Sherman said in a recent
speech in Brooklyn that 'sjustice and
mercy are two things which come
from Heaven, but the sword is mans
symbol of authority on earth which
makes good mercy on the one hand and
Justice on the other"
Mrs. Della Cross, of Brooklyn. is
now Mrs. Captain Cross of the schooner
Oregon, though she was compelled to
affix cross to the papers in place OF
be- name. This Is said to be the first
case in which woman has become own
or and master of a sea-go. ng vessel.
The late Herr Sigg. of Zurich, was
in early life an acrobat. His perform
ances so pleased the King of Siam that
that monarch appointed him lord high
somersault-turner-o something of that
sort-and afterward Lord High Chan
celor Of the kingdom.
Among the grand old men, OF
science in England there are several
past so. Sir George Airy is IS, S.r Rich
ard Owen, IS; Sir Edwin Chadwick, 80.
MIR. James Glaisher, so. In the church
there are dozen stout old prelates be-
tween so and 80, and good for many
years yet.
The life of the late Albert R. Gal
at ons. He had dined with the Duke of
Wellington, and one of his favorite an
ecdotes told of seeing an American
fr,gate, in the war of 1912, bring up to
the foot of Wall street Britt h frigate
taken as prize on the high seas.
The Due de Broglie declares that
the publ >hed fragm mt, of the Ta'ley-
rand Memoirs are spur. Gus. None have
ever seen the manuscript but such as
would be incapable of betraying con-
fdence. lie adds that the Memoirs are
to be published in full before the end
of this year. Prepare yourself for the
great literary sensation of the decade.
-Wakemsn Holbert on, of New York,
has completed book that consists of a
single copy that will never be d"pli-
Gated. IL is one of 10l quarto pages of
mtation parchment, with every word
and illustration of the story of the
authors experiences with rod and gun,
on lake and in field and camp. done
with his pen or brush. 1t was pre-
pared by Mr.. Holberton for his chill
! dran
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
SlX.MlLE FlSh.llNES.
How They Catch Sturgeon In Winnsbae
Lake, Wisconsin,.

How They Catch Sturgeon in winnsbago
Lake, wisconsin.
They fish with fish-lines six miles
long in Winnebago Lake, Wisconsin,
and use 20. 900 hooks on every line.
If they don't haul up Q, 600 fish every
time they lift line they don't think
they are having very good luck.
And every fish will weigh from 20 to
10 pounds.
That's the way they fish for surgeons
out there. One Of these fish-lines will
reach half way across the lake. 1t is a
rope an inch in diameter. 1t is stretched
out into the lake by means of boats,
large buoys being attached toit at inter-
walls to keep it on the surface. .~~..
The 20, 900 hooks, baited with pieces
Of meat or fish, are lowered to the bot
tom of the lake by snoods OF the proper
length, which are fastened to the main
line. 1t takes 20 boats, with two men
in each, to look after the big fish-line.
Each boat has 1000 Of the snoods in its
charge. These are tied to the main line
IS inches apart, and to bait all the hooks
once requires not less than 1000 pounds
Of bait.
1t takes the 40 men and 20 boats II
hours to set the line for the first time.
After that the fishermen are employed
in going over the line, hauling in the
surgeons that have been caught on the
hooks, and rebaiting where it is neces
sary.
TO haul in 7o-pound sturgeon from
the bottom Of the lake is an exciting
piece of work. but it requires more
strength than skill, as the fish always has
the hook several inches down his throat,
having sucked bait and all down with
out any regard to consequences. There
is no danger of losing the fish unless the
hook breaks.
When the fish is hauled to the surface
gaff as big as a meat hook is thrust
into the side of its head, and the stur.
geon is hauled into the boat and knock.
ed in the head with heavy maui. The
hook that captured it is cut out of its
throat, rebaited, and thrown back into
the lake. The average catch of the stur-
geon is one to every 10 hooks.
When boat is loaded with all it can
carry of sturgeon, the fishermen row
back to shore, where others take the
fish and dispose of them. The fisher
men know the particular sections of the
line on which they work by the arrange
ment of the buoys. These are placed 10
feet apart, and one in $50 of them is
painted red. The space between the
red buoys contains 1, 200 hooks.
The sections are numbered and the
boats are numbered. The boats work
the sections as their mum bers correspond
with the section numbers.
While the average catch is one stur.
geon to 10 hooks, it is no uncommon
thing for the fishermen to find but one
or two on an entire section of 1000
hooks. The ny next section MAJ con-
tain the full erage Of 100 and perhaps
more.-N. Y. Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07
HUMOROUS.

OF course, man who would shook"
a fish would lie about it.-Washlngton
Star.
1t is much easier to get too much of
good thing than it is to get too little
of bad one.-Galveston News.
-Sweetam-''She smiled on my suit,
Robbins, old boy" Robbins-"Well, 1
think she might The wonder is she
didn't 60 into Mysteries. "-Boston Her.
aid.
If you think you have no influence,
stop and look into store window, and
see how many others will soon be stand
ing around you.-Ram's Horn.
where is the messenger boy I
usually EMPLOY" He is sick with a
fever" ''Too bad. What kind of a
fever is it?'' "a slow er."-The
Jester.
Toms little cousin, Mabel, described
graphically her sensation on striking
dimpled elbow on the bed carving ''Oh,
my!" she sighed, mamma, I've strucked
my arm just where it makes stars in
my fingers"-Jewish Messenger.
-Customer-'I suppose you folks will
use artificial ice this summer" Con-
fectioner's Boy dunno. Shouldn't
wonder if we shall, though. We used
artificial cream all last summer, and it
worked all right"
-A.-"IIow are you coming on? Have
you many patients?' B.-''No, indeed;
feel very much discouragedr' What
do you suppose is the matter?" i've
no idea, unless it is because health
epidemic has broken out in our midst"
Texas Siftings.
Nervous Old Lady lin sleeping-car)
-"Oh, porter, porter! where do sleep?"
Porter-''What is de mum bah oh youah
berth, ma'am?" Nervous Old Lady-'I
don't see what that has to do with it;
but If you must know, IL is third. There
were brother and sister born before
me."-Lawrence American.
Romeo Jimson-''I fear me must
leave thee, beloved. 1t must be late;
very late. hear new>boys calling out
the morning papers," Juliet WILKINSON
Stay. IT'S not the morn. "lis yes
terday's papers they SELL" Romeo
may. IT'S to-day's." Juliet-"Delay
yet little while. IT'S yesterdays
news, anyhow. IN. Y. Weekly.
Young MAXWELL, have you de-
cided vet to take my poem on 'Cheese?'"
Editor-'I am very sorry to inform you
that your poem has disappeared"
Don't you know what has become of
it?' Eyes; left it in my pigeon-hole
last night and this morning I found
that the Office rats had smelled it out
and eaten t."-Rocnester Post-Express.
"A thief went to the hall of a Brigh-
ton hotel and gathered Up all the hats.
He was making his way out, when a
visitor came in and asked h m what he
was about. ''Oh," says the thief, "I'm
taking the gentlemen's hats round the
corner to get them blocked" WELL"
replied the visitor, take my hat too"
''Certa My, sir!" said the accommodate
ing thief. and vanished. Chatter.
benedict Ito the minister, who Is
calling)-"There. sir, is my son. Fine,
hand ONE boy, isn't he? See him porting
over his school-book, there, studying
hard, when the other boys are out play
ing ball 1 tell you he's wonder.
Come here. Jimmy, and tell me what
you are studying" Jimmy-''Studyin'?
I'm tryin' ter decide whedder ter call
de nine I'm gettin' up de Young Giants
or de Fourth Ward Daisies. Lawrence
American.
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wagon may pass around it on the floor.
Have as few inside posts as possible and
no "breast-beam' to interfere. BY this
arrangement the barn could be filled
with few hands, the east-drive floor
only being left empty, and this could
have NOW overhead. The hay and
grain should be moved away so there
will be free passage to the feed-boxes
below after threshing, if not before. In
the meantime space could be left at
the south end of each opening, from
which the fodder could be carried to the
stock from below. The openings for
the fodder should be covered by trap
doors with hinges and rings, each door
being just long enough to be easily
lifted by the ring attached. The fodder
should then pass through wooden chutes
to the managers below. A hay-fork
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-08-07

'Oh. my dear Mra Likely, please do
not imagine I would insinuate such
= thing" exclaimed Bristed, rather
lamely.
He was Juggling at his mustache, and
Mrs Lakely was obliged to acknowledge
that he was certainly III at ease.
II hope you will let me know what
progress you make" she insisted, feel
ing vaguely helpless.
II will, Of COURSE" said Bristed, get
ting to his feet
He seemed relieved in some way that
the interview should be at an end. He
| departed with so much precipitancy
that he forgot to leave his respects for
Cecilia.
Altogether Mrs Lakely could not
make it out She sighed. and concluded
that men were very queer. She heard
indirectly once or twice during the en-
suing few weeks that Hurlburt Bristed
had been seen with Mrs. Mcpherson,
who still remained in town.
| According to the com ined entreaties
of the entire family, Horace Lakely had
finally consented to fee the temptress
who had pursued him, and he was away
| from home.
| "If ever live down this feeling" the
| young man wrote at about this time to
his friend, II shall have you, I suppose,
to thank for having urged me back into
the path Of wisdom. But can tell you
it is hard-desperately thanksgiving
away and listening to advice. can t
forget her, Bristed! You re such a cool,
reasonable fellow yourself that you
| won't be able to understand that my
whole life seems to have bound itself
about this woman"
There was tone throughout the let
ter which. testified that Horace Lakely
was still good deal of boy. 1t was
somewhat of consolation for Hurlburt
Bristed to think that it was so. At
least it made it somewhat easier for
him to write. in answer to that letter, q
| short time later:
II think it right without further de-
lay, to convey to you piece of news
which may probably surprise you. 1
don't know that any explanation would
simplify matters. Mrs. Mcpherson and
| are to be married next month";
| Chicago News.