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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
The cost of holding chapel services
at Harvard last year was 81, ,553.

The cost of holding chapel services
at Harvard last year was $7,553.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has been re-
elected president Of the Wells College
Alumne Association.
Mr.. w. w. Astor is to give bronze
doors to Trinity Church, New York,
which will cost 800, 600, in memory of
his father.
The Chicago Home Missionary and
Church Extension Society has built five
new churches during the past year.
"A Norristown clergyman gave his
congregation surprise on recent Sun
day. Instead of a prosy sermon he read
. rhymed discourse in 119 stanzas-
The Plymouth Church (Brooklyn)
membership has been reduced 729 the
past year by a revision of the rolls.
The receipts for the year were $44, ,0s2.
Sir Peter Coats, who died the other
day full of years and honor, was an
earnest Presbyterian and built several
churches at his own expense. He also
gave q complete public library to his
native town of Paisley. His winter
home was in Algeria, where he had a
fine chateau.
The immigration of j Jews into Pales-
tine is steadily increasing, and the
moneyed men of Europe begin to take
an interest in the migration by buying
up land and building blocks of houses,
founding schools and hospitals. 1t is
said of the Jewish population of Pales-
tine that they are tolerant toward peo-
pie of other faiths.
"A minister, belonging to one Of
those denominations where the Cos
pei malady prevails in comparatively
am at my wits end and haven't come in
sight of good text yet. The truth is
that preached about Holsters let Sun
day, and shall have to EXCHANGE to-
morrow or shut up shopr'
The number of Christian churches
in Constantinople is very large, namely,
145. Fourteen of these are Protes-
tant, so k-Orthodox, 80 Armenian
Orthodox, 26 Roman, Greek Roman,
IL American-Roman, Bulgarian. Four
Patriarchs of Oriental churches and q
Roman Archbishop are residing in the
capital of Mohammed's successor
The Methodist Episcopal church,
South, according to statistics just gath
cred and published, has 1852 itinerant
preachers; 6,26s local preachers; 1,1el,-
$50 members (white), an increase of
3s, 1863; $40 colored members, a decrease
of 1875, and 8, s3s Indian members, a de-
crease of 1,125. The total of preachers
and members 1,177, $50, showing total
net Increase of 37,053. The number of
infants baptized last year was "a, 1913, an
increase of 8, S6l. The value of church
editices is reported at nearly ST., 600, 600.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
HUMOROUS.

Belle (suddenly)-'I'm afraid all
this talk about students is rather frivol-
GUS for Sunday" May (eaSily)-"0h,
but they're all theological students, you
know."-Harper's Bazaar.
"A writer asks: SIS there to-mor-
row?" Some body should send him an
almanac. There is not only q tomorrow.
but a next week, also. -Norristown
Herald.
-Hackman-''Is the doctor at home?"
Bridget-"Yes, sir, he's out in the back
yard killing a chicken" Hackman-
Call i'm in, I've got bigger game.
Puck.
-Benevolent Old Gentleman-"My
good man, how came you to adopt beg
ging as trade? Or would you call it
profession?' Beggar-''It is neither,
sir. 1t is an art"-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
-Merchant-"Mr. Canesucker, can
you pay this little bill to-day?" Dude
ly Canesucker-''Not to-day; some other
lay" ut occurs to me that you should
try and save up, so as to meet your OBJ
legations" That's what I'm doing;
haven't used any money to pay debts in
more than year now. w."-Texas SifJings.
-Epicure-"Waiter,t this steak is pos
itively bad. 1t must be three weeks
old" WATERFALL, pardon, monsieur!
have made ze meestake, and have
brought you ze venison." Epicure-
''Venison? Oh, yes! Then you may
leave it. (Tastes it). All! to be sure,
it is venison; and very nice, too-very
nice, indeed!" :.
PA" said the editors son, "what is
the meaning of the phrase, Amenities
of journalism" 'It is" promptly re-
piled the parent, calling a brother
ditor an esteemed contemporary in one
column, and referring to him in another
as a lying whelp who hasn't intelli-
gence to clerk OH a canal boat. .'"-Ex-
change.
M (hic) DEAR" said Mr.. Lushly,
as he stood on the steps, will you open
the door?' Ibid you hear the clock?"
was the question which came from the
upper window. "Yesh, m dear. 1t
struck three" "Well, three strikes is
out" and she slammed the shutters,
while Lushly sat down on the doorsteps
Washington Post
Mrs. Brown-''These men think we
women can't keep a secret. but they're
greatly mistaken, know can." Mrs.
Green-"Indeed, can too. Now Mrs.
Parks was in here yesterday and told
me in solemn confidence that Mrs. Smith
intended getting a divorce from her
husband. and haven't told living soul
about it and don't intend to-" Mrs.
Brown-'No; wouldn't if l were you.''
Light
Matilda Greenfield-'I cayn't do yo'
washin' no mo- arfter to-day, a'am,
kase Use gwine ter be mahied." Mrs
Mildly-''Indeed, Matilda, l am really
very glad Of it on your account But I
hope you have given the matter careful
consideration, Matilda, and that you
fully realize the importance of the step
you are about to take" Matilda
''Deed does, ma'am. deed Idoes; kase
I been mahied four times already, an I
realizes jess how car'ful puson has to
be about dis marryin' business. DE
troit Free Press. -......
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
AN ALIENiST'S VIEWS.
He Thinks That Numerous Species Of II
sanity Are Preventable.

He Thinks That Numerous species OF In
sanity Arc Preventable.
DR.. C. B. Burr. superintendent of the
Eastern Michigan Insane Asylum. re-
Gently read a paper at a sanitary con-
vention, and brought out some facts that,
while we'll appreciated by physicians.
are not generally known. Every one
must recognize the tact that there must
be prime cause for every thing; and in
sanity, being merely an expression of .
more or less profound perturbation of
the brain. must have an ultimate cause.
The careful study Of the causes of in
sanity, and the much that has been
done in the way of dispeiing the mys-
teries surrounding insanity, have
shown that mental disease is in .
great measure preventable. In many
cases it is the direct or indirect out
come Of conditions affecting the general
nutrition. The general idea as to the
part played by emotion in the produc-
tion of insanity is exaggerated. Among
the conditions that impair the general
nutrition and thus contribute to mental
disease are unsanitary surroundings,
exposure to the contagion of communica-
BILE diseases, labor in badly ventilated
rooms, intemperance and other things
that cause bodily illness. These are re-
sponsible for large percentage of the
cases of insanity. 1t is estimated that
ten per cent of the cases of insanity
are caused by tuberculosis, and three
per cent by contagious diseases;
the habitual and intemperate use
of oil oh11 I'D
causes about nine per cent. Of all cases.
The so-called emotional causes, such as
business perplexities, anxiety, religious
excitement, etc., are responsible for
about twelve per cent, and Of these
about one-third of the patients have
their mental troubles ascribed to such
things as loss of sleep, disorders of appe-
tite and Of digestion and to other purely
ply sical causes.
1t is NO exaggeration to say that forty
per cent of the cases of insanity are
preventable; in fact, the percentage Of
preventable cases is larger when
we consider the number of cases
duo to ill-advised marriages. Dis
regard Of sanitary rules-a very
broad term-is what is filling our
asylums for the insane. Unrestricted
marriages among the criminal classes
and the criminally disposed, among
persons with what may be called an
overwhelmingly insane hereditary, and
Of habitual drunkards, is one way in
which insanity is produced by disregard
of sanitary laws. There are some peo-
pie that should be prohibited, for the
good of society, from propagating the
species. One way-and the proper way
of preventing insanity is to reform
the children by reforming their parents.
CHICAGO Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

At Fergus Falls recently the case of
the Society of the Most Precious Blood
VS.. Bonifartz Moll reached a decision.
The verdict was for the defendant, and
settles the title to between 5000 and
1000 acres of valuable land in Otter
Tail County. Joseph Albrecht, q
wealthy man, bequeathed his real estate
to the church society above named, but
his heirs have now destroyed the effica-
cy of the will.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
DO FISHES SUFFER PAIN3

An Expert Says They Arc Not ~ Sensi-
tive rs Warm Bloodcd Animals.
have read many articles on the sub
ject of whether fish, when caught on the
hook, feel any pain, or whether their
struggles were merely the result Of find
ing themselves fast fish great deal
in the summer months for trout, bass
and pickerel, and have done 50 for many
years. I have studied the matter very
carefully, and have made up my mind,
from various incidents that have come
under my observation, that fish are not
sensitive to pain as are m-blooded
animals. l will cite two instances that
show to me plainly that must be right
in my conclusions on this subject
Last October, while fishing for pick
erel on Lake Cary, Wyoming County,
Pa, in company with companion,
among other fish that we caught was
pickerel that would weigh nearly, if not
quite, three pounds. My friend pulled
it up, and as it came on to the top
saw about twelve feet of a very coarse
brown line hanging to it. Upon in
specting it more closely found that the
fish had in its side very strong and
coarse hook, to which the piece of line
was attached. The wound must have
been made very short time previous
to our catching the fish, for it was
bleeding quite freely and looked very
fresh, and If the fish could feel, it would
certainly have deferred it from TAX
ing our hook so soon after such an
injury. There was only one other party
fishing on the lake that dav. as it was
cold and windy, and that pickercl must
have received his injury from them and
have come nearly across the lake to US,
dragging that piece of heavy line with
him.
The other instance occurred in this
way: was fishing for pickerel with a
skipping bait"-most of your readers
know what that is-a piece of pork rind
or pickerel belly, and had with me
friend who. though he could handle a
brigade under q heavy fire, was not up
to the trick of catching fish that way. l
was having fairly good sport, but he got
impatient and finally, when he had a
good strike, he jerked so hard as to
break his line, and away went the fish,
and he at once proposed to 90 home; but
1 told him in joke If he would wait five
or ten minutes would catch that fish
and get back his hook. So we sat down
and had short smoke. soon COM
menced to cast my hook near where be
lost his fish. had strike, and to our
mutual surprise out came the Generals
fish, with his hook we'll fastened in its
mouth. Now, l don't think the fish
would have taken the bait so soon again
had it been in any pain from the hook.
Forest and Stream.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

It is not only in the funny columns of
the daily papers or in the journals en-
tirely devoted to humor that we find
food for laughter. The following news
item from q prominent New York Jour-
nal, in spite Of its tragic qualities, is as
delicious bit Of humor as one would
care to read: Yesterday afternoon .
large and shaggy black dog was seen
running up Greenwich street. swapping
at the different objects it passed. When
it reached the corner of Cortlandt and
Greenwich streets it made q savage
lunge at a workman who was passing,
and bit him in the arm. The man at
once took in the situation. and grasping
the brute by the throat threw it to the
ground and fell upon its body. After
he had secured good grip on the dogs
wind-pipe with one hand he seized its
,ongue with the other, and held on un-
til the animal was dead. At that mo
ment policeman made his appearance,
and shot the dog in the head three
times -"-Harper's Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

King Oscar Of Sweden. who has
hitherto confined his pen chiefly to
verse, has written q war paper.
-Tennyson dislikes the craze for To-
calizing his poems. He said recently
that Locksley Hall was no particular
hall, and the Moated Grange no par
ticular grange.
Joaquin Miller is credited with the
worst penmanship of any educated man
In the United States. and his spelling is
far from being according to Webster or
Worcester.
Eugene Field says of Rider Hsg-
gard: He looks like good-natured
boy, that is all. His head is small and
his nose is large; he has blue eyes and
red cheeks; his manner is that Of
loose-jointed, companionable fellow"
"A periodical for the betrothed 10
now published in Vienna. 1t is pub
lisbed twice month. Every announce
ment Of q betrothal or marriage is in
serted gratuitously, provided the happy,
couple will buy their trousseau of the
tradesmen advertising in the paper.
Mark Twain is said to allow himself
800 cigars month. At the age of thir-
ty-four he stopped smoking for year
and half. When he started to write
"Roughing IT. he was three weeks in
writing three chapters. Then he re-
sumed smoking and completed the book
in three months.
William Black, the novelist is de-
scribed as a man of less than medium
height, muscular and compact Of build.
His hair is black, worn closely clipped,
and he has sweeping mustacne that
cavalry man might envy. He lives in
plain rooms in Buckingham street, Lon
don, overlooking the Thames
The Kings College School Old Boys
Club wrote asking Mr.. Gladstone to be-
come an honorary member, and received
postal card written by him declining
the honor. The club promntly put the
card up at auction and got 8 shilling 8
pence for it.
Tho newspapers are BEGINNING to
outbid the magazines. 1t is sad that q
New York paper pays larger prices for
the literary contributions to its Sunday
issue than any magazine pays. Yet not
few writer's would prefer to deed their
work to magazine, even at a much
smaller price.
1T is a remarkable fact that the Eu-
ropean country which possesses the
largest number of public libraries Is
Austria. In Austria there are no fewer
than SIT public libraries, containing
5,475, 1000, without reckoning maps or
manuscripts-a total which comes out
of twenty-six volumes per 100 Of the
population.
1t Is related that few years ago
the Prince of Wales declined to attend
a luncheon following the opening of a
town hall at Halifax because the local
'big-wigs'' had determined that the
newspaper men should dine apart, in
another hotel; and once Disraeli, when
touring in Buckinghamshire, shut him
self up in his room on learning of SINH
lar resolve, and sent word to his hosts
that he would remain there until The
journalists were accorded a place at his
table.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

GEORGE S. PEPPER, of Philadelphia,
who died recently, divided bulk sum
Of l,O67, 900 among public institutions,
which are to further receive a portion
Of the residuary estate. Among these
bequests are 100000 to the University
Of Pennsylvania for the endowment of
professorship; $50, 600 to the Pennsyl-
vania Academy Of Fine Arts, and $780,
300 for the establishment of a free
library. Almost every charitable in
'titution and hospital in the city is
named in the will for gift ranging in
amount from So, 900 to $50. 600.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

A REMARKABLE coincidence is report
ed from West Virginia. A census of
Elm Grove was taken the other day pre-
paratory to incorporating the village as
town. with the following result: Num-
Der of males over twenty-one years of
age, 14S: number of males under twenty
one years of age, 14S; mum Der of females
over sixteen years of age, 14s; number
of females under sixteen years of age,
14S; grand total, 500.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

WHILE all Europe is talking of Prince
Bismarck, few know how the great
Chancellor and his ancestors got their
name. Bismarck is the name of one of
those ancient castles short distance
from Stendal. on the road from Cologne
to Berlin, in the center of the old mar
luisate of Brandenburg. The castle
has this name because it defended the
"Marca," or the line where the river
Biese formed boundary in former
times, or mark of defense against in
truders. Hence the name Bismarck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
A Prom ising Outlook.

The Southern Minnesota Fair Associ-
alton has commenced active prepara-
tions for the coming fair at Rochester
in September next Premiums and
purses to the sum of SIS, 900 have been
offered, and already the outlook for the
fastest string of horses ever in that
city was very promising. New build
ings were to be erected and the grounds
materially improved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

A LITTLE white-bearded man named
Widows, now clerk in the Treasury
Department at Washington. was one of
PATHS first managers. Widows is
noted chime-ringer. He paid the thir-
teen-year-old child who was destined to
become a worid-renowned diva $lOO a
week for singing in a concert troupe
with which he toured the country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

THREE THOUSAND women in Greece
have petitioned the ki1g to allow their
sex the same educational advantages as
are enjoved by his male subjects. They
say: If the progress of our country in
civilization remains behind the hopes
and expectations of the government,
the cause is the backward development
of Grecian womanhood. Fit us to rear
your sons and will show you how much
we can do for you and Greece."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-Dr. ]. G.. Riheldaffer,
L pastor. Services every Sabbath at ~: 30
o'clock AN. and at o'clock P. N. Sab.
bath school at Il O'Clock n.
NETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor.
Itl Services every Sabbath, at 1890 o'clock
A. NJ. and al 8 P.M Sabbath school at IL Z.
N-Preaching on every Lords
~ bay at 1880 O'Clock A. M. and p. NJ, by
J. G. Harrison. Sunday school at I'm.
FPISCOPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com
~ muuion Rev. ). B. Purves. Service
every Sunday, except the last Sunday in the
month, at lv:3J A. N. and N. sunday
school at I'm.
NATHOLIC.-Timeso Of service to be an
~ nounced hereafter
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
Found Dead In Hi, Cell.

The dead body of william Bernard,
who had been locked up in St. Paul for
being drunk, was found in cell at the
Central police station the other morn
ing. Bernard was married and until
recently was bar-keeper at saloon on
Eighth and Washington streets. His
wife said he left her intending to 60 to
Montana. No.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

SOME time ago the teacher Of River
side (CaL) school instructed her class
how to act in case of emergencies, such
as drowning, gun-shot accidents, etc.
A day or so after the lesson lad named
Haight went home and found his baby
sister given up for dead, after being
picked out of a canal. There was no
doctor to be had, and young Haight
went to work to apply his lesson. and in
few minutes the baby was restored to
life. Why should not such lessons be
given in every school?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

OF the inhabitants of the world the
Mongolians lead with about $50, OOO, 600,
and the Aryans, which comprise practi-
cally all the people of Europe, four
ffths of those of the American conti-
nent, and all of the civilized residents
of Australia come next, with 545, OOO,-
900. The negroes are put at $50. 900, 900,
the Semitic people at $4,000, 900, the
Malays and Polynesians at 35, 1000, 600,
and the Indians of North and South
America at Is, 900, 900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

HERBERT GLADSTONE, who is coming
over here this year on a visit, is man
rather below the medium height, with
thin hair, a dome-like forehead, aud an
air of gentle melancholy. lie 1. great
favorite at all the women's meetings
and the general conventions for pro-
noting woman suffrage in England. He
has been called 1.-The five o'clock tea
statesman" He affects extreme SIM
plicity of attire, wearing turnover col
lars, the smallest sort of black shoe
string ,cravat and clothes that are not
conspicuous for their good fit or fine
texture 1t is said that he is of great
assistance to his distinguished father.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

JOHN SwEARER, who has just been
granted a pension OF twenty dollars a
month, is officially declared to have
been the first man wounded in the war
of the rebellion. There were a good
many other swearers in the army, but
JOHN is the first to achieve distinction.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
EPOM WASHlNG10N

In the United States the visible sup
ply of wheat and corn on the 10Th was,
respectively, 22,974,974 and 11,O26, ,24s
bushels
AN opinion was rendered by the Su-
preme Court of the United States on
the 18th sustaining the Edmunds anti
polygamy law. This law. among other
things. dissolved the Mormon church
corporation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
james Shields Decoyed, Waylaid and
-. Brutaily Killed.

James Shields Decoyed, Waylsid and
~. Brutaily Killed.
The body of James Shields, we'll
known high school teacher, was found
the other day near Hanson's dam on the
Platte river. He had evidently been
murdered for money. A few days ago
he left Sullivan Lake for Royalton in
response to request to come to that
point to take q school. Taking two
suits of clothing, a change of linen and
$3.50 in valise he left for Royalton. He
was not again seen until his body was
found. He was first shot through the
left shoulder and then beaten to death
with club. His left arm was broken
and all the teeth on the left side of his
face were knocked out. Ernest
Fleischer, a tough local character, left
for Helena soon after with an abundance
Of ready cash and was supposed to be
the murderer
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

Ex-Governor ROBINSON, of Massa-
chusetts, holds that the selling of liquor
in original packages is legal, and has
advised his clients, a syndicate of
Holyoke unlicensed liquor-dealers, to
make a test case to decide the constitu-
tionalitY of the law.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29

THE town of Chelsea, Mass, which Pc
titioned the Legislature for change of
name because of the common expression
''as dead as Chelsea" has reconsidered
and will retain the name it has borne
Sinca 173Q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
A New Disease Discovered.

Governor Merriam recently received
from Prof. Otto Lugger, of the State
University, communication with re-
gard to new disease which has been
discovered in the fax which is raised in
the southwestern part Of the State, in
which he states that as fax is the most
profitable product of that region it is
important that remedy be found. The
Governor said that he would give the
matter his careful consideration
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-29
Took His Own Life,

A farm hand named August Kalken-
berg, employed upon Thomas Ferry's
farm short distance from Lincoln
Park, in the town of Brooklyn, commit
ted suicide recently. Kalkenberg had
been employed by Mr.. Ferry for abouta
month. He disappeared and nothing
was seen or heard of him until the other
morning when Mr.. Ferry found him
hanging in the barn. No cause was
known for the deed.