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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
MEASURING LAND,
Three Devices Which Enable Eyerv Far

Three Devices Which Enable Every Farm
er to Be His Own Surveyor.
At odd times in the last few months
have been amusing myself in accurate
ly measuring different fields and plan
tations on my place, previously csti-
mated by pacing. can on nearly level
ground pace quite accurately five PAGES
to the rod, as for example rhombus-
shaped piece which / paced and made
to contain 14O rods, measured when
tested with a rod pole 1877 rods. l i'm
agine that good many berry growers
as well as farmers have only vague
idea of just exactly how large any par
ticular field is, and therefore in stating
yields either wrong themselves or the
public. Not many months ago saw
statement by widely-known newspa-
per writer that field that he had been
calling twelve acres proved on accurate
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
DECORATION DAY.

Whc-esoer the blue sky arches
Ger the cities of the dead,
And the wind pipes funeral marches
AS it passes overhead;
Be it in some northern valley,
Or some dreamy southern glade
Where the sunbeams love to daily
In the silence they invade;
Wreaths of flowers whose fragrance cumbers
With its sweetness all the air
Deck the spots where valor slumbers,
Laid by love and sorrow there
Where the cannon's dreadful thunder
Pealed across the smoky plain.
And the air seemed rent asunder
AS the echoes rang again;
On the hillside where the ridges
OF the outworks linger yet;
by the rivers where the bridges
Bristled with the bayonet,
Kindly hands have strewn sweet blossoms
On the mounded graves, to show
Where the battlefield embosoms
Those who fought there years ago.
Side by side. their warfare over.
Here the blue and there the gray,
Underneath their grassy cover
Dream the blissful hours away.
Nevermore shall either rival
Give expression unto wrath;
Hatred can have no survival
In their peaceful aftermath;
And Of all their former quarrels
Naught distinguishes the foes ..
Save the wreathings of the laurel
And the garlands Of the rose. Fs-' I'D.
Bring them flowers! for tender actions
Have more force than angry words;
Kindness stays the feuds Of factions,
Love can dull the sharpest swords.
Give the blue the fragrant roseF,
Yield the laurel to the gray, ,..:..-.... T.
While our sympathy discloses
That our wrath has passed away.
Leave them there. their lot is common,
Be their tokens rose or rue,
Till the angels trump shall summon
From their slumbers gray and blue.
William D. Kelly in Leslie's Newspaper
"A mans experience is either some
hing he has or something that has him
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
BoYcorrlNa IN PlcARox.
A System Of Terrorism Exciting Among the
French Farmers.


The landlord is, in fact the owner of
the soil only in name. Unless he him.
self turns gentleman farmer, he can not
determine the tenancy; he can not re-
fuse the renewal of the lease; he has no
voice in the selection Of his tenantry;
he can not raise the rent or enforce a
new conditions; he often does not even
know the name Of the person who pays
him his rent, his intrades, or his pots de
vim; if the farm changes hands, the new
tcnent is not his own nominee, but the
representative of the preceding occu-
pier; he can not even sell his land in the
open market. What makes the estab-
lishment of the droit de marche more
remarkable is, that its principle is a
violation of the principles of French
law which, since 1890, has set it's face
against perpetuities. Yet, though this
tenant right is not only unrecognized,
but prescribed by the law, the tenant
farmer sells this illegal right by public
auction, disposes of it by will, divides
it among his children, and makes it the
subject of contracts which notaries en-
body in legal language. And, as curl
capes taxation, for, sooner than appear
to sanction its legality, the state prefers
to lose a source of revenue.
The system thus described has been
maintained for centuries in the teeth Of
the landlords backed by all the power Of
despotic government. 1t holds it's
groun by combination, secrecy and ter
rorism. Suppose that a landlord wishest to
eXtinguish the droit, and convert his land
into terre libre. He takes the opportu-
nifty of the expiration of the lease to re-
fuse its renewal, to enforce new condi-
tons, to raise the rent, or to evict the
tenant in order to introduce his own
nominee. The occupier goes to the vii
lage cabaret, and among his neighbors
utters the formula: ''Je n al jamais de.
monte personne; j'espere que personne
ne me demontera." 1t is the proclama-
tion of an interdict The farm is boy.
cotted. The holding is thrown up; it
can not be let; the land falls out of cul-
tivation. If a new tenant is brought in
from a distance, or a neighbor bids for
the farm, he is denounced as depoin.
teux or land-grabber. From passover re.
SlSleuCc 10 open NlOleuCe Is d SUcp.
The depointeux is una BILE to hire labor.
ers his sons can obtain no employment,
his daughters no husbands. His neigh
bors refuse to hold intercourse with
him or his family, or to render them
any assistance. Any one who breaks
this interdict falls under its ban. Men
with masks or blackened faces SOW tares
among his crops, break up his nipple.
ments, burn his farm buildings, riclSs,
and stables, mutilate his cattle, main
his horses, or fire shots into his house.
Finally, if these gentler hints fail to
take effect, the depointeux is found with
a bullet through his head or drowned in
a well.-The Nineteenth Century.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
CHEAP SHEEP SHELTER.
Protection from Wind That Is Sure to
Benefit Every Flock.

Protection from Wind That Is Sure to
Benefit Every Flock.
Sheep ought not to be shut up tight.
They need plenty of pure air and will
stand severe cold, but good roof and
protection from wind viii benefit every
flock. The beginner in farming may
not have capital to put up barns, and
in sheep husbandry they are not need
ed. This cross section Of q shed illus
trates what can be built by amy man at
small cost for time and lumber It may
be of any length to accommodate the
size of the flock. The caves arc only
81 feet from the ground and the roof
crown feet The caves must project
and under them the siding is built out
to form a rack for feeding. The stacks
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

for nearly level land, there being 10
chance for error. 1t can be used among
growing crops as we'll as bare ground.
1t should be strong and light, and so
securely framed and braced as to make
the points unyieldiny. When not in
use it may be hung on two pegs on the
side of a building.
Money and time is often "aved in
knowing just how large field is, es-
pecially where the seeds are bought to
SOW it Or plants to plant it. Nothing is
quite so annoying as to have a shortage
of trife, especially when a little fore
thought and exact knowledge would
have prevented it.-Popular Gardening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
NOT A COWARD.
Hasty Words That Caused Many
Years Of Weary Waiting.

HEN this is your
final decision,
NJ rion," said
II u gh Gu rtis,
pausing sudden
l.y in his rapid
w al k up and
down the room.
1T most GER
t a i My is" re-
piled the haugh-
ty girl, flashing
adisdainful look
at the white,
agitated face be-
fore her.
"YOu do real
ly wish me to
go away from
you forever?"
'That is what
I said. Is it not
enough?"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

II MAY BE A COWARD, BUT 1 HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN TRUE TO YOU
woman. The whole village is sneering
at you Hugh Curtis, coward that is
what you have won by your lack of
bravery"
You do not understand everything,
Marion. may be a coward, but have
always been true to you"
4 .Stop that silly sentiment. Go, say,
before you drive me mad!'
Z Without another word Hugh turned
away. and from the window she saw
him going with rapid strides down the
path that led to the public highway.
Once she rose to her feet, determined
to call him back, but he neither turned
his head to the right nor left, and she
sat down again, nuttering: Let him
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly.on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Fl gs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co!
SAN FRANCISCO. ca.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW york. N.H
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
MODERATE YOUR VOICE,
Or You Are Apt to Give . False Impr'
air N Sava TalmaU ~.


sic n, Says Talmage.
Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage is fond of
any story that will illustrate sermon
or beautify moral Here is one that he
tells now and then in his own original
way:
A German family emigrated from the
Fatherland to this country and settled
in Milwaukee. The oldest boy, in his
teens, concluded he would start out for
himself. Finally he brought up in New
York city and soon spent all the money
the old man had given him. Then he
wrote TO his father this kind of an ap-
peal:
DEAR FATHER: am sick and lonely,
without one single cent. Send me some
money quick. Your son, JOHN.
Now the father was illiterate, and
could not read, so he went to great
strapping butcher and asked him to
gruff way of reading, and loud voice.
When he finished reading Johns letter,
the father was furious, and declared he
y ould not send a penny, even if the boy
starved to death. He had never heard
of such an impudent demand for money.
On his way home the father thought
the butcher might have made mistake
in reading, and a desire to hear the let
ter read again overcame him. A con-
sumptive baker, with low falling in
Election, was next asked to read the
sons letter. When he concluded, the
father said, with tears in his eyes; my
poor boy. Ill send him all the money
he wants. The baker had read, word
the butcher.
"You see, my dear friends, that there
is great deal in the human voice.
BOSTON Herald
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
The Soap
that
Cleans
Most
is Lenox.
Throwing a Switch

is tough work in stormy weather, and the switch
preserve his health. Every railroad mans life =
iull Of hardship and exposure. The only garment
that will fully protect the whose business calI
him out, in stormy weather is the Fish Brand
made throughout, and good fer years of service
They are worth ten times their cost, and will save
you many sickness. No other article of clothing
will stand the wear and tear. Rubber is frai, will
right sort of coat The " Fish brand Slicker :" is
the only on. for your purpose. Beware Of worth
less limitations, every garment stamped with the
"Fish Brand" Trade Mark. Don't accept any
inferior coat when you can have the Fish Brand
Slicker" delivered without extra cost Particulars
and illustrated catalogue free.
A. J. TOWER, Boston, Mass.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

may be built near the sheds, so that the
work of feeding will not take much
time. Rough stakes three inches apart
keep the hay.from falling into the shed,
and through them the sheep feed. At
the bottom a small box runs the length
of the rack. It is ten inches from the
ground and made tight, SO it will catch
all the broken hay and clover leaves.
Here also the grain may be fed. The
most expensive part of many structures
is their roof. This one has no stone
undcrpinning and the roof has such a
steep pitch that boards may take the
place of shingles. Such a roof may be
made warmer by mailing battens over
the cracks, and more durable by soak
ing it with crude petroleum.
Sage, in n. E. Homestead.
Sand on the Garden.
Twenty-four years ago, says John j.
Thomas, we had three or four inches of
sand carted on part of garden, the
soil of which was too clayey for the
successful or convenient raising of gar
den vegetables. When this sand was
we'll worked in the whole became an
excellent sandy loan, just the soil for
agreeable working. The labor Of draw
ing on the sand was considerable; but
it was done in winter when there was
little else for the man and team to do,
and the fine condition of the soil re-
mains as good as at first, and probably
will for a century to come, as the sand
does not evaporate, wash away or be-
come consumed in the growth of plants
Is with manure.-Westera Rural.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

1ru1E house. IL IS
put toget h e r
with light car
1fage bolts. Fig.
5 represents the
m O S t accurate
and convenient
1,a1f-rO6 rnaa Sr,~e
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
E eI GGs4; TONIC

Combined with Sulphate OF HydraStta.
A Valuable Remedy in oil forms OF DEBILITY
NERvOLS PRosTRATION, DYsPEPsIA. con-
VALESCENCE from Fever and attendant COM
plnints md In oil OF Impaired Digestion, At
tended with loss of appetite. dependency, Steep
wSrked men and weak nervous wSmeg
purifying and nourishing the former and smula ting
the latter to healthy physiological action. Price,
gss or sent express paid on receipt Of price
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY TAYLOR Il MYERS
PHARMACY CO., 100 f 9TH St.. st. Paul. Minn.
Six,page circular OF prominent physicians recon-
mi la ed free
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

Tiny, little, sugar coated
granules, are what DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are. The best
Liver Pills ever invented; &C
tive, yet mild in operation;
cure sick and bilious head
aches. One a dose.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

LADIES who possess the finest complex
ions are patrons of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisher Dye, soc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

PEOPLE borrow trouble because 1t Is easy
to get, and need not be paid back.-N. y.
Picayune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

There's a patent medicine
which is not a patent medicine
-paradoxical as that may
sound. It's a discovery! the
golden discovery of medical
science It's the medicine for
tired, run down, exhaust
ed, nerve wasted men and
women; for you sufferers from
diseases of skin or scalp, liver
or lungs-it's chance is with
every one, it's season always,
because it aims to purify the
fountain Of life-the blood
upon which all such diseases
depend.
The medicine is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
The makers of it have
enough confidence in it to
sell it ox trial.
That is-you can get it from
your druggist, and if it doesn't
do what it's claimed to do, you
can get your money back,
every cent Of 1t.
That's what it's makers call
taking the risk Of their uyoras.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

The only thing that miser ever loses is
his appetitc-the cost OF o meal scares it
away.-Texas Siftings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
The Tyrant Macbeth

The Tyrant Macbeth
Was laid out cold by Macduff Those
tyrants, biliousnesS, constipation and dys-
pepsia, are defeated with no less certainty
and completeness by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. That conqueror of disease also
speedily overcomes malaria, rheumatism,
kidney and bladder troubles, nausea and
nervousness
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21
TWO CAPTAINS,

ELL, no. 7 wasn't
no soldier, but
somehow I al.
W q v s I Q e l
bound
To lend o hand dec
oratin' W h g n .
ever the d a Y
comes around
1 didn't go out with
no ri fe, t h Q
same thaf my
gran ia I h e r
bore,
But l can't help
havin' the feel
in that some
way l fit in tho
war.
You see 1t were this
w nv w n O n
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. Csc.
A CONFIDENCE game is sort of an impos-
ing ceremony.-St. Joseph News.
AN open secret-the one you tell your
wife
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

For any case Of nervousness, sleepless
| ness, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia,
| relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills.
THE holder Of straight flush generally
'carries things with high hand."-Boston
Courier
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way to the gentle action and mild effects of
Carter's Little Liver Pills. If you try them,
they will certainly please you.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

DON'T flatter yourself that it can't get
away just because you have bolted your
food at sea.-Elmira Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

In the matter Of ''laying out" the under.
taker isn't lin it" with the tramp.-Boston
Courier.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

"A mans experience is either some
thing he has or something that has him
Savannah News
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

/. J. TOWER, Boston, Mass.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-21

You see 1t were this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-26

CUNNING DEER HUNTERS.
How the South American Indians Pro
vide Themselves With Venison.

HOW the South American InulanS IrO-
vide Themselves with Venison.
The manner in which the South
American Indians hunt deer in the
Cordilleras is very interesting and some
what ingenious, says the Detroit Free
Press. They first ascertain the locality
in which the animals congregate to
Craze, and then the men, women and
old children of the tribe make extensive
preparations to hem in the herd. In
order to cause Il stampede they blow
horns, yell and make other bewildering
and outlandish noises. AS a natural
consequence the frightened deer quit
their grazing places. They form in line
in regular marching order, the elder
males leading the way, followed by the
females and young, while the rear of
the column is brought up by the young
bucks, who act as protectors to the
centres.
The Indians now close in upon them,
seeing which the animals prepare to do
battle for their lives The hunters then
proceed to prepare the instruments of
destruction, consisting of large lances,
resinous torches, and nooses fixed to
long poles.
The worst enemy of the deer is the
jaguar and wildcat, and their luminosity
to them is such that they have been
known to leap over hunter in order
to attack either of these feline foes.
The Indians, knowing this, employ it to
great advantage during these hunts.
The women stuff Il number of jaguar
and cat skins, which are placed in prom
inent positions on the edges of preci-
pices in view of the deer. Immediate
" the bucks make a violent effort to get
at them in order to hurl them into the
abyss beneath, but are thus treated
themselves by the willy hunters, who
push them over the cliffs, where they
are quickly hamstrung otherwise dis
abled by the women who are stationed
below. After the first onslaught on the
stuffed figure the remaining deer seem
to realize the fact that they have been
tricked, and huddle together awaiting
another attack.
Then the Indians throw lighted torch
es among them, and Il panic ensues.
They make desperate effort to escape,
but the relentless huAters drive them
over the crags until they see that Il suf-
ficient number have been captured
usually four or five hundred. They do
not usually harm the females and fawns
and also allow few bucks to escape.
Very seldom is Il doe killed, and if a
she fawn is captured it is Immediately
liberated. The flesh is eaten by the
Indians and also carried to the village
to be sold, while the skins are either
purchased by dealers or made up into
various articles by those who assisted i'll
their capture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-26
Big, Booming Bells.

The largest bell in America is that of
Notre Dame cathedral, Montreal, which
hangs in the south tower. 1t is & feet
high, s feet inches in diameter, and
weighs y, $50 pounds. tits ornamented
with images Of the Blessed Virgin and
ST. John the Baptist, together with en-
blems of agriculture, commerce and in
dustrv. 1t was cast in London in 1S47.
In the opposite tower hangs chime of
ten bells, the smallest weighing S91
pounds, the largest COIL; total 81 ,696
pounds. The largest bell in the United
States is the alarm bell on City Hall, New
Yook. which was cast by Blake. OF
Boston. 1t is feet high, s feet III III
ameter, and weighs % 900 pounds Che
cnno Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-26

UNI she was always calling to her hus-
band Let me help you, let me be
of some use; only once, dear;
paint me only once;;' and poor
Drake, who woke UP to sense of his
loss, was heartbroken at his inability to
satisfy her. The tenderest and most
passionate tones of his voice never
reached her, and she died without ever
knowing him again. After that Drake
was changed man; he seemed to have
only one idea-to paint the portrait of
his wife. Canvas after canvas he spoiled,
and when | went to see him he would
say: she can not rest until | have done
it. | must succeed; sooner or later
must satisfy her. At length he became
so unmanageable, eating nothing and
spending long, sleepless nights walking
about the country, that his friends came
and took him away. He died some
months after in an asylum"
SPY Jovew said Teddy O'Brien when
CUTLER had finished, and then relapsed
into silence.
/ looked at Graves, but he was lost
in wonderment too deep for words.
"The portraits very like her." said
CUTLER. with a strange awe in his tone.
"Im glad poor Drake succeeded at
last"
"You think" said I, and broke off,
CUTLER was putting on his coat. He
answered my unspoken question With
solemnity for which | was not pre-
pared.
"For twenty-five years those two poor
ghosts have been waiting their oppor-
tunity. Let us be thankful that in the
end they found it,"
He seemed to forget to take leave OF
us in any way, and went without
another word. AS the door closed each
of us drew deep breath of relief
Dick raised his head with an air OF
stupefaction.
That's a rum story" said Teddy
O'Brien; "why did you never tell it be-
fore ?"
"The funniest thing about it is the
sequel" said l. Dick, old man, is your
part true?'
II don't know" said Dick; II begin
to think it must be-"
"Great Scotland Yard ~ said Teddy
O'Brien, "did you make itup?"
every word of ton the spur of the
moment"
"Did you know"
"Not word. CUTLER seemed struck
by that picture, and it was the only sign
of human interest he had shown, so
thought I'd humor him. | didn't mean
ghost story when / began, but it some
how developed into that. would have
given good deal to take a rise out OF
him, but l never hoped for anything so
complete as this.
at was a curious coincidence that
you should have taken brakes cottage"
said Mr.. O'Brien.
eyes," said Dick dryly; "but the most
curious part of it all is that the cottage
was made up too"
"Great Scotland Yard" said Teddy
O'Brien again.
"And who painted the head?"
81 painted it myself" said Dick,
"and l begin to think it must be q
deuced good picture. "-Cor11hW Mago-