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Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-18

The six Sisters Millinery has removed to 429
South Spring street. between Fourth and Fifth.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-18

r. D. List, notary public. Legal papers car,
fully drawn. 125 West Second. Never out.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

As for the feeling that we need rest,
rest, rest, it is often fallacious one.
1t is action which makes muscle. The
spirit of life enters into us when we
take vital part in to-day. Often we
suffer from rest. A change of occupa.
ton is what we most need. as rule,
and the relief hours of an active person
turn out to be very intelligent. We
must rest, but we need not lose our
electricity, which the will, the thought,
can command at all times, and which
ought to be on guard, like an orderly,
to summon us when we should become
alert. Headaches evaporate if we must
exert ourselves for those we love, or
we almost forget the pain, which is the
same thing; and ill-temper can not
flourish unless we have idleness in
which to reflect upon the notes be-
longing to some one else. With energy
leading the way, ennui lifts from the
horizon, and we see color and distance
again. There are women who labor
day by day in hunger and despair. 1t
seems as if others might labor in COM
fort and health, instead of sitting down
to lassitude and sighs.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

went to the stable and ordered horse
to be in readiness for him by three
o'clock in the morning. at the same
time enjoining upon the garcon the
strictest secrecy with regard to his
movements.
AS soon as these arrangements were
made Lafont retired to his room. He
of course knew that his secret had got
wings, and even in his proposed course
he was not entirely free from danger
A million francs was large sum, and
If the two Partisan robbers had set
their hearts upon its possession, he had
yet some work to perform ere he would
be entirely free from them. After re-
volving the thing over in his mind for
some time a new idea struck him, and
obtaining number of useless papers,
he neatly folded them in an envelope,
which he strongly sealed and bound
with blue ribbon.
At three o'clock in the morning, while
1t was yet very dark and before anyone
else was stirring, Lafont quietly de-
scended from his room and went to the
SohOAS' hC yU' COt was easily uIouSCu
and in few moments the agent was on
his way to Chaumont. For two hours
he rode on his way; but instead of pur-
suing the high road to Treves, he again
crossed the Seine and kept along by the
banks of the Aube. Daylight was just
beginning to streak the eastern heavens
when Lafont thought he heard the
sound of horses behind him, and it was
not long ere he knew that he was being
pnrsued, and in ten minutes he was as
sured that the two robbers were after
him. In moment the agent leaped
from the saddle and Selling heavy
stone he inflicted a severe bruise upon
one of his horses fore legs. The ami
nal reared and plunged, but Lafont
managed TO hold him, and again mount
ing, he drove on, but the horse limped
and staggered beneath the effects OF
the blow he had received and in q short
time the two travellers came up.
'Ah! good morning, gentlemen u
said the agent, as he refined in his lame
steed, at the same time raising his hat
with sffabls politeness. $50 it Seems
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
you, too, arc tired of the numbering

you, too, are tired of the numbering
diligence"
"Yes," replied the formost of the two
men, "the diligence did not exactly suit
our convenience, so we took horses"
"And are you bound to Chaumont?"
asked Lafont. a.
"Yes-that is-probably."
ION business?"
Eyes, important business
THAT Is fortunate" said Lafont
with the utmost earnestness, ''for you
may, if you see fit, do me a great favor.
l, too, have important business at Chau-
mont, but I fear that without assist
ance l shall not be able to accomplish
it. have, gentlemen, in my possession
| a vast amount of valuable papers, and
intended to have continued on my way
in the diligence, but at Nogent l re-
| ceived the intelligence that there was
plan on foot to rob me. Do not start,
| gentlemen, for what | tell you is true.
And for that reason set off thus alone,
but my horse has met with sad mis-
hap, and l fear that the robbers, who,
think, are yet at Nogent, may over.
take me. Now, if you are going directly
to Chaumont, perhaps you would be
willing TO take my package in your
charge and deliver it to NJ. Augient at
his Office. Anyone there will tell you
where it is, then, if l am overhauled,
the robbers will find nothing, and, of
course, you will not be suspected. If
you shall thus accommodate me you
shall be suitably rewarded. What say
you, gentlemen?"
The two men exchanged significant
glances during these remarks; and
after moments consultation one of
them said:
"You seem to be ready in trusting
strangers, sir"
''Oh, not at all, sir" replied Lafont,
with a frank smile. II would much
rather trust honest travellers than run
the risk of meeting with robbers You
see just how l am situated, gentlemen;
and if you will do me the favor l ask,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

new style of scrap basket can he
cheaply made by taking the sides of a
past eboard box and cutting them into
lengths of about twenty-five inches.
Punch holes through the pasteboard on
either side and then lace them into the
form of an oblong box, with different
colored lace or ribbon strings. Two Of
the corners should be tied by double
looped ribbon or string, with tassels
hanging down. The top of the basket
should be covered with ribbon, laced
down by silk cord. On the panel-like
sides of the scrap basket paint back
ground of yellow, blue or terra Gotta.
Any kind of appropriate panel pictures
such as flowers, tall grass or marine
views-may be painted on the sides.
Large. fiaring puffs of silk half way
down either corner of the basket should
complete the design. Such a cheap
scrap-basket is splendid ornament for
any room.-N. Y. World.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

over million
francs, for a house in Chaumont, and
much secrecy had been observed in the
preparations for his journey, as the
kingdom was, at that time. infested by
secret organization of thieves. Lafont
had the notes concealed in various parts
of his dress. and taking the heavy dill
gence as his best mode of conveyance,
he set out on his mission.
Nothing wor thy of note occurred to
arrest Lafont's attention, until he had
passed nearly through the department
of the Seine and Marine, when, just at
nightfall, two well-dressed gentlemen
hailed the diligence, and claimed pas
sage to Chaumont. 1t was already too
dark for the agent to clearly distin-
guish the features of the newcomers,
but yet from what little he could see
he at once made up his mind that their
countenance were not unfamiliar to
him, and having come to this conclu-
sion, he determined to watch their
movements, for vague suspicion that
they had by some means become pos
sessed of the secret of his business took
possession of his mind.
The diligence crossed the Seine at
Nogent, and there remained for the
night. AS soon as Lafont had oppor
tunity to examine the countenances of
the strangers at the supper-table, he
became satisfied that his first impress
sions were correct, for one of the trav-
elers, at least, he had seen in Paris on
the day before his departure, and he
could not but notice that they both eyed
him with marked interest. After sup
per, the agent lighted his cigar, and
walked out on to the bridge, where he
remained nearly half an hour, and at
the end of that time he started back to-
wards the inn, and just as he arrived at
the door he noticed his two travelling
companions entering the stable. A
feeling of curiosity prompted him to
follow them, and as he came round by
the stable door he could just see the
two men crouching away in an empty
stall. With stealthy, catlike tread,
the agent crept as near as possible to
the stall, and he was fortunate enough
to make out the gist of their converse
ton.
When Lafont left the stable he knew
that the two had left Paris for the purss
pose of robbing him, and that they in
tended to put their plan in execution as
soon as the diligence should have en-
tered the department of Upper Marine.
At first the agent thought of calling
upon the gems darmes and have the two
men arrested, but then the evidence
might not be sufficient to warrant such
proceeding, and besides he would there
by give the secret of his mission to the
cupidity of others who might be equal
ly ready to rob him. He returned to
the inn, and after considerable reflec-
ton he determined to procure horse
and secretly pursue his journey. Hav-
ing come to this conclusion, he went to
the driver of the diligence, and under
the plea of having to remain in Nogent
on especial business for a day or two,
he settled his fare thus far; then he
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
PURE WATER SUPPLY.
Why 1t Should Receive the Most Careful
Attention of Farmers.

Why 1t Should Receive the Most Careful
Attention of Farmers.
The law that governs water, the We
hicle which transports the energy of
the soil into and through the plant and
animal, and the harmonious operation
of this law, in conjunction with the law
of nutriment, should receive our care
full attention. AS water is the sub
stance which carries all food for plants
and animals into and out of circulation,
it becomes of the utmost Importance.
If the laws which govern all else be
practically known and the knowledge
of the part which water plays in
growth and production be wanting, our
efforts will not reach the highest sue
cess. 1t is not enough that water is
present in suitable quantities, it must
be palatable and easily accessible; just
enough and not too much. Better
shortage of food than of water, better
irregularity in feeding than in water
ing, for if the ration be temporarily de-
fcient and the vehicle for transporting
the reserve stored in the system be
present, no great harm will result.
may be stored or otherwise present, if
the universal carrier, water, is lacking,
not only can no work of nutrition be
done, but the system Immediately be-
comes feverish and diseased.
So to the dairyman l may say that if
his herd, however poor, is made uncom-
Portable because of GOODNESS or poorness
or inaccessibility of the water supply,
he would better study hydraulics before
buying thoroughbreds. And to the
grain raiser might say that he would
better pay strict attention to set free
more plant food by better culture and
by outstanding farm manures, before
! investing in commercial fertilizers; for
possibly if he utilities what he already
has, according to law, he will have lit
tie lack. And to all breeders and cul
tivators of plants, may not say that it
might be better to make it more COM
Portable for the plants and animals
which are already possessed, in order
that they may make the best use of the
operations of the laws which govern
them, whether they be scrub or thor
oughbred, before buying that which is
too advanced for our present state of
knowledge. 1t is possible that a part
of what we have is good and all that is
lacking is opportunity. AS the stream
cannot rise above it's source, so the ami
NAL cannot be better than it's breeder.
And to the breeders of thoroughbreds 1
may say, that it might be well to adopt
the practice of that great Shorthorn
breeder Mr.. Bates. never to sell
good animal to careless farmer
Prof. l. P. Roberts, director Cornell
experiment station.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

Talks cheap, but when it's
backed up by pledge of the
hard cash Of a financially re-
sponsible firm, or company, of
worldwide reputation for fair
and honorable dealing, ii
means business !
Now, there are scores of
sarsaparillas and other blood.
purifiers, all cracked up to be
the best, purest, most peculiar
and wonderful, but bear in
mind (for your own sake
there's only one guaranteed
blood-puriher and remedy fo1
torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That standing solitary
and alone-sold on trial, is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery.
If it don't do good in skin
scalp and scrofulous diseases
and pulmonary consumption
is only lung-scrofula- just let
its makers know and get your
money back.
Talks cheap, but to back a
poor medicine, or a common
one, by selling it on trial, as
"Golden Medical Discovery
is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talks cheap, but only "Dis
covery" is guaranteed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
HOME HINTS AND HELPS,

Cream Sauce: Melt tablespoonful
of butter, add tablespoonful of flour
and mix; add half pint of cream or
rich milk and stir until it boils. Season
with salt and pepper and serve.-The
Home.
Lemon Pudding: Pour quart of
boiling milk over pint and half OF
bread crumbs. Put the mixture into a
buttered pudding dish, stir in tea
spoonful of salt, cover closely with a
plate, and let it stand half an hour. At
the end of that time beat into it three
eggs and teaspoonful of lemon extract.
Beat it until it is perfectly smooth, and
bake it in hot oven about three-quar-
tiers of an hour.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Sweet Potato Croquettes: Boil six
large sweet potatoes until they are just
tender, then remove the skins and mash
the potatoes through a colander or a
vegetable press, add a tablespoonful of
butter, a teaspoonful of salt, dash of
pepper and tablespoonful of sugar.
Mix thoroughly, form into croquettes,
dip first in egg and then in bread crumbs,
and fry in smoking-hot fat.-Boston
Budget.
dissolve alum in hot water, making
a very strong solution. Apply to furni-
ture or crevices in the wall with paint
brush. This is sure destruction to all
noxious vermin, and invaluable because
easily obtained. 1t is, moreover, per-
fectly safe to use and leaves no trace
behind. When You suspect moths have
lodged in the borders and carpets wet
Whenever it reaches them it is certain
death.
yellow Cake: One cup of sugar,
, one-half cupful butter, one cup of milk,
| two cupfuls -four, two tcaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, yoll<s of four eggs and
one whole egg. Bake in long tins. cut
in squares, and frost all over, and in the
center of each square place white
marsh mallow. Frosting: One cup of
sugar to four tablespoonful of boiling
water, let air, and stir into the whites
of two eggs, season with pineapple or
ose.-Housekeeper
Rice with Apples: Pare as many
apples as will fill your pudding dish;
core them and stew them until they are
nearly soft, but do not allow them to
cook long enough to fall in pieces. Boil
one-half teacupful Of rice and when
nearly done add a little salt, sugar and
one pint of milk. Place the apples in
your pudding dish, fill the core Of each
apple with sugar, turn the rice over the
apples and bake until a nice even brown
appears on top. This is very nice dish
with sauce, but the addition of good
cream and sugar will make it exquisite.
Prairie Farmer.
Scrap Books.-These annual renova-
tons no doubt bring up many articles
cut out and laid aside to read at leisure,
that have too much interest in them to
be thrown away. Why not utilize them
by FASTING carefully into scrap-book
so that you or your children can easily
refer to them? The time thus spent
will not be lost, as the most retcntive
memories are often at fault. SO far as
possible classify the subjects and index
them, so that they can readily be found
as wanted. If you have no good cook
book, a few or the tried recipes found in
the papers might well have place in
one part of the scrap-book.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
a SONG FOR FATHER, TOO.

The world Is better for the songs
That tell Of mothers love;
Their sweetest echoes e'er shall float
Around the Throne above.
But do you ever pause to think,
At eve when work Is through,
That zephyrs from the south should bring
A song for father, too9
May summers choicest petals fall
On messy banks we know,
To take away the chill We feel
When comes the drifting snow.
Yet while We weep beside the mound
Where sleeps q mother true
Let grateful teardrops bear to earth
song for father. too.
The blades Of memory's grass are green,
For the hand that smoothed our brow;
We feel again the gentle touch
Where silver mingles now.
Yet when the night birds saddest notes
Bring thoughts our childhood knew,
Let not the heart forget to sing
A song for father, too.
Henry Denver, in Springfield Republican
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
why He Couldn't Sec.

"Do I understand you to say" said
the attorney, looking hard at the prin-
cipal witness, that upon hearing a
noise in the hall, you rose quickly, lit a
candle, and went to the head of the
stairs; that burglar was at the foot OF
the stairs, and you did not see him2
Are You blind?"
Must tell the truth?" stammered
the witness, blushing to the roots of his
hair.
The whole TRUTH" was the stern re-
ply.
Then" replied the witness, brush.
ing aside his damp, clinging locks, and
wiping the perspiration from his clammy
brow, my wife was in front of ne
Light.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

The cells of the smallest plants, as
soon as they have assumed the green
color, assimilate their food from the at
mosphere, or rather from the carbonic
acid in the atmosphere, and from water.
This is one of the most wonderful
phenomena of organic life, and our
greatest chemists have striven in vain
to initiate the process. Should they
ever succeed they would. as remarked
by the cele brated botanist, Ferdinand
Cohn. solve the first great social prob
lem, that is, the bread problem.-Chi-
cago Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
CLEVER GARDEN HELP.

A Hand Roller Which Pays for Itself In
Less Than a Week.
Do not plant seed unless you wish it
to grow, and then remember that plants
and pigs are alike in habits, feeding and
growth and require the same care. To
refuse both food would be to put the
pig soonest out of his misery. The
plant might survive a few days. Use
the best oultivator. One implement of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
That
Tired Feeling

Prevails with its most enervatng and discouraging
effect in spring and early summer. when the toning
effect o6the cold air Is gone and the days grow
warmer. Hoods Sarsaparilla speedily overcomes
that tired feeling whether caused by change of
climate, season or life, by overwork illness, and
tmparts that feeling Of strength and selfconfdence
which is comforting and satisfying. 1t also cures
sick headache, biousness. indigestion dyspepsia
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
Musical Note.

German Professor of Music-You
must not reach over dot on de treble.
Dat vas not right.
Independent American Boy-I guess
I'll reach where please on this piano.
It's not your piano; it's our piano. I'll
put my feet on it if l see fit.-Texas
SiftinpS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
Esthetic but Resigned.

81 have moth ing in the shape of old
clothes to give you," said the west side
lady, Except this necktie.'
The dilapidated tourist took it in his
hand and inspected it critically.
cit doesn't harmonic with the waist
coat got at the house across the way"
he said, as a shade of ineffable sadness
crossed his face, land probably will
not look we'll with the pair of unmen-
tionables expect to get at the house
on the corner, but there are some walks
in life in which it is impracticable for
one to indulge in the hope of realizing
ones ideal, and it is one of the unvary-
ing rules of my life to submit with be-
coming cheerfulness to the inevitable.
1 have the honor, madam, to wish you
good afternoon"
With profound bow and heavy
sigh he rolled up the necktie, thrust it
into one of the hind pockets of what
had once been a frock coat, and went
sadly away toward the house on the
corner.-Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
! nesks / pcs Is
10 &c
FIG. 3-GROUND PLAN.

hens will readily ascend to this up
per story. Fig. 3 is another p Ian, which
requires little explanation.
1t is convenient, when the poultry
house is on farm, to pl ace it on the
line which separates the dooryard from
the barnyard, with door from the
former for the attendant, and openings
into the barnyard for the poultry. AS
brick or stone walls are often too damp,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

great utility to gardeners is cheap
hand roller, which is run on the row
after it is planted and which may fol-
low the plow as pulverizer. A sim
pie contrivance is a heavy block off an
elm or oak log sixteen inches in diam
eter and twelve to fourteen inches long.
1t may have light frame work by
which to propel it like wheelbarrow.
For transplanting bore holes the de-
sired distances apart and insert pins of
proper length to punch holes to receive
the plants. Push the roller in straight
line, follow with the plants, water
them and fill the place with fresh earth
at once, leaving it without pressing.
The operation is quick and if well done
not one in thousand plants will die
Charles Deland, in Farm and Home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
Make Haste!

There is no time to be lost when the kid
neys and bladder neglect their duty. Renal
disease advances with giant strides.
Bright's disease and diabetes are dread
foes to human life. Subdue them in their
infancy with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the purest diuretic in existence. 1t con-
quers likewise malaria, constipation, dys-
pepsia and biliousnesS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

She-Does your friend, Jack Bentley,
move in good society?
He-I don't know about good society,
but he frequently moves-every time
his rent comes due.-Jury.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

Mrs. Wickwire-''1f woman was
given the credit she deserves don't
think man would be quite so prominent
in the worlds history" Mr.. Wick.
wire-'I believe you are right. If she
could get all the credit she wanted he'd
be in the poor-house."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
AN AGENTS STRATAGEM.
Neat Way in Which Two Robbers
We're Outwitted.

Angus l N f
LAFONT was
the confidential
agent of a heavy
banking house
in Paris. Early
in the spring of
1882 he set out
from Paris with
bills, n o t e S.
drafts, etc, to
the amount of
~-A~ ~ ~GfN~
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In case Of trouble about churning,

In case of trouble about churning,
look first to the temperature. A higher
or lower one may remove the trouble.
Next, see that the cream is not too
thick. If it is, thin with water Of the
churning temperature. Using skinned
milk would only be adding more OF the
same viscous material But If the
cream is not viscous, but simply lacks
iuidity, the addition of skinned milk
NAV do,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

For strengthening and clearing the voice,
use "BRowN's BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. ~
have commended them to friends who wer e
public speakers, and they have proved ex-
tremely serviceable. Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30

Hollow walls for a poultrv-

FIG. 4.-Hollow walls for poultry-house-a
outside battens; b, outside boarding; c, mid.
die battens; d, felt; e. inner battens; +, lath
and plastering.
and wood too cold in winter, a wall
may be made like the section represent
ed in Fig. 4, which will nearly always
exclude frost.-Country Gentleman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
A Close Shave.

Van Duder-No human being is en-
tirely without mind, don't you know,
Miss Amy.
Amy-No; but it's wonderful to see
how amazingly near some people come
to tt-West Shore.