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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

homestead sitting around the log f~c,
merrily blazing in the great chimney
fireplace, and telling stories.
Save the glow from the flames max
ing ghostly shadows fit across the
light in the room, for we were trying
TO be as romantic MS possible.
Outside in the black night furious
storm was raging and the wind, moan
ing and whistling down the chimney
and through the huge fir trees, mingled
with The beating rain on roof and win
dow panes, gave us the weird and
spoolly feeling we desired.
Finally, satiatcd with fairy hobgob-
lin stories. we urged Aunt Kate to re.
late her adventure with the escaped
negro convict.
when l was about eighteen" COM
menced Aunt Kate, with shudder at
the remembrance of her awful expe-
Renee, ''on just such a black and
stormy night as now, we were sitting
in this very room. The little ones had
gone to bed, mother was knitting in a
big rocking chair and doing. for it
was quite late, and father and were
playing a long and interesting game of
chess which neither of us wanted to
stop, although it was time we were all
asleep.
The day before a negro convict had
murdered his keeper and escaped from
the prison in the town next to our
little village, and, while we then didn't
know of it, the people around were
greatly frightened and searching
parties were out looking for the fell
low, who was most daring and des.
pcrate character.
eve had no handy neighbors then, as
we have at present, the nearest being
half a mile away, AMI beside our
maid servant in her attic room snoring
soundly our family was alone on the
place. We didn't even have a dog, and
our only protection in case we needed
any was that old army musket that
still hangs on the wall yonder over the
door
I'VE had lived SO long in perfect
safety that no idea of danger had ever
troubled us, so. hen mother. waking
from comfortable doze, said she felt
chilly, immed .ately offered to run up
stairs to my room just overhead, and
bring down u wrap which | knew was
hanging in my closet.
II didn't want her to ask the time,
for if she founl it was midni yht, as it,
was, our gam, then in its most excit-
ing stage, would have been spoiled,
and tle glory CT my beating my father
for once would have been lost.
$50 up I jumped AMI without vast.
ing prtciou, moments in getting a
light I rashHd Upstairs AL into NY
room, which was dark as Egypt
The storm outside was a wild one
nad the winl was roaring fearfully
through the trees an.l shaking the
shutters as if it would rattle tam off
but had no difficulty in grouping
my way to my closet, where anon my
dresses an thing; the wrap hung.
when I opened the closet door l
fanciel heard a m OVEN mt inside. but
thinking, mtyb,, m>us, hal made
il, | began feeling with my hands
among the hanging garments for the
article was after.
''Sud lcnly my fingers touched a
mans bewhiskere face.
Ere could give n scream for help
two great, rough hands had me by the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
AEART-BR FAX.

- -, - -. --~se-A.
1t matters not what Is said;
You cannot undo Gods doing,
You cannot restore my dead!
why talk OF the sanity patience,
That calmly can all re sign:
Win thoughts OF another's anguish,
Lessen one throc Of miner
You counsel q holy quiet
The darling has gone to God"
The darling kissed. fondled-
Ky darling is under the sod
Who said that the angels in Heaven
Amidst Of their praise might pause,
As inward she stole among them.
To marvel how fair she wass
Thanks, thanks for the soothing vision;
But my reason esq grief Is Wild
Else how would It dare to question
Had God any need Of the childf
One face missed out OF tho faces
That circle His throne-ole dn
Faint note from the u lie nj IhS-
How little the loss 10 Him!
One presence my warm arms filing;
One brow that thirst 10 So:
Gre vCile that could Il rll rly being
How all tho world 10 me.
Nct I would no: dlrs not murnu.!
kaow It is Go is own hand:
lis p; enc will bear with o sorrow
TOO crazy 10 understand.
"Sonetluc when tie loss grows lighter
The Heart will forcs its ache"
Some ilue?-yCu are Aind to soy it,
1(nt IL la % 70 hreal-t
Margaret J. Pres ton. in n. Y. Independent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

"A pound Of sulphur burned in .
tightly-closed room will destroy every
living thing in it, from moths and bed
bngs to possible disease germs.
For baked eggs warm gill of milk,
add one tablespoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful of -four and six eggs,
whites and yelks beaten separately.
season with salt and bake in quick
oven Tor uiJeeu inlu ltes.-<,. Z, ,v-;L,
Little Folks Loaf: To one-third
Of the bread dough add one tablespoon
butter, one teacupful sugar, one tea
cupful of currants or any fruit to suit.
When quite light, bake in medium oven
thirty to forty minutes -Christian In
quirer.
North Carolina Cake: Two cups Of
sugar. four tablespoonfuls of butter,
one cup of sweet cream, whites of eight
eggs (beaten stiff, two teaspoonfuls
extract of lemon, two cups of -four, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder; mix and
hake.-Detroit Free Press.
German Compete of Apples: Peel
and core whole apples. Fill the cavities
with current jelly, place the apples in
pudding-dish, adding as much water
as the dish will hold without touching
the filling. Add half pound of sugar
and the thin peel of half lemon. Cover
tightly and cook slowly till done. Re-
move the apples to a glass dish, boil
down the sirup to jelly, and pour it
Over.-Demorests Magazine.
Very nice salads may also be made
of cold veal and lean pork. For the
dressing, beat two eggs, add one tea.
spoonful of mustard, one of salt, two of
sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, a
small cupful of vinegar. Stand this in
boiling water and stir till it thickens.
If you have half a cupful of cream,
sweet Or sour, add that also. With the
addition of a little celery, lean pork
salad is quite as good as chicken OF
veal.-uousekeeper.
Delicious Sponge Cake: A delicious
sponge cake is made with twelve eggs,
pound of sugar, half pound of flour
and the juice of lemon. Beat the
yoll1s of the eggs with the sugar and
add the lemon juice. Beat the whites
OF the eggs to sti1I froth, and add
them alternately with slftcd -four Beat
the cake thoroughly with a whip. Do
not attempt to use a patent beatcr for
either the eggs or tho batter of sponge
cake, but use sponge-cake whip.
Pour the cake into square tins. Sift
or dredge little powdered sugar over
it before putting it'il the oven.--Dos-
ton Budget.
-Doulettes aux Foie de Veau: Mince
two pounds of calves liver as fine as
possible, and a few slices of bacon or
ham; stir into it bunch of sweet herbs,
finely chopped, a little pepper and salt,
the yolk of one or two eggs. well
beaten, and @ cupful Of cream. Put
the whole, when we'll mixed together,
into stewpan; set it over the fire until
it becomes firm, and then roll it into
balls with your hands. which should be
well covered with -four. Brush them
over with the whites of the eggs well
beaten, then roll them in bread crumbs
until they are nearly or quite covered,
and fry them in boiling butter. Drain
them in scive before the fire, and
serve them on folded napkin, or, il
preferred, with piquant sauce poured
around them when sent to the table, il
hot dish.-Boston Herald.
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-"Now, Jimmie, you must eat your
chicken or you shan't have any pie. "
II can't, mamma I'm bird-defender,
and it wouldn't be right. ''-Harper's
Bazaar.
-She-"IIe was desperately in love
with her. Why, he sent her costly
flowers and presents nearly every day
for two years." He-"Did he finally
win her?" She-"No. He earned her "
Epoch.
Mrs. Florence ION yachting party
II am afraid, Mr., Stumps, l would
not make much of sailor" Mr..
Stumps-"But you would make an ex-
cellent mate. Harper Bazaar.
He Had Choice.-Hired Boy ION a
farm)-"Kin l go fshin' this after
noon?' Farmer-''No, but be good
boy and work hardin mebbe next
week you kin go to a funeral" Hired
Boy-"Kin go to your'n?'-Epoch.
A Pleasant Time. Miss De Fash
ion-"Did you have pleasant time
this summer" Miss De Style-"Per-
fectly lovely. We moved around so
much I didn't have to be seen in the
same dress twice. "-Demorest's Maya
zine.
Not So Bad.-Auntie (severely).-
SIS it true. Mary. that you went to the
theater the other evening, and Charlie
only three months dcad?' Mary
young widow)-"Yes, auntic. but my
escort was a colored gentleman
Yankee Blade.
Heard on a Broadway Car
"Madge, why do you drag that stupid De-
Smith around with you everywhere you
go?" Madge-"Why. Cholly is stupid.
to be sure, dear, but he always wears
his clothes to match my dress. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
A knowing Dog.-Clara-"Towser
knew when you were coming. He
recognized your name when we called
it," Tommy (breaking in)-"Yes, we
said. here comes that Teller that's goin'
to get left on Clara and he wagged his
tail. "-Yankee Blade.
-He-"My dear, in return for the
poem that I wrote for you, you have
sent me a lock of hair. But alas! how
is it see that it is not from your head?'
She-''rhat is fair enough. Neither
was the poem from your own head
Demorest's Magazine.
1T Works Both Ways.-Visitor Ito
inha bitant OF very small village)-''But
surely you must find it very dull here,
never getting any newspapers How
d'you know what's going on in London,
for irstance?" Inhabitant-"Eh, mon!
but dinna We ken that tn folk in Lun-
non are jist as ignorant O. what's gaun
on wi us?"-Judy.
"A Plain Case famous Chicago
law ger once had a singular case to
settle. A physician came to him in
great distress. Two sisters living in the
scme house had babes of equal age who
SO resembled each other that their own
mothers were unable to distinguish
them when they We're together. Now
it happened that, by the carelessness of
their nurses, the children had become
mixed; and how were the mothers to
make sure that they had received back
their own infants? But, perhaps" said
the lawyer, 1.-The children weren't
changed at all" 'Oh, but there's no
doubt that they were changed!'' said
the physician. Are you sure of it?"
Perfectly" "Well, if that's the case,
why don'tyou change them back again?
l don't see ar difficulty in the affair. !"
Boston Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
The v7ashe-woman's Revenge.

Mr. De Sharp tanxiously)-l inadvert.
emily sent my cuff buttons to the wash
last week Did you find them?
Vasherwoman Sure, Oi saw q
Iplc in tn tub. but have no time to
oe 6shln' around for brass cu}f-but-
tons. an Oh t'rcw thin away
Mr. De Sharp lin Mortified accents)-
Threw them away Those buttons
were pure gold
Washcrwoman-Moy! moy!. That's
too bad. Oh niver thought a young
man wot was always beatin' down n
poor washerwoman's prices cud afford
to wear goold. IN. Y. Weekly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
A DISTANT DISCOURSE.

Teacher I'1of Newton is going to
give a lecture On the sun, and ! want
all of my pupils to be there.
Thomas Tartly don't think I can go.
Miss Boyer.
Teachcr-Why not, Thomas?
Thomas 'Tardy - Cause my mother
won't let me go so far away from home.
Golden Days.
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Firesifle Philosophv-

There is no misfortune without its
compensation.
Thus man is like log of green wood
on the fire-weeping on one side and
singing on the other.-Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
a Desperate Case.

The Judge-What's the charge against
this man?
The Policem an-Impersonatlng an Of
icer, sor. lie wor thryin' to help a
lady across broadway at me own cor
ner, yer anner!-Puck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Mrs. Gargoyie (rcading)-A German
custom house official assessed as "poul-
try Il lot of butterflies because they
had wings.
Gargoylc-I suppose he'd list a lot of
tables as cattle" if they happened to
nave four lccS-,Judgc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
A Boston Comparison.

"Ain't they like each other?" said the
fond mother as she admiringly contem-
plated her twins.
YES" said the Boston lady; they
are as like each other US two beans. ~
Cane Cod Item
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ExDlained.

II wonder why that widow, Mrs. Hit
terby. paints the edges of her eyelids
black"
I'm memory Of Hitterby. It's
mourning border just like that on her
stationery."-Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
Important to Smokers.

"You amt a-gwine to give ten cents
for that cigar, are you?"
Il believe will, Sally" said he.
"Jest to burn up?" said she.-
THAT'S what it is make for, Sally"
said he.
WELL" said she, "I'd look at dime
a long time before I'd give it for that
thing and then burn it right straight
up. If i was gwine to be fool I'd be
a fool some other Texas Sift'
inSS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
~NCXr TO NOTHING"


"Ccn ron tell me-" he asked, as he
entered an Office on Broad street the
other Gay, why the railroad should
discriminate SO heavily against dressed
meat over live stock?"
certainly, sir. Dressed meat is dead,
isn't it?"
''Of course"
well, anything that can't kick is
always bulldozed by railroad com
."-TeSas Siftings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
Pedagogical Item.

Said an absent minded school-tcacher:
II hear quiet noise in the right hand
corner of the room. know vcrv we'll
who the guilty party is, but will not
mention his name 1t is Tommy Jones. "
Texas Siftinrs.
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One or tho Other.

Seaside Visitor-What magnificent
villa! 1t must have cost fortune.
Driver-Thats Smiths cottage.
Visitor-Ah, indeed! Smith, the soap
man, or Smith, the pill man?-N. Y.
Weekly.
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His Luxurious Habits.

"Dinguss is man Of expensive hab-
its, is he not, Shadbolt?"
eyes. Dinguss' habits since have
been acquainted with him have cost
me 1856, without counting cent for in
terest. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Mrs Clamps-A man out west asserts
that he is living. on air-nothing in the
world but air. Do you believe that3
Mr.. Clamps-Well, dunno. A good
many people live on bakers bread
Good News
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A New Standard.

ITO think that Blodgctt, Of all men,
should have married plain girl!''
They say the new Mrs Il. has an
amiablc disposition.
"Evilent!y he selected his wife as he
would a razor-for temper, not for
looks. Life.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
A Slight Oversight.

Young Myzer is quite liberal with his newly
welded wife,
he supplies her with the loveIicst steam
printed cheques in blank.
The only little drawback to their happy mar
ried life
Is his failure to deposit any money in the
bank.
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Miss Coquet Ito servant) Tell
Mr.. Sharpe That I am engaged" Mr..
Sharpe Ito servant)-"Tell Miss Coquet
that l expressed a curiosity to know
to whom she is engaged now."-Har-
pers Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
What It Was Made For.

~ can't see any sense in the line:
for men,"
"IIow sop
80 they can have plenty to wait in
while their wives are putting on thei,
bonnets "-Philadelphia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Gargoyle-There's been a great i'm
provcmcnt in medicine lately. For in
they used to.
Dloobumpcr-Don't they! Well, l
paid doctors bill of $500 only last
wcels. Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

"They say Mozart played on the
piano at the age of six"
That's nothing. I've got a little
girl only two years old who plays on
the piano every day"
what does she play?"
DOLLS, "-Uarpers Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Faithful Watchdogs.-Raggsy-"I
had fine place to bunk in last night"
Tattertorn-"Where was it?' ''In a
barn." Anyone else there?" Eyes, a
couple of watchdogs. "-Yankee Blade.
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Grease and Cash.

Hcssman-Confound it'll I've man.
aged to get several spots of grease on
my overcoat.
Seedeigh-I was fortunate enough to
get several dollars on mine.-Jurv.
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Anxiety Caused 1t.

neutrality-suspicious. the matter?
Tramp-Nervous prostration.
Observation-Disclosures That dis
ease is caused by overwork or mental
anxiety.
Tramp-That's Just it. I've had
nothing but work offered me since
struck the town, and I'm anxious for
fear III have to take it or Leave
Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03
GATHERING Inflammation.

Lord Noodleby-And wheah do yaw
best people live in New York?
Maude-Our untitled nobs live along
Fifth avenue. We keep our piers on
the river front.-Jurv.
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NOfhiHD to EeAr.

Lady-Little boy, isn't that your
mother calling you?
Little Boy-Yes'm.
"Why don't you answer her, then?"
"Pop's away."-Good News.
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He Finishes His Work.

Doctor" said Mrs. Worrit, lis It
really true that many people are buried
alive?"
None of my patients ever are," re-
piled DR.. Graves.-Puck.
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why did the new girl leave?'' II
paid her in advance" Il shouldn't
think she would have objected to
that" "She didn't; it pleased her so
she couldn't work. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Timothy-Why can't we settle this
case without any more litigation?
Searles (dejectedly) 49, The lawyers
won't let us.-Puck.
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HOW TO SET A TABLE.

Delmonfco Tells How a Table Should DO
Set and Arranged.
A round table is better than square
table, if the dining room is large enough
to permit it. If not, then the ordinary
oblong extension table must be used.
The round table is much more prefer
able and easier to seat people at, be-
sides it gives suggestion of the famous
king Arthur and the Knights of tho
Round Table" A few prominent So
ciety women still cling to the old. fash
Toned long, narrow table. Flowers
should never be absent from the dim
ner table. No matter how homely, they
add to the picturesqueness of the feast.
Let us see how table is set for
fashionable 6inner-party. On the table
is first placed a thick flannel cloth. the
thicker it is the better, as it prevents
noise of the dishes as they are placed
on it. Over this is spread snowy
white table-cloth, bearing the family
crest or coat-of-arms. Sometimes over
this is placed still another, of elaborate
embroidery and lace, lined with pink or
yellow satin, as taste dictates, or what
ever color is to predominant 1T the din
ner. The plates are first placed upon
the table. AS these are to re-
main until after soup is served,
they are always the handsomest
in the gold or china sets, as the
case may be. Don't crowd. Each guest
should be allowed a space of two feet
or twentysix inches if the table will
admit of it. and the plates placed at
equal distances apart Place two dim
ner forks to the left of each plate; also
an oyster fork with prongs resting on
the edge of the plate. On the right
must be dinner knife and spoon for
soup. The glasses are arranged at the
right of each guest on line with the
inner edge of the plate. The water
glass is set next to the plate. Then
glasses for whatever other beverages
are intended to be served. A glass,
whether Of water or any other liquid,
Should never be filled more than three.
quarters full.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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A SauRihlo Pater EImilias.

Hc-Ilavc you heard the news? Yes
to-day morning, Mary Dawson jumped
into her fathers carriage and eloped
with the coachman.
She What's her father done about
it?
Hc-Ue has advertised: "Send back
the horses, and all will be forgiven.
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On tho Stubble Field.
Humlcy-Not your fawsk?

Chappic-I can't get the impression
out of my mind that I've forgotten
something.
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An Unfortunate Bronx.

II declare, never thought" cried
Mrs. Lincolnpark. after her dinner was
over.
Never thought Of what?" asked
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Farmers Boy-Father, why cannot I
rise in the world the same as other
men? For instance, why cannot
some day become secretary Of agricul-
turc?
Old Tarmer-Tco late. too late, my
son, you know to. much about farmin'.
Good News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

"Why, placed Col. Jones and Mrs.
| Parkerton next each other at dinner,
and, now | think of it, he YVES her FIRST
usband!"-Harper'sB Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-03

Chapple-No, nor me loading tools,
nor me compass. Here are me cleaning
implements, shell cxtwactor and me
cartwidge bag. Aw, have it now. !
have left me gun at home! Deucedly
awkward. isn't it?-Iury.
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HUMOROUS.

Nov, Jimmie, you must eat your
chicken or you shan't have any pie"
II can't, mamma. I'm bird-defender,
and it wouldn't be right. ''-Harper's
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Progress In Medicine.

)lls. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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Puck.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-11-13
A Cessation of Vitality.

Alittle son of Janitor Parry, of Mears'
hall, Scranton, was put to bed shortly
after 10 o'clock on Thursday night APP
parently in good health. Some time
later the father went into the room and
found the child stretched out stiff and
cold as if dead. He was almost frantic
with grief at the supposed loss of his
child, and his lamentations were painful
to hear. The mother hurried to the bed
side of her boy and clasped him to her
breast. The little fellow opened his
eyes and resumed his breathing, while
the mother was tenderly kissing his
ashen lips. OF a sudden the color came
back to his cheeks, his limbs relaxed
their rigidity and in few minutes he
was as lively as ever before.
The cause of this sudden cessation Of
life, as it seemed, is attributed to stag
nation of the blood. The fond mothers
caresses sent the life current again
coursing through the child's veins, start
ed the pulsations of the heart and
brought the virtually dead child back
to life. Mr.. and Mrs. Parry were over
joyed beyond measure when they became
aware of the fact that their beloved
child whom they had thought dead was
only affected with temporary cessation
OF vitality.-Scranton Republican.