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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26


QU,cK-WIrrED. When cerain
actor now famous. made his first ap
pearance some critical person threw
cabbage head at bin. AS il fell
on the stage tho actor picked It up
and stepped forward to the foot :
iIghts, He raised his hand to com
nand silence and when bis tormen.
tors paused to hear what be had To
say exclaimed pointing TO tie cab.
bage head:
Indies and gentlemen, I ex pcc,ed
TO please you with M &C @ but !
confess ] did not expect that anyone
IN the audience would lose his head
over 1t.
He was allowed to proceed With,
out further interruption.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26

The attorney IN the case was very
spry and be was not making is any
piesssnter for the witnesses than he
could help.
How old are your he asked OF a
lady Who was called TO testify.
I'm Old enough. she replied with
exceeding promptness, tn know that
1t is miserable bad manners for q
man to ask lady how old she IL.
The court let the answer stand.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26


FEE OF 500 FOR ADVICE OF ONE
WORD. MOT long 40 Mr.. Morris
Bu' Ter son of John NJ: Butter, who
had just arrived home from an even.
ing party al O'clock in the morn :
ing heard a carriage drive up to tho
house AMI moment later answered u
ring at the door bell. A Young man
OF handsome face and energetic map
'ner biuitei cut without ceremony:
What States can cousins legally
marry imp
I don't know. slid Mr.. Butler as
soon rs he could recover from the
eff c's of his visitors bluntness, bu.
j will ask falhcr
He went up stairs and after much
knocking aroused his father.
Father, said he, what States can
cousins legally marry in2
Kansas, was the single word in
response between what sounded sus
picious!y like snores.
Mr.. Butler returned dowL Stairs.
Well what does he sayP asked tue
visitor.
Kansas, replied young Mr. Butler
laconicallf.
Thank you The door was closed
and the young visitor was gone.
Nothing further was thought of the
incident until next days mail
brought Mr.. Butler certified check
for 5000 for legal advice from his
Hitherto unknown client. Tits is
probably the highest rate per word
ever paid for legal advice. 1t di-
vides into 500 per sy liable and
$33 93 per letter.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26
The Prescription.

A man who was very sad once
heard two boys laughing. He ask.
ed them:
What makes yen so harpyp
HspIy2 said Il c eller. Why /
makes Jim glad and gets glad my
sell.
This is the true secret Of a happy
life; to live So that by our example,
our kind words and deeds, we may
help someone e'se. IL makes life
happier here and heaven will lie hap
pier foF the company OF those We
have, by Gods help. brought there.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26

A Philadelphia physician was call.
ed by foreign family aud prescrip.
cd one pill to be taken three times q
day In any convenient vehicle. Tue
family looked into the dictionary Ia
get the meaning of the prescription.
Upon examination they found the
definition OF vehisle was cart wapoo
carriage, wheel.barrow and came TO
the conclusion that the doctor mean,
'hut the patient should ride out and
while 10 the vehicle should take The
pill. The supposed advice was fol-
lowed TO the very letter and in the
course OF few weeks the flesh air
taken 40 regularly comp leteiy cured
the patient. Desiring TO do full JUS
iice to male doctors, we will state
frankly that the physician In this
care was not q female. tx.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-26

What dye do with yonr shoes
when you wear them our asked .
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES old lady OF .
pretty little miss. Why, wear
them home again was tho reply.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
BANKER PAIGE MISSING.
Queer Financial Methods OF tho President
of tho Painesville (O.) Bank.

Queer Financial Methods Of tho President
of tho PainesviIle (O.) Bank.
CLEVELAND, O., March 26.-Friday's
failure are startling: Forged paper
to the amount of $4,000 has
come to light, and R. X. Paige,
the head of the bank, is missing.
These forged notes have been
placed on various banks. Seven thou.
sand dollars left at the bank a week
ago by the Fairport Dock Company to
pay its men is missing, and the men
have not received a cent Paige
left Painesville Wednesday even
ing, but nobody knows in what
direction he went though it is
believed he has gone to New York F.
]. Jerome, the assignee, says the liza
bilities will amount to over $500, 00O
Steps will be TAX N to prevent Paige
from leaving the country. 1t is said
that Paige came to this city last week
and obtained $500 on a draft
on a New York bank in which he
had not a cent deposited He
tried to get $1,000 at other banks, but
failed. This is believed to make q
case of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. One of the attorneys of a
Cleveland bank said Friday afternoon
that Paige had been located. but refused
to tell where It is thought he
is in New York with his brother,
David R. Paige. The assistant county
prosecutor here said he had no inten-
tion of proceeding against Paige, he pre-
ferring to let the Painesville officials
take the first STEP
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
O'BRIEN FOUND GUILTY.

Famous Bunko Man Will Finally Land In .
New York Penitentiary-His Crime That
OF Robbing John M. Peck Of Albany Of
$4,000.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 26.-The jury
in the O'Brien case came into court
at 10 o'clock a m. Friday and rendered
verdict against the famous bunko
man of robbery in the third de-
gree. The defendant took the re-
suit very coolly. Exceptions were taken
ky the defense and delay of two
days in passing sentence was asked.
The court at first was not inclined to
acquiesce, but finally granted the
request. The maximum sentence
for robbery in the third degree IS
ten years. O'Brien will be sentenced
on Monday. O'Brien was indicted for
larceny in 1889 and again for robbery
in 1891 and extradited from England on
that charge after long legal fight.
The crime for which he has just been
convicted was for robbing John NJ.
Peck, an old resident of this city, of
$4,000 on January 26, 1889. O'Brien
claimed that he won the money play
ing cards with Peck, but the evidence
plainly showed that it was clear case
of robbery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

A YOUNG woman from Sweden has
been looking for her sister, of whose
whereabouts she knew nothing except
that she was in the United States. FL
nally she drifted to Portland, Me-, and
in inquiring for this sister mentioned a
name that sounded little like Swift
So she was taken to the store of Mr.
Swift, who, however, proved to be en-
tirely ignorant of the girls where
abouts. But while she was telling her
story man happened to be in the store
who said that he had a Swedish servant
girl who might possibly be able to help
the inquirer. The servant girl proved
to be the long-looked-for sister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

REV. JOHN JASPER, of Richmond, the
most noted colored preacher in the
world and exponent of the Sun Do
Move theory, announces that in a few
days he will take his third wife The
old man has been in bad health for
some time and made his will few days
ago. In it he did not leave all his es-
tate to his married daughter, who kept
house for him. For this reason Dr.
Jasper says she and her hus band plotted
to take his life, so he sent them away,
and now he must have wife for house
keeper The prospective bride is nearly
as old as he is, and both are about
eighty years of age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
CHURCHES.
pRESBY REV. John Sinclair. pa

DHESBYTERIAN.-Re John Sinclair. pas
l. tor. Services every Saba tn at l0:3
clock A. NJ. and at Soclock P. NJ. Sabbath
'chool at II o'clock NJ.
N NETHODIST.-Rev. A. ]. Williams, Pastor
4h Services every Sabbath, at l0:3) O'Clock
I. N. and at 5 NJ. Sabbath school at i'm.
CHRISTIAN Preaching on every Lords
~ Day at 10:3) o'clock A. M and Mt p. NJ
sunday School at l. NJ.
Rev. H. NJ. Upton Pastor.
A OVENT.- services at 10:3) A. NJ. every
"A seventh day. Sunday-school at II NJ.
EPI$COPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com
~ munion. Rev. F.. Fl. Clarke, Service
every sunday. except the last sunday in the
month. at lU:3J A. NJ. and at SP. M. Sunday
school at IL
NATHOLlC.-Service at Catholic chnrct
~ Sd Sunday of each month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

By the death of Max Strakosch,
which occurred at Fordham, N. Y, the
musical world has lost one of the most
alert, enterprising and honest of its i'm
presarios. He was one of the most san
guine, genial and delightful of men,
and his fund of good nature never was
exhausted, not even during the last four
years of his life, during which he suf-
fered from paralysis. His nephew.
Carl Strakosch, it will be remembered,
married Clara Louise Kellogg. He
himself, after remaining a bachelor
many years, married Miss Nelson, a
New York lady, by whom he had four
children-two boys and two girls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

Mr. w. B. SoMERv1LLE, superinten-
dent of the press service of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. says that
ten years ago there were only about
fifty papers that had special corre-
spondents and received special dis
patches in the United States. The
total num- Der of words of service for a
year at that time was about %, 900. 600.
For the last year of record special dis
patches were sent to over 500 papers IN
the United States and the aggregate
number of words so delivered was 26O,-
O0O O0o
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.

1t Is Reported to the House-Itcms In
the Measure.
WAsHINGTON. March 25.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported to
the house Thursday afternoon. The
total appropriation is S25, 175, ,7s!, being
$1O,026, 1853 less than the estimates
and $13. 237, ,574 less than the appropria-
tions for 1892. The following items
are in the bill:
Chickamauga national park, $50 600; for en-
forcement OF the Chinese exclusion act, $50 600;
claims back pay and bounty, $4,000; propaga-
tion Of food fishes, s243, 800; homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers, $2,57885l: aid to state
and territoial homes, $55oOo0; inter-
state commerce commission, $225 600;
life saving service, el.054s75; construction
Of public buildings, s1,s750O0; river and
harbor work authorized by law, S814, ,00); statue
to Gen. Sherman in Washington, s5o,0oo ex-
penses of United States courts, q, ,330, 800; Vel
lowstone park, $4,000; post office building at
Clarksville, Tenn, $4,000. In connection with
the appropriation for establishing life saving
station it is provided that part Of 1t shall be
used for erecting life saving station on the
grounds Of the W Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago.
The worlds fair provision, making the re-
mainder Of the 81 500 900 available allots $685.
500 to the Columbian commission, which is to
give s33 600 Of it to the board Of lady managers.
For the expenses Of agents and food and cloth
ing for natives at Alaska seal islands 81, 900
Harvard's Oldest Graduate Dead.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Rev. DR..
Frederick A. Farley. the oldest living
graduate of Harvard college, die
Thursday at his home in Brooklyn at
the age of nearly 81 years he had
been very feeble for some time, and
when he caught slight cold a week
ago it quickly developed in pneumonia,
and death followed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
THE EAST.

FIRE ruined Henderson Bros. car.
riage depository in North Cam bridge,
Mass, the loss being 1925, 900.
FLAMES swept away the business
portion of Corydon, Pa.
The senate of New York has con-
Cured in the house amendments to the
bill appropriating 100000 for the
worlds fair and demanding that the
exhibit be closed Sundays.
THE celebrated physician, DIR. D.
Hayes Agnew. who attended President
Garfield, died at Philadelphia, aged "a
years.
On April 80 Ferdinand Ward, the
notorious swiudler and financier, will
be liberated after a residence of six
years and six months at Sing Sing.
TWENTY-FIVE bodies of the thirty y-one
miners entom bed in the Hill farm mine
near Dunbar, Pa, June 1, 1890, were
said to have been recovered
THE death of Joseph Rigby, so years
old, occurred at Mansfield, Pa Eight.
e.u years ago he broke his back, and
since that time has been bed-ridden.
The death Of Rev. DR.. Frederick A.
Farley, the oldest graduate of Harvard
college, occurred at his home in Brook
lyn, N. Y, at the age of nearly 81
years
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
NEST AND SOUTH.

BETWEEN Chicago and Cincinnati the
passenger rate has been reduced from
SS to SS
In Chicago seven aldermen we're in
dicted by the grand jury for conspira-
cy and bribery.
The governor of Illinois has issued a
proclamation designating April 8 as
Arbor day.
In prairie fires in Indian territory
seven persons were burned to death
and considerable property was de-
stroyed.
NOTICE was given by ex-Gov. Thayer,
of Nebraska, that on March 20 he
would make application to have the
gubernatorial controversy reopened
JOHN RoTHENBEcK killed his wife at
Lima, O., while in a fit of temporary
insanity caused by the grip.
On their bridal tour Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Stewart, of Millersburg, O.,
stopped at hotel in Lima, O., blew
out the gas and both were asphyx-
lated.
NEAR Arcadia, La, Sarah Brice, q
colored woman, locked her three chill
dren in her house and left them. The
house caught fire and the children were
burned to death.
JOHN FRITZ, while in drunken fren-
zy at Decatur, A!a., shot and instantly
killed Mrs Thomas Wolcott and then
blew his own brains out
AT Portsmouth, O., Joseph Simcox,
prominent citizen, was fatally burned
in endeavoring to save his wife, who
had attempted to kindle fire with kero-
sene The woman was but slightly in.
jured.
The supreme court of Wisconsin has
declared the apportionment of the
state into senate and assembly dis
tricts made by the last legislature to
be unconstitutional
The Texas legislature elected Roger
Q. Mills United States senator.
In Alto. Tex. twenty-five business
houses were destroyed by fire.
E. c. BUCHANAN Il Co., grain dealers
at Memphis, Tenn, failed for Sos, 3es;
assets, $50, $50.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

HERMANN ZEITUNG, who makes his
living by travelling in trunks and then
exhibiting himself in variety shows
on the continent, made his last trip
from Antwerp to Christiania in wood
en- box, which stood on the ships deck
four days and four nights without any
body's knowing that it contained a
man. The voyage was stormy, but
Ze:tung kept his nose 20 crack in the
boards, ate his sandwiches and kept
wall
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
IT is reported that the Palmer

IT is reported that the Palmers, one
OF the largest naval and shipping firms
in the United Kingdom, are arranging
to ransfer their plant of works at New
castle-on-Tyne to certain port in the
United States where they will conduct
their business in future. Mr.. Rookie.
feller, of the Standard Oil Company,
viii, it is said, join the enterprise, con
trolling $40, 900, 900 and using his infiu.
ence to secure government contracts
for warships
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
ANALYSIS OF THE SILVER VOTE.
Whore tho Anti-Silver Democratic Votes
Came FROM.

Whero tho Antl-Stlver Democratlc votes
Came From.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-In view Of
the extreme closeness Of the vote on
the silver question as disclosed Thurs
day night an analysis of the tie vote on
the test motion of Mr.. Burrows to lay
the Bland bill on the table will be in
teresting. On this motion each side Sc
down as not voting, of which mum ber
the Congressional Record shows that
20 were announced to be paired on
this vote, leaving Is impaired.
OF the 14s votes cast in favor of the
motion 50 were cast by democratic
members of the house and. 66 by re-
publican memb RS. The negative vote
shows the names of II republicans, tho
other 1877 being either democrats or al
lance men. The unexpectedly large
showing of democratic votes against
the silver bill came from the fol-
lowing states: New York, 10; Penn
sylvania, 10; Wisconsin,, Z; Massa-
chusetts, Z; Iowa, s; New Jersey, Ohio
and Maryland, each; Illinois. Con-
necticut and Michigan, each; New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Louisiana
and Minnesota, each; South Carolina,
(Mr. Brawley); Delaware, (Mr.
Causey): West Virginia, (Mr. Will
son); Missouri, (Mr. Cobb), and Cali
fornia, (Mr. Geary).
The II repub lean votes opposed to
the motion made by Mr.. Burrows are
scattered over the far west, only 1
vote, that of Mr.. Vincent A. Taylor,
of Ohio, coming from east OF
the Mississippi river. Kansas con-
tributed 2 in Messrs Brod-
erick and Funston; South Dakota
more-Messrs- Pickler and Jolly
while the other votes came from as
many different states; Colorado (Mr.
Townseud), Wyoming (Mr Clark), Ne
vada (Mr. Bartine), California (Mr.
Bowers), Idaho (Mr. SweeD and Ore.
gon (Mr. Hermann).
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

In the course of lecture at New
Haven, Conn, Rev. Thomas S. Dana,
an educated Indian, made this singular
statement: The Indians never cook
anything in the house. They always
cook outside, giving as their only rea-
son that if they cook inside the steam
will collect in their clothing and draw
the lightning. Whether this is truth
or not do not know, but l do know
this: No Indian wigwam has been
struck by lightning since the dawn of
history, and no Indian has been killed
with lightning for more than 100
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

The female interest in woman suf-
frsge seems to be on the down-h hill
grade in Boston. The total mum Der of
women on the poll lists this year as
qualified to vote is only 1859 as COM
pared with 134,0S9 men. Last year
mum ber of women registered was 8, 292,
owing to the influence of a sectarian
scrimmage. Now, however, that things
have quieted down nearly 1000 have
decided they don't want to exercise the
privilege of suffrage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

Miss X 5rE FIELD is at loss to un-
derstand Thy men that sell ribbons
and tapes should be held in higher es-
TEEN than those who serve in public
restaurants. One reason, Miss Field,
is that the latter take tips, while the
former do not
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

SENATOR MORRILL,. of Vermont, has
the best record in the United States
senate for regular attendance. Until
his present illness he was not absent
without leave a week altogether. in
rain or shine, during his thirty ye ars
mem berShip
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
The News Briefly Stated.

A FIRE in North Branch destroyed
business property valued at $50. 600; in.
surance, S1s,00u
County Treasurer David Fakler has
purchased of j. s. Becker his interest
in the Becker & Chellhos brewery at
Winona- Consideration, $4,000.
The team of Peter Mazier, living in
Grand View, ran away and threw him
under a press drill Four ribs were
broken and he was injured internally.
The firm of Kelly. Robson & Co.
suffered loss of $25, 900 by fire and
water at Owatonna
Jacob Merckle was given a verdict
of s., ,oe7 by jury in the district court
at Luvern against C. R. Henton for the
alienation Of his wife's affections and
the breaking up of his home.
Ole Rigg. Jr., for long time coun-
ty treasurer of Pope county, died at
Glenwood.
The iron mine on the Vermillion
range near Grand Rapids is said to be
showing an excellent body of ore.
The store of Fl. H. Nerbovig at Wi.
mona was damaged to the extent of
$40, 600 by fire.
H. L. Rill, of Mortified, has pur.
chase the well.known Tennessee PAGER,
Tom Allen, a royal descendant of the
famous Tom Hal, and is training him.
Tom Allen was foaled in 1887, and is
q natural born PAGER.
Anton Arntson, a farmer living in
the town Of Mandt Chippewa county.
was adjudged insane by the probate
court, and committed to the hospital at
St Peter
1t was reported that Frank Heidel.
of Nicollet, was 80, 800 short in his &C.
counts as village clerk. Mr.. Heidel
had gone away. and his bondsmen. be-
coming alarmed, got out an attach
ment.
Judge D. A. Secombe, an old settler
and one of the most prominent mem.
bers Of the Minnesota bar, died in
Minneapolis from heart failure. He
came to Minneapolis in 1862 and assist.
ed in framing the state constitution.
The miscellaneous earnings of the
state penitentiary for the month ended
February %. 1892, amounted to ST..
451. 40.
Sixty union printers struck in the es.
tablishment Of the West Publishing
Company in St. Paul because the use Of
m achines caused the employment Of
more apprentices than their rules al
lowed.
w. D. Benjamin, weighmaster at
Wentworth station for the Western
Weighing association, was run over
and beheaded by train in South st.
Paul Deceased was 60 years old and
had lived in St. Paul for thirty years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

Mrs. MARY STATTLEY, of Ports.
mouth, O., is seventy-seven years old,
and just now she is being terribly
bothered with brand new set OF
natural teeth, which are coming up like
spring flowers in her nervous and rest.
less lower Jaw.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

News of the recent blizzard in the
northwest, or possibly the blizzard it.
self, must have reached Delaware ere
this, and yet the total annihilation OF
the peach crop has not been an
nounced. Have the fruit growers OF
that commonwealth lost their cunning?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE visible supply Of grain in the
United States on the 21st was: Wheat.
1,143, 600 bushels; corn, 12, 272, 900 bush.
els; oats 1922 900 bushels; rye, 1888,
coo bushels; barley, LII, 900 bushels.
TIE election of William B. Morrison
as chairman of the interstate commerce
commission was announced, vice Judge
Cooley, resigned.
IN February 25. o6s Immigrants came
to the United States, and during the
last twelve months 264,O65 Germany
sent $500; Italy, so,O63; Russia, 25,-
OF; Sweden and Norway, 1919, and
Hungary and Austria, 1920 each.
EXPORTS of merchandise for February
were Ss6, 63S, ,O97 and the imports S65,
3S1,973. For the twelve months ended
February % the exports were &999, ITO,
III and the imports 1928, 142, 234, the
excess of exports over imports being
$17I. 637,537.
PRESIDENT HARRISON in message to
the United States senate transmitting
the recent correspondence with Lord
Sail sbury in regard to the Behring sea
matter intimates that he is in favor OF
protecting the seal fisheries again st
poachers at all hazards regardless of
the wishes of Great Britain.
The president has appointed Stan
ton J. Peele judge of the court OF
claims of Indiana.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31
In Russian Famine Districts.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-The Off,
cial Messenger says that the provinces
affected by the failure of the crops are
now provided with sufficient food to
keep the inhabitants until May, and that
a supply of seed for the next sowing is
also assured. The sum of ZOO, 600 ru bles
lover $500, ,000) has been granted for
the purpose of feed for the draft cattle
that assist the peasants in blowing the
land. The paper also states that the
returns of the state revenues from the
rural districts show that during the
year 1891 the sum of only $4,000. 900 ru-
bles was paid against an estimated
revenue of ia, 900, 600 rubles-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-31

A QUIET rancher in the foothills Of
California has been experimenting
sational announcement that olives can
be grown on the native willows by the
ordinary process of grating: 1t will
be pleasant and profitable to have a
weeping willow that will shed tears of
olive oil