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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-09-14

pine yesterday, but here Il something with
out quilts on it, and all you 'vegot to do isto
help yourself think we'll climb up there
ard GIL up on honey for q change. There
,;y be a softer snap than this in Sycamore
county, buff SO don't know where it is!'
CHAPTER II.
For convenience sake and to help along
the Bear, this Fable is subdivided. He
gave himself shake to timber up his
joints, sharpened his claws on grindstone
which some careless farmer had left lying
around loose, and as he started up the tree
he chuckled to himself:
1--WE heard the word 'cinch' a good many
times, but I've just got on to its meaning.
Mighty sharp in me to lift my eyes just as
Ibid. Nobody ever finds good thing by
looking down. Boost 'er up, old man,
there's glorious times aheadp'
CHAPTER III.
You weren't there, of course, but you
ought to have been. 1t was circus and
menagerie combined, with everybody
passed in free. When Bruin reached the
hole, he dropped paw into it to feel around
for the bill of fare. He found it. The Bees
came out after it to see what was wanted
in their line, and the business Of the meet
ing was transacted with promptness and
dispatch. Bruin at first welcomed his as
sailants with asarcastic grin, but it wasn't
10 seconds before he was asking who
stabbed him with that pitchfork.
CHAPTER w.
A period of half an hour is supposed to
have elapsed. A Woodman who was pass
ing through the forest came upon Bear
who was rolling over and over on the
ground and uttering the most dismal COM
plants. Bruin had one eye closed, and
was covered from head to heels with Jumps
and knobs and knots.
what cheer!" gayly cried the Woodman
as he drew nearer,
"Bees!' moaned the Bear.
"But Nature gave you coat of fur to
protect you from the stings of Bees"
$50 she did," answered the Bear, ''but
she also made me fool enough to want
honey just the same when I was shedding
my coat and every sting would lift me a
foot highv'
None of us are ever satisfied with half a
loaf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-09-14
Their Lessor

Their Lesson.
They sat the table. three men gay,
With the girl who never had learned to play.
And their easy smiles were sight to see
As she said: This is dreadfully new to me.
Il know it is wicked to gamble, but then
1t is better than talk to amuse you men,"
And her look was blank as virgin page
As she said. Now, what is it, edge or age9"
And her face was green as a vacant lot
As she softly murmured: whats a jack pot?
''What is flush and straight Oh, dear,
I'm stupid, know, but it's not quite clear"
And every man Of the courteous crew
Instructed her ladyship what to do.
And she drew one card to a bobtail flush,
With q merry laugh and pretty blush.
And Of course she filed, for that is the way
And she raised them back with charming
pout
Till every man in the game was out.
And she kept It up till they all went broke,
And laughed and said, "What splendid joker
Then with faces sad and with hearts of lead
Quickly away to their homes they sped.
And with one accord each player swore
That never again, no more, no moro.
His hard earned wealth would he fritter away
On girl who never had learned to play.
II. n. n New York Sun.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
r, alternating with hope and des-

ror, alternating with hope and des-
pair.
Then it was over, and amid shout
from the assembled cowboys the horse
halted at the ranch while the herd
swept by few yards away.
1t was Deacon Jim who had saved
Miss Newell's life, and everybody
agreed that he had performed brave
deed.
Even Anson and Alb admitted that.
Jim, however, considered this act of
very little consequence except for the
result, and he did not like to hear it
mentioned.
The next morning Miss Rose sent
for Jim, and blushing and trembling
he went to her room.
She was lying on couch looking
more beautiful than he had ever seen
her before.
She thanked him profusely for her
rescue, and showed not only by Ian
guage but by looks how truly grateful
she was.
How the deacon ever came to say
it no one could surmise, and even he
could never account for such boldness
and audacity.
"Miss Newell" he said, 'to do yon
service is glorious reward of itself.
To save your life, believe me is priv.
ilege worth living for"
Then, blushing at his own temerity,
he arose to leave the room, but she
held out her hand to check him.
Soon it became noised about that
the deacon and Miss Newell were to
be married in few days, and that the
deacon was to become half owner of
the ranch.
This information was not pleasant
to Anson and Alb, but bitter as it was
they had to swallow it.
81 can tell you how it come about, !"
said old Barton. "She's q girl of
sense, and it is not what man says or
the way he looks that takes with her,
but it's the way he does. Jim won
her by his actions, which appealed to
her heart, while you chaps tried to
win her by your dress
eff it's clothes girl wants to mar
ry, she can beat taking you fellows all
hollow by going to clothing store
and buying suit.
"Blamed if 1 don't believe she
could !" said Arson. II Boston Globe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
How il Feels to be Blown Up.

There is one man in this country
who can tell better than any other
how it feels to be blown up, and that's
John Curtin, Jr., who was nearly
killed III the dynamiting of his fathers
boarding house in San Francisco, and
who thus describes his sensations:
.You see it's so sudden. It's over just
about the time you begin to under
stand that something is happening.
You know, 1 had the satchel in my
hand, and had put it down. Then l
got afraid of it. All at once every
thing was light. don't think l saw
the flash. Anyway, my face was not
exactly toward the explosion. But
then everything got light, lighter than
day-kind of binding. There was an
awful crash. 1t was just at the same
time. / was scared, of course, and
wanted to get away. 1t was just as If
l was having the nightmare.
"Some way, though, I knew just
what the matter was. A man can think
faster than he has any idea Of l knew
that some of the others were near the
explosion, and l said to myself:
They're blown overheard, sure You
understand, this was all i'll a second
all at once really.
"Then it was exactly the same as i'll
had been hit with club. / thought it
was big clnb, bigger than any man
could swing, and that it must be
worked by machinery. 1t hit me on
the head and all over. | went sailing
into the air long, long way. My
ears roared and the wind blew into
my face.
81 knew when I struck the ground,
for | remember saying to myself,
well, I'm done for L don't know
Just when lost my right senses or
when they came back; but when they
did come back it seemed queer that L
was there yet. thought had been
thrown somewhere else. l could feel
fire burning near me. 1t was my
clothes. They were smoking and al
most blazing. I was lame all over,
and could not hear very well. My
voice sounded like somebody else was
talking. That is all / can tell you
about it..
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
Needles Known in Prehistoric Ages

The needle is as ancient as a mans
clothing. In Egypt, Assyria, China,
the bottoms of lakes, mounds and
caves, all prove that the art of sewing
has been known from prehistoric ages.
Probably the first needles were widely
fashioned of fishbone or ivory in the
form of an eyeless bod1in, and these
continue to the present day to be
used by uncivilized tribes. Steel
needles were first made in Nuremburg
toward the end of the fourteenth CEN
tiry, and little later Spanish needles
became celebrated for their excellence.
They were made by Negro or Moor,
who declined to impart his art to an
other, but took it with him to another
world. For the past 200 years the
manufacture of needles has been ex-
clusively English, Warwickshire, where
10000 people are employed, and make
more than 10000, 900 needles yearly,
being the centre of industry. The art
of matchmaking was kept secret till
1850, when it was revealed by Christo-
pher Greening. The processes which
convert ting heavy bar of pig iron into
the finest cambria needles are too
manifold to enumerate, though all are
interesting to watch, perhaps most of
all the drilling of the eye; so delicate
task is this that the skillful work
man can pierce hair and thread it
with its end.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
The UnexpresSed.

,r.h,n nv breast is shut captive bird
with throat for song,
-. note of his hath never yet been heard
Nor sweet, nor strong.
..,,n nv breast is shut a captive bird
With wings for flight;
oss.folded wings are they that nave not
stirred
In noon or night.
.ar the heights to which his wings aspire
He dare not soar;
sO, all his yearning heart, dumb with de-
sire,
In song outpour.
ssl singer. sphered in silence tho thou
art,
mba ;ov IN fight and song, with which my
heart
Doth throb and glow
Ana note dowh-dropping from anothers
song
WAKES JONou9'J
Where in thy spirits deeps it hath slept
long,
Like melody
And when strong pinions rise above the
things
That bound our sight,
The sense of rapture stirring in thy wings
Is almost flight
MARIE L. WHITING in Youths Companion.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07

There's many plan that comes to naught,
There's many a light gone out;
And disappontments, griefs and cares
Have hedged us round about;
And many sad mistake we've made
Throughout our lives, and yet,
We've done the very best we could;
'Tis useless to regret.
For out of evil good has come,
And out of darkness light;
And all wrong doing in this world
Some day will be set right;
And though we have not reached the height
Attained by others, yet
We've done the best we could, my dear;
'Tis useless to regret.
We've tried to live like honest folks,
To do our duty well,
'Gainst evil things to take our stand,
In goodness to excel;
So judge yourself not harshly, dear,
Nor at misfortune fret;
We've done the best we could and SO
'Tis useless to regret.
DEAN DIMMocK.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
MEDICINE COMPANIES AT Law.
sued for Using a Trade Mark-An
Important Case Decided.


The trade mark lawsuit to enjoin
the Chattanooga Medicine Co. from
using the name of NJ. A. Thedford or
M. y. Thedford ~ Company in
connection with their liver ned
icine or Black Draught has been de-
cidcd by Judge Newman in the U. s.
Circuit Court in Atlanta, Ga, and
the suit dismissed. One branch
of the case in which the Court vas
asked to enjoin the Rome Com any
from manufacturing medicine said
to be an imitation of the Chattanooga
Medicine Co.'s medicine, has been ap-
pealed, and will be argued before the
U. S. Appellate Court in N. o. in
few months.
The large trade mark rights in.
volved in these suits, make them in
teresting to all manufacturers who
claim protection under trade mark
laws against concerns who attempt to
pirate Legitimate demand.
In publishing the result of the suit
in Atlanta, the Chattanooga Daily
Times says:
The Chattanooga Medicine Company
and their predecessors have been in the
medicine business in this city With one
slight interruption since 1872. They
have the most completely equipped
medicine factory south of the Ohio
river. Their goods are sold in every
state and territory in the union, and
to some extent in foreign countries.
Their M. a. TheGfo q Co.'s Liver
Medicine or Black Draught, is one of
the most extensively used liver medi-
cines in the world, and their McElree's
Wine of Cardui has reputation and
sale greater than any other of its class
in the United States. The company
has practically unlimited capital, COM
petent and energetic officers, and
reputation for integrity and fair
dealing that places them above re-
proach in the commercial world.
They are publishers of the sLadies'
Birthday Almanacs," the 1894 edition
OF which, consisting of 10000, 900 cop
les, Is now being distributed.
The company employs large num-
Der of travelling statesmen, visiting all
parts of the country besides their fac
tory force, among which there are fif-
ty to seventy five young ladies.
The Times cheerfully commends this
merltorious enterprise as being worthy
OF the patronage they are receiving,
and an effort to cripple them should
be condemned by all southern mer-
chants who take pride in the success
of southern manufactures.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07

er. 1 brought down deer and
brown bear, which left at farm
house, and bagged number of wild
pigeons and other fowl While return
ing home about ten o'clock at night,
along lonely road about five miles
from Perhama, / noticed what seemed
to be two balls of fire in a tree but q
yard ahead of me, and which stood out
foot or two from the road. At the
same instant my horse, which is what
is known in the Cow counties as an
Original herder, drew up with start
led neigh, almost throwing me from
the saddle. I took close look at the
thing in the tree and saw that it was q
cougar, crouched for q spring.
cas- tried to unstrap my rifle the
animal sprang, but missed its mark and
passed just over the horses neck and
about two inches from me. 1t rolled
in the road, but recovered and sprans
again, this time at the horses throat
The horse bucked, and threw me to
the ground, half stunning me. The
cougar then rushed upon me, but the
stag hound, which had been standing
by, baying furiously, corralled it.
There was o. brief but terrific fight,
and the dog lay dead not five feet from
me. The pointer had disappeared,
while the horse stood, trembling in
every limb The panther again sprang
at him, landing upon his back, and
away the horse went.
81 recovered my feet in few min>
utes, unstrapped my rifle, and started
in pursuit. Five hundred yards from
the scene of the encounter l found the
horse standing still and the cougar
lying dead at his feet The horse
bore marks of the cougars claws upon
his back, and his flesh was torn in sew
eral places. The cougars head was
smashed, presumably by the horses
heels. cannot account for the re-
suit of the strange encounter except
by the theory that limb of the large
oak tree, hanging low and directly
over the road, struck the cougar and
swept it off the horses back, and the
horse took advantage of the opportu-
nifty to trample him to death. The
horse is vicious, as all Original herd
ers' are. These horses have been
known to fight for hours until one or
the other fell, but this is the first time
| have heard of one fighting cougar.
I have the animals skin and will keep
it as a memento of the encounter.
The horse was not badly injured, and
will soon be ready for service again
Il Portland Oregonian.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
HUMOROUS.
4 hub-bub--a Boston boy.
DEAN DIMMocK.

A hub bub--a Boston boy.
Raising cane-growing sugar.
Too mean to give assent-the girl
that Tilted him.
High living often makes pretty
low grade of stomach.
When it comes to the hand-organ
the italian has grinding monopoly
of it.
The lawyer is like the slugger If
he wants to succeed, he must keep in
practice.
"Have you laid in your coal yet?"
"No, but tramp did last night"
"Did what?" 'Layed in my coal"
The reason that an undertakes is
rarely melancholy man is because he
can alway bury himself in his busi-
ness.
She Ito herself 1-"I like him, he's
so intellectual. lie ITO hlmsel1)-l
like her; she is charming little
fool"
Marley-"Yes, sir, money talks"
Darlow--"Well, that'sa case in which
Tn quite willing to be talked to
death /"
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-'I 'Isn't 1t hard
work minding the baby?" Nurse girl
-"Not half so hard as trying to make
the baby mind me-.
Although fully as sensitive to pain
as other people, it is a fact that the
deaf and dumb man is the happiest
when he is mute -elated.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
A Horse Kills a Cougar.

J. p. Jones, who lives near Perha-
ma, Crook county, had rather start
ling adventure with cougar about a
week ago. He was at the Hotel Per-
kins yesterday, and speaking of his
experience to some friends, said;
"Last Sunday morning / mounted a
horse and went on hunting expedi-
ton to a place about twenty miles
from Perhama, taking with me an
Irish staghound and an English point
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
The Ranchman's Daughter.

The RanChman'S UaugnJer.
There was great excitement at New
ellis ranch
Miss Rose Newell was coming out
from the East to visit her father, and
The employees of the ranch, with three
EXCEPTIONS, were on the tiptoe of ex-
! pectancy.
Those three exceptions were old
Barton and his wife and James Lyall,
Or Deacon jim, as he was more COM
monty called
The morning of the day on which
Miss Rose was to arrive the cowboys,
vh the exception of Deacon Jim,
Mlt two hours or more in making
lNNations for the event.
Bacon Jim alone appeared in his
adnary everyday clothing.
"Why don't you fix mp, deacon?''
ONE one asked, "and do the honors
dthe occasion?"
Il don't propose to make a fool of
nyself, jim replied, "by parading
kfore Miss Newell like circus clown.
I'm not SO anxious to show off what
little clothing l own, and / guess
she's seen better many time,
Humph! Have you fellows got an
Idea that Miss Newell is going to take
nynotice of you? It's hardly likely
Aes going to come out here and get
aAzzled by such common COW punchers
WITH lot OF gaudy trappings. 1 amt
DOL enough to make q spectacle of
myself and give Miss Newell chance
% laugh at me, you bet!"
When the carriage bearing Miss
hose arrived at the ranch, the cow
0ys, with the exception of the deacon,
Aood about the door, each one "with
ls Oest foot forward" anxious to be
Sen BY the young lady and hopeful of
making an impression on her heart.
mat night when Jim came in from
We plains they gathered about him, in
fA' on singing the praises of Roses
oveiness.
l tell you, Deacon" Anson said,
'Oul Just ought to seen her; l never
woman SO beautiful in all my
Hen
uont doubt her beauty" the
''OA replied, "but what good would
a'e done me to have seen her?
not going to care anything for
'iayoe you know about that" said
-''n' "and maybe you don't. If
= nad seen her smile when she saw
You might think differently from
lat you do now."
'e' and she was looking right
'l' az me when she smiled % cried
vsOAnson. 81 noticed that"
numph!" said Anson. "She was
''ius as straight at me as she could
Ok"
SAe wasn't" exclaimed Alb angri-
''0iu on, now" said Jim. cit is
S'fth while for you to fight over
= can easily believe that she'd
a@ed' whichever one of you she
''Alhg at, when she saw the
you had on. 1t was enough
9 her smile, I'm sure"
'u Anson muttered something
- went away, and the subject
sopped.
: mat time on they viewed each
Z rivals and were never on good
gain.
"gath passed.
Nswell proved very sensible
'uy' and though she had grown
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07
A Pretty Domestic Scene.

The night watchman in Chestnut
street bank isn't happy unless he dan
dies his three months old baby for a
while each evening. He cannot get
out nor can mamma get in, but every
fair night she passes baby in between
the big iron bars of the front window.
Papa watchman receives the youngster
and passersby witness the charming
family picture of mammals smiling
face Watching between the bars, and
papa romping with baby in the bright
ly lighted interior of the bank. Phil
adelphia Record.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07

The cultivation of potatoes IN
France has increased five-fold since
1920.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-12-07

The telephone from Chicago to New
York covers $50 miles,
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-12
Other Business Troubles.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The directors of
the Chemical National Bank yesterday
resolved to reorganize the bank and re-
sumo business at the earliest possible
moment.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May Ii The
Capital National Bank of this city has
suspended. The statements made that
the closing of the bank doors was made
necessary by the failure of the Chemical
National Bank of Chicago last week,
which institution owed the Capital Bank
100000. The bank also carried large
amount Of the Premier Steel Works pa
per. This concern was placed in the
hands of receiver last Friday.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Columbian
National Bank of this city has failed.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Sun says it
has correct list of the banks holding
the. National Cordage Companys paper,
but for obvious reasons the names of the
banks are withheld. All told, however.
the amount of Cordage paper held by
them is 81, 100000.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 1.-THE failure
of the Columbia National Bank of Chi
cago sent the Sioux City Engine Works
to the wall this afternoon and a receiver
was appointed.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-12
An Experiment with Fresh Air.

An interesting experiment. that proves
the value of fresh air in winter, even for
very young and delicate children, was
tried two or three months ago in well
known babies hospital. All the sickly
babies that were suffering from chronic
indigestion and lack of nutrition and
who would not improve in spite Of good
food, perfectly ventilated rooms and
careful bathing, were taken to the top
ward Of the hospital, where all the win
dows were open wide, wrapped as for
the street, and put in their pera1mbu-
lators. They were kept in this room
from two to four hours daily and soon
showed marked Improvement. Their
cheeks BECAME rosy, they gained in
weight and appetite and would often
fall asleep and remain so during the
whole time they were in the air. Very
delicate children had bags Of hot water
placed at their feet. It is recorded in
the account Of this experiment that not
pne child took cold as q result Of it,
New York Post -
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-12
THIRD OF A MILLION.
Liabilities of Delaware Banking House
Which Has Assigned.

WILMINGTON, Del, May 11.-R. R.
Robinson & Co., bankers and brokers,
failed today. The company's attorney
states that the liabilities. actual and con-
tingent, are about $35O,o0o, and the as
sets $204,000 Judgment is confessed to
]. Hoodwrite, on two checks, for $4,000
money loaned to tide over. Mr.. Robin
sons affairs. All trust claims are amply
protected. The causes of the failure are
explained by the firms endorsement OF
notes, the decline in the stock market.
the carrying of stocks for customers and
the protection of stocks of customers
without being protected by them. The
assets include the property and recover
able bills. The sheriff has taken charge
Of all the property of Mr.. Robinson.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-12
Fighting In the rransvaal.

A novel method of knocking out an
enemy's brains is described by agent1e-
man who was camping some yearspago
in the Transvaa1. Everything had been
made snug for the night, and before
turning In he was sitting with some of
his companions about the fire. Soon an
alteration sprang up between two Of
his attendants, Mashoana and Makolo-
10, who rTere standing not far off. The
object of discussion was piece of meat
thsy were broiling.
Cne word led to another, writes the
traveller, till both men became extreme
ly angry, and although did not under
stand they were doubtless using the
choicest bdlhngsgate that they could
command. At length both rushed to the
wagon. My servant whispered in my
ear, '.Assegai, bossF so I sprang up to
prevent them from obtaining these
weapons, OF which an abundant supply
was fastened on the outside.
Frustrated in their attempt to arm
themselves, they rushed upon each other.
I would have interfered but that my
countrynan quietly said, ''Let them
fight it out, OF you viii have no peace. -
Leu them do so.
Immediately they clasped each other
and commenced butting their heads to-
gether Like pair of sheep. The blows
were terrific and sounded almost as loud
as well executed clap Of the hands.
There was no attempt at boxing, only
butting, and SO efectually was it per-
formed that blood began to flow from
both of the antagonists noses. After a
lapse of FIVE minutes employed in this
kind of exciting work both sat down to
recover breath in order to renew the en-
counter.
Then Iinterfered, and about half an
hour later I saw the combatants sitting
at the same fire and chatting to each
other most cordially, as if the recent
fight had no place even in their mem
cries.