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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

DOWN CANE SANTA CLAUS.
twenty feet high. The whole affair
was made Of boards, covered with can
vas and painted to resemble bricks.
At last the suspicious evening came
round and the church was crowded to
the doors with eager Boonvillians OF
every age, denomination and hue.
People were not going to stay away be-
cause they belonged to other churches.
Santa Claus wasn't billed to appear ct
ahy other church, and al were vel
come.
The mysterious-looking chimney was
tho center OF observation, and it was
hard work for the superintendent TO
gain any attention 1t all when he pro-
ceeded with tho opening exercises.
He spoke briefly Of the expected guest
OF the evening, and there was q song
or two, but his words were received
with manifest impotence and the
songs were rushed through in double
quick time.
At the appointed moment for the ar
rival Of Santa Claus there wss faint
juggling q bells, ~ II Ia the distanoe.
The merry jingle grew louder and
louder, and stopped apparently Just
overhead with final jingle accom-
panied by shrilly-shouted: "Whoa!''
Then there was q commotion in the
chimney and suddenly q fuzzy white
head popped up from the opening at
the top and a gleeful 'sHa, hal" issued
from the make-believe Santa as he held
aloft an armful of toys. In another
moment he emerged from the fireplace
below and went capering about the
Christmas tree, hanging the contents
Of his pack upon it's branches.
The audience was in tumult. Every
neck was stretched and twisted to en-.
able it's owner to observe every move.
ment of the wonderful apparition be.
fore them. The men and boys ''Haw.
hawed" and shouted and the women
and girls s'Oh, myed!'' and giggled de.
lightedly.
In few moments his pack was
emptied, and with the squeaky an
nouncement that he had good many
more chimneys to climb that night st.
Nick babe them good-by and disap,
peared in the fireplace.
The room became suddenly quiet and
every eye was raised to the chimney
top in the expectation of getting a
parting glimpse of the jolly old saint
but he did not show up at that point.
He came to view lower down and in
anything but a jolly condition. just
before reaching the top one of the
boards inside the chimney on which he
stepped gave way and down came poor
Santa Claus, chimney and all.
It was rather an unhappy wind-up tc
a very clever performance, but there
were no bones broken, and the bogus
Santa Claus joined in the laugh at his
own expense and loosely remarked
that he ''never could go up f1ue very
gracefully anyhow"
FRANK 3. WEIGH.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

We have the finest assortment a
fine French e hand painted China cups 4
aud saucers Tor ladies, imustache cur
for gentlemen, bread plates, celery
and butter dishes, salad and fruit
dishes, and an endless number Of 9th
or articles which we cant mention for
lack Of space.
A full and fine line Of triple plated
silver. ware Of all descriptions, and
prices the lowest.
Banquet lamps just arrived some
thing very nice; also large line Of Il
brary and hanging lamps, bracket and
stand lamps.
Goods promptly delivered, free of
charge, to any part of the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney
ngBone, Stiles, Sprains all Swollen
Threats, Coughs. etc. Save $50 by
use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful Blenlish Cure ever
known. Sold by III. M. Hitchcock &
Co. druggists. Redwood Falls, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
For Sale.

Ny entire stock Of dry goods and
groceries, real estate, etc, in the vii
laee and town of Delhi, is offered for
sale on easy terms. Declining health
forces the sale. p. ATKINSON.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
a DissatisfisdsB Boy.

Mr.. Hojack- Surely, Johnny, you are
aot crying with all those Christmas
,Sesents that Santa Claus has brought
lou?
Johnny (between sobs1 There isn't
;boo-hooD anything TO make . (boo.
looD noise with.-Harpers Bazaar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
the
Coming Year

THE GAZETTE wants to help all its subscribers better
times If you hear of projected improvements if you
about improved methods of farming or Of social
political reforms you have Of interest your
ticular locality. send it in to
THE GAZETTE,
REDWooD Fails, MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

ment. and his private secretary. He at
tends to only the most important of his
official mail and has the greater part of
his letters referred to the chiefs of the de-
partments to which the subjects practi-
cally belong. A vast number of the letters
which are addressed to the Secretary of
the Treasury never meet his eye and when
you remember that IL takes several clerks
to merely open the mail that comes to the
department every day You will see how
necessary this Is.
Secretary Carlis1e's Health.
II Il this power of making other people do
work for him which keeps the Secretary in
good health today. called upon him in
his office recently. He Is looking as well
As he has at any time for years. He
has had some trouble with his right arm, 1t
Is true. and this has kept him from signing
his mail and papers for the past month.
But his eye is bright. his complexion Is
good and he feels very well. / sat for
awhile and watched him at work He dis
poses of matters very rapidly. He would
pick UP a paper. look Il over and hand IL to
his private secretary, telling him what to
do with it. He dictated but few answers
himself. and I am told he deals almost en-
ttrely on the broad principle Of letting his
subordinates attend to the details of the De-
partment- 1t was the lack of this power
that killed Secretary Foiger. and it is said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

the central object in the eye Of every
business man. 1t Is visited daily by men
from all parts of the United States
and bankers and wage earners come here
stngly and in delegations to see the Score
tary Of the Treasury. There are women as
well as men and a long-haired old lady
from Kentucky haunts the corridors. The
press Is. In fact, go great that Secretary
Carlisle will not see any one who has a new
scheme to propose. The schemer is met by
one Of the watch dogs of the treasury and
Is told that the Secretary IS busy. He is
requested to put his suggestions in writ
Ing and II Is only a man of national repu-
tation or with hrst-class introductions who
can get at the Secretary at the present
time Even at the Secretsry's home on X
street the pressure of office seekers, cranks
and theorists Is 30 great that Secretary Car
isles butler has ever to give the stereo-
typed answer:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
WAS A BIT CURIOUS.
Could Not Exactly Understnnd Whar
the Other Fellow Meant.

the Other Fellow Meant.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Have you got a dictionary here?" he
softly asked of hotel clerk on Grand
River avenue yesterday.
mo, SIR
Are you pretty we'll up on Webster your
self?"
Fairly so. What's the trouble?''
Il want a term defined. A fellow just re-
ferred to me a parsimoniOus slinker, and
can't exactly catch on
"Parsimonious means stingy and close"
Il know she does. I've allus knowed
that"
'Slinker-slinker? A slinker must be a
man who sinks"
Seems that way to me, but 1 didn't
stink"
What were the circumstances?'
"Why, i went into a saloon after a glass
Of beer. There was a stranger sitting there
and he came over to the bar. l asked him
II he ever drank, and he said he did. l
and he stuck up his chin and called me a
appropriate to the OCCASION"
well, somewhat"
"Then its all right. i thought he had
slipped a cog in his grammar or was adj
dressing the bartender. Then he probably
meant me? All right-all right, yes He
must have meant me. for l noticed he
didn't drink the water, and l thought he
said something about knocking my eve
brows off. Sorry to have bothered YOU,
but was a little curious, you know. Good
day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
Why the Guide Liked Her.
From Democratic MAGAZINE.


Haven't written up my diary for days.
So enormously busy. This camp life is
entirely enhancing! Had 1 my way I would
never go back to New York, or long petit
coats, or civilization. but would build my
self hut in these woods. wear a coat, cap
and leggings Of fur, and go hunting with
Jake next winter in the snow. Jake and /
have become the dearest friends in this
short time. Mr.. Van Rensselaer, tells me
that. ordinarily, this lank, blue-eyed, kind
iy-faced old giant of the mountains pro-
fesses an aboriginal contempt for woman
kind. Even Dolly and Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
he treats with paternal tolerance. but 1
am permitted to bask in the sunlight of his
favor. He likes me because am not afraid
of a horse or gun; because l have strong
wrists at padding and a consuming desire
to kill deer He has taken my education
in hand and taught me how to build an
'open-air fire and how to cook on it, how to
trail my paddle through the water without
a sound, how to cook fish on two sticks
and how to read the signs of animals
tracks in the earth-mold. He let's me go
jolting with him in the rude mountain
wagon to the village. miles away, and he
depends OIL me to catch the fish for our
dinners He also delights in my ability TO
"Pick er banjer," and he assures me I'm
1.-The right Sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

Bank Of the American Republic to be run
on the reserve and credit funds of the ma
ton, with a capital of $500, 000. 900. and there
shall be branch banks in the various states.
Ideas From the Wesu
A Chicago man wants the one, two and
five cent pieces made of silver instead Of
copper and nickel.
A Cincinnati man begins by saying
he would not presume to advise
the Secretary, and then goes on
ten foolscap. telling him just what he
ought to do.
A st. Louis man sends a typewriter es-
say of fifty pages asking the Secretary to
read it, and telling him he has written it
for him.
An Illinois statesman wants three hun
dred million dollars Of twenty year per
cent bonds issued at once. and national
banks to be formed on them a basis. O.
An Ohio man warns the Secretary that
eff he and Mr.. Cleveland think you can fool
the people and play into the bankers hands
all the time, that they will wake some fine
morning and find a new set of men select
ed who will do something for the people"
He denounces the government for paying
out gold on the coin certificates and he
from Lincoln. 1t reads:
You can fool all of the people some Of
the time. and you can fool some of the
people all of the time. But you can't fool
all the people all the time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
The Combination DoII,r

one OF the queerest of these cranky let
tiers is one which contains a model made of
lead and brass representing a combinat ton
silver and gold dollar. The silver Is run
around the edge in a hoop about a fourth
or an inch wide. and inside Of this hoop
tnere is to be soldered little gold coin. the
whole making up coin about as big as n
nIty cent piece The man says he has in
vented the coin combination and viii he
eiao 10 give 1t to the government for a con-
SioeratiOn. 1t contains two-fifths silver and
three-nfths gold. and he has a little patent
measuring machine which a man will AT
around gold coin and see whether IN has
been rubbed or Clipped. On the gold coin.
ana around it, he would put the letters
U: s. A, and on the silver the words cold
anu-sliver- one-nation." The idea is a rjdic-
Sious one but the man evidently thinks he
has a fortune in it, "
ana so L might go on, and quote q hum
ureu more curious schemes and ideas " hich
are presented to the Secretary of the Urea s
ury daliy. 1 have given some of the wild
est OF those in the bushel of mail I look ed
over others are more sensible and some
OF the letters contain good suggestions
lney az show, however. how deeply the
people Ieei on the financial question Be-
tween their lines may be read the words
OF trouble and loss. and the anxiety that
the government should at once do eyary-
tnng possible to lead us out of the wilder
"eSS. FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

The Secretary Is not in. sab"
And IL Is as hard to get a newspaper in
tervtew out OF Mr.. Carlisle now as 1t was
% get one out Of Secretary Blaine during
the last days of his life. Soon after Mr.
Carlisle took the portfolio of the treasury
he found the absolute necessity Of protect
ing his time. He at first admitted every
one and he did nothing but talk to callers.
Had he not changed his rules he would
have been unable to do any business what
ever. and as IL Is his every hour is occu-
pied. He comes to the department as soon
usually at his desk q short time after g.
His mail has already been gone through
with by his secretaries and the greater part
disposed Of. During the first few months
he answered many of his private letters
but the work pressed him SO that he has
given these almost altogether over to his
son Logan, the chief clerk Of the depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
IN THE woMANs BUILDING.
u II There q Man ts Made 60 Feel Hag
Utter lnsfgafncauce.


Somebody had been calling the attention
OF the wife OF the Maharajah of Kupur-
thala 10 objects OF special interest at jack
son Park. so that In the woman's build
ing. she said, as the great white structure
vas pointed out 10 her. DO they allow
men inside its WALL
The question IL amusing In itself and vet
a great big Interrogation mark OF the same
KIND has appeared before the blurred vision
threshold.
1t cannot fail of notice that the man who
wanders through the woman's building
seems invariably embarrassed and al At
ease. III he goes alone he looks Conscience
stricken. glancing fu-tively about as IL
expecting TO be elected. He doesn't allow
himself TO become deeply Interested IN
anything. and when he finally reaches the
bronze statue OF Lief Ericsson at the west
portal he feels relieved.
Naturally enough. the married man &C
companied by his wife shrivels into insiy-
nincance in this atmosphere. He becomes
merely the husband OF the woman, and
looks on meekly as she makes the rounds
he feels about eleven years old and three
feet seven inches in height He may have
been always the self-assertive. domineering
lord and master of his household, but
hfteen minutes OF the woman's building
reduces him to a minus qua nifty. He feels
submissive to q painful degree.
Yes. the women allow men inside the
wouan's building. But In the nature Of
things they can encourage such fnvasiouo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02


that Daniel Manning might have been alive
today had he possessed It. From about ten
o'clock the members Of Congress and Sena-
tors began to come in The most Of them
wanted offices for their constituents and
only few talked of finance. They were
all received and some were gratified though
the most We're put of with the statement
that there were no vacancies. Senator Joe
Blackburn came in and stood while talk
ing. He smiled as he left, and Judge he
got what he wanted. AT Ii 80 the
room was about empty Secretary Carlisle
receives callers during only two days of the
week. and this morning there were none re-
ceived after twelve. At this time the Score
tary went TO the consideration of his official
duties. and he works right along. am told
until after four. taking a half hour at one
hardest workers in public life and one of
the most rapid workers. He works Sunday
as well as week days. but he usually drops;
his work after he leaves the office and
spends his evenings with his family
The secretary's Financial NniI.
Since the beginning Of the financial troll
bles the mail of the Secretary of the Treas
ufy has steadily increased Every morning
there are a large number OF letters from
all parts of the country describing the trou-
bies Of the different sections as to the
money marketsand urging him to 10 some
thing for their relief. A large part of the
mail is made up Of suggestions as to how
the hard times could be bettered, and OF
schemes and theories which Mr.. Carlisle Is
asked to carry out. Many of the letters
tell him how 10 deal with the gold and sill
yer questions Some advise as to the ratio,
ana others advocate the establishment OF
banks and banking systems. Many OF these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
The Right Way.

allow the end Of his finger u curl a-om4
the end OF the muzzle of the s-eapon, II
the finger should happen TO he longer than
the pistol barrel. otherwise dnenioy allie
happenings might ensue. That this method
Is theoretically correct may be proved by
an easy experiment. Point your finger az
an object, at the So me lime s-.epiug your
hand on a level with your Dreas. mi the
direction Of the finger not in line win the
eye and the object aimed az. Then lower
your head until You can sight along YOUR
finger and you will ma that the 'iigi. points
exactly at the object From unconscious
practice in conversation p,.rsoas az lulre
the trick Of pointing accuracy with Tie
index finger. and IL IL that tbstin.tiya habit
which Is taken advantage ~.
The beauty Of this method les n the fact
that no time need be lost In getting Iho
pistol from the hip pocket up 10 the level
of the eve. The maxim He gives twice
who gives quickly" is as 1pplica ale 60 get
ting a gun into action someri, hes s M n
for use in a Presidents mesisage. TIs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
UNCLE SANS WIRES,
Purposes for Which the Government
Employs the Electric Spark.
THE TELEGRAPH IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mr.. Cleveland in Electrical Commu.
nication With the Entire World.
D E P ARTMENT ERS.

RESIDENT CLEVE-
land, acting as the
nations ply $ 1 C i a II
during it's financial
proscration, mas his
finger always on the
public pulse.
The telegraph in
strume1t is an i'm
portant bit Of furri-
ture at the White
House. By means OF
its key and sounder
the Chief Magistrate
maintains a constant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
Mr.. CARLISLE'S MAIL.
Cranky Letters and Schemes Sent
to the Secretary of the Treasury
ON THE FINANCIAL SITUATION,
Bankers Write for Gold and Farm
ers for Silver.
SEC'Y CARLISLE AT WORK.

VERY ONE IS NOW
thinking of he Treas
ury Department. 1t
Is the financial pulse
of the United States.
Put your fingers on
1t and you can tell
just how smoothly
the silver and gold
b lood Is flowing
through the body of
our country. Just
now this pulse Is
jumping at yer
heat and the Treas
ury Department is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

shooting of birds on the wing Is aone mon
by the instinct OF long pra ctioe than ~
the direct use OF the eye isut a base TAN
pitcher never employs a ,haD1Diiie TO lC-
cate the plate. ana "A Quarterback f-aduent-
ly passes the BAH TO runner when 10th
are running al full speed ~ diif.r..nr d.
rections. without the use Of a s,,eei count er.
These gentry do not even have The Sd-
vantage OF a finger 90 hrect :heir shots
IL would seem that By the "inplovnl,at OF
the index finge- method die ssea,.rtl stsnd-
ard Of accuracy I'm pistol shooting mislr
be considerably raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

letters are from bankers of Acknowledged
reputation. and j saw some today from
Henry Clews of New York, Wharton Bar
ker OF Philadelphia, and others. The ma
tority of the letters, however, were from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

hafisdt
Shooting a pistol quickly and accurately
is difficult feat 20 the insxDericnccl Tut
the following method recommend ry IN
old-timer seems TO divest he opera ron q
some of the mystery which mas heretofore
enveloped It. According TO this gentleman,
the trigger should always he palle1 by the
second nnger, the first finger beng ex,epd-
ed along the barrel so that Il points st the
object one is shooting at No matter
whether the gun Is on a level with the hip
or sighted with the eye. the index anger
will point exactly at the target. OF course
the finger and the barrel must be kepS
parallel and the shooter must not carelessly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

AIRY MENTION WAS
turning over th Q
leaves of the lhtest
summer novel in a
listless fashion as
she sa Z ON 1.-THE Tav-.
ern" porch. TIL 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
Not What She Wanted There.


Teacher-"If you face the north. ltrec,,x
behind You Will be the south, on your right
hand will be the east and on Vour l,sft
hand west. tSeeing lack of attention on
the part of Oscar simmons. and vishin1 90
catch himD What Is your lett hand.
Oscar
Oscar dn deep confusion)-"Please
ma-a-m-er-its some cart grease n pof -,
al recess; an IL won't come of"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
FOR WAkEFI LNEsS
Use Horsford'. Acid Phosuh.s~

Dr. j. G. How. HaverhiI Mass. SAYS 81 hsvu
seen great benefit from the steady 1se ~ 49,
preparation In cases OF chronic wakefulpes.S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

cranks, and some of these were so curious
that was permitted to make extracts from
them upon my promising not to give the
actual names Of the signers. If you will
will get some idea of the quantity of these
financial suggestions which have come in to
the Secretary / looked over. perhaps, a
bushel of them this morning. They were
from all sorts of people. and on all sorts Of
paper. Some were written in pencil upon
newspaper copy. Others old blanks as
large as a sheet of wrapping paper. and
some were in typewriter under the business
ct of he ri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

A number of these letters came from
cranks. There are in nearly every COM
muniry in the United States one or more
men who think they can advise the Pres
ident and his cabinet on all sorts of dues-
tons and they don't fail to do SO. a look
at the introductions of some of these let
tiers gives an idea of the people. Here Is
one from the west:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
The Agricultural Department..


The weather bureau of the Department of
Agriculture employs cipher code not for
secrecy. but for the sake of economy. The
predictions are made up each day from dis
patches sent to Washington from $50 signal
stations all over the country. The words
composing the messages are SO formed that
every letter in them means something. AS
fast as the kilograms arrive they are trans
lated by an expert into ordinary English
H. reads them aloud in a sing-song tone
while four skilled men at desks close by lot
down the information they convey upon as
many outline maps of the United States
On each map the 80 signal stations are in
dcated by 150 small circles, in each Of which
the report relating to that locality is pen
cilled with symbols and figures. These maps
when finished present a complete picture Of
| the meteorological conditions all over the
Union. Upon their showing the prognosti-
cations are based.
The Post Office Department, IL Mr. Wanna
makers pet scheme were carried out would
have control Of all the telegraphs which
would thus become a government institu-
| ton. like the mails. The Postmaster Cen
eral Is empowered by statute to fix annually
, the rate allowed to telegraph companies for
carrying Uncle Sans dispatches The
companies are supposed to agree to this ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02

Another letter advocates bank at Wash
ngton run by the government called the