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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13
THE SITUATION At CHICAGO.

The accusations Of exortionate
charges and extreme discomfort at
Chicago have for the most part been
withdrawn. There is plenty of
available house room for visitors, and
plenty to eat, at reasonable prices.
"A little effort will suffice to obtain for
any visitor the accommodations that
will suit his convenience or his purse.
The plan Of the Fair is SO huge and SO
ambitious that it must not shock
visitors find many things still un-
finished. Perhaps some parts will
never reach completion at galls But
there is vastly more in the finished
sections than ny one yaitoF I ( s I
lin the whole period that remains q,
,EuroIp III afd hi m . d ~
the effect that this Fan Is grand
.beyond all words to describe it, and
that no one should fail to see it who
can possibly manage to Co. Review.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13

Tl.sss J.lly }pu !; slns nsll
Thess wails 40 soiidl5 put togsthsr!"
And here, through the mere frenzy 81
brpvad0, raped heaxily with y cane
which I held ia my hand upon that vefy
portion Of TIE sbfickwofk behind which
stood tie corpde ofE my SEife.
But may God shield and deliver me
from the fangs Of tho arch .fendl No
sooner had the reverberattbn 81 my
blowS sunk into silence than / WIS ia.
swefad ~ a,voice from within the tomb
by 2 cry, at arst mrdaed, and broken,
ike the sobbing Of child. and then
quickly swelling into ono long, loud and
continuous scream utterly anomalous
and inhuhman- q howl wRihng shrek.
half Of horror and half Of triumph, such
a. might have arisen only ont Of hell.
cohiointiy from the threats Of the
damned in their agony and Of the de
mons tnY. ey7,.: L .ac iamnation.
OF my own thoughts it is folly to
speak ,Swooning. | staggered to the
opposite w:ll For one instant the
party upon the stairs remained motion
less. through extremity Of terror and of
awe. In the next Il dozen stout arms
w4rs' toiiing ct the wall It fell bodily.
The corpse, already greatly decayed and
cloJted with gore. stood erect before the
eyes'of the spectators. Upon its head.
with red, extended mouth, and solitary
eye Of fire. sat the hideous beast whose
craft had seducei me into murder and
whose informing voice had consigned
me to the hang1nan. had walled the
= $3.50 n ~ TEE EN1D -! .L-Ae---
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13
THU BEACKi CAT.
From flrsf mage. f 81

was suddenly drawn to some black OBJ
ject reposinx rpon the head Of one Of the
immense hogsheAds ot gin Or Of rum
which constituted the chief furniture Of
the apartment had been looking
steadily at the top " this hogshead for
,some minutes, and what now caused me
surprise was. the fact that Lhad not soon
er perceived the object thsrsup0nsu ep-
preached it and touched It with my hand.
+ was black cat--a vety large one1
fully as large AZ Tpto and closely re-
oembling him in !, cry respect hut one:
Pluto had not y white hair upon anyipoks
ton ofihis body. but this cat had ., large
although indefinite splotch Of white COW
ering nearly the whole region Of the
breast. i'ssNf is
Upon my touching him he immediate
~ arose, purred loudly, rubbed against
my hand and appeared delighted with
my notice. This. them was, the very
creature Of which, was ii search. at
once offered to purchase it of the land
lord. but this person made no claim to it
knew nothing of it-had never seen it
before.
continued my caresses. and when |
prepared to go home the animal eviEce1
a disposition to accompany me. l per-
mitted it to do so, occasionally stopping
and patting it as proceeded. When it
reached the house. it domesticated itself
at once and became Immediately great
favorite with my wife. i~
For my own part | soon found dis
ME co II arising w1c.z1l me. 1m was
just the reverse of what had antici-
pated: butt know not how or why it
waists evident fondness for myself
rather Disguised and annoyed me-, BY
slow degrees these feelings of disgust
and annoyance rose into the bitterness
of hatred. Favoided the creature. a GER
tain sense of shame and the remembrance
of my former deed of cruelty preventing
me from physically abusing it. did not
for some weeks strike or otherwise vios
lently i'll use it. but gradually, very
gradually, came to look upon it with
unutterable loathing and to fee silently
from It's odious presence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13

Dife.
The second and the third day passed,
and still my tormentor came not. Once
again breathed as a free man. The
monster in terror had fled the premises
forever! l should behold it no more!
My happiness was supreme! The guilt
of my dark deed disturbed me but little.
Some few inquiries had been made, but
these had been readily answered. Even
search had been instituted, but OF
course nothing was to be discovered. u
looked upon my future felicity as SO.
cured.
Upon the fourth day of the assassina-
tion>a party of the police came very un.
expectedly into the house and proceeded
again to make rigorous investigation OF
the premises. Secure, however, in the
inscrutability Of my place of conceal
ment, / felt no embarrassment whatever.
The officers bade me accompany them IN
their search. They left no nook or cor
ner unexplored. At length for the third
: or fourth time they descended into the
cellar. Iquivered not in a muscle. MY
heart beat calmly as that of one who
slumbers in innocence. I walked the
cellar from end to end. / folded my
arms upon my bosom and roamed easily
to and fro. The police were thoroughly
satisfied and prepared to depart. The
glee at my heart was too strong to be -
{ strained. l burned to say If but one
word by way Of triumph and to render
doubly sure their assurance Of my guilt.
lessness.
'Gentlemen," l said at last as the
aparty assembled the steps, 81 delight y
have allayed your suspicious. I wisl
Q Npu all health and q little more courtes
By the by. gentlemen. this this is very
,iS5eY constructed house" In the rabid
desire to say something emily Iscarcely
knew what / uttered at all. II may say
an excellently well constructed house
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13

1t tpGs q ''1ck cdt--d Uery large one.
What added no doubt to my hatred II
the beast was the discovery on the morn
ing after fought him home that, Lii
Pluto, it had been deprived Of one of it's
eyes. This circumstance, however on1y
endeared It to my wife. who. as have
already said, possessed in high de-
gree that humanity of feeling which had
once been my disting aishing trait and
the source of many of my pleasures.
With my aversion to this cat, however,
its partiality for myself seemed to -
crease. It followed my footsteps with q
pertinacity which it would be difficult to
make the reader comprehend. When
ever sat it would crouch beneath nay
chair or spring upon my knees, covering
me with its loathsome caresses. If [
arose to walk, it would get between r,y
feet, and thus nearly throw me down, or,
fastening its long and sharp claws in my
dress. Chamber in this manner to my
breast. At such times, although Hong !
to destroy itwith blow, l was yet witt
held from so doing. partly by meme !.
of my former crime, but chiefy-let --e
comics ,it-by absolute dread of the beast.
This dread was not exactly dread If
physical evil-and yet should be at a
loss how otherwise todefine it. / am al
most ashamed to own-yes, even in this
felon's cell, am almost ashamed to own
that the terror and horror with which
the animal inspired me had been height
ened by one of the merest chimeras it
would be possible to conceive. My wife
had called my attention more than once
to the character of the mark of white
hair, of which have spoken, and which
constituted che sole visible difference be-
5Ween the strange beast and the one had
destroyed.
= ', THE reader will remember that this
;In1aEk, although large, had been origi-
'Naaly' Very indefinite. But by slow de-
gpees,rdegrees nearly imperceptible, and
which fqr long time my reason strug-
. II reject as fanciful-it had at
= length assumed rigorous distinctness
1f bdt1i1ei It was now the representa-
y tion,ofatbobject that shudder to name
~ a4AdIfoF,ttRdSs. above all, l loathed and
dreaded, and would have rid myself Of
'yh sI mYtsstet 1i#al dared-it was now,
,saEs, fha amBga ora hideous, of CHASTITY
tlf1i}gdaIf qhe gAilows! Oh, mournful
add krMhlA uangine of horror and Of
E,e1iine .rofsagohJdaAdpf DEATH
e q spt i9Ss0a !" 'aHqeed wretched be-
ryOna the wrxltGAe dness.of mere humani-
aHs $a$s 'A whose fellow
had o0ntaMIt ddst1oyed-a brute
@ Ssk :: 1'f9 pr me- s;s man aa;
NeitAsssgd.yg. Ct 81 sSashs knew tn tn
blestiA %tarsdt any more! During the
H hHa1 fHb Ete at9qgg LIT me mo. moment
alone, and in the latter started hourly
from dreams Of unutterable fear to find
tlANhaA Hiatt 1a a101Ag upon my
fsc ;ss and il ys Xeig ht a i n
8 f8 gH}3 eaa Ssh 4 & I 4 n t2dlAke
of incumbeAt etefpallF mpcnny heart
eaid3ehahA4 shs'ia ed qaa ii &0;t
hes tAaet4adfee11ia naiaaSlseiS't gthel go
|sNes3tlh: 4de spftsed kbs AS4l. h(A2{ kHt!
6So4 III 3&lS R3f Sas'
p9lkd ofstRNkg 1tA .x1lfaAogli
B,HAR, ss3S SEA Rts 3aa65 56S {
| 50 s 3 &c 8: sFgi a a =
which now blindly abandoned myself
my accomplishing wife. alas. was thu
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Children In the Far North.

In the far north, with it's intense cold
it seems that there can be but little
pleasure for the children, doomed to pass
their days among the almost eternal
snow beside the frozen ocean. Yet even
here life to these little people has it's en-
joyments, and every season brings to
them its round of games and sports.
In summer a portion of the Inhabitants
leave the winter villages and scatter along
the coast for the purpose of hunting and
fishing. Others go to distant points along
the coast and trade oil, guns, tobacco,
powder, lead, etc., with natives of the
interior, receiving in payment valuable
furs and the skins of reindeer, which
they use exclusively for clothing. At
these meetings round of feasting and
games is INDUCED in before any trading
is done. Whenever a camp is made the
little folk will be found with their bows
and arrows shooting grass birds, which
are abundant, or the numerous varieties
of shore birds to be found in that region.
Forest and Stream.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Mrs. Cleyeland,s Chicago Invitation.

The official invitation to the dedication
and opening ceremonies of the Woman's
building at the Worlds fair, issued by
the national board of lady managers to
Mrs. Cleveland, is engraved on a bur-
nished silver plate. This is fastened in
side of a white kid case, in the shape Of
y portfolio. about 8 inches by 5. The
portfolio is bound around the edge with
a narrow band of repousse silver. A
cipher monogram of the B. L. M, with
the legend, Worlds Columbian Ex-
position, May /, 1885," on a ribbon run
ming through it, is placed on the out
side. This monogram and also Mrs.
Cleveland's cipher are cut out Of silver
and heavily engraved. The portfolio is
inclosed in box of white silk lined with
satin. 1t is beautifully executed and is
charming souvenir. -Baltimore Sun.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
A Loss to remperanoe Women.


The unexpected death of Mrs. A. c..
Thorp of Cambridge will be deeply felt
in the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. She had been prominently iden-
titled with the work not only in Cam
bridge, but in the state at large. When
she went to California some time ago,
she took with her her enthusiasm for
this work and met with very cordial
welcome from the union workers there.
Though she went for refreshment and
rest, she was not content to be idle. She
was charmed with the magnificent seem
cry of the Pacific slope and wrote Of it
in the most glowing terms.
Mrs. Thorp was interested in many
social movements, and her home in Cam
bridge received many of those who were
engaged in promising them. The Wom-
ans club in Santa Barbara, Cal, gave
her very hearty greeting. For their
meeting she wrote some verses express
ing her keen appreciation Of the delights
of the country in which she was sojourn-
ing. They also reveal much of the deep
religious and poetic fervor Of her mind.
There is in them, as it now seems, almost
hint Of a premonition Of the end. She
wrote that 1.-The old We're seldom weary"
and that "the fainting spirit rallies as it
takes its flight above" almost as if con
scious that she was soon to take her de-
parture, in q ripe old age, from the land
VI fowers.-Boston Globe.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Two Women Detectives.

The largest New York "provider" en-
ploys two women detectives-LenaV or-
zemer and Eva Peyser. They are both
mere girls. They receive high salaries,
have the run of lavish wardrobe and
completely change their attire twice a
day-so effectively that there is hardly a
shop thief in New York who is quite
sure of the identity of either of them.
They have busy time of it, and they
make it practice never to arrest a thief
unless she-it is nearly always woman
has left the shop with the goods unpaid
for. They sometimes have to give chase to
their quarry should they arouse her sus-
picion before they can arrest her.-New
York Letter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Leading an Army.

General Booth has nominated his
daughter, La MARKETABLE Booth libborn,
to succeed him in command of the Sal
walton Army. In SO doing he passes
over Lieutenant General Bramwell
Booth, who might have been expected to
succeed his father. The general gives
his reasons very briefly. women are
the best rulers" he says. eff you refer
to the capacity shown on several occa-
sions by Queen Victoria, you will agree
with me that she acted while her ad-
visers were seeking how to act. I am
arranging that the work of saving human
souls may go ON after my death. All
title deeds will be transferred to my
daughters name"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
he woman who Attracts Attention.

The elbows are now worn quite behind
the waist. So runs the latest fashion
mandate, which isn't as absurd as it
sounds, for so universally recognized il
the fact that fine carriage is one of the
essentials of prepossessing appearance
that the smart woman carries her head
high, her chest we'll thrown out and her
elbows necessarily fall well back out Of
the way. This is particularly true oe
city women, who realize that the WON.
an who makes the best effect is always
the woman who carries herself we'll. On
closer acquaintance the pretty face be.
gins to tell, and somewhere between the
two the dress comes in for a share of at
tention as to details with men.-Ex-
change
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
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go :|g! ss3s'
WOMEN IN CHICAGO.
The Many Fislds of Employment Which
They FIJI.

The Many Fislds of Employment Which
They Fill.
| There seem to be as many women out
at work in Chicago as there are women
staying at home in Brooklyn. You can
mot buy anything outside of the gin mills
without finding girl clerk to serve you
and girl cashier to take your money, or
both together. If you ride on the ele-
waited, you buy your ticket Of woman.
When you get stamp at the postoffice,
lit is girl who serves you. The clerks
in the newspaper offices are as apt to be
girls as men. At the headquarters of
the Worlds fair and in all the depart
ment offices girls seem in the majority.
The hum of their voices and the swish Of
their skirts fill the air. They are also in
the public offices in the city hall. In all
tthe hotels, down in the Hobbies, crowded
with men and rank with tobacco smoke,
the newsstands, flower stands, telegraph
counters, jewelry stands, theater and
railroad ticket stands and telephone
offices-all are managed by girls. The
word girls is used advisedly. Women of
35 or over are few beside the girls of
from II to 25 who are serving the public.
1T is queer sensation for man in a
hotel to call out "come in" in response
to knock on his door, and to see a
pretty, ladylike girl walk in with the re-
mark, ''You are the man I am to do
stenographic work for, suppose"
! If the kingdom coming for women is
one of varied industry, independence
and the right to work as hard as the
men, then Chicago is the nucleus and
starting point. A New Yorker who has
lived here for a year or more was asked
what he thought of the revolution.
SIT is good for the women" said he,
shut it is hard for the men. The wom-
en- have more liberty, more money and
more ability to take care Of themselves
in all the emergencies of life. They aim
lat marriage the same as other women do,
or should, but they have time and op-
Eportunity to wait and wed shrewdly,
SO shrewdly often that think Chicago
will foundsa new race Of beings sharper
i'm trade than the Hebrews, born Of sharp
mothers who have chosen sharp hus-
bands. But it is hard on the men. The
romance is leaving the romantic sex.
The physical charms remain, but men
tally and morally the women who deal
with the public grow angular, selfish
and mercenary." - Chicago Cor. New
York Sun,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Convict Labor ON Country Roads.

The state convicts of Kentucky ought
to be put upon the public roads in the
mountain counties, where they would
not come in contact with free labor. and
at the same time would be made to SUBJ
serve the public good in the most profit
able way. Hundreds Of miles of roads
might be made in the mountainous Sec
lions of the state by employing these
convicts on them, and it would not nee
essarily cost the state "red cent" The
counties would jump at the chance to
get their labor and would care for them
and relieve the state of great burden
and bone of Observation-Disclosures (Ky.)
Husfler
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
The Artistic Girls Latest Fad.

A fad Of the artistic girl, who would
once have called herself aesthetic, is not
to 'walk down Piccadilly with a sun
flower or lily in her medieval hand"
but to stroll up the avenue with a single
rose of pink or dark red, pink preferred,
in her delicate grasp. This she does if
her street gown happens to be of pale
gray or fawn or any other shade which
the flower would serve to enhance, rather
than to wear it attached to her person,
where it would soon become unpleasantly
wilted. -Exchange.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Wide Tires Benefit the Roads.

The Ontario department of agriculture
has issued a valuable special bulletin on
the making of roads. The line of argu-
ment used in favor of the building of
good country roads in Canada is much
the same as that in the United States
namely, that good roads enable the farm
er to market his produce at all times in
the year and secure his supplies at less
expense for hauling, with less wear and
tear to vehicles and injury to animals,
besides which they result in bringing to-
gether more closely the members of the
agricultural community, and thereby in
crease the social intercourse of farmers.
The report strongly commends the
movement in favor of wide tires for
draft vehicles. 1t says it has been proved
by repeated experiments that wheels
with tires p inches wide cause double
the wear of wheels which have 44-inch
tires. The wide tire has tendency to
roll the roadbed and keep it smooth at
the same time, while the narrow one cuts
it up and requires more hauling force
FOR the same weight of load. besides
spelling the thoroughfare. Most of the
European countries have laws regulat-
ing this matter. In France the market
wagons have tires from to 10 inches
In width, usually 4 to 6 inches, and the
rear axle is the longest, SO that the hind
wheels run on line outside of the fore
wheels, the vehicle being thus road
maker instead of road destroyer. For
wagons without springs the tires should
not be less than 81 inches for load of
500 to 1000 pounds on each wheel. and
for loads of 1900 to 5000 pounds on each
wheel the tire should not be less than six
inches wide.-Chicago Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Chicago Girls at the Theater.

It is form now in Chicago for girls to
take off their hats at the theater. At
the Duse performance one Saturday aft
ernoon the audience was intensely fash
ionable, and at least 10 women in the
parquet removed their hats, placed them
in their laps, pasted their locks in man
ner not unlike the great Duse herself,
and then sat in placid contentment, as
sured that they were attracting much
attention and had carried out the latest
fad.-Exchange.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Importance of Country Highways.

The country highways are very nearly
as important as the railroads. They
bear greater traffic than the railways
themselves. They are nearer to the daily
convenience Of all the people. They con-
Germ the social relations, and if good
Danish the isolation OF farm life. They
have much more to do with town and
country and the prosperity of both thar
anybody appreciates, as would readily
be found if we could have five years ex-
perience of good roads. Rockford Oils,
Gazette,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
The Road Movement In Pennsylvania.

In Montgomery, Delaware and Ches-
ter counties number of townships have
sreated township loans for the building
Of stone highways. 1t has been found
easy to borrow the money at Al and 5
per cent. 1t has been demonstrated by
actual experience that the payment of
the interest and the setting aside Of a
yearly sum for sinking fund cost at
first little more than the annual cost of
repairing dirt roads, and with each year
the cost of repairs decreases. Philadel-
mia Inquirer,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Their Robes Deceived Her,

1t was at an evening service where the
music is rendered by boy choir. A tiny
girl watched the proceedings with great
interest. It was a new experience for
her. and as the last white robed figure
disappeared from sight and the final
notes Of the amen sounded the little
voice rang out shrill and clear In the
stiffness as she asked, "Have they gone
to bed, mamma%-New York Press.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
Decorations at Chicago Reception.

At recent reception given to Nine.
Modjeska in Chicago the hostess wore
an old rose brocade, with rare old lace
ON sleeves and bodice. The distinguished
actress wore pale green silk, rich with
velvet and persian embroidery Of the
same color. The souvenirs were stream
ers of ribbon stretched from the chande-
iers to the tables on which was the name
Of Modjeska in gilt letters.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
In Memory Of Mrs. Lamb.

A movement is quietly on foot among
the friends of the late Mrs. Martha j.
Lamb to place monumant upon her
grave commemorative Of her place in
literature and as suitable testimonial
to her work and worth. The enterprise is
headed by Mrs. Salisbury, wife of Pro-
fessor Salisbury Of New Haven. Mrs.
Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould are
among the contributors, and the Hugue-
not society has indicated a wish to be
identified with the project.-New York
Letter,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-29
A Good Use For Last Seasons Dresses.

The enormously increased price of
woman's gowns, it is claimed by the
dressmakers, is due to the portentous
size of the sleeves. Eight yards of silk
is reported as the allowance made for
these befrilled and bepuffed elements of
the gown in Paris, which accounts per-
haps for the fashion Of using different
material for the sleeves. Anyway the
women who are despairingly question
ing, "What shall we do with our last
seasons gownsg' may find here the hap
py solution Of the question-make them
into sleeves for this seasons dresses.