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The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
HE WANTED A PIN.
Hut the Stupid Fellow. Instead Of AskiI
Women, Applied to Men.

Hut the Stupid Fellow, Instead Of Asking
Women, Applied to Men.
A young woman stood on the corner
Of Wabash avenue and Madison street
and waited long while for delayed
cable car. During the term of her
waiting she noticed two men standing
near to her-noticed them particularly
because OF the extraordinary conduct
of the younger one. He approached
every man that drew near, and the one
accosted always answered with neg.
ative shake Of the head, whereupon the
young man drew back with baffled
look, only to accost the, next passer.
by. After ten or twelve men had
been approached in this fashion
the young woman quite forgot about
her car, 80 Interested and curious
was she. Then. to her great joy,
an old friend of hers ca me by, wSs
subjected to the same ardent question:
ing, replied in the same negative fash
ion and crossed over TO the place where
she was standing. Now came her op-
portunity. 20. Mr.. Smith, y she ex-
claimed, II don't want to be curious
but do tell me what that nice-lookinp
oung man wanted. He's been asking
ever and ever SO many people, and no
one seems able TO do the thing he
wants" my dear young lady" said
the acquaintance, that unfortunate
man is trying to borrow pinr'
"Goodness!' said stout old lady
standing by. "And he has been such
> fool to Ike ep on asking all these men
for one. Why didn't he ask the first
woman he metz" and she waddled over
and presented him with couple of
sharp-pointed English pins, plucked
from an improvised pincushion in the
mysterious recesses of her dress. Chi
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
stub Ends of Thought.


The woman who loves herself most
can marry man for his money and be
satisfied.
1t is not necessary for woman to
mark each year of her life with a
wrinkle ~ e e.
Society is lover of material things.
That rich man is happiest who can
convert his dollars into smiles.
Stupidity is as thick as it is long.
A merry heart doesn't need brass
band
Personal cleanliness is more desirable
than riches. sN
A full stomach maketh fearless
heart.
II is not proper for man 70 think OF
himself first, any more than II il to
think Of himself last.
Youth wears a crown Of to-inorrows.
Detroit Free Press
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
Cabbage for Poultry.

The small and inferior cabbages will
answer as well for the hens as the best,
and such unsalable food may be con-
verted into eggs and sold. 1t is best to
aim to give green food of some kind
after the fall has passed and grass is
scarce. Green food cannot easily be
obtained after grass is gone, but cab
bages make an excellent substitute.
They do not coptain large proportion
Of nutritious matter, bnt serve to diet
the fowls and promote the appetite by
providing change from dry food.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
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who conceived it The cut on this page
illustrates a circular fence. feet high,
made of strong wooden piekets. 81f
inches wide by l inch thick, woven to-
gether with strands of No. 9galvanized
wire, about ~ inches apart, and filled
with corn, ready for the covering or
roof, which can be of canvas, boards,
marsh or tame hay, corn stalks or
straw. Itcan be used for permanent
crib, or when empty it is quickly and
easily moved. Farm, Stock and Home.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
An Expert Outdone.

''Say, mister" said the stranger who
was inspecting the prehistoric animal
department of the museum, "who
drawed. them pictures?'
"Prof. Slimson." isg
ibid he imagine he saw emp,
In certain sense suppose so.''
After silence he resumed reluc-
family:
We'll, l must confess that he's seen
some that's bran new to me. An I've
been TO 'nebriate asylum three
times. ."-Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
CHEAP CORN CRIB.

Rapidly Constructed of Fence Wire and
8HfE FlBN Wood Pickets. stqVa rsa
We regret our inability to find the
name of the farmer, who conceived the
idea OF applying the principle, used in
the manufacture OF fencing from wire
and wood pickets. to the production Of
material adapted to storing or crib
bing corn on the ear. The thought
was indeed a happy one, and credit
would like to be given here to the man
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28

ing it in, small piece of tissue paper.
This keep the material from the horses
tongue and is soon dissolved when 1T
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-28
for Infants and Children.

"Castsria isso well adapted to children that
Irecommcnd 1t rs superior 70 aay prescription
knovx to me- II. A ARCHER, II. D.,
Ill So Oxford Ct, Erooklyn, N. Y.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
Destroying Grain Weevils.

Weevils may be destroyed by the va
por Of bisulphide of carbon. Itisheavier
than air; hence will descend between the
kernels Of grain. and is easy of applica-
ton. Che and one-half pounds of olsul-
phide are said to be sufficient for one ton
of grain. Dr.. Riley gives the following
method of applying it: A ball of tow is
tied, to stick OF sufficient length to
reach the middle of the bin containing
the grain. The tow receives the charge
Of bisulphide like sponge and is at once
plunged into the grain and left there,
the mouth Of the bin being tightly closed.
When necessary, the stick may be re-
newed. The action of carbon bisulphide
lasts in ordinary cases six weeks. after
which period fresh charge is required.
The bisulphise is said to do no harm to
grain, either for culinary purposes or for
seed. provided that not too much is
used and its action is not too long con-
tinued.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
The Great duff Storm.

A late letter received from Biloxi.
Miss, gives a more hopeful view Of the
situation. Hundreds of men are busy
in repairing damages caused by the
storm, and in few weeks everything will
be restored. The heavy rains which fol-
lowed the great winds did great service
in melting and washing away the salt
debris that was left on shore. The
writer says, even the flower beds in
the Montross House yards were washed
clean and show no signs of their salt
BATH" The wharves are being rebuilt.
and the vessels high and dry on the road
are being wrecked and removed. Right
in front of the Montross House the
wreckage of several vessels and lumber
yards accumulated and greatly protected
the property. The yard fence was the
only one left standing along the entire
beach. The restitution in Biloxi is re-
ported as being rapidly lessened. Among
the prominent citizens of Biloxi who lost
their lives in the great storm was Cap
tain w. H. Patton of Back Bay. He
was on the schooner La Marsh, and he
and all his crew were lost. His remains
were found dashed to his schooner some
days after the storm had subsidized.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
Miss Hoyt. Of Red Wing. danehter Of
the late Hon +. Hoyt, Of that city.
The Dispatch columns will be little
slow until Mr.. McCrea returns from
his honeymoon.

The appointment Of Fred. n Van
Duzee, the Populist editor of a dying
Populist journal. as clerk to Congress
man Tawney, is now accounted for in
st. Paul newspaper circles 1t was a
pre-arrsnged plan. it appears the Pr
oneer Press desiring to get cheaper
man as its Washington correspondent,
supported Tawnev more ardently than
any other candidate, conditional that
he would appoint VanDuzee as his
clerk. and allow him to act as Wash
ington correspondent on half pay, the
United States to par the other half
The P.P. worked its graft, Tawney
appointed his cheap man. and the Re
publicans of the first district Will be
asked to give their opinion on the sub
iect a little later on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
A Hint to Corn HuSkers.

There is d great difference between the
real nerve and action Of persons. Some
are too slow to ever become expert at
any kind Of quick work. while others
have plenty of nerve and action, but can
not control themselves. To overcome
this trouble in husking corn Farm and
Field advises getting an ear in the left
hand before throwing the husked ear out
of the right. This keeps a steady motion.
In looking away from your work to see
where your basket is you lose sight of
your next ear and lose little time in
finding it again. The ear being in the
left hand, as the empty hand comes
back from the basket the ear is up in po-
sition to be struck by the peg ON the
right hand. After few days practice
in this way any person with common
ability can husk from five to eight bush
els an hour and bind the fodder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

41eh1EzD 1Aw Gives d. M1ne4A1 wmmen
Tnfn Re6Sers N unasaal CA.nee.
In the case Of the people against Do1ni-
nick and Edward Hogan, William But
ler and others. accused Of the Mineral
Range express robbery near Houghton,
Sept Is. the prosecution isina quandary-
The case Is soon TO be called for trial
Meanwhile the prosecution has to solve a
very delicate legal problem or fnrego the
hope of cOnvicting all of the fi<e men at
present under arrest
The specific charge against the Eve
prisoners is robbery. The Michigan
statute defines robbery as the theft OF
property by means of violence to the
custodian O. owner thereof. or intent tG
do great bodily injury or to kill in case
of resistance. Fear Is made an essential
element of robbery. thus implying that
the person or persons in charge of the
property mr. be put in fear of death OF
great bodily Jury. The maximum PEN
atty In Michigan is Imprisonment at hard
labor for life. Dominick Hogan was the
agent of the express company. and the
so, GOO stolen was in his charge. If he
relinquished possession of the money
through fear Of violence, he was robbed
and was not himself robber.
On the other hand, if he was party
to the theft and feared NO injury. then
no robbery was committed. and none of
the prisoners can be convicted OF more
serious offense than larsk1y. she maxi
mum penalty for which IS I've years inn
prisonment. Therefore. to secure con-
viction of any of the accused on tie
charge. the prosecution must prove the
innocence of Dominick Hogan. whom it
has caused TO be held twomonths in Jail,
and whose good name has been ruined.
The only alternative appears to be the
withdrawal of the charge of robbery and
substituting the charge of larceny. the
punishment fer which must be very
light as compared with the just deserts
Of such audacious criminals. The de-
tense will make this legal technically
the main point in their line of action
during the trial.-Minneapolis Journal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
A FIGHTER WITHOUT LEGS.
A Co1ored Man With No Legsand One Arm
Makes Things Lively.

A CoIored Man With No Legsand One Arm
Makes Things Lively.
City Jailer lola Canova says that ''if
they ever send him out again to arrest a
one armed, no legged man he amt going
to CO." Tola's resolution is on account of
an experience he had with an individual
Of that description a day or two ago
lola was kicked in his dinner by no
legged man and felt so bad about it
that he was almost tempted to send in
his resignation.
1t seems that Peter Moody, colored
man, who lost both legs and one arm in
railroad accident, filed up On pure I'M
adulterated cussedness at cost of 5
cents a drink, and proceeded to paint
East jacksonville in bright vermilion
The first thing he did was to fire his pis-
tol at boy who drives an ice wagon for
Martin Ferguson. The boy ouFan the
bullet, and his cries brought Officer
Moore to the scene, but Moody stood on
the stumps of his legs in the middle of
the road and defed the officer TO come
near him, at the same time waving III
the air, in reckless manner. forinid-
able looking revolver.
Officer Moore telephoned for assis-
lance, and Sergeant Thames and lola
Canova went to the scene. They bad
the hardest kind Of struggle with the
disorderly individual, who inflicted upon
each of them some very painful blows
with the stumps of his legs and arm.
Finally, however, they got him in cart.
and by choking him succeeded in keep
ing him quiet. The blow of the stump
that caught lola in the stomach lifted
him in the air somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of three feet
Moody is now in the city jail. He will
be turned over to the county authorities
on charge of assault with intent to
kill.-Florida Times-Union.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
The Best Poultry Crosses.


Opinions differ as to what breeds and
crosses are the best business fowls. A
writer in The Fanciers' Journal has Sc
lected the Light Brahmas for roasting
fowls, the Black Minorcas for eggs and
the Black Langshans crossed by the Black
Minorca for broilers. The Black Minorcas
used are not strictly pure bred, they
having an outcross with Langshan to
give them extra hardness and larger
bodies. The Light Brahmas are used
both in their purity and crossed by In
dian Game. But there are other good
breeds that can be selected, notably the
Plymouth Rock, the Wyandotte, the
Houdan and the Leghorn, and with prob
ably as good results as this writer OBJ
tains with his selections.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
Cellar Windows and Screens.

For use during the cold weather The
American Agriculturist advises that Gel
lar windows be made double by putting
glass upon both sides Of the sash. Thus
made, the expense is nearly one-half
more than when made single lighted.
but it admits plenty of light to tine Gel
lar, without the risk of freezing. The
air chamber between the glass acts as a
nonconductor of heat. This is far bet
ter than using a single thickness of glass,
and each winter stuffing it full Of straw
or other material, which makes the eel
lar as dark as a dungeon. An outside
guard should be placed at each window,
and nothing will prove bebh.s for this
than a strong wire screen. 1t should be
Of heavy wire and not over quarter
inch mesh. For convenience nail the
woven wire to q light frame and keep it
painted, as its position causes it to rust
very rapidly unless thus protected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
How to Repair Fenceposts.

An exchange tellsus of careful farm
er who, when his grape trellis posts rot
ted off, dug down into the earth where
the post was still solid, and then cut the
post half in two foot or Is inches be-
low the ground and then fastened to this
half an upright post of the height de-
sired. If the post below was mostly rot
ted off, he used to reverse the post, put
ting the top side in the ground and then
mortise to it abovesthe surface. In this
way he made each post do double duty.
The rotting off of posts is almost always
just at the surface. and by putting bolts
through each half and thus fastening
them together the end will last as long
as did the original posts at the surface.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
A Curious will Contest.

A curious will contest, according to
Paris papers. is about to be tried in the
Seine courts. Five years ago Russian
princess died, leaving a large fortune.
There was great surprise among her rel
atlves when the testament was opened.
By one of it's clauses she left 5000, OOO
francs to the person who would remain
a year in the chapel to be erected above
her grave in the Fere la Chaise. The
body of the princess, according to the
legendary report, lies in crystal coffin
in wonderful state of preservation. No
one Of her relatives has been able to re-
main longer than two or three days in
the chapel. What will become of the
100000 francs is the question.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
Sensitive Old Saybrook.

The town of old Say brook will hold a
meeting in few days to rescind vote
recently passed appropriating money for
the building of a lookup. Since the vote
was passed the sentiment of the town
has changed greatly, and now the ma
jority of the people believe that the cree
ton of a building for the retention of
violators Of the law would cast an odium
on the ancient town. tits seldom that the
need of such building is felt in old Say
brook, and the people believe that COM
munity as orderly and law abiding as
theirs can get along without it.-Hart-
ford Times
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

Minneapolis has already brought
out the two leading candidates for
governor, William Henry Eustis on
the Republican side, and Judge Will
liam Lochen on the Democratic side
Minneapolis must have some State
scheme on, wanting a dead cinch on
the place. Put up S. NJ. Owen on the
POpulist ticket.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
Poultry Notes.


The Farm Journal makes these notes
pertaining to the poultry yard:
Minks and weasels are cousins of the
ferrets and are bloodsuckers. They sell
dom mutilate the carcass A cash in
the throat is the only wound they make.
If there are birds under the perches
or in the coops in the morning, with
heads and necks gnawed off, an opossum
is probably hiding in neighboring rail
or wood pile.
When single fowl or a flock refuses
toNeat the customary ration, something
is wrong, and a remedy should be imme-
diately sought. The appetite is pretty
sure index of the state of the health of
fowls and animals as well as of human
beings.
While wheat is one Of the best feeds
for producing eggs, it is of little value
FOR fattening purposes compared with
corn, as corn contains a great deal of
carbonaceous or fat forming matter,
which puts on flesh in a very short time
Chickens are like the human family in
one respect at least, for they relish a
change Of food. If you take fowls that
have been fed on one kind of grain for
some time and do not have the appetite
that they should have, give them little
cooked food, such as cake made from
coarse cornmeal and meat scraps baked
together. or else some grain other than
you have been feeding, and you will see
that they will eat it ravenously.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

Hon. Michael Mullen, of New Ulm
member of the Minnesota State Dem
ocratic committee from this district
was in Redwood Falls last Thursday
He stated, in an interview, that he was
not interfering in any manner with the
Redwood Falls postmastership, be-
cause it was matter for local Demo
Gratis and HAl. w. S. Hammond to
settle. When asked whether he had
seen the various papers of endorsement
he admitted that he had.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
An APOLOGY.

Owing to the negligence of the
American Press Association, at st,
Paul, the GAZETTE is obliged to issue
this week without its foreign telegraph
ic news,which is due in Redwood Falls
every Wednesday morning. The pub
fishers regret this more than our read
ers. and assure them that better press
service will be secured if necessary to
get all the news.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
OF all the newspaper cartoons on the

OF all the newspaper cartoons on the
President and the Senate during the
silver discussion the Minneapolis
Journal cartoons were in the lead
They almost invariably represented
Grover, smiling riding the Republican
elephant or Senate minority with the
stubborn Democratic mule or major
ity resisting lead or carrying small
portion of the burden. The elephant
always wore smile of success, or a
look OF assurance that the bill would
be repealed, even though Grover re-
quired the assistance of the Repub-
lipanS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

The United States battleship Ore
gon, the heaviest battleship afoat, was
launched from the San Francisco
yards last Wednesday. A year ago
Jan. 18th last merely the skelston of
this immense sea giant was Inspected
by the delegates to the convention OF
the International League of Press
clubs, and ,Supt. Scott. of the | n on
Iron Works, declared that her superior
would never be built.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
The Comet Has a short TAN.

Professor Brooks of the Smith observ-
atory has obtained his third observa-
ton of the new comet first discovered
by him short time ago. It's position at
discovery was: Right ascension, IL hours
81 minutes; declination north, 10 de-
grees So minutes. At the third observa-
ton its position was found to be: Right
ascension, IL hours 25 minutes; declina-
ton north, "A degrees SO minutes, which
shows the rate and direction of motion
since discovery. AS seen through the
telescope the comet appears quite bright
and has short tail. This is Professor
Brooks nineteenth comet discovery
Geneva On. W Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
A Word About Corncribs.

Not few farmers make the mistake
of putting the corncrib too near the
ground. When near the ground, the
corn is apt to absorb. moisture and to
mold, and the rats are more apt to
abound. The rail pen is not pretty, bus
if properly made there is no better crib,
says The Country Gentleman. It shoul
be~ set upon posts or stone pillars an
not be placed on logs for foundation.
The rats are sure to burrow about the
logs. Of course crib should have a
rainproof roof. Such a roof can be made
of boards, the cracks being stripped.
The board should not be nailed down,
but weighted down with straight, heavy
poles. Then the boards can be turned
upside down occasionally to correct the
warp Of the sun. Corn ought not to be
cribbed until it is dry down to the cob.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02
According to c.. j. Buell's lette

According to G. J. Buel's letter,
published in last weeks GAZETTE,
there are just one thousand sere-head
Republicans like John p. Rea, OF
Minneapolis, that have turned Demo
Gratis with the hope of securing Office.
There will be about fifty times that
many Democrats next year that will
turn Republicans for the purpose of
reviving the wave of prosperity
checked by the Democratic congress
during the past few weeks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-11-02

"In the field of real craftsmanship
the South has always outranked the
North, remarks the Southern States
a new magazine published at Balti
more. If the retarding of National
prosperity such as has been going on
in Washington by the Southern lead
ers for twelve weeks past is to be
called craftsmanship, we say Amen
to the statement.