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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-05-12
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Europa IT Norte-America, en- possession de cuan
tos adeantos Sc han hecho en- esos paises estamos
an aptltud de praticar cuantos trabajos operaclo,
mes aa nos confien, seguros de dejar satlsfechos
nuestroa cliantaa
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-05-12
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vamente.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
PRETTY RHYMES.

a Good, OId-Fashioued Winter.
My graudpa's always talxin' bout the winters
long ago
Never uothin' like n no8, the ones he used &C
I-ro~
Many time we've heard him say, me and
Bob and Billy,
When -.b44 colds" an rain an mud made our
mothers silly.
III tell you what It is. boys, d I'll ne fun Of
JOS
To see a good, old-fashioncd winter Ike we had
when rs a boy.
Give me ice an give me snow.
Give me slect an give me blow.
Give me cold at goes clear through,
Give nc sleddin-sIiding, too,
And them's the things. I tell you at makes
you glad you're livin.
An a good oldfashioned winter, boys, hope
we may be given"
Since New Years eighteen ninety three my
grandpa's changed his tune,
Funny, how big folks. you know. can change
their minds so sooni
Funny, too, how they'll forget all they've said
20 youl
An say ies 'zaclly different things, Ike they
meant EN-, tool
For grandpa's growing every day, morning
noon an night,
An all the folks at our house u tell you am
right,
Cause there's ice, an cause there's snow,
Cause the natural gas is low,
Cause the cold ies' goes clear through,
Cause say it's bully. tool
Do you s'pose he 'spects 70 see, though he calls
IL 'bea7tly weather."
A good, oldfasLioned winter an August come
togetheri
indianapolis News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
v A n 7 { D
5000 Cords OF Ex-
celSioF Wood.
The undersigned will buy Ex-
celsior Wood of the fol-
lowing Dimensions:

1t must be cut 50 inches long in the
clear, same as sawed off. 1t must be
peeled. The wood must be clear or
reasonably free from knots, and good
straight wood Must not be less than )
inches in diameter, each stick to be
split once from 6 inches mp to 10 inches
diameter, then quarter it. The above
applies to Eastwood, Poplar, and Willow.
For particulars call on or address:
LANCASTER EXCELSIOR WORKS.
AUGUST LANTZ, Manager
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06


There Is splendid news from England
And there splendid news from France;
There's news that's good from Italy
From Russias broad eXpanse,
But best Of all the news that's come,
The best We've ever seen,
The princess fair Of Wales has frowned
Upon the crinoline
The dress OF woman cannot be
Obstructive on the streets;
II cannot az the tbeater
Eucumher all the seats
It cannot lose all grace and charm
Now that this future queen
Has had the splendid sense 70 frown
Upon the crinoline
The dress OF woman's not 10 be
Cut like inverted tops,
Or funuel-shaped, or after The
Great pyramid Cheops,
Since Alexandra fair OF Wales,
Ia majesty serene,
Has with her sweetly royal frown
Looked down on criuoltne.
Then here's 70 her Of EnEland's realm,
a tiger ana three eheers
Then here's 70 this fair lady who
Has quicted our fears,
Who's stood for grace In wCman's dress.
Long may She wave hos been
The buiwark gainst ills threatened wave
OF hoopHke crinoliue
Harper Bazaar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
No Other

As good yhis is the statement OF
Professor Smith. Analytical Chemist
l have ara'yzed alI the popular blood
purifiers and medicines now sold. Many
of them found to be worthless. some
dangerous to use. Sulphur Bitters con
tains nothing poisonous, aud think il
is the best purifier made
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
THE SMILES.
WHAT SARA MEANT TO BE.

The Little Girls Intentions Were Good,
Bot She Choose a Bad Time.
The fall sunshine sifted through the
leaves of naples and elms, IN Uncle
Toms big back yard, and picked out
several curly heads it found there to
shine on. There had been visitation
going on at Uncle Toms what he called
"a gathering of the clan;" that is all
the brothers and sisters and sample
Of all their families, had meet at Ar
rowwood for weeks talk about old
times.
The party was going to break up to-
morrow, and even the small fry felt
wee bit sober about it, and INDUCED in
some very grown-up talk, out under the
naples and elrns
What are you goin' to be, Tom Tin
ker, when you grow up9"
Tom Tinker was Uncle Toms boy,
aud he had to be called something else
besides Tom to show which Tom YOU
meant
"A grand master at the lodge, re-
piled Tom, promptly. He had recently
seen an odd fellows show. This
seemed to the little company such
bold ambition that it checked imagtna-
ton for awhile.
'.I's goin to keep store, spoke mp
Ben Milev, Aunt Jcuny's seventh boy.
4 great boy he was, too sturdy Of limb
and strong of viii. They store men
mus have lots Of candy, mustn't they2"
OF course, Ben was laughed at but,
of course, hc didn't mind. Ben always
enjoyed the jokes on himself
Aud SO the little company divided
out preachers and circus-riders getting
the largest following Nobody had
asked the girls what they meant to be,
and the pretty little white-frocked girls
seemed to be listening in silence. with
subsection, according to st. Paul's pat
tern for them, when suddenly the quiet
est Of the lot piped up loud and clear
m going TO be a hero" said Sara
Finney Sara was a pale pluin child,
with white hair and white eyebrows.
and 'l-dont-belong" look. Il don't
know how Jenny ever came to have
such an ugly little kid said one
brother 70 the other; she looks us if
size was washed out
"But She amt, said Uncle Tom.
sbrewdlv, she's washed in She gnt
more and in her craw than anyone OF
tae grandchildren.
This was sara, who was going to be
hcro
Then all the children laughed again.
Laughing NJ Ben made il easier TO
laugh again.
You moan heroine. shouted Tom
i sIs
,.No. don't" said sara ,pr~iIv-
wherever sb,. had found ler hon. H..
i...7 t....,, -. l.,..i,,., 49,, -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06

Lnterprising Young Man: True + Co instructed
1Ite1 me worked steadily and made money faster
s * peesa 70 became able 10 buy an island aud bu5
snal SIMMER hotel II don't succeeda az that viii 80
20 etA asaia az the business in which made nv MONEY!
70 q oss shan We Instruct and start You rsaderP
W 90 ana you work industriousv Won will in an
aeie e oGy an island and build hotel If Won Vls
q can De earned at new line Of work rso-
~ "a he Owl localities wherever they live Auv one
90 Easy 20 learn We furnish everything No
sh lou can devote your spare moments or an vonTt;s
sorA ms entirely new lead brings wonderful sac
Beginners are earning from R2s5 to
eee San furnish you the emPioyment-we teach ySu
another great useful wealth giving wonder Great ss
WI reward every industrious worker. Wherever YOU are
ana Whatever yon doing you 70 know aou 49,
work az once Delay ueh osey LOST "a
40 space 70 explain here bot you will write 20 u.s.
IEUE d. CO.. Box 400. Augusta. Maine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALnING.
GEO. P. G0BLE,
Lancaster, Wis.

Itch on human and horses and alIani-
mals cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion This never
fails. SD by Stone s Hassel Drug
gists. Lancaster Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06

When you find yourself in dtnger
of back-sliding, sit down ana try TO
count up the mercies Of God Rams
Horn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06

The ADyERTIsER is the Oldest newspaper in
New York City. Its Weekly edition is published
IN TWO sections and comes out every Tuesday
to eight pages every Issue is well printed has
plenty n pictures. short stories, telegraphic
news, financial ana market reports, woman's
page ana the ablest editorials published by any
NeW lofK paper. 1t Is model home paper
with eleyatins and entertaining reading matter,
devoid OF sensations and Objectionable adyer,
tisements. All for S100 a year.
specimen copies and Premium Lists with fun
particulars OF the Attractive Inducements for
Agents sent Free on application TO
THE ADVERTISER.
20 PARK ROW, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
100
FIR EE
WATCHES!
Given by the Oldest Newspaper
in New YORK City.

premiums offered 10 subscribers we nrorose -
present them with 100 Watches. all Of which are
guaranteed by i. LYNCH. l4ih ST. aud Union
US. MN ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06
VIZ Hunt
EnVEF thE Earth.
.6 c6T Nf DO 9 & sna To
Portion very Thoroughly.

Yes, the New Goods which
we receive every day, find d
welcomed place in many
homes in Grant County.
This is covering only a por-
ton of the big State of Wis
consin, and yet our sales of
Chamber Suits, Fancy Exten-
sion Tables, Side Boards and
Parlor Furniture, are daily
increasing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
SWEPT INTO THE SEA.
Perilous Trip of the Allen Line Steamer
POmmeranian,

Perilous Trip of the Allen Line Steamer
Pommeranian.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The Allen line
steamship Pommeranian, from Glas-
gov. Jan. %, via Neville for New York,
has returned to sGreenock in distress,
ate having met with one of the most
fatal accidents that has occurred to a
transatlantic steamer for many years,
an accident that resulted in the loss of
twelve lives. The following is the list
of the dead: w. Dalziel, master of the
vessel, both legs broken and internal
injuries, resulting in death: John Cook,
second officer, swept overheard; John
Hamilton, fourth officer, swept over
board; John Stewart of Glasgow, first
cabin passenger, both legs broken and
internal injuries, resulting in death in
a few hours; James Gibson of Dall5ieth,
first cabin passenger, swept overheard;
Lillian Gibson of Dalkieth, first cabin
passenger, swept overheard; Jane Caff-
rey of Londonderry, cabin passenger,
swept overboard: David Forbes of Dun
dee, second cabin passenger, swept
overheard; James Pritchard, steward,
swept overheard; Fred Westbury, stew
ard, swept overheard: P. McLeon, sea-
man, swept overheard: VIM. Urquart,
seaman, swept overheard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
Telegrauh Notes.

AN immense vein of silver has been
discovered near Brazil, Ind.
WILLIS HOWARD was sentenced to
death at st. Louis, Mo-. the 18th, for
numbering a deaf mute. Howard is
noted Kentucky desperate aud had
killed IL men.
FRANK CRoNIN, of Westchester, Pa,
has brought a novel suit for SIS, 600 dam
ages against the Seventh Avenue hotel.
Pittsburg. He was a conductor on the
Pullman service and lost his position
because the hotel clerk failed to call
him in time to take his car. 1t is the
first suit of the kind on record
RUSH MORGAN, one of the outlaws of
the mountains of Virginia, was MUIR
dered while asleep at Hubbard Springs,
Va, the 18th, by unknown persons.
Morgan had a record of II murders.
A SEVERE blizzard ragged throughout
northwestern Iowa the 10th and 18th.
ONE of the worst disasters in the his
tory of quarrying occurred At West Rut-
land, Vt, the 18th, in a quarry oper-
ated by the Vermont Marble company,
with which Senator Proctor is connect
ed. A great mass of stone fell into the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

quarry, and seven men were instantly
killed and a number of others injured.
The victims were crushed SO that some
could not be recognized. The victims
were at work channeling and taking
away refuse, and were all middle-aged
men.
A LOT of negroes with white wives
met at house in West Superior, Wis,
the night of the 18th. In order to be
sociable they all got gloriously drunk,
and as a matter of course began to
fight. When the scrap was over it was
found that five revolver shots had been
fred and three of them had lodged in
the stomach of a negro named Withers
causing probable fatal wounds.
THE Ohio river at Cincinnati. the 18th,
stood at 4S feet inch.
A SLIDE occurred in the wall rock in a
tunnel at the Orient mines of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company, near Villa
Grove, Colo. Six were killed and six
were injured. The names of the killed
are: James H. Morgan, Hugh Connolly.
Mike Novak, Ed johnson, Ed Carter,
P. ]. Breen.
DIR. NoRvIN GREEN, president of the
Western Union Telegraph company, died
at his residence in New York the 18th.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

company, owning the Duluth Il Wlnni-
peg railway, and also the Superior Belt
Line and Terminal company, owning
ore docks at Superior. Contracts are
to be let for the extension of the ore
docks.
The Duluth, Mesaba & Mort el'n rail-
way company met in annual secsion
and $1.sOO.OGO worth of stock, I. l hut
the Foley interest, was represented.
The following is a list of new direcu =
elected Immediately upon assembling.
Alfred Merritt. Leonidas Merritt, Cas-
sius c. Merritt, j. E. Merritt, N. b. Mer-
rift, Alexander McDougall, A. d. Thorn
son, G. w. Wetmore and w. w. Henry.
Afterwards the directors elected the
following officers: President, Alfred
Merritt; vice president, Leonidas Mer-
rift; secretary, s. R. Payne; treasurer,
c. c. Merritt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Suspended Sentences Unlawful.

Suspended Sentences Unlawful.
Judge Severance, of the Sixth judicial
district, rendered a decision which de-
clares unlawful practice in vogue in
nearly every municipal and police court
in the state, that of suspending SEN
fences upon criminals, either on good
behavior or indefinitely. Carl Leisner
was last spring sentenced to 80 days
imprisonment in the county jail for
drunkenness, it being the third offense
under the state law. Sentence was sus-
pended on good behavior He was ar
rested Feb. on the charge of disorder
~ conduct, and without trial was COM
mitted to Jail to serve ont his suspended
sentence. His attorney secured writ
of habeas corpus and secured his re-
lease on the ground Tat municipal
court has NO right to suspend sentence
and that such suspension amounts to an
absolute acquitta1, and that if court
has power to suspend the execution of
sentence on certain conditions, the
fact that these conditions have been
broken must be established by con-,
stitutional trial before the execution of
the sentence can be commenced.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Uncle Sam, Russia and France Are
In It.
The Russian Treaty Recently Ratified by
the Senate Invites Maintenance
of the Monroe
Doctrine.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ia triple
alliance between the United States,
Russia and France, such is the inter-
national combination of forces for mu-
tual benefit and defense, which has
been secretly pending for six years, and
which, unknown to either the diplo-
matte or political world at large, cul
minated in an executive session of the
senate few days ago.
This is the first public announcement
OF the weighty meaning which lay be-
hind the seemingly unimportaEt and
formal announcement that 1.-The extra
dition treaty with Russia has been rati-
fed"
That was the sum total of the an
nouncement which was given to the
public. But the ratification of this
treaty meant an epoch in the history of
this country. 1t meant that the CEN
fury will close with what Prince Gort-
schakoff, the great Russian chancellor,
once described as necessary for the
universal equilibrium of nations name
ly, an alliance besween the United
States. Russia and France
In ratifying this treaty, the United
States government has received distinct
pledges, both orally, through the Rus
sian and French legations in Washing
ton, and by correspondence through our
department of state with the foreign
offices of those governments of their
support by force, if necessary, against
any interference bv Germany, Great
Britain, or any other European power
with the maintenance by the United
States of what is commonly termed as
the Monroe Doctrine"
In other words, the control of the
Hawaiian islands, the annexation of
British America, the acquisition of
Cuba. of Hayti and San Domingo and
the ultimate expulsion of Great Britain
from Bermuda, are all possibilities in
fulfilling which the United States would
: be upheld by the two powers which in
European politics are most distinctly
opposed to the dreibund, the alliance
between Germany, Austria and Italy.
Should England protest against the ac-
QUESTION of the Hawaiian islands or the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
Killed by q snow Plow.

The Northern Pacific snow pillow
going west from Fergus Falls struck
three men about mile east of Perham.
The men were walking on the track and
blizzard was raging. They did not
hear the snow pillow. Neither did the
men running the snow pillow see the
men on the track. Michael Lapazaew-
sko, Polander, was instantly killed.
Robert Burget. the Perham blacksmith,
died soon after. Jacob Kamiski. a
brewer, is not expected to live.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
A State Flag.

The Women's Auxiliary board to the
worlds fair commission of Minnesota
advertised some time ago for designs
for state flag, a request having been
sent out for flags to all the states for
decorating the woman's building at Chi
cago. No reward was at that time of
fered, and although several designs
came in, only two were worthy of con-
sideration. and for certain reasons these
were unavailable. For instance, one
was too nearly like the national flag.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

Cherrity-On Washington's birthday
every American citizen should mediate
on the excellent qualities of the Father
of His Country.
Welles-I do more than that. I al
ways make it rule invariably to tell
the truth on the twensy-second Of Feb
ruary every year.-Puck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
Attempted Incendiarism.

An attempt was made to burn the
paper mill at st. Cloud. Papers and
shavings were found burning in the
basement 1t happened that the water
was on and hose attached. The fire was
extinguisled without damage. Ten
minutes later the mill would have been
doomed. Footprints in the snow prove
that the attempt was incendiary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

annexation of Canada by the United
States, the British lion could do nothing
more than growl in the face of the
forces which are thus brought to the
support of our new navy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1O.-William San
derson, well known in milling
circles all over the country and a
wealthy citizen of Milwaukee, died
suddenly Thursday of heart disease.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

The State Farmers Institute held an
interesting session at Hastings. The
general farm topics and practical talks
by the able corps Of instructors were re-
ceived with much enthusiasm by the
large number of farmers who were
present. The instructors were Supt. @.
c. Gregg. of Minneapolis: John Gould.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

Reliable information has been re-
ceived that President Van Horne. of the
Canadian Pacific, has closed contracts
within the past few days in st. Paul
for the purchase of the North Star Cain
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
The News IN Brief.

A woman by the name of Steiner, liv-
ing about Is miles east of Montevideo,
left her home to 60 in search of her hus-
band, whom she supposed had lost his
way coming from town in the storm.
She was overcome by the cold and was
found dead by a haystack. Her hus-
rant reached home in safety.
Gustav Fenske, for seven years en-
ployed at r. d. Hubbard's big mill at
Mankato, has been accused of carrying
on systematic stealing of flour and
provisions to the amount of $500. When
detected, It + said, he confessed all. He
at once gave his check in full settle
ment.
The residence and barn of VIM.
Blocker, at Red Wing, burned with all
their contents. The family narrowly
escaped. Mr.. Blecker's hands and face
were badly burned in rescueing the
children.
Secretary Hart, of the state board of
charities and corrections, reports that
there are 2,346 inmates in the insane
asylums now, compared with 2,19S a
year ago. The soldiers home has 200,
against 1877 year ago. and there is no
considerable change in the other insti-
tutions. The total in confinement is
4,O32 as against 1857 pear ago.
The expenses of the st. Peter hospi-
tai for the insane, as filed with the
state auditor, amounted to Sc, 400 90 in
January.
Mrs. Lucy Packard, of Wadena, was
granted an original widows pension of
s. per month, to date from Nov. IL,
1891.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

OF ohio; Theodore Louis, of Wisconsin,;
William Somerville, of Viola, Mimi;
DIR. H. NJ. Reynolds, v. S., of Iowa. and
w. A. Henderson, of Waseca.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1L-An organi-
zation to be known as the Wisconsin
State Forestry association has been
started by some of the influential citi-
zens of the state. The avowed object
is to introduce and push legislation
looking to the preservation of the state
timber lands, which are being squan-
dered in a shameful way. A bill
authorizing the withdrawal of the 6O7,-
900 acres of state lands still remaining
from the market has already been pre-
pared and will be introduced in the
legislature in few DAYS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-16
Washington's Little JOKE.

1t takes a long time to learn all about
our great men. One would suppose that
we should have by this time learned all
about Washington, but here comes Gen.
Horace Porter with story, told him by
his grandfather, about Washington at
Valley Forge One evening when the
Continental soldiers were cooking their
supper lit was one of the exceptional
evenings in that camp when they had
something to eat, Washington put
piece of bread on the end of his sword,
toasted it before the fire, and gave ut
terance to the remark: Behold the
staff of life on the point of death"