The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-22

the Sleepy Eye Dispatch. Torrey was
foreman Of the jury that convicted
Madigan. In the letter he gives it as
his opinion that there was no evidence
introduced which would convict Mad
igan, and that his only reason for re-
turning the verdict was that he was
very sick at the time, and consequent
~ bowed to the judgment of his IL
colleagues, and acquiesced. He is sor-
ry that he did so, now. He denies
drinking every night during the trial.
He says that he can bring another
juror who will swear that Judge Web
Der granted the jury ten minutes
recess after the charge, and declares
that there were many things about the
trial which were irregular. He believes
that Madigan was convicted because
OF the prejudice engendered against
him, as he never could have been con-
victed upon the evidence.
When an eastern travelling man
comes along and solicits your job
printing give it to him without think
ing of the local printer. sensibly says
the Moorhead News. Don't give that
despised Individual chance to bid on
it, but make up your mind without
getting his prices that he can't posi-
bly, do it at as low a price as the
stranger offers. Gentlemen, we tell
you plainly that the local printer
never will have complete Office, and
never can put his prices down as low
as some of the big city establishments
do unless you encourage him by your
orders. If you would reflect that he
deals with you; that his employees
also deal with you; that he occupies
building; that he pays taxes, at least
a dog tax; that he advertises the town
more or less; that he supports your
church, your schools, and your instit-
utions, you would not give orders to,
these travelling jayhawks who never
mention you or your town after they
get outside of it except in derision,
and all they care for is to get your
work for their large shops and to keep
the local industry in as weak and
sickly condition as possible.
Allan J. L. Sinclair, who was sent
out from Scotland eight months ago
to learn farming in this country, re-
turns again on Monday without hav-
ing effected the objected in view. He
has been directly, the ward of Rev. j.
Sinclair, who knowing nothing of his
incapability for farming, agreed to do
anything he could to help him if he
came out, because he is the son of
Scottish Presbyterian minister. Don
aid Stewart, John McDougal and
Hugh McDougal successfully took
him in hand to try to get him initial
ed in the methods of American farm
ing but each in turn gave him up as a
hopeless case for that branch of in
dustry. Allan Sinclair was brought
up in Scottish Manse and has been
kept pouring over Greek and Latin
books from the time he was ten years
old until now when he is twenty-seven,
and had not been taught how to hold
fork or shovel. His health failed
so that he could not study any more
and for practical work he is worth
nothing. The majority of Scotchmen
are not brought up in this way and we
have never heard of Scotchman be-
fore having to return because he could
not make a living here. This is an
outstanding example of the foolish
ness of examining boy with classics
and keeping him out of touch with
the every day life of the wide, wide
world. When the farmers tried to get
him interested in chores they
found that when he came to anything,
such as the milking of a COW, which
required few minutes concentrated
attention, he would fly off at tangent
in the middle of it to settle some
Greek or Roman problem that had
puzzled great minds 500 years before
the time of Christ and which had no
direct bearing on the most refined
type of chores. He seemed to live al
ways, more or less, in the centuries
prior to the Christian era, and the
farmers of this county claim that this
particular idiosyncrasy of mind is not
we'll adapted to the work of chores.
Rev. J. Sinclair will convey him on
his journey homeward to St. Paul, or