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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
Detecting q Smuggler.

A treasury agent, speaking of the
watchfulness of Uncle Sans officials,
said: "a handsomely dressed man got
off ferryboat and seemed to be unusu-
ally nervous. A moment more and he
was struggling in the hands of the Off
GERS and desperately clutching at the
lapels of his coat. It's no use, the
officers remarked we know what you
have and where It is. Better give it up
and save trouble Apparently crushed
by the discovery, the man quietly as
sisted in opening seams and produced
the diamonds from various portions of
his clothing. Your shoes, please' This
rather staggered him, but he submitted
with good grace, and one Of the heels
being qnscrewed another lot, though
smaller and less valuable than the first,
was found there. The diamonds were
examined and pronounced to be splen-
did article of paste, worth about 25
cents each. This did not satisfy us, and
the man was stripped to the skin. A
huge piece of sticking plaster was on
his back, which was removed, and un-
der it were concealed scores of genuine
diamonds. It is not often that ruse
is so adroitly planned and practiced. y
New York Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
A 500 Check

Will pay the cost of two weeks trip
to Hot Springs, Ark, and return, in
Guiding all necessary expenses. Tick
cts, sleeping car perths, meals en- route
and board at the Eastman, Park or
Arlington hotels, at the Hot Springs.
If you are contemplating such trip
this excursion will save neat little
roll. 1t is to start from St. Paul and
Minneapolis Jan. Is, 1894, via the
Minneapolis and St. Louis R'y (Albert
Lea Route), going via St. Louis and
the Iron Mountain route. A manager
will accompany the party and look af-
ter their comforts. Through sleepers
and dining cars The railroad tickets
will be good for ninety days, so that
if any of the parties to this excursion
desire to prolong their stay they will
be at liberty to do so. Accommoda-
tions should be engaged as far ahead
of the date of excursion as possible.
Address any agent of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis Ry., or
A. B. Curtis, G.. T. & P. A.,
W3t Minneapolis, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
NORTH REDWOOD.

The new switch is in for the tele-
graph line between here and Redwood
Falls, while the forty feet poles for
crossing the track and in front of the
Hotel Francois have arrived.
Mrs. J. S. G.. Homer has had six
cords of stove wood stolen from her
premises here. Suspicion points to
some one in this vicinity, and war
rant is said to be out for the arrest of
the culprit.
General Ticket and Passenger Agent
Pratt was here one day last week.
There is quite a coal famine here
at present.
Grip is quite prevalent hereaoouts.
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THE SOUTH TIER

Chester Bros. have moved into their
new brick store. It is large and very
pleasantly arranged.
r. Clausen has opened stock of
groceries in the room lately occupied
by E. johnson. He will probably put
in stock of dry goods in the spring.
WV. Kelley has gone to Mortified
for the winter.
Mrs. Crittenden goes to her old
home in Michigan this week She ex-
poets to visit there until spring.
It is probable that Lamberton will
soon be made weather signal station,
sounding whistles and displaying
flags.
1t is reported that citizen of Wal
nut Grove is expecting to receive in a
few months. an inheritance of several
thousand dollars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
UNDER THE MlsTLEToE.

Grandmamma, ii your frame on the wall.
Beautiful maid Of the long ago,
Stately and slender, blond and tall,
With the pinched in waist and the foot 90
small,
. Prithee tell-for / fain would know
What did you On that Christmastide
When MISREPRESENTATION made you bridei
Handsome and courtly and debonair,
With his powdered cue and his Roman nose
As richly dark as his bride is fair,
He rests hand on your straight backed chair
To whisper to you, suppose
To whisper again as in long ago
When he kissed you under the mistletoe.
Say, beautiful bride in the antique dress;
( Say, beautiful bride in your bridal white,
Did you let him gaze on your loneliness
Till lifted eyes did your heart confess
AS you led the dance on your wedding night
Did he press your hand as lie l,ent TO say
Sweet words the lovers do today?
Ahl courtly groom of the vanished years,
Beautiful bride of the days long fed,
Dust, but dust are your hopes and fears.
Cold your kisses and dried your tears:
But hang here, over your head,
A sprig of such Christmas mistietoe
AS you kissed beneath in the long ago.
Mary Clarke Huntington in Good House.
keeping.
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BELvlEw AND IT'S BORDER.

Ole Hanson and Peter Gregerson
visited in Redwood Falls on New
Years day.
John O'Gordon has sold his stock
of drugs to Nelson Bros, of Swan
River.
Stone is being hauled for the next
Touring mill from the Rock Valley
quarry.
A dance was given at the hall last
Monday evening, about 80 couple be-
ing present. Every one in attendance
reports a good time.
A New Years party, made up CT
members of the band, was given last
Sunday night, the band playing fare
we'll selections as the old year went
out. AS Monday morning was ush-
cred in dance occurred.
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As to Giants.

There has been no subject concerning
which more lies have been told than
about giants. Until it was found that
modern men could not be squeezed into
the armor at the Tower, it was taken
for granted that we had degenerated in
size. This is not only not the case,
but in the matter Of giants we have the
advantage of our predecessors. The En-
peror Maximinian indeed was said to
have been 81 feet high, but ancient
mensuration, especially in the case Of
an emperor, is not to be trusted; in
deed, from its not having made him
taller, it is certain that there was nc
one else nearly so tall. Orestes, it is
true, we are told, was 10 feet long
er death, but he was not thought SO
highly of when alive; we may reasona-
bly, take 8 feet as his ultimatum.-Lon-
don News.
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THE SECRETARY ElRD.
che Cool Manner In which It Kills Snake
lta Natural Prey. ~

Enc Cool Manner In Whlch 1t Kills = SD0koy
Its Natural Prey.
AS soon as the secretary bird. or
snake eater, OF South Africa discovers
make, it advances toward it without
hurry and without hesitation, and when
within striking distance it Immediately
elevates its crest and the feathers Of the
neck, md without losing any time de-
Lvers blow with it's foot. If the snake
has avoided the blow and attempts to
strike back, the bird interposes wing.
thus receiving the deadly fangs harm
lessly upon the long feathers and i'm
mediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over, for
If the secretary gets in a, single blow
the snakes back is broken, and the bird,
lightninglike, plants its foot firmly on
the reptiles neck and head, pressing
them into the ground, while it delivers
the coup de grace with its beak, and
then deliberately swallows 1.-The snake
whole, beginning at the tail, and just
before the head disappears, giving it an
enthusiastic parting rap on the ground.
But there is nothing refined about the
secretary bird 3 appetite, for one writer
says he found inside one three serpents
''as long as his arm. IL LIZARDS Z
inches long, 81 tortoises about inches
in diameter, besides a large quantity
Of grasshoppers and other insects, or
in other words, ~ feet of snake, x
of lizard. 8 q of tortoise and say a yard
of miscellaneous trifeS!
The secretary bird is protected by the
cape authorities for the immense public
benefit it confers in eating poisonous
snakes, and penalty is attached by
law to it's destruction. And if it were
necessary hundreds of eyewitnesses
could be called to prove its right to the
title of serpentarius. Curiously enough,
too, this bird may be trained, and is
trained, to protect poultry yards, not
only from snakes, which are too fond of
eggs, but from other birds of rrey.-St
James Budget.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
IN AND AROUND DELHI.

George Shilson has returned from
the city.
Have all made good resolutions for
the new year?
Quite a large crowd was in town
Monday shooting for turkeys.
Everybody seemed to be enjoying
the good sleighing New Years.
Rev. Sinclair, of Redwood Falls,
was one among the Delhi friends on
Monday.
Prof Norgood returned from his va
cation and commenced school on
Tuesday.
A large number of relatives and
friends enjoyed their New Years din
ner with Archie Stewards people.
Duncan McCorquodale is enter
tanning new baby girl at his house.
He is feeling so rich, no doubt he will
advance the price of stock.
A number of people watched the
old year out and the new year in, and
woke others from their peaceful
dreams by ringing the school bell at
twelve.
Mrs. J. A. Cummings accompanied
her brother, Alex McNair, to Illinois,
their old home, and enjoyed New
Years with relatives there. Johnny
looks lonely.
A number of the young men had an
exciting wolf chase on Monday. They
were on horseback and chased the
wolf for about twenty miles when
night overlook them. They com
menced the search on Tuesday morn
ing again. They claim that it is a
timber wolf and very large.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
On the Free List.

Poor Hankinson, who had come to
make an evening call, paused at the
doorway of the parlor. Young Fergu-
son was there ahead of him.
II can hardly hope for any inter
change of ideas this evening, Miss Ka-
JONES'" he said, with a CHASTITY attempt
to be facetious, on the basis of unre.
stricted reciprocity. You seem to be
fully protected.
'Protected?' exclaimed Miss Ka-
jones, with ravlshing smile. mot al
all, Mr.. Hankinson. Raw material is
on the free list here. Walk in. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
English Criminals,

Doubtless, to judge from your aver
age daily journal, murders and sui
cides, crimes and catastrophes, wars
and feuds and frauds. would seem to re-
main the staple of the human record.
But be it remembered that, for obvious
reasons. all our worst and darkest is COL
lected there. One might as we'll judge
of public health by the painful cases
described in medical publication as
of the vast mass of solid human happi-
ness and innocent living joy by the dali
ly catalogue of these really trivial ex-
ceptions to it. AS for sins-the most Sc
rious of which are only such as are
malicious the population in
crease, they seem steadily to diminish.
We had 87,66S ''habituals' in 1868;
now the evil roll is only so, 1853.
When the population of England was
19,257.OOO in 1869, there were 1859
persons undergoing penal servitude;
now, with population of 81, $50, 179,
the number is only 947. In 1878 the en-
tire number of prisoners in our jalls
was 20, 1873; the entire number at the
same date last year was H., 1858, though
the population had increased by 6,00O,-
900. Pauperism is also declining. In
1870, 1.O79, 391 persons were in receipt
of relief; in 1891, with an addition of
more than Z, OOO,OOO inhabitants, there
were only TIA, 905. The upshot of these
figures - without pressing them too
much-seems surely to be that the ZOOS
mic process" in our own little corner of
the universe is not doing so badly.-Sir
Edwin Arnold in Longman's Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
MORGAN MOVEMENTS

F. E. Davidson was at the county
seat Tuesday.
George Tretbar, of Lamberton, was
a Morgan visitor Monday.
G. Hagberg, of Lind e. Hagberg, of
New Ulm, was doing business here
Monday.
Hans Mo, of Sleepy Eye, was here
on business Saturday evening, be-
tween trains.
Mrs. E. II. Albrecht writes from the
st. Lawrence hospital,in Minneapolis,
that she IS improving.
Miss Cora Dittbenner left Monday
for st. Paul, where she will take up
music at Park college.
Miss Leila Kempton, of Redwood
Falls, visited with Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Goethe this and last week.
John Dittbenner, of Morgan, and
his cousin, Emil Dittbenner, of Eden,
are attending the St. Paul Park col
lege.
A basket sociable was held at the
home of Mrs. L. Gerstman by the
young folks of this place. The receipts
were in behalf of the poor here.
Rey. Bell, of Mankato, pastor at
large, conducted the morning services
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
Women Clerks In Washington.

There have been great changes in the
government departments in the last 80
years. The first woman regularly en-
ployed was put on the rolls of the navy
department. IS years ago. She was a
young widow, and the officials consid-
cred it an awful problem how to dis
pose of her. Finally they hit upon a
plan. They treated her as if she was a
contagious disease and isolated her in
an attic room. She received and re-
turned her copying by a messenger.
But the disease caught on, SO to speak,
and today there are !, 200 women in the
treasury alone. There is one woman to
every seven men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
Hollow SparS.


The use of hollow spars for boats de-
signed to attain great speed has intro
duced a new and novel industry requir-
ing workmanship of the finest charac-
ter. The stick for this purpose is re-
quired to be of exceptionally fine and
straight grain, and after being roughly
shaped is split longitudinally from end
to end; the center of each of the halves
is then followed out, and a greater or
less amount is removed, according to
the intended location of the spar, the
upper spars being much the lighter.
These hollows run nearly the length of
the spar, great care being essential to
have them follow the taper of the out
side of the spar exactly, to insure uni
form thickness at every point-ot course
when this has been done and the two
halves Of the spar replaced in their
original position, a circular hole is left
in the center of the spar, running near
ly the whole length, and following its
taper from end to end. After this the
two halves are fastened in place again
by means Of wooden bowels, which fas-
ten the split together, being placed al
ternately on either side of the central
hollow, and both bowels and split are
carefully glued. These bowels vary in
size with the size of the spar, but are
usually as long as they can be made
without piercing its outside surface.
They are placed slightly neal er the CEN
ter hollow than the outside, in order to
give them all the length possible. In
small spars the glue and the bowels
suffice, but in large ones metal bands on
the outside are added. York Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
diseases relieved in six hours by the
New Great South American Kidney
Cure" This new remedy is great
surprise on account of, its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or fe-
male. It relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost immedi-
ately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy, Sold by H
NJ. Hitchcock & Co., Druggist, Red
wood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

This is progressive age. The king
Of Corea has purchased an electric light
plant in this country, which will have
2,OOO incandescent lamps and will illu-
inmate the kings palace and grounds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
UNDERWOOD.

A Happy New Year to all.
Lyman Odell, of St. Paul, is at nome
for the holidays.
The dance at Taylor Simmons was
success. All had good time.
Walter Simmons, Lyman Odell,
Pete Scott and Master Wallace Mead
drove to Redwood Friday.
Mrs. Thomas McNaughton spent
Christmas at Delhi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
Spanish Etiquette.

There is a curious story of how the
Duke d'Aoste, when king of Spain, told
a muleteer to whom he was talking to
cover himself, the sun being hot, for
getting that by so doing he made him a
grandee. Marshal Prim, to prevent this
catastrophe, knocked the mans hat out
of his hand, and according to some the
muIeteer had something to do with the
assassination that followed few days
afterward.- Spectator.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

Conductor James McEntee of the Un-
ion Pacific railroad claims to have las
seed deer with bellcord, an expert
ence that is vouched for by the train
hands. The train was going at full
speed near Echo, U. T., at the time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

In front of his early home, in Swe-
den, stands a monument with this in
scription, John Ericsson was born
here.'' 1t is a large granite monument
and was built by the miners Of his ma
tive region wholly at their own charges.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
OF Two Evils Choose the Least.

Doctor-f you are to recover, you
must spend the next three months in
travelling.
Patient-ButI can't afford it, doctor.
Doctor-Very we'll, stay at home it
you must, and I will visit you daily. :.
Patient-Never mind, doctor, I think
I will travel after all.-From the Ger
man.
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An Office Secret.

Junior Partner-Our traveller ought
to be discharged. He told one of our
customers that am an ignorant fool.
Senior Partner shall speak to him
and insist that no more Office secrets be
divulged. Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

Woman lin third class carriage)- oh,
what noisei That hor1id whistling is
enough TO drive one mad.
Guard suppose you want Us for
your sixpence to engage Patti to sing
a the engine for you'-Avondpost.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

One Of the largest retail dry goods
houses in Boston has standing con-
tract with daily newspaper to take all
the small change received each day by
the newspaper.
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DELHI.

DELHI TRAIN TIME TABLE.
East bound passenger, Lv., II :12 A. M
West bound passenger, 1:58PM
West bound freight, 8:15A
East bound freight, 7:O7 Pm
G.. NJ. BROWNE, Station Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

at the Presbyterian church Sunday
He left Monday for Minneapolis.
During the revival meetings held in
the Presbyterian church last week by
students from various colleges in Min
nesota, and under the auspices of the
m. G. A. Twenty-Five of our young
people were converted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04

The average cost of building an Eng
lish ironelad is e48 per ton; French,
eS5; Ttalian, est; German. EGO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
For the
Coming Year

THE GAZETTE wants to help all its subscribers better
times hear of projected Improvements, if you have
ideas about improved methods of farming of social
political reforms if you have of interest your
ticuar locality, send it in to
THE GAZETTE.
REDWOOD FALLS, MINI
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
VILLAGE OFFICERS.

Presldent-Frank Ellington.
COuncilmen-JOhn Sherman, John Hillig
Otto Gerstman.
RecOrder-Wm. Kinman.
TreaSurer-E. H. Albrecht.
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Hard Times are Good Times
To Buy Groce ries at
Goodrich s
ON MILL STREET.
Teas and Cofees,
Canned Goods,
Candies, Nuts,

Green and Dried Fruits and all Staple Gro
cer1es, sold at closest prices for cash. All
goods carefully selected, and satisf. Lotion is
guaranteed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-04
MORGAN.

MORGA TRAIN TIME TABLE.
Trains going East leave 12:f0P M
- " $40 P. M
Trains going West $50 A. M
- +" $3.50 p. M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
WEsTERN BxTTxLIoNS.
Kelly Short or Food and HIS Pros peets for
Trsasportntioa shadow.

Kelly Short or Food and H. Prospects for
TrsnsportNtioa shadow.
DIES MONIES. May lit was evident this
morning that q game Of freeze out Is to he
played between Kelly's army and the people OF
Des Moines. In which the chances seem to DO
against the army.
The chances to seize train or charter one at
reduced rates ure daily decreasing. and II
seems probable that the army will ultimately
ba compelled to accept the standing offer OF
the chr to transport its baggage by wagon to
Collar. twsnty-stx miles east The story that
the army IL to secure n Chicago and Great
told with any great amount Of confidence TO.
day. -
and the city authorities will furnish nc more
The Citizens Committee has four wagons out
solieiti9g ioodi ou. the Mayor has g.. RECON- econ:
until Kelly shows a disposition to move.
The eom%i,eo VII sRoro The MaySs
City Council last night. notified Gen. Kelly to
The General neral Smiled when the notice was
read e. hin. and said nothing; To reports,
tss " SaSor T ad Gn
that he knows no way OF driving the army
AS saIf Iass c e Nay Carter and his
e, numtsr $50 men, LETT the city ycs.erdsy
hailroat Company having failed for the time
being. the journey was begun on foot. Carter
made fiery speech. In substance he said the
movement was the best scheme started IN
Utah.
The cause OF it's birth was twenty one years
OF unwlse legislation. The culminatlon had
come ana disaster would follow unless the Ad-
ministrntion yielded to the living petition that
had already commenced to present off 10
the authorities at Washington. should all
peaceful supplieation fall to bring relief.
then" IN shouted GaIt r. r: II sag to armsl We
PoRIL.sp, Or. MAY l:-Inited States Dis
triet Judge Bellinxer yesterday afternoon or
dered the discharge OF the Portland eontingen
OF the Industrial army" charged with con
tempt Of court in violating an iniunctlon Of the
Court restraining thom from interfering with
tho property Of the Union Pacific hallway
Company.
Fifty.two men when arraiEnsd said they
were not aware they were violating an order
OF the Court. and promised TO obey the laws In
future. The Judge then discharged them.
JULEsBURo. Col. May THE Denver contin-
gent OF Gen. Coxey's army arrived here last
night In wagons from Creede. The army was
taken care OF hY hospitable citizenR They are
about ninety In all Col Greyson secured a
vacant building for the mon to sleep in last
night.