davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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duct of the recipients of these amatory demonstrations would justify tho opin- ion that they prefer them to small pe- cuniary emoluments, but the cruel fact is that the girl employed i'll a restau- rant who doesn't act more or less as a fiirt stands no chance of retaining her position. A complaint of customer 8 familiarity instead of causing him to Do rebuked would moro likely result i'll her own dismissal It isn't alono for wait ing that she is paid. She is expected to make herself attractive. "
 There are many men of all economical turn of mind whose patronage of restau- rants where women are employed is largely due to the fact that at such places they can refrain from tipping" without being suspected of meanness And dime saved is 20 cents earned. But all the same woman who waits on table in a restaurant is just as much entitled to a tip as man. and tho fact that she doesn get it is only an- other link in the chain of evidence which shows that the average man will always take advantage of woman i'll pecuniary matters if he gets chance-that Is to say, for doing the same thing he will always pay q woman less than he will q man. New York Herald.
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nostrils and eyes. So Constant says at all events.
 The emperor was nearly atrangled, and as soon as he recovered breath he cried:
 Take it away Tho horrible thingl It makes nc sick .
 1t was more than all hour before he recovered his equanimity, and that was the end of his career as a smoker. - Youth $ Companion.
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The Middle Temples Secret.

While making some alterations in Middle Temple hall for the installation of the electric light into that stately edifice tho workmen found box con- cealed i'll a recess of the wall near the roof It was opened, and i'll it they saw Q skeleton ill perfect state of preserve tion From the appearance of the bones it must have lain hidden there for q con siderable perhaps couple of cen. turies or more. Whether the skeleton be that of q lawyer or 2 client cannot now be ascertained, or it may even be all os- seous framework which has been used i'll an atomical demonstration to illus trate how much the law can take out of man. What the skeleton was in life and how il got into tho box i'll Middle Temple hall arc mysteries -London Telegraph.
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handle the thing and rattle it's dry bones. Where did your father get it?" he finally asked l don t know, " was the reply, "bnt 1 guess it was his first pa tient, for he's had it an awful long time "--Bntte Miner.
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Lehigh is corruption of the Indiar word lechau, "a fork. ]"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-11-28
THANKSGIVING In 1880.
Some Interesting "reminiscences
OF the Day Fifteen
Years Ago.
A Lady Editor 6rinds Out an Ar.
E. tlC1e from the Files of
The Gazette.

How many of the readers of this
paper, I wonder, are able to recall
Thanksgiving Day Of 1880 fifteen
years ago in Redwood Falls' Not a
very large number probably. I don't
remember the incidents of the day
particularly, but the discouraging fea-
lures of that remarkable fall and
winter are not easily forgotten. I
have been trying to refresh my mind
about some of the incidents by over
hauling the ancient files of the GA
zETTE.
The sensational features of that fall
began with the storm of Oct. 18th.
Up to that time farmers we're plowing
and threshing much the same as they
were last month, except that a later
harvest made work more backward.
Not half the wheat was threshed, and
corn and potatoes on many farms re-
mained untouched, when the crash
came with a bowling blizzard. People
who have only lived in Minnesota for
the years since then, know nothing of
what bona fide blizzard is-with the
whole atmosphere one seething snow
drift, shutting out sight and hearing
beyond the boundaries of few feet.
The cold was not intense, but much
live stock perished from sheer ex-
haustion in trying to seek shelter after
the storm struck them.
On Thanksgiving day the usual un-
ion service was postponed on account
of the difficulty of warming the Pres
byterian church. This not so much
on account of intense cold, as of fuel
famine. One of the incidents of that
day was the arrival of two cars of
wood which was doled out in quarter
ce5a lots as far as it would go around.
Green elm wood was the staple article
in many families. Coal was a luxury,
selling at from $500 to $l4.OO when
it could be had at all. Through De-
cember the churches were repeatedly
closed, and the old school-houses were
in such condition that teachers and
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the luck to have to walk all the way
from Mankato here"

the luck to have to walk all the way
from Mankato here"
"Three and forty oil cans stood up
in row at Mckay & Races last Fri
day, awaiting the arrival of a barrel
of kerosene from Sleepy Eye. With
in an hour or so after the barrel was
opened the supply was exhausted"
March 17th-THE GAZETTE appeared
on MANILA wrapping paper, with the
card of King Bros, printed on the
back of it.
"Teaming between Sleepy Eye and
this place has increased since it be-
came evident that no special effort
would be made to open the railroad
between the two towns. Mr.. McCarty
brings mail daily, whenever the
main line is open, changing teams be-
tween Sleepy Eye and Redwood and
returning, while the mail is brought
in by another driver. Redwood mer-
chants are hauling in needed supplies
on their own account"
March 24th-is another wrapping
paper number.
IF. j. Peabody and Jas. Mcmillan
made an effort on Monday to get out
crowd OF volunteer shovelers. Near
ly fifty names were obtained. Work
was not begun until Wednerday, on
account of the weather. But little
more than mile was opened yester-
day, the snow being drifted and
packed worse than ever before"
At last, April 18th, The GAZETTE
chronicled the close of the long rail-
road blockade in the following local:
"Quite unexpectedly, the snow
shovelers worked train through to
this place Friday night. The almost
forgotten sound of the locomotive
whistle reused the spirits of all who
heard it and the "boys'' along the
street got up an impromptu celebra-
tion on the strength of it. Rockets,
fire-crackers and lusty yells relieved
the pent-up feelings of the populace,
and the wheels of business began to
revolve again."
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ate the lecture room was finished, the
church was seated, the furnace put
in, and other necessary improvements
we're made. The largest accession of
members at any one time was twenty
two, added during this period.
Rev. j. Sinclair, having supplied
the pulpit six months, received q
unanimous call in the spring of 1892.
There have been marked improvement
in many lines of church work, es-
pecially worthy of note being the in
creased interest taken by the young
people in the work of the church, and
the advancement made by them in
those things which are essential to it's
progress. II. S. T.
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OF course we can eat the bread with
out the salt but do not relish it nearly
as we'll. In the same way suppose
a church can flourish and do we'll
without Ladies' Society, but 1 have
never seen one that did.
I think in church work at least, la
dies are expected to go ahead, and
although we expect and get consider
able criticism from the men, they
sometimes acknowledge we do nearly
as we'll as they could.
Our society, everything considered,
has done fairly we'll we think, and we
as ladies of the church are proud of
it. Besides being socially help to
the church, we have been financially
a help also. We have kept it insured,
painted, cleaned, lighted and helped
quite materially in other things also,
paying pastors salary, etc.
l think if the ladies would realize
more what the society does they
would not leave it to so few to make
it success, but every lady, whether
member of the church or scongrega-
ton, would join one of the ladies' So
cieties and be just as much help as
she could, then it would not be so
hard to find places to hold our meet
ings, but there would be so many
ready that the only trouble would be
to decide on which place.
Of course we can see great many
things about the society that could be
improved. and we ask all the ladies
who are not doing all they can, to
help us, to join if they do not already
belong, and see how fast the improve
ments will appear.
Now instead Of comparing ourselves
to the salt in the bread let us be the
yeast and help our church to rise
higher in good works.
Yours socially,
Pres. OF LADIES SOCIETY.
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the mail from here by the same con-
veyance. By drawing the sled up one
side of the snow drifts and sliding
down on the other side, he managed
to make pretty good time."
"After we had got The GAZETTE to
press late this Thursday evening,
the train arrived, bringing our long
delayed mails, including St. Paul
papers up to the morning of the 18th.
just twelve days later than anything
previously received here"
March Nth-"Mr. Donald Stewart
has returned home from visit to
Canada. He hurried back soone,
than he had before intended on ac.
count OF exaggerated reports of the
severity Of the late storms. He had
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VIC . SAAIuoA AA0 VI AIo u10AO0ISs oANa
lead them to greater loyalty to the
church. That it did not meet the
needs of those it was designed to help
was evident from the continual de-
crease in interest and attendance un-
til only four or FIVE we're found regu-
larly in the place of prayer. Still the
more conservative members found
many objections to a Christian En-
deavor society, but the chief bugbear
was found in the pledge, which was
called ironclad and was said to bind
one to do what at times he might find
impossible to accomplish Others re-
garded the meetings as experience
meetings and Presbyterians could not
be expected to join heartily in them.
Some young ladies remembered St.
Paurs advice, and believed with him
that their sex should not audibly par
ticipate in the services of the church.
After all was said, the fact remained
that the meetings we're poorly attend
ed and only fairly interesting. The
most enthusiastic could not regard
them as successful. Finally it was de-
cided to give Christian Endeavor a
trial. The society was regularly or
ganized, and every member on one or
two committees.
Another society was launched with
very little knowledge of the work to
be done or of its ability to do what
should be required. Many we're the
anxious prayers ascending for its sue
cess, and the will with which all went
to work seemed to assure the answer.
If the growth has not been phenome-
nal there has been a steady increase
in membership, in interest, and in
power to work in the many lines laid
out by Christian Endeavor.
Within the past year the society has
taken charge of the church services
occasionally in the absence of the
pastor. Whether the congregation
has been edited on these occasions OF
not, the society has been strengthened,
and partly because of that work has
been led to add an Evangelistic COM
mittee to it's list.
This committee will, BY special
study, prepare itself for work more di-
rectly evangelistic than any hereto
fore attempted. Thus is the Endeav-
or Society continually increasing in
p over and skill to work "For Christ
a I'd the Church. J.B.
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pupils took frequent vacations OF sew
eral days duration.
For Eve days in succession in De-
cember no railroad train arrived or
departed from Redwood Falls; and
this was only q foretaste of what was
in store for US later.
We copy few notes from the GA
zETTE log book:
Jan. N.--A car load of anthracite
coal got in this week, after several
families had been obliged to change
their stoves for lsck Of coal. It sold
for $3.50 per ton, and is about used
up already.
The usual difficulty about trains
this week. A train started from
Sleepy Eye for this place Monday
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THESE GIVE THANKS.

Juliet Brooks am thankful for
SO many occasions for thankfulness.
The GAzErrE-That we are about
to move in our new and commodious
quarters.
Mrs. B. A. Ferris-l have far more
to be thankful for than can ever ex-
press on paper.
Luella Turrell-Eye ANN thanck-
phul thet Eye downt hav tew wright
aye "thanckphul pearagraf" phor thee
paypur every weak.
Mrs. Dornberg-I am thankful that
the last stitch in The GAzErrE's bloom
ers has been taken; and that next
week it will appear in usual attire.
Rev. j. Sinclair Next to the loving
kindness of God, I am more thank
full at the present moment, for the
kindness and sympathy of those
among whom I work than | am for
anything else.
Elizabeth Aiken-I am thankful
that the generosity of the citizens of
this and neighboring towns have
crowned "THE GAZETTE in Bloomers"
witt success, and made it possible for
us to secure the long desired bell.
Mrs. A. B. Hawes-A STEW lines"
> was the allotment,
And in this 1 can't see
How our manifold blessings
Can be written by me.
Miss Joan Peterson-I am most
heartily thankful for the wisdom our
Pilgrim forefathers showed in estab-
fishing Thanksgiving day-a day
which is becoming dearer to the
American heart than any other day
in the year excepting Christmas.
Mrs. D. A. Stuart-For all things
on earth that are good for me,
am thankful my God and grateful
to Thee;
And for evils and wrongs am CRATE
full to you
That by thy spirit 1 was taught to
eschew.
Mrs. Pollard-Many are the won
derful works which thou hast done;
! and thv th0uphts which aro IN 49,
ward. They cannot be reckoned up
in order unto thee; if we would speak
of them they are more than can be
numbered, and so we would enter in
to thy gates with thanksgiving, and
into thy courts with praise; and be
thankful unto Thee, and bless Thy
name forever.
] Mrs. Byington-I'm thankful for
| the Sabbath day
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morning. 1t got as far as Morgan
early in the afternoon, and finally
reached here before dark, when the
mail was distributed.
Feb. 3.-Nearly 500 cars of fuel and
merchandise are on the road west of
Winona, westward bound, very few
trains having got as far as Sleepy
Eye since Dec. 24th. Blockade still
impending, and heavy snow storm
which set in Sunday evening last and
continued for more than twenty-four
hours has cut off all expectation of
relief from the railroad for an indefi-
mite time. P. M. Watson and Mr..
Ackman went to Sleepy Eye for mail,
and brought back nine sacks.
Feb. 10.-Great storm = schools
clased for several days. Roads out
of town closed from Saturday to Tues
days #. of snow on level. The rail-
road train which was showed up here
two weeks ago still remains. Orders
we're received at this station to start
up the engine and proceed to open up
the road toward Sleepy Eye this
morning.
Feb. 1.-THE long delayed train ar
rived, bringing any amount of mail
and paper for three weeks GAZETTE.
"The village school was dismissed for
few days last week, the wood having
given out"
"There are men of good judgment
and experience in railroad work who
believe that it is impossible to open
the road west of Sleepy Eye inside OF
thirty days, with a force of at least
three hundred men. 1t is very likely
then that the blockade at the western
towns will not be opened until spring,
It is impossible, without seeing, to
conceive the condition of the track.
Snow is filled in over bridges fifteen
to twenty feet high. The snow in
some cuts will average twenty feet
in depth and some of these cuts are a
mile long,"
Feb. PA pile of cord wood near
the corner of Second and Mill street
was sold out on Friday and Saturday
about as fast as string of team scould
haul it away. The wood belonged to
Mr.. Riheldlaffer, and was disposed ot
by Esquire Flynn, his agent
"The postmaster at Redwood Falls,
Mr.. Watson, is an enterprising officer,
says the Sleepy Eye Herald. He
came down last Tuesday with the
mail on hand sled and carried back
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excepting Mrs. Hall. wife of Rev. c..
Hall, who became pastor. Services
we're held in Behnke's hall on Second
street. During 1910 the school house
was used. The membership does not
appear to have increased for some
time. When Rev. S. } Westfa'i be-
came pastor in 1869 there we're but
five members. The following year,
however, twenty-one persons united,
five of whom are mem Ders at present.
Rev. Mr.. Westfall preached also at
Beaver Fa,!-. receiving some sup
port from there. During this period
a church building was erected on
Bridge street, of Mayor Dickin-
sons residence. All the lumber was
hauled by OK x-teams from Mankato.
Help to Duild was received from the
Board of Church Erection, also from
friends in the east, and the Ladies'
society gave of their funds towards
the plastering. The cost was 5000.
The first service was held in. the
church Sept. 1871, but it was not COM
pleted until the following year. Rev.
w. B. Chamberlain came a. tated
supply in 1872, and b Il charge two
years. In 1875 Rev. Fl. A. Dodge be-
came pastor, and remained five years.
Several summers of that time, le
preached Sabbath afternoons in t. g
schoolhouse Paxton. Raw. s!r.
Marsh of Illinois followed, but owing
to failure in health ~. WAS Obliged to
leave within a few months, end for a
time the pulpit was supplied by Rev
Mr.. Loba.
In the fall of 1881 Rev. R. E. An
derson accepted call. At the begin
ming of the new year, Jan. 18th, the
church building burned, thus entail
ing severe loss on the community,
nothing being saved except few
seats and basket of books. In speak
ing of the church THE GAZETTE Of
that time says, 1T was the most com
plete and attractive public building
in the village" Fortunately it had
been insured by the ladies for $1,000
and this proved great help towards
the building Of new church. Ser
vices weras held in the court house
until the fall Of 1883, when the pres
ent church wa~ ready for occupancy
It's cost was 5000 R..v. j. G.. Ri
heldaffer, D D.. accepted call 10
1885. At this time thu chl,rca became
seif-supportiug- During this pastor
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR SOCIETY.

Christian Endeavor was not q new
idea to the world, nor, indeed, to our
particular corner Of it, when after
much hesitating the organization of q
Young Poop es Society Of Christian
Endeavor WAS effected in the First
Presbyterian church Of Redwood Falls
in the fall of 1891.
It grew out of . young peoples
prayer meeting "a partially organized
society which endeavored to deepen
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
A Sketch History of the Institu-
tion Since the Organi-
Zation.
Its Growth Remarkable and Its
Influence Mldespredd--
The Pastor.

The First Presbyterian Church OF
Redwood Falls. Nina, v.s organized
March 9th, 1867, by nine persons unit
ing in covenant, and being pronounced
a duly constituted church by Rev. A.
G.. Rulifferson, district secretary OF
the committee OF Missions. by the
adoption of the articles of Faith and
Covenant embraced in the Handbook
of the Presbyterian church. All we're
received on profession of their faith,
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OUR MINISTER.

Rev. John Sinclair has been the
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of this city for four year. In
that time many members have been
added to the church and considerable
church work has been done through
his zeal and untiring efforts. Mr.. Sim
clair is particularly interested in the
young, as he recognizes the fact that
they will soon be the men and women
of the church.
His enthusiasm in both senior and
junior Christian Endeavor work has
done much toward forwarding the
good cause.
But his interest is not for his own
church and people alone, but for the
whole community, and his words
of sympathy and encouragement are
extended to all alike. Whether in the
pulpit preaching the Gospel of Christ.
or in the homes where trouble has
cast it's shadows, the genial warmth
of his nature draws to him the hearts
of all.
To his unceasing toll is due in a
great degree the issue of this edition.
And we extend to him our hearty ap-
probation.
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LADIES' MITE SOCIETY.

LADIES MITE SOCIETY.
I think the Ladies' Mite Society of
the church, if properly carried on, is
to the church what salt is to bread.
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with your hogs not doing we'll, go to.
the Institute and ask the "old Ger
man" what to do for them, Dec. 6 and
Z.
Marshall Reporter: Last year some-
one stole our Thanksgiving turkey.
This year we have none to steal. and
sleep peacefully. The
Rural Center, while regretting that a
baby was not boy so that in 2l years
he could vote the Populist ticket, hopes
that female suffrage will make up the
loss BY that time. This is an exhibi-
ton Of faith that beats that OF tho
mustard seed. In 81 years there will
be grass grown grave with bix trees
on it and the humble monument will
read, "Died in 1896, our deforu,ed
little bantling who monkeyed with 1
political buzz saw"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-16
CASH QUOTATIONS.
EXPORTS TO-DAY
THE GENERAL MARKET REPORT.


points nde closing on some NJ Tl W@s
issue Searsh crop CIRCULAR Immediately after the call
howsyeS he a ,ss re 2TGS ns the frost in the
toward The cotton belt ana nSS here
was little easing UP in prices toward noon ana ,ns p
fI5s me nTe Win es up to only aSoa;
eoco bales Manehesr pinners keep up ' T Afternoon
market was quiet closed with net loss OF 70
by Mr. Nei thar he would stake crd s Tpr
issued last SATURDAY which gave the sene1a among
the cotton people as cotton eaue ay great
mot s o sry s sS so%e rain reported
lana Georgia South Carolina and slight ram Is , re,
reported Austin. Iockhar Bryan and Tyler distress
Tex and Albany ana Aersus districts sbn an S ss0rbe
has done in TEXAS by the no, weaner S Snd
said have stopped blooming and has turned SSi
low and d @ Sae aeains, 5000 bales last year
since January l. i3a5cco bales against Do oe' Sae
last YEAR shipments for the week were 1000 bales
ss s,a S" '7e S h as yea MuSaTd
Co say that their mail 5aday c0nfss S Hka
while they have good crop report rom
Mississippi Valley ana fact in the cotton belt 5ssn es l a
f 1S the Country Between Memphis and vcksbars They
plant due to wet weather in July. In discussing the
sSn say The government crop and
wheat were both supposed be understands Can
any one Inform Government estimates or the
condition Of cotton published during business hours
month and the reports on other agri
cultural products published until O'Clock that
date an hour business has closed on All
The Exchanges? further and tell us why
the Government makes guesses on growing crops IL ~
the duty of governments publish statistics. hut es
mates growing TO area. and particularly as
condition not statistics they are merely sussse
I, Is burlesoue humiliation. the record OF the
ruessng department Of the Agricultural Bureau The
Eagle has enough 70 cover without putting 's
aegis over all this bureaucracy" tSome years aso
members trade petitioned the Government 10
publi OF
until after the official business The Department
granted the request withheld the publication OF the
grain report o'clock the afternoon Of puoica
ZION This system did work satisfactorily 10 the
trade and they pe;itioned the Department TO go back
80 the old method the Department refused TO DO SO
cotton have always been satisfied with the
time Of pronu gazing the report which Is uniformly not
later than noon)
6raninr range end olnse todav and closing bids the