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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05

the faces Of many of them. They
showed none Of the traits of the out
side world, but were open, frank and
honest; their lives are spent in happi-
ness among their cattle in the pure
air OF the forest. The women have
been more ready to adopt the dress
and bearing. of their sisters in the
towns for they we're decked out in
every color of the rainbow-gr and
pink seemed to be their favorite col
ors. The convention came to order
and the leader ordered the base on
one side, the tenors opposite, the sop
ramos on another side and the altos
facing them. Everything was in
readiness. / noticed the absence of
organ or tuning fork, but each Profess
sor hummed the scale till it struck his
fancy and the music commenced.
They first sang the notes through,
then the words. l have attended
colored church and their singing re-
minded me of this. Every ten minutes
new Professor would lead. l expect
the previous one was exhausted with
his exertions. The singing grew rath-
or monotonous after an hour or so, SO
we spent most of the day watching
the people. One old lady edited us
by chewing snuff stick through the
service. At noon they adjourned for
dinner, everyone vending their way
down Providence avenue to the we'll
filled tables. Along in the afternoon
| was looking for shady, quiet spot
and wandered on he'Mother of Israel
Lawn. It was shady but far from
quiet for here were seated about fifty
mothers with their babies. I made a
hasty retreat. The convention again
convened after dinner for the evening
service witch lasted until sunset.
They did not enter into the singing
with the heartiness and enthusiasm l
expected. Yet they sang with all
their might, their faces serious ard
expressionless. Many of the charact-
ers and scenes reminded me of Egg
gleston's story of the Circuit Rider
It was very enjoyable experience
and we came away feeling it. was
good to come in contact with these
children of nature and Undue some of
their content and Arcadian simplicity.
@. G. CHoLLAR.
AVON PARK, Florida, July 20.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
Board of Equalization.

County Auditors office, Redwood Falls,
Mimi, July 10th, 1897.-Board convened at
1 O'Clock p. m. Members present:
Commissioners j. P. Cooper, J. w. Garlic,
Leo Aftermath, T. j. Sloan, Eric Wilson and
County Auditor A. H. Anderson, each for
himself being duly sworn.
On motion J. p Cooper was elected chair
man.
The Board proceeded to and did examine
the assessment books as returned by the
assessors of the different towns of the county.
Board adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m, the
following day.
July Goth, 1S97-Board convened at 9
o'clock a. M, members all present.
On motion it was ordered that the assess
ment of personal property in the following
named towns be increased and decreased as
follows to-wit:
BROOKyILLE.
Wagons and carriages increased 100 per ct.
Sewing k machines increased 100 g &
Household goods increased: 80. 663 50 s.
Agricultur al tools increased..... rs
CHARLEsTowN.
Agricultural tools increased. 80. SO per ct.
Horses year old increased. : per Ct:
Wagons and carriages w rs /"
Household goods increased. ..... 6635 . 6
GALES.
Household goods increased. .... 100 per ct.
JoHNsoNvILLE.
Wagons and carriages increased 40 per ct.
Household goods increased ..... 100 "
Agricultural tools increased..... 33b
KINTIRE.
Sewing and kitty mach's incr'd SO per ct:
Household goods increased ...... SO ;" g
Agricultural tools increased 49,. 100 g 81
LAMBERToN.
Wagons and carriages increased 40 per ct.
Agricultural tools increased.... So
Sewing machines increased. 100
NEW AVON,
Agricultural tools decreased.... 25 per ct.
Horses years Old increased: 20 20 :: ::
Wagons and carriages increased 40 " q
Household goods Increased. .... lOo
NORTH HERO.
Agricultural tools decreased.... 20 per ct.
REDWOOD FALLS.
Household goods increased. 100 per Ct
swEDEs FOREST.
Agricultural tools increased. 3315 per Ct
SHERMAN.
Horses, years old, increased. 5 per Ct
Wagons and carriages increased 20 &c .
SHERIDAN.
Household goods increased. SO per Ct
Agricultural tools increased.... SO 81
SHUTDOWN.
Agricultural tools increased. SO per Ct
sPRINGDALE.
Horses. year old, decreased... 40 per ct
Household goods increased. 100 ::
Horses. years old, decreased. Is -" 9
Agricultural tools increased.... SO o." 81
THREE LAKES.
Household goods decreased.... 3315 per Ct
Horses, years old, increased. 20 g .
VAIL.
Wagons and carriages increased 33A per ct
Household goods increased. 100 =
vEsTA.
Household goods increased. 49,. Is per ct
Agricultural tools increased.... rs s.
WILLOW LAKE.
Agricultural tools decreased e per Ct t
Household goods increased. ..... 81
WEsTLINE.
Wagons and carriages increasd. 10 per ct
Household goods increased. $50. 50
Agricultural tools increaSed.... 70
On motion mortgage in favor OF E. A. Hill
Granite Rock township, was presented upon
| the list in amount of $3.50, on account of ap-
parent commission in listing of same by
assessor.
| On motion mortgage in favor OF Henry
| Ghebt, Morgan township, was placed npon
the list in amount of S212, on account of ap-
parent omission in listing of same by
assessor.
Board adjourned. ]. P. COOPER.
| Attest: CHAIRMAN.
Auditor,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
The Air of Bedrooms.

When there is much water in the
atmosphere, those who breathe it are
to a certain extent deprived of their
due supply of oxygen, and the be-
ginning of suffocation is perceived in
their chests. Most middle aged and
all old persons and those with weak
hearts or impaired lungs have expert
enced this. The air of bedrooms is
exceedingly liable to be overcharged
with watery vapor, the most obvious
reason being that many bedrooms are
never warmed with fires and that their
windows are often left open until dusk
and sometimes even to the hour of
going to bed. A delicate or an aged
person leaves, say, at 11.30 sitting
room in which the temperature was IS
degrees and enters a cold, damp bed
room with temperature of, say, 80
degrees. The air in the sitting room
was dry, perhaps little too dry. The
watery vapor. So soon as the person
enters the bedroom he chokes and
gasps and coughs for half an hour at
least and sometimes brings on such an
attack of asthma, or, as he calls if,
''stuffiness'' of the chest, that he can
hardly breathe at all. He may even
lose his nights sleep and be ill for
some days after such an exposure.
Common sense says, ''Make an effort
to bring the atmosphere of the bed,
room nearer in point both of dryness
and of warmth to the atmosphere Of
the sitting room, and then the occu.
pant will not gasp, choke or cough,
but will go to sleep with ease and
comfort. "
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

1t ~ possible to make city home
y TX cool and comfortable with small
expenditure. Take down all of the
draperies of wool or silk. Brush them
thoroughly and pack away in newspa-
per and moth balls. Seal the paper
aud then sew in cotton or linen bag.
Dotted muslin curtains only should
be placed at the windows. If the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Rochester is the birthplace Of spirit
rappings. but this Is an error The real
birthplace was Hydeville, Wayne Coun-
ty, a few miles from Newark. The
spirit rapping" phenomenon began in
March, 1913. in the family of John D.
Fox at that place. After a while the
raps occurred only in the presence of
the two sisters, Margaret and Kate
The family having removed to Roches-
ter. the raps accompanied them. and
new phenomena, including clairvoy-
ance aud the movement OF ponderable
bodies without appreciate agency
were developed.
In November, 1919. the Fox girls ap-
peared in public hail. and the phe-
nomena were freely manifested and
subjected to many tests. In May. 1850.
the Fox girls arrived in New York. the
alleged spiritual manifestations be-
came the sabject Of extensive news
paper and conversational discussion.
Their faces were published far and
wide. Mediums" through whom they
were said to occur. sprang mp in differ
ent parts of the country. and were null
tiplied by hundreds and almost by
thousands.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Experience has made the men of the
fruit stands overcautious in handling
coin above the size of a ten-cent piece.
The larger pieces they will test upon
The payment or sink their teeth into
in tentative fashion. 1t is noticed,
however, that whenever customer
makes penny purchase they pocket
his change without scanning it-al-
most hastily indeed. There is deep
reason for this procedure.
For one thing, nobody counterfeits
The cent piece it is too cheap. For
another thing, the fruit dealer knows
that no coin of smaller denomination
is passing into his hands. For third
thing, and this is the most important,
there is always chance that a Gus
toner is deceived himself and is hand
ling over nickel, dime or one Of
the minor gold pieces, under the i'm
preston that he is paying but a pen
ny. II be looks satisfied and starts tc
go away, he is not likely to be called
back to get the change. Occasionally
some such involuntary windfall comes
the way of the fruit man.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

What is pronounced the most novel
Of railroad schemes ever devised il
cow to be added to the strange things
of modern times. A balloon is to be
the propelling power used in carrying
passengers to and from the top Of the
Hochstauffen mountain, at Bad Rich
entail, weIl-known watering place
in the Austrian Alps. The plan is
known as the aerostatic railroad, and
Is the invention OF Engineer Valde-
rauer. The power by which this en-
trancing mountain top is now to be
reached by visitors is furnished by a
captive balloon, which runs along a
track built at the side Of the roadbed
"a trailer, furnished with many
wheels, clasping this wooden rail, and
to this trailer the passenger car being
fastened. The operator has a seat in
the car, aud cord swings between
his place and the balloon, by which
the gas supply is regulated; he has
also several brakes and safety valves
at hand in case Of accident. At the
FOOT of this unique railroad is gas
tank and a generator, gas being made
here to illuminate the town, aud also
for the purpose of filling the balloon.
A charge sufficient to carry the car to
The top of the mountain is given it at
she start, and when the grade has
been mounted, and all is ready for the
return down the mountain, small
quantity of gas is released, and the
car starts down.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Laundresses, housekeepers and men
who are particular about the looks of
their linen, have been more or less
worried because they could not secure
the high lustre and finish to their col
lars and cuffs. A scientist has put his
wits at work to prepare a compound
that will give the desired finish with
ont injury to the articles on which it
is employed. The results of this re-
search are here W tn given: Heat to-
gether 80 parts of spermaceti, so parts
Of gum arabic, so parts of borax, 100
parts of glyceline and $50 parts of
rain or distilled water, with constant
stirring until complete solution is
achieved. Let cool and fill into suit
able bottles, which must be thorough
ly stoppered. Directions: Take one
ounce of good starch and add just
enough cold water to make a paste,
,arefuliy rubbing with spoon until
all Jumps are broken down. To one
pint of boiling water add five t..ble-
spoonfuls of this liquid, pour the
whole over the starch paste and boil
not less than half an hour. These
proportions are intended for collars,
cuffs and fine shirt bosoms. For
other articles less of the liquid is re-
quired. The Ledger.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Noodle Soup-Put well -grown fat
chicken in soup kettle with three
quarts of cold water, stand over the
fire and let come to boil. Skim and
let simmer for two hours; add one
onion, sprig of parsley and thyme,
and let simmer one hour longer. Sea.
son with pepper, salt, and a squeeze
of lemon juice.
Asparagus Soup Wash a bunch Of
asparagus, and put it in saucepan Of
boiling water Let boil until tender.
Take from the water, cut off the tops,
and put them aside. Press the stalks
through colander, add them to a
quart of milk and set over the fire to
boil; thicken the soup with a table
spoonful each of butter and flour
rubbed together. Add the asparagus
tops, season with salt and pepper and
serve.
Normandy Soup-Melt quart OF
veal stock and put it on to boil with
two dozen small white onions. Let
simmer slowly for one hour. Slice a
loaf of bread and add to the soup, let
boil very gently for an hour longer.
Take up, strain, thicken with little
butter and -four rubbed together, re-
turn to the kettle, add a pint of cream,
season with few drops OF Prices ex-
tract of cloves, and mace, salt, black
pepper and dash Of cayenne. Serve
immediately.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
Hoods Pills easy easy 70 70 o pss easy e buy



Twenty quick-footed fellows CARRIED
in green appeared in Bridgeport, Conn,
recently, and are making debtors lives
burden. Their coats are long and
tight fitting, and their long-yisored
caps are greener than their coats.
They are employ ed by debt collecting
agency. They hunt in packs of three.
One calls on debtor, and presents
the long-owed bill. 1.-THE victim pays,
the green fellow goes away. If not,
he camps out on the doorstep until the
victim comes out Then the green
one follows him, closer than a shadow
at midday, to business or pleasure, to
walk or to ride. The first shadow
beings, say, at A. NJ, The habits of
the victim are studied, so that green
man No. 2 relieves the first one at 4
P. M. A third green one takes up the
pursuit at midnight, and keeps it up
until A. NJ, when the first comes on
duty again. The manager of the debt.
collecting agency estimates that any
victim will either pay the bill, die, or
go mad within few days. If the
victim takes arriage, the green one
runs behind. Does he ride in trolley
car? The green shadow hupbly but
insistently camps beside him. At
church a green shadow drops softly in
to the next pew. If the victim, after
a neck-and.nec race, dashes into his
home, the green monster perches on
his doorstep. He flies to his bedroom,
but he cannot fight off the temptation
to peep out of the window. Across
the street stands the weird green biped.
Nothing but death or money can drive
away the green pursuer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

The housewife who makes large use
Of oranges will make no dietetic err
ror. Next TO the apple it is consid-
cred the best of all the fruits that are
within the reach of the multitude,
being so cheap that they cost but little
more than potatoes at some seasons of
the year. There are many charming
desserts that can be made of oranges,
but the very healthiest way to use
them is to free them of skin and
white pith, remove the seeds and
slice, putting over then fine granu-
lated sugar. A delicious orange bey-
erage is made by using the juice of
two lemons and the juice and pulp of
half dozen oranges, or in that pro-
portion to two quarts of water, with
cracked ice in it. Serve it with long
handled spoon in tall glass. When
sweetened to taste, for which you pass
round sugar, it is delicious and re-
freshing. Lines may be substituted
Tor lemons. Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

You fake aill from your pocket.
drop it into cup of hot writer, and
in the twinkllg Of an eye ycu have
coffee as blacl as your bat and as
strong as 70 can drink i. That
sounds like q airy tale. but i is true.
This new prep ration of caffeine, which
is to do away 18th all the boxing and
clarifying and'uss which makes the
coffee barely ,orth while ma'ing, has
just been discovered by two chemists.
If their expeditions are realized, the
making Of coee. will be simply the
matter of a conpound pellet, contain
ing the coffee Ingredients.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Blankets after tie winter use q Re never
clean, and shoald Not be put avail without
being washed. Miny housekeep-ss Ia view
Of the shrinking Ind discoloring caused
by washing. satisfy themselves with airing
and shaking their blankets, but this IS
a great mistake, for il the worb is prop
eriy done the soft appearance AID white !
ness may be retained fol wears
The most important consideration l..
washing blankets is to have Plenty OF
soft water and good soap. An inferior cheap
soap is really the cause Of the injury done
wooden goods In washing, as it hardens and
yellows the fibre. When ready to begin the
work, shake the blankets free OF dus', fiji
a tub nearly full Of soft hot water, ana dis
solve third of a cske of Ivory soap in IL.
Put one blanket in i a time and dip up and
down, gently washing with thu hands.
Never rub soap tH blankets, or wash
on the washboard After the blankets
are clean, rinse them in warm wlter until
free of suds. Add little bluing to the last
water. Shake and squeeze rataer than
wiring, and hang on he line until dry Then
fold and pack awaf in box securely to
exclude the moth. Blankets washed in this
way will keep their original freshness and
wear very much Logger than if put away
soiled year after year. ELIZA R. PARKER.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
A Musical Welcome.

A novel use of the electric current
has been made by a Philadelphia
musician. As you step on the mat
to enter his cosy apartments, the fam
liar strains of "Auld Lang Syne" are
heard overhead The music ceases as
you step off the mat. A tiny electric
motor, run by battery power, nailed
on the wall above the door, runs a
small music box. The pulley on the
music box is home made affair, and
the motor and music box are coupled
together with string betting Yet the
little motor is ever ready to move aud
the music starts up at once to welcome
the visitors entrance.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

In the opinin of an old rowing man
there is no dblbt that the trick Of
building woodn shells is better un-
derstood in Ea.land than in America.
Yale has rowe in paper boats for
many years, adj has found them sat
isfactory in mobsl, stiffness anf weight.
Experts do not believe that between a
first class cedafaud a good pqRer she'll
there is enough difference id Fpeed in
four-mile racst to make theyIuestion
worth much EXPENSE or worry, The
problem is oneldf model mors than Of
material.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.


In cleaning frescoed or paperea
walls put a soft Canton flannel bag
lfeecy side out ON a broom -snd wipe
HEN down, beginning at the cornice
and coming straight down to the base
board with an even pressure. 1, All
walls should be cleaned straight up
and down, never across. Change the
bags frequently if the walls are much
soiled- Put in the wash with the
busters and press them out ON ironing
lay. Flannel is also highly recon-
mended for cleaning papered wallis
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Louisville Courier-Journal A Michl-
gan girl confessed to her pastcr that She
had received attention from seventeen
young men and that fifteen of them had
kissed her The chief point Of this con-
fession seems to be that there are two
'aighty lucky young men in Michigan.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Picture ssealing IN galleries seems
to be epidemic in Europe Two cases
have recently been reported from Par
is, two from budapest and one from
Madrid.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

The prayer thai opens a window IN
heaven must risebut of heart that is
right with God.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

One small whisky glass, roughly
carved on a small headstone. would
often tell more truth that three vol
umes of biography
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Is a person We Ike to meet We like - have
rrcn a man try Tetterine. He will be more en-
thusiasiir than anybody else once he's cured and
convinced Tetterine Is for letter, Eczema,
Rinrworrn and an skin diseases. ~ cents a box
al drug stores or by mail from j. 7. shupsiine,
Savannah. Ga.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

He who weaves falseLood is certain tc
wear patches.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

$; x. Coburn, Mgr Clario Scott. writes: ~
md Halls Catarrh Cure a valuable remedy
Drugglsts sell IL. I5c.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

After six years suffering was cured by Pr
SOS Cure.-MARY THOMSON, 29k Ohio Ave,
Allegheny, Pa, March TO- 1894.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

The road of reason is slow but sure to him
who travels it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Fits permanently cured No lts or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer s2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. X. II. KLINE. Ltd. SOL Arch St. Phila., Pa.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Manners make tn man." with the aid
Of conrse. of the denisf and taiL0h
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
THE HEAT PLAGUE OF AUGUST, 1896.

Some people never climb high enough to
be in danger from a fall.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Homegrown virtues cannot be confer
feited.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing innamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 2Jc.a bottle
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Talent unemployed IS an engine without
steam.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Even wooden Indian gets taken in some.
times
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
Nature is not ashamed OF her clothes.

IfaIlictedwith sore eyes use DR. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at &c per bottle
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

"ANTED:--Several trustworthy gentle
w men or ladies to travel In Mar ylane
for established. redabie house. Salary sT0
and expenses. Steady position. Enclose
reference ana self addressed stamped enyaI.
ope. The Dominion Company, third Floor
Omaha Bldg. Chicago. Ill
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

NT ANTED.--Several trustworthy gentle
w men or ladies TO travel In Maryland
Ior establ shed, re.iable house. Salary STs3
and expenses. Steady pos ton. Enclose
reference and self addressed staInpad e,va,-
0pe. Inc dominion Company. third Floor,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25
L. M. SWITZERLAND,
A U Q IT 10 NE ER
Port Tobacco. Charles County, MD.

Wul attend to all business entrusted "a
aim, IN any portion Of the County Com
nunlcations addressed TO i'm at Pors
Tob4eco viii receive prompt att ution
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

Variability is a balky horse.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

r. Stops only on notice to conductor
ent or on signr
J.B. HUTCHINSON. J.R. WOOD.
Gen Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-06-25

ST. Vitus Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner'i
SPECIFIC cures. Circular. Fredonia, n. Y.