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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-24

detail, but they are hardly credited.
Washington was rather wary of the sex
and is not thought to have exposed him
self to suspicion or temptation.
A great point was made against his
connubial fidelity because there is rea-
son to think that his wife was bit
jealous. Jealous wives, it is we'll known,
have in all ages been oftener jealous
without cause than with cause. Martha
Washington has been nearly as much
idealized as her husband. She was in
no sense extraordinary She was below
the medium size, very sociable, stub
born, hot tempered, overload, rather
pretty, without any excess of good sense,
independent of the rules Of spelling, per-
fectly we'll bred, polite and kind. When
only l6, he was while staying at Lord
Fairfax's sentimentally interested in
Mary Cary. He became enamored of
Mary Phillipse, aged %. daughter of
Frederick Phillipse, one of the largest
landed proprietors of the New York coll
ony, but she declined his proposals. He
is declared by some to have been in
love with one of the friends of his
wife. He correspondent with her and
Sally Carlyle, another Fairfax daughter,
but they were only correspondents and
Of the platonic kind It is evident, how
ever, from all the revealed circumstances
Of his early life that he was never in
danger Of dying bachelor.
So much has been written of Wash
ington S campaigns that very little truth
has been told of him as man. While
not a military strategist-nor did he as
sumo to be-the Revolution was not con-
Quoted by strategy. The great problem
was to keep an army in the field. and
this Washington did. The British could
and did repeatedly beat the continental
army, though they could not beat their
commander. So long as he was in the
field he could get together all the fight
ing spirit there was. He was natural
soldier, having inherited the disposition
from his Indian fighting great grandfa-
ther and his elder brother Lawrence.
He was noted for fearlessness under all
circumstances and an outspoken scorn Of
aught like cowardice. Indeed he had
no comprehension of it. He was far
from faultless. He could and did swear
roundly on occasion and had violent
temper, commonly under control, which
now and then burst all bounds. He had
the greatest self discipline He seemed
calm and passionless, but his intimates
knew him as he was He was in no
peril from spelling by goodness. Not
only was he one of the first great Amer
leans, but one of the stanchest of
stanch republicans, despite the con-
slant talk CT his leaning toward mon
archy. JUN1Us HENRI BROWNE.
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NEVER "BROkE" AGAIN.

An ImprOvident Young Man Who Will Al
ways Have a Dollar In His Pocket.
"Queer things happen at funerals. -
said clergyman recently who has Off
ciated at many, land I remember one
occasion which impressed me greatly
on account of the standing Of the family
in which it happened. as we'll as from
the peculiar circumstances surrounding
the incident-the bestowal of money on
a dead man.
The narrator was urged to relate the
story, and on the promise that no names
would be mentioned he continued:
cit was funeral at the house of one
Of my parishioners, and I was greatly
surprised when I received notice to at
tend and conduct the services. had not
heard of any member of the family be-
ing i'll, nor had I been summoned to the
deathbed, but jumped to the conclu-
sion that it was an old servant who had
died.
''It proved to be bad son-the black
sheep of the family-whose shadow had
not darkened their doors for years, but
who, it was always believed. had been
supported at a distance far enough to
prevent him from disgracing the family
by his misdeeds.
'Now he was brought home dead,
and was expected to give him as little
blame and as much praise as was con-
sistent with the dignity of my Office and
his relation to the family.
II need not go into that part of the
ceremonies, but come to what I consider
the real expression of feeling which
consecrated the memory of the man as
nothing that said could have done.
"Just before the casket was closed
his old mother arose from her seat with
the mourners, and, approaching the
dead, slipped silver dollar into his
vest pocket.
"'Jim never liked to be without
money in his pocket, she said, with a
low, tremulous voice. 'Many's the dol
lar I've slipped into his pocket unbe-
known to him, but he always found it
and was thankful. I don't expect he's
going to need it now, and maybe he will
never know that mother put it there,
but somehow I shall feel better if he
has it.
"And I felt that the woman who had
loved much and forgiven much had
preached sermon of forgiveness and
mercy before which I with my plati-
tudes must remain dumb. Chicago
Times Herald.
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How Alaskan Indians Trap Bears.

William B. Otis, who has been all
over the world as one of the ichthyolo-
gists in the employ of the government,
speaking of his experience in Alaska,
said:
"Strips Of whalebone are folded ints
the shape of the letter N, enveloped in
hunks of fat and frozen that way. The
fat thus prepared is left in promising
spots for great white bears to devour.
Along comes one Of the monsters, gulping
a lump down whole. The gastric juices
melt the fat and eat away the strings Of
tendon with which the whalebone is
bound, the whalebone springs out
straight across the animals stomach,
and presently it dies. Next day Mr.. Es-
kimo comes along and gathers in bear
skin worth several quarts Of whisky. -"
Portland Oraannian.
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TO THE PURITAN.

Louise in pink and flmy lace,
A fay in blue, the sweet Irene, -
Minerva of the classic face,
In glowing red a stately queen,
A court Of beauty's honor maids!
The richest robe from royal loom
Best mates such loneliness, yet aids
Not cheeks that shame cen roses bloom.
But, though them all Go admire,
turn from ballroom visions back,
From beauty, colors, jewels fire.
To seek little girl in black.
Oh, little girl in black. to you,
Aweary of the gay deceit,
come to learn what is the true,
Where raught distracts, in calm most
sweet.
Though sparkling glance and bright array
The senses touch with potent charms,
They vanish in the steely day;
The music dies in harsh alarms
That fill the world Of busy strife.
So in the hard and clodden track
Love ligh's alone would through life
Walk with the little girl in black.
George Henry Dougherty in Womankind.
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MORGAN.

Henry Bastian of Springfield was in
town on Tuesday of last week.
Peter Wolff of Redwood Falls was
visiting in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. J. l.. Adams expects to open a
millinery store about March LIST.
Robert and Cora Gerstman were in
New Ulm last week visiting with rela-
tives.
The Northwestern have been distrib-
uting ties along the road during the
past two weeks.
Editor Tompkins attended the meet
ing of the State Editorial association at
Minneapolis last week.
The masquerade ball on Washing
tons birthday was well attended, and
it was in the small hours of the morn
ing that the crowd went home. The
dance was fof"the benefit of the band
and the boys Melted neat sum towards
paying for their instruments.
Messenger: $4,000 pounds of milk
were received at the creamery on Mon
day morning, and 81 tubs or about 2, 900
pounds of butter shipped the same day.
Will Sherman and Fred Otto are two
new patrons who have been added to
the list in the past week, which raises
the number to SO. The
Bingham elevator at Gilfillan was
closed last Saturday and Will Tolman,
who has been buyer there, is at home.
He says he has bought lots of wheat
this year but expects the elevator will
remain closed until next fall X
There came very near being wreck at
the Northwestern yards on Monday.
The work train was unloading ties on
the hill east of town and having COM
pleted started to back down the hill in
to the village when MIR. Dahms, who
was unloading lumber from car, see
ing the train coming attempted to drive
across the track but the coupling of his
sled broke and the hind bob with the
large load of lumber was left directly
across the track. The engineer saw it
just in time to prevent the wrecking of
the entire train.
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A Relic of washington's Time.

At the foot of Wards heroic statue
of Washington on the high steps Of the
subtreasury building is broad piece of
stone carefully covered with wire
grating It is SO placed that should the
image of the immortal Father of His
Country come to life and step down
from his lofty pedestal he would stand
on the same spot where occurred the
browning triumph Of his career. Through
the protecting grating can be read the
following dim inscription, Standing
on this stone, in the balcony of Federal
hall, April 80, 1859, George Washing
ton took the oath as first president Of
the United States Of America" When
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-24
HE WAS A BORN LEADER.

Interesting "reminiscences of One of WASH
ington's Comrades In Arms.
Washington had the stuff in him
and the kind of mind that enable a
man to govern and influence other
men," said General William o. Butler,
son Of one Of the four famous Eight
ing Buffers of the Revolution, himself
a major general in the Mexican war and
candidate for the vice presidency who
barely missed being elected. "My IA
ther knew General Washington as init
mately as did any of his staff, F" said
General Butler in 1865.
'He always said that General Wash
ington possessed more Of the qualities
that go to make up great man than
any Of the leading figures of the Revo-
luton. Greene came next to Washing
ton, he thought, in force and ability.
No other man could have done what he
did. Modern historians have but little
idea of the difficulties Washington ex~
perienced. Outside of his position as
general in chief there were SO many
things to worry and annoy him. The
chief military trouble was with his
own intimate friends, relating to ques-
tions of rank. Especially difficult was
General Washington position when
Lafayette came to our aid, and congress.
as you know, made him a major gener-
al at once. This action greatly offended
the older officers, hot headed fellows,
sturdy, dashing fighters generals Of
1r;r ,l4 hol ID
the continental line what it was-and
yet they had to take their orders from a
man but % years Of age, who had never
been under fire and was even unable at
first to communicate with his officers
except through an interpreter.
In the paciication of these officers
General Washington showed the greatest
tact, said General Butler. "'Yes, gen.
tlemen, he said to them, it is true that
Lafayette is but %, that he was made a
major general by congress upon my rec
ommendation. What else could do? He
brought us IL, 900 stand of the best mus
kets Europe could produce (the French
musket of that day weighed 9 pounds
was very carefully made, had particu-
larly good lock, while the English fire
lock weighed II pounds, and it's lock
was clumsy, badly fitted and very prone
to miss fire) and 5000 sabers, 1900
pairs Of military pistols and bits for bri-
dies, and the stirrups and other iron
| work for saddles, besides 1900 cavalry
carbines or musketoons. Without these
arms we could never have equipped our
army. Then he brought and caused to
be sent to us about $4,000 in gold. 1t
is not too much to say that but for La
fayette's aid just at the time it came
our army must have been disbanded for
want of equipment and arms.
"These representations soon quieted
the testy and hot blooded continental
generals when they were made in his
forcible way by General Washington. "
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Sir John Macdonald, the first prime
minister of Canada, was fond of relat-
ing this story to illustrate the need Of
an upper house:
"Of what use is the senate?" asked
Jefferson as he stood before the fire with
g cup of tea in his hand, pouring the
tea into the saucer
"You have answered your own ques-
ton, replied Washington.
"What do you mean?'
"Why do you pour that tea into the
saucer?''
''To cool it. "
"Even so" said Washington; "the
senate is the saucer into which we pour
legislation to cool. !"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-24
MANY Think!

when the Creator said to woman,
"In sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that a curse was pro-
nounced against the human race,
but the joy felt by every Mother
when she first presses to her heart
her babe, proves the contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour when
the hope of her heart is to be real
lied, in full vigor and strength.
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old Federal hall was demolished, the
sacred stone was carefully preserved,
and it now occupies as nearly as posi-
BILE the same position as before. Few peo
pie have ever noticed it on the high base
OF the statue, where it is fittingly placed
as one of the relics of the nation birth.
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THE HERO AS HE WAS
WASHINGTON THE MAN OBSCuRED
BY TRADITION AND INVENTION.
AbeurSity of the ClMims of His Human
PerfectfOn-He Had Reckoning Vice.
and Was q Superb Man Physically,
Morally and Mentally.
DOWNRIGHT 1893 nv fho Au+hor1

copyright. 1898. by the Author.1
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-24
TOWNSHIP OF REDWOOD FALLS
BY "ECHO."

School closes this week.
Mrs. David Weaver is quite ill.
L. N. Watkins is still on the sick list.
Aleck Clark left last week for Man.
katO.
Mesdames S. D. Westfan and Val.
Wolverton are very ill.
Dan Mckenzie of Vesta was caller
here the latter part of the week.
Just enough snow to insure an occa-
sional tip-over while sleighing these
days.
Sam Castle expects to move his fami-
ly into the northern part of the State in
the spring.
A child of Mr.. Cicely's is reported
very sick. Several doctors of the city
are attending it.
George Patterson of Three Lakes and
Will White of New Avon were seen in
our town the past week.
J. I. Garner and family, and Mr.. and
Miss McCardle of Faribault took Sun
day dinner with Andy Duncan's peo-
pie.
Hannah johnson has returned from
Iowa and is enjoying a three weeks
visit with parents and friends in this
locality.
A. D. Stewart and wife are in receipt
of a neat wedding invitation to the
Donnelly-Hanson nuptials, which oc-
cured on Tuesday.
Mr.. Russell and wife have returned
from an extended visit with relatives
in Ohio. For the present they are stop
ping with Grant Martin and wife.
James Washington has evidently de-
cided to forsake the loneliness of celiba-
cy, and expects to join the band OF
benedicts before his return in the spring.
Jim is enjoying himselfimmensely and
with his music boxes and jovial man
ners, he is welcomed everywhere.
VIM. Bell had the misfortune to lose
four good COWS with smut in the corn.
stalks. Levi Charter was circulating a
subscription paper and succeeded in
raising over $24 to help replace the
stock. The following names were on
the list: L. F. Charter 81, J. J. Tiffany
81, N. V. r. Hunter 25c, Geo. Hough
master 25c, III. A. Baldwin SOC, G. F.
Thompson 55c, Will Cummins 25c
George Lechner 25c, J. A. McGettrich
25c, ]. R. Wolff 25c, F. w. Philbrich
SOC, George L. Evans 25c, E. Kuenzl
25c, Bell & Persons SOC, Emil Schmah
81, H. S. Baldwin SOC, J. Clark 81, Johr
E. Stewart 81, T. H. King Csc, H. F
Cipfell Csc, A. G. Miller 81, J A
Schmahl SOC, D., Bissell 81, G. Tenney
Csc, P. Tenney Csc, M. D. Martin Csc
H. M. Hitchcock SOC. o. L. Dornbert
Csc, D. J. Laird SOC, Mr.. johnson SOC
J. J. Thune SOC, H. B. Wolff SOC, w
S. Southwick soc, Rudolph Rain SOC
w. D. Lines SOC, H. Schleuder 25c, E
G. Greene SOC, J. B. Robinson 81, J. G
Shaver 81, T. d. Lyman 81, A. d. Stew
art 81, Grant Martin 81, Robert Stewar
81, John Nj. Jackson soc. Mr.. Rel
wishes to express his heartfelt gratitud
to the kind neighbors and business mel
of Redwood Falls, who have EXTENDED
their sympathy and benevolence in {
time of need.
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y MAN born in
this land certain
~ has ever been
SO much injured
by oX Ces Siv0
praise, by ridicu
lOus exaggera-
ton, as George
w a q hinoton.
Evening star., 1898-12-02
\ P0WERFtL ENGINE.
The Steam Locomotive Crane at the
Washinstop Navy Yard.
From the Scientific American


"A hfteen-to9y locomotive crane mounted
on an etght-whaeba baar, at the Washington
navy yard. caIbhandle its load at radius
of fifteen feet yandit will lift and carry
loads of the ab9Te w4ight in any position of
the 1ib, Nhetiaif head or d right angles
to the car. 4he useif-propeiing feature
which it has makes It a specially useful ad-
junct in the A.orkgto be done about any
large plant wia4re .daeavy castings or mate
rals are to be i1iaiItitd. loaded and unload
ed from cars. The crane is specially useful
IN the was hington navy yard to handle ma
terialS OF all Kinds: hslIch as gun forgings
gun carriagrsgiand an the miscellaneous
material used III tR8 manufacture of ord
nance. At the Washington navy yard
there IS system Of tracks extending TO all
the buildings 6f fr6portahce so Nat The
crane can take rrldterial from The cars
and transfer 'ftd through q system of tracks
to the shops. who're the work is to be done
upon IT. and wncp this work is completed
the finished matetial may be removed and
loaded onto cars for shipment. The power
is obtained from a pair of engines with 8
by 4t-inch cylinders, and tie, combined
horse power is about 40 From the engine
shaft the motion Is communicated through
powerful clutches 10 the countershaft op-
Grating the motions of travelling, sIewing
the crane. hoisting The load and VARYING
the radius of tfre jib. All of the motions
mentioned are performed by. the engine
shaft through a spur or bevel gearing
Enasmuch as it Is necessary for the ma
chine to go around curves in the navy ward
the two pairs of central wheels supporting
the car have blank treads and the opera
ton of sef-proDelling is performed by con-
Meeting the countershaft by an endless
chain belt with the axles of the two pairs OF
the supporting wheels. The machine is
thus able to prn5el itself, and if necessary
one Or two loaded cars may he pulled along
by it, The levers operating the different
motions mentioned above are within easy
control of one operator. He also fires and
controls the boiler. which is - inches in
diameter and o feet high. Through the
radius varying mechanism this crane NAV
extend its jib to radius of % feet if de-
sired. Thesjib may be pulled in so that its
radius is contracted to II feet. This loco
motive crane has been in use for about
three years in the Washington navy ward
Evening star., 1898-12-02
N DEFENDANTS FAVOR.
Termination of Proceedings Brought
Agaimst Edward DnXis.

IN CriTliHaI Court No this afternoon the
trial Of Edward T Davis. coIored charged
with embezziing funds of the John Wesley
A NJ e. Church to the extent of S}25 81 j.,
was suddenly terminated in favor of the
defendant. As the jury had been excused
until To o'clock next Monday morning the
matter Will not be technically disposed of
until that time.
Judge Bradley decided to instruct the
jury Monday morning next to return a ver-
dict of Tot guilty on the ground that the
fduciary relation of the defendant to the
Jchn Wesley A. NJ. E. Church was not set
forth in the Indictment. and upon the fur
thcr ground that the proof of conversion If
the funds alleged to have been embezzlef
was not sufficient to entitle the court to
sCbmtt the question to the jury Judge
Bradley remarked this afternoon that to
his mind the prosecution was hastily
brought. stating that he did not think D1-
vii had been given sufficient opportunity %
explain his alleged shortages.
Evening star., 1898-12-02
Washington stock Exchanue

Sales regular call O'Clock -MetroooI,t,n
road 5s 5000 at ~ -Amerie an Insurance Sr
10 10 at = 200 10 at 2oo 10 at 2o3 Capital Traction
At - a. At ~ MetpS;an 10 at Rs,ls;S s % It
1884, 10 at 1884, 10 at 1884. Eckingtoa Railroad,
100 at 80 at s od at s 10 mdon9tse nf R q at 49,
Grhphophone, 100 at I3as, 100 at 1885 100 at 1ssi
ftar ana Mashington t,s stsamboat 10 at
District Of Columbia Bonds.-ss 20year funding
loo % bid ss 20 70 year funding: 1o5 bid. Is, 1905
wafer stock, no bid 3.65s, funding, III bid
IN, Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad s.,
y III z r. bid d. 12 asked Metropolitan Railroad conv
116 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s III bid BELT Ra H.
A. is, 122 bid 125 asked. Washington Gas COM
pany series B, Gs. 122 bid, l2s asked {. s Flee
ssphone @ DID, Ansrean sssars sSa fS
and Trust IS; 100 bid. Washington Market Com ans
Imp ds, ll5 bid Washington Market Company Cor sa, et
tension @ 6s, rs hid Masonic Hail Association IS,
NatIonal Bank stoeksBank Of washington, S @ 1is sa7
BID: Metropolitan, S25 bid Central. lac bid
ond' 40 oia. oifizens, is bid &C columbia. % ia; las
lid Capital; 125 bid West End, SO bid, 81 ask
ed ed Traders, 1924 bid. Lincoln. ilo bid, 1ia
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-Natoual Safe
Loan and Trust 127 bid. i20 asked. American se'
curt su.ity and Trqst, 1875 bid, 1eo asked Washington
ss bid, 42 asked. Metropolitan, 20 hid coreoran,
asked. German american. on3 bid. National Union,
10 bid, II asked. Columbia, Il bid 1is asked
Riggs, Gss bid. 8 asked Peoples So bid {, asked
Lincoln; 10E bid IL asked. Commercial bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 80 bid
% asked. Columbia Title. As bid 5ls asked
Hailroad StOcks.-Capital Traction Coupany S7,s
hid. S71a asked Metropolitan x133a, bid, la ask
ed. Columbia, 65 bid, 75 asked. lexington, lIb
bid 80
Gas and Electric Light tStocks.--washinston Gas
1914 bid, o9ts asked. Georgetown Gas, so bid.
U. & Electric Light, 1888, bid. rs asked.
Telephone Stccks.-Chesapeake AMI Potomac 81
bid. Pennsylvania IS bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype
1927 bid. 1888. asked. Lanston Monotype f5I. bid
16lt asked. American Graphophone, KISS bid l3H
asked. American Graphophone preferred. 14I bLi,
10 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. Is asked.
Washington Market, 121a bid. 10 asked Great
Falls Ice: lis bid. Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat, IS bid 100 asked
Ex dividend.