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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
ODD BRAINS AND MUSCLES.

Palmer Children at Anderson. Ind,
Deemed Freaks by Medical Men.
The Palmer children, recently taken
to the county infrmary at Anderson,
Ind, are attracting a great deal of at
tention among Indiana medical men.
The children are ten and twelve years
old, respectively, and there seems to be
virtually no connection between the
brain and the muscles.
They do not even have a desire to eat.
When started to walking they will con-
tinue to walk until stopped, or if seat
ed or standing they will stay that way
until changed. They are considered
freaks of the first water in every respect
and are strange enigmas for medical
men. This is one of the few known
cases where animals of high or low de-
gree did not have desire for food. They
demand constant care.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
HIS JOKE TURNED VERY WELL.

How a Senator Got Rid of a Suscepti-
BILE Young Diplomat.
A prominent senator told an interest
ing story to group of attentive listen
ers at an uptown hotel the other even
ing. the senator in question. young
woman and a member of the diplomatic
corps being the principals. says the cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune. 1t
happened that the senator was on his
way to New York, and the young wom-
an in the case was intrusted to his care.
Shortly after leaving Washington the
senator noticed that the diplomat was
casting sleeps eyes at the pretty girl
in the opposite chair. 1t became the
duty of the senator to speak to his
charge on some trivial matter and this
was the long looked for opportunity for
the dude. He knew the senator slight
ly, and therefore did not hesitate about
improving his acquaintance. First see
ing that the coast was clear he sided
up to the senator. remarling as he did
SO: That's deucedly pretty girl with
you, senator. If you do not consider it
presumptuous on my part would like
to make her acquaintance"
There was just suggestion Of a
twinkle in the senator's eye as he re-
piled: That's my sisters maid. She
is going to New York to meet some Of
my folks who are returning from
abroad"
A Mortified look came over the face Of
the young diplomat, who found it con-
venient to change his seat into another
car for the remainder of the journey.
AFTER the fellow called my attention
to the fact said the senator, 81 noticed
that although it was fine-looking girl
who had been intrusted to my care she
was not bothered by any more atten-
ton from her fellow-passengers."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
SEED WHEAT SCARCE.
Farmers Have Sold So Much They
Have Robbed Themselves.

Farme r. Have Sold So Much They
Have Robbed Themselves.
By reason of the high premium that
has been paid for choice hard north
western wheat in the terminal markets
all winter, the farmers all over Mime
sofa and North Dakota have sold Them
selves so bare of grain that they are
short of wheat for seed next spring.
From 100000 to 100000 bushels of
wheat are required in the two states
for seed, and only the choicest and
cleanest wheat is used. There has been
premium over May for this sort of
wheat, ranging from three to five cents
bushel, while May should be worth
about three cents more than cash, ow-
ing to the cost Ct carrying the grain
till then. This excess in value has made
spectators of thousands of farmers,
who. when they have sold their cash
wheat, have bought the May option at
the discount, and they are now carry
ing millions Of bushels of May here, or
in Duluth or Chicago, on which they al
ready have profits as high as ten to ff-
teen cents bushel.
The past few years the quality Of
wheat grown in the northwest has de-
Perforated. Ten years ago No. hard
was the contract grade in terminal mar
kets, and for several years considerably
over half the wheat received at Duluth
was the famous No. hard. Later this
grade became scarce and the grain
dirtier, SO that contract grade was re-
duced from No. hard to No. north
ern. The crop of the last year has been
alarmingly short of even No. northern,
not IS per cent. of the wheat received
at Minneapolis for months having come
up to grade. The cause of this is sup
posed to be due more to continual
use of the same seed than to impover-
ishment of the soil, and general eff
fort is being made in both states to
import seed. Scotch fife wheat from
further north, Manitoba, and the val
legs of the Saskatchewan and Peace
rivers will be sought, and it is hoped
so to improve the strains of wheat in
the states that for years No. hard
will again be common. 1t takes less
of hard wheat to make a barrel of -four
than of any other grade.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
SHOCKS ST. LOUIS MEN.
Negro Applies for Membership to
Merchants, EXCHANGE.

Negro Applies for Membership to
Merchants Exchange.
A negro has startled many members
of the merchants exchange at ST. Louis
by filing an application for full men,
bership. His name is G. F. Tidwill,
professional sampler, employed by the
firm of AMMAN, Burg d. Smith and sew
eral other commission houses. In the
history of the exchange Tidwill is the
first colored man who ever aspired to
become a member of that august body.
When it became noised about that lid
will was colored man there was much
comment. While some of the members
expressed their willingness to abide by
the decision of the membership COM
mission, others said openly that TidwilI
must be kept out at any cost. With the
inauguration of the new administra-
ton on change rule was prom ulgated
making it compulsory that all mes
sengers and employees of members of the
exchange who visit the exchange floor
must have tickets of admission. An APP
plication was made for such a ticket
by Tidwill through Amman, Burg &
Smith. Secretary George II. Morgan
demurred, saying that Tidwill was on
the floor so much that messengers
ticket would hardly do in his case. Mr..
AMMAN values Tidwill's services highly,
and rather than give him up he sug-
gested that the best way out of the diff
fculty was to apply for membership for
Tidwill. This he did, and the application
is before the membership committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
WILL AID THE DOCTORS.
The Accurate Study Of the Vital
Organs Now Made Possible.
Drs. Blauchi and Bazxi, of France,
Invent the PhOnendOscOpe
Great Improvement Over
@ Old StethOscope.

The invention is announced of the
phonendoscope, an instrument of won
derful value in studying the condition
of the internal organs of the body. 1t
is declared by physicians to be ire
mendous advance on the old stetho-
scope. The phonendoscope conveys to
the physician the sounds made by the
internal organs, thus telling him
whether they are healthy or not.
By it's aid he can not only ascertain
the condition of an organ, but trace it's
shape. 1t has been discovered with the
phonendoscope that the stomach as
sumes u different form when full of the
different kinds of food and drink. The
rapidity with which various kinds of
food and drink are digested can also be
studied accurately with the phonedo-
scope. The instrument is the invention
of Drs. Blauchi and Bazzi, of France.
The difficulties with the stethoscope
were that it took trained and sensi-
tive ear to make it useful. Drs. Blauchi
and Bazzi have long been endeavoring
to simplify these Investigations and
have succeeded. They have construct
ed new apparatus, the phonendoscope,
which permits the least delicate ear to
observe differences in sounds.
This was the problem which confront
ed them. The noise which is produced
in percussing an organ is scattered.
The ear is far away. and it only receives
a small part. What was needed was an
instrument which gathered up the Vi
brations, condensed them, and carried
them entire to the ears. The phonendo.
scope accomplishes this object.
Another advantage of the phonendo-
scope is that it can be heard by many
persons at the same time-a great adj
vantage in clinical instruction. With
the phonendoscope one can hear the or
gans live and move. Up to now the
treatises of anatomy have ascribed to
the stomach the forms which it pos
sesses in the corpse. This is largely
erroneous. 1t was impossible to out
line it on the living persons. By means
of the phonendoscope it is learned that
the stomach is much larger in vertical
direction than the anatomists thought
it to be. It stretches much further in
this direction when it receives food.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
FATAL CAT MALADY.
Felines Dying by Scores of Unknown
Disease In Iowa.

Felines Dying by Scores of Unknown
Disease In Iowa.
An epidemic of a peculiar disease is
destroying the lives of all the cats in
the vicinity of Webster City, la. The
malady broke out about two weeks ago
among the household pets and has con-
tinued with no abatement until the
present time, when it Is estimated that
over 300 felines have died in the imme-
date vicinity.
The highways in tho country are
strewn with the carcasses OF dead cats.
W. s. Worthington has lost ten out Of
twelve on his place. which were kept to
exterminate rats and mice, and other
farmers are all reporting the death Of
their felines from the same disease.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
VICTORIA WILL OFFlCIATE.
Announces That She Will Personally
Hold DrawinE-Room in May.

Announces That She Will Personally
Hold DrawinE-Room in May.
The semi-official announcement that
the queen will personally hold a draw
ing-room at Buckingham palace and
that at this function her majesty will
receive the corps diplomatique has
caused hutter Of excitement among
the nobility and aristocracy, and is
arousing no end of comment in view
of the fact that for some time past, on
the plea of infrmities incident to her
advancing years, the queen has opened
parliament and also held her drawing
rooms by proxy. In fact it was given
out officially, on the occasion of the
jubilee celebration last year, that that
would probably be the last visit of her
majesty to the metropolis. Her latest
resolve is understood to be due to her
Discrimination to be regarded as queen
emeritus, as it were, or, in other words,
to be considered as sovereign who is
practically taking no interest in public
affairs and who is only waiting for the
last call.
1t is. noteworthy also that the prince
OF Wales is losing no opportunity to
bring himself into favorable public at
tention.. His contribution to the Christ
mas dinner fund Of republican news
paper of London was an act unprece-
dented in the history of the English
court, while at recent meeting of the
hospital fund association, to which re-
porters were admitted, he made no less
than three extemporaneous speeches
which occupied over column in the pa
pers of the following morning. These
incidents are taken as An indication,
first, that the queen purposes to keep
on demonstrating that she is very much
alive, and second, that the prince of
Wales has been inspired with an ambi-
ton to make himself solid with the
masses
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
Shipping Eggs to Alaska.

A method Of shipping eggs to the
Rondike which has proved successful
in other directions. has been revived
by Portland man. The eggs are
broken into cans, sealed up and frozen.
The shipper intends to keep them IN
cold storage until their arrival at Taiya
when 1t is expected that the weather
will be sufficiently cold after that to al
low Of their transportation by dog train
over the mountains. At Dawson City he
expects to realize $35 dozen on the
eggs. isgaB9 sAfl1.4 ss1-as4 5f
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03


the following telegram to Gov. Tanner:
I'VE. the prisoners in county Jail here,
tender our services 10 the state in case
of war. We are all waiting to leave
here at once"
The editorial funny bone of the To-
ledo CO., Bee has been struck by the
flying chunks of war rumors and talk,
and the paper breaks out in this call to
arms:
Yes, Johnny. run along and get your
gun. Polish up your armor. Pack your
haversack. Put on your bullet proof
chest protector and few porous plas-
tiers. Get your corns trimmed for
marching. Load your canteen to the
very neck. Kiss your sweetheart good
by and report instanter. if not sooner.
Spain must come of the perch. So get
ready below there. Draw the draw
bridge! Let fall the portcullis! Close
the windows and shut all the doors!
Hoist the poop-deck to the top-gallant
jib-jabber! Ship the rudder and make
fast the anchor to the hurricane hatch
way! Reef the roof, haul aft the be-
laying pin. but let the flying jiblet
stay!
Now, every man stand to his hitching
post! Let not bastard duck or dodge!
So. Johnny, get your gun!
Two neatly-dressed boys, each carry
ing bundle wrapped in newspapers,
accosted the marine at the York street
entrance to the Brooklyn navy yard the
other afternoon. They asked where the
place was to enlist. Enlist for what?''
asked the sentry.
why. in the navy" said the taller of
the two boys. Our mother knows
about it. and said we could come"
They were taken to the waiting-room,
where they said they were John and
James Cronin, aged IA and IL years re-
spectively. John said: Il have been
reading the papers, and me and Jim
talked it over. l gave up my job in a
florists shop and we decided to join the
navy and be ready in case of trouble %
YES" chimed in Jim. "a man what
lived on our block in New York was on
the Maine and was killed. Our mother
knew that. too. but that don't worry
u.s."
I'VE amt afraid" added John.
The sergeant told them they were
too young to enlist, and sent them
home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03

experience OF the Pioneers in the tourist car
business.
The Minneapolis St. Louis railroad runs
elegant upholstered tourist cars to Cali
fornia points without change. leaving St.
Paul 700 p. m: Minneapolis 1855 p m. every
Toursday via Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake
the Scenic Line.
On November I'd and each succeeding
Tuesday, we will run an additional car via
Kansas City and Fort Worth-the Southern
Route, no attitudes and no snow.
The time is only FOUR DAYS via either
route. In this age, time is a important
factor in the selection of line of travel.
The Albert Lea Route being the quickest and
best appointed, is most popular.
Through sleeping car berths only $500.
A gentlemanly Phillips conductor and
colored porter accompany the car to attend
the wants of the passengers.
Meals served in dining cars, or may be pre-
pared on cooking ranges provided for the
purpose in separate compartment.
Further information as to ticket rates, or
berth reservations will be given by address,
ing A. B. Cults, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Minneapolis & ST. Louis Rail-
road, Minneapolis. MINI. asgH
Send for descriptive matter 9-12
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03

If 20 pounds of common salt and tan
pounds Of sal ammoniae are dissolved
In seven gallons of water and the mix-
ture afterward put into quart bottles
Of thin glass, tightly corked, the g1e-
nades 20 made will be found 10 be very
efficient for extinguishing small out
breaks of fire. When Q FIRE occurs they
must be thrown in or near the flames
20 as to break. and thus liberate the 20
contained to effect the desired object,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03

A Frenchman IN his own country n
not at liberty to marry without the con-
sent OF his father, or legal guardian,
until he has passed his twenty-eightA
yen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03

aH Health IN q Southern jail.
The death rate in the South Carolina
penitentiary last year was Is per 1000,
which IL less than the rate In many
southern cities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03
WAR SPIRIT rs ABROAD.
Prisoners in an Illinois Jail Want to
Leave at Once for the Front.
The Toledo Bee Tells Johnny to Get
His Gun-TwO Little New York
Boys Want to Enlist
I'm the Navy.

The prisoners in the Montgomery
county (lll.) Jail have caught the war
fever. They have organized company,
eIecting John Barsein captain. and sent
the following telegram to Gov. Tanner:
I'VE. the prisoners in county Jail here,
tender our services 10 the state in case
of war. We are all waiting to leave
here at once"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-03-03

Persons who sell newspapers in Me-
streets Of Moscow are compelled - -.
pear IN uniform.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-30

GOLD BUT Not FROM SEA WATER The
New York papers tell good story, if true of
the alleged departure for Europe under an
assumed name Of the president of the Eiec-
troytic Marine S Its Company of Boston,
whose business was 10 extract gold from sea
water. The gold has been extracted, according
to the papers, but not from sea water. The pur-
chasers Of shares have put the Marine Salts
Company in funds and, after converting
these funds into government bonds, the pres
dent, it is alleged, has taken the bonds abroad
TO clip the coupons from them. Newspapers
some time ago described the alleged process OF
extracting gold from sea water by some sort
of mysterious electric process. There is,
no doubt billions Of gold in the sea, but com.
petent chemists have always held that the
quantity per ton of sea water is too small to
pay the expense Of extracting it. Some OF
the stockholders in this enterprise still have
confidence in their president aud his gold
making process
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-30
CAMP ALGER.

Sentences have been rendered by
the present court-martial of the 1st d.
vision as follows: In the 3rd Virginia
Private George Resbach, Compsl y
d, fifteen days at hard labor aud So
fine: Patrick Fitzgerald, Company d,
one month at hard labor and SO fine:
G. s. Adams, musician in Company
B, Sc fine; Charles G.. Smith, Company
G, three months of Imprisonment at
hard labor and SO fns for each month;
w. r. Grenn, Company L, one month
at hard labor and $40 fine.
Among the officers who will report to
Lieut.. Col. Cyrus S. Roberts, Assistant
Adjutant General, United States Vol
unteers, president of the examining
board appointed 10 meet at Camp AL
ger, for examination as to their fitness
Tor promotion is First Lieutenant David
Price, First Artillery (major, Third Vir.
ginia Volunteers).
Captain Freeman, of the Third Vir-
ginia regiment, who has been in Abing-
dou for several days enlistiug volun-
teers, is meeting with fairly good sue
cess. On Thursday he sent another
body of recruits to Camp Alger to be
mustered into the regiment. Captain
Freeman has secured about seventy-ive
men from that point.
Corporal G. w. Nelson jr., who re-
Gently accompanied several recruits to
Camp Alger is back in Warrenton again
and has enlisted John Thompson, Ad.
Olson Danube, Chas. Pinkard and Bob
Hansbrough. Before this week closes
he may increase this number. He sent
to camp recruits Thursday evening
Yesterday two more deaths from
fever were added to the list at Camp
Alger and fifteen new cases were sent
| to the post hospital at Fort Myer.
A number of new U. S. army water
filters were set up and operated in the
| National Relief Association tent yes
ttrday morning.
The troops now at Camp Alger are
preparing for big review on August
6, which will include the full Second
army corps.
At conference last evening with
Gen. Graham, the corps commander,
and Gen. Butler and Brighten Davis,
commanding the division, it was decid-
ed that the corps would be marched to
Washington AMI there reviewed by the
President the latter part of next week
probably Saturday. The review OF the
| troops scheduled To take place August
6 by the Secretary of War has been
called off. The fever record to-day is
one death, eleven new cases and eight
cen suspects.
1t is reported that some OF the colo
nels at Camp Alger called upon the
President yesterday and told him that
their commands were chsfng under the
restraint and monotony of camp life,
were eager to 90 10 the front, and re-
quesied that they be sent there as soon
IS possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-30
LOCAL BREVIqIES.


| Mr. II Rozier Dulany is organizing hunt
cub at Upperville
| The mercury to-day again registered SO Q,
while the humidity continues.
! Tho ferry boat Belle Haven resumed hcr
trips Oh the ferry line this evening.
a little child of Mr.. Elzey Phillips, living
on south Lee street, is suffering from scarlet
fever.
The Fire Wardens are trying horse which
| if satisfactory will be purchased for the fire
department.
A new postoffice has been established at
Bancroft, Alexandria county, with Oscar Har-
ing as postmaster.
w. H. Nash, formerly of this city, has
rented the farm of George Balderson, near
the Mills, in Westmoreland county
Some of the country people have signed a
pet ton asking that gas be placed IN the city
| market in place of the electric lamps.
Err. Lovelsce Davis, of Fairfax, while in
the market today was taken suddenly sick
and had to BIO cared for by his friends.
Mrs. Susan c. Webster has sold to Mr.. T. n.
Scott house and lot on the east side of Royal
street, between Wolfe and Wilkes, for $500.
During tho month the Clerk of the Corpo-
ration Court recorded "a deeds and issued 25
marriage lcenses-2l to white and 4 10 COL
ored persone.
Mr.. A. Desn is constructing small marine
railway st his yard on the river front, be-
tween Wilkes and Gbbon streets, 10 be be ter
enabled to haul out small-sized vessels.
Ernest Dutley, tho little son of Mrs. George
Dutiey, was badly bitten by dog on south
Royal street, last night He WAS taken to
Creightons drug store, where his wounds
were dressed.
train carrying 20S mules and 80 wagons
will leave st. Asaph to-day in charge Of Mr..
w N. Nourso for New York. They will be
sent direct to Porto Rico for General Mies's
army.
The market to-day was better supplied
with country produce and vegetables than il
has been for some weeks, and prices for gar
den vegetables were lower. Good corn is
scarce and prices keep up.
There will be two full moons in August,
one occurring the first day and one ON tie
last. Full moons occur twice in the same
month only once in about three years, and
there will not be two full moons in one month
again until 1901.
The schooner AMMO L Mumford, loaded
with phosphate from Charleston, s. g., for
Dir. Is ID. Watt!es, oil TINS city, and which
sank few days since at Nanjemoy, WAS
raised yesterday by the schooner lsrenco A.
Holland and arrived here this morning.
The machine works Of George NJ. Saeg.
muller, Second street and Maryland avenue,
southwest, Washington, were damaged yes
to-day afternoon by fire TO the extent OF
$4,000. MIR. Saeemuller manufactured
delicate mathematical instruments for the
army aud navy, and telescopes. His works
ware filed with many fine instruments,
which were ruined. A fire at the summer
residence Of DR. Ford Thompson, at Bright
wood, near Washington, early yesterday
morning caused considerable damage. The
stables valued at 81, 600, caught fire and be-
fore help was secured we-e burned to the
ground. 1t is thought it WAS started by au
incendiary.