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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
TO NUMBER PEOPLE ONLY
Scope Of the Coming Twelfth Gen.
sus Of the United States
Disposition Prevails Among Con-
gressmen to Have Enumeration
Omit All Statistics of an
Economic Nature.

Senator Thomas H Carter, chairman
of the United States senate committee
on census, writing for the Chicago
Tribune of the preparation for the
twelfth census, says:
A preliminary bill, contemplating the
Inauguration of the twelfth census, is
now pending before the senate.
The bill provides for the appointment
of a director and assistant director of
the census by the president, and like
wise provides for the appointment of
five principal stat!sticians and certain
subordinates Of force intended to
assist in the performance of the pre-
iminary work.
The total force contemplated by the
bill is limited to 80. The director Of
the census is required at the earliest
practicable date to submit to congress
a general plan for the work to be per-
formed.
Upon the submission of the proposed
plan congress will be called upon to
pass the law providing the machinery
and specifying the details for its ex-
census will then be defined.
1t is confidently hoped that this final
legislative act will be passed before the
first of April, so as to allow ample time
for preparation.
Two opinions seem to obtain in re-
gard to the scope of the census. One
view is that the bureau should be en-
ployed to gather great variety of
general inform ton in statistical form.
According to this idea the interroga-
tories to be propounded by the enumer-
ators extend over a wide field of in
quiry and involve much labor, with
cumbersome details. So heavily did the
inquiries burden the eleventh census
that two of the census reports are still
incomplete, and at least one of them
will not be published until some in
definite time in the future.
The other, and apparently the better
opinion, is that the census should be
limited in its scope to an enumera ton
OF the population and the collection of
statistics directly concerning the peo-
pie and not specially relating to their
business affairs. Statistics eight or
ten years old are of little value in this
rapidly moving age. Facts collected
are of no value to the country until
made public, and where the field of in
quiry is so broad as to retard the pub
LEGATION of the report for many years
after the information is collected the
work is rendered valueless.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
OIL ON WATER is EFFECTIVE
Recent Practical Test During Storm
on the Atlantic.

"
on the Atlantic.
The steamship Gera. which arrived at
New York the other day, had an IN
comfortable time after January 2, the
day after the vessel was put out from
Bremen, until it arrived at Sandy Hook.
The gales, which came from nearly
every point of the compass, kept the
Storage passengers in continual
state of terror. On January 5, when
the gales increased to a hurricane, the
officers of the steamship found it al
most impossible to quiet their fears.
Toward night on that day the seas
were breaking against the vessel with
such fury that Capt. Meissel began to
have fears for the ability Of the Gera
to weather the storm. He according
" determined to try the expedient of
pouring oil on the water. He ordered
several barrels of oil to be placed at the
different drain pipes of thevessel. From
the barrels the oil was allowed to run
down to the water at short intervals.
The result was that soon the steam
ship stood in the midst of a compare
lively calm sea, while all about the
waves rose to great heig hts. Through
out the night and all the next day the oil
was poured on the water, and the YES
SCI continued on its course with com
para tive comfort to the passengers. Soap
water was also used instead of oil, with
good results,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
EXPERIMENT ON CALVES.
Discoveries Made Concerning He
redity of Tuberculosis in Cattle.

For two years past the experiment
station connected with the state uni
versity at Madison. Wis, has been ex-
perinenting with tuberculosis in cat
tie, operating on herd near Cedar
burg, of which 16 out Of % cattle were
affected with the disease.
The experiments were conducted for
the purpose Of ascertaining if it were
possible to raise healthy calves from
cows affected with tuberculosis. They
were entirely successful, as during the
two years healthy calf has been OBJ
tanned in every case from the affected
cows-24 calves in all. The calves were
taken from their mothers Immediately
after birth and fed Pasteurized milk.
Equally successful have been the re-
suits obtained in stopping the progress
of the disease entirely by isolating the
diseased animals.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
HE HAS A SERvICEABLE HIP.
Swtndler Dislocates 1t at Will and
RailrOada Pay Him DamaHea

~" AhuIcT DlSAOc0tcS II M Will ana
Railroads Pay Him Damages.
Railroad officials at Indianapolis, Ind,
are blue over news received from Vir-
ginia. Two months ago man fell on
the platform of train about five miles
out Of the city. His heel caught in a
crack and his hip was dislocated by the
fall. Three surgeons examined him, in
GLIDING the company's surgeon, and all
declared that the man would be a Grip
pie for life. The man was paid $4,000
and his lawyers fees. In addition to
this he was furnished with a baggage
car and transportation for his lawyer,
and nurse to go with him to Chicago.
The railroad officials felt they had made
q cheap settlement. The other day a
man fell on a platform of the Norfolk
& Western in Virginia and worked the
same old story of the dislocated hip.
But he had been seen on the previous
day hunting for a place to catch his
heel. A travelling man was present and
recognized him as the man who had
been paid by the Indianapolis road. An
investigation revealed that the man was
a professional contortionist. and could
dislocate any part of his body without
pain. He has swindled several roads.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
PREACHER FAvORS DANCING.
Jersey City On. j. Episcopal Minis
ter to Give Lessons in His Church.

ter to Give Lessons in His Church.
Rev. e. S. Stoddard. D. D.. the rector
Of St. johns Episcopal church in Jersey
City. n. j., has decided to begin giviu q
dancing lessons in the church building.
The class Will meet each THURSDAY
night.
The price for each lesson will be -
cents. Rev. Mr.. Stoddard intended at
first to charge six cents. but found the
expenses would be too great.
DR.. Stoddard decided that he could
afford to give eight lessons for one dol
lar. The class was formally organized.
There were 80 young women and %
young men al the meeting.
Fred Anderson. dancing instructor.
has been engaged by DR.. Stoddard.
The young people are enthusiastic
over the dancing class, which is the first
OF its kind ever organized. Some Of the
other persons criticise Dr.. Stoddard for
not only sanctioning so worldly an
amusement. but connecting it with the
church as well. Members of the evan
gelical churches are horror-stricken at
the idea of church dancing school.
DR.. Stoddard says he expects to meet
criticism, but declares that, however
severe, it will not deter him. He con-
siders dancing not only harmless, but
a necessary diversion. and believes that
every young person should be taught to
dance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
HARvARD'S ATHLETIC GROUNDS
Thousands of Dollars to Be Expended
In ImDrOXinG Them.

in Improving Them.
During the last few years large sum
of money has been given by Harvard
graduates in Boston toward Soldiers
field, the main athletic grounds at Har-
ward university. and latterly to put it
in proper condition for ball-playing and
track athletics. The board of governors
of the university. the students and their
friends in Cambridge have subscribed
$4,000 and it is expected that another
fund of $4,000 will be subscribed in
Boston to extend and complete the
grounds.
The Harvard club. of New York city.
has decided to do its part in ercourag
ing athletics at Harvard by raising $685.
600 for the erection of a new boathouse
for the crews. The announcement has
been given out that $4,000, or three
fifths Of the necessary amount, has al
ready been subscribed. and the mem
bers of the club are called upon to COM
plete the subscription before the annual
banquet in February. Plans for the
building are now being considered by
Prof. Hollis and the boating men at
Cambridge, and as soon as final plans,
specifications and estimates are received
the subscribers viii be called upon to
elect an advisory committee to act with
Prof. Hollis in the building of the
house.
The city of Boston has lately laid out,
as part Of the park system, driveway
along the bank Of the Charles river, and
this driveway passes Soldiers field.
Here between the driveway and the
river the college has reserved a strip of
land 1900 feet in length and 200 feet in
breadth. and on this space the boat
house is to be erected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
ACT OF SACRlLEGE.
Bishop Nicholson Denounces Practice
of Christening Ships.

OF Christening Ships.
Bishop Nicholson, the well-known
divine of the Episcopal church. of Mil
waukee. has declared himself as bit
terly opposed to the practice of having
young ladies christen new government
vessels with wine. whisky or liquor of
any description.
"The practice" he declares, "is a
widely advertised scandal on the part
OF our national authorities, and an open
act OF sacrilege, which is richly deserv-
ing the scorn and censure of all decent
people.
when such an outrage can be done
without even protest, and the religious
feelings of thousands can be so keenly
put to shame by the jealous rivalries OF
two silly and foolish women, as to which
one shall do this christening. encour-
aged by certain governmental auth ORR
ties at Washington. who at least are
supposed to have small modicum of
common sense and some little gravity
OF judgment. we are prone to ask again
and again-whitber are we drifting
morally? And what Satanic caricature
shall we see next among these 'culti-
waited society people, with most of
whom religion is only fashionable
humbug. plaything and sham!
"Of course. this proposed christening
of battle ship with bottle of whisky
is an act of blasPhemy and we would
not be at al surprised to find that big
battle ship at no very distant Cay. hav-
ing started out with a curse upon it,
down at the bottom of the ocean!"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
TENEMEnTs FOR WOMEN.
One In New York City to Be Erected
Exclusively for WOrkingwomen.

One In New York City to Be Erected
Exclusively for WorkingwOmen.
AT last New York is to have a wom-
ans building-not a grand hotel. but a
tenement. where a working woman,
struggling along on Sc or SIS week, may
rent a snug little apartment, run her
own household, and be happy. A. T.
Stewart tried the experiment of wom-
ans hotel years ago. But he made rules
against cats and dogs. canary birds
and men, and his experiment was fail
ure- Now some men and women who
like to be public-spirited and at the
same time get five per cent. interest on
their money are to try the experiment.
They belong to the City and Suburban
Homes company.
DR.. E. r. L. Gould is the president.
He left position in Brown university
to take up the work. Samuel D. Bah
cock, Charles Stewart Smith, Adrian
Iselin, Jr.. D. o. Mills, Isaac N. Selig-
man, Cornelius Vanderbilt. George j.
Gould, j. Pierpont Morgan, Seth Low,
and many other rich people, men and
women, are interested.
About year ago the company bought
a plot of land in West Sixty-eighth
street, extending through to Sixty
ninth street. There the company is
putting up group of tenements. Every
room will have light and air. and there
will be 375 of these apartments, with
five stores on the ground floor, and
every convenience known. The west
erly building on the Sixty-ninth street
front will be exclusively for self-sup-
porting women.
The company has s1,0O0,0OO and is
ready to double or treble it as soon as
the success of it's work is assured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
WOMAN FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
Out In q Storm in St. Louis and He.
came Excited.

came Excited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Winters, of No.
1912 Texas avenue, went out to make
short call at ST. Louis the other even
ing, and about $3.50 o'clock. when a
drizzling rain set in, they started home.
Before they had gone far heavy thun-
derstorm came up. The couple walked
fast for block. Suddenly Mrs. Win
tiers turned deathly pale and a look Of
agony came to her face. She refused
to move. Mr.. Winters begged and i'm
plored her to walk on home. but she
did not answer. She trembled all over
as the lightning flashed. Mr.. Winters
called for help, but before she could
be taken home she had expired. A
physician said the woman had come to
her death by the breaking of blood
vessel of the heart, caused by extreme
excitement. Mrs. Winters was in a
building during the cyclone which visit
ed this city in 1896, and, while she was
not injured. suffered terribly from
fright.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
FAMOUS DREYFUS CASE.
Some Inside Facts Published by the
London Pail Mall Gazette.
How the French Government Oh.
tanned q Photograph Of the In.
eliminating Document Bear
ing Dreyfus' Name.

With every show of authority the Pail
Mall Gazette, Of London, prints prom
inently an article purporting to give the
inwardness of the Dreyfus case and ex-
plains that the document in addition to
the Bordereau on which the government
found the prisoner guilty, was obtained
in the following manner from the Ger
man military attache. Won Funcke:
Nine or ten months before the arrest
Of Dreyfus Won Funcke was suddenly
removed from his post. The explana-
ton of his removal throws a curious
light on the Dreyfus case and explains
in some measure the attitude of the
government. When his predecessor,
Baron Won Huene, left Paris he handed
Won Funcke list of persons in France
who were in relation with the German
intelligence department. enjoining him
never to let it out of his own hands. Won
Funcke carried the document in a
leather bag around his neck. Shortly
after entering upon his duties, an incl
dent occurred whereby woman of i'll
repute obtained the document and took
it to the foreign Office, where it was
hastily photographed and returned to
her, she returning ito Won Funcke, who,
in the meanwhile, had discovered his
loss and, like an honest soldier and at
tache, fastened to inform the German
government Of his mishap. Hence his
recall.
Curiously enough, the woman re-
fused compensation, though a large
sum was offered her.
With the photograph of the docu-
ment the French government deliber-
ately set to work and am assured on
authority that leaves no room for doubt
that the name of Dreyfus appeared on
it, but. it being a common name in both
Germany and France. suspicion did not
Immediately fall upon the officer SUBJ
sequently condemned. Later it served
as confrma tory evidence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
NERVE OF A CHILD.

Plays on Mouth Organ While Bullet
Is Cut from His Arm.
Leo Veshey. ive-year-old boy, while
playing with crowd of youngsters at
the corner of Third and Locust streets,
st. Louis. the other day, was shot in
the arm with cat rifle. He was taken
to the city dispensary, where DR.. John
son probed for and removed the ball.
While the surgeon was performing
the operation the boy held mouth or
gan in his other hand and played "A1l
Coons Look Alike to Me-"
He viii recover if blood poisoning
does not set in.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27

MaHU10CtUTcSs
Cincinnati claims to make 10000 bug
cages, $4,000 rat traps, 10000 fly traps
and 100000 sleeves out of wire annually.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27

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 1885 p. m every
Toursday via Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake
the Scenic Line.
On November ID 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 a line of travel.
The Albert Lea Route being the quickest and
best appointed, is most popular.
Through sleeping car berths only 5000.
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 a 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.
Send for descriptive matter. 9-12
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
SPEEDY YACHT NOW BUILDING.
Mr.. Bennett Expects His New Boat
Will Establish q Record.

Will Establish q Record.
The London Yachtsman, referring to
the very large steam yacht which
George L. Watson is designing for
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor OF
the New York Herald, says the vessel
is intended to establish yachting rec
ord across the Atlantic.
According to the same authority, she
is to be $40 feet long, be fitted with
quadruple expansion engines, have
7,000-horse power and exceptionally
large bunkers, so as to enable her to
be driven at full speed for long dis
tances without coaling.
The contract, it seems, calls for is
knots speed the whole way across the
Atlantic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
"A 6iff tn The
German
RRanHrH
nf Chr Ba9rttr.

The publishers Of this
paper have secured the
exclusive territory for
Redwood county to furn-
iSh' the Mankato semi
weekly Post (German)
free Of charge for nine
months to all German
subscribers of The Ga
zette. Our German read
ers, at the present time,
can send in their names
to this office, signifying
a desire to have this
Semi-Weekly paper sent
to them free for nine
months, and those who
are not subscribers to
The Gazette, can, by
paying, ST., obtain a
years subscription to
The Gazette, and nine
months subscription to
the Mankato Post.
Address
THE GAZETTE.
Redwood Falls, Mimi.
EEThis offer also includes
a copy of the manual of the
Laws of Minnesota, which
should be in every home in
Redwood county.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
A New MisdemeanOr.

Stealing telephone service is a new
form Of misdemeanor in London. classed
by the Croydon police magistrate as
petty larceny, and punished BY him
with a fine of five shillings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-01-27
ral1est of Royal Women

The tallest Of the royal women in Eu-
rope are the queen of Portugal and the
crown princess of Denmark.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-18

few other articles. He glanced over it
and opened the other. 1t was Lillian's
note.
Dear Mr.. Davis: A little girl in my
room is crying because she has had no
breakfast. Her name is Agnes Greg
ory, and her mother is poor widow,
who lives on the third floor of No.
Hampton street. Please send the
things ordered at once. | will come in
after school and pay for them. And,
Mr.. Davis, please give good weight.
Truly yours, LILLIAN SMELL"
Mr.. Davis had been a friend of the
Smell family for years, and It was not
the first time that Lillian had appeal
ed to him for help in her charitable
work. So that was not the reason that
so strange a look came into his honest
brown eyes.
Agnes Gregory, and lives on Hamp-
ton street." he murmured. 1T surely
must be Margaret's child. Good God.
/ Margaret and her child wanting
bread"
A half hour later Mark Davis was
making his way up the stairs to the
floor upon which Mrs. Gregory's rooms
We're situated. His knock at the first
door was answered by a red-faced
woman.
Mis- Gregory, Is It you air wantin?''
she asked sharply. AN it's no bad
news you air after br!ngln her,
hope"
81 wanted to deliver some groceries
n friend has sent her"
The clouded face cleared as if by
magic. "Heaven's blissin' be on yel
mead, then! Mis- Gregory, she's gon,
; out, but I've her key here, and will un
lock the door. That's her by, an 1
swate child he Is"
Mark eagerly looked at the pink ant
: white face of the boy. He held out
t great, golden orange, and little Royc
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-18
Care of Children's Teeth.

Because the milk-teeth must, in the |
course of nature, fall out in few |
years, to give place to the permanent |
set, parents are apt to assume that 1t Is
useless to pay special attention to them;
they think 1t will be time enough to in
struct the child in the care of the teeth
when he has his permanent set. This
Is a mistake.
In the first place, it is never too early
to inculcate good habits in the child,
and his permanent teeth will always
be better taken care of If he has been
taught to brush the temporary set from
the time when he could use tooth
brush.
1t is also in the interest of the child's
and mans good looks, comfort and
health that the milk-teeth should be
preserved as long rs possible. One of
| their most important functions is to
keep place in the jaws for the sec
ond set, and If they fall out too soon
| the second teeth may also come too
snnn and out of their regular place;
then the later teeth will not have room
enough, and will be twisted sidewise or
pushed in front of, or behind, the others
in the row.
The first teeth, like the second are
required for the proper mastication of
the food, which is all the more neces-
sary in the growing child, who needs
more nourishment than an older per-
son of twice his size.
Finally, the appearance of a child
with three or four open spaces among
his teeth is far from being attractive
and parents should be ashamed TO see
them as a consequence of their owl
neglect In not watching properly ovel
the preservation of the milk-teeth.
As soon as the teeth appear the!
should be cleaned with soft cloth
and when the child is old enough lit
: tie brush should be put into his hand
and he should be taught the use of II
After this the mother or nurse shoul,
2 see that it is used regularly.
, The mouth of every child should b
,, examined two or three times year b
r the dentist, and any little cavitie
!. should be stopped with n temporar
o filling. Indeed, as much care shoul
n be taken of the first as of the secon
e set of teeth, for they are, in their ten
porary way, just as necessary TO healtl
, bcn~tv ond Nomfnrt.-Nnuth's ComDal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-03-18

they were soon on the best Of terms
with the caller.
Margaret was very grateful for the
offer of work. She hesitated a little
over accepting Mrs. Everts' kind lnVl-
tation. fearing lest the children prove
an annoyance. But when Mark drew
touching picture of the loneliness OF his
aunt she gladly consented to come II
was arranged that the carriage come
after the Gregories the following after
noon.
one morning, two months later, Flor
ence Fox tripped across the hall at NO.
8 and entered Miss Smells room.
"Of course you are going to the we'd
ding reception Thursday evening" she
began. II think it is such a lovely
marriage, don't you"
Indeed l do" replied Lillian, warm
". "Yes, am to go in the afternoon
and help with the decorations Inc
whole house is to be in green ana
white. smilaX, ferns, roses and carna'
tions. Mrs. Everts says Mr.. Davis can