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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-07-19
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(OFFICIAL.)
Board of Co. Commissioners d
Redwood Co., MINI.

Auditors office, Redwood county, REDWOOD
Falls, Mimi, July 10th, 1s99.-Board con-
vened at 10 o'clock a. m. Members present,
J. P. Cooper, Leo Aftermath. T. j. Sloan
Eric Wilson and ]. W. Garlic.
1t having been made to appear to the board
that Russian thistles are now growing
within the county of Redwood, State OF
Minnesota. the following resolution was pre-
scented and adopted:
Resolved. that every person or persons,
company or corporation owning or occupy
ing land within the county OF Redwood.
State of Minnesota, are hereby notified to
DESTROY all Russian thiStles growing on their
premises in said county on or before the lSt
DAY of October, A. D. 1897
On motion the board adjourned until
O'Clock p. N.
Board convened at l o'clock p. M, pur-
suant to adjournment. All members present
Coupons for interest on railroad bonds No.
to 35 inclusive, due and payable July 1st,
1899 presented in total amount OF s640 and
found duly cancelled.
Jail bond No. g. in amount of 81 900 due
and payable July tst, 1899, presented and
found Cancelled,
Roaro proceeded to and did estimate the
expenses of the county for the ensuing year
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-15
CURIOSITY ABOUT THE DEAD.
Unnatural Desire That PrOmpts
Stranger 9 o Invade Houses
Of MOarntng.

"Please mlssiS may I.Se the die
hdyr" The speaker was the biggest
Of a group Of three diminutive street
girlA and the door bell which she had
just pulled vigorously was hung with
Grape The reluctance with which,
when finally convinced that the dedght
OF seeing the die-lady" was not for
hsr, she led her little band Of follow
ers down the steps again was char
aetsflEtic OF q phase Of public curiosity,
but little known save 20 those who have
~peroDaly experienced annoyance from
It but which i decidedly on the in
crease in Chicago.
Whether from religious. superst-
tiouS Gmsrslyc roEty$AdSfying rea-
soma there are numbers of people in
this city who make a practice Of invad-
ing the houses in which death has en-
tered, and Fostering themourners with
requests 10 inspect the body. U pto
the door Of the darkened house Just
mentioned erept that same afternoon,
nd less than half a dozen individuals
of this description, and Of social grades
and characteristics widely similar.
Il should Ike TO pay my respects TO
the dead" explained the solemn and OBJ
sequiOus eolored man, who tptoed
thithsr in the gathering dusk. This
man evidently had an idea of INDUCING
in a social ceremony OF some kind,
and was really hurt as well as indignant
TO find his modestly-preierred request
refused.
"Its 50 lucky to say q prayer by a
corpse" pleaded the Italian vender,
who also importuned for Just a peep
at" the dead body, while the lame beg
gar who insisted upon returning to the
basement doorway again and again IN
til threatened with arrest offered no
reaso whatever for his peculiar action.
Nor are such incidents as these by any
means confined TO the class Of indi-
yiduAls mentioned. There Is a growing
plague Of the people who stream in at
funerals, annoy and distress harassed
mourhers by their persistent petitions
10 be allowed TO view the sacred dead,
and who even make a practice, where
ths is possible, Of taking the trip to
the cemetery. Wen-dressed and III
dressed, old and young, rich and poor,
alike, these people are. Their persist
ence is exceeded only by their numbers,
and the only thing which will send
them TO the right-about IA a stern No
Since the people whom they distress
and torment are rarely IN a condition
to be stern and indignant. they arr
often able 10 satisfy their inexpllcablt
deslres%Chicago Inter Ocean.
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rissx tie secrticus Hrs eiutnithe1
a. ths slazty ofvrrstslesS Such
briefly s.s,ea AZ sculs q the eAarsc
tsristies - clt ise TAis period q
If Is zcrS Nthls 70 certain DISEASES
As sAoss de- q trisio~elerosS &c es<-
tain ferns e rAsunsfis-a and govt,
Ezi - o.
Wat p-oSuoss tAese changes in TIE
hcfy which 3-tr - down 70 the
Eravss Il there 70 way 20 rstaTt or
prevent tA<nf Il Ne oouid oh1a;e
then. = e. g MEASURE how great
would be sAebs-sai aud With VAAtrs-
hising wouid he sarth's Inhabitants
hal The dssccvtr. especially those
among theu vAo lave begun to eater
the shadows uAisA gather shout hfs's
EVENING" Il re ,yeie through which
= portion q lie material world re-
vo,ves-frou he organize 70 the iuor-
ganiG from r. lvag 10 the dead and
hack sFain 70 ,le hung-it would APP
pear that q. ga axe ~approaehes, the
material % the animal body takes on
more and more ihs nature o. the inOr-
gznie ard becoues more and more
aka 10 the mineral world When an
Individual stars II life he appears 10
Be endowed With 4 certAiu power Or
ability TO main,Aln his status IN the
highly orgauiEsi animal world and to
resist largely he tendency Of his i.-
suss TO become Ia their chemical q
tnre more ussrly. akin 10 the mineral
kingdom
What this power consists in do not
know, but Il seems 10 be greatly i'm
paired by age. Now, IL by iutrodue-
ing into the body certain agents which
might render tie excess Of seeumulat-
lug mineral matter soluble, so
that II could be more easily eliminated
from the body, We might &c; nd Of one
element that contributes largely to
ths deterioration and degeneration
that CONS with old age. Again. all
animal and vegetable tissues when
young possess in 8 large measure this
resistance toward the changes that
take place In seniity. Then, why
would Ii not be q feasible and rational
idea for thos who are approaching
the period OF life when smile changes
bsgin to make their appearance TO
take as n~ourishment only the tissues
Of young animals and vegetables and
thereby supplement their waning pow
sr Of resistance with that Of those Or
ganisns which contain II in sbun-
dance? And, also, as we now have a
process Of treating certain diseased
conditions Of different organs Of the
body with the products Of the CORE
spending organs Of animal bodies land
l believe with some SUGGEST. why
could benefit not be derived by admin
istering the quintessence of the organs
of young and healthy animals to those
whose bodies are beginning TO show
the effects OF age, and in tina, way fur
nish them a~rtifcially with the power
10 resist the eneroaehments Of time?
Two or three times a year, for In
stance, we might administer this treat
ment for a week or two at a time, and
who can say that We might not retsrd
In this way the capture Of Hes citadel
by the king Of the glass and rythee
Medical Record.
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PITH AND POINT.

The average woman's a firm believer
In home rule.-Chicago Daily News.
you've changed your day at home"
"Yes; ii conficted with my maids day
out."-Town Topics.
often when a man fails at everything
else, lie is apt TO start out 10 reform the
world-Atchison Globe.
81 have been looking at pictures to-
day" said the artistic boarder, until
my neck is dead tired" Rubber
tired, so to speak said the Cheerful
Idiot-Ipdianapolis journal.
I'D like to look over some Of your
collars" said the young man in the
haberdasher's. '0h, then, you want TO
see some Of the narrow styles" replied
the dealer.-Yonkers Statesman.
Proof Positiye.-"Gimme some Of dat
sugarcane." "Gwan, youse doan like
dis" How DO you know?" well, ]
never seed youse buy any fer you'self."
Jacksonville lFla) Times-UniOn.
"Yes, when Jack proposed to me ]
thought Of the grammar class when
went TO school" What an idea
Why?" "Well, you see, II couldn't
decline. "-Philsdelphia North Amer
lean.
She Was Buncoed-Lady Interview.
ing housemaid)-"Why did you leav,
your last placer Housemaid-"Be
cause master kissed me, mum" LADY
And you didn't like It, eh?" House
maid-"oh, l didn't mind 1t, mum, bu
the mistress didn't like it."-Larks.
Inspiring Hope,-The Doctor-"BeaI
upi 1 must tell YOU the worst. Yol
can't possibly recover" The Client
That's a pity, for II I'd lived a bi
longer | should have come into a for
tune. As it is, | haven't a penny to pa,
you with, doctor" The Doctor-"WelI
now don't give up hope. Wen try I,
mend you. Wen try."-Illustrate.
Rita
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T%RoGLoDYTES OF AFRICA.
They Are About the Most backward
People ON the GIobe-TheIF
Queer Dwellings.

II you want to be introduced TO the
slowest people in the world you must
visit North Africa and make your way
across the scorching desert that sepa-
rates from the rest Of the inhabitants
Of Africa the race known to the an
clients as the Troglodytes, from the
Greek "troglois," a hole. They we're
given this name on recount Of the habit
Of living in holes in the ground, a habit
that probably owes its origin TO the
fact that Old Sol In that quarter is a
very mercileSs old tyrant, and life above
ground Is scarcely bearable except
when the sun has retired for the night.
ThsTroglodytes are In the line OF car
AVIAN travel, and are visited by these
freight trains OF the African desert.
No outside influence has been able,
however, to wean them from their an
cient habits, their antique garb and
their peculiar manner Of living. So
far as Is known, the manners and Gus
toms Of the T~roglodytes have not
changed since Bible times, and anyone
coming upon a group of these people
In the present day and comparing
appearance with descriptions extant
that some historians have regarded as
fabulous, VIII see that they are precise
lyth same now as they were many CEN
turtles ago.
ATroglodyte city is the most curious
dwelling place in the'world. From the
exterior It presents the aspect Of q
Roman circus. Tho habltatlons are
built in layers one above the other, and
form q circular wall with a single en-
trance from the outside. All the DOOR
OF the houses open on the interior of
the circular city. Each habitatlon has
a door and a window. To get to them
you must climb a flight OF steps cut in
the wall, which brings you to the lower
layer Of houses. II sou wish to 70
higher you climb another pair OF steps
TO The houses above, and from here 10
the third row, II you are visiting some
one living on the top Of the pile. The
doors are all fastened with the mos,
primitive lock that Is turned by means
Of u wooden key.
Besides providing protection from
their enemy, the sun, the circular habi,
tations with the dead walls outside
form a strong fortress TO guard the In,
habitants from theattaeks Of nelghbor,
ing tribes. In these more peaceful days
however they have no such fear befor,
them, aud 30 they use the walled city
mostly for storing Of crops, while they
live In holes dug In the ground within
the walls, and frequently change theii
position in search Of pasture for the
animals.
The age Of the cities is immense. Tn,
exact date when theY wste bull IA un
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-15
LIFE BELTS ON WRONG.
Many Bourgogne Passengers OF the
Lost ship Didn't Know How
to Put Them On.

A vivid illustration Of the power of
mere words over human beings is noted
by a thoughtful French writer, Fran
cisque Sarcey. He says that after the
wreck Of the steamship BourgogDe
many passengers were found floating,
drowned, with liie-preservers on. The
hfe-preservers were fastened upon the
bodies, but were fastened around the
belts instead Of under the arms, and
the greater weight Of the upper part OF
the body had tipped the head under
water, and the person was infallibly
drowned.
Now, the greater part Of the persons
so drowned were French, and the
French term for a life-preserver is
ceinture de sauvetage, or ~'life-saving
belt" This word ceinture suggests TO
the mind, in its moments of disorder
and u%nreadiness such as a great catas-
trophe brings, the idea Of putting on
a belt, and as a belt Is put around the
waist and nowhere else, the frightened
person instinctively adjusts the life
preserver close about the hips. The
result is that as soon as the person
so provided falls into the water his
body tips over, with the heavier por-
ton downward, and the head is plunged
beneath the surface.
The word "belt," therefore. the
French writer insists, was the cause Of
the loss Of many lives in the Bourgogne
disaster. Unfortunately, 1t was not the
cause Of so many as the want OF courage
and chivalry on the part Of the crew.
In the English language we have no
such confusing notion connected with
the word which describes the same OBJ
ject, Perhaps II Is the word "llfe-pre-
server" that inclines us to put the arti-
Gle on close under the armpits, so that
II holds the head Of a floating person
out OF water.
The French propose TO counteraot the
fatal effect Of their own word by re-
naming the article and calling II a bras
siere, which is a kind Of waist, and by
bringing In the word bras, or arm, IL is
expected to teach the people TO put a
nfe-preserver on Just under the arms
Youths Companion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-15
WHAT OLD AGE A
Changes in the Body That Are
Wrought by the Pass
ing Years.

In the study Of living forms, from
the protozoa TO the mammals, and
from the protophytes TO the seed
plants, we find certain changes and
conditions Characteristic Of old age,
In the human subject the principal
changes which we note are atrophic
and degenerative in their nature. The
muscles and glands are the parts more
especially involved In senile atrophy,
although other soft parts are affected
to some extent, There is a dimunitlon
in size OF the cellular elements, though
withoutinvolvlng any essential change
In their structure. The muscular
hberH become small, and are said TO
take on more uniformity Of size, while
the spleen and Emphatic glands un-
dergo a remarkable dimunition in
weight and size, which increases as age
advances. There is also some shrink
ing in volume Of the glsndular struc-
lures Of the digestive tract. Wherever
fat has accumulated II gradually
wastes away. II Ia said that atrophy
begins to take place before degenera-
tion commences. Pigmentary and
fatty inAltrations of the elements are
common, as are also calcacerous In
erustations. As an instance Of the To-
cation Of this fatty degeneration,
muscular Abers, both voluntary and
involuntary, might be mentioned. It
is also found in blood vessels, especial
~ the terminal arteries Of the brain,
and TO some extent In the nerve cells
and In the parenchyma OF g~landular
organs. Elementary inaltrstion, II ID
claimed, IA not SO frequently met with
as is fatty i%nfltration. In the pineal
gland, In ligaments, cartilsges, ten
dons and the walls Of arteries cal
csreous deposits are common. In the
brain and spinal cord the neuralgia In
creaSes until II frequently predom-
mates over the nervous element, and
there IL a tendency 20 the deposition
Of a~mylaoeous bodies In these parts,
The fatty elements Of the brain are
diminished, while the water and phos-
phorus are increased in quantity.
The height and weight Of the body
on account Of these changes are dimln-
ished, the body as a whole being short
er and lighter, while its individual
parts are also lsssened In size, with the
exception Of the heart and kidneys.
The heart, rule, Is hypertrophied.
while the Kidneys are at least the siEs
they were in middle life. Changes take
place IN the skin, rendering II dry and
wrinkled, the hair becomes thin and
white, the teeth drop out, the body
bends.
These changes induce a general de-
crease IN vigori the power Of the mus
cles Is lesksnedI the combustion going
on In the body Is diminished, az IA
shown by a decrease In the amount OF
oarbonio acid gas eThaled. The Vita
capacity Of the lungs IL decreased, al.
though there ia a quiekening CT tbs
respiratory Thytbm. The pulse rats
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION


STATE on MISSOURI,
COUNTY of Lafayette ~
10 the Circuit Court In Vacation June y, isg
Eliiah ". Baker, Plaintiff.
vs..
Ren Cooper. J. u. Allen aud NJ. ChiIds. DR..
composing the arm OF Allen A Childs; Tue
hg siA Coal Company OF MHNUrly Coal aud
Mining Company, composed Of Dr. Gross
white, Charles kmus, James Grant, Cd
Downs; William r Minor, Mamie Tucker
Thomas u Landmm, Portia Galloway, The
Missouri Pacific Hallway Company AM
Ielttha Munro, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plalniin herein
by his attorney aud hles his petition aud
alhdhNlt, alleging, among other things, tina
defendants NJ Childs. Jr. aud Tciitha Munr,
are non Residents Of the state u Missouri
Whereupon u - ordered by the clerk OF SAID
court that said defendants be notified by pub
hcaiiun that plaintiff has commenced a sui
against them In this court, the object ant
general nature OF which Is 90 obtain a judR
ment against said defendant Ben Cooper nj
me sum OF sSl ~, and To enforce q mechanic.
Ven on one coal bin OF wooden building set on
pillar sud being Is feet and o Inches wide and
- leei inches long and q feet high, situated
ahu erected upon the following lands and
premises tp,Wit' on part Of southeast quarter
~ the northwest quarter and the northeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter OF section
fourteen 90, OF township ~ffty-One t5ll. OF
range twenty -four l3li, In LAFAYETTE county
missouri. bounded ana described as follows,
beglhhing at a stake situated one chain and
elghtl INKS north and nine chains and
seNehty-slA links west from center corner OF
siln section u. township 81. range "a, anC
running Thence south two and 50l0J chains Il
4 STAKE; thence west four chains TO a stake
thence north two and 5-lOO chains 10 a stake
thence east four chains 10 beginning. con
tainlng one acre Of land; and that unless m,
sald NJ. Ihilds, Jr., and Telitha Munro be- anC
appear al THIS court, at the next term thereof
70 ne begun aud holden az the court house. IL
ehe ,ty OF Lexington, In said county. on III,
~ Isy OF August next, and on OF before III,
thlIiuay OF said term, II the term shall so lonI
Cuhtllne and II not, then on or before m,
iasl Jay OF said term and answer or plead Il
.he petition In said cause, the same will b,
taksu as confessed, aud Judgment will b,
rendered accordingly.
Ahd u v further ordered that a copy hereof
We published according to law in the LexIng
toh lnieliigencer, a Newspaper published Ii
sall county OF Lafayette for four weeks suo
eesslNeiy, published at least once a week. m,
iast Insertion 10 be at least fifteen DAYS pefor,
.he nrst day Of said next August term OF mi
true Copy. Attest
II CAMPBELL, Circuit Clerk.
~ ItAHl hHhDER. Deputy.
II Z Wallace. Jr, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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HOME LIFE IN PORTO RICO.
same pseulIariues Of the People Who
Have just become Subjects
Of Vscle sam.

The native early-mornlng meal is a
csp q coffee With milk-addiction 20
the blsck coffee habit does not exist
on the standard a piece Of bread.
breakfast Is served at II or II o'clock
and is seldom elaborate. unless guests
ar In The house. Rolled eggs, bread
and coffee satisfy the ordinary man'
but the hungry man eats his gariicky
beeisteak in addition.
Dlnper Is the meal Of the day, and Is
eaten between ak ard seven o'clock.
This is the natives only full heavy
meal and this fact may account for his
ahaity 10 eat a quantity OF food which
leaves the average American a victim
Of indigestion and remorse.
The positions Of honor at a dinner
table are, amoEg older and non-traveled
residents, In the following order: The
head Of the table to the most distin'
gulshed guest; the rest, In the order
Of their rank and importance, ranged
around TO the right, :he host occupy
ing the last seat after his guests. The
women sit at the left Of the table, al
together. Among the more cultured
classes The host occupies the head, the
hostess the foot, the places OF honor
being the seats TO the right and left Of
the lost,
The evenings in the home-for IN
stance, Of an alcalde, the mayor Of 4
town-aTe spent around the center o
the handicapped table, lazily rocking
10 and fro in the big chairs. The mel
smoke their cigarettes-the wOmeT
never smoke-and a flow of small-talk
filed with simple jokes and s~allies, con
sttutes the entire evenings amuse
ment. Where they have pianos, th'
daughters exhibit their limited skill OF
instruments which are tangled and on.
Of tune. One never sees a book or
magazine In these houses, though il
two or three Of the larger cities Their
are many literary men. Reading is no
a strong point of the island population
Special Correspondence Of Harper
Weekly.
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known. BAT il Is belisve6 that they an
toaats TIE birth Of Christ The people
sTs peaoeahy disposed, in which Phase
q character they are superior to most
otAsr natives Of northern Africa They
are Intelligent and hardworking, tend-
ing their fOeks and farming their land
with patient energy. The approach %
-Aeir country Is 20 difficult and dan
gsreuS on account Of the frightful
gouses IL Is necessary 70 traverse and
The risk Of being overcome by the dead
" sirceco, that the Interesting people
have been disturbed but little by Ea-
uuptanA Now that srsAatologsts are
turning their attention 70 the ancient
people. something more is being
learned OF them than was known here
toiov-SI Paal DtD \
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION,
srATt OF MISSOURI,
county Of Lafayette, IS.

SrATE or MISSOURI,
County Of Lafayette, ss.
10 the Circuit Court In Vacation, June %. lsgo.
Elijah W, Baker, Plaintiff,
vs..
j.. II. Allen and NJ. Chiids, .Jr. oomnos,no
hrn OF Allen a Chllds; The big SIX Coal
Company or waverly Coal ana MInins
Company, composed of DR.. CrossKhita
ohafies kraus, James Grant. Ed' Downs.
William u, Minor, Mrs. Mamie TucLer
Ihoinas Landrum, Portia Galloway. the
Tnis,pnt, facihc Hallway Company and
Now at this day comes the plaintiff hereln
" MS attorney aud files his petition. and
anldaNit, alleging, among other things that
uelenuhnts ". Childs, Jr., and Telltha Vunru
aIe non-fesilents OF the state Of. Missouri,
Whereupon Il Is ordered by the clerk Of SAD
court that said defendants be notified by NH.
ncatOn that plalntif has commenced a sui
ughlhsi mem in this court the object and
General nature OF which Is to Obtain n ludg.
neht against Allen a Childs for said sum oI
t'oSa, ana Tor the enforcement of I'M
mechanics lien on one coal hin or woo5ey
building set on pillars, and being Is feet |
inchta Wide and "a feet 3 inches long ami
about a feet high, situated and erected upor
,ne hoiioWlng described lands and premises
northwest quarter and the noriheast onarte,
o. the southwest qnarter Of section fourteef
w, OF township f~fty-One bD. on ran0,
lNcnty,,touf go, In Lafayette county, Mis,
sour, bounded aud described as follows,
BEGINNING ht a stake situated one chain Rnt
eighty links north and nine chains anf
seienty-slN links west from center corner ot
sald section II, township 81, range "a. mi
running thence south two aud SO-I60 chains n
hthke' thence west four chains 10 a stake
thenoe north two and 50lOO chains Ia a sisLe
ulence east four chaius 20 beginning. con
lainlnR one acre OF land; and that nnieas m,
salu ". Chlida, Jr,, and 1elltha Munro be an,
appear at this court, at tho next term thereof
20 be begun and holden at the court house. II
we Ilty OF Lexington, In said county. nm M,
W. gay OF August next, and on or before IN,
mlld dny OF said term, II the term shali a
innR ~c0ntlnue-and n not, then ON or befor,
W ihht lay OF said torm-and answer OF
plead 70 the petition In said cause, iha ann,
wv We taken ~ confessed, aud Judgment vii
DO rendered accordingly ""
Ana u " further ordered that n conv heren
Do punished according 10 law In the Lexine
Wy, inlelllgencer, n Newspaper published N
sun county of Lafayette tor -four weeks suo
eos'iycly, published ut least once q week, N,
~ insertion TO be al least fifteen DAYS befor,
court. "'A"'' '''m w 'hi
true copy Attest
u, CAMPBELL, Circuit Clerk.
~ fEAhL HEEDHn, Deputy.
NC wallace, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff,
0-2t5t