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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09
Yorkshire piqs.

Some fine full-blooded Yorkshire
pigs for breeding purposes for sale by
J. L. Byram, on his farm in Paxton
township, just east Of the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09
tied for third place. Time $40. Tread
well gets one gallon Of ice cream do
mated by Clarence Porter.

If you want a nice drink of soda
water, or an ice cream soda, call at
the Central Pharmacy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09

ers acts as broker for the parties
interested. It would call for the
immediate advancement of 800, ,OOO
for the construction of the line, for
which bonds of the company, guar
antecd by other collateral of mem
bers of the company, would be ad-
vanced. The syndicate putting up
the cash, it is stated, has the option
on the bonds of the company for the
advancement of the funds for the
construction of the entire system
from Duluth to Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. This option, it is stated,
lasts for only 30 days, and the GA
ZETTE reporter was assured that
the option would resolve itself into
an acceptance.
If the two first named gentlemen
have given their correct names to
the hotel register they are undoubt-
edly secret representatives of cer-
tain interests, because their names
do not appear on the list of official
names in the Hartman syndi-
cate. The latter owns the Chica-
60 & Alton railroad, the Illinois
Central, and it is claimed, owns the
controlling interest in the ST. Louis
and Milwaukee systems. tits now,
also, the owner of the Pittsburg.
Kansas City & Gulf line, which
passed into their hands Immediately
after the reorganization of that line
several mouths ago. The Railroad
Gazette frequently refers to the
Observation-Disclosures syndicate, =
implying that the two interests
have divided the western territory,
and that the Vanderbilts, which
control the Northwestern system,
have an agreement with the Harri-
man people, whereby their Individual
interests are protected. Mr.. Har-
riman, the head of the latter syndi-
cate, is wealthy Englishman re-
siding in Loudon, and represents
the only syndicate of Englishmen
now controlling any system of rail
roads in this country, all other lines
being distinctive American lines,
and owned by Americans.
. A long distance phone interview
with a well-known railroad man.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09

A long distance phone interview
with a well-known railroad man.
who is anxious to see the G..
4 NJ. constructed, resulted in
a positive statement that if
Messrs. Emmerick and Sheldon
recommended the loan, it would be
six weeks before work could com
mence on the line.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-09

AS result OF the visit of the
three gentlemen it was stated to a
GAZETTE reporter Monday morning
that the contract for the construc-
tion of the line between Redwood
Falls and the Milwaukee road would
be signed before two week passed
away. The contract would be
signed in Chicago, where Mr.. Pow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

eyes, Helen, I have" he answered.
and there was tremor in his voice.
''and 1 have been thinking too much
about those nights. They say an open
confession is good for the soul;' hear
mine, Helen, and judge me as you will,
and with his wife's arms still clinging
fondly around his neck, and with her
eyes looking straight up into his, he
told her all about his temptation. And
when he had finished he tenderly re
moved her arms, and, with his right
hand appraised, he said: "And now,
Helen, l want to make one more New
Years resolution, and while we both
live it shall never be broken: Resolved
that shall never allow my thoughts
to wander backward, as they have to-
day; and resolved, further, that my
feet shall never stray beyond the
threshold of my own domain, in the
pursuit of pleasures, so help me God! y
"Amen," murmured his little wife,
between her sobs, as she flung her arms
around his neck.-Copyright by Les
lies Weekly, and printed by permits
sion of the same
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
protest, even if he had possessed the

| protest, even if he had possessed the
! courage to try, she was down on the
floor untying his shoestrings.
Johns face, if it were possible, turned
| a shade redder, and he squirmed uneas-
lily in his chair. All married men have
occupied the same position, have ex-
perienced the same feelings that John
Kimball occupied and felt when his wife
kneeled by his side and assisted him
in removing his shoes, and for their
sakes [ will refrain from elucidation.
For the benefit of unmarried men,
will say that John felt like young
fellow who had just been requested to
purchase marriage license for his best
girl and another fellow; think they
will understand. And for the benefit
of the fair sex, will say that John felt
like girl who has proposed TO a
young man during leap year, and been
rejected; I know they will understand.
Small I think, defines Johns feel
ings about as we'll and about as thor
oughly as any word in the English lam
guage.
John has never been able to quite rec
ollect just when his shoes came off, and
just when his slippers went on. He
was in the act of lighting his pipe
his wife had taken her seat on the
other side of the fireplace, and was.
turning the leaves of her book in such
an distracted manner that he felt en-
couraged to hope that she had forgot
ten something-when she suddenly
asked: ''How do some fellows spend
New Years night, John?"
John forgot to light his pipe; he held
the lighted match between his fingers
until it burned their tips, and then
he blurted out: ''Why, my dear, these
fellows I was thinking of assemble in
large room, drink cigars--I mean,
drink wine, smoke cigars, tell vulgar
tales, make ridiculous resolutions, and
tack home at three a. M" When John
finished he looked as if he had been
invited to attend his own funeral, and
had accepted the invitation, under pro-
test.
His wife laid aside her book, and
coming over she seated herself on the
arm of his chair, and, throwing her
arms around his neck. she asked: why
should my John think Of such things?
You never spent New Years nieht in
that manner, did you, john p
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

other, on table, was his pipe, that
he loved next to his wife.
John felt abashed, to say the least
of it, and it was fortunate for him
that his wife was at his back at that
moment, assisting him in removing
his coat, instead of looking in his
face, otherwise she might have asked
some questions that he would have
found difficulty in answering to her
satisfaction.
Mrs. Kimball hung her husbands
coat on it's proper peg, helped him on
with his smoking-jacket, chatting
gayly all the while, and paused only
for him to take his seat. John seemed
to suddenly realize that the time had
arrived for him to do something, and
he accordingly sat down, very clums-
lily, IN his chair and stared, very va
cantly, at the fire. His wife's voice
aroused him, and he jumped like
man who has suddenly and unex-
pectedly come in contact with the
business end of pin. John, DEAR
she was saying, won't you remove
your shoes, put on your slippers, light
your pipe, and let me finish reading
to you that little story [ began the
other night OR are you too tired to
hear it tonight"
s'Certainly, Helen, I'll take pleasure
in listening to you. There is, really,
nothing that I enjoy more. II was
SO busy with-er-my own thoughts
that l quite forgot myself And
John proceeded to divest himself of
his shoes and don his slippers in the
greatest haste.
''Of what were you thinking,
John?' she asked, coming over and
placing her hand fondly upon his
shoulder.
Johns face crimsoned, and he tied
two hard knots in his shoestring be-
fore he realized what he was doing.
"Why-er-I was thinking Of the
way some fellows spend New Years
night
ssHow do some fellows spend New
Years night, John, dear more pleas
antly than you do?"
John had just succeeded in untying
the two knots in his shoestring when
his wife's last question frightened
him into tying three others. She no
ticed his embarrassment, but could
not account for it, and without wait
ing for his reply, she said: Come,
John, you'll never get your shoes Off
at this rate; let me help you, and
when we have finished you can tell me
shnw some fellows spend New Years
night" And before he could enter
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

old days. And the more he thought
Of them the stronger became the
yearning for his old associates and
surroundings.
He felt like social outcdst. He
had never before quite comprehended
how good it is to be free. True, he
was still the "autocrat of his own
breakfast-table," but not quite "mon-
arch Of all he surveyed" and, be it
said to his disgrace, if he hadn't found
himself so near his own door he might
have wandered back among the boys.
Suddenly, pausing in his medita-
tions and glancing at his surround
ings, he saw that he was within a
block of his little home. His con-
science smote him; he felt as if he
had brought unhallowed thoughts on
hallowed ground. He looked sheep
ish for a moment, then tried to
change the current of his thoughts
by whistling love-song that he knew
his wife admired He was still
whistling when he turned the night
latch and entered the door, to be
greeted with a kiss from the little
woman he had sworn to "love, honor
and protect"
She was one of the dearest, sweet
est little creatures in all the wide
world-a woman must necessarily and
naturally be very lear and very
sweet when she is able to capture a
clubman-and her first thought was
for Johns health and well-being.
After the kiss of greeting the first
thing she did was to exclaim, not in
a tone Of reproof, but of solicitude:
ooh, John, dear, you will catch your
death with your overcoat unbuttoned
in the cold night air-and did you
walk home?" Now that alone was
enough to make John feel like a cul
prit, but he smiled and said some
thing about needing exercise" and
mot feeling the cold" which was all
probably very true, and together they
walked, arm in arm, back to the coy
little dining-room, which also served
as sitting-room for the little family.
Another reproof smote Johns con-
science the moment he entered the
room In front of the cheerful little
hearthstone, where a bright fire was
burning, stood his easy chair. Across
the back hung his smoking jacket. By
one side were his slippers, and by the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Cremation is becoming increasingly
popular in Paris, and the crematori-
UNI erected at the cemetery of Pere
Laehaise has already been found to
be too small Additions are being
made, and a third furnace, large
hall and a lumbarium will soon be
ready for use. The latter somewhat
resembles the Campo Santo of Genoa,
and will contain 10000 receptac1es for.
ashes. These inches are closed with
slabs of marble, on which inscriptions
NAV be cut
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Ex-Gov- PillsbuIy, Of Minnesota,
has given 1000 acres to the state
forestry board for the purpose of
encouraging state forestry reserves
in Minnesota and giving the state
board chance to experiment with
cut-over timber tracts, with a view
TO determining the extent to which
the growth of timber can be renewed.
Mr.. Pi1lsbury specifies that two-thirds
of the revenues which may be derived
from the gift must go to the state
university at Minneapolis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

The celebrated Marble Arch, one of
London's most notable landmarks, is
shortly to be demolished. This in
Jeresting object was built by George
", at cost of 100000, as an en-
trance to Buckingham palace, where
it Gid duty in that capacity for many
years. But as the gateway to the
palace the arch was failure. 1t had
the effect CT dwarfing the royal resi-
dence, and visitors who went to view
the royal house from the exterior
saw plenty of gate to quote an old
description, land a very Istle pal
ace"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

About 5000 women and girls in New
York are employed in making arti-
fetal flowers. All grades are made,
from exact imita tions of the most
cheapest vioIets. The branching and
other difficult parts of the work and
some of the finer grades Of flowers
are done in factories, but fully two
thirds of the flower makers are ''out-
side workers. Most of these home
workers are Italian women and chill
dren
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Lightning is visible at distance
Of $50 miles Opinions differ as to
how far away thunder can be heard.
A French astronomer who has made
observations declares that thunder
can not be heard at a greater dis
tance than 10 miles. An English me-
teorologiss has counted up to 100
seconds between the flash and the
thunder, which would give a distance
of q miles from the place where the
lightning occurred.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

The Minnesota Valley Historical
society has decided to build a granite
shaft, fftytwo feet high, to the MEM
DRY of the Indians who befriended
the white settlers during the Sioux
rebellion of 1862 It will be located
on state land, near the village Of
Morton. RenyiIIe county
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

The best collection of Chinese coins
to be found outside of China has been
given to the archaeological museum
Of the University Of Pennsylvania by
Rev. E. W. living, Honolulu mis-
sionary. The collection goes back to
time over $500 years ago and in
cludes those odd, early Chinese coins
which were made IN the form of
spades, razors, keys, shirts and tools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
King George of Greece refuses to

King George of Greece refuses to
part with bullet which imbedded
itself in the wood of his carriage
when he was waylaid and shot at sew
,eraI times at the conclusion of the
war in Turkey. He considered his
escape so miraculous that he had the
bullet extracted and set in his watch
charm, firmly believing that it is
mercifully designed to insure him
immunity from assassination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Contestants Of the will Of Mellen
Chamberlain in Boston have executed
a release to the trustees of the Boston
public library of any interest which
they may have in the s'Mellen Cham
berlain collection which was be-
queathed to the library. This collec-
ton, which is valued at 100000, is
composed Of autographs, portraits,
photographs, genealogical, historical
and literary property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
MONT Be Sold.

Fremont. O., Dec. 22.-It is stated au-
thoritatively that Spiegel Grove. the
home of the late Rutherford B. Hayes,
will not have to be sold, as reported
The heirs of the ex-president have suf-
ficient means with which to pay the an
nuity to Charles Birchard in compli-
ance with the order of the supreme
court. without selling the famous home
stead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria two
years ago ordered crown designed
by prominent artist at Munich. At
that time the prince hoped to be pro-
NOTED to kingly rank, but since. his
ambition has been disappointed he
refuses to pay for the design, and
the artist has been compelled to sue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Whale fishing is not extinct in the
United States, but it is gradually and
slowly becoming 50. From 1850 to
1875 the annual product of the Amer
lean whale fisheries fell from 100000
barrels of sperm oil to $4,000, of whale
oil from 100000 to $4,000, and of
whalebone from 100000 pounds to
100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

A dispatch TO a London newspaper
from Rome says that the pope has Or
dered that about fifteen thousand old
swords, halberds, spears and battle
axes in the vatican armory be melted
and the iron sold A furnace for the
purpose has been erected in the vat
lean gardens. The weapons are use
less except as curios, and cost a great
deal to keep them polished.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
Sentence COMMITTED.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Corp. Samuel
A. Nelson, company f, Twenty-ffth
infantry, was convicted by court-mar-
tial of murder committed in the Phil
ippine islands and was sentenced to be
executed by hanging. The president
has committed the sentence to impris-
onment for life at hard labor in the
United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
PardOHEd.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The president
has pardoned William FL. Huntley,
postmaster at Poneroy, O., who was
convicted and sentenced in June last
to eight months in the county jail for
embezzling money order funds. The
pardo will take effect December "a.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Policemen on the streets in Ham,
burg are instructed to watch the ears
sharply, and if they find car Which
carries single passenger more than
the car number allowed by law the
conductor is fined 70 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
Struck by q Train.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 21.-A Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern pas
senger train struck buggy contain
ing three young men, named Reinsell,
near Shell Rock, Thursday evening.
Two were instantly killed and the thir6
fatally injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26

Rritasn Won't Object.

Washington, Dec 22.-Great Britain,
It is announced, will not oppose the
United States if the latter decides to
fortify the Nicaragua canal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
IncomprehensibIe

Cobwigger-Women are incompre.
hensible.
Merritt-What put that into youl
head?
Cobwigger-My wife spent SIS for 8
smoking jacket for my Christmas pres
ent, and on New Years she was crying
her eyes out because didn't swear Of
smoking.--N. Y. Truth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-26
Well, Uncle Dan,

Col. Whiteman = Well, Uncle Dan,
what are you to have for your New
Years dinner-chicken or turkey?
Uncle Dan-Chicken, sab. Kase none
oh NAH neigh boris don raise turkeys.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-02
Absent-Minded Beggar Story.

A very irritable man left his house
one morning to attend a race meet
ing some distance oil. In order that
he might have enough money to pay
his hotel bill he tied sovereign in the
corner Of his handkerchief. In the
train he drew his handkerchief from
his pocket and noticed the knot in the
corner. "Now," he said, "what was
it wished to remember?" Much
thought failed to enlighten him upon
the point, and at last in a fit Of pas
sion he hurled the handkerchief out
Of the window. Then he remem-
bered.--London Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-02
SUGAR IN HUMAN SYSTEM.
Might Exist Pentifu'ly and Yet An In-
dividual suffer Tor It

Sugar is a substance that dissolves
easily and in considerable quantity in
water. When in solution it easily
passes though an animal membrane by
osmosis. and SO the question of its
absorption seemed simple enough.
The disease diabetes showed. how
ever. that sugar might exist very
plentifully in the blood. and vet the
nutrition Of an individual suffer very
much for the lack of it. Something
else besides its mere presence in the
system was necessary to secure its con-
sumption by the tissues Bernard
thought that the liver was active in
the consumption of sugar: and that
disease Of this organ caused diabetes.
He therefore secured some of the
blood going to the liver Of living
animal and some Of the blood that
was Just leaving if. To his surprise
the blood leaving the liver contained
more sugar than that enterinc if
After assuring himself that his OH
servations were correct. he tried his
experiments in different wavs He
fourd that o,,o, IN tb., bIooJ'1...-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-02
cHosrLY AppARIr1ors.


Rational Explanations CT Seeming Su-
psrnatural Manifestations.
There isno doubt that person may
apparently sea object. and hear words
which another person close by cannot
see and hear. Such impressions are
to be referred not to actually existing
objects, tut to fine action Of the sub
jecfs mind. Dr. Abercrombie tells us
of one patient who could. by directing
his attention to an idea, call up to
sight the appropriate image or scene,
though the thing called up were an
object be had never seen, but had
merely imagined. When meeting a
friend in the street he could not be
sure whether the appearance was his
friend or spectral illusion till he had
tried to touch it and had heard the
voice. Goethe saw an exact counter
part of himself advancing toward him,
an experience repeated by Wilkie Col
Inns. Sir Walter Scott relates that
soon after the death of Lord Byron
he read an account Of the deceased
poet. On stepping into the hall i'm
mediately after he saw right before
him, in standing posture, the exact
representation Of his deceased friend,
whose recollection had been so strong
ly brought to his Imagination. After
stopping a moment to note the ex-
traordinary resemblance, be advanced
toward it, and the figure gradually
disappeared.
Some Of the cases narrated by Sir
David Brewster are particularly in
structive. The subject was a lady
(lIrs. A. y and her hallucinations were
carefully studied by her hus band and
Sir David. On one occasion she saw
her husband, she thought, who had
gone out half an hour before, stand
ing within two feet of her in the
drawing-room. She was astonished to
receive no response when she spoke to
him. She remembered that Sir David
had told her to press one eyeball with
the finger, when the impression of any
real object would be doubled. She
tried to apply the test, but the figure
walked away and disappeared, The
simple scientific experiment diverted
her attention from the creation of her
mind, and this, no longer being in sole
possession, could not maintain itself
and was dissolved. Another hallu-
cination took the form of her dead
sister-in-law. The figure appeared in
a dress which Mrs. A. had never
seen, but which had been described
to her by a common friend.-West-
minister Review.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-02
A PHYSICIAN IN DOUBT.
Is Not Certain Whether Hypnotism Is
Genuine Phenomenon or a Fake.

OeDulu0 FI0HO"'DOH OF a Iah''
CTS hypnotism a genuine phenom-
enon or a fake| said a prominent
New Orleans physician the other day,
in Response TO question by a skep-
tic. "ln confess, honestly ] don't
know. The subject is very fascinat-
ing, and / have given it considerable
attention; but / ann unable to make
up my mind. All / can say is that,
with exceptional opportunities for
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-02
His Investment in Ashes.

William II. Knight, a farmer in
Jersey, has all the proverbial shrewd-
ness Of his class. He bought for one
dollar six barrels Of wood ashes that
were the assets Of a deceased miser
who was supposed to have been worth
100000 when he died. The neigh
bors Of the farmer laughed at him
when he bought the ashes, They are
laughing now, but out Of the other
side of their mouths, for the farmer
found $500 in bills hidden at the bot
tom Of one of the barrels.