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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
I.iaxt's Feat of Memory.

In The Century William Mason. the
veteran American musician, tells of a
remarkable feat of memory performed
by the composer List:
My friend knew List very well. and
having taken fancy to composition
of mine, LES Perles de Rosee," which
was still in manuscript. he said: Let
me have it for publication. Dedicate
it to List. can easily get List to
accept the dedication. l am going di-
rectly from here to Weimar and will
see him about it. At the same time
will prepare the way for your recep-
ton later as pupil
Not long afterward l received let
ter from my friend in which he told me
that when he handed the music to
List the latter looked at the manu-
script. hummed it over. then sat down
and played it from memory. Then, go
ing to his desk. he took a pen and ac-
cepted the dedication by writing his
name at the top Of the title page.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
Football Incident In New York.


Mr.. Frank W. Graves during his
newspaper career witnessed many sin
gular scenes, but the oldest one hap
pened. according to Mr.. Graves, in the
old days when the big college football
teams played their star games on the
New York polo grounds on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
On the occasion mentioned Yale and
Princeton had played and Yale had
won.
Going up Broadway there walked a
dapper young Princeton man and a
girl Going down Broadway at the
same moment were eight victorious
young Yale men. They were happy,
but silent, and they came straight
down the street until they spied the
Princeton pair.
Then still in silence, moved by sin
gle purpose, the Yale men formed a
circle, and as the other pedestrians
made way for them they went around
and around the Princeton pair. At first
the young man was surprised, then an
gered. and at last he raised his cane
and made dash for liberty, whereup-
on the Yale men stopped and. without
a word, fell upon him as they do in
football, quietly, heavily and quickly.
Then. Strengthening themselves again
into a line, the eight Yalesians stopped
moment and in concert raised their
hats to the thoroughly frightened girl
and silently resumed their march down
the street.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
GRANITE ROCK.

All the fall work is just about done
here.
A. D. Norcutt is erecting large barn
on his farm.
Charles Plat of Evan was visiting
here last week.
The school house in district No. 80
has new porch.
Hans Jensen and his sister are going
to visit their parents at Morgan.
Lonis and Will Anderson have just
received new top buggy and harness.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
are losing their cattle from feeding on
corn stalks.
One of the young men of this neigh
borhood has just received brand new
top carriage.
There was dance at Geo. G. john
sons last week. All who attended re-
ported good time.
Louis and Will Anderson and Thole
Hanson are planning on going north
10 view the country.
Thorwald Hanson and John Zaske
are going up to Renville to witness the
marriage of the latter sister.
Mrs. Ed. Norcutt and her mother ar
rived here last Tuesday from their two
weeks visit at Mankato and other
points.
Henry Silke, who is engaged to
work for. Geo. Norcutt the coming
year, took flying trip to Willow Lake
Sunday, on his new bike.
! Peter Anderson took his mother to
Redwood Falls, where she left on the
train for her home in Evan. She had
been visiting with his family for some
| time.
Lars George and his son, Peter
George of Morgan, are up here build.
ing barn on their farm. It is believed
that Peter will move up here to live in
the spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
Reasoning From Analogy.

Freddy is the son of Fourth avenue
stockbroker. you will understand, and
is therefore familiar with some Of the
terms of the profession.
Papa" said Freddy.
"Well. my sonY'
is there such a worm as a book
worm?"
There is such a creature. Freddy.
but it very rare. The term book
worm. however. is applied to person
who is continually porting over books"
And papa"
"N'ell?"
rs a man who is always porting over
the ticker a tapewormY' - Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
Not Too Dead.

II am not prepared to state that the
dead can come to life" said Pennsyl-
vania man, but the experience Of a
friend of mine in a Pennsylvania Ger
man town would seem to incline one
that way.
I'm the town where he was visiting
he became acquainted with the local
undertaken and in that way was ena-
bled to be present at the funeral of a
young woman who had expired from
shock at seeing her husband fall from
a load of hay. He was not hurt at all,
but she was, to all intents and pur-
poses, as dead as the proverbiaI door
nail The body was laid out in the par
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
THE DONKEY PUZZLE.

lor, and all the relatives and friends
had assembled to pay their last re-
spects to the dead.
"As is customary in that locality, a
big funeral dinner was served. In the
midst of the meal the parlor door open
ed and in walked the corpse. 1t didn't
take a minute to clear the room, leav-
ing the intruder from the spirit world
in sole possession. The undertaken
finally plucked up courage to return to
the dining room and found mis- subject
enjoying a hearty meal after her en-
forced fast.
"Her first question was, Was Jake
hurt much ? "-Philadelphia Record.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21

Is now fully equipped for re-
ceiving large quantities daily
of good milling wheat, and will
pay the top market price for
the same, in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
Mighty Dad Luck.

The colored gentleman who collects
paper scraps has a disabled right"
Only the thumb is of much service.
Asked how it happened he looked sad
and replied, dat ar wuz a piece Of
bad luck, boss; yes, sab, mighty bad
luck"
How was that?"
"Ah doan' like tub tell, but 'twuz
mighty bad luck"
Finally he consented to explain:
s"Two felluhs insulted me in a place
across the street heah, an All stahted
in tub FRAGILE dem out. De second
felluh All tackled wuz stan'in tween
me an an iron pilluh dat suppohted de
roof. JUS as All wuz erbout tub hand
stepped one side an nah hand struck
de pilluh instead. Hit done broke ebry
one of nah finguhs, an dey've been
stiff eber since. Yes, sab, dat wuz sub
tinly bad luck"
''But what about the first fellow
you went up against? You didn't say
what became Of him."
ooh, dat felluh? Yah, yah! Boss.
All kin show you dat niggah any time.
e work JUS a block from heah. e
amt got no nose an only lilly piece one
ear
How'd he lose 'em?"
How'd e lose 'em? Boss, e didn't
lose 'em. Dey wuz took from i'm, an
Abs de man what done hit. All done
bit 'em bofe off. Yes, sab. All bit 'em
off while we'se rollin round on de fo'."
Detroit News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
His Ignorance.

Tess-Oh. like him well enough. but
it's so hard to make him understand
anything. Last night be asked me
several times for kiss. and l said.
mo. nor each time.
Jess-My goodness! l should think
that was emphatic enough for any
man.
Tess-It certainly should be for any
one who knows that two negatives
make positive.-Philadelph Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
For Sale or Rent.

The residence on the corner of Broad
way and Ramsey streets, formerly
known as the Buxton residence. In.
quire of
l3tf A. P. GOUDY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
MisapprehensiOn.

A small boy the other day heard the
couple. of a hymn which runs thus:
And satan trembles when he sees
The meekest saint upon his knees
His pity was all for satan. why
does satan let the saint sit upon his
knees if it makes him tremblp p
Rochester Post Express.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-21
CASH.

The elevator is conveniently
located for teams near the Red
wood river bridge, on the same
grade as Bridge street, so that
CHM bing the hill with load is
obviated. Elevator has spout
delivery to mill, and is provided
with electric motor.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30


much hurt, hut 1t was alleged tn
Peck has been drinking heavily Of late,
and II was thought advisable to give
him opportunity to sober up.
Give dollars and costs was the finc
imposed by the Mayor upon Chas.
jackson, accused by Truant Officer
Watson of neglecting to send his young
son, Earl, to school.
Jacob Brown pleaded mot guilty" to
charge Of assault and battery upon
the person of his wife, and the case
was continued to Tuesday morning.
| Nicholas Becker and John McAvery
| intoxication, 50 and costs each.
Harry Cady, disorderly conduct, case
continued to May 8.
August w. Rowe, accused of not sup
porting minor child, case continued
to Tuesday morning.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
CASES
Of Assault and Battery
Before the Mayor.
James Peck Goes to Workhouse-.
Other Offenders.

A case that has occupied considcra-
bic time and attracted much attention
was concluded In Mayors court Mon
day morning. The case was that in
which Abe Williams was arrested on
a charge OF assault aud battery pre-
fclled by John Turner. Williams had
Turner arrested on the same charge.
He also accused Walter Buckmnster
of having hand IN the fight. The
trouble occurred six weeks ago. Mayor
Young fined Williams and Turner So
and costs each. Case against Buck
master dismissed.
James Peck, accused Of assault and
battery upon the person Of Chas. Har
rls, was fined IS and costs aud sentcnc
ed 30 dnys 10 the works. The assault
on Harris was made saturday on Moir
street, in South Akron Harris WASH
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
Will Straishten Akron
Barberton Line.
Trip TO be Made In Shorter
Time.
Uniformed Rank, knights Of Pythias
Organized at Barberton.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Barberton, April 3O.-The $4,000
worth of school bonds. which will be
sold within month, will be made
payable us follows: $500 each year
for three years, $1,000 each year for
six years, and S1,500 each year for
three years. Thus 1T will take II years
to pay for the bonds.
The work of ballasting the Rapid
Transit road is going on with increased
rapidity. Two new hat cars have
been built at the barns here. The fact
that Mr.. Thos. II. Walsh was In the
east last week has caused many ru-
mors to be set afloat. One Is that he
will straighten his road between Ak
ron and here, so that the trip can be
made in 20 minutes. III order to do
this, 1t is said, switch will have to
be put in near the National hotel.
Trips have been made better and on
! more regular time in the last two
months than ever before In the his
tory of the road. More power has
made this possible.
The Barberton Uniform Rank,
knights Of Pythias, has organized with
81 members. Uniforms have been or
dered and will be here in three weeks.
Officers have been elected as follows:
Benjamin Dickinson, captain, Geo.
Herrold. first lieutenant; Thos. Nc
Fern. second lieutenant; Harry Rob
erts. secretary; w. G. Hollar, treasur.
er. The directors are John Wunderly
John Holland and VIC. Hollar.
zimmerman e Davies are building
two fine houses at the corner of Wun
derlich and Hopkins aves. TO rent
"Doc" Currens was iu Cleveland
Friday on business. .fl
l.. II. Horner has sold a lot on Sny
der ave. to Thos. Carter. He will erec
house for him on this iot,
Mr.. p. d. Schaeffer, G. A. G. ticke
agent, is visiting his parents In Sun
bury. .....
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30

wall. Then she heard him gasping and
grunting as be lifted at the corners.
She followed him with her ears as he
walked around behind 1t and put his
shoulder to the wheel and got a brace
for his feet. There was louder grunt,
a muttered, "Git up there. durn you"
and then the house was shaken again.
Mr.. Bowser had beayed up, and the
bureau had heaved down. and the loss
of his toe hold at a. critical moment had
given the bureau the victory He lay
there under it, aud he seemed to be
dead. The cook was summoned through
the speaking tube. and by their united
exertions the two women lifted the bu.
reau and rolled the unconscious form
of Mr. Bowser aside. II wasn't case
of death. He had simply been squeezed
as fiat as a pancake and had his bones
twisted about. Mrs. Bowser had scarce.
ly taken his head In her lap and mois-
tened his nose with camphor when he
opened his eyes and sat up.
"Who-who pushed the blamed old
bureau over on mey" he demanded as
soon as he could get Ms breath.
"Why. no one, of course" answered
Mrs. Bowser. You were trying to
heave 1t up you know, when"-
"When you sneaked into the room
and jammed against II and hoped |
would be squeezed TO death. l might
have known you would do It. Woman.
although you have been foiled again.
this is the end, Yop have tried assas'
sination once too often.'
But how can you say
"That will do, It's as plain as day.
I'll now drag my limping bleeding body
| to the library and prepare the papers,
and tomorrow our respective lawyers
can arrange about the divorce and ali.
mony Not woM-not a single word.
| see through II all and. batiled mur-
deress. wish you good night and
! pleasant dreams" Nj. QUAD.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
BOWSE KEPT BUSY.
THE oLo MAN TRIES TO MOVE SOME
FURNITURE.

and In His Efforts Causes other
GLIDING Himself and the Cat. With
No Very Happy Results.
tcopyrisht. 1900. by c. B. Lewisl
Mr.. Bowser had about hall. finished
his cigar and his evening newspaper
when Mrs. i,owser looked up from her
sewing and said:
81 wish you'd stop at some furniture
store in the morning and see IL you
can't get man for an hour or two.
want the things moved out of tho
spare bedroom and the carpet taken
up"
That's fair specimen of your eco
nomlcal way of doing things" answer
ed Mr.. Bowser. There's about ten
minutes work to be done, and yet
you'd pay man $40 or $40 instead Of
asking me-"
"You ought to get man for 81, and
the last time you took down a bedstead
you
"1'he idea of paying out enough mon
cX TO Duy Two luis VI tOui iOi tSh Lb'h
utes' work. he interrupted. when
sit down and think over your reckless
| extravaganza, wonder that we have
dollar In the bank. What is 1t to
take down a bedstcad, to yank bu-
reau out into the hall, to rip up car
pet? III have the room empty in five
minutes"
"But thought I'd have the bureau
brought down stairs
"Well, that may take two minutes
longer"
"And you know the bedstcad is big
and solid, and once when you started
/ to take it down you
~ know nothing about 1t. If I ever
started in to take it down, then down
it came. don't propose to pay out my
hard earned money for somebody TO
come up here and loaf around. 1t is
now exactly Z O'Clock. In five minutes
the room will be empty, and one min
ute later will be back here again."
"I'll pay man out of my own pin
money" protested Mrs. Bowser.
"You'll pay nothing" he replied as he
started up stairs. followed by the cat.
No preparations had been made for
removal. Mr.. Bowser entered the bed.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
Lone Burglar.

4 lone burglar visited the residence
Of Mr.. y, u. Bailey, llo James st. at
. o'clock Monday morning and secured
81 in cash.
Entrance was gained through door
AZ the rear of the house. Mrs. Bailey
hearing noise, arose al , o'clock this
morning to Investigate, She saw n
man leave the house, The money was
taken from pocketbook, Mrs. Railey
believes that she can recognize the
thief.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
Ectributfou.

II there's something that you know about .
brother,
Something spiteiul. something hustful YOU could
say,
Then beg you rot to do it,
You are very sure to rue It,
for it vii; react upon yourself some day.
The injustice yen infio. upoa another,
The ingratitrde you show unto friend,
Don't forget. some tomorrow.
VIII return TO you in sorrow,
All vii, be repaid with interest In the end.
Don't imagine you shirk retribution;
Do not think YOU eau escape moral debt.
lie who tramples or his neighbor,
He who erinds the face o: labor.
Can but reap q bitter harvest OF regrat.
You may seek in craven fear Tor sbsolution,
Bu. your selhshness will render II in vain;
II you think but OF evasion
For the evils you occasion,
You Will fud the pain you give returned in
pain
II Is true the Master gave to US the promise
OF atonenent for tho sins Of humankind,
But love is the only entrance
To the kingdom Of repentance,
AnS the thought ct self must vanish from the
mind.
We must help our struggli.s brothers to arise;
II We wish to be forgiven.
We will find the road TO heaven
In the hard and thorny path Of sacrifice.
Denver News
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
}Real Estate Transfers.

FURNISHED by the Abstract Title
Guarantee and Trust Co., 226 South
Main Street.,
Ella A. Bolles to Luke Wykoff, =
interest 109.29 acres Bath township,
and acres Richfeld township, $1,000.
Nellie A. Ferguson and Joy T. AIath-
erson to II. Schetzinger, 40 feet South
Howard St, corner of Cherry ST.,
$4,000.
Sallie A. Brooker to Dee Brooker,
40 feet North Howard ST.. 81.
Luke Wykoff to Louis Andrews, %
acres Bath township, 5000.
A. d. Alexander to Ella G. Hanson,
90 feet Third ave, 81 and exchange
of property.
Henry Bauer to Chas. Deckert, sc
feet BoweYy ST., $1,000.
Katharine Koeberle to Joseph a.
Bachmann, GO feet rear Goodrich ST.,
$50.
Emma A. Dodge to Elijah w. VIII
lIams, 60 Feet High St, $4,000.
Horace r. Cochran to Jennie Holvey
GO feet Main ST., Cuyahoga Falls
S1.00.
Catherine Lavery to The Akron
Building and Loan Association, lo8,3S
feet Miami St, $100.
Jas. Il. Miller TO Sarah Thomas, Al
feet Princeton ST., $500.
Jno. Ii. Conger 10 Fannie @. Huston
46. 100 acres Peninsula, Sl.0o.
The Akron Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION to Elias l., Diemer, 40 fee
Bell ST., $500.
A. ID. Alexander to Jno. w. Limhert
30 feet Third ST., $3.50.
Sarah Pelot 10 Emily o. Miller, u
acres Copley township, $500.
l.. A. Chamberlain to Frank II. Ma
son, 51.5 feet Crosby ST., $2T3O.
Roosevelt Hopkins to Hart NJ, Low
90 acres, Bath tp., 5000.
Hubert II. Codding ct al to Roswell
Hopkins, 30 acres, Bath tp, $1l2o.
Iccie Il. Seymour to Sarah j. irwin
80 feet, Hazel St, S475.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
Stubblc.

Over the hills the soft sky hangs unclouded
Through all the pleasant day;
Down the long valley. under willowy arches,
The bright brook threads its way.
Upon the trees the leaves still hang unfaded,
And In the long green grass
few wild flowers still lift their timid faces
Where the fierce sunbeams pass.
Still the cool, dewy dusk of early morning
Is jubilant with song;
The drowsy locusts drone, and noisy insects
Chirp shrlly all day long.
There is no sign OF autumn, which, approaching,
Brings swift and brilliant death.
When every trembling leaf shall fall and wither
Beneath its blighting breath.
There is no sign, save where the naked wheat.
fields,
OF all their plenty shom,
Show only wastes OF yellow stubble bordered
By hammered fields OF corn;
Stubble alone, OF all the transformations
That In each stalk wrought,
Till. from the germ, new change each change sue.
ceeding,
At last perfection brought.
No; where the barns wide doors swing idly open
see the heaped up sheaves
| And Of the ripe, thrashed grain catch golden
glimpses
| Under the dusty caves.
| &c. though these fields lie shorn when earth Is
fairest,
From all its bloom apart,
Each grain they bore Is safely stored for winter.
With sunshine in Its heart.
o loving friend. II when tits yet liie's summer.
| Earths grieis have made you old.
| Look where past years. forever in safe ksepiug,
| Their garnered haryes.s hold.
For II but one sweet word hss Sssn remembered
! Through long, slow years Ct pain.
| The Ssd6est soul can never uxy ia sorrow
| That 1t has lived In vain.
! Mary II. Krous.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30
AN UNKNOWN.

An unknown" of Barberton will go
into the ring, at 126 pounds for linn
tied round contest with the gloves.
VIII give or take four pounds; no fight
ers of that weight barred. Plenty of
money behind the unknown" For
further particulars, see "Al' Berrodn'
manager.
Rob Fitzsimmons VIII be in the best
possible condition when he fights Ed
Dunkhorst and Gus Rubin, as he Is
working as he never trained before al
Bergen Beach for these batiles. Al
though the Cornishman has only beer
doing real hard work at the Beach fol
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-30

room to find the bed undisturbed. but
with one wide sweep of his arm he
gathered UP blankets. sheets and pill
lows and carried them down the hall.
Then he returned and gave the mat
tress twist and a whirl which flop
ped 1t off the bed and out of the door,
and the springs came next. Mr.. Bow
ser was working on ragtime. No man
can pick up set of bed springs to the
time of yankee Doodle" The cat
saw the impending calamity and leap.
ed TO the top of the bureau. AS Mr..
Bowser heaved up the springs and
gave them bounce he lost his balance
and went down with crash. and. hav-
ing nowhere else to go, the springs fol-
lowed him. He was fighting them Off
with hands and feet when Mrs. Bow
sar looked In the door and exclaimed:
-"Thank heaven that the life has not
been crushed out of you!"
"Crushed be hanged" he yelled as
he got rid Of the springs and stood up.
III you Imagine I'm the sort of man
to be crushed under blamed old set
Of bed springs you don't know mel?
II knew you'd have trouble, and that
was the reason ! wanted you
"There's no trouble about 1t. The
burned cat tripped me up. I'm big
enough and old enough to boss this job
and you get right back down stairs and
attend to your knitting"
There are two ways Of taking down
a mahogany bedstead weighing a ION or
! two Mr. Bowsers way was peculiarly
! his own. His first move was to grab
the footboard and wrench and twist
/ and draw the whole bed across the
! room and push il back ngnin. Then he
| stood off aud kicked AT the rails until
/ the heels flew OFF his slippers. 1t was
n. sudden inspiration which caused him
! to lift up on the ends of the rails. and
to his great surprise they We're loos.
! ened from tho head and foot boards.
! The footboard lie managed to move
down the hall without accident, but
! when he came TO the hcadtoard, which
had been brought over in the Mayfow-
er 10 ballast the ship, lie realized that
desperate struggle was at hand. So
did the cat and IL her wisdom she re-
treated TO tho hpil 10 await events.
"Why In thunder my great grand
father didn't use this lumber to Nnila
horse barn Is nore'n can make out"'
growled Mr. Bowser as he surveyed
the massive structure and waited for
his second wind.
IL had TO be moved. however and
there was no time 10 call up the Coast
Wreoking company or figure on the
hydraulic power. Mrs. Bowser crept
UP and sat on the stairs and shivered
aud tile cat walked to and fro in the
hall and had nervous tremors. while
Mr., Bowser moistened his hands and
looked furtively about for point OF
advantage. Suddenly he jumped for
ward and made an attack. His objecl
was TO take the bedstead by surprise
md run. 1t down the hall before II
could make move In defense. Ht
succeeded TO a degree--that is, he go
the cumbersome mass clear of the wal
and or the move for the door. and Mrs
Bowser WIS beginning to breathe
easier and the cat TO feel more hopeful
when there was yell of terror and I
crash which shook things clear dowi
TO the cellar bottom. The headboar,
had bucked,. Mr., Bowscr thought th'