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Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
Test For a Weak Mind.

Two men in cafe were discussing a
gift by a noted millionaire of large
sum of money to found college chair
Of psychology.
What is psychology. anyway ask.
ed one.
ITS the study of the mind. of the
SOUL" said the other.
"What's the good of that?" asked the
skeptic
"a great deal of USE" answered his
companion. II have studied it to some
extent myself and can detect weak
minded man from strong minded one
by very simple test. For instance. if
can make you. say fourteen against
your will you lack will power. Will
you let me try it on you? believe |
can make you say it"
make me say fourteen against my
will? You can't do it Fire awayw
And this is the way the test worked:
Allow much are six and four?
B.-Ten.
Allow much are eight and three?
B.-Eleven.
Allow much are nine and seven?
B.-Hixteen.
A. (triumpbantly)-Aha! There, you
said 1t. I knew you would,
B. Gndignantly)-Said what?
A.-Sixteen.
B.-But fourteen" was the word we
chose for the test.
A. (coolly)-Well, you've said 1t now,
anyway.-New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

consequence OF self abuse and excess produc.
nance, dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head. ringing in the ears, loss OF confidence,
dlftdence IN approaching strangers, palpitation
loss OF memory. pimples on the face, coughs,
DR. G1BBON has practiced In San Francisco
over "a years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured al bone Charges reas-
enable. Call or write
DIR. J. +. GIBBoN, as Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
The Wedding Ring.

Many believe that the loss of we'd
ding ring means that the husbands s
love will be lost in turn. If the ring
is broken, the husband will soon die.
In Ireland it is general belief that
to rub a sore with a golden wedding
ring will cause 1t to speedily heal.
The wedding ring is supposed never
to tarnish, and If it does become dim
it is said to be a warning that love also
is tarnished and dim.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
Originality.

Original things are not always good.
The best that any writer can do is to
absorb facts and SMILES as COW does
grass-then give as good quality Of
the milk Of comon sense as possible
New York Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
An Ear Test,

A novel and curious test for deafness
or approaching deafness has been de
scribed by Paris specialist If the
handle of a vibrating tuning fork be
applied to the knee or other bony por-
tion of the human frame, the sound
cannot be heard by the person who
possesses an unimpaired ear, but if the
ear be attacked by disease then the
note can be heard distinctly.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
ANTS ACT AS sTRATEeIsTs.
Colonies of the Insects Transact
Business With Military Precistou

Colonies of the Insects Transact
Business With Military Precision.
From a military standpoint the meth
DDS employed by ants to provide food
for an ant colony are almost perfect.
Their foraging parties are faultless,
both in planning and execution, and
are almost uniformly successful. A
resident of this city who visited South
Africa gives this description of foray
of an army ats.
The army which he estimates to
have numbered about $1,000 ants.
started from it's home in the mud
walls of hut and marched in the d.
rection of a small mound of fresh
earth but few yards distant. The
head Of the column halted on reaching
the foot of the mound and waited for
the rest of the force to arrive at the
place of operations, which evidently
was to be the mound of fresh earth.
When the remainder had arrived and
halted so that the entire army vas as
sembled, a number of ants detached
themselves from the main body and
began to ascend to the top of the
mound, while the others began moving
SO as to encircle the base of the mound.
Soon a number from the detachment
which had ascended the mound, sevi-
IDENTIFY the attacking party, entered the
loose earth and speedily returned, each
bearing a cricket or young grass
hopper, dead, which he deposited upon
the ground and then returned for a
fresh load. Those who had remained
on the outside Of the mound took up
the crickets and grasshoppers as they
were brought out and bore them down
to the base of the hill. returning for a.
fresh load. Soon the contents of the
mound seemed to be exhausted. and
then the whole force returned home,
each carrying his burden Of food for
the community.
Here. then, was the regular foray,
planned and executed with military
precision. the country surveyed. the
depot of provisions known accurately
before the march was made and at the
mound prudential division of labor and
care taken that none Of the victims
should escape.-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

No industry except that of cloth
manufacture has contributed so much
to the comfort and advancement OF
man as that of glassmaking, which is
one of the oldest Of technical indus
tries. It's earliest home was Egypt
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
The Road to Convale.cence.

A woman will be in bed all morning
and go to whist party in the after
noon. She will be genuinely sick all
day and go like martyr to card par
ty at night. The plea that her absence
might Inconvenience her hostess is con-
sidered sufficient excuse. A man with
an ache goes to bed and roars. 1t
would be interesting to learn which is
the shorter route to recovery.-Atchi-
son Globe
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

A German savant says dying is a
perfectly easy and painless process.
Consciousness, he says, ceases in near
ly every instance before the heart
stops beating.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
The Spirit of Research.

MA, oh, map
What is it, Georgie|
IF you had married somebody else
sides pa, would ha' had red hair or
black hair rT'-Indianapolis Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

A man who has never learned to
write his own name is not so likely to
get into trouble in this world as the
one who has learned to write another
mans
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
His Point of View.

Shea married couple should pull to-
gether like team Of horses.
He-Yes, and they probably would if,
Ike team Of horses, they had but one
tongue between them.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

A man who owns a cocoanut grove
In Venezuela is independent, as the
fruit continues to ripen all the year
round and brings a good price. Each
tree averages an annual income Of
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

Don't fool with a wasp because he
happens to look weary and tired-youll
probably find him all right in the end.
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

A bell sounding the curfew signal to
go home smacks as much of ring rule
as new married man not being allow
ed a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times,
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
THE PAST.

,,,. y
! will bury it deep and still, 50
With tablet over its head,
'ot the dead one may speak no ill.ss -
ssi
dug deep down in the loan,
l sealed up the grave with prayer, .
But the past was the first one home
And waited to greet me there
-Jeanette Bliss Gillespy in Columbia Literary
Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

The Abyssinian warriors always hon
OF their king by band escort OF 40
trumpets wherever he goes,
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

Few things are impossible in them
selves. 1t is not so much means as
perseverance that is wanting to bring
them to a successful issue.-Rochefou-
cauld.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN

This old reliable and
themoSt successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
co stilicontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases, such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect. Structure,
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De b ility. Impotency,
Sorr1ipalW WaaknecS and
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

Explosive bullets were first used in
India for hunting tigers and elephants.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27

Books
A Handsome Series of New and
Useful Publications

The Southern Pacific Company has published
for free distribution the following books and
folders which may be obtained from any South
ern Pacific Agent, or I. II, Goodman, General
Passedger Agent at San Francisco. II you.
apply by mail inclose a stamp for each publi
cation.
Resorts and Attractions Along the
Coast Line is a handsomely illustrated folder
giving description of the health and pleasure
resorts on the coast between San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Shasta Resorts, embellished with beauti-
full half.tone engravings, describes the scenic
and outing attractions of the vast and wonder
ful Shasta region, the grandest Of pleasure
grounds.
about the charms of that remarkably favored
semi-tropic garden spot, Southern California.
A Handsome Map of California, complete
in detail, reliable, skillfully indexed, and full
of information about the States resources. 1t
is the only publication of its kind conveniently
folded for pocket use.
Summer Outings is u j. page folder devoted
to the camping retreats in the Shasta Region
and Santa Cruz Mountains. 1t appeals more
directly to that large and growing class of
recreation seekers who prefer this popular form
of outing.
Pacific Grove lie the Chautauqua of the
West, and this folder not only describes the
pretty place itself, but gives program of the
religious and educational meetings, conven-
tions, schools, etc, TO be held there this sum-
mer.
Other publications are Lake Tahoe. 6ey:
serS and Lake County, Yosemite, Hotel
del Monte, Castle Crags, each brimful OF
information about the places named, and print
ed in the highest style of the art.
Go and see
NJ. w. GORDON, Agent, lone.
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
WHITE SEWING Machine COMPANY,
300-306 Post St, San Francisco, Cal.
C. A. HAWKINS. Gen. Mgr.

A. ]. Snow & Son, Dealers in White Ma
chimes, Sutter Greek. mayi
Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
Orlando Stevens,
Johnny Chapman.
n. B. Freeman,
Hardy Downing,
F. A. Mcfarland,

Agents Wanted Everywhere Write for
prices and Catalogue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-07

Editor w. Roy Whitman of the
Morgan Messenger was in the city
for few hours last Saturday.
The Redwood County Land Co. of
Vesta, have a new ad. this week.
Look it overt may be of interest
to you.
About half an inch of snow fell
last FRIDAY evening shortly after
eight clock No wind accompa-
MED it,
Mrs. F. G. Baker of Denver, COL,
a daughter of Mrs C. c. Birum, ar
rived here last Saturday morning
on visit with her mother and
grandmother.
The delinquent tax list for 1899
and the absolute tax sale list will
be placed in the hands of THE GA
zETTE to-day by County Auditor
Tompkins and both lists will be
published in this paper next week.
John McIlreavic has been engaged
the past week in putting in shoe
shelves on the rear of the west side
of Aune & Thune S store. He will
erect shelves on the front east side,
which will be used as IL cuff and
collar department of that store.
Fl. G. Hays and wife of the Sleepy
Eye Dispatch took dinner at Hotel
Francois last Saturday. They were
en- route home from Willmar and
Montcvideo. Mr.. Hays father died
at the former place during the past
week, and Mr.. and Mrs Hays were
present at the funeral.
The contracting firm of A. G.
Ochs Il Co. of Springfield, which
put up several brick buildings in
this city, has dissolved, Mr.. Ochs
retiring to devote all of his time to
the manufacturing of brick. The
contracting firm of kreitinger Il
Yaeger has grown out Oh the disso-
luton.
During the month of December
there were 4,676 acres of land trans
ferred in Redwood county, the total
consideration of which was $34, 100,
an average of only $7.33 per acre,
In Renville county there were
10, 1913 acres transferred, the CON
sideration being $l96, S6S, an aver
age of Sl9.48 per acre.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-07
T H e CITY
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTEO.

S. G. Peterson made a business
trip to Madison last Thursday, re-
naming there several days.
Francis S. Pollard spent several
days during the past week visiting
with friends in Walnut Grove.
N. G.. Pratt eff Waterville, father
of Ed Pratt of this city, was visit
ing with the latter during the past
week
Miss Laura Brainerd. came up
from Blooming Prairie early last
week and will visit with the family
of o. L. Dornberg for an indefinite
period.
Mrs. S. L. Pierce came up from
St. Paul last Wednesday and re-
NAMED here with her husband, At
torney S. L. Pierce, until the follow
ing day.
Mrs. Malcolm Mclean and chill
dren left for St. Paul last Wednes-
day and will visit with Mrs. Nc
Lean relatives in that city for
some time.
An order has been issued by the
postoffice department establishing
a postoffice at Wanda, this county,
with Val. p Eichten, one OF the
Eichten Bros, who is in the hard
ware business at Wanda, as post
master The Office will be opened
as soon as Mr.. Eichten files his
bond and receives his commission.
The special term of the district
court which convened in this city
on Tuesday of last week came to an
end last Thursday noon, during
which time several court cases were
tried, argued and submitted, as
well as the hearing on the motion
for the new trial in the Rollins case
Judge Weber took all of the cases
under advisement.
Andrew D. Stewart of Redwood
Falls township, gained new laurels
at the meeting of township fire in
surance men in ST. Paul last week.
Aside from being reelected presi-
dent of the Township Mutual Fire
Insurance association of the state
he was elected president of the Mu-
tual Creamery and Cheese Factory
Fire Insurance Co. Of Minnesota,
a new company just organized, hav-
ing headquarters at st Paul. The
latter concern is to begin business
on July Ist, next, providing IS risks
with a total written insurance of
1925, 900 can be secured by that
time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-07
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN l. SCHMAHL
WEDNESDAY, FEB. Z, 1900.
Chicago E. Northwestern Railway.
LOCAL TIME CARD, REDWOOD FALL

LOCAL TIME CARD. REDWOOD FALLS.
Subjectto change.
DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
No 60, daily except Sunday ...... 1 p. m.
For Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis, Winona,
and east: also for Tracy, Marshall, Water
town, Huron and Pierre. Parlor car. Kasota
to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Sleeper, Man.
kato to Chicago.
No. "a. daily except Sunday 4:3O p, m:
Connects at Sleepy Eye with trains east and
connection with Omaha at Kasota for Sioux
City and Omaha.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
No 81, daily except Sunday LOTS a. m
Connects with new train No. 5, from east
No, 63. daily except Sunday 80. - IS p. m
From Chicago. ST Paul. Minneap polls. Winona
and all points east and west.
w. B. KNIsKERN. il NoRTHMoRE,
Gen. Pass: and Ticket Agt Ger Tno Agent; MIN
W. S. BRAMMER. Agent, Redwood Falls, MINI
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure of mail and
express trains from Redwood,
EAST.
for Metropolis and St. Paul, connecting with
through trains for Chicago and the east ST
Louis, Hot Springs and the south. Des
MOines. Omaha and points west. Through
dining and sleeping cars.
WEST.
No. IA. daily except Sunday. 232 p. m.
For Hanley Falls and WATERFOWL.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
East 600 p. m. West $50 a, m.
Every day until further notice.
GEO. s. RICHARDSON. Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-07

John J. Palmer spent portion Of
last week at the wholesale houses
in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Mesdames Carrie Waters and
Rose Burgess spent several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lentz of
Morton last week.
H. G. Warner Of Minneapolis and
Wilbur Warner of Watertown were
in this city for a few days last week
IN attendance at the burial of the re-
mains Of their brother in the Red
wood cemetery.
On Feb. 1st the rates for board at
Hotel Francois were fixed at SIG
per month. Board aud room $18
per month. Meal tickets, good for
81 meals, used regularly, will be
sol l for 81, while dinner meal tick
cts will be sold at the rate of s. for
81 meals.
The ladies of the Relief Corps re-
greet that a number of advertise
ments were omitted from the True
Blue programme, but owing to the
urge number of advertisements
contracted for, and no copy fur
nished at the time, they were omit
ed by error.
There will be an Entertainment
of Days" at the Presbyterian church
next Friday evening, commencing
at $50 o'clock. An admission of
Is cents will be charged adults and
10 cents for children The pro-
gram will include speaking, read
iugs, singing, ETC., on the various
days of the year.
On next Wednesday evening will
occur the animal masquerade ball of
the Redwood camp of Modern Wood
men. The organization has been
careful in sending out it's invita-
tons, and will be more careful in
the disposition of the tickets, and in
order to gain admission it will be
necessary to present tickets. This
is done in order to maintain order
and see that only proper persons
are admitted to the hall. Supper
will be served at the Commercial.
Rev. G.. H. Stevenson went to St.
Paul early last week and on Friday
returned home. bringing with him
Mrs. Stevenson who has been in hos
pital and sanitarium ever since Mr..
Stevenson was assigned to the pas
torate of the Methodist CHURCH at
this place. Mrs. Stevenson has
practically recovered from her long
illness, and will henceforth assist
her husband in his work for the
CIul I'll. Vic VI VIC till CC Cllldltli,
a little girl, has been cared for at
the home of A. E. King, while the
other two are with Mrs. Stevenson s
parents in Kansas.
During the past month there has
been a contest on in the Offices of
the county treasurer and the regis
ter of deeds, headed by w. S. Nc
Kay and Miss Grace Chadbourne,
over calendar display. The con-
test closed at | o'clock last Friday
morning, at which time either office
had on exhibition about 40 calen~
dars, all of different kinds. Many
of them are beauties, and the two
collections are worthy of inspection
by the lovers of art. While the dis
play in the treasurer S Office shows
more color and expense in collec
ton the judges decided that the dis
play in the register Office was
made with the least expense and is
therefore worthy of the reward.
The calendars will be on exhibition
for a day or two.
IL TT7S 7E7E9tS7sT7E T7S7E7
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-07
Remarkable
R6SultSD6

follow the use of glasses
which relieve eye strain.
The improvement of
sight is but a small part
of what is accomplished
by the modern optician.
The relief of headache,
neuralgia, chronic in
flammation of the eyes
and other symptoms re-
sulting from the con-
slant strain on the mus
cles and nerves Of the
eyes caused by optical
defects is the principal
value of perfectly fitting
glasses.
Special attention is
given to this kind of op-
teal work including ex-
aminations free and ben
etits guaranteed by
HIM. HITCHCOCK,
The Optician.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-05-17
As Others See Him.

One OF the public men attracting
most attention these days is Sena-
tor Pett;grew OF South Dakota, not
as a matter OF meritorious conduct,
but because his actions are severely
condemned, and his peculiarities
ridiculed. Here is a sample OF the
expressions taken from the Wash
ington correspondents lettet to the
Minneapolis Journal:
Senator Pettigrew is probably
serving his last term. His health is
breaking down under the strain OF
hard and unceasing labor, and it Is
a serious question whether he will be
equal to the task OF another term,
even ii he should secureit. Heprob-
ably puts in more hours each dayat
hard labor than any other member
o. either house. III is long TRADES
against the administration, deliver
ed at frequent intervals in the SEN
ate, are the result of long hours of
unremitting toll and the burning of
mu oh midnight oil. / was talking
the other day to a man who is an
occasional visitor at the Pettigrew
home in this city. He said to me:
"pettigrew works every night un.
til after midnight, and am told by
me mbels OF his family that he fire.
quently is not in bed before or 2
o. cl ock. He spends hoursand hours
porting over officia reports and other
docu ments which come into his
h an DIS. looking for material upon
VIII ich to hang an attack upon the
AL m inistration, and after he gets
10 t OF data he spends hours putting
hem into form for delivery. / be-
lieve that he works harder than any
m an in Washington"
Only the other day u western friend
of Pettie1ew's who was spending
few days in Washington. noting that
he was not looking as well as usual.
said to him:
l really believe that it would be
a good thing for you if you were not
returned to the senate. You are in
need OF rest. The life you are now
leading would kill the strongest man
in the country in a short time"
Pettigrew admitted that there was
truth in what his friend had said, but
insisted that he intended to come
hack, if only for the purpose ofshow-
ing his enemies that he could come.
Continuing to discuss Pettigrew,
h is friend said to me- "ThesenatOr
has b cen finding fault with people
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-05-17

The "allied forces" of reform
ers" are split wide open. The social
lists have candidate for president
the midroad pops have another can
didate for president; the fusion pops
have third set of candidates for
president and vice. And still we
have the democratic convention to
hear from. The fusion pops will
try to work in Bryan and Towne
into the democratic ticket at Kansas
City July 4th, but it is question
whether they can or not. The dems
may want to pick their own men.
Bryan is democrat, but Towne
claims to be silver republican. At
anyrate the allied forces are hope
lessly divided. This, together with
Mckinley's popularity and repub.i-
can prosperity, indicates the great
est republican victory the country
has experienced.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-05-17

Some Of the delegates" to the
Populiet national convention like
1t so well in Sioux Falls that they
have decided foreman here. Among
those who have not left and who
will make their homes in Sioux Falls
are +. ID. Morcom of Maine, C. p.
Bates Of North Carolina, G. V. Booth
OF Texas, Dick Dickinson OF Illinois.
ID. Lloyd OF Mississippi, NJ. l., Fox
OF Nevada, and Harry Sawyer OF
Oklahoma.-Argus Leader.
In other words, these men are all
old residents OF Sioux Falls, and
were pressed in to represent states
that had no representation. States
Attorney S. V. Christ, and VS..
Major OF Hand county represented
Arizona, and were listed on commit
tees as coming from Arizona. The
explanation of thisis that the Sioux
Falls convention was very slimlX at
tended, and a few OF Senator Petit
crews home friends kindly assisted
INN by representing other states
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-05-17
- a - II q II Z "A.
Boar, Ii. HThs Kind You Have Aways Bought
'''.s 81 N<NAgzM
PerCherOn stallion
CHARLEY.

Registered in the Percheron Sind
book of America, recorded No. 20913.
Color. Gray. star. irregular strip. left hind
foot white. Foaled June 1897 bred by
Alex Miller. Deyoe. S. d. Sire Gilbert
5l54 (46D he by Brilliant 1871 1850; he
oy Brilliant 1899 1850 he by Coco II
CID; he by yieux Chaslin (7l3) he by
Coco (7l2j; he by Mignon t7l5) he by
Jean LIE. Blanc C739,.
Dam. Rosalie 1876 by Deyoe $500, he
by Briard 53l7 1880 he by Brilliant
i27l C755) etc. End dan, Jeanette 473O :;
Sd dam. Julie 567 It'll dam Jeanne 80,
Certified by president and secretary
American Percheron Horse breeders As
ISOLATION.
Charley will stand Mondays and Tues
GAYS at homo place Spring township;
Fridays and Saturdays ut ORIENT, 3. D.
DUCkECK BROS.
2OtJ Owners.