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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Boston,s aLittle Italy"


The Boston Transcript says that Bos.
toms Little Italy, is established in the
very quarter where Paul Revere lived
and whence he bore the message of
the belfry. The Old North square rip
pies with the color and music of for
eign faces and tongues. The Old North
church itself cannot have far to go
to neighbor with Franciscan chapels
and Roman Catholic cathedrals, the
whole medley of foreign world usurp-
ing that place where once Puritanism
reigned supreme.
They say that the Boston Italians are
very thrifty. that from being good rent
payers they are becoming notable prop
erty buyers. They are music loving
and art loving people. go to the
Museum of Fine Arts on the free days
and see these same Italians. in their
rags and hobnail shoes. men. women
and children. standing before the finest
things in the gallery and approaching
them
And that sight reminds writer in
The Transcript Of a shabby cabman
in Florence who always carried his
Gerusalemma Liberata in his coat
pocket and whose passion was for the
preservation Of the Italian tongue id
its purity. las only the Siennese now
preserve 1T, signorina.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Easy IL You Have To.

Many stories Of President Lincoln
might be classified as fiction, although
a few Of them are So it is not unnatu.
raj that this little anecdote, which is
better than most, should appear in Mr.
Irving Bachelors novel, "Eben Hol
den.''
Ny son." he said. taking my hand
in his, why didn't you run 7"
Didn't dare" answered. 81 knew
it was more dangerous to run away
than to go forward"
Reminds me of a story" said he.
smiling. Years ago there was bully
in Sangamon county. Ills. that had the
reputation Of running faster and fight
ing harder than any other man there.
Everybody thought he was a terrible
fighter. He'd always get a man on the
run; then he'd catch up and give him a
licking. One day he tackled a lame
man. The lame man licked him in a
minute
!" Why didn't ye run?' somebody
asked the victor
Didn't darst.' said he. Run once
when he tackled me, an I've been lame
ever since
How did ye manage to lick him 2
asked the other
WAL said he. I he'd to. an done
it easy
That's the way it goes" said the i'm.
mortal! president. "Ye do it easy If ye
have to.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

Peer Richards 6Eea4 BOX.
benjamin. Franklin was q hearty eat
e In the good old days before the
vending OF lightning rods became 9
profession. When history caught one
Of her first glimpses OF him, he was
eating roll in the street After he
laid the cornerstone OF the Pennsyl-
vania hospital in the happy reign Of
George III, he was frequent visitor In
the halls Of that Institution. His la
bors there being arduous, it CHANGED
that he frequently fell hungry at work.
He appeared at the hospital gate
one day with a big tin box under his
arm. Disregarding the gaze Of the Gu
rious, he marched through the cor
ridors to the dispensary, brushed aside
4 few cobwebbed beakers from shelf
and in their place planted the tin box.
What might this be?' queried his
friend DR.. Rush.
This" said Ben Franklin. "is Poor
Richards bread box. Help yourself
The box was filed with penny cakes.
When the supply ran out, Ben Frank
lin bought more cakes. That was 80
years ago.
Since Franklin's time, new hospital
buildings have crowded the old out
of existence and the hospital has
grown to be one Of the most noted in
the world. Yet an old tin box, much
battered and dented, stands on a shelf
in the drug room, and it contains cakes
and ginger snaps. Whenever the resi-
dent physicians or nurses visit the
room they go to the box, take out a
cake and eat. When the cakes are
gone, the hospital steward charges the
box afresh. Philadelphia Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Cyclone Franks.

A traveller in the west, the Rev. G. i.
Brady, says that of all the manifesto
lions of power he ever witnessed, from
an earthquake down, a cyclone is the
most appalling. The midnight black.
ness of the funnel, the lightning dart
ing from it in inconceiyable ferceness,
the strange cracking sound from it's
bosom, the suddenness Of its irresisti-
BILE attack, its Incredibly swift motion.
Its wild leaping and bounding, like a
gigantic beast of prey. the awful roar
which follows, all this but feebly char
acterizes that strange rayager Of the
plains. He continues:
The cyclone plays odd pranks.
have seen two horses lifted in air and
carefully deposited, unframed. in a
field about an eighth Of mile away
I have seen chickens and geese picked
clean of feathers and yet feebly alive.
One house, remember, had hole
ten feet in diameter cut out of its roof
as if by a circular saw. have seer
the black, whirling cloud lift build
ing and shake it to pieces, as one
shakes pepper box. One of the
worst cyclones l ever knew threw 8
heavy iron safe about as child NIGH
toss wooden alphabet block in play.
| 1t is an irresponsible as well as al
almost omnipotent monster. and i
seems. to love the hideous jokes of it:
own concocting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

EX,MS SGOEy OK 100000 mt
Mr. John Cooper, one Of Dooly coun-
ty's most prominent citizens, Is in the
city on his way to Augusta to attend
the old veterans reunion. When he
got OF the trstn, he looked up Captain
Warren Mosehy, one of the bravest OF
the boys who went out IN the sixties,
and they Immediately began swapping
"reminiscences about their army life In
Virginia. Finally Mr.. Cooper asked
Captain Moseley II he remembered the
Yankee hat. A reporter who was stand
Ing there heard the following story,
which both men vouch for as being alb
solutely true:
On the first day of the battle of Win
chester a Yankee was killed SO near
the line of battle that a soldier of the
name Of McLendon, Company I, Fourth
Georgia picked up the hat and put it
on and wore it. He had not had it on
his head for more than two hours when
he was shot through the head, the bull
let piercing the hat in almost the same
hole that the bullet had entered that
killed the Yankee.
Another soldier Of the name of Woo
ten Of Company II, Fourth Georgia,
picked up the hat and put it on, and in
less than an hour he, too. was killed,
the bullet striking him in the head near
the place where the other two bullets
had entered.
The next day another soldier of the
name Of Fitzpatrick of Company III,
Fourth Georgia. was wearing the hat
when he. too. was struck in the head
and killed.
Although the hat was fine one, it
was left lying on the field. as there
was no one who would wear it, as four
men who had worn it were then cold
and stiff, and each one had been shot
through the hat in almost the same
place.-Macon News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
A Water of Special Value.

While Sir William Harcourt was
travelling in the highlands with Lord
John Russell and other friends they
were one day crossing Scotch loch.
and in course of some conversation
with boatman. from whom they were
trying to elicit information as to his
views on the beauty Of the surround
ing landscape, the man assured them
that the water of the loch had spe-
cial value. When asked to explain
what it was. he remarked that 1t bad
the reputation of making the finest
toddy in Scotland. Chambers JournaL
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Weevil and wheat.

The only way to get rid of weeyil in
your wheat is to make a bin or granary
as nearly alright as possible and then
place in an open dish on top Of the
wheat carbon bisulphide, about four
ounces for every 100 bushels Of wheat.
Allow this to evaporate. It is heavier
than air, settles to the bottom and de-
stroys every living thing. During the
treatment keep fire away from the bin.
as carbon bisulphide is explosive, adj
vises American Agriculturist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

FODDER CUTTER.

a Satisfactory Homemade AFFAIR De-
scrfbed by Its Owner.
Fig. L is the knife. The handle q
is made of a by 4 inch scantling and
is 31a feet long. The blade is made
of piece Of steel procured at the hard
ware or iron store Is inches long, 8
inches wide and one-quarter inch thick,
but three-sixteenths Of an inch might
do. The manner Of setting the blade Is
sufficiently explained by the figures.
Fig. 2 is side view Of the box and
frame. The box is made Of boards /
foot wide and 31a feet long. By put
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
why He Preferred to stay,

Landlord will obIige me by pay.
Ing your rent. now three months over
due. Unless you can pay you must
move. Or is the rent higher than you
can afford In that case we might
perhaps
Tenant-No. think I'd rather stay
right along at the present rate than
be obliged to face the alternative Of
pay or move Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

HOMEMADE FODDER CUTTER.
ting the bottom board between the side
boards the inner measure Of the box is
IL inches wide by II inches deep.
Across the top Of the front end Of the
box there>is nailed board (b) IL inches
wide, and underneath it, inside of the
box, is an inclined board, as indicated
by dotted line, which forms the mouth
and throat of the machine. This helps
greatly to hold the fodder in place for
cutting. The legs, made of IA by ~
inch stuff, stand with their edges to the
box and are 31a feet high; bottom OF
box, 21a feet from the floor. The sup
ports Is, s. are nailed firmly to the legs,
and the box is nailed>both to the sup
ports and to the legs, which, with the
braces e, f., make the machine firm
and strong. The support under front
end extends four inches to the right to
hold the upright pieces (D in place, be
tween which the end of the knife han.
die is held. There are also two other
upright pieces G, -, one In front of
each of the front legs, which are ad.
Unstable to crowd the blade Of the knife
up close to the mouth of the machine.
Fig. 8 is a front end view. The cross
piece at the bottom, which is Of the
same thickness with the knife handle,
projects eight inches on either side Of
the frame to form wide base, so that
the box cannot be easily overturned,
and the workman can place his foot on
the end next To him and thus hold the
machine in place. In Fig. 3 the pieces
u and r, r can be more clearly seen.
Fig. 4 is a bit Of steel, shaped up with
a square, smooth face for the knife to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
In tbe Interest of accuracy.

At meeting of the Mansfield House
settlement Mr.. Percy Alden, the ward
en-. told a story Of the mother of
Robert Louis Stevenson. The widow
of the novelist was telling how. in the
island Of Samoa. the old lady had
taken walks with native chieftain
who had killed thousands and eaten
hundreds : .Oh. Fanny exclaimed
the novelist's mother in horror. '.you
know it was only lip London Chron-
fcle
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
An Accomplished Cook.

The family had advertised for cook
The family lived in a west end man
sion. Throughout the house there were
rich articles of furniture and bric-a,
brac which had been picked up from
time to time in the family's wander
ings through Europe and other sections
of the globe. Now. it so happens a
very wise person applied for a place as
queen of the culinary department in
this elegant household.
What is your name?" asked the fam.
lily
'Evangeline. thank you" came in re.
ply from the dusky applicant.
.Evangeline. then, tell me. are you 8
good cook p
Its just like this: You see. can do
SO cooking, SIS cooking, $50 cooking,
but
There was undue emphasis on the
.sbut." and Evange1ine glanced admir-
ingly about the house. Evangeline
knew her little book well.
ut seems to me- she went on final
". You folks wouldn't be satisfied
with any other than my sos kind"
The family was quite taken aback.
but managed to recover itself in time
to say it might strive to get along as A
starter with about $17.35 cooking for q
few months. at any rate. Washington
Star
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
The Point af view.

The squire tsympathetically)- IN
very sorry TO hear that your husband
IS at the point of death Mrs. Hodge,
but you must try and be cheerful, as
you know it will be all for the best.
Mrs. Hodge All. yes, indeed. sir;
it'll be blessing when 'e's gone.
q I'll be able to live in comfort then, as
ave i'm in four different clubs.
judi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Rapid Transit Returns.

wouldn't be guilty Of doing favor
Tor man and then in a day or two
asking him to do one for me-
J NO. nor I. I'd ask him right straight
on before bis gratitude got chance
to cool. - indianapolis Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27
Important In Droughty Regions.

Important In DrOughty Regions.
AS the result of seven years trial
at the North Dakota station fall prep
aration for spring wheat gave an aver
age increase in yield of one bushel per
acre over spring preparation.
Very similar experiments, with like
results are reported from the Oklaho-
ma station. Wheat seeded on oat land,
plowed July 10, Aug. Is, and Sept. IL,
yielded at rates of 31.3. 23.5 and 1913
bushels per acre respectively. Early
blowing tended greatly to the suppress
sion of weeds and the conservation of
soil moisture in these experiments.
Three days before seeding the early
plowed soil contained 1853 per cent. Of
moisture, the medium plowed 1919 and
the late plowed II per cent, some 4
per cent less than the amount required
to terminate wheat readily.
At the Minnesota station it was
found that early blowing opened the
surface of the ground. so that the rain
fall could be more readily absorbed.
while the furrow slice formed an eff
fective dirt mulch, retarding the move
ment of the moisture to the surface.
This is q matter of much Importance
in droughty region. 1t was also
found that on unplowed land the
growth Of weeds following crop Of
grain dissipated a large amount of the
moisture that early blowing conserved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

he romantic vision Of the first half
OF 9 mans life is the most real survey
of earth he will ever make.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

u One day Of sickness will do more to
convince young man that his mother
is his best friend than II volumes Of
proverbs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-02-27

cut against, and is so nicely set in the
mouth of the box as to form smooth
surface so that stalks will not catch
against it when feeding them through
to the knife. The blade, of course, is
made with beveled edge and set SO as
to cut like pair of shears.
My cutter cost me, all told, besides
my. own labor, not more than So and
does more work and does it better and
more easily than any of the cheaper
machines on the market, says the Ohio
Farmer writer who describes the fore
going.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28

and a courage which never faltered in
their performance, it may be truly said
of this Bayard of the seas, he was sans
peur ct sans reproche."
There have been great many allus-
ions to how Gen. Lee gave his sword 10
Gen. Grant, at the surrender, but l have
read nothing equal TO the pathetic de-
scription given by Bridges Smith, once a
newspaper writer, but now Mayor of Ma
con. In his "A Plea for the Old Soldier
occurs this very tender passage: Then,
when it was all over, and Lee drew the
sword out of his heart and laid it tender
ly in Grants hand. the young man went
home" 1t is really sad to think this
beautiful piece of imagery is dashed to
the earth by the cold, cruel fact that Lee
neither drew a sword, nor placed one in
Grants hand. However. my old friend,
Smith, is in good company just now, so
far as this error is concerned, for Mrs.
Varna jefferson Davis, in last Sundays
New York World, INDUCES in a similar
misleading allusion to Gen. Grants sup
posed magnanimity at the surrender. "A
soldier" she says, might well have for
gotten all but the desire to possess the
sword of Lee, that precious symbol of the
knighthood of the nineteenth century.
Gen. Grant did not keep it as a trophy,
but respectfully returned it to the hand
which had made it's fame as deathless as
that Of Excalibur." 1t seems to be i'm
possible, even with Gen. Grants own as
sertion to that effect, to make people real
ize that Gen. Lee never gave his sword
to Gen. Grant at the surrender.
The removal of Gen. Nathaniel
Greene's remains in Savannah's ancient
cemetery, reminds me that the first ora
mil oh faft a af
Revolutionary War. was that by Alexan-
der Hamilton, before the Society of the
Cincinnati, in memory of Gen. Greene.
The second grafton of this character was
over Gen. George Washington. In its
notice of his death the New York Museum
of Dec. u, 1888 INDUCES in a beautiful
poetic idea of Washington being escorted
heavenward by his warriors gone be-
fore" The names OF Mercer and Greene
are familiar to the readers Of the Morn
ing News, but Laurence" IL should be
explained. was Waahington's half broth
or. former owner OF Mount Vernon. named
after Admiral Vernon, with whom. he had
served.
From vernon's Mount behold the Hero
rise.
Respondent forms attend him thro' the
skies!
The shades OF war-worn veterans round
him throng
Ana lead enwrspt their honored chief
along.
A laurel wreath the immortal Warren
bears,
An arch triumphant Merccrs hand pre-
pafes.
Young Laurence. orft the syenging bolt
of war,
with port mnjestie guides the giittering
car.
Montgomery go1.like form directs the
way
And Greene unf9les tie gates ~ sndlefs
day
while Anecie Hrump8 -tonEpcf proclaim
thfg' alf
Due Donors for ths Firri ~ Men pre-.
pnm
gl.s reuoral " Qen pfecneS bQey NaE'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28

s. A; William II. Crawford ds2D
was United States Secretary of
War; Charles d. Megs QS00 was,
think a son of President Josiah Meigs and
father of Maj Gen. NJ. c. Meigs, u. S. A.,
born in Augusta, Ga. Alfred Iverson
d82D was father of Gen. Alfred Iverson,
c. S. A., formerly in the IT, s. A. John A.
Campbell 0S26) was for time assistant
Secretary of War of the Confederate
States. Peter w. Alexander $50 was the
famous Confederate war correspondent
think Joseph g. Blount 0S5O left the
Military Academy at West Point to enter
the Confederate army, where he was
major of artillery, but ] am not certain
Of this, as / write entirely from memory.
Even this official catalogue has Gen. Be
nets name "Stephanus V. Bennett" This
ought to '1et me OUT on my hastily
made error in regard to him.
Sidney Herbert.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28
SIDNEY HER6ERT'S LETTER.
THE PISTOL FROM WHICH WAS
FIRED LAST SHOT or THE WAR.


C6icers Shot by Their own Men.
Promotion of Army Officers on the
Eve of Retirement - Commodore
TattnaII Should BE Included In the
List of HOnOred Ones-The First
Grafton Over the Remains of "A
Military Chieftain-SOme Thoughts
suggested by the Removal of Gen.
Greene's BOdy-Other Matters of
General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, April
1.-THE Atlanta Journal published the
ofnclai programme for Decoration Day"
IN Opelika, and the Troy Daily Messen-
ger published the official programme Of
me Ladies' Memorial Association for
decoration Day." but l noticed that
generally the day was called Memorial
Day just as May 80, the Grand Army of
Inc Republic Memorial Day" is often
called Decoration Day. at the Nortn.
"Aen Mrs. Williams and her associates
established the Southern Decoration
LAY 1t was for the simple purpose of
decorating the graves of old soldiers, but
III later years memorial services, military
paidaes' etc, were added, so that Me
"'oF'al Day. has become a more appro-
P''a'e name, and might well be officially
'0opled, and thus prevent confusion OF
names The launching of the battleship
lame was announced for Memorial
"a Wit lOnt ia eyfx The
so %, ,NsonVille Metropolis, however. added
,iNlfl % but the real date should be
'''1 do month later.
George l.. Carter dentist of Balti-
r' Is mistaken in thinking he has a
a. -" lrln which was fired the last shot
'"' war. II did not fall to the lot OF
~ one Of Col. Mosby's brave men. nor
,,"uS soldier IN Gen. Lees or Gen. John
XIX. army 10 fire the last shot from a
h or a gun. There was shooting done
NJ. ''oiS la, Alabama and Texas after all
th mad ceased up IN Virginia by Mos
A. men or any other detached bands
n.'. "ian ivlng can fully identify the gun.
'. cariridge or cannon that fired the
r. 'lo' OF the Civil War. . ] have
l,,.i 'h item referred TO Ia q recent
frI rom veteran Harvey but hope 90
A.. l"r next letter and also one about
f.,.. .'tf brothers mislaid ~ the same
uo AZ Nmcs ! md IL Impossible 10 keep
I. my daily mail and matters grow
,.' ~ it - zee that Gen.
I.. approaching marriage rcyives the
r '"i hn may possibly become com
I. hentfai ~ the army in tho ~.
n... 'llt ipmor if hardly worth . mos
I. e''' 40 ad3utant gencralH are
. hihq Of timber eenerals-in-chief
'E MADE Cofbin H. not 40 she
promotion.
d. '3hfed statement that Cen p
u I ' a. = A. Wa killed BY 0nt
f.. soldiers. end nh'ch ia npF
'i em. tstsnena'ff "A. W gsra.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28
FAMILIAR PHRASES.

They Were Coined in the Most Nat
uraI Sort of Way.
To feel in apple-pie order is a phrase
which dates back to Puritan times-to a
certain Hepzibah Merton. 1t seems that
every Saturday she was accustomed to
bake two or three dozen apple pies. which
were to last her family through the COM
ing week. These she placed carefully on
her pantry shelves, labeled for each day
not be confused with Thursdays, nor
those presumably large or intended for
washing and sweeping days. eaten when
household labors were lighter. Aunt Hep
zibahs "apple-pie order" was known
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28

throughout the entire settlement, and
originated the well known saying.
1t was once customary i'm France, when
guest had outstayed his welcome, for
the host to serve cold shoulder Of NUT
ton instead of hot roast. This was the
origin of the phrase, ITO give the cold
shoulder
None shall wear a feather but he who
has killed Turk was an old Hunga-
rian saying, and the. number of feathers
in his cap indicated how many Turks
the man had killed Hence the origin of
the saying with reference to feather in
ones cap.
In one of the battles between the Rus
slams and Tartars a private soldier of
the former cried out: Captain, I've
caught a Tartar!' Bring him along.
then" answered the officer. II can't, for
he won't let me" was the response. Upon
investigation ii was apparent that the
captured had the captor by the arm, and
would not release him. So, catching a
Tartar, is applicable to one who has
found an antagonist too powerful for
him.
That far from elegant expression. ito
kick the bucket" is believed 10 have
originated in the time of Queen Elizabtth
when shoemaker named Hawkins COM
mitted suicide by placing a bucket on a
table in order TO raise himself high
enough to reach the rafters above then
kicking away the bucket on which he
stood. The term coroner is derived from
the word "corph-connor," which means
corpse inspector.
Hes brick" meaning good fellow,
originated with a king of Sparta--Age-
silaus-about the fourth century, B. G. A
visitor at the Lacedaemonian capital was
surprised to find the city without walls
or means of defense, and asked his royal
host what they would do in case OF an
invesion by q foreign power. Dor" re-
piled the heroic king. why, Sparta has
fifty thousand soldiers, and each man is
a brick
When the Horse Guards parade in ST.
James Park. London. there Is always a
lot OF boys on hand TO black the boot OF
the soldiers. or do other mental work
These boys, from their constant attend
ance about the time Of the guard mount
ing. were nicknamed "Tho Blackguards,"
hence the name ''blackguard." Deadhead
as denoting oneswho has free entrance 10
places OF amusement. comes from Pompeii.
where the checks for free admission were
small ivory deaths heads. Specimes Of
these are IN tho museum al Naples.