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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-06-03

away the ash heap, while the smaller
boys and girls gathered the loose
boards and piled them nicely in the
coal house. We repaired the fence
around the schoolyard by lacking ur
the loose wires. Some raked, while
others carried away the dry grass.
Before school was called Mr.. Haa'
singer brought us hard maple tree
which he planted northeast of the
school house. In the afternoon Mr.
Kenney bought us some box-elders
which we planted near the fence. We
planted thirty-two trees We have one
row on the east side and across hal
the north side Of the school yard. Al
four o. clock our work was done anG
we had an improved school yard.
Miss Plapp, the teacher, then excus
ed us, but. she remained and swept
the school room.
MILE A. LUssENHOP.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriately Observed by Large
Crowd in Redwood Falls.

Forty-two years have passed away
since the first call to arms was
issued. Soldiers have fallen in bat
tie, soldiers have passed away from
disease contracted in the struggle,
and yet their deeds remain as fresh
in the memories of the generations
that have followed as if the event
were but one Of yesterday.
This is what Memorial Day dis
closed, and what it discloses on each
succeeding Memorial Day, as the
populace from town and country
gathers as if by patriotic impulse,
to do honor to those who have fallen
by the wayside. Here, in Redwood
Falls, in common unison with towns
all over the United States, the pee
pie gathered last SATURDAY., under
an alternate clear and cloudy sky,
witnessed the decoration of graves
Of soldiers who have passed away,
and of the wives of soldiers, who
have also gone in the great beyond.
There was no variance in the pro
gram from that of former years.
Flags were at half mast, streets
were crowded with people in the
morning, and about ten O'Clock the
procession commenced forming for
the march and the ride to the GENE
terry The band, with its solemn
notes of a funeral dirge, headed the
procession, and was followed by
the members of John S. Marsh Post,
some on foot, others in carriages,
the members of the relief corps,
public school pupils and citizens in
carriages. At the cemetery &C.
Cured the usual decorating exer-
cises by the members of the two
organizations, aud then the march
to the city began. 1t was nearly
noon when the procession returnSd.
In the afternoon, commencing at
100, the members of the post and
the relief corps formed at the hall,
and were escorted to the school
house by the Redwood band. Here
the presentation of the flag to the
school by the members of the relie
corps occurred, the band playing
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-06-03
.RISING" THEIR MOTTO.
Class of Seven Graduates From the Red
wood Falls High School.

Seven students OF the Redwood
Falls high school passed out of the
school history Monday evening,
when the commencement exercises
were held at the court house, and
the seven were presented with di-
plomas emitting them to all school
honors.
The attendance at the exercises
was very large, relatives, admirine
friends, schoolmates and the like
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
MEXlCO'S BIG TREE.


Tropical candidate For tho Dis
Hnction of Beine the largest
There stands n tree in the tropics of
Mexico the sight Of which is worth
the trouble of the 300 mile trip from
the City Of Mexico to the little Indian
village Of Tule on the road to Mitla.
This giant of prehistoric forest ia
known as the big Tule tree, the name
being pronounced in two syllnbles ana
az though 1t spelled Tu-lee In past
years many trees have come TO the
front as claimants to the distinction ~
being the largest tree in tho world and
not infrequently one of these impostors
secures that honor.
Only short time ago new trcr
was discovered in California Of thn
Mariposa variety, and it was heraldel
as the biggest tree in the world its cir
cumfcrcncc being 100 feet. The big
Tule tree Ia ~ feet inches to the god
Of this new western wonder. and tie
fact that its position has not hitherto
been more firmly established Is due to
the few people who have seen it. Not
every one who goes to Mexico goes To
Militia, and If you do not go TO Militia or
nearly there you cannot see the big
Tule. Accordingly, comparatively few
people have seen its Clories
There are many California trees
which would make more lumber than
the big Tule, for its trunk is not hii.l
and its abundant tropical foliage al
most reaches the ground. Despite this
fact. it takes two looks to sec the
top and twenty-eight people standing
with outstrctched arms and touching
finger tips can scarcely encircle the
trunk The tree stands in the church
yard of Santa Maria del Tule, aud
many scientists believe that it guarded
the beautiful tropical valley when Il
prehistoric race was building what arr"
now the famous ruins of Militia. It il
the ancient of the ancionts. and the ma
tves look upon the tree with venora-
ton and love. believing that in some
way it is guardian of the people
Humboldt, the great German traveller
took great interest in the tree and had
a wooden tablet placed upon it. The
bark OF the tree has partially over
grown the inscription on the tablet.
The tree is species of cypress and :
called thuehuetl by the natives.-CAi-
cago Record Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
he KNEW SPANISH.
- warrior Who Learned the Lam
Hurgn FROM tho Natives In Cuba.

$50.
Like All vars th' 'l'n'n''E ID
SPAN o'N"iop9u crop OF warriors !. ~
,ret iiar" i'''h WHO Was It," 'I.".'"
lhey ARE yet returning from ouo''
Porto hi'o ana the fAiiipp'h'S'
consequential small negro S'eppeu
into drugstore on heS'nut street 10
guy something 'hPF o'd MOI kecp. al'"
having been hiHue To uhuerS,ar' ''"l
rac' at'eT 'ohsiu'ra"le ,roupie' NJ ~
marked 10 the man VINO hau ""l'eu Oh
MIN;
see oar eeh'i'hah jest con-
h!ar 10 sthpllsh = class an 'e"cn 'I,"'
ISM FearS IKE Yer me 81 ue pe'i''
hyar wants tor learn no" teO Spun
spanish ueF "'tt'r "'S 20 ''i '+uo!
an Forty h'NeY an ro''h an learn NIX
des laik did-hy es'ra' Wiz ne pee
pies.
so you have been TO 'uoa ana for''
Rico' nave you
"0h, yes; yos. sab Ize trahl"d
mighty near all oh'r Il" Wort myself.
wv hereaooulS IN 'uhh dld you s''
"Des all ober. Ev'rywhAr n"ahiT'
W ell. What pl'i'eS uIu YOU N'S'
81 was in dc city Of lIaVanner an,
oddcr cities. In fac, was DIES all
otcr der place.
Did YOU 90 To Cobra di CapelloE'
! "Oh, yes members dat place
berry we'll Hits right ON dc couS.
"Thcu there's a town way in the in
terror right almost in the middle.
Let's sec What is the name of itI
Doa Constructor; That's Boa Con-
stltctor. Did YOU go there"
You dos bet did. Dey was oon-
sergent caInp deere. an ! was sent V.d
n 'spatCh 10 de gin'ral. | members dat
place mighty we'll"
"And did You ever happen to get to
Canine de HydrophohiaF'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01

l know something about the circula-
ton of books. said Mr.. Andrew Carnc-
gle recently. know what millionaircs
read, what bankers read. what states
men read, what authors and artists
read, what clcrgymcn and college pro
fcssorS read, what the cultured women
of the country read The Booklovers
over 6G0O, 900 books a year, good deal
more than half current fiction. The in
fluence is simply appalling, but it is Il
good influence. These people represent
largely the strenuous life of the coun-
try They are the men and the women
who are making the country. its brains,
its sincws, its genius, its motive power.
They can be trusted with new book.
They can do their own testing in other
things, and why not in literature? Why
should not the people who patronizc
public libraries have the same privi-
lege?
The public library is gradually Ceas-
Ing to be a circulating library and is
rapidly talking its place among educa-
tional institutions Of the academic type.
The leading spirits among the librari-
ans are college men whose whole point
Of view is educational and encyclope-
die. All thought and all knowledge and
all fact are being tabulated and card
indexcd The card index idea has be-
come library craze.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE or YER
MONT.

The committee of fifteen at its recent
meeting in Montpelier issued an address
to the people of Vermont which follows
I'VE, the committee of fifteen, desire
to make known our understanding of the
work entrusted to us, and the way In
which we seek To do it, We are organized
In opposition to the open saloon in Yer
mont. We invite all of like opinion t.
Join hands with us, and at the coming
referendum on February to vote No,
believing that such vote Is for the best
interests of our State. We base our CON
tention on facts concerning the working
of license laws in other States. We are
without the necessary funds for this cam
paign: whatever we accomplish will do
pend largely upon free viii offerings
these may be sent t. our treasurer. the
Hon. G. l.. Smith, Burlington.
"Bclieving that the open saloon would
be "A backward step in our history, VIC
earnestly ask for the sympathy and III,
most cooperation of all who share with
us this conviction"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
JUST A GIRL.

Many a throne has had to fall
For a sirl,
Just "a Girl;
Many q king has had To crawl
For girl
Just a sirl
When the hero goes to war
lie may battle for the righr-
But It's likelier by far
rhat he sallies forth to light
For Il girl,
Just girl
When the doctor turns to say:
ITS "a girl
Just giil'
Papa murnurs with dismIN:
What \ girl,
Just a girl?''
All. but why the sadness there
WHY the bitterness displaNcd'
Some day some strong man Will s0 c'r
That the great round world was % Ii
For that Girl.
Just that girl
why did Adam take the bite
For girl,
Just girl
why was Troy swept out of sicnt?
For girl,
Just for a girl
q. would heaven still be bright.
And would any good man care
TO achieve It, II he might
Never claim forever thsrs
Just girl.
Glorious girl.
-ChicaEo Record Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01

cts No. OF, Mr.. Marsh's double
decker" Gordon painted us they drew
nearer
Barton did not answer. He was
breathing painfully, but did not slack
en- his pace. In college he had been
the prize winner for the half mile
The department had stretched cor.
don across the street, but the mob dis
regarded it. Flames were pouring out
of the basement windows of No. 81,
where the bakery was. The wind was
rising
See therev' cried Barton suddenly.
He pointed to the upper story Of the
double decker. A child had come to
the window. She held out a younger
child in her arms. For second she
stood there in plain view Of the crowd
In the street, and then she disappeared.
In another moment she came TO the
window again.
called out. Up through the central air
shaft sixty feet above the court Il
tongue of fame leaped. Tho next in
slant out OF every window except the
row fronting on the street with a rush
and roar the fire broke. rafting the
glass to the ground and licking the
whole structure around with hungry
greedy, long anticipated delight
| The child with her burden Of tn,
younger child again appeared at one
OF the top windows. The crowd roarcd
A wagon tore around the corner. Lad
dcrs ratified as they were pulled out.
"They will be too late. They can
save her" Barton groaned. The whole
street was now bright as noon. In,
Child did not cry. She stood there, bel
pale face looking down. her arms clasp
ing the li,tle figure tighter to her body
TO BE CONTINUED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
BrOMniME and CarIylc.

II is interesting to imagine the SEN
sations Of the fanatical Browningtes
who were forced to listen to Sir Ed
ward Clarke's recent address on Eng
lish literature. Robert Browning. no
declared. was the Carlyle of poetry
and he could only hope that two-thirdn
of what he wrote might be forgotten.
Carlyle tried to debase English az
much as he could possibly do: yet hir
lives Of Schiller and Sterling were
written in as pure and beautiful Eng
lish as could he found. But Frederick
the Great was a calamity to English
literature. In the same way ROber!
Browning wrote those delightful piece.
"Christmas Eve Easter and "Mcr
and Women" but how he ever per
suaded himself to write The Red Cot.
ton Nightcnp Country" was Il mystery
His poetry would he enjoyed for gen
erations to come-but in volumes o:
extracts, not by those who attempted
to read the volume of his works.-Ncu
York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01

Miss Ellen NJ. Stone declares 1t is not
her intention 10 reimburse all the pSr'
sons who contributed toward her re-
lease frun the brigands. II is her pur-
pose. she says, to repay such persons
who embarrassed themselves financial
ly by giving toward her ransom. She
adds Il cannot help but think that
God had some plan 10 direct attention
to his mission work in that far country.
In pursuance If that plan 1t was our
part To suiier and that of friends to
give"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
CHOPPER MAY LOSE HIS EYE.

George Whitney of North Shro wsburv
received AN injury while chopping wood
Dec. -. which 1t is feared vii cost hin
tho sight Of one eye, Mr.. Whithcy Wa
chorpinS a dr.! stick. when a chip flew
mp and struck him in the right eve. cut
ting il badly. nr, w. K. Blossom of Rut
land who is attending him. considers tn.
saving of tn sight of the eye doubtful
There is danger that the sight of Mr.
Whitnev's LEFT eye may also he impaire,
by the accident
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
THREE PIGS DRESSED l,3l0 POUNDS

The great PIGS are being slaughtered
IN Barton. win Brennan leads with "A
February pig weighing 40 pounds. and
John Roam follows with Il pig that weigh
cd lnS pounds These together with &.
= Gibbs pig that weighed 392 were all OF
one litter and were raised by Frank Key
ser Of Irownington The combined weight
of the three was lsl0 pounds,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
Why Jenny Lind visited America.

One morning after Jenny Lind had
given a charity concert in America a
clergyman found her counting and seal
ing up the money received preparatory
to distributing II among the poor. He
began to compliment her, but she cut
him short 10y saying: 1T is the only re
turn | can make unto the good Lord
for the gift he has bestowed upon me-
which is the gre 10y Of my life.
can repay him oulv through the poor
and suffering. This | delight to do
Her motive in visiting America WAS
TO earn f36 900. to he used for educat-
ing the poor children of Stockholm
whose great ignorance and degradation
touched her sympathetic heart Just
before embarking she remarked to n
friend: May ! not hope for Gods
blessing upon this work undertaken for
the lambs of Christ's flock? My daily
prayer is that | may be spared three
years in order to carry out my plans
for my poor children in Stockholm"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01
$50 - - -
VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington. Dec. A-Nermont pensions:
Increase, reissue, etc, Augustus Riley
East Albursh, s.; widows, minors and de-
pendent relatives, Eta Al. Phillips, East
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01

rs the little colds that grow INTO zig
colds: the biz colds that end in consunp-
ton aud death. Watch the little colds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
OLD STEEL SYNDICATE
NOW DISSOLVED.

Fabulous Profits Of Those VINO
Went I'm with Morgan.
New York, April q, Members of the
original United States Steel Corpora
ton syndicate. who put up $25 Oo0, 900
in cash and stood liable to have to
put up SITS, 100000 more, to-day receiv-
ed notice of the dissolution of the syn
dictate and of their final share in the
distribution Of profits, aggregating
about $5O,OOO,OOO. or 200 per cent. They
long ago received their original cash
deposit of 12h per cent. back again.
Besides that, 20 per cent. dividends
had been declared.
In a letter dated April Is; address,
ed to subscriber to 100000 in the
syndicate, who put up .$125, 900 cash,
j. p. Morgan & Co., announce a final
dividend of $4,000 in cash and a certifi-
cate of participation In United States
Steel Corporation preferfed stock re-
tirement syndicate CSC per cent. paid
up In preferred STOCK, remaining 20
per cent. payable in cash when call
ed for $4,000.
The new syndicate subscribes for
$780, 000, 900 of the new bonds agreeing
to supply so per cent. in preferred
stock and holding itself liable for 20
per cent. inzcash. q.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
STEEL AND WIRE MEN
ON WAY TO BRUNSWICK.
McLaurin Says Brunswicl< and Bir-
mingham Will BE Completed.

McLaurin Says Brunswiclx and Bir-
mingham Will BE Completed.
Washington, April 27.-Ex-
McLaurin or South Carolina, the new
ly elected vice president and counsel;
Frank A. Umstead, president of the
Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire Com
pany, and F. B. Robinson, president of
the Carbon Steel Company of Pitts
burg, arrived here to-day on their way
to Brunswick, Ca, TO attend the dedi-
cation ceremonies Thursday of the big
steel plant, whose cornerstone is to
be laid that day in Brunswick. Ex-
Senator McLaurin will be the orator
of the occasion.
The steel and wire company has pur-
chased the Brunswick and Birming-
ham Railroad, and in an interview
Ex-senator McLaurin said it was the
purpose Immediately after laying the
cornerstone of the new steeel plant to
push the completion of the railroad
company, in order that it might trans
port coal, ore and limestone from
Northern Alabama to it's new plant on
the South Atlantic seaboard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
NO POLITICS FOR 1T
SUPREME COURT NOT HANDLING
SUCH CASES.
NEGRO GILES TURNED DOWN.
WAS DENIED THE RELIEF THAT
HE SOUGHT.

Case of the Alabama Negro Against
the Board of Registrars of Mont
Somery County Decided-Justice
Harlan Held the Court Should
Have Declined JurisdictiOn-Jus-
tice Holmes Delivered the opin-
iOn-His Reply to GiIes' Petition.
To Vote Under a Fraud.
Washington. April 27.-The United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
the case of Jackson w. Giles, versus
the board of registrars of Montgomery
county, Alabama. Giles is a negro. who
was denied the privilege of registering
as voter under the new constitution
of Alabama, and the case was brought
to test the validity of the portion Of the
state constitution bearing upon this
question.
The relief sought was denied on the
ground that the case was political
Justice Holmes, who delivered the
opinion. said that for the court to inter-
fere would be unheard of relief in cases
presenting only political questions.
The court as whole did not pass
upon the question of Jurisdiction, which
was the question certified by the circuit
court for the Middle District of Ala
bama, and Justice Harlan dissented on
the ground that the court should have
declined to assume Jurisdiction.
Two Claimed Jurisdiction.
Justices Brewer and Brown united in
a dissent in which they upheld the ju-
risdiction Of the federal courts ON the
ground that as Giles was denied the
right of voting for member of Con-
gress by the refusal of the right to reg
lister, federal question was involved.
Justice Holmes written opinion was
not made public, but he made quite an
extended statement from the bench,
reciting at some length Giles petit
ton, in which Giles claimed to speak
not alone for himself but for 5000
other negro adults of Montgomery
county, who he claimed, would be dis
franchised as result of the enforce
ment of the suffrage provisions of the
state constitution Of 1901.
The case had been dismissed below
for want OF Jurisdiction, but Justice
Holmes said a majority Of the court
were of opinion that the Supreme Court
should not confine itself to the question
of jurisdiction, but should consider
nounced that It would be impossible to
grant the relief asked. He pointed out
that while GILES is contending that the
franchise system of Alabama is
fraud. he declares his competency as
voter under it. and closed by saying
that it was beyond the power of court
of equity to grant the petition.
Justice Hnrlan's Views.
Justice Harlan. in dissenting. said
that in his opinion the case should
have been dismissed for want of ju-
rsdiction alone, as was done in the
circuit court. and he criticised the
courts opinion. saying that it left the
question of jurisdiction in the air and,
that he was not willing to be party
to such a proceeding.
Justice Brewer delivered the other
dissenting opinion, in which Justice
Brown concurred. They expressed the
opinion that the circuit court should
have been reversed. and that it should
be directed to assume jurisdiction Of
the case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
LIKE A BATTLEFIELD
WAS THE SCENE OF A WRECK ON
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
II KILLED AND rs INJURED
WE'RE THE RESULTS OF A CoLLI-
SION OF TRAINS.

Wreck Occurred Near Buffalo, Kan.
Heavy stock Train Crashed Into
the Rear of Work Trnin-Latter
Was Reduced to Car Wheels ana
KindIing WoOd-Debris Took Fire
and Lighted Up the Bodies of the
Z Dead and Wounded-Many Doc
tors Were Called.
Buffalo, Kans., April 27.-A north
bound Missouri Pacific stock train
crashed into the rear end of a work
train just north of this town last even
ing, and eleven men were killed and
twenty-five injured. Ten of the latter
are seriously and four probably fatal
ly hurt. They were Greeks and Ital
ians, except one, Peter Fry, an Ameri-
can. who has lived here several years
and was a boss on the work train.
The cause of the wreck is given as
misreading of orders.
The work train consisted of fiat cars
and a caboose, all filed with laborers.
The men on the fiat cars escaped by
jumping, but hardly a man in the ca
boose escaped. The work train was
backing into town for the night and
running at a good speed. The heavy
freight engine did not leave the track,
but plowed the work train off the
track, leaving little of it except car
wheels and kindling wood.
Doctors of Buffalo, assisted by
townspeople, did heroic work among
the injured until the wrecking train,
with surgeons of Neodesha and corps
of half a dozen physicians from Cof-
feyville and Independence arrived. The
dead and injured were taken to Coffey-
vile, the latter to be temporarily cared
for at the hospital there.
The scene of the wreck for several
hours looked like battlefield by the
dazzling light of the burning debris.
with dead men strewn about on the
ground, where they had been left after
being taken from the wreck.