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First Woman's Rights Meeting.
u the Boston Heral


The first recorded public meeting in the
interest of '.womans rights" was held in
the town of Medford in 1701. The gallery Of
1.-THE church was occupied by the young I'M
married people of the congregation, one side
and one-half the front gallery being given
to the young men, the other side and the
other half being given to the young women
But in the seating in this eventful year the
young men were given the entire front Of
the gallery as we'll, and the young women
were only allowed one side of the gallery.
Then it was that things began to happen.
Treatment like this wasn't to be tolerated
even for a moment The blood of the future
mothers of the revolution was fully aroused
and the young women made such an uproar
and commotion that it speedily became a
town matter, and a town meeting was called
to restore to them their rights in half of
the front gallery.
The young men of the day were bitterly
opposed to extending any new privileges to
women, and the fight extended beyond Med
ford Shortly after the introduction of
''pues' into the churches, by which families
were separated from the remainder of the
congregation, the selectmen OF the town Of
Newbury gave permission to group of
young women to build a ''pue' in the gal
lery of the church. upon their own side of
the house. This extension of privilege was
resented by the young bachelors to such
degree that they broke window of the
church, forced an entrance and hacked the
pew in pieces. For this act of sacrilege the
young men of Newbury were fined $40 each
and sentenced to be whipped or pilloried
But they were manly enough to confess
their folly and ask pardon, so this part of
their punishment was omitted. So you see
the .woman's rights" movement isn't a
modern one.
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said to be one In which the dreamer sees a
rainbow. 1t is related that Chaquelot, a no.
torious French burglar, while on trial and
in the very shadow of the guillotine, the
evidence being most damaging against him,
dreamed in his prison cell of a beautiful fri
descent rainbow. From this he deducted
that he would be acquitted, and to the sur
prise of everybody he was. A previously
unheard-of witness appeared at the trial on
the following day-a pretty young woman
and on her testimony the brutal ChaqueIot
was decreed not guilty.
The worst dream in the Crooks Category
Is that which depicts a darkening storm
accompanied by thunder and vivid light
ming flashes. This they regard as a certain
sign of DEATH
Lucky Charms
One of the luckiest charms to be carried
about by burglar is wee baby's shoe
its possessor the charm Is said to be more
potent. A bullet which has been in actual
warfare is another lucky charm Soon
after the war with Spain thieves are said
to have paid well for bullets which were
carried or found by Uncle Sans fighting
men. A bullet which was extracted from
the wounded limb Of an American soldier
at hospital was purchased by noted
New York burglar, who is said to have paid
fancy figure for 1t.
One of the most sacred possessions of the
sneak thief. burglar. second-story or back
porch worker is said to be box of the old
blue-headed sulphur matches The late
George McCauley, a noted Washington ALL
around man, once said to the writer:
Il have seen the time when would have
paid 81 apiece for the blue heads l had
a job On hand and could not find any of
them anywhere In Washington. Why are
they valuable? Why, they make a light
but do not make a noise"
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GOOD LUCK AND BAD
Queer Supersti5ions That
Prevail Among Criminals
WHEN OUT ON A JOB
ARE GREAT BELIEVERS IN
CHARMS AND oMENS.
Talk With a Local Crook Who Has
Made Study of the
Subject.

A Washington crook who has been over
the road several times to Trenton and
Moundsville and who declares he is going
to reform. was discussing some of the
tricks of the trade last night In front or
one Of the city missions. The conversation
finally reverted 10 the superstitions which
are prevalent among thieves and other
criminals. The Washington man said while
he was in prison he had talked with many
crooks on this subject. which was, he add
ed an interesting one to him.
"On my last tour to Trenton" he said TO
a Star reporter Il met up with an old
fellow who has been in the profesh for
many moons. From him l got data enough
ed with the business
He said many OF these beliefs came from
England One of them is that no pick
pocket would think OF working unless he
has about his person charm OF some sort
These sometimes consist OF lucky penny. a
small stone or some other article which the
wearer believes possesses a mystic power
against lll-luck. He met a pickpocket at
Trenton who carried in his pocket the finger
bones OF an old woman whose hand was
amputated In a railroad accident The
owner OF this uncanny charm claimed that
he resurrected the hand from the spot
who're 1t was buried near a hospital. in
tho light OF the full moon" When the fell
low lost the charm one day he declared
misfortune would soon overtake him.
And It did" said the Washington man,
TOR In less than week he was pinched by
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a New York bull and is now doing a five
year stunt in one Of the state pens
In Awe of the Bible
Should a thief be riding In a vehicle OF
any kind and the horse suddenly slips or
stumbles, he regards that as a warning that
he must refrain from work on that day.
Almost all professional thieves regard the
Bible with awe. Under ordinary circum-
stances they will lie with impunity, but
theJ wilt when the Bible is placed in their
hand when on the witness stand and resort
to all sorts of schemes to evade kissing the
holy book. To kiss the Bible and then tell
what is false they regard as sure to bring
the worst sort of Ill luck. which veteran
crooks declare will follow the perjurer all
the days of his or her life. Therefore to
evade kissing the book some of them kiss
the thumb that is helping to hold the book
instead of the actual Bible They have an
utter disregard. 1t is said for the practice
of affirming by holding up the right hand.
which is in vogue in some of the Washing
ton courts and when fellow has told a
lie to the court after raising HIS hand he
will explain that he has famed the judge
or the wise gazaboo" as his honor IA
termed.
A policeman Is known as "a buIl'' be-
cause for a thief to see real bull when
he Is out on job is a sure sign that he
will either have an encounter or foot
race with a policeman, a constable or some
other officer of the law.
Omen of Evil.
Another omen of evil to thief is to have
a yellow dog bark or snap at him when he
Is out looking for work" To have a cat
cross his path at night when he is going
to perform a job is also considered a sign
of bad luck. In the legends of thievery 1t
is related that the noted English highway
man. Claude Duva1, came to his death
eventually by ignoring the warning given
him by big black cat with cleaning
eyes which crossed his path on the Char
ing road"
To steal purs containing foreign money
Is regarded by the purloiner as certain
that before the year Is over he will have
travelled in strange lands. 1t is good luck
for a pickpocket to find gold in a. purse he
has stolen from some person at a wedding
while 1t is equally bad luck to work at
a funeral.
Funerals and the houses Of death are re-
garded by every class Of criminals as to-
kens of Ill luck. To meet funeral while
means that death or imprisonment awaits
the attempt. Cross-eyed men and women
are immune from the attention of the GRIM
inal classes. Even a shower of counterfeit
money will never attempt to get rid of any
OF the queer by passing 1t on a cross
eyed man or woman.
Believe in Dreams.
All thieves are believers In dreams but
to give their various definitions would be
to fill book as thick as the Bible aIomst.
The very best dream in the category is
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How Indians Telegraphed.
From Field and Stream.

From Field and Stream.
With their body robes of finely tanned
buffalo hide held. raised, lowered. dropped
and swung In certain well-known peculiar
ways. the Indian scouts and watchers used
to telegraph thence to the distant village
of the presence Of strangers or enemies In
the country. of the approach Of the buffalo
bands. and Of the return Of war and hunt
ing parties.
If the camp was too distant for the blank
ct signal to be made out. the information
was communicated by fires at night and by
pillars and balloon shaped puffs of smoke
by day. descernible to the distance Of at
least fifty miles. When the traders came
up the Missouri river. the Indian scout
added the small. circular hand mirror to
his meager but all sufficient outfit, and In
time learned to communicate with thu dis
tant friends by flashes OF sunlight The
first Indian hunter or horse herder who
caught the danger signal from the look
out station repeated 1t to the village by
riding his horse furiously In a circle or
by some similar sign.
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the irrigated lands u estimated at $26D..
100000. an average Of about SIS an acre,
and more than 5000 900 has been invested
in irrigating bitches.
The following Is list Of the canals in
from Pueblo east to the Kansas line, affect
ed by the suit. They are arranged in the
order OF their location. beginning with the
Bessemer canal, in Pueblo, and going east
to the state line OF Kansas. Opposite each
Is given the area which can be cultivated
from 1t and the number Of acres now ac-
tually under cultivation:
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Products of the Irrigated Area.

Last year the territory irrigated by these
bitches produced 900, 900 worth Of cattle.
81. 2Jo, 900 worth Of sheep and lambs. $1,000
worth Of wool, 100000 worth of horses,
$4,000 worth of hogs. and $1,000 900 worth
Of poultry. eggs and butter while its fruit,
berries. vegetables. melons, sugar beets and
other crops were worth many millions.
The following Is list of the towns along
the river in Colorado and Kansas which are
entirely dependent upon the irrigation sys-
TENS fed by it's waters and the population
Of each:
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No Symptoms.

From tho Cleveland Leader.
THAT new clerk thinks that he is indis-
pensable," said the senior partner.
30, no, he doesn't" said the junior part
ner.
How do you know he doesn'tr'
Because he hasn't threatened to resign"
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His Little Joke.


Z Jokeley-"of course. you're interested in
the cat show that Is to be held next
MONTH"
Jokeley-'Why, It's gotten up expressly
for people who cultivate the news"
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following Is q list Of advertised letters -.
manning In the Washington % CO. post Office Sat-
urday. November IL, 1904.
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters"
II not called for within two C weeks they Will
be sent to the Dead Letter Once.
LADIES',
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COLORADO.
f;on
KANSAS.
pnan1ofinn

AT ROCKFORD is sugar factory that ham
died about 100000 tons of beets last year,
for which it paid more than 100000 to the
farmers of that neighborhood. 1t has a pay
roll of about $4,000 a month. At Sugar
City, in the same county, is another sugar
mill about half the size Altogether, there
were growing in the Arkansas valley last
year about 10000 acres of sugar beets,
10000 acres of fruit and about 1900 acres
of canteloupes Those are very interesting
crops and 1 will have to tell you about
them in a future letter.
The Colorado people assert that Kansas
has nothing to offset this; that the water
Of the river east of Dodge City is practi-
cally useless: that there is enough to sup
ply the needs of all the towns, and that
more could not be used. even If there were
no irrigation whatever in the Arkansas
valley
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Waste Of the Water.

water in the Arkansas river Is gener-
ally used in a most wasteful manner. The
farmers, as a class, have not yet learned
to be economical in its use. The conse-
quence is that their crops are not so good
as they otherwise would be; first, because
under early bitches the land is actually
damaged by the overuSe of water, and, sec
ondly, because better crops are obtained by
a great deal Of cultivation and small
amount of irrigation than by a large
amount of irrigation and small amount of
cultivation.
There Is a mistaken idea that the snow
in the mountains meltS and irrigateS the
lands the plains As a matter of fact
experience has taught that the water from
melting snow in the mountains never gets
east of Canon City, but that our flood and
irrigation water in the spring and summer
time comes from rains in the foothills and
on the side streams of the Arkansas river.
In 1899 when the mountains were more full
of snow than had ever been known before,
we had one of the worst crop years in irri-
cation regions in the history of the cour-
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Same Water Used Several Times.

ESS11AC " dLcI OSco SEVERAL 41IuSS.
w. NJ. Wylie, manager of the biggest irri-
cation system in the United States, at
Holly, near the Kansas line, which is owned
by the Equitable Life Insurance Company.
York. the Oxnards and other capitalists,
told me that water cannot be destroyed,
and that irrigation has a tendency to in
crease rather than diminish the supply
ITO such an extent has this been the case
the amount of water in the natural flow re-
turns to it over and over again, and the
people now use for irrigation about four
times the natural flow Of water in that
river Irrigation in the Arkansas valley
has not been conducted for sufficiently
long time to make so large an increase, but
it can be said that the flow of water in the
Arkansas river is used about two and one
half to three times at the present time.
within the last five years winter irriga-
ton has been adopted in the Arkansas val
ley" continued Mr.. Wylie, land nearly all
Of the bitches use their priorities through
out the entire number of winter months. 1t
has been determined by Investigation that
winter irrigation to land is more valuable
than the same amount of water put on the
land in summer time. During the months
of March and April and up to the middle of
May in an average year the demand for
irrigation water in the valley is much
greater. than the supply. The use of winter
period of dryness with marked success.
There is another dry time, which usually
comes in the fall or late summer, say from
the middle of August until the first of Oc-
tober Reservoirs are used mainly to sup
ply these two times of deficiency in river
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Extent Of Area Irrieated.

From Its source to the Kansas line tho
River Arkansas irrigates a total of $4,000
acres Of which 174,OOO acres are actually
under cultivation, and it sustains a popula-
ton OF about 10000 people. The value Of
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Believe in Dreams.

All thieves are believers In dreams, but
to give their various definitions would be
to I'LL book as thick as the Bible aIomst.
The very best dream in the category is
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12
Found In The Hell Box.

No, Penelope, dear, the library steps
will not be cushioned for the benefit of
you girls land your fellows.
The fellows who first violated the
ordinance by fishing in the lake below
the park ought to feel very proud of
their bravery at the present time.
Kuropatkin is said to be very i'll.
Gee, who wouldn't be after being
chased over the Manchurian prairies
and mountains by the Japs as
Kuropat has been.
Bro. Welles can offer a reasonable
explanation for having that cut OF
Eric Wilson over the name of Charles
I. Howard in his X. of p. write-up,
but why in thunder didn't he catch it
in his first proof sheet.
Pitts Tenney has an invitation to
organize 1.-THE Old Boys" of this Sec
ton. They are the fellows who voted
for Hale, Fremont or Lincoln, and
there are quite a number who voted
for the latter, in this county. No fees,
no dues, just organize.
Minneapolis defeated candidates to
the number of several hundred, many
times more thanTthe successful bunch,
are going to enjoy harmony banquet
at the expense of the winners. That
isn't SO bad, and there is some conso-
lation in getting whipped once in q
while.
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COUNTY.

Come, fellows, let us have heart
to heart talk with each other. If
Judge Collins had won out you
would have expected all of the fol-
lowers of Mr.. Dunn before the con-
vention Ito have pulled off their
coats and work for him at this time,
wouldn't you, and you would have
been real mad, intact, ready to read
the Dunn men out OF the party il
they didn't pull square. Now, they
have precisely the same claim on
you. You ought to and you are in
honor bound to support Mr.. Dunn
and the remainder of the ticket. II
is onlylfair to the. other fellow and
fair to your own political convic-
tions.E 1t is getting late, but com
mence to think about this.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12
OVERFLOW LOCALS.

Hay for sale. Inquire Of Ilett &
Son. 52-tf.
Miss Edith Lyman, teacher Of the
musical kindergarten system, will also
give piano lessons. TIT.
Ed. A. Luscher spent last Thurs
day and Friday attending to matters
in st. Paul.
Judge Evans performed the mar
riage ceremony for Christian Lar
sen and Margaret Albertson of
Charlestown, at his Office at the
court house Oct. Sd.
Jos. Tyson wants number of horses
and cattle to help consume the blue
grass on Glendale farm before snow
flies. Inquire of him or at the farm. 7tf
Supt. Race reports a lively inter-
est in renewing school libraries
throughout the county. School dis
tricts Nos. z, ID, ID, 10, 20, q, %,
3O, 81, 81, ~, 53, OF, 67, BY, Il, W,
1O2 have recently enriched their
school libraries with good biogra-
plies, literature, science, etc.
House and lot located in desirable
portion Of the city for sale. Also q
first-class square piano for sale cheap,
If taken at once. Inquire Of Frank L.
Carpenter. Redwood Falls, Mimi. S-4t
Chas. c. Chollar, former Red
wood Falls boy and a graduate Of
our high school, arrived here last
Thursday and has since been greet
ing many friends. Charlie has
gained in avoirdupois and has ac-
quired the regulation southern tan,
He reports all well with his mother,
who summered here a year ago,
and with the other members Of the
Chollar family.
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In the opening speech of his cam
paign at Glenwood last Thursday
evening Mr.. Dunn stated his posi-
ton very squarely regarding all
state matters, and we think that
the voters of Minnesota will say
that he is certainly sound at every
point. 1t is but natural that there
will be some newspaper criticism
of Mr.. Dunn's attitude, no matter
what it will be, but when the voters
stop to think what interests control
those papers the criticism will pass
for naught. During eight years
tenure of the state auditors Office
Mr.. Dunn was good enough for all
Of us-so good that we rushed tc
the polls to give him a larger major.
ity than any other man on the tick.
ct. Now he is up for governor,
and be is certainly good enough fol
US again.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

Among the old members who
have been renominated by the Re-
publicans to the house none will
be more pleasing to the farmers Of
the state than Hon. John r. Nor
ley of Steele county. Mr.. Morley
has always been an active worker
for the farming interests of the
state and during the last session,
as chairman of the committee on
public health, dairy and food prod
ucts. he was the means of bringing
about a vast amount of good legis.
lation in favor of agricultural prod
ucts. Steele county voters should
give him big vote at the polls in
endorsement of his work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

Rev. FIR. Jas. J. Woods left for
st. Paul Monday.
Earl Jones returned from Mime
apolis last Wednesday.
Good hay promptly delivered. In
quire of Tobias, the hay man. 52-tf
Mrs. L. Fl. Francois left for
Chicago last Sunday afternoon for
the purpose of making extensive
purchases for the complete furnish
ing of the flats in her new building.
Coed secondhand baby carriage
late pattern-for sale, by John j. Pal
mer, at Hitchcock's drug store. eff
Allie Bager came down from
Minot, North Dakota, last week,
and is visiting with his mother and
other relatives here. Allie has
been at Minot for some time and is,
pleased with conditions there.
Items in the Osseo Reyiew state.
that Miss Schoening has returned
to her home in Redwood Falls.
after visiting there for few weeks
and that Mrs. Marck of Redwood
Falls was visiting with her sister
there last week.
Julius Patzwald of Beaver Falls,
township, Renville county, Republi-
can candidate for county commits
sioner from the Third district Of
Renville county, was in Redwood
Falls Saturday. Mr.. Patzwald is.
one of the Oldest settlers of that
county and is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all the needs OF the coun-
ty. He will make good commits
sioner for the district.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Mrs. A. A.
Lindeman and daughter ofLos An
geles, Cal, were here two DAYS
this week visiting friends. They
have been visiting at the World $.
Fair and will also visit relatives
and friends at Redwood Falls before
returning home. Mrs. Lindeman
will dispose of all of their household
goods at this place. They expect
to return to California in a couple
of weeks.
Our winter term begins Nov. 1st.
To those desiring a practical e6uca-
ton, we insure inducements dlpli-
Gated by no similar school. s,ow-
est rates offered by any first lass
school in the northwest. The in
dorsement of Gov. VanSant md
hundreds of firms who employ or
graduates. Positions for all who
excel. For fullinformation address
Toland's Business University, Man
kato, MINI. 1927.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

Bartholdi, the designer of the
great statue of liberty now stand
ing on Bedloe's Island, New York
harbor, passed away on Tuesday Of
last week. May the statue that
bears his name forever stand as a
beacon of the liberties ofthe French
and American people and of the
thought in Bartholdi's mind that
led to it's construction.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

The Minnesota state elementary
educational exhibit was awarded
the grand prize at the St. Louis ex-
position last week, and minor ex-
hibits also ran off with eight gold
and silver medals. That shows
that the Minnesota commission has
been doing some strong work since
the big show opened.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

The supreme court decides that
Justice Brown will have to pass
through the campaign labelled as a
republican democrat. If the
genial Judge can stand that mixture
we are satisfied with water from
local springs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-12

Joel Heatwole is not out of poll
tics neither is he dead politically.
Such organizers as Mr.. Heatwole
can never retire from the arena be-
cause they are everlastingly sought
after by men who desire to be pro-
noted in public life.