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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
Christmas With
The PickWiCkianS

ATo chronicler OF Christmas do
nj ings has done it SO inimitably
as Dickens, and nowhere has
Dickens described them bet
ter than in the 'Pickwick Papers"
One might read the paragraph relating
to the observance of the holiday half
a hundred times and not become weary.
The Christmas spirit Is everywhere
evident in the chapters devoted to the
holiday making. From the beginning,
when the hero. his three friends and
his faithful servant start for Dingley
Dell. to the hour of their return there
is Christmas in every sentence:
AS brisk as bees. if not altogether as
light as fairies did the four Pickwickians
assemble on the morning of the ed day
of December in the year of grace in
which these their faithfully recorded adj
ventures were undertaken and accom-
plished. Christmas was close at hand in
all his bluff and hearty honesty. 1t was
the season of hospitality, merriment and
open heartedness. The old year was pre-
pairing, like an ancient philosopher to
call his friends around him and amid the
sound of feasting and revelry to pass
gently and calmly away. Gay and merry
was the time, and right gay and merry
were at least four of the numerous hearts
that were gladdened by its coming.
After travelling through wide and
open country where 1.-The wheels skim
over the hard and frosty ground, slow
ing up as they draw near country
town, where the horses are changed,
then again "dashing along the open
road, with the fresh air blowing in
their faces and gladGening their very
hearts within them" they arrive at
Dingley Dell, where we are introduced
to that famous parsonage, the fat boy
He is an old acquaintance of Mr.. Pick
wick, but to Sam Weller his face is
strange. To follow this first meeting:
Having given this direction and settled
with the coachman, Mr.. Pickwick and
his three friends struck into the footpath
across the fields and walked briskly away,
leaving Mr.. Weller and the fat boy con-
fronted together for the first time. Sam
looked at the fat boy with great aston
ishment, but without saying word, and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
YOU MAY NOT
NEED 1T NOW.
Put 1t in Some Safe Place, for 1t
May Come In Handy Some Day.

Here is a simple homemade mix
ture as given by an eminent author
ity on Kidney diseases, who makes
the statement that it will relieve al
most any case of Kidney trouble il
taken before the stage of Bright's
disease. He states that such symp-
tons as lame back, pain in side,
frequent desires to urinate, especial
ly at night; painful and discolored
urination, are readily overcome,
Here is the recipe. Try it:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparil-
la, three ounces. Take a teaspoon
full after each meal and at bedtime
A well-known druggist here in
town is authority that these ingre-.
dents are all harmless and easily
mixed at home by shaking we'll in
bottle This mixture has a peculiar
healing and soothing effect upon the
entire Kidney and Urinary structure
and often overcomes the worst
forms of Rheumatism in just little
while. This mixture is said to re-
move all blood disorders and cure
the Rheumatism by forcing the Kid
neys to filter and strain from the
blood and system all uric acid and
foul, decomposed waste matter,
which cause these Affections. Try it
if you aren't well. Save the pre-
scription. 20-3t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
oriain Of the Christmas Tree.

There is a legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple i'm
mediately the leaves Of the tree shriv-
eled into needle points and its bright
green turned dark. 1t changed its ma
ture and became the evergreen, In all
seasons preaching the story Of mans
fall. Only on Christmas does 1t bloom
brightly with lights and become beau
tiful with love gifts. The curse is turn
ed into blessing at the coming of
the Christ Child. and we have our
Christmas tree.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
Fortune For Toys For the Poor.

FORTUNE Tor foyS roF Ine Toors
The poor children of Pittsburg and
Allegheny are to benefit through the
expenditure Of an estate valued at
$31, 900, left by the late George B..
Mutt. The will provides that the es-
tate shall go to the wife during her
lifetime and then is to be divided
among his children equally. If the
children all die before their mother, at
her death the estate Is to be spent for
the purchase of gifts and playthings
for poor children. especially those in
institutions. 1t was the wish Of the
decedent that the money be expended
In small sums, to distribute 1t over as
large an area as possible and benefit
as many children as possible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
A Christmas Sentiment.

However sincere we may be in our
efforts to spread Christmas cheer, our
charity Is none the less testimony
to our sense of the fact that peace and
good will have not come upon the
earth. Poverty and wretchedness are
not to be Offset by yearly gifts Of bas-
kets Of food and outgrown clothes.
We ought to make the spasmodic
kindness Of Christmas one Of the
constant forces Of our Industrial world.
Equality and fraternity are born not
Of charity, but of justice
Instead of concentrating Christ
mas we ought to Christmasize CON-
mercialism.-New York Mail.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
MONSTER CHRISTMAS CAKE.
1t Was Seven Feet High and the Lar
gest Ever Made.

gest Ever Made.
Reproduced below is a picture of
mammoth Christmas cake, said to be
the largest one ever made. 1t was seen
last Christmas in a shop in Legion
stone, England. Some idea of it's size
may be gagged when it is stated that
it stood seven feet high and weighed
no less than LOGO pounds.
Those who may desire to turn out
rival cake may be interested to learn
that the following ingredients were
used in it's manufacture: One hundred
and fifty-tWo pounds .of butter, 152
pounds of sugar. $50 pounds of -four
10 pounds of raisins, no pounds OF
sultanas, 10 pounds of currants. 1900
eggs, 80 pounds of citron peel 80
pounds of lemon peel. 81 pounds of or
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
LONG WALK FOR SANTA.

Tree Burned, Father Goes Eight Miles
For New Toys.
Gifts intended for his eight children
being destroyed when his lighting of
the Christmas tree, just before mid
night, caused a fire which damaged
his home in Cleveland, Alfred Ham
mermeister trudged eight miles through
snow before he could rouse store
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
BARKING WINDMILL" CAKE.

ange peel, 40 pounds of almonds. 80
pounds of milk Us quarts), 120 pounds
Of almond paste, 100 pounds of icing
sugar. 5 pounds of fresh lemon juice.
81 pounds Of mixed spices, pound OF
nutmegs and l pound Of essence Of
lemon
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
Christmas Caution.

"Is 1t customary to hang up one
stockin' or de intiah pair on Christmas
eve?" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
"Only jes' one" answered Miss Mi.
ami Brown. IF you hangs on to de
mate you ISM takin' so many chances
on somebody he'pin hisse'f to foot
wear Std o. leayin presents" :
Washington Star.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
your own hand

accounts or hotel menus your own hand
writing.
1t looks bad reflects on your standing
makes people think you can't AFFORD Ste
uographer and is someth ing ambiguous,
You can write out your letters-make out
an abstract-fll in aninsurance policy-enter
your card memos-make out your accounts,
or a hotel menu-or do any kind of writing
you need, on ANY kind size or thickness Of
paper, and SPACE any way you want on
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16

grace the court OF
Ludwig of Bava.
ria in his time
and to amuse the
children Of Kai.
ser Wilhelm OF
Germany T h al
was when the in.
ventor was living
in b er native
country. since
coming to Amer
lca SIZE has nl@t.t
them fog various
Wei IL 5Wn PEG
pie.
One of the al.
vantages of these
trees. she says. il
that they are g..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
You Can Easily Operate
This Typewriter Yourself
Don't worry your

Don { worry your
correspondent
Don't write him
anything by hand
that takes him time
to make out-that
may leave him In
doubt-that he can t
easily read.
And don't fill out
legal papers or card
memoS-or make out
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16
BEAD CHRISTMAS TREES.
Novelty Invented by German Woman
Approved by Kaiser.

Ii natures supply Of Christmas trees
gives out, as some people have feared
it might, there will still be Christmas
trees as long as German woman in
this city remains alive. Out of green
beads. wire and tiny waxen ornaments
she constructs miniature trees which
have been thought pretty enough tc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16

20 chronicler CT Christmas do
ings has done it SO inimitably
as Dickens, and nowhere has
n;nI-onc Iacor;1naJ +I,o,x, Io+
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
MAYARREST BABY'S PARENTS
Police Say They Know Pair VINO
Left Child and Nurse.
Woman Said to BE Prominent in
Washington and Man Well
known New Yorker.

Central ofce detectives have been asked
by the Beard OF Childrens Guardians to
locate e handsomely dressed woman.
about thirty years old, and q man who
bore every evidence Of wealth and refine
baby at q house IN Z street northwest,
near Ninth street. on July 2
Detective COrnweIl. Of the central once.
and police OF the First precinct, are work
ing on the case The identity OF the pa
rents Of the child is known. and arrests
viii be made, It IS said, unless the child
is cared for
On June % the man and woman drove
70 the Z street house II a carriage and
engaged rooms They were accompanied
by negro nurse, whose name is said to
be Mary Butler July the baby was
born Shortly thereafter the mother be-
gan TO leave the house every day. remain
ing away for several hours, but always
returned, and seemed devoted to the
child. The man was not seen by the
nurse after the baby was born
On Monday last. the mother left the
house and did not return The negro
nurse became frightened and notified the
police. The child was taken BY the Board
Of Chiidren's Guardians.
The man and woman registered at the
Z street house as ''AIr- and Mrs. Jones'
They appeared to be enirently respect
able. and had plenty OF money, so the
proprietor Of the house made no inquiries
about them
It IS said at police headquarters that
the woman IS vel known IN Washing
ton. and that the man IN the case IS a
member Of a well-known family IN New
York City Local police have made ar
rangements. II is said, to arrest the par
ents OF the child unless arrangements for
its maintenance are made at once
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

filed with innunerabie underground
springs. and that It bears 50 much water
as 20 make it unfit for a dam site Of such
proportions. Here again facts are made
70 answer opinions The size has been
delved into By dozens and dozens OF deep
wells dug by the engineers These wells
have been so located that Il there were
underground wells. streams, and springs
they would have been discovered But
they have never come to light The water
which the engineers find is a negligible
quantity. 4 hundred dams have been
built n the United States where there
was five times Is much underground
water, and no one thought Of questioning
the sites.
II the Culebra Cut Is the backbone Of
the canal. the Gatun dam IS its most vital
organ Without that dam. the canal
would be out OF commission for three
fourths Of its length. and for the most
part II would be high and dry. So they
are taking every possible precaution TO
make every detail Of the work perfect
Not content with digging dozens Of wells
several hundred feet to ascertain Just
what there Is below. they are now begin
ming TO dig a test pit This pit is twenty
feet square. and Col Goethal has
planned TO send 1t down to solid rock.
some 30 feet below the surface. in order
that he and his assistants may get right
down into ii and see for themselves Just
what is down there
The Gatun dam VIII cover 2SS acres
at its base. and VIII be rs feet high, or
80 feet higher than the surface Of the
water IL viii be called upon 10 hold in
check 1t viii contain some 20.600, ,090 cubic
yards Of material, or enough to make a
mound Of earth one yard high and one
yard across and nearly 2,o00 miles long
The concrete which VIII be required 10
build the concrete work of the canal
would be enough 70 build as many houses
as would give shelter 70 the entire popu-
-ation OF a city the size OF Minneapolis
II would be large enough 70 build a solid
string Of houses from New York 10 Rich
mond. Va by way 0f Washington. The
spillway OF the Gstun dam viii carry or
10000 cubic feet OF water q second. or
mere than 69000 900 gallons q minute. The
big water gates Of the Gatun dam viii
have an aggregate weight OF nearly 1S.000
tons. The ones at the head OF the upper
lock VIII be a sort Of steel bridge on
wheels. the track for Il being Of twenty
six-foot gauge Each pound Of water
~ esssAe uli llle CeEl @o1iu nave 20 push
aside sixty-three pounds Of earth before
It could escape
The dam VIII make the Gatun Lake af-
ford deep water enough 20 furnish a safe
riding place for half the shipping Of the
world All the sea fighters Of the oceans
might gather there, as perhaps hundreds
OF them VIII az that eveutful time some
eight OF ten years hence. when, with
Uncle sam as master Of ceremonies. the
Atlantic and the Pacific shan have their
wedding day.
JCopgrisat. lss. b Fsedsrs, J. Hsskiz-)
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

New York. July IA small silver
tube containing a message from Mayor
Mcclellan to Mayor BUsse. Of Chicago.
was sent on from the city hall on its
1.0o0-rnile journey across country this
morning in the hands Of young Y.-M.
c. A. boy. who. after running Up Broad
way TO Walker street, turned the tube
over to another youngster. and 50 Il
went. with a brand-new boy waiting
every half-mile-
Herbert Rapp. who started the ball
rolling. got away at 10 O'clock
Due Tuesday Night.
The last boy 10 have charge OF the
message Is expected to hand it TO the
Chicago mayor at $50 p. m next Tues
day. The running viii be continuous. ez-
cept one wait at Cleveland over sGn5ay,
the schedule calling for the arrival there
az 1910 o'clock Saturday night and the
Journey being taken up at ? O'Clock Mon
day morning. The 1900 odd runners are
al Z N c A. boys under eighteen years
OF age
There was pretty good crowd around
the steps OF the city hail 10 see the start
Good Day for Start.
II was g glorious morning for any kind
Of stunt, and the first runner. nattily
attired IN a pink dressing gown, stood
up very proudly by the side OF Acting
Mayor Little Tim" Sullivan while the
camera people did their duty, and then
Little Tim spoke. he said:
I place in your keeping this message
Of goodwill from the mayor Of New
York 10 the mayor Of Chicago While
this means Of communication Is not mod
ern- stiu It viii serve g exemplify the
prowess OF our American youth"
Before the applause had died away
Richard c. Morse. Yale. 81. starter OF the
run and general secretary Of the Inter
national Committee OF the Y. ". c. A.
pulled the trigger. and young Rapp. with
the tube IN tow, was cfI
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
FOUND Her FATHERS BODY
Daughter Discovers Ladies Tailor
Dead from Gas.
Leon POhlmRn, DespOndent Over
Business Reverses, Seeks
Rest in Death.

Despondelt over business troubles. Leon
Pohlnan, forty-three years old, ladies'
/ tailor. at I022 Fifteenth street northwest
committed suicide early yesterday morn
ing morning in his shop by inhallng nlu-
minsting gas.
The Pohlman family lives In rooms over
the tailoring shop. About o'clock yes
terday morning Miss Elsie Pchlman. old
est daughter OF the dead man. detected
the sdor OF gas issuing from the work
shop. The girl opened the door. which
was not locked. and discovered the body
OF her father lying on the workbench
with a rubber tube in his mouth. which
was connected with a flowing gas let
Pohlnan was dead
The daughter gave the alarm, and her
brother. Leonard Pohlman. fourteen years
old. summoned DR.. adam Kemble. FIJI
teenth ard L streets northwest. After q
brief examination Of the body. Dr. KEN
bic said that Pohlman had been dead
for some time.
DR.. Atkinson, Of the Emergency Hospitsl
who was a coDfdant Of the dead man
said that Pohlman was in excellent
health, but had been worried for several
weeks over business depression. Pohlman,
Dr. Atkinson said, had never intInated to
him that ne contemplated taking his life,
and the physician was at a loss 70 ex-
plain the circumstance, as, he said Pohl-
mans financial troubles were not of such
a serious nature as TO warrant his killing
himself
Pohiman is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Pohlrnsn. and eight children, the
oldest being the daughter who discovered
the body Of her father. and the youngest
z baby six months old.
Pohlman was prominent in local Ger
man social societies. being a member Of
the Germania Maennerchor. and other
lodges, as well as o. the ArTninius Lodge.
F. A A NJ
Coroner hewitt viewed the body and is
sued death certificate, giving the cause
as suicide The funeral arranEemsuts have
not been made
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
REFLECTIONS OF
A BACHELOR GIRL
By HELEN ROWLAND.

Most women appear to think
that It's better to have been
loved and bossed" than never to
have been married at all
Everybody has adopted modern
improvements and new methods
nowadays except the stork. and
he goes right along carrying on
business in the same old way. No
wonder he has lost so much OF
his fashionable trade 20 the up
tO-date dog fancier.
a pretty girl IN a peek-a-boo-
waist and a Merry Widow hat on
her way downtown can some
times create more excitement IN
the business district than q Wall
street pane or a fire.
Before marriage It fills q man
with tenderness TO have a girl
slip her hand conhdingly into his
coat pocket: but after marriage
somehow It flls him only with
disgust
It is one Of the mockeries OF
matrimony that the moment two
people begin TO be awfully cour-
tsOus to one another around the
house it is q sign they are awful
y mad
Disagreeable habits. Ike dis
agreeable husbands and wives,
are so much easier to acquire
than the other kind and so much
harder TO get rid Of
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
NATIONAL CENTURY RUN.
AbOrn opera Company to Dissrfbute
Souvenirs to Patrons.

n
The thirteenth week OF the summer
opera season viii be begun AZ the New
National Theater next Monday night with
a revival Of Balfe's romantic opera mas
terpiece, "The Bohemian Girl" Wednes-
day night the 1e0th performance viii be
celebrated, when handsome souvenir
programmes VIII be distributed free TO
patrons
The Bohemian Girl Is known as one
OF the popular classics, and its exceIing
popularity is due TO its richness g.
melody and the variety and expressive
ness OF its entire score. as well as the
human interest and romance OF its story.
such numbers as The Heart Bowed
Down 7 Dresmt DweIt II
Marble Halls The gypsy. Bride The
Fair land OF Poland,'' Then Youu Re
member Me- Bliss Forever Past" the
gypsy quartet II the second act. and
many other tu7eful gems that have
placed this opera n the warnnsst SPOT
n the heart OF every music lover viii
be rendered
II happens that nearly all os tire cast
seen and heard in The Bohemian CfrI-
at the New National a year ago. are
available for the coming week Grace
Orr Myers will again be seen in the
priTua donna role Of Airline Harold
Blake viii have the leading tenor part as
Thaddeus. the Polish lover Of Airline
George Shields, who has not been here
for some time. viii return 10 assume The
basso-bufTo role OF DeviIshoof Forrest
Hun, barytone. viii again be heard to
advantage as the count; Edith Bradford
VIII have one Of her most pleasing char
acters as the vengeful gypsy queen;
Charles Vaughan viii Join the Aborn
forces for the comedy role OF FIorestein,
c " Phillips vii be the captain Of the
guard. and Mile Murray viii appear as
Buda
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
FUNERAL OF JOHN SHEA.
Body Of Prominent Southwest Git
fzen Is Laid to Rest.

The body Of John Shea. a resident OF
the District for nearly fifty years and
one OF the best-lznOwn men IN the south
west. was buried yesterday morning in
Mount OIivet Cemeterv.
Funeral services were held at the fam
fly residence al $50 o'clock Solemn high
mass was celebrated al St Dominic's s
Catholic Church after the services at the
home The paIlbearers were Messrs.
Vnomas Carroll, William Kelley, Frank
Braun. James Shea. Jerry O'Connor. and
Albert Wiikerson-
NJ Shea was seventy-six years old at
the time Of his death He was born in
England, but came TO this country and
settled n Washington shortly before the
outbreak OF the civil war Shortly after
the close Of the war he entered the
grocery business. and from TIE first en-
JOyed success. His store was on the site
Of the house where he died, 325 Mary
land avenue southwest Mr.. shea was
in the grocery business about twenty
years. and then retired
He IS survived by five daughters. al
OF whom are married and live in this
city
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
without Limiting Mark.

From The ClieEo News.
In ten minutes the battle would begin
The enemy outnumbered them five 70 one.
Boys" said the captain, we have
hard work before US. See that you are
all armed 70 the teeth"
Far down the line little orFlarity ner-
vously held up his hand
Please, captain
wei, O'Flarity2"
IL haven't any tsthe.~
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
Re1vard for Missing CalifornInn-

san Francisco police have offered a re-
ward Of 500 for information Of James
Eagan. white. thirty-eight years old. who
disappeared from his home in that city
On July s. Eagan is five feet nine inches
tai and weighs about 10 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
BOY RELAY STARTS
Lads Will Carry MesSagefrOm
Gotham to Chicago.
HALF MILE FOR EACH LAD

Letter In Silver Tube TO Get but
One StOp-That Is to Be in CIeve-
land Over sunday-ExDected to
Reach Windy City at $50 O'Clock
on Next Tuesday Morning.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

Continued Next sunday.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16

But even this expertmeut-a thorough
enough one for any commercial firm in
the world 70 accept the deductions from
It as established facts-5oes not satisfy
the army engineers. They have arranged
a large number Of auxiliary experiments.
IN one OF these they have an iron cyIin-
der, some four feet high and some eight
inches IN diameter. Into this they nave
put three feet Of the earth, OF which they
propose to build the big dam They have
subjected this to al degrees OF water
pressure up 10 fifty pounds to the square
inch Yer even with this tremendous
weight OF water against It the amount
that seeps through is only an occasional
drop. OF course IL naturally follows. 90
plainly that even the laymaa cannot fail
70 see II. that Il only an occasional drop
seeps through three feet Of the material
with & pressure equivalent to q head Of
115 feet OF water, there can be no DANCER
Of seepage through 200 fset Of the ma
terial under the pressure OF a head Of
only : feet Of water. The imDerviousness
Of the material which Is 70 be used in
the dam has been proven in so many
ways that 10 man who has seen these
proofs can doubt It
The critics OF the dam. most OF whom,
BY TIE way. have never been over the
ground, assert that the earth which IS 10
constitute the foundation OF the dam Is
The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
TO-mOrrOw-The Panama Canal.
VI-Labor Situation.

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