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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Astronomical Discoveries.

The particular universe of stars IN
which we dwell Is half again as large
In scale as the world has been sup
posing. Our own sun Is still youth.
full, and keeps travelling northwardly
through space at the comparatively
leisurely pace of twelve miles per
second. or only two-thirds the average
speed of stars of its own class. The
North star is not really q single star.
but triple, consisting of three suns
revolving about q common center.
These are some of the recent discov.
cries of the Lick observatory, the
famous graduate astronomical depart.
ment OF the University of California.
People who learned their astronomy
twenty years ago, or five years ago,
will have to change many Of their
ideas of the universe in the light of
the Lick observatory's newly achieved
knowledge as to how the heavenly
bodies are born and live and die. No
where In the world is SO much being
done to alter and expand mans knowl-
edge of the stellar universe az ON
Mount Hamilton, under the direction
OF DR.. w. w. Campbell, the famous d.
rector OF the Lick observatory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15

The vegetable oil used In making
Aper umbrellas In Japan Is pressed
Tut of the seeds of the rubber plant
This oil Is made in the various islands
famous. for oil and seeds from these
I1lants. Sandy ground is favored for
Me cultivation of the plant and the
I'D Is extracted from the seeds by
ufesses. The yield of seeds Is esti-
hated at 20 bushels an acre.
The annual production throughout
apan amounts to $4,000 bushels,
rom which over a gallon of oil a
ushel Is extracted. The oil before II
used boiled and then cooled un.
. "A 1t can be applied by hand to UNI.
9rellas with a piece Of cloth or waste
No machinery or tools are used in ap.
plying the oil. When the oiling is com.
-Sleted the umbrellas are exposed in
The sun for about five hours. This oil
is also used in making the Japanese
lanterns. artificial leather, printing
ink, lacquer. varnishes. oil paper, and
paints.-Scientific American.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
SIRE of a Job.

It was new kind of recommends
ton for servant, but very effective
The old employer said nothing about
her accomplishments as cook, wait
.ress, laundress or chambermaid. What
she wrote was:
"She is as strong as man and
twice as brave. Three times while
in our employ she captured burgiarl
single-handed, and held them until the
police arrived, and saved hundreds Of
dollars worth of silver and jewelry."
All the manager Of the employment
agency had to do when that girl need
ed situation was to read that letter
out loud and there ensued q Wild
scramble among his customers Ia
the strengths maid
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Chair Built for rramps.

u or late Bingham. Me-. has been able
20 say that 1t had fewer tramps than
any other town of It's size in tha
state. The reason for this is a tramp
chair" This chair IL made in the
form of common upright chair Of
strap iron. but is encased, the door
being made OF the same strap iron
material. 1t Is on wheels, and can
be moved to any part of the town. Not
al great while ago a tramp went 10
] the village. and there being no lock-
up there, the officers had occasion to
take care Of the man, and he YVES
put into the tramp chair. It is not
known how long the tramp stayed
there. but at least long enough 30 that
he wanted to get out of the town az
quickly as he could. He evidently got
word to his brother tramns. and warn
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
ORE TRAMpL Ed fN1W FtlDDEES
Economical, Though SotheWFxst Prfns-
tive Methods Used, at Many
Mines Throuahoutt Edexico.

It was at Pachuca, Mexico, that the
patio system of separating silver had
its origin. This system il still fol-
lowed extensively at the silver mines
throughout Mexico. The ore is crushed
and worked down to state of pud-
die. It is then spread out to depth
Of two or three feet over the paved
floor of the courtyard, or patio. To
this mass sulphate of copper is added
In powder, about fifteen pounds of sui
phate to three thousand pounds Of
puddle. This is trodden into the pud-
die by horses. Several gangs of old.
WORKOUT horses or mules, about twelve
In a gang, are seen in various parts
Of the patio, being driven round in
circles to tread in the sulphate.
On the next day six per cent. OF
common salt is added and in two more
days one hundred per cent. Of pure
quicksilver, or as much as the assay
Of the ore shows is required. This
mass is then trodden up by horses for
fifteen days. It is then wheeled to
large tank through which passes q
rapid stream of water. This washes
away the clay, leaving the silver and
quicksilver This residuum is poured
into cone-shaped canves bags through
which most Of the quicksilver runs
out, and what remains with the silver
Is passed off with the vapor by means
of heated retorts. None of the quick.
silver Is lost, and even the vapor Is
brought by cold water to its original
state and used again and again. The
quicksilver soon rots the hoofs of the
horses and the mules, but the Mex
leans themselves do not seem to be
much the worse for it even though
they wade around in the puddle for
days at a time-Harper's Weekly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Letters of Two Kings Found.

It is said that most curious dis
covery has been made at Apsley house
Hyde Park Corner, the town house Of
the Dukes of Wellington.
In the cellars there has been found
all the private and state correspon.
dence of George III and George Nv.
These documents, covering a vital pc
Rod of over so years. mist include
Napoleonic references of great inter
est
TIE letters, etc., have been remov
ed to Windsor, and are now being
sorted by the kings librarian.
According to one of these docu
ments the Iron Dukes name was
never Wellesley. The family name
was Colley. and his grandfather waa
adopted by an Irishman named Wei
lesley.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
His AppreciatIve WAY.

my Uncle Rinkleneck is the incest
old mani" triumphantly chortled little
Jimpsey. He never gives us improv-
ing books, nor things that are good
for us or that we really need, but
just things we can eat and things we
can smash-things we want. And
then he tells US to whale right in.
blame our little skins, and have q
good time, and break the stun all up.
they are made for-as quick as we
please. Aw. / tell you, old Uncle
Rinkleneck Is all right"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Queens Pearl Rope Broke.

The accident which recently befell
the pearl necklaces of the queen
dowager Of Italy. when the string
broke and the priceless little spheres
were scattered in every direction, re-
calls similar mishap to the splendid
fvefold rope which used to adorn the
neck Of Queen Alexandra on certain
state occasions. the Pail Mall Gazetts
remarks
On stepping into the gilded coach
on her way to state opening Of par
Lament In the last reign her necklace
caught In the ornate door handle and
the pearls fell In shower and rolled
from the crimson carpet onto the mud
~ ground.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
WAR PENs0 HIGHLY VALUED
Those Used III Affixfno signatures q
Peace Treaties Command 4 Big
Price From Collectors.

The pens with which peace treaties
ire signed invariably fetch high
prices, If they happen to ind their
way into the market, and there are
many people who would be willing to
draw a check for $1,000 or more for
the pen which will be used to sign the
treaty of peace between the Balkan
states and Turkey.
It is interesting to know that when
It became public property that peace
had been proclaimed between Russia
and Japan pen manufacturers in all
parts Of the world sent supplies. of
their pens to those engaged in draw
Ing up the treaty, hoping that the doc
nment would be completed by the
agency of their wares. In order to
avoid any unfair discrimination be-
tween the penmakers it was eventual
ly decided to use quill pens for the
signing Of the treaty.
It was quill pen that was used by
the Spanish commissioners when they
put their signatures to the treaty of
peace drawn up after hostilities had
ceased between this country and
Spain. This particular pen, by the
way, sold for $125 some time after.
ward.
The pen used by the plenipotenti-
aries in signing the memorable treaty
Of Paris fell into the hands of the
Empress Eugene. Apart from its
historical interest, this pen is Of con-
siderable value, for it Is mounted in
solid gold and encrusted with dia-
monds.
The English home secretary occa-
sionally receives an application from
relic hunter for the pen with which
he has signed the actual order Of a
reprieve. When Viscount LANDAU
was home secretary, during the reign
of the late Queen Victoria, he received
several hundred such applications.
Queen Victoria always retained pos.
session of the pens that we're used to
set aside death sentences. One Of
these pens which was studded with
jewels and worth several pounds, was
presented by her majesty to Nine. Al
bani, the vocalist.
Nine Patti received "reprieve pen"
from ex-Queen Isabella Of Spain, and
for many years the diva carried 1t
with her wherever she went.
Pens which have been used by IA
nous authors often fetch high prices
when put up for sale by auction.
Charles Dickens used a quill pen to
write part of Hard Times" Little
Dorritt" and "Bleak House" at the
Villa Les Montineaux, and this was
sold some time ago for $17.50.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
70 DEAL DEATH m SILENCE
Military Mon Seek Devices That win
Do Away with the Noise Now
Made by Aeropiane.

Noise OF battle has always been con
sidered an indispensable part Of war
fare. It is, however, thing unneces.
sary and undesirable. The efficiency
of gunpowder weapon is measured
by its killing capacity. The more
noise it makes the fewer it kills. The
booming battery is like the rattle.
snake. Audibly 1t warns Of its pres
ence. The snake that lies low and
strikes silently claims the most VIC
Tins. The Maxim silencer is intended
to make guns less noisy and more
useful in their specific field of activ.
ity. The quite noiseless gun would
be more desirable than the wholly
smokeless powder from the stand
point of the warrior. Now comes the
complaint that the military aeroplane
Is deprived Of much of it's usefulness
because Of the tremendous noise OF
Its whirring propellers. At night, when
the flyers dart about above the dark
ened camps, their presence Is adver.
tised to the ear In daylight they have
TO fly high to dodge bullets, at night
they migst woop down low enough
to gain accurate Information were IL
not for the inevitable noise. There
fore the inventors are striving to de-
wise noiseless aeroplane II noise
lessness is desirable in warefare how
much more Is it to be sought in hum
drum times Of peace? The business
Of war Is to destroy life, and noise 10
q handicap. The business of peace ID
to prolong life, and to make life hap
py, and noise is still greater handi-
cap. Cities are becoming saner. They
are. by ordinance, putting the muffier
on some kinds Of utterly senseless
clamor. But there remain many caco-
phonies that might easily be elimi-
mated. Anti-noise societies should find
cheer and comfort in the fact that
sven war Is falling In line for their ~
form. War would seem to be the final
stronghold Of noise, and silent battles
he last dream Of the optimisG
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Iananess aoys the Healthier.

Boys appear to be slightly healthier
than girls in Japan, but the girls have
better eyesight. According to Official
reports covering medical inspection
Of nearly 1000. 900 children in the pub
lie elementary schools. AIT per cent.
Of the boys had strong constitutions,
GA per cent. medium. and 4.9 per
cent. weak. OF the girls. 42.7 per
cent had strong constitutions, 61.2
per cent medium, and 81 per csa6
weak.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
She Put Them Away.

A lady who had been giving .
Christmas party told her maid to put
away all the refreshments that were
left on the tables before retiring to
bed. The next day, on looking, the
lady could not find them, and called
20 her maid:
Bridget, what did you do with
those things l told you to put away
last night?'
"Shure, mum. and yea told me TO
put 'em away. and did. mum. and
enjoyed EN-"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15

ed them to stay clear Of Bingham. as
no tramps have been seen In the town
since.-Technical World Magazine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
MIDDLE WEST HAS RAIN
Kansas, Missouri and Okla
homa Still Swelter.

Chicago. Aug. l0-Heavy rains through
the Northern Central states and the lake
region brought relief from the intense
heat to-day. The rain did not extend
far enough south 10 benefit the corn
belt of Southern Illinois. Kansas, okla
homa and Missouri. These states re-
ceived no relief. and temperatures which
have stood around 100 for more than a
week showed no signs OF lowering.
In Chicago IS Of an inch OF rain fell
and about an equal amount was reported
through the cities OF Wisconsin, Indiana
and Ohio. The rain was accompanied IN
most cases By a drop OF Is TO 20 degrees
I'm temperature.
Iowa points reported heavy down.
pour with considerable relief from the
neat. Sioux city reported "a OF an inch.
Davenport 80 and Des Moines ~
The highest temperature IN Kansas re-
ported to-day was at Great Bend. where
a mark OF 10 degrees was reached. Many
places report temperatures Of JOG and lOs
degrees. The maximum temperature IN
Kansas City. Mo. where no rain fell, was
1902 Several Missouri points reported lvi-
Missouri is parched with drouth. All the
creeks In the state are dry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
GENERAL EDWARD F. JONES
DYING IN BINGHAMTON HOME,

night we should have been in the hands
Of the rebels before morning"
In going through Baltimore the first
death OF the war was recorded. a mem
Der OF the regiment being fatally shot.
The regiment guarded the Capitol until
achievements came. its members stay
ing one month after the expiration OF
their enlistment Governor Andrew OF
Massachusetts, tner authorized General
Jones 10 recruit the 9th Massachusetts
regiment. which went 10 New Orleans
with General Butler.
After the war Colonel Jones was brevet-
ted brigadier general Of volunteers He
served in the Massachusetts House Of
Representatives in 1855 and I'm 1866 moved
10 this city. where he opened the scale
business. He was elected Lieutenant
Governor of the State on the Democratic
ticket in 1885, and was reelected for a
second term. In late years his sight
failed, and more recently he grew weaker.
General Jones belongs TO the order Of
Founders and Patriots OF America. the
Society OF Colonial Wars. Sons of the
American Revolution. the Loyal Legion,
the Army and Navy Club. OF Washington.
and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company. Boston. He is a SD degree
Scottish Rite Mason and belongs 10 the
odd Fellows and several social clubs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
TROOPS FILL MILAN
Garrison Raised to $4,000 Men
Owing to Strike.

! Milan. Aug. l0-To-day was the sew
enth DAY of the general strike here. Al
| though a state Of siege has not been
proclaimed. the workmen's quarters are
| occupied by the military forces and mar
tial law is practically in full force The
| troops concentrated here are from LON
/ hardy and Nenetia They have raised
the strength OF the garrison to 5000
Strong contingents OF infantry sup
ported by cavalry and artillery. hold the
strategic points and prevent the strikers
from reaching the centre Of the CITY.
Assisting them are numerous police and
carabineers to repress riots Thousands
I Of persons have been arrested and the
authorities have been compelled to trans
( fer them 10 the prisons IN neighbori"g
towns.
The city presents to-day a very desc
late aspect. The strikers evidently under
stand the futility OF violence and the
| harm done 10 their cause by provoking the
| hostility Of the population. Many Of the
| worklngmen deplore the recent outbreaks
and say II the troubles had not happened
their chance Of getting the factory own
ers to accept the demands Of the strikers
would be more promising.
The number Of killed in the recent dis
orders is placed at twenty-three. includ-
| ing nine soldiers. while no fewer than 400
persons were wounded.
The movement is changing from an eco
nomic 10 a political one. similar 10 that
which arose in 1898. and the leaders are
encouraging the Separates ideas. arguing
that Lcmbardy. d most prosperous region.
! IS unjustly being made 10 support the
poorer districts OF the south. Pope Plus
| is discouraglng the clergy and Catholics
generally from sympathizng with the
| Separatist agitation.
To-day the Milan Street Railway Com
pany succeeded in sending out ninety
eight cars. The normal number daily in
| operation Is 700. The strikers tore UP
| paving stones and piled them on the
tracks and also attempted 10 erect barri-
/ cades. but they were charged by the cav
airy and compelled - dispense. The cars
ran throughout the day escorted by cara
bineers. policemen and squads Of cavalry.
Numerous acts OF vandalism were com
! mitted to-day. such as the tearing down
| Of lampposts and the cutting OF gas
pipes The authorities. however are as
sured Of sufficient gas TO illuminate the
town indefinitely. There is no scarcity
of bread
The newspapers continue 10 appear the
printers having refused to 90 on strike.
! Fifty thousand strikers held meeting
to-day and after listening to inhamma-
/ tory speeches decided to continue the
general strike. II was also decided 10
kingdom and TO proclaim a one-day
strike in every city and town some day
/ this week.
/ The government believes the strike
here is a failure. and that the workmen
will soon be obliged to return TO Work
! because of lack OF FUNDS.
Tonight the police are arresing all
persons who have criminal records.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
'SP|TE,' SAYS FRIEDMAN
Turtle Germ DiSCoverer An
SWerS DR.. Mannheimer.
CASES HERE AT ISSUE
New York Physician Denies
That He Had Financial In
terest with German.

In the controversy which has been
raging in Germany over the turtle germ
cure" for consumption since the return
OF DR.. Friedrich Franz Friedman 10 his
native land the name Of DR.. George
Mannheimer. Of No a West 5lst street
Manhattan. has been injected.
Along with the report OF the doctors
OF the United States Public Health Ser
vice and the New York Board of Health,
which placed It's ban on the use of the
cure" in this city DR.. MannheimeI
gave the turtle germs a cruel blow on
June 7, when he published an article In
the New York Medical Record. In which
he said that not one OF his eighteen pa
tients had been benefited by the cure
Now DR. Friedman tells his Berlin as
sociates. according 10 the "Berliner
KIinische Wochenschrift.' that Dr.
Mannheimer was spiteful and that his re-
port was contrary 10 the facts.
"Mannheimer begged me. not only IN
FIVE letters he wrote" says Friedman
but in conversation. 10 treat number
OF paving patients with him in New
York as consulting physician. and 10 ge'
from those patients. like Professor L.
Of Vienna. who treated Armours daugh'
ter. and had no license, many thousands
Of dollars in fees
Nonsense" said DIT Mannheimer yes
terday. NO one believes Friedman
anyway" he added. He quarrelled
with everybody who tried 10 help him
here"
DR.. Mannheimer said ii was true I'd
advised Dr. Friedman that he was
within his rights 20 act as consultan'
and charge fees for his services here, as
other noted specialists from foreign cities
had done. He denied, however. that he
had any pecuniary interest In Or. Fried
mann's labors here
DR.. Mannheimer was one OF the FIRST
musicians TO accord the turtle germ dis
coverer a welcome In this city. on
March s. three days after the German
physician had been advised by the New
York County Medical Society that he
would not be permitted 10 practise med
icine" here. Or Friedman treated eisn-
teen patients In the Office OF DR.. Mann
beiuer. The officers OF the County Med
teal Society denounced the proceeding
as being close 10 the edge OF the law
DR. Mannheimer afterward quarrelled
with the Berlin doctor.
DR.. Manufacturers article in the Med
zeal Record on June comprised a de-
tailed clinical report on each OF the
eighteen cases treated by DR.. Fried
mann. many OF which were found to be
in a worse condition than at the begin
ming OF the treatment Not one. accord
ing 20 DIR. Mannheimer. had improved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
IRISH VOLUNTEERS RALLY
7th of Philadelphia Guests at
Celtic Park Reunion.

The reunion OF the st Regiment Irish
Volunteers. OF this city. held at Celtic
Park yesterday attracted 5000 persons
A feature OF the occasion was the visit
Of the members Of the eth Regiment OF
Irish Volunteers OF Philadelphia and the
participation OF the men from that city
ir the events 81 the day.
The New York volunteers. who num-
bered more than zoo. were in command
OF Major T J. Nolan. Eight companies
Joined In the parade. which left the
armory shortly before noon 10 march 20
the West 23d street ferry. whore they
met the visitors from Philadelphia. The
Philadelphia volunteers were In command
81 Major Barnard JAMESON. with Lieu
tenant Patrick McKenna I'm command OF
Company 4. Captain Michael McKenny In
command Of Company Il. Captain John
Dessey In command OF Company y and
Captain Edward McFadden In command
Of Company g.
Special trolley cars conveyed the vol
unteers and their guests from the ferry
10 the Manhattan end OF the greensboro
Bridge. where other special cars took
them across the bridge and out Queens
Boulevard 20 within a quarter OF mile
Of Celtic Park From this point the
regiments marched 20 the park. the visit
ors having the right OF line. The great
est interest was shown In the athletic
events. most Of the contests being be-
tween representatives Of the two cities.
In a Gaelic football match between teams
representing the New York and Philadel-
rhia regiments the New Workers won by
a score Of 10 ?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
RESCUES CURTA|L
SEAS DEATH TOLL
Continued from first page.

summer on the half-mile Of beach
which he patrols. although as many as
$500 people visit 1t some days. on
July Meyer saved twelve people.
Yesterday he rescued Albert Green.
thirty years old. a White Plains mer-
chant. who swan out too far and be-
came exhausted
AS the steamboat Cimbria. Of he
Rockaway Beach service. was making
a landing at her wharf at the Battery
last night William Tarant. thirty-two
years old. deckhand. fell overheard
and was drowned.
Two men were drowned in the waters
about Staten Island. The first was Ed
ward Hillyer. eighteen years old. Of No
4G41 Amboy Road. Great Kills. who
went in bathing off Cooks Point. at
Great Kills. Henry Gilbert, twenty
six years old. Of No. 1j4 Richmond ave-
nue.. Arrochar, met a similar fate while
In bathing of South Beach.