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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
ORE. rRAMpLeD fG1D RIDDLES
Economical, Though ScpkeWlsst Prfnr
tive Methods Used, II Many
Mines throughout Mexlco.

It was at Pachuca, Mexico, that the
patio system of separating silver had
its origin. This system is 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 a 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 a
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 time.-Harper's Weekly.
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
fivefold rope which used to adorn the
neck Of Queen Alexandra on certain
state occasions, the Pail Mall Gazette
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 nn1r
~ ground.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
70 DEAL DEATH m SILENCE
Military Men Seek Devices That wiz
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 1t makes the fewer it kills. The
booming battery is like the rattle
snake. Audibly It 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 its usefulness
because Of the tremendous noise Of
It's 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 II
not for the inevitable noise. There
fore the inventors are striving to de-
wise a noiseless aeroplane. II noise
lessness is desirable in warfare 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 10
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 ind
cheer and comfort in the fact that
sven war 10 falling in line for their n.
form. War would seem to be the final
stronghold Of noise. and silent battles
ehe last dream Of the optimisG
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
SIRE Of 4 Job.

It was a new kind of recommends
ton for a 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 burglars
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 q situation was to read that letter
out loud and there ensued . Wild
scramble among his customers 6ol
the strong listed maid
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
WAX PEHs~ HJGHLY VALUED
THOSE Used III AfHxfno signatures q
Peace Treaties Command I Big
Price From Collectors.

The pens with which peace treaties
ire signed Invariably fetch high
prices, If they happen to md 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
" 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 q
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 were 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.
Mime. Patti received a "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 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
His AppreclatIve 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
She Put Them Away.

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 And them. and called
70 her maid:
Bridget, what did you do with
those things I told you to put away
last night?"
"Shure. mum. and yea told me 70
put 'em away. and did. mum. and
enjoyed EN-"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-15
Chair Built for Tramps.

Il OF late Bingham, Me-, has been able
70 say that 1t had fewer tramps than
any other town of It's size in the
state. The reason for this il tramp
chair" This chair 10 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
az great while ago q tramp went to
the village, and there being no lock-
up there. the officers had occasion to
take care Of the man, and he IVES
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 as
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
yapaness Boy. the Healthier.

Jdpdueo6 1oyS tHe 1eaIeHteF.
Boys appear to be slightly healthier
than girls in Japan, but the girls have
better eyesight. According to ofacial
reports covering medical inspection
Of nearly 1000. 900 children in the pub
lie elementary schools. ATT per cent.
Of the boys had strong constitutions.
H.4 per cent. medium. and - per
cent. weak. OF the girls. AT per
cent had strong constitutions. 61-1
per cent. medium. and 81 per eea6
veal.
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.
The 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 waf
never Wellesley. The family name
was Colley, and his grandfather wal
adopted by an Irishman named Wei
lesley.
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.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
GUN CLUB ALL SET

The local gun club now has its or
ganization perfected and is ready for
business. Inc trap is all set and II
Is one of the best found anywhere
The club will later on build neat
little club house out at the grounds.
Harry Kirby of Hutchinson, Kansas,
the champion trap shooter of the
state, was here Sunday to oversee the
installing of the trap and various
other details. 1t is very probable
that some big shooting contests will
take place soon. Geo. Quinlan Is
president of the new club, and d. A.
Henry, secretary. w. C. Stewart Is
treasurer.
w. c. Stewart was taken suddenly
i'll Monday and is now confined to
his bed.
Liberal bowled against Meade and
also Tyrone last Thursday night, and
beat both teams.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
AN AEFAIR or HEART

Many and many heart was eleVat'
ed gaily, sweetly and In great lowell
ness Friday, Valentine Day, only to
be torn ruthlessly down and tram.
pied under foot, on the morrow. We
speak OF the many thousands Of pet.
ty, playful and shy red hearts that
decorated the ball room at the La,
dies Valentine Dance, and were then
torn down In haste on Saturday
morning.
How often 1t is the case that the
human heart, which decor2tes the
face ofthe owner, and causes him to
beam good will and friendship to all
mankind will be swung high, with
wild abandon, into the utmost
heights of love and friendship, until
1t fairly throbs In all its passion, and
them alas, is struck, sick and shud-
dering TO the ground by the same
person who caused It to become so
wild with delight. Never again can
that heart. have the same wanton;
never again will the face of It's owner
smile so sincerely. Hidden in some
curner there will be found hard,
distFustfui and sinister line. He will
have become less a child, drifted far
Iher from the Divine and learned
more 10 his sorrow, OF the human.
Never again will the little hearts
strung In countless myrids over the
hall Friday night, look so cherry, or
SO temptingly red, and never will
they swing on any mooriDg with such
ease and grace as they swung then.
II was the moment OF superb crown
ing glory Of their lives and they did
themselves proud. They hung every
Where; covered the walls, were fes-
tuoned from the ceiling; they made a
ca red hiding place for the young
couples whose shining eyes and red
Cheeks were caused BY something
more than exercise; they hung in
graceful splrals down around the Or
cilestra, and softened the strains Of
sweet music as II drIfted out TO be
used by the gay dancers. These little
hearts laughed merrlly and nodded
engagingly TO one another. And
queer thing about It, the guests
caught the spirit OF the hearts and
they nodded and laughed -and some.
times, wlnked, all as happy as child
rep, and the floor, was, Ohlso smooth
so were some of the dancers. The
music was possessed Of that lazy,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21

dreamy kind of sweetness which
builds worlds inhabited by no living
soul except "Just You and L."
The spirit, of the little card board
hearts entered into the decorationsI
and that is the reason they were 50
entrancing The ladies', of course,
had nothing TO do withit. But when
one came for moment out from un.
der the spell of the hearts and enter.
ed the spell of the refreshment room,
he could tell by the lucious smell OF
coffee and chicken sandwiches that
human hands had been at work. The
elegant lunch consisted Of orange
sherbet, coffee and sandwiches. AND
they were surely good.
They danced until one OF the "wee
sma, and when they had gone, to
stretch out with sigh OF mixed
physical fatigue and genuine happi.
ness, on their downy beds, the little
hearts, left ia the halls deserted by
all except the dancing low.swung
moon beams) rustled restfully and
with little giggles talked for a long,
long time Of things they had seen dur
ing the evening that the grown up
human mind was far too stupid TOO
comprehend.
Long live the ladies and their
hearts.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
ALetter from Richard Cav

A letter from Richard Cav, who
left here over three weeks ago for
Honduras, reached us the 10Th. The
letter had been mailed from Colorado,
South America, on the 7th. 1t cost
fifteen cents for carriage. Richard
told OF a spell Of sea. sickness on the
way, and OF the beauties of the city
where he was located. Nesting down
on gently sloping beach, simmer
ing white, half hidden among palm
trees, and warm sunshine. The back
ground, high snow-capped mountains
and the foreground the murmurine
waters Of the caribbean Sea. Fine
juicy oranges sixty cents per hundred
and all other fruits In proportion. A
pretty White English linen tailor
made suit for $500. No paper money,
and their dollar worth forty cents on
the dollar OF ours; so II one had one.
hundred dollars, he must needs a
niger TO carry 1t around for him!
The above are some OF the peculiar.
tiles he tells about.
lie says that he is happy and that
the climate there seems TO agree bet.
ter with him than this.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
SENATOR sHousE HELPFUL

Hon. Jouett Shouse, state senator
from this district, has written the
Democrat a letter dated Feb. IL,
from which we quote as follows: 81
should be glad to have any citizen of
your county who Is interested either
in any pending bills or in the intro.
duction of any bills which should be
presented, to write me as soon as
possible, / am exceedingly anxious
to do everything in my power for
the interests of my constituents and
my district. 1t is matter of graft
fication that very large number of
my constituents have taken occasion
to write to me already in. reference
TO certain measures. In every in.
stance | have endeayored to give
their requests the most prompt at
tention. AS my mail amounts to fire.
quently more than one hundred let
ters day IL Is not always possible
TO answer every letter on the day oil
its receipt, but / have succeeded In
sending a personal answer to every
letter thus far written me and shall
continue to do so throughout the bal.
ance Of the session. with two ex.
ceptions every bill I have introduced
has been favorably reported by the
committee to which It has been re-
ferred and / shall endeayor to get
the most prompt possible action on
all measures in which my constitu-
ents are interested / desire simply
to extend this invitation through you
to have them command me whenever
] can serve them in any way"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
GO WITH THE CROWD

A number of the Pratt business
men and others are planning a trlpto
Liberal, Kansas, Sunday, February
2S to attend the revival now going on
there, conducted by Mr.. Maitland, as
suggested by him while holding his
meeting here. The plan is to leave
Pratt on train No. /, at S:l5 a. m.
Sunday, and Return on No. 81, arriv-
ing at Pratt TOO a. m. Monday. there.
by losing no time from business. 1t
will be big boost for the meeting
there, and will also show our appre-
clation of what Mr.. Maitland has
done for us here. 1t is hoped that
many will plan to go.-Pratt Union.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
VERY SUDDEN DEATH

d. f. Sweat of this city died very
suddenly Sunday night, about ten
thirty o'clock, the cause Of his death
being acute Bright's disease.
1t Is known that Mr.. Sweat had
been aillng for several months, but
he did not consider himself in ser.
ious condition. He was seen on the
streets Saturday afternoon. He made
his way to his home and laid down
upon the bed. When he was called
to supper 1t was discovered ne was
unconscious. He never regained con.
seriousness. His death being so sud
den, 1t came as severe shock to his
many friends in Liberal
Mr.. Sweat was born In Gentry
county, Missouri, August 1S, 1875.
He lived there and was educated in
Missouri, until six years ago, when
he and his wife and three children
moved to Liberal. Later they located
on a claim in Stevens county which
they proved up, sold and moved
back to Liberal They purchased
property on South Grant avenue,
where they lived at the time of his
death.
Mr.. Sweat has been in the auto
mobile delivery business here for
some years. During his residence
here he has made many friends, as he
was a fine man and had rare quail
ties in his makeup. He was a mem
ber of the I. o. o. f. lodge. He pro-
fessed faith some time ago at one Of
the meetings being held by Mr., Kill
lian OF the Baptist church.
The deceased leaves wife and
three children; father and mother,
and a sister, Mrs. Leona Hardwick,
the latter three of Stevens county.
He also leaves two brothers, win
and George, who came from their
home in Missouri to attend the
funeral.
The funeral services we're conduct
ed at the Baptist church Wednesday
morning at IL o'clock by Rev. Kill
lian.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
A CONSPIRACY

For the third time In the last three
months the linotype operator and the
proof reader have conspired against
the quill pusher Of this moral guide,
In order to be cute. The tirst time
they had the girls making "sinkers"
when biscuits" was the copy. An
other time, when the copy in a local
advertisement was: "The place
where you spend the least money for
the most goods" was fixed up by this
smart aleck to read: 'The place
where you spend the most money for
the least goods" Very good joke.
Last week the operator pulled of one
OF his crude witicisms, which puts
the editor Of this paper in very
wrong light with man who has al
ways been friend and whom he has
nothing in the world against.
A local stating the fact that Clar-
ence Hubbard, who at one time con
Quoted drug store In this city had
bought a drug store In Gas City was
connected with a local, or socalled
witty saying of the editors about the
worth OF toad, So as to make it sp-
pear that l had called Mr. Hubbard
toad. We wish to assure the general
public that no such thought had ever
entered our mind.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
{.
WILLARD SERVICES

The Francis e. Willard Memorial
service conducted by the Womans
Christian Temperance Union at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
night was we'll attended and inter-
esting from start to finish. Mrs. t.
B. Moore was in the chair and had
charge of the entire program. Mrs.
NJ. q. Todd and Mrs. v. H. Grinstead
addressed the congregation and in
their kind and helpful way spoke of
the valiant service of Miss Willard.
1t was a real pleasure to hear them;
we will not soon forget some things
they said. The subject of the sermon
by the pastor was, "The Curse Of
Strong Drink" All present enjoyed
real treat by the music rendered.
The solo and quartet deserve special
mention. Miss Flood in her easy
and graceful way presided at the pi-
ano. May the Impressions made last
through life and make us cleaner,
purer and more useful to those about
US.
Last Friday night there was
called meeting of the congregation
at the Presbyterian church at which
the advisabllity of building Manse
was considered. Decided interest
was shown. The matter is now un-
der consideration and another meet
ing is called for Monday, Feb. 24th,
at 500 p. m. What say you? Shall
we have one or not?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
New Minister at
Christian Church

Fl. c. Gresham OF Granger, Nilsson.
ri, who is working in the svangelistic
ield, will be in Liberal Sunday and
will preach at the Christian church.
Heiwill be here only one day. Do not
fail to hear him. He is an eyange-
list Of no small note.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21
DIED

Cornelia p. Ingraham, Of Beaver
county, Okla, died on February 16,
1913, at 9:45 a m, aged SO years.
7 months and il days. She died Of
paralysis. The body was shipped to
Lockwood. Missouri, Tor interment
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21

]. w. Baughman went to Wichita
on business the first of the week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-10
ruarcIng Against Croupe.

The best safeguard against croupe is
a bottle Of Toley's Honey and Tar
compound in the house P. II. CHM,
Middleton, Ga, writes: "My children
are very susceptible to croupe, easily
catch cold. / give them Foley's Honey
and Tar compound and in every in.
stance they get prompt relief and are
soon cured. We keep it at home and
prevent croupe." Use it also for
coughs, colds, hoarseness, tickling Of
the throat, bronchial and lagrippe
coughs. It contains no opiates. Re.
fuse substitutes DR.. Stones Drug
Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-10
cOughs Tnat rrevent sleer.

These coughs are wearing and if they
chang on, can run one down physical
ly and lower the vital resistance to
disease. Mr.. Bob Ferguson, $40 Pine
street, Green Bay, Wis, writes; "I was
greatly troubled with bad cough that
kept me awake nights. Two small bot
ties Of Foley's Honey and Tar com
pound completely cured me. /" This med
icine is equally good for croupe, whoop-
ing cough, measles cough, and for the
chronic coughs Of elderly people. 1t is
soothing and healing and stop tickling
throat. DR.. Stones Drug Store.