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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
AN IRISH BLESSING.

I shrived her soul, of the sinly stain,
 That Irish granny of eighty years An, weary the night on her bed of
 pain,
 But she smiled at me through
 her grateful tears,
 And whispered low, God love
 you!' I blessed her tongue with the Liv- !,
 ing Bread,
 While she cIasped her hands and
 closed her eyes, Adown on her breast dropped the
 old gray head, And, as one who was speaking from Paradise. as She whispered then. God love you!'' crossed her body with holy oil, From the dimming eyes to the aching feet, An, Hghtsome now were the years of toll That won for her hands the unc- And again she said. God love your I signed her lips with the crucfhed. And breathed the Church's i'm dulging prayer, An, sweet was her kiss at His wounded side, } And I left her waiting the angel there, As she said. "Asthore, God love you!'' An. dear old granny of eighty years, When all of my labor here is O. ers May a faith like thine be death to fears, And lead me in at the saviorss door, To hear Him say God loves youI'' Rev. Hugh F. Blunt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
LAURA JEAN LIBBY'S DAILY TALKS ON HEART TOPICS
eoopyrssts 1s1s By sewsp-Fer synaoa4e,

man of twenty-two goes with me steadily a year past Says he loves me care for him. He asks me to have him. What would you adviser Please put answer in paper.
 LUCY H. quite young. He is not old either. If he has a good steady position and you are willing to aid him by cooking economically dressing neatly and plainly and you both look to each others interests, I see no reason why you shouldn't get married and make a little prosperous home together. Your parents or friends can advise you, knowing more of each than any one else.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
California Women to Organize. Womans Board of Panama-Pacific International Exposition Making Elaborate Plans to
 Welcome "The World and His Wife"
 at San Francisco In 1915.

oft of Pacific ofthe of Is of 1
  dua the f is houg estateby eorgan ion unftt the
 
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  the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
THE FASCINATION OF
 A BEAUTIFUL HAND
For through the South. the custom
 sti1f commands The gentlemen to kiss the 1adyas
 hand.''

..F,or- through the South. the custom
 sti1r commands
 The gentlemen to kiss the ladyAs
 hand"
 No matter how plain of feature a woman may be, by cultivating a. beau tifuI hand she also empowers herself with a subtle fascination. Yet many a woman who gives much time to the art of pleasing, and bemoans natural shortcomings or physical defects which thwart her commendab1e ambi- ton, is entirely unconscious of this endowment
 The human hand is such a. wonder full thing and when it is beautiful as well as wonderful, it is more power fH than the ballot The hand gives accent and expression to our thoughts, and by gesture. we often convey more meaning than by our words.
 Tahe for instance, Helen Keller, the rennazekable girl, who was deaf, dumb and blind and yet has overcome her triple affIiction through her other senses T interviewed her in Chicago a few weeks ago and was amazed at the things she said with her hands; not by the deaf and dumb language, hut by gesture By a thousand diff ferent positions by countless attitudes of the fingers. her hands translated a great part of her thoughts. and feel ings and were almost as eloquent as her words. for She has. through the patient effort of her teacher and her own indomitable will, learned to talk.
 .Tfie skin of the hand. in it's color and texture. is only secondary in i'm portance to that of the face: and while 1t is not liable to many of the irnperRections and b1emishes which threaten the latter. itAts often exposed to very hard usage, and constant care is required to keep it in good condf- ffon- Immaculate cleanliness is of course, a first and Imperative law :. Never wash your hands except you do 1t thoroughly. continually dabbing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
Little Beauty Chats
RY~BKaANCBE BEACoN

them in cold water. just ..rfnsing.'' grinds the dirt in and is ruinous to the texture of the skin. making it rough and coarse and red. Use tepid or warm water and pure soap is an absolute necessity Be careful to dry your hands thoroughly and then rub them with cut. lemon, the persistent use of which will whiten them A cut lemon should always have a place on your dressing table for it is invaluable as a ho<al1fu id
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
RELIABLE FOLEY,S HONEY
 AND TAR GOMPnIINn

Just be sure that you buy FoIey's Honey and Tar Compound-it is a reliable medicine for coughs, colds, croup, whooping coughs, bronchial and Ia grippe coughs, which are weakening to the system. It also gives prompt and definite results for hoarseness, tickling throat and stuff fly wheezy breathing. Hindle's Drug StOre.-Ady
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
" NJ. H.A. WILL OBSERVE
 FEAST OF THE PASSOVER

The feast of the Passover. on Sat- urday, will be observed at the rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associ- ation, Beers building. Broad street. in the formal orthodox manner. The cer- emonial will be conducted under the direction of Rabbi Wittenstein of the Congregation Adath Israel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

fell and Ned Jumped on his back and after giving him a couple of cuffs over the head. ran away and escaped. This pleased Roland so much that he for got his anger and his tears and soon was all smiles again
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS sUC- CESSFUL FOR RHEUMATISM
 AND KIDNEY TROUBLE.

Positive in action for backache, weak back, rheumatism, kidney and bladder troubles. P. J. Boyd, Og1e, Texas, writes: After taking two bot ties of Foley Kidney Pills, my rheu- matisrn and kidney trouble are com pletely gone" Safe and effective. Hind1e's Drug Store.-Adv.
 Farmer want Ads. one Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

The minstrel rehearsal this evening will be held at Warner hall. It will start promptly at 7:30 and those who fail to put in an appearance before that time will not be allowed to par ticipate in the show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

The straw ride to be given by the Snake club will be held vne week from tonight. The members of the com mittee, Joe Worden and John Hur- ley, are striving to make it a financial and social success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

Santiago, Chi1e.-Prince Henry of Prussia, accompanied by Ramon Bar ros Luco, President of Chile, inspect ed twelve corps of the Chilean army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

The Kampie club will hold a emok- CT. for the members only, in the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

Francis Wakeman, ,15, attended the dance given by pr. F. 1T. MacLarle Saturday evening in Westport in hon. or of Frederick Dodge of the Staples High school. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

Last evening at the home of Robert Hurley on Highland avenue, the pres ent pinocfale champions of B. H.. s., Rob Hurley and Ed Lynch. success fully defended their title against the chaTengers, Ed Casey and Ed O'Neill. The result of the match was never in doubt the winners having an easy games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

Harold Cooney, "A. has accepted a position at the Public Market for Sat urdays only.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

The Canadian Pacific steamer Mon treaI arrived at Halifax in d disable, condition her rudder post having bee snapped during a hurricane
 A lock of President Llncoln's halr being sold at auction with the effect of Major William H. Lambert Of Fhfl adelphias was purchased for sS5-
 Commodore George Leland Dyer. D s. N.. retired, died of heart ficaa5 in Winter Park. Fla, aged s8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The tickets for the minstrel show were distributed to the. members of the financial committee by, Chairman Elliot Logan at the committee meet ing this noon at the close of school The pasteboards will sell for thirty five and fifty cents each and it is ex- pected that Warner hall will be crowded on the nights of the 23rd and 24th of this month. The reheansas are coming along nicely and the show will score a big hit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06
\ HEART UNTOUCHED.

4.I have ease and have health, And [ have spirits light as air; And more than wisdom, more than
 wealth
 A merry heart that laughs at. care.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-06

Farmer Want Ads one Cent Word.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-19
Our $3.50 and $500 Oxfords

These Oxfords are for who want Oxford at
a moderate price The Stock workmanship and style
right in every detaino cheap shoemakng in any
We believe these Oxtords be equal to any sold else
where at $500 and $3.50
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-19
THE GOVERNORS VISIT.

y OVERNOR Pillsbury's visit to
I this County and Jackson last
week was for the purpose of
satisfying his own mind, seeing and
understanding the situation and cir
cumstances of the grasshopper suf-
ferers, in order to intelligently act
in his official capacity. He has in
speed the situation carefully, prac
tically and intelligently. He did not
confne his inspection to an interview
with a few of our townspeople by a
fire at the hotel, but donned biz
zard cap and buffalo coat and went
out among the people, to see with
his own eyes how they lived.
He went into their cherries houses,
upholstered and cold; sat and felt
the cold wind pouring through the
crevices and saw the inmates hover
ing around their hay fires, observed
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their scanty clothes and noted their
limited supply of food. He asked
them questions and exhibited an in
terest and desire to know if the peo-
pie were suffering.
Governor Pillsbury returned to ST.
Paul, approaching and feeling the
exact condition Of the restitution and
poverty of our settlers. But amid
all this he said to US that he found
the iron grit, the strong backbone to
develop the country, and just such
people as the country needs.
He expressed pleasure in the intel
ligence he found among the settlers
and was pleased with their cheerful
ness and determination to overcome
the present obstacles.
The Governor is a keen observer
of people and things, and if anyone
wishes to know why our people re-
main here let them ask him.
1t was the Governors intention to
go among the people incognito in per-
Torrance of what he felt to be his
duty as the peoples executive officer
and in visiting people at their homes
he maintained it to a great extent,
although he found many who knew
him.-The Gazette, Dec. %, 1876.
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What visits the two would have
together re-vamping old days. But it
was on pleasant summers evening
that an event I recall 50 well, oc-
CURED. The sun had just passed out
of the western horizon, and the sky
was all aglow. Daylight was just
passing into twilight. The world was
at peace to the singing Of birds call
ing to their mates. We three walked
a half mile to the northeast, where
there were still the breastworks
thrown up during the Indian cam
paign of 1862 and 1863. Standing
in the center Of this little tract, the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-19
FOREWOOD

TT HAS been the purpose of the
publishers of The Gazette in max
= ing special homecoming edition
of the issue Of May 10, to revive an
interest in the early history of Red
wood Falls and in those who made
this history, to offer means of COM
parison between the town as it was
at its birth and as it is after fifty
years of more or less steady growth.
In view of the coming Semi Centen-
NAL anything concerning the origin
or originators of the city becomes
doubtly interesting.
To the oldest citizens of Redwood
Falls, who will be present at the
June celebration, to the memory of
those who will not be present, and
to the citizens who are uniting to
make this celebration an enjoyable
one, The Gazette Company respect
fully dedicates this issue of its pub
LEGATION, and hopefully submits it to
its readers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-19
Sumner Footwear

The more charming woman's Spring Suit is the
elegant shouldsbe her Shoes or Oxfords Madam,
be sure of your Shoes When here for
Footwear offer her guesswork styles but the best
women's Footwear there is in the country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-05-19
THE BEGINNING.
FIRST settlers in Redwood
county were Col. Samuel Nc
\ phail O c. Martin John b

THE FIRST settlers in Redwood
county were Col. Samuel Nc
Phail, 0. c. Martin, John B.
Thompson, T. w. Caster, John Dun
lap and Orrin Fletcher, who arrived
at the Falls of the Redwood on May
End, 1864 1t is to be noted that not
withstanding the punishment and
forcible expulsion of the hostile In
dians, enough remained skulking in
the woods and about the county to
keep the whites in constant state
of alarm. We find that these first
settlers at once on their arrival be-
gan the erection of temporary sleep
ing quarters built of logs and banked
up with sods; that this was followed
by a block house 16 by "a feet in
area and high enough to give sleep
ing quarters upstairs; and that after
ward a stockade $50 by 200 feet was
built, inside of which three or four
other houses were built from time to
time to accommodate the newcomers.
All had the feeling that it was un-
safe to risk living on the claims which
they took in the vicinity little later.
Col. McPhail says in letter: May
10th our post was reinforced by the
arrival of Capt. Ed Post and Frank
Kennedy. They took claims on the
west side, known as the Cook place.
They planted potatoes, corn, and
melons This was the only planting
done that season in the colony. Messrs
Post and Kennedy assisted in build
ing the stockade, but did not remain
permanently"
The record shows the name Of John
S. G. Homer as the next arrival, and
soon David Watson came in and built
a small house inside the stockade.
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Jacob Tippery and George Spanler
also arrived about this time.
There is evidence, in Col. McPhail's
letters, that the few Indians still re-
naming in the vicinity kept the little
colony constantly on the alert dur
ing the whole of this first summer.
On May oath to Col. Pfaender, in
command at Fort Ridgely, he says:
"There are in this vicinity six or
eight struggling Indians. If you
could send up ten or twelve cavalry
for few days, with our aid l feel
confident we could capture them" On
June End he wrote to Gen. Slbley:
eve are and have been greatly an
noyed by small bands of prowling
Indians. We would respectfully ask,
if not inconsistent with the public
service, that you grant US small
detachment of troops" Again, under
date of June 18th, to the adjutant
general, Oscar Malmros, he says:
"Send me to Fort Ridgely twenty
Springfield rifles; also, 1000 round
ball cartridges. Should we use these
cartridges, we will pay for them with
scalps, that is, if the bounty Of $500
still holds good; if not, then charge
them to the good of the service" The
authorities responded to the appeals
by sending guns and ammunition on
July 18th, and, on December 18th, a
squad of twelve ex-rebels for guard
duty. In the early fall the settlers
were reinforced by the arrival of A.
W. Webster, J. w. Hardness, and
Birney Flynn.
On July 18th the little community
began to feel the want of a post
office and petitioned the postmaster
general, setting forth that they were
twenty-five miles from the nearest
office and praying that an office be
established at Redwood Falls, which
petition was granted in the fall, John
R. Thompson being appointed post
master. From-The Early Settle
ment and History Of Redwood Coun-
ty-By 0. B. Turrell.
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Founder of Redwood
Falls Highly HonOred
Continued from first page)

regiment returned to Camargo to es-
cort supply train, but the order
came to change the route, and the
march was across Mexico to Mat
moras, then to Topeca, and from
there sailing to Vera Cruz. where
the regiment joined the forces under
the command of Gen. Winfield Scott.
The siege of Vera Cruz lasted from
March 9Th to %, and on April End
the march to Mexico was commenced.
They met the forces of Santa Anna,
who gave battle at Cerro Gordo, and
temporarily checked the American
forces in their dash for the city of
Montezuma. In the final assault on
the city the regiment participated in
four hard fought battles. After the
surrender Of the city the regiment
was stationed at Tolucco until peace
was declared and the regin ent was
ordered home via Vera Cruz.
A Union Soldier
In 1S49 Col. McPhail visited the
Pacific coast, returning in the follow
ing year, and landing on Minnesota
soil. The following year he entered
a claim in what is now Houston
county, and he was the original pro-
prietor of Caledonia, the presssrf
county seat of that county. On the
opening of the civil war he reported
for duty to Gen. Lyons, regardless
of the fact that he was brought up
in the south, and that his parents
were still in louisiana, and from the
St. Louis arsenal he was aent to
Cairo, Illinois, at which point he was
given extraordinary duty, visiting
Gen. Pillows command at Memphis
He was with Gen. Pillow in the Mex
lean war, and through that friend
ship he secured a pass from the Gen.
eral, and was permitted to pass all
the Confederate lines, visiting Gen.
Cheatam's command at Columbus, al
so Hollands Ram, the Turtle" and
other points, and when he returned
he delivered valuable information to
Gen. Prentiss at Cairo.
Helped in Indian Trouble
He was in the battle at Fort Donel-
son, bu. in 1862 he returned to Min
nesota, and was sent by Gov Ram
sey, with the commission of q colonel,
to command al. The mountei forces
in Minnesota. Taking 40 men at
Fort Smelling he marched ar night
and reported to Gen. Sibley ct st.
Peter the following morning. From
there, in "a hours, he was rent to
the relief of Fort Ridgely, where
Capt. Sheehan's little command was
being hard pressed by the Indians in
their raid down the valley. They left
St Peter near shutdown, marched so
miles that night, and the $50 citizen
volunteers arrived at the Fort at sun
rise the next morning.
The story of the massacre has been
too often told In these columns to
warrant repeating here. In 1858 Col.
McPhail commanded the cavalry In
the Indian expedition under Sibley,
participating in the three hard fought
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old Colonel, in his voice highly pitch
ed, and after a moment of absolute
silence, said: "Wingett, here's where
we camped, here's where we stood
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-06

Today's order from Washington to
General Funston that he may extend
the American lines inland 'as far as,
in his judgment, is necessary" indi-
Gates that the troops will soon press
on toward Mexico City, as Funston
has not hesitated to say that he be-
lieves it best to take the Mexican cap
ital as speedily as possible and has
been held back only by orders from
Washington.
The map shows three routes from
Vera Cruz to Mexico City, one of
which the American commander is al
most sure to select. The route which
leaves Vera Cruz in a southwesterly
direction as far as Maltrata, then
turns northwest to San Lorenzo, then
curves around until it reaches Mexico
City is the Mexican railway. This
railway is 264 miles long-the short
est of the three routes-and undoubt
edly would have been used had Funs
ton been allowed to proceed when he
first reached Vera Cruz. Since then
however, the Mexicans have mined
the ROAD and it is probable this route
cannot be used
The other black line, which leaves
Vera Cruz in a northwesterly direc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-06
zAPATA MAY TAKE MEXICO CITY FOR fEDERals

Washington May e-orders went f'rth from today
General Funston in command of the
lines as far as Gin
his judgment will be necessary" This will a
believed at
tifcations
At late this reported
to the War Department what action his
orders however, that Funston has
Department take Mexico CITY a,
quickly possible and will surprising officials here
lays plans n
1t is reported Mexican who
American they are de-
eing
Another soldiers are losing
n
ME0lAToRs PLAN FOR LONG CONSIDERATION OF PROBLEM
definitely decided to leave Car
their considerations situation
Secretary legation is recalled
this Wilson
whom he pro-
eedinss
diplomats
had nothing his
Secretary Bryan
being made Niagara
hotel opened advance the for their
in
attitude early this morning tha ne comes in voluntarily will be al
they
solely
with of adjusting matters between the
reported today
the federals rebels had hard fight yesterday
could take Mexico
previous time
capital
He has said he would
Villa
Ipp Rhode Island speech today Wig
orously Mexican policy
reported potosi
Mexico City with his Wife,
district are apparently not in great danger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-06

tion then curves back and crosses the
Mexican railway at San Marcos and
enters Mexico City from the south, is
the old Interoceanic railway. This
road is narrow guage, ancient, and has
not enough rolling stock to transport
more than a few regiments of soldiers
at most.
The dotted line, which leaves the
Interoceanic railway at Oriental, rep
resents the route taken by General
Scott, who marched to the Mexican
capital from Vera Cruz in the Mexican
war, almost sixty years ago. He
found it hard work, due chiefly to the
from sea level to height of 5000 feet
and this sudden change of altitude
works great hardship on many of the
men. 1t is believed that the American
troops, well trained as they are, will
have great difficulty in making the
| journey on foot because they are not
| hardened to the climate and altitude
Weighed down with field equipment,
it will be a physical impossibility for
them to do fast marching. General
Scott proceeded very slowly, giving
some of the men three months to
learn how to use their strength in the
rarified atmosphere.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-06

Jacksonville Fla, May 6.-This was
the opening day of the twenty-fourth
annual reunion of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, for which Jacksonville
has been preparing for nearly year
and to which every survivor of the
legions that wore the gray has been
looking forward with eagerness.
Thousands of men and women filled
the great auditorium and enthusias-
tically greeted the opening address
and speeches of welcome II was only
a small remnant of the sray-clad host
that was able to ansVer the roll call,
but it made up in enthusiasm what 1t
lacked in numbers. The gathering
was formally called to order by the
commander of the Florida division.
PRAYER by the chaplain and songs by
the reunion chorus were followed ny
addresses of welcome delivered ~
Governor Trammell. Mayor Swear
ingen and the heads of the Florida
organizations of the United Daughteri
of the Confederacy and Sons OF Vet
Grams. The response was made by
Gen. Bennett H. Young of Louisville,
commander-in-chief.