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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
A STAMPEDE
OF ELEPHANTS

ASIA.
Driving elephants at night is a slow,
trying, dangerous job. 1t means
fighting every foot of the way through
dense jungle and keeping up contin-
ual hubbub of tomtoms and shouts.
The elephants wish to avoid the noise
and they move slowly away from it,
crashing through the trees and vines.
The men who are directly behind have
the easiest time, for they can follow
the trails broken by the elephants;
those on the side must cut trails with
their parangs. No lights can be used,
and care must be taken to avoid the
little elephants, which roam about, in
vestigating the noise. If they see a
man and give the danger signal, the
entire herd stampedes.
The stampede hit US early one morn
ing, without a warning. A small ele-
phant, straying from the herd, saw
some of the men on the right; he ran
back, trumpeting danger. Then the
believing herd came down upon US.
Ali, my man, showed my rifle into
my hands and jumped behind tree.
! The Siamese priest stumbled and fell.
Before | could shoot, big bull ele-
phant stepped on him and tore him in
two, throwing the upper portion Of his
body over my head. | was spattered
with blood. Elephants, believing fur
ously, rushed past US; men screamed
and scrambled for places Of safety.
The immense animals loomed up in the
darkness for a second and then dis
appeared. In their excitement some
collided with trees.
There was no need to shoot; it
would have been like holding up a IAN
to fend off cyclone. | Rugged my
tree, keeping my gun in position. |
was discouraged; our efforts Id been
wasted and the herd was ~caCt ed.
That would be a fine story u take
back to the Sultan.
When the elephants had pa seI, l
called to the men. We lighted riches
and searched for the injured. Three
had been killed and II hun, and / was
thankful there weren't moro ca uai-
/ Ties
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29

ask the "Liddy" to do things for
them, rather than asking their mother.
Madison did not prove a profitable
place, as their game was blocked with
the existing agencies. They left in
twenty-four hours, very angry at the
Red Cross home service secretary.
The tragedy is that they did some
where collect enough money to make
it possible for them to move on out
of the country.
So long as they can get a living in
this way it is probable that the chill
dren will be trailed from place to
place and used as an excuse for beg
ging.
If they could not collect funds the
man would have to work and the chill
dren would be saved from such a
wandering life.-From Madison pa
per reprinted in Red Cross Bulletin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
Dec. 1929 Jan. a.
CITATION ON HEARING ON PETI.
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

Estate of Carl F. Tolzman.
State of Minnesota, County Of Red
wood, S., In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of GE2r1
F. Tolzman, Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota to all per
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said deccde2ti
The petition of Albert Tolzman being
duly filed in this court, representing
that Carl F. TOlzman, then a resident
of the County of Redwood, State or
Minnesota, died on the 10th day o.
December, 1920, leaving last Will and
testament which is presented to this
court with said petition, and praying
that said instrument be allowed a.
the last will and testament Of AID
deccdent, and that letters Of adn.i! .
tration with the Will Annexed b. -
sued thereon to Augusta To!zm1L;
Therefore You, and Each Of You, arg
hereby cited and required to 81. -"
cause, if any you have, before tbs
court at the Probate Court Room ~
the Court House in the city Of Red
wood Falls, in the County Of Redwood,
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day II
January, 1921, at 1000 O'Clock 4. m,
why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness, the honorable A. Z. 4.
Iaudon, Judge of said court. and the
seal Of said court, this 18th day -
December, 1920.
A. R. A. LAUDON,
| Judg~
COURT SEAL) 23-5ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
Walt Can Wait.
Boston Post.

The newest batch Of American ad-
mitted to the Hall Of Fame at New
York university includes, beside Mark
Twain, whose name led all the rest"
at this quinquennial election: James
Buchanan Eads, engineer; Patrick
Henry( patriot and statesman; Will
am Thomas Green Morton, physician;
August Saint Gaudens, sculptor; Rog.
er Williams, preacher and founder Of
the state of Rhode Island, and Alice
Freeman Palmer, teacher. That is a
list which will receive only a moderate
amount of criticism, we think. 1t is a
good one.
But the verdict is conspicuous by
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29

one of its omissions. Walt Whitman
was voted for, but failed of election.
1t is almost humorous to find that
most American, most eloquent and
most profoundly moving of all our
poets in the "also-ran" list with Moan
Webster, the man who compiled u
good dictionary for its time.
But Walt Whitman can wait-if, af-
ter all, there is any special postum
nous distinction in this sort Of thing
worth waiting for. The kind of lit
tleness that keeps him out of an arti-
fetal fame cannot keep from him the
glory that is his in ever increasing
measure, here and the world over.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29
HAPPINESS.

Happiness comes not so much
from what is done for US as
from what we do for others. It's
prescription is the best service
of which we are capable, rem
dered unselfishly. Let 1921 be
a year of service to God, our
country and our fellowmen.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-29

looks very bright for the dairy indus
try, and especially for the man who is
willing to take pains and get some
good producing COWS and give them
good care.-A. L. Hacker, in the
Dairy Farmer.
Newark post., 1920-04-07
American Farmer Is Efficient

The average American farmer
produces nearly three times as
much food as any other farmer IN
the world. Most people Will be
surprised to hear this, especially
in Europe. We often read that
farm land abroad produces three
or four times as much per acre as
in the United States, and the A
merican farmer is often criticised
for this state of affairs. 1t is true
that an acre produces much more
abroad, but that is because there
are so many more men to work on
it. Some thirty-fve per cent OF
the population of the United States
work on farms, and they not only
feed themselves and the sixty-tive
per cent who live in cities, but
most of the world besides.-March
Boys Life.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

tractiveness of house just as
shining window panes do. You
may not particularly notice that
the doorknobs and window panes
of a charming home are bright
and shining-but were they grimy
and neglected you probably would
notice it. If the doorknobs have
become very dingy try a little
sweet oil and rottenstone on them
and after that keep them we'll
rubbed with some good brass
polish. 1t is rubbing that counts
more than anything else in polish
ing brass. Cut a hole in a piece
of newspaper and slip the paper
over the doorknob so that the
metal polish may not touch the
woodwork of the door. Then rub
and rub with vigorous strokes and
a sufficiently large cloth for easy
handling. Doorbells and faucets
are always shining, also, in house
where the doorknobs look bright.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

any poorer quality, and above all
never use milk bought in bulk.
Pasteurized milk is best if this IS
available. This is no place to dis
cuss in detail the milk problem,
so we will merely say, "Get the
best that is obtainable." The IN
creased chances for your baby's
good health will repay you many
times over.
If you are not satisfied that your
milk supply is absolutely free
from all contamination, it is COM
paratively easy for you to pasteur-
ize it yourself at home. This will
be taken up later on.
Naturally, cows milk is made
up differently from human milk.
Therefore, it is necessary to
change the cows milk to make it
more nearly like human milk. For
example, there is more sugar. in
human milk. Therefore, it is ne
cessary to add some to the cows
milk. The other constituents are
different also, so it becomes neces-
sary to make up what is known as
formula for the baby's food.
These formulae are usually made
up from whole milk, that is, milk
just as it comes from the cow (not
SKINNED milk-nor milk with any
cream added, To this whole"
milk, water and sugar are added.
The proportion of these varies
with the age and condition of the
baby. For example, one usually
starts baby off on one-third milk
and two-thirds water, with some
added sugar. The total amount
varies with the capacity of the
baby's stomach. The new born
child is not able to take more than
two and one half ouncesI eight
times in "a hours. The child of
three months will take four ounces
seven times in "a hours, etc. This
will all be explained by the ply.
sician to whom you go.
Bottles must be bought for the
baby. Enough should be purchas'
ed so that you can prepare the
whole "a hours supply at one time
This is for the reason that it i!
most undesirable to pour thu
J feeding from one receptacle int
another after it has been pasteur
, lied. Bottles should be of sucl
. shape tina they are easily cleaned
and sterilized. The mouth must b.
( large enough to admit a bottl
: brush easily. Nipples must be o
Newark post., 1920-04-07
BRINGING THE SPRING WILD
FLOWERS INTO THE YARD
Buets Violes and Other Early Wild Flowers May be
Transpanted Easily

pecially priced for its delicate per-
fume. 1t has smooth round leaves and
so is readily distinguished from the
lance-leaved violet which occurs in
similar situations. The interesting
birds foot violet is found in dry.
sandy soils, but carefully selected
specimens may be successively taken
up during rainy weather.
1t is nearly always true that wild
plants with thick su.culent roots can
be transplanted after growth begins
more successfully than those with
only fbrous roots. Even if there is
temporary willing, the plant is like
ly to recover soon because of the sup
ply of stored-up nutriment. The
! bloodroot is a good illustration of this.
So when you dig up the roots soon
after the frost is out of the grouna
be careful not to break off the lea1
or flower buds and you may hope to
have the blossoms expand indoors
with as much beauty as they do in the
spring woods outdoors. No other
wild flower has quite So pure white,
and tne must always marvel at the
gudden color transmution of the blood
rec sap as it reaches the glowing
petals.
Set the bloodroot plants in soil or
fiber in an attractive receptacle and
watch the dropping away of the deci-
duous sepals, the opening and passing
of the spotless petals, the develop
ment of the poppylike seed pod, and
the lusty growth of the splendid
leaves. Each phase is full of interest
and challenges Interpretation with
rencil and brush. At last the plants
may we'll be set out in corner of the
garden where they will be easily ac-
cessihle another spring
Squirrel corn and Dutchman's
breeches are two other early wild
flowers which sometimes are founc
growing in situations where they may
be taken up with little disturbance OF
the root system. They are beautiful
and interesting flowers, related to the
familiar bleeding ht ~r.s of our gar
dens.
Newark post., 1920-04-07
This Town Trans
formed By A General
Clean-Up

A town where every citizen but
one painted his house, made ra
pairs of the premises, fixed up his
lawn, and arranged flower and
vegetable gardens was described
today by C. P. Chase, who visited
it last week. The town is Green
field, Iowa, and the visible results
of the Cleanup and Paint-up Cam
paign there are remarkable. saws
Mr.. Chase.
Greenfield has 5000 inhabitants
and this propaganda for a mora
beautiful city was started by a
local newspaper take n up by the
Commercial Club and backed bv
the city officials. Every house in
the city with a single exception
was repainted. All porches win.
dows, fences sidewalks, and other
things in disrepair were attended
to. Then refuse, ashes and other
waste were cleaned up. Attention
was then turned to lawns and gar
dens and the result, says Mr.
Chase, is one of the ne&test and
most attractive towns he has ever
seen.-Clinton 0owa) Advertiser
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Some very interesting little gardens
may be made in spring by transplant
ing to suitable receptacles some Of the
early wild flowers. Such displays are
particularly helpful in adding inter
est, because they bring into the school
suggestion of the beauty Of the
outer world For this reason also
they are desirable for the home, help
ing when displayed in living or dining
room to link our lives with the spirit
of the passing season.
The chief factor in the availability
of wild flowers for this purpose is
that of ease Of transplanting without
a check to growth. A plant with a
shallow, compact root system which is
easily dug up and reset in flower
bowl is ideal for this purpose. Avail
ability is often determined by the ac
cident of situation. A plant which has
found a place for itself in shallow
depression on ledge or in the top o.
a stump may often be taken up al
most as easily as a potted geranium
may be taken from flower pot. Such
a plant is of course very easy to
transfer indoors.
Over several great regions in the
United States, the bluets or innocenc
is found in one variety or another. In
New England and the North Atlantic
States the common species is Hous-
tonia coerulea, but in other sections
other species occur. This is one OF
the earliest wild flowers, growing in
masses which are readily taken up by
the roots and transferred to low,
broad flower jars, where the plants
will continue to open their interesting
little flowers for several weeks.
These flowers are sensitive to weather
changes. In a moist, cool atmosphere
they turn downward on their stems to
turn up again in sunshine.
Some of the early violets, particu-
larly those growing along the mossy
borders of ponds and streams, are
also easily taken up without injury tc
the roots. The sweet white violet is
one of the most abundant kinds II
such situations and is likely to be es
Newark post., 1920-04-07

a variety that will stand turning
scrubbing and sterilizing. =,
You can get just the right
formulae for your baby according
to his age and size by applying TO
the Health Centers of the Recon-
struction Commission.
Newark post., 1920-04-07
For The
Homemaker's S Eye

A splendid way to preserve the
freshness of halved grapefruit
to retain all of the juice and the
just prepared-a-few-minutes-ago
appearance, although several
hours may have to elapse before
the fruit goes to the table is to
cover the half spheres with rounds
of wax paper and then press light
ly so that no air can readily get in.
A very satisfactory method and it
looks we'll in case should any one
take peep into your kitchen be-
forehand rather than to see the
fruit exposed to the open. II
placed in the ice box no odors
therefrom will penetrate the fruit
either.
Newark post., 1920-04-07
Mothers Column


Eighth Article of Series for
Mothers Column contributed by
the Medical Consultant of the
State Reconstruction Commission.
Submitted by the Commission
through the Clearing House of the
Delaware State Program.
BOTTLE FEEDING
In taking up the question of
bottle feeding of babies, we have
to deal with a subject which has
many aspects. 1t will be impos-
sible to go into a grea deal Of de-
tail in a series of articles like this,
but we will endeavor to give the
mothers some practical points
which must be observed if the
baby is to do we'll.
Of course, no baby should ever
be taken off the breast and put on
the bottle without first consulting
physician, preferably one train
ed in infant feeding.
The first consideration will be
the milk supply. There are all
kinds of milk and all kinds of
milk producers. Naturally, some
are better than others. You
should carefully investigate the
various dairies and pick out the
one that produces the purest
cleanest milk. Grade A mill
should always be used. Never use
Newark post., 1920-04-07
the skin by a few applications of
alcohol.

lllllS WdlCi, dllu ~ llo Siloulu
ever be without it. 1t is used to
keep milk vessels wholesome, to
make the milk digestible, to soften .
water, sweeten drains, etc, By .
heating lime water we'll into olive
oil or linseed oil there results one
of the best known remedies for
burns and scalds. To make lime
water, put lump of quicklime as
big as the two fists into clean
earthen pitcher, pouring over
enough fresh drinking water to
cover it six inches deep. Stir we'll
with a wooden spoon, let stand
half a day, and then pour off the
clear liquid without disturbing the
lime at the bottom of the pitcher.
Strain through cheesecloth and
then keep in small bottles tightly
corked. When using, always pour
of little from the fresh bottle or
one that has been opened. Thus
one gets rid of the crust that
forms.
The first thing in any case of
! scorching is to empty the contents
of pan into another container i'm
mediately. Never add, water or
stir up scorched food. If just
the gravy is slightly scorched, the
addition of bit of brown sugar
will kill the scorched taste. If
badly scorched, rescue all the meat
possible with onion and pepper.
Chop up an onion very fine and
, brown it in oleomargarine; add a
tablespoonful of -four, stir smooth
, in the Drowned oleomargarine and
onion until flour is brown. Make
/ generous cupful of beef boullon
4 with the extract of beef and boil
S ing water and add to it the brown
t ed flour, stirring constantly; then
t heat the meat in it. This is not
o to be recommended as a proper
p ragout, but it makes a palatable
J, dish and saves the meat that care
lessness would otherwise have
spoiled.
d Potatoes should be kept IN COO
e place where it is dry and dark
The sprouts can be rubbed of
when ready to use.
'e Apples should be wiped dry ant
n placed on a shelf with as littl
it crowding as possible. The bes
y. apples may be wrapped in tissu
paper.
,e To beat butter to a cream, j
.p very hard, it can be slightly warm
S. ed in the oven or put into he
OF bowl, but it must never be melted
b. Dip your mixing spoon in col
ed water each time before dippin
er into the cookie batter and the mi,
MS ture will slide off much MOI
ch easily.
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Newark post., 1920-04-07

Cover your ironing board with
Turkish toweling if you would
have your clothes look especially
we'll. Colored clothes should be
ironed with a warm iron (not hot)
to avoid changing the color, and
with such a cover it is possible to
make them look much better, with
a cooler iron than is otherwise
necessary. 1t is slight saving
in fuel, too, as an iron can be
used for several minutes longer
after the heat is turned off, than
where the regular covers are used.
Stale bread and cake may be
freshened by wrapping in damp
towel and placing in a hot place
until the towel dries. Another
way is to wrap in a dry towel and
place in a colander set over a
kettle of boiling water. This
steams the bread or cake, and it
can be eaten very soon. Care must
be taken not to let either get too
moist. If the crust seems wet, slip
it into the oven for few moments,
letting it get dry but not hard.
Pour boiling water over lima
beans which are to be shelled and
see how easily and comfortably the
Smelling will be accomplished.
If the handle comes off your po
tato knife, wind the blade where
it goes into the handle with rather
fine strong thread and thrust i
into place, where it will then stay
It is usually a painful and dis
agreeable task to remove adhesiv'
plaster that has been used to stral
a dressing cover over a wound, es
pecially if the sufferer is no
strong. It can be done with YER
little effort if a small piece OF ali
sorbent cotton is first 'moistene
in alcohol and then rubbed owe
the adhesive. It usually loosen
the coating from the tape, whic
may be gently pulled off. Tn
coating may then be removed frol
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Pour boiling water over lima
beans which are to be shelled and
see how easily and comfortably the
Smelling will be accomplished.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Shining doorknobs add to the at
Newark post., 1920-04-07

If the handle comes off your po-
tato knife, wind the blade where
it goes into the handle with rather
fine strong thread and thrust, it
into place, where it will then stay.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Dip your mixing spoon in cold
water each time before dipping
into the cookie batter and the mix
ture will slide off much more
easily.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

To beat butter. to a cream, il
very hard, it can be slightly warm
ed in the oven or put into a ho'
bowl, but it must never be melted
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Apples should be wiped dry and
placed on shelf with as little
crowding as possible. The best
apples may be wrapped in tissue
paper.
Newark post., 1920-04-07

Potatoes should be kept IN a COO
place where it is dry and dark
The sprouts can be rubbed of
when ready to use.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-04

An organized competition among
neighbors helps create added interest
In vegetable. fruit, and flower grow
ing in a community. To aid those who
desire to have horticultural show or
garden competition. but who do not
know exactly how to conduct one. is
the purpose of circular recently Is
sued by the department of agriculture
The methods given In 1t are those
which experience has proved to be
easiest and best. Among the subjects
treated nre classification of entries, the
arrangement of the hall and of the
exhibits. the points observed In Judg-
ing various horticultural exhibits, and
the prizes offered
Scope Of the Exhibits.
An organization already in exist
ence, such as a county or state fair,
a farmers club. grange. a garden or
horticultural club. or a boys and girls
club, may father a horticultural ex-
hiblt or group may be brought to-
gether especially for the purpose.
Once organized. this circular suggests,
the first step is to outline the scope
of the exhibit. Competitions to he In
teresting must be fair and equitable.
In order to make them so. competitors
with similar opportunities should be
matched against one another. The ex-
hibits should be divided into as small
units as possible, so that the person
with only a few square feet of ground
may show such products as he may
grow. In even competition with like