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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
Swiss Santa Rinqs Bell.

In the quaint little town of st. Gal
len, Switzerland, which has retained
many of it's curious medieval customs,
Santa Claus makes his visits ringing a
gigantic cowbell, says Popular Science
Magazine.
In St. Gallen, every Christmas eve
twelve men array themselves in white
trousers and shirts, embroidered wool
suspenders, and bright red ties. Each
one fastens an enormous cowbeil on
to wide leather belt, and covers his
head with an enormous mask of card
board, the upper part of which is
decorated by stenciled designs.
One of the twelve is called "Sami-
chlaus" It is his duty to give the good
children presents. The other eleven
remain at little distance on the out
skirts of the jolly crowd that follow )
them on their rounds, giving candy to
the grownups and entertaining every
body with their clowning. ...-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
TO MAKE sHEADWAY IN LIFE
consecrate and Concentrate, Iss the
" 7~ Advice Given by Writer in
Forbes Magazine.

You want to make Roadway in the
world, Of course. See if this thought
can help you: First, consecrate your
self to your calling; then concentrate.
The lives of most men Of notable
achievement have been characterized
by conservation and concentration. Be-
fore one can consecrate oneself, one
must be possessed by some bigger and
broader and better idea than mere
money making There must be some
thing in the work that appeals to one.
The work must appear to be worth
while, worth effort and industry and
sacrifice. You could not, for exam
pie, conceive of anyone consecrating
himself to "bootlegging." There isn't
one honest calling, however, to which
worker could not consecrate him.
self or herself if animated by the right
spirit Having consecrated oneself to
a line of endeavor, then concentration
must follow if proficiency and success
are to be attained. 49,.
The worker, be he employee Or en-
ployer, who hasn't consecrated him
self to. his calling fails to derive from
it that deep satisfaction known to
those who have consecrated themselves
to- their jobs. Concentration follows
conservation naturally and with joy
rather than hard effort.-Forbes Mag
aZine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
AL WAYS SKELETON AT FEAST
Egyptian Merrymakers Had Custom
Which Must Have Been Something
-. Of a Check on Revelry.

Accounts which have come down
Of Egyptian banquets indicate that
among the wealthy people and those
Egyptians who were 'in society" they
were very elaborate affairs with a
great variety of rich and high-spiced
and high-priced food and many wines
wines rare and strong.
But no matter how jovial and hap
py and hilarious the feast, mummy
was there as a reminder of death.
At the conclusion of the most sub
stantial part of the banquet and when
the wine began to flow most freely,
an attendant, perhaps one Of the wait
ers, would carry around coffin con-
tanning the image of a dead body
carved in wood, and as the Greek his
torian, Herodotus tells us, made as
like as possible in color and workman
ship, and in size generally about one
or two cubits in length. The bust
ness of the waiter was to show this
to each member of the gay and joy
Gus company and say. Look upon this,
then drink and enjoy yourself, for
when dead you will be like this ~
Herodotus wrote about $500 years
ago that this practice they: have at
all their drinking parties
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
SUGAR Once a DeIicacy.

We are apt to forget how short
time it is since sugar was, regarded
as a costly delicacy, proper to be used
by the wealthy alone or as a medicine.
In the early colonial days it sold at
about Is cents a pound, in the loaf,
and granulated sugar was unknown.
1t was with the growth OF the custom
Of drinking coffee and tea that it be-
came food staple. When it was in
troduced to England in medieval times
it was as Indian salt" "a rare and
precious condiment, although the art
of boiling sugar was known in India
before the Seventh century. and in
Egypt much earlier. The Dutch
brought sugar to Manhattan, and a
New York Gazette of 1870 carried
this advertisement: "Public notice
is hereby given that Nicholas Bayard,
of the City of New York, has erected
a house for refining all sorts of sugar
and sugar candy, and has procured
from Europe an experienced artist in
that mystery"-New York Evening
Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
"Gibraltar of Canada"

= Quebec citadel, sometimes called
the" Gibraltar of Canada" is strong
fortificatiea covering 40 acres OF
ground, and in its present form it dates
from 1923. The more modern fOrti-
fscations were constructed in $4,000,
Substantially on the lines of the French
works of 1920. The citadel has been
qarrisoned by Canadian soldiers since
the withdrawal of British troops in
1871. It incloses parade and drill
ground. AZ acres in extent, surrounded
by barracks and magazines under the
walls. Heavy cannon are mounted on
the ranparts. A large stone building
forms the "Officers Quarters, with the
"Goyernor Generals Residence" (occa-
sionally occupied by HIND at the east
end. overlooking the river.
A splendid vista can be seen from
the kings bastion at the northeast
angie of the ramparts The west ram
parts overlook the Plains of Abra-
ham.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
Marine Phenomenon.

y Late one January the steamship
Trafalgar, when within ten miles of
Wolf rock, off the southeast coast OF
England, met with remarkable &C
cident. .,.......-.
A report like that of cannon was
heard, and large fiery body with
"a: tail 80 or 40 feet long struck the
water 20 feet from the vessel. 1t
was accompanied 10y loud kissing,
Ind a column Of water rose where it
struck the sea. Immediately after
ward the ship seemed to be on fire,
the engine room glowing with violet
Tight filled with multitudes of sparks.
The, mate engaged at the wheel suf-
fered a violent shock through the steel
rod in his hand. The crew fled to the
deck. It was found that all the COM
passes had been demagnetized, and
The ship had much difficulty In making
her way TO Falmouth 1t was prob
ably strong lightning flash which
struck the water, and the subsequent
electric phenomena were produced by
the dispersal. Of the charge supplied
to the surface OF the sea. 4
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
BETTER THAN ALL MEDICINE
Feet When Every Other Remedy
Had Proved a Failure.

I: !. When Artenus Ward and DR.. Hing
ston, who acted as his manager on his
western lecture tour, arrived in Salt
Lake City, after that amusing and
successful visit to California, the be-
loved humorist fell sick. So badly
was he, after his arduous rounds Of
the Pacific coast and his strenuous
days in Virginia City, New, with Mark
Twain and Bill Nye, that his life was
despaired of.
The lecture Artemus had arranged
with Brigham Young to give in the
theater, had to be postponed. In fact,
so hopeless seemed the case that DR..
Kingston even tried to arrange to have
the body of his friend and partner
transported to the East on the stage
coach. But the optimism of Artemus
brought him back 90 safety again,
very thin and weak man.
But before he was allowed to leave
his room, Artemus had difficulty gain
ing sufficient strength even to walk.
From Brigham Young to the least
humble of the Mormon, saints" atten-
tons in the form of fresh eggs, jellies
and other helpful delicacies were
showered upon the convalescent. Ar
temus enjoyed everything, but nothing
seemed to give him strength. = =
At last food was discovered in
local grocery, so we are told, that
gifted him from his COUCH" This
was nothing more, or less than dozen
cans of Baltimore oysters put up in
squares of block tin. The first oyster
stew chit the spot" and Artemus
chirped up:
"Get out the bills for the, lecture!
See Mr.. Clawson and arrange for the
date. The show is safe enough, now
we've got on an oyster basis Mark
stuyvesant in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ,,.....
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
Woods FioWer-Carpeted.

Soon after the earliest blossoms have
lifted their heads TO the sunshine the
stately queen Of the vernal woods
the large white trillium-unfurls her
banners of snowy white. In many
woods this species occurs in such
numbers as to give the forest floor
the appearance Of white-starred car
pet. We are likely to find white
spider, with the front two pairs Of
legs much elongated, sitting close to
the center of the flower. This is the
white crab spider, species which
thus maintains an attitude. of waiting
with its long legs spread like a pair
OF forceps over the middle of the bios
som ready to seize such insects as may
visit 1t in search Of nectar or pollen.
American Forestry Magazine
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
FIND HEALTH IN SUMS RAYS
Anclents Had Full Faith in Treatment
Now Practieed in the Most Mod
!; ern Sanitariums.

In a small village in the Adiron-
dacks there is a sanitarium where
patients take sun baths. And a high
price is charged for the treatment.
Bathing in the suns rays for health
Is an ancient ceremony, handed down
from the earliest ages. Wiseacres in
bygune times used to battle in the
sunshine, believing in the great value
of light as destroyer of disease.
Light was the secret and universal
medicine by which they cured many
diseases.
= Sunlight is the greatest factor in
our planetary existence; If it failed
: all life would perish. One has only to
look at nature for potent examples.
In vegetable animal and human life
the influence of sunlight is strongly
manifest. Compare the vegetation in
the gardens of back street away
from the sunlight with similar growth
: in the open country. Compare the
children of the country with those
living down narrow street of the
city slums.
= For creating good general health
and happiness no medicine is so eff
fective as the direct rays of the sun.
A sun hath consists of letting the rays
of the sun battle the skin each day,
preferably during the morning. The
body IT,, Of course, wholly or partial
@ay uncovered.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
Heads "Sized Up"

The size of mans Uranium has
nothing to do with the size of his head.
Truly big-headed men are usually so
modest you have to push them into
their honors. - 80
Often big bones are bestowed by a
plying providence to compensate for
the lack of gray matter their bigness
would suggest. 1'@-.l's
Napoleon was a small man with a
bullet-shaped head. He was dictator
ial and imperative. But then you can
forgive such a fellow, when he has
the goods. It's the would-be's that try
mems souls. T'''
Many of the nations greatest men
have very ordinary sized heads when
measured by their hat bands. In fact,
they offer no suggestion of the big
head when viewed from any angle
Grit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
FALCOkRY AN ANCIENT SPORT
Traced to Period That Antedates
Era of Christianity.

Falconry, the art of training fall
cons and hawks to the chase, has been
traced back to a period before the
Christian era. It was practiced in the
East and also in Europe long before its
introduction into England. The English
kings. used to amuse themselves with
this sport, which was for long time
the leading amusement, such as base
ball is in America today.
Falconers use two kinds of birds
the long-yinged, dark-eyed falcons and
the short-winged, yellow-eyed hawks.
The former take their prey by rising
above it in the air and swoopng at it
from a considerable height and strik-
ing it to the ground; the latter pur-
sue in a straight line, and overtaking
the object of the chase by superior
speed, clutch it and bring it down.
The larger falcons are sent after
winged prey of all kinds, crows, mag
pies, rocks, herons and wild fowl. The
smaller falcons, such as the merlin
and hobby, are flown at larks; while
Of the short-winged hawks, the spar
row-hawk is flown at blackbirds and
thrushes, cartridges early in the sea-
son, and quails, the goshawk taking
pheasants, cartridges and wild fowl,
rabbits and hares. = f..
With all birds of prey the females
are invariably larger and more power
full than the males, and the sexes are
consequently selected according to the
game they have to pursue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
(Jan. 1925 Feb. u
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
PETITION TO SELL, MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND. =

oh LEAoE LAM.
ESTATE OF JOHN CLARK, SR.--
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, SIS. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
John Clark, ST., Decedent.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, TO
all persons interested in the sale of
certain lands belonging to said dece-
dent. The petition of the Northwest
ern Trust Company as representative
of the above named decedent, being
duly filed in this court, representing
that it is necessary and for the best
interests of said estate and of all in
terested therein that certain lands of
said decedent described therein be sold
and praying that a license be to them
granted to sell the same:
NOW THEREFORE,, you, and each
of you, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in the City of
Redwood Falls, County of Redwood,
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day Of
February, 1922, at 1000 o'clock A. NJ,
why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted.
WITNESS the Judge of said Court,
and the seal of said Court, this 14th
day of January, 1922.
Ar. A. LAUDON,
Judge of Probate Court.
COURT sEAL)
A. C. Dolliff,
Attorney for petitioner. 27-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
cave-Dweiiina Snakes.

Until recent times no reptiles were
known to have adapted themselves to
existence in the darkness of caverns.
Now, however, it is known that In the
Malay peninsula snake. species
of coluber, inhabits certain caverns,
feeding upon the bats.
These cave-dwelling snakes attain
a length Of between eight and nine
feet. Their coloring Stimulates that Of
the walls of the caverns. The rock
is a yellowish limestone, traversed
with blackish veins, and these mark
ings and colors are curiously repro
duced in the snakes, many Of which
Turk on the ledge in the semi-darkness
near the entrances watching for the
bats.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
JEWISH FESTIVAL or LIGHTS
Has Been Held for Centuries as
Memorial Of the Dedication
of the Altar.

81. = 80,
Hanukkah, the Feast Of Dedication,
also called "Feast of the Maccabees,"
is a Jewish festival beginning on the
twenty fifth day of KisleW (Decem-
'ber) and continuing for eight days,
chiefly as a festival of lights. It
was instituted by Judas Maccabeus,
his brothers, and the elders of the
congregation of Israel, in the year 165
b. c., to be celebrated annually with
mirth and joy as memorial OF the
dedication of the altar, or the purl-
fication of the sanctuary.
After having recovered the Holy
city and the Temple from the Greeks,
Judas ordered new altar to be
built in the place Of the one which had
been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes,
who had caused pagan altar to be
set up in the Temple of Jerusalem, and
sacrifices to be offered to his idol.
When the fire had been kindled anew
upon the altar and the lamps OF the
candlestick lit, the dedication OF the
altar was celebrated for eight days
amid sacrifices and songs.
i;{In the Talmud the festival is prln-
cipatiy known as the ''Feast of IL
lumination," and it was usual either
to display eight lamps on the first
night Of the festival, and reduce the
number on each successive night, or
to begin with one lamp the first night,
increasing the number till the eighth
night. The lights are supposed to be
symbolical Of the liberty obtained by
the Jews on the day of which Hanuk-
kah is the celebration.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
The Game of Whist.

All great discoveries are works OF
time, and the game Of whist is no ex-
ception to the rule. Its merits were
not recognized in early times, and un-
der the vulgar appellation Of "whisk
and swobbers" 1t long fingered in the
servants hall ere it could ascend to
the drawing room.
At length some gentlemen In Eng
land who met at the Crown coffee
house in Bedford Rod, studied the
game, gave It rules, established Its
principles, and then Edward Hoyle, In
1T4s, blazoned It forth to oil the world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
Resolution to Gust
Newberry Revised.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Democratic
leaders in the senate in conference to-
day agreed upon a revision of the re-
solution by Senator T. J. Walsh Of
Montana, to declare vacant the sena-
torial seat of Truman H. Newberry of
Michigan. The new resolution, it was
announced, would be introduced later
in the day and an immediate vote
urged.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
All the Symptoms.

s.Was Mr.. Grabcoin in his Office when
you called?'
..No, he must have been playing
golf
aAre you sure about this?"
REASONABLY sure. The Office force
seemed to think he wouldn't be back
soon. Most Of the clerks had their
feet up on their desks and three
stenographers were glued to telo-
phones. Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18
If You Must Speculate.

can oracle for some; game for
others" is the legend on a small paste
board box now selling downtown.
Within is square piece of stiff paper,
divided into parts, with the names of
four stocks in each, making ga names
in all, many of which are speculative
favorites. On a pivot in the center
is an arrow, waiting to be spun. With
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

this new method of picking 'em, fully
as reliable as some now in use, comes
the announcement: "All the fun of
Wall Street with none of it's dangers"
New York Evening Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: One bay mare and
one bay gelding, seven years old, one
bay mare six years old, one bay geld
ing five years old, some machinery as
good as new. Bankable paper taken
# desired. R. Clifton, Redwood
Falls, MINI. 27-1t. pd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Joliet cylinder
corn shelter No. 1, in splendid
condition. Farrell and Keefe.
20-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Five year old regist-
cred Guernsey bull, priced right.-C.
E. Goodyear. 27-2ts. pd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

town supervisors in systematic plans
and greater efficiency and economy
will follow to give the maximum of
good results.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Good COW, also num-
Der of Rhode Island Red single comb
cockerels from prize winning STOCK
Inquire of Mott Grocery, Phone 51t
26-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

Cheap house for sale or rent. In
quire of Fred N. Knapp. 14-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Wood, sawed and de-
livered. Call Walter e. Cummings.
~ TIT
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Heavy work horses,
weight $500, and years old. Terms
offered. Phone 21O7.-M. C. Mans
feldt. 26-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

WANTED TO DO: Healing
OF all kinds. Call 300, Bftrich
Bros. 21-12s;. pd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

WANTED: To hear from owner of
good farm for sale: State cash price,
full partieulars.-D. F. Bush, Mime
apolis, MINI. 27-12ts. pd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

ROOMS FOR RENT: Ino.ire If
Mrs. Maude Garman. 24-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

FOR SALE: Barred Plymouth
Rock Cockerels. Mrs. E. E. Mosier.
II 14-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-01-18

LOST: Fur mitten for right hand.
Leave at Gazette office. 25-tf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11
TRACTION HEARING BEGINS TOMORROW.
Company Contends State Has No Jurisdiction During
 Bankrupt Status

Hearing of sufficiency of pleas of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company that the state and county courts have no control over the receiver of the company ap- pointed by the federal courts. and that forfeiture of franchise de- manded by the city of Birmingham should be tried in the federal court, begins tomorrow morning in the cir cult court before Judge Hugh Locke.
 During the old city administration 8 bill was filed in the circuit court demanding forfeiture of the franchise of the B. R. l.. & P Co.,, on the grounds that the company was charging an amount for transporta- tion, which was in excess of the amount stated in the franchise.
 Forney Johnston has been engaged as special counsel to represent the city with City. Attorney W. J. Wynn and Assistant City Attorneys w. A. Jenkins and W. Marvin woodall.
 The B. R., L. & P. Co.,, are passing their fight upon the grounds that the case comes within the juris- dietion of the federal court and filed an injunction prohibiting the for feiture of the franchise on this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11
Seniors Cop Track
 Euents at Simpson

The senior class copped the annual class day track meet held yesterday by Simpson. Tech in Munger Bowl. The seniors scored 59h points to 3s for the sophs, their closest rivals. The juniors trailed third with i3 points, while the freshmen were able to only point 3.
 Fred Streit was the individual star of the meet, scoring IS points, while Hanna was second with Is and Tan ner pointed 13.
 The winners of the various events follow:
 One e-hundred-yar dash: Streit. 10 3-5 seconds.
 One mil erun: hanna, 1 minute.
 Onc-half mile runS Tanner. min utes, 27 seconds.
 Broad jump: Godbee, 20 feet, { inches.
 One hrndred-yard hurdles. Tanner, Is seconds.
 Forr-forty yard dash Hanna. l minute.
 Javelin throw: Roebuek. 1-7 feet
 Pole vault: Fontaine, g feet.
 Two-twenty yard dash: Streat. .e5 seconds.
 Running high jump: Caldwell. 5 feet. inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11
SECRETARY DAVIS ID.
 VISIT LOCAL MOOSE.


 James J. Davis, secretary of labor and dictator general of the loyal order of Moose, will pay an official visit to the local lodge of Moose in the near future according to a com munication read last night at a meeting of the lodge. Mir. Davis Is making tour of the south in the interest of the order. The officers of the local lodge were appointed as committee to make arrangements for the entertainment of Mir. Dav- is while In the city.
 Among tho other business trans acted at the meeting last night was the adoption of a resolution giving the use of the Moose home on May 1s for an entertainment to be given for the benefit of the Confederate veteran reunion fund.
 On next Wednesday night an open meeting for the members of the Moose order and their friends. An entertaining program is being ar- ranged by the entertainment com mittee of which Al Sterne is chair man.