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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25

Estimates from agrica
tural authorities in Clark county de
clare that income received for mil
during June in Clark county exceede
100000. A conservative estimate o
the number of COWS MIXED has bee
placed at $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25

Crandon - Forest county's annua
fair will be held Sept. II to IA. Plan
are now under way to make this fal
the largest and best ever held i
Crandon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25

Stoughton-Halver Christensen, AZ
president Of the Stoughton High Tes
Oil Co., died in that city from injuries
to his spine received while diving a
BARRIERS bay, Lake Kegonsa, on the
Fourth of July.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-25

Fond du Lac-Alfred Fairbanks, 6S
Waupun farmer, arose, asked his wife
the time and decided it was too earl!
to get up, so he went back to bed a
half hour later Fairbanks was found
dead in bed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
WRONG IDEAS ABOUT ALASKA
Winters There Are Mild, Thermometer
in Region of Juneau Barely
Reaching Zero.

| met family in Juneau, Alaska,
that had formerly resided in Cleve-
land. | asked the lady of the house if
it wasn't somewhat difficult to stand
the rigors of the northern climate,
writes Sherman Rogers in the Outlook.
She laughed outright.
WELL she answered, "we endured
tainly paradise compared with Cleve-
land, either in winter or summer We
have been north eight years in all ;
spent five winters here, and threa
back home; the five years we have
lived here during the winter months
the thermometer has never reached
zero. Do you imagine it takes a rig
OrOus person to stand such a climate?'
This was followed by peals of laugh
ter and further remarks about the
silly ideas of people in the States re-
garding the climate of Alaska.
Southeastern Alaska has an Oregon
Washington climate, due to the Jap
anese current, which has the same eff
feet from Ketchikan to Cape Spencer
as it has on Puget sound, resulting in
very mild winters and extremely de-
lightful summers. Very seldom, in the
last 20 years, has the thermometer
reached zero in this entire section.
The interior of Alaska, made famous
by exaggerating novelists, has eli.
mate closely duplicating Minnesota in
the winter, and Maine or Oregon in
summer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03

is humor. But when the man from
whom the goods were stolen IS out
witted and made ridiculous, there are
none to mock and the thief has no
partisans.
A silk-hatted gentleman with gar
ments all awry comes down the street
at midnight, full of an illicit bever-
age and song, and makes curious an
gular tracks on his homeward way.
Belated pedestrians pause to observe
and to smile, for here is something !"
the nature of comedy. But W
longshoreman similarly loaded
similar tracks, those who obsel
shake their heads and mutter:
fellow"
When a preacher is caricatur
made to appear pretender to
the audience bowls; but mockery
layman's efforts to be righteous W,
bring quick and universal condemh
ton.
The proper study of man is the
thing that makes him laugh; for ridi-
Guile never is funny unless the one
ridiculed has real or imagined sup
eriority that offends our vanity. No
thing tickles us so much or so quickly
as the discontinue of our betters.-
Baltimore Evening Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
PEAK NAMED FOR lnDIAn GIRL
Rendered to Expedition Led by
Lewis and Clark.

Sacajawea, which in the Indian
tongue means BIRD Woman" was
born in little Indian village on the
banks of Snake river. just west of the
Bitter Root mountains, La what is now
the state of Idaho, in 1870.
When Sacajawea was nine years of
age, her people, the Shoshones, or
Snake River Indians, were suddenly
attacked by their foes, the Minnata-
rees of Knife river. While SAGA
jawea was making her way alone
across the river she was caught and
taken prisoner Later she was sold
as slave to Toussaint Chaboneau,
French half-breed wanderer, at
Brunswick, N. d. He married her
when she was fourteen years old.
Sacajawea and her husband, and
their papoose accompanied party of
white explorers led ny Lewis and
Clark, on long journey.
One day the Indian girl risked her
own life to save some valuable papers,
maps, instruments, books, magazines
and medicine, when their boat nearly
capSlzeu. SacaJaWea swan out ana
brought the articles back to the boat
in safety.
When the travellers reached the land
of Sacajawea's birth her presence
saved the white men from being
killed by the hostile Indians. SAGA
jawea also foiled a plot to steal all
of the horses of the expedition by
warning the leaders of the plans Of
the Snake River tribe.
A few years ago the geographical
survey named for Sacajawea the
great peak in the Bridger range.
where she was captured during her
childhood, and where she later point
ed out the pass over the mountain
now used by one of the great rail-
ways.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
REFUSE TO REVEAL NAMES
Odd Superstition That Prevails Among
: Certain Island Tribes of Ameri-
can Indians.

Writing Of taboOed words in "The
Golden BOugh," Sir ]. G. Frazer says :
''The Indians of Chloe keep their
names secret and do not like to have
them uttered aloud; for they say that
there are fairies or imps on the main
land or neighbOring islands who, if
they knew folks names, would do
them an injury; but so long as they
do not know the names these mis-
chievOus sprites are pOwerless.
''The Araucanians will hardly ever
tell a stranger their names, because
they fear that he would thereby ac-
quire some supernatural power over
themselves. Asked his name by a
stranger who is ignorant of their SUI
perstitiOns, an Araucanian will an
sWer, 4 have none
"When an Ojibway is asked his
name he will look at some bystander
and ask him to answer"
"Sure! Even the apaches of the
rogues' gallery know the evil omen of
the real name. Hence the origin and
would-be magic of the ''alias"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Comedy.

A very large and very fat man, his
system full of dignity and his arms
full of bundles, appears upon the
screen and endeavors to negotiate a
flight of steps. He trips and falls
scattering his bundles over the land
scape, and every little boy and little
girl in the house crackles with glee.
Yet none of these laugh when a little
girl or little boy of the movie world
falls and breaks a toy.
Wales and York venture afield as
tride spirited nags, as their illustrious
sire did before them, and come to
grief upon the ground. The world
reads of their misfortune in the pub
lie prints and chuckles. But when a
farm boy is tossed from the back of
a pillow horse, there is much sympathy
and no merriment at all.
A merry thief, being pursued by a
policeman, outwits and shames the
servant of the law, either in the movi-
es or in fact, and the most blameless
of law-abiding citizens maintains his
gravity with great difficulty. Here
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
To Stop Bleeding From Nose.

When we remember that not very
long ago venesectiOn, or bleeding by
the physician, was a favOrite method
of treatment and that leeches were
used for local bleeding, We can the
more readily understand that sim
pie attack of nosebleed is nothing to
be afraid of. At the same time, how
ever, it may be well to commit to
memory few simple precautions. The
patient should always sit upright and
should hold the chin down to enable
the blood to flow forward through the
nose and not backward into the
throat. Tight collars and bands round
the neck should be loosened, and cold
should be applied to the wrists or to
the back of the neck. 1t often helps to
snuff cold water up the nose. If the
bleeding comes from small spot in
side the nose, the spot should be
treated with an astringent or with nj
trate of silver.-YOuth's Companion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
MEN IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
No Proof That There Was Gradual
Rise From Savagery to Prac-
tice of Human Virtues.

1t is proved that men-true men
existed on this earth many thousand
years ago. How many no one can
certainly say. but certainly longer than
the period accepted as strict dogma
by Bible Christians within living mem
DRY (and still affirmed by some of
theHi). 1t is not proved, but it is high
ly probable that there is genetic con-
nection between man as we knew him
and the earlier inferior types Of which
evidence remains.
If critic were to maintain that man
as we know him rose suddenly from
some other type not yet found (for the
evidence is very fragmentary and
slight, he would not be contradict
ing ascertained fact; on the contrary,
he has on his side the anomaly of fine
skulls found in apparently very early
strata; all that department is quite
unfixed.
That man as we know him was a
vile thing for countless generations and
gradually-very gradually-rOse to
practice the human virtues and intel
ligence is not proved at all. Even the
vague analogy from existing savages
fails. Some savages are Of one char
acter, some Of another; all as old in
descent as ourselves. The excessive
evil affirmed Of true man when first he
could be so called is sheer unsup-
ported affirmation proceeding not from
evidence-for we have none-but from
mood. desire that things should be
SO.-Yale Review.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
The Ditch Situation.

At meeting of the board of coun-
ty commissioners last week the pro-
posed county ditch No. 81 known as
the Sleepy Eye creek ditch and the
largest ditch ever undertaken before
the county board came up for hearing
but at the suggestion of Atty Demp-
sey of New Ulm for the DIRECTORS the
hearing was adjourned until Deem
Der 4th. The commissioners desire
to make some disposition of these
proceedings but were given to under
stand that something definite could
be expected by December. The OBJ
jectors are trying to work out some
plan to apportion the costs already
incurred to land owners along the
proposed route and dismiss the ditch
proceedings. Others, it is said, are
willing to let the matter simmer along
so the problem of the conciliatOrs is
not a simple one. The board it IS
said, gave the impression that the
commissioners want to get the mat
ter out of the way before the end Of
the year. County ditch No. 70 was
ordered. This is a small ditch and
will cost only about $4,000. The
county auditor has held up advertis-
ing for bids on County ditch No. GA,
which is really combination Of Coun-
ty bitches Nos. 3 and 10, on account
of the large number of appeals on
assessments which might endanger
the financial arrangement. The last
day for filing appeals found twenty
appeals in the auditors archives.
Should these assessments, or large
proportion of them be lowered the as
sessments might not cover the cost,
so to be on the safe side Auditor Lar
son will await developments. These
developments might be instructions
from the board to proceed, or may be
court decisions on the appeals. Farm
ers in Three Lakes and Paxton are
interested in this project.-Morgan
Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
GROTESQUE DOLLS OF JAPAN
Little Girl Will Dress Up Cushion to
Look Like Live Baby and Tie
1t on Her Back.

The Japanese have genius for max
ing dolls. They make them of any
thing-flowers, fruit, beans. even of a
few wisps of straw. Their quaint
humOr finds free play in this field the
children are pleased with the odd ones,
the more grotesque the better
Tiny children draw and cut out sur
prisingly clever dolls from paper. A
little girl will dress up cushion and
get some one to tie it on her back; one
has to look twice to see if it is real
baby.
For the girls doll festival in March
of every year, and the boys festival
in May, such an array OF dolls is set
out as could not be matched for origi-
nality and beauty.
These dolls are extremely small, but
represent with surprising skill and
exactness the imperial court Tin the
girls festivaD or figures from history,
myth, the drama or everyday life
Asia Magazine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Is Snake Charmed by Music?

There is no foundation in fact for
the common belief that snake can be
charmed" with music, according to
Allen S. Williams, director of the Rep
tile Study Society of America. Mr..
Williams bases his opinion on series
Of experiments extending over period
of nearly twenty-five years.
II have tried every sort Of music"
says Mr.. Williams, as quoted in the
Scientific American, from a tin
whistle with note holes in it to
symphony orchestra, and have used
as subjects nearly every variety Of
snakes, but have yet to note any re-
Spouse on the part of the reptile"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Admission to the Bar.

Each state prescribes it's own rules
and regulations with reference to adj
mission to the bar. These are not uni
form. Most of them require the APP
plicant to pass an examination, and
If he can do so and will subscribe to
the oath of Office he will be admitted
tanned his legal education. The oath
of Office is usually to the effect that
the applicant will support the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States
and the constitution and laws of the
plicatiOn for admission.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Not All Americanisns.

Guess" as used by the Yankee, is
always chosen by the English as a
typical Americanism, when, in fact, it
was used by Shakespeare and Chau-
Ger. "Allow" was formerly used in
England in the same sense as in
America. Special Americanisms are
'sun-up,'' shutdown" Completed, !"
''as ever" "haying," fright off," or
''right away" ''shindig," a dance or
party, usually noisy, rough one !;
''shindy." a fight or row; ''bark up
the wrong tree" little end Of the
horn" "het up," "kibosh."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Are You Fifty
Per Cent Honest?

1t is impossible to say whether dis
honesty is increasing or decreasing in
the world. In America it seems to be
increasing. That may. indicate either
that the moral tone is lower in all
of us, or that American morality is
being diluted by an influx of lower
morality from outside. The increas-
ing amount of dishonesty may not
mean that the man we know is aban-
doning his principles; it may mean
that the community is receiving a
larger proportion of dishonest indivi-
duals than it ever had before.
This latter view is the more COM
Portable, and yet it would be difficult
to maintain. No doubt the commun-
ity record for honesty is greatly low
cred by the influx of aliens of lower
standards, but there is also a laxity
apparent in our own generation.
Where so many dishonest practices
are apparent it is easier for men to
create a gray neutral ground to take
the place of the strict line between
black and white.
The instances here given are taken
from the eastern part of the country,
a fact which should be borne in mind
when drawing conclusions. In fam
Gus eastern educational institution,
the professor of psychology wished to
make an experiment. He caused the
500-odd students patronizing the col
lege cafeteria to be "short changed"
five cents each at luncheon on a GER
tain day. Of the 500-odd men only
three failed to return and to demand
their nickel
On another day, several months
later, he caused the 5O0-odd students
to be "overchanged" five cents each.
Out of the entire number only fifteen
called attention to the error.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Word "Jade" Of Spanish Origin.

The name jade is derived from the
the loins." Early Spanish explorers
found natives of Central and South
America wearing precious stones as
amulettes, to protect them against
pain. One of the most interesting jade
ornaments worn in olden times was
girdle which gave out a musical tinkle
when the wearer walked Jade is
thought to instill virtue into the
heart of its wearer. Imperial person
ages were never permitted to remove
their jade jewels, as each was worn
for some symbolic purpose.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
FORGOT Her Feet.

Sarah had an unwelcome visitor
and one day she told me to tell him
she was not in. She hid behind some
curtains in the adjoining room. After
I repeated my much-practiced Grafton
he turned to me and said: Next time
Sarah goes out, tell her to take her
feet along.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Informal.

At school in the mill district Of
certain manufacturing town in the
East teacher received first-hand i'm
preston of how the other half of the
world lives. A little Russian was pain
fully progressing through his reading
lesson till he was finally stumped on
the word plate" To help him the
schOOlma'am kindly inquired. what
is it mother brings in the bread on?"
The little chaps eyes lit up with the
light of understanding. "The newspa-
per-" he said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03

Many people dig their graves with
est curse of the day. Stagnant de-
cayed matter in the stomach and
bowels may cause serious trouble.
Take HOLSTERS ROCKY NOUN
TAIN TEA for stipation-Results
guaranteed Gerstmann Drug Store.
Oct.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Plants Turned Into Paner

A Mexican has invented a process
for making paper pulp from the fiber
of the various plants that grow in
abundance all over Mexico. 1t is
claimed that the entire process-from
the crude plant to the perfect state for
paper purposes-is accomplished in "a
hours, and at a comparatively low cost.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
How Male AIbatross Makes Love.


Little Is known of the habits of the
albatross, although many persons are
familiar with this bird as 1t is depict
ed in 1.-THE Ancient Mariner"
A distinguished British writer, in
describing their mating habits, in
forms us that when a male albatr0ss
makes love he stands by the female
on the nest, raises his wings, spreads
his tail and elevates it, throws up his
head with the bill in the air or
stretches it straight out forward as
far as he can, and then utters Curl
Gus cry. While uttering the cry, the
bird sways his neck up and down.
The female responds with a similar
note and they bring the tips of their
bills lovingly together. This sort of
thing goes on for half an hour or so
at a time"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Increased Demand for Grapes.

Shipment of grapes in 1922 from the
three leading grape-grOwing states in
the East-New York. Michigan. and
Pennsylvania-was double their aver
age annual shipments, according to re-
ports to the United States Department
of Agriculture. New York shipped
7,484 cars, compared with an average
of 1854 for the years 1917-1921 Mich
igan shipped 1888 cars, compared
with an average of 1912; and Penn
sylvania, LOLA, compared with 1877.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Cheerful Wish.

1--WE often wondered why they shave
a mans head before they put him in
the electric chair" said the pessimist,
gloomily.
"Oh, hope you'll find out some
day." said the listener, politely.
The pessimist was satisfied.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
|WED)!@565fpY
Represented by
u. E. Rankin, Delhi, Mimi.
Will You Spend Csc On RAT-Snap to
Save S10O?

One Csc package can kill so rats.
The average rat will rob you of $40 a
year in feed, chicks and property de-
struction. RAT-SNAP is deadly to
rats. Cremates after killing. Leaves
no smell Comes in cakes. Rats will
pass UP meat, grain, cheese to feast
on RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 35c, 65c,
SIPS. Sold and guaranteed by Farrell
& Keefe and Public Drug Co. 12-2ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
Increased Output Of Lorraine Mine

INCREASED output OF Lorraine Mines.
Statistics just published show that
the mines Of the Lorraine basin ex-
ported during the first six months of
the present year 4,32S, 455 tons of min
eral ore, valued at f1,SOOOOO, as
against 2,666,42S tons, valued at f1,-
100000, for the corresponding period
Of last year.-London Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-03
A Cool Customer.

Stranger-Miss Phayre. allow me-
this is Mr. Bangs.
Miss Phayre- / don't know you,
sir.
Stranger-Not yet. but have asked
Mr.. Bangs to introduce me.
, 1923-04-12
Publication.

IT is hereby brought to public no
4 tice that the Government has
this date authorized Reverend c..
F. BROOKIAS to perform civil
religious functions in the Virgin
Islanos Of the United States.
Government of the Virgin Is
lands Of the United States, St.
Thomas, % March, 1923.
J. J. GAFFNEY.
Government Secretary.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-11
A Glimpse OF Chesunc0ok

Excellent fishing and hunting are
available in the Chesuncook section
in the right seasons. especially in such
places as, Umbazooksus, Caucongonoc
Cuxabexs and the West Branch of the
Penobscot. There is hotel at
Chesuncook run by A. B. Smith that
has been in operation there for years
with reasonable board and Robert
Eddy has a place for sporting people
which is good place at the right
price. Over at Umbazooksus Lake
where some of the best hunting and
fishing is to be had are sporting
camps to let also a team that goes
across the Carry under the manage
ment of Ed Romeo. There is an au-
tomobile road into the Chesuncook
dam where there is daily boat to the
head of the lake. Some of the guides
to be had are Charles Smith, Walter
Smith, Frank Henderson and his three
sons, Frank Hall, Angus Miller. ROB
ert Eddy, Len Smith and numerous
others. For winter and spring fish
ing Chesuncook Lake is said to be as
good as any. 1t is only one days
travel to Eagle Lake on the ST. Johns
waters where there is very good fish
ing and hunting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-11
Athens Grange

A special meeting of Athens Grange
was held Saturday evening, January
9Th. An interesting meeting was
held, the ladies' filling the chairs The
chairs were occupied as follows: Ethel
McCollor, master; Lottie Roberts,
overseer; Isabelle Austin, lecturer;
Nettie Lincoln, steward; Eugenia Ay-
er, assistant steward; Thankful Cor
son, chaplain; Josie Hight, treasur-
err; Elsie Whitman, secretary; Clara
McCone, gatekeeper; Gala Scribner,
Ceres; Lurline Small, Pomona; Sa-
die Lincoln, Flora; Angie Lancaster,
lady assistant steward; Vira Robin
son, pianist. After the business of
the meeting had been conducted the
lecturer presented the following pro-
gram:
Song by Grange; reading. Ethel Nc
Color; reading, Sadie Lincoln; read
ing, Josie Hight; piano duet, Isabelle
Austin and Vira Robinson; reading,
Horace Elliott; reading, Nellie Fox;
reading, Nettie Lincoln; reading, Lot
tie Roberts; reading, Elsie Whitman;
reading, Clara McCone; recitation,
John Wyndham; song by Grange.
The next regular meeting will be
next Saturday evening, January 18th.
Everybody be prepared to help ont on
the program.