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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-02
Forty, Less One.
BYJAMEs RICHARDSON.

Over by tn tangled thicket,
Where the level meets the hill,
Where the mealy alder bushes
Crowd around the ruined mill
Where the thrushes whistle early,
" here the midges love to play,
Where the nettles, tall and singing,
Guard the vine INSTRUCTED way,
Where the tired brooklet fingers
In quiet little pool,
Mistress Salmo Fontinalis
Keeps very private school.
Forty little speckled beauties
Come to learn of her, each day,
How to climb the foaming rapids,
Where the flashing sunbeams play,
How to navigate the edGies,
How to sink and how to rise,
How to wat.h for passing perils,
How to leap for passing flies,
When to play upon the surface,
When beneath the stones to hide,
All the secrets of the water,
All brook learning, true and tried.
''That's good for-nothing Skipper"
''That's harmless yellow blrd;"
'That's the flicker Of the shine,
When the alder leaves are stirred;"
"ThaCs the shadow of a cloudlet."
"Thal's look out for him, my darlings!
He's fierce and hungry mink"
"Tnat's the ripple on the water,
When the winds the wavelets stir;"
"That-snap quick, my little heartles!
That's a luclous grasshopper."
So the clever Mistress Salmo
Gives her counsel, day by day,
Teaching all the troutly virtues,
All life's lessons grave and lay.
Well she knows the flashing terror
Of King Fishers sudden fall!
Well she knows the lurking danger
Of the barb'd hook, keen and small!
Well she tries to warn her pupils
OF all evils, low and high!
But, alas the vain young trifers
Sometimes disobey-and die!
What was that which passed so quickly,
With a slender shade behind?
What is that which stires the alder,
When no ripple tells Of wind?
What sends Mistress Salmo darting
Underneath the stones in fear?
Crying, Hide ourselves, my darlings,
Our worst enemy is near!"
II am bound TO understand it,"
Saws one self proud speckle-side;
"When see the dangers real,
Then if need be, can hide"
So he waits alone and watches,
Sees the shadow pass again,
Sees a fly drop on the water,
Dashes at it, might and main,
missed it! Wtn," he says, II never!
That's the worst jump made to-day!
Here another comes now for itn'
Splash! He's in the air-to stay!
When the alders cease to tremble,
Silence comes and sun -glints shine,
Mistress Salmo Fontinalis,
Calls the robust thirty-nine!
st. Nicholas for July.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-02

A Vermont hotel keeper ha !, white
washed big cliff in sight Of his house,
that it may resemble q snow bank, and
cause curious people to ask questions.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-02

mortal COLL Money. IN fact, is aim ost
an unknown commodity in their midst,
and whether our currency is goll, green
backs or the dollar of the s'daddies'' con-
c"rns them not. Nearly all of their
tratticking is carried on by barter alone.
In their currency COW is considered
worth 80 much, horse so much, dog
so much, a fat buck so much, a fat tur-
key so much, coon skin so much, ETC.,
and by these values almost everything
else is rated. Dollars and dimes they
never bother their brains about.
The chief characteristic, the crownipg
emblem OF the poor white, however, is
laziness. He is the LATEST two-legged
animal that walks erect on the face ofthe
earth. Even his motions are slow, and
his speech a slckening drawl, worse a
great deal than the downeastern of all
downeastcrs; while his thoughts and
ideas creep along at snail's pace. Ali
he seems to care for is to live from hand
to mouth, to get drunk, provide he can
do so without having to trudge too far
for his liquor; to shoot for beef; to at
tend gander-pullings; to vote at cleo
tons; to ear and sleep; to lounge in the
sunshine of q bright summers day, and
bask in the warmth of roaring
wood-fre when summer days are over,
In religion, the poor white is generally
Of the hard-shell persuasion, and his par
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
NEW SERIES---NO. AS

Worth, Texas, will connect directly with MI
the great southern railroad lines from New
Orleans 10 Memphis. II is in every sense
OF the word, southern trans-contincntal
line.
NOW let US sec where the opposition
mainly comes from. Jay Gould and O. p
Huntington own two railroads, which.
linked together form one continuous and
the only line from the Mississippi TO san
francisco These men have fought cyery.
body.lso away, and now absolutely CON
'rol Tho commerce between the Mississippi
and the Pacific ocean They count their
net profits by the tens Of millions. Against
the proposition tor the construction of mn
other transcontncntal line which will com
pete Tor the traffic, they vigorously kick.
They proclaim that such line as thcTcy1
Pacific is not needed as Huntington is
building southern Pacific railroad"
which will give the South every facility il
wants. So talk the Chicago Tribune. the
New York Times, and other Huntington
organs. We learn, however, from Hunting
tons organ, the San Francisco Bulletin. that
he propnses TO build his branch road direct
ly away from the South, 10 meet the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fc railroad, and
run through Kansas. Morley, the civil en-
gincer in charge Of the preliminary survey
Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
road corroborates this announcement of
lIuntngton's organ.
II may occur TO any Southern people who
have listcnd to the Huntington talk about a
truly Southern Pacific road" that il is all
fol-dc-ro. His organs have been playing
on that string for long time, slandcriAg
the Texas Pacific Company, and telling the
Southern people in effect, that Huntington
proposes to run a southern trsnscontincntal
line right up 10 every mans door His real
mention is 10 avoid the South altogether, hs
we have shown, and he will switch off to
Albuquerque and make, with the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, simply y
second track from the Mississippi 10 the
Pacific for the monopoly
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, December 6. 10 A.M.-Corn--
December 3lli bid; January, 3l1a bid;
May, 3j9s@3jH. Whcat--Decembcr, 1914 ;
bid; January $3.50 bid. Pork--January.
81 80 asked; February, s. o?i4 asked.
CHICAGO, December 6, 1900 M.--Pork
January, 81 s719a7 90; February, IS 90
bid. Wheat December, s31G bid; Janu-
airy, S35s bid. Corn-Dccember, 3l4
bid; January, 3l15 bid; May, 351s asked.
CHICAGO, December 6, . 30 p. M.--pork
December, 81 70; January, 81 9219; Feb
ruary, 81 0212@s 05. Corn December,
3lll bid; January, 3l@3l5S; February,
3l4@32; May, 3513. Sales of wheat
January, S356 bid; December, s3l4 @s3% ;
February, 81 u asked.
CHICAGO, December 6, 230 =. NJ
Whear, s315@s35s; February, S4l4, Corn
December, 3l3S; January 81 e; Ftbru.
AIRY, 35ia. Pork-January, 81 Soar 09t.
February, IS o215@s o5.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MONOPOLY
IT'S RAsCAIlY AIMS AND now THY MAY BE
DEFEATED

IT'S RAsCALIY AIMS AND NOW :iTES NAY BE
DEFEATED.
The conduct of the Jay Gould and Hunt
ington monopoly in doubling the rates
upon such merchants as sought its crushing
grasp, by shipping heavy goods around the
Horn, are significant Of determination.
the Louisville CCmicr.JOurual says, on the
part of that constituencies ring, To hold on
to the monopoly Of the transc0ntincntal
business, at all hazards;
A combination which represents more
than half billion of dollars is II big thing
for the business men Of the country To fight,
but they have u sure remedy in tho compile
ton OF the Texas Pacific railroad to San
Diego, which will at once furnish shippers
with competing through line to all points
East and South, and prevent three or four
men from debating rates which lave ena
blcd them to build up colossal fortunes,
buy up Legislatures and all weaker lines
and hold the trnscontncntNl commerce Of
the country as in the grip of wise
The Texas Pacific bill reported by Sena-
tor Matthews in the senate will give the
West and South the road absolutely essen
tal for those sections. II is the only
southern trans-coniincntal railroad project
which is offered to the c0uatry to-day. The
company asks the government to guarantee
the interest on their construction bonds,
and offer security for this guarantee at the
rate of five to one. in government transpor-
mtion for troops and mails, n first lien on
the entire property Of the company; Che
nc, earnings Of the completed road, and II
deposit Of $1,000 in the companys bonds
per mile Of completed road, to he sold to
meet any delay in paying the interest That
is the substance Of the bill The interest,
the payment of which the government is to
guarantee, will amount 10 less that 1880.
900 year, Tho government business
alone, for transportation Of troops aud mails,
will amount, ut a low estimate, To between
S2,0O0,000 and $3,000,OO0. The Texas
Pacific, now completed iil miles, To Fort
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, December 4, 1878.

WASHINGTON, December 4, 1878.
The opening day OF congress was not Of
special interest in either house, Senator
Blaine moved an inquiry into the subject Of
equal rights Of voters at elections, and rep
rcscntativc Wood sharply criticised that
portion of the Presidents Message which
assumes that voters in the south were in
undated ut the November election. lie
called attention to the fact that there was
intimidation by government offlcials-un-
constitutional officials--in New York city,
and that Mr.. Hayes had omitted to con-
denim them. Nothing was done or proposed
rs to the contemplated investigation OF the
'eipher dispatches 1t seems To be under
stood that, unless the radicals prccipitatc
such investigation, the Potter committee
will. at an carly date, undertake the work.
There is. as heretofore said, disposition
on both sides to cvale the discussion Of dis
turbing questions until later in the session.
Mr.. Thurman stated profound truth
when saying that under our form of govern
ment there had been, and must ever be,
two parties-one party Of the people, and
the other of class and privilege. Any can
did man who reads the annual message of
Mr.. Hayes, or the report Of his secretaries
will not fail to see that the party, which il
not of the people, but of class and privil-
eye, is the party to which these gentlemen
belong Even Mr.. Schurz, red Republican
us he was, and theoretical Democrat as he
thinks he is, invcnts new Federal offices,
and asks congress to appropriate money for
them. The secretaries of war and the
navy cling to the old abuses,
and the old cxcrescences. The Attorney
General asks for money to pay a legion Of
officers unknown To the spirit or letter of
the Constitution In all the messages and
reports ordered printed by congress yestcr-
day, there is not suggestion that any SUI
pcriluous officer may be dropped, that any
dollar may he saved to the taxpayer, or
that the methods of government may in
anyway be simplitied. Imagine such doc
trines coming at u time like this from
Seymour, Bayard, Hendricks. 1ildcn,
Thurman, and the cabinet officers they
would have around them. To consider this
is TO see the difference between a party Of
the people and party Of class and privil-
egc-between Democracy and Republican,
ism.
Secretary Sherman recommends, and the
recommendation deserves consideration, the
issue of certificates of deposit Of ten dol
lars and upwards, bearing interest at the
rate Of 1868 per cent. and tundable IN 4
per cent. bonds at any time within n year
after Issue, and the proceeds t. b. used in
retiring the 6 per cent bonds, Similar
schemes have been proposed before, and il
is likely something of the kind will be au
thorzed at the present session.
The season of cold is as tardy Us was thJ
appearance of the heated term last sum
mer. Dandclions are bossoming in tn,
public parks to-day, and the air is as soft
and warm as April The city is filling ur
fast. Every train brings scores Of season
visitors. Altogether the season promises
to be brilliant one.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMERCIAL coSvEN-
TON.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMERCIAL c0NvEN-
TON.
New ORLEANS, La. December j.--The
convention having adjourned last evening
to meet again at 10 O'Clock this morning,
the delegates began TO put in an appearance
at that hour, and by Il quarter to eleven, a
sufficient number having arrived, the meet
ing was called to order by President Fitz-
hugh Lee, Of Virginia. The president in
formed the convention that one member of
each delegation was entitled to a seat on
each committee appointed, and requested
the delegations 10 select their representa-
tivcs, aud hand in the names.
On motion of General Dusscy, of New
Orleans, the roll-call was dispensed with;
also the reading of the minutes.
4 communication from +. Martinez, con
sui for Venezuela, was read and spread on
the minutes.
BY b. L. Lenehen, of lowa--A resolution
regarding the improvement Of the Mississip.
pi river Referred to the committee on Mis-
sissippi river.
BY Mr.. Cave, of Texas-A resolution that
congress be memolialized in regard to the
new silver dollar. Referred to the commit.
tee on commerce.
General Bussey spoke on the IRREGULAR
ties of the postal service of the United
States.
A long and interesting report was received
from the committee on the improvement of
the navigation Of the Mississippi river, and
read by the secretary
On motion of Mr.. Willis, of Tennessee,
the report was adopted.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi,
arose amid loud applause and delivered an
able argument on the question touched
upon by the report Of the committee
While speaking, Mr.. Davis was interrupted
by Il request TO step upon the stage in order
that all the delegates might get the benc-
fit OF his remarks The request was com
piled with amid thundcrs Of applause that
fairly shook the house. A greater compli-
mcnt could not have been paid to the pco.
pie Of the south than the feeling cvnccd
by tho assembly delegates Of the north
toward their beloved ex.presdent. The
report of the delegates who arrived too late
to hear the first reading.
GREAT BRITAIN FIGHTING FACTIONS.
LAHORE, December 5.--General Roberts
has gained a complete victory over the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
TIMETABLE.
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE LITTLE HE woMAs IL TROUBLE.

THE LITTLE He woNAG ~ TROUBLE.
New YoRK. December "a mob gath
cred about DR.. Mary Walker on Broadway
to-day and an officer took her to police
headquarters. Superintendent Walling
proposed TO release her and the officer was
about 20 explain that she was woman in
male attire when the prisoner inquired;
How does he know that am womani"
She was too much for the officer and the
charge was Withdrawn. She refused TO tell
her age, as that was one Of her privileges,
said that she was old enough to take care
of herself. She made complaint against
the officer and said that if this sort of
thing went on she would carry pistol and
use il.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07

Amcer's forces, capturing Peiwar and
Khotal, and all the Afghan cannon. The
cnemy's loss is heavy. The British loss,
eighty killed and wounded. Captain Kelso,
Of the artillery, and Captain Anderson, Of
the pioneers. ARE among the killed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
Shortest Line to st. Louis!

,t'HR trains nv this road conncct 3, ST. lonis ard
j Es,t 81 Louis With all other line- 10 ihe bASI
NORTH AND SOUTH.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New YORK, December 8, 1901 y. Nj
Wheat-Qmct--No. 3 Chicago, 06@97;
No, milwaukee, 81 0OM1 Of (; Red Winter,
81 00@l 90; Amber, 81 00@l 10;
No. 2, Red Winter, 81 072i00i 0s. Corn
Quiet-steamer, 45A@45H; No. ,, Ala
AZ; No. 2, AZ. Gold, 1904.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07
Latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL, December 9. 2;30 =. NJ
Wheat weaker - Winter ST. 0d@0s Id;
Springs Gd@9s 5d California average,
9s 6d@9s Cd; California club, 0s sd(D
los Id. Corn-new--23 Cd.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07

REMEMBER T Fl;oS cn'fs i nHa only ~, L &h
RAIL ROUTE between Cairo and 81 Lou!r Under
one management; therefore there are no dcigys AZ
WAY stations awaiting connections ron Other nnr-
So Passengers gong North North.n-l anu W.
.hond not huy their tickets until they have exam
ined orr rates aud rOatc-.
L. " JOHNSON. General Manager.
g. r. Wllrr.OCk, Passenger Agent.
JSO K WINSTON, Freight Arcri'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07

GREAT BRITAIN FIGHTING FACTIONS.
LAHORE, December 5.--Gencral Roberts
has gained u complete victory over the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-07

LIVER rs KING. The lvcrg the Imperial
organ of the whole human system, as it
controls the life, health and happiness or
man, when il is disturbed in It's proper
action, all kinds Of ailments are the natursi
result The digestion Of food, the move
mcnts Of the hear, and blood, the action OF
the brain and nervous system are all immc-
diatcly connected with the workings of tbs
liver, 1t has been successfully proved that
Green's August Flower IL uncQualcd in cur
Ing all persons afflicted with dyspepsia or
liver complaint, and oil The numerous symp.
toms tina, rcsultirom IN unhealthy condition
Of the liver and stomach. Sample bottle t,
try, 10 cents. Positively sold in all towns
on the western continent. Three dos,s Nil
prove tina, /, Is jus, what YOU want
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07
Liver is King.

The Liver is the imperial organ of the
whole human system, as it controls the
life, health and happiness of man. When
it is disturbed in its proper action, all
kinds of ailments are the natural result
The digestion of food. the movements OF
the heart and blood, the action of the
brain and nervous system, are all con-
nected with the workings ofthe liver. 1t
1t has been successfully proved that
Green's August Flow er is uncqualled in
curing all persons afflicted with dyspep
STA or liver complaint, and all the num-
erous symptoms that result from an un-
healthy condition of the liver and
stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents
Positively sold in all towns OIL the Yves
tern Continent. Three doses will prove
that it is just what you want. For sale
by A. NJ. Gerow and Farr Il Weed.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07

AT the closing session of the monetary
conference Gov. Fenton urged the i'm
pOrtance of fixing the ratio between sill
yer and gold by international agreement,
in order to facilitate the use of silver
Rusconi, of Italy, thought that 81
metallic treaty between France, England
and the United States might fix per-
manent ratio between silver and gold.
The Belgian and Swiss representatives
regarded the double standard as imprac-
ticable. GoscheD, of England, consider
ed an international ratio between the two
metals impossible, and the universal
gold standard inconyenient and danger
Gus. The European delegates passed
resolutions thanking the United States
for bringing about conference on so
important monetary question.
but stating that there is no need of de-
batting the question OF ratio between the
two metals, in view Of the difference of
opinion that exist and the impossibility
of the unlimited coinage of silver even
by states having the double standard.
The conference adjourned sine die.
While the existing complications pre-
clude the formation of a monetary union.
the sentiment against the further re-
monetization of silver is Overwhelming: :
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Times say the American delegates cffec-
tually dispelled the idea that the Bland
bill was designed to the prejudice of the
bondholders, or that the conference orig
mated in self interested motives.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07
Startling Facts Concerning Our Silver
Dollar.

A Montreal merchant the other day
held up one of the bright, new silver
dollars just Issued from the American
mint, and launched forth in desp rigging
remarks as TO its weight and value com
pared with British aud Canadian coin.
''Place it OH your postOffice balance"
said. He did so. snow. try and remove
it with four of your silver quarters l
said. He planted four fresh quarters OH
the scales with the utmost confidence
The Eagle wouldn't bulge particle
He looked nOnplussed, "NOw," | con
tinued, ".hrOw on ten cent bit;" he did
so. The much-a5used silver dollar of
Brother Jonathan remained as immOva-
BILE as Il rock. "Cast OIL Il five cent bit
now" | said; he did so. Not hair
bredth movement of the scale How is
this p he said looking amazingly puzzled
and scrutiniZing the doll r piece be-
tween his finger and thumb. "Ther, is
nothing wrong with the eagle, Mr.. T,"I
said; you might put on other two or
three cents in silver, if you had such :.
coin before you could move him Il peg
II confess / am puzzlel," he said; II don't
see why people should rail against such
dollar as this: | really don't understand
the question" 'Probably not,'' replied
''Can It be possible that that lean scare
crow over the lines issues w'ightier coii +,
than fat John b. ?" he asked. Il guess
it's So" replied. took the liberty of
telling him, then and there, that the no.
BILE silver dollar he held in his hanl was
dollar for dollar, Ii to ii per cent. more
valuable than the English or Canadian
silver, by the mint standards. 3 per ccut.
more valuable than even the full STAN
dard legal tender silver of France; that
the European nations had never coined
(by over per cent? their silver, COM
pared with gold, on such generous ra-
ito as America.-MontredI Star.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07

CANADA is becoming almost as bad as
Mexico. The latest disturbance in that
section requiring the Intervention of the
military is not an Orange riot or rib.
bon row, but a railroad fight. wnich has
almost assumed the proportions of a
small war. The government last Satur.
day took possession, at several points, OF
the Montreal, Ottawa and Western rail-
road: More or less resistance was made
by the workingmen of the contractor,
who refused to surrender the road until
his claim had been satisfied. The mill
tary have been called out and serious
trouble is apprehended. 1t has been re-
seserved for Canada to present the spec
tacle of a citizen waging war against his
government.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says that it is now notorious
that the treaty of San Steteno was settled
under the influence of militant Pansla-
vism. Bosnia, Herzegovina, Servia, and
Montenegro were destined in that
scheme to merge together, to extend
from the Adriatic to the aegean, and to
form a state which would have had a
brilliant prospect. The correspondent
geography is at fault, unless he includes
Bulgaria as outlined. in the San Stefeno
treaty. The fact that Bosnia and Herze-
govina were not made prominent I'm the
treaty would argue that Russia had nc
desire to provoke the hostility ofAustris
at that, and that she lad hint as to
Austria's intentions.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-07

THE currency balance i'm the Treasury
on Saturday, was 1861 900, an increase
of over 81 100000 since previous month,
which increase would have been seven
times greater had it not been for the
withdrawal of the quarterly pension APP
propriation, The coin balance on Sat-
urday was 1928, 1888, OO6, showing an ac-
emulation of about $31 100000 during
the month of August. This accumnla-
ton is owing largely to the sale of the
new per cent. bonds. This large in
crease of gold deposits indicates re-
markable steadiness in the gold market,
and, as Secretary Sherman has frequent
ly asserted, the conditions grow more
favorable for resumption of specie pay
ments as the date draws near. He has
returned to Washington, and the results
of his private consultations with the
banker; of New 70 will soon make
itself apl aren't. It is b; lieved there, from