New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-06-12

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to witness the solar eclipse Of July 2Sth
1t will be occupied principally with
spectroscopic work. ~
POLISHING. CALF.SKIN.
Two years ago John e. Gartkman, Of
Lewiston, Me, graduated with honors al
/ Yale. As during his years in college he
had, in addition to his regular studies,
read law With an attorney of New Haven,
it only required a year ineia law ioffice at
Kokomor Ind, to st him for admission to
the bar, after which he Immediately came
to New York, and tried to get into prac-
tice. Unfortunately for Mr. Garthman,
J he discovered that there was already g..
900 lawyers in this city, all trying to get
into practice, and there was about as
much chance for him as being elected to
the Presidency. Office rent and board
| bills soon consumed the little means he
had and he was at the end OF his string.
LAS he was a month in arrears, his land
| lady commenced to re gard him with looks
not altogether pleasant, and the prompt
Landlord who owned the office he occu-
pied notified him to pay or get out. Mr..
Garthman discovered that while there
was plenty Of room On the upper shelves,
Int would require great many years of
climbing, land that he would probably
starve to death a great many times be-
fore he could reach even the lowest Of
the said upper shelves. So he determine
ed to quit law and try something else.
lie was sensible young man., and So he
did not
Ask for the management Of a naanufac-
turing corporation.
Apply fer the position of actuary in a
life insurance company.
Ask for the Presidency of the board of
| Education. ag#..,
Ask for the managing editorship, of a
daily paper.
ri Apply for the cashierslip Of bank, or
anything Of the kind.
But he did find something he could do
Down in one Of the streets close by Wall,
under the sidewalk of apopular restaurant
he noticed a light, clean, open space that
was unoccupied. He wenttp the proprie-
torof the restaurant and took that space
at a, nominal rent, and, promptly pawning
his ulster to procure stock, opened busl-
ness there as a bootblack ne
AS matter of course. hc did NOT desire
to be known as a polisher OF boots up
sive boarilin o.. house f.. 'wh;ch on1n ~ ~
moss resnectahle we've al ,n;stad - ,as
no trouble to conceal his. IDENTITY
Some old clothes ); sn,1tch, 81 hlacL
artistically placed on his face. his nanta-
looms in his boots. and no human be;no
could recognize in Garthman .boothlacls
tha fashionable and elegant M',. Csartb,o -,
of T,wen .first street - - v'e'' =
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