New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21


courts, and that the notification State
will not again be brought in collision
with the union.
An exchange says: 1T is just awfully
disccuraging! just about the time water
melons begin to come in the poor man
has to scrape together every cent he can
raise to pay the tax on his dogs. Why
can't this dog tax be collected some time
inthe winter?"
The Duke Of Montpensler was opposed
to the embalming of his daughter, the
late Queen Of Spain, and she was not en-
balmed The King of Spain himself
closed bis wife's eyes and then took her
wedding ring, and for time would see
none but an old servant.
A very successful merchant in large
New England city says: II always adj
yertise most when times are dull. In
busy seasons it is only necessary to keep
my name before the public; | am sure to
get my share of the spontaneous traffic.
But when business is light, then I full
inmate my broadsides of special bargains
and then is just the time when special
bargains are sought for''
Or. Polak, physician to the Shah, gives
some particulars of that potentate's hab-
its. He ordinarily rises at sunrise and
performs his devotions, after which he
spends some time in his harem. Then
ne receives his Ministers. After that he
takes walk and inspects his fish ponds
and aviaries, or goes out hunting, OF
which pastime he is passionately fond.
He is ordinarily very simple IN his dress,
and wears little jewelry, but the dagger
he always carries is richly studded with
gems.
The Russians are preparing to leave
the vicinity Of Constantinople, they are
not ready to go however, until the Turks
have evacuated Varpa. If they did not
take Constantinople, they have forced the
Turks to give up all the fortresses on the
Danube. in Bulgaria, and on the Black
Sea that guard the approaches to it: In
Asia the key citadels ,,of Kars, Arabian,
etc., have all passed into the hands Of the
Russians, and this with the assent Of
England, the vaunted champion Of the
integrity of the Ottoman empire.
Quakers are kA4own to be unusually
long-lived folk. The average of the 308
members of the Society of Friends who
died in Great Britain and Ireland last
year was over ftty-tbree years, and the
average deaths to population was about
fifteen per thousand. The number Of
deaths of children under one year was
only nineteen, and the highest number in
any decade of life was in that which in
cluded those whose ages were between
seventy and eiAhty. The next highest
nump Der ffty-fve, died between eighty
and ninety.
The revision o + tho New Testament is
almost completed, and will probably be
presented to Convocation in England
next year. Already, it is nearly all print
ed, the two Universities having given
100000 for the privilege of printing it, Of
which they pay $4,000 yearly. Bishop
Ellicott, the Chairman of the Revisers
who has presided for six hours daily fol
four days every three weeks, is said never
to have once lost his temper or failed tc
carry his colleagues with him. The re-
vision of the Old Testament will require
about three years longer.
The robbing of graves for the use o
medical colleges is becoming one Of tn.
most crying SINS, as it is one Of the mos
heinous crimes of modern times. Th,
developments of the past year, numerou
and many. have served to startle the pub
lic. Many a college professor, who's
outside character is fair and honorable, j
but 8 whited sepuicher, whose shelves ar
full Of dead mems bones, for he connive
sat body snatching, by concealing it,Whil
in moral turpitude the medical studer
who robs a grave is worthy of condig
punishment.
No event has SO impressed the publ
mind with the' essential danger an
viciousness Of socialism, as the atteml
of the assassin N obel1ng to take the Ii
cf tho Emnarnr William Of Garman