New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-14

"Thirtcen-hfteen-fourteen;.
NO." SAID the Philadelphia under
.taker, '.busincss has not revived as it
should. What we need in this country
to make things boom is the cholera.
yellow fever, or some other epidemic. :"
AN experienced Chicago matron.
whose skill is attested by the fact that
she has successfully married of three
daughters, says that a young man in the
marlor is worth two at the front gate.
IT is likely that tho gentlemen who
make it their daily business to fire at
and miss the Gar arc paid directly by
that distinguished monarch; but the
different congratulating- escape Nations
must see through it in the course OF
time.--N. o. Hcayune.
A DETROIT girl thrashed two street
loafers who bothered her, and then went
homo and saw mouse and jumped up
on top of bookcase and tainted. Street
loafers In Detroit will hereafter carry
mice in their pockets to trot out for
self-prOtection.-Boston Post.
The male hornet does not sting. He
waits until the female hornet has got in
her work, and then chases you through
swamp, over briers and into a field
where there is a mad bull. He is aware
that he can't sting, but it makes him
laugh to think that you don't know it.
-Ha,0keue
How MUCH are these goods yard2''
said a gentleman in a dry goods store
the other day, as he picked up and ex-
amincd a piece of ru1lled silk. GOOD
gracious!' cried tho Mortified clerk,
THAT isn't for sale! That's the end of
q lady's train! She's just gone up to
the third story in the elevator. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
To HAVE that pretty girl of twenty
recall that piece of dcviltry which she
recollected Mr.. Gallagher had been
guilty of when he was ten-ycar-old
boy, and to have her remind him of it
before lot of people, naturally embar-
rassed him; but he didn't feel half so
badly as she did when he made believe
to laugh ut the reminisccnce and said,
"Ah, yes; l rccollcct the scrape rs
we'll as you do, though it was almost
thirty years ago"
A YOUNG man died in Albany tho
other day from the effects of drink. He
had led fast and reckless life, but tho
journalist in writing him up followed
the recognized rule, speaking lightly of
his faults and striving to make the most
of his virtues. He touchingly alluded
to him as a crack baseball player and
Mt one time the best "left fielder in
the country. What comforting assur-
ancc to weeping friends, some Of whom
perhaps had forgotten that the departed
had ever distinguished himself on the
the diamond field. How the remem-
brance must have cheered them in their
hour of sorr0w!-R0me Sentinel.
lr Is officially announced in the Mary.
land Legislature that the greater part
of the 5000, 900 bushels of oysters taken
from the Potomac River in the last two
years were taken by unlicensed dredg-
ers, and that last year l, 743,OOO bushels
were drawn from Maryland waters and
transported. in violation of thu law, to
New Jersey and Connecticut for bed
ding purposcs-nearly all being taken
in the spawning season. In addition to
this the dredgers constantly ply their
| work in such way rs to destroy vast
quantities of "spat." These destruct-
i've processes arc beginning to toll on
the supply.
THE Suez Canal, connecting the Med.
itcrrancan with the Red Sea, was opened
for navigation November II, 1869; 1t
is ninety-two miles long, and of varying
width, the narrow portions, which COM
prise the greater portion of its length,
not permitting two vessels to pass each
other. There are numerous sidings,
however, which afford room for the vcs-
sells to pass or cross each other. Yes
sells measuring four hundred and thirty
feet in length and drawing twenty-five
feet nine inches of water have safely
passed through the canal. Tho actual
cost of the canal was f17,518, 729, OK
elusive of E1,36O,0 bonds issued to
pay coupons on shares in arrear during
part of the period of construction, or
In United States currency. about S94.-
100000.