New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-11-23
WHOLE NUMBER 2O2
Selected Miscellany.

Never answer questions In general
company that have been put to others.
Never. when travelling abroad, be
over b0astful in praise Of your own
country.
A wealthy man, displaying one day
his Jewels 10 ! philosopher. the latter
said: Thank you, sir, for being will
ing to share such magnificent jewels
with me. - .sShare them with You,
sirp What do you mean7'' Why, you
allow me to look at them; and what
more can you do with them yoursehg'
The most recent returns of trade and
revenue in Spain fully confirm al that
has been said of the promised return Of
prosperous times in that country. For
the first six months of 1881 her exports.
reached total of $62. 250, 600, which is
an increase of "a. 200, 900 over the same
period in 1880. For the most part this
increase vas due to olive oil, iron ore,
and wines. particularly wines. which in
France found a very large sale. The
total of wines was $50. 2O0, 900. of which
"a per cent. went to France, per cent.
to England, and 20 per cent. to Amer
lea. Customs revenue continued to in.
crease. Last year, compared with
1867, showed more than 22,5OO, 600
against barely $40. 600, 600.
In France has been published map
showing the amount Of landed property
held BY religious orders. authorized and
nom authorized. In Marneet- Loire the
orders possess 2.568 acres; in Lozere,
2,64O acres; in Finistere, 1852 acres;
in Aveyron, 1858 acres; in Ain, 5, 155
acres; in Loire. 8, 345. acres; in Ardeche.
1875 acres; in lsere, 1915 acres; in
Drome, 3,763. and in Morbihan, $500
acres. The whole of France comprises
628, 4O1 square Kilometres, and the
congregations own 4O5 of them. which
represent the 1905 part Of the whole
country. These 405 square kilometres
have an estimated value of 1858, $50
francs, on which the total yearly tax is
said to be only 156. SIS francs, or less
than half q cent for each $35.
''What is the secret of your long
life?' asked Alexander the young mas
ter of the world, of 9 peasant number.
ing 16O years. The reply was signid-
cant, whether regarded as fact or SYM
Dol; it was simply: .'Oil without and
honey within.' A sweet soul breath
ing good will and a hyblean kindness;
an external suave, genial, unctuous,
smoothing the roughness of everyday
contact. will of itself insure long years.
Never give way to melancholy; moth
ing encroaches more; l fight against it
vigorously. One great remedy is to
take short views of life. Are you lap
py now? Are you likely TO remain so
until this evening or next week, or next
year? Then why destroy present hap
piness by distant misery which may
never come at all, or you may never
live to see it? for every substantial grief
has twenty shadows, and most of them
shadows of your own making. Sydney
Smith.
It is recorded of q Chinese emperor
that on being appraised of his enemies
having raised an insurrection in one of
the distant provinces, he said to his Of
ficers, "Come, follow me, and we will
quickly destroy them.'' He marched
forward, and the rebels submitted upon
his approach. All thought that he
would take the most signal revenge,
but were surprised to see the captives
treated with mildness and humanity.
Howl cried the first minister; sis
this the manner in which you fulfill
your promise9 Your royal highness'
word was given that your enemies
should be destroyed, and behold! you
have pardoned them all, and even ca
ress some of them.'' II promised"
replied the emperor, with generous
air, Ito destroy my enemies, have
fulfilled my word; for see, they are en-
emies no longer-I have made friends
of them.''