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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30

The Russian and the Swede begin, a.
is well known, with the "zakouska or
:" smorgost," generally served in an
ante-room and composed Of all kinds Of
appetizing snacks. Raw herring, ca
vaire, smoked salmon, anchovies, oys-
ters, and many similar dishes, belong to
the "zakouska, and cheese is tasted
then instead of after dinner. A glass Of
vodka or spirits of some kind, or more
frequently two or three, accompany this
ceremony, "to open the appetite" Ex-
cuses are never wanting for repeating
the dose. "One cannot walk upon one
Leg" says the swede. "The Trinity is
sacred" says the Russian for his third
glass, and "Every room hns four cor
ners," for his fourth. Probably the ORR
gin Of the "zakouska " may be found in
the fact that hungry guests, arriving
some little time before the dinner hour,
would be offered snack in the mean
while and glass of vodka after their
journey in the cold. Where things are
done on q large scale the ''zakouska I"
reaches colossal proportions. I have
seen as many as thirty-seven plates on
the table. Both Russians and Swedes
attack the board with voracious energy.
The Swedish word "smorgost" I believe
to be derived from "smor og est" Qbut-
ter and cheese). The same custom OBJ
tains in France in modified form in
the shape of hora d'euvres- generally
radishes, butter, sardines, etc., but
without the glass Of brandy, which is
replaced in England by sherry and Bit
tiers. The French custom of eating
melon after the soup is, believe, de-
rived from Spain. Then as to the order
of serving the courses. Every country
has some different arrangement, and
there is no universal rule for any partic-
ular Wand or beverage to make it's ap-
pearance at any special stage Of the re-
past. The French and ourselves eat
macaroni as third course. The Ital-
ians, to whom the dish belongs, treat it
as soup, calling it and its kindred condi.
ments "dry soups"
Now surprising We give dinner to
foreigners of different nationality, and
wish to suit each one as to the order of
the courses, according to the custom of
his country; either many dishes must
appear twice at different. times during
the meal, or we shall be at loss when
to serve them. The Northerns commence
with brandy and cheese, while we take
cheese before dessert, and brandy after
dinner with the coffee. The italian con.
siders macaroni as soup, the Spaniard
and the Frenchman eat melon before the
fish ; and lastly, the to me outrageous
fashion Of taking an ice in the middle of
dinner has been introduced, under the
plea Of reviving appetite.
Another branch of the subject pre.
sents equal difficulties. When shall salt
or sugar be used? When shall fruit OF
jellies accompany the meat? With what
things is mustard to be eaten j? The Ger.
mans serve stewed fruit with many meat
dishes. We take currant- jelly with NUT
ton, hare, and venison, and apple-sauce
with goose and pork. The Italians put
grated cheese into almost every kind Of
soup or stew; they never eat mustard
with macaroni. Some take pepper with
melons, others sugar. Some make fish
into soup, others make minced-meat
into pies. Where shall we choose?
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
A HHOLEsA1E sLAUgHrRR.

n HAOLEOALE SLAUGHTER.
A Sheffield worker in ivory is suffering
from qualms Of conscience. He has
discovered that about 1900 elephants
must have been slaughtered in order to
supply his mandatory alone with
ivory last year. It is a fact that these
magnificent beasts are decreasing fast.
Numerous still in Ceylon, though by no
means so plentiful as they were few
years ago, and without doubt existing
also in large numbers in certain parts Of
Africa, the elephant is, however, rap
idly disappearing. As beast of bur
den he is unrivaled for strength, endur-
ance and intelligence and the services
he renders in times of war, as well as
peace, would alone more than reward q
great effort on his behalf. Quite apart
from the fact that, when he goes, the
supply Of ivory ceases, too, there is Also
the grave consideration of his loss as q
means of locomotion and transport. 1t
is well known that he does not breed in
captivity, and it is, therefore, only in a
wild state that the species can be pre-
served. The destruction of more than
1900 Of his kind for one matchmaking
firm implies huge and serious waste.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
WHOLE NUMBER 1853

ard makes arrangements as to presenta-
ions, interviews, etc. At ] she takes a
beefsteak and couple Of glasses of Hun
garian wine, after which her lady-in-
waiting tells her the news and reads to
her paragraphs from divers newspapers.
She dimes at 6, and then dons her riding
habit and goes to the large circus wbicIi
is connected by covered passage with
her private apartments. Here she
mounts some mettlesome horse, and
trains him with wonderful skill and bold
ness. When some animal unusually wild
and spirited is to be conquered few ap-
preciative guests are invited to come and
look on at the daring Empress proceed
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
BUILDING ON THE SAND.

BUILDING ON EHB SAND.
II Won to WOO, 'tis ven to wsd, ~:
For % the world hath done -.
Once myrtles grow and roses blsw, -.
And morning brought the sun;
But have . care, 70 young and fair Y.
Be sure you pledge In truth;
b certain that your love viii wear
Beyond the days Of youthi
For II ye give not heart for heart,
Al well - hand for hand,
Iou'll md you've played the unwise paxt,
And "built upon the sand"
ia we'll to save, us well 10 have
A soodly store Of gold,
And hold enough Of aiming stun,
For charity 10 cold.
But place not ~ your hopes and trust
In wtat the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust
unmixed with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone
WIN often have to stand
Besids the Golfer chest and own
He "built upon tho sand"
Tis good to speak In friendly guise
And soothe where'er you can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind
e And love link man to man.
But stop not ct the gentle words;
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs - we'll.
The mercy that IL warm and true
Must lend helping hand,
For those that talk, yet fail to do,
But "build upon the sand"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
Miss T. Westphal,

Keeps on hand a large and we'll
assorted stock of MILL1NERY, FANCY
GOODS and zEPHR WOOL, opposite the
Union Hotel, between second and
Third North streets.
NEW ULM, -MINN.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30

TIE experiments begun ten or twelve
years ago for naturalizing in certain
parts of India the best varieties of the
cinchona or Peruvian bark tree have
been attended with the most remarkable
success, and there are now in various
stages of growth probably millions of
cinchona plants already yielding the
Peruvian bark SO plentifully and SO per-
tectly that the price of quinine has fallen
considerably in Ceylon and other parts.
There is every probability that in six Or
seven years the Indian production Of
quinine will be 10 large and the price go
low that it will become a considerable
article Of export. s.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30

out the base-a solid piece Of granite.
Europe has despoiled Egypt of its obe-
hsks. Paris has one; London another,
orumbling away on the banks Of the
Thames; and we have one In New
York. The dream Of the Egyptian
Prince seems to have strong interest
for all ages.
All Egypt, it's history, it's cities, it's
buildings, it's mummies, gods, cats,
hawks, bulls, sphinxes, the Memnoni-
nm, resemble the fancies Of dream.
The Nile flows through it's sandy plain,
and covers it with fertility. Late dis
coveries have shown that it is ono of the
longest rivers in the world, rising among
the high mountains of Africa, and fed
by immense lakes. In Egypt it over
flows its banks every year, and covers
the land with rich deposit of mud.
On its shores are the ruins of the strane-
est Of all architecture, the works of
the ancient Egyptians immense, grand,
awful. They are the largest of all
buildings. st. Paul's Cathedral, in
London, or the Cologne Cathedral, or
even st. Peters, at Rome, would be lost
in the vast circuit of the columns of
Luxor and Karnak. As one passes them
by moonlight on the smooth stream,
they seem, it is said, the palaces of
giants. One temple was mile and a
half in circumference. The Pyramids
exceed all other buildings in, strength,
height and durability. Some of them
are four or five thousand years old
Harper's Young People.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
HOW An EMPRESS GETS THROUGH A
nav.

Empress Elizabeth Of Austria begins
her days work and amusement with q
cup Of cold chocolate, taken at o'clock.
Then abe goes to the stable to see her.
hunting pet; then receives her steward
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
FOR THOSE WHO Make LONG CALLS

FOR THOSE WHO Make LONG CALLS.
A story is told of minister who
made call on a friendof his, and seemed
never likely to cease his conversation,
when the dreadful child Of the friend
Aforesaid stepped up to her father and
whispered. quite loud enough to be
heard by the visitor: "Papa, didn't
the gentleman bring his .amen with
him?" This reminds us of minister
who was accustomed to make very long
calls, and. being seen approaching tho
house Of friend one day, the lady Of
the house, busily occupied at the time,
sighed out, II hope MI. Z. is not going
to make one Of his long calls" Her
little girl ran to the door and accosted
him with: "Mother hopes you are
not going to make one Of your long calls
to-day r
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30

AYSTERLES OF THE TARHrF.

NXSTERIEs OF THE TARIFF.
As that "Cave Of the Winds" called
1.-THE House." was considering the tariff
Of duties, item by item, they came upon
the article Of &c Alkakange, " upon which
there was = humping duty. Some
Democrat, who made his way in the
world by asking questions, inquired,
"What is Akakange, anyhow" "A su-
perior smile Of derision came upon the
faces Of the Republican side Of the
House. "Not to know Akakange, what
ignorance It was then hurriedly
stated, in an off-hand way, powerful
drug" valuable dye," FUSED to fix
colors," !" solvent for dyes" etc. Upon
this Mr.. Burlington, Of Fall River, in
view Of calico printing, suggested re-
duction Of duty, but Gen. schenck de-
clared that revenue necessities sternly
forbid such q reduction, and winked at
Mr.. Hooper, who rose as if all Boston
was at his back, including the ghost Of
James Otis, Fisher Ames, Samuel Adams
and Lord Timothy Dexter, and, putting
both hands under his coat-tails, in
formed the House that remote tradition
and present duty required the protection
Of Alkakange, SO the item was passed.
The iQ-conditioned Democrat could not
rest; he went to the dictionaries and
cyclopedia in vain; he examined the
druggists and their books it was not in
the pharmaoopoeia. Finally the much
bored Chairman of the committee,
whose pursuit Of draw-poker was an
neyed by this investigation, sent for the
Government Printer. He did not know
Alkakange, never took any, but he
brought up proof-reader, appointed in
Jackson's time, who, after putting on
three pairs Of spectacles and green
shade, explained that thirty years ago
lot Of quads, quoins, leads and old type
used to ballast the forms ''riz up onex-
pected" through the fat matter of the
tariff list, and accidentally spelled the
word Alkakange. The committee were
mad, got the old proof reader discharged,
and Schenck shortly after, rising in his
place, stated that the Committee of
Ways and Means, with the view to
reduce the burdens upon industry and
make material reduction Of the tariff,
had placed Alkakange upon the free list.
Wnahin0k0n letter.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07
a CnrIon4 LnNe Story.

Ghere abides III tho mind d woman in
overwhelming sense q the Importance
81 having an ample tr0usseau. Witness
tie ease of q Young woman 10 bort
mnnd. Germany, 4 short time since, who
WIKI arrested for stealing gold watch
ana chain from her allianced lover, who
on discovering bis loss, hnd placed the
matter III thc hands 81 the police, with
ont Tie faintcst notion as 70 who was the
thief. The nuliaen, with many tears,
confessed that she had taken the watch,
50 thpt ~ pawning it she might raise
money enough tobuy her wedding dress,
which she could get il no other way.
Theraupon tile despoiled but magnani-
nous bridegroom spoke 0ut IN court
declared that tho prisoner was his only
love md that be would narry her out
of hand II the judge would consent 70 set
her "a liheat Without delay the trib-
unal mHnlIed the arraignment. aud the
genetoH5 loVer carried Of his liberated
laIeeuigt In Triumph
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

The Misses McFarlanes are three
maiden ladies-sisters 1t seems tho
one would not trust the other 70 see the
census paper filed mp, 50 they agreed 70
bring il to me ID fill it in.
Would Won kindly fill ii this census
paper for me said Miss McI'arAsue
" NV sisters will look over and give you
their particulars hy and by.
Now, Miss McEarlane is very nee
lady. though Mrs. Cameron tells me size
has been calling very often at tile manse
since the minister lost his wife. Be that
as ii may said TO her that would be
happy to fill mp the paper, and asked
her ia the meantime to give her own par
ticulars. When 1t came to the age col
umu, She played with her boot on tile
carpet, and drew the black ribbons of
her silk bag through her fingers, and
whispered You can say iour-and.
thirty, Mr.. McLauehlin. "AIl right
ma'am. SAYS j for j knew She was four
md-tliirty at any rate. Then Miss
Susan came oyer-that's the second sis-
ter. really handsome Young creature,
with fine ringiets and curis, though she
IS Il Little tender eyed and wears specta-
cles. Well Wien we came 81 the dge
column Miss Susan played with one ot
her rnglets. and looked in my faee
sweety, and said. Mr.. Mcllauchlin,
what did Miss McFarlane say Ny
sister, You know, is considerably older
than / am---there was brother be-
tween us.
,.Quite 50, my dear Miss Snsan, sand
i j; but you see the bargain was that
! each of yoH was 70 state your own ugr.
Wen = said Miss Susan, still plaA ing
with her ringlets, lyon can say--aee,
"a years, Mr.. McLauchlin.
In little while the youngest sister
came in.
Miss MeFarlane, said She, "seut
me over for tile census paper
"Oh, no, my dear, says can
not part with the paper.
Well, then, said she Just enter
my name, too, Mr.. McLauchlm.
"Quite 50. Bat tell me, Miss Robua,
why did not Miss McF1rlane I'LL mp the
paper herself for Miss Rubna aud
were always On very confidential terms.
"Oh, 2 She replied, there was dis
pute over particulars and Miss McIar-
lane would not let my other sister see
how old she was and Miss Susan -
fused to state her age 10 Miss Mctar-
lane and so, to eud the quarrel, We
agreed 10 ask you to he 50 kind rs 70 fill
in the paper.
"Yes, yes, Miss Robina,' said /
that's quite satisfactory; and 50 II
fill in your name now, # Won please
'Yes. she said. with a sigh, NaeI
we came 20 the age column" is il @ ,
solntely necessary" said she, " to iill IL
the age? Don't you think it il a mos
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Wnn,nm,. A..

A case was decided not long ago pa,
fore thr appeal court at Metz. III Ger
many, which shows how q lHay's age a.
mutterentwely within her OWL control.
Fraulein Catherine Mahl was engaged
to desirable partner, "a whom Sic had
imprudently declared her ago at siX
years less than il really was AZ soon
as lie moment arrived f9r producing the
certificate Of birth, Ahe was aware that
her little deception would be discovered, !,
aud she feared that the match would he
broken ofl. She, therefore, took thc
liberty 81 altering the official document
SO as to make il correspond with The
statement already made The cerc-
mony took place, and the husband waH
duly united To q Indy whom lie believed
to be quito il .jcUae iagtltHc, Untortu-
nately, THE certificate, ID passing through
same office, happened to be infinitely
examined by one the clerks. The bride
was charged With the ollensc Of fulsily
ing public document, and condemned
10 spend, if not her honeymoon, III least
three Of the first months VI her married
life, in prison She Ind the courage e
appeal from the sentence, and cause thc
ease to 10 argued ont heiore the court
III Metz, which reversed tile decision y
tie inferior tribunal, md acquitted tho
lady on the ground that she did not iH
tend to commit an Illegal net, but liae
been actuated only by female vanity.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

GATH says that a public man at
Long Branch told him that when Zach
Chandler heard OF the nomination Of
Lincoln in 1860, he began 10 curse in a
terrible manner, and said that Lincoln
was miserable clown, and that Seward
was the only man in the country fit to be
elected and who could have carried it,
Somebody spoke up at the telegraph
Office. where this talk was going on, and
said. " Yon pnderate Mr.. Lincoln f; he is
a man Of intellect fine lawyer an ex-
cellent debater, and a man of decision Of
character aud firmness Of purpose In
about fifteen minutes Of such talk as
tins, Zach was induced to send message
to Lincoln congrstulating him.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07
n,e.l1gnlIng nls nIstorIcr r.-arnIna

Aud 10 you are studying American
hist0ry?h nsked fond father of his
hopeful.
Yes # responded Che Ind,
Good enonBil" roared the delighted
parent. t'NoW teIl its who George Wash
ingtGn was.
He Was nnrse to q lot Of old colored
women, sang tie boy
What was be first in2
First ashore, first to leave, and first
ill TIE carts d the hungry man,
"I4u0ll here, you scalawae,' SAID the
ola mu, lling up, YEN want % get
tlii4 thing straight. What was il Wash
ington conldnt d0?'
iie couiantIic Y snorted the young
ster.
You've got tie right man. What
fight did he VIM
He licked Huuker Bill On Boston
Common lii three rounds.
What was il lie cut when he was a
hov?e
.,lfe ctt lis fathers cheese, and OK
elaimed, Father, spare me; ! cannot tell
hntchet from lie
His futlior graduated the boy AZ once,
ma lie nov makes living selling papers
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

We HAVE another terror now in antici.
patton, that Of cholera. This disease
seems to recur at intervals 81 seventeen
years II visited US III 1919, and again
ii 1866. The cable announces that II
has broken ont among the AIohammedan
pilgrims in Mecca, and also il the Russo
Austrian frontier, two distant points on
the road from the Enst. II may be
that this is ominous of its return here III
1888, and as sanitary laws are is only
preventive, it is essential that they he
strictly needed.
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lmr-IIIn.nl la.-lIoa " I'd. M NJ

lmrertinont question u ask Mr Nc
Inuehlin
lut, Il may he so II somc folk, but
" sweet Young crentulc hka you L can
uoi matter button.
Wel slrid Miss Rohinu Fat
aoW, Nr MtLWughltn, Hin to tal Won
grcat secret, and slle hlushed IS sho
slowly continued tile minister comes
sometimes ta sec III,
have noticed linn rather more III.
tcntlya In Ills yisitHtions Id yaur quarter
bt ldta than usual. Miss Robina
Ncry well, Mr. McLnlrhlm, but
you must not Tease me Just now You
know Miss Mcl'arnno il II opinion that
he is iii iuye With hCr. while Miss Susan
Thinks her taste iur literature and her
knowledge " geology, especially her
pamphlet OH the old rel sandstone and
its issls nS. confirming tho Mosaic pc
Rod, are I'LL mtttnTs of grent interest to
Nh. Fraser mia Size iUneies Tint he
comes sO frequently fai the privilege of
conyersinQ with her But. cxclnims
Miss Roldna, Mnth iooi, Of triumph,
look NJ that + and she held in her hand
Il heoutlful gold nnR. !" have got that
from thp minister this y0ry dny.
/ congratulated hcr She hnd been
tayUtftt nHpft nf mine, aiid was rather
pi,NsedWith what Ind hnpponen But
wllpt, ! asked her, /" has III this to do
with tile ernslsy
I" ON, iust this, continued Miss Ro-
bina. had III rGasou IL conceal my
ege, Us Mi. Fraser knows il exactly,
since lie baptized me Ill wns 4 young
creature thtm, only thrce-and-twenty (:
so hat'E iust tile difference between us.
Il Nothing at nll, Miss Robina, said
/, nothing III nh; not worth mention
ing.
4 lnthspnssing chongeful world, z
said Miss Rohiua, Internationally
4 ytsua arc not much, after all, MI. Me
Lauehlin.h
.Alneh?" said |. "3ruts, MY dear,
I ifs nothing Just indeed what should
4 Ne.
"l was just B lust birthday, Mr..
II McImuchlin. sa.a Miss Robinn, "nnd
fhe minister said tile last time he called
that no Young lady should take tic
cafes ana responsibilities u il household
4 tpon herself until She waswell eight
4 and.twentv aud hc added TINT 81 wns
late enough.
Tile minister, ny dear, said |, il
man uf Sense.
~ Thus we're tic Miss McFaranes
schedules filled up; and i ever some
ono III search ii tile Cuii0silies Of th,
Cenals should come ACROSS IL he ma,
THINK it strange enough, for he will finC
that the three sisters MclHrlane are al
one wears hairns CHd1abCis .iontndi
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

Ex-P President HAYES seems to have
an enterprise on hand about which tie
public know very little. Hc owns farm
of 500 acres near Bismarck, D. IL, which
cost him from sixty to seventy-tiye cents
~ acre. worth now Sta per acre and the
past year wheat crop on It ylelaeu nm
4 profit Of $4,000.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

The Detroit Hrco Press states there
are IS. 900, 900 gallons Of whisky stored
III Kentucky. What ! high old time
there will be whenpeople find ont where
il is.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

Mason, whoshot at Guiteau. will not
be photographed, and persons writing
for his picture will save themselves time
and oney BY fixing notice.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

TuE late rain over the country have
started a rapid growth Of grass, and the
consumption Of hay, for the time being,
will stop to a graf extent
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

UNLESS SON, terrible penalty is at-
tached to attempts on the lives Of pub
lie men, We may expect an increase of
crime in that direction,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

HARRISON, the boy preacher, I
charges 500 week for his services.
There is no telling what he will charge
when lie gets Il be man.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

DUNNO the past twelve years 1t has
cost s3O2.34 for furnishing and re-
pairing' the Executive Mansion y
washington, and yet We read that the
furniture is old, and must be replaced
The amount does look rather stingy
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

No MAN, perhaps, was ever in more
trying position nan President Arthur,
and all well-mening citizens can but
hope he will be equal to the emergency.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

The number Q, days from the time Of
Garfeld's election to his death Gnclud-
ing those two days. was "32s. We're
this superstitious age, the fact might
not be regarded merely as coincidence.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

WE ANNouNd, with aspasmodic shiver,
that large hops are being adopted By
the leaders Of ashton in the large cities.
Girls, to your ents
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

IT SEEMS to be the case that the Nor
mons supply the White River Utes win
ammunition, and it is rumored now thai !,
having plenty Of that article, they WI
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

RowELL has retired from tile track
with $50, 600 to his credit
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-07

AMERICAN horses are carrying off all
the honors IN England this year