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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
Harvest Figures,

A good many curious calculations
have been made in connection with
the enormous crops of wheat pro.
duced by the Dalrymple farm in pa.
kota. A correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean has been indulging
in some new cnes relative to the
last harvest. From the speed Of the
harvester and the length Of the cut
ting bar he calculated that there
wonId be 900 bundles to the acre, or
seventy five shocks Of twelve bun.
dies each. AS there were $4,000
acres in the field the shocks nnm.
bered !, 1850, 900, and the bundles Is,
100000. Allowing thirty inches OF
wire to the bundle, over 1870 miles
Of wire were needed for binding the
crop-almost enough to reach
through the earth.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Mr.. G. Detamore's farm house,
located about three miles from Gar
den City, was destroyed by fire a
few days ago
On Friday evening, the 21st ult.,
Harkee's steam Touring mill at St.
Peter was burned, together with s.
10 bushels Of wheat aud 5000
pounds of flour. The loss on build
ing, machinery, flour, grain and
feed is about s9, 500, the trtal insur.
ance being $500.
Three Of Blue Earth county's Off
GERS received the following fees dur,
.ng the past year: p. Sch scitzer,
sheriff, s2,9S5 50; J. G. Fowler,
"!ister of deeds, S2,O59. 60; w. G.
Durkee, clerk of the court II, 7S1 .
Tie inspectors Of the State pris, y.
have awarded lie contract TO: pri$.
N labor to Cyrus j. Thompson for
period Of MAE years, at 81, 010 pc;
aunum for the use of shops and 473
ents Gay for each inmate employ
d. 1t is thought that Thompson.
'ctcd for Forepangh 4 Tarbox, whc
attend to work the convicts in the
manufacture Of boots and shoes.
The Pioneer Press SAYS Mr.. De Ii
Barre, Of the |Hashburn A mill,
Turing his recent visit to Europe,
found some new machinery which
lie concluded might be used to adj
vantage in the A. He has Il large
force Of men now engaged in placing
such machinery in the South es.st.
IN half of the mill, and if it is
found to work satisfact. rilv, it viii
De p. rmanently retained, and add
800 barrels per day to the capacity
f the great mill.
During the past year the Masonic
Relief associ. tion of this State col.
:ected and distributed to widows
and orphans of deceased members
the sum Of $40, 900. Gen. r. w
Johnson, the president Of the asso.
citation, suggests that the associa'
zion make some arrangements TO,
setting aside Is per cent. Of money
collected until the amount reaches
$4,000, to provide against an cpl
demic or any other occurrence that
might increase suddenly and large
ly the sum to be paid out.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
A Blind Inventor.

ONE of the most remarkable men in
this country whom I know anything
about is the blind President of the
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of
Bristol, r. l., from whom the company
takes it's name. He was here this week
to see the Secretary of the Navy He
is absolutely blind, and yet he invents
and constructs torpedo boats and small
steam vessels for governments in all
parts of the world. His steam launches
glide through the water at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. He has num-
Der on hand which he wants to sell to
the Government. He builds a launch
in which steam can be gotten up in six
minutes, which can be carried on board
ship as an ordinary ships boat, which
will contain coal and water enough to
run 200 miles. Moreover, he claims
that his new boats will not sink, and
that they will therefore serve az life
boats, steam lifeboats! How many
drowned men and women might now
be living if such things really existed on
the great ocean passenger boats. Mr..
Herreshoff can tell as much about an
ordinary sized steam launch-her lines,
methods of construction, etc., by feel
ing, as others can by seeing, and he
goes on inventing and building just as
if his eyes were not closed forever. But
he is tall, big-brained man, who
couldn't help inventing and working if
he tried. Such q man would have to
suffer the loss of more than one Of his
senses before his mental efficiency
would be impaired. When he wanted
to build some steam launches for the
Government he came down here to the
navy yard and felt of the Government
launches to discover their shape and
how they were made. Then he went to
Bristol and made launches suitable for
the Governments use. It is very like
ly that the Government will buy several
Of them from him. Washington: Cor.
Boston Herald.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
How IN Infant Receives Its impress.
SiOnS.

The Medical Record repruduces in
it's current number the leading features
OF the studies Of Prof. W. Preyer, of
Jena, in field as yet almost unbroken,
that is, in the psychological study of
infants. This study begins, the Pro-
. lessor says, with the observation of the
movements and sensations of child,
and then proceeds to note the develop
ment of the different senses, the forma-
ton of speech, etc., and the effect of
these things in awakening the intelli-
gence. The first manifestation of vol
untary motion occurs about the four
teenth week, when the infant begins to
hold up it's head. After four months
the head is usually balanced well, and
at ten months the power to sit up is
acquired. Ability to stand was usually,
in the cases studied by the Professor,
gained suddenly at the end of the first
year. The first grasping motion of the
hand in the first quarter year are en-
tirely reflex and mechanical, the first
voluntary attempt to take hold of an OBJ
ject not being noticed before the seven
teenth week. The child does not show
self-consciousness, a knowledge of it's
independent existence, until the second
quarter of the second year. The sensi-
bility of the skin of a newborn child is
very low, and it will give no signs of
discomfort if it be pricked on the
nose or lips or hands. The eyes, too,
close slowly when touched, and do not
close at all in the bath. An increase of
sensibility, however, appears in day
or two after birth. All infants are deaf
at birth, because the outer ear is closed
and there is as yet no air in the middle
ear. A response to a strong sound is
observed, at the earliest, in six hours,
but often not for day or two The
awakening of the sense may be detect
ed by the blinking which loud noise
occasions. No other organ is thought
to contribute to the intellectual de-
velopment of the child so much as the
ear. The first perceptions are those of
light. The infant shuts it's eyes as soon
as light enters them; within week it
turns it's glance to the window, but it is
three weeks before the eyes will follow
light moved before them. The stupid
expression on the child's face does not
leave it until the second quarter year,
and the face grows more human and
spirited with the increase of the power
of seeing intelligently. The power to
distinguish colors follows that of intelli-
gent a+te.'tion, and light and
bright colors are preferred; bat
the power to distinguish them
by name does not come until
the beginning of the third year. The
recognition OF form. size and distance
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

The Great Eastern steamship has
been chartered for ten years to car.
ry meat to the United Kingdom
from the American seabord or the
River Plata. It is intended to slaugll
ter the cattle on board OF the vessel
from day to day as received, and the
services of trained butchers from the
slaughter houses of Chicago have
been obtained. The dressed meat
will be stored in refr,gerators, and
it is estimated that 10000 to $4,000
carcases Of beef, all hung, equal t.
8 to 4 thousand tons Of meat, will
be shipped each voyage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

The 14th annual meeting of the
Minnesota Editorial association con-
vened at st. Paul on Wednesday the
26th inst. The gathering was not
very large in numbers, but it seemed
that those present had Very inter.
esting meeting. But fourteen papers
Outside of St. Paul and Minneapolis
were represented and but little bust
ness of Importance to the craft
was transacted. Fl. P. Hall, of the
st. Paul Globe, was elected presi.
dent tor the ensuing year; w C
Russell, Of the Brainard TT bune, re.
cording secretary, j. F. Will
ans, of St. Paul, corresponding Sc.
cretary, D. Ramaley, treasurer.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

On Tuesday of last week the STATE
Senate rejected the nomination #
Hon. D. Burt for reappointment as
Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton, position which he has flied
during the last six years. Nj. Burt's
oppo 'ition to the State text book
monopoly seemed to be the prince
pal point that his opponents could
bring against HIM, and there must
have been quite a struggle among
the senators as he was rejected by Il
majority ofsthirteen. We feel con,
fdent that Mr.. Burt's opposition to
the text book act has, from the be-
ginning, been in the interest of the
cause.of education in our State, and
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
Hints to Stammerers.

l COMMENCED operations by writing
out very large number of ordinary
sentences, as they presented themselves.
having examined these sentences one
by one, and knowing well where I
should fail in uttering them as they
stood, sought to devise some method
by which those consonant initials might
be got rid of, or, at all events. dimin-
lshed. 1t struck me that if could con-
trive by any artificial division of the
words composing each sentence, to
bring the consonants at the end of a
division, instead of ut the commence
ment, a grand object would be thus
achieved; for consonants at the end of
a word present no special difficulty,
the CLOTHS having been already opened
by the preceding vowel sound, the
terminating consonant flows out almost
as a matter of course. 1t is as when
we pour liquid from full bottle. At
first it runs Internationally, with a '.gluk-
gluk,' but when once enough of the
liquid is out to admit the air freely the
obstruction ceases. In similar way
the object of the stammerer is to prevent
the CLOTHS from closing when once
it is opened. TO ascertain whether or
not my idea was practicable, I wrote
out in the ordinary way one sentence
at time. then rewrote this sentence,
not divided into simple words, but
making every initial consonant the final
letter of the preceding word. Having
so divided the words composing the SEN
tence, I then read them over aloud
many times, according to this artificial
division, to try if they were pronounce
able without any gross popularity. I
practiced this method necessarily, both
in reading and colloqIial speaking; and,
to my establishment, l discovered with
in a few weeks that I was welding an
instrument which was almost invariably
successful; and with this consciousness
of increased power my confidence daily
increased, so that l could frequently
speak on without regard to any meth
cd. All who had known me up to this
time were perfectly astonished, and
anxiously inquired by what means so
remarkable a change had been elected;
for mine, be it observed, was no mere
occasional hesitation, but q most habit
ual, unmistakable and inveterable stan-
mering. Shortly after this change,
had numerous transactions, which in
yolved q large amount Of talking, with
a gentleman occupying a somewhat
superior position, and, being anxious to
know whether the working Of my men,
tai machinery was at all observable to
outsiders, asked him whether he had
ever observed any popularity in my
speaking. His reply was: "No; only
that on speak very distinctly. - CHAM
6ers' Journal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
washington Letter.
Washington, Jan. 22d, 1881.

Washington, Jan. 22d, 1881.
The Indian appropriation bill passed
the Senate yesterday. and having pre-
viously passed the House. will 20 to
the President
The Senate in executive session d.
rected its committee on privileges and
elections to investigate by what means
The full text OF the China treatise and
The accompanying documents (printed
lin confidence for the use Of all the
members of the Senate) became public
last week in twelve or fifteen newspa.
pers throughout the country. The re-.
solution ordering this investigation
WAS presented by Mr.. Edmunds, who
supported it in I. speech, in the course
IT which ne expressed hope that the
Senate will subject any correspondent
who refuses to disclose the source
from which he obtained the documents
TO imprisonment in Jail for as long a
Time as he may continue to refuse TO
answer the committee questions. The
resolution adopted empowered the com
nlttee to send for persons and papers.
"A Senator who will probably have
'omething to do with the proposed in
testigation into tho publication of the
'hlnese treaty said to-day that the pa
pose Is not to pursue newspaper cor.
respondents, that they can not be pun
shed for obtaining the treaty, but the
real object is to ascertain whether or
not any Senator or any officer or EN-.
ployee OF the Senate gave the treaty
out. If it is found that it got out
through Senator or employee the per-
son who gave it out will 20 punished
| The House has lately endeavored to
hold evening sessions. But on each
| evening the business done has amount.
u 10 nothing, as any member object
ing TO measure, could announce s'no
Quorum and prevent the passage of
Inc measure. Last night I, measure
vas called for the consideration of the
private calendar of the Senate bills.
| Inc first bill brought up was the relief
II Theophilus P. Chandler, late assist.
mt treasurer of the United States at
session, from liability on account of
public moneys, to the extent of $780,.
| no, loaned by his disbursing clerk. to
| Nellen, Ward & Go. This bill was an.
tagonized fiercely by several members
but passed by a vote of 80 to II. One
Ut the "l7' made a point of no guoy.
! I'm, which SO exasperated the House
that 1T ordered the doors closed, and
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Mica is now being fashioned int,
middle soles of boots and sho es !.
company, called 1.-THE Mica Water
proof Fabric Co.. is established ii:
Cincinnati, O., aud the new article
is now being largely supplied to tn
boot and shoe trade. It IS claimed
to be great improvement and an
advance in sanitary matters. Being
absolutely waterproof, 10 daupnes>
can penetrate to the feet thus pro.
tected. As it is also non.conduc.
tor Of heat and cold, It protects the
tender muscles Of the feet from the
influence of the cold, damp ground
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

The Ohio Farmer advises the
planting Of peachblow potatoes On
stiff clay land; loose sandy or black
soil that exactly suits early potatoes,
does not produce 60 d peach blows,
and often a total failure of the Gro,
has been known on such land, whe,
there was a good crop on poor ella,
soil. When reachblows are plantcc
on poor soil the manure is placed il,
the hill. This potato will endure
much greater drouth than any
other, and there is hardly ever any
failure from this cause, unless it be
from neglect to stir the soil after {;
heavy rain, Or from planting on a
loose soil not adapted to them.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

A strange woman. came into town
last week and went to store and pur-
chased lace at from 2 TO IL cents per
yard. She then went around town sell
ling the same lace, representing it as
real Irish lace, and received from IS
cents to $3.50 per yard for it, and,
scrange to say, sold lots of it. She cal.
ed on tie merchants wife of whom she
bad bought to sell her some. Whether
she succeeded or not we are not inform
ed. Oh! vot world, and vot beoples!
st. Peter Tribune.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
1.-Two Days Work. !

Two days moderate application Ct
the means in question, enabled Mr..
Otto Eichhorn, l4l3 N. Ninth street,
St. Louis, Mo-, to thus write us: had
been a sufferer for the past six weeks
with severe pains in the shoulder and
spine so that 1 was unable to do any
work. Adviced by a friend fused st.
Jacobs Oil. With the second appli.
cation relief was had and a cure effect.
ed in two days.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
CHICAGO has over $4,000 boss bar.

Chicago has over 2, 5000 boss bar.
bers and about 5000 journeyn!en.
Of those running barber shops or
their own account, only about 81
are colored. The Lending hotel g
Establishments and the tony shops II
the busy section Of The city, II =
charge a uniform late of Is cts. f.:
each shave, while in hundreds q:
places on Madison, Randolph aus
South Clark streets. nickel is
charged for shaving, and but Is Ct
for hair cutting.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Small pox is prevalent in several
Eastern cities. Twenty deaths have
occurred from it III New York City
since Jan. list. The disease also
prevails in Albany, Troy. Philadel'
phia and New Jersey. It seems,
however, that Texas is suffering
more from it than any other locality
The "Greasers along the Mexican
borders are said to be dying in large
numbers from the disease.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Justus G. Ramsey, Secretary of
war, committed suicide at st. Panl
on Monday Of last week by shooting
himself in the temple. Mr.. Ramsey
has been a resident Of Minnesota
since 1649, and has held a number
Of responsible positions.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

A charivari party in the town of
Riverdale, Watonwan county, was
recently fired into by the bride
groom's mother, and a young boy
named Tweed received several shots
in his face and some in his clothing.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

The rost-trader's store at Fort
Smelling was destroyed by fire on
Monday evening last week, caused
by the explosion Of an oil lamp. The
loss is estimated at $1,000, with an
insurance of about half that amount
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Nine skunks took possession Of a
school house at White Bear Lake,
compelling the teacher and scholars
to vacate, and stay until the animals
were killed by citizens.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Gary, DIT, has organized COM
pany to build a Touring mill. A
stock company are also arranging to
open large sheep rancho among
the coteaus near that place.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
Harwood, the Minneapolis bank
rupt, is SAID to have gone to South
America.

The State Normal Board is COM
posed of two Methodists, one Con-
gregationalist, one Episcopalian,
one Unitarian, one Presbyterian and
one Universalist.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

Senator Perkins of Window and
Hon. P. j. Kniss, Of LuVerne will
start bank in tie village Of Win
dom, Cottonwood county, next
Spring.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02

MAN proposes and woman often
wishes that he wouldn't be- 80 long
about making up his mind
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-02
timers Measurement Of Water.Pouer.

A miners inch Of water is quantity
that will flow through on inch aperture
with free discharge, and under a con-
slant pressure of six inches above the
Op of the opening. An aperture of
twelve and quarter by fifteen and
three-quarter inches, under pressure of
six inches above the top of the opening,
will discharge two hundred inches, and
is the basis of all measurements where
water is retailed in small quantity in the
States of California and Nevada. 4
miners inch will discharge a quantity
of water equal to twenty-five hundred
and fifty cubic feet. or about seventeen
thousand gallons, weighing one hun.
dred and thirty-nine thousand five hun.
dred pounds, in twenty -four hours. An
inch of water (miners inch) having a
grade of four inches to the rod, will
carry off in twenty-four hours, a dis
tance OF ten miles, ten tons of heavy
quartz, sand and iron. At one gravel
mine in Nevada County, CAL, twenty
five cubic yards, or forty tons of detri-
tus or tailings, as the waste material is
called, are moved from three to fifteen
miles every twenty-four hours. On
hundred miners inches of water, con
Quoted through iron pipes and falling
three hundred and fifty feet vertically
and applied by means Of nozzle against
hurdy-gurdy wheel sixteen feet in d.
ameter, will furnish sufficient power to
run an eighty-stamp mill, beside carry.
Ing off all the ore which it has furnished
sue power to crush Binin0 RevtgU,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-19
{ NO. g..
Talmage on the Home Circle.

"No man has a right to be bear
IN his family, said Rev. DIR. Tai.
mag to his con .iegdtiuu Meth.
rr shuula II woman br eros, and
tIc;iuI III the home cnrlr. II We
would make home happy We must
>iIIvr ~ hc cheerful aud Kind heart.
ed What makes u homct Not costly
.nrnliurr. nor elegant pictures and
hric ahlar. Not Il handsome house
and expensive Injuries. No, in.
decd! II i, lcsolHii"n on 'he part
of both parents and children tn
Treat each other with tnihrarance,
and IN govern their acts hl the gol.
den rule of dong unto others rs
ihrl- wouId have others do unto
them. 4 mutual interest III earh
others welfare. with careful ayoi.
daucr of all chickering's. make the
humhlrSt dwelling "a miniature
heaven upon earth.
No father or mother has right
To strike child III anger. Never
say To Nnnr hoy or girl. 'Ion are
the worst child ever knew There
are probably thousands ot children
in the land who have verse trInpers
and are more wiliHl than Your of.
spring. y kind work oi' :cproot is
better than Il Seeding any day.
"Many home" itr. Taimngc addt d,
.'iS made miserable because The IA.
; thpr and mother have not the pa.
/ thence To endure financial reNrrSes.
: \ man lnosrs his money, and forth.
. with curses God tor sending him i'll
lnck. He iurgrts that it i-thr dev.
, II. and nat God. who is ll. author Of
I evil. Instead ut puitins on u cheer
tul face and making the best oi nj.
verse circumstances. he is cross and
feiinl 10 bis WIFI and children. j
would say Ia such n man. Don't
waste time IN vain regrets. BE mp
and doing with It heart for any fate.
Perhaps your seeming misfortune
will result to Your benefit i'll the
end"
What shall say to the wife who
frrts because her husband has lost
his money! Shall she ALLOW her ten.
per tulrcumr Sourrd because her hus.
band is unable To longer prov idle for
her the Injuries To which she has
been accustomed? No: let her rath.
rr meet misfortune with a brave
aud cheerful heart. Let her aid aud
encourage her husband by every
word and deed. Cheerful hearts
aud willing hands can do wonders.
The family circle should br Il reflex
OF heaven. Let ms try and make
our homes types of the Eden that
will he eternal with God.