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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28
To q Skyla'rk.

would my lot were thine, happy bird
How near to Heaven should my vot0o be
hcardl
How lightly I'd soar on tho morning wind,
Leaving the shadows OF earth behind,
Away, far away in tho pure fresh air,
Till the fleecy clouds my form should bear,
And all Ltfes sorrow and sins AMI wrong
Should be lost In the sweetness OF my sOngl
But have little in common with thoe;
Earth, earthly must my portion bo;
And cannot soar for the dust that cltngs
To my spirits soiled and dropping wings
O.le Of u multitude strange and vast,
Running race which We lose ut last,
Working great works that arc g ION forgot,
Telling for that which avaicth n0tl
And tho cares and sins Of ev'ry day
Chain us to enrth; we are far away
From tho higher aims OF ''to,g ago.
And tho stainless joys that poor souls know.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28
The Nan With the Fail

It carried the beholder back to thir-
ty years ago. when the thrnshing- ma
chine was heard only at rare intervals,
and the honest farmer spread his gol-
den stalks on tho clean barn floor and
failed away with such tempered Blows
that not Il kernel was broken. The
man who had it sat down on ono of the
benches in the West Circus Park. The
rare sight Of such an article halted ev-
cry pedestrian, and the man had to
keep explaining over and over:
well. I'll have some boans to sholl
this fall. and kinder thought 'twould
be easier to fail 'em out. The hard.
ware man told me he had TO send to
Vermont for it,
Pretty soon along came gray-head-
ed Alderman, and when he saw that
fail he looked ten years younger all It
once.
Il handled that for over ten years."
he said as he picked it>up and spit on
his hands. Seems like old times to
get hold Of this hickory again.
He stepped out ono side to give the
crowd an exhibition on the grass, and
his success was great At the second
blow the fail ond hesitated in mid-air,
wobbled about and finally came down
with whack on the patriots head.
making him see more stars than vim
ter's night ever brought out. He
dropped the weapon with the remark
that he was already ton minutes late in
keeping an appointment, and he was
rubbing his skull Us far down the straet
as he could be seen. The next man to
try it was one who got of passing
car under the idea that D dog-ight was
in progress"
"a tlailP Ha! ha! Why, I haven't
seen fail since I was married." he
chuckled rs he reached for it. II pre-
sumo l have failed thousand bushels
of wheat in my time. You boys stand
back there"
The boys retreated, and the man lift
ed the fail on high and patted the grass
in a vigorous manner.
Yes, my stint used to be twenty
bushels day." he continued. and
though do say it myself II" Il
Something happened. He dropped
the fail, seized his jaw, and danced off
as if he had springs under him, and
<@AVAAV0E9A q NOAVA SOAOOD oonCu "Adt uAt
him he refused to tell. :,
BY and by third man come sailing
along, and when he saw the fail he re-
marked that his father had used one
like it nearly all his life, and was
called the smartest flailer in New
Hampshire. -
Cant you use it?" inquired one Of
the crowd.
why, of course If you boys want
to see how our fathers got their wheat
TO mill I'll give you little exhibition.
Here, bub, hold my hat"
He buttoned his coat moistened his
hands, and began work. The first blow
nearly broke mans knee; the second
cracked against boys elbow, and At
the third the failer grabbed the top Of
his head aud sat down With subdued
look in the corners of his mouth.
''Well, ! guess T II be jogging along, y
said the owner of the fail as he rose
up. ''It's all in getting the kirk of it.
A Teller who makes twists and wobbles
Especial study won't git his head broke
over twice day, but q green hand
might as we'll sit down under brick
kiln durin' tornader. Day, gentle
men" Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28

The Rev. Julius G. Snowfall some-
what bewiltlered his congregation by
saying: Cistern and brethren, dar will
be q called meeting in this building to-
morrow ebenin' What's de hour
called out q member. Eyer can come
as soon or as late as yer pleases, pro-
vided yer oil get heah q O'Clock.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1874
Rnlee q Keepas. d aLaep.

00Ae0 1o4 A30po8D y oA30ps
l. Keep sheep dry under foot with
litter. This . oven moro necessary
than roofing them. Never let them
stand OK lie In mud OF water.
:. Take up lamb bucks early in sum-
meT, and keep them until December 1
following. when they may be turned
out
.. Count every day.
4 Begin granting with the greatest
care. and use the smallest quantity at
first
5. II : eve loses her lamb. milk her
daily for few days, and mix little
alum with her salt.
6. Let no hogs eat with the sheep, by
10 means, in tho spring.
:. Give tho lambs . little mill-feed in
time Of weaving.
8. Never frig6ten sheep II possible TO
avoid it.
8. Sow rye for weak ones in cold
weather, n You can.
10 Separate al wesk or thin or sick
from those strong In the fall and give
them special osse.
II. Il any sheep b hurt catch It at
once, and W1sh tho wound, and il it is
~ Aus0 oIPy opA1sO w N1IponUno
daily, and always wash with something
healing. II . limb - broken bind It
with splinters tightly. loosening as
limb swells-
IL. Keep number Of good bells on
the sheep.
Is Do not let the sheep spoil wool
with chat or burs
IA. Cut tag Jocks in early spring.
10. For scours give pulverized alum
In wheat bran; prevent by taking
great care in changing dry for green
food.
Is. II one is lame. examine the foot.
clean out between the hoofs, pare the
hoofs If unsound, and apply tobacco
With blue vitriol. boiled in . little
water.
II. Shear at once any sheep COM
mencing to shed it's wool, unless the
weather 10 too severe, and save careful
y the pelt of any sheep that dies.
Is. Have 1t least one good work by
you to refer to. This viii be money in
your pocket
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28

Great jimmy, Spraggles! What's
the matter with you? never saw you
looking so completely worn out"
"Why, the fact is, don't feel exactly
right; to tell you the truth, Tn Just
back from the seaside
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28

II you are too poor 70 indulge In the
luxuries of life do not despair. You:
can become . leader Of the esthettck
CaQoksry md 1liss arc cheap.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28
Miss L. w estplnal,

Keeps on hand large and well
assorted stock of MILLINERY, FANCY
GOODS and zEpAR Wool, opposite the
Union Hotel, between second and
Third North streets.
NEW tILM, MINI.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
DIR. Halland,s First Poem.

The first article of mine that ever saw
the light was little poem of four stanzas'
entitled "James' Tree" A little lad,
son of the late Judge Dewey, of Massa-
chusetts, stuck willow twig into the
ground Of his fathers garden, which
took root after the manner of such twigs,
and grew into q tree. The boy lived
long enough to call this tree his own,
and to secure its protection as such, and
then died. After his death I wrote the
poem, and it was published in The
Youths Companion, publication still
prosperous. was then seventeen years
old. I took the printed copy containing
it from the postof6ce, peeped within
and then walked home on air. I shall
probably never be SO absorbingly happy
as was then. Earth has nothing like
it-earth never had anything like it
for me- I have seen my work in type
since then until I have been tired of the
sight of it, but I can never forget the
great iov of that occasion. Smith Col
lege in Northampton now stand on the
sight of the old Dewey place, and when
they cleared things away for the new
buildings they found an old, gnarled will
low tree. On learning the history oi
the tree, and the nature of my associa.
ton with it, President Seelye had 6
book rack, elegantly mounted, made o.
it. and sent it to me. Of course it was
installed among my household gods.-
Letter Written to Randolph co..
Reading Club.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
A Weak Point in Fire Insurance.

Here is the weak point in fire insur-
ance, contained in nutshell: The will
lingness to issue policy before fire
without protecting the company, and
then trying to protect the company after
the fire by harrassing the policy holder.
The time for company to protect itself
is before it issues policy-the same as
a merchant does before he sells bill of
goods. When man apples for credit
at any well-regulatcd store, his standing
and reliability are looked after before
credit is granted. So should it be in
fire insurance. When a man desires O
policy, his standing and responsibility
should be known before a policy is
granted, and the value of the goods in
sured fully understood to be enough to
cover the face of the policy, the same as
a collateral is expected to be large
enough to cover the amount of q good
loan. But in the unseemly competition
to issue policies, risks are not carefully
selected, and the result is that in case of
fire all claims are liable to be con-
tested, in which event the innocent are
generally the sufferers, while rogues and
thieves are the gamers. - american
RaiErO1d Journal.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
The Value of Mental Tension.

A certain degree of tension is indis-
pensable to the easy and healthful dis
charge of mental functions. Like the
national instrument of Scotland, the
mind drones woefully and will discourse
most dolorous music, unless an expaa-
sive and resilient from within supplies
the basis of quickly responsive action.
No good, great, or enduring work can be
safely accomplished by brain-force with
out a reserve of strength sufficient to
give buoyency to the exercise, and if I
may SO say, rhythm to the operations of
the mind. Working at high-pressure
may be bad, but working at low-pres-
sures is incomparably worse. As q mat
ter of experience, q sense of WEAKNESS
commonly precedes collapse from cover
work ;" not mere bodily or nervous ia
tigue, but more or less conscious dis
taste for the business in hand, or perhaps
for some other subject of thought or
anxiety which obtrudes itself. 1t is the
offensive or irritating burden that breaks
the back. Thoroughly agreeable employ
ment, however engrossing, stimulates
the recuperative faculty while it taxes
the strength, and the supply of nerve
force seldom falls short of the demand.
When a feeling of disgust or weariness
is not experienced, this may be because
the compelling sense of duty has crushed
self out of thought. Nevertheless, if
the will is not pleasurably excited, if it
rules like martinez, without affection
or interest, there is no verve, and, like a
complex piece Of machinery working
with friction and heated bearings, the
mind wears itself away and break
down ensues. Let us look little closely
at this matter. - Popular Science
MOnthLu.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
Bananas as Food.

A pound of bananas is said to contain
more nutriment than three pounds of
meat or many pounds of potatoes, while
as food to be in every sense of the
word far superior to the best wheaton
bread. An acre of ground planted with
bananas will return, according to Hum
boldt, as much food material as thirty
three acres of wheat or over 100
acres of potatoes. The banana or
piantain (for until lately there was no
such word as banana) is divided into
several varieties, all of which are used for
food. The platino manzanito is small,
delicate frsit, neither longer nor stouter
than ladys forefinger. 1t is the most
delicious and priced of all the varieties
of plantain. Ell platino guineo, called
by us banana, is probably more in de-
mand than any other kind It is SUBJ
divided into different varieties, the prin-
cipal of which are the yellow and pur-
pie banana that we see for sale in our
markets, but the latter is so little es-
teemed by the natives of the tropics
that it is seldom eaten by them. Ell
platino grande, known to us rs simply
the plantain, is also subdivided into
varieties which are known by their
SAVIOR and size. The kind that reaches
our market is almost ten inches long,
yet on the Isthmus of Darien there are
plantains that grow from eighteen to
twenty-five inches. They are never
eaten raw, but are either boiled or roast
ed, or are prepared as preserves. En-
ch0nCe
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01

ger, pulverized, half an ounce fenu-
greek or anise-seed, pulverized, six
drachms mix and divide in four parts,
give one night and morning When
there is dropsical swelling of the legs,
half an ounce of sulphate of iron may be
added to the above with good effect. If
the lungs are involved give the follow
ing: Aconite root in tincture. with tine
ture of beIladonna, one part each, water
two parts dose, one teaspoonful every
three hours. II the liver is affected,
which may be known by the yellow tinge
of the mucous membrane, dung small
and hard, horse lying on his side, and
occasionally looking at his side as if in
pain, with occasional fits of uneasiness,
give Barbados aloes, three drachms,
calomel and pulverized digitalis, of each
half drachm make into a ball with
molasses. This must not be repeated
When there is soreness of the throat blis-
tiers should be applied, the fly blister,
made thin with turpentine, answers
good purpose. The animal should be
placed in box stall, well Uttered with
straw, and kept clean /; as pure atmos-
phere as possible is necessary the
contaminated air of a badly ventilated
! stable retards or defeats restoration to
health,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
Boston Culchaw.

When the culture girls of Boston came
home in vessel of the "Kunard" line,
they were very talkative, inquisitive,
and curious, and pestered the Captain
almost to death. One day the eldest
Culture sought the engineer and ques-
toned him: "How many revolutions,
Mr.. Engineer" she began, "does the
propeller achieve within the period of q
minute ?" "Oh," said he, "about a
thousand" "Indeed," exclaimed Miss
Sarah Annex Emerson Culture, why,
YOU fill me with astonishment p az
thought l would" said the engineer.
"Well now, tell me-" she persisted.
"what is the capacity the Legitimate,
bona fide ability-of the boilers as COM
pared dispassionately and shorn of pre-
judice with those which our American
river and lake steamers are ordinarily
provided" 81 give it up Miss he
said. What r. said the elder culture
girl, els it possible you cannot tell what
the boilers can do?" Yes, I can," he
angrily answered, while he walked away,
"they can bust and blow us all to per-
dition r That same night Miss Sarah
Annex Emerson Culture wrote in her
diary the following: "* Find
the subordinate officials Of the steamer
averse to imparting truthful information
associated with the mechanical depart
ment, which aversion is unquestionably
due to ignorance.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
A French Boy and His Mother.

Nothing in this imperfect world is SO
beautiful as the relations of a French
son to his mother. He sees from his
first sentient look the being whom every
one in the house adores. Does the
nurse or the maid speak even sharply to
the mistress of the house she is immedi-
ately discharged. The child would thus
see its mothers authority verified from
the first, and, whatever we may say on
this side of the water of the marriage
relation in France, the master of the
house certainly compels a sort Of re-
spect toward the mother and mistress of
the house, which goes far toward MAX
and polite. From the cradle to the
grave French son has one duty, one
affection, which is paramount to all 9th
ers-that is, his love for his mother. As
child, as boy, he treats her with per-
feet respect and obedience. AS young
man, he delights to send her flowers, to
take her to the theaters and cafes. 1t is
a common sight in Paris to see young
man with an aged and gray-haired wom-
an at the public galleries and places of
amusement, apparently perfectly happy
with each other, the young man study
ing to make his mother comfortable and
amused. Often, in leaving France, a
young man asks of his family the privi-
iege Of taking his mother with him as
his "guide, philosopher and friend. "
Before his marriage is arranged she is
his constant companion and his best ad-
wiser. Never until death separates them
does he fail in his duty toward her; and
after that event has closed his sweet,
dutiful history. he keeps the anniversa-
nv of her death as his most sacred day,
and visits her grave with his children to
dress it with flowers. rs.-Book of Ameni-
ties of Home.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
Cou.umptton Cau be Cured.

Read what Mr. William G. Digges, merchant
of Bowling Green, Va, writes under date April
4th, 1881. He says: firmly believe that Aliens
Lung Bdlsdm will and has cured consumption
if taken in time and roper care be taken of the
patient both in suitable food and clothing. Six
years ago my mother attacked with pneu-
monia. The attending physician, ''some time
after" told me that the disease had settled on
Ter lungs and that she had the consumption.
Not believing that permanent cure could be
effected, but thinking might be able to get an
expectorant not containing opium which would
afford some relief, I inquired of dr. Sglst at
Richmond, Va, if he had any medicine not con-
tanning opium, that was good expectorant: He
then recommended Aliens Lung Balsam, which
1 purchased and induced my mother to try. Be-
fore she had taken the first bottle the improve
ment in her condition was so marked that
purchased three more bottles. The attending
physician seeing the beneficial effects, recon-
mended it's continued use, and in about twelve
months her lungs were pronounced cured.
Upon my accommodation many others who had
the consumption have been cured. think you
can claim for your medicine the following
Expectoration without irritation, and healing
of the lungs by keeping them free from foreign
substances, thus arresting and curing this
dread disease. Mr.. Dgges says he writes be-
cause he wants us to know that Aliens Lung
Balsam is doing good.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
WARMERS Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
the; MARKETS

C1NCINNATI.-FLouR-W family, Sc 3OM
75o superfne 81 so@5 Is Rye -four, S e5as 80 80
Bnckwheat -four, 50 25a9 IS per brl GRAIN
pri, Mheatmchsce 1o. 81 red 81 20; No red, 81 ssa
Rye,No g %; oats-No white, ls1se. Bar
Hay-Prime to choice timothy, si7 5oai9 co.
Hemp-Rough Kentucky, 1925 per ton PRovIs-
IONS doSs5Mess pork SIS co. Lard, 1o65@1le. Sugar
4gioc. do shoulders, s@7c.p p''e" WooL ocfn, Wn,
washed washed fine merino 22@2se fleece washed do,
to choice, 37@3sc. Whisky, 81 T. FRUIT AND
NEeErAnL aa EsS SaApples-choice, 81 90; good to
Cabbage Sc o0as 90 per hundred, on track. Po-
tatoes ta 81 oo@1 o5 per bush, loose. Sweet pota-
Eastern, 81 00@4 so per brl.
o. NEW oG K,Flour-Common to good extra,
70 oo95 So; good to choice, s5 90@9 90: Wheat
ss No. spr red 81 y 4f 4s 81; No no White de s g
$50; No. white, 81 ssta1 4O1a. Corn-No. :,
S%Ia@Sse;; % a yellow, re; No. white, 7sc. Oats
11.35c.
CHICAGO.-Flour-Com Common to choice Western,
2 do, do, 81 p Corn, ss1sa5s1le. Oats. 42ss4c.
pork, SIG oO@f6 so. Lard lie. Whisky, ST Il.
BALTIMORE.-Flour = Family, Sc 1907 So
MheatMo ezs: winter inter red q s7@i s5 Corn
mixed 4sa4ac. Rye, 81 oo@l % Is. Hay"cSoiee SSoie;
$40 oo@2e 90 Mess pork SIS 25. Lard, 12a4c
Whisky, 81 16@1 l61s..
. 10 LouIsyILLE.Flour . Extra family, s5 75@
u 37I. Corn-No. white, roc; do. mixed, &c
Oats-No. white, 49c do. Mixed 47c. Rye-No
2 81 TO- Whisky, 81 12. Hogs, Sc ao96 65
NEW ORLEANs.-Flour-Double, Sc 90; treble
Prime, s2a ooa24 90; choice, s25 oo@SS co. Pork,
SIS 90 Lard, 121ac. Whisky, rectfed, 81 Oo@1 r.
Il, red v.
No 3, 81 25>3; No: 81 10. Corn, 63@64c. Oats
!t1a@442}c Rye, 961ac. Barley, soc. .@sl Is. Pork,
&l7 25. Lard, lie.
INDIANAPOLIs.-wheat steady at 81 1870
1 50. Corn-New, 5?@60c Oats, 436s46c.
TOLEDO.-Wheat-No. 9 red, 81 S3ll. Corn
No. 2, CSC. Oats-No. 2, 45c.
LIVE STOCK.
fair to medium 81 s56s3 so; good to choice butch,
al 90; good to choice heifers, So 75a4 40; COM
mon to fair shippers, g 25a5 90; light stockers,
rs SsTEs dG%, "sa o Tes r s 8 soss s 81 o sS
Calves-Common, 50 00a5 90; fair TO good, 5IsCa
6Isc. HoGs-seected butchers and heavy ship
a6 40; common, s5 oO@5 rs; cuIis, 81 oOa4 80;
stock hogs. n oo@4 65. SHEEr-Good to choice,
81 0004 75
CHICAGo.-Hogs - Common to good mixed,
S5 6ota6 90; heavy packing and shipping, Sc 100
6 80; Philadelphias and lard hogs So 4O@6 so;
culs and grassers, "a 00@5 4O Cattle-Good to
choice shipping sS soa6 90; common to medium,
INDIANAPOLIS.-IIogs- Packing and shipping,
IS 60c6 40 Cattie-Shipping 81 oo@5 s5 stock
ers and feeders, So oo94 10. Sheep. 50 ooee4 rs.
rsteT I 8 ss % patlas saPns s 10 Soss sa,ss
ers' to fancy, Sc 15@6 40.
NEW YORK.-Cattle--Prime native steers, 81 10
gil 5oj fair to good Western half-breed steers,
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Hogs y Philadelphias,
So 40.
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The Names Of the States.

New Hampshire gets its name from
Hampshire, England Massachusetts is
derived from an Indian name, first given
to the bay, signifying "near the great
hills" Rhode Island has an obscure
origin. the "Island of Rhodes" the
"Island of the Roads" and Dutch ori-
gin, "Red Island" were mentioned,
the first seeming to have the best his
torical support. Connecticut is an In
dian name, signifying land ON
long tidal-river." Virginia, the Caro-
linas, and Georgia have q royal origin.
Maine was named from the fact that it
was supposed to contain the "mayne
portion" of New England. Vermont
has no especial question, except that it is
claimed to have first been an atias-New
Connecticut, alias Vermont. Kentucky
popuIarly signifies either clark and
bloody ground" or "a bloody river"
but Its origin signifies the head of q
river" or "the long river" Tennessee
comes from its river, the name being de-
rived from the name OF an Indian Village
on the river - Tanasee." Ohio is
named after an Indian name, signifying
'' something great, with an accent of
admiration. Indiana comes from the
name Oh an early I1Au CoAupduy. 1lll-
nois from the Indian-the name of q
tribe. Michigan is claimed to mean
sslake country" it probably came from
the name of the lake, Great Lake, :"
which bore this name before the land
adjacent was named. Louisiana is from
the French. Arkansas and Missouri are
Indian, the former being doubtful the
latter is claimed to mean in its original
" muddy water" which describes the
river. Iowa is also Indian, with doubtful
meaning. Texas is popularity supposed
to be Indian, but may be Spanish.
Florida is Spanish, ga fowery land. /"
Oregon has a conjectural origin. 1t is
probably Indian, but Spanish origin is
claimed. California comes from Span
ish romance of 1910. Nevada takes its
name from the mountains, who get
theirs from a resemblance to the Neva-
das of South America. Minnesota is
Indian, "sky-tinted " water" Nebraska
is variously rendered s" shallow water -
and "fiat country" Kansas is from an
Indian root, Kaw, corrupted by the
French. Mississippi is s'great water, "
or "whole river" Alabama is Indian,
the name of fortress and tribe, sig
nitying, as is claimed, "here we rest.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
Mason & Hamlfn Organ Company.

At the great italian Industrial Exhibi-
tion just closing in Milan, Italy, the
highest awards for musical instruments,
q silver medal and diploma, were taken
by an American manufacturer, the Ma
N and Hamlin Organ Company, whose
cabinet organs were judged to be SO
superior that they were the only reed
organs of any manufacture, European or
American, which were awarded q medal.
It is great honor to these makers. that
in Italy itself, the very home of music,
their organs should receive such dis
tinction. They excited much inter, st
among musicians, and were by special
order repeatedly exhibited to the royal
court by Carlo Ducci, the distinguished
artist of Rome,