New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-08-31
VARIETY.

Sleeping out loud is the latest
child definition for snoring.
The quickest way for man to prove
himself insane is to make q will that
doesn't suit his relatives.
Mr.. Bonner failed to secure the to-
Discontinued comets tail for his Ledg-
er. It come.too high.
A new kind of berry is being grown
called the Telegraph" An electric
currant probably.
Jay Gould's profits last year were
Sc. 000,O 900. Just about the same as
ours-with the ciphers omitted. -Lock-
port Union.
Standardization is the prettiest
way to hold the handp" Why, so the
other side can't see what cards you've
got.
The inscription on the pedestal of
the Farragut statue In New York dates
the hero's commission as Commander
in 1861 instead of 1841, just by trans.
position of '.XL." to "LX." It is
rather awkward work changing an in.
scription on blue-stone, but it viii have
to be done.
These moonlight nights are glorious
1t the seaside: isn't it heavenly"
said Miss Sillybilly to Mr.. Polo.
WHAT he asked. "Why, the moon"
''Oh, yes. just too utterly heavenly for
anything" ''Oh. I do Just dote on tho
moon. don't YOUR "Yes, It's awfully
nice. isn't It. and 80 splendidly oonspic.
uous. too!''
If you find q locomotive rushing al
you," says Virginia authority, ''sprinQ
into the cir and come down on tho
oow.catcher, This might iniure tho
cow-catoher. A better plan would be
70 jump into the air and let the train
pass under you. It requires = little
practice at first
Tho Norwich Comm Bulletin first
told tho story which follows: Henry
E. Card, Of South Windham, lost his
pocketbook containing go, Tuesday
afternoon, while rowing on tho pond,
but did not discover his loss till the
next day, when he was fortunate
enough to find his money floating
around on the water, and the pocket.
book was fished up from the bottom"
The Wisconsin Secretary Of State has
compiled q table showing the valuation
Of all the taxable property in that
State. The total is GAS, So, 620-an
increase Of about o., 600, 900, a. com.
pared with last year.
Double eagles perforated with holes
are legally worth $40. Silver dollars
with holes are worth rs cents; half.dol.
lars, IS cents; quarters, Is cents. and
dimes s cents, This Is an order Of the
Government, and parties should look
out for their rights. -. =.
Mississippi county, NO., is the great
watermelon region Of the world. Over
4,000 acres arc devoted TO watermelons
alone; and tho yield Is about . car.
load an acre, 90 that 4. 900 carloads win
be shipped to St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Detroit and indianapolis. Contracts
have been made with many farmers at
e110 . Car. The general prices run
from $50 to 800 car during the sea.
con. u
Tho value Of the exports Of domestic
provisions. tallow and dairy products
Of this country during the six months
ended June 80 were 81, 156, $50; COR
responding time year ago. @69, 1885,
829. The values OF exports Of provis-
ions and tallow for eight months ended
June 80 were 488. 275, 7O2; same period
previous year, S79, 0sl, 57s. The total
values Of dairy products for two
months ended June 80, 1881. were
4S,8S5.984 same period last year, g..
945,004.
Miss Minnie Anderson, OF the Des
Moines Qowa) High School, read IN
essay during tho latest Commence.
ment exercises Of that institution. She
said: "lt Is only in our own beloved
America that women Of all classes re-.
ceive that respect and consideration to
which they are 20 ,unquestionably en-
titled b. nature. While some Of the
other sex are ever blind to tho real
worth Of woman, there are yet . few
who can appreciate her; -, for In.
stance. whom. Quincy was asked why
there were moro women than Nom, he
replied. II d In conformity With the
arrangements Of nature. We always
90 more q heaven than earth s" :.