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The Portland daily press., 1882-02-11

The South has started pretty much all the
sins of National aggression that this country
has committed. 1t forced the annexation of
Texas to extend slavery, and made the war
with Mexico. 1t raised and recruited the fill
clustering expeditions of Lopez and Walker.
1t kept up the slave trade surreptitiously. 1t
filed Kansas with border ruffians to force sla-
very on free Territory That it should sus-
tain the aggressive policy of Blaine would be
quite in character, and just what we may look
for.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-11
City of Portland.

To owners or occupants OF Buildings and
lots, ON Burnham, Grant, me1len, Sher-
man, Sheridan, (the latter including old
Poplar street,) Arsenal, Beach, Cenfral'
Chadwick, Cherry, Commercial, Fletth-
err, Fore, Frederick, Gilman, Gould,
Hemlock, Henry, Kenneber, Laurel,
Lowell, Maple, Milk, Moody, Moulton,
Noyes, Orchard, Prsmenades Eastern
and Western, School, Sher6rook, Silver,
Taylor, West Commercial and Wilson
streets.
CRY CLERKS OFFICE,
February g. 1882.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the above named
In streets have by order of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen been remembered according to the
plans ia the City Civil Engineers Office and all par
ties interested hereby notified that the numbers
SO designated must be affixed to the buildings on
said streets on before the rstday of April A. d.
1882.
Per or HI. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
feh1dtd der
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-11

THE indianapolis Sentinel has long car
ried the Bourbon banner in Indiana. Its
servility to the South has been frightful:
Therefore its readers the other day must
have rubbed their eyes when they read the
following:
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Strength Of an Egg.

Some years ago an engineer, now
prominent in the official management of
our great railroads, was experimenting
the construction of q new road in Penn
sylvania. After supper one evening he
str0lled into the ''settin' room of the
country tavern, where some twenty men
were seated around the stove, smoking
and chatting. A regular own-East
Yankee was expounding the remarkable
strength of the arch, its use and applica-
ton in mechanics, and illustrating his
remarks by paving a half-bushel meas
uro.
''You amt no idec,'' said he, show
strong the archis if ye set it right-if ys
know how. Now, there's the egg
nothin's got q prettier arch than the
egg. and if you set it right it's mighty
strong. Why, l kin set an egg on this
floor in SIGH shape that ye can't break
it with this half bushel measure
Ageneral murmur of sneering sdisbe-
lief ran around the room; but the Yam.
kee was game.
II said I kin, and kin, and I'll bet
the drinks for the crowd on it.
Our engineer hated . Yankee, and
though q reserved man, he could not
permit Yankee to bluff q whole party
with such an arrogant and preposteroas
statement, SO he quietly said:
II will take that bet"
An egg was brought In from the kitch-
on and handed to the Yankee. He took
it and stood it upon the floor in the cor
ner Of tie room,
Our engineer did not even attempt to
fill square corner with q round meas
ure, but paid for the drinks and retired,
sadder and wiser.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Hatohing 4 Crocodile on the Mantel.

0oVVu1uS VlOCOull0 on Inc ManC0l.
About six months ago Charles Ad-
dington, Of Sacramento, CAL, son of
Mrs. w. H. Cocker, of Auburn, carried
home bunch of bananas. Among the
bananas he found small egg, about
the size of that of a canary. His wife
took the egg and put it in q small cover
ed toy dish on the mantelpiece. Dur
ing fair week Mr.. Addington's sister
went down from Auburn, and while in
her brothers. house very naturally in
spected the toys and ornaments in sight.
She lifted the lid of the said little dish.
but dropping it, with a scream that at
tracted the household. jumped back and
tremblingly wanted to know what kind
of an animal they had in that dish.
''None," they all insisted. After due
argument and not a little amusement
at what was believed the sisters ina
gination, the lid was carefully raised.
and sure enough out jumped an ami
NAL. In the excitement of the moment
Mr.. Arlington put his foot on it and
killed it. 1t was of the crocodile spe.
cies, from four to FIVE inches in length,
and it had been Matched from the little
egg put there some six months previ-
ously.
Pieces Of the egg shell still remained
in the dish, but some bird seed that was
in the dish when the egg was put there
had all been consumed, and on this
alone had the animal subsisted. AS
case Of standardization and suspend
ed animation this would afford inter-
est to the scientists. Placer Herald.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Thinking it Over.
BY MRS. NJ. F. Burrs

Mamma says must sit down.
Il want to 80 out and play) ysS
And ''count up the BLESSINGS Of the year.
For to morrow is Thanksgiving Day.
Now what is q blessing, ask?
Would any one cay It f. school,
And having to study as hard as can,
And always living by rule?
Is 1t a'blessing to eat oatmeal,
And go to bed early at night,
When they have waffies and raisin-cake,
3 And parlor blazing with light2
Perhaps it's blessing to go
On pyramids all about, t554$ 8
When am crazy to read, and see s
How a lovely story comes out" 5
And oh, you may be sure III
The blessing just begins,
When you have to throw down bat and ball,
TO amuse pair Of twins.
Ho, hum! There's another side,
There's many bother at school,
And q fellow often gets mighty tired:
But one wouldn't be fool;
And go sneaking through the world,
servant or shirk, 81
It's well worth while denying ones self,
70 be fit for manly work.
And a boy that means to learn,
Must FIRST learn to obey; fsElvS
He doesn't get far in world like this
By taking his own way.
The famous boating-crews,
That strive for the highest place,
Don't think OF their stOmachs, or what they
like
They mean to win the race.
And it isn't so easy to win,
II one does ones best to train;
IL Is neck and neck. and If one faila.
It is up and at 1t again.
The very things we like best
May be stumbling blocks in the way;
No boy has had more blessing than
To be glad for On Thanksgiving Day.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Banishing q Bad Husband,

A New Albany citizen, who has an
excellent but gritty wife, while engaged
in thrashing in Clark county, Indiana,
paid his addresses to q young lady up
on whom he passed himself for young
man. The wife heard of her husbands
trick and visited the young lady, telling
her she WAS the loyal, legal wife of her
sutton. The young lady said she could
not help it if he was married. that she
loved him. The wife replied: .AlI
right; II fix things. !" The husband
returned home on Friday evening last,
and his wife began to investigate him
on his conduct, telling him she had. been
to see the young lady and knew all
about his peccadilloes. Don't you
think She s pretty?'' he asked. The wife's
answer came in the shape of q fiddle
over the husbands head. making a
wreck Of the instrument. He was then
hustled out Of the house. and passed the
night out among strangers. He was
still q wanderer on Saturday evening.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
The Chagrined Hunter.

A young man residing at Oldt0wn
shot large coot a few days since, and
resolved to use it for the purpose of
perpetrating joke on friend of his
who is in the habit of telling some very
large stories about his cunning expedi-
tons. So, skinning the coot, he pro-
cured a decoy duck, over which he
placed the skin, and set it afloat In q
pond near at hand. He found that IL
Hoated admirably and had every ap-
pearance of life. He then sent mes
senger to his friend with the news that
large wild duck was swimming in the
pond. The wag then fastened long
line of Irvine to the decoy, and, retain
ing one end in his hand, hid himself in
the bushes by the edge of the pond to
await developments. The cloud talk
ing'' gunner, as soon as he heard the
news, armed himself and started for the
scene. On arriving he saw the duck
floating leisurely about in the center of
the pond, presenting an excellent
chance for shot. With smile of as
surance on his lips, he raised his gun,
took aim and fired. When the smoke
cleared away, the duck was still float
ing q little nearer the shore, and the
marksman supposed he must have
dived at the fire. He raised his gun
and fired again, with no better result.
which surprised him somewhat. He
tried again. When the smoke cleared
away, he saw the duck standing on the
shore. This made him mad, and,
firing again, he rushed around the edge
of the pond and, on arriving at the
clump of bushes, found instead of .
duck-a living man busily engaged in
stripping q wooden decoy of a torn and
riddled coot skin. Tho 'scrack marks
mani Of Oldtown saw through the
whole thing in an instant, and the way
he turned tail and ran from the scene
would have astonished Sioux Indian.
--NeMburup0rt Herald.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Selection 81 4 Farm.

The size of a farm should be suited
Q the capacity Of the pocket-book
Many young farmers make the mistake
u buying a large farm with little money
Q pay for it. There is nothing that sc.
,inds Il man as a heavy mortgage. Ii
ats the very heart ont Of the farmes
md hangs like q leaden weight upol
very aspiration of his wife and chill.
lren. 1t is better to buy small farm
md have enough capitalt to work it well.
rs the surplus increases, it may be in
vested in more acres, or in better cuI
+ ure of those that have already prove.
profitable. There is q size below whic.
many of the economies of the farm can
not be practiced to the best advantage
and on the other hand there is DANCE,
Of going beyond that acreage where
the most profitable farming may be car
;ied on. 1t requires considerable exec.
utive ability to manage a large farm.
and therefore many men are excluded
from such by a lack which they ,nay.
not fully appreciate until the. trial has
been made and the failure recorded
Farming is not like the taking of a cita-
del, and cannot be done successfully
with rush and q noise. It is 3
thoughtful and steady working out from
well-laid plans-a conquest for crops,
and the head must be clear that wins
where the seat of q campaign for life-
time covers townships or even square
miles. The soil is the foundation of
farming, and IT should be fitted to the
kinds Of crops that it is desired to raise.
The differences IN the nature and capac-
tiles OF sand and clay should be under
stood, and favorable mixture of the
two obtained if there is an opportunity
for choosing. A rich soil. with proper
management, means good crops atonce,
but it may be as profitable to invest
much less in an equal area Of over
cropped land, and bring it up to q high
state OF cultivation BY green manuring
and other methods of restoration. The
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
WHOLE NUMBER 375
JAY aould,s Nav Yacht.

4 Jay Gould's new sea-goinx yacht, the
contract for which was awarded to
William Cramp & Sons, the Kensing-
ton ship-builders. will. when completed.
be one Of the largest and, it is claimed,
the finest and fastest private yacht in
the world. Nearly every prominent
iron ship-builder in America and q num-
Der of the great English firms were
| competitors for the contract. Mr.. Gould
desired to sail under the American flag
and chose the Cramps in preference to
any of the other bidders. Only the size
and general model of the vessel have
been agreed upon, Mr.. Gould having
left every minute detail of its construc-
ton to the judgment of the ship-build-
ers, with the understanding that no ex-
pense was to be spared in adding to the
speed and power Of the vessel. The
Cramps are now at work on the model
and the; building of the vessel will begin
Immediately.
& 1t will be built of iron and steel, with
steel boilers and compound. engines of
great power; will be 2lO feet long, with
q twenty-seven foot beam and a depth
OF hold of sixteen eet-larger than the
wy VI oloS9OW, VI LlS 1uLudu xIlQ6.
The outfit will be completed without re-
gard to expense and it will be abundant
" fitted up with ice-making and dis
filling machines and all of the other
luxurious appurtenances Of the modern
pleasure yacht. The inside decoration
and finishing will be attended to by Mr..
Gould himself and are not included in
the contract, although it is expected
that the greater portion Of the work will
be done in Philadelphia. The plans for
this work will only be made as that up
on the vessel itself progresses.
The cost cannot yet be estimated, as
the terms of the contract have not been
made public, and even We're the cost of
the vessel known it would be impossible
to estimate the amount which will be
spent upon the decorations and accom-
modati0ns. The work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible, and it is expect
ed that the launching will take place
next spring. The name of the yacht
has not been determined upon.
The Cramps are the builders of the
American Line of steamships, and
have built large number of other ves-
sells. Among the ocean pleasure yachts,
which they have turned out, are the
Corsair and Stranger. Rtilada. Times.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Chicken Oroouettes,

Mr.. James w. Parkinson, of Phila-
delphia, whose reputation as caterer
is second to none, in his new monthly
magazine, the Caterer, tells how to make
the chicken croquettes for which Phila-
delphia has long been famous:
This formula for their preparation is
for pair Of fowls, weighing not less
than six pounds the pair. Choose al
ways those having the largest amount
of breast meat. Boil the fowls in suf-
ficient water to cover them, with two
onions, two carrots, small bunch of
thyme and parsley few cloves. and
half nutmeg, grated. After the chick
ems are boiled tender and have become
cold, divest them of all skin. fat, gristle,
and tendons, and chop the meat as fine
as possible. Put half pound of the
very best of butter for each chicken in
to saucepan with tablespoonful of
flour and cook together. stirring con-
stautly to prevent its burning. Add
gill or 50 of the stock in which the
chickens were boiled. and q tumblerful
of rich cream; boil for eight or ten min
utes, stirring constantly; remove from
the fire and season with salt, pepper,
Il oSOA AuVu4CSs 0nu q 1lttAo A4uely.pOW"
dered sweet marjoram; then add the
chopped chicken meat, stir and mix we'll
together; then add the yolks Of four eggs;
stir rapidly in; set all on the fire and
evaporate the mixture for minute, stir
ring briskly, after which pour the mass
out upon fat dish and let it remain
until perfectly cold. Then make it up
into pear-shaped cones or into rolls, with
the assistance Of q little -four to prevent
the mixture from sticking to the fingers.
When all are ready dip each one separ.
ately into the yolks Of eggs beaten with
little cream, and roll them as fast as
dipped into fresh bread crumbs, made
from day-old bread. Let them stand
for an hour or so to try; then fry them
to delicate brown color in plenty of
clear, frying hot lard; lay them in q
drainer or colander to drain. Serve on
napkins laid upon warm dish. The
broth in which the chickens were boiled
can be set away till next day, the fat
then removed and added to your lard
pot, the liquor strained and heated, q
few croutons of fried bread or q little
boiled rice added. and you have fine,
rich chicken consomme or clear chicken
soup.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
An Absent Minded Younr Man,

An Absent Minded Young Man.
A popular young printer in Augusta,
who until recently has resided beneath
his fathers roof-tree, married a few
weeks since and leased apartments in
another part Of the city. The other
evening, after completing his days
work, he left the office, went up street
and purchased his Boston paper, and
then climbed the hill to his fathers
house. Entering its familiar precincts
he marched to the Mushroom, made his
toilet, and then presented himself at the
table. The family, who had been
watching his operations, eyed him with
amazement, and at last his mother soft
~ inquired; ::My son, have you pro-
cured divorce thus early in your we'd
ded career?" A pale crimson flush
suffused the young mans face. which
rapidly deepened into cardinal. Then
he gasped, 81 forgot all about being
married" Leaving the table amid q
roar Of laughter, the young man hur-
ried out and walked hastily home,
where his young wife was impatiently
awaiting his coming. augusta (Me.j
Journal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
A Superstition Of Fisherman.

A correspondent of the London Globe
says that it is the custom of the fisher.
men of Ceylon to whistle for their bait.
On recent visit to that's he saw the
way in which it was done. The fishermen
ran down some yards to meet an advance
ing wave. agitated the water and probab-
" the sand also, with the fingers of one
hand, and then ran backward, whistling
all the time; when the wave retired he
followed its retreat, and seemed almost
invariably to find long worm left on
the sand at the point where he had agi-
tated the water. On being questioned
relative to this singular procedure, one
native replied that his whistling acted
as charm to the worms, and caused
them to rise to the surface.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Explaining q Hole in q Rudder.

Explaining q Hole in Rudder.
A rather singular occurrence has
been discovered by the officers of the
steamship Carmona, now in port. It
appears that lately, while the vessel
was pitching in q heavy sea, daylight
became visible in the iron rudder. be.
tween the screw and outside rudder
frame. Closer inspection revealed the
fact that . very large hole has been eat
en- into the rudder nearly 4x3 feet in
dimensions. Notwithstanding this, she
steered fairly and arrived without any
drawback. On arriving here repair1
were ordered, and the rudder will be in
good order for the outward voyage.
The only solution Of the problem what
caused the hole in the rudder is given
by q gentleman who knows his way
about 2 ship very thoroughly. He boz
lieges it due to the galvanic action
shaft. This having disintegrated the
iron Of the rudder, the action Of the Va.
ter washed away the iron piecemeal,
until at length the large and dangerous
hole was noticed This Is another Of
the difficulties iron ships have to over.
come. e S. 1 .ss
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
The Initiative Ohinee.

! A correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press says: l was once teaching a China
man in my employ to make biscuit and,
after cutting them in form, there was
small bit of paste left, which I placed
carelessly in the corner of the pan
John" during q service Of two years,
never missed the bit in the corner.
The same boy was particularly anx-
ious to learn stocking-darning, and at
length consented to instruct him in that
delicate art. The stocking selected for
the first lesson CHANGED to be brown in
color. I gave him q needle threaded
with blue, and he ever after believed
that brown hose was to be mended with
blue.
The Chinese will also often initiate
the voice and manner of the people with
whom they live, and that, | am salts
fed, without any intention Of imperti-
hence or humor.> The Chinaman in my
employ gave curious illustration of
this. One member of the family was a
musical young lady who was near-sight-
ed and somewhat given to vanity and
affectation. I had often seen "John''
watching her with considerable quiet
interest, but was not then aware how
closely he had copied her young-lady
airs.
One morning "John'' was sent to dust
a room in which were several musical
instruments. As I passed the door,
which was slightly ajar, I heard = dis
cordant twanging of guitar-strings. -
Peeping in, I discovered him in approx
ed troubadour attitude, with sheet of
music before him and attempting to sing
Schubert's ''Serenade." He could re-
member no more than '.Thlough the
Tees" then he would begin again. He
looked and acted so much like one who
was accustomed to sing it that I stole
away to call some Of the others to par
ticipate in my enjoyment.
When we reached our post of Observa-
ton, John had given up the guitar
and was seated at the piano, with stiff
back and elevated wrists, pretending to
play an accompaniment. He would
stop playing and settle his imaginary
skirts, then pretend to readjust his eye
glasses, then turn over the leaves of the
music, and peer at them with his nose
almost buried in the pages.
After striking q few more discords,
he daintily stroked his imaginary
bangs" toyed coquettishly with the
''bangles" which were not on his wrists,
then raising his face towards the gentle
man supposed to be standing beside
him, and putting on what was intended
for . captivating smile, struck up
Take Back the Heart that Thou Ga
vest"
We could endure no more, but burst
into hearty laughter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
An Awkward Situation.

ministers. who mind little things IN
meeting are sire to have their hand.
full. In most eases Of trifling annoy.
ahce, from children or from any inno-
cent cause. some! one in the congrega-
ton will notice and attend to it with
less observation Than 4 call from pulpit,
would excite.
The Rev. Mr. c. WAS troubled
with very exeitable nerves. Being an
incurable old bachelor. perhaps this
was not 50 surprising. For example,
ne could not sit quiet and SEQ a cats
back stroked the wrong way. while the
sight OF q spider disturbed his equa-
nimity.
One Sunday. while absent on an ex-
change, he heard from \ pew near the
pulpit = boy ynnffiing, as if he were
troubled with severe cold, and did
not have handkerchief. His brother
sat beside him. Mr. c. happened
to know the boys name.
He bore with this irritation as long as
his nerves would permit, but it became
so aggravated that he paused in the
midst of hymn which he was reading,
and bending over the pulpit, said,
John, why don't You use your hand
!. John, abashed by this unexpected adj
dress, and by the fact that the eyes of
the congregation were fixed upon him.
stammered out to the general amuse-
ment,-
please, sir, haven't got none."
'.Then why don't you borrow your
brOther's?o resumed the miniatar
Because, sir, he hasn't got any eth
err" pursued the frightened boy.
The audience was convulsed.
''Will some charitably-disposed per-
son." remarked the clergyman, in a
solemn tone, provide that boy with a
handkerchief
This was done, and the service pro-
ceeded.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
PITY the Poor Girls.

When young man kisses his girl
goodnight about 1880 a. m. he may
have nearly a mile to walk before
reaching him home, and he envies his
girl. who he supposes jumps into bed
and is fast asleep ten minutes after he
leaves the house. He doesn't know
that she must first fish seventy-nine
hair-pins out of her head, one at time,
and twist her hair up into bits of paper
50 that It will crimp nicely next day,
and that he is in bed snoring before she
turns off the gas. If he was aware of
this fact, perhaps he would leave ear
lier. H
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

Miss Ellard, an Irish heiress, has Just
been married to subj Constable Sheehy.
Miss Ellard had been fired at during the
Limerick disturbances, and had secured
the services of two sub constables TO
protect her. She was so much pleased
with one Of them that she married him.
Her income i $50, 600 . year.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20
Took it For q Book Agent,

Took It For Book Agent,
A Rhode Island naturalist who had
kept log of wood in the water q long
time for the purpose of gathering col
ony of barnacles was surprised to find,
on taking it out, that it was wholly
free from these marine parasites.
''How do you account for it7' asked
9 friend.
And the naturalist answered thought
fully, "They may have mistaken the log
for a Connecticut book AGENT
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-12-20

The stock raisers Of Colorado esti-
mate the aggregate value 81 their docks
and herds &C @$5, Co., O0. The number
Of horned cattle Is placed at $3.50, 000.