New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
GLEANINGs.

bsought only $2,225.
One of the chief hindrances to telo-
graphing in Japan is the grounding Of
the current by spider lines.
Northern Texas newspapers complain
chat the towns and cities Of that section
are overrun by tramps.
The sheriff of Rhea county, Tennessee,
pays $40 for information against people
who fire pistols in that county.
Old clocks of the fOrefathers days,
cleaned and repaired, are sometimes
heard from in Boston as selling for $75.
Sixteen thousand acres of white pine
timber land was recently sold in Clinton
county, Pa, for $4,000.
A Binghamton IN. Y card fiend has
collected seven thousand business cards,
and desires to know who can 20 one
better.
There are more than six hundred pu-
pills in the evening high school at Bos-
ton. Sixty-four Industries are represent
ed.
A large chestnut tree was recently cut
down near Conneautville. Pa, and four
raccoons were captured, the largest
weighing twenty pounds.
There are now $50 prisoners in Kill
mainham and other Irish jails, for acts
or utterances deemed reasonable by the
English authorities.
1t is gravely asserted that no man
wearing high silk hat is permitted to
approach the Emperor of Russia, since
bombs may be concealed within it.
One-third of France is owned in large
estates, one-third in estates of mod
crate size, and only one-third by the
peasants.
A paper out in Leadville, Col, declares
that sealskin sacque, snugly fitting a
graceful female form, seems like the very
down of an angel.
Grindstones sometimes explode, and
we saw caution in store window, the
other day, as to like danger from stat
uary. 1t read as follows: ''Parian Mar
BILE Busts."
1t is stated that the Canadian all.
thorities will soon permit the importa.
ton of cattle for breeding purposes
from the United States, upon the same
terms as to quarantine as cattle from
England.
According to Washington etiquette,
when the President is dinner guest, he
sits at the right of the host, no matter in
whose honor the dinner is given; and
the latter sits at the Presidents right,
not at the hosts left.
The Philadelphia Chronicle, which is
nothing if not philanthropist, proposes
rubber cushion to be worn by skaters
at the back of the head. Then when
two lovely beings in the hues of youth
fall together upon the back of their little
brain cases, they will execute pad de
deux mace pa. s
Special pleading: "Polly, we must 90
now, it's o'clock" s'Oh, papa, dear,
l am engaged for the next two dancesr'
''The Browns went away two hours ago,
and Fanny Brown didn't complain. :"
''But they are in half-mourning, YOU
know, papa, dear!' Papa is not con-
vinced, but Polly gains her point
Punch.
On the body of man who lately COM
mitted suicide in Chicago there was
found diary, in which he said that he
had several times attempted to kill HIM
self, but had always been prevented in
one way or another. Once he had gone
into patch of woods and made ready
to hang himself, but, the diary continues,
''the mosquitoes were so darned thick
that l forgot what came for, and went
away"
Why can't people say mother and
father in better way than they do?
Words, cadence, infection and every-
thing else has got twisted and wriggled
out of shape. Tine New York girl says
''Ma-r!' with jerk on the ''r.' The
Philadelphia girl says ''Mayar'' through
her nose. The St. Louis girl says Ma
mar; the Boston girl says Mur-mur; the
Baltimore beauty Mur-mur and Pur-pur.
The little Canadian says Pa-ah and
Ma-ah. The Alabama girl says ''Porr
and Morr," the Brooklyn says Par-pah
and Mah-ah. The little London girls
say, 'Now Po-pow-ah you make me
lowof!" !"-Quiz.
The Coyote.
That a popular fallacy regarding the
ferocity of the coyote exists was Illus
trated not long since in the remarks
made by a Northern preacher in SER
mon he preached shortly after his ar
rival in the State. ''Dear friends, me-
thinks see two men walking out on one
of your beautiful prairies. They enjoy
the perfume of the flowers, the songs OF
the innocent little birds, and the calm,
quiet beauty of your glorious Indian
summer evenings. Communing togeth-
er, they walk along needless Of danger.
The sun sinks to rest beyond the
distant horizon; the curtain of night
gradually descends and closes out the
light of day; still the two men walk leis-
urely along, feeling safe and secure.
But bark! What sound is that in the
distance? What blood-curdling howl
makes them arrest their steps? 1t is.
dear friends-it is the cry of the wolves
on their track-the fierce and bloodthirsty
coyote in hot pursuit, ah! And what,
think you, do these two unfortunate
men >dop One of them, my beloved
congregation, realizes his danger, and
running to a tree, climbs up, by the aid
of a convenient branch, out of the reach
of the cruel fangs Of the relentless beasts
of prey. He called unto his companion
and said unto him: 20, my brother,
reach out and take hold of this branch,
climb up here beside me, and be saved!
But the other said: ''No, there is no
danger; the wolves are still long way
off have time enough Alas! dear
hearers, while he was yet speaking the
dreadful coyotes came upon him, and
rending him limb from limb, devoured
him, even in the twinkling of an eye.
Thus it is, 0 careless and needless sin
ners, that you tonight stand" etc.
When the preacher concluded the SER
vices and was leaving the church he was
accosted by old man Parker (who has
lived in Texas since 1866, who said.
''Parson, the front end of your dis
course was grand and gloomy, and cal
culated to bluff the unconverted sinner,
You had full hand, and might have
raked in all the mourners in the pot;
but, Lord bless your soul, you played a
nine-spot when you Clipped in with that
coyote yarn.-Galveston News.