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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
The Lick Observatory.

Concerning the Lick observatory the
San Jose (Cal.) Times says: The obser-
vatory is situated on the lowest OF the
peaks of the mountain, at an elevation
Of 1926 feet above the sea. We found
here ample testimony that the $l14, 900
which Capt. Frazer has paid out this
year has been wisely expended. Al
most one-half of the observatory proper
is now being rooted. When completed
it will be 21O feet long, with width in
the centre of 60 feet, and is 40 at each
side. At one end of this structure stands
dome 80 feet in diameter at the base
and 46 feet high in which is mounted a
fine twelve inch refracting telescope.
This instrument is twice the size of any
other glass in the state, and is capable
of power of l, 200 diameters It can
cause the moon, which is almost 24O.-
600 miles away, to appear as though it
were but 200 miles distant. The remain
der of the finished section of the build
ing will be devoted to q clock-room, a
large workshop, a dormitory, and writ
ing-room, and reception-room for Wis
itors. The excavation for the great
dome is 80 feet in diameter. The dome
will be built ON the solid rock and will
be occupied by the famous thirty-six
inch refractor. This glass is the largest
in the world, the next in order being
the Vienna refractor, twenty-seven
inches, the telescope at the Naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, twenty-six
inches, the Newhall instrument at New
castle. England, twenty-five inches, and
thu rooonflxroroofo6 ,,ofron4n,s Of tl,n
Halsted observatory, Princeton, TWEEN
ty-three inches: The focal length nee
essary for the Lick telescope can not be
determined until the object glass is test
ed. Hence it is now impossible to build
the dome for its reception, for its length
may be any where from forty to sixty
feet. Two small structures adjoining
the main building are already supplied
with apparatus indispensable to the as
trOnOmcr,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Expressed His Mind.

A correspondent, living in Yankton,
Dakota, has been attracted bya remark
able parrot, belonging to a dentist in
that city. Our readers will see from
what follows that the bird exhibits a
talent which classifies it as among the
most wonderful Of parrots. The CORE
spondent says:
Whenever any one enters the dental
rooms in the DOCTORS absence, the bird
shouts vociferously, Somebody wants
you, doctor!'
The bird continues his noisy call until
the doctor enters the room and begins
his work. Then the parrot seems to
take malicious pleasure in initiating
the cries and grOans made by the suf-
ferer as his tooth is being filled or pull
ed. s.ss
One day, the doctors wife was trying
to reach an article on the top of tall
wardrobe. After seyeralivain attempts,
the bird came to her aid with the words,
Help! help! Doctor!'
Probably the most remarka bic instance
Of anger ever exhibited by parrot was
shown by this one, when, one day, the
doctors wife punished it for some mis-.
chief it had committed. Ruf1ling up its
feathers, with an air of offended dig
nifty. it calculated with the utmost BIT
terness. every syllable being stdccato, :.
q hate you! hate yon! I like the
doctor!n'
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Indian and parisian Ealohs.:

Albert Wolff, in the Fty,ro, says that
all popular conceptions of Indian ma
hobs are simply absurd, :,nd that any
Indian nabob would soon be ''fiat
broke" in Paris. should he attempt to
live in hi h style there Indeed, per-
haps, the most eSttHya1ant dream ever
invented by Theopi!i'e Gau,icr. was
Fortunio-tiat novelette, in which we
find an Indian nal,cb realizing the lux
ury Of the Arabian Nights in Paris.
Albert Wolff says:
"Where an Indian nabob would give
his wife a mother-of- bracelet
worth fifteen francs, the Partisan nabob
gives his dear pet a house worth be-
tween 100000 and 100000 francs. In
india a pretty little woman nourishes
herself with poetry; it is enough to call
her Star Of Heaven or My sweet lit
tie white elephant to make her so con-
tent that she will not think of asking
for anything more: Suppose, however,
that a beautiful girl with languishing
eyes, says to a real Indian nabob: My
own darling, it would be so nice of you
to set me up in housekeeping then,
;" AAOo NOCO viz nIOOO OOs AXC
twenty slaves, who earn on an average
three sous day, to plant four posts in
the ground, unite each to the other with
partition walls of palm bark, and spread
a few mats upon the floor. Then the
little house is finished. If the Indian
nabob be extrayagantly generous, he
may perhaps hang bird-cage to the
ceiling-which bird-cage represents the
very greatness of liberality. Sometimes
the nabob may give woman diamonds
of great value; but then he has always
the right to take them back again when
he gets tired of her. But when the
Partisan beauty finds a nabob to set her
up in the world, the first outlay repre-
sents 100000 francs (S300,OOO). Then
tho cost of country home for the sum-
mer, 1000 francs day for domestic ex-
penses. 100000 francs year for the
dressmaker, 5000 francs month for
the m;lliner, not to speak of other
things
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Saving the Train.

The usual crowd of autumn liars
were gathered together in the store, oc-
cupying all the grocery seats-the only
gross receipts that the proprietor took
no pride in-when little, blear-eyed
weazen-faced individual Sneaked in by
the back door, and skunk into dark
corner.
THAT'S him." said the ungrammati-
cal hummer with q green patch over
his left eye.
"Who is it?'' asked several at once.
''Why, the chap who saved a train
from being wrecked was the reply.
"Come, tell us about it." they de-
manded, as the small man crouched in
the darkness, as if unwilling that his
heroic deed should be brought out under
the glare of the blazing kerosene lamp.
After much persuasion, reinforced by
stiff horn Of applejack, he began:
1T was just such night as this
bright and clear-and was going
home down the track, when; right be-
fore me, across the rails, lay a great
beam. There it was. Pale and ghast-
ly as ]ifeless body, and light as it APP
peared, l had not the power to move it.
A sudden rumble and roar told me that
the night express was laundering down.,
and soon would reach the fatal spot.
Nearer and nearer it approached till,
just as the cow-catcher was about lift
ing me, sprang aside, placed myself
between the obstruction and the track,
and the train flew on unframed
The silence was so dense for a mo-
ment that one might have heard dew
drop. Presently somebody said:
"What did you do with the beam?'
Il didn't touch it, he replied; ''but
it touched me.''
"Well,'' persisted the questioner, IF
you couldn't lift it, and didn't touch it,
how in thunder did the train get over
it?''
''Why, don't You see?' said the sad
faced man, as he arose from his seat
and sided toward the door. ''The OBJ.
struction was u moon beam, and
jumped SO that the shadow of my body
took its place, and
Bang! flew ham against the door
and if it had struck the body of the re.
treating hero, there would have been a
much bigger grease-spot frescoed on
the panel. --Drake's Travellers Magazine.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Shielding His Benefactor.

4 good many years ago Cashier
took little lad from q neighboring
poor house, and when the boy had be-
come youth he was given q responsi-
bic position in the bank Of which his
patron was practically the head. Later,
the Cashier stole more than $4,000
from the bank. Exposure was threat
ened every day, aud the guilty officer,
in q period of depression, confessed to
the youth that he proposed to kill him
self. Young Ray, the protege, was
smitten with horror, as he thought Of
the terrible turn in affairs, but having
weighed the matter, the next day he
threw himself into the breach. He
suggested, and the Cashier eagerly ac-
cepted the suggestion, that he should
fasten the guilt upon himself and alb
scond, thus leaving his patron honest
in the worlds eyes, though blackened
in his own. What the public heard of
the Westport robbery was that bank
clerk named Ray had stolen $4,000.
Dectives found several clues, but not
until years afterward was the secret dis
closed. One of the detectives who had
been employed in the case came up
with Ray under still more romantic cir
cumstances. The detective, according
to his "reminiscences published last week
in a San Francisco paper, was called re-
Gently to Western city to ferret out
the person who had robbed private
house of 200 gold eagles. The only
man under arrest was one Henry Mar
tin. As soon as the detective saw Mar
tin the former said, You are Dallas
Ray, who robbed the Westport bank "
Ray then told the true story OF the rob-
berry, and the story has been verified
since. Ray claimed that he was inno-
cent of the gold eagle burglary, and
asked the detective to take note to his
sweetheart, Miss Morse. When the
latter heard of her lovers predicament
she threw her whole soul into obtain
ing proof of his innocence. She went
to the house where the robbery had
been committed. Having asked if the
burglar had left anything in his flight,
she was given handkerchief that had
been dropped by the intruder. She put
the handkerchief to her nose and ex-
claimed: "Find the thief who uses
| this perfume (naming the peculiar
BRANDY and you will find your eagles. "
It was found that only one drug store
in the city sold that kind of perfumery,
and that only one bottle mad been
bought within the preceding month.
Need it be added that the purchaser
was traced, the eagles regained and the
lovers married.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
The Baby's Long Name.

The time is past for the old Puritan
style of Christian names like ''Zeal-of-
the-Lord JONES'" but it seems that an
lrishman will not object to the cumber-
some fashion, if he has IN object in
view other than a religious one.
In the city of Portland, Me-, one of
the leading auction and commission
houses employs a porter who rejoices in
the name Of lin. Tim had been no.
ticcd for some time to be rather indif-
ferent to his duties, and on being ques-
toned us to the occasion of his ncgli-
gence, replied,
''To tell the truth, sir, I've had lit
tie boy born till me, and Iwant to name
him after both O. yees, but l don't in
tirely get the sinse of the names.''
The dilemma in which the porter was
placed was apparent, and the members
of the firm endeavored to devise suit
able cognomen for the kidding. Tim
continued dissatisfied, however, not
withstanding the most ingenious spill
cings of titles. At length, one morning,
he was observed to be unusually active,
in explanation Of which phenomenon
he told his employers
me boy was christened last night,
sir''
.'But,' said the senior, ..you must
have had i name for him.
II did, sir.
Chow did you get over that difficulty
you had about it; what did you call
your boy?'
With Il perfect, radiant confidence.
Tim answered. .sEdward-M NJ. -Putten-&-
Co. Ryan, sir!''
4 1t is needless to add that the firm
''came down. in behalf Of their little
nampSake. R1t1lefiu.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Why They Shut the Stage Door,

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Post relates the following incident of a
stage ride through the mountains: We
were going to say that on this particu-
lar trip we passengers were exceedingly
annoyed by the persistence with which
young Foss (the driver) demanded that
the stage doors be kept closed, particu-
larly when their being opened caused
an appreciable circulation of air. Just
as we were roundinga particularly mar
row turn in the face of the cliff, Foss
noticed that the inside door, 50 to speak,
was again being held ajar. Promptly
putting on the brakes and bringing his
horses to q halt, he descended.
':Do you see that rock?'' he said,
pointing to a huge bowlder ahead that
barely left room for the stage to pass
AWhat Of it?"
''Only this. Last season stage was
passing that rock when somebody
opened the door. The door caught on
the rock, and as it opened further Just
pried the whole business over the cliff.
That little speck way down there is one
Of the hind wheels caught on tree.
Now will you keep that door shut?''
1t took half an hour to get that door
opened when we got to Calistoga, every
individual having separately tied Il
with his handkerchief.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Fatten Your Own Stock.

The meat production OF the United
States could easily DO absorbed to the
extent Of feeding 100, 600, 600 Of popula-
ton. 1t will never be done SO long as
the average farmer is content to sell his
grain, leaving the production of meat,
beef especially, in the hands Of COM
paratively few, who make especially Of
fattening stock. The same is true in the
case of sheep, though not to the same
degree. But for some reason the Amer.
lean farmer, and. indeed, the American
people, do not take kindly to mutton.
The taste should be educated in this di-
rection. In all our Hill country sheep
should be the most profitable Of farm
stock, and particularly in the hill region
of the South, where early lambs may be
turned off at low cost, to be eagerly
bought in the northern markets. So
swine should be carried to the full ca
pacity of every farm, both North and
South.
There is q worlds demand for we'll
fattened, healthy pork, and always will
be-. Where the climate is adapted to
the growth of Indian corn. the most
profitable use it can be put to is in fat
tening steers and hogs for market. 1t
the farmer, cultivating from eighty
acres upward, would study these meat
problems carefully as to the profits in a
series OF years, taking into considcra-
ton the increased value of his farm over
that where the coarse grains were sold,
he would not be long in recognizing the
fact that his true interest lay in carrying
as much live stock as his land would
feed.
Our most wealthy farmers are those
who have given their attention to the
production of meat, butter and cheese.
They always will be. Instead Of pro-
ducing comparatively little more meat
than is required for home consumption,
our export should be in this direction,
rather than in the export of grain. The
first course brings the more money, and
continuously enriches the soil. The lat
ter policy never made the farmer rich
who persisted in it year by year. In the
end he must lay out all his profits fol-
fertilizers, while the stock farmer gets
his profits as he goes along, and accu-
mulates manure enough year by year
to keep his soil fully up to its original
forti1itV n
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
Adding Virtue to the Rolling Waters,

Not long since an Evansville news
paper man was at a seaside resort, hav-
ing heard that the waters there would
wash away sin, and being DESTROYS to
take all possible precaution against fu-
ture accidents. While walking down
toward the beach tall, consumptive.
looking man approached him, and in a
deep, sepulchral voice asked:
''Do you really think there is any vir-
tue in these waters?''
The scribe glanced over the bathers
who were disporting themselves in the
surf and replied:
Indeed, l cannot say. am not ac-
quainted with a soul in the whole crowd.
There will be, though, in about five
minutes just as soon as can get my
duds off,
The cadaverous individual shook his
head and walked slowly on, endeavor-
ing to work a laugh in with q hacking
cough, while the editor went into one Of
the bath houses to prepare wad Of
Western virtue for the rolling waters
Evansville argus.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
HQar.FrQSt,

In many respects hoar-frost is the
very opposite of snow. After fall of
snow the thicker branches are most
heavily laden, the light sprays are
often bare or nearly SO, and snow lies
upon the branch, whereas hoar-frost is
pendant from it, The general effect of
snow in a forest is quite different from
the effect Of hoar-frost. Hoar-frost al
tiers the character of trees, sometimes
greatly improving it-for example, in
the case of the poplar, which is certain
ly not SO elegant in its ordinary state as
it is when the weight of the hoar-frost
has brought its twigs together in clust-
ers gracefully bending outwards. The
instructive desire for more perfect beau
ty has led some artists to treat the pop
lar in that way, and to anticipate by
idealizing its ordinary form exactly that
ideal elegance which the hoar-frost
makes reality. The birch alters it's
form wonderfully under the influence of
hoar-frost. All its twigs bend down.
wards and they are so heavily laden
that the whole tree looks one mournful
mass of white. The common willows
are turned by the same cause into weep
ing willows, and if you strike branch
so weighed and relieve it suddenly of
its burden, it will spring up suddenly
into the air. The weigh of the boar
frost on forest of moderate extent
would probably reach thousands of
tons. 1t is enough to break off branches,
and we were informed on good authori-
ty that in the forests of the Morvan not
only branches but even the trunks of
moderately strong trees had given way
under the burden, so that there was an
appreciable loss from the exceptional
cause.
The slightest movement is sufficient
to shake off the crystals of hOar-frost,
and when q little wind disturbed the
trees they shed the frost like thick snow,
so that the ground looked as if there
had been snowstorm. But although
so easily disturbed by wind the boar
frost was strong enough to resist the
winter sun, and the effect of it in the
forests battles description. After that
came a general rise in the temperature
of the air, and the white frost suddenly
disappeared, leaving behind it nothing
except the recollection as of an en-
chantment which had changed the as
pect of the world. 1t is quite useless,
we believe, to endeavor to paint it, be-
cause the effect of it is dependent upon
minute delicacies of form and shade
which are unattainable in art. Simply
as a natural phenomenon, outside of the
region Of the fine art, it is one of the
most beautiful that can be seen, but it
occurs in full perfection very rarely,
perhaps twice in century.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29

A Cleveland inventor has sent to the
iife-saving service at Washington plans
and a printed description Of q ''vacu-
UNI gum" to be used for throwing q
small iron boat, containing man, with
lines and other apparatus, over the
surf in order to reach any vessel that
may be in distress off the coast. The
plan is a novel one, but no great con-
idence in its success is expressed by exc
4perts who are Mt present here.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29

'..Spinster dinners is a new form OF
hospitality which will be introducedth this
season. Betrothed girls, on the eve OF
their marriages, will give farewell din
ners to their maiden friends. Men will
be altogether absent, and the only ma
irons present will be the mothers of the
future bride and groom. Failinga moth
er, a maiden aunt, or even a grandmoth.
er, will be invited.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
sion for his services.

Fruit growers in Florida have made a
valuable discovery. Dry sand is the
best packing for oranges and lemons.
1t must be quite dry. and no paper
used. The fruit must touch the sand.
Experience warrants keeping for five
months, ut least. The dry sand has alb
sorbing power that apparently takes up
all exudations subject to decomposi-
ton, the rind being very porous. Nat
urally the thoughtful mind suggests
that. on the same principle, dry sand
must have similar preservative effect on
other fruits, such as pears, plums, nec-
tarines, apples and other mooth-skinned
varieties.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-29
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society bellies a rare and royal pair Of
well, in common parlance, '.garters."
They were so handsome with their Jew
els and precious metals that the young
lady refused to return them when she
refused an offer of her admirers hand.
w. T. Silk, the English fish culturist,
has taken 700 American black bass to
England. He will stock White Water
Lake. belonging to the late Marquis
of Exeter, and the various reservoirs
around London. He hopes that Amer
lean black bass will soon be as plentiful
in England rs English sparrows are in
America.
When q St. Louis street car conductor
is discharged he says that the cause of
his dismissal was ''tlirting with the
ladies'" The Superintendent of the
company says that the drivers them
selves start the story sin order to stand
better with the public than they would
If the real reason of the discharge was
known" St. Louis female society
must be peculiarly constituted if it is
pleased with the conductors version.
When you see prominent citizen, a
bright and shining light in society and
an energetic man of business, and all
that sort of thing, pause in the middle
Of the sidewalk and gaze about him,
with CLASSY look in his eye, you
needn't think of apoplexy and paraly-
sis. He is simply trying to remember
an errand his wife told him to do
Among the secret trades of Chicago,
and probably of other large cities, is
that Of ''hustling." The "hustler'' is a
man who, with much time and no capi-
tai at his disposal, makes a living more
or less comfortable BY Hing country
merchants who have come t0 town to
replenish their stool s to friendly whole
sale dealers. and receiving : eolnmis-