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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
A Story of Webster.

Mr.. Webster's centennial birthday
was an occasion for many anecdotes in
the New England papers. It is related
that a friend from Nantucket once OBJ
jected because Mr.. Webster asked him
$4,000 to 60 to the Island to argue a
case. II would as soon argue the whole
Docket" said Mr. Webster, who did not
wish the long trip. The friend said that
present before his own case was called.
When Mr.. Webster got to Nantucket he
found that the friends case was at the
foot of the docket and that he was ex-
pected to argue the whole docket
through. He did so and received
the $4,000, but his client, who had
':farmed'' him out, cleared $500 be-
sides winning his case ittsburg Post.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
Philosophy in Ebony.

Remember, young man, dat de man
what han'les de most books amt de best
eddycated. I knowed bookbinder
once dat couldn't read.
I may differ from de religious folks
when / say dat rs got more respect fur
de woodpecker den has fur de dove.
De dove is 'ceitful. He'll COO around
an coax yer inter sympathy, but soon
as yer back is turned he goes ober inter
der field and pulls up de young wheat.
All dis time de woodpecker has been
diggin' worm outen tree.
Ebery provision oh nature may be
wise. but I doan see why body should
suffer so much in cuttin' teeth. A dog
doan hab no truble, neder does coon,
but natur gives fits to de baby. And
dis, de preachers tell me, is on account
oh de political trickery oh Adam. Use
glad dat he was counted out OBJ de gar
den oh Eden. Everybody what walks
de flo, wild a teethin chile is natural
enemy ter dat man.
I had noticed dat all great men re-
tains in arter life de early impressions
oh childhood. Dis scar heah is where
my ladder hit me wild sassafras
sprout. Little Rock Gazette.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
WHOLE NUMBER 217
How to Make Toast.

Mrs. E. P. Ewing in recent lecture
on cookery said: ''Toasting effectually
destroys yeast germs in bread, and con-
verts the insoluble starch into soluble
substance resembling gum, which chem
lists call dextrine, SO that toasted bread
is incapable of fermenting and produc-
ing fatulence, or becoming sour on the
stomach. Bread toasted very dry agrees
better with weak stomach than any
other bread-indeed, sensitive stom-
ach will frequently digest toast when it
will digest no other article of food
Hence toast, which is in such general
use as diet for invalids, can be safely
and judiciously recommended for them
at all times; and the loose talk INDUCED
in by some self-styled teachers of physi-
ology about the extreme unhealthfulness
of toast, especially when buttered, only
gave emphasis to the fact that toasting
bad bread and melting bad butter does
not improve the quality of either, or
render them less indigestible or unwhole-
some than when in their original unre-
generate condition. Melting or boiling
inferior butter will not make it proper
food for human stomach, and the most
skillful manipulation will not convert
sour, baked bread into nutritious,
palatable toast.
Toast holds so important place in
our dietary that every one should know
how to make it properly. Yet one of
the best American authorities on Gull
nary matters says only about one in ten
thousand knows how to make toast. and
the lecturer endorsed the statement so
far as to assert that bad toast was the
rule, good toast the exception. In max
ing toast, three directions should be OBJ
served; Cut the bread, which should be
somewhat stale, in even. slices, about
half an inch in thickness. If the bread
is fresh, slightly dry them. Hold each
slice a sufficient distance from the fire,
which should be of clear, bright Goals,
to keep it from burning, and let it brown
evenly. For this purpose wire broiler
or toasting-fork can be used. When
the surface of one side becomes rich
golden color, turn and heat the other
side in a similar manner, until the slice
is perfectly toasted. Serve the moment
it is done in a warm plate, dry or butter
ed, and it will tempt the appetite of
either invalid or epicure. And the ay-
erage individual may indulge OCCASION
ally with impunity in a broiled quail or
a Boston stew, served on toast after this
method, without the least fear of future
regret or discomfort.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
Alta Wayne.


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Hn MI. no"ue ~ suel !19 IL SAe vnuloeu sy;
~ NJ neIe Oter ne Win rOckS, gray anu Drown,
u W,eo crv ts waters came ieapng down;
WHERE INC lowering pines Dy the wlnos were
Where the srowl of the erizzly-bear was heard:
ed deer
StOod the low hut OF a pioneer.
Its wallis were ride and ito roof wos low.
WIZ TN thatcn OF bougas, with puncheon-iioor,
,r ,.n "!nuE"S uolreu, anu a IuNssive uOUc'
NV Twas slmPle-twas picturesque anu plain
u0 Aoioeo-nou'e VI pi"vo A''a wayne
Her form was tall ana her skin was brown
Her look was lovely; her limbs were strong;
Her S e.,E aa H.. was mick ana !ong;
ner iul, reu Ups were as sweet 10 see
~ rlPe,as ~, Gnet t upon Ine Tree:
Xr c me crimson n3sn When the sunset gows;
And her voice as sweet as the thought Of
She had followed her husband acroas tho
nio;ns. " "0o'" "oAoe' NO
She had n shsnea his losses ana Golden oo;ns
w " itn ner pretty Dape on ner hopefui breast,
nve ck nGresGs ner Zee! naa pressed.
ho eta naue ner neeoiess OF toll or pam;
'Tis near tho close If a Summardoy
And Ara VANS vs0 IN +ha tw;ii"h+ .s;o,,
Sits sweetlv Hnmmin~ an old f,1ne nser
With her v1nnr child niav;nr haforo tho door
She thinks Of her hnsha~S's 9o1dan niio "oo1'
W. WIN nope19l look and happy smile;
IN Tne uleams OF pleasnre Twill orlng, some day,
~ ~ lrlenus III me uear nome Tar away.
!aere Is nothlng selnsh, or proud, or vain
III tue hoole nature OF Alta wayne.
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IN the shn1iIar;n~ Dir "naa onhni,ssn ~ ~
Sha anr;nrs 70 Hor feSot ,v;tt - f?;..+ooa
u Dol. bound;
her neart STANDS still at the awful sound;
f Ser Ups grow hv1d; her cheeks turn pale;
She hna,a n IT, courage oeglns 20 ran.
S IN neats . Plasn In Gme mOunta1n:stream-
Aneh announcer cry. lis panthers scream!
She leans throuph tho doorwav-ho, child "a
gone: 80
Then into the tbfcket she r,,shes on.
~ que iahc3es MS form IN me partners Jaws,
IL f % a Mlu coi ; ny Ats cI1e claws.
NJ i;4n 20 H a 1; VII al awln tear.
io .eLe .Lt a ugn1 iaugn ereeis ner eur
"A '"1 fer,,, .na' 'nil''e through ner tremDAng
r;,,o s,,nsS, +..+.,
storm. :" "-o"'Ao'
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
The Result of Believing in Proverbs,

The Result of Believing in Proverbs.
While the prisoners were out in the
jail yard few days ago, two of them
who were under sentence to the peniten-
tiary, were heard comparing notes about
as follows:
II don't believe in proverbs" said
prisoner No. 1, cit is believing in pro-
verbs that brings me here. When was
a boy, I often seen folks pick up pins,
and when asked them why they did it,
they said:
IF you see pin and let it lay.
You will have bad luck all the day."
eyes, that's so. I've heard it myself. -
'Well, it don't work. picked up a
pin, and I've had bad luck ever since.
was arrested the very same day, end
now I've got to 60 to the penitentiary
for three years"
'What has that to do with picking up
pins?'
''Well. you see, the pin picked up
was diamond pin worth $3.50. I be-
ieved in the proverb about having good
luck, if I picked up the pin in q show
case, but they telephoned for the police
and here l am"
The other prisoner thought for a
moment, and then said:
''When I come to think of it, proverbs
are what have brought me to this fix. y
''How sop' asked the man who had
picked up the pin for good luck.
''Well, had heard about horseshoes
bringing good luck, SO I picked up
horseshoes. Horseshoes were my weak
ness.''
Them horseshoes you went off with
were fastened on to another fellows
horse, weren't they?" queried No. l.
jess SOL
''When l get out Tn not going to
tamper with any more proverbs re-
marked No. 2.
..Me neither" responded No. 1.
Fall in, boys said the jailer, and
they went back to their cosy retreats on
the inside Of the jail Louisville Courie,
Journal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15
The Humming Birds Nest.

The nest is about an inch in diameter,
and as much in depth, with its outside
constructed of the blush gray moss
taken from old trees or fences, and
thickly glued to the interior with the
saliva of the bird. Within are thick
layers of the fine wings of flying seeds:
and lastly, the downy substance from
the great mullen and from the stalks of
the common fern, line the whole. The
eggs are two, and pure white. A short
time before the young leave the nest
they can be seen thrusting their tiny
bills into the mouths of their parents,
sucking what has been brought them;
very different method of feeding from
that of most young birds.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15

A forgetful woman out West the other
night aroused the inmates of hotel to
which her bridal trip had led, on &C.
count of finding man in her room. The
trit1ing circumstance of her marriage
that morning had quite escaped her
memory, and it was not until summary
justice was about to be visited upon
the offender that she happened to recol-
lect It.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15

Moribund husband Ito aesthetic wife)
We'll, Jennie, the doctor says I must
soon leave you. Do not grieve; I have
provided handsomely for you in my will.
You will keep my memory green, won't
You, my lovep Gsthetic Wife (sobbing)
Dearest, I will; and I will see that
your grave is kept green, also (redect-
Mely); but not one Of those horrid bright
colors. a nice olive-gray green, with.
an old gold tomb stone, will look too
awfully lovely for anything.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15

One day man much the worse for
Whiskey staggered up to the celebrated
Whitefeld and said, s.Misser Whitefeld,
l was converted by you two years ago.
"Ah," said the preacher" 'sthis looks
like my work. Now, if God had con-
Verted VOu--''
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-15

peggio.
In the early Fall came the eventful
night. The spacious opera house with
its rows upon rows of upturned faces
the faces of those upon whose smile or
frown hung the success or failure of her
artist-life; the idle, lack-lustre faces of
amusement seekers, and, above and be-
You'd them, the dear, familiar faces of
her girlhood days.
AS she stood looking down upon them
all, for one moment she hesitated, a
dull, aching fear paralyzing every nerve
and muscle; then the opening notes of
the accompaniment fell upon her ear,
and, clasping the precious old Cremona
in her fair arms, she stood awaiting the
signal for her playing to begin, lost to
all save the love of her art.
And how she played!
Surprising her patrons widest hope!
Carrying her whole audience as one
soul spellbound into the regions of di-
vinest sound. All her fathers old skill
heightened and refined by her own wo-
manly intuition and talented grace.
One, and only one of all the vast as
sembly felt his heart sink, as he saw the
hattering attention and heard the thumb
ers Of applause that broke forth again
and again as soon as the last note had
died away, and the girl turned to leave
the stage. Standing far back in the
shadow OF huge column, young Earl
ston watched the slender form as. it
passed off between the wings; watched
the flush of pleased excitement, the
sparkle and flash Of the blue eyes as she
returned in obed ience to the enthusiastic
recall; watched the triumphant mien Of
the old Vaterchen as he peeped from the
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04
MURDER!!!!
To the Editor Of the Ra,ybeian.

To the Editor Of the Rugbeiam.
Dear SRI am the Spirit of an ancient
melody, familiar as household words to the ears
OF English-speaking people. My name Isl
"Home, sweet Home" say this Mr.. Editor
with sorrow and regret. do, indeed. You
have heard of Tithonus. In one respect our
fate is similar we cannot die. am old, and
grow older-yet cannot die. Why is this?
Will tell you. was born immortal. On
the mere arrangement of Gamut and
Alphabet was breathed spirit, which
spirit | am aud ever shall be. My
mission was among mankind. to cheer, to
solace. to condole. ] was loved and respected.
But what has happenedP have become old;
have become familiar. How true it is that
familiarity breeds contempt. Once the tayorlte
moroccan OF the operate Orchestra, | am now
associated as a nuisance with the blatant
bla ings and ill-tuned trumpetings of the
impous youth of this town. And not content
with chcapeaing me and endlessly assaultlng
with me the public repose am denied the
right OF appealing to their clemency an propr1a
persona, but come booming and shocking the
noise worn tympanum disguised in every pos
sibllity of optional and involuntary variation.
have lately heard three grace notes (Grace
notes y introduced into my second bar without
any reference to my feelings, or to those OF
such unsteady constituted persons as they
may be inflicted upon. | ask, Mr.. Editor,
whether this is fairP OF course not. ! con-
slider it a very near approach to libel.
My esteemed friend Old Hundred, has
escaped, merely owing to certain gravity IN
his composition which renders such liberties
unadvisabe. Were it possible to violate his
sober responsibility with gratuitous cadenzes
and such meretricious adornments it would
have been done. His reputation could not
have saved him.
This is my complaint. Do not impute it tc
the querulousness of old age, nor desire fol
publicity. When ten generations of such
perverted noise makers shall have ceased from
mans memory-not as the frettul putfings Of
the perpetual cornet, which cease mott shall
remain-Simpler munditiiS-to the taste o.
right minded people the same simple melody
which was wont to delight the great-great.
grandfalhers of this nickel plated, iconoclasti'
age. | remain, sir, yours truly,
H. S. H.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04
HELENWOOD.
II. S. H.

The report has been widely circulated that
the fleetwood Coal Company was in the
Shertf's hands. This is true; but still the
company is not insolvent. An inconsderate
piece of management at the mines brought
forward number of creditors, who attached
the works, but the stockholders of Lexington.
KY, and Chattanooga, meeting, agreed to issue
bonds and take them up in proportion to the
amount of stock held and pay the pressing
debt-$l8, 0O0-out of the proceeds. In few
days the company will be unencumbered, and
the mining work vigorously carried on. The
mines are regarded as exceedingly valuable
and will soon pay handsome dividend The
company was INCORPORATED, and commenced
operations in August, 1884, with capital of
$500, 900.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04
TENNESSGE'S DEBT.

The debt of Tennessee, of which so
much has been said both in and out of
the State, is thus explained by State
Treasurer Polk:
'Previous to the war the debt was
about SAL 100000. 1t was contracted
in different State enterprises, but chiefly
in building railroads and turnpikes.
Many of the enterprises in which the
State had sunk money failed utterly
during the war, but at it's close the
solvent railroads came forward, paid the
State with her own bonds, and reduced
the debt to about $20,0O0,000 The
State thought she might pay herself
entirely by taking hold of the insolvent
railroads and running them herself.
She did run them for a time, but the
loss was about $4,000 day, and they
were sold out at foreclosure. The
present State debt is about $27, 100000.
In January, 1881, the Legislature passed
a bill authorising funding the debt at
100 cents on the dollar and per cent.
interest. There had been a good deal
of talk in Tennessee, as there has been
in other States Of the South, of repudi-
atlng the debt. A great many people
were anxious to repudiate. Others were
willing to pay the debt in part only
The people averse to the payment Of
the debt in full made a great stir and
declared the bill unconstitutional. The
matter was contested in the courts and
last December the courts decided that
the bill was unconstitutional because
the coupons were made receivable for
taxes. The bondholders were then
appealed to and told that unless they
made some proposition the consequences
might be disastrous to their interests
They made proposition to accept 90 per
cent. of the face value of the bonds and
accrued interest, and last April the
Legislature passed funding bill to that
effect"
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04
WARTBURG.

Special to the Ruybeian.
Nov. IL have not much to report
on earth this week, but little to say
of grand scene which appeared in the
heavens on Tuesday evening. A cloud
in the distance, as it came above the
horizon, comparatively speaking "no
bigger than mans hand" rose ever
higher and higher until it filled half
the heavens, and presented spectacle
magnificent and grand beyond express
sion. Its varying hues Of purple and
gold-the time was about sunset its
changing form, its grand dimensions,
giving to it an effect and mightiness
that was all absorbing to the behoder,
making him obliyious to the danger
that seemed most imminent.
The armament that thunder strike the hills,
Of rock built cities, bidding nations quake,
And monarchs tremble in their capitals.
seemed really sweeping down upon us,
almost as destroying avalanche The
lightning was very vivid, and the thunder
most heavy; while the rain came down
in almost a solid sheet for short time
accompanied by hurricane Of wind
1t seemed, however, to have spent its
greater force before reaching us. None
but the Grand Artist of Nature could
put forth so beautiful and sublime 4
scene.
Misses Bertha and Minnie Boehm
sisters of Mrs. Redman, with Miss Ros;
Brandt, of Cincinnati, are visiting al
the Central Hotel. Miss Brandt is o
the noted family of musicians that is
sc well known in connection with tho
grand musical concerts in Cincinnati.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04

On our way home we left the wagon
and walked down to the Yellow Creek
falls and caves, piece Of scenery well
worthy Of visit Reaching Mrs Bush's
we made sad havoc among her we'll pre-
prepared dishes. Here we met MIR,
Cyrus Clarke, who gave us some pros
and cons of the railway. He said Mr..
Crawford was at present engaged in
cracking the nut Of Mr.. John Scott. a
somewhat hard nut, too, he feared.
The ride home commenced we'll, but
dark clouds and rumblings ahead told
of coming storm, and come it did.
The bright lightning played about us,
and the rain tried to wash us out of the
vehicle. 1t did rain, some but ten
miles settled us down to the inevitable.
Behind us the sky was blue and clear,
the setting sun throwing into the storm
wetted woods food of light, Illuminating
the scaret leaves of the oak and the
vivid green of the young pines in way
that gave much compensation for the
rain, Brilliant rainbows, like triumphal
arches, spanned our road, and as we
entered Rugby we felt that our excursion
had been in every way success.
We must not close without referring
to Mr.. Robinson's fine team, his com
Portable wagon, and the success of his
desire to contribute to the comfort and
pleasure of the journey.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04
SUCCESS WITH ENSILAGE.

Mr.. c. W. Garrett of Enfield, North Caro-.
Ina, writing about enslage in the Home and
Farm, says:
This a subject that will at some time
become of great benefit to the South. The
great barrier with our people seems to be the
expenge of building silos. This is great
mistake; for they can be built above ground,
air and water tight, at very small cost, or
about 70 cents per ton, in silos holding from
fifty to one hundred tons, and these Will pre-
serve the ensilage just as well as those built of
cement, at cost of IS to $40 per ton.
The writer has two silos with a capacity of
thirty tons, each built Of cement below ground !;
afterwards made two others above ground.
holding sixty tons each, both not costing 500.
For three seasons these have kept the ensilage
during the summer and winter just as well as
those made of cement, and should | have
occasion to build others, would certainly make
them above ground. So much as to the cost
of silos.
The material that use and like much better
than any other for ensilage is the one of all
others the most easily raised at the South
the COW or field pea. have tried corn, pearl
millet, rye and the COW pea. can make more
per acre of the last than of any of the others
and the stock greatly prefer this, and stand
their work much better when fed upon peavine
ensilage than any Of the above, or upon the
best corn fodder or hay. The butter made
while feeding it is gilt edge"
| filled my first silos in September, 1880, and
three fourths of the time since have fed work
animals, horses and mules, on nothing else,
except daily small rations of grain. They
have been in good health and flesh, with hair
glossy and bright. 1t has not cost one half to
feed them since adopting this system, There
is no danger of loss from inclement weather
as it is no disadvantage if the material is wet
with dew or rain when put in slos.
Any person desirous of learning the ex-
perience of large number of the successful
| farmers of the States, should write to the
Department of Agriculture, Washington, d. c.
for Special Report No. 4s, Record of Silo.
and Ensilage." This will give much informa.
ton on the subject, and will convince thu
reader that the system has passed beyond 3
mere experiment"
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04

The following letter from Mr.. Walton,
respecting the paragraph we copied from the
Chattanooga Times last week. appeared in the
Times of October 26th:
Board of Aid Office, Rugby, oath Oct 80,
Editor Chattanooga Times.
Dear Sir,-Allow me to correct slight
mistake in your issue of Saturday last regard
ing the visit of Mr.. Blackjack and myself to
your city.
Chattanooga was certainly the most at
tractive and desirable place we saw on our
tour and we can cheerfully bear testimony to
its being the nert best location to Rugby.
The admirable capabilities developed by your
most courteous and hospitable citizen Mr.. F.
J. Bennett, to whom We are indebted for much
kindness and information, only confirmed our
opinions as to the possible and probable future
of Rugby. Yours truly,
(Sgnd.) ROBERT WALTON,
Atty. -in-fact.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04

TUTT's PILLS A SUGAR PLUM.-Tutt's Pills
are now covered with vanilla sugar coating,
making them as pleasant to swallow as a little
sugar plum, and rendering them agreeable to
the most delicate stomach.
They cure sick headache and bilious collie.
They give appetite and flesh to the body.
They cure dyspepsia and nourish the system.
They cure fever and ague, costiveness etc.
Sold everywhere. rs cents box.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04

We are informed that Mr., Charles f. Mason,
of London, England, and late of Rugby, was
married on the 26th ult., at Madison, Ind, to
Miss Annie L. Armstrong, step daughter of
Mr. Onderdonk, of Central avenue, Rugby,
and daughter Of the late Mr.. Armstrong,
of Jefferson county, Ind. Miss Armstrong
was grand. daughter of Capt. John Armstrong,
deceased, former veteran commander of the
Louisville Mail Line Steamers. We would
desire for Mr.. and Mrs. Mason the realization
of every attainable hope of a happy future.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-04

"The State should pay her debts in full.
Tennessee is able to do it and would feel
proud to see her do it. | don't believe with
some people that d State is sovereign and can
do as she pleases in such matters. State
Treasurer Polk.
We agree with you, Mr.. Polk, and should
like to see Tennessee pay up. That's our
position on this interminable State debt.