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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

was about to wing him. Boyd and Har-
vey said that there was story to the
effect that the wild man had originally
come from North Carolina, and that
during the war he had been a sharp
shooter on Bald Mountain, and that
shortly after the war he had murdered
q whole family of settlers in the noun
tain and fed. Both Boyd and Harvey
appear like shrewd fellows, and expect
to make a fortune out of their prize.
Their great anxiety and fear is that the
authorities will interfere with them, and
claim that the man is simply lunatic,
and place him in some institution. They
had the snake skins in box in the bag
gage car, together with some other
curiosities found in the cave. Boyd said
that the wild man will not touch any
thing but fruit and meat, which he eats
ravenously, and much the same as
wild beast. Cigar smoke bothered him
a great deal, and he kept driving il
away from him with his clawy hands.
When the train arrived in Jersey City
the men took carriage, and said they
were going to take the New Haven night
boat from the foot of Peck Slip, and
avoid daylight crowd in New York.
In case they cannot make satisfactory
terms with Barnum, or some other
prominent circus man, they intend ex-
hibiting their prize themselves as soon
as they can extensively advertise him,
beginning in New York City some time
in May. In the meantime they are go
ing to keep him in some secluded place
on Long Island. - Philadelphia Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
How to Keep Out Flowers Fresh.

Almost the first thought that follows
admiration for freshly-picked bouquet
is how it can be preserved the greatest
length of time. Many experiments
have been undertaken to prevent flowers
from fading, such as placing salt in
the water, or nipping them off and APP
plying sealing wax. We have tried all
methods, and have come to the conclu-
sion that changing the water in which
the stems are plunged frequently, and
sprinkling the flowers hourly, will keep
them fresh and fair longer than with
other treatment. The water used should
be tepid. The cooler the temperature
of the apartment the better Never
leave flowers under a gas jet, or they
will Immediately blight. The last thing
at night change the water on the stems
and sprinkle the flowers thoroughly.
Tie over the vase and basket tissue pa
per which has been soaked in water.
Over this tuck a newspaper. In the
morning the flowers will be found az
fair as on the night previous. Roses
fade sooner than almost any flowers.
Heliotrope will wither and blacken with
the tenderest care. It should be nipped
from a bouquet as soon as it loses fresh
ness. Lilies, tulips, narcissus, euphor-
bias, hyacinths, and all flowers with
succulent stems, can be preserved sew.
eral days.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
Opposed to Titles.

The prevailing idea that an Arkansaw
man insists upon being designated BY q
title is mistake. The other night q
farmer who had nothing TODD with the
war went into newspaper Office and
gave the city editor piece of very inn
portant information.
What is your name?'' asked the city
editor.
..Higgle; Colonel Higgle, they call
me, but I don't want any title. Just
say that Mr.. II. E. Higgle gave you the
information y
'.All right" replied the newspaper
ma1fsrning to his work. Mr.. Higgle
left, but in moment returned and said,
''Be sure and not put title to my
name, please
"All right, )" answered the city editor,
He went away again, but came back
again and said:
Don't forget not to call me by =
title. .
..I'll attend to that, " replied the city
editor.
BE again left, but soon opened the
door again and called out:
.'Say, those fool fellows ont my way
call me Colonel. Just say Colonel Hig-
gle, please. This confounded title busi-
ness is enough to make man sick.
Say, don't forget to say Colonel Good
night. Say Colonel remember. =
Arkdusaw Eaveler.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

The Mechanical Engineer tells q
strange storyo of the effect produced on q
wrought iron forging by human hair.
The forging was in q powerful cold
press for finishing the forging after it is
shaped. It was put between two hard
ened steel dies and subjected to pres
sure of 200 tons to the square inch. "A
hair was taken from the head of q by
stander, placed on the face Of the forg-
ing, and the pressure applied. The
result was that the hair was driven into
the forging and imbedded in it, the hair
itself remaining uninjured, and being
removed intact. II everybody's hair IS
as unyielding as that, how are we to
account for various things that we see
and feelp
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
Dakota 8 Hanging Farms.

Yes, gentlemen" continued the Da-
kota man, eve have got the biggest
country, the biggest people and the big
gest farms there are anywhere on earth.
What dye think of farms three or four
hundred miles squared" and the Dakota
man leaned back and enjoyed the aston
ishment of the mob.
''What dye raise, chiefy?" asked q
quiet man, who had taken It all in.
wheat" replied the man from d.
kota. 1--WE don't do any business but
wheat
II don't think I want any of it, re-
marked the quiet man. ..It looks to me
as though there couldn't be any houses
to live in up that way"
CHATS SO, murmured the crowd.
'Houses!" exclaimed the gentleman
from Dakota. Houses! houses! WHY.
when I say that Territory contains more
and better buildings than all the rest of
the United States put together, I am
ashamed of myself for the mildness in
which draw it! Houses! Gentlemen.
it is q positive fact that there isn't q
square foot in that Territory that isn't
built over, and in some cases they have
" va POACo VA UAAC 1OOAS VI LILO OullO.
ings already erected and on those poles
they have built houses right over the
streets and roads. That's what keeps us
so warm in winter and cool in summer.
The cold and sunlight never get
through
DO | understand you that every foot
OF that country is rooted IMP" demanded
the quiet man. lis that q fact, or are
you gasing?'
Just as sure's as you're born,'' re-
piled the Dakota man, promptly and
confidently: IF q man goes into that
going to be left hard.''
I'm that case. rejoined the quiet
man, slowly ''in that case, will you be
kind enough to explain to me just where
those big farms you have been speaking
of are locatedp'
Stranger" said the Dakota man.
stranger, you think you have put q
poser, but there is just where we utilize
every thing that leads to wealth. Gen.
tlemen, them farms is on the tops Of the
houses. and we put them up there SOS
to let EN- get the sun and at the same
time keep them out Of the vet! You
see, wheat
But they interrupted him with . brick.
brooklyn Eagle.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
WHOLE NUMBER ss5
The Dnda..

The New York correspondent q the
Brooklyn Eagle, a sort Of MAN About
Town. notes the Introduction Of Q new
word into the language. It is dude
or d-o-o-d, the spelling not having been
distinctly settled yet. Nobody knows
where the word came from, but it has
sprung into popularity within the past
few weeks, and everybody is using it.
The correspondent says Of it:
1t means q masher, and vet it means
something more than q masher. For in
stance, a masher may be young or old,
he may mash by virtue of his politeness,
OF his accomplishments, of his wealth,
beauty, eyes, nose or face; he may be .
man OF mature years, en- old man,
young man, or boy. In speaking Of
Washers one is never sure exactly what
sort of a man is meant. There is q
class of Washers in New York who will
now have a definite place in the Ian
guage of the town as dudes. A dude
cannot be old; he must be young, and
to be properly termed dude he should
be one of a certain class who affect the
metropolitan theaters. A dude is from
10 to % years of age, wears trousers of
extreme. tightness, is. hollow-chested,
effeminate in his way, apes the English,
and distinguishes himself among his
fellowmen as q lover of actresses. The
badge of. his Office is the paper cigar
cite, and his bell-crown English opera
hat is his chiefest Joy. They are seen in
large numbers at the theaters, where
they form one of the interesting features
OF the evening entertainments. They
are offensive, because they blow cigar
cite smoke in ladies' faces and monop.
olize the bar between the acts. As q
rule they are rich mems sons, and very
proud of the unlimited cash at their
command. They call all actresses by
their first names and affect extreme
familiarity with all things pertaining to
the stage; but in reality they know very
little personally of the men and women
Of the dramatic profession. Still the
dude always possesses particular favor
lite of the reigning theatrical celebrity.
They are a harmless lot of men one
way, for they are too shallow pated and
weak to accomplish any harm, but they
are sometimes offensive. No dude is q
real dude who does not talk to q fellow
dude in loud voice during the play;
also, no dude who respects himself ever
takes lady to the theater. They run
in pairs, and compare notes between
the acts
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
Tho1ra.

Thin and graceful like clipper Thora was from
Though her dress was very scanty and perhaps
not CONNIE il faut;
Bare and brown her little feet were and her
cheeks were sunburnt, too,
But her lips were rosy and her eyes were very
blue.
One black skirt with red embroidery and
snowy white chemise
We're her wonted dress on weekdays. when she
felt herself at ease.
Hats she only wore in winter, when with snow
But her eyes peep forth full brightly meath the
big sou'westers brim.
For who thinks that a sodwer's en- If e'er and
e'er SO wide,
From the boys j,s sdmirins s1ances could pretty
And tits known how such attention every pref
ty maid annOys;
And-it was thousand pities!-Thora did not
They were either rude and noisy, or too BASH
full and confused;
AS for loving them! No, thank you; she would
rather be excused!
And, besides, there were SO many-stout and
slender, short and tall
How should she her choice determine, since she
could not love them all?
Dumb, abashed stood little Thora, and her
Nervously she twirled her apron, and she hung
her pretty head,
Till at length she gathered courage, and she
whispered breathlessly,
''Mother, dear, love him truly. and he says
that he loves me-"
"Lord a mercy on us, daughter!" solemnly tho
dame replied;
II who have the maids invited that they might
thy choice decide;
For of men there are SO many-stout and slen-
III Oh rfo p,1 foil
How's maid to choose among them, since she
cannot love them ALP
Now, the moon, who had been hiding in veil
of misty lace,
Wishing to embarrass no one by tho shining of
her face,
Peeped again, in modest wonder ere her cloud
she gently broke
And she saw the good wife smiling as to Thora
thus she spoke:
''Sincc thou now hast chosen, daughter, every
bird must try it's wings
Tell me- how didst thou discover that thy heart
to Halvor clings?"
"Well,'' she said, in sweet confusion, while her
eyes grew big with tears.
'"ThOu wouAl scarcely-understand it-mOther
dear-I boxed his ears"
Prof. H. H. Doyesen, in Our Continent
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

EDO you suppose, he asked of the
ticket agent at the Union Depot, "do
you suppose could get pass toCleve-
land?"
mo SIR was the prompt reply.
'.Do you have any reason to believe l
could get half-fare rates to Chicago?"
''No, sir.
'1s it probable that 1 would be per-
mitted to ride to Buffalo on freight
train?''
cit is not"
Gould one Of the engineers be bribed
to take me to Cincinnati on his locomo-
tive?''
''They could not.
Every well, very well, I'll have myself
sent to Pittsburg by express, G. o. D.
BY, by, sill" Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
The Romance Of the Arponauts.

As the winter Of ..48'' waned the COM
panies, one after another, set sail k,r tn
land Of gold. The Sunday preces
they listened to farewell sermons at
church. | recollect seeing score o.
two of young Argonauts thus preached
to. They were admonished from the
pulpit to behave temporarily ,virtuOusly,
wisely and piously. How seriously they
listened. How soberly were their mar
row rimmed, straight up-and-down lit
tie plug hats Of that period piled one on
top Of the other in front of them. How
glistened their hair with the village bar
ber's hair oil. How pronounced the
creak of their tight boots as they
marched up the aisle. How brilliant
the hue of their neckties. How patient
~ and resignedly they listened to the
sad discourse of the minister, knowing
itwould be the last they would hear for
many months. How eager the glances
they cast up to the church choir, where
sat the girls they were to marry on their
return. How few returned. How few
married the girl of that period choice.
How little weighed the words of the
minister, a year afterward, in the
hurry-scurry of San Francisco life Of '49
and 80.
What an innocent, unsophisticated,
inexperienced lot were those forty odd
young Argonauts who sat in those pews.
Not one of them then could bake HE
bread, turn fapjack, reseat his trou-
sers or wash his shirt Not one of them
had dug even post hole. All had
vague sort of impression that California
was nutshell of country, and that
they could see each other there frequent
" and eventually all return home at or
about, the same time. How little did
they realize that one was to 90 to the
Northern and one to the Southern mines
and one to remain in San Francisco,
and the three never to meet again!
What glittering gold mines existed in
their brains, even during the preaching
of that sermon. Holes where the gold
was thrown out by the shovelful, from
which an occasional bowldcr or pebble
was picked out and flung away.
The young Argonaut- church being
dismissed took his little stiff, shiny
plug and went home to the last Sundays
tea. And that Sunday night, on seeing
her home from church, for the last time,
he was allowed to set up with her as
long as he pleased. The light glim-
mered long from the old homestead
front parlor window. The cold north
wind without roared among the leafless
sycamores, and clashed the branches
together. It was sad, sad picture.
The old sofa they sat upon would be sat
upon by them no more for years. For
years2 Forever in many cases. To-day,
old and gray, gaunt and bent, some
where in the gulches, ''up North"
somewhere hidden away in an obscure
mining camp of the Tuolumne. Stanis-
laus, or Mokalumne, up in Cariboo, or
down in Arizona, still he recollects that
night as dream. And she? Oh, she
dried her eyes and married the stay-a
home five years afterwards. A girl
can't wait for ever. And, besides, bad
reports, after time, reached home
about him. He drank; he gambled; he
found fair friends among the senoritas,
and, worse than all, he made no for
tune. Prentice Multord IN the S1n
Francisco Chronicle.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
No Chance to Shoot.

One Sunday afternoon, at hotel in
Alabama, we were talking about how
great disappointments sometimes sour
ed man, when chap who had been
chewing plug tobacco all by himself over
by the window turned around and said:
Gentlemen, you've hit it plumb CEN
ter Up to four years ago was man
who allus wore agrin on his face, and
I'd divide my last chaw with stranger.
Folks now call me mean and ugly, and
l kin hardly get man to drink with
me.''
''Then you have suffered great dis
appointments / queried.
have, stranger-I have. Tenyears
ago man in this very town cleaned me
out on mortgage, sold me out on an
execution, and chuckled when l took
the dirt road for Tennessee. orter
have shot him, but somehow didn't do
it, and arter I got to Tennessee things
began preying on my mind. Day and
night / could hear voice saying: Go
back and PUNK old L-own,' and I lost
flesh and come powerful near going into
q decline
$ Yes.''
"Well, that voice kept talking and
kept waiting, but in about three years I
shouldered my rifle and turned my steps
this way, my mind fully made up to
shoot old Brown on sight. He had a
patch O. land out west O here, and used
to ride out every day. I made for that
spot, celebrating to biff him as he drove,
up to the gate. Nobody had seen me,
and nobody would know who did the
shooting. y
eyes," some one answered as he
made a long pause.
''Well, l got fixed and waited, and 1
was feeling real good for the first time
in three years when l heard hoofs and
looked out for the old man. 1t wasn't
him. True as you sot there the old
skinflint had gone and died only week
before, giving me a tramp of 200 miles
to say 'howdy?' to his executor! Cen
tlemen, I can't describe my feelings!
just think of one white man PLAYING
such trick on another! It was wuss
than Arkansaw swamp mud warmed
over for next season. was took with
shakes and chills and cough, and here
/ am, sour, cross, mulish, ugly, and re-
alizing that I don't stand no more show
of going to Heaven when I die than that
thar dog Of swallowing a postoffice
without any preliminary chawin'!'
Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
RUSSELL SAGE.
His Predictions Concerning the Future Of
Money and Stocks.

"A New York correspondent says: I
called on Russell Sage the other after
noon to inquire about the meaning of
the high rates of interest. The magnate
was at his usual place at his desk be-
hind the Office door, which swung open
against his chair His desk was covered
with piles of little envelopes, those Of
each pile bearing the name of one of his
brokers. A tall, gray-haired man was
leaning over him and talking in short
sentences, earnestly, but in low voice.
Mr.. Sage listened and responded in
monosyllables. Six or eight young men
who might have been his sons or young
er brothers were at the stock-tape OUT
side, and alternately peeping through
the crack behind the door, watching
their chance to get at the ear of ..Old
Reliable" The tall man presently re-
tires, and the young fellows dodge in
one by one and hand Mr.. Sage piece
Of paper. He says ..yes'' or no. or
instantaneously makes q new proposal,
records it in little memorandum book,
and they withdraw. When my turn
comes l 60 and take the offered chair at
the left Of the father of puts and
"calls." He shoves aside the memoran-
dum-book and smiles broadly as he says
to me: II told you so; told YOU a
month ago that Western Union would
go to IS, and here it is at 85B this very
hour. Now I express the opinion that
Western Union will go to 80, and you
may print that as you did the other, if
you wish to- John Mccain, his sec
rotary, who has written some excellent
character poetry, comes in at this mo-
ment and lays down fresh statement
of the stock market during these fifteen
minutes. Money IL to 15' is in the
list. Mr.. Sage utters an exclamation of
surprise. Chats abnormal and tempo
rary," he says. ''The boys have pushed
the market and money is scarce Just at
this moment, but it will probably come
down. It is premature. High tide will
come in May, / think; then look out for
big figures all along. Money can'tstay
where it is; didn't think it would 20
above or TO-" To casual observer
the marked characteristics of Mr.. Sage
in his office are perfect calmness and
perfect readiness. He decides on his
moves as quick as Morphy ever did,
only glancing at the figures as Morphy
glanced at the chessmen, and his tran
quillity is unvarying. He never betrays
the least excitement, but announces the
disposal of fortune as quietly and soft
ly as he might say to the lady at the
head of the table, 1.-TWO Jumps of sugar,
please" fancy he would make an ex-
cellent Observation-Disclosures that is.
Another thing that is curious is the gener-
al contidence that he inspires. The men
who talk with him evidently believe
what he says, and act on it instead OF
going in just the opposite direction, as
they would when utilizing the advice OF
the average Spectator. In some way
he has succeeded in inspiring the conf
dence of the men who deal with him.
And all the while, whatever happens,
he is bull-the short for optimist. ]
like him for that. So am I: believe in
the future.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09
The Stormy Sundays.

A former citizen of Pawtucket, r. l.,
who has now returned to his .'first
love-" Cape Cod, writes as follows con-
corning the stormy Sundays: 81 COM
menced keeping a diary Jan. l, 1854,
and have continued the same ever since
some twenty-nine years. have ex-
amined every years diary since that
date to ascertain if eight stormy Sun
days occurred in succession during that
time, and find that the nearest APP
proach was in 1873, five Sundays in sue
cession, in which part of each day was
stormy, three out of five having only
small showers during some part of the
day. In the year 1854 there were only
eleven stormy Sundays. Eight stormy
Sundays in succession is an event we
have not experienced before in the last
twenty-nine years" He concludes as
follows: ''Rather hard on the numerous
young brides who wish to make their
first appearance. Boston Herald.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

A Denver workman was buried under
three and a half feet of earth in caved
in well. Had he not had presence of
mind when he saw the dirt falling, and
called to a woman to hand him tin
rain water pipe, he would have died.
But with the pipe pressed close to his
mouth he breathed easily during the two
hours consumed in his rescue.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

The prevailing terror in British India
Is not policemen nor communists, Mrs.
Lydia Pinkham's likeness, nor 1O-cent
elevated fares, nor yet Virgins. but
snakes. In 1881 snakes are reported to
have killed L, $40 persons, and proba-
bly, some elephants, wild boars and such
creatures. s
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-09

A Milwaukee travelling man writes
that he crossed slab bridge, mp q
Marynette county, which probably cost
forty dollars, and over tho bridge was
tho following: ..Notis!'' '.DoanE kun
kros that brige fastr nor wax, or you
vii 60 to lok up, an pay 8 tyne 70
kounty for skoul fund. . Reees 9ss.
When drummer gets tho munpe &
increases tho size 81 his facs Witkoat
adding anything to his inherent choGk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-08-24
At Rest.

All, silent wheel. the noisy brook is dryI
Aud quiet hours glide by
In this deep vale. where once the merry stteH"
Sang on through gloom and gle"mi
Only the dove in some leaf-shaded nest
Murmurs of rest.
Al, weary voyager, the closing day
Shines ON that tranquil boy
Where thy storm.beaten soulhas longeo 10 O' .
wild blast ard angry sea
Touch not this favored shore, by summer oi''''
A ONE Of rest.
All, fevered heart, the grass Is green anu O''i
Whore thou ant laid asleep
Kissed by soft Winds and washed by geh'''
showers,
Thol hast thy crown OF flowers
Poor heart, too long in this mad world oppreS''
Take now thy rest.
l, too, preplexed with strife Of good ana NJ
Long to be safe and still;
Evil is present with me while pray
That good may win the day
Great Giyer, grant me thy last gilt and BEST
Thy gilt OF rest
-Sarah Doudaey.