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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-26

A Boston man suffering from indi-
gestion tried various kinds OF exercise
to no purpose, but being at last pre-
vailed upon to allow himself to be
tossed IN q blanket every other morn
ing for a fortnight, recovered his health.
There used to be a report that old
John Jacob Aston, when too feeble to
stir around, was regularly subjected
to this treatment
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-26
Seasonable Fashion Notes.

Ottoman ribbons are largely used
for trimming dresses.
Parasols match the costumes with
which they are worn.
White cloth dresses are trimmed
with embroidery or braid.
Black and white striped silk and sat
IN are very popular in Paris.
Black, gray and shades of brown are
the leading colors in hosiery.
Dividing the honors with Spanish
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Observation-Disclosures.

A Want of Good Breeding Which Is Fro.
quently Inexcusable.
Few things should be guarded against
with greater car than the habit of men,
tai absence. 1t may, perhaps. be toll
Grated occasionally in persons of extra
ordinary genius, IN those who occupy
situations of great responsibility, or IN
such as are placed in circumstances of
affection and suspense; but a habit of
being mentally absent in company is
often the result Of afectation, and,
while it betrays a want of proper re-
spect for the persons with whom we as
s~ociate, it seldom fails to render those
who are under its power exceedingly
ridiculous. Instead of being invariably
q proof of great mental application and
abstraction of thought, it is often a sign
of criminal rudeness and want of good
breeding.
A few years ago, when his Imperial
Majesty Alexander was on a visit to the
south Of Russia, be stopped for a short
time in one of the chief towns, where
resided a distinguished General as Gov.
ernor, who is remarkable for alb
nj of mind. The Emperor,
having entered his cabinet with
him, sat down to sign some papers.
The Governor walked about the room,
but at length walked out of it, shut the
door. locked it. and left the house. He
was soon reminded of his mistake by
one of the sovereign's aides-de-camp.
who followed him. Such an action
gave rise to no small amount Of laughter
ut the Governors expense, in which the
monarch, who was no stranger to the
eccentricity Of his conduct, heartily par
ticipated.
The same gentleman, when at St.
Petersburg, was admitted to the EN-
peror's cabinet with other Generals.
He laid his cooked hat on a chair upon
which was another hat. He spoke with
his Majesty on business, but while Alex.
ander conversed with another officer he
put his own hat upon his head and
placed the other under his arm. He
again addressed his Majesty, who pre-
served his gravity, then took leave and
departed When out-of-doors he at
tempted to put on his hat, but his head
was preoccupied. He discovered his
mistake; that which he took for his own
hat and carried under his arm was the
Emperor's, while his own was upon his
head.--Erchamge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
a GIGANTIC SAFE.
The Largest Strengthens Ever -
structed n Enron~-

-
The largest strons-Roon Ever e..
structed IN Europe.
A gigantic strong-room, the largest
ever constructed. measuring fifty fept
in length and weighing close unon
one hundred tons, has just been erected
for the National Bank of Scotland h.,
Messrs. Chubb. The entire structure
IS of hard steel. The plates wera
specially rolled, and after the BORNE
had been completed were again tenn.
pered to render them u%nassailable Nv
tools of any kind. The safe consists
of three rooms, each entered by a sen.
arate door and grille, measuring seven
feet by three feet four inches, and the
doors weigh a ton each, notwithstand.
ing which, they turn on their two pins
with the greatest ease. The locks. Of
which no less than f%orty-eight ara
contained in the structure, are all Of
the latest pattern, having bolts all
around, which shoot at angles of forty
five degrees, forming a powerful dove
tail into the frames. The bolts in each
door weigh two hundred pounds, but
by carefully balancing, they are shot
with the greatest ease. In each parti-
ton dividing the rooms is a manhole,
also guarded by locks and bolts, for al
lowing acces to the rooms, in the
event of the door key being mislaid.
The doors are seven inches thick, and
the plates are all treble, thus giving q
practically adamantine strength. The
capacity of the safe is sufficient to con-
tain 1880 tons weight of gold bullion,
equal in value to $40, 0OO, 900. The
safe will be taken to pieces previous to
being shipped on board steamer for
Scotland, and will be removed in 600
sections. Each Of these sections CON
tains no less than 1000 rivet holes, the
bolt being in each case broken off and
filed down close when it has been driv-
en- home. The entire erection has been
built up at Messrs. Chubbs' factory in
the Glengall Road, Old Kent Road, and
has taken seven months to complete.
The locks, besides being furnished
with the well-known detector pin, are
provided with certain plates which turr
with a key, rendering an inspection of
the levers from without impossible,
while the keyhole is internally sur
rounded by a rim in such a way as to
render it impossible to insert sufficient
gunpowder or other explosive to blow
the lock open. Altogether the giant
safe stands unique in being the most
perfectly made as well as the larges.
safe ever constructed, and as a triumph
of skill reflects great credit on its build
crs.-L0ndon Globe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
I'LL FIERCE MOLE
A Little Animal Which Is Prepared. to Mesa
Its Enemies Boldly.

"A Iillf ' tllCh 10 L. pa ~ ~ INA006
Its Enemies Boldly.
The ]fierceness, of the mole, is;perhaps
unequaled, except by the ''dasyure'' or
the wolverine. If two molcs meet in a
tunnel one or other must give way, OF
be eaten by the victor in the furious
fight that ensues.. Its teeth ara singu-
larly strong, its jaws very powerful and
its clawed fore-paws such that it can
rip up a mouse. a bird or a frog. as it
often does, with the greatest ease. Is
is a cannibal of the most pronounced
type. Now this ~ferocity has a, very sin.
gular explanation, which is that among
the moles the females are in a greas
minority. Why or wherefore this is
naturalists can not suggest. The result
is, however, that when the mole, mind
ing to be welded. starts off in quest of
a lady to WOO, he has to fight from first
to last. AS he goes he makes numbers
of shallow tunnels, by which. if neces-
sary, he can carry off his bride. His
rivals, recognizing these .'traces
d'amour," as the French call them,
waylay each other. After. a series of
conflicts the object of alteration is
reached; but the happy couple do not
depart for the continent on their
honeymoon, amongst the good wishes
of friends and congratulatory farewells.
On the contrary, the. successful wooer
has to fight his way back-and, what is
more, to keep his lady-love from run
ming away from him, too. for which
she shows from the. very first an ex
traordinary pertinacity. Imagine such
a bridal-with the lady in headlong
flight and vicious, the woner himself
pursued by furious rivals! Eventually.
however, all ends WELL. A nest very
softly lined becomes. a nursery, and the
father proves as staunch az husband as
he had been persistent ASA sutton. In
deed. where traps L not properly Wis
tied every day, dead females have often
been found killed in the, cruel steel
teeth, with males, starved to death, by
their sides. The mole, therefore, is not
by any means the miserable, grubblng,
blind, stolid thing popular ignorance,
imaggines, nor, by many miles, the mis-
c%hievous, crop-injuring creature which
the farmer, after his fashion, persists I'M
believing.-Lomdon Telegraph.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

out off some coupons the hypothecatei
securities were handed to him, and hd
was left alone in n compartment #
the Offices. The firm, of course, rb
tanned in its possession a list of all 4
the hypothetical securities, which At
was accustomed to compare with me
securities returned by the clerk. On
this particular occasion the clerk found
infolded in Mr.: seney's package other
good negotiable bonds of the value lof
800, 600. They had evidently got
mixed up with MI. Seney's secur jties
through n ofthose unexplainable mis-
takes that happen very rarely in brok-
ers' Offices.
"The clerk cut off the coupons that
he had come after and restored the
package of securities to a representa-
tive of the firm. The extra 500, 600 of
bonds had been slipped into the Clerks
coat pocket. MIR. Seney's securities
were compared one by one with the
check list and found to be all right"
els everything there?' asked the
clerk.
"'Oh, yes said the broker, as he
prepared to put away the box. Every
thing is as straight as a string
"'You are sure that there were no
other bonds in that box?'
Perfectly, answered the broker with
a confidential air. we get things
mixed here
".Well, how about this 100000 of
bonds asked the clerk. drawing the ex-
ira securities from his pocket The
broker recognized them instantly and
mentioned the name of the person to
whom they belonged. His astonish-
ment knew no bounds when the clerk
told him where the bonds haA-brun
found. The broker said that he would
have sworn in court that these identical
bonds were in a certain place in his pri-
waite safe. The clerk was asked to ac-
cept 800 as a souvenir of the occasion,
but he declined.
""That fellow will get away with
$1,000, 900 yet said the brisk, natty
banker, rs he put on his hat and start
ed for the elevator car.'-NsW York
Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Skulls the Last Bones to Decay.

I find a statement from .'the Paris
correspondent of the London Tele-
graph" concerning san interesting
archaeological discovery made at st.
Cecile, in the department of the Van
%cluse," of .stwelve mounds of inciner-
ated human remains" etc. A striking
incident of the discovery is the fact that
the ''bones had mouldered in the dust,
leaving. however, portions of the skull
undecayed." In journeying over the
western plains l have frequently re-
marked the fact that the skulls of the
buffalo and elk and other ami
mails are in a fair state of pres
ervation after all the other bones
have entirely decayed. The earth
is sometimes Uttered with skulls,
while no other bones remain. So. in
opening the graves of the mound build
ers, l find the skull-boncs in better
condition than any other. AS far as
my knowledge goes this is a peculiar
ity unaccounted for, and perhaps UNI
noticed, yet worthy Of attention and
investigation. Why does the skull bet.
ter resist the ravages of time than any
other bones.-Cor. Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
NOVEL DISCOVERY.
Salt to Take the Place of Hot Air In Sea,
soning Lumber.

Salt to TAX the Place of Hot Air In Sea-
soninE Lumber.
"What do you think of that schemeP''
asked the proprietor of a planing-mill,
after showing o Sun reporter round his
premises.
"Think it's immense. But will it be
prac ically effective?"
The scheme i'll question consisted in a
new, novel and rapid method of season.
ing lumber by the use of common salt.
The model of the proposed new drier
was built in the shape of an ordinary
barn or she'd, with double walls, the
outside being built Of brick and the in
side Of common one-quarter-inch sheath
ing. The distance between the inner aud
QUEER walls was about fifteen inches,
and the space between the two was
filled up with common salt. 1t is no.
torious that salt crystals are great alb
sorbents of moisture, and that is about
the only thing in the new process
of drying lumber. If it becomes prac-
tically successful, it is bounds to revo-
lutionize the mill trade. The lumber
is simply stacked in the building. and
the only thing necessary is to watch the
salt.
"As soon as the first lot is thoroughly
dampened it is run off by spouts, and
a new lot of dry material is run in from
the roof, and the same process is dupli-
Gated until the moisture or sap in the
lumber is thoroughly extracted!"
''Will it work." was asked.
$50 far as l have experimental it
beats any thing | aver saw. It doesn't
warp the lumber rs the hot-air process
does, and is very cheap to run"
What do you do with the wet salt?"
"Run it through a furnace, dry it,
and use it again. Oh, it's a big scheme,
and will knock out all the builders who
have been making fortunes in putting
up expensive driers for furniture and
mill men."-C Cincinnati Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Keeping His Balance.

There is a story, told among the Tar
liars, which has a moral for the civil
lied men Of the. present day. It is to
this effect: Robo. cousin of the Great
Mogul, was condemned to death fog
participating in a rebellion. The mos.
skillful swordsman in the empire was
provided for the execution, and the
Great Mogul and his court were. pres
ent as spectators.
The thin, keen blade flashed in the
sunlight and decended upon the bare
neck of Robe. who stood upright to
receive the stroke.
The executioner's work was; so deftly
done that though the head ~wassevered.
not vital organ was disturbed. Roho
remained standing. &
What, Robo, art thou not be.
headed?" exclaimed the Great Mogul.
my lord. l am" replied Robo> 'Sbut
as long as l keep my balance right, my
head will not fall off,
The Great Mogul was ~plaeated, a
bandage was put on Robots neck, and
he recovered. He afterwards became
a loyal subject and was made Cashier
OF the Empire, because, as the Great
Nogul remarked:
'.He knows if he keeps his balance
right, his head will not come of. -
louth's Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
WHO THEY ARE.

Who puts me in my little bed
And. ere my little prayer is said.
Is hunting live stock in my head?
My mother.
Who lectures me four times a week,
And marvels when the wash.tubs leak,
That l can look SO awful meek?
My dad.
Who feeds her cousins" with our ham,
Our cold roast beef n peas and lamb,
But keeps me short on currant JAM
Our bridget,
Who, when ] hide behind a chair
And calmly listen to Il pair
OF idiots, will almost Swear?-
My sister.
Who will not with myself agee,
And takes delight in pounding mo
Because I'm not as big as hep
My brother.
Who comes to see us once q year
And gives me thirteen cents to clear
And not return while she Is near?-
My maiden aunt.
Who meets me when on errands bent
And SAYS. 'I'll be Presidents"
And starts my bank-account-one cent!?-
My wealthy uncle
Who gives me everything she's got,
And pawns her clothes for what she's not?
DlcsS her dear heart, I've not forgot
IT'S Grandma!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

NO" said Miss Finn, II don't
write to Clara very often; but l write
to Jane three times a week. l don't
like Jane one bit; but, then, o know.
she lives in San Francisco, and it
doesn't cost any more to send q letter
to her than it does to send one to Clara
who only lives in Chelsea. Pa ALWAYS
taught me to practice economy.n-Bos-
ton transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

An Australian girl didn't want to
marry a lover worth 100000, but as
he insisted and her parents insisted she
shot the man dead in his tracks to get
him out of the way and give somebody
else a chance.-DetroM Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

-"Clarence," said Miss Penelope
Waldo, q Boston young woman.
didn't hear you say that every time
you go the races you return home on
Shank's horses?" "You did" said
Clarence, gloomily. "Well, don't YOU
think, Clarence" continued Miss Pencil
otpe, quietly, ''since Mr.. Shank is so
kind that he would let you have his
horses occasionally to take me for a
driver And Clarence groaned in an
guish as he reflected how modest and
retiring Miss Waldo is aud how utterly
impossible it would be for him to dis
close the identity of Mr.. Shank.--Liitie.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

"A new fancy of the fair sgold knit
ting needles tipped with pesrls.-M r.
Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

The late DR.. Holland evidently
didn't care for card-playing. He de-
scribed it AS ''the resort of the starved
IN soul and intellect, which has never
in ans, way linked to itself tender, elo.
waiting or beautiful associations."-
R0s'sM Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

Sweden has become the fashionable
hunting-ground of Europa.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-14
THR RICHMOND DIsPATCH--FRIDAY AUGUST IA 1856.

more than 1000 volumes, his splendid
collection Of paintings, and one hall
OF his large estate, after the
payment Of certain annuities--all
subject to :. power Of appointment con-
ierred on his widow. The expressed
purpose Of the gift is the endowment Of
a chair OF "Ciyic Law and Equity Ju-
risprudence," to be called by the name
Of the donor; and, if the fund prove
sufficient, the endowment Of the "Brad-
ford chair Of Constitutional and Inter-
national Law" And the will requires
that the law library aud paintings shall
be kept up by the university by the
appropriation annually of the sums Of
400 and $500 respectively.
In addition TO the above muniticent
benefactions should be mentioned the
gift by Mrs. NJ. J. Young and other
ladies Of Texas, Of large aud costly
organ for the Lee-Memorial chapel /; the
gift by DR.. w. N. Mercer, of New Or
leans, Of 1000 volumes of select and
specially valuable books, and several
oil-paintings Of great historical value
and the gift by Mr.. Rathmell Wilson,
Of Philadelphia, Of large and valuable
library Of scientific and literary works,
estimated to be worth from So, 900 to
$4,000.
COURSE OF. INSTRUCTION.
The essential feature of the organiza-
ton of the university is the arrangement
of the course Of study into distinct
elective departments, so that, subject
to the advice of the faculty, and the
wishes of parents or guardians, stu
dents may select their own studies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-14

securely invested. The chair Of Mathe-
mates is placed on this foundation.
In 1926, John Robinson. Of Rock.
bridge, soldier under Washington,
died, leaving his whole estate to Wash
ington College. From this source was
realized about s46,500. The chair OF
Chemistry and Geology is on this
foundation.
In 1866, Warren Newcomb, Esq, a
citizen of New York, gave to the col
lege the sum Of $40, 900, the income of
which is devoted to the library. And
in 1881, his widow, Mrs. Josephine
Louise Newcomb, gave the university
100000 for the erection of library
building, some description Of which has
already been attempted.
In 1866 Cyrus Ii. Mccormick, Esq,
the great inventor, native Of Rock
bridge, but residing in Chicago, gave
to the college the sum Of sl0, 900,
which was increased during his life
time to ego, 900, upon which foundation
was placed the chair Of Natural Philoso-
ply.
In 1884 the trustees, under the will
Of Mr.. Mccormick, added 100000 to
this fund, making a total of $4,000.
In 1869 George Peabody, of London,
Of worldwide fame as a philanthropist,
gave to Washington College his claim
on the State Of Virginia for bonds lost
on the steamer Arctic, in 1854. The
claim was adjudicated by the Circuit
Cour. of Richmond, and a decree rem
dered in favor Of the college for the
amount claimed. The institution has
realized from this decree Sl5l 900, be-
sides large amount of interest which
had accrued since the donation.
In 1872 Robert ii. Bayley, wealthy
merchant of New Orleans, a native Of
Virginia, died, leaving a large estate,
$4,000 of which he gave to Washing
ton and Lee University. The uni
yersity has already realized from this
source the sum of $40. coo.
In 1872 Mr.. W. w. Corcoran, the
distinguished philanthropist of Wash
ington city, gave to the university
500, 900, and in 1876 $4,000 more was
added, making $4,000. He also pur-
chased and gave to the university the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-14
PerkOnaI.

The widow of Admiral Dahlgren,
with her two sons and daughter, is
now at South Mountain, Nd. In Octo-
Der she is to entertain her eldest daugh-
ter, the Baroness de Overlook.
Matthew Thornton, one of the New
Hampshire patriots who signed the
Declaration of Independence, is to have
a 81 900 monument over his hitherto
unmarked grave at Merrimack.
Dir. Hendricks, the Vice-President,
has gone to 'Waukesha, Wis, whittier
Mrs. Hendricks went some days ago.
They intend to stay there till Septem-
Der, when they are to return to Wash
ington.
BARLEY Campbell and | worked TO-
gethsr in the brick-yard on Boyd's
Ill., said Mayor Kilgore, of Pitts
ourgh, the other day, and knew him
very well. He was noted for his bic
feet. Why, sir, he has the biggest feet
IN Christendom. BARLEY used to spout
Shakespeare then, and l have often seen
him throw down ten bricks, and. in
imitation Of the Cardinal in Richie
iieu,' exclaim when he jumped, Here,
under my feet, meaning, of course, the
friends whose loss was incurred. You
couldn't see a brick of the ten, for he
fully covered them. He was a good
workman and taught me many things
between times, and he often looked on
the growing city beneath us and build
ed air-csstles, little dreaming that he
would rise to fame and fortune as
playwright"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-14

any grouping in single picture. The
grounds contain about thirty-fiye
acres. covered, for the most part, with
a thick sward OF blue grass and shaded
by beautiful trees, mainly ash, elm,
and maple. The residences Of the
professors and the presidents house,
which are to the right and left Of the
college buildings. are not seen in the
electrotypes.
The main ediilce, as seen in the
cuts, faces to the southeast, aud con-
tsins, besides rooms for students, lee
ture-rooms, laboratories, the museum,
and the halls Of the Graham-Lee and
Washington Literary Societies.
The building to the south Of the
principal edifice is the Newcomb Hall,
erected in 1882 by Mrs. Josephine
Louise Newcomb. Of New York, as an
offering of affection and honor to the
memory OF her husband, the late War
rem Newcomb, Esq, who had himself
been generous friend Of the UNIVERSE
ty. The Newcomb Hall contains two
large book-rooms lin the two wings, a
beautiful and commodious reading
room well furnished, and supplied
with current newspaper and magazine
literature), a splendid art gallery, be-
sides offices for the president, treasu-
rer. proctor, &c.
The electrotypes show, Immediately
in front of the main building, and about
one hundred yards distant, the side
and rear of the University chapel,
designed, as it originally stood, by
General Robert E. Lee. This building
has never been completed, and it is in-