New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-01-07
GLEANINGS.

There is movement on foot IN Eng
land, participated in principally by tho
scientists, looking to the abolition of
private insane asylums.
The Pope is one of the busiest men
in Europe. His time, from early
morning to late at night is completely
taken up by business and callers.
A Massachusetts man has discovered
sure cure for sea-sickness. 1t is a
counter-irritant in the shape of mild
blister application behind the ear.
A recent estimate, made by means of
a very intricate testing apparatus,
places the rate at which an electric dot
travels over a telegraph wire at $1,000
miles per second.
Recently in Paris, during the session
OF the Congress of the Free-I hinkers,
one eminent thinker, striking an atti-
tude passionately exclaimed: Gentle
men, l am an atheist-thank God!"
A New York street car company
sends cars to Japan, Australia, Buenos
Ayres, Santiago, Calcutta and Berlin.
The company makes 600 cars annually,
ranging in price from $3.50 to $1,000.
A clean and perfect copy of John
Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress 1878,
has just been added to the British Mu-
scum library. Only three other copies
are known, and but two of these are
perfect.
Professor Baron Nordenskjold is
about to vary his arctic experiences by
an attempt to visit the south pole. He
has gone to St. Petersburg in order to
interest several influential persons in
his new enterprise.
A brick in the gable end of an old
tavern at Hancock's Bridge, Salem
County, N, j., bears the initials of wv.
5. h. The were placed there by
William and Sarah Hancock, who had
the house built in 1884.
Herr Myer, a German statistician,
says that IS per cent. of the people of
Germany receive less than a dollar
day. The sudden and formidable
growth of Socialism in that country
may thus be understood in measure.
The Progress Medical describes two
new Oriental poisons, which are said to
be innocuous when taken into the
stomach, but have the remarkable
quality of Immediately arresting the
action of the heart when introduced
into the blood.
The discovery of silver mine dis
trict sixty miles by thirty on the Dor
ders of New South Wales and South
Australia, is the excitement in those
parts. In one instance mass of two
tons yielded 10000 ounces. A similar
discovery is also announced in another
part of New South Wales.
Among a lot of modern proverbs
sent to London newspaper were
these: otis poor musician who can't
blow his own trumpet ssThe want of
money is the root Of all evil" IF you'd
know a mans character follow him
home" ''Only whisper scandal, and
its echo is heard by ALL
The King-Pau is the name of the Off
cial Chinese paper. 1t was started in
the year 9l1 as q semi-occasional
journal. Then for some centuries it
was weekly, and at the beginning of
the present century it became daily.
It publishes three editions, and has six
editors, with circulation Of 1900.
Princess Krapotkine is, il possible, a
moro ardent socialist than her hus-
band. my father" she says, twas q
rich gold-mine proprietor, and am q
princess. Look at that man there
pointing to a wretched street-sweeper)
| wonder he does not come and cut
my throat. What right have to be
living in luxury while he is working in
the cold and dirt, aud living probably
in some wretched garrett or cellar, with
not ENOUGH to eats'