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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
How to Make Plants Grow.

Success i'll house plant culture con-
sists in keeping the soil moist, not wet,
except in the case ofthe calla: in seeing
that the leave are kept clean, which
san be easily doneby aweekly shower
Hng with a syringe Or waterproof with
line rose nozzle; in keeping down spi-
aers and the aphis- water, above and
below the leaves, in liberal quantities,
applied with syringe being the remedy
:or the former, and tobacco smoke or
INFUSION for the latter; and in so
regulating the temperature that
it does not exceed s5 deg. or fall be-
low IS deg. Keep between these ex-
tremes, asevenly as possible, if you
would have it suited to your plants.
lit is agood plan to cover them before
sweeping, after that remove the cover
ing, and sprinkle them daily. Keep q
vessel of water on the stove to eyapo-
rate and put moss between the pots,
If you can, to absorb water which it
will give off in sufficient quantities to
keep the air perceptibly moist about
the plants. Don't have curtains at
the windows where you keep plants,
unless you can put them aside during
the day time Attention to these de.
tails, and a careful study of your
plants will soon enable you to grow
them well. The more study YOU give
the matter, the more intelligently you
ean do your work.-Our Country
Home.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
To Get Rid of Weeds.

There is but one way to get rid of
weeds, and that is to destroy them
whenever they are seen. It is not a
hopelessjob, and no one should be dis
couraged. just at this time the most
effective method is to prevent weeds
from seeding. Most weeds are killed
better in this way than any other, as
it is easier to prevent an evil than to
cure it afterWard. To gather the
weeds before the seeds are ripe, or if
this is neglected to get them before the
seeds are shed and to burn them,
should not be neglected. During the
summer season the cultivator and the
hoe should be kept busy destroying all
the young weeds, and perseverance, liz
both these methods will soon clearthe
ground so that the work will be quite
easy in the future. The key to success
is to keep the weeds from seeding. II
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
Don't Scold.

For the sake OF your children, don't
do it. It is a great misfortune to
have children reared in the presence
and under the influence OF a scold.
The effect OF the everlasting complain
ing and fault-fnding of such persons is
to make the young who hear it UNI
amiable, malicious, callous-hearted,
and they often learn to take pleasure
in doing the very thing for which they
receive such tongue-lashings. AS they
are always getting the blame of wrong
doing, whether they do it or not, they
think they might as well do wrong as
right. They lose all ambition to strive
for the favorable opinion Of the fault
finder, since they see they always
strive in vain. Thus scold is not
only a nuisance, but destroyer of
the morals of children. If these I'M
loved, dreaded people could only see
themselves as others see them they
would flee to the mountains in very
shame.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11

arrived, but before putting on the Sec
tions extra precaution should be
taken to secure this condition Of
things as long as possible. To do
this the several frames from the OUT
side of the cluster should be moved to
the center and those which contain
the youngest Larvae or eggs moved to
the outside. This will prevent the
bees from storing honey in the outside
frames until the brood will have
Matched, by which time the greater
part OF the honey harvest will have
passed. If at the time this change is
being made some of the outside
frames already contain considerable
honey the Gaping and comb SHOULD
be mutilated so as to start the honey,
when the bees will gather it up and
with no space below they are induced
to carry it up stairs and pack it away
where we want it most in the sections.
With weak colonies which have not
been able to fill their hives we should
double up two in one, or even put on
the sections as it was rather than give
more room below Bees gather but
little honey until they are ten days
old, which will require thirty one
days from the egg. So eggs laid after
the middle of June are OF but little
worth as honey gatherers. Indiana
Farmer.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
A Phenomenal Brother.

I suppo,e it is something Of phe-
nomenon, but l know a man who
takes his sister to all the first nights
at the theatre, and who actually gave
her a monopoly OF the opera season.
[ was praising him and saying all sorts
Of things complimentary over his duti-
ulconduct. He said:
''No. There's nothing wonderful or
extraordinary about it. She is the
only woman | know in whom I have
the most thorough confidence. She is
always the same, always pleasant and
affectionate, and to tell you the can
did truth, l am afraid she'll go and
marry some of those imitation men
around here and be unhappy all her
life. She has nobody else to look to,
and I'll take care she does not have
to look to anybody else. suppose
some day a genuine man will come
along. If he's a genuine man I won't
object. Until he does come, old boy,
she's good enough for me, and if 1
ever find as good a girl I'll marry
her"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11

Clara Louise Kellogg tells the fol-
lowing story Of the costly breastpin
she. wears: cit was given to me by
the Duke of Neweastlein 1868. It was
during the BRIGHTON races that the
Dnke of Newcastle invited mother and
nnyseh to be the guests of his fam
lily at the races In the invita-
ton he said that he had been losing
quite heavily. and jokingly wrotethat
if l came it might change his luck. We
went, and that very day the dukewon
$4,000, and had this pin made in
commemoration OF the event, with the
picture of the winning horse and rider,
with his colors, and presented it to
me"
The Hon. w Beresford, recently de-
ceased. was paid $4,000 annually for
visiting the royal tennis court of Great
Britain once q year. Another sine
cure is that held by the governor Of
Duck Pond Island. in the Green Park,
London, who receives yearly pension
OF q, 500 for exercising supervision
aver "a piece of land about q quarter
Of an acre In extent.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
Working for Comb Honey.

A very great part OF success in secur.
ing comb honey depends on the condi-
zion Of the brood chamber at the COM
smencement of the honey harvest. If
sthere be surplus OF room in the low
ar pat OF the hive, and the bees, COM
nence storing honey there, it is hard
{ to force them in new direction. The
brood chamber proper should be kept
sfull OF brood, regardless OF the number
of frames it may contain. This Of
course can only be done by the use Of
division boards, and should be com
ynenced early in the season, by remov-
ing l1eextra frames Of comb which the
bees cannot readily cover. No extra
rooms should be given, until the queen
has filed the frames quite full, when
another; frame may be added inserting
1t in the center, of the cluster, thus in
citing the queen and bees to extra ex-
ertion OF the cluster. Z his may be
! repeated from time to time until the
I'LL complement Of frame be CIV
On back. By the time this. is accom-
splished the honey harvest will have
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
Poultry VS., ouadrupeds.

A contemporary in an article on
comparative stock.raising says a
pound of poultry flesh is as cheaply
produced as a pound OF pork. This
is simply nonsense, as every practical
man knows. Yet heproposition that
the rearing OF poultry in connection
with the production OF eggs, where it is
carefully carried out, is more profta-
blethan that OF other live stock is full
ly borne out by the fact that in Eu-
rope poultry and eggs are relatively
cheaper than other meat in comparl-
son with the United States. The
principal reason is, poultry raising is
most profitably developed on small
farms, and the product is sold directly,
in many cases, by the producer to the
consumer. In cities it passes through
the hands OF one or, at the most, two
Intermediates. Hence the price of
poultry to the consumer is little more
than that Of good cuts of beef. Yet
the producer receives nearly double
per pound that of tirst-class beef on
the hoo;. In fact, more than double
the price when both products are first
class.
These questions are worthy of care
full consideration by the owners of
limited acres. Transportation facili-
ties are now so perfect that persons
living considerable distances from COM
mercial circles are comparatively equal
in respect to profits. Poultry require
warm, clean quarters in winter and
plenty OF range in summer. Their
habits are especially active, and hence
their waste is great, but they may live
largely on insects in summer. There
is nothing gained in winter by stinting
4hem in animal food, and nothing
gained in summer by stinting them in
grain. No successful feeder of cattle,
sheep, and hogs ever works on the
starvation plan. Why should poultry
raisers? Early broods should besaved
for early fall and winter laying, and
late broods for laying late in the sea-
son, when strictly fresh eggs always
command the best prices.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
Getting Ahead of Ghosts.
ON the Contemporary Review.

From the Contemporary Review.
The favorite cheat" of the ghost IS
usually the spot where he died. Hence,
IN order to keep him at least from the
house, the Kaffirs carry a sick man
out into the open air to die and the
Maoris used to remove the sick into
sheds. II a Kafir OF q Maori died be-
fore he could be carried out the house
was tabooed and deserted. There are
traces in Greece, Rome and. China OF
this custom OF carrying dying persons
into the open air.
But in case the ghost should, des-
pite of all precautions, make his way
back from the grave, steps were taken
to barricade the house against him.
Thus, in some parts of Russia and
East Prussia an axe or a lock is laid
on the threshold or knife is hung
over the door, and in Germany as
soon as the coffin is carried out
OF the house all the doors and
windows are shut, whereas, as long as
the body is still in the house, the Win
dows land sometimes the doors) are
lett constantly open to allow the soul
to escape. In some parts of England
every bolt and lock in the house is I'M
fastened SO that the ghost ofthe dying
man may fly freely away.
But if primitive man knew how to
bully, he also knew how to outwit the
ghost. For example, aghost can only
find his way back to the house by the
way by which he left it., This little
weakness did not escape the vigilance of
our ancestors and they took their
measures accordingly. The coffin was
carried out OF the house, not by the
door, but by a hole made for the pur-
pose in the wall, and this holewas care
fully stopped up as soon as the body
had been through it, so that when
the ghost strolled quietly back from
the grave, he found to his
surprise that there was no
throughfare. The credit of this inge-
NOUS device is shared equally by
Greenlanders, Hottentots, Bechuanas,
samoieds, Ojibways, Algonkins,
Laosians, Hindoos, Tibetans, Slamese,
Chinese and Fijians. These special
| opening, Or "doors of the dead,' are
still to be seen in a village near Amster-
dam and they were common in some
towns OF Central Italy, as Perugia and
Assist. A trace of the same custom
survives in Thuringen, where it is
thought that the ghost of a man who
has been hanged will return to house
if the body be not taken out by a win
dow instead of the door.
The Siamese, not content with carry
ing the dead man out by q special
opening, endeavor to make assurance
doubly sure by hurrying him three
times round the house at full speed-a
proceeding well calculated to bewilder
the poor soul in the coffin. The Arau-
canians adopt the plan of strewing
ashes behind the coffin as it is being
borne to the grave, in order that the
ghost may not pc able to find his way
back.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
Height of Waves.

The height of the waves produced at
sea in storm depends mainly on the
two conditions of the depth of the
water through which they travel and
OF the length of '"fetch' Or unbroken
space which extends from the shore.
1t follows that the most gigantic waves
are produced where the sea rushes for
the longest distance and at the great
est depth directly ON the shore. In
the long duel between man and nature
we here arrive at the term of human
power. At Wick, with fetch of about
600 miles, waves of 40 feet in height
served to snalte the breaikwater. Com
mander Dayman observed that the
highest waves off the Cape of Good
Hope rose 20 feet, the gales which pro-
duce them extending over distance
of from 800 to 600 miles. In the At
lantic Ocean DR.. Scoresby measured
the waves with great care and accuracy
on different occasions. En- March, 1841,
he wrote: "In the afternoon of this
day stood sometimes on the saloon
deck OF cuddy roof watching the sub
lime spectacle presented by the turbu-
lent waters. / am not aware that l
ever saw the sea more terribly mag
ni6cent." Looking from the port pad
die box, he says: II found at least
one-half of the waves which overlook
and passed the ship were far above the
level ofmy eye. Frequently observed
long ranges mot acurninated peaks)
extending 100 yards, perhaps on one
or both sides Of the ship, the sea then
coming nearly right att, which rose so.
high above the visible horizon as to-
form an angle estimated at two or
three degrees, when thedistance of the
wave. SUBMITS was about 100 yards
from the observer. This measure of
elevation was by no means uncommon,
occurring, l should think, at least
once in half dozen waves. Some
times peaks of crossing or crests of
breaking seas would shoot upward at
least l0 or Is feet higher" The mean
highest waves, not including the broken
or accumulated cnests, DR.. Scoresby
estimates as rising about 43 feet above.
the level of the hollow occupied at the.
moment by the ship.-The Edinburgh
Review.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
An Out Door Young Girl.

Philadelphia Press.
A young woman from one OF our
finest colleges for women has recently
returned to her home for the summer
vacation Lolita, as we will call her,
has grown stout and ruddy, yet stands
at the head of her class in scholarship,
and is bright, lovable and very
pretty girl. But her figure! Itdelighted
the sensible, but shocked the fashion
able. "Aren't you going to put cor
sets on that CIR, Mrs. Hand?" inquired
g. neighbor, anxiouxly, OF the lady's
mother.
ooh, no." returned Mrs. Hand,
quickly. "She can't 60 through the
exercises properly in corsets.'
"Then | would take her out of COL
lege and put her somewhere where she.
could have her figure properly curbed."
"She looks likea perfect fright" she
added later, in describing Miss Lotta's
appearance to a friend
Il know it." returned the friend,
with a Mortified expression, "and act
ually, just for the sake OF comfort,
they are going to sacrifice that girls
P!OSROCCEo. \ liz WILL NlllCI
this remark was uttered.
Yes, and she is asstrong as a horse"
was the response. 1:It would tone
her town to dress her properly, and
couldn't hurt her with such consti-
tuition"
But Lolita is still untrammeled by
corsets. She can run mile without
getting seriously out of breath; can
climb a tree in search of birds nests or
botanical specimens, OF which she col
lects a great many; plays tennis SUI
perbly-in short, is glorious example
Of what an American girl Of II ought
to be.
have never curtailed her in the
matter OF playing said Mrs. Hand,
in describing the way in which she
brought up her daughter. ssShe never
was what would be called a tom-boy,
but always very fond of ball-playing
and of rowing. She has developed
mostly out OF doors, and you can see
the result. Her waist development is
large, it is true. / dislike to have her
look SO unlike other girls as she does,
but am content to leave her as the
Lord made her. She it q noble, high
spirited, perfectly healthy girl. / con-
slider that her outdoor exercise, in
which / have allowed the fullest free
dom Of motion, has been the source Of
her superior health and strength.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
this is neglected, it IS vain TO complain
Of failure.
What Shelter Docs for swine.

From Gun. Country Home.
It is a fact that a farmer will FREE
quently spend money to provide q
useless dog with comfortable quarters
and at the same time permit his pigs,
that any day represent aconsiderable
sum Of money, to suffer night and day
from extremes of heat and cold, and
thereby fail to return him so much as
10 cents per bushel for the food they
consume. OF course this is a redicu-
lous piece of folly, and the man who
commits it may be an excellent dog
raiser, but scarcely a judicious man
ager OF swine kept for money making.
Lumber used in making the swine
stock comfortable is a good invest
ment. The construction OF pig pens is
a matter which should have more
thought and care than is usually
given it., particularly if you want
healthy, thrifty and vigorous pigs at
all seasons of the year. Sanitary APP
pointments are as Important in this
case as in the construction OF a build
ing. Pigs are more liable to disease
from poorly ventilated, damp, muddy
pens than any other farm animal in
similar quarters.
When you have decided of what ca
pacity you want your pig house to be,
plan it with a view to having every
thing about it convenient for yourself
or the man who has charge of your
pigs. Build agood, substantial house,
one that will not need constant repair,
but that will last for some years.
Having planned the house, select asite
for it. Have it near the barn or the
place where you prepare the food for
the pigs. It should be on high ground
and where you can have a yard or run
on the south side of it, and in which a
few trees and running water are a great
advantage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
How to Preserve the Eyesight.

Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.
Never begin to read, write, or sew for
several minutes after coming from
darkness to a bright light.
Never read by twilight or moonlight,
or on dark, cloudy days.
When reading it is best to let the
light fall from above obliquely over the
left shoulder.
Do not use the eyesight by light so
scant that it requires and effort to dis
criminate.
The moment you are instinctively
prompted to rub your eyes, that
moment stop using them.
If the eyelids are glued together on
waking up, do not forclb]e open them,
but apply saliva with the finger. It is
the speediest dilutant in the world;
then wash your eyes and face in warm
water
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
GODDESS OF THE DOME.
How She Courtesies to the Rising Sun and
Statutes as He Sinks to Rest.

How She Courtesies to the Rising Sun and
salutes as He Sinks to Rest.
Iheard some curious facts about the
dome of the capital. 1t is said that
there was a statue in ancient Egypt
called Memnon which whispered sweet
words OF melody to the sun as he APP
peared above the horizon, land sang
him to sleep every night with weird
lullabies. The grand, naughty God
dess ofLiberty on top of the domehas
a heart Of bronze, but a good heart for
all that, and one filled with true old
Virginia courtesy. She has not picked
up enough courage to attempt to do
the prima donna act, but every morn
ing the good dame courtesies to the
sun, and when he sinks in the west she
again courtesies, but without turning
around. Some time since Architect
Clark suspended a plummet line from
the interior of the dome, and it was
found by actual measurement that the
lead swung over a space of 4 LIZ inches,
making a total dip out of the per-
pendlcular of 8 1-2 inches. This is
caused by the alternate contraction
and expansion of the iron.
A coat Of white paint is given every
few years to the dome at cost Of
5000. The painters who do the work
resemble nothing so much as tiny flies,
and the rope ladders, stretching down
from the top in every direction like
hair lines, remind one of delicate
streaks OF molasses, which the flies are
working for all they are worth. To
reach the bottom of the dome it is
necessary to lie PROSTATE, and climb
down these ladders, proceeding
which is not OF itself difficult, but be-
comes so when he who descends has a
dizzy head or an unsteady nerve.
The new terrace OF white marble,
which is replacing the old earth en-
bankment, will relieve the capitol Of
its 'squatty" appearance, and give it
more height, adding 100 feet to the
length and so feet to the width. This
is to be fitted up for committee rooms
and store rooms. The capitol will
then cover five acres OF ground and
will cost about $15, OOO, 900. One
will have to walk half mile to 20
around it.-W ashingt on Letter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
An Austrian Count tess Surprised.

From Town Topics.
Vienna is much agitated over 9
scandal there. The Countess of L-, q
great lady moving in the court circles
there, IS passionately fond Of pearls.
in fact, she is the female counterpart OF
Lord Topaz,in Lothian" A few week
ago the Countess received a visit from
her jeweller, who very strongly recon-
mended her to become the purchaser
of a most magnificent "rope OF pearls
They are quite unique, madame. l
assure you,' said the jeweller, land
the price to you is only hundred
thousand forms" "Only a hundred
thousand forms" repeated the Coun-
tess, with a smile; ssbut, n 'importe,
let me have a look at your gems, |
feel strong enough to resist the temp
tation to buy" Thereupon the jew
eller opened the casket which contained
his treasure, and displayed a string of
pearls of such faultless beauty that
Lothian himself would have been
proud to present them to the Lady
Corisande. Meanwhile the opening OF
the casket acted like magic upon the
Countess. No sooner had she caught
sight OF it's contents than she over
whelmed the jeweller with u heap OF
questions. "Where, when, how did
you come by these pearls? How much
did you give-l mean from whom did
you buy them?" II did not buy them
at all, T" replied the astonished jeweller;
"neither do they belong to me. They
were merely intrusted to me by q lady
to sell on commission. should have
hesitated a long time before buying
such pearls as these, for which one
cannot find q customer every day in
the year, madame; no, indeed, they
might have been upon my hands for
.nonths-years.'
At the urgent request OF the Coun-
tess a footman was at once despatched
to bring the lady WHO had deposited
the pearls with Mr.. - to the palace Of
the Countess OIL. After brief delay
the lady arrived, young, handsome,
and elegantly dressed in the height OF
the rcigningfashion. She listened with
a subdued smile to the series of ques-
tions which the Countess of L. adj
dressed to her. Nettled, but still re-
tanning the command other temper, the
Countess wound up by touching a Sc
cret spring in the fastening Of the neck
lace. "Therc,' she exclaimed, point
ing to her arms and motto engraved
ON the side of the fastening, "however
you came into the possession OF these
pearls, you will hardly venture to dis
pute that they belong to me. -Four
years ago they suddenly disappeared
from my jewel case, and now after all
inquiry had proved fruitless, they are
found with you! l am under great
obligations to the lady who has res
tored to me that which is my own y
The Countess accompanied these
words with bow and a smile of pro-
found irony. In answer to this TRADE
the lady uttered not word, but,
opening small reticule which she car
ried in her hand, produced a highly
scented billet-doux and handed it to
the Countess, who started as if a SER
pent had stung her, and swooned up.
on the spot. Onrecovering conscious
ness she went straight to her writing
table, wrote a check for the amount
demanded by the lady, and gave it to
her without .uttering a single word.
The billet-doux was in the Handwriting
OF the Countess only son.