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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18

feet in diameter. Fit pieces Of 3 BY
12at the ground for sills; and on the
top for plates; midway, for girts, set
in flush with the post strips Of 2 by 4
on each side. Then nail on side
boards on both sides and batten on
the outside. Fill in the spaces with
dry sawdust, and then spike on flat a
plate OFF, by 10 all around. Then
put on a roof of one-third pitch,
leaving it open at the caves for yentila-
ton; also put a ventilating pipe in
the centre of the roof. The roof
should be perfectly watertight. One
side should be provided with a door
way, and the inside of the doorway
should have loose cross boards, to be
put in one above the other as the
house is filled up. This space is filled
with sheaves Of straw when the house
is closed. In packing the ice foot OF
sawdust is put on the ground and the
foundation must be made quite close
so that air is not admitted Eight or
10 inches of sawdust is put around
the ice and 2 feet on the top of it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Care Of Hanging Plants.

Most plants in baskets or hanging
pots are unsatisfactory. This is not
the fault Of the plant, but OF the
grower, in mostcases. Hanging plants
: are usually less convenient to get at
than those growing in pots on a plant
stand, and because of this they are
pretty sure to suffer from neglect.
They seldom get water enough. A
pot that us hung up dries out much
sooner than one occupying q lower
position because it is in a warmer
stratum OF atmosphere, andis expos
= ed ON all sides, and generally it is
: small, and the earth in small pots al
ways dries out rapidly. Hanging
plants should be watered daily through
the greater part of the season. In
the heat of the summer they generally
need all application night and morn
ing, but they do not often get it. A
step-ladder should bekept convenient
Ky near at hand, and by means of this
it is easy to get at the plants. Alarge
sponge, filled with water, can be plac-
cd on the surface of the soil. It is very
easy to re-saturate this when the
moisture has been absorbed from it.
Occasionally the plants should be
taken down and cleaned by dipping
them into q tub or pail Of water.
When we'll grown, hanging plants are
very ornamental.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Dug Up q Fortune:

A short time ago, a. handsomely
dressed man, having the dash and
savoir faire of a thoroughgoing young
man of the world, appeared in Ball
win. He was exceedingly taciturn, and
remained around the place only few
hours, leaving in company with one of
the residents OF the town, who is said
to be q Woodworking laboring man.
The pair purchased a camping outfit,
with picks, shovels, and spades, and
proceeded without further delay to
Pond Postoffice: After apparently
thoroughly satisfying themselves as
to the exact locality they desired to
reach, they left the settlement and
walked in northwesteriy direc-
ton about three quarters of mile,
and there they pitched their camp.
They once more Consulted their plans
and then commenced digging a ravine.
They were untiring in their e1ertions,
and dug for nearly "a week before they
met with any reward.
At last, when digging about fourteen
feet below the surface. of the earth,
their picks struck some hard substance.
which was soon discovered by them
to be a stone crock, and a little furth-
er digging discovered to, the. delighted
men another crock ofexactly the same
size. This was what they were look
ing for-the long buried treasure for
which they were searching. They did
not have the patience to, open these,
receptacles in the. ordinary way, but
broke them with their spades, when.
out rolled the golden treasure They.
did nothing in the neighborhood, but
quietly departed. the one living:
in Baldwin returning to, his home at
that place and the other to some.
place in the east from whence he
came. Mr.. Frazier, a reputable nier--
chant near Pond Postoffice, thinks.
that there was mo- less than $4,000,
or $40. 200 recovered. 1t is firmly and
! positively believed by the people of
that neighborhood! that it was the.
treasure of some wealthy farmer
buried for safe keeping during the.
war: r.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Housekeeping.

Comparatively few housekeepers,
says Marie Parloa, in Good House
keeping, consider how slight all extra
effort is required to give the family a
great deal Of additional comfort and
happiness. Many feel that they are
their neighbors' Interiors in admins
tering domestic affairs, simply be-
cause they have failed, owing to alb
sence OF inclination or lack OF skill or
means, to load their tables with elab-
vorate dishes. Let it be remembered
shat, in the long run, simple dietwil]
bring better health and more happi-
ness; yet, let it also be remembered,
that a wise housekeeper will seek to
fft herself from ruts in which she may
.sinconsciously have fallen, and, by
s1aking little change here and there
present such q variety of food as
shall render the table attractive at
every meal To substitute new dishes
sfor some with which the family have
had an extensive acquaintance does
not necessitate great expense. House
keepers frequently study and expert
lnent with receipt after receipt for
making cake without stopping to
think that the same amount OF
sthought, money, and labor expended
I'm the preparation Of some simples saw
cory dish might afford much more sat
Tsfaction.
Ability to bea perfect housekeeper
is not conferred on every woman; but
at is possible to be good one without
sssacriiicingg all other interests in life.
While one is learning, to be sure, it
snaay seem asst there were not many
Interests beyond the household, but
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Going the Whole Hog.
From the Chicago Mail.

From the Chicago Mail.
eyes, sir; the American hog is a
great institution, and we have him
for all he's worth out here"
The remark was made by promi-
nent stock yards packer to areporter OF
the Mail regarding last years slaugh-
tering.
''For the year commencing March 1,
1884, and ending March l, 1885, there
were killed 4,332, 582 hogs in THE nine
teen porkpacking houses at the stock
yards. That represents quite an
amount OF pork, and it is sent to all
parts Of the world, too"
"But that IS not all thepurposes the
heg is put to-" inquired the reporter.
''Bless you, no; the rendering depart
ment is big industry in itself. But
the minor matters those of which no
one would think go to make up a
great whole. The entrails are cleaned
and sent to the fertilizing works.
They are then blown for sausage. The
bristles are carefully gathered up after
shaving and sold to the hair man.
Trustee Scholl has a twenty-acre field
southwest of the yards, where he dries
and asserts them, and, after they are
in proper form, ships them to manu-
facturers of brushes. They are also
used for a thousand new purposes to
which they are being applied every
day. The blood has even been sold
to the fertilizers for long time past.
1t is excellent for that end. But there
is a new use for it now Some ingen-
ious Eastern man has discovered
process by which blood can be hardened
and manufactured into buttons, nam
dies for knives and similar articles
Even that is not ALL We want the
hog, body and boots. We pull off the
hard shell which covers the cartilage
Of. the foot and sell it to parties who
manufacture springs for railroad cars
1t is said to be superior to- and more
lasting than rubber, for which it is
being rapidly substituted
"You go the whole hog sure
enough
Eyes. Nothing escapes here but the
squeal, and we are endeavoring to de-
wise some means to utilize that.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Engaged For the. Snake.

He got on s'buHt" once, and when
he came to the end OF his tether he
found himself SOLDERING up, in Carson.
Having but one suit of raiment, he
hurg up his shingla- outside the door
of his room in the hotel and went to-
bed while his costume was being re-
newed to wear. He was in the depths
of slumber when knock aroused him.
He requested the knocker to enter, and
q Carson man, III somewhat rough
attire, walked in.
care you a lawyer?'
"Yes," be- answered from the pillow.
"l've got a. case for YOU"
He sat up in bed, drew the bed.
clothes around him in all instant, and
assumed an interested air.
estate your case"
"Well, you see, rented a field For
grazing from a man. Iput horse.on
it, and the horse died.
Indeed! Well?"
'Well! Faint Igot case against
that MANI"
'Unquestionahy. But, tell me,
what did the horse die of?'
'@You see, a rattlesnake bit him and
he died."
atAhemp'
Cant sue the man for the value
of that horse? He hadn't any bust
ness to 90 and rent me field with a
rattlesnake in it, had he?'
"You're right, sir, perfectly right.
Do you want to take up the case?"
ayes, of course I CO."
"Ahem! what-what amount-what
fee do you propose to offer?"
"Well, haven't got any money
IN give YOU'LL giveyou halt the val
lie OF the horse"
every good. What, may I ask
what do you consider the value Of the
beast?"
1t wasn't very young. 1t had been
kicked by q mule, and the gophers had
nibbled at it, and it had fallen down a
! shaft, and it had been fifteen or six.
teen years drawing quartz from mill
Well, it wasn't-well, 1 should say it
was worth about So"
The lawyer gently lay down in bee
and prepared to go to sleep. He gave
one last Look at the client.
Good morning. I am engaged fo1
the snakey' Francisco, Chronicle
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Keeping Cabbage Through the White,

Keeping Cabbage Through the Winter.
A Dakota farmer writes to ask how
a man who has no cellar can keep
cabbages through the winter. We are
happy to assure him thatnothing can
be simpler. Plow three or four fur
rows along the ground at point con-
venient to the farm buildings, making
a bed say about four feet in width
and as long as you please. In these
burrows lay your cabbage heads, with
the root stalk up, as close together as
you can place them, double row in
each f,lrrow if necessary. Put a light
covering OF hay over them and then
cover with earth eight or ten inches
deep. About Christmas put good
load Of straw OR hay over the whole.
AS the cabbages are wanted for use
take them out, beginning at one end
OF furrow and going through to its
other end. It is only necessary to dig
away part of the dirt above till the
root stalk of a cabbage is reached
then pull it out without disturbing the
others Cabbages stored this way
will keep fresh and crisp during the en-.
tire winter, and will seldom freeze. It
does not hurt them, however, to freeze,
nor will a single thawing effect them
particularly, but repeated freezing and
thaWing will soon cause them to de.
cay. It may be said, also, that it is
far better to keep the cabbages in this
way than in the cellar, if this is under
the house. Indeed, the odor of cab
bages when their outer leaves begin tt
decay is SO foul and SO prone to gen
crate such diseases as diphtheria anl
| typhoid fever that we should counse
farmers never to store them in thu
cellars beneath their dwellings while 6
rod OF earth can bemade available fol
the purpose Chicago Inter-O Ocean.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Evils OF Washington Clerkships.
Enter one Of the Offices and you Win

Evils Of Washington C1erksh1ps.
Enter one Of the Offices and you WIN
see pale-faced clerks, men and women,
bending over desks writing and tigur-
ing away their lives in order to obtain
that which sustains their lives. a
Washington clerk seldom gets more
than this, and under the civil service
reform scheme the Government clerk
IS becoming more and more machine,
and less and less an active, thinking,
growing man. AS I stand here on this
marble pavement and think OF the
lives which will be eaten up, OF the en-
terprise shriyeled into dolessness, and
of Che manliness wasted I'D this build
ING In time to come, it makes me shud-
der. Young men will come in here full
of hope and courage, full ofbrains and
energy. When they enter Their thou
sand dollars or more q year will seem
good pay to them, and they Will work
with viii, hoping to rise through the
various branches until their earnings
shall equal those of a Cabinet Minis
ter. It will not be long, however, be-
fore they find they are fighting the
wind mills, and in the same old grind
of copying other mems writings, OF
posting dead books, where they have
not the opportunity for the exercise
of an original thought, their brains
will waste away for lack Of use, and
the lazy hours of from O'Clock until
4 will eat TIP their energy until some
day in the future they will wake to the
fact that they have been swallowed up
by that great monster cannibal, called
the Government, which not only eats
up mems bodies but their souls as
well. At this time some of them may
attempt to cut themselves loose, but
their efforts will be as futile as those
of the LAGOON. The snakes of habit
and dolessness have wound them
selves about their palsied frames and
they will wait until at last death will
come to take away what it thinks to
be OF so little value as to be hardly
worth the taking. This Will be the
case, supposing civil service reform
prevails Ii it tails the Government
clerks position will be all the worse.
He is bound to be dependent on his
superiors art best, and the lack Of civil
service rule makes him all the more of
81 sycophant or q toady. There is no
worse employer than the Government,
and I would rather work for Scrooge
than for Uncle Sam--M ashingtoa
letter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
of Judge Noah Davis.

LockpoEt, n. T., Journal: A CORE
spondent furnishes us with another
anecdote of Judge Noah Davis. The
case pending in court turned upon the
point whether one OF the. parties had
made legal tender OF payment under
a certain contract. NJ M. South
worth, Esq, conducted the case for
the plaintiff and called as witness a
woman OF an uncertain age, whose
testimony on the point fell far short
of the advocates expectation. In
vain did the dexterous attorney ply
the witness with questions, to which
evasfve answers were returned. In
the midst OF his perplsxity the a3vo-
cate received in the Handwriting Ct the
Judge upon the bench the following
colplet:
tsSeuthw orth forbear; this tough sla jade
VIII never prove tender made.
The examination Of the witness end
ed about that tirae.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
a Crank Church Builder.

From London Lie.
The actual sum Of money which Sir
Tatton Sykes has subscribed to the
new Roman Catholic church at West
minister IS 915O,0OO He has erected
fifteen Protestant churches on his own
estates, and contemplated building
another finer than all for the estab-
lishment, but changed his mind under
the following circumstances:
When staying in Vienna he visited
the well known l.Votive0 church, which
inspired him with the desire to build
one ike it in England. Hesent for the
great Austrian architect, and inquired
the cost. Some fabulous cost was
named: but, SAID Sir TattOn, mo
matter-I'll build one!"
SWELL" replied the architect, lean,
of course, only build a Roman Catho-
lie church.
ooh! is that all?'' rejoined Sir Tat
ton; "a minor difficulty of that sort IS
easily got over. Perhaps, indeed, III
ought ro be Catholic church. and So
it shall be-"
Soon after returning to England he
presented himself to- the Fathers or
the Bron1pton Oratory, to one OF
whom he announced his intention OF
building a gigantic church at the cost
of 100000. The father in question
was completely staggered, and con-
veyed the startling intelligence to one
OF his brethren, saying, Don't think
me mailman, but here sa man wants
to spend half a million ofmoney on a
gigantic church," It ended by Sir
Tatton being taken to the cardinal,
and on the spot an arrangement was
made that anew Roman Catholic ca
thedral should be erectedi on a site
which had long since been bought,
though. the locale has since been
changed. 1t may be added that Lady
Sykes had long wished to. join the
church of Rome, and was only pre-
vented from doing so by her husband.
On hearing of his latest whin,, she re
newed her argument-this time, as
may be supposed, successfully; and
she and her little son of three were
duly received into the Roman COM
munion
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18

: -
after the art has been mastered, there
Is q freedom and sense Of power
worth all the struggles made. OF
course, the kitchen is not the only
place in which burdens are borne, yet
the care Of the table generally makes
itself felt more than any thing else;
and no matter how well conducted all
the other departments may be, if this
one be neglected, discomfort end UNI
happiness will ensue. Cooking is a
science, and for this reason girls are
often more successful than their elders
in culinary experiments. because they
comply strictly with directions instead
Of guessing what quantities Of ingre-
dents to use in order to produce de-
sired results. Experienced housekeep-
ers might avoid much disappointment
if they were always equally careful.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
The BetrayeT OF Gen. John Nor.
gan.

The Atlantic Constitution gives the
following account OF the recent life of
the woman who betrayed the great
confederate raider to his death while
he was a guest in her husband 8 home:
"The death of Gen. John Morgan
was comprised by the treachery and
demoniac daring Of q wild, reckless
woman. She was the graceless daugh-
ter-in-law of Mrs Col. Williams, who
was the cheerful hostess of the great
cavalryman on that ill-starred night.
Lucy Williams rode her horse through
the stormy darkness and summoned
the federals from Bulls Gap to sur
prise Morgan, and capture or kill him.
The history of the deed is too famil-
lar to need repetition. The wanton
and cold-hlooded heroine OF the ex-
plot was afterward divorced from
her worthy husband and fled the
country with a married man Of Green
vile css sac name of Fitzgerald They
went co Arkansas, and lived, believe,
as co.partners LII adultery at. Helena.
Sometime ago she abandoned Fitz-
gerald, and married a man of some
means who was then q w1dower OF
three months standing. In a few
months after the marriage with the
ex-Mrs. Williams, the new husband
also died, and she has disappeared
with the lucre of which he was pos
sessed. Fitzgerald, thus thrown over
board and being afflicted with a fatal
malady, wrote to his long abandoned
wife and family, confessing all his mis-
deeds and begging to be allowed to re-
turn home to die among his children.
The request was granted him, but did
not profit him in his misery, for he
died before he could reach home, and
without seeing the faces ofhis wronged
wife and Children
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Gen. HOODS Orphans.

s'Iwonder, ;; said a gentleman recent
Iy to an Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
representative; chow many of the.
contributors to, the fund for the op-.
phans of General Hood know. what
has become OF either the money. or the.
children" Interest being expressed.
he said: Il happen to know ali about
them. Anna and Ethel, the, oldest
twins, have al home with Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Norris, OF New Orleans, with
whom Duncan, the 6-year-old, also.
lives. john the 8-year-old boy,livas
With Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ, Russell, at
Cohoma, Miss Lillian and Marion.
the 5-year-old twins, are With Mr.. and
Mrs. T. M. Adams, OF: New York.
Odille and Ida, the 3-year-olds,. live
with Mr.. and Mrs. S.. F. McGehee.
Woodvifle, Miss. Oswald, the l-year-
old, lives, with C. NJ. B. Scarsdale.
Westchester county, N. Y, while. the
baby girl died in Coluabus, Gaa. and
has 9 . to live with it's hather."
"What did the fund amount toa,s cit
was raised, you remember, ha a COM
mlttse OF General Hoods old COM
| rades. The first Subscription, was g.
| 5000 United Statss bond, sent in by
Margaret the woman philanthro-
phlst OF New Orleans, the last by Cen
eral Herbert, OF Baltimore, lust Two
years later. By States, Louisiana,
gave S5,282l5, and Georgia cana
next with So, s8O97, Of which 50, SEQ
came through the Constitution, be-
sides a purse. Of $500 sent by Atlanta,
Ga, for Immediate use. The next
highest State was Texas with 81 TIE
VI foreign countries Poland sent SlSa
and France $40. The total amount
received was $24,6Ol.'' .What was
done with this?" cit was invested in
4 per cent. bonds, which have already
increased 5000 in value. The chill
dren are being provided with homes
education, etc, the interest on tn,
! bonds is capitalized annually. BY TIKI
time they are grown the fund ought te
! be enough to give each one OF the chill
dren about 81, OOO-,a snug little sun
to start life with
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18

It would pay for an eaterprising
syndicate of hotel men samd skating
rink proprietors TO wipe ont the peo-
pie Of Hayti and turn the island into
a health resort. Ex-Mmister Lang
ston says that the average human life
in Hayti is about ninety years. He
thinks that an American going there
with a sairly good constitution would
live almost forever. An old man in
Philadelphia once went to Hayti in
the last stages Of consumption. He
at once began to mend and lived sixty.
i've years longer, dying at the age oil
considerably over one hundred.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Recipes.

FREcKLEs.-Mix together Of glycer-
Inc twelve ounces, rose water twelve
ounces, of sulphocarbol of zinc one
ounce, Of spirits Of neroli half drachm,
and of alcohol three ounces Apply
twice a day, leaving on the mixture
SUNBURN.-Mix together three
fourths of an ounce Of glycerine, six
drachms avoi'dupoi powdered borax,
and twelve ounces of rose water or
e1der-fower water This is recon-
mended as harmless and beneficial
daily cosmetic wash.
CANNED FRUm-Cannedf fruit should
be kept in a cool, dry, dark closet. If
one hasn't such closet, the fruit may
'be kept covered with paper or cloth
and the light be excluded from it.
Light seems to have an influence on
canned fruit unfavorable and in
furious to it's flavor. Have any of
our readers tried painting the out
side Of their glass cans to exclude light
from them?
A writer in The Medical World gives
the following remedy, having used it
with complete success for common
cold in the head: Dissolve half grain
of tartar emetic in four ounces of
water, give teaspoonful of this every
fifteen minutes for four doses, then
hourly, and after that every three or
-four hours. The disease is often cured
sn the course of one day.
RHEUMATISM German writer gives
this as a, remedy for inhammatory
rheumatism, of which malady he was
cured in two days time: Make a soup
OF the stalks and roots Of celery. Cut
the celery into bits, boil it in water till
soft, and then serve warm on pieces of
toasted bread; drink Che celery water.
In Germany the roots and stalks are
boiled and eaten as salad with oil
and vinegar.
FLORIDA WATER.-Dissolve in one
half-gallon OF 90-per-cent-alcohol one
ounce each Oil OF lavender, oil of ber-
gamot and oil of lemons, and one
ydrachm each Of oil ofcloves and cinna-
mon; add one gallon OF water and til
ter. 2. Mix together and filter three
ounces OF bergamot, four drachms of
Oil OF cinnamon, two ounces tincture
OF benzine and one gallon 75-per-cent
alcohol.
KSrrINGBAGs.-Very charming little
knitting bags are made Of square silk
handkerchief embroidered in each
corner. The handkerchief is made up
with the embroidered part inside. A
running string is put in a circle just in.
side the corners, which hang outward
SO as to show the embroidery 1t is
better to cut a circle of stiff card, COW
>er it with material of the same color
AS the handkerchief, or line the latter
with something which harmonizes
with it. This circle forms steady
base for the bag and keeps it in shape.
1t must be sewn in the center OF the
handkerchief, which is finished offwith
lace, aud ribbons are sewn at the
points where the string comes out, to
form q kind Of Observation-Disclosures
Gail.