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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
Fifteen Years Hence.

The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
anticipates what is to happen in this age
of electricity. The prophecy takes a
humero GUS form, but although the Ian
guage of the conversation may not be
correctly set down, there is little doubt
that practically the expectations of our
contemporary will be realized:
In 1900 little boy will run to the
corner grocery, with can in his hand
and say
"Mah wants a quart of your best
electricity"
How'd your ma like that last?" tie
grocer will ask.
Gall right"
That's Johnson's. johnson makes
good 'tricity," the grocer will remark,
as he turns the little boy on quart.
'sWot's your NAH using it for to-day ~
''She's going to wash, and wants it to
run the washer and wringer."
There you are my little man! Look
out and don't spill it. And the grocer
will give the Little boy q bunch Of rails.
ms.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
which was made from It that she CON

which was. made from it that she con.
structed bonnet with admirable skill
entirely from this material, and sent
it as present to Queen Victoria.
The queen was so pleased with the
curious gift that she sent personal
letter to the officers wife, thanking
her for the present and expressing
great surprise that thing of so much
beauty could be made from the bark
of q tree.
eFhis," remarked the speaker.
taking up big pod at least foot and
a, half long and an inch or two wide,
rs the famous storm bean of the East
Indies. l sent half way around the
world to get this specimen. These
pods, which contain a number of
beans, when dry hang, in great num-
bers from the trees on which they
grow. The least breeze passing
through the branches sets the beans
a-rattling in the pods. When tornado,
such as frequently visits the tropics,
comes tearing through the forest the
noise of the rafting storm-beans be-
comes terrific. The natives are often
frightened at the unearthly sound,
and believe themselves in great
danger from the evil spirits who are
said to inhabit the jungles, ''-New
York. Mail and Express.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
He Succeeded Too Well,

"Now," said the bride, ''Henry, 1
want you to understand distinctly that
do not wish to be taken for bride.
| am going to behave exactly as if L
were an old married woman. So,
dearest, do not think me cold and un-
loving if I treat you very practically
when there is anybody by"
II don't believe l can pass for an
old married man. [ am 50 fond of
you that am bound to show it.
am sure to give the snap away"
s'No, you mustn't. It's easy enough.
And insist that you behave just like
all old married men do. Do you hearp"
Well, darling. III try. but know I
will not succeed"
The FIRST evening of their arrival the
bride retired to her chamber and the
groom fell in with poker party, with
whom he sat playing cards until 4
o'clock in the morning. His wife
spent the weary hours weeping. At
last he turned up and met his grief
stricken bride with the hilarious ques-
ton:
''Well. ain't I doing the old married.
man like daisy?"
She never referred to the subjact
again and everybody knew after that
that they had just. been married.
San Francisco Chronicle.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
The Story of VesnYius.

A little more than eighteen centuries
since, the form Of the mountain was
totally different; its height was proba-
bly, some hundred yards less than. at
present, its outline a blunt, truncated
cone, having a,wide crater at the sum-
nit; no eruption in the memory of
man had disturbed the peace Of the
district; scarce tradition, of such an
occurrence appears to have fingered.
The floor of the crater was ~overgrown
with brushwood and trees, it's, walls
were festooned with ivy and the. wild
vine. Once only does it become pro.ni-
nent in history, when the Capuan
gladiators sheltered themselves for
while in this natural hill-fort, from
which under command of Spartacus,
they escaped to begin the servile war.
In the year 70 of the present era there
was a changes. earthquakes agitated
the neighboring. district, and at the
last imprisoned fires, broke. forth.
From the crater of Vesuvins. huge
dark cloud rose into the,air, spreading
itself out like a great pine tree; pres
emily a hail of red-hot scoria came
rafting down, over the TANKS of the
mountain, and as night fell the cloud
grew larger and darker, land the shower
of stone became thicker, heavier, and
more widely spread. All night long
the darkness for many miles was rem
dered blacker still by the thickly-fall-
ing scoria, though illuminated at in
tervals by a lurid, CLEAN from the
mountain, and rendered yet more
awful by the incessant earthquake
shocks. Morning dawned at last, and
later still the, air cleared; half the an
Gent crater-wall had vanished, leaving
the fragment which now bears the
name of Somma, while beneath it's
ruins Herculaneum, Pompeii, and
Stab@ lay buried, and the ground. even
at Misenum, was white as snow with
the fallen ashes.-Picturesqu Europe.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
vanderbilts Pluckv Daughter.

William Seward Webb, son of Gen.
James Watson Webb, the journalist.
married Leila Osgood Vanderbilt, the
last remaining unmarried daughter OF
William II. Vanderbilt, the richest
manin America. It was a love match.
too, and the young pair are as happy
as turtle doves in each others society.
Webb was young sprig and Wander
bilt did not like him. Figuratively
speaking, he kicked him out of tho
house several times, but in this in
stance love laughed at kicks, and
doubtless would have taken cuffs at
the same time with perfect composure,
The fact is, Mr.. Vanderbilt forbade
him the house, but the yong girl was
IN love with young Webb, and when
girl is in love there is one of two
things she will either get over it or
60 through with it. Miss Leila had
set her heart on the young doctor, and
If the stern father had surrounded his
domicile with fence bristling with
spikes, scattered broken bottles at all
the-approaches and populated the in,
closure with hungry bulldogs the
Romeo of my story would have braved
all the hangers, with the additional
one OF the Vanderbilt boot, to bask in
the light of his lady-love's eyes. The
gentleman was unrelenting, and veri-
~ believe there would have been an
elopement but for the interference Of
Mrs. Vanderbilt. She was the daughter
of clergyman, you know. She is
good hearted and sensible, and with
WOman'S FORESIGHT saw how tb;pos
were going and told her husband that
ne must not try to prevent the ,match.
He respects his wife, who is all that a
helpmate implies to him, and bowed
to her will. They were married with.
a good deal of pomp.. Mr.. Vanderbilt.
made the young man a Junior partner.
IN firm of brokers, to give him, a.
Wall street education, and then set.
him up in business for himself syria,
cuse Journal
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
Queer SPECIMENS of Wood.

s'Have you seen my cabinet of
curiosities ?'' said fruit-dealer to a
reporter for The Mail and Express, as
he led the way into his Office. On
the wall of his Office was arranged a
black-walnut cabinet with well-filled
shelves. Taking from one of them
piece of wood so pierced with holes
that it seemed wonder that it held
itself together at all, the dealer con-
tinued: ''This piece comes from
Mexico. A contractor who was build
ing a railroad across a salt-marsh
had occasion to examine some of the
piles which had been driven into the
water, twenty-s1x days after the work
had been completed. What was his
establishment to find that every one
of the hundreds of piles which had
been driven was pierced with holes
and made utterly worthless. He
found an immense number of small
worms in the wood.
.'One of the most wonderful things
in my collection is piece of the tree
from which this is TAKEN" continued
the merchant, taking up what APP
peared to be a piece of plain meshed
lace of fine quality. ''The lace-bark
tree from which that is taken grows
in Jamaica. A sea captain, in whom
Ihave an excellent friend, brought
me this halter and whip made from
the bark of this tree. Whenever a
native wants a whip he cuts down a
small sapling of the right length,
and begins beating one end of it with
heavy piece of wood. The fbres
soon separate. and by careful manipu-
lation the lace structure of the wood
soon shows itself. When sufficient
wood has been beaten to form the lash
he braids the strands, and, 'crack =
his whip is made
The natives use this lace cloth or
fiber for the manufacture of articles
of clothing. The wife of an English
officer, who visited Jamaica, was SO
struck with the wonderful properties
Of the tree and the beauty Of the lace
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
The Avalanches in the Aims.

Swiss papers, writes correspondent
Of The London Times, give further de-
tails of the havoc wrought by avail
anches in the Val d'Aosta. Most of the
villages are buried or in ruins, and
many of the inhabitants have lost their
lives. In the commune of Introd sew
eral houses were destroyed by a sin
gle avalanche, and three women bur-
led under the snow. One was got ont
sorely hurt, but still alive. The bodies
OF the other two have not yet been re-
covered. In the commune of Gressoney
st. Jean, an avalanche fell on a house.
containing three persons, two of whom,
were rescued, while the third was kill
ed. The Val Lucerna is so completely
Isolated that the extent of the disasters
which have overtaken the communes.
OF that region can not be ascertained:
but there can be no question that ma
ny lives have been lost and m lch prop
erty destroyed. The districts of
Pignerol, Perrero, Masselo, and
Chiabrano have also been cruelty WIS.,
tied. For four days the snow fell with
out surcease, so that communication
was interrupted not only with the
outer world, but between village and
village and house and house. Every
homestead was placed, as it were, un-
der strict blockade. On Jan. 20 the
sun, which had been long time OBJ
scured, made its appearance, greatly
to the JOY of the imprisoned mountains
GERS, who hailed it as deliverer. But
If the luminary freed them, in a
measure, from their wintry bonds, it
revealed at the same time the full ex-
tent of the ruin which had been
wrought. The snow was nearly four
feet deep, and the village of Bafighlia
had disappeared. Itwas buried under a
series of avalanches, and all the inhabi-
tants were imprisoned for thirty hours
in an icy tomb. The mother of fam
lily. feeling that she was on the point
OF perishing. took a hay fork and broke
through the wall, thereby setting up a
circulation of air which saved the lives
OF the inmates, as we'll as those who
were in the next house. No news what
ever seems to have been received from
the Val Tournanche, which runs from
the foot of the Theodule pass to Cha
tillon, and it is feared that disasters
have befallen there no less heartrend-
ing than those which have come to
pass in the valley of the Aosta.
No avalanches of Importance are re-
ported from the north side of the Alps.
where the weather has been much less
severe than on the south side, and the
train service on the st. Gothard rail
way has suffered no interruption. This
= somewhat remarkable. as during the
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
Opium in the United States.

In 1910 about 10000 pounds of
opium were consumed in the United
States; in 1880, 533, $50 pounds. In
1868 there were about 100000 habitual
opium eaters in the country; now they
number over 100000. More women
than men are addicted to the use of
the drug. The vice is one so easily
contracted, so easily practiced in
private, and so difficult of detection,
that it presents peculiar temptation,
and is very insidious. To break off
from the habit the opium-eater must
reduce the quantity of his daily dose,
using at the same time other stimu-
lants, and gradually eliminate opium
from his bill of fare.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
Was He Born to Be Hanged

During his youth he was several
times rescued from watery grave.
At the age of twenty-five he was
engaged in wrestling match, and
had his arm fractured at the radio
articulation. He was shot in the thigh
in the year 1864. My professional
services were first demanded in 1879.
the patient having sustained COM
pound fracture of the tibia and fibula
by falling out ola wagon which ran
over his leg fifteen miles from home.
He was conveyed home in this condi-
ton with his broken limb dangling
about) in state of lntoxication. /
encountered considerable trouble in
the treatment of his fracture, but
succeeded in giving him good limb,
after resorting to extreme measures
to conquer his intractable desires.
Soon after this while partially intoxi-
Gated, he sustained a dislocation of
both ankle joints.
In January, 1881, he was found in
fence corner completely moribund
from the effects of whisky and cold,
from which exposure his feet were
frost-bitten. had great difficulty in
reviving him from this state. and at
different periods l amputated all the
toes on one foot. leaving two on the
other, all of which was done without
the use of an an9sthetic, he positi-
vcly refusing to be placed under it's
influence, and showing unparalleled
fortltude during each amputation.
On December 8, 1882, while on one. of
his sprees, he fell into the fire.. / was
summoned Immediately upon, my
arrival an odor of burnt feathers and
whisky greeted my olfactories. !
found my patient sitting on his bed
with his head burned almost black
and his features greatly distorted.
The burn commencing at the super
ciliary ridges, extended over the
frontal, parietal, occipital, and entire
right temporal regions; also the right
half of the nose and right cheek, in
GLIDING the right ear. The scalp of
the muscular tissue continued to
slough until the bones were entirely
exposed. On May 10. Q883) l re-.
moved the outer table of both
parietal bones. removed all collec.
tions of parulent matter from beneath
the bones, and the healing process
granulation-set up in the exposed
tissues and continued until the cover
ing was complete. During a short
absence he passed from under my care,
and on my return found him suffer-
ing from erysipelas. due to exposure :;
prompt and appropriate treatment,
however, soon relieved him of this
disease. After beng burned he was
poisoned, the efforts of which still
remain apparent to any one.
Soon after this he received second
infliction of the baking process.
Later still he was shot throu gh the
left index finger. He has, however,
worked during the entire summer
making a crop-and that, too. without
experiencing any inconvenience from
the heat. He does not tolerate the
cold with the same impunity. But,
alas at present he is indulging in
his old folly-dissipation. -Mississipp
V0lley Medical MOnthlu.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
an 9ELICA

Fair is my Love, so fair,
shudder with the sense
OF what a light the world would 1850
Could she go hence.
Sweet is my Love, 80 sweet,
The leaves that, fold on fold,
Swathe up the oders of the rose,
Less sweetness hold
True is my Love, so true,
Her heart is mine alone,
The music OF it's rhythmic beat
Throbs through my own
Dearis my Love, so dear,
If but hear her name
My eyes with tears of rapture swim,
My cheek is fame.
Spare her, Immortals, spare,
Till all our days are done,
Your heaven is full oil angels forms,
Mine holds but one.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
Entirely too Realistic.

Mr.. Woodbury.. who is 3 Waco
banker. does not live very happily
with his wife. They have frequent
scenes. Hedoes not go to the theatre
with her FOR change. The other
night after the play was oyer she asked
him how he liked it.
cit was too much like our home life
for me to enjoy it very much" he
replied.
s.What do you Eaeanp''
sit was one soene right after ana
other. - Texas S;ftiugs,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
WHY a Sugar Firm Failed.

..Another big failure said Smith
as he opened his morning paper.
"a big failure?' queried his spouse.
eyes. A firm in Holland. who were
engaged in the wholesale sugar trade
have failed for 81, O0O, 000."
''Is it possible!'' exclaimed Mrs.
Smith. ''The recent reduction in the
price of sugar caused their failure,
didn't it?''
81 don't know" said Smith. l guess
the reason of their failure was because
the weather was too cold for anybody
to dig sand. Nes0,ao,s l,sdepessdesk.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
eenstruetaea Of The HE Il was fereta,a

eenstRaeheH Of the HE II was feretaia
that u would be much mere exposed
to danger frem avalanehes than the
Mont Gems line. Ga the night of Jan.
Is, however, there arose 3 storm or
the. south side which at enc time
threatened serious consequences Snow
tea f.st until it lay on the ground mere
thaRthree feet deep, when there sprung
up wind SO violent that it dashed the
snow about in fearful whirlwinds, and
these who Witnessed the scene might
easily have faneied themselves In 9
sand-storm in the desert of Sahara.
But the railway company had taken
their measures SO well that none OF
their passenger suffered Inconvenience,
and only few of their trains were
slightly behind time,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15
An Improvement in China-Making

1t is announced that quite recently
M. Lauth, the present Superintendent
of the Sevres china factory, has hit
upon new method of mixing clays
which will produce porcelain very
superior to the old Sevres. His dis.
covery is not the result of chance, but
of a long series of tests and COM
binations, and he claims for the new
product all the qualities of surface
and capabilities of taking glaze of the
Chinese clay. For some time the
Sevres china has been losing ground
in the public estimation, but it will
now be likely to take it's old place as
foremost in the rank of china manu-.
factures. PhiLadekphiG Record.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-13
They Died Fighting.

The IsUo Republics of the City OF
Mexico, tells this story:-A wild story
comes In from Periban, Michoacan.
Three well mounted and well armed
men stopped at an inn to pass the night.
The woman who kept the place advised
the authorities that three suspicious
men had called at her house. The Presi-
dent of the city council and the Judge,
with few citizens, went to the house
to see the suspicious characters. But
the three men locked themselves in
their room and refused to be interviewed.
A crowd Of citizens was collected, but
when they appeared they we're greeted
with q volley from the three men. An
assault was then made upon the room,
and the prisoners breaking out Of the
door fought their way through the
crowd, using their revolvers and daggers.
The crowd followed closely after the
fugitives and many shots were ex-
changed.
Finally one of the fellows dropped;
even while dying he turned over and
fred on his pursuers. A second fell q
few steps further on, fighting hard. The
third sheltering himself behind q rock,
made it warm for his pursuers, and
though often wounded, fought on with
scarcely enough strength to draw his
rife to his shoulder. Called on to sur
render, he only replied with bullet,
which relieved the president Of his hat.
The crowd closed in around him as the
death mist was passing over his eyes.
Still he tried to pull the trigger Of his
rife for . parting shot, but life and
strength failed him. The corpses we're
buried in Periban. They were supposed
to be part Of Marcial Braves bandit
troop. During the fight the citizens
had fired 200 shots, and Of these nearly
twenty had taken effect on the bandits,
who were torn to pieces by the terrible
storm OF lead. Several Of the citizens
were wounded. The bandits died like
legendary heroes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-13
value Of Bones.

The value Of ox-bones is considerable.
The four feet of an ordinary OK will
make pint of neatsfoot oil. The thigh
bone is the most valuable, being worth
$50 per ton for cutting into toothbrush
handles. The fore-leg bones are worthS30
per ton and are made into collar buttons,
parasol handles and jewelry. The water
in which the bones are boiled is reduced
to glue, the dust which comes from saw
ing the bones is food to cattle and poul-
try. and all bones that cannot be used as
noted, or for bone black used for REIN
ing sugar, are made into fertilizers and
help to enrich the soil.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-13

dance. Quite apart from the effect 81
combined dancing and singing; the per-
f0rmanoes, which went for several hours
uninterruptedIy before Our eyes, we're
quite il the style Of our corps de ballet.
with Che only difference that perhaps no
other corps de ballet would dance With
equal exactitude.
aFirst came tall and somewhat ell
DERBY woman. She was the Captain,
and as she entered the SON Of the Chacha
whispered to me, Just look how well
my mother dances Then followed, with
battle axes uplifted, the younger officers.
and in their rear the still younger troops,
now dashing toward rs in their sham
fight, now wheeling round. dispensing,
and again uniting. And ell this with
rhythmical movements, half warlike,
half coquettish, but never clumsy, the
elegant play Of the bare round arms re-
calling to the mind the limbs Of ancient
classical statues. All dances which 1
have seen performed among savage and
demi-savage peoples have been gro
tesque, and to . certain degree volup-
tuous. Here for the first time perform
ance was given which would have held
its own before serious aesthetic"
Contemplating this remarkable feat,
and listening to the strange rhythm Of
the songs Of the amazons, who, even
after q performance Of several hours,
showed no sign Of fatigue, the delighted
Germans spent the evening, and next
morning were invited to q similar dance
performed by twelve young ladies of the
age Of l6 and II, all of whom the Chacha
introduced as his wives. Their perform
ance, however, was inferior to that wit
messed the night before. The three
days festivities, all more or less OF the
same kind, were concluded by the
Chacha presenting bull to DR.. Zoller.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-13
MARKET NOTES
NFW YORK MARKET

NEW YORK MARKET
The Wholesale New York market quotations
show:
BEASs-prime. sL9o@s2OO. fair to good.
e1.450@1. so per bushel
BUTTER - New York sold at 23@24o. for
choice IN pails and 81 @22c. common 20 good
Western Creamery sold &C 24025c., and the
common Western at 10O11c
CHEEsE-F Factory fancy, 111f@11s<c; do fair
20 good. 6t06c.
Eoos-Q Quotations ranged from l4c. for or.
binary, 70 15c for New York. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania
FIoUn Superane, es.25@ss.75. Western.
@4.10@95.S0; extra New York. e4O0Ds4 SO.
Hay shipping, 90@95o; clover, 7O075c.
salt 6oce straw, 70075c.
HOPs-New York, 13014c. Eastern. I2013c:
yearlings, Goose
POaE Prime. $1,000 q .s1O.2s; dressed
#HzE1T Spring No. q -@s1.O11<; NM
Waukee. No 2 $685. amber. e-9&--;
white, 20. (090c
CoRx-Uneraded Western Mixed. 530551<c.
Steamer Mixed. 53@531<o. IN elevator. sac.
Delivered; NO. Z, 5316@54c. In elevator. 541<
gooc.s delivered; White Southern, Too de-
R1-stata sO@sle
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
1LoUR-Stats family. 4425@s45O; rye nour
SS.611z @S3 IS; wheat, state S--- 01.021 &c;
amber g. O0icorn. yelloW, 5411zc.S mixed STATES
PExnoxEUE-R Refined 7s<c.s crude, SKA
WooL-State and Western X 46050as I,
41@48ci Medium, 5OG51c.; coarse 40
BOSTON MARKET
ELoUR = From e325@Sa50 for low and
medium. to @50&525 EoE choice Minnasota.
Corn. 581< G595zc. for mixed and yellow.
BuzxER = Common. SC. 011c. Vermont
dairy. 17916c. choice creamery 21@22a
CHKEsK--6010c.
BEAxs-S1 70NsI71
HAx-C Choice, s21RS22.
CAEII& mARKRFM
BUETAxo Cattle. good quality, - "A
-; hcg4 faK . good. e4300S4.40; best.
$40
EAST ImERxx. PKE-Beat cattIs. SO
@; medium 70 good &c.; common
% fair g&. Hogs. Workers. elise
eA25 Philadelphias e125oe4eQ sheep
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