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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07
A movement is on foot to erect a

A movement is on foot to erect a
monument over the tomb of ex-Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison at North
Bend, O. It's on anatural mound in
the midst Of a pasture lot, and it over
looks the Ohio river. A dilapidated
board fence, enclosing space fifty feet
square, separates the burial place from
the pasture field. Within the enclos-
ure are two or three old cedar trees.
The tomb itself is a structure of brick,
all under ground except theg gables, and
it is covered with roof Of shingles,
that are now dilapidated and rotten.
Eventhe brickwalls that show above
the ground are covered with green
mould. A sloping cellar door covers
the steps which descend to the vault,
and even these doors of IRON, exposed
to the summerrains and winter SHOWS,
are eaten through with rust.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07
The Princess of Wales Snubs Mrs.
Langtry.

A London dispatch to the Boston
Herald says: Thesociety journals de-
nounces the Lonsdale-C hetwynd fight
IN the most unequivocal terms, and
Lord Lonsdale,w who is brother of the
dissipated character who was the first
husband OF Mrs. Langtry's friend,
Lady de Grey Gladys Lady Lonsdale),
is generally condemned.
AS for Mrs. Langtry, she was sub
jected three days later to the greatest
slight that could be inflicted upon
woman in herposition, a deliberatec cut
from the Princess ofWales, who is not
the plastic doll i'll the Princes hands
that some people imagine. This cpl.
where Lady Archibald Campbell and
herpastoral players were giving their
last performance of "The Faithfulle
Shepherdesse." The Prince OF Wales
entered into conversation with Mrs.
Langtry who dropped the usual quaint
courtesy with which royalty is receiv-
ed; the Princess of Wales had turned
her back and was talking to some
one else.
A hundred eyes watched the group.
It has often been said, and not UNJUST
ly, that the Prince of Wales is remark
able for his tact, but even the most
distinguished social warriors some
times lose their heads where pretty
woman's interests are concerned, and
at this moment if any Mrs. Langtry
needed the consolation OF royal favor.
The Prince plucked the Princess by
the sleeve, after saying to Mrs Lang
try in quite a loud voice, ooh, the
Princess would like to ellyou--" The
Princess turned around, surveyed Mrs.
Langtry quite as though she did not
see her, gave so light a bow that the
inclination Of the head was almost i'm
perceptible, and then deliberately
turned her back and resumed her con-
versation with her friend. It was the
hottest day OF the season, but the
thermometer seemed to drop a hun
dred degrees; the Prince looked ex-
qulsitely foolish. Mrs. Langtry con-
fusion was painful to behold, and the
social axe had fallen! But this new
scandal may help the Lily theatrical
interests, which have of late begun to
languish.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07

Two years ago 4 young Californian
married one Of the prettiest girls in
New York They removed to Sacra-
mento, CAL, where the young man had
relatives and employment, and appar-
emily livid happily together. A few
days ago, says the Union, when the
husband was leaving for his daily work
his wife went to the head of the stairs
and gave him a lingering kiss. When
he arrived atthe foot Of the stairs she
called to him to waita moment. She
ram DOM stairs, and throwing her
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07
a. Pawneo Scalp Dance.

As approached the lodge an hour
before sunset, saw dangling from .
lodge pole, which rose far above the
lodge, the scalp around which the
dance was to beheld. The scalp was
that of a woman. The hair was fully
eighteen inches long and of q red color
As entered the lodge no one was with
IN except the dancers ten or twelve in
number, who sat in semi-circle at the
back of the lodge and opposite the en-
trance, and two attendants who bust
ed themselves attending the wants of
the dancers. All was quiet, not a
word being spoken until near the set
ting sun. Then the drummers beat
with all their power, and in came the
spectators (mostly mem pell-mell yell
ing at the top of their voices. All
seemed confusion, all were talking at
once; but once in, all again became
quiet as before. The dancers were
painted most fancifully, many being
covered all over with white or clay
paint. Where only thefaces was orna-
mented the more rare colors were used,
such as red, green, blue, yellow, but all
were painted beyond recognition.
Spotted Horse was the first to dance;
he being the one who had cut the scalp
from its owner. He came forth with
dignifed air, first described how he had
killed the woman and cut the scalp of
before she was dead, even describing
how she had screamed and pleaded for
mercy. BY use of the tomahawk he
held, he acted out as near as possible
the dreadful tragedy in which he had
played so important part. Then
came the dance; first the dancers head
and body are leaned forward, the head
reaching very near the ground, next
lifting the feet high in the air, he
throws himself back into a sitting
posture with such force as to
seem to jar the very lodge. A
knife was held in one hand, medi-
cine gourd in the other, the latter Of
which was shook accompaniment to
the music OF the Indian drums. The
dance was in exact unison with the
music. At intervals he stopped and
reviewed the story he had already re-
lated or some part Of it, then again
danced with more energy than before.
Thus the dance was kept up for an
hour when he was joined by the rest of
the dancers. One by one they came
forth and related some act of valor,
after which the dance was again begun.
This dance was kept up until midnight
when the presents were given. Many
OF the spectators became so excited
they took from their own body their
wearing apparel and threw it to the
dancers. Then came the big smoke.
The chiefs pipes were filled by the
chief himself with (Now-eo-cow) Indian
tobacco which is keptin a buffalo head
and is thought to possess spiritual
virtue, and sent by the attendant to
one of the spectators who is known to
have made some present. He smokes
and passes it to such friend as he
wishes. After all who have given pres
ents are handed the pipe Of sacred to-
bacco the dance is either ended or they
begin anew, and repeat exactly what
| have related, dancing around the
same scalp, but after that night that
scalp is never danced around again.
The American Antiquarian.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07

Little Susie has pet cat which is
much older than it's mistress; so much
older in fact that it is in an advanced
state OF decrepitude. Susie heard her
mother say thatshe thought she would
havet hecat chloroformed. tits hoped
!. the child did not understand the full
import OF the word; for the next day
she went to her mother with the cat in
her arms and asked her il she wanted
ttochlorofornlit. Eyes, Susie, !" was the
reply, 81 think it will be better to do
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07
AS USUAL ]

: Il I : : y ~
Nov lovers fond, in leafy lanes,
Together walk.
And Corydon exerts his pains,
While Pldllls COY to listen deigns
And suffers him
TO talk.
Though poor, the youth protests he loves
Her as his life
They i've, he swears, like turtle doves.
He beG e her, squeezing tight her gloves,
Dear wife.
But Phillis has a richer beau,
In lovers ways delft,
Next day he comes his fate to know,
She's going to scoop him in, and So
Poor Cory dear
Gets left.
New York Mercury.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07

arms lovingly around his neck exclaim-
ed: How much i love you." When
he came home that evening his wife
had skipped for San Francisco with
another fellow, taking verything, all
their household goods, even his best
suit Of clothes.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07

$50; you know she is very old and feeble
and doesn't enjoy life much Well ],
mamma, said the little innocent,
4.dpn't you think it would be well to
chl0roform grandma, tOoy Sheis very
old and feeble, and this hot weather she
is awful cross. Idon't think she en-
joys life, and / know don't when she
scolds me-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-07

General Frank sigel, init whom
the Germans used to fight, has been.
appointed to . So, 500 positionin the
County Clerks office in New York,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Grapes in the Northwest.

To keep grape vines from being killed in
northern Iowa and other regions of the
northwest, the vines are buried underground
IN winter. In the spring they are dug out
OF winter quarters, aud set up again. How
this Is done is explained In the following
paragraph from The Iowa Register: The plan
OF Mr.. A. F. Hofer, of McGregor, will prove
efficient He lays down the whole cane and
covers lightly with earth. When the bear
ing wood gets too high on the old and stiff
canes, be digs trench eighteen inches deep
and buries the crown and stiff part of the
canes. He thus renews the vines and
secures wood easily bent down for winter
protection. He also finds the laying down
OF the old canes to result in renewed youth
and vigor, and the production of larger and
better fruit. His little vineyard on the
terraced bluff back of his house is an object
lesson which many old fruit growers might
study to advantage. His plan of burying the
refractory canes keeps his vines ever young,
and the present expires lion of the foliage and
fruit gives no hint of test winter which
has h led the vines offs many of his friends.
his little model vineyard contains perhaps
one-tenth OF an acre, yet the ranging of the
rows one above the other on the terraces of
the steep bank permits the planting of 200
vines with his system of single poles and the
checking of the laterals. He sold last year
80 worth Of fruit from the little patch and
had an abundant supply through the wear
Tor his family of fruit-loving girls and boys
which 1t requires the fingers of both hands
to count At meal time l found mysoif
wondering if grape eating had anything to
90 with the sparkling eyes, dimpled checks
ana literary ndency of the family group
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD,

nice woman Will cook things to eat in a
wash boiler This writer puts up barrel
OF corned beef every year:
''Cut the beef up in nice shape, pack as
tightly as possible, putting little salt in
the bottom of the barrel, always putting the
thickest pieces in the bottom, using bony
pieces first. Then l put the boiler, well
cleaned, on the stove, and I'LL with sufficient
water to well cover the meat When boil
ing hot add all the salt it will dissolve, or
until it will bear up an egg; then to Q cry
100 pounds of meat add to the hot brine
either one quart Of best molasses or two
pounds of sugar, two ounces of saltpetre,
one ounce Of soda. Bring to boil and pour
over the meat boiling hot, cover up tight,
putting in broad and heavy stone to keep
it under brine, and keep it in a cool place.
Freshen over night before boiling, and you
who like corned beef win pronounce it
good and nice change from pork and
hams ~
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Profitable Armies.

r. M. McKinstry, who Is probably tho
largest apple grower In the United States,
and who yearly ships apples to Europe from
his orchards at Hudson, Columbia county.
N. y, In reply to a question from Patrick
Barry, president Of the Western New York
Horticultural society, in regard TO the mort
profitable varieties with him and his methods
OF culture, says:
'.As for varieties, l would name the fol
lowing: The Early Red Astrachan and
Duchess OF Oldenburg, then Grovenstein
and Maiden's Blush; later varieties, Bald
win, Greening, Ben Davis, Tompkins County
King, Jonathan and Newton Pippin. As
respects cultivation, think It well 10
crop with potatoes, cabbage or corn
for a few years, but always 10 keep
the soil In good condition, for which
prefer barnyard manure. turn In green
crops, such as clover, rye and buckwheat;
clover and rye preferable with me. Ny
trees are planted twenty feet apart, say l06
trees to the acre, and they, OF course, drop
their heavy foliage In the fall on the land
about the trees, which, together with the
clover and light sprinkling Of manure,
decays and keeps the soil In fine condition
which when turned under apparently causes
the trees to make n good yearly growth.
have tried the experiment Of grass and have
found it TO act well by top dressing The
trees appeared brighter late in the fall, and
the leaves did not drop as soon as the trees
that had received cultivation: there was not
50 great growth, but very healthy
hardy appearance.
Ay soil Is gravelly and sandy loan,
porous nature, and Ia planting ! have al
ways made IL q point TO set the trees deeper
THAN usually recommended, and have found
II OF benefit, as the roots are well out Of ne
way Of the plow, and / find but little dim
Guilty IN blowing close up 10 the trees. AZ
Tar as my experience goes with my orchards,
md the result satisfectory, but different
soils and locations might require different
treatment
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Raising Bumaloes.
kansas cowboy.I


Some Of our ranchmen are embarking IN
the business of raising buffaloes There are
about fifty head on the ranch of the Frank.
Ign Land and Cattle company, and there arc
also some buffaloes on the Goodnight ranch
c. ]. Jones, of Garden City, also has some
The Francklyn company are paying $50 a
head for buffalo calves. There is a herd Of
1000 buffaloes in the western portion Of the
Neutral strip When buffalo robes are
worth from SIS to $50 apiece, and buffalo
steak twelve and half cents a pound In The
Dodge City market, 1t would seem as II
there was money in buffalo raising. A
dozen years 70 millions Of buffaloes roamed
at will over these plains, and they were
slaughtered for fun and for their robes. 1t
would not be surprising II they would yet
be more valuable than beef cattle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

2 An agricultural station has recently been
established at Aurora, Ills, in connection
with the chronological division of the de
partment of agriculture. Mr.. Nelson w.
McLain has been appointed to take charge
of the station. Prof. Riley has instructed
him to pay particular attention to these sub
jects: To secure the Introduction and domes-
tication of such races of bees as are reported
to possess desirable traits and character
istics; to prove by experiments their adapta-
ton to our climate and honey producing
fora; to make experiments in the crossing
and mingling of races, and to endeavor
to secure the type or types best
adapted to the uses Of our bee keepers; to
make experiments in the methods of arti-
fetal fertilization; to test the various meth
DDS of preparing bees for winter; to gather
statistics concerning the bee keeping indus
try in the United States; to make observa-
tions concerning varieties of honey pro
ducing plants for ice forage; to study the
true causes of diseases yet imperfectly I'M
derstood and the best methods of preventing
or curing them; and to obtain facts as to the
capacity of bees to injure fruit.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

FRAME.
The manner of framing the ends Of tho
2. The main posts are twenty feet high;
the purlin posts are forty feet By placing
the purlin post as shown the purlin plate
comes directly under tho center OF the upper
set of rafters, the foot bong supported BY
plate on the end of short beam supported
by long brace. The whole system Of up
per rafte~s and roof, being thus carried on
the purlin posts. all spreading of rafters or
settling Of roof Is prevented, two things II
is almost impossible to avoid in gambrel.
rooted barns. This plan also dispenses
with all beams and ties across the center Of
the barn, leaving it entirely unobstructed
from end to end for the use of the hay fork,
very important advantage
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

Often, however, the crabs are too smart
for the apes. They sse his dark ugly body
coming in the air and dash into their holes
in fash When Mr.. Ape gets where the
crabs were, behold there isn't anybody
there. The ape must lose his game or find
some other way of catching it. He sits
down and thinks. Which would he rather
do, go without his dinner, or get his tail
pinched like fury2 He hesitates awhile, but
at length hunger gets the better of him
He approaches a crab hole with look of
distress on his face that is comical to behold
He has long tail, which is almost as useful
to him as another hand. He uses this tail
as bait, fsh-hook and line. He pokes it into
the hole, down, down to the bottom He
tickles the crab with the bristles and stirs
him up. The crab turns and catches hold Of
the intruding tail. He hangs on to it. If
there ever was heroic endurance on a small
occasion, it is here. When the ape feels the
crab closing in on his tail he sets his
teeth together with look of anguish.
Then he gives a spring and drags the
crab out He gets such a pinch that
he often howls with pain, but his grit
never leaves him. He couldn't let go if be
would, anyhow. The only thing to do is to
get rid of the torture as soon as possible.
He gives tremendous slash with the tail
AHd1 hHOChs Lue CTdU upon tue STOuHu, dIlu
stuns it so that it lets go its bold. The ape
grabs a stone in his hand, and breaks the
shell of the crab and eats him. Then he
forgets all about how the pinching hurt,
and thinks only of how sweet crab meat is.
The ape is philosopher.
But sometimes even the philosophical ape
gets more than be can bear. He fishes up
SO big crab that he can't make it let go
its tail hold What follows then is de-
scribed by man who saw the scene:
''One day was watching large ape
fishing in this way for crabs. The apes are
as shy as the creatures they hunt SO per-
sistently, and the least sound from the
brush will send them scappering away
The ape l was watching made dismal fail
ure OF his attempt to spring on crab, and
at once proceeded to fish one out of hole
He selected hole into which l had seen
very large crab. disappear, and anticipated
fun The apes tail had gone its full length
into the hole before his face indicated that
the crab had made the connection Sud.
denly he gave start and yell He bent
his body nearly double, and slapped his
hands on his knees and wagged
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
INNING o DO and q KNOW.

To scale fish dip them In hot water.
II meat hakes too fast cover with battered
paper.
Meat pat in sour milk win keep for days,
so 1t Is said.
Unslaked lime near meat preserves it By
keeping the air dry.
A tender variety Of fruit is not made
hardile by being grated upon hardy
stock
Forty-eight per cent. OF tho adult popula'
ton OF the United States work for their Nv
ing. OF these A per cent are agricultur
lists, and a lsrge number own their own land
A woman carried enough blueberries TO
store In Salisbury, N. b., In one day TO buy
. barred Of -four and other supplies They
are bought by weight, fifty pounds 20 the
busheL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
BOYS GIRLS
A Capital story About Apes.


Do you know where Java is, and what it
isl If not, look upon the map and see.
Very well, now we will go on with the
story
On the coast of Java there is very large
kind of sand crab His claws are not very
big, but they are strong as wise. These
crabs dig holes in the sand for their homes.
But they do not stay down there in the
dark. Not they! They come up and skip
and hop in the sunshine about their homes
as merrily as if they were children making
sand pies
The crabs have very sweet and delicate
flesh, like the soft shell crabs congressman
and other distinguished gentlemen are so
fond of eating in America. They get sick
sometimes after eating too much, and espe-
cially after drinking too much, and then
they blame it all on the innocent crabs.
There are many apes in Java. They are
lively, risky creatures, and ike the same
things to eat that people do. Apes and
congressman are fond of soft shell crabs
The ape cannot invent traps to catch his
dainties as man can, however, and so he
must attack the crabs with only such wea-
pons as nature has given him. He watches
where group of crabs are playing in the
sand. He steals as near to them as possible
without their seeing him. Then be makes a
spring in the air and dives down upon them.
There is tremendous scattering and clat-
tering OF crabs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
HE CAUGHT ONE.

his head, with his teeth closed tight
and his lips drawn down, while on his
face was look Of a. ony and despair
doubly intensified. He made several at
tempts to withdraw his tail, but fell back
each time and howled as the crab drew it
taut. Tears actually ran down the ludic-
rous face of the suffering ape, and whea 10
clapped both hands to his forehead ana
swayed his body to and fro like little old
man tortured by the toothache, bowling
dismally the while. l could no longer
restrain myself, and yelled with laughter.
This frightened the ape, and he gave
quick spring forward. Out came the crab
and away went the ape. The crab hung to
the tail, and as far as l could seq main
tanned its hold, in spite of the way it was
dashed and trailed as the ape flew over the
ground, yelling at every jump. He dis
appeared in the thick brush, but how he
Invested himself of the crab l never knew"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
OUTSIDE VIEW.

The granaries are in the center. Hay and
fodder are thrown down through chutas
The south part Of the main basement i an
ished for lamb raising and sheep foeiins
with racks and water troughs. The NORTH
part of the basement has twenty-four faa,
finished for feeding cows or steers, with
water trough in yard for them. The base.
ment under the L Is used for a root and
vegetable cellar. Winter vegetables Should
never be kept in the same cellar with milk
The barn is amply supplied with water. A
stairway leads down into the basement near
the sheep pens. Underneath and about it is
a bin to hold the grain for cattle
This barn will afford room for feeding
thirty head of cattle and for raising
about $50 winter lambs. The tim,
Der Of the frame is of first class hemlock, the
finishing lumber of pine, with pine shing giles
and the whole thing complete viii cost
something under 5000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

Plant the latest turnips. Keep the run
ners cut eff strawberry plants, except those
wanted for layering. Go through the rasp-
berry and blackberry patches and cut away
the old branches that have borne fruit Thin
cut the young shoots three or four to hill
Top these when three or four feet in length,
aud tie them to stakes. They will lie
stronger next year for it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
To Corn Beef.

The following recipe for making corn beef
Is giveI by writer in The Western Rural
II seems to be excellent, with perhaps one
reservation, though we are not sure about
that. The lady cannot mean, can she, that
she cooks the meat in the clothes boilera No
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

The Horse to His Master.
Up hill urge me not;
Down hill crowd me not;
On the plain spare me not;
In the stale forget me not.