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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
Short Talks with the Bows

81 am farmers son and am not
satisfied with my surroundings.
This paragraph or portion of it is
certain to be found in four out of eyery
five letters received from the country,
and it Is matter which should be in
vestigated. Our statesmen and Jour-
nalist and philanthropists are oontinu-
ally praising agriculture as vocation,
and the idea that the farmer is indie
pendent and happy prevails in every
story of rural life.
What has dissatisfied farmers sons?
Why is it that so many of them want
to leave the farm for any work which
will bring them living? In most
cases the trouble will be found with
the farmer instead of his son.
1t is curious position in which an
old-fashioned farmer and his son are
placed. The old man is content with
some improvements on the ideas of
fifty years ago. He can't see why any
one should want anything better than
bare floors, Windsor chairs and cow
hide boots. He would as soon 90 to
meeting without collar as with one.
He 'rayther likes'' the music of an
organ, bat if he buys all organ he
won't feel like building that addition
to the barn. He can't really see how
any one can sit down and get.interested
in books, and why Henry and William
should want '4real cloth" collars and
cuffs is a deep conundrum. When 8
o'clock comes he gets ready for bed,
and can't see how the boys and girls
can ''abear" company who keep them
up till until 10. The farm is conduct
ed after the fashion of quarter of the
last century. The house may be painted
once in five years, but the chances are
that it is allowed to go ten. The
barns have needed repairs for years
past, but it's cheaper to lose ton of
hay by the leaks than to buy new
shingles. The fences are rotting down,
but next winter will be good time to
split rails. There are half a dozen
panes of glass needed about the house,
but if the broken lights were renewed
they might be smashed again The
democrat wagon has been 'sabout worn
out" for the last five years, and that's
the excuse for not having it painted.
The harnesses will hardly hold to-
gether, but they must answer for an
other year. The boys are held to
s.serve their time,'' like 50 many
slaves or convicts, and the amount Of
cash finding its way into their pockets
yearly would not keep a bootblack in
stock to do business.
is the picture oVerdrawn? lean add
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
H0rse-Flesh in Butchers Stalls.

A local government inquiry was held
recently in Manchester, Eng, to in
quire among other things into an APP
plication Of the corporation to impose
regulations on the sale of horse-hesh.
Evidence was given that horse
flesh was largely sold in the poorer
neighborhoods of the city, dressed like
beef, cut up into steaks, and sold at 5
pence per pound. Much of the horse
flesh sold was unsound. The corpora
ton, who were supported by the
Butchers Association, desired to im-
pose regulations on the sale
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
"A Winter Climate That Has It's
Faults.
the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
This brings me to speak about my
experience of the climate Of Manitoba.
The variations Of temperature are very
great. I have seen the thermometer
stand at 125 degrees inside a tent in
summer, and at IS degrees below zero,
or 80 degrees below freezing point, out
side the house in winter. Such arctic
cold would be uncomfortable if the air
were not so wonderfully dry and clear,
and often very still, that it does not
seem half as cold as it really is. Then
the changes of weather are not generally
very sudden; the heat and cold are very
regular, and in midseasons the ther-
mometer does not fuctuate much.
The snow outside our house is from
six to ten feet deep from November to
April. Moccasins, made 10y Indians of
moose skin, are used instead of shoes to
cover the feet, which are first cased in
several pairs of stockings.
We were forced to melt snow for all
the water we used last winter. The
cold is so intense that when melted
snow water is poured from the boiler in
to pail, and taken atonce across to the
stable, the ice On it frequently has to be
broken with stick before the cattle
can drink. It is rather "a common sight
to see people partly frozen. The part
affected turns as white as marble. ana
loses all feeling. Unless you see your
self in glass, or are told of it, you are
not conscious of being frozen. In this
plight it is best not to go near fire, as
sudden thawing is very painful. People
generally try friction, rubbing them
selves with snow, or, better still, with
parafine oil. Occasionally, when one
is frozen. and far from help, the part
frozen, if an extremity, will snap off.
Last year a man living about thirty
miles from us was told that his ear was
frozen he put up his hand to feel, and
the ear dropped off in his hand Limbs
sometimes have to be amputated from
severe Prostitutes. My kittens ears froze
and broke off last winter. and neigh
boris pony lost his ears in the same
way.
was surprised when I first found
the mustard freeze in my mustard pot,
which stood foot from the kitchen
ktovepipe and two feet above the stove,
where there was a blazing fire all day
and every day through the winter. Yet
the mustard froze between every meal.
70 4 woman the most trying part of q
winter in Manitoba is not its severity
for you live in warm house -but its
length. Snow lay on the ground last
season for six months and halt, and the
great lakes were frozen.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
Gladstone Catching It Everywhere,

London Cable: The political situation in
England is not only regarded by Englishmen as
anomalous, but it now forms the chief subject
of comment in all the continental papers.
The leading organs of European public opinion
outside of England severely criticise the pres
ent British ministry Mr.. Gladstone gets the
lions share of all this continental denunciation
The Vienna Mondays Review says it is posi-
bic that the English parliament may absolve
MI. Gladstone and his cabinet for their
laundering management of British for
eign affairs, but it thinks that sooner
or later the British people will denounce
the ministry that has Sacrificed the
honor and vital interests of the British
empire" The Algemane Zietung of Vienna,
says that Mr. Gladstone has impaired an ssaim-.
less nervousness" into European politics
which the paper declares is alternating great
continental powers from England. sWho
what nation) would be rash enough to be
Gladstone's friends?" asks the Zietung. The
Rassegna of Rome advises Italy to closely OBJ
serve the negotiations in progress between
England and the porte for Turkish occupa-
ton of Suakim. Such an occupation would
seriously modify Italy's position at Massowah.
The Rassegua says, and Italy is, intensely in
terested in England's intentions concerning it
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
Shooting Affair in Dodge County, MINI

John Leahmann, living near Claremont,
thirteen miles east of Owatanna, Steele
Co., went to the residence of William Van
kuden, quiet respectable farmer, and at
tempted to quarrel with him, accusing him
OF many offenses of which he claimed to be
innocent Finally Leahnlann loaded his gun
and said he had come to shoot Van Ruben
Leahmann advanced with the intention of
shooting and would not stop at the warming of
Van Ruden, who fired and killed him Instantly
Another account says: They had trouble for
several years and Leahnlann was in the habit of
gong over to Van Ruben and shooting at his
chickens, sometimes threatening to shoot him,
Recently Leahmann went to an Ruden's
with loaded gun Old Mrs. Van Ruden
went out and requested him not to shoot
IN the yard as he might shoot some of the
children. Leahmann said he would shoot all
ne wanted to and could shoot her If he desir-
ed, whereupon he discharged his gum off in
the pasture. Van Ruden appeared, and, after
some words with Leahmann, went into the
house, brought out his gun and shot Leahmann
van Ruden went to Kasson, Dodge county, at
once and gave himself up. Leahmann was a
bachelor about forty years of age, and had one
brother living. Van Ruden has wife and one
child Bothparties were well-to-do farmers.
Leahmann had $500 on his person.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03

head sticking up above the brigade ike
q tall turkey cock. At Champion Hills
my command lost in killed and wounded
nearly 1000 men, besides 500 more Of
those who were sent to our assistance
Grants headquarters were at Cham
pion's house. AS the battle began, a
negro boy was sent to the we'll for water.
1t was an fashioned we'll with a
sweep. just as he was about to lower
the bucket cannon ball came along
and took off the poor fellows head. 1t
was the first discharge Of cannon in the
fight"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
Observation-Disclosures BOOMER
An Old Lady Tells Bob Burdette What tn,
Oklahoma Men are Like.

OAA14AOAAAss
"Law me-" said the old lady who got
on the train at Olathe, Kansas, and was
going down to Fort Scott. Claw me,
you can't tell me nothin' about these
Oklahoma boomers. know 'em. No, "
she replied, as asked her for some per-
sonal information about them. "Idon't
reckon ever sot eyes on one of 'em in
my life, but know 'em. I know the
kind. Why, look here young man, theirs
always been that kind of people out
West. Me an my husband came to
Kansas away back in '56 when you was
sayin' lessons and gettin' foggin's at
schoop-Grandma was correct, only she
should have put the foggings first, as
they were always in the majority
"and we took our land and settled
down to maxim ivin' an raisin' the
best family of boys and girls ever born on
Kansas soil. An they was people come
here about the same time an soon after,
an they was just like these Oklahoma
boomers They wanted to go into Injun
land. Now, you've got sense to know
just what Kansas an Nebraska was along
back in Sc. Jest millions an millions
of acres of land that never see pillow or
felt human foot; jest as rich land as
ever lay out doors; jest waitin' fer the
pillow an the hoe, room fer nigh all crea-
ton, an yet they want foot OF it good
enough fer these fellows; they wanted to
get on the reservation. 'Injun land they
called it, nothin' would suit 'em but in
jun land. An nothin' would do but the
Injuns must be moved, so It these men
could go onto Injun land. An not a
mite O. difference was there between the
land on one side of the reservation and
the other. An when these people got
on the reservation, 'twon't long afore
they got tired Of it, and pulled up
stakes, and follered away after the In
juns, to see if they hadn't got onto a
better rriiece Of land somewhere. ]
wouldn't bea bit surprised Of You'd
find some old men down to Oklahoma
who have been fellerin' the Injuns
around from one reservation to another
for the past 25 or 80 years. Land
Why, there's more good land, prairie
land, with black soil deeper n any pillow
kin reach. we'll watered and rich as
gold diggin's in Kansas an Nebrasky
now than III be taken up an set
tied in 25 years, an yet these fellows
down to Oklahoma can't find any place
to settle 'thout goin' onto Injun land.
tell you, young man, it's all nonsense
there's no manner of sense in 1t an nc
excuse for it. When men out here once
git crazy for lnjun land, it'll stick to
'em's long as they live thout it's
thrashed out of 'em, an if I was the
President these tramps d settle down
on their own farms mighty quick, or
else go back to the states where they
come from" And the old lady looked
at me with such an expression of inflex-
ible determination that I FASTENED
to assure her that ! wasn't going near
Oklahoma.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
HARD FACTS.
DIVORCE NEWS.

A rather depressed looking kind of
a man, who was formerly one of the
leading citizens of Austin, went into
the office of a young lawyer and
said
81 live very unhappily with my
wife, and l come to you for relief. .
The young lawyer thought he was
going to get big fee in divorce
suit, so he said, gleefully:-
eyes, l think l can get you a
divorce, which will mitigate your af-
fiction"
Il don't care to put you to all that
trouble. Just lend me a quarter to
make me forget my woes"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Gilhooly and Gus De Smith were
talking in an Austin restaurant.
''How about the war in Europe?"
asked Gus.
1.-The situation is very alarming, al
though just now everything is in statu
quo," replied Gilhooly.
One of the most intelligent citizens
of Austin got up from an adjoining
table, and approaching Gilhooly, ask
ed
"Would you be kind enough to tell
me where that state. is?'
'What state?''
''Statst quo, l believe you called it. -
cit is in foreign parts sir. -
''Thanks. Much Obliged"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
A CONSIDERABLE coLoRED MAN.

"A CONSIDEltAIE COLORED MAN.
He tapped the egg gently with his
knife, and it popped, and people all
over the house began to examine the
gas fixtures to see if the gas was pro-
perly turned off.
''This egg doesn't seem to be quite
fresh,' remarked Gilhooly, having
opened the window.
Il spected dat egg WASH t all right
remarked the colored waiter.
'Why then didn't you tell me sop
exclaimed Gilhooly.
''Bekase, sab, l wasn't quite sure OBJ
hit, and Use always willing to Glib a
gemmen de benefit OBJ de doubt. +"
''But you told me the egg was per-
fectly fresh; that it was laid yester-
day.
II tole yer dat bekase I didn't
wanter be too preyious-like in spiling
yer appetite. -
IMPORTANT TO EX"OFFICE HOLDERS.
A young man, named Folsom Bow
ser, applied to wealthy Austin stock
man for position on his statf-to 90
West and herd sheep at $40 month,
UuG CuO SUOChuldu Sd1u liz Was uOG ulI.
ing anybody to herd sheep.
''Have you all the shepherds you re-
quire?" asked Folsom Bowser.
'No, am needing several, but I'm
going to wait until the President has
made his appointments"
"What has that got TO do with herd
ing sheep?''
''It has great deal to do with it
AS soon as Cleveland has made his an.
pointments, can have my pick Of
disappointed applicants who will be
willing to hire for nothing but thei,
grub, just to get out Into the coun
try"
The sheep industry of western Tex
as is suffering from the hardness O;
the President. SitIinqs.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
AMICABLY ADJUSTED.

do you mean to call me liar?''
asked one rival railroad man of anoth-
er railroad man, during dispute they
had on business.
mo, colonel, l don't mean to call
you liar. On the contrary, say
you are the only man in town who
tells the truth all the time, but I'm
offering reward of twenty-five dol
lars and a chrome to any other man
who says he believes me when I say
you never lie,'' was the response.
well, I'm glad you took it back, -
replied the other party, as the tiger
Ike look of ferocity faded out of his
features, and he looked around for the
nearest saloon.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
A Relic Ct The Manistee.

1t is now eighteen months since the steamer
Manistee went down in a terrible gale on Lake
Superior, and on all beard persisted. Nothing
has been seen or heard from the Manistee since
but an occasional bucket or piece of timber
washed ashore in the vicinity of Fish creek,
WIS, until recently when q party of trout fish
ers while angling up Fish creek some dis
lance from it's mouth, found sealed bottle
containing piece of paper on which was writ
ten: ION board Maniatee Terrible storm
tonight May not live to $50 morning. Yours
to the world: John Mckay" Mckay was cap
tain OF the Manistee atthe time of the disaster
The people of Ashland, with whom Mckay
was " the habit of doing business, carefully
compared the handwriting on the slip of paper
found in the bottle vita receipts and other
documents Of the late captain, and pronounce
the handwriting on the slip to be his. without
question. The slip of paper has been sent
to the widow Of the late captain Mckay for
further identif cation
Rumore .re in circulation to the eject that
there are serious differences between the prest-
dent and Secretary Bayard, growing out Of
certain diplomatic appointments There is
excellent authority for stating that there Is not
the slightest foundation for these rumors,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03
TUFTS HAIR ElYE.

GRAY HAIR or WHISPERS chaFeetA s9a q
GLOSSY BLACK by Il single application ss9
this DYE. 1t impartsa natural cotor a,c7s
instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or
sent by express on receipt of St.
Office. "a Murray ST. Row York.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03

II tole yer dat bekase I didn't
wanter be too previous-like in spiling
yer appetite. -
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-03

McGinnis' boys and the rebels over the
battery and the guns were ours. Both
:brigades then advanced to asecond bat
terry, perhaps s. quarter of a mile in the
rear Of the enc we had captured, and
after fierce fight took that also. But
the enemy, REINFORCED, returned in
great numbers and drove us back to the
location of the first battery. We made
a second charge and the battery was
again taken. Again with overwhelming
force the enemy pressed my force back
down from the brow of the hill beyond
the first battery. This was critical mo-
ment. My men We're fighting stubborn
~, but against almost overpowering
odds. If the center had been broken our
army would have been divided into two
parts. There were23 pieces ofartnlery
under my command, and again being re-
enforced I placed these % pieces on a
mound in a graveyard, and with shot,
shell, and canister poured an enilad-
ing fire into the advancing hosts. The
place was well timbered and thick with
nnderbrush, but it was moved almost rs
with seythe. They couldn't stand
that fire and swung back. Logan came
in on the right and took several thou
sand prisoners. The enemy gave way,
and Loring's forces broke off from the
rebel line and rushed back to jackson.
This was, as ! said before, the bloodiest
fight of the whole campaign. Gen.
Slack is dead; Gen. George r. McGin-,
mis-, as you know, still lives here in this
city. McGinnis was q magnificent
solder and a.fne drill master. can
shut my eyes now and see McG innis,s
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-10

The ladies of the new cabinet, while not in
tending to innugurutc any social season this
spring, will be at home informally during
their stay here. Mrs. Villas and Mrs. Man.
ming will receive together at the Arlington
Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, from TO .
O'Clock. Secretary Bayard's family will con.
tiuuG to occupy their home on Highland
Place and Mrs Bayard and her daughters
simply change their reception day rom
Thursday to Wednesday, Secretary Whitney 3
family are only temporarily established in tho
house that they now occupy on Connecticut
avenue and secretary and Mrs. Endicott are
at the Arlington. Secretary Lamar und At.
torncy General Garland being widOwors their
homes viii not bo socinl centers to any extent.
The old custom appoints Wednesday also az
the reception day for the vice presidents wife,
b It with Mrs Hendricks all days have been
Wednesdays since her arrival here and she
has held u continuous reception in her parlor
at Wizards.
Mrs. Villas will return to Wisconsin the lat
ter part of this week, and the postmaster gem
eral will continue to occupy the corner suite OF
| rooms ut the Ebbltt House, which he took pos
session of yesterday. The sister, whose illness
was 50 exaggerated by press dispatches from
the west, although i'll at the time Col. and Mrs.
Nilus len Madison, has not met with any
change in her condition since, and none IL
expected
Rcdlern, the great English ladies' tailor, was,
by command OF her majesty tho queen of Eng
ing costumes for her daughters approaching
marriage, but, Ms Mr., Redfern was attending
| to his newly-acquired New York branch, his
brother FROM Paris was then enbled for, and hi
} submitted them for her majesty's approval
| who, being so well pleased, ordered eigh
dresses to be prepared at once. The English
| people are very proud to think that the orde
was given 10 an Englishman, and not, us Il
done in many wedding outfits, sent to Paris Il
| be executed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-10

A DISPATCH received in New York
yesterday from the Guatemalan secretary
of foreign affairs announces that the no.
torious President Barrios has proclaimed
a union Of the Central American states as
0one republic, and significantly adds, 'aud
TO realize the same has assumed the su-
preme military command" This means
that this restless, cruel, ana INSCRIPTIONS
despot proposes to involve Guatemala,
San Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Costa Rca in the horrors of war, with the
purpose in view of preventing the United
States and Nicaragua from carrying out
the provisions of any canal treaty that
might be agreed upon, unless he is paid
large tribute by way of backmail. Bar.
rios has no more right to issue such
proclamation than Mr.. Cleveland has TO
issue one declaring Canada and Mexico
hencelorth part of the United States. IL
Is "A matter which the administration will
he forced to take cogni2ance of, as his
insolent proclamation is really aimed at
this country, and is designed to interfere
with our right to negotiate at our pleas
ure with a free and friendly state Mr..
Cleveland can depend upon public appro-
bation if he let's this little adventurer
know in unmistakable terms that he can
not safely proceed in his present high
handed course. A few war vessels sent
down to tho Central American coast just
now would be apropos and likely to eKer-
else II wholesome effect.