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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
La Belle Fatma.
Correspondence Boston Herald.

correspondents Boston HERALD.
The Parisians are hocking to, che
Jardin de Paris, not to see-the- eaoen-
trio dances that distinguishathe. spot,
but to behold acurious entertainment
styled the ,"Concert Tuisien,'' and,
above all, a new celebrated "profes-
sional beauty from Tunis, known as
La Belle Fatma. The beautiful Fatnaa,
who has already created a,sensatn0n
at the Tuilleries Gardens fetesy, is, u1l-
happily rather conscious OF her power
OF attraction, and AZ. superoilliaus
smile fingers upon her features, which
would be perfect were it not that the
lips disclose the, gums She, Isl. how
ever, q superb creature. tall and
admirably proportional. With sloe-
black eyes and a profuslon. OF ra-
ven hair, and in the Oriental oostume
of rose-colored brocade and gold It's
sue, all her. charms arer heightened.
She dances to the accompaniment OF
the most fearful sounds, produced on
various instruments by -a'fat woman,
a fat man, a negress, a. white woman,
young and pretty-but not beautiful
enough to vie with the beautiful Fat
ma-and a.. eunich;. whose presence
furnishes the Parlsians with;a text for
some extremely witty and, a'1dacious
remarks. These people with the ex-
ception. Of the ponderous- Tunisian,
Daniel Lambert, and thefab old wom-
en-Fatma's fat ma, as the Americans
promptly Observation-Disclosures in turn
a sort of 'ecstatic rushing to and fro,
with waving characteristics, and
the eunich sings, while theinstrnment
bray and resound in a,strange, fantas-
tic din. But the .unqpestioned star is
Fatma, who will not dance until a COL
lection has been made 'in addition to
the fee charged at: the door of the
booth, and who, aften. she has dazzled
us with gold and crimson raiment,
snow-white arms and breast, flashing
eyes and rubby lips. sits enthroned in
state between the fat old woman and
the fat old man, and keeps up a per-
petual concert with, the tambourine,
Tunis in, Paris It taseinates the spec
tator and makes him feel as though he
had dreamed. that he had strayed
from the everyday boulevards and thu
Jardin de Paris. which is nothing i
not, moderna.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
TlD Twins OF Locsnas.

a Vlen,g correspondent writes;
John and Jacob Tocci, the twins 81
Ueoanas WHO have been shown in al.
most every CITY Of Europe as the sue
cessors ofithe.tamous siamese twins,
afe5dying in,tne Prater. The boys re.
semble' eachs other exactly, and are
now in their tenth year. John and
Jacob are separate as far as the sixth
ribp and have one abdomen and one
paIrs Of legs: between them. Jacob
movessthe right leg, John the left. The
twins cannot walk, and keep their
balance byslaolng their arms around
each other's<neck.. Jacob eats often
andiheartily, and Is the healthier Of
the two, and to, all appearance it is
he who keeps bis, brother alive. One
day the twins qnaurelled over toy,
and John. grew So excited that his
heart blood suddenly ceased to flow,
and he changed .to,a condition of com.
plete lethargy; from; which he had not
s.woke on thefoll owing m orning. The
boy suffered from the. same complaint
q year ago in, Berlin, and Prof. Vir.
chow then declared that recurrence
OF the lethargy would certainly put
an end to the twins life. A mum
Der of Vienna physicians are observ.
ing the malady,. bat they enter.
tain little hope Of Johns life, and il
John dies, Jacob must follow him to
the grave. The: twins as they lie in
their bed offer a'strange contrast; ia
cob with feverish eyes and a red face
seems to"harbor all the blood that
has retreated from john g lifeless body.
The conscious boy cries necessarily
because he has often, heard Prof. Vir-
elbows remark repeated, and knows
that his brothers. death is but the
harbinger of his own: The poor crea-
lures are meeting with the same fate
that some time age, put an end to the
life OF the Siamese' twins; the second
OF whom died Of poisoned blood YES
sells, attersrhaving spent six terrible
hours with the corpse Of his brother
The advisability OF an operation sep.
arating the living fromthe dead broth.
er was discussed at the time; but be-
fore resolution could be taken death
had done it's work. The twins of Lo.
cana, who for ithe-iast eight years have
travelled ito all, the, worlds shows,
were toohavee left for New York,
where Barnum Isl said to have
engaged them. for a year at salary
OF 10000 fr." In. the event of their
death the parentshavesold their body
to a London anatomical museum for
the price of, f8, OOO.-S5. James Ga.
zette, August i25.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
Some Famsus Ol& Men.

From tie YOUTH Conpanion.
The longevity of famous, statesmen
is remarkable. Imagine lord Palmer
ston acting vigorously. as. Prime Min
lister of England when over8O. govern
ing the vast British Empne withsteady
hand, and making speeches, shree
hours long in the House Of; Commons,
and rising next day fresh as, a man of
40. Think of the venerable GuizDt,
the French statesman; who; at the age
OF 81, was still writing histories, pre-.
siding over religious conventions. and
carrying on live discussions, in. ths
French Academy.
The late Lord Lyndhutst made aBis
speeches in the House of Lords when
he had passed his Goth year; and his
longtime rival, Lord Brougham,
wrote his autobiography, II. three
goodly volumes, when he ehadi nearly
reached 90 years.
The Marquis of Lansdo who, as
Lord Henry Petty, was q. leading
member.of the "All the Talents'' Cabi@
net, of which Charles James Fox was
the chief, in 1906, was still aras active
member-of the House of Lords nearly
sixty years later, in 1868, and died in
that year at the age OF 49,,
The duke of Wellington took part in
public affairs until his DEATH. in. 1852,
in his SD year.
In former generations energetic
Statesmen of advanced years arefound
thickly scattered through the pages of
history. There was the old Marquis
OF Winchester, who could remember
Edward w., the first York sovereign,
in 1883, and who, when hedied in 1912,
at the age of 81, was holding Office
under Queen Elizabeth.
Referring to the statesmen OF our
own country, it is a familiar fact that
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,
the second and third Presidents, both
died on the 18th of July, 1896. just
half a century from the day when both
signed the Declaration of Independ-
ence, Adams being 81 and Jefferson
IS. President Andrew Jackson lived
to be 80, John Quincy Adams to- be
81, Madison IS.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
A.Notable, African Monarch.

A:notable man is Frances new aiy,.
the African monarch Samory. Ac-
oording to Ile. Temps he is As years
old and stands six feet high. Hs.is a.
half-breed, his,1nother belonging to, the
!. tribe OF, Reul and his father so<the
ISaracolais.. He is a good typetoftha
'semi-sayage, with fiat nose, thick lips
and protruding jaws. His skin is red.
dish black. He began life as g. .carer
van driver. but displaying great caur~
age in war with a neighboringtribe, he
became famous and was elected chief.
Fired by ambition he set 50, making
conauestss ON his own account; and
eventually assumed the rank, oiroy-
alty:. 1t is estimated tkat he CON
quered' NO fewer than 157 small states.
The frontiers of his kingdom extend
from English Gambia tosAshantee on
ahe one side and from the, Segon to
Sierra leone on the ot.aae. His terri
tory, therefore, is as lssrEe. as that of
the whole of France. His army con-
sists OF 10000 infanNy armed with
guns and 5000 caysylry. Samory is
Mussnlman, but not a. very fer
vent believer. He has prohibited in
toxicating drinks throughout his en-
pires he says drunken man fears
neither God FOR devil, and is prompt
to rebellion. His arms, hands ana
breast are mttooed. He bathes every
day; alter his bath he rubs his bcaT
with perfumed butter, according to al
ancient custom, and paints his sYes
so as to make them look large and
terrible. In time Of peace his robes
| are all white, but ia war they are vel
low. Samory has a harem of about
100 girls chosen from different parts
of his Kingdom. When he visits q vii
ls.ge ii is the custom of toe local chic
TO make him presents, Including tn,
most beautiful girl in the neighbor
hood,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
The Number Who Persisted by
Earthquakes..

Records.0f great earthquakes fill
large space i'm history, and instances
where raople have persisted by the
thousands from this cause are mourn
fully numerous. An earthquake &C.
companied the volcanic eruption that
buried Rompeii and Heroulaneum and
their inha in the9ear 70. An,
earthquake was felt by nearly the
whols world in 543. Ias557 Constan-
tinopler Suffered fearfully and thou
sandspidts inhabitantswe4e killed. In
742 aaaaxful shock vlslhed Palestine
andsother parts of As4hs and the LOSS
of Life was beyond calculation. In
11das 10000 perscss. persisted in
Syria. In 1868 10000 perishsd. in
Cilicia. In 1856 10000 people were
killed iin Naples. IahI5ss1 3O,OOGper,.
sons We're buried my ruins at Lisbon,
Portugal. In 1925 TO- 900 lives were
lost at Naples. In 1861 an earthquake
at Schamaki lasted three ,zyQnths
and $4,000 personsperished. Ia 1868
an, earthquake IL sSia5ly overturned
fifty-tour cities and. towns; Gataniar
andiits $4,000 Inhabitants weye wiped
out OF existence, and more than 1OO,-
OOU lives were lost in all. 81, 1902.
Yeddo, Japan, was ruined 1snd 2OO,-
O0N people were, killed.. In .iI3l, at
Rekin, China, 100000 PEI sons were,
swallowed up. La; 1854 $4,000 per-,
sons were ergsllfea at Grand Cairo.
Ih 1755 Kasehan. Persia. was de-,
stroyed with 40, 900 peqsons, and;
June 8, of tae, same yeac, the great.
earthquake @lready mentioned, visit
ed Lisbon, Portugal; il about. eight
minutes mcsa Of the houses were swal.
lowed up by, the yawning earth and
from $4,000 to 6O,OOgmet a fearful.
dome. In Spain, Moroeeo, and else
where, tergible havoc was dors and
thousands OF peoplss perishea@ In
1859 Baalbee, Syria, was destroyed.
and 20, 900 persons were killadi In.
1922, klsppo was destroyed and 20,~
900 lives were lost. In 1891, .Melfe
Italy, WAS almosts laid in rains; l4,-
900 LIVES were lost. Ia, 1851,
in Cala,bria and elsewhere, ahout TO-
900 parsons persisted, and an author
lty on the subjecae estlmat7di that IN
the seyenAy-fve years iroaa. 1883 to
185H.the kingdcm of Napgas lost ILL.,
OOCs inhabitants. by the. effects of
earthquakes. 2n 1881 the isles OF
Isehia and Sep suffered, terribly, and
batween 4,00e and 5000 people lost
t;1eir lives, aai anothee. visitation in
1888 killed 5000 persons in Ischia.
Fhe greatest calamity OF the century,
measured by the loss Of Life, was the
R:akatoa convulsian In 1888, when
100000 people airs, said to nave been
killed. There is "a legend to the effect
that the continent OF Atlantis, with
It's millions ofhighly-cultivated inhab,
itanss and many wealthy and mag
nifeent cities, was swallowed by the
ocean during an earthquake: Gould
the fact be established. 1T would prove
the monumental earthquake disaste,
of all time.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06
Gallantry of College Boys.

There was an incident just prior to
the, recent graduation exercises at
Dartmouth College which prettily IL
lnstrated the .proverbial gallantry OF
the students of that institution. Pro-
lessor Lord was delivering an exceed
ingly pleasant series o. lectures GA his
last years travels in Italy before an
attentive audience Of Students Be
hind the professor sat his pretty niece,
who had accompanied him on his Jour
ney through Italy. The professor. was
advancing his view, quite areVolution.
AIRY one, by the way, that this amount
OF beauty OF all sorts that is to bs
seen in Italy has been greatly exag.
gerated. cit is Far from being q land
where all is beautiful" said he. s'In.
deed, I will tell you what may surprise
you'll did not see asingss pretty wom-
an during all my travels in Italy
This remark was followed by q cho.
rus Of slight coughs that arose from
different parts Of the room. The pro
lessor was about to proceed when tn.
chorus Of coughs grew louder and
stronger. He began to think that
something was wrong, and then re
called what he had said. glancinl
around at his niece at the same mo
ment. During all my sojourn in It
aly," he repeated, II saw not a singl,
beautiful woman who was a native o
the country" This remark was fol
lowed by applause, and tho protesso
went on With his lecture.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06

A mathematician estimates that a
machine of one horsepower would
keep twenty.seven million watches
running.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06

lore any one had time TO suffer very
much a steamer, bound on the same
journey, picked up the whole compa-
ny.
The captain Intercepted the men
on watch and Mr.. Nutford as closely
as possible. There was no doubt
about the facts. The Paragon had
been run down by amysterious vessel,
the name of which no one had OBJ
served, and had taken advantage of
the darkness to desert the ship she had
run into. The home voyage was salts
factorily accomplished, and Ralph and
Nellie, the former no longer hampered
by duties of navigation, had ample
opportunities OF carrying on their
love affair which had been accompan.
led by such an overwhelming catas-
trophe. milford easily succumbed to
Nellie's soft casuistry, for to own his
neglect of duty would be ruin to his
career and hers, and would render
their marriage which was to him a
foregone conclusion, an absolute i'm
possibility.
A minute inquiry naturally was
held at Seringapatam, at the conclu-
sion of which it was decided-though
in official language that there was
some mystery somewhere, and
a good deal more in tho circumstances
Of the collision than met the eye OF
ear; but that was no direct evidence
rejecting upon the conduct Of the fifth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-24
Some Queer Requests.

The life of Mr.. Peter Cooper is about
TO be published but doubt if it con-
tains any of the amusing anecdotes Of
the many demands upon Mr.. Cooper
from people who seemed to claim q
certain right to ask favors from so rich
and great philanthropist. He was SO
beset with letters of the kind that q
clerk was employed to answer them.
One woman wrote that she never had
been to the opera, and would like to
have him send box so that she might
go. and invite friends also; another
wanted a sealskin sacque, as the win
ter was severe, and thought he might
well afford to send her one;' while still
another wrote that if she had new set
of false teeth, costing forty dollars,
which amount she asked him to send
her, she thought she could get hus.
band.-Toson Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-24
ROARING PEMAQUID.
The Old Fort at the toughest Point ON
the Atlantic Coast.

The Old Fort at the Toughest Point on
the Atlantic Coast.
Pemaquid Point, near Damariscotta.
Me-, has been said to be, in a gale
from any point of the compass between
southeast and southwest, the toughest
point on the Atlantic coast. 1t is liter
ally out to sea, and the waves of the
Atlantic, rolling in from three thou
sand miles of ocean without let CT him
drance, break with explosive roar upon
its bastions of stone, which are worn
into endless forms by the attrition and
abrasion of ages. 1t is very rarely that
any point of the mainland possesses all
the conditions of an uninterrupted
breaking place for the waves of the
ocean. Outlying rocks or islands or
the conformation of the adjacent coast
usually break up or check the course of
the waves long before reaching the
mainland. Nothing lies between Pema-
quid Point and the broad Atlantic, and
even in the calmest moods of sea the
roar of the surf upon its walls is re-
markable. When the southerly gale is
on, the spray is flung hundreds of feet
into the air. The noise is deafening.
Huge pieces of rock are broken from
the projecting wall and thrown up on
the bank. Pemaquid lighthouse stands
on the promontory, several hundred
feet back from the edge, with the house
of the keeper adjoining it. The light
is at least three hundred feet above the
sea level. Yet in southerly gale
few years ago large stone was hurled
by the waves through the thick glass
of the lantern, and the spray came
down the chimneys of the house in
such quantities as to extinguish the
fires.
History and legend also lend their at
fractions to Pemaquid. No part of the
country was earlier known to voyagers.
The ships of Pring, Weymouth and
Gilbert had plowed these waters long
before the settlement of jamestown,
and Pemaquid was the rival of Ply
mouth and Boston as metropolis in
the infancy of New England. The old
fort at the harbor was for near a cent
ury on the disputed territory between
Massachusetts and Acadia. Governor
Chamberlain claims for Pemaquid an
older date than Plymouth. Few
know he says, ''that years before the
Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth sands,
there were established English settle
ments at various points on the shores
Maine-that Pemaquid was seat of
trade, and at one time the metropolis
of all the region east of New York. y
Rockland Me- Courier Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-24
MIND IN FARMING.
Practical knowledge which Can Be Ac-
quired ON the Farm.

Practical knowledge which Can BE Ac-
quired ON the Farm.
The idea has generally prevailed in
the past, and possibly more by farmers
than others, that for the business of
farming but little intellectual training
was necessary. A willingness to work
on in the old routine, that has been
transmitted from the practices of the
past, was all that could be safely relied
on for success, This narrow view,
born and kept alive by ignorance only.
is mistaken fallacy of the past, fast
dying out, rather than the sentiment
of intelligent, present thought. The
agriculture of to-day is not based on
manual labor alone. The education of
the mental faculties, as well as the
training of the hand to work skillfully
is recognized as an essential in fitting
for the life work of the farm. Upon
these, intelligence and labor combined,
rest the hope of progress in agricul-
ture. And yet it may be questioned if
farmers fully appreciate the value to
their children of a home training and
education in the work and in the busi-
ness of the farm. Each year there go
out from the farm young men and
women to assume the work of man.
aging farms for themselves. Are
these young men and young women
as well educated and trained in the
work and business affairs of the farm
as they, the sons and daughters of
farmers, ought, with their opportuni-
ties, to bep We fear there is yet too
much of indifference in parents in
teaching their children the business of
farming, not only as a trade, but as a
profession. 1t ought to be kept con-
stantly in view that the training and
education needed by the farmer can
largely be learned at home, and that
the practical knowledge thus gained
will be of inestimable value-so much
capital with which to begin the bust.
ness of farming.-Maine Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Omission examinations to har1
vaCollege will hereafter DC helo a'
PaiFrance, in June of each year.
:. Holland the church doors are
loci during the sermon, SO tna' mo-
bod I'm interrupt by going in or OUT.
, girls IN the public schools OF
Broom are compelled to commit 10
mem, the Constitution OF the Uniteu
Stately. Y. San.
-Indition to mission halls there
are noive hundred places in LONDON
where, Gospel is preached IN tno
open am Sunday.
Coll University now has sixty
instrucs and officers and 63o stu
dents, of whom are freshmen
while t. senior class contains only
eighty-ft Buffalo Express.
-ChalHon Fan, a Chinaman OF
Portlandre., is regularly ordained
preachers the Methodist Episcopal
Church: d belongs to the fuget'
Sound Co.rence.
REV. ] w. E. Schenck, for thir-
ty-two yea secretary of the Hresby-
terrain Boa of Publication, has re-
signed. HIS in California seeking
restoration impaired health.
Ten pehnt. of the present fresh
men class aCornell are girls, and
Professor jos, of that institution, is
quoted as ring that the average
scholarship the young women IS
superior to tn of the young men.
The Ame,an Tract Society held
its annual meng in Washington re-
Gently. The eceipts for the year
reached $685.. while the expendi-
lures aggregat $352,141. The num-
Der of familiesisited during the year
was 145, 415.
The BishoM Peterborough made
the interesting atement in convoca-
ton the other d, that of 5000 livings
in private patragc in England no
fewer than 2,00'wcre frequently in
the market. DrIagce had obtained
this .informatio from a clerical
agent, who wasetiring from his pro-
fession."
Converted hse-car conductors
make excellent dcons. They are so
accustomed to tang up collection
that they can NAL their appeal very
individual without any show of en-
barrassment. Anehe look of expect
ancy with which thy pass around the
plate shows the vab of good bust
ness training for is department of
church work. Peiaps it might be
well for some city iurches to engage
couple of horse-ca. conductors, Just
to crush out dead-hdism. Christian
Regulator.
"A Baptist minist at Boston adds
to his theological publications thor
ough knowledge of msic. Instead of
hiring quartette or soir he proposes
to assume the entire wrk of develop
ing from the congregaon a volunteer
gathering of singers, al thus to have
eventually congregation singing of a
hitherto unknown quaty. Members
of the congregation WILDE taught reg
ularly how to sing, and n the course
of few months ''the msical PASTOR
expects to have singing eual to, if not
better than any ordinary ooir.-Boston
Globe.