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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
Not Down Oh the Bills.

Funny things mot down on the
bills often happen to actors. Alb
surd occurrences, by some fatality,are
most common in tragedy, their ludi-
erous charter being made all the more
conspicuous thereby The Chicago
News tells this among other funny ex-
periences related by Manager Neon.
nell:
II was with Barrett playing In DAY.
EXPORT, Iowa. The railroad hotel and
opera house are owned by one man
and are in the same building, while the
depot and railroad track are. imme-
diately behind. The kitchen. and
laundry OF the hotel are underneath
the stage, and there are waves OF hot
air rising over it all the time. The
weather was intensely hot, and all the
windows were open to admit the fresh
air. The heat on the stage was I'M
bearable, and as Barrett stood solilo-
quizing as Hamlet the sweat poured
in torrents from his face. His
soliloquy, with locomotive accom-
paniment, was something like, this:
ITO be, or not to be (toot-toot-toot-
tooty-to-toot), that is the (toot)
question. Whether tbs nobler (whlstle}
in the mind to suffer (ding- dong, ding
dong the sings and arrows Of voice
in depot: All aboard f'r Chicago, AM
Rock Islam railroa2--all aboardp(
outrageous fortune, or to take arms
against voice in depot: Twenty
minutes for refreshmentsn terrible
combination OF gong, Whistles, bell
and 'choo-choo' OF the locomotive1-
You may easily imagine the effect ALL
this would have on the sensitive. and
nervous Barrett. He left the stage
foaming at the mouth and sweating at
every pore. The roses which Ophelia
carried were made OF tissue paper. but
very life-like, and when she cast them
down, saying, Sweets to the. sweet
they were caught in a current Of hot
air and sailed serenely up to the cell
ing, where they remained during the
rest of the performance, greatlyto the
delight and astonishment Of the
audience"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

he had not far to go. He went into
the little candle store on St. Anne's
street, where he performed the last sad
offices to the unconscious little pro-
prietress of the establishment. The
negro woman said afterward, Mile.
Pierrette gave start as the priest
entered and tried to talk-that was
all.
Inthe old mahogany armoir, among
the pile OF snowy-white linen was
found a letter, which puzzled those
who opened it.
It read: "My name is Hortense
Dularge, and not Mile. Pierrette. My
love brought me back to Louisiana,
but it was too late The only glimpse
we have of. heaven on earth is true
love reciprocated. Fate denied me
that. Show this to Father ~, and
he will understand. | leave all my
property to the church,
It was signed with firm hand and
sealed.
The funeral was impressive and the
sermon one of the most touching ever
preached, for old memories were
awakened in the heart of the gentle
priest, memories he had long since
buried. The little candlemaker's own
candles shed soft radiance on altar
and chancel, but like her life, they at
last fickered and went out and the
cathedral was left in darkness.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
respect, at the same time laying let
fer unon the table:

resnect at the same time laying q let
ter upon the table:
81 am sent by order of the Chef de
police to inform Nine. la Comtesse
that the stolen.diamond has been sat
isfactorily traced, but there is un1or-
tunately some little difficulty connect
ed with It's Identification. am cnarg-
ed, therefore, to beg that Nine. la Com
tesse will kave-theg oodness to lntrus5
the fellow earring to the police Tor a
short period, in order that it may De
compares with the one found IN the
possessions OF the suspected thiel:
Madame will find that the letter L
bring, corroborates my statement:
Thecountess glanced hastily through
the letter, and ringing the bell desired
that her maid might be told to bring
the remaining earring Immediately;
this was done, and the dapper little
man. bowling deferentially, departed
with the precious duplicate safely, IN
possession.
The. countess descended to her sledge
and drove to the club, to call for her
husband en- route for the Bots. Cross
ing the Place de la Concorde, sherelat-
ed to. him the latest incident In the
story of the diamond earring.
you neyer-were induced to give up
the. other" cried Count Ivanoffincred-
ulously.
aBut l tell you, mon ami, an officer
Of police came himself to fetch 1t,
bringing a letter from his superior
vouching for the truth Of his state
ment."
:AIf the project himself had come, |
don't think should have been caloled
into letting him have it, after last
nights experience" laughed her hus-
band. "However for the second time
OF asking, we will go and inquire
The coachman turned and drove as
directed to- the bureau of police, at
which the count had lodged his COM
plant the night before. After a some
what protracted delay. the count re-.
joined his wife with a semi-grim look
of amusement upon his handsome
hirsute face. ':The police know moth
ing OF your detective or his epistolary
Efforts" he said, drawing the furrug
up to his chin as the impatient horses
sped away over the frozen snow; cit
was the wrong man they had got hold
of at Brussels. Your second earring
has been Melted by another member
OF the light fngured fraternity, and
upon my honor | think he was the
more accomplished artist Of hetwo!o
And from that unlucky day to this
the Countess Ivanotf's celebrated
diamond earrings knew her pretty ears
no more.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
MIR. Parnell's Mother.
ew York Letter in Chicago News.

New York Letter in Chicago News.
You have perhaps heard the con,
Trajectory tales told of old Mrs Par,
nelPs condition. Well, it is just as bad
as it is represented. Mrs. Parnell is
a lonely old lady, without the slight,
est regard for what we call comfort.
Moreover, there is a strain of bohe,
mianism in the family, excepting
Charles Stewart Parnell, which be-
trays itself in wearing their hair down
their backs, carrying Gampy old UNI,
brellas around, and certain disre.
gard OF appearances that looks like
discomfort to American eyes. Mrs,
Parnell does live on the fourth foo,
of tenement-house on Hudson
street, which is very poor street
indeed; she is poor and in want 81
money; and she is apparently I'M
comfortable and is certainly
failing fast. But Mrs. Parnell is al
ways more Or less in those conditions
She has no idea of the value of money
and has made ducks and brakes of q
handsome fortune; but she never was
what we would call comfortable ever
when she had money The people
with whom she is staying are plain
but they are honest and do kindly by
her. To Mrs. ParnelP slively magma
ton, however, they are princes and
princesses, the tenement is cozy fiat
and as for want of money, she always
was poor, even when she was rich
So, to Mrs. Parnell's peculiar notions
of what constitute comfort and indie
pendence may be ascribed. the differ
ence between her views and other PEG
Piles. You and l would say that sh
was in perjury, but Mrs. Parnell live
on the shamrock and Tara harp an,
the vale of Avoca, and resembles Lorl
Edward Fitzgerald to that degree tina
whether she has any stockings or no
is q comparative triae.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
A Spiritual Medium Exposed.

From Manchester IN. H.) Letter.
A sensational exposure OF an alleged
spiritualistic medium, while in the
midst of a naturalization sean ce
took place recently at the residence
G. B. Ammidon. The medium was
Mrs. Bessie Huston, of 488 fremont
street, Boston, who had made three
previous trips to Manchester and
gulled the public into believing that
she possessed the requisite powers OF
calling up the spirit forms of those
who had passed on into the great un-
known. Her seances have been well
patronized, but all who attended had
not been her dupes, as several had ex-
pressed themselves that she was a
fraud. The last seance was the eighth
given by the woman in Manchester, and
her company on this last occasion in
Guided some of the best known resi-
dents. Some five or six forms had ap-
peared, and among the number the
daughter OF one gentlemen, who
thought he recognized his dead girl
and exchanged kisses with her. Finally
a pretended spirit came to gentle
man who made up the party, and the
latter acting in accordance with a
preconceived plan, seized the out
stretched hand and threw his arms
around her body and bore her to the
floor. The form was no other than
that OF Mrs. Huston, who screamed.
and her husband, who always accom-.
panies her, pulled out a billy and pro.
ceeded to apply it with vigor upon
the head Of the captor. In the mean
time the gas had been lighted by those
who were parties to the plan, and Mr..
Huston was then seized and the billy
taken away from him. The lighting
of the gas revealed Mrs. Huston
stretched upon the carpet where she
had been held by the gentleman who
had the nerve to trap her, dressed in
a sleeveless white garment and wearing
white vail over her head. The ex.
posure was complete and overwhelm-
ing, chalk and other materials used in
CiIO NNNCiV ~ 1CCACCu DCAlS OlSCOVcIcu.
The woman was allowed to return to
the cabinet, where she clothed herself
in her evening dress. The money paid
by the company was returned, but as
the chandelier had been broken in the
lively scenes which had been enacted
when the coup de grace took place, the
purse was presented to Mr.: Ammidon,
with instruction to apply it toward
the purchase Of another chandelier
Mr.. Ammidon informed the Illusions
that his roof could not shelter frauds
another night, as he did not counte
nance anything OF the kind, and at once
showed them to the depot, where it is
supposed they took a southwark
bound freight train at an early hour
in the morning. The veil taken from
Mrs. Huston's head was divided up
among the party as mementoes Of the
occasion. The gentleman who led il
exposure was John Byron Huse, O.
East Manchester, and he has the billy
which was wrenched from Mr.. Huston
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
An Incompatible Winter Resort.

There is no question: that as a win
ter resort, especially for ,valids and
convalescents, Bermuda has no equal
this side the Atlantic. Only three
days from New York by the present
line, which might be reduced to forty
eight hours with faster steamers, the
climate is as different as December
from June. There is never any frost
here; at least, the last one, and not
much OF a one at that, was on Christ
mas, 1910. The usual range Of the
thecm ometer during the winter
months is 60 deg. to 70 deg. Being
Only semi-tropical, therefore, there is
none OF that oppressive heat chat SO
dabllitates In the West Indies There
Is always a bracing breeze from the
sea, sometimes too braesng; but
though 1T blow you off your feet there
is no chill In it. Young men wear
white serge suits in January swell as
July, and the gardens ase blooming
with roses every month IN the year.
while sach tropical fruis as oranges.
lines, lemons, sapadilaas and banaa.
as, especially the latter, flourish in
great abundance. And in March,
when the farmers of New York and
New Ensland are just beginning to
think about ploughing and planting
their Bermudan brothers are busy
digging their potatoes, planted in De.
cember, and shipping them to the New
YORK market, along with onions, to,
matoes. and other vegetables, and
thanking their stars lat least they
ought to be) that with other Ameri
can guests the potato-bug has not yet
! put IA an appearance on the islands,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
HER MIRROR.
From the independent.

From the Independent
0 Mirror! whence her lovely face
Was wont to look with radiance sweet.
Hast thou not kept OF her some trace,
Some memory that thou canst repeat?
Could I but could find in thee once more
Some taken OF her presence dear?
0 Mirror, wilt thou not restore
Her shadow for an instant here?
Thou couldst not yield a boon so great.
see my own dim face and eyes
With love and longing desolate,
All drowned in wistful memories.
Blindly for her dear hard grope;
There's nothing life can have in store
So sweet to me as this sweet hope,
To feel her smile on me once more! !
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
MY EABY.

T think my baby's weight in gold,
With all the gems OF earth,
Though multiplied q hundred fold,
Would not be hall it's worth;
And yet it is not many days
Since first my darling came,
And knew so little of our ways,
Had neither clothes nor name.
But, ah, how gladly I supplied
All wants that baby had,
And through my love for him relied
To make my old heart glad;
For grandpa loves his dear, wee DO
Ear more than words can tell;
Already he has brought me joy,
And will repay me well.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
Russian Locomotive Car.

Much interest has been excited among en-
gincers by the construction, under the direc-
ton Of the Russian government, Of some
locomotive cars of special type for the
Transcaspian railway, and built so as to meet
two difficulties, viz, the waterless character
OF large section Of the line, and the i'll
significant ordinary traffic. TO meet the
former the locomotive car is provided with
tanks containing sufficient water to last
seventy miles; and, as the waterless stretch
from Michaelovsk to Kazantchil is about
fifty miles in length, this supply is amply
sufficient under any contingencies that may
occur. With regard to the second difficulty.
the locomotive is constructed with car con-
nected to it and capable of conveying eighty
passengers. The locomotive car is warmed
by the exhaust steam from the engine, by
which arrangement an important economy
in the consumption of fuel results.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
Ori-in of Fruit Canning.

1t is a singular fact that We arc indcbteIi0
Pompei for the great industry OF canning
fruit Years ago, when the excavations were
Just beginning, party Of CiacimnGtiai:S
found in what had been the pantry of a
house many jars of preserved IL. One was
opened and they were found to b. fresh and
good. Investigations showed that the figs
had been put into jars in II heated state, an
aperture lift for the steam to escape, and
then sr.lH with wax The hint was taken,
AMI t.Ie next year canning fIuil VA. intro
III G,i mo The United States, The pi'ore.S
hying lenital with that ia vogue ia foWpeii
twenty crntutq. ago The OH la,.cs in
a ncri'a w,iu cau tomatoes md I9a icS do
mo- rali3 that they are indebted for this
nrj Ia "A pcore who persisted nearly 2,OOJ
years ago
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
,'ouNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE FUN THERE IS IN HAVING 4
GOAT FOR A PLAYMATE.

\ Good Enigma-What Was Found In .
Dead Mans Pockets" Take the sunny
Side" - How Little Girl Earned
Money.
Why don't all our girls wake up and show
some of the talent displayed by the one who
writes to The Michigan Farmer the letter
n hted below. How well off they would b
N.ien they got to be women II they did. II
there is one thing the girls of our time par
i'tularly need it is business sense and
business training to earn their own hv-
az. The world is changing, and girls cam
not expect their fathers and brothers to sup
port them. They often have rs much as they
en- do to take care of themselves these times.
&c girl who, when she becomes q woman
has good business OF trade or profession Ivy
which she can earn her living, has what II
lrtter than gold mine. Neither bad luck
nOr bad people can take it away from her. It
Is wonderful, too, how much business talent
a girl finds she has when she sets her head to
It. She sometimes shows more of it than her
brothers, and astonishes her father with her
lrewdness. Many women have made for
unes in business.
Here is little Violets letter. Read it, girls,
nd then think if there is not'a way for You,
100, to be earning pocket money:
want to tell the other girls how saved
SIG In the first place had earned So, and
.upa bought me pig about four months old.
t raised five pigs the next spring. Papa had
me pig for wintering It's mother and half
what the ether four brought me for fattening
hem in the fall. l had the other half.
I'D the old pig and her three little ones
ley were about week old-for $40. In all
received. $3.50 Sixteen dollars l now
ave at interest. VIOLET.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
In a Dead Mans Pocket.

In Dead Mans Pocket.
Stephen Allen Price was a man who was
lied and looked up to by all who knew him.
He was honest, kind and true, warm friend
md good neighbor. The boys and girls all
liked him because he never forgot that he had
been young once himself He was never stiff
md cross and bossy with them, but was their
-ood friend He became rich, was made
.,nyor Of New York city, and lived to b
very old He lost his life in a steamboat dis
liter Those who found his dead body found
scrap of printed paper in his pocketbook.
i. was so worn with oft reading that they
ould scarcely make out the words, but this
what was upon the paper
Keep good company or none. Never be
die
If your hands cannot be usefully employed,
ttend to the cultivation of your mind
Always speak the truth Make few prom
Uses.
Live up to your engagements.
Keep your own secrets if you have any.
When you speak to person, look him in
he face.
Good company and good conversation are
lie very sinews of virtue,
Good character is above all things else.
Your character cannot be essentially in
lTed except by your own acts.
If any one speaks evil Of you, let your life
We so that none will believe him
Drink no kind Of Intoxicating liquors..
Ever live misfortune excepted within
our income.
When you retire to bed, think over what
on have been doing during the day.
Make no haste to be rich, If you would
prosper
Small and steady gains give competency
With tranquility Of mind.
Never play at any game Of chance
Avoid temptation, through fear you may
lot withstand it.
Earn money before you spend it.
Never run into debt, unless you see plainly
way to get out again.
Never borrow, if you can possibly avoid it.
Do not marry until you are able to support
wife.
Never speak evil of any one. Be just be-
tore you are generous
Keep yourself innocent if You would be
aappy.
Save when you are young to spend when
%ou are old
Read over the above maxims, at least,
once a week.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
The Jalap Plant,

The jalap is a native of the Mexican Andes,
and derives its common name from the city
of Jalapa. 1t has long been known to belong
to the morning glory family (convolvulace@),
but it has been referred, from time to time,
to several different genera. The most recent
authorities give its botanical name as
ipom@a purga. The plant is a twining
climber, with the general habit of the morn
ing glories. The flowers have the appearance
common t6 hos # the family, as may be
seen by the engraving Gig y, which gives
both flowers and foliage.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
ROOT.

This plant has u horticultural interest as
a climber, for greenhouses mt the north and
in the open air at the south. 1t the north it
blooms too late TO he of value out of doors.
1t also has a remote Agricultural interest to
the southern states, as one of the plants af-
forling Commercial products, the cultivation
OF which might prove profitable. American
A c-rirulturiSt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10

Those who only know of jalap as a
nauseous drug would be surprised at the Or
namental character of the plant. The COM
mercial portion-the drug-is the dried root
The plant forms a network of slender under
ground stems, from which proceed roots,
which, though slender and threadlike at
first, soon grow thickened and feshy, and
finally become turnip shaped Fig. shows
the underground stems and the roots. These
roots vary in size, from that of hazel nut
up to that Of hens egg, though occasion
ally they are as large as mans fist When
the roots are dug the larger ones are sliced
before drying, the smallest roots are dried
entire, while those of intermediate size are
gashed or scored in several places. to facili-
tate their drying.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
Effect of Light on Plants.

From series of experiments by Sachs
strange effect of light transmitted through
solution of sulphate of quinine is to be seen
upon the blossoning Of plants. Terminated
and grown under the influence of such light,
plants, while thriving otherwise, develop only
small, imperfect and speedily perishable
flowers. Light transmitted through pure
water did not impair the blossoming powers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
TAXES TAXES

The taxpayers OF the town Of Topsham,
VT, are hereby notified that have in my
hands for collection, the town, state and
school tax for the year 1885. And al tax.
payers are hereby notified to pay their lespec-
live taxes as above to the undersigned teas
urer of Topsham within ninety days from the
date hereof (.aid time expires Dec. both. 1850
as per Act No. 80 of the laws of 1890.
Dated at Topsham this LIST day Of Oct. A.
ID. 1886.
40 I3t j. r.. Nolan, Town Treas.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10

Dear Sir: Whl Mineral Spring
mi IN
any l,nd
SliSr Water all VIII" kidney
Very Respectfully Yours. Mrs. JAMES NJ ROXY
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
TAKE THE SUNNY SIDE.

Let's oftener tall, of nobler deeds,
And rarer of the bad ones,
And sing about our happy days,
And not about the sad ones.
We are not made to fret and sigh
And when grief sleeps to wake it,
Bright happiness is standing by,
This life is what we make it.
Let's find tn sunny side of men
Or be believers i'll it.
A light ther' IL in every soul .
That talk the pains to win it.
Oh. there is slumbering good in all,
And we perchance may wake it;
Our hands contain the magic wand;
This life is what we make it.
Then here's to those whose loving hearts
Shed light aud joy about them!
Thanks be to them for countless gems
We ne'rr had known without them.
OH this should be a happy world
To all who may partake it:
he faults our own if it is not
This life is what we make it.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
Enigma.

have but one eye. and that without sight
Vet it helps me whatever do;
m sharp without wits, without senses I'm bright.
. ne fortune of some, and of others delight,
And doubt not I'm useful to you.
Whac is it that has only one eye and yet is
..aIp and bright!
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10

\ new savings bank for children is out.
sel the BREAD v inner" The coin is nus
81 an anvil. which is struck with ham
ior b. % Tiny i'~u'e called the bread winner.
s.lu i...o Tie hes il goes
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10
NOVELTIES IN SCIENCE.
A BEAUTIFUL PIONEERING PLANT
WITH A BAD NAME.

origin OF Fruit CRnning-Eccct OF Light
on Plants-Russian Locomotive Car.
Nothing Less Than Nh Earthquake
will Rouse Them.
1t requires great calamity to arouse in
the general public any keen interest in the
physical universe. As long as the machinery
OF the world runs smoothly men in general
are content with their ignorance Of its func-
tons; it is only when it jars a little that they
awake to sense Of its Importance. The
comparatively moderate earthquake shocks
which recently damaged the city Of Charles
ton have served to turn the minds of persons
who never before considered such questions
to the problems Of the geologist. They desire
to know how it happened, and the likelihood
OF similar disturbances in other parts of tile
country.-Professor Shaler in Popular Sci.
euce News