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New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
Draining Off The Fish.

Some extensive alterations having
been undertaken at Clumber Park. the
magnificent country seat of the Duke
OF Newcastle, it was resolved to drain
the great lake in the grounds, and for
this purpose the fish were all taken or
driven into the adjoining dams that
usually regulatethe watersupply. The
lake was eepened, and the fish have
now been carefully restored to their
old quarters. About IL, ,Ooopike we're
put back and several thousand earn
and eels. Many of the pike were very
large, some of them weighing 40
pounds. There were a shoal of tench
and perch and the carp were also of
lmmsnse size. Clumber lake had not
been disturbed for 200 years, SO it is
probable that many Of the pike and
carp have attained patriarchal age.
The biggest fish were carried by the
keepers in their arms, and those under
80 pounds were conveyed in tanks.
Some magnificent specimens were pre-
sented by Che duke to the principal
aquariums OF the United Kingdom.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
Five Generations Around the
Table.

There was gathered around the din
ner table in GAINESVILLE, O., few days
ago, at the residence of Mr.. H. r.
Perry, in the eighth ward, as remark
able an assemblage as is known in
history. 1t was not remarkable in
point OF intellectually, particularly,
although there were bright minds IN
the gathering; it was not noted for
wealth, although all are reasonably
well sfxed;" it was not noted for any
special achievements in the field of
science or on the field of battle. It
was simply meeting of five genera
tions OF females, in direct line.
Mrs. Sara h Moore, of Mansfield, o.,
aged "a, sat at the head Of the table.
Her daughter Mrs. Mary Owings,
aged So, sat next to her.
Then came Mrs. Belle Perry, aged
SO, daughter of Mrs Owings.
Then came Mrs. Nellie Logan, aged
l9, daughter OF Mrs. Perry.
Then Edna Logan, daughter of Mrs.
Logan, aged 18 months.
l doubt very much i another cir
neutrality-suspicious. of females
in direct line OF descent-ever oc-
cured in this country.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
Heber Newton on Spiritualism.
From the Boston Traveller.

From the Boston Traveller.
Rev. R. Heber Newton, the distin-
guished Episcopal divine and radical
thinker OF New York, has written an
open letter on spiritualism which is
reproduced in the Index for this week,
and is very entertaining reading. Mr..
Newton instances as paradox that
the more the phenomenon of spiritu-
alism is investigated the more fraud
and humbuggery is stumbled upon;
yet he adds: II have satisfied myself
that if there be any validity in hu-
man testimony, the phenomena
grouped under the title Of spiritual
ism, after all the abounding frauds
and illusions are discounted,
hold secrets which it behooves man to
resolve, if possibly. These secrets
seem to me to more than hint the ex-
istance in man OF powers and poten-
cies such as to make entirely credible,
from a scientific point OF view, the
old belief in life to come. They seem
to warrant, yet further, the conclusion
that there ought to be some other in
depreciation of many OF these pheno-
mena than occultism.-if, as [ have
already said, human testimony IS
worth anything" The scientific proof
of spiritual life is doubtless to be
found in the revelation discovered of
psychological inquiry; but so great is.
the currant fraud and imposture that
to sift the true from the false, the sig
nificant from the insignificant, is an
Herculean task.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18

..,,,,,, ~, n,annen TOR t.,e iii sSieth time the
improvements he wanted 10 make IheIe
was to be pig in the pen, ana q HGcA o. -,oa "a
chickens running about the Fa1o. ~ was
strange he never thought OF making piace
for wife There was no female nguIe u
all his imagination but that wr1nkieo ano
bent old Wcu1an-h,s mother
The supply team would come from toWh
on Tuesday, and Barney vas TO ieave "oaa oaa
at noon Half an hour before dinner SAD
group of iumbermen came slowly In 1rom
the woods. bearing crushed ana pioody
mass 1t was poor Barney. A falling tree
had crushed him into the ground But
moment before he had been telling the boys
how he meant to work for his mother. NOW
they brought him back with the life crusneo
out of him Gently they carried him lnto
the little cabin he lad built SO carefully
He was not quite dead BE tried to speak,
but his throat was crushed. Death was GER
tain Would he die before his mother came!
came slowly toillng into camp. Barneys
mother, gray and bent and old, sat on Inc
seat by the driver
The cook had gone to cut wood. There
was no one to tell her about Barney. Inc
teamster pointed out the cabin, and the poor
old creature tottered through the little
gate, and into the room where the dying
man Law. She did not screan-no one heard
sound from the cabin.
When the cook came back he found the
teamSIer In the SlanGy.
where's the old woman?" he asked hur-
riedly.
Sup yunder," said the teamster, pointing
over his shoulder in the direction OF Barney's
cabin.
sWhy, man, didn't you know Barney is
dead? The poor old critter is up there with
that thing"
The two men hurried away from the shanty
to Barney's cabin With a strange tender
ness they took off their hats and pushed
open the door. Barney lay with white face
and staring eyes-dead His mother knelt
at his side with her face buried in the pillow.
Her cap had fallen from her head, and the
thin gray hair struggled down over the dead
mans face. The great hands were tightly
clasped
The cook touched the woman gently and
tried to rouse her, but he started back with
strangely white face. She was cold in
death. Barney's mother had come-and
gone.
They buried them in one grave near the
little cabin. They cut his name on the huge
pine that Barney had left to shade his house.
When the trees had all been cut away the
| camp was deserted. At last the buildings al.
fell in, and the bushes and briers hid all the
improvements that Barney had attempted.
His grave has disappeared in dense mass
OF ugly briers Only the savage pine knows
where Barney's mother has found the home
| that he made for her.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
An Athletic Beauty.
From the st. Stephens Gazette.

From the st. Stephens Gazette.
Mrs. Langtry owes much other ply
sical charms to her love of physical
exercise. The public have been told
by the ubiquitous paragraphers o. her
exploits OF late as a trainer OF horses,
but it is notgenerally known, Ibelieve,
that the Lily is one OF the best lady
pedestrians of the day. In England
it was thought that Mrs. Lang.
try's chief object while touring through
America apart from her professional
duties, was posing to receive
the homage OF her numerous admirers.
How far this was from the truth may
be gathered from a simple narration
of a fact concerning her walking expe
riences in Dayton, o., at which place
| happened to be staying when the
much-heralded beauty arrived there
She reached the city on Sunday morn.
ing in her special palace car, and in.
stead of remaining in strict privacy,
as celebrated actresses are won't to
do when not performing, she took her
manager out fora walk. They visited
all the points of interest in the city,
until. as the manager declared, he was
completely worn out, while she was
as fresh as at the start. After stroll
ing about ten miles in this way he
succumbed, while the famous beauty
laughingly set out alone on an
excursion into the country. She
first made her way to the
Soldiers Home, that is a distance
Of four miles, up hill and down, walk
ed about the grounds there and re-
turned. Subsequently she proceeded
out into the country on a hilly road,
without guide Or direction, and finally
reached the village OF Little York,
nine miles distant, on rough, rural
by-road. Then she walked back to
the city, arriving there in time to par
take Of a hearty supper. The next
morning she was up early and, after
rehearsal, she made tour of the CITY,
walking considerable distance. In
the evening she appeared in "Pygma.
lion and Galatea," and made most
favorable impression. The total dis
tance covered by the accomplished
lady during one days pedestrianism
was over thirty six miles, and mostly
over country roads. Few of her rival
beauties Of the English fashionable
world could perform a pedestrian feat
Of this description, it is to be feared
How much better it would be for them
if they could
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
was q correct one. My hand struck

was correct one. My hand struck
against the under surface of the weight,
at an elevation ofless than three inches
from my face! At last-after an eter-
nifty of unutterable suspense last
it touched me.
It touched me. At first lightly;
then with a perceptible pressure;
then with q pressure which grew dis
tresslng. In vain sought relief; in
vain | sought to writhe my body into
the narrower compass. Slowly, stead
ily, the mass descended, crushing me
against the floor.
The last minute of my life seemed
come. I breathed a prayer to heaven
and resigned myself to die. Still a
space the weight descended; my brain
swan; my breathing became difficult;
l believe that for some brief
seconds bore upon my fainting form
the whole burden Of the ponderous
mass. The blood rushed in torrents
to my head; felt that my senses were
leaving me.
Very suddenly the pressure ceased
| was conscious OF a welcome relief
drew in a deep breath, freely. In:oyec
my limbs, and found their liberty nc
dream. The weight was gone!
| raised my hand, and it encoun-
tered space. | staggered, gasping, to
my feet. The weight was already
above my head, and rising rapidly up
ward into the darkness OF the shaft.
A sound ofmoving mechanism reached
me from above. thought heard tbs
murmur of voices; men were moving in
the tower above me.
The purpose which had brought
them there was evident; they We're
winding up the clock.
It was not until afterward that
learned what really had occurred
The clock should have been wound up
the day before; but the men whose
duty it was to do the winding had
overlooked their work, and the over
sight was not discovered till late at
night. Afraid that the clock would
run down, and that they should be
blamed, they had come to the cathe
dral earlier than usual to rectify the
error. Had it not been for their neg.
lect Of duty, the weight would not
have descended nearly so far as it did
toward the bottom of the shaft; while
had their visit been delayed but a
little longer, they would assuredly
have found the clock already stopped
stopped by a cause which now ]
shudder to think OF. Then-at that
moment ofrelief-I thought of nothing
clearly. Giddy, bewil,e cred, reeline
with wild sense Of deilverance, the
prolonged oppression OF my soulfound
vent in loud, long and ringing cry.
remember little more, and that
confusedly. have some dim memory
of an interval of silence, broken by
voices outside my prison, OF the sud,
den opening OF the door; OF binding
light; OF a group OF several forms with.
out. seem to remember also that
there were cries OF wonder as l stag.
gered from my narrow lodging and fell
fainting into the arms of my deliver
ers. But these things are to me the
shadows OF a dream. The rushing
darkness returned upon me, and fo1
many hours I knew no more.
Such is the history of my strange
adventure. Igreatly doubt whether in
all the chapter OF accidents in history
a stranger can be found. I have al
readyx stated that it's truth is known
to several persons and that the strict
accuracy OF my account can be veri
fled by simple inquiry.-Argosy.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
Eggs and Green Peas. Boil one gill

Eggs and Green Peas Boil one gill
of green peas; beat eight eggs just
enough to mix the yolks and whites,
season them with a little grated nut,
meg, salt and pepper; add a table
spoonful Of warm water, put them in
stewpan, and set it on q slow lire
and stir until they begin to thicken;
then add four ounces of butter two
ounces will answer if so much butter
is not liked) stir for FIVE minutes and
add the gill of green peas; simmer five
minutes longer and serve.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-08-18
he LogEldEsT DEPTH.

Gwanloline smiled and kissed her
II not ssdder than you, my sister?
Possible. loss means possible gain
Those who still dread are not quite forsakcn-
Bui-no5 TO fear because all is taken
Is the lowliest depth OF human pain
-Adelaide A. Proctor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05
Prevention of Disastrous foundations.

When the first settlers of Montreal built
their abins at Hocheiaga point the Indians
warned them that their dwellings would
some fine day DO swamped by the deluge of
an ice gorga. That prediction has now
Leen verified and it's fui.llment is a danger
incidental to all ice.riyers flowing towards
the poles The ice above beginning to move
efore that furxssr down had time to thaw
is a yearly risk, which however, can to
some degree te obviated by mechanical
means. As rule, with rare exec, lions, the
pressure Of the up river foes will crush the
lower ice-del!s and push them slowly along,
and experiments at Culm ON the VisUula AMI
elsewhere have proved that the main
problem is to prevent the formation of in
cipient b rriers. or "chokes,' as our river
men call them, The remedy consists in as
certaining those nucleus points and fortlfy'
ing them by artificial islands, crowned by
eisbrecher ice breakers, or triangular piers,
with the apex down stream. That simple
device has prevented disastrous inundaeons,
and could probably he supplemented by
dynamic means c torpedoes and steam
rams, DR. Felix /. Oswald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05

The development of manufacturing in
terests In Ottawa is subject that never
grows old, apparently, Everybody want,
to see them developed; but no one knows
or seem to know, jus. how to do It, Below
will be found little sketch of how Chat
tanooga is going att, and the idea is good
one, and one that could be utilized 20 great
advantage in Ottawa:
The Iron, Coal Il Manufacturers Associ
alton of Chattanooga, in their efforts TO de
velOp the manufactures Of that city, have
appointed a committee 10 "enquire into the
| facilities offered to manufacturers of the
smaller articles of commerce 10 establish
! factories in Chattanooga, including the
quality and cost of raw materials, the quail
ity and quantity of labor available, the
markets, transportation, climate, natural
and social inducements, and 10 carefully
accurately and without eXaggeration, col.
late the same" Special subjects of enquiry
and investigation have been assigned as
follows
H. $. Chamberlain: The erection of cen,
trail power plants, where power can be
leased to small manufacturers This en-
quiry TO include probable cost OF such
plants operating expenses, and probable
charges TO users Of the pOwery
ID J. Chandler What builders ulatel iais
can be manufactured in Chattanooga that
are now brought here from distant points,
especially such articles that will employ n
their manufacture unskilled labor, more
particularly women and youths?
II G. Evans; The amount of unemployed
labor in Chattanooga, especially Of womt n
and youths giving the prices of such
labor, It's availability and reliability This
inquiry to include comparison of our
labor with the labor of other sections Of
the Union?
ID. y. LOveman: What articles of cloth
and clothing Of all kinds can be pr0titably
manufactured in Chattanooga, especially
such manufacturing as will give employ
ment to women and youthful labor?
&. f. James; What articles Of shelf and
light hard ware can be made here, especially
that offering employment as aforesaid?
r. A. Sno ": What articles of ware, tin
and other sheet metals can he made here
proftably, especially with view TO EN-
DIll lHt IIuSS vi ldbbl
}. +. LOOMS: What articles of wood
can be made with as much profit TO the
manufacturers rs elsewhere, and that will
employ women and youths?
FL. Bennett: What are the inducements
to cultivate early and later fruits; also
early vegetables and the employment they
afford?
G. g. Conner: Collate facts as to trans.
portation, markets reachable, and facilities
for shipping by rail and water. Also IN en-
quiry into the quality and quantity Of lum,
Der, ores, coal, coke and other materials,
and their cost delivered in Chattanooga.
Also the recorded facts of climate, health,
natural and social inducements to small
manufacturers to remove from the cold and
trying climates of the north and northwest
to The balmy surrounding of our mountain
begirt southern city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05
Food Personalities Sometimes Injuriou


An interesting paper was recently read
by Messrs Sulman and Berry before the
Chemical and Physical society of University
cole o it was important also from its prac
tical bearings on the preservation of foods,
and especially mi x. Their Investigations,
limited to the boracic, saiicylic, and benzot
compounds, proved that such substances as
aseptin, glacialine and boroglyceride owed
their preservative qualities almost ex-
clusively 10 tho free acid contained III them
Borogly ceridc contained g yer cent of the
genuine borscic ether Of giycerine, and -
per cent of FREQ acid and gly cerine i'll
equivalent proportions The true compound,
the ice Ike SOLID, is immediately resolved
into free acid and glycerine by the addition
of water, ana this creation probably takes
place when the true compound comes into
contact with aqueous Ii 4uid or animal
tissue.
We agree with the authors OF the paper
that the use OF so much free boraclc acid Is
undesirable and injurious, especially as o
preservative OF milk for children, Salicylic
acid and saicylates are not su stances that
can be used with impunity, and as they APP
pear to tie useless as preventative agents,
their re ection Is doubty ne essary. Again,
ben, ole acid precipitateS the caseIn OF mia.
The Lest agent appears TO he beRzoic OF soda,
which is tasteless when pure, is one third
more powerful than boracic acid, and in
nocuuus when taken in small quantities Tor
prolonged periods, London Lancet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05
LITERATURE.

The J In Moga inc Of 1mericaH History
Is a strong and intensely interesting mum
Der. Six articles of antiquarian and his.
toric prominence precede three current
War articles nine in all, and each a
treasure in itself The sketch of San
Antonio" with which the number opens,
touches upon some of the most exciting
events in the history Of Texas, and it is as
readable as a romantic its illustrations OF
the old mission buildings carry us back to
the beginning of America with wonder anu
admiration From early Texas TO modern
Canada seems but step and DR.. Bedder's
mguemenIatiye paper is II striking of the
issue. Then comes Mr.. Bancroft's forcible
essay on "Selt-GOyerument," which no in
telligent American can afford TO miss -
every schoolboy should study it as part of
his education. DR. Ellis, president OF the
Massachusetts Historical Society, follows
with charter on the Reconstruction of
History" Hon. Charles X, Tuckerman,
former Minister 10 Greece, contributes a
notable paper On the Triumph Of the
American Principle" in connection with
the Trent affair; Mr. Clason writes of the
Convention of Virginia, 1888" The three
Civil War Studies are of the first conse
quence. General Lee elucidates Stone
wall Jackson's generalship and Fremont,
defeat at the Battle of Port Republic and
Lewitt,n" One of the retreating party
describes the "Retreat Of Davis and the
Confederate Government fro n Richmond ;
and Mr. Waller gives vivid account OF
the capture Of the Mosby, "1he Last Of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05

"Skecthing by telegraph" is the latest
novelty. An ingenious system of adapting
the alphabetical messages of the electric
telegraph, or any other signaling apparatus
TO the reproduction at distant points of some
kinds of drawings has been contriyed by
Alexander Glen, Of England 1t seems likely
to be of much etility in military operations,
as ii is especially suitable for the transmits
ion of small maps or plans of u locality, and
and TOR indicating the position of troops,
batteries and points Of attack. BY it, it is
claimed portraits and sketches can be re-
produced with a fair degree of fidelity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05

A dollar month will keep Bengal
man alive. Here is certainly the spot or
earth where contentment, suiliciency, para
disc should be. A distinguished Brahmin
recently quoted from oil ial reports the
statement that 50, 100000 of the IIindus are
always in state of semi starvation; tina
most of the diseases are the result of hun
ger; that 100000 or 100000 die every
eleventh year of acute famine. Over a large
portion of China famine is chronic. Only
few years ago 100000 starved TO death
in one visitation.
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living Among Ca,ifornla,s Chinese.

Living among the humble classes OF Chi
nese working in San Francisco Is very
cheap 4 man who earns only cents a
day will live on > cents and two meals; tho
remaining cents will pay for the shelf on
which he lies at night and what clothing be
may need For 10 cents n ChinamAn can
get in Chinatown two meals of rice, salt
fi,h and ,ese. ables, and wash each meal
down with cup OF good Carson. Ten per
sons eating twice day Of two kinds of
meat and vegetables and the never absent
rice and tea can hoard for SIS each u
month Chicago Herald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05
During an examination Of over 1000 Of

During an examination of over 1000 of
ticials employed on the railways Of France
DR. WUms, medical officer Of the Northern
Railway, found that no fewer than IFS
guards, porters and engine drivers hesitated
Ia distinguishing the different colors, not
being sure for few minutes whether they
were looking at white light or a red. Over
forty of these fellows We're able TO spot the
red, but COMPOUNDED green, blue and gray
SlXty-three others could not perceive any
difference between gray green and red
while four men were absolutely and entirely
color blind, not being able TO distinguish
the slightest difference between any OF the
seven colors Of the rainbow.
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