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Uipeds and Ouadrupcds.

This merry gam may seem trifinS, but
IL any wise scoif r thinks he can play 1t
without making lul crous mistakes, let him
try it and see; for, simple as 1t is 1t keeps
the attention on the alert and the faculties
on the strain The players stand in two
lines, facing each o he, with a leader at the
head of each line 1t is the duty of the
leaders of the lines TO call out the letters
which they can change as often as they
please. There must be an umpire chosen,
also. who sits at the he II of the lines at an
equal distance from each. The umpire must
call ont the numbers, which are number
two and number four, and also count ten
slowly while each player is guessing lie
calls out either one OF the above numbers
the moment the eader has given out the
letter, and then begins TO count When the
leader of thu right 81 lie gives out letter the
second in line on the left side listens to the
number called by the umpire, rs lie knows
that number two refers to a bipei and mum
Der four to u quadrupel and that he must
name some member of the animal kingdom
answering TO the above description which
begin with the letter called by the leader
of the opposite side. If me fails to do this
correctly before the umpire counts ten he
must cross over AMI take his place at the
foot of the opposite line. lhs umpire must
see that there is no mistake, such as repeat
inc any nam, once used, or giving to any
animal too many or too few feet. When
the player on tho left has answered
whether correctly or no, the loader of the
same side in his turn calls out tho same or
any other letter, the umpire follows with his
number, as before, and if the second player
on the right f ais to answer correctly, he
crosses over and belongs to the left side,
standing at the loot of the line. If the
player answers the question properly, he
keeps his place, and tbs a white handker-
chief around his neck to show that the next
question addressed to his side must be
answered by the payer who stands next to
him IN tue .liie. Whel the game has gone
On for half al hour the umpire calls out
"Tme,' and the side which has the most
payers is declared tn. victor
The game must go on with great rapidity,
and the efforts of player3 TO answer rapidly
without M sake are very amusing, as most
of them make the moS5 ludicrou' b!unders
after which they are obliged to march
across to the other side as prisoners New
Games for PIrior and Lawn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

and drawn. AMI melted and hardened, until
every quality is known, but still the price
must make it rare. 1t costs one-eighth the
price of thirty years ago, and still l. Is 400
times the cost OF iron. So 1t matters little
that it stands third in quantity of all the
substances of which the earth is formed,
that it lies about us in every bed of clay, or
shale, and that nearly every rock is but an
oar bed with wondrous possibilities; so long
as nature holds the secret key by which it
can be unlocked ami freed from the COM
binatons IN which we find IL, it cannot take
the place Of iron. That this may come in
time is not beyond the range Of what can he
regarded as a possibility; but it must come
by slow and labored step; meanwhile our
iron will no d its own and be used as here
tofore, while aluminium must be labora-
tory metal for while, ana get occas onai
application in the more expensive impse-
ments Of science. Power.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
INFANTS CAPS,

The newest caps for babies are of French
muslin, in bands from the crown to the
front, covered with feather stitching, and
alternating with insertion of threat or Val
enciennes. A full ruche of lace is around
the cap. and small white. pink or blue
rosette is stuck in the left 81 lie near the Top.
Others have rows of tiny tucks and feather
stitching passing arounu the head. These
have narrow rings of the muslin for the
youngest babies, but when they are older
wide null strings are used, With hem
stitched borders. For cool days and to
protect the eyes from dust are white
Malines net wells three-quarters of yard
long, hemmed all around, and sometimes
edged with narrow lace; ribbon string
gath the veil at the top.
The little cap on the left Of the illustration
is made of fine white batiste or cambria 1t
is edged with frill of embroidery an inch
wide headed by narrow, feather stitched
band. Cut for the tops plan double piece
on the bias Cut out two pain rounding
pieces for the sides, and join them TO the top
piece gathering it in to fit The seams are
sewed upon the right side, and covered with
a stitched banl. Face and trim the edge,
and run draw string into the facing.
White tie strings of same material as cap.
The lace cap at the top of the illustration
is pretty an l tasteful trihe. The crown is
made OF white piece lace, underlaid with
light blue satin surah. 1t is trimmed with
with 'thicii lace ruche around the edge
A. rosette of narrow ribbon is at one side of
the front, ard a wider ribbon bow is place
Oh the crown.
The cap on the right OF the illustration is
made of fine white muslin, and trimmed
with scalloped muslin frills. Cut double
piece for the front, and round crown.
Face the front with a revers, edged with
scallops, which extends back to the plain
line. Sew the ends together, gather it, and
join it to the crown. Trim the edge with a
frill three-quarters of an inch in width.
IN a DRAWN, string in the narrow facing
around the edge, and put white muslin or
ribbon strings to it.
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esque nurses costume.
The tabiier front OF this batiste robe is
tucked horizontally, trimmed in the skirt
with three bands of embroid red insertion,
each heading a ruffie Of embroidery, and
bordered with insertion and ruff at the
sides Trim the neck with a frll OF en-
broidery. The skirt is in straight breadths,
and is yard and three quarters wide, it has
a four inch hem at the bottom, headed by a
cluster of tucks. There is a sit ten inches
deep at the top, the upper elge Is gathered
and sewed to the back and side forms, and
the sides are joined to the front String
four inches wide and yard long are Sc wed
into the seams joining the side forms and
back, and are tied across the back at the
waist
The nurses dress has straight, full skirt,
ma lie OF dark blue wooden goods. The black
velvet peasant bodice is worn over o white
cambria blouse, which has Il faring plated
ruff The white apron is very long and
wide. and is edged with torchon lace. A
quaint stiffiy starched cap of white cam
brio, trimmed with embroid cry, completes
the costume
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

An analysis of the contents of the princi-
pa grenades, tubes AMI other patent devices
for the extinction OF incipient confiagrations
has recently been made by Professor ked-
zie, chemist of the Agricultural college at
Lansing, Mich He finds that the only active
ingredient in all that he analyze1 is common
SALT and his Investigations go to prove what
is generally known namely, that salt water
is better than fresh water for putting out
fires
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
COTTON PLANT.


The best GO. ton Is that produced upon the
islands and a portion of the mainland Of
Georgia, South Carolina and florida 1t
has a long, silky fl Der and yellow flower.
The seeds are very small on the sea islands
and tn. wool very long. But if you take
the same seeds away from the sea islands
and plant them inland they will produce a
cotton that is short wooded and hairy, and
the seeds that grow in turn will be large
and hard to detach from the cotton.
Climate and soil modify the plant greatly.
Cotton flowers are either yellow or purple,
according to the variety. When they fall
off they leave three or five ce!led pod
which contains the seeds wrapped up in the
cotton. When the pod bursts the cotton
flies out in great fluffy mass. The wool
is usually white but sometimes yellowish.
1t is from a variety of this latter color that
the old fashioned fabric called nankeen is
produced.
Cotton is in reality vegetable wool Its
name in German is baumwolls, which means
tree wool. There is tree-llke cotton plant
which is different from the kinds mentioned.
1t bears a red flower and has not been much
cultivated.
The cotton plant is not an annual, but
will live from year to year like holly hook
1t is never allowed 10 do so by those who
raise cotton crops, however. The most
abundant product is obtained with one
years growth and so the seed is sown
annually. The pod is called "boll." If
allowed to get too ripe before the fiber is
gathered the boil bursts and the cotton flies
away like thistle down and is lost.
Cotton, a negro and a mule will probably
be always inextricably associated in the
minds of Americans. There is line of plan
tat.on poetry which runs:
Cotton boils burstin'
While the niger stops to snooza
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

robe.
In the front is an infants cloak with hood.
The cloak is made of cream white cash
mere, Incl throughout, except the hood,
with thin q Tilted wooden lining The under
part is p.al ed to yoke. The cape hanging
over it is edgel with white wool fringe and
the hood is lined with satin. The little
sleeves underneath the cape are tihishe
with a tasteful cuff Front fastened with
buttons. Cape an. hood are sewn to-
ge,her, and are left separate from the cloak,
so that thy can be worn without it in warm
weather The hool is .piped vita satin at
The edge anu shirred at tne top in the man
ner shown Ribbon bow Of cream satin al
the ton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

The prevailing idea in such thin materials
being light. delicate effects With the pres
ent popularity of the full, drooping plastron,
il must not te forgotten that they are suit
able only for slender figures, and that only
plain, rather severe effects are permissible
for persons OF more than the average avor-
dnDois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
SCHEME z,PRoG2ESS


last year the value of our cotton crop
was over s2iS,OO) 900 The Unite States is
the greatest cotton producing country in
the world. Its staple is not only the most
abundant, but portion of it i. the finest
grown anywhere. Our producing capacities
in this direction are so great that Tex.s
alone, on a very small portion of her area,
can grow each year the cotton crop OF the
world
The botanical name of the plant itself is
gossypium. 1t is wonder that the manu-
facturers of The many varieties OF fancy
cotton cloths have not captured that name
for some of their faurics The plant belongs
to the holly hook and hibiscus tribe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

A new metal Is coming upon the field,
which some claim will soon he all its own,
and iron, the metal heretofore without a
peer, and the greatest factor of human pro-
gress, must step down and out. Aluminium,
they say, can be hardened till the diamond
Is its only rival; it can be drawn into a wire
so fine or hammered into sheets so thin that
the gold beaten alone can do the work; the
tensile strength of lis wire rises to 100, 600
pounds to the square inch of section; water
and the atmosphere cannot corrode it,; it
will burnish like polished silver, blows can
not crystalizs it, and its conductivity of
heat surpasses that Of copper. Then its al
Toys make an anti friction metal that goes
hey ond the power of brass or babbit to pro-
duce. Before such qualities as these iron
pales into the merest insignificance. Alum
mum Is metal extracted from clay
Sixty years ago a drop Of aluminium was
produced in a German laboratory after a
research of fifty years with the best appl-
ances of the time, and twenty years more
were necessary to produce a larger bead.
Then in ten years more the metal was on
the market at So per pound.
Sine 81 chemistry has been struggling
with u nj by its constant efforts the
price to SIS for a pound, and
nov erer tells that it en- be
TIT -. Ket at 81 to the pound We
< ell, and the chemist has
TIE oratory; he has hammered
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

Necklac,. re worn over straight collars,
and fr-ns1 .teces Of chased gold, fas-
tened b, garnets, which have the
fl C. - On the dress They are
yer, ticu!arly when made 0!
&C
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Ginseng.

This is plant of the ivy family and a
famous Oh nesa medicine 1t is supposed to
take away fatigue and renew youth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
The Rabies,

We present this week some parts OF
wardrobe for smal infants, the wee things
with rose-l at fingers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

This powder never varies. \ marvel Of purlly,
strength AMI wholesOmencss. More economical than
the ordinary kinds Hll cannot b, said In competition
with the ilutn f. ot NV tist snort weight alum or
tNi pJNDgS 60, % -. y. I
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
Sidetracked for a Cyclone.
Redwood ReYeille:

Redwood Reveille:
Wiley's train, while on it's way tc
Sleepy Eye, on Wednesday afternoon
stopped and ran back between two and
three miles to evade what all the pas.
sengers declared was cyclone. 1t was
discovered pursuing westerly course
when the train was nearing North
Branch. There was bunch Of white
clouds which communicated with the
earth by what appeared to be column
Of smoke. This formation underwent
constant and rapid change. and had a
very threatening appearance. Engi-
neer Carroll watched its movements
with anxious interest and saw it come
down and meet the ground. He had
just stopped to let off some section men
and believing that the train was in dan.
ger he ran rapidly back as before stated
to get out of the way. Upon meeting
the storm which came from the North
west, the train went ahead again. and
upon reaching North Branch the track
of the little cyclone was easily traced.
A barn was overturned, the tower of a
windmill carried away and the snow
fence where it crossed the railroad was
converted to slivers. Arriving atSieepy
Eye it was found that the people of that
place had noticed it and ran to the cell
lars, all thinking that the incoming
train would be overtaken by it. The
passengers were considerably brighten.
ed, and Wiley had not gotten over be-
ing nervous and excited up to the time
Of his arrival at this place at 8-15.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
Regulation Of the Board Of Health, No. z.

Whereas the Board of Health of the
City of New Ulm, in Brown County,
State of Minnesota, has judged it neces-
sary for the public health and the safe
ty of the inhabitants of this city, that
the keeping OF hogs be prohibited in
certain parts of this city, now there
fore:
1t is ordered by the Board of Health
of the City of New Ulm, that from.an
after the 18th day Of May, A. D. 1886,
the keeping Of live hogs is hereby pro-
hibited under the penalties of the law
in the following parts or portions of
said city,. to wit:
Blocks No. sixty-one COY, sixty-two
COY, sixty-three (63), sixty-four (64),
sixty.fve COY, sixty-six (66), sixty-sev-
en- COZ, sixty-eight (68), sixty-nine
COY, and seventy (7O) all north of
Centre Street in said city and Blocks
No. sixty-one (6D, sixty-two (62). six
ty-three (63), sixty-four (64), sixty five
l65), sixty-six (66), sixty -seven (67),
sixty-eight (68), sixty-nine (69) and
seventy COY, all south of Centre street
in the City of New Ulm.
| Dated New Ulm, May Z. A. D. 1886.
j. KAULA.
| Attest Health Officer.
GEORGE JACOBS,
Secretary, Board of Health.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
the Shirt of Secession.

Carlisle (Pa.) Special: Norman Por-
ter, a grandson Of ex.Gov. Porter of
this state, and now conductor on the
Pullman car running from New York
to Atlanta, on the Cumberland Valley
railroad, who was brutally attacked
while attending a meeting in the South
where Jefferson Davis was delivering
one of his speeches, said yesterday:
''When jeff Davis delivered his speech
at Montgomery I was present and
heard every word he said. The crowd
was an immense one, and the cheering
when he said anything particularly
vindictive, very loud. [ listened and
kept quiet, although my blood boiled
within me, until Davis said i often
prayed to God to live TO see the day
when both Lincoln and. Grant were
dead and in hell, and as my prayer has
been granted, I am ready to die. This
was too much for me, and [ turned
around to get out of the crowd, being
indiscreet enough to remark as I left:
1T is a pity jeff Davis wasn't hung at
Fortress Monroe had hardly said it
when man from behind reached for
ward and with a knife cut me in the
face. He started to run and l after
him, but he got away in the crowd. I
called for an officer, but they were slow
about coming, and as was beginning
to be covered with blood, went to my
hotel and had the cash sewed up. My
father is prominently connected with
the Grand Army, and this being my
nome, l thought I would report the
matter to the post here and see what
can be doneo
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

Children's hats 25 cents each, at r.
Kuetzing's.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
PROBATE NOTICE.

State of Minnesota, County of Brown IS. In
Probate Court, Special term, May 18th 1886
In the matter of the estate of Sarah Sweet de-
ceased:
On reading and filing the petition of Ella NJ.
Sweet, administrative with the will annexed of
of the estate of Sarah Sweet deceased. represent
ing among other things, that she has fully admin
istered said estate, and praying that time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing her &C
count Of her administration, and for the assign.
ment of the residue of said estate to the persons
named in the will of said deceased.
1t is ordered, that said account be examined and
petition heard by the Judge of this Court on Fri
day the 4th of June A. D. 1886. at 10 o'clock a. m.
at the probate Office in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publishing a
copy of this order for three successive weeks pri-
or to said day of hearing in the New Ulm Review
a weekly newspaper, printed at the City of New
Ulm in said County.
Dated at New Ulm the 7th day of May A. D.1ss6
Il. sc FPvsT pR.~rT,
J, dut.ut rrot,n, G.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

''Was Eve the first woman was the
title Of lecture recently delivered
down East. OF course we didn't hear
the lecture, but we know the first wom-
an, that ever used DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup never experienced such happy
cure for her cough and cold.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.
State Teachers institute.

The teachers institute for the county
OF Brown was opened at Turner Hall in
this city on Monday last at 2 clock p.
m. The county superintendent, Mr.. j.
3. Velikanje, introduced the popular
and renowned State instructors, Prof.
McCleary from the Mankato Normal
school and Prof Kirk from the Winona
Normal school.
The following teachers were present
at the opening:
Minnie Brown, Sprin gtield; Mer-
RE Morrow. North Star; Maggie Lea
ders, North Star; Hattie Dubois.
Springfield; Ella Cornish, Prairieville;
Bertha Falk, Milford; Ellen Davis, Cot
tonwood; Matilda Shelby, Linden:
Flora Winegarden, Burnstown; Emma
Nix, New Ulm; Ida Hers, New Ulm;
Helen George, Sige]; Minnie Hoffman,
Cottonwood; Christine Nelson, Linden;
Agnes Egan, Prairieville; Agnes Hal
pin, Golden Gate; Emma Walton, Lone
Tree Lake; Mary Cutting, Eden; Lydia
Wooley, Albin; Nettie Kennedy, Sleepy
Eye; Mary Mulverhill, St. Peter; So
phie Kiesling, New Ulm; Susie Evans,
Linden; Mic. Baasen, Sleepy Eye; J.
Wilson Davis, Butternut Valley; FIR.
Gliebe. Mulligan; John H. May, Multi
gan; Aug. Zeig, Sigel; And. Domeier,
Sigel; Carl Boelter, Milford; H. Bas-
tian, Home; George Gilland, Albin;
Frank Gilland, Albin; John Cutting,
Stark; Ed. Alvin, Eden; H. E. Davis,
Sleepy Eye; Ed. Shelley, Lake Hanska;
Otto Hensel, Milford; Gust. Spelbrink,
Milford; Louis Scherer, New Ulm;
James Thomas, Cottonwood; Philip
jenkins, Cottonwood; James Newton;
West Newton.
Prof. McCleary opened the course of
lectures by q lesson geography.
Prof. Kirk gave a general lesson in his
tory. Then recess.
After recess Prof. McCleary gave a
lesson in singing, and was followed by
Prof. Kirk in a witty lesson on school
economy. The professor protested to
be great admirer of mules, whom he
portrayed climbing the mountains with
a sure step and carefully avoiding all
obstacles in their road, and sincerely
wished all teachers to draw an example
from them and be good 'mule-teach.
ers." At p. m. the first days ses.
sion closed.
At the opening of the institute yes
terday morning there was an increased
! attendance, but Supt. Velikanje in.
formed us that - teachers of the coun-
ty were still absent. 49,
The following is the daily programme
which has been mapped out by the in
stitute instructors:
900 Opening.
9:2O Reading, Pro. Kirk.
1000 Arithmetic. Prof. McCleary.
l0:40 Recess.
1850 Language, Prof. Kirk.
ll:25 General Lessons, Prof. IcCleary.
1900 Intermission.
100 Opening.
1875 Geography, Prof. McCleary.
2:l5 History, Prof. Kirk.
2:55 Recess.
3:05 Music, Prof. McCleary.
3:45 School Economy, Prof. Kirk.
4::25 Closing.
/ 4:3O Dismission.
During the continuance of the insti
tute there will be lectures and enter
tainments each evening. This evening
there will be a concert by Subilla
Wagner's orchestra and gymnastic ex
l ercises by G. Gebser's scholars. Or
Thursday evening there will be q lect
ure by Prof. McCleary. Subject
i Zone night with Holiness No admis
sion fee will be charged to these enter
i tainments and all are cordially invited
= to attend
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Ross & Setter.
Successors to H. B. CONSTANS.
INSURANCE

Fire, Cyclone, Tornado, Hurricanes
and Wlndstorms. Represent the fol-
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German-American of N. Y; Spring.
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Co. of London.
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19
Il Cara.

Editor Review Referring to COM
munication which appeared in your
last issue. wherein allusion is made to
a Catholic priest without giving his
name, deem it necessary to beg leave
to insert the following lines, inasmuch
as the matter referred to concerns a
rather unpleasant affair:
II the undersigned declare that had
nothing to do with that marriage case,
and that, anticipating trouble and un-
pleasantness, had positively refused
to have anything.to do with it. Rumor
being atloat that some of my friends
contemplate making me presant on
account of my prudent policy and fore
sight in that case, be it known that |
will Indignantly refuse any acknowl-
edgement thereof, considering my
greatest reward the faithful discharge
of my duties.
REV. ALEX. BERGHoLD,
Catholic Priest of
Holy Trinity Church.
New Ulm, May II, 1886.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

Any case of lame back cured by a
few applications Of Vests Worlds
Wonder; also cures sprains, bruises
cuts and burns. Cheapest and best.
All druggists.