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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13
Chicago Philanthropist Drowned.

Charles n. Curtis, aged seventy-four, on,
OF the oldest residents of Chicago. wat
found drowned in the lake. Mr.. Curtis
came to Chiacgo in 1910, and was for &
while contractor on the Illinois canal, and az
terward was in the meat business for a num
Der OF years. OF late years he had not beer
in active business, but made investments il
various corporations. Some OF his recent
investments have proved disastrous, and
by a bank failure, few years ago, he lost
500, 900. But that did not appear tc
distress him much. His friends say thai
he never allowed money losses to depress
him, nor would he refer to them. He was
described as being very generous man il
a quiet way, hayinggiven away over $3.50,
900.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13

The Hubbard County bank opened its
doors for business Jan. 1, 1886. The de-
posts in two days were 5000. It is the
only bank in Hubbard county. The bank
is differed by the following gentlemen: Har-
ry Billings, president; jones Billings, CASH
ier; j. II. Bradford, assistant cashier.
The snowfall of the Sd and 4th insts.,
was the heaviest ever known at Rochester
by the oldest resident Tho depth is es-
tin,ated by good judges to be at least two
feet IN the level, and as the first days snow
was softened by mingled sleet as it fell the
weight OF snow is very great.
Ira G. Walden, of jackson, who enlisted
from Rochester in 1861, was found dead in
his bed, a victim to heart disease. Mr..
Walden was wounded at Mill Springs, and
was shot near the spot where Zolicoffer
was killed. Hewas ut the time OF his death
surgeon of John A. Myers post OF Jackson,
and an esteemed citizen. Age, sixty years.
At the meeting of the Minnesota Loyal
Legion at the Ryan hotel, ST. Paul, the fol-
lowing members of the first class were cleo
ted: First Lieut.. George Grenyille Barnum,
One Hundredth New York Infantry; Byt.
Lieut.. Col. Gaines Lawson, Twenty-fifth
United States infantry; Capt. Charles Still
man Ilsley, Seventh United States cavalry;
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Edmund Mann Pope,
Eighth New York cavalry; John Finlay
McI.aren, Jr., son Of the late Chaplain ohm
f. McLaren, Tenth regiment Pennsylvania
reserves.
Charles Schneider, Jr., OF Pickeral lake,
Fraaborn county, threshed this season 19,-
log bushels Of wheat. H. $50 bushels Of
oats and 1, 425 bushels Of barley, or q to-
tai q - .6l1 bpshals Of grain.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13
RESOLUTIONS OF COINCIDENCE.


Sat a mass meeting OF the citizens of Far
Q, OAK, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Res Dlved, Tint in the death Of Can't.
John 3. Raymond, Fargo has lost one OF
her best and most enterprising citizens the
territory an able representative and the
country a heroic defender in her time Of
need; that we, his neighbors and friends.
unite in communication of his honor
able and noble life, and around his mem
DRY do gather the choicest garlands Of
affection and praise, remembering as years
shall pass away that one who going be-
fore, hast left remaining that priceless
treasure, the legacy Of an unspottcd char
acter.
Resolved, Thatto these and daughters
]. made orphans by this fell stroke of death,
and to the father, brothers and more I'M
mediate friends Of the deceased, we extend
cur most hea.ty sympathy and bespeak
for them the care and protection Of that
came Providence who knows each SPAR
rows fall to guide and protect in the
future walks of life
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13

The Chinaman shows a pair of hand
some hands. They are small, the fingers
taper and the skin does not readily har-
den under rough labor. saw 800 Chi
namcn at work upon the Central Pacific
railroad, and studied their hands. Not
one hand showed the usual large joints
and clump fingers of the pick and shovel
brigade The ovcrsccr pointed out a
group, with the remark;
"Thcy have been at work upon the
Central Pacific four years, and it is rare
that one of them misses day"
These men all had the pretty, taper
fingers. | spoke of it to the overseer
He said:
"Aftcr four years of pick and shovel,
their hands are handsomcr than those of
our dry goods clcrks.'
"Why do not their joints swell like
those of the white laborcr3" | Iasked.
II don't know, unless they are finer
blooded race. You know that is one o
the peculiaritics of the bloodcd horse, -
his joints and limbs never swell, while
the legs of the scrub swell by simply
standing in the stable This was an in
teligent white mans reply .-Dio Le,cis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
The Useful I'OrDOiSe,

eyes, that's a porpoisc," said a fish
dealer in the Quincy market to reporter
''yes, it's porpoise. Cape Coddcrs call
them putting pigs, and | suppose nothing
short of phocpna communis would satisfy
you newspaper fellows"
"Are porpoises good for anything"
Good for anything' Why, bless you
yes. Their meat is splendid eating, and
makes just as good minccmcat as any bit
of beef you ever saw. Then their blub-
Der dried out makes fine penetrating
oil, which is great for rheumatism. Take
some of the oil and put it on your hand
and it'll soak right in to the bones"
"You said porpoiscs were calle'
putting pigs. Why it thatl"
"Wel, they root around for their grub,
and then when they're swimming very
fast they look around like II fat old hog
Some folks say they can swim a hundred
miles an hour, but I'm willing to cut it
down to about eighteen and call it
square. "-B0dop HeJUH.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13

Sometimes great wave OF crime passes
over the land. This was the case about
the year 1850, when there was general
epidemic of burglaries. For some time
the Annual Register devoted special
paragraph in its index to burglaries an
unpleasant feature which has now happily
disappeared. 1t began with burglary
and murder at Frimlcy, where one Mr.,
lIollcst, an elderly clergyman, was cruel
lv killed. He was awakened in the night
and saw two figures, with their faces cov-
cred with Grape, standing at the bottom
of the bed He at first thought it was
his two sons indulging in practical joke,
and he rcbukcd them for their untimely
and unreasonable conduct. He was soon
undeceivcd, and while he was offering a
gallant resistance he was wounded by one
of the burglars. 1t is remarkable that in
the excitement of the time, and for some
HOuIS dltcrWalu, llC tllu not cNcn lCcl tuC
wound. But when the surgeon came to
examine it he perceived that it soon must
prove fatal. Two men were executed for
the crime. One man, who was accepted
as approvcr, was a man who had been
the loudest in proclaming his innocence
before the magistrates and the most skill
full in examining the witnesses.
The effect of his evidence was to impli-
cate other men, including one who had
been acquitted of the Frimcy murder in
other burglaries, and broke up gang
which had been the terror of Surrey and
SusscX-AN tie Icor Round.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13

Mr., Barnum sends the following short
account Of Jumbo's introduction to bis
herd of elephants:
"The day after Jumbo's arrival at
Madison Square Garden we resolved to
introduce him to the thirty-tive Indian
elephants which we had there. Some of
us feared the result, but Scott insisted
that Jumbo was too much Of a gentleman
to mlSbchavc, So We placed our thirty
five elephants in row, each being
chained one leg to a post and then Scott
led Jumbo in, He passed in front of tho
string of elephants, looking ot first lit,
tie surprised, aS did all the other cle-
plants when they first discovered him
approaching. But Jumbo and all the
other elephants at once looked kindly,
and each extended its trunk rs Jumbo
passed, which he fOndlv took with his
own trunk, giving each elephant a kind
Carcss Mutual affection seemed at once
established, and it extended without in
tcrruption till the day of his death. -
H,pers Yo"ng PeopIr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
A Confederate Giants Sabre.

Among the relics of the late war slowed
away in the United States Ordnance Mu-
scum on Seventeenth street is sabre,
fully five feet lone. which was found on
the battlefield of Manassas. This for
midablc looking weapon was evidently
made in some village baCksmith's shop,
from the tabled plowsharc, at the out
break of the war and its handle appears
10 have been carved with a iackknife
from cows horn. 4 Virginian who
visited the museum last week recognized
the sabre as one that had been used 10y a
giant Virginia cavalrymap in "Jeb'
Stuart's command.
"Tho cavalrymar in question:" said
the Virgiriar to the Htchcf, twas near
" seven feet high and broad in proper
lion. He had that big sabre made by a
crossroads horscshocr and promised to
hcw his way through the Yankee lines
with it and enter Washington, but, poor
fellow, he was shot at Manassas before he
coald carry out his rash PURPOSE
Washington Hatchet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13

Because they are not all tame Because
there is good deal of sport to be got
out of the wild ones, Because they may
be captured. Because they may be sold.
Because as proved by the results of pub
lie examinations, they may be plucked.
Because, as we can see in the illustrated
newspapers, they may be drawn. Be-
cause they may be beautifully done, q
good deal of butter being usually en-.
ploycd in the process Because they arc
often well bastcd. Because they are
always dressed in some fashion for din
ner Because they have long bills Be-
cause there are always plenty Of them in
the market.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
How the Oyster Aids the Chur CHI.

The following is from the pen Of a
writer in the st. Louis Christian Adr0-
cate. ''If church is to be built the
oyster is summoned to assist in laying the
foundation, and when the cap-stone is
brought forth with shoutngs he graccs
the occasion and gives zest to the hour.
If debt is pressing heavily the pco-
pie of God and all other help fails, the
oyster lin his season. never fails. If the
salary of the pastor is in arrears, the oys-
ter must liquidate. If improvements are
to be made in the building or the church
prepares to enlarge its sphere Of useful
ness, the oyster must be interviewed. The
days of martyrdom, after all, are not yet
past, for the oyster is dying daily for the
glory of God. His bones are bleaching
upon every field where the church has
fought with the powers of darkness. The
highway along which the church is
marching her victorious columns is paved
with ghaStly evidence of his mortality.
His shells whitcn in the sun at the door
of the sanctuary. Every pastor and dea-
con is walking cemctary, and the grand
army of dyspcptics, for the glory of God,
is multiplying every day. OH wonder
full bivalvc, great is thy renown. The
whale has aforctimc put en- airs because
he was called upon to assist the Lord in
that little affair with the prophet Jonah.
The Galilcan pike that brought the trib-
ute money to Peter has always claimed
patent for nobility, because he helped the
Mastcrto pay His taxes, but hcnceforth the
whale and the pike must hide their d.
minishcd heads, for the oyster has come
to the front and he is greater than all
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
WHOLE NO. 1858.
Took Him For q BuncO Steerer.

George W. Cable, the novelist, came to
town the other day, as he often does,
from his New England home, says New
York letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
lie wished to meet Mr.. Rusbton, the Tex.
as cattle rNncher, and went to a Broad
way hotel where the man was guest.
Cable had never seen Rushton. "IIe is
about the corridor somewhere" " said the
clerk; and so Cable looked about for 0
somewhat questionable and rustic figure,
such as he guessed the stranger might he.
"Ah," he said airably to the first indi-
viduaI Of that sort who came along, care
you Mr.. RuShton"
The accOStcd man gazed impudcntly
into the cnquircr's face and then shortly
answered "No," Cable isa polite little
fellow, and he was hurt by the lack Of
that quality in tho other; but he passed
quietly along until he encountered sec.
ond apparent prairie dcnizcn.
"This is Mr., RuShtonI' he said affably.
"No, sir" and the tone aS positively
insulting, "this is not Mr. Rushton."
Cable went to big mirror and looked
at himself to see if any thing in his per.
sonal appearance had become offensive.
Tho rnNn,tio ion u,oe thot nc m unob+ rng;yo
man clothed sobcrly, and with nothing in
his aspect to rouse antipathy. lie saunt.
cred away and soon met an ideal Tcxar
ranch-owncr.
II am not mistaken this time" he ox.
claimed, extending his hand; ''yoa arc
Mr. RuShton, from Texas. I've been
eyes, YOU ara mistaken was the
brusQuc response, and there was fire in
the eyes of the speaker; "a big mistake if
you take me for grccnhOm. | mint
Rushton, and shant be fool enough to
give you my name, neither. o, I've read
Of you rascals. If was to tell you who |
am, it wouldn't be ten minutes afore your
paid get at me, pretending to be son
of somebody that lives in my town. I've
notion to hand you over to the police"
Cable was dumbfounded and then
amused, for he had merely learned fact
that any curious eXperimcnter can sub,
stantiate on tral--that the lcats of the
bunko swindlcrs have become so widely
known that the simple question whether
tourist is somebody whom he isn't
arouses suspicion and resentment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
A Chinese G,me-SonR.

10y Vow, bright, red checked lit
tie Chinese girl, "blindcd" her eyes and
eyes and the rest Of the players fell into
line with their hands held open in cup
shape behind thcm while Wong Hay
circcd around the line lightly touching
the open hands ms she passed and Groom
ing in peculiar Chinese sing song tone
the following little gamc-song, much as
American children sing, 90 Tread, tread
the green grass" or "Groen gravel,
green gravel, how green the grass grows;
"COme maideus all, and stand in line.
Put back your flower like hands to mine
The pledge now flies, it file, away
To the Eastern land-to the land Of 1av
'Tis the lantern feast Ninth moon commands.
Now, maidens, lift your towcr-likc hands"
To 10y Vow, whom they NOW called
Glide lourEycs,' Wong Hay now
sang:
Come, thunlor-shower, with all your power,
And open this four-fngered lowcr,'
Meantime as she sang, she had drop.
ped in one of the hand, the little pledge
"A thimblc or some little keepsake sclcc-
ted for the occasion, much as American
children use button in a similar game.
AT the words " Muidens, lift your gold
en-hower hands" as it is literally trans
lated, all the hands were raised high
above their heads, but closely shut, 50
that none could tell who held the little
pledge.
At the words addressed to Glide
1our-Eyes, 10y Vow came out from the
shed, and, using a long stick as if it were
wand, pointed to the one whom
-he suSpnrtod Of having the little pledge
She was not successful, however for
the hands opened and nothing was found
there. So she had to try it all over;
while Wong Hay walked about again
and sang the little oriental melody.
The second time she looked very
closely in the faces of her Chinese play
fellows, and she sNw so funny look on
Qui Fah's that she Immediately pointed
her out. Qui Fah's hands were opened
amid much laughter and mcrrimcnt and
there was the sought-lor keepsake Then
they changed places and Qui Fab be-
came I" Hide Your Eyes. st. Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
Only n Boy.

Only boy'
Only healthy and rosy face,
Bearing of pain and grief no trace,
Save where at times the shadows play
Like the light clouds on a summers day.
Only boy'
Only a loving and trusting heart
That throbs and strains for long life's
start,
That yields in love to the gentle touch
OF one who will chide not overmuch.
Only boy'
Only an earnest and longing soul
Through which wild fancies and wishes roll
Peering from out those eager eyes
At the untricd world that around them lies
Only boy'
Only the germ of some unknown gain
To world that wavers 'twix Joy and pain
Tell nc of better gift who can,
To give to the world, than an honest man.
Only boy'
Only man with saddencl face,
Bearing of grief and sin the trace,
Craving a love that might cleanse the stain
OF the old thoughts that will come again.
Only boy'
Only spirit that scars at last
Der the chains and blindes Of pretty past
Hardened, but faithful saddened, but true
Saved-but the praise is not for you
--ChdrlOttc H. CorrScn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
Navigating Under Water.

Submarine navigation seems to be 60.
ing ahead of late. Goubet of Paris, who
four years ago constructed submarine
boat with such success as to receive an
order from the Russian Government for
three hundred sets of his machinery, has
now improved his device. In the Russian
boats the locomotion was effected by II
crew of four men, working trcadles; now
electricity is the motcr, the speed obtain
ed being five knots. The crew can ac-
cordingly be reduced to an officer and
one man, who enter the craft at the top
by a domc-shaped hatch, secured with
hinges and bolts, and fitting into a rub
ber-lincd recess. In a reservoir is a sup
ply of compressed air said to be sufficient
to last the two men for ten hours, while
the carbonic acid they give off is absorbed
by caustc potash distributed through the
boat. In this, as in all submarine craft,
the object is not pleasure, for little of
that is to be had but warfare. At ono
end of the boat is fastened a torpedo,
charged with 1lO pounds of dynamite,
arranged so as to be operated from with
in.
A description of this boat, given in a
recent number of Engineering, shows
that there are seven glazed openings in
the hull, with glass half an inch thick,
protected by external grating and inter
nal shutters. The two men sit back to
back on the compressed air reservoirs.
The craft seems to be full of machinery,
except in the space occupied by the men,
and their heads go up into the dome.
But the boat can thus be made small and
compact, so as to be rowcd with oars if
the dynamo fails. There is pump for
cXpclling water from the reservoirs,
when the boat has to rise, and these res
crvoirs, which effect the immersion of
the boat, are divided into several COM
partmcnts to prevent the water in them
from surging forth and back. There is
an air pump for extracting the vitiatcd
air, and double-acting pump to secure
the stability of the vessel. AS a safety
appliance heavy weight is attached to
the bottom of the boat, which may be re-
leased and dropped off in case of an acci-
dent requiring a rapid ascent. An eXplo-
sive signal for help can also be sent to
the surface.
When the two men enter the boat they
turn on the compressed air, which is
passed through the water reservoirs so as
to become humid, and start the electrical
motor. The officer steers the boat under
the ship to be attacked; and when the
right position is gained he casts off the
torpedo, which floats up and attaches it.
self to the Ycssel by contrivanccs provid-
ed for the purpose. The boat then rap
idly withdraws, and at a safe distance
explodes the torpedo by electricity.
This, at least, is the theory of Mr.. Goubet.
--Ne@ York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
No Novelty TO Her,

"lIere is curious case, ma'am," said
the superintendent of the insane asylum.
This man imaginCs he is the motive
power that runs the world. He's per
fcctly harmless, though, but he thinks
the world wouldn't move without him
Very queer notion, isn't itl"
~ don't know about that; my husband
has got the same notion in his head."-
Marerick.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
The Great Seal of the C0nfederacy.

There is mystery as impcnctrablc as
the authorship Of the Junius letters sur.
rounding the great seal Of the confedcr-
ate states Of America. Where is it! No
man but its posscssor knows. 1t had a
curious history. Not until February %,
1862, did the provisional government be-
come permanent, and not until April 80,
1868, was nm act approved by the confcd-
crate congress for seal. The design had
for its centre representation of the
equestrian statue of Washington Mt Rich
mond, with the legend cncircling it.
"ConfedcrHle States of America, Februa-
~ 90, 1859 In wreath We're mingled
cotton, rice and tobacco plants, emblem-
attic of southern products Below was
the motto, "Deo Nindicn." John W.
Mason, notorious from the Trent affair,
was then IN London. and was entrusted
with securing the manufacture of tho
seal. 1t cost, with accompanying press,
wax and waters, nearly 800. 1t was
from solid silver, and marvclOusly
beautiful specimen of thc cngraver's art.
Not until July 6, 1864, was it committed
to the charge of Lieut. Chapman, who
sailed for Bermuda via Halifax. 1t was
safely brought to Richmond and few
foreign documents and very few domestic
papers received its impress. 1t has been
enormously said that it was never used.
In the final pane that accompanied the
closing of the Union forces upon the con-
fcdcrato capital the seal disNppcOred,-
No,n York sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13

''lt seems like pity to shatter belief
that has existed for years" said dealer
in pug dogs, pigeons and pcacocks this
morning to news gathcrcr, 'but the
old, old story about the vanity of the
peacock is miserable myth. | cannot
understand why people have believed it
so long, Why, sir, are you aware that
the peacock has less brains than the
chicken? Do you know that the pea
cock is practically the idiot of the fcath-
cred tribe, the same as the pug is of the
canine race2 A peacock, sir hasn't
sense enough to go in when it rains. No,
sir What say is literally and actually
true have seen EN- stand out in a
storm and pick up corn, while every SEN
sible turkey, goose or duck would be
under shelter, 1t is simply the gaudy
plumage of the peacock that has led to
the story Of its vanity.
"It is true that when the peacock
hoists his tail and struts around it looks
as if he was trying to show off, and all
the women folks say: Just look at the
vain thingn The truth is that the pea
cock rarely, if ever, exhibits his magniti.
cent tail except when counting, A male
pigeon swclls out his chest and raises his
ncck-fcathcrS, while barnyard rooster
seeks for dainty morscls for the hens and
clucks complimentary clucks. The pea
cock takes II different style, that's all.
81 don't suppose that peacock has
sense enough to know that his feathers
are gaudy or his feet ugly. It's dead
sure fact that he has smaller head and
less in it than any bird you can mention
that is half his size in body. Vanity be
blowcd" PhiIadelphn Nems
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
Better than They Looked.

Speaking of visiting Englishmen am
reminded of Il story of Matthew Arnold
which has never yet seen the light of
print. When he made his lecturing tour
through America he was accompanied by
his wife, and in Cleveland they were en-
tcrtaincd by one Of the leading families
living on Euclid avenue. One morning
buckwhcat pancakes We're served at
breakfast. Matthew Arnold looked at
them obviously, shifted suspiciously and
passed them by without taking any. But
Mrs. Arnold was more venturcsomc, and
she took couple of the steaming cakes,
helped herself to maple syrup as she saw
the Others doing, and took bite. Evi-
IDENTITY she was surprised. The buck
wheat cakes proved to be delicious, and
turning to her husband she remarked:
"Do take some, Matthew, they're not
half as nasty as they look. - Cincinnati
Times Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-13
Corn and (OruS.

Il see by the papers that in Kansas the
yield of corn is forty TO the acre. Isn't
that remarkablc"
"Not at all; only it seems to mc that
item is upside down.
upside down."
eyes, My experience is that the yield
is about forty achcrs to the corn. Get off
my foot, please. x CaU