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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
Alfalfa. or Lueerne.

In California, alfalfa, or as it is
sometimes called, "Chllian clover" is
the malnstay of the stock raisers, and
with irrigation produces enormous
crops, which are cut twice and some
times three times year in those
sections where there is winter only in
name. It is somewhat strange that
although a we'll known European crop,
under the name of lucerne, it has
never been grown to any great extent
in the older settled parts ofthe United
States. One reason, perhaps, is that
it does not flourish we'll in those lands
so common in New England and the
Atlantic slope, having a light soil,
with poor sandy, gravelly Or stony
subsoil, as it's roots penetrate deep,
often to the depth OF a dozen feet.
Like clover, it draws largely upon
the atmosphere and It's wide-spreading
roots enrich the soil with vegetable
matter. 1t is planted in drills on pre-
pared land, cut lightly the first year,
is in full bearing the third, and may
afterward yield three: and sometimes
five crops annually, depending on the
warmth of the climate, the rainfall,
&C.
Alfalfa, with a little pains taken,
has done we'll in Hamilton County, O.,
and we see no reason why it could not
be introduced to great advantage
generally.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
The Southern Girl.

Boston Record: A correspondent
who knows her sends to the Record
the following estimate of the Southern
girl:
The Southern girl is more frivolous
minded than her Northern sisters; she
cares more for beaux and ribbons, a
dance and a laugh. Sheloves the sun
shine and stroll in the park with no
definite end in view except perhaps a
smile and bow from the young men
of her acquaintance. Sheis generally
interested in some church work and
has aclass in Sunday school. Ofclubs
she knows nothing, and she lives in
biissful ignorance of Browning and
Shelley societies. She is well up in
social etiquet, military displays de-
light her Utmost jheart, and she is al
ways ready to don her most becoming
gown to do honor to any parade, GER
tain that she will completely fill the
eye of some martialmind. The south-
ern girl is very fond OF frolic and is
possessed of even greater adaptability
than her friends OF the North. She is
devoted to fashion papers, and models
her clothing by Now York styles.
Family traditions play an important
part in her life. She dotes on the
theatres or shows OF any kind, and is
as naive as child in her expressions
OF deligE5 at spectacular beauties. She
has a passion for flowers and she loves
the open air. She is a:practical being,
too, and in this generation is usually
good housekeeper as we'll as an &C.
compiished member OF society.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13

milk usually allowed. Unless iudg
ment is exercised in feeding the calves
scours will result, from the effects OF
which the calves do not recover until
they have been seriously injured in
growth. Young pigs that have been
suddenly weaned, and especially il
taken from the sows too soon, are often
'sstunted" in such manner as to debar
them from becoming large, heavy hogs
at any time. It is important to be
careful in winter, for the reason that
when the young stock is weakened
through mistakes in feeding the cold
weather often comes upon them at a
time when they are physically unable
to endure it.
1t is best not to wean the young
stock too soon, but, if it becomes nee
essary to do SO, the feeding should be
done often, and, if possible. the food
should be warm. The younger an
animal the more rapid its growth and
the more frequent It's times OF feeding;
hence, when they are allowed only
three meals day, the same as the
adults, they do not thrive as they do
when fed oftener and in smaller guam
titles. Dieting the animals is necessary
in winter, in order to avoid costive-
ness OF the bowels, as we'll as indiges-
ton, and therefore the adults and
young stock should receive succulent
food, such as ensilage or roots, but in
the case OF the young stock roots with
out ensilage may be fed cooked if they
are old enough to eat well. The diet
ing OF young stock by feeding a variety
OF food as they are gradually weaned
will save them much sickness, as they
are easily affected by sudden changes.
During the winter months much
time may be saved by keeping the
young stock in good condition, as
they will start off in the spring with
an advantage which will more than
compensate for whatever extra care
may be given. AS the winter is not
over when the early lambs are dropped,
place must be provided in advance
for the ewes. To have the lambs
dropped in the fields, with the tenn
perature below freezing, is very severe
on them, and those that donot perish
seldom recover entirely. Give the
lambs a. warm dry place for the first
few days of their existence and one
half the trouble with them will be
over: Young pigs are very tender,
and If narrowed in midwinter seldom
prove satisfactory afterward unless
an attendant gives them close atten-
ton for the first week, as they easily
become SO chilled as to be unable to
derive nourishment, and as there are
usually a few strong pigs in every
litter the weaker ones are crowded
back. becoming subject to the severity
of the cold on account OF an INSULT
Gent supply of nourishment, and as
all young animals are subject to com
petition when together, they should
never be crowded at any time.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
One of the Strange Features OF
the Higher Alps.

Professor Brun has published in the
Archives de Geneve an interesting
study on the so-called lightning holes
to be found in the High Alps. He and
other investigators have found them
at nights, of from 3,348 to 1000 met
res, or between II, 900 aud l3,OOOfeet
above the sea level. Usually they are
found on SUBMITS. Sometimes the
rocky mass, which bad been vitrifed
in the passage OF the electric fluid, pre-
sents the appearance OF small scatter
ed pearls, sometimes of series OF
semisphericM cavities only few mill
metres in diameter. Sometimes there
are vitrifed rays going out from a
central point to distance Of
four or five inches. Sometimes a
block detached from the mass ap-
pears as if bored through by cannon
ball. the followed passage being quite
vitrifed. The thickness of this vitri-
fed coating or stratum never exceeds
a millimetre, and is sometimes not
more than the quarter of that depth.
The varying colors which it presents
depend on the quality and compost
tlon of the rock. The same may be
said as to it's transparency. On the
Rungfschorn the glass thus formed
by the lightning is black, owing to the
quantity of actinolith which the rock
contains. It is brown on La Ruin
cite, the rock consisting of fsldspar
mixed with gneiss containing chloride
OF iron Under the microscope these
lightning holes display many interior
cavities, which must be attributed to
the presence of water in the rock at
the moment of melting by the electric
discharge. This vitrifed material
has no influence on polarized light.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
A Comical Mistake,
The Boston Budget tells a

The Boston Budget tells a comical
story about a churchman OF that city.
He was selecting q library for his
Sunday school, and among other re,
ligious works determined to have a
full set OF the Olives OF the SAINTS"
He thought he had secured all the
volumes, when suddenly his eye lit
upon a book which bore on its back
the legend, est. Elmo" It was not
uniform with the rest, and referred to
a sanity character with which he was
not familiar, but he did not wish to
show his ignorance. He. therefore
ordered the bookseller to put it in the
box OF holy literary treasures which
was to be sent home the next day. If
the admirer OF the saints has read
est. Elmo" he will find it quite as
readable, though possibly not so pious.
as the average Sunday school library
book. s
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13

ed, unless the air admitted is cooler
than the air within, or is at least as
cool as that or very little warmer.
The warmer the air the more moisture
it holds in suspension. Necessarily,
the cooler the air the more this moist
ure is condensed and precipitated.
When a cool cellar is aired on a warm
day, the entering air being in motion
appears cool; but as it fills the cellar
the cooler air with which it becomes
mixed chills it, the moisture is con-
densed, and dew is deposited on the
cold walls, and may often he seen run
ming down them in streams. Then
the cellar is damp, and soon be-
comes moldy. To avoid this the
windows should only be opened late
at night-the last thing before retiring.
There is no need to fear that the night
air is unhealthful; it is as pure as the
air of midday, and is really dryer.
The cool air enters the apartment
during the night and circulates through
it. The windows should be closed be-
fore sunrise in the morning, and kept
closed and shaded during the day. Ii
the air OF a cellar is damp it may be
thoroughly dried by placing in it
peck OF fresh lime in an open box. A
peck Of lime will absorb about seven
pounds. or more than three quarts,
OF water, and in this way a cellar or
nlilk-room may soon be dried, even in
the hottest weather. A bushel oflime
absorbs tWenty-seven pounds of water
and still appears as a dry powder.
In this condition it will be very useful
to spread over the garden or lawn, or
around fruit trees, or it may be used
for whitewash. This precaution is
often necessary in the dairy, because
OF the prevalence, where air is damp,
OF mildews and the various forms of
mold. The orange and red kinds of
mcld especially, which sometimes
form upon the cream, have most in
furious effect upon the butter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
The Onion as q Cure.All.

We have received the following with
an urgent request for publication:
From the Reading Daily Eagle.
Onions inhaled cause sleep, rest and
repose. The soldier on his march and
the exhausted iron worker get great
strength from eating the onion. Tie
a fresh onion around the neck and
bruise it to make it's odor thorough,
and you SECURE sound sleep from it's
nightly Inhalation.
DANIEL R. CLYMER,
Ex-Mayor OF Reading, Pa, United
States OF North America. For for
eign lands
It will be an act OF humanity to the
restless, nervous and sick to copy this
in your paper-a God-like act. Have
the kindness to send a paper.
THE ONION SECURES SLEEP, REST AND
REFRESHMENT.
To the editor OF the World, New
York: In Wednesdays issue of your
most valuable paper found Mr..
Clymers discovery. My only son, {
years old, has just recovered from a
most malignant attack OF scarlet fe-
yer, and has kept his parents awake
for the last twelve days by his nervous
sleeplessness. | tried the simple rem
edy of tying an onion around his neck
last night, and found this mhrning
that he had an undisturbed sleep all
night. By giving these lines space in
your next issue, you will ohlige yours,
FIR. G. RoTzELL, Astoria, Long Is
land, N. Y.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
Water Regularly.
american Rural Home.

American Rural Home.
Regularity in all departments con-
nected with the care and management
OF poultry is absolutely necessary to
insure success when other things are
favorable, and in no one thing is it more
true than in watering regularly. While
most of our poultry, whether thor
oughbred and reared in small focks
with extra care, or whether they be
the large and well-mixsd focks to be
found on the places OF our thrifty and
well-to-do farmers, are generously sup
piled with food, scarcely any atten-
ton is paid to supplying them with
pure fresh water daily, in winter
as we'll as summer. All live stock
requires water each day, and it is not
only cruel, but it is Improbable to de-
prive them of it. Many a farmers
flock has to wait during the winter for
the rains and SHOWS to get a drink,
while other focks resort to the pools
of manure water in and around the
barnyard, because their owners are
too careless and Indifferent as to their
actual wants and necessities. If con-
fined during the warm weather, by all
means do not neglect them in this re-
spect, for nothing can be more cruel
II breeder only makes It part of the
regular routine OF management, this
watering the fowls each day, it will be
found very light task indeed, while
the fowls will thank you in many ways
for your attention. We beg Of those
poultry breeders who are remiss in re-
gard to this matter, to act on our adj
vice and water regularly daily.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
A Wonderful Monkey.

From the New York Mining Journal.
The most remarkably trained mon
key in the world may be seen in
Roosevelt street, near the East Rip-
Ell. He is nearly as large as New
foundland dog and has the strength
OF a gorilla. He came from Southern
Africa, where he was owned by MINI
keeper at a seaside watering-place.
The inn failed and the unlucky land
lord sent the monkey as part of his
assets to the United States, to be sold
for the benefit OF his creditors, Mr..
Donald Burns, the animal dealer in
Roosevelt street, bought him.
The monkey was confined in
large cage big enough to hold
rhinoceros. When Mr. Burns APP
preached the cage and said 'sgood aft
ernoon, give me shake OF your hon
est hand" the monkey put out it's
forepaw and shook hands with him
like a trained dog
''Here is a reporter" continued Mr..
Burns; won't you show him how we'll
you can dancer"
The intelligent monkey stood
straight up in the air on his hind legs
and danced waltz to perfect time
"Now," said Mr.. Burns, "show the
gentleman how you can turn ~ back
somersault.'
The monkey stood erect, threw
back his head, and, with an elastic
Jump, turned a complete back somer-
sault. He came down squarely on his
feet, and looked about as if nothing
had happened. Then he turned three
or TOUR back somersaults in success
sion,to show how easy it was done.
AS q reward for his acrobatic feats,
Mr.. Burns threw the monkey an apple.
The monkey put up his hands and
caught the apple as Ewing or Ward
would catch a ely"
Mr.. Burns talked with the monkey,
asking him if he felt in good trim to
join circus The monkey uttered
several sounds like the barking of a
dog, which Mr.. Burns said were that
the monkey would like to join q circus
at any moment. The animal dealer
carried on quite a long conversation
with the monkey, which replied
promptly to every question put to
him, and was very happy and interest
ing in some of his remarks.
Mr.. Burns said that though mon
keys were almost drug in tina market
at $l5 apiece, he valued this trained
monkey at $4,000. He has not yet
finished training him and intends to
teach him to ride on a bareback horse
ana turn summersaults in circus.
He intends to have the monkey come
into the circus through the front door,
wearing plug hat and a high shirt
collar and a rusty coat. The monkey
will ssagger into the ring and want to
ride bareback horse. The clown
will help him on the horse and after
the monkey has ridden around few
times, staggering from side to side
and apparently hopelessly drunk, he
will throw off his plug hat, fling his
high collar to the winds, toss his coat
into the sawdust ring and ride around,
standing on one fooe and barking.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
Regulating the Cellar.

American Agriculturist.
A great mistake is sometimes made
in ventilating cellars and milk houses.
The object OF ventilation is to keep
the cellars cool and dry, but this OBJ
iect often fails Of being acc omplished by
q common mistake, and instead the
cellar is made both warm and damp.
A cool place should never be ventilat-
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
The Annual Tr0t.
The American Rural Home.

The American Rural Home.
The trotters IN their annual circuit
have reached Rochester, accompanied
by their usual followers, who expect
to win money either by betting on the
races, by operating gambling ma
chimes, or in various other ways not
justified by the accepted code OF NOR
ais, or conducive to the welfare OF So
ciety.
Wherever groups of young men
gathered you could hear them discuss
ing the merits of the different horses,
the probabilities of the varios trots
to come off, and boasting OF the win
nings in the pools. Pools were sold in
mum erous drinking places, and the
flushed and excited faces of young
men, passing in and out, did not
speak we'll for their influences upon
them. It is perfectly safe to say that
a great deal of valuable time was
wasted in Rochester upon the trots,
and that they did not contribute in
any great degree to the intellectual or
moral elevation Of our citizens.
1t is said by apologists for the trot-
ting and race courses, that they are
necessary to stimulate the breeding OF
thorough fast horses. But what
valuable end is promoted by breeding
such horses as contend for prizes on
the trotting course? Are they the
kind Of horses required for service by
faralers, or any other class of citizens
except sporting men, a class, we sub
NIT, that does not contribute much to
the worlds greatness.
In breeding trotters, all important
qualities save f1eetness are bred out.
A great trotter is worth nothing for
work or for service on the road. They
have not the strength and endurance
to travel great distances daily, draw
ing a load behind them. Before
skeleton gig, on q squirt OF a few miles,
they can get over the ground with the
speed of hare or a greyhound, but
that is all. What the farmer or NOR
chant or professional man wants is a
good, strong, fleet carriage horse, with
great powers of endurance, we'll built
upon models of symmetry and
OcduCy. LILO GiOCUei IL Cue 8tAulDler 8,
the Jockeys horse, in which the
great mass of mankind have but
little interest. We do not want
horses travelling our streets and parks
and highways at the rate of a mile in
2:l5 or or 2:4O, oreven three minutes,
endangering the lives of citizens, but
horses that can strike gait OF ten
miles an hour and keepit up for sever
al successive hours, with our families
in carriage behind them, without APP
pearing exhausted; such horses are APP
preciated by all classes. Such driving
does not endanger the lives of those
we meet, or those we pass, while it af-
lords much innocent enjoyment.
To breed such horses requires care
full selection, persevered in for many
years, of horses possessing acombina-
ton OF many excellent qualities, and
such horses will sell for prices that
will we'll compensate the scientific
breeder. Let us all join in encourag-
ing the breeding of such horses, while
we discourage and condemn the breed
ing of the long, lank, crooked, ugly
trotter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-13
Outdoors on an Earthquake
Night.

Night.
Living awake under the broad cano-
DIV OF heaven, watching through the
endless hours OF night, while helpless
women and children are sleeping
around, what horrors present them
selves to the Imagination. The rever-
berating earthquake, whose mysterl-
Gus and resistless force you feel pass
ing beneath you like a mighty wave OF
the ocean, is felt a thousand times IN
Imagination to once in reality. To it
are added the horrors of yawning
chasm and engu!fng wave, with the
wild efforts to escape for yourself and
loved ones, whom you see holding for
dear life to tree or twig, or fleeing to
some strong building that the waters
cannot overcome. The sky seems OF
a pinkish tinge and the stars bedim-
med by nebulous haze. The air is
hot and stiffling. What mean these
portents? Shall the city be buried be-
meath showers ofgravel like those that
have fallen? Will a part of the main
land be broken of and slip into the
sea?
Wearied by Wild imaginations such
as these, exhausted nature ls about
to surrender to conqueIing sleep, when
suddenly you are conscious OF an ap-
preaching shock, the buildings Of the
city culver like he leaves oftheforest,
the great wave of mysterious force
passes under you with more or less
Jar, according to the severity of the
shock, and recedes in the distance,
leaving you again a prey to the horrors
of imagination.
II the shock is OF the second orthird
rate offorce as compared with the great
shock, women and children jump from
their extemporized beds on the green
sward and gather around with pale
faces and trembling limbs. while their
beseeching looks stir your deepest SYM
pathies-words OF soothing and en-
codragement are all you have to give.
trusting you makes your words of
value. While you soothe and cheer
them as best you may, You are in
Waiuly CufSlllS lie COWARD men, VINO
have also jumped from their places of
repose, and are hurriedly putting on
their coats and shoes as if they would
flee they knew not whittier. In five or
ten minutes their excitement is over,
first one and then another returns to
his or her couch, and finally silence
settles on the scene, save when the
shout OF some negro exhorter on the
next square is raised to an unusual
! pitch and breaks the stiffness OF the
| night.
So wears on the weary night till the
! dawn begins to illumine the east, and
/ the cheerful crow OF the cock is heard,
re-echoed from roost to roost. Slowly
appears the welcome sun, and then
! the camp is broken, people thank God
that their lives are still spared, and
| wend their way to their respective
! homes to take up the thread of daily
cares and troubles, but ready at mo-
ment's notice to flee to the open
ground.-Charleston News and Cour.
Ter.
|
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lie what a little slmpletOn you are"
The auburn head was lowered sud
denly and two white little hands were
flung over Hilda's colerless face; amo.
ment after and Guy caught the sound
of quick sobbing, mingled with a low
ripple of laughter from Inez
ooh, | didn't accept him." pursued
the flute-like tones OF the woman he
had thought almost an angel; 81 don't
care to bury myselfin this dull old
place; and besides, / know Mr. Jarvis
was very much pleased with me and
The is worth half q million"
1t all passed through to where Guy
had stood. so long, spell-bound, thun-
,derstruck, unconscious that he should
mot stand there, touched to the soul
fby the passionate weeping of Hilda,
love dying in his heart for Inez-it ali
came to him, through the distance be-
tween, because fate had ordained that
that door should be for half an hour
-ajar.
The lame girl had subdued her emo
ton, picked up her crutch and left the
drawing room before the young man
recovered presence OF mind enough to
glide quietly away and gain the hall
by another door.
That night his guests were rather
surprised to find shat their handsome
host scarcely left Hilda Dallas for a
moment; and perhaps some OF them
noticed also how sweet her face was,
with it's changing color and great shy
eyes OF purple with a touch OF pathos
IN their velvet depths; that night, for