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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
The Era of Slang
Philadelphia Call.

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The era of slang is upon us with Ia
breath that is almost appalling. Not
only the slang that might be defined
as the burlesque or coloquial form OF
expression, the language of low hui
NOR, or the iargon Of thieves and va
grants, but a species that is almost as
reprehensible. It will not do to apol-
ogize for it by saying that slang is as
old as human speech" that the early
writer's INDUCED in it, especially the
Greek and Roman dramatist, and
while We may speak and write against
the pernicious habit, we suspect that
we shall not grow disguised enough
with it to thoroughly uproot it untilit
has reached its climax. The worstfact
about it is that 1t is not confined to the
low and illiterate, but has invaded
the public schools, cultured society,
and the literature Of our books.
Slang, Insist, is the fungus on the
stem. 1t is not the grated fruit; it is
the scum OF language. It often BELT
Ties; 1t never beauties. Ii we 81
spoke and wrote in a less exagger
manner We would be less exaggeL
in our ways OF life and thoagh..
as well as speech, would perhaps
more simple, more true, more wo,,s
living.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
WHEAT Or CORN.

Discussion of the Question of Which Gre
Is the Most Profitable-Southern Dakota
HURON, Special, Jan. 6-There is great
deal OF discussion in the papers by farmers,
and in their county alliance meetings about
the best methods of farming in Dakota
Those in South Dakota have generally con-
Guided that it does not pay to raise wheat
here SO well as other crops. They argue
that in raising wheat it is necessary to have
so much high priced machinery, which wears
out rapidly; to keep SO many horses to run
the machines; TO have SO much extra help
about threshing, that the crop is improbable
and the danger is that it will take a long
time to get out OF debt The fact that
Dakota raised 100000 bushels more of
corn is 1887 than it did in 1886 is having
great deal of influence in deciding farmers to
raise more corn and feed it to cattle and hogs
for shipment Corn did spIendidly this year.
1t all ripened, and it averaged from
forty to sixty bushels an acre. G. W. Will
helm, who lives neal Ashton in Sphinx
county, planted fifty acres and it yielded
sixty bushels an acre. Some of the best
farmers are determined to plant from fifty
TO 100 acres OF corn in 1888. and only raise
enough wheat for bread and for seed instead
OF making it the one crop as heretofore.
When this is fed to stock it will be easy for
many of them to get the stock to market at
Pierre, Huron, Mitchell Sioux Falls Yank-
ton-each of which has q packing house.
The farmers in the south counties
Union, Clay,' Yanktor, Lincoln, Bon
Homme Hutchinsou-are doing this way
and growing wealthy. Their example will be
initiated by thousands of others in the fu-
ture. Creamcries are being talked up dur
ing these long winter evenings 1t costs
nothing but picket rope and pin to keep
COW here in the grass season. There is SO
much grass of a superior quality that good
COW can be picketed out almost anywhere,
with certainty Of giving q large yield OF
milk Creameries pay cash for cream, and
this is almost clear profit arter the cow is
paid for. Our farmers are very intelligent,
for they take many papers, and they will
readily avail themselves of whatever is in
reach to get out OF debt, build up the coun-
try and beautify their residences.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
Curious Feature of Forest
Fire,
From the Shasta (Ca].l Courier

from Jhe ohasta (Cai. courier.
Terrific pine forests and bush fires
broke out to the northward of Shas-
ia. The sun shone so dimly for sew
eral days that noon appeared as deep
as twilight. The Indians spearing
fish on the Sacramento hung their
catch on the bushes to utilize this
preva ling smoke, and butchers and
others who had beef and bacon to
smoke strung their meat up to take
advantage Of the situation. Lamps
and lanterns were lighted in the mid
die of the afternoon, and thesootcar.
ried in suspension in the inky atmos-
phere was so thick and the deposit
was so great that there was little dis
tinction between Caucasians and our
fellow-citizens OF African descent. The
smoke was so heavy that it laid the
dust. chickens stayed on their roosts
all day, and the whole country for.
miles around smeiled like Il tar and
turpintlne factory.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
incredible Story OF Lincoln.
From the Pittsburo Dispatch


"In 1861" relates Colonel D. B.
Parker, prominent in Eastern tele-
phone interests, and for many years
connected with the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington, "Brougham's
burlesque opera, 'Pocahontas,' was
being given at the old National The
atre. At the time wave OF indigra-
ton was sweeping over the North at
the rapacity OF the average regirnental
sutler; newspapers teemed with whole
some abuse of the 'rapacious blood
sucker as the sutler was called; and
even Congress had been called upon
to remedy the evil. One evening dur
ing the run of 'Pocahontas' at the
National, President Lincoln occupied
his usual box, sitting we'll forward in
full view Of the audience. At the point
where Pocahontas and captain John
Smith have their lively family quar-
rel, Mrs. John Wood-now manager
of a London theatre-as Pocahontas
was,in her lines, terrifcally denouncing
the Captain as Migrate, brute, liar, viii
lain, thief, etc. Suddenly rousing to a
supreme effort OF annihllatory scorn,
she bounced upon the terrified Cap
tain and Kissed: 'You-you sut.ler-r!'
The great audience was convulsed by
the pat invective and Mr.. Lincoln
laughed SO immoderately that ca.
tastrophe followed. He went over
edward bodily in his chair, his ex-
ceedingly large boots coming up over
and somehow catching upon, the box
rail in full view ofthe assem- blage, from
which position he was only extricated
by the aid OF his friends, amidst the
widest shouts OF the audience"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
DIVISION AND STATEHOOD.
Additional! Proceedings Of the Con-
StitutionaI Convention,

j stitutionai Convention.
HURON, Oak, Special Telegram. Jan. TO-
1T was 10 o'clock this morning before the
ton to order. Prof. Updyke of Brookngs Of
fered prayer. Henry Neill reported three
resolutions as follows:
First, appointing executive committee Of
two. Messrs EdgertOn and Melette. who shall
guard Dakotas interests and take such action
as may be deemed best to compass division and
statehood.
: Second. leaving the matter Of choosing presi-
Dental electors at the next election this COM
mlttee.
! Third, ordering another session of this con-
vention to be held in Huron Tuesday, July TO-
1888.
Judge Edgerton and Gov Mellette endeav-
ored to be excused from this committee, but
lit was refused and the resolutions were
adopted unanimously. More short speeches
followed, Kanouse in the course Of his say
ing:
Aberdeen, we will remember you. If ever the
days come when we must choose between vot-
ing for Bismarck and voting for Aberdeen, we
will plump in our ballots for Bismarck.
After visit to the new coal shaft the
body met and then adjourned until July TO-
After the convention adjourned letter was
received from Judge Hugh j. Campbell of
which this is the substance:
L think that the convention should pass an
ordinance changing the name to South Dakota.
This is important. as our northern friends are
already r-stive under the idea that the move at
Washington means to ignore this. Also, think
that the convention should take some steps to
distinctly to assure the people that in case con-
gress does nothing this winter, something will
be done by us next summer. I am unalterably
and unqCalHedly for sticking to our movement
for statehood for South Dakota"
Before leaving the city the executive COM
mittee appointed E. T. Cressy of this city as
their compiler, to gather all facts and STA
tistics bearing on the subject of division and
admission These facts will probably be
issued in pamphlet form next summer Mr.
Greasy will be glad to receive copies of all
articles, etc, relative to this subject which
may be published this season. He will be
assisted by Asher +. Pay, a Huron journalist
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18

The case against State Prison Warden
Stordock is set for hearing in the Ram,
sey county district court en- Ian. 16.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The Bankers Magazine ventures the
statement that estate indebtedness is
becoming q thing Of the past" but
this pleasing fact" has scarcely come
yet. The states still owe in round
numbers $163, 100000. One-sixth of
this is owed by one state, Virginia,
and five states, Virginia, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Missouri and North Caro-
lima, owe one-half the total state in
debtedness Of the country. The New
England and Middle states are, how
ever, almost free from debt, Massa-
chusetts, with 50, 4s4, 262, and Penn
sylvania, with IS. 88l, 1871, having the
largest debts. Two of our largest states.
New York and Illinois, are now debt.
free, if the money in the treasury OF
the former be deducted from the debt.
The public local debts of the country,
state, county. ETC.. in 1880 were
81, O56.0 84, 146; but as the large cities
havc all reduced their debts since
then, the aggregate in 1890 will be
less. In no other country in the
world but the United States has the
great burden of local or national debt
grown lighter, and the difference be.
tween the national blanket mortgage
here and elsewhere constitutes great
odds in favor Of American industry.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Stage Vanity.
San Francisco Ingleside.

San Francisco lngleside.
Mr.. Rankin tells q story on him.
self which is too good not to be re-
peated. They were giving a great
spectacle in Chicago. It was the first
night. Every effort had been made
to make the production elaborate in
every detail. A splendid ballet head
ed by competent principals was just
ready to spring upon the boards.
The scenery had been prepared for
weeks, and company of unusual
strength had been engaged. Mr..
Rankin was especially relied on. A
handsome dress had been made for
him, and he was instructed to make
as much as possible of his entrance
He did so.
He was received with considerable
applause, and following the usage in
such cases, bowed. Then the applause
grew more decided, and he bowed
again. ut is a handsome Dress"
thought Rankin. Then the applause
grew londer still. "What q favorite
I must be, to be sure" thought he,
appalled, by the clam or OF a thou.
sand throats, the waving of handker.
chiefs and innumerable other DEM
constructions, t'The dress must be
unusually handsome. I'll take an.
other look at it when I get off. The
embarrassed actor bowed Still lower.
Then the noise grew deafen,ng. He
looked up in establishment. Horror,
dismay and modification! They
were cheering Gen. Philip H. Sheridan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Relics ofWar.

The wounds of four years of war will
leave their scars on fifty years of
peace. G Not only the NAMED bodies of
the last survivors of the old conflict,
the burden of its military debt, and the
lingering sorrow of its victim widow
and orphans, continue to bear witness
to the calamity of war; but the dumb
objects of nature on the hard fought
battle- fields preserve its history, and
testify to the violence of its strife.
A striking illustration of the hard
legacy which a war bequeaths is here
presented in the wrestling of the peace
full lumber-mill with the old trees that
stood where hostile men fired iron aud
lead at each other. Cornelius Smith
has the contract for saving into lumber
large number of logs cut from trees
standing on the field of Antietam at the
time of the battle.
He says that all sorts of missiles, from
cannon balls to buckshot, are almost
daily met with III the timber, and that
it is really dangerous to stand near the
saws having been snapped into frag-
ments, by striking iron shot imbeddcd
IN the logs.
A large. angular fragment of she'd
was struck by saw few days ago, and
a perfect shower of sparks rained about
the mill from the contact of the metals,
the saw being finally snapped in several
pieces.
In another instance grape shot was
cut through by a saw, leaving a bright,
polished surface on each hemisphere
of the missile.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

: + .
led u aasimilataug % enumerated articles
lmporters' declarations arc substituted fos
Importer oaths IN al custom nattsrs. and
importers are authorised q make deolara-
lions before notaries instead OF q the Gus.
tom house The Recommendations made @
to protests, appeals and suits By Secretary
Manning Ii Especial report to congress two
ysaEs ago are oil adopted The penalties are
made more striking for bribery and feeling
inspectors Of customs or any irregular In
spection OF baggage Tho government Il
authorized to bring suit for tho value Of
merchandise fraudulently imported after
such merchandise has passed into the hand.
of the Importers Theatrical scenery and
wardrobes, when intended for temporary use
il the United States, and tourists wearing
apparel, are exempted
THE TOTAL REDUCTIONS.
The latest estimates made by the commit
tee on ways and means of tho reductions is q
total OF about $50, 600, 900. This total in
oludes about $22, $50. 600 on account Of the
free list; ST.. 25O. 900 on account of wooden
goods; 81 GOO, 600 for china and glassware;
$3.50, 900 in the chemical schedules; some
thing less than $500, 900 on cotton, 81 $780,
600 on fax, hemp and jute, and sugar about
81 100000 Chairman Mills said to-day
that internal revenue changes had been pur-
poEely excluded from the BILL The Demo.
cratic members were still considering that
subject, and 1t was not possible to say at
this time whether the reductions would re-
suit In the presentation of another bill deal
ing specifically with the internal revenue or
in the inclusion of some provisions bearing
upon that system in the present bill Mt ao,ne
future stage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The final blow to the liquor interest
came at Sioux City in which the last
wholesale house stipulates togo out OF the
business. William Lerch il the last to
succumb. An action Was brought charg.
ing him with selling liquor in violation OF
the county permit. The case is dismissed,
the defendant agreeing to pay the CO ts
and to 60 out OF the business in the State
OF Iowa SO long as the law rena ms on tie
statute books.
The house committee on Indian affairs
decided to report adversely upon the rati.
fication OF the agreements made by the
Northwestern Indian commissioners With
the Chippewas. and authoriz;n. .,r. Nelson.
by unanimous vote, to report to the
house substitute for them in tho shape
Of q bill for the civilization Of these In
di ans.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Struggle with a Bad Habit.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
No one whoever saw or heard Chaun.
cey M. Depew. of New York, with his
perennial flow of wit and apparently
inexhaustible supply of good spirits,
would imagine that he was engaged
in a sturdy battle against habit
which threatened to injure his health.
Yet there is his own inviolate word
for it that such is the case. He says:
II have smoked ever since l was
twenty, but of late years the habit
has grown upon me, until I averaged
about twenty cigars a day. noticed
that was nervous and low spirited
and my excellent digestion was going
back on me, but l called it malaria
for a while, and then talked about
nervous pr ostration and brain troub.
le, but I knew in my inner concious-
ness that the real difficulty WAS nico-
tine. First tried to cut down the
number OF cigars and then to smoke
milder sorts, but while l would smo Ike
less one day I'd drop the next back
into my old habits, till finally mat.
ters grew so bad was. forced to look
them straight in the face and decide
whether was going to permit any
habit of the sort to wreck my health,
impair my usefulness and destroy my
life. OF course. decided l would MT,
and, as could mt control the habit,
l simply abandoned it. But at times,
when 1 sit after dinner in room filled
with the smok of good cigars. the old
longing comes upon me almost ire
sistibly and have my battle to fight
all over again."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

A careful estimate places the number
OF Syrian Arabs already in the United
States at nearly 5000, and evidently
the immigration of these most Oh jec-
tional foreigners has merely begun.
They are filthy, mendicant, thieving
Out OF them it is utterly impossible
TO make respectable citizens. Upon
their nature and habits civilization
can not make any impression. No
sooner do they land than they resort
to begging and other makeshlfts which
helped them to exc out a miserable
existence at home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

Colorado is in the possession oi,sood
natural resources, and the Denver Re-
publican claims that it is more highly
favored than any other state in the
Union. 1t says Colorado is the equal
OF Pennsylvania and Missouri put to-
gether, and in addition it has, what
neither OF the Others possesses, mex
haustible stores of silver and gold. 1t
has climate nnexcelled in the world.
Its scenery is the grandest on the
American continent and attracts
thousands of tourists every year. 1t
has mineral springs capable of curing
almost every blood ailment OF which
humanity is heir.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
The commissioner of agriculture has

The commissioner OF agriculture has
just issued q report upon the number
and values of farm animals in the va.
rious states as compared with the
number and values in 1887. In the
country at large. there has been an
increase since January 1887, in
horses of 667.192; mules, 1856;
mich cows, 1874 1881; oxen and other
cattle, $50, 1913, while in the number
OF sheep there has been decrease Of
1914, $50, and in hogs decrease OF
266,311. The values Of farm animals
has changed very little in the past
year. The price OF hogs has advanced
about 10 per cent. hut the difference
for horses, mules and sheep has been
very slight. -S
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
Robert B urdette Declines to
Run the Universe.

My son, there are just two things in
this world that don't know about,
and you have just asked me about
one of them. Idon't know why there
is trouble and sorrow and toll and
poverty and sickness and death in
this beautiful world. l used to know
when I was much younger, but l find
that as l grow older don't know a
great deal more than used to know.
l don't know why the best people
seem to have all the suffering and the
great sinners have all the fun. / don't
know why innocent men suffer for the
wickedness ofguilty men. Idon't know
why tine man who cast the faulty col
umns in Pemberton Mills wasn't
crushed when the mills went down. I
can't see why my neck should be
broken in q railway accident because
a train dispatcher sends out a wrong
order or signalmau goes to sleep. /
don't see why my neighbor should
be cursed with i'll health and suffering
just because his grandfather was &
rollickins, hard-drinking old profit.
gate. can'tsee why 1 should have
neuralgia just when want to feel at
my best. I can't understand why
Garfield died and Sullivan lives. I
don't know why some people starve
while worse people founder. Well,you
say wouldn't it be pleasanter if all
these crooked things were straighten-
ed out? Yes, Oh yes! And wouldn't
l run things better if had the run.
ming Of them? Ye-e-hold on d min
ute-ye1 don't know, really. that I
want to try. There are several things
to consider, when you want to run a
universe. Now,you are very kind, but
I will most respectfully decline the
appointment. l find, on looking into
the varied and trying duties connected
with the Office, that my bodily and
mental strength would not stand the
great tax that would be laid upon
them. While I am in the heartiest
accord with the administration, and
wish to give it, nd to the extent of my
poor ability to give it, my most earn.
est support and encouragement, yet !
much prefer to do this in my capacity
as a private citizen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
High-Priced Orchids,
Philadelphia Times.


The extravagances of the tulip ma
ala in Holland were not greater than
chat ofsome OF the flower crazes ofsome
IF our rich men. We read of $780,
300 worth of orchids being sold at
auction, and among the miIIionaires
who spend a part OF their surplus
income in flowers is Erastus Corning
of New York. He has thousands OF
these choice plants, aud some OF them
cost several hundred dollars apiece.
His gardener offered $500 for an or
child at Mrs. Morgan's auction, but q
iower-fancier from New Jersey over
Did him $500, and got the orchid for
5000. Erastus Cornings's green
houses cover about two acres, and
his gardener has been in his employ
:or thirty years. He knows all about
lowers and it costs Corning q good
salary to keep him. His flowers are
OF all kinds, and he raises oranges,
lemons and bananas in these green
houses. He has all kinds of tropical
plants. and he welcomes visitors to
his establishment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

The displacement OF coal by gas in
one county OF Pennsylvania per day
is estimated at 10000 tons, which is
equivalent to 100000. 900 cubic feet
OF gas. One OF the Philadelphia com.
panies' capacity is 545, 100000 feet
daily. The effect on manufactures,
such as steel mills. iron.pipe mills,
blast furnaces, glass manufacture,
brass wire, fire brick and other we'll
known enterprises has been to in
crease production 100 to 300 per
cent The fact is that so enormous
and startling has been the effect of
preceding discoveries for the past fifty
years that an industrial revolution
may now 60 on almost unnoticed.