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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-27
Most lnterestfne

By far the most interesting of all
the festivities that have taken place
of late was that medieval dinner par
ty given by NJ. and Nine Pierre Lott,
at Rochefort. The author of sIes
Pecheurs d'Islande' and MADAME
Chrysantheme' has fitted up his man
sion in various styles. There is an
oriental drawing room, wherein the
visitor may well imagine himself on
the shores of the Bosphorus instead of
the Bay of Biscay; a Chinese room,
called the s'pagoda,' full of spells of
the Celestial empire, and a dining
room in the style of the fifteenth cen
fury. 1t was for the Inauguration of
this marvellous chamber that M. and
Nine. Pierre Lott issued invitations
some time since to their particular
friends in Rochefort and Paris.
The cards,or rather parchment rolls,
were printed in old French, and the
guests were requested to appear not
only in the costume of the times but
to adopt the name and attire of some
historical parsonage of the reign of
Louis XII. When dinner was an
nounced the gentlemen offered their
hands to the ladies and the procession
passed into the dining room, two mu-
sicians, played strange music on their
pipes, leading the way. The seats of
the host and hostess were placed I'M
der two dais, that of M. Lott being
constructed so as to accomm odate be-
meath it not only his chair but that of
Beatrix of Gift, who was the most hon
ored guest present.
With infinite care and research had
the menu been drawn up, and not on
ly were the fifteen courses arranged
after manner of the fifteenth century
but the dishes themselves were such
as would have been served at Plessis-
Les Tours under Louis XII. The room
was lighted up by resinous toches
and the servants costumed as men at
arms. Between one of the courses q
party of mummers were introduced,
the roast peacock was conveyed te
the table in triumph, and Lofts al
ready famous sailor, in the guise of 9
Saracen, was brought in in chains
which his master had knocked off
placing him near him.
IT was l o'clock before the spices
were served which concluded the re
past, after which the tables were re-
moved and the ballet commenced
The host and three of the gentlemen
with as many ladies, stood up to the
Danseles Torches, a sort of rythmeo
walk and interlacing of couples which
may become the fashion-Who knows.
Each dancer holds a lighted torch
The entertainment concluded with
games also of the period. London
Queen.
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Here's Your overcoat.., ~

In 1868 Charles B. Davidson, the
son of Lyman Davidson, rather
prominent citizen of this place, left
here, writes a St. Louis correspondent,
accompanied by a sister, and located
in Western Missouri, their mother hay
ing previously died. Shortly after
their arrival at their gWestern home
young Davidson enlisted in the Union
army, and in 1864 visited his father at
Adrian on q furlough. He reached
this city in the night, and the next
morning repaired to the Lake Shore
car shops, where he knew his father
was employed. The old man greeted
him atfectionately, and after they had
enjoyed a short conversation the son
said suddenly:
s'Here, father, take my overcoat:
I'll be back in a minute" But the
young man did not return. He learned,
however, through other members Of
the regiment, that his boy had returned
to the army and that he had served
with honor and safety to the end of
the war, but although he wrote repeat
eddy. there never came a line of ex-
pianaJlon from the youth. After the
war all trace of him was lost. Once,
thirteen years ago the father saw an
account in a newspaper of the drown
ing of Charles Davidson in the Pacific
wreck, and doubted not that the I'M
grateful boy had thus met his pun
ishment in the form of a violent end.
The other day, however, a travelling
man dropped from train at Ann Ar
Dor and accidently ran across resi-
dent there who called himself Charles
B. Davidson, had been in the army,
and had spent his boyhood in Adrian.
"My fathers name was Lyman"
said ne.
"And he is still alive. I know him.
said the drummer.
,"What!' was the exclamation of the
Ann Arborite. "My father alive? Why,
i wrote him more than a hundred let
tiers when I was in the army and never
got an answer. 1 thought he must be
dead"
"Oh, there can't be any mistake
about it. He's very old, but still
there"
The son still had some doubts, but
his visit to Adrian last Sunday assured
him that the drummer had been the
bearer of truthful tidings, for the faith
er and son met once more after their
separation of twenty four years.
Mr.. Davidson, the younger, is FORE
man in the Ann Arbor Courier office
and superintendent of the City Electric
Light Works, and is an excellent and
respected gentleman. He is now forty
seven years old, and his father is
eighty two. They had lived in adj
joining counties for many years, and
but for the drummer's chance CONVEX
sation with the son would still be I'M
known to each other.
Here's your overcoat," said the old
man at their recent joyful meeting, af-
ter they had talked steadily for several
hours. why didn't you come back
for it?''
.Why, I received a telegram CON-
manding me to return to my regiment
at once and go to the front. had only
time to catch my train, and, although
1 tried to send word to you, I knew so
fey people that I could not do it. I
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FOR THE LADIES.
Middle Age Nells Baby Most Enter
esting Grandmother's Way
Birthday Verses.

es'Twas sung of old in hut and hall
How once king in EVIL hour
Hung musing DER his castle wall,
And, lost in idle dreams, let fall
Into the sea his ring of power.
Then, let him sorrow as he might
Ana pledge his daughter and his throne
To Who restored the jewel bright,
The broken spell would meier unite;,.
The grim old ocean held its own.
.'Those awful powers on man that wait
On man, the beggar or the king,
To bowel bare or hall of state
A mi gic ring that masters fate
With each succeeding birthday bring.
"Therein are set four Jewels rare:
Pearl winter, summers ruby blaze,
Springs emerald, and, than all more fair,
FalPs pensiVe opal, doomed to bear
A heart of fire bedreamed with haze.
lSsTo him the simple spell who knows
The spirits of the ring to sway,
Fresh power with every sunrise flows,
And royal pursuiyants are those
That fly his mandates to obey.
s.Buthe that with slackened will
Dreams OF things pastand things to be;
From them the charm is slipping still,
And crops ere he suspects the i'll,
Into the lnexorable sea.
james Russ ell Loave7l,
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Bucklen s Arnica Salve

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, chappeG Hands,,
Ohilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles. or no.
pay required. It il guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price rs cents per box. Sold by G.
L. Roos.
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A Valuable button.

Three days ago, while blowing in a
field, John Story of Dunbar, unearthed
a button covered with rust and of an
immense size.
Thinking that he had turned up a
relic of revolutionary days, he
placed the button in acids, and
when the rust had been eaten away it
was found that it was indeed a relic,
and he has placed price Of $4,000
on his find.
The button is about an inch and a
half in diameter, made Of copper, and
has the initials of George Washington,
sc. W" within circle in the centre,
bounded on the outside in a larger cir
Gle with the words: 'sLong live the
president"
Outside of this last circle OF ring is
a complete chain of thirteen original
states, with the first letter of each
state inclosed in one of the thirteen
links. The button is at present in the
possession of William Harrington Of
this place.-Pittsbat1g Chronicle.
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Low Rates to Pacific Coast.

The new agreement between the transconti.
Mental lines authorizes q lower rate to Pacific
coast points via the ManitobarP Pacific route
chan is made via any other line. FREQUENT ex-
,ursions. Accommodations frst-class. For
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Middle Age.

1utIt IL 5uOG HUGH Iuu In De1Qg a
middleaged woman, look at it in any
way you like, says a writer for the To
ronto Globe. The morning of ones
days is fresh and dewy, and there is an
ineffable sweetness and mystery in.
the shades of twilight, but how merci-
lessly the midday sun lights up the
rugged road that is travelled by the
middle-aged woman. The rose tints
of morning and evening are not for
her. She looks at life in hard COM
nonsense way, and she calls some
things by their wrong names. That is
to say, she calls sentiment sentiment
tality, and enthusiasm gush, and love
foolishness, and tenderness weakness,
and she doesn't seem to be interested
in much outside of her home and
neighborhood and fayorite philanthrop-
ic hobby. Her opinion of this mum
dane existence is summed UP in the
cherries words, 'sLife is constant
chore."
This l admit is painting the middle
aged woman at her worst, but in view
OF the possibility of such fate over
taking sweet young girls and still
sweet older ones, | feel like urging all
women who are young, still young, or
"getting on to join with me in an
iron-clad resolve never to be middle
aged. All in favor Of the motion will
sig Not quite so much enthusi-
asm, please! No need to stand on the
benches and wave both arms. The
reason why it is great mistake ever
to be middle-aged is shown in the
anecdote told of q so-called elderly
gentleman and thoughtless youth.
"You are old, Father William the
young man said. "No," replied
the other meditatively, mo, I am not
old" "Why," said the boy in aston
ishment,. "your face is Wrinkled, your
back is bent, you walk with a cane,
and in fact I know you to be nearly
80" The other glanced at his trem-
bling hands and feeble knees. s'My
body is DID, said he, .sbut that is only
the house that live in; am not
DID,"
The house he lived in! That was all
his body was to him, and within its
poor decaying wall dwelt a divine &C.
cupant lowered with immortal youth.
The girlisn affectations OF some ma
ture matrons deceive no one and are
sure to Waken pity or contempt in the
observer. Instead of affecting the ap-
pearance of youth why not retain the
spirit Of youth, which is full Of unset
fshness, and gladness, and hope, and
lofty endeaVor? Crows feet near the
eyes are not to be dreaded so much as
a hard, middLeaged look in the eyes
themselves. Wrinkles about the mouth
cannot begin to be as disagreeable as a
discontinued, middleaged droop in the
corners of it, and faded complexion
is blessing compared with the ex-
pressions Of face which conveys no
higher intelligence to your mind than
that life is a constant chore.
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had to go without saying good-by to.
you, but comforted myself with the re-
collection I could write, but you did
not get my letters
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Items.

Items.
Mrs. Hancock's new home in Wash.
ington cost $4,000. 1t is said to be
worth $4,000.
June 20, at Fond du Lac, the Thir-
ty-second Wisconsin Volunteers hold
their reunion.
The Department. of New York re-
Gently mustered Post No. 623 in the
city of Brooklyn.
d. 7. Van Vechten, of Warren, Pa,
claims to be the Oldest soldier living.
He is now in his ninetieth year.
General Manning T. Force, of Gin
cinnati, has been elected Command
ant of the Soldiers and Sailors Home
at sandusky, Ohio.
Mr.. R. E. Lee, son of the great rebel
general, has the gold spurs which were
presented to his father during the war
by a number of Maryland Copper
heads.
DR.. Miller, surgeon of the National
Home at Milwaukee, Wis, for the
past seven years, has been assigned to
duty at the National Home, Togus
Maine.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
The Tunnel at Libby Prison.

The March Century will contain the
story of Colonel Poses Tunnel at Libby
Prison" told by one of the one hundred
and nine Union officers who escaped on
the night of February 8, 1864. The sue
cessful construction of this tunnel, dug
from a dark corner of the cellar of the
prison, through fifty feet of solid earth,
the only tools being two broken chisels
and wooden spittoon in which to carry
out the dirt, one of the most re.
markable incidents of the war.
Colonel Rose, to whose indomitable
will and perseverance the success Of the
scheme was due, is now captain in the
10th United States Infantry, and of the
fourteen men who assisted HIM in dig
ging the tunnel, eleven are still living.
The narrative in the March Century,
which is illustrated, forms one of the un-
technical papers supplementlng the Wa,
Series. and it IS said to be one of the
most romantic records that The Century
has ever printed.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
bayfield,.

MIR. Ware, of Woodstock. Minn., was in town
Tuesday.
Elder Morton and wife were in town last
Thursday.
George B. Arnold, of Kasson, was in Hay
field last Thursday.
The dance in Hayfield last Friday evening
was we'll attended.
N. Dahle, our hardware dealer went down to
Austia hast Thursday
Hayfeld's dramatical club are preparing a
play to be given sometime in March.
Mrs. w. H. Symes spent few days of last
week with relatives in Blooming Prairie.
Will Rand arrived here with his bride last
Wednesday and has gone to housekeeping.
Mrs. Beecher, who has been visiting her
daughter for two weeks, returned to her home
in Austin last Saturday.
James Demick, of St. Paul. came down
Saturday to see about selling his house, which
he offers for sale very reasonably.
Mrs. DR.. Coleman went to Kenyon last We'd
nesday to attend the wedding of her sister,
consequently she was obliged to postpose en-
tertaining the Ladies' Home Circle until next
Thursday, February 16.
D.CROCKER.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
Subjects for Compositton,


1. Write telegraphic dispatch, no,
exceeding ten words and containing three
distinct statements.
2. Write for your county paper a
short description of a serious accident of
which you were an eye witness.
3. You are shortly to move into a new
store some distance from your present
stand. Prepare circular to be sent to
your customers apprising them of the
change.
4. Write telegraphic dispatch, OF
exceeding ten words, and containing four
distinct statements.
5. You are in want OF situation as
clerk in the grocery business. Prepare
an advertisement for the papers setting
forth your desire.
6. Write, in favor of your clerk, an
order on a boot and shoe merchant of
your town for goods to be charged to
your account.
7. Your fall stock of dry goods has
just arrived. Prepare a suitable adver-
tisement announcing this fact.-Popular
Educator.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15

f
for any purpose, not even for his own
use. We have also made decided head
way In State legislation. Local Option
has been adopted in several counties in
different states. The temperance vote
was much larger in New York, Ohio,
Nebraska and Massachusetts, than in the
past Dakota voted on the amendment
1000 majority in favor of pulverizing the
rum power.
Never before has there been such union
of hearts, hand, and work Us during the
past year. The w. G. T. U. and all other
friends of temperance are marching on
under this glorious banner to victory.
Churches of all denominationsstand forth
stronger. firmer and truer than ever be-
fore. We have made more rapid progress
than any other great reform the world
has ever Witnessed And we shall win
for we are right, then
Rise! Rise! Columbia In thy power.
Whose banners wave O'e land and aaa -
And In eternal strength resolve
From this vile curse will be free!
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
Word Developing.

Say to the class, ''There IS man stand
ing on small island in the middle OF
lake. How will he get to the shore?"
Some will answer: "He will swim, "
others ''He will row over in boat" Ask
them to describe the manner of rowing,
and let figure of an oar be drawn on
the board. Write "swim," "rowed,'
''oars," upon the blackboard. If the
man stops rowing, what will happen to
the .boat?" 1T will float" it will drift
Ask for the full meaning of 't1oat and
drift" and write them on the board.
"What will happen if the boat gets into
the rapids?" 1T will upset." Give other
words for upset" "capsize,' 'foverturn.
This may be continued until sufficient
number of words have been developed,
Let each word be correctly spelled, pro.
nounced, and defined. Let each pupil
form a sentence with one or more OF
these words in it, and write 1t on the
board. Finally tell the class to write out
the whole story which has been outlined,
and bring it to be read at the next recita-
tion.-School Devices.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
EDUCATIONAL.
G. d. BELDEN, EDITOR.
Don't Forget.

Don't Forget.
1. To have a pleasant word for the
children in the morning.
Q To praise as we'll as to condemn and
criticise.
8 To keep your temper during the
day.
4. To look neat and tidy In dress, and
clean in personal appearance.
s. To keep your own desk in order.
6. To speak in quiet, firm voice, and
on moderate pitch.
Z. To dismiss promptly at the close
of the session.
8. To have program of exercise fol-
each day, and follow it, but not too
slavlshly.
0. To change your rules, if circum.
stances have changed.
10. To laugh sometimes in school.
II. To be in every respect the lady OF
the gentleman.
12. To live before your pupils life
worthy of emulation. on.-'Waumbeck" in
American teacher.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
NEVADA !


How pleasant it Is to wander aimlesslv over
the snow covered prairie at midnight and
fnd yourself lost
The kindest deeds that are done are those
seen by few, and by tho public never known.
We have one such In mind. 81
The school OF district No. 8 will give an ex.
hibition in the school house next Wednesday
evening, Washington's birthday.
Report of School District No. 8, for the
month ending Feb. 10: Melisse Larson, 8915
Julia Larson, 90; Minnie Christensen and
Emma Voastad, 9Sh; Tilda Thompson, Lille
Amundson and Artie Volstad, 9S; Henrietta
Amundson and Henry Volstad. OF; Laura
Larson and Mollie Volstad, %; Andrew An
derson. Emma Peterson and Alfred Thomp-
son, 81; Samuel Bergerson, 81; Helen and
Hans Richardson, 90. Enrolment IS. Atten.
dance "A. Eight were neither absent or tardy.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
ROSE CREEK.

Artie Sutton is quite sick.
Mr.. Williams is improving.
w. r. Snyder is pressing straw.
Our butcher is busy filling his ice house this
week.
The prospect is fair for Mrs. Eastmans re-
covery.
AL and Warren Ray started for the Pacific
coast on Monday.
FIG. Ray returned from Sioux City last
week with pair of blooded mares.
The wild Indian has returned and has been
busy the last week teaching some of our citi'
zeus to dance the ,angle foot reel.
The blind pig is running again and seems to
be well patronized. Ii the proprietor had the
least bit of self respect or respect for the
community, he would ship that pig to mark
ct, 50 long as he is dealing in stock.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15

Horse Blankets whichare strong
and have reputation are always
initiated in poor qualities which
look like them, but having fewer
warp threads are not as strong.
Some dealers buy these poor
limitations for a few cents less and
by saying theyar "just as good"
sell them at the same price as the
strong blankets to parties who do
not know the difference.
You cannot tell whether horse
blankets are strong by the look
or feel, as the warp threads do
not show on the face. How then
are you to know?
1norder that you cantella strong
blanket from weakone, the manu-
facturer of 81 Horse Blankets
sews the above .M Trade Mark
inside of each blanket. This is a
guarantee that it is the strongest
blanket made for the money and
will wear we'll.
Many poor limitations have been
sold as "a blankets. Remember
none are genuine unless the
N Trade Mark is sewed inside.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
LYLE.

Saturday was quite brisk day for the mer
chants.
Don't need to say we have had cold weather
as all your readers know that.
Some of the wells in this vicinity are get.
ting low. Mrs. Bowman at the Central House
has had the drill at work sinking the we'll.
Miss Buck is visiting her aunt Mrs. Couse
Business was dullin town last week, until
Friday when our coal merchants had another
harvest.
Mr.. Williams, of the firm OF j. E. Williams
& Co., IS visiting his aged mother IN Wiscon
sin. Mrs. Williams is with her mother in
Iowa, who is quite feeble
Our hardware merchant, Mr.. Anderson
and his wife, go to Chicago to-day for medi-
cal consultation for Mrs. Anderson. Hope
she will find immediate relief.
We hear it was 20 below in Austin, while
our thermometers only registered 39. Per.
haps we have something in Lyle that is two
degrees warmer than you have in Austin.
The oyster supper given last Thursday ev-
en1ng by the ladies Of the NJ. E. church, was
a very pleasant affair and a success in every
respect. Had [ time [ would comment on
the necessity of raising money in that way to
support churches. Why don't the inhabitants
of any town shell out enough for such pur-
poses as to their own financial success if from
no better motive.
By the way, we have another lady deputy in
the P. o., in place Of Miss keenan,: who was
captured by our former Marshall. We think
this one safer, as our present Marshall is
married man. Then we do not see any
young man who seems to have so much writ
ing to do at the desk in the P. O. as Mr.. Kirby
did. Don't blame Kirby. 1t was better watch
than night watch on the streets.
A few words in regard to the moral aspect
of our town, Our sensitive natures are fre-
quently aroused by the insinuatiOns and slurs
about Lyle, from those who know nothing of
us excepting what they have heard from 9th
ers. You might think from their insinuations
that as class we were not far advanced from
the cow boy; that we carried side arms and
were ready for any lawless act at any time
For the information of your readers allow
me to say that we have quite number of
good people here, and they are not all Of one
nationality either. The worst element that
walk our streets are from surrounding neigh
berhoods and the small towns IN Iowa. 1t is
true many of those 60 armed with what
might properly be termed, in the language Of
southern people. a weapon, placing the ac-
! cent on the last syllable. 1t is not exactly a
d revolver, still it sometimes revolves around
the owner as he loses his balance, when he
steps out of the place where he has been to
load, and rolls off the sidewalk. What pity
Satan ever introduced such ammunition into
this fair world.
Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15

District 81, Udolpho, has recently been
divided, the north half becoming part
of District 119 it. AT the time the d.
vision was made it was plainly under
stood that if division was granted, a new
school house would be built upon this
side of the county line in the newly
formed district. We are informed that
an effort IS now being made to take pos
session of the old school house, remove
it across the county line and repair it, so
as to save the expense of new building.
We hope better counsels will prevail.
The poor old house has been a disgrace
to the district for years, being little bet
ter than common wood. shed. It is
small, poorlyventilated and cheaply built.
The district has received generous share
of the state school funds on account of
the large attendance of pupils and has
uniformly had u very small school tax 20
pay. 1t is rich district and abundantly
able to erect convenient school house
that will be credit to the district and a
mark of enterprise. 1t seems hard to be-
lieve that the present effort will succeed
Nothing but narrow avarlcious spirit
could have suggested it. In our opinion
the new district has no legal claim what
ever upon the old house. How much bet
ter it would be to build commodious
school house which will be an honor to
the district and a convenience for the
pupils who attend school,