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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
Flemish Lace Makers.

The coarse but strong and usefullace
called Torchonis much MAIDEN Bruges,
also thick Guipure; and in some parts
OF the town at every door onemay see
women and girls busy at their lace
cushions, throwing the bobbins about
with the most wonderful rapidity, and
chanting in harsh, cultural voices, an
anything but musical accompaniment
to their labors. The pattern is prick
ed on a strip of green parchment or
stiff material, and given to worker,
who finds her own thread, and, when
finished, returns it to her employer.
Not less than five aunes IS bought by
the shops, but lace can always be had
from the workers direct at very
moderate price. Black Guipure and
Black Brussels lace are also made; the
latter is very delicate and eautiful.
The cushion and bobbins in use now are
the same in form as those used in the
seventeenth century. The cushion is
nearly square, and has two drawers,
one into which the piece of lace is put
as it is gradually worked off the cush-
ion, and the other for spare bobbins
and pins. A small soft cushion is fast
ened at the top for pins, and a nova
BILE piece fits In, which can be used to
lengthen the cushion as the worker may
require.
The lace-workers complain sadly
that their industry is failing in value,
that little money can now be made at
1t; the markets are SO flooded by inai-
tatlon machine made laces of great
beauty, and the fashion as to the
make of lace to be worn each season
changes SO continually, that people
except for very special occasions-pre-
fer to purchase what is cheap and
fashionable rather than to spend large
sums OF money on costly fabrics which,
in a few months, may be no longer in
vogue. It is to behoped that good re-
suits may follow the effort which has
been made to bring the beautiful
cushion and handmade laces of Bel
GUM into notice, as the industry is
one which deserves constant and sub
stantlal support. The women earn
their living in the shelter of home, the
materials required are of small value,
every spare moment is taken sdVan-
tage OF, the gills and women are most
industrious; domestic servants fre-
quently have a lace-cushion upon
which they make lace for sale, if they
have any time at their disposal. And
the making OF the ordinary qualities
OF Valenciennes and Torchon does not
seem to affect the eyeslght iniuriously,
as one constantly sees very ancient
looking crones throwing their bobbins
about as quickly as the young maid
ems beside them.
| must here acknowledge, with
thanks my indebtedness to Mrs.
Palliser's charming History ofLace"
for several of the facts | have men.
toned in this little sketeh.-Casself's
Family Magazine.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
cood-by Old School, Slate.
Atlanta journal.

Atlanta journal.
The use of states in the public
schools seems to be a thing OF the
past. They have been superseded by
scratch pads, and there is not little
complaint from parents at the ad-
ditional cost that this entails in fur
nishing their children with school par
aphernalla. But the slate had to 60.
The noise made with them by the chill
dren distracted the teachers, who are
forced to give their nerves every pos
sible chance; and then by the use of
scratch pads pupils can preserve ex-
amples for further reference. The
slate had to go-like other things
which were when Eve were boys"
It had to make room for new tangled
innovations born with "other times,
other men," and no more will the
small urchin make a toboggan slide
for summer flies on his coat sleeves as
he removes the dampness from his
slate that was made with NEITHER
sponge nor water.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
The Vanderbilt Skeleton,

From New York Letter to Providence Star.
There died the other day in the full
plenitude OF alleged honors, distin-
guishedlawyer named Scott Lord, who
mode a bushes OF stirring up domestic
strife OF this kin d for the sake Of the
greatreward there was in the contest of
rich mems wills. Hestirredu up the half
witted son of old Commodore Wander
bilt to contest the will of his father,
and was prepared to flood the city
papers with the most horrible details
Of that fathers life if it should become
necessary. He forced a compromise
by his threats, else he would certainly
have carried out his purpose. Inotice
that some friend OF Lord has denied
that he instignated young Cornelius,
to contest the will. [ don't know
how intimate this friend was with
Lord, but Lord himself told me that
but for his urging Cornelius, IT,, to con-
test the will, his brother w. II. Van
derbilt, would have given the weaker
brother nothing. And Cornelius, IT,,
told me that if Lord had not urged
him to the contest he could have Sc
cured more money by the amount Of
Lords fees than he finally got from
his brother And to think of the price
he paid in exposing the faults of his
old father to gil the world, ! know
that but for the retreat Of the Wood
hull and Claf1in women to England the
sons lawyer was prepared to reveal
all the sickening details OF their rela-
tions to the old Comodore When it
came to this point William H Wander
bilt cried halt and bought off the
scandal-mongering lawyer by paying
his brother a sum which enabled him
to give Lord a big fee on which he viz.
tually retired.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
MINNESOTA. NEWS.
COMPARING TWO YEARS.
Figures Showing the difference in
Passenger and Freight Traffic in
Minnesota for 1896 and i887-De-
crease in Net Earnings.

Figures Showing the Difference in
Passenger and Freight Traffic in
Minnesota for 1886 and l887-De-
crease in Net Earnings.
The following comparison of business
transacted by the railroads in Minnesota
for the years ended June 3d. 1886, and
June 30. 1887, is interesting
The gross earning from all sources OF the
railroads from Minnesota business for the
year ending June 80, 1887, were S26, 162,-
OS6.66; for the same period of 1885 they
were S25, 102, 319.34, an increase 81, 059,-
1912 The operating expenses for the
49, for 1886, ST., O4O, 266.S1, an increase
OF ST, 40S, 651 so. The net income in 1887
was S12,713.16S.23; in 1886, S13,063,-
O52.53 a decrease OF S349, SS4.3O. The
revenues received from freight traffic in the
state for 1887 were Sl9, $40, 1881, while
the receipts in 1886 were SIS, SIT, 33S. SO,
an increase OF 1858. 436.48; but this in.
crease in freight receipts was not in pro-
portion to the increase in tonnage, the in.
crease in tonnage having been about 21
per cent, while the increase in freight earn
ings was only about 46 per cent. The
average earnings on each tor OF freight in
1887 were 81 "a and in 1886 $2.O1, or 81
cents per ton more in 1856. Ii the COM
panies had earned as much per ton in 1887
as they did in 1886 they would have made
$4,125, 64l.34 more.
The total number OF passengers carried
by the railroads in the state iu 1887 was
S,141, l63; in 1886, 6. 1928, 1873. The aver
age distance travelled by each passenger in
1887 was 26 miles; in 1886 the distance
SO travelled was 81 miles. The total num-
Der OF passengers carried one mile in 1887
was 211, 500, 301; in 1886, 1856 499, 7S9.
The gross earnings on passenger bust
ness in 1887 were So, 1872, 1926;
OF $50, 731.13. The average rate per pas
senger per mile in 1887 was 2.4S CENTS in
1886 it was 2.TO cents or % hundredths
OF a cent less per mile i'll 1887 than in
1886. Ii the rate per passenger per mile
had been the same in 1887 as it was in
1886 the railroads in the state would have
made, 211. 5O9.3O1 times % hundredths
OF a cent or S465, 32O.46 more than they
did
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
Good Deal of Useful Informa-
ton for Everyday USE.

From the Philadelphia North Americas.
Here are some figures and rules very
handy to know and have at hand, in.
IN the mind or on paper We advise
every young reader to learn most Of
these t'by heart" so thoroughly as to
always think of them in an instant.
Do it while your minds are young and
impossible, and they will stay by
you like the marks made in the clay of
brick, or dough of bread or cake, be-
tore it is hardened by heat. Older
people who do not preserve their
papers can cut this out and keep it
handy for ready reference.
A Rod is 16 IL feet, or IL yards.
A Mile is $50 rods.
A Mile is 76O yards.
A Square foot is LA square inches.
A Square Yard contains 9 square
feet.
A Square Rod is 272 Ia square feet.
An Acre contains 43, 55Osquare feet.
An Acre contains $40 square
yards.
An Acre contains 16O square rods.
A Section, or Square Mile, contains
$40 acres.
A Quarter Section contains 100
acres.
An Acre is 8 rods wide by 20 rods
long.
An Acre is 10 rods wide by le rods
long.
An Acre is about 2os "a feet square.
A Solid Foot contains i, 72S solid
inches.
A Pint (of water) weighs i pound.
A Solid Foot OF water weighs SO 1-2
pounds.
A Gallon (of water) holds 2s1 solid
inches.
A Gallon OF milk weighs 3 pounds
and 10 ounces.
A Pint (of water) holds 81 7-8 solid
inches (28.875).
A Barrel 81 l-2 gallons) holds 4 3-s
solid feet (4.21D.
A Solid Foot contains nearly Z IL
solid pints (7.4s).
A Bushel (struck) contains $3.50
solid inches
A Bushel (heaping) contains 1 IA
struck bushels.
A Struck Bushel contains about l
Ia solid feet.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29

there, rs elsewhere, we had been published
as worse than outlaws. and did not care to go
where it might be said we had come in order
to escape justice. And SO from pillar to post
it went on from bad enough to worse-and
to this. John, Bob and Jim were accused
OF the Gad's Hill robbery, and on ac-
count OF that charge John was killed
in the road that day, Jim tells.
John was not there at Gad's Hill
and knew nothing of it At that time Bob
and were as William Dickensons home in
Carroll parish. Louisiana Mr.. Dickerson
was member of a Masonic lodge, and one
night at about the time of the Gad's Hill af-
fair went to attend lodge. Daily papers
were just received telling about the robbery,
and how we were connected with it, Some
one among his Masonic brethren was read
ing aloud in his presence that evening the
account, and Mr. Dickerson spoke UP and
said, as he told us when he came home:
@That can't be, because Coleman and Robert
Younger of Missouri are right here now in
Carroll at my house."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29

Inc Jackson township, near Burlington
Iowa, Adam Writ between sixty and sew
enty years old. has been living with his
son William Writ. but not in the most
happy manner. The old man attempted
to murder two granddaughter but they es-
capped. Writ then set fire to the house, in
which We're two more OF his grandchildren,
aged four weeks and two years, and the
house and contents, including the two
children, were burned. Writ proceeded to
the haymow and hung himself.
The governor OF Illinois issues auaran-
tine against nearly the whole Southwest,
owing to danger OF Texas fever among cat
tie.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29
THE YOUNGER BROTHERS.
Jim and Cole Tell Few New Things
About Their Early
Lives
They Claim That They Were Often More
Sinned Against Than Sim
ming

The editor of the Saltwater Messenger has
succeeded in getting Jim Younger to tell
something about his early career, and since
1t is claimed that neither OF the Younger
brothers, since they came TO Minnesota have
ever been detected ia falsehood, this story,
as told to the Messenger, will be read with
interest
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-29

Thomas Ryburn Buchanan, the Glad
stonian candidate, was reelected to the
house OF commons for the west division OF
Edinburgh. He received 1924 votes
against3 24S forhis opponent, Mr.. Raleigh,
a Liberal Unionist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

The Rev. John 2. Newman
preached in st. Luke's Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York, a
few Sundays ago, and among other
things said that at the last election
there were in the south 100000
white men who did not know wheth-
err they voted for Grover Cleveland
or Andrew Jackson, and that there
were 10000 whites in Tennessee
who could not read their ballots.
The doctor seemed to think there
was danger to the republic from
having the ballot in the hands of
so many ignorant people The
pious gentleman need not fear. The
republic will be safe while intuition
tells uneducated men how to vote,
as it does so generally throughout
the south.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05
Tnr FULLER NoMINArIoN.-It

THE FULLER NoMINATIoN.-lt
is the reverse of craftsmanship
which is in control of the United
States Senate Partisanship of a
rank and fragrant order is in the
mastery. This fact is plainly APP
parent in the matter of the conilr-
nation of tie nomination of Judge
Fuller to be Chief Justice. Weeks
ago his name was sent to the SEN
ate. Ordinarily that body would
have FASTENED to confirm the Presi-
dents wise selection of u man to
preside over the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Fuller is not only among the
ablest lawyers in the land, but he
isa pure man as well. Nothing
hiss been said against lis qaahfca-
tions for the place. save some SLAM
derous charges published in a pam
plet, the authorship of which no.
body will acknowledge. But Mr
Fuller is Democrat and the SEN
ate has Republican majority.
Even that circumstance would not
prevent the confirmation if the
nomination were reported, but the
chairman Of the judiciary commit
tee. Senator Ednunds. ls - much
Of i partisan that he withhoids the
report, tying up the nomination g
prevent action on it. It IS said 70
be the desire if not the intention of
Edmunds to delay the report until
after the November election. If a
Republican shall be chosen Presi-
dent. the nomination will either be
rejected or hung up until his inaug-
uration, when Republican will be
made Chief Justice. This scheme
contemplates the carrying Of parti-
san politics little farther than de-
cent people like to see it taken.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

IN spite Of reports to the con-
trary the Cosmopolitan maya.
zine will continue to De published
in the lively and original style
which has distinguished it as the
brightest Of the young magazines.
The June number, promises to be
/ the best it has ever sent forth. The
leading article. upon "The Ro-
nance of Roses" is an entertaining
account, by Sophie B. Herrick, Of
the most remarkable stories and
facts clustering about these uniyer-
sal favorItes of the floral realm. 1t
| is richly illustrated BY many en-
cravings and by four colored pages,
including a handsome water-color
frontispiece by George Wharton
Edwards representing an Egyptian
Rose fete. Frank @. Carpenter,
the well-known Washington CORE
spondent. contributes q chatty ar
ticle upon Leading Ladies of the
| American Court" profusely Illus
trated by 90 engraved portraits OF
the most prominent women IN
Washington society, and by page
engraving of a reception by Mrs.
Cleveland. The Chinese district
Of New York City is described by
Wong Chin Foo. chinaman who
shows the inner life and peculiari-
ties Of his countrymen with much
cleverness and naivete, as may be
judged by his opening sentence,
characterizing the metropolis as a
medley composed Of "christians,
heathens, Irishmen and other saw
ages" Other notable features in
this number are Lucy &. Lilies
article upon "The Empress of Ger
many;,' an account of "fhe Black
and White Priests of Russia = a
hitherto unpublished story by Tour
gueneff, and poems by Ella Wheel
err Wilcox and Joel Benton.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

SIGNAL Sergeant Sherman, the
young man who varied the monoto-
ny of measuring the wind and the
rainfall and reading the barometer
aud thermometer, by taking photo
graphs of New Haven bellies in alb
breviaied and fancy costumes and
no costumes at all worth mention
ing, has been discharged from gov
ernment employ, Thus does the
nation crush artistic inclination
and effort.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

THE managers arranged every
thing yesterday that is to be done
to-day when the st. Louis, conven-
ton meets. Mr.. Cleveland has no
opposition, and Thurman, of Ohio,
has an open track for the Vice-Pres-
idency. Congressman Scott OF
Pennsylvania has made himself a
bigger man than Senator German,
and will take charge of the canvas
this. fall. The platform will adhere
to the tariff plank of 1884, with no
reference to the Mills bill. As all
the preliminaries have been arrang-
ed the convention will be very
tame affair and visitors will be
much disappointed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

Advertise in the CAPITAL
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

MAYOR HEWITT of New York
claims to have elected Mr.. Clevc-
land in 1884, and he has been a
melancholy, irritable man ever
since.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

A sound body and contented mind
are necessary to perfect happiness, If
you wish to possess these. cleanse your
blood with Ayers Sarsaparilla. II per
fecily safe to take, and is thoroughly
reliable, highly concentrated. and pow
erful blood purifier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

DEMocRATIc politicians will
doubtless paint the town OF st.
Louis vermillion to-day.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05

GEN. SHERIDAN's condition is
most precarious. The gallant SOL
der fights manfully with the most
formidable of foes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-05
5000 REWARD

We will pay the above reward ior t ~
Of liver complaint. dyspepsia. SICK L.. LIS
irdigesfion. constitution or cost'..s.yyss, rl
cannot cure with Vests NcgetaDie DE, ~,
when the directions are ricty ~ :
with. They are purely veg 'abie. o. eori
fail to give satisfact on arr bo4es n 4
ine 20 SUGAR coated pills. &c. Ie"''a,ine n
factured only by JOHN C. WEST S -
w Madison St., Chicago. III. soil s. =!
hodges & Co. Druggist As Main s'i'
nRDol1a. Md
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-22
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Tho new ST., Marks Church, at Tbir(

The new st. Marks Church, at Third and
A streets southeast, is nearly finished.
John King and Henry ID. Barrett, inmates
OF the Washington Asylum, have been found
insane by jury impaneled by the Marshal.
"A colored man named Lewis Ashton, en-
ployed by W. b. Moses, had his leg broken
yesterday by a falling roll Of mating.
The Spencerian Business College last
night gave a pleasant literary and musical
entertainment at the rooms of the college.
The twentieth anniversary of John f.
Reynolds Post, No. u, G.. y. r., was cele-
brated by that post last night in speech
making and music at Grand Army Hall
Professor sheldon gave a german to his
juvenile pupils last night. After some fancy
dancing the hall was turned over to the older
persons for hop.
The Unity Club held a meeting last night
at the residence OF Major II. \. Hall, 1920
Fifteenth street. Senator j. W. Daniel, Fred
T. Tasker, and Miss Cole We're elected mem
beers OF the society.
Harry s. Frye of London County, Va,
was brought here last uight from Brewers
vile, Pa, and locked up 10 await the arrival
of the Virginia authorities, who want him on
charge OF seduction.
AT special meeting of the Y. NJ. {. A.
last night Mr.. Charles b. Bailey was elected
president to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
resignation of DIR. John q. Armes on account
OF ill-heath. Professor Hornaday delivered
lecture on his travels through Ceylon.
The following officers Of the Mysterious
Club We're elected last night President,
John y, Daughton, reelected; vice-presi-
dent, George W. lIeisley, reelected; secre-
tary, a. Dallas Tucker, reelected; treasurer,
L. Il. Schafer; sergeant-atarms. John Burns,
re elected sentinel, Abram Frey; trustee,
Charles Kennedy. Mr.. john NJ. Young, tue
outgoing treasurer, was presented with a
gOld-headed cane.
The Union Veterans Union held q camp
fire at headquarters last night in honor OF
Generals John b. Babbitt Charles ii. Carter
William o. Crowninshelds Of Massachusetts
W, II. Clinton and f. II. Burden of New
York; C. b. johnson and j. j. COlburn Of
New Jersey; G. T. Fituam OF Connecticut; j
X. Collins and w. d. Furth OF Ohio, AND
John c. Cartwright Of Kansas, who hav,
come here for the purpose OF pressing the pc,
diem pension bill aud the service land gran
bill before Congress.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-22
OBITUARY NOTES.

Robert p. Barbour, who died suddenly
Wednesday, will be buried from the Scottish
Rite Cathedral at Q o'clock tomorrow.
Mthras Lodge of Perfection, A. & A. 5. r.;
Is. b. French Lodge, No. Is; Washington
Chapter, No. 2, and Columbia Commandery,
No. 2, X. T., will be iu attendance, and the
interment will be at Oak Hin.
Mrs. Mary Fields, vino died Wednesday
night at her home, l0ll II street, was buried
from 929 Tenth street this afternoon. Mrs
Fields was a clerk in the sixth Auditors
Office, aud was quito we'll known as a writer
Major Joseph Benson Collins, U. S. A., re-
tired, was buried from his late home, at 1872
street, this morning, in The Arlington Gem
ctery, with impressive military honors. Major
Collins was bOru In this city and entered the
army u second lieutenant in 1913. lie was
promoted through the successive grades, being
brevetted major for gallantry at Bull Run
and brcvetted colonel for gallantry ut Rich
InOnd, till lie was retired in 1879 Us major
Mis-. George NJ. Oysters funeral Took place
from 81. Peters Church this morning, the re-
mains being uttered at Oak Hill.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-22
The Women Who Smoke.

rum ttt Az 4 pNN'
A dowager of this city, who ought to know
what she speaks Of, says that the habit Of
smoking is not unknown among the members
of the fair sex in fashionable society. She de-
clarcs that she has frequently seen the incense
arising from groups Of them, and also In the
privacy OF the household, She says that
cigarettes are mostly favored, but that some
OF them 20 so far as to indulge in cigars.
According TO her account there are married
ladies who have fallen into the habit through
the example Of their husbands, who are aware
of the fact. In truth, ii cannot be easy for any
lady who smokes to conceal the ofrense from
those who eujoy familiar intercourse with her,
for the fumes Of the weed penetrate the gar-
ments and hover around the bodies Of all who
use 1t, and are easily detected by any one who
has an acute sense of smell. III several OF the
countries OF Europe smoking is often prac-
ticGd by women Of the poorer classes, and in
Turkey many of the ladies smoke in their
divans. But we think that few gentlemen in
the United States will confirm the assertions
made by dowager Of this city about the use
of tobacco by American ladies.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-22

Fire broke out at 12 o'clock last night on
the sixth floor of the building southeast corner
Of Court and Elm streets, Cincinnati. occu-
pied by l.. a. Strobel & Co., Wholesale manu-
facturers of moudings, mirrors, &c The
loss will be heavy, as the firm carried heavy
stock.
Thomas Keevan of GAINESVILLE, o., a con-
ductor on the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
train No. 49, was standing on the platform
talking to the brakeman after his train had
passed Dresden Junction last evening, when
he fell in faintlng mt, rolled under the cars
and was cut to pieces.
The Exchange HOTEL three-story frame
building in Missoula, Montana, burned to the
ground last night, together with a frame
building occupied by Pat Mclaughlin as a
saloon A railroad man named Collins aud a
friend of his, name unknown, are supposed
to have persisted in the flames. Calcined
bones and fragments OF human flesh were
found in the ruins.
More than $50 guests sat down last night at
the banquet of the New England Society OF
Brooklyn in the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
John Winsow presided, The speakers were
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. Congressman Lodge
of Massachusetts, Congressman Burroughs OF
Michigan and Congressman Allen of Mis-
sissippi.