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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

far been quiet and conservative, is rapidly
reaching the point where the clash ofinterests
Will bring the members to an uncovering Of
their positions. The question OF railroad
taxation is bound to cut an important
figure, and Chairman Cotton, Of the com
mittee on:taxa ton, to. day sub nitted a prop
osltlon, which has created much discussion
He proposes that the governor, the secretary
OF state and the state auditor shall consti-
tutea board OF assessors whose duty it
shall be to assess each year the railroads Of
the state. including road bed, rolling stock
and an all buildings used for railroad purposes.
The proposition provides that in no case
shall railroad be assessed for less than.
1000 nor more than $1,000 per mile.
There is strong sentiment in favor Of this
mode OF taxation, but it is being opposed by
those who favor the gross earnings system,
which has been the law under the territorial
government, and which is satisfactory to
the railroads. 1t is maintained by some
that the placing of this power of assess
ment in the hands of the state would be a
dangerous experiment. The convention is
unanimous on one question, and that is the
protection the immense grant Of lands
Tor school purposes, but they are little di,
vlded as to the plan.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Made Them Obey Orders.

Gen. Ben Butler tells a storyabout
one of his soldiers at New Orleans
which illustrates the vicissitudes Of
life in a city under martial rule. Butt
Ter had issued an order forbidding
the citizens to gather upon the
streets. IF two or three were found
talking together after nightfall the
military patrol was ordered to dis
perse them by force if necessary. A
gentleman happened one night, after
General Butler put the city under
martial law, to leave his house and
seat himself on a fre-plug in the
street for the purpose of smoking a
cigar incool air. He had been sit
ting there but a few minutes when
the patrol came along. They were
two privates and a corporal, and
the latter espying the civilian sitting
in the street shouted to him. Dis
perse at once!'' The smoker did nat
comprehend the order, and asked
what was the matter. The soldier
replied: You've got to disperse;
them S my orders. Z
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Plenty of Time to See the Bull.
Connecticut Western News.

connecticut w eStern News.
A man out in the fields wanted to
inspect more closely a 3-year-old
bull. He beloved; at him and sue
ceeded in attracting his attention.
His bullship thought some of the
neighboring bulls had got into his
territory, and came UP with head
down and nostrils; extended and fire
in his eye, prepared to fight, but for
tunately for the man there happened
to be an apple tree close at hand,
which he succeeded in lodging be-
hind just as the bull made a dive for
HIM, stricking the tree plump in the
center, which luckily was the right
size to fit between his horns, thus
holding him fastforamoment, which
gave the frightenedman chance to
use his horns as a. stepladder, thus
enabling him to climb the tree, where
he amused himself throwing apples
at the Infatuated bull. who stood
paving dirt and believing until his
owner came after the cows in the
evening and drove him away.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
How Large Was Ancient Rome.

After carefully examining all the
data we have, all the statements of
the various ancient writer's who al
lude to it, and al! the facts which
seem to bear on the question. lam
convinced that in estimating the
number at 4 100000 I am rather
undertaking than overstating it,.
1t is much more probable that it
was larger than it was smaller. De
Quincy also estimates the inhabitants
Of Rome at 81, 100000. will only
cite one fact and then leave this
question:. The Circus Maximus was
constructed to hold 100000, or
according to Victor, at a later period
probably 3S5.O0O spectators. TAX
ing the smallar number, then, it
would be one in sixteen of all the in
habitants, if there were 4,OOO,OOO.
But as one halt the population was
composed Of slaves, who must be
struck out of the circus was built,
there would be accommodation then
foroneineigght of the total population,
excluding slaves. Reducing one-half
byagain strikingout the women, there
would beroom for one in four. Again
striking out the young children and
the old men and the sick and impo-
tent, you would have accomodation
for the whole population. Is it pos
sible to believe that the Romans con-
structed a circus to hold the entire
population OF Rome capable Of going,
to it?-for such must have been the
case where there were only 100000
of inhabitants
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Old Jake,s Choice.

Here is a story that Gen. Pierce
Young tells, says the Washington
Post. Away up in the Georgia noun
tains lies Catoosa Springs, afavorite
summer resort Of Savannah and At
lanta society people. Among the
pines and breezes of the hills the fever
and lassitude bred from the malarial
air of the low country disappear like
magic. One day Gen. Young saw an
old fellow come with basket ofeggs
and bunch Of chickens for the hotel
people and recognized an old trooper
of his command.
"Jake," he called out, esJake Dor
ridge, how are your
"Why, laws massy, general, how
de-do? | han't see We sence the wah. :"
They chatted few minutes.
'Do yon come up here often, Jake?"
'Pooty nigh every day. The folks
want my chickens'n' aigs. I like to
rest my eyes a-lookin' at some O.
these yer poorly gals"
'"They are handsome, aren'nt they,
Jake,
s"Deed they air"
"Now, jake" said Gen. Young,
waving his hand to a group OF three
young ladies with whom he had been
chatting, s'tell me which OF these
three young ladies is the prettiest- ;"
Jaw, Gineral Young, they's all
poorly. 'Twouldn'tbe goodmanners
Tor me to say airy one was, pootier'n
t'other."
'sBut, Jake, it will give them a
great deal of pleasure to learn your
opinion. They are great friends, and
will not feel at all hurt at your decis-
ion. Now, walk right up and pick
out the best looking
After much solicitat ton Jake under
stood the task. He walked up and
peered closely at the laughing. girls.
About LOO guests had gathered by
this time to see the trial. Finally
Jake turned, scratching his head.
All three Of the young ladies wore
broad sashes around their waists.
General Young, they's all three
SO poorly it is hard to make choice,
but still I'm fo'ced to say that the
one with the yaller belly-band is a
leetle the trimmest.'
There was q scream, a futter Of
white dresses, and three blushing
young ladies, with various colored
sashes, dashed into tie hoteland out,
otsight..
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
The Esuuimaux.

While the Esquimaux have a far,
wider range east and west than any
other race, there is much evidence
that the north south limits of their
territory have greatly narrowed. If
the suggestion of Capt. Adams,
that the Smith Sound, natives,
about 200 in number, be moved to
the-south Greenland to prevent them
from entirely succumbinee to the
hasFdskips of their isolated homes.
were carried out, the-north and south.
range of these natives would be still
further diminished We know that
the. Esquimaux once hunted in Tire
northern part of Grant, Land, over
200 miles north Of the present homas.
Of the Smith Sound highlanders. On
the other side OF Baffiin's bay Tie,
Esquinanx not long ago oftenwen5bo,
Cape, Sabine, where Greaey's party
passed their last winter, but they
have not been heard osiso far nartb
for some years. On Banks LAND
McClalre found very old remains of
Esquimaux hats, hut the natives
south of Banks Land had not even
any traditions Of people living SO
far north, ana the natives Of " elias
tor Land, who would be most Likely
to go there no hunt, have said they
never go north Of Prince Albert
seand, WHICH is. far southeast of
Banks Lana. These facts point not
more to tie souther3y treas OF the
Esqulmau8 than to the gradual ex-
tinction CT the race Even Ia south
west Greenland, where under Danish
rule the hard lot of the natives has
been considerably ameliorated, they
are barely Keeping up their numbers.
View York Sna.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Increase of Storms and Floo DIS.

The Northwest tern Rai1roader puts
forth a novel theory to account for
an alleged increase Of storms and
floods in these latter years. Il says
that there are more than 80, 900 To-
comotivss in use ia North America,
and that the vapor from these sent
out into the atmosphere each week
will measure more than so. 600, O00,-
600 cubic yards, which must be re-
turned as rain; or 900, 00O,O
cubic yards day-quite enough to
produce rainfall every twentyfour
hours. Other non-condensing, steam
engines add eight times as much
more, SO that the total mass of vap-
or discharged into the atmosphere
must be each week more than 470,-
600, 900, 900 cubic yards.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Under a Lions Paw,
Cincinnati Enquirer.

CiHclunaGl enquirer.
While trapping lions in the Hot
tentot country for the Ham urg an
imal house." said Lawrence J. Ray
mond, a wild animal hunter, 81 had
opportunities for seeing the king of
beasts at his best and for making
close observations, of his character.
No two lions are alike except in a
few leading traits, any more than
two men are alike. Every lion is
supposed to roar at night when
abroad after prey, but not half of
them do SO. When you read of one
charging into a camp you praise his
courage, but for every one such case
l can show ten where the lion skulked
about like dog.
you never find him twice alike.
There are plenty of instances where
men have been seized by lions and
have lived to relate the particulars,
though no two agree as to the SEN
Stations. / had been out one after
noon with some of the natives to
prepare a bait in the rocky ravine.
We had built a stout pen of rocks
and logs ana placed calf as a bait.
The sun was nearly down as we
started for camp, and no one had the
least suspicion ofthe presence of dam
ger until a lion. which had been
couched beside a bush, sprang out
and knocked me down.
81 can say without conceit that [
was fairly COOL 1t had come so sud-
denly that | had not had time to get
ratified. Had I moved my arms to
get my pistol the beast would have
lowered his head and seized my
throat. So long as [ lay quiet he
would reason that I was dead and
givehi attention to the natives.
'sAll of asudden [ barked out like a
dog, followed by growl, and that
beast jumped fifty feetin his surprise.
He came down between me and the
natives and l turned enough to see
that his tail was down and he was
scared. uttered more banks and
growls, but without moving hand,
and after making circle clear around
me the lion suddenly bolted and went
off with a scare that would last him
a week."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

revision OF constitution, reported that the
articles referred to their committees respect
lively needed no change.
The reports were made Especial orderfo to-
morrow. The judiciary committee has not
yet completed its work, but has decided to
increase the number of judicial districts.
Dakota has suffered much from delay in
court business, and while some oppose pay
ing too many salaries, the feeling prevails
that the number ofjudges must be Increased.
There is NANTES disposition on the part of
the many delegates to bring the work Of the
convention to a speedy close This cannot
be done, as the convention must await the
report of the joint committee now in session
at!Bismarck. Itisnotprobablet that the final
adjournment will be taken before the second
week in August.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
The Ism He Had.

"What keeps Mr.-tromn kirk,
James?" said a,worthy minister; II
hope it is not Methodism!''
s'Nop' responded the verges: "It's
something worse
s'What, then. Is izcalvinR5In2''
"Worse, your reverence, worse. p
Surely, James it isnot Deism?7
"Much worse, an it please YOUR
reverence, than. that"
''Can it be.Atheismswhich deprives
ns of the best chureh-warden that
ever shook box?"<
'Truly,' responded James; "tis
much mo8e serious matter, it is
rheumatism. st. Louis Magazine.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
She Can Everlastingly Drink Soda,


Buffalo Express.
'There goes a girlwho sisthe chaara-
pion soda-drinker of Buffalo, said
a Main Street pharmacistto, a. man
who is addicted to the habit. '@Yes,
sir, }" continued the garrulous- coma
FOUNDER of nauseous, drugs. 'tthat
girl can get outside of more, soda
water than any three girls in the
high school. Shecame i4here .Saatur-
day and, on a wager poured seven
glasses of the stuff down her pretty
little throat in just fifteen minutes.
She drinks at least; two glasses. of
soda, with vanilla davor, every time
she comes in here"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

For "a years Dobbnj Electric, Soap, sas
been initiated by INSCRIPTIONS soap makers.
Why? Because it is best of all and has an
immense sale. Be Sue and get Dosbins
and take no other. Your grocer has 1t, or
will get itS
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

1t is + pleasure and salts faction to MANY
to leara that Aliens Lung Balsam, that
standard family msdicine for coughs, Group.
and az lung diseases, can nav be procured
at 25.- Soc, and Sa~o0 a bottle at any drug
stores
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

Ms. John Mcaaegor of Youngstown, Ohio.
drowned herself and two Children. Her hus.
baad had left her in destitute circumstances.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

new financial pan is ev-alved' By the
NortherGs, Pacific
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

Sioux FALLS, July 1e.-Sixty delegates
= we're present at the opening of to-days SEES
.siou of the convention. 1t was expected that
the work of number of the standing COM
mittees would be ready, but with the excep-
4 ton ostwo renorts and d resolution relating
I TO The dispatch OF business nothing was pre-
/ sented Westeott, OF Deuel., the chairman
oftle legislative and administration com
mittee and Boucher Of Mcpherson, chair
In an Oft he committee on amendments and
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

oCi1UCio .. L uio, AOHCSC1, dC0S'AOCCOu-t
vey an adequate idea of the extent.
to which the system of which he is
the chief originator has spread
abroad. Various teachers and aH.-
thors, embracing Mr.. Pibman's own.
brothers and sons, have. published
books, many of which have met with,
a large sale. The manual Of Bean.
Pitman, the chief American asl-
thor, has sold co the extent OF about.
400, O0Ocopies. The Pitman system,
as a whole, Ia its present state of.
perfection, is a growth the result of
almost countless experiments made.
by conscientious workmen and
thoughtful writer's. Each as1ther
has to soma extent modified his; oMn
original presentation of the systeznl,
but none. perhaps, have made so
many changes as Mr.. Pitma himself.
One of tbs inevitable consequences of
this gradual developements is that
reporters who learned ten, twenty,
or thirty years ago, write the system
somewhat differently from each other,
and a style differing also from the
system as it IS taught today. The
system as presented by che inventor
is that most employed in England
and the British Provinces. The Benn
Pitman system is the one most fol-
lowed in America.
A SCIENTIFIC SYSTEM. 6
To be broadly capable, readily ac-
CURED and easily remem bered. a
short hand system must be scientific
mot merely expeditions, A collec.
! tiea of arbitrary expedients, if suth-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
.A Missouri Girl.

A gentleman out riding on the east side the other day witnessed rare ex- hibition of spirit in young lady we'll known in society circles. She was out calling in her fathers carriage behind one of the fastest private teams in the city. Her coachman was of the old French type, which considered itself greater than the king when driving his royal highness.
 The young lady ordered the carriage stopped at a certain number, and handed the coachman a card to present at the door. He objected to going on such an undignified mission. She or dered, and he replied that he was not a messenger boy; whereupon the young lady grew suddenly two inches in stat ure and with dignity that even a coachman might have envied she or dered him to give her the reias and get out of the carriage. He saw that every line in her face indicated business and abdicated his throne. With greater ease than many men can boast she sat upon the back seat of the open carriage and drove home at a 2:4O gait.-Kansas City Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
Old Put. OutdOue.

MT. Crumpton, who lives in the Arkan- sas flats, seven miles south of Quanah, had an inkhng that something was going wrong around his place, and determined to seek out the trespasser. Going short distance from his house, he entered a cave, and in the darkness was confronted with pair of fierce, glaring eyes and rumbling growls. Whipping out his re- volver he shot at his mark, when a scream was uttered and suddenly an enormous panther sprang upon him, knocking him some feet backward, when a hand to hand fight ensued. After a fierce struggle and being violently scratched in the face, MT. c. finally suc- ceeded in firing the fatal shot which stretched his game out. The animal was dragged from the cave and measured over nine feet.-Carter Eagle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
\ High Singer.

The lark ascends until it looks no larger than midge, and can with difficulty be seen by the unaided eye, and yet every note will be clearly audible to persons who are fully half a mile from the nest over which the bird utters it's song. Moreover, it never ceases to sing for a moment, a feat which seems wonderful to us human beings. who find that song of six or seven minutes in length, though interspersed with rests and pauses, is more than trying. Even a practiced pub lie speaker, though he can pause at the end of each sentence, finds the applause of the audience a very welcome relief. Moreover, the singer and speaker need to use no eXertion save exercising their voices. Yet the bird will pour out a con- tinuous song of nearly twenty minutes in length, and all the time has to SUD- port itself in the air by the constant use of its wings.-The Naturalist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
Eminent Ministers Meet.

Mrs. Alice J. Shaw, the whistling prima donna, and her company appeared at the opera house before good audi ence. An additional number was furn- ished by Thomas F. Browne, the local whistler, who, by the way, Maj. Pond, Mrs. Shaw's manager, asserted would be knocked out" Nothing of the kind happened, however, and Mir. Browne's peculiar style of whistling compared very favorably with Mrs. Shaw's.
 Mrs. Shaw rendered Arditi's familiar "n Bacio," and was warmly encored, to which she gracefully responded. MT. Browne received an ovation when he ap- peared. He whistled "The Forest Fairy" and responded to an encore with a med ley of operatic selections, and on being recalled gave "Kathleen Mavourneen.' Mrs. Shaw's volume of tone is somewhat superior to MT. Browne's. Her notes are peculiarly sweet and birdlike, and at the same time are quite penetrating. Her trills and runs were all good, and the expression and execution were excellent. She has one advantage over Mir. Browne, and that is her musical training, but the latter overcomes that by his natural ability. In the lower register MT. Browne excels Mrs. Shaw, particularly in the flute or piccolo intonation. His range is about three octaves, and his exc cution of the high notes was brilliant He possesses one strong feature which Mrs. Shaw lacks, and that is his peculiar double tonguing Republi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
State Weather Bureaus.

Professor Nipher's recommendation of state weather service, as supplementary to the national signal service, is calling attention and general discussion to it. That our service is incomplete at present is evident. Tho chief damage done to our crops is not by the great storms that destroy shipping and wreck buildings, but by storms quite local in origin and in range. The general service can only refer to these in general terms as local storms "in northern Illinois," or "in western New York, or "along the gulf" but state service would have for its special work to forecast these less ex- tended and localized disturbances and announce them to the agriculturists. Professor Nipher reminds us that in 1893 the telephone will be public property, and can be used by such state service to communicate with every farm. "Hello! John Smith! Get up and get in your hay! A shower will be thero in three-quarters of an hour" Such is science.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08

men who enter the service of the gov ernment take the risk thereby of deter mining their length of service by the pleasure of presidents and the luck of political parties.-
 Young men who look for political ap- pointments are neither wise nor pru- dent-but there will always be plenty such. And there will always be plenty of vacancies for them whenever there is a change in the political complexion of the government.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08

IN the New York legislature the judi ciary committee has made favorable report upon the weekly payment bill after amending it so as to compel pay ment fortnightly. A bill has also been introduced for the regulation of child labor in factories. It provides that no male under eighteen years of age and no female under twenty-one shall be employed in any manufacturing estab- lishment in the state for more than sixty hours week. No child under fourteen shall be employed ill any such establish ment, and no child under sixteen shall be employed who cannot read and write simple sentences in the English language except during the vacation of the public schools in the place where such minor lives
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08

INTERESTING points learned about the ages of Harrison's cabinet are that MT very nearly sixty-three years of age. MT Miller is the youngest member, not hay ing reached his forty-eighth year. MT Blaine and Mir Rusk are about the same age, fifty-nine. MT Proctor is fifty-eight and Mir Tracy sixty. Next to MT Miller, the youngest man is Mir Wanamaker, who is not quite tifty-two. The average age of the members Is fifty-seven years. The oldest man who ever entered cab inet was Lewis Casss who became Blu chanans secretary of state at seventy five. Alexander Hamilton was the youngest of all cabinet officers.