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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
A Book Agents Great Scheme

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Said a book agentrecently: IT was
a book fend ten years or more before
the idea daWned on me, and now I
make more in week than I ever did
before in month. I take out reli-
gious books only, and never one that
costs less than $5 or So. On striking
a town ! get from the directory a list
of the pastors not for the purpose
Of working them, for never go nigh
them. Then / write down the ad-
dresses of the trustees, in case the
directory happens to give them; but
if it does not | make a round of the
janitors to get from them the names
ofthe richest men in the congregation.
[ spend time enough in this prelimin-
airy labor to get route comprehen-
sively laid out. Next, I tell to one
and another the same story-that
his minister is dying for the book,
but can't afford to buy it. Thewiv
and the daughters of the church pill
lars are easier to capture than the
brethren. It's the biggest thing in
book canvassing, and the beauty OF
it is that the trick seldom gets ex-
posed. When the pastor gets the
books he's tickled, and I'm tickled,
and the donor is tickled, and it's all
right"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
Irifles.

T. & f z -
One New Years Day miner threw.
down his pick in dispair, because
wages were low and his family ill, and
went home.
The car-boy ran his vehicle to the
abandoned working; saw no one
there. and amused himself shying
pieces of slate around until the mine
boss arrived and ordered him to the
next workman.
One of these pieces Of slate fell into
the ore cart. 1t mingled with the
mass there. 1t was a foreign sub
stance, and at the smelters got re-
reduced to a mere grain, but it
caused a minute flaw in a bar of
metal
Through various manipulations
the metal reached a pin factor and
became reduced to pins. The tiny
flaw lay just across the center of a
pin.
With others it was papered and
sent to Paris. A woman bought the
paper of pins. She happened to draw
out the pin with the flaw. It was
weak and bent in two as she ran it
through her shawl.
The bent pin was cast out of the
window. Next day her boy found it,
Strengthened it out, and put it in his
coat.
A week later, seated by the side of
a railroad track, he discovered it,.
drew 1t out, and placed it with an
other pin across the rail, to form a
pair Of miniature scissors.
The engineer ofthe advancing train
saw the bent form, supposed it was
some person unconscious of the APP
proach of the train, and whistled
down brakes.
The train came to stop, so sudden
as to break coupling. 1t took an
hour to fix it. The train reached it's
destination half an hour late.
Aboard was a French officer with
important dispatches for the seat of
war, that might have directed man
euvers most disastrous to the Ger
mans.
He lost his connection by the de-
lay: He started for the distant camp
on horseback,
Instead Of arriving at noon, he
reached the camp at nightfall.
Meantime the battle had been
lfQught: A delayed train, a crooked
pin, a flaw in a bar 81 metal, a piece
of slate, a discouraged miner, cost
France it's history as great nation.
A fiction or reality-on such small
events as these the destinies Of worlds
hinge! !
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
An Episode of Slavery Times.
When Col. Ralnh Plumb. ex-mem-

An Episode of Slavery Times.
When Col. Ralph Plumb, ex-mem-
Der OF Congress from the Streator
Illinois District, was in the city he
he told a couple Of clever stories at his
own expense. In Washington, one
day, amember said to him: "Plumb,
you're the first man that ever went
from jail to Congress" III 1858 Col.
Plumb was confined for a month or
so in jail at Cleveland, O., for alleged
completely in releasing Jack Price, a
runaway slave, from the custody of
the United States marshals at Well
ington, o. Referring to the affair
Col. Plumb said: ~ had never seen
Jack Price, and had never heard of
Jack Price, but when I heard he had
been 'decoyed into the country from
Oberlin, kidnapped and driven on to
wellington, nine miles away, / admit
that / offered up prayer for his es-
cape It was for that prayer [ was
sent to jail with some 20 others.
Soon after our incarceration mob
of 5000 people surrounded the jail
and threatened to tear it down unless
we were released. / and two others
mounted the yard and earnestly
counseled against violence, advising
them to dispense and let the law take
it's course, and at length they dis
persed. The other day | attended
an old settlers meeting in Ashtabula
County, where I lived SO years ago,
and one gray-haired man shook me
by the hand, reminded me of the
Cleveland episode, of which he had
been a witness, and remarked that
that was the first time he had ever
seen me 'on the fence in politics. p
Chicago Times.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
The Laugh that Rings.

4 young man who is credited by
his friends with being agood deal ola
philosopher penned me up in corner
to-day and harangued me as follows:
t'Did you ever study the human
laugh as an index to human charac,
ter? It is an infallible test, me boy.
Did you ever know man who sim
pered and giggled like a girl who
wasn't a sneak in his heart? And,
on the contrary; did you ever know
a fellow who laughed squarely out
with a good, honest roar who wasn't
the prince of good fellows?
ga shrill laugh is Indicative Of de-
ceit, and a deep chuckle proves sin
certify and good nature By this I
don't mean that man with tenor
voice can't laugh as though he was
honest, or one with a bass voice COW
er his insincerity with a mere below.
It's the ring thattalks. If the laugh
has no ring in it you can put the fel-
low down as a half-hearted cuss, no
matter if his laugh is loud enough to
lift the roof Of the auditorium.
Stand 20 men up in a row before me,
and do something to get them all
laughing, and I'll separate the good
from the Miss Nancies about as quick
" as you could get outside a beef
steak after years famine. Chica-
go Herald.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
SOUTH DAKOTA.

It is estimated that the number Of hogs
marketed in the counties of South Dakota
this season is larger by half than for any
previous season,
VIII. Weber, the defaulting spearfsh
postmaster, serving timein the Sioux Falls
s.pen," writes friends in the Hills that his
sentence expires in about two months, when
he will be again with them.
A Sioux Folls lady went to the theater
recently and deliberately removed her hat;
and now there is a full grown anti-hat boom
on which promises to result in general re
movai of monumental headgear at the show.
The people OF spearfsh witnessed mir.
age one which tasted over an hour Although
the objects in the picture were over twenty
miles away they did not appear to the
gazers to be more than q mile distant.
Articles of Incorporation were fled at Pierre
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
IOWA.,

The Iowa horticulturists have been in ses-
sion at Waverly. They resolved that the best
way to prevent blight in apple trees is by
shallow cultivation.
Eugene Storey, the Mississippian who
wantonly murdered Barney Heinfeller,
former resident of Muscatine, at Marcella,
Miss, has been convicted of murder and SEN
fenced to be hanged.
n A 14-year-old Marshalltown boy named
: Miller, while attempting to chop a brick in
two with butcher knife, missed the brick
and struck his thumb with the knife, sever
ing it completely. ~.
The 9-months-old child of f. P Jensen, of
New Hartford, while playing on the floor,
swallowed what was supposed to be a nut
shell. Despite all efforts to dsIodge it the
child died in short time.
: Gov. Larrabee has pardoned Samuel A.
Tragden, convicted OF murder in 1867 and
sentenced to life imprisonment in Anamosa
The murder was committed IN Wayne county
and was the result of a drunken brawl
j. q. Losh. an old man of 20, was badly
injured by becoming entanged in the revolv-
ing shaft of mill near Carson the other day
His hand was crushed, his shoulder dislocat-
ed and serious internal injuries sustained
He may recover.
James Ryan, of Muscatine, was thrown
Arom his buggy between the team and the
vehicle and dragged half mile before the
horses were stopped. he sustained five brok-
en- ribs, besides other bad bruises and cuts.
His condition is critical
William Gleason, an insane man, on avisit
to his brother-in law, Dan Dooley, of Creston,
attacked that gentleman with a revolver,
clubbing him severely on the head. He was
T taken to Alton to be examined by the COM
inissioners of insanity.
The citizens Of Fort Dodge rejubilant over
the bin introduced by Senator Wilson asking
that 100000 public building be erected in
that city. Its known that the senate is
favorably disposed to the bill and its passage
is mere matter of form.
A refractory witness in the illegal liquor
selling cases at Spencer seemed to forget all
about where he purchased his "valley tam
until the Judge remanded him to jail where
he could in solitude, collect his thoughts.
'ae collected them in an incredibly short
lace of time.
tCedar Falls, on the evening of the 7th
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25

of December, while attending the Murphy
tenn perence meeting at The opera-house, Mrs.
j ohm Johnson was suddenly attacked with
heart disease and died in her daughters lap.
She was so years of age and very estlma-
BILE lady.
Barney Helling, Of Fort Madison, was held
up by masked men while returning home.
BE resisted the robbers and received d severe
cut in the side with a knife. He fell to the
ground and while in a helpless condition was
robbed of his money and a watch. No clue
to the robbers.
Burglars entered "hole-in-the-wall' atClin
ton and cleaned out the place in a manner
that would have made a prohibition consta-
Bile envious. All the beer and whiskey in the.
place was confskated. The same night the
variety store OF N. A. Felch was entered and
goods to the amount OF $40 taken.
q. p Mars, of Stratford, has invented
corn-husking machine resem bling moving
machine, which cuts the ears from the stalks,
husks them and throws them into q wagon
alongside. The capacity of the machine is
six acers a day, and with an attachment it
can cut two rows of CORP, thus doubling
its capacity.
Representative-elect Shipley of Guthrie
county is lying in critical condition at his
home near Yale, from the effects of bites he
received in his recent difficulty with 81. L.
Edwards, and is not expected to live more
than q few hours. The grand jury of Guth-
RE county has returned an Indictment againt
Edwards
Two notable deaths occurred at Muscatine.
George B. Denison, the first public school
teacher in Iowa, an old settler and promi-
nent capitalist, died, aged 70 years, OF cancer.
Daniel Kessler an old settler, aged 81, while
walking along the street was seized with
hemorrhage of the stomach. He fell on the
walk and died within few minutes.
AS several school children were on their
way home from school in Council Bluffs, a
brutal teamster passing threw a horseshoe
at the group and struck little Clark Frazier,
aged T. in the"eye, destroying the sight and
leaving an ugly wound. The team
ster is unknown but an effort is being made
to find him and make him suffer for his IDIOT
ic brutality.
Mrs. Doolittle a Cedar Rapids dressmaker,
committed suicide few days ago by poison
in the Office OF DR.. Raymer. She had made
the doctor several offers of marriage, which
he refused. Finally becoming desperate she
drank the poison and died in a few moments.
She had been twice married and was consid-
| cred deranged. Before taking the poison she
! threw bottle at the doctor, cutting his face
| badly,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25

last week for company to be known as the
Sioux Reservation Improvement company.
The obj ect OF the company is the general inn
provement Of tie reservation when it is
thrown open to settlement,
The Howard Press denies the statement
that Miner county has q surplus of SIC, 600,
and says there was such an amount. of cash
on hand a few months ago, but it belonged
to the state and school funds and has all
been paid out.
At a ranch near Tilford fourteen men were
poisoned by eating meat cooked in brass
kettle and allowed to stand overnight. The
timely aid of a doctor saved their lives though
some of them are very sick from the effects Of
the poison.
Frank Gould Field, a relative of ] ay Gould
and Cyrus W. Field, committed suicide at
Custer City on the Sth inst, by taking an
overdose of morphine He was only Sc
years of age and q man of more than ordi-
nary ability. Drink is the alleged cause Of
the rash act
Some disease is affecting the ponies and
horses at Crow Greek agency, and Collins,
state veterinary surgeon, is now there and
has killed a number, and more are to be kill
ed, among them being many American
horses which were lately issued to the Indians
by the government.
young man named Valid died in the
Homestake hospital at Lead City whose case
baffled all the physicians. An autopsy revealed
the fact that the lungs had grown to the ribs,
and as he had been suffering for mounths,
the tenacity with which he chung to life under
the circumstances was by the physicians con-
sidered remarkable
Lehman, the man who about four months
ago shot and killed Constable Burns at Gel
richs while resisting arrest and who evaded
the officers of the law for q long time but
finally captured, was tried in Custer County,
found guilty of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged. Lehman is the first
person sentenced to death under the laws of
the state of South Dakota
The soldier named Donegan, who disap-
peared mysterionsly from Fort Meade sever
al weeks ago, and who was supposed to have
met with foul play, has turned up at his
home in Wilmington Del. The officers at
the fort are as mad as hornets. having been
chasing all over the surrounding country
looking for him. Donegan left the fort before
his term Of service expired and left considera-
OIe piOpeity Oeu1uu ILL., ne Will De dIfeSG-
ed for desertion and conrt-m artialed at the
nearest military post, He is believed to be
insane.
Frank Kotilenck, living short distance
north OF Kimball, has reason to hereaf+---
look with favor on the cani1sg species. The
other 11as he vas preparing to go to Buffalo
Center on business and decided to take bis
gun along The weapon was standing be-
hind the door and he asked boy to hand it
to him. The boy insome way knocked the
gun over and in it's fall it was discharged, the
contents heavy load of buckshot, passing
clear through dog that was sitting in front
of Kotllenck and some of the shots entering
the mans legs and body. The force of the
missile was deadened by passing through the
animal and to that fact Kotienck owes his
life. His wounds are painful but not danger.
Gus. The dog was killed instantly.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25

Hang up the baby's stocking:
Be sure you don t forget
The dear little dimpled darling!
She never saw Christmas yet.
But I've told her all about it,
And she opened her big blue eyes,
And I'm sure she understands it,
She looked so funny and wise.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
Bucklan 8 Arnica Saiya

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. Il lie guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price rs cents per box. Sold ny o.
L. RoOs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

The Chicago. Muncis, Richmond Z
Cincinnati Railroad Company, was Or.
ganlxed u this city yesterda,. Il Il The
intention Of the new company 10 build
. line from : point on the Cincinnati,
Wabash 3 Michigan Railroad between
Jouesb0ro end Faivmount, Ia Grant
County. Indiana, to Cincinnati, mskine
more than twenty miles The shortest
route between Cincinnati end Chicago,
and By The extension Of tie LcuisviIls,
Evansville & 81. Louis Railroad % 6ar-
rIsou Or Cincinnati. The shortest line b.
tween 81. Louis end Clnclnnetl. The
capital stock d one million DOLLAR.
The diroctore ere D. J. Naokoy, VII.
liam Hsilman, james L. Mackeys =. b.
Morgan, w. =. Lewis, @. J. 0rsmmer
md GdWin TsyloI. -Evaosvllle Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11


| Every thing very quiet In town thi,
week The fhrmers husy sowing wheat.
| Mrs.. James 6canlin, who has been
lingering Tor some time. pssscd quietly
away list Thuredsy night. She leaves {
| hushand, thru daughters one son. aud
quite lot Of % npathising friends.
Mr.. George ScauIin Il very low With
erysipelas.
Good many people attended the show
|st Petersburg lass Saturday. Several Of
which would been very near % wise and
several dollars better on u they he'd
stayed q home.
NJ. Gslbssth, Of Ohio. u IN our town
with bic family looking up situation.
The g. A. Re- had quite sn interest
Ing time here last Thursday evening.
Soup 10 abundance.
ne. Adam Schnarr, OF Portersville, 10
smiling behind the counter this week
again & Curren's. Wonder what brIngs
Andrew down here % much2
Misses Nora Hedrick and Annie Will
helm made visit TO Portersville, visit
Ing old friends. Tow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

PERsoNAL.-Dr. and Mrs. Bigham ar.
rived home on Saturday, after . very
pleasant wedding trip, and have settled
down 70 the realitiee ollie.
Mr.. w. w. Runnels, OF New Albany
was In Jseper Saturday. seeing about bic
gas we'll contract. TIE directors ordered
The caseing drawn, and will 70 no deeper
q present. Possibly Mr.. Scheirich, who
owns the ground. and : lev others, may
conclude 70 put e down further 10 the
futuros
Mise Katie Sweeney and her sister,
Mrs.. Mary O'BfIen. returned from their
home In Cincinnati last Saturday, TO take
charge Of schools 10 Jackson township.
Mr.. j. n. Beckmsn, OF Ferdinand, and
one OF Dubois county's substantial citI-
sens. WAS 10 Jasper Wednesday, inter.
viewing his numerous friends, and o..
c0uraging our citizens 70 hurry up the
Gosp0rt railroad.
Mr.. Louis Adler, With the Courier
company, q Evan vile, gave % : Gall
last Saturday. He was pushing The
Grand Opera opening there next week.
Miss Katie Hays went 70 Hsrblson
townshIp last Sunday 70 b ready 70 opeu
her school there % Monday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

The hsndsomest pamphlet descriptive
Of single building that we have ever
seen 10 the one sent out BY the Evsus.
vile Business Mems Association TO Dc.
scribe their new buiIding. erected this
summer. and one part OF which 10 fitted
up q Grand Opera House. This part
% fully completed, and u 70 Be opened
formally on next Thursday By the great
Emma Abbot Grand Open Company.
The thester d said TO b the hsndsomest
Ia the West, and the citizens OF Evsns-
VILE have Joined to make Ils opening :
gala occasion for the city end for gu the
territory within 100 miles o. e. There
are 70 Be three days Of Il, and excursion
lrains, q extra cheap rates, oach day.
The completion OF such : magnificent
building q Of interest 10 oil southwest
ern Indiana, and no doubt hundreds Of
our citiseus will take advantage Of the
excursione 70 visit Evansville and 80 The
Grand Opera. Don't miss Il. 81 "a.
vsetisenent elDewheTV.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

WOODEN WEDDING. The neighbour o.
DR.. 8. J. Kempf sud bis essimable fami
", we're delighted Monday evening "a
eee bic handsome yard most beautifully
lit up by Chinese lante.ne, and pictur.
esqueIy decorated with bunting and Other
accessories, and music BY the Star or.
chestra band waiting melodies over The
balmy dir. Presently the tom toms, and
wooden plates, shoes. frames, and even
sticks Of cord wood on the sbvulders OF
the calling guests, indicated what tho CO.
casion was, and a. ice-cream was scr ed
on wooden plates with wood spoons,
many, no doubt, wished their stomachs
were wood, too, 90 the cold would not
affect them ~ much. 4 pleasant evening
was had BY oil present. and they wished
the DR.. and HE wife might vt enjoy
their diamond wedding.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

The transitioa from long. lingering AM
Painful sickness 10 robust health marks "a
epoch 10 the life Of The individual. Such I
Remarkable event = treasured ia the mem.
ory asd the agency whereby the good health
has been attained l. gratefully blessed.
Hence q e that 20 much Is heard in praise
q Electric Bittors. So many feol they owe
their restoration to health, &c the use or the
Crest Aterstivs and Tonic: II you are
troubled with any disease Of Kidncys, Liver
or Stomach, az long or short standing you
viii surely fsd relief BY use Of Electric
Bitters. Sold g SOC. and 81 per bottle 1t
Mantle FRiEDMAn's Drugstore. 3.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

DIED. On Tuesday morning, Oct. Q
1889, 1t one o'clock, u the home Of her
son. thrce miles west Of jasper, Of debilI-
~ from old age, Mrs. CLARA scHERLE,
aged 70 years.
Mrs.. ScherIe was highly respected 10
her circle Of acquaintances and IN the
Catholic church, Of which che was . de.
voted member. Her husband died 10
Germany, IS years sgo, leaving her with
: family OF small children. Most Of her
relatives, aud her youngest son yet live
10 Germany. She immigrated 20 the
United States 10 1852. With her son,
Peter Scherle, and sAyed for . short
time 10 Louisvills, wIIen Peter bought
he present farm and they moved % e..
She was buried on Wednesday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

Probably no one thing has caused such
Il general revival Of trade Ct Martin
Friedmau's Drug Store, o their giving
away 10 their customers OF % many fre(
trial bottles OF DR.. King's New Die.
c0very for Consumption. Their trade
10 simply enormous IN this very valuable
article from the fact that Il always cureG
and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and al throat
aud lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test Il before buying BY getting Z
trial bottle free, large size q. Every
bottle warranted. 8.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

Bro STocK.-Sermcrsheim b Co. on
Tuesday received over car load Of new
Fall goods. This addition 10 their d.
ready large stock gives them much the
largest stock Of any store In the county.
They have Ill the latest fashions in dress
goods, and 1t the lowcst prices possible,
- we'll - full lines Of I'll regular staple
goods, including clothing, groceries.
Queensware, furnishing goods. &c Every
one dealing 1t Sermersheims know they
get value received for their money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

While many plants IN the widow oro
|often chary Of bloom, TO The great dIsap-
p0intmeut Of their owners, the Oxalis
hes this merit, thst Il 10 never without
1owers IN season. and will reward, b.
IL abundance Of bloom, the attention b..
slowed upon II. II will entirely 0ll, o.
peclally u more than one bulb b planted,
any basket, 10 the exclusion Of all else,
for Il d : vigorous grower, aud lts leaf
steDs are equally profuso with II 6oW.
ers.-vick's Magazine for October.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

Change 10 one Of the irresistable laws
|of nature, and fortunately The change q
almost Invariably for the better. AZ On
instance OF this, 81. Palrick's Pills are
fast taking the place % The old harsh end
violent caihsrtics, becsose they are mild
10 and produce pleassntes effect. b.
sides they ere much more beneficial IN
removing morbid mattcs from the sys-
tenn end preventing aeue and other
malari0ue diseases. AZ cathartic and
liver pill they are almost perfect. For
sole b. J. r. Salb. 4