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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Cleanliness Commended.

Mr.. James I. Baird expresses in t he
Tribune the opinion that Asiatic chol-
era, that fell destroyer OF the human
race, is to-day as virulent and fatal
as ever, save from the mitigating ef-
fects OF sanitary precautions, OF which
cleanliness is chief, Notwithstanding
the great advance of medical treat
ment of the malady. The same is true
of the dreadful yellow fever. Until
marshes, stagnant pools, filthy streets
and alleys Of towns and cities, were
drained and cleaned out, thus de-
stroying the protecting shelter if not
the virus that terminated it, these
diseases widely and fearfully prevailed.
Is not the germ OF '.hog cholera OF
kindred nature, and like them subject
to the same influences? II hogs were
kept in small lots, and often shifted
from one locality to another-this
precaution to facilitate cleanliness,
especially if kept in close confinement,
with pure water and wholesome food
would not the wide spread devasta-
tion OF this disease soon be arrested?
Let cleanliness in all places where
these animals are confined be scrupu-
lous and universal, and in time the
malady will be greatly subdued, if it
does not disappear.-Country Home.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Reading Robert Burns.

In these days cheap reprints and
public libraries make the best books
accessible to the poorest people. It
is difficult for one to put himself in
the place OF the poet Whittier who,
when a boy, lived where books were
so few that chance volume was hail
ed as a blessing. The poet thus mar
rated to the Rev. Robert Collyer an
episode in his life:
When was on the farm in New
Hampshire, and quite young, an old
Friend who was visiting the p,eetin IS
came to stay one night. After supper
he said to me, "John, lad, I've some
thing for thee" and then brought out
of his saddlebags two little volumes,
which turned out to be Burns poems.
81 think thee'll like the book" he
added.
| had never read any poetry before,
except Friends poetry, and thee'il
know what that be! began to read
Burns, and was lost in wonder. It
seemed as if the sky had lifted and the
world Widened, and [ saw mankind
outside the narrow bounds OF the
Friends.
Tread on till mother came down
and told me to get to bed. Next day,
when the gray light was dawning, I
crept down and got the volumes, and
read as long as could.
The old Friend came and said,
"Thee seems to like it. I'm going
further on, and TIL leave it till I come
back" That was the first revelation
to me OF what poetry may be and
do.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
The Poultry Product,

The Importance of the poultry
product to farmers and great many
persons besides farmers is an item OF
considerable interest, and many es-
Inmates are made ofnt. A recent one
puts it down at $560,OOO,ooO. While
this is prob ably extravaganza there is
no doubt that the total value is far
beyond the guess tof the majority OF
persons who try to estimate it. There
are 100000 farms in the United
States, and every farmer keeps from
10 to SO fowls; the average being I'M
doubtedly as high as IS. An ordinary
hen will produceevery season five doz.
ems Of eggs, and rear an average OF
four chickens each to the whole flock.
These products are easily worth 81.
so that the actual value of the farm
products would amount to S15O,OOO
600 from the hens alone. No doubt
100000 families in rural villages
and towns besides the professional
fanciers keep poultry, and the value
of the products of their hoeks would
not be far from one third as much as
that of the farm focks. This would
raise the total product to $200,0OO,-
900 and S5O,OOO,OOo more woald be
q moderate estimate for the turkeys,
geese, and ducks kept, making sum
of at least $3.50, 100000 in all. This
is about equal to the value of che
whole cotton crop.-N. \. Times.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

well away srcm It, and more than
this again, if it is proposed to place it
on a higher level, which, however,
should never be done The we'll
should be lined thoroughly with NOR
tar, SO that percolatlon cannot occur
between the crevices of the bricks.
and it should be well covered, so that
surface drainage cannot get into it,.
for you want to drink water that has
come into the well from the bottom,
after it has been purified by filtration
through the earth. Thus, then, these
are the precautions to be observed in
locating and Building your well in the
country. How about the city? Well
water in the city should never be
used; the sources of contamination
are too numerous and hidden to be
avoided.-Annals OF Hygiene.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Gifts for a Bride.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Wedding gifts to the bride from her
friends are by no means confined to
jewels or to silver; certainly not to
table silver, which it is the province
of near relations to give, but there are
many small things in silver which
make especially personal gifts, and
are therefore sufficiently important
to be chosen by the bridesmaids or
other young friends. Thus there is
the silver bound prayer book which
the bride carries during the marriage
ceremony, Or a silver girdle to wear
with her tea gowns; a long-handled,
slender lorgnon OF silver, or else an
oxidized silver opera-glass, a useful
chatelaine watch OF artisUically enam-
eled silver, hairpins ofshell with comb
like silver tops, or the tiny shell side
combs with silver mounting, finger
shaped vinaigrettes OF silver short
enough to thrust inside the glove, a
pocket 'bonbonniere of hammered or
repousse work, and, above all, the
lovely silver-m ounted toilet articles,
the trays for brushes, or the brushes
themselves with Japanese or repousse
designs on the back and handle, pin
trays Tor the bureau, jewel cases, pow
der boxes, and perfume bottles OF sill
yer in the revived futed patterns, or
else enameled or studded in rocco
fashion.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Posting Up on Guests.

At a dinner given to a foreigner in
Boston recently, a gentlemen, an in.
yited guest, who had not read the
authors chief work, said to friend,
"What is this work which the guest Of
the evening has produced? have not
had the opportunity to read it." To
his surprise his friend replied, Neither
have ! read it, and don't even know
what it is" This amused both, and
they made tour of the room with
out finding one person whom they
knew who had ever read a line of the
authors works. A very celebrated
American Minister to Germany would
never receive guests not personally
known to him until the day after they
had bottled him OF their intention to
call. In the meantime he would as
certain what they had done, and on
meeting them would say, 81 am de
lighted to meet you; your great work,
SO and so, is known throughout the
world, and is standard in the Unit
ed States" Or, 1.-THE fame of your
influence as statesman has extended
far beyond the bonds OF the country
you so worthily represent" Or,
~ our exploits at the battle Oh
thrilled patriots everywhere" Thus
they we're delighted, and the Minister
obtained the reputation OF universal
knowledge. New York Christian Adj
Evocate.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
How to Feed a Horse.

It is about as difficult for a man to
find out just how to feed a horse to
the best advantage, as tits to find out
how to feed himself. How many men
know just what to eat, and how
much? Their own feelings may be a
warning. In feeding the horse we
have no such reminders. 1t is all
Judgment, and half of that is guess
work. Oats are thenatural grain food
of the horse; he wants a reasonable
allowance Of good hay, clover or tim
othy, Or the two combined. Oat
straw is good when the oats are cut
before the stalk has lost all of it's
green hue. Wheat would be found
nourishing food for the horse,
and not so dear as some would
at first think. But it is very
concentrated food, and all such
must be fed with great care, and
in connection with coarser food of
some kind. If oats are crushed. or
just coarsely ground, they will prove
more nourishing. In England they
are passed between rollers. But if a
horses teeth are good it Will generally
grind its oats pretty well. Whatever
grain you feed do not let the horse
drink Immediately after. Ii you do,
much of the grain will be washed out
OF the stomach without being digest
ed. Corn is not the best food for the
horse. It is too carbonaceous or
heating and fattening. Not every one
wants a fat horse. Fat is not a
sign OF the best OF health in either
man or horse. Corn is apt to make
horse stiff and logy. All dry food is
not the best for the horses health. 1t
needs a few roots, apples, carrots,
potatoes, or other succulent food, as
relish and a regulator Of the bowels.
National Live Stock Journal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Occupation For Women.

New York Telegram: I have lately
heard of several useful occupations
taken up by English ladies. For ex-
ample, the making of jewelry, and diff
ferent articles in gold and silver. Or
iginal and artistic designs are in this
way made and carried out by young
English girl of my acquaintance, who
is at present engaged i'll the more diff
fcult task OF stone-setting. Skill can
easily be attained by any one who has
a faculty for using their hands, al
though it takes time, patience and
practice to arrive at very great re-
suits. A good diamond setter con-
stantly at work can earn $4,000 to
$4,000 a. year. Then again there is
bbokbinding, marquetry and photog
raphy, which is all quite fit for the
ladies to busy themselves with. The
latter, perhaps, demands a. lesser ex-
tent OF intellect and dexterity OF the
fingers, but it requires artistic taste
and a certain amount OF study.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Music in the Family.
Mrs. Sigourney.

1MFS. SlSOurney.
An excellent clergyman, possessing
much knowledge of human nature,
instructed his large family Of daugh-
tiers in the ordinary practice OF music.
They were all observed to be amiaple
and happy. A friend inquired if there
was any secret in his mode of educa-
cation. He replied, when anything
disturbs their tempers I say to them
Sing; and if hear them speaking
against any person call them to sing
to me; and they sing away all causes
OF discomfort and every disposition to
scandal" Such a use Of this accom-
plishment might seem to fit a family for
the company Of angels; young voices
around the domestic altar, breathing
sacred music at morning and evening
devotion, are a sweet and touching
accompaniment.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

The managers OF the Galveston
News have been arrested for issuing a
Sunday edition. Now the funny part
of the incident is that the work on a
Sunday paper is done on a week day.
when manual labor is lawful. And
yet nobody ever attempted to arrest
a proprietor for issuing a Monday
morning paper, though all the work
is done on sunday. There are some
,er people II this world.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Etiquette of the Pantry.

From Harper's Bazaar.
The mistress should lend her coop
GRAFTON in the task OF making the pan
try look attractive. Papers should
be supplied for the shelves, either
plain white or the gaily cut borders
that come for the purpose. The lat
ter show dirt less than the white, and
are not costly. An excellent plan is
to cover the shelves with white mar
bled oll-cloth, tackled on neatly. that
the edges may not curl. This can be
wiped off with a damp cloth atless ex-
penditure OF time and labor than
would be required to scrub the bare
shelves. The bright papers may still
be used along the edges.
It is not enough simply to keep the
pantry looking neat, it will need to
be overhauled every week, and each
article wiped, inside and out, as we'll
as the shelves on which they stand.
The tins should be frightened once in
81 while, and the stone china and
pressed glass in use here should be
kept as clean and bright as the
finer ware in the dining-room.
Added diligence must be
practised in hot weather, when flies
abound. No cooking utensil should
then be used without having first
been rinsed out. No pots or pans
must ever be put away after washing
without taking care that the inside is
perfectly dry. Rust gathers quickly,
and is not readily removed.
While the cook should be supplied
with a sufficient number of dishcloths,
mopcloths, and towels, it is not wise
to!be too lavish in this respect. Pro-
fuseness on the part OF the mistress
breeds extravaganza in the maid.
Easy come, easy CO." The towels
are made to do duty as IRON holders,
to open oven doors, to scrub the
floors, or to scour out the sink.
There should be cloths provided for
all these Offices and the towels re-
served for their own especial use.
They should be washed out daily, and
when greasy be thrown into hot wa
ter strong with borag or household
ammonia. At least once a week they
should have a hard rubbing and be
boiled, nor should any opportunity
be neglected to give Them q bleaching,
either on the snow or on the grass.
There is no reason why they should
become the stained malodornus rags
into which they are quickly trans
formed even in otherwise well-regli lated
kitchens.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
The Finger-Ring.

"About the Wedding ring in Popular
Science Monthly
OF all the ornaments with which
vanity, superstition and affection
have decorated the human form, few
have more curious bits of history
than the fnger-ring. From the ear
lest times the ring has been favorite
ornament. And the reasons for this
general preference shown for it over
other articles OF jewelry are numerous
and cogent. Ornaments whose place
is on some portion of the apparel. or
in the hair, must be laid aside with
the clothing Or headdress; are thus
easily lost and often not at once
missed. Pins, brooches, buckles,
clasps, buttons, all sooner or later be-
come defective in some part, and are
liable to escape from an owner uncon-
scious OF the defect in the mechan-
ism. The links Of q necklace in time
become worn, and the article is
taken off to be mended; the
spring or other fastening OF a bracelet
is easily broken, and the bracelet
WHISTLES. U1Ull regard 10 ornaments
fastened to parts of the savage body,
mutilation is necessary, the ear must
be bored, the nose be pierced, the
cheeks or lips slit, and, even after these
surgical operations are completed, the
articles used for adornment are gener-
ally inconvenient, and sometimes, by
their weight or construction, are ex-
tremely painful.
In striking contrast with decora-
lions worn on the clio thing, in the hair,
around the neck and arm, or pendent
from the ears, lips and nose, is the
lingering, the model of convenience.
It is seldom lost, for it need not be
taken off; requlrers no preparatory
mutilation OF the body. is not pain
full, is always in view, a perpetual re-
hinder, either OF the giver. or of the
purpose for which it is worn.
The popularity OF the ring must,
therefore, be in large measure due to
it's convenience, and that this good
quality was early learned may be in.
ferred from the Hebrew tradition,
which attributes the invention OF this
ornament to Tubal- Cain the instruct
or OF every artifcer in brass and
iron"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
BeautIiu, and Good Women.

From All the Year Round: Some
one has classified women under two
headings-the beautiful and the good.
The distinction may be too absolute,
but it is certain that the wise man
would rather admire than marry a
beautiful woman. And it is no less
certain that many men who have
married women remarkable for their
devotion have with sorrow seen an
extraordinary change in their wives
soon after marriage. In such case
the woman may not scruple to ex-
plain this change as due to the novel
and Earring circumstances OF mar
ried life. But she will not be saved
by such sophistry. The father
Of the Jesuits knew all about
it when he made it a rule of his
life 'sthat familiarity with all women
ought to be avoided, even with the
most devout; that the most innocent
commerce with them, if it would not
stain our conscience, leaves some stain
upon our reputation, and the smoke
blackens, though the fire does not
burn us"
It has been said that the beautiful
woman is q book containing only a
single page, which may be read at a
glance; whereas the woman who is
both beautiful and good is a book of
many pages, proper. perusal OF which
exacts life time. It may be so; but
why is it that the women of the latter
uncommon type always survive their
husbands or series OF husbands?
Enough, however. II will be suf.
GENTLY evident from these few pages
that women have always been es-
teemed as an amiable blunder, aud
are likely to be the cause of incredibly
bitter laundering in thefuture. While
there is time, let us entreat their lead
ers to look whittier they are going.
To the men OF this generation, happi-
ly, it matters but little. For
When all is thought and said,
The heart still overrules the head;
Still what we hope we must believe,
And what is given us receive.
We are thus assured OF a measure OF
domestic happiness in our lives.
But, oh We stern maidens, to whom
your fair sisters look for guidance and
instruction, we beseech you to have
mercy on the men OF the future.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Farm, FIELD and PRESIDE.
Farming Notes.

From the milk records Of the Michi-
gan State Farm the average annual
yield OF six Short horns was 5,O09.16
pounds; OF six Ayrshires, 9,525.33
pounds, and .oftwo Jerseys, 4,919.5.
The bee keepers OF Champaign coun-
tv, ILL.,, have lost all their bees this
winter.
The original Bartlett pear trees,
named after Enoch Bartlett, still
stand on his grounds. near Boston,
and are over fifty years old.
In England a very fine flavor is I'M
parted to the flesh of fattening tur-
keys by feeding them, in confinement,
with cooked food in which chopped
sweet herbs, like parsley, have been
mixed.
Carrollton, Mich, presents an OBJ
ject lesson in the shape OF little farm
we'll titled. Its twenty acres yielded
this year thirty tons OF hay, 81, 900
worth OF raspberries, 400 bushels
Strawberries, 800 bushels on
ions, 200 bushels potatoes and 200
of corn. Total money value, $3.50.
A report from Yarmouth, Nova
Scotia, says Wilson is the only
strawberry sufficiently productive
so far to be worth cultivating.''
We always want to get a little more
than the market price for our wheat.
once raised crop Of $500 bushels
and sold it for 1925 per bushel, but
tried hard to get $3.3O.-Michigan
Farmer.
1t is now a misdemeanor, in the
eyes Of Kansas law, for a breeder to
lie about the pedigree of the stock he
sells.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Where TO Dig the Well.

Let us remember that q we'll will
drain an area with q diameter equal
to twice its depth. Therefore a well
twelve feet deep will drain an area the
diameter of which is twenty-four feet,
that is to say, it will drain the sur
rounding soil tor twelve feet in every
direction. Obviously then the privy
should be more than the depth Of the
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
His Best Girl.
Detroit Free Press.

L
Detroit Free Press.
He hurried up to the Office as soon
as he entered the hotel, and without
waiting to register, inquired eargerly:
ANY letter for me?''
The clerk sorted overa package with
che negligent attention that comes OF
practice, then tipped one "a very
small one on the counter.
The travelling man took it with a
curious smile that twisted his pleas
ant-looking face into a mask OF ex-
pectancy.
He smiled more as he read it.. Then
oblivious of other travellers who jos.
tied him, he laid it tenderly against his
lips and actually kissed it.
A loud guffaw startled him.
Now, look here, old fellow" said
loud voice, ''that won't do, you know
Too spooney for anything. Confess
now, your wife didn't write that let
teri
..No, she didn't said the travelling
man with an amazed look, as if he
would like to change the subject.
THAT letter is from my best girl
The admission was SO unexpected
caught him said no more until after
they had eaten a good dinner and
were seated together in chum's
room.
Then they began to badger him.
'It's no use, you've got to read it
to US, Dick" said one of them. eve
want to know all about your best
girl"
$50 you SHALL" said Dick with great
GOODNESS; II will give you the letter
and you can read it yourselves.
There it is, and he laid it open on
the table.
II guess not" said the one who had
been loudest in demanding it; 1--WE
like to chaff a little, but hope we are
gentlemen. The young lady would
hardly care to have her letter read by
this crowd, and he looked reproach-
fully at his friend.
"But insist upon it," was the an
swer, "there is nothing in it to be
ashamed of-except the spelling; that
| 10 O. ilCGi0 oudhy, L IL dotlAGs DuC Sue
won't care in the least. Read it,
Hardy, and Judge for yourself
Thus urged Hardy took up the let
ter, shamefaced enough, and read it,.
There was only a few words. First he
laughed then swallowed suspiciously
and as he finished it. threw it on the
table again, and rubbed the back OF
his hand acr oss his eyes, as it troub-
led with dimness OF vision.
"Pshaw," he said, eff had a love
letter like that and then was silent.
- air playp cried one of the Others,
with an uneasy laugh
III read it to you, boys" said
their TREND, seeing they made no
move to take it, land | think you'll
agree with me THAI it's a model love
letter."
And this is what he read:
Mi owen deer PAPA
1 sa mi PRairs every mite annd
Wen i kis yure Pictshure ASK god to
bless you good bi Pa Pa yure Best CURL
DOLLY.
For moment or two the company
remained silent. while the little letter
was passed from hand to hand, and
you would have said that each and
every one had hay fever by the snuffing
that was heard. Then Hardy jumped
to his feet:
"Three cheers for Dolly, and three
cheers more for Dicks best girl.
They were given with a will.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

It is pleasure and satisfaction to many
to learn that Aliens Lung Balsam, that
standard family medicine for coughs, Group,
and all lung diseases, can now be procured
at 25., Soc, and $1.0O a bottle at any drug
store
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

I If YOUR MIND IS CLOUDY AND YOU FEEL dull
and heavy take Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters.
j. P. Allen, Dru ggist, st. Paul MINI.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

Cholera morbus in it's worst form ha.
made it's appearance at Johnstown. Pa.
and over a hundred workmen are afflicted
with the complaint
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

Miners who attempted to go to work at
Streator, Ill, were assaulted by strikers and
roughly handled.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

The double execution OF the negroes Prince
Fleming and Richard Jordon, for the muir
der of the negro John Taylor, occurred at
Quitman, Mass.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

Two unknown men were Instantly killed at
Camden Junction, Md, by the Chicago ex-
press on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

Oregon, the Paradise-of Farmers.
Mild. equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country
in the world. Full Information free. Address the
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10

Per Peterson, a young Swede, was stabbed
to death without provocation by a gang of
hoodlums in Chicago.