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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

He conducted me to a room where
there were all the appliances for print
ing small paper / had never seen a
picture of such perfect eontentment.
There was neatly dressed foreman with
his sleeves rolled ups there was the boy,
standing on box, learning to set type;
there was happy looking dog, lying in
a corner, tapping the floor with his tail,
and on bundle of paper lay a large cat,
purring an accompaniment to dream
of conquest.
This is not all. said Blink, proudly,
contemplating my gaze of establishment.
Step this way.
He led me into back yard where
flowers were blooming, and then pointed
to o. lot where he kept q Jersey cow.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
IT'S EXCELLENT QUALITIES

Commend to public approval the Califor-
MIA liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs It is
pleasing to the eye and to tn g taste and
by gently acting on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, it cleanses the system efectually,
thereby promoting the health and comfort
of all who use it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

An Enemy with the Rheumatism
May be sasely pooh-hooed He is seldom act
i've Look out for him, though, when he has
used Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for a while,
for ten chances to one that beneticient resuor-
ative will make him well enough to come
down upon you like thousand of bricks
when you least expect it. Dyspepsia consti-
patton, neuralgia, kidney complaints and
malarial malades are among the bodily af.
flictions completely knocked out" by the
gitters.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
Sensible, Not Curious.

An exchange remarks that Oliver
Wendell Holmes has takenupon him
self a curious custom-that Of eating
dinner at noon. Curious to be
hanged! Dinner was meant to be
eaten at the noon hour just as much
as breakfast was in the morning.
A 6 O'Clock dinner" is just as much
Of a misnomer as a 2 o'clock break
fast. Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Have you ever tried Dobbin's Electric
Soap? 1t don't cost much to get one bar of
your grocer and see for yourself why it is
praised by SO many, after "a years steady
sale. Be sure to get no imitation. There
are lots of them.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
PINED FOR a CHANGE.
"A REPORTER WHO ACHED TO LEAVE
THE CiTY'S NOISE AND BUSTLE.
How he Awoke to Realization of the
Hard Fact that Things Are Not Always
What They Seem.

y name is John
Horn Whittleby.
The better or per-
haps the worst part
of my life has been
spent on the tread
wheel of a great
daily newspaper.
I have tried time
and again to break
away from the
grinding life Of the
reporter, and a
short time ago
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Being asked to tell about wet years
and dry years the savage swung himself
down from his pony and gave forth
weather wisdom in manner intensely
characteristic of the sssign language
and picture writing" With the SIM
pie aid of his stick and bit of smooth
ground he clearly set forth the recur-
renee of wet and dry seasons somewhat
in this fashion.
He made two holes in the ground some
distance aDart:
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

For IMPURITIES OF THE BLOOD TAKE Al
lens Iron Tonic Bitters. All genuin bear
the signature of j. P. Allen, Druggist t, st.
Paul, Mi mn.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The cleansing, antiseptic and healing quail
tiles of DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy are I'M
equaled.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The man who takes things as they come
never has any "go'' to him.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The G.. NJ d. which she took was Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, the great remedy
for bronchial, throat and lung diseases, sick
headache, scrotula dyspepsia, and all dis
eases that have origin in impure blood and
q disordered liver
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Harriet Beecher Stowe has comp leted her
seventy-eight year.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Miss Larkins vas bilious and feeble and
sick,
And it seemed as if nothing would ever re.
lieve her.
Her liver was clogged with impurities thick,
And her stomach was constantly burning
with fever,
fthe great 6. M. D. she bought supply,
And directions for taking pursued to the let
ter.
Twas the best thing on earth she could pos
sibly try.
And soon, very soon, Miss Larkins was bet
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The small boy with bad cold is very apt
to be up to snuff
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The matchmaker knows as much about
spring -cleaning as his wife does.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
A New Fish.

The fly fishermen of the United
States have a new pleasure before
them. a fish not hitherto known in
America is TO be introduced this year,
and there isseYery reason to beliYe that
/ it Will thrive and multiply wonderful
II. The fish is the European sea
trout, salmo trutta. a fish well known
and abundant in England While the
sea trout is q salt water fish. it inhab-
its land locked fresh water and thrives
there. Eggs will soon be put into
Maine streams flowing into The ocean.
a Paper Restaurant-
a restaurant at Hamburg IS said Is Is
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Cicero: Though laughter is allowable a
horse-laugh is abominable.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

The English war officer is experimenting
with the lance as a cavalry arm.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Rain-in- Face as Weather Prophet.
Last year out on the Sioux Reserva.
ton Mr.. Augustus Eddy of Chicago and
South Dakota held a powWow with q
e'big Injin' old Rain-in the Face him.
self
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23
q Paper Restaurant.

a 4. restalaran at Hanbur IS said Is Is
built and jfurnisk led entirel 81 paper. s
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-23

Farmer Minnerhrook Say, young
man, thar an no fshin' lowed in this
ere stream.
Rodney Flycaster-Why, didn't see
any sign up!
Farmer Minnerbrook Mebbe not; an
you re lucky. I'm willin' to hold it by
the collar here until ye kin get over the
fence.-Puck:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13
SEWING ON BUTTONS.
If You Don't Know How to Do 1t Read
This Article.

If You Don't Know How to Do 1t Read
This Article.
To the mother of family the subject
of buttons is an important one. The
buttons that are ''gone-forever gone, .
and have to be replaced, occupy not a
small portion Of her time and thoughts.
She wonders, often and despairingly, if
there is no way in the world that they
could be sewed on to stay.
There may be some mild-mannered
quiet people in this world whose buttons
never come off; who never find shoe
buttons missing and glove-buttons van
ished just As shoes and gloves are need
ed. But the ma jority OF healthy, active
men, women and children break off and
loosen buttons as surely as they wear
out clothes and shoes. This means sew
ing on again for some body. and the
woman who is responsible for the but
tons OF two or three or more people can
afford to put 4 thought into her work
that will make the buttons stay on
longer than they would without it. She
can make her head save her hands.
In the case OF shoes, gloves or any
article bought in shop where the sew
ing is not done under your orders. sew
the buttons on yourself before the gar.
ment is used This will insure their
staying on for few wearings, There
is no thread OF time wasted sewing but
tons on shop-made clothes.
Do not use too coarse a thread foI
shoe buttons; smooth. tight-twisted
one is better. Always wax your thread.
and put knots on the right side; il Is
more comfortable. and the knots are
less likely to rub off. When shoe but.
tons have been on, and YOU are rcplac.
ing them, pick out all threads left I'M
derneath. Leave loose thread be
tween buttons, and do not pull the
thread too tight or jerk it in sewing.
A loosely sewed button fastens more
easily, and SO has less strain on it.
No button should be sewed on tightly.
Begin by putting your knot through on
the right side. Place the button ovel
it. Hold the edge of the button NJ
mot down.. with your left thumb
and draw your thread evenly.
slowly. never too firmly. Make a good
neck with your thread and finish off on
the right side with a twisted knot with
out TOO many stitches The under
clothes always have an extra piece o.
cloth under the button. and let no gar
ments be buttoned too tightly. Fol
skirts it is well to have TWO buttons and
button-holes couple OF inches apar
in case Of one giving way. Whenever
your material allows use. silk for sewing
on buttons; it pays.
Lastly. sew not with sorrow, but pa
tience, for in spite of all your pains
sometimes the buttons come off again
Home Maker.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13
THE MONKEYS MIRROR.


He Uses 1t on a Coekatoo and Has Re-
yenee for Old Grudge.
Visitors to the Geological Garden have
taken special notice of a pretty little
African monkey with a tremendously
long tail, and an interesting little. shriv-
eled-up pink face. He is very bright
and amusing, with no bad or vicious
traits. If you viii notice closely you
will notice that the tip Of his tail has
been nearly stripped Of hair.
The handsome white cockatoo, with
the fiery eyes and sulphurous yellow
crest, did that. His big cage had been
on top of the monkeys one day, and the
little monkey hal swung his tail up
until it rested against the bars of the
bird cage. The eockatoo grabbed it and
pulled il in with his sharp beak. Then
there was q chattering and screaming,
yells, croakings and diminutive in
ferno for about minute. before the
monkey got his tail loose by the heroic
method OF pulling it loose. Then the
cockatoo spit out a mouthful of hair and
said: ''Yah-h-u-g-gh." To this contemp-
tuous remark the little monkey said
nothing. He sucked the lacerated end
of his tail and said nothing.
Some one had presented him with a
piece Of mirror, 1t was the apple of his
eye aud the prize Of his collection. His
little stOre-house contained a couple of
chestnuts, some spare peanuts, two or
three bright pebbles and the mirror.
This little strip, hardly two inches
square, he would hold and admire by
the hour. He never tired Of trying TO
solve the mystery OF that other monkey
which he saw in the glass. Not being
quarrelsome, he never tried to fight tns
strange monkey. but was always trying to
coax him out TO play. 1t wouldn't work.
One day the sun shone down through
the glass sRylight and struck the mir
ror. 1t cast bright, burning beam
right into the monkeys eye and nearly
blinded him. Here was another i'm
mense problem TO wrestle with. After
few minutes he found that by turning
the looking-glaSs in a different direction
he could make the bright ray dance over
the walls and INFO the other cages. Hal
that was funny. The coekatoo had been
moved across the aisle and one Of the
rays struc}, him in the eye. He blinked
and rutiied his feathers. The monkey
saw it. and said 70 himself as plainly as
possible;
wonder If old Cockey doesn't like it?"
He got the focus again, and the cock
atoo ducked and squawked.
Aha. l have you now, old Cockey.
III teach you to pull the hair of my
tail!''
Again he focused the bird. and the
bird jumped. Up, down, sideways and
across. he pursued the bird with that
binding ray. while the latter screamed
and beat his wings and ratified the cage
in a whirlwind Of rage. But II was use
less. The ray and monkey were mex
CRADLE. and not until a convenient cloud
obscured the sun did the monkey cease
its perSecutions.-W Post
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13
pUNeENT PARAGRAPHS

-father-'I don't believe vou,ve an
ounce OF brains in your head" SON
ihey are entirely unnecessary, fathah.
go only in fashionable society. Life.
Jimmy = tWhat is maqnanfmitv.
papaY MISUNDERSTANDING, nv son.
Is giving dead william glowing obitu-
airy notice and picking the life Of de-
ceased hero to pieces - Lawrence
American.
- have this evening been preach
ing TO congregation of idiots said
concerted young parson. Then what
was the reason you always called them
beloved brethren? replied strong
minded lady.-N. Y. Ledger.
Have you examined the volume Of
verses | sent you, called Fugitive
poems| " Yes" replied the publisher.
wv nat do you think of them?'' 81 don Il
wonder that they're fugitiyes. "-Wash-
ington Post
An honest old farmer once. address
ing school house audience on temper
ance, confessed that he mad been a
tinker "But, my friends said he. in
conclusion, II never drank to success. ="
N. Y. Ledger.
-Blinks (aftera long absence)-"And
now Is jerks getting along? Is he as
madly in love with Miss De Pretty as
eVer?' Old Friend-"O, he's all over
that" "You don't say So" Eyes. in
| deed. Been married 10 her year. y
N. Y. Weekly.
--Tomnlcins-apa D..
There must be an element of surprise
IN what a man says to make it wit.
Don't you agree with me?" wilson
Perfectly That was clever witticism
you got off the other day" Tompkins-
II forget. What did | say?" Wilson
You said, Here's that five borrowed
from you. "-Harper's Bazaar.
-Collector-"Dr. Fuller, the dentist
wants to know when you are going to
pay his bill" Skinner-"You 90 back
and tell that young sprig of a dentist
that I've got contra-account agin him. .
Collector-"What for?" Skinner-'For
letting him practice on me to learn his
trade. America.
Our brave citizen soldiers.-"Has
your regiment good fighting record?''
Splendid! One of our company cap
tains has got out an injunction restrain
ing the Colonel from recognizing the
Lieutenant Colonel-elect, and two Of
our first Sergeants nearly killed each
other at drill last night. Puck.
"A battle must be a. terrible thing"
said Miss Maybell to a travelling man.
Yes" Just think of the awful earn
age-the revolving recklessness of hu-
man life. Did you ever witness any such
sights?" "No-not exactly. But be-
longed to a football club for some time !"
Merchant Traveller.
Mr.. Oldbuck Woman, you have
disgraced me! Do you hear? Disgraced
meP His young wife-''Why, dear, am
sure that it was only an innocent chat
we had. was not flirting, indeed | was
not" Mr.. Oldbuck-"O, l don't mind
your flirting. You can't help it. You
are built that way. But you told that
young sprig was your father. "-Terre
Haute Express.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


Ice c-ambles under saw and chisel,
but is said TO be more capable than wood
Of being smoothed and shaped by the
plane.
"A practical Joker at Slatington, Pa.
circulated the report that young man
Of the place contemplating matrfmony
wanted piano. and his life was made
miserable by piano agents, who swarmed
from all directions.
New York State has 5000, 0c0 peo-
pie, of whom one-haif live in the six
largest cities. The most densely popu-
lated square mile in the world, contain
ing $4,000, Is said to be in New York
City.
"A Chicago girl decided to lecture.
She paid out 800 for lessons in elocu-
ton, $500 for wardrobe and sold her
piano for capital to travel on. Then she
was ready, but suddenly discovered that
she had neither subject nor engagement
1t is said that in the depths OF
Africa the natives still retain the mem
DRY Of Sir Charles Baker, and especially
Of his wife, who Travelled there with him
many years ago. They call him. it In
said, sLongbeard," and his wife morn
ing Star"
5 "A New York bank president says
that during the past twenty-eight years
the amount of money lost BY all the ma
tional banks though dishonest practices
does not exceed $1,000, 600. In view Of
the vast sums handled by the banks dur
ing these years, he considers the amount
small.
A tramp halted at the house of .
lady in the suburbs of Texas city. and
said to the lady of the house: please
give poor man. who is travelling and
who is away from home, trife to pay
his expenses" IF ysu haven't got any
money to pay your expenses, why do
you travel? Why don't you stay at
home as / do?'' replied toe astonished
female.-Texas Siftings.
There is curious bit of interesting
information that will be new to many
readers. In Africa the prefix serves for
the purpose that the suffix serves for in
European languages. For example:
Spain, Spaniard. Spanish-so in our
mother tongue; but in Aria Uganda
is the name Of State, Waganda are the
inhabitants thereof, and Maganda the
language.
Might or morning fogs, or in winter
persistent fogs, often signify calm and
settled condition of the air and the
prevalence of fair weather. Heavy dews,
especially n the autumn. likewise por-
tend fine weather, but usually OF shorter
duration. Fogs appear usually in one
of two conditions either the>sir ia
nearly saturated up to a considerable
height, or else is unusually DIR except
in stratum Immediately above the
ground.
A trumpet producing its musical
note by the vibration of circular steel
membrane by means of electricity has
been invented by Captain Zinang. of tho
Thirtieth Infantry. in garrison at DOM
front, Orne, France. The vibrator is q
small, soft iron armature, which vi
brates under the influence of an electro
magnet, with make and break at pla-
tinum contact, and this, covered in by
copper resonator, produces a trumpet
like tone. The strength of the sound
can be varied by regulating the contact,
and with several instruments connected
by a commutator bugle call or musical
airs can be played.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13

The afternoon 10 get plenty ar Uoda q.
next oay when the wife Of one of the
"ieh supplied us with food for talk ana
Few minutes excitement
sne had had several little faroi1r a,
iairs with her husband during the
voyage and had invariably come ~
secoha best in them, for he stood ~.
nonsense in these matters. and had ono
nhai ana effective argument for all too
prolonged conjugal discussions good
'hlck stick. which he generally toolr
care to provide himself with durinr
"ood-cutting operations.
however, to-day she was rather en-.
Doidened by the fact that her husband
mad neglected to bring the usual sanlinc
from the last camping place. or else ebe
iau hlaoe up her mind to strike one
last desperate blow for woman's rights
on board the Florida. The amicable
wrangle between husband and wife had
continued for some time in the stern ~
the ship, and insult after insult such
pltter phrases as "that she didn't knou
now to boil a plantain even" or "to
make pepper soup, having been beaned
upon the devoted head of the wife. She
abandoned the wordy war, and diyest-
ing herself of her heavy brass anklets
her copper bangles and steel bracelets
evidences OF now brutal husband,s
once iona regard, she looked round the
SNIP ana with blood-curdlinp veil de-
hberately climbed the ratings and
threw herself into the river.
The engineer rushed to stop the en-
glnes. One or two of the black men
jumped overheard and swan back to-
wards the head we could perceive bob
ping up and down far behind US. Others
quickly manned the canoe alongside
and padded off to the rescue. The in
lured wife, who was as vigorous swim
mer as debater, struck off full speed,
hand over hand down stream, For a
lew moments there was quite an excit-
ing little chase, until she was over
taken, dragged up into the canoe
and its PROV turned upstream again.
She stepped proudly and with an air OF
conscious triumph on her features upon
deck once more. But, alasi for the van
ity OF human wishes, her reception was
far other than she anticipated. Not
even the white men looked pitifully on
her. The engineer shook his fist and
her husband-but there, let US draw
vail over what followed.
Later in the day, when harmony was
restored between husband and wife. /
ventured to demonstrate with him on
striking woman-saying that a
white man who did so was looked on as
a coward. He smiled and replied:
"Oh! that may be all very well in
your country, but if I didn't hit her
sometimes there would be no standing
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-13
STORY OF A DIAMOND,

ROGER EASEMENT.

hlatnNeEttt IT.
''There's the most beautiful diamond
have ever seen during an experience
of thirty years with the sparkling
gems, said a veteran diamond merchant
yesterday, as he held up a stone that
seemed to live in fire. From every
facet radiatel brilliant colors. and the
hue of the stone was that steely blue
which delights every connoisseur OF
the precious gems. The diamond did
not weigh over six caratS, bat it was
easily worth $1,000.
That stone has a tragic history,
continued the man Of jewels as he laid
the diamonds to rest amid nest OF
snowy cotton, 1T comes from the De
Beers mines, in South Africa. and was
discovered by cOolie employed by the
company. His practised eye saw that
the gem was a marvellous one for beauty
of color. and a desire to steal it over
came him Well. he did steal it, and to
conceal the diamond abou his person
for the coolies work almost naked in the
diamond mines-cut hole IN his flesh
under the arm But the wound did not
heal. and the obs arvant eye OF the fore
man saw what was the matter. A few
DAYS after he charged the coolie with
having stolen a diamond, but the negro
denied it,
"When Jack, the foreman reached
for his sore arm the thief made dash
and ran toward the outskirts Of the
c,mp like a deer The foreman fol-
|, we'd him. but the fleet-footed negro
outstripped him. He knew that severe
nunishment awaited him if captured,
and conferred all his effort on getting
away with the stone, whose value would
have made him rich for life. But Jack
was equal to the emergency, anu draw
inc his pistol shot the coolie through
the back just as he was taxing to the
hills. His dead body was dragged back
into camp. his arm cut open ana the
beautiful gem in the rough was taker
FROM, the insertion, It's tragic story
but true as gospel, and only sample
NJ what has happened more than hun
dred times in the diamond mines o.
/ south Aries '-PAiladelphls Inquirer