New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-29
Wednesday,, April %, 1891.
"a Letter from Rev. Berghold.

"A Letter from Rev. Berghold.
The following is the substance of a
letter from Rev. Berghold dated at San
francisco on the goth inst: have been
here three days now preparing for my
Mexican trip. Mr.. Jacob Pfenninger
and wife arrived ut Santa Rosa on the
18th in good health and best Of spirits.
It is needless to say that they are kept
in wonder at the delightfulness OF .
California spring. for it is indeed beau
tiful. The sun is shining brightly every
day, and all is IN leaves and flowers in
the woods, on the prairies and fields
and in the lanes. It IS wonderful what
clear colors California sun imparts to
the wild flowers of this region. If /
should ever return to California, ] will
pick the seeds of these magnificent rep
resentatives of natures beauties, and
send them to my friends in Minnesota
to be planted in fower-pots and hot.
houses. + am sure they will amaze
many a florist in the east, if they do but
half as well as they do here everywhere
on the roadsides. The wheat here is
heading and promises a rich harvest.
A late rain did wonders for all kinds of
crops. and the prospect is encouraging
indeed. Business however is not very
lively, complaints being made all over
because of scarcity of money. Many
houses and particularly fine little cot
tages are vacant. and the eye in look
ing up and down the streets is attracted
by the great number Of buildings bear
ing the sign ''For Rent" What then is
the matter? Thecrop last year was good
along the coast region, but still there is
no money. It will be better sometime,
perhaps, but good times can never last
long. The business will always be like
tidal wave, up and down, forward
and backward, but the ebb will always
be more steady than the flood, and the
springtime will ever be the season OF
dullness.
The ST.; Paul Globe of Thursday in
commenting on the epistle sent by New
UIm citizens to Senator Peterson, in
dulges in a lengthy editorial, which for.
humorous sarcasm should occupy a
place with the letter itself. The Globe
IS mistaken in it's surmises as to the
author Of the letter in question, but that
detracts but little from the value of the
article. Here it is:
Flies are-pestiferous insects, and they
swarm even about things as sweet and.
inoffensive as sugar barrel. There are
few attractive objects which are entire.
y free from their presence. But if
anybody has ever detected any flies on
Samuel Peterson, senator from Brown
County, he will do the cause OF science
= favor by coming out and saying so.
The Globe is glad that Senator Peter.
sons constituents appreciate him. His
district ought to have sent democrat
TO the last legislature; but the man
VI no years ago prevented the election
OF William Window to the United
States senate by his own right hand
and his holy arm, charmed the off
spring of Alexander Farnese, and they
wisely decided that he was the repre-
sentative for them.
He has made an interesting record
for himself in the upper house, and not
the least valuable of his services was his
persistent advocacy Of the McHale bill.
This was just what was expected of one
of his character. Hs saw as with a di.
vining eye the horrors Of the unrestrict-
ed and independent ballet, and he did
what in him lay to arrest the free coin
age Of sin which is nightly perpetrated
at our Minnesota theaters. s..
The Globe has watched the unequal
night Of this good man against lewd and
1asciYious conduct in females, and if it
has not heretofore called public atten-
ton to it as conspicio as it has to
Senator Deans wrestle with sparring
mills, it has not been because it was
not equally proud Of his moral stamina.
Nothing, therefore, has ever done the
soul Of this paper more good than to
see that the men who elected him have
publicly indorsed his course in this inn
portant matter. Its only q surmisal,
but internal evidence would suggest
that John Lind must be the author Of
the letter Of commentator to Senator
Peterson for his vote on behalf Of the.
McHale bill. John Lind knows about
the Wickedness Of the ballet If any body
does, because he has lived in Washing.
ton, where such things are thoroughly
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