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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
BY Another Name.

Delicacy OF feeling is not confined to
gentle people, commonly so-called. It
is well known, for example, by those
who have to do with men confined in
prison, that such convicts never speak
the hated word "prison," but invarl-
ably use some euphemlstic substitute,
'this, institution" being perhaps the
one oftenest used.
in my girlhood, wrote Mrs. Andrew
Lang, the favorite housemaid of q
friend of mine gave warming" as she
was going to be married.
''Indeed," said the lady, land what
is your future husband?"
"Please, a'am, he's an asker"
"A what?"
can ASKER
II don't understand. What does
he do?"
''Well, ma'am, he-he goes about
the streets, and if he sees any one COM
ing along that looks kind newell, he
just stops 'em and asks 'em to give
him a trif1e, and he makes quite a
comfortable living that way"
DO you mean a beggar?''
"Well, am, some people do call
it that; we call it asker y
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
"a PIONEERS FATE.
Origin of the Scalp Legend Of the
CHARTERS Valley, With a Few
Ghostly Additions to the Story

Origin of the Scalp Legend Of the
CHARTERS Valley, With a Few
Ghostly Additions to the Story
There is an uncanny local legend OF
helower end OF the CHARTERS CreekVal-
ley, near Pittsburgh, which is known
to the other inhabitants OF that sec,
ton as the scalp legend OF the Chart
iers, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
A mile or so up the creek the valley
opens out, making a beautiful pastor
al expanse of FERTILE bottom land. The
view over and upon this from the billy
heights at the rear of Sheridani is love
ly by day and weird by night. The
last-named element in the night scene
is partially CAUSED by the Pickering
gas fires from the wells in the Char
tiers field. ... - .. ..-3
At an early date in the pioneer his
tory of this section, and long before
the days OF Indian warfare had ended,
an adventuresome voyager ran his
canoe into the mouth of CHARTERS
creek. Attracted by it's sylvan scenery
and the prospects of finding a good
location to settle upon, he padded up
a short distance and. then explored
further along the bank as he assembled.
After particularly examining the To-
cality he chose and marked out a.
'tomahawk" claim, with fine timber
and water and a southern exposure.
Hither the next spring he came, with
his wife, a little boy and girl and
brother who was slightly his junior.
But one fateful evening in early sum-
mer the brothers returned from a
long and successful days hunt and
found the cabin was smoldering heap
of ruins. Partially in the ashes were
the charred, mangled and scalped
forms OF the young wife and children.
The Indians had evidently been gone
some hours. Controlling their agony
as best they could, the brothers ten
derby moved and sadly buried the
remains of their loved ones beneath
an immense sycamore tree upon the
banks of a little brook that ran by
their cabin and headed up in the Sher-
man hills. Then they left the country,
starting eastward to go over the
mountains, but never reached the
settlements or were afterward
heard of and it was supposed
that they were killed by some wander
ing band of Indians. The only clew to
this pathetic bit of pioneer history
that was left was a letter upon birch
bark inclosed in rude envelope of the
same texture and stuck in g. split
sapling by the rivers edge at the
mouth of the creek. This was for
unately found shortly afterward by
band of white explorers who still la
ter conveyed the intelligence
East.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18

s s + . = I Z &
But now comes the ghostly legacy
OF this tragedy, which goes by the
name OF "The Scalp Legend Of the
CHARTERS" Concerning it it is affirmed
by the country folks and earlier set
tiers Of this little valley, that on some
summer nights to this day the shrieks
OF those murdered innocents may be
distinctly heard land when storms arise
they are blended with the od-curd-
Whoops of the painted savages. And
further and more awful still, that in
the oppressive silence OF warm sum
mer evenings things strangely like the
ignus fatuus, or jack o'lantern, may be
observed to float hither and thither
over the scene of the massacre, and to
wander up and down the bank OF the
little run between the hills and the
creeks.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
WoRsH1PPlNG THEIR FLAG.
Queer MiIitary customs which

Queer Military Customs Which the
Chinese Have Great Faith In.
The viceroy or generalissimo OF the
Chinese army, whenever he was about
TO start on a war-like expedition,
must worship his flag. Whenever he
sends, away with a detachment OF
soldiers any high military officers as
his deputy, andgenefally, when any
high military officers is about to pro-
coed into battle, the flag OF his divis-
ion OF brigade must be worshipped.
The worship is often performed on the
public parade ground. "
The viceroy sometimes chooses to
sacrifice to the flag on his own par AIDE
ground connected with his yamun.
The time selected is often about day
light or a little later Often times the
high officials, both cicic and military,
connected with the government, are
present!
1t is necessary that all the officers
who are to accompany the expedition
should not only witness the ceremony,
but take a part in it. The same re-
mark is true of the soldiers who are to
be sent away Or engage in the fight.
In the centre of the arena is placed a
table having upon it two candles. one
censor and several cups of wine. =
The candles are lighted at the proper
time. Some officers, kneeling down,
hold the large flag by means gifts staff
near the table.
The viceroy, or the officer who is to
command the expedition, standing
| before the table and the flag, receives
three sticks OF lighted incense from a
professor of ceremony, which he rev.
erently places in the censor arranged
between the candles.
He now kneels on the ground and
bows his head down three times.
Some of the wine taken from the table
| is handed to him while on his knee.
which he pOurs out on the ground.
Then cup OF wine is dashed upon the
flag, the professor Of ceremony crying
out: "Unfurllng the flag victory is
obtained: the cavalry advancing, merit
is perfected.''
The whole company of officers and
soldiers, who had previously knelt
down and bowed their heads in the
prescribed manner, now Simultaneous
ly rise up with shout and commence
their march at once for the scene of
the appointed ezvous.-Overland
Monthly.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
Yellow Flowers Bring Ill-Luck.

b 4 p
Actors have a queer superstition
about yellow flowers and will not
wear them. While at DR.. Todd's
booth at the fair grounds recently
Miss Marie Greenwood saw some vel.
low flowers, and after admiring them,
asked for them
Mr.. Guibertson, her leading man,
was present, and begged her not to
take them, saying they would surely
bring her illluck. A laugh was in
dulged IN at his expense and she took
the yellow flowers. @=Ss
In an hour the opera house was in
ashes, and Miss Greenwood's ill-luck
had cost her $500. The flowers cot
In their work, - oven boro KY. Regis,
ter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
Forty Years to Find Salt,

A wonderful example of patience in
the Chinese is afforded by a consular
report dealing with the manufacture
OF salt in Central China. Holes about
six inches in diameter are bored in the
race by means OF q primitive form Of
iron drill, and sometimes a period of
forty years elapses before the coveted
brine is reached, so that the work is
carried on from one generation to
another. During this time the boring,
as may be imagined, goes down an
immense depth. When brine is found
it is drawn up in bamboo tubs by a
rope working over q large drum turned
by bullocks. The brine is evaporated
in iron caldrons, the heat being sup
piled by natural gas, which is gener-
ally found in the vicinity OF salt wells.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18

A Wife's Devotion Overcomes
Her Resentment at Her Husbands
Cruelty.
The Magistrates OF this city, especial
ly those who mete out justice to the
criminals in the southern sections,
have many queer cases to deal with,
says the Philadelphia Times, but one
which was heard before Magistrate
Fulmer presents many peculiar feat
ures, and deserves to be placed on
record as one of the most novel in
the criminal history OF this city.
The casein questionwas that OF Har-
ry Rodgers, who was given hearing on
the charge Of assault and battery, pre-.
ferred by his wife. Mrs. Rodgers testi-
fled against her husband, claiming
that he had brutally beaten her with
out any provocation. Magistrate Full
mer, after hearing the evidence, decid-
ed to hold Rodgers in $500 bail for
his appearance in court. g..
Up to this point the hearing was by
no means unusual and was similar to
those which are every day presenting
themselves to the attention OF the
magistrate. As is usual in such casss
Rodgers was asked if he had any one
who would 60 bail for him. He was
about to answer that he knew of no
one who would be kind enough to per-
form such an office when suddenly, to
the surprise OF all.present, Mrs, Rodgers
who had sworn against her husband
and on whose testimony he was put
under bail, stepped up to the magis-
trate's desk and offered to 20 his BAIL
for his appearance.
This, of course, greatly puzzled the
Magistrate, but as the womansatis
him Of the fact that she was proper
ty-owner he was obliged to accept
her as security. The bail was entered,
and husband and wife left the Office
together and no doubt will settle
the matter between themselves in
such a way that it will not require the
efforts Of the court to adjust it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18

girl, and could not, by a feathers
weight, influence the balance Of his
attentions. Therefore, behind her
smiles she had been not alittle wound
ed that he had allowed her to come
home without having given expression
to his sentiments.
So she, too now took on a sober
countenance and banished. thought
and regret by joining several new
clubs and taking membership in two
or three more charitable organiza-
tions. ~. f-a @.
Just before Christmas Randall one
day experienced in his breast sort OF
imperative intimation-perhaps direct
from the slant-eyed mandarin, who
knows?-that he might hear of some
thing to his advantage if he should 90
down to the city and call upon Glenn
entine; so, after some futile resistance
to the message, he betook himself
thither. ....x. -
He was graciously received by Glenn
entine-that is, graciously enough for
young man who had played the
triher with her invisible affections
and he seated himself in cozy chair
near the pretty table which held his
old friend blue jar.
AS he talked with Clementine-a lit
tie constraint being apparent on both
sides-he toyed with the lid Of the jar,
and the slant-eyed mandarin appeared
to wink at him three times very know
ingly.
Under some occult but imperative
pressure Randall removed the lid and
touched with his finger the silken tex
ture Of some mysterious contents.
Curiosity further constrained him,
and he pulled from the bosom of the
now jubilant mandarin g. pale blue
article of singular description for a
parlor ornament, and following it, he
extracted a pale punk strip of similar
shape and structure.
Turning to Clementine for explana-
ton OF these unforeseen apparitions,
he found her speeches. with wild
eyed establishment; and, without a
word or gesture seized the old blue
jar and hurried from the room.
Randall smiled the first real soul
felt, refreshing smile that he had in
dulged in for several months and
vowed by the pigtail of the old slant
eyed that he would stay rooted to the
spot until Clementine returned.
What she said to the genius of the
jar as she flew upstair with it only
the mandarin can reveal.
AS Randall paced the floor, pulling
his moustache and wondering if Glenn
entine's keen sense of humor would
carry her safely through the trying
hour, she came emaciateedly into the
room, bearing in one hand the blink
ing old mandarin, and in the other
the pleading letter he had borne so
long hid in his clever old bosom.
Randall met the dear girl more than
half way, and as she whimpered gent
ly on his shoulder he promised never,
never, never to tell.
And when they were married, if you
believe me, that ridiculous old ginger
jar accompanied them on their we'd
ding trip, and Randall packed the
bosom OF the grotesque mandarin full
OF Clementine's bridal roses, there to
fade, and there forever to remain.
Now, as Randall never told, and
Clem,ntine never told, the entire re-
sponsibility of this revelation lies be-
tween you and me and the ginger jar.
Romance.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
THE ROSES LOVE.

The rose said to the moon, when summers
Was at its height of power =.
U, list dear one my passionate sad story
List to lowly flower.
When first | felt that life had any bright
: - lifted up my face, 49,. =.
Fast beat my heart to feel it's dewy white
Folded in thy embrace "
watched thy face 50 far away in heaven,
SO tar away from me,
From thy soft setting till the dewy even,
thought of thee, of thee. =,
trembled when thy snowy beam did'st
find me,
Trembled and looked above,
One tie alone there is on earth to bind me,
die without thy love.
Last night I felt thy glances glowing, beam
Lone as lonely star,
", why should all my soul ofthine be
dreaming,
~, And thou away so far.
III n breathe ca he my love in perfume, it may
Half Of my longing heart,
be not so cold, but ia Ike beseech thee,
AS my soul part.
Night came again, the rose in longing wait
ed,
The heavens were dark above,
Through folds of clouds the stars came out
belated,
No answer came to love-
But when the moon, touched by her tender
pleading,
His Silver lovelight shed,
10 reach her heart so long unanswered.
bleeding,
The rose lay silent dead.
-LUCY MCKEoNE SrAPLEToN.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-18
Aid to Memory.

''Tod" Walters is a ten-year-old
boy in whom the spirit OF mischief and
the spirit OF investigation are de-
The record-union., 1891-07-21

The Capay Valley Land Company is Offering the
most fertile lands iii this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser to pay for the land out OF its own
Product VIZ Interest only for five years at per cent
Inc only condition imposed Is that reasonable pro-
portion ci the land purchased shall be planted to fruit
trees Or vines Land may be bought without this con-
clton on payment OF 20 per cent cash and remaining
80 per cent at the end OF FIVE years. with interest ann-
ally IN advance al per cent The various tracts owned
by the Capay Valley Land Company have been subdi-
Vded INTO 10 ami oo-aCre lots which are for sale at
prices varying from $50 to $50 per acre Similar I'm
improved land in Vaca Valley has recently been sold at
$500 and $500 per acre.
these Capay Valley lands are under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution Of profitable
1uit growing, and the locality has proved itself to be
one OF the earliest in the State The crop of 1890
from the companys vineyard at Cashmere was picked,
dried and shipped to Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe
The railroad passes through all of the tracts owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company, thus nsurng excel
lent shipping facilides and land may be purchased
n the immediate proximity of either of the following
stations: Capay, Cadenasso, Surrey Guinda Sauerne
Cashmere or Runlsey
At many of these places fine orchards OF the choicest
and earliest varieties OF peaches ard aprcos may already
be and during the coming season considerable ad
dltional acreage will be planted One of the recent
sales made by the company that of the Tancrec
Tract, containing COO acres, to colony association
This tract has been subdvded into forty holdings all
which viii be planted to fruit trees this season.
The fine orchards the Guinda Tract where Aoc
acres have been sold, especially worthy Of mention
and it IS significant fact that several of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley t-growers who e
pect ID make their earliest shipments from here
The record-union., 1891-07-21
COMMERCIAL.
SACRAMENTO MARKET.

SACRAMENTO, July goth.
FRUIT-Lemons-Si $S@S SO y box;
California, s4@5; Lines SdG5 2 box, DO e. a5c ?!
land; Cocoanuts, Sos; California Oranges
Riverside, S3@3 so p box; Pineapples, 60c
each; 81 dozen; @ L Peaches. 4o@6oe g bo3; TX
= case; b. I. Cherries, 75c; Apricots 40@65c;
Currants soc z box and So to So 50R chest;
Raspberries, S1@1 20 z case: 80 coo
. 10; Apples, 81 60; Apricots 81 80; Black
berries, 81 95; Cherries, SO 4o@2 60; Cur
rants, So 25; Gooseberries, 81 8o@1 90;
Muscat Grapes, 81 55@1 90; PlumS, 81 90;
Ounces, 81 80; Raspberries, S2 20; Straw
sacks; Cornmeal, white, SO so p lob sacks,
yellow, S2 S5 a 25-1b sacks; Cracked Wheat,
S. p 10-b sacks; So 50 u loom sacks;
Hominy, 81 = lob sacks; So rs q 100-b
sacks; Graham, So 80 p 1o-ib sacks; So 60 q
VEG VEGETA Ell ARLEs-onions, silverskins, 75@
Soc q cwt; red, S0@S5c; Egg Plant, 10c:
Tomatoes, 81 25 q box; Corn-feld, 81,
sweet, 81 so . sack; Cabbage 50@65c %
new, 75c = sack; bunch vegetables, 1212c q.
doz; Parsnips, $1@1 so; Beets, 75c@S1;
Horse Radish, 1oc q ID; Garlic, 1oc; Arti-
chokes, 40@60c q doZ; Dried Peppers, 209
25c; Green Peas, common, 2@3c; do, sweet,
S@4c; Potatoes, Early Rose, 65@75c; Peer
less 9OcG$1; Burbanks, S5@95c; Centennial
Beans 2S215c; summer squash, &C; CauIi-
flower, 81 y doZ; Green Peppers,-@- 4 b;
Okra. 4OG5Oc; Red Cabbage, &c q ID.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter-Va 200
22c z 10; Fancy Petaluma, 231a@241ac . 10;
Eastern Creamery, fancy, 2l@22c; packed
in firkins choice, 1S@25c: common, 121aG0
13c. CheeSe-CaliforEia, l112@12c; Young
America, l21a@13c; Eastern Cream, $50 l6c;
Limburger, 1S@2oc; genuine swiss, 321ag
35c; American Swiss, gle; Martins Cream,
1761Sc Eggs-20@22c; Eastern, 10000.
P0ULTRY-Dealers' prices: Live Turkeys,
hens, 12@l3c; gobblers, 11@12c; dressed,
14@15c full-grown Chickens, S4@5 q dozen;
young BOOSTERS, S4@5 q dozen; broilerS,
$36e4 tame Ducks, S4@5; Pekin, 5000 80;
Geese, S2d2 25 p pair.
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED-Oat Hay, 81 l
OLA z ton; Alfalfa do, S9@11 q ton; Bran,
$24 2 ton; Middlings, $27 q ton; Barley, whole,
paying 81 05@1 10; rolled, 81 25; Wheat
(choice milIing), paying 81 20 q cwt; Rye,
81 40; Tame Oats, $2@2 %; Corn, paying
MEATS-Beef, sc; Mutton. e1l@7c; Lamb,
SC; Veal, large, 5@51ac; small, 61@@7c;
hogs, 4@}41Ic; dressed Pork, Sc; Hams-taSt-
ern, 14@I5c; California. 1ac Bacon-Light
Medium, 91ac; selected, lie; extra light, 12%c;
extra light, boneless, 131a@141ac.
MISCELLANEOUS = Seeds : Alfalfa, new
crop, S@9c; Timothy, Eastern, 6@7c; Pop
Corn, ear, ,3@4c; shelled, ,41aG ) &c; Red Glover,
10@11c; Red Top, 6@}7c p ID. Nuts-Chile
Wainuts, new, 11@12c; California Walnuts,
11@l2c; Almonds, new, 14@16c; Peanuts,
California, G@7c; Eastern, 6G7c. Lard-Cai
tfornia, cans, 61a@9c; Eastern, S3@10c.
Hides-Salt, light, sc; medium steers, &c;
heavy steers, SC; heavy cows, &c; dry, &C.
The record-union., 1891-07-21

Too much stress cannot Se laid upon the great ad-
vantage to the of being in early locality
In makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardis of Capay Valley
may assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that 20
acres of this rich land when the are in bearing
will yield handsome and assured income
The Capay Valley Land Company has an agent
siding in the valley whose duty it is to show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four townsites have been laid out in different points
IN the valley, viz. Esparto Cadenasso, Guinda and
Rumsey. Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms.
The enterprsing and fourishing town of Esparto is
situated the lower end Of the valley, and SI25 900
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
blocks and waterworks with pipes laid in the streets,
The town has postofice schoo-house and weekly
paper, and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express Offices.
Posoflces have also been established at Guinda and
Rumsey This latter place, situated the head of The
valley the present terminus of the railroad. The
comfortable little hotel makes excellent quarters for
hunters as well as land-seekers
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay Val
ley may be thus concisely summed up:
soil of great fertility, yielding bountifuly of every
crop
A soil and climate which will rpen all kinds of fruit
vegetables earlier than anywhere else IN the State
ana climate perfectly adapted to the curing OF rass and
drying of fruit without the aid of artificial evaporators
location that central and close to markets. Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheaply. Lands which sold cheaper
and better terms than anywhere else in the State
The record-union., 1891-07-21

Medium Cows, over as bs5 O. o.
Light Cows, under 46 fbs..,.5 o. O.
HIPS, !! TO 80 ofts................4 q o.
Veal Skins, 10 to II fbs......6 G. OAK
Calf Skins, to 10 fbs.........6 O. @6
Dry Hides, usual selections 1o1@c; Dry Kips,
do, 10h@11c = ID; Calf skins, do, 1o1a91 1c;
Salt Hides, 5P6c: c.: Gull T Dry '' Salt T Hides,
4@47ac; Pelts, shearlings, 100000 each;
do, short, 4o@7oc each; do. medium, 20
to soc each; do, long wool, 90c@$1 40
medium, soc to 35c; do, thin. 2O@25c p ID;
Goat Skins, soc to soc apiece for prime and
perfect, 15@25c medium. 5@l0c each for
small.
MEAT MARKET-FolIowing are the rates
for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to Dealers Beef-First quality, 512c;
second quality, Sc; third quality, 4C0412c y b.
Veal-Quotable at 5@6c for large and 569Sc p
ID for small Mutton-Quotable at s@S19c e
p; Thanksgiving. t 9@9Ke z h. PorkaLiye rsa Ia1n.
light, 51zG51ac; dressed Hogs, 7@Sc e fb.
The record-union., 1891-07-21
8sol Gsfate, Gtr.
ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural for $40
to $40 per Acre.

The Pacific Improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand ceres Of
land in the heart of Teharna County, for tbs
parpose of promoting subdivision and settle
ment This land embraces lands from first
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land to
land Of fair average quality, and is offered at
from SO to $50 per acre, in subdivisions OF
40, so, 12O, 100 and 800 acres.
The terms upon which these lands are offered
are especially attractive. They will be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated by the pay
ment of interest only for three years. at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by raying the first OF five equal an
nual installments. Thus no part of the prin-
cipal is TO be paid for three years, and then
the purchaser is 20 have five years in which to
pay five equal annual installments, with in-
terest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum,
making payments extending over q period of
eight years Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity TO purchase
land of fair average quality at SO per acre,
and good agricultural land at $40 an acre,
with other grades cf land at prices TO CORE
spond between these figures.
The assertion is frequently made that good
lands, suitable for general farming, and es-
pecially adapted for fruit-growing, cannot pe
had in California for less than from $50 to
$1Go an acre. An examination OF the land
subject of this advertisement will prove to
home-seekers that this is an opportunity for
the purchase of good agricultural land at $40
an acre, and for qualities grading down TO fair
agricultural land at SO an acre, ON terms of
payment which should make the disposition
OF these lands TO actual settlers result easy OF
accomplishment.
The primary object of the purchase of this
body of land was the breaking up of a large
holding 10" the purpose of promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
~ diligent husbandry.
For further particulars, call upon or adj
!ress WM. FL. MILLS,
Land Agent of the G. p. r. f., Fourth and
Townsend streets. s]an Francisco. Call