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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Danish Peasantr.

The Danish peasantry have notable
love of order and symmetry in house
hold arrangement, placing their furni-
ture wherever possible in pairs and in
exactly corresponding positions One
old peasant who had accumulated lit
tie money and had been prevailed upon
to buy his daughter piano seriously
considered buying another to place
against the opposite wall Their bed
steads consist Of great boxes, generally
painted red or green and heaped with
feather beds, between which they in
sinuate themselves winter and summer.
IF unable to afford SO many feathers, the
underbed is of straw and receives so
little attention that mice build their
nests in it and race back and forth
sQuealing shrilly without disturbing the
stolid peasant slumbers. The bedding is
not washed oftener than once or twice
q year. -Philadelphia Press
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Their Verdict,

Many are the stories told Of the re-
markable verdicts brought in by inefh-
cent juries, but there could scarcely be
q better illustration Of what q certain
legal man calls colossal inef6ciency"
than the story he tells Of the verdict
given by a jury in q western city. The
case under trial was that Of man who
accidentally, as almost every one be-
heved-had fatally shot friend while
the two were Off, with. q hunting party.
The accused person was q prominent
citizen of the place and was greatly be-.
loved as well as respected by every one
who knew him.
As the trial proceeded the faces Of
the jurymen were filled with anxiety
When they at last retired, it became ev-
ident to them that the prisoner could
not be acquitted of all blame, according
to the evidence, but they decided that
if he must be considered guilty of some
thing they would make that something
as light as possible. Accordingly the
foreman gravely announced on the re-
turn to the courtroom that they found
the prisoner "guilty Of drunkenness. -
In spite Of the gravity of the case a
ripple of amusement ran over the court
room at this verdict. The judge, with
considerable severity and with great
clearness, again charged the jury and
again they retired.
A long interval elapsed At last they
came struggling in again. Once more
the foreman confronted the judge and
thus announced the verdict:
1--WE find the prisoner guilty of man
slaughter in the third degree, butt
this in tone Of somet :ng like defiance
80 5e don't believe ne did itv'-
Youths Companion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Curing q Boiling Horse.

A horse purchased at an equine rub
bish" sale was confirmed bolter. No
sooner was it harnessed than it set off at
full gallop, q career. which generally
ended in smash and the immediate
resale Of the culprit. But the new pur-
chaser, far from trying to check this
propensity, resolved: as he said, to ''hu-
nor him a bit'' and generously 'lent
him to a fire engine - The horse soon
found that he was encouraged not only
to bolt at starting, but to keep up the
pace, and in six months was quite ready
either to stand in harness or to start at
any speed wished by his driver.-Lon-
don Spectator.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Rosa MarlB.

Rosa Maria.
The rose of Jericho, a plant with
which many superstitions are connected,
is called Rosa Mari@, or Mary's flower.
It is a small, bushy, herbaoeous plant
about six inches high, of the nat
ural order cruciferme, which grows in
the sandy deserts Of Arabia and Pales-
tine and bears small white flower on
many branches When its leaves fall,
the branches contract toward the center
and coil themselves inward and inter-
lace like ball Of wickerwork, which is
blown about from place to place. When
it happens to fall into water, it uncoils,
and its pods open and let out the seed.
IF a specimen is taken before it is quite
withered, it will retain the property Of
contracting in drought and expanding
in moisture for years. Its generic name
-nastatica signifies this seeming res
direction to new life. Brooklyn Eagle
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
A Motto at a Funeral.

There are women who, if offered the
choice between matinee and a funeral,
will poll a tremendous vote in favor of
the funeral. The dramatic opportunity
is only a negative pleasure-the trap
pings Of woe are positive sensation.
There is story told that a good though
eccentric dame long since gathered to
her accounting, in whom this passion
was abnormally developed, arrived in
town from her country place one day on
shopping expedition. This lady heard
of the death of mere acquaintance and
learned that if she hurried to the house
she would be just in time for the funeral
services. Shopping, as compared with
mourning, had no charms, and the lady
fastened to the house of sorrow. Now
the constant travelling companion Of this
good woman was a brown linen atrocity
in the nature of a handbag or roll. Upon
this bag, embroidered in large letters by
the misguided person from whom it was
q gift, was motto Arrived at the
house, our friend insisted upon having a
seat as near the casket as was possible,
and that achieved she placed the brown
linen structure across her lap, then SET
tied herself with a sigh of satisfaction.
The letters upon the bag, held within a
few feet of the deceased lady and visible
to all the mourners, spelled the words,
bon voyage. New York Recorder.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
The Dimple Making Machine.

The woman who must have dimples
or die has only to invest in the dimple
producing machine, which an English
paper says has been invented and pat
ented by a woman with an eye for
beauty and with a speculative turn Of
mind. She, of all others, ought to be re-
warded with one or more of these fetch
ing marks of beauty, providing she can
endure the torture of her own device,
which is kind Of mask arranged with
screws and wooden points that press
upon the cheeks or chin where the dim
pies ought to be. This is worn at night,
but just how long it must be applied to
produce the desired impression is not
said-New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
ONCE ON 4 TINE.

It teatime in the ruddy light
Chrysanthemums were In their glory
Ny baby came to say good night
And beg for ''just one little story"
told her how girl like her
Came long ago, somewhere or other, >
And brought her doll and made a stir b
And begged q story from her mother,
Who, tired and listless, also crossed
The little story begging beauty
With news of how another CLOSED
Her irksome story telling duty.
Still backward was the tale referred
To weary her, but when ended,
As if had not said word,
With looks half pleading, half offended,
She clasped my neck-her childish trust
Had made the hardest heart compliant
"A little one." she said, "please-just
About fairy and a giant
kissed her close, and of went:
"Once on q time." low, slow and steady.
She heaved sigh of sweet content
My darling was asleep already.
-Menzies Macdonald in Good Words.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
OLD acoTcH SUPERSTITION
The Many Absurdities That Chung Round
the Ceremony Of Baptism.

AAO AAS11y <ADDuIOlCleS Vn0C CHUNG 6OU00
the Ceremony Of Baptism.
Thus on the birth Of a child to be-
gin at the beginning 1t was impera-
tive that both the mother and babe
should be 'sained' '-that is, fir can
die was carried thrice round the bed,
and Bible, with a hammock or some
breAd and cheese, was placed under the
pillow and kind Of blessing muttered
Ito propitiate the ''good people. {"
Sometimes a fir candle was set on the
bed to keep them off. If the newborn
showed any symptom of righteousness,
it was supposed to he a changeling, and
to test the truth of this superstition the
child was placed suddenly before peat
fire, when, if really a changeling, it
made it's escape by the '.lenn, . or chin
ney, throwing back words Of scorn as it
disappeared. There was much eagerness
to get the babe baptized lest it should
be stolen by the fairies. If it died I'M
christened, it wandered in woods and
solitary places, lamenting it's melan-
choly fate, and was often to- Be seen
Such children were called ''tarans.
Allan Ramsay, in his Gentle Shep-
herd" describing Mause, the witch,
says Of her: J., 81.
At midnight hours DER the kirkyard she raves
And houks unchristened weans out Of their
graves.
1t was considered q sure sign of ill
fortune to mention the name ofsan sun
ehristened wean," and even at baptism
the name was usually written on slip
Of paper, which was handed to the off,
ciating minister, that he might be the
first to pronounce it. Great care was
taken that the baptismal water should
not enter the infants eyes, not because
such mishap might result in wailings
loud and long, but because the sufferers
future life, wherever he went and what
ever he did, would constantly be vexed
by the presence of wraiths and specters.
# the babe kept quiet during the cere-
mony, the gossips mourned over it as
destined to short life and perhaps not
a merry one; hence, to extort cry, the
woman who received it from the father
would handle it roughly or even pinch
it.
IF male child and female child
were baptized together, it was held to
be most important that the former
should have precedence. And why? In
the ''Statistical Account of Scotland, -
the minister Of an Orcandian parish ex-
plains: "Within the last seven years he
had been twice interrupted in admins
tering baptism to female child before
a male child, who was baptized imme-
diately after. When the service was
over, he was gravely told he had done
very wrong, for, if the female child was
first baptized, she would, on coming to
the years of discretion, most certainly
have strong beard, and the boy would
have none ALI the Year Round.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Wire Skating.

From a recently published estimate of
the strength of the proposed wire shafts
for steamships it appears that in this i'm
portant respect the most satisfactory re-
suit is realized. When made in five sec
tions, with a total length of 100 feet and
Is inches diameter, the shaft will have
$4,000 No. steel wires, each IS feet long,
with $4,000 fastenings, and as each wire
and each fastening will sustain a load of
500 pounds without rupture or injury
there is thus exhibited total inherent
strength Of some 81, 50O, 900 pounds, or an
amount 25 times greater than the con-
tinuous force of an engine of 5000 horse
power, which is indeed a significant show
ing.-New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
DANGER IN THE BRlDA OURS
The Medical Aspects 81 the Case frvsentsd
to Those About to Marry. SIS l

The Medical Aspects Of the Case Presented
to Those About to Marry.
The custom which obtains SO general
y of taking a fatiguing journey as q
part of the nuptials is regarded by high
authority as one Of the barbarisms Of
civilization. Let Us illustrate the inju-
rious physical tendencies by typical
case. During extremely cold weather
there occurs a wedding, which, from
the standing of the parties, attracts
some attention. The happy couple, we
are told, are off for their wedding trip
to a still more figid section of country.
Though conscious Of danger and dis
comfort, to some extent, which is great
" increased by their inexperience in
travelling, they cheerfully assume the
risk and responsibility, as to all mar
ried couples bridal tour seems to be
considered as absolutely essential to give
the marital union an importance with
ont which it would, in their opinion, be
unromantic and but a partial marriage.
The tour causes fatigue exposure and
excitement making regularity of life
impossible -in fact, the act involves the
reverse of all that the rules Of health
and physiology require .,,,, ..,.v.r
80, Again, it constantly happens In the
case Of both sexes that slight indispo-
mtion, which passed unnoxiced in the
hurry OF preparation. is aggravated 1tota
serious and even fatal extent by the en-
element, exposure and neglect on a
wedding tour. No man, for for instance,
would think Of postponing his marriage
on account Of a slight cold If he staid
at home afterward and took care Of him:
self, it would pass away like other slight
colds, but often ON the bridal tour the
malady develops into chronic disease
A prominent physician recently said:
Many cases of brides and bridegrooms
in my professional experience came ipn-
der my observation dying of typhoid fe-
yer just after a wedding trip, which
had caused the early symptoms to be
misunderstood and neglected In one
instance that came under my observa-
ton q healthy and vigorous young man,
just returned from bridal tour, died of
typhoid fever in Troy, his sickness be-
ing superinduced presumably by the IA
tigue and exposure incident to the jour
ney. It will thus be seen that the med
ical aspect of bridal tour is sufficient
~ important and the risk incurred suffi-
GENTLY great to cause the welded pair,
if they wish to be actuated by impulses
Of reason and prudence rather than by
the dictates of custom, to pause before
they undergo the trials of a wedding
journey. Troy Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30

Cherubini copied all his own scores,
and that with such care that the manu-.
script looks as though printed He even
copied all the orchestral parts, for, as he
said, there is always something to b@
learned in copying music"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
A Limit to Her Grief.

Miss Congee- heart is broken
broken in twain shall never, never
smile again after the cruel way in
which he has Tilted me-
Her Dearest Friend-What, never?
Miss Congee (hesitatingly)r We'll,
not till have finished my breach Of
promise suit against him! Boston TRAY
eller.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30

Amadeus Of Spain abdicated in 1873
disgusted with the tedious ceremonials
Of the Spanish court. He returned to
Italy and was glad to resume his honor
airy and nominal duties as an officer III
the Italian service.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30

The Jewish law ordered that the
graintields should not be CLEANED, and
that the wheat in the corners of the
fences or walls should not be gathered,
IN order that something might be left
for the poor: No farmer might forbid
poor persons from entering his fields and
cleaning after the reapers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30

Cotton and cotton weaving were in
troduced into Europe by Alexander the
Great, who sent the material, the seed
and the workmen from Persia and India.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
She Was Particular.

Carrie Constant-So you've thrown
your new admirer overheard?
Gertie Gaygirl- Y on bet. just as soon
as I learned he was a dairyman.
What had that to do with it?''
Considerable / want a man who is
man None Of your milk and water
chaps for me. Buffalo Courier.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30

There are 10 fruit schools in
France, where pupils are instructed
practically how to cultivate and hus-
band fruits.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Her PROPOSAL,

Harold-Ethel, do you love me!
Ethel deeply agitatedr Ah, Harold
forgive mel cannot tell you. Will
you, oh, will you, Harold, excuse me
while find the article in The Ladies'
Parlor Journal on How to Behave
When Proposed Tor ''-London Tit
Bits
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Enfant Terrible.

Tommy-Do you ever ride on the
horse car without paying?
Mr.. Sappey-No Why?
''Weii, ! heard mamma say she wish
ed you had cents enough to GO home"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Spirited AWAY.

! Hell hear that Talkins moved out Of
his house because it was haunted.
She-Oh, I see. he left because the
spirit moved him. -Indianapolis Jour.
nal
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
AUG, SCHELL,
BREWER AND nALSTEk
NEW ULM. MINI.
NEW ULM. MINI

Thi. brewery is enc Of the largeet establishments
of its kind in the aiuasea Valley and /. h't-d p
with all the odern nprsvrmsn,s. keg and bot
NOTICE. My bottle beer is especially adapted fs@
family use.
Country brewers and others that buy malt will
find to their interest place their orders with NJ
All orders by mail will receive nay Prompsttsa
don,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
Landlords and Tenants.

Capitalist III should just like to know
why my new apartment house continues
to stand empty?
Agent It is your own fault, sir. You
refuse to admit children.
] said nothing of the sort, sir. OBJ
jected only to small boys
All the same, people who have boys
big enough to shovel snow and dig gar
den won't live in a fiat. Good News
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
An Eart!, Angel.

ST Peter lat heaven gate Come III.
Fair Spirit (anxiously us my halo on
Dtraight?- New York Weekly.
The herald., 1894-12-27

in town yesterday and took dinner at
the Westminster.
Colonel ]. G. Rowland of the Soldiers
Home is visiting In Los Angeles and has
quarters at the Hollenbeok.
j. M. Garoutte. father of Justice
Garoutte Of the supreme bench OF Cali
fornia, 10 q guest at the Hollenbeck.
II. H. Sinclair, president of the Red
lands Electric Light and Power COM
pany, 10 in the city accompanied by his
villa.
E. P. Chilson OF Chino. the chief en-.
gineer OF the Frazer mines, came in last
evening and rsgistered at the United
States hotel.
Charles III. Mesksr OF Seattle arrived
here yesterday and registered at the
Hotel Ramona, whore he expects to re
side permanently.
Mrs. Ambrose Bierce, wife Of the Ex
aminer's famous "Prattle" man, is
spending few days in this city accom-
panied by her daughter, Ray.
Mrs. Prue Hordenburg of Page county
Iowa, arrived in the city last evening to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
G. E. Spencer. of 253 South Griffin
avenue, East Los Angeles.
Adolph Wood. United States land
agent at San Bernardino, arrived here
yesterday and took quarters At she West
minister. He will remain here few
days ON professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cox arrived here
last evening from Phoenix. Ariz, aud
have quarters at the Hollenbeck. Mr..
Cox 10 the attorney in his district for the
Southevu Pacific compauv Ha in have
on . visit to Southern California.
Jack Tifon, Northern Michigan lum.
herman. accompanied by Mrs. Tiion and
ex-Aldermsn Ben Habst of Chicago. are
registered at the Hotel NaGeau. They
came in on the northern overland and
are visiting Southern California for
pleasure and recreation.
Orr & Patterson, funeral directors and
embalmers; fair prices; first class SER
vice. 147 North Spring; telephone 65.
The herald., 1894-12-27
Violated tho Game Law.

In Justice Austin's court yesterday
Fred Hanniman was fined $40 for vo-
latins the game law. The case is OF long
standing. A year ago Hanniman killed
some ducks during the season and while
the law was not in force. He put them
in cold storage and kept them until the
law went into effect, selling them soon
afterward at good prices. He was proee-
cuted and convicted, and on appeal, in
which the supreme court decided on the
constitutionality, he again lost. The
law says that it is violation to have
certain game in ones possession after
the enactment is in force and effect, and
it was upon this point alone that test
was made,
The herald., 1894-12-27
PATRICK CONNOLLY.
Respected Citizsn Conc to His Etsr-
nal Rest.

4 Respected Citiz"n Gone to His Etsr-
nal Rest.
By the death OF Patrick Connolly,
which occurred nt IL minutes pact
O'Clock on Christmas morning, this
community lost one OF its most honored
and respected citizens. Mr.. Connolly
was native Of Granard, Ireland. but
located in Los Angeles many years ago.
where his genial disposition and gsner.
ous qualities soon won him numerous
friends, whose kindly regard he retained
during long and useful lifetime. By
leading an honest and industrious life,
he was enabled to accumulate goodly
portion of this worlds possessions, 30
that his last days were spent in the
midst of peace and plenty. His princi-
pal property at the date of his death
was beautiful home on Vermont ave :
nue. and splendid ranch of about 1900
acres. In the summer OF '93, accom-
panied by his devoted wife and little
daughter. Mary. he visited his native
land. where his son Joseph was born.
He was O devoted husband and father.
and the wife and little ones are heart
broken over his loss.
Mr.. Connolly was about GS years of
age and prided himself on being one Of
the longest continuous subscribers of
THE HERALD. and until recently he was
apparently in good health. but his
death was the result of a complication
of diseases. A partial stroke of paraly-
sis occulr red shortly before his demise,
but bs retained all his mental faculties
to the last. He was fully prepared for
the end and sank calmly and peacefully
to sleep.
Patrick Connolly was a liberal giver
to the church and charitable institu-
tions. A host of friends will follow his
romains to the grave on Friday. The
funeral will take place from his late
residence, Lake View Park, Vermont
avenue. Friday morning. The services
will be held in st. Vinceut's church,
the solemn mass OF requiem beginning
at II: 30 p. m.