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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22
Our Modern Juries.

A keen observer has handed the Re-
view the following, altogether too much
of which is true:
No American citizen, who longs for
the highest possible degree OF perfection
in all of our institutions, can eEter a
court room for the first time without be-
ing disagreeably surprised. He glances
towards the box where sit twelve ''good
men and true" as Jurors, and instead of
finding bright and able men, as he natur-
ally expects to, he is struck with the fact
that intelligence, knowledge and ability
to maintain ones own opinion are quail
ties that are not required, but rather
avoided as far as possible in the selection
of American juries. 1t happens frequent
ly that among the jurors are men who
undel stand absolutely nothing of the
English language, and the cases are COM
mon in which familiarity with the Ian
guagc on the part of many of them is
lamentablY limited-suficiently so that
they understand but an insignificant por-
ton of what is said. Now, where are we
to find the reason for this2 First, in the
mode of selection. Business men from
the cities, who could reasonably be ex-
pected to make good jurors, dislike the
service and manage to avoid it. From
the country are usually picked old men,
who are always farmers and seldom ma
tives of this country, and naturally they
are not equipped as they should be or as
are the young men, who have had the
advantage of education in our American
schools. Second, too much privilege is
given the lawyers. They play with a
jury as if it was made solely for their
special benefit. Whoever saw the. law
yers, for instance, challenge u juror who
could understand but comparatively lit
tie of the language ;or whoever saw them
challenge one whose hearing was detec-
tive; or one who was of such age that he
could lily afford to stand the fatigue OF
a long trial? Or whoever sawa lawyer
who did not strike out the names of the
intelligent ones,as far as was possible
when the list was completed, and insist
on the sheriff calling another?
! What blow in. the face of American
citizenship? What an insult tn the man
of ability and fitness to see himself put
aside in order to make room for those
who, as compared with him, are utterly
jncapab'e of properly performing tht
responsible duties Of iuryman? Is itn1
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

provements in the system?
But someone will say that it is easy to
tear down, but difficult to offer an i'm
provement. Permit me to suggest few
changes.
There should be limit as to age. The
responsibility of Judging of the acts of
their fellowmen should be given only to
those citizens who are in the most vigor-
GUS period of their lives in other words to
those who are in possession of their most
active reasoning and perceptive faculties.
Nobody should be asked to serve as a
juror who cannot speak and write the
language of the nation and who has not
certain degree of education. The le-
gal phraseology demands tLis.
The power of the attorneys should be
curtailed and that of the judge extended.
If these points were embodied In the
law, we would avoid the disgusting sight
of sleeping jurors and others who are
nearly overcome by the strain of pro-
tracted case. We would be spared the
looks of faces. which tell: palmer than
words, that the owners understand little
of what is going on and finally every
honest American citizen would be spared
the degradation of being rejected because
he knew too much or because of some
petty lawyers wild Imagination.
Don't tell me that am a pessimist; :;
that the American people have got along
very we'll under the present system for
many years and can do so in the future.
Every system grows old with the pro-
gress of time and requires alterations.
Every law needs amendments as condi-
tions change, and the present jury law
more than any other. No institution is
so popular-none more educating for
the people; none more adapted to in.
spire the citizen with love for free in
stitutions and to stamp upon him
the feeling of responsibility and the
proper conception of true citizenship.
But at the present time it has it's
faults, Even the shrewdest lawyer can
not avoid the creeping in of some intel
igence, and it is easy to understand that
the lesser the number of independent
men in q jury, the greater the number of
dependent ones consequently the great
er chance for influence of the strong
over the weak. In other words the mi
nority become bosses and dictators the
majority voting machines and nothing
ought to be farther removed from q jury
room than bossism. As long as every.
one of the twelve is not able to form,
express and maintain his own opinion,
the verdict cannot be true.
And what is the Iesult2 The opinion
is fast gaining ground that the jury sys-
tenn has served its usefulness and there
ars very many who believe that Justice
would be better served through single
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

It devolves upon this committee to
effect an organization and see that the
necessary stock IS sold, one hundred
shares, and then the union of the two
associations and the holding of the an
nual Fairs on the new Breeders Associa-
tion grounds will be easily accomplished.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22
TIE FARMERS INSTITUTE,
New Ulm Secures It For Feb. llth
and 18th.

Three years ago New Ulm succeeded
through the Brown County Agricultural
Society in having q two days session of
the Minnesota Farmers Institute. It
was an unqualified success, several hum
dred farmers being in attendance daily.
and for that reason the news that an
other session is to be held here in Feb
ruary will be welcomed like the meeting
Of an Old friend. The \ Agricultural So
cciety Is on this occasion, as on the for
mer one the means Of securing it for this
city, and the county commissioners have
kindly allowed the use Of the elegant
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22
Death of Mrs. Bingham I.

A happy home and loving relatives
have been clouded in gloom since Sunday
as result of the death of Mrs. Antoine
Bingham, wife of Marc A. Bingham, the
we'll known grain and coal dealer. Mrs.
Bingham has been an invalid for many
years, but her sudden death was caused
by the birth of child, little boy, on
the day previous. The attending phYsici-
cianat once despaired for the life of both,
and he was not mistaken, for the mother
died Sunday morning at nine o'clock
and the child only few hours later. The
news spread like shock among all her
many friends and grief on the part of all
was genuine and sincere.
The deceased was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Vajen and was born in
New Ulm on the 28th of September,
1859. She was the second in point OF
age, of three daughters, Mrs. Setter and
Mn. Liver being the others and was mar
ried on the 18th Of October, 1882, to the
faithful husband who survives her. Two
children were born to them who are still
living, Harry who is eleven years of age
and Stanley who IS only eight, and both
are unusually bright and intelligent chill.
dren. To them she was always kind
and loving mother and for her husband
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

judge. But we know that to abolish
trial by jury would be to deprive liberty
of one of its finest adornmenss, to con-
vert progress into retrogression, and for
that reason it should be the duty of all
to lift up the jury system to the plain
where it belongs
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A Full Report of Their Official Pro,
ceeding.

County Commissioners E. G.. Koch.
Clement Halverson, H. G.. Hillesheim. P.
u. Raverty and j. B. Augustine met
pursuant to law at the auditors office.
Brown county, Minn., January 7th, 1896.
q. G. Koch was chosen chairman for
the ensuing year.
Agreed to allow John Heinz and FAM
lily of New Ulm So per month out of the
poor fund.
The reports of the board of audit were
approved and ordered fled.
The petition of John Windschittl to
be set off with his lands from school dis
trict No. 46 to school district No.42 was
granted hearing on the I'd day of the
July session 1896.
The appointment, bond and oath Of
DIR. J. ". B. Welcome ST., as deputy
coroner we're approved and ordered re-
corded.
The report Of the superintendent of
schools was read, approved and ordered
filed,
On motion the board adjourned to 2
o'clock, p. m.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock. All present.
Bids for county publishing for 1896
were opened and considered and on mo-
tion all rejected and thereupon the fol-
lowing adopted: Resolved, that the slee-
py Eye Herald be designated as the Off
cial paper of the county at full legal
rates for all county notices and proceed
ings and the said Sleepy Eye Herald is
then to furnish supplements of the de-
linquent tax list and financial statement
and all other notices and proceedings to
all legal papers of the county for their
respective subscribers.
On motion the following resolution
was agreed to:
Resolved, that the delinquent real es-
tate tax list for the year 1894, of Brown
county, Mimi, shall be published in the
Sleepy Eye Herald, weekly newspaper
published in the English language at
Sleepy Eye, Mimi, at 10 cents per de-
scription or legal rates.
Agreed that Commissioner Halverson
is hereby authorized to pay board and
buy ticket to Chicago for John johnson
of Linden, destitute.
Agreed to allow the Vim. Bartl family,
destitute in New Ulm, 81 per month for
6 months.
Agreed to allow the Carl Crosse fami-
ly, destitute in New Ulm, 81 per month
for months.
Recommended that the county treas
urer divide the county deposits among
the different banks according to amount
of taxes paid by said banks.
The $3.50 bridge appropriation to the
town of Burns was granted on recon-
mendation of Commissioner Augustine
and o.der drawn for amount in favor of
treasurer of Burnstown.
The petition of Louis Ringelbach, un-
fortunate in breaking limb, asking pay
ment of doctors bill: and board at st.
Alexander Hospital, was rejected, be-
cause not authorized.
Agreed to send IS per month for 4
months, after that s., if necessary, to
George Knndson in favor of Christina
Madsen, destitute in Sleepy Eye.
On motion The board adjourned to
o'clock, Wednesday.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 3 o'clock .. m. All present.
On motion the folloaing parties,desti-
tute in New Ulm, were granted support
out Of poor fund: August Tornow, ~
per month; Peter Mueller, $3.50 per
Continued on page S.
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22
new court room for the purpose of the

new court room for the purpose of the
meetings.
There is no longer any gainsaying the
fact that the institutes are good thing
The corps of instructors are men of the
widest experience and the very newest
ideas. They are men, practical farmers
themselves, who are always on the alert
for whatever will improve the farmers
condition and make his labor and stock
more valuable. The farmers are begin
ming to appreciate this and there are few
of them within reach of the meetings
who do not attend them. They always
carry away with them ideas, the proper
application of which is sure to result to
their advantage.
The instructors this year will present
many old faces. Farmer Gregg will be
on hand as superintendent and to talk OF
beef and dairy stock. Curryer will be
with them as usual to tell what consti-
tutes good horse, and old Theo. Louis,
than whom no other man in the North
west knows more about hog raising, will
add to the interest of the sessions with
his plain, commons sense talks.
Prof. Lugger may also visit us, and
there is possibility of having Miss San
ford, S, M. Owen and G. D. Gilfllan
deliver short talks.
All branches of farm work Will be
taken up and in addition thereto school
for cooking.
The dates for the institute are Feb.
18th and 12th.l
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

zHeatrc at Turner Hall nerl
Sunday EDe. Gretchens Polter-
+a6end
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

zseatre at Turner Hull nert
Sunday Ere fretcaen's Potter
d5end.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-01-22

Theatre at Tuner Hall nert
SUNDAY EDe. Grstclens Polter-
Gbend.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
SECULAR SHOTS At THE PULPIT.

Chicago Post: A Virginia minister has re-
fused to pray for the legislature. lie prob
ably thinks u useless.
Chicago Times Herald. A Richmond minis
ter has refused TO pray for the Virginia egis-
lature. Owing to that body's delay in pass
ing the necessary laws to suppress gambling
and other outlawry on the northern bank Of
the Potomac and under the very shadow Of
the dome OF the capitol the dominic doubtless
regards 1t past praying for.
Minneapolis Tribune: The church people In
an Ohio town have threatened to boycott the
local theatrical manager because he refuses
to cancel his engagements and close his house
during a three weeks revival Their most
effective plan of boycott would be to make
their religious services so attractive that the
public would be willing to forego the pleas
ures OF the stage for season to attend.
Chicago Journal: The pope Is quoted as
having said to the celebrated italian preacher,
Father Zocchi, recently: Father, write ar
ticles: they will bring more fruit than SER
mons. for where the preachers words can
not reach there newspapers do reach, and
people read them who never go to sermon"
His holiness is our kind OF folks. He isn't
half bad himself at getting things into the
papers, no matter how long the allocution he
may write or the encyclical he sketches SO
long as his holiness keeps on advertising the
merits OF good newspapers the Journal will
undertake to print all the good things he
writes at the top OF the column, next to
straight reading matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
THE EXPENSIVE SENATE

A few days ago resolutions were in
troduced in the senate by Senator
Chandler which contemplate an inquiry
into the expenditures of that body, with
view to making reductions, and uu-
doubtedly the New Hampshire senator
has excellent reasons for desiring TO
institute such an inquiry. 1t is a well
attested fact that the expenditures of
the senate have been steadily growing
for years and it is stated that the
amount disbursed at each congress. as
itemized in the report of the secretary
of the senate and the sergeant-at-arnlS,
shows that it is probably the most OK
pensive legislative body in the world.
The charge of extravaganza made
against the senate, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger. and which has been so often
repeated during the past ten years. is
based upon an analysis of its disburse-
ments as made in writing each year
under the requirements of the revised
statutes. While many of the items are
fixed by law, very large proportion
are determined by votes on the floor
of the senate and by the judgment of
the officials.
The extravaganza of the senate has
been frequently subject of press
criticism, but this has failed to pro-
duce any effect, and whether such an
inquiry as Senator Chandler proposes
would result in retrenchment Is ques-
ton, so very difficult is it to bring about
any reform I'm senatorial practices AMI
methods. 1t would. however, serve to
bring more impressively 10 public at
tention the extravaganza of this body
and perhaps create n popular sentiment
for retrenchment that would exert some
influence. There are men in the senate
who do not favor the expensive way
In which that body conducts its affairs,
but the majority, being of somewhat
arlstocratic tendencies, are not avorse
to liberal expenditure of the public
money for their convenience and com
fort, regardless of the condition OF the
revenues of the government The saw
ing of few thousand dollars is not q
matter of any consequence to most SEN
ators, even when the government Is
compelled 10 borrow money, If 1t in
wolves the least sacrifice of senatorial
comforts or even luXuries If The house
of representatives was as eXtrayagant
as the senate the cost of cOnsre IS would
be nearly double what 1t is aad ye,
there is no valid reason why the OK.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
Reformer RoOscvclts FnIIucies.

There was one point Mr.. Roosevelt did not
touch on in his speech. That was his en-
forcement of the Sunday liquor law in New
York City. But it is there his sound general
principle that all laws should be enforced
is at fault. He is seeking to enforce a
local regulation dstasteful to the people af
fected by it and not made by them. They
ask that it be repealed but other commu-
mites say that it must not be done. Under
those circumstances the enforcement of
law" clashes with the right of local self
government in purely home matters.
All laws should be enforced and so should
all municipal regulations. But each mu-
nicipality should be allowed to regulate its
own internal affairs in accordance with its
own Wishes and not have regulations pre-
scribed for it on all subjects by outsiders.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
ANOTHER INTEREST FOR RECIPROCITY.

ANOTHER INTEREST FOR RECIPROCITY.
There is invested in the flour milling
industry of the United States over
100000, 900, 7and last year the value of
the product of this industry was S5TI,-
100000. while 1t paid TO labor S2I,000,-
600. These facts were given few days
ago to subcommittee of the house
committee on ways and means by rep
resentativcs of the Millers' league, who
presented their views in behalf of the
policy of reciprocity. They gave some
facts showing what reciprocity had
done for the flour milling industry Of
this country. Under the agreement
with Brazil the export of American
flour to that country increased in two
years from 645,O 200 barrels per year to
o21 COO barrels. Since the abrogation
of the agreement the trade with Brazil
had fallen off about 100000 barrels n
year Another heavy loss in this trade
followed the abrogation of the reel
procity arrangement with Spain, which
gave American mllers practically
monopoly of the Cuban market. Many
of the European countries discriminate
against American flour in the interest
of home millers and the only remedy
for this will be found in the application
of the principle of reciprocity. Coun-
tries that will mot accept that principle
must expect some diScrimina ton
against their products in our markets.
An investigation of the results Of
reciprocity has been authorized by the
house of representatives and 1t will I'M
doubtedly show that n very grave mis-
take was made in abandoning that pol
ICY Its restoration as one of the earliest
acts of the republican party when again
in power is assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Judging by the sounds emitted. Prof. Corr
bett does not fear Prof. Fitzsimmons' knowl-
edge Of anatomy-at long range.
The shittless chip OF the oueensbury block,
who married an actress 10 avert starvation.
has fallen heir TO a fortune In Australia.
fool for luck
The recent argument between the college
classes at Monmouth. Ill, served to bring
into prominence the students grasp OF ana.
tomcal subjects. One student was argued
70 death and many crippled.
II Is pride, rather than virtue, that causes
poor old Spain to reject the Cuban patriots
offer OF $l0o, ,000, 900 for freedom. Still, ~
must be admitted that, as a real estate in
vestment, the island is worth more than that
The bill providing for the cession to the
United states government OF the strip OF
land comprising the Palisades along the
west shore OF the Hudson river has passed
the New Jersey senate and Is expected to
pass the house In a few days. The bill In
its general provisions is duplicate OF the
one signed by Governor Morton last week.
ceding the Palisades within the jurisdiction
OF New York TO the federal government, to
be used as a military reservation.
The pawnbroker institution established in
New York year or more ago by philan-
thropc people, organized as the Provident
Loan society, has so far proved a success.
IL lent over 10000 last year on S5,0SS
pledges, of which S.7S9 were redeemed. Tho
rate OF interest charged was 1 per cent
month, which is far below the usual charges
in such business, and the institution not only
paid all expenses. but yielded nearly per
cent net to the men who advanced the cap
ital.
There is considerable concern in Boston
about the future of James Russell Lowells
magnificent old home In Cambridge, at the
gateway of Mount Auburn cemetery. The
house is the property of the poets daughter,
but the land adjoining it is in the hands OF
real estate agents, and the fine estate Will
,,,t t,,tN hail lAtu
the property is rescued The house is an
old tory mansion. one OF the few still stand
ing in excellent condition in Cambridge.
and 1t is an object Of great and increasing
interest to thousands of visitors from all
over the country. 1t would make a most
desirable museum.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01
SclENCE nv AGRIC rLTuRE.

The proposition now pending before
congress to create permanent position
in the Department of Agriculture under
the title of Director-in- Chief of Scientific
Bureaus and Investigations commends
itself to favorable consideration. There
is a recognized need of a man of high
scientific attainments to inaugurate and
supervise experiments and inquiries
that will enable the department to Sc
cure to the agricultural interests of
the country their full share in the bene-
fits of new scientific discoveries and
the appliance of approved scientific
methods and processes. The director
in-chief would also discharge the func-
tions of assistant secretary of the de-
partment and WILL therefore, be the
ranking officer next to the secretary
himself.
The creation of this position will in
cidentally give vitality to the principle
of civil service reform in the higher
branches of the public service by rea-
son of the fact that the incumbent must
be selected from outside the ranks of
the politicians and will hold on good
behavior. An equally forcible argu-
ment in support Of the proposed Office
is the improved standing abroad which
it would give the work of the depart
ment, especially in matters relating to
the inspection of American food pro-
ducts intended for export. Heretofore
foreign governments have been too
prone to refuse recognition of the GER
tification of American government in
spectors and microscopists. With a
scientific under-secretary, there would
doubtless be smaller tendency among
European governments to discriminate
farm, dairy and orchard.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01

The new Torrens law of land registra-
ton recently put Into operation in
Illinois has already run up against n
snag. A leading life insurance com
pany refuses point blank to lend money
on property whose title is verified only
by the registration certificate. This is,
of course, a very serious matter, be-
cause few people will want to own land
that Is not available as mortgage se-
curity. There must be some way to
remedy all possible defects and to sat
isfy the mortgage brokers' but II may
require legislation to do so. In the in.
terval Illinois land owners will be sub
ject to a very uncomfortable feeling.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01

pcnditures of the senate should be rel
atlvely so much greater than those OF
the house.
1t is suggested that Senator Chand-
ler's resolutions will probably not be
permitted to be brought up for open de-
bate. because If they should be and
senators would speak their views
upon the subject some interesting
reading would be furnished for the
American public. 1t is to be appre-
hended they will not be brought for
ward at all. Much depends upon how
serious Senator Chandler is to have
the inquiry