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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02
BROWN COUNTY FAIR
It is Held for the First Time on the New
s. Grounds.
The Exhibition Hall Well Filled with the
Fruits of the Farm.
The Races, However, Constituted the
Principal Feature.
Lots of Good Horses and Some Excellent
Bicyclists.

The driving park grounds from Fri
day to Sunday had all the appearances
of genuine and typical county fair.
The familiar music of the merry-go-
round organ, the appeal of the phono-
graph man and the popcorn and lemon
ade yender, the shout of the starting
Judge to "look out for the pole horse,'' -
the oands of music, the pumpkins and
SO 1ashes and the crowd of people-all
told that fair in Brown county isn't
much different from fair held any
where else.
The attendance on neither day was as
large as had been expected, and as a
consequence financially the fair was not
success. Otherwise it was all right.
The stock and poultry show was an i'm
provcment on former years, and the ag-
ricultural exhibit was exceptionally fine.
The entries in every department were
large, and the only feature that was
noticeably missing was The usual display
by local merchants.
The races, however, constituted the
principal attraction. These were real
ly worthy of a better crowd, for the
contests were close and the horses spec
ly enough to furnish excitement.
The first race on Friday was a 2:40
pace, four horses starting-Nan Wilkes
owned by Spoerhase of New Ulm, Pano-
ra MAID owned by Franklin of Blue
Earth City, Prince Nelson owned by
Layton of Rochester and Linden Girl
owned by Greer of New Ulm. Panora
Maud wone each heat, Nan Wilkes COM
ing in third in the first and second in the
last two. Time, 2 1881, 2 :35 and 2:3411.
The follc wing is the official record of the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02
(RONE BROS.

able to stem the tide. He paid bis rc-
spects to Wall Street, Mark Hanna and
their agent, McCleary, and concluded
with an eloquent appeal to the produce
ing classes to cast their votes for Bryan.
Mr.. Day was followed by Congress-
man Towne of Duluth who delivered the
principal address Of the evening. And
such an address! It was masterpiece
from beginning to end, and throughout,
was clear. convincing and eloquent. No
one who heard him could fail to believe
that the mans soul was in the cause and
that 4c spoke, not as a party follower,
but as a patriot. The Review intends
to publish his speech in supplement form
later on, and will therefore refrain now
from destroying It's effect with curtailed
and inadequate report. Suffice it to say.
that no speech ever delivered here took
half 50 well. AT the conclusion of Mr..
Towne's speech, Mr.. Chamberlain of Lac
qui Parle was introduced and sang a song
of his own composition, entitled "The
Old Silver Dollar" 1t was quite apt to
the occasion and took we'll.
Then from all over the building came
calls for Lind. He arose to respond and
us he did SO the great audience let itself
loose in cheers and applause. It was an
occasion to be long remembered.
MIR. Liud thanked his hearers for their
manifestations of appreciation and said
that he felt that it was not shown so
much out of respect for him as an indi-
vidual as for the great cause in which he
was struggling. He added that if they
should see fit to exalt him to the office
of governor he would see that the trust
was honestly, fairly and tearlessly ad-
ministered. Here the audience again
gave vent to their enthusiasm in loud
cheering, and the meeting was declared
adjourned. ~
The Mankato Commercial College was
visited by many people on the Fourth.
All speak most highly Of The genial man
agement, the we'll equipped and beauti-
fully decorated rooms. A course in this
school means business success.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02

merged the industries of our largest deb
tor, and which is goading to desperation
! whole groups of states to the westward
of the Alleghanies! The events of the
next four months are destined to inf1u--
ence profoundly, for good or for evil, the
future relations of England and the Uni
ted States. The party of "honest mon
ey'' is openly Boosting that it will win
the day by the most reckless and dishon-
est means. In the political jargon Of A.
merica, the biggest ''barrel'' ever known
will be SO filled as to buy up Democrats,
by wholesale at the primaries. If the ma
t1on's will is to be thwarted in this way
by the lavish employment. Of what the
provincial American press always ear
marks as aBritish gold," then no present
settlement of the Venezuelan question
will long delay war. If nothing but
the stress and strain of war is held by
financial purists to justify suspension
of specie payment, we may rely on it
that in the present temper of millions of
Amencan citizens pretext for war will
be discovered. A Western Democrat
wrote to me recently, 1--WE cannot she'll
the usurers out of Wall street, hut pos
sibly we can bring British gunboats to
do the work VIC cannot do!''
Can any man in his senses fail to no.
tice in such a tone and temper as that
displayed at Chicago, coming as it does
| from the heart of nation not less law
abiding than ourselves, the conditions of
desperate disease? have known Mr..
Bryan for some Gears; Re is a young man
of most attl active presence and brilliant
qualities; he feels what young America
feels and resents, that the prosperity, the
dignity, and the credit of the United
States have suffered with every act of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration. Indeed
/ the entire American nation through four
years of crisis, has been looking for
cause adequate to such widespread dis
aster. May not the Democrats be right?
May it not be in the unprecedented cheap
ness of silver? Surely cheap silver for
80O,O0O,O00 in the East must cheaper
men and women in the West; and we
have seen that the collapse of the prai-
rie states since 1898 has gone hand in
hand with the collapse of the silver ex-
changes. Is it any wonder, then, that
the West and South today read this as
the lesson Of our currency experiment in
I India, and that they have come to rec
ognize in the carefully prepared failure
of the Brussels monetary conference the
profound policy of the "great creditor
nation.'' Moreton Frewen.
My little boy, when two years of age,
was taken very i'll with bloody fux. |
was advised to, use Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
luckily procured part of bottle. I
carefully read the directions and gave it
accordingly, He was very low, but slow
ly and surely he began to improve, grad
ually recovered, and is now as strong
as ever. I feel sure it saved his life
I never can praise the Remedy half its
worth. I am sorry every one in the world
does not know how good it is, as do
Mrs. Lima S,Hinton, Grahamsville, Mari
on Co., Florida. For sale by ON. Olsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02
Halt. rate To Rochester.

On account of the Southern Minnesota
Fair the Nortl, Western Line will, on
s to 12, inclusive, sell excur-
sion tickets to Rochester and return at
one fare for the round trip, good return
ing until and including September Il,
1896. For tickets and full information
apply 70 agents. Chicago & Mort Western
R'y.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02

The 2 40 trot, which followed, was the
most exciting race Of the day, Maggie O
and Little Joe doing some splendid work.
1t took seven heats to decide it and the
race had to be continued until Saturday.
The fO1]OWinU is the record.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02

The Address Of Charles A. Towne a Mas
terpieCe of EloQuencc and Argument.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02
A GRAND
1EETING.
Such was the Reception rendered to ii
Lind Saturday Evening.

Hundreds of his Fellow Citizens Pay their
Respects aud Listen to Speeches.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02

lime, :32, 2 :3S, :32, :35, 3 81 and
2:34.
Mitchell Boy won first money, Maggie
O>second money and Little Joe third.
In Fridays running race six horses
entered, mostly from Southern Minneso-
ta and Iowa. Two heats were run and
the time made was So and "a seconds.
The regular score follows:
Oklahoma Sal 4 2
Grover G 8 6
Red Ribbon | l
McMerty 6 4
Gray Fox 2 8
Don 5 5
Sundays races consisted of 8 100 trot
and /; 2 :35 trot or pace. Three horses
started in the former-Maggie o owned
by Schoch, Gift Boy owned by Wilson of
Tracy and Jack Splan owned by Lohey-
de. Maggie o won first money, Jack
Splan second and Gift Boy third as shown
by the score.
Maggie o l 1
Git Boy 3 2 9
Jack Splan 2 3 2
Time, 2:36, 2:4O and 2:s7!!.
Four horses lined up in the 2 :35 race
Wester's Marshall Star, Spoerhase's Nan
Wilkes, Smiths Jean Wilkes and Hutch's.
Maggie Wright. First money was won
by jean Wilkes, secondly Marshall Star
and third by Nan Wilkes. Here is the
record.
Marshall Star 9 3 9
Jean Wilkes 1 1
Nan Wilkes s 9 3
Maggie Wright 4 4 q
Time, 2:S14a :, 2 :3541 anil 2:35A.
The running race on Saturday resulted
as follows:
White Stocking A 1
Grover G
Don 3
Gray Fox 5 Q
McMerty a
, - s @ -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-02

Mr. Lind Given an Enthusiastic Ovation
When he Opens His Remarks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26

have been disposed to make the box ot.
6ee place for Airtations.
At al Of our theaters the tielst
sellers are polite. They never fosyst
that they ore surrounded BY greatness
and power. and that the slightest devia-
ton from probity y likely to- prove
costly. They are accommodating and
gentlemanly. but they have hard tine
Of II, for they meet with human nature
in every guise. The majority Of The par
irons Of the theater. Of course. II fem
inine. and almost every woman sup
poses that the ticket agent - . mind
reader. They simply put their money
before him and expect him to read
their thoughts and give them such tick
cts - they want. The man behind the
window may ask In his most bland and
polite way where the lady desires 70 b
seated. and he will frequently receive
sharp and petulant answer. Tho
men. too. make many sipilar blunders
in dealing with the ticket seller, but the
man behind the window keeps his tenn
per.
Actors and Actresses Of ability and
standing have splendid audiences here.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson gave perform
ance Of Grip Van Wrinkle" last year
and the audience was one Of the finest
that could have been assembled In the
world. You probably have heard that
the great actor and President Cleve-
land are very warm personal friendA
and Of course President and Ars. Clsvo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26
A Coed Tine - Quit


Here lately l have been thinkin ,
right smart in rcgards to the best time
Of year to quit.
The best time to quit cussin and
drinkin sperits-of-cats a-dgh,in II Jest
before you start.
The best time to quit eatin il when
you git enough.
The best time to quit work Is before
you git too tired.
And the best time to quit smokin your
pipe is before you set 20 methin on FIRE.
Old man Berry Ringstaff fell out with
his pipe and quit it one day last week.
But he was q few minutes too late.
1t was . clear and gusty day. You
understand. and the old man had
started to town with bale Of cotton
on his OK wagon. The wind took and
blowed the fire outen his pipe onto the
cotton. and the whole thing was in .
light blaze quicker than you could say
scat with your mouth open. The oxen
they reached their backs and run away.
They run over q big bluff and into the
creek, smashed the wagon into kindlin
wood and broke the old mans onlyest
leg-which he had left the oth.r one at
Malvern Hill, or somewheres in that
neighborhood-and 50 forth and 80 on.
What q gracious pity It IL that the
old man didn't fall out with his pipe and
quit it at the right time-jest before II
was everlastinly too late.
The Good Book tells rs that there II o
time for everything. And blessed II the
man that knows good time to quit.
RUFUS 0ANDERA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26

friends, she seemed IN object too pitt
full for blame or reproach. Two heap
ingfknGs of wood were piled up about
her dGAr and an abundant store OF pro-
visions carried into the house and &C
eepted in silence.
Everywhere in the village and coun.
try good cheer was carried that day.
Not one poor table was left ungsrnisheG
of some choice Christmas treat. The
teams threaded their way here and
there, and each new start they trotted
the easier. There was never such a day
in Plunkettville or Pulver township be
fore-so much happiness and good feel
ing. mingled with pleasant mystery
The new preacher heard about it and
rang the bell that night himself for ar
extra service at haif-past seven and
preached without notes from the text:
Give and it shall be given unto you.-
He had never preached like this before
every word seeming to come right from
his heart. He spoke of the good Sama%
itan, and of the giving with the right
hand without the knowledge Of the left.
And this last appeared as an especially
applicable text, as Il was not then anti
is not now fully and satisfyingly known
to certainty how this peculiarly beau
tiful Christmas episode was brought
about-who thought of it. or suggested
It, or prompted it. and just who carried
it out. It is referred to as the Plum
kettville plot. and to the uninitiated is
suggestive of something dark and trag-
ic; but to everyone outside of those cons
cerned in it it is more of a mystery THAI,
to Uncle Sluman Able.-Mrs. Ephraim
Burdick, in Rams Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26

Of help in their prceent need, and it had
been great. He possessed the genius OF
doing things instantly in season. He told
them many helpful things, but not al
ways pleasant ones. One fact he men,
toned, without seeming to preach or
being superior to the charge himself,
was that they were wasting a good
many good opportunities for doing
good. That, rerhaps-and more than
likely they had the idea, if they had even
ever thought about it--that to do q good
thing it must be a great thing g-or great
as the world counts it. He made them
see that this was q mistake and urged
H,em to think about it. That il was
time that they were doing something
worth while living for. They were big,
hearty, healthy fellows, and ought to
be ashamed to live just for the sake of
living, with no aim or object in life
higher than husking bee or a spelling
srhool frolic. That God might forget
them just as they were forgetting their
duty to Him and their neighbors. There
were fair possibilities for every one of
them, probably no very great ones; but
no one could tell that. Every one of
them had it in his power, in his reach.
to do some good, and the quicker they
locked around and set about it the bet
ter and the more manly they would be.
He advised . bit Of selfishness-that
their work of well-doing, their charity.
begin at home, emphatically at home
right inside their own foolish, unthink-
ing, careless hearts, and from this start
ing point work out and widen and
lenythen their field OF usefulness and
Christian labor. They would find that
it would pay, and maybe in more ways
than one. He would suggest that they
get down to business without waiting.
And much more the schoolmaster said
one time and another, but mostly along
this line. There were many changes in
the social and moral life of Plunkett-
vile, and all were for the better. And
the changes are still going on. The be-
ginning was two years ago. There are
things that would be profitable to speak
of because Of their suggestiveness IN
the way Of help to other Plunkettvilies,
but only one incident or experience Will
be mentioned, and that dates back to
last Christmas, which with the school
master as prime leader. ably assisted by
Jake and the Eaton boys, and half
dozen others, was rendered bit 0a-
matte, and it will be many years before
this particular Christmas is forgotten.
Uncle Sluman Able was right in his
conjecture that the boys on Sogger Run
bridge were "up to sumthin'." The Pec-
pie were awakened at an unusually
early hour that day by the rumbling Q:
wagons over the hard, frozen ground.
and scattered through the village and
out into the country were dozen teams
hauling loads Of something. One
stopped in front of the little millinery
shop over which little Miss Susie Prin-
die had presided for almost half CEN
tury. She, like her bonnet. was out OF
Joint with the times; and even remote
and happy-go-lucky Plunkettville had
outgrown her fashions and the man.
ner of her wares. and with old age cruel
" asserting itself she was stranded in
her little shop-poor. so very poor, antl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26

with heart far oftener sad than cheer
full. With her dainty nightcap still tied
under her chin. she pulled the window
shade aside-just little cautious mite
to see tub filed to its topmost hoop
being handed down from a cord of hick
ory wood cut surely for her stove, for
no other stove in the village was as
small as hers, and this, when piled up
neatly on her porch, was again crowned
with the wash day hamper. What little
Miss Prindle found under the white
linen tablecloth need not be told, but,
kneeling by her old chintz-covered
rocking chair, the room warm and
cheerful with its cracking. laughing
fire, and her table with both its leaves
spread to hold its bounties, she thanked
God, with her grateful tears falling on
the cushion, for the good friends who
had 50 kindly remembered her and
made her so thankful this Christmas.
Two wagons drove up in front OF the
old minister's house. One carried =
load Of wood which was ranked almost
before he knew it in the leaky lean
to next to his lealxy kitchen, and the
contents of the other wagon were car
ried into the house through the front
door. There was everything to eat
Christmas and Sunday dinners enough
for . whole year almost-and while he
was making q woeful failure of trying
not to cry and his sweet old wife wax
crying outright and yearning to thank
some one, the door softly closed and
they were left alone with their happi-
ness and abundance. Want had walked
very close beside them for many years,
and lives Of cheerful. prayerful labor
and sacrifice had their reward in part
in neglect, but that Christmas day all
bitterness and sadness were forgotten,
and when the new preacher asked the
old one to lead in prayer that morning
it was said there had never been such .
supplicatioo as his offered before In the
new church. II sanctifled and rededi-
Gated It.
Three wagons almost surrounded the
poor little houae of. Widow Grees.
She was the poorest Of an the needy in
the village, and, according to human
nature judges. the least deserving. Her
life bad not been altogether god. but
With lovelen old age. ahandnned by
her cAildysa md tog1oke1 ~ Aoel
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26

Light of that horse, old Saddlebags
and dance few steps for me-" says
He'll Roarin with a loud voice as him
and the parson both rid up and me:
together right there at the bridge.
"Reckon you must be mistaken in the
man." says the rarson. lam preach.
er, and I can't d,nce."
'This is He'll r ,arin Bill from Georgy
and you will coNsequentially have "a
Dance" says the holy terror.
ut don't make continental bit ot
difference who y0n are or where you
come FROM" saya the parson in his
slow, steady way ci tall<in. "My name
il Lester-David Lestcr-a minister oi
the Gospel, a servant of the livin' God
free. white, and full grown. I tell
you can't dance"
With that He'll Roarin he whipped
out his six shooters-which he always
toted weapons like any other coward
covered the old parson and told him to
take his choice-to dance or to die.
'Sposin you git down and show me
how till can catch the lick" says the
rarson MS he rolled out of his saddle
and tied his horse clost by.
It seems rs If that tickled He'll Roarin
powerful. So he got down, he did, and
seein how humble like and gentle the
parson was, he laid his weapons down
whilst he went to hitch his horse.
Whereas. when he woke up, the other
man had the shooters.
"Now. by the grace of God-as a
meek and humble follower of the Cross, y
says the old parson, 81 call upon you,
He'll Roarin Bill. Of Georgy, to take one
OF these weapons and save your life" "
But raley, He'll Roarin want sucl,
q scandalous bad man as you mought
think, and when the parson got him
down on the dead level he wouldn't
come across.
Then. by the twelve epistles," says
the old parson, II. David Lester, a
chosen servant in the Masters vine
yard. do command you. He'll Roarin Bill
from Gcorgy. to walk up there on the
bridge and do your own dancin-to
dance or to die"
There was somethin in the parsons
gray eyes and steady hand and his
mild and gentle voice which told He'll
Roarin more palmer than the strongest
United States language that it was
about the right time of year to do as he
was told.
Il Was dance or die, and in less time
than It takes me to tell it He'll Roarin
was ON the bridge dancin to beat six
bits, whilst the parson stood by with
the weapons on and he;t him down to
his knittin. He called out the various
and sundry steps till he had put He'll
Roarin through all the motions and
made him cut all the figgers from the
pigeon wing to the buzzard lope.
In the mainline old man Tommy
PicAens and two Of his boys had driv
mp to the bridge On one side, whilst
Bunk Weatherford and Lige Runnels
rid mp on the other side. and all stopped
70 zee the show cut
Has The gentleman from Georky
been 70 hreakfast this mornin?" Gays
lhe person.
Hen Roarin owned cp to it that be
woa behind on kitchen physic.
sWell. then" The parson went On.
know al men By these presents that
!. David Lestsr-ealled and sent forth
nd pgoi3estinated ftoQ the foundations
. peeach the 0ospel T. lot an1 Eujnt
Esgi-de sew eppnesd Hep ReeFja
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-26
ARP ON ELECTIONS
Bogry DEyan Was De6sGeed en0
Now Demands Prosperity


Il II . good time to write some moso
~meditations among the tombss or
IAN ode to melancholy" or few verses
like: This word h al Aeetin6 show.
The election II over. and the bod news
keeps coming and the heavens are weep
ing and everything II going wrong.
Very early this morning I was sweet
~ dreaming. when there was . gentle
rap 1t the door, and thought that posr
sibly some friend or neighbor had come
10 tell me that Bryan was elected. bus
the voice spake and said: Nanny Say
she can't come dis mornin'-she sick." ."
Oh. my poor. bleeding country. No
cook. and the rain just pouring down.
Mrs. Arp made no sign, 20 ! slipped out
Of bed and dressed and tiptoed out to
the culinary department. ! fired up the
stove and put on the hominy and coffee
and fed tho COW and brought In some
wood, and getevesything ready for fem
mime hands before ] awakened them.
In courso of time they came and made
the biscuit and fried the sauange and
scrambled some eggs. and we had No.
I breakfast and / felt bstter. 6or-
row endureth for . night. but JOY con-
eth In the morning after breakfast
time. / felt calm and serene, and did
like Obediah Oldbuck always did when
tAl luck overlook him. / put on .
clean shirt and went down town to re-
joice with those who were rejoicing
and to weep with those who wept.
Several days ago had prepared my.
mind for defeat. I had hedged . that
the Disappointing shock would not b
no .shoc1ing when II came. but stin !
secretly INDUCED in . hops that there
might be lands1ide, m avalanche, an
Of providenee in Brysn's
favor. A man may think he il prepa1ed
for the worst, but he can't cheat him.
self out Of his wishes. Ny com1oge
now II in sympsthizing with our herus
In admiring the grandeur Of the man
who can now. like Paul, exelaim: Il
have fought . good fight: havs kept
the faith" The coming historian will
10 him Justice, and he win rank With
Ihe great men Of the nation.
One thing rejoice at. and that II The
lleetion Of . republican congress 10 CO.
operate with Mckinley. Let there h no
excuse for the winning side, and II they
do not revive the industries and paoDr
perily of the country within the next
Iour years then they must step down
and out or they win b hurled from
power = Jupiter hurled Vulcan frum
The Olympian heights. Vulcan was nine
1ava fnllim~ and hfnka hia le3. aD6 =