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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
HEARSE DRIVING.
Men Steadily Employed as 1t In thu
sa-. Larger Cities.

Men Steadily Employed as 1T In the
Larger Cities.
In smaller cities and in 4:s,e country
The hearse driver may between times
drive other vehicles or engage in some
other work, but in city of great popu-
lation like New York, where, in the
natural course of things, many deaths
occur daily and where many hearses
are used and kept constantly employed,
hearse driving is regular occupation.
There are many hearse drivers in the
city who have been thus steadily en-
p1oyed for many years Only careful
and skillful drivers are employed in
this capacity
The letting Of hearses is a long estab-
lshed custom in this city. Many livery
men own from one to a dozen hearses
and let them to sections and undertake
ers. Perhaps half of the undertakes of
the city do not keep hearses, but hire
of the livery owners. So it commonly
happens that in answering calls from
one source and another the hearses
owned by the liverymen are constantly
employed. 1t might be that all the
hearses owned in a stable. whatever
their number, would be called for day
after day and week after week, as regu-
larly as so many carriages or other
vehicles might be, and so it comes
about that hearse driving is here
steady occupation, just like any other.
While hearses are commonly driven
to and from the various cemeteries in
and about the city, they are sometimes
driven out of the city to various nearby
cities and towns. Hearses have been
driven to greater distances, but they
are not often driven more than IL or Is
miles away.-New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
You Can Boil ANYTHING.

A successful experiment was made at
Columbia university in boiling away a
silver dime The dime was cut in strips
and laid in the cup Of one Of the car
bons OF the arc light. The pointed car
bon of the arc was placed above this
and strong current turned on. Under
the intense heat the dime melted, sim
mered and then boiled like water. In
two minutes it had boiled awav info
vapor. Professor Pupin, who conducted
the experiment, declared any substance
on earth, even granite rock, may be
boiled away in similar fashion if only
sufficient heat is brought to bear on it.
He also stated that any gas OF liquid
would freeze if it could be submitted to
sufficient cold. ZIP.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
30 d III DOWN
The SIGN 40 Ii Was Designed ana -
ss.s It ADpearefl. FL

/
a journeyman halter, q companion
Of DR.. Franklin, was about to set up IN
business for himself and wished to have
an appropriate sign to put over his
door. He designed one that bore the fol-
lowing inscription - j ohm Thompson,
Halter, Makes and Sells Hats for Ready
Money Following this was picture
of hat. But he was not quite certain
OF the suitability Of his sign, and he de-
sclded to submit it to his friends for.
their criticism.
The first that he showed it to object
ed to the word halter, because it
was followed by the words tsmakes
hats, which sufficiently explained that
he was, halter. The word was struck
out
The next said that the work makes :.
was useless, because the customers
would not care who made the hats SC
long as they were satisfactory and the
price was not too high. He struck that
out also.
The third man said that the words
flor ready money might as well 60
as it was not the custom to sell hats on
credit every one who bought expected
to pay. These words taken out, and the
inscription read, John Thompson Sells
Hats. =
His next friend said 'ssells' might as
well come out, because nobody expected
him to give them away. What, then,
was the use of the word? "Sells" was
accordingly struck out and chats was
all that remained, following s.John
Thompson.
Even this, short as it was, was fur
Their diminished. and the sign finally
stood, "John Thompson, !" with the fig
ure OF the hat following it. -Harper's
Round Table.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Its Meaning.

"Oh, yes, - said Miss Flyppe, "Mr.
Gayson is nice enough fellow, but he
ought to have his clothes made by a
tailor -
GLOW do you know he doesn't p,
asked young Throggins.
GLOW do I know? can tell hand me
downs on anybody by the way they fit. -
'"That MEANS" bitterly soliloquized
young Throggins as he wended his way
homeward an hour later, Esthat I'll
have to pay $50 instead of SIS for my
next suit. "-Chicago Tribune,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
How Coffee Grows.

This is how coffee leaves and berries
look at about the time for the harvest
The coffee tree is an evergreen plant,
growing 10 or 10 feet high. Its leaves
are dark, shiny green on the upper
blde and paler underneath. They are
i've or six inches long and from two to
three inches wide. Flowers come in
fragrant white clusters and give place
to berries which when ready for gath
ering are a deep red It takes from four
to seven years to bring a plant to bear
ing.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
C0mpIi1nen Of 81 COrDse.

IL spent one summer at an obscure
place in the Virginia mountains, said
the business woman to me, s.and took
with me maid whose home was some
Where near. One day she came to me
and asked for a day leave. asked her
where she was going. and she very
proudly drew from her pocket sheet
OF paper on which was written, with a
superb of fourishes:
" Miss Selma jackson respectfully
requests the honor Of your company at
the funeral of Miss Amanda Juliana
jackson, Friday morning at 10 a. m.
Compliments of the corpse Wash
ington Post. ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
HIS THREE WIVES,
They Were All In One Picture, but
Did Not Stay There.

| NY W AL III OHc ERCturO, bu1
Did Not Stay There.
Allan Cunningham, in his Olives Of
British Painters, - tells story of Cop.
ley, the father Of Lord Chancellor Lynd.
hurst, which reveals what portrait
painter endures from the vanity and
eccentricity of his sitters.
A certain man had himself, his wife
and seven children painted by Copley
in family piece.
'It wants but one thing said the
man, on seeing the finished picture,
land that is the portrait of my first
wife-this one is my second'
''But,' replied the artist, stshe is
dead. What can do? She must come
in as an angel. %....
"Ch, no; no angels for me- She
must come in as a woman ..
The portrait was added, but several
months elapsed before the man again
called at-Copley's studio and when he
did, strange lady held on to his arm.
81 must have another sketch from
your hand, Copley, - said he. can ac-
cldent befell my second wife; this lady
is my third, and she has come to have
her likeness included in the family pic
ture"
The painter introduced the likeness
OF wife No. 3, and the man expressed
himself satisfied with the portraits Of
his three spouses. But the lady remon-
strated. Never was such thing heard
OF. Her predecessors must 20. The
artist painted them out; then the man
disputed the price. Copley sued him,
and his son, the future Lord Lyndhurst,
signalized his call to the bar by gaining
his fathers cause =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Condensed.

10 you buy condensed milk, mad
am p
=, presume that we must, but I never
thought Of it before. I always order
two quarts and pay for two quarts, but
IL never measures more than three
plnts. Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
The Ruling Passion.

Customer-What is the price of this
calico?
Salesman-Si1teen cents yard.
Customer-Sixteen centsl- I'll give
you Is. a..
Salesman-You misunderstood me-
said 6 cents, not 16.
Customer-Six cents yard H'mi
III give you Boston TRANSCRIPT.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

Dr.. Negro of Turin has succeeded in
curing 100 out Of 113 cases of sciatica
by digital pressure over the painful
part The pressure is applied with all
possible force for 10 or 30 seconds and
is repeated for same length of time
after an interval Of few minutes. In
many cases six treatments are all that
is necessary.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

:. In the northwest provinces of India
goats frequently eat without any ill
effect the leaves and green stems Of
the s'akaua or "madar'' (Asclepias,
lor Salotropls gigantea), the milky juice
Iof which IS an acrid poison for human
beings.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
A Sure Test.

The schoolmaster put to his class the
question: Two Jars of gas, one con-
tanning nitrogen and one carbon di-
oxide, are given. How may the gases
be Disseminated? ''
One eager little pupil said: ssGet a
man, and let him take deep breath of
both. When he gets the carbon dioxide,
he'll die. That's the way to tell. .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

:, "A custom peculiar to Buddhists is
that OF wandering about the country
.Wlth hammer and chisel and carving
molly symbols upon rocks by the wayside
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Quite a Side Show

Missouri is said to be the best circus
state in the Union. This may account
for the pleasing tradition that Mis-
sourian has to be shown. st. Louis.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

The term filthy lucre'' originated
IN Scotland and referred in the first
place to the well worn 81 notes Of that
country.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

Eaucate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
ia Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
1oc' zoe. II Z. O. q. fail, druggists refund money.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
TO quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netlc. full of life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO,
bac' the Wonder-worEer, that makes weak men
Strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
WEPuLLEDA ROSE in SUMMER TIME.

WE FILEED7A HOSE IN SUMMER TINE.
We pulled a rose in summer time
Beside true lover gate.
Our lips sent up SO sweet chine
That twilight fingered late.
Now look how is the year grown old,
How leafless hedge and treel
tbs said that even love grows cold;
So here is rosemary
Elizabeth Alden Curtis in Connecticut Mag.
azine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
CLARK ANn orAY.

No other two senators are attracting so
much attention just now as are Senators
Quay and Clark-Quay of Pennsylvania
and Clark of Montana. Clark is inside of
the breastworks. having been sworn in,
but Quay is sim outside of them, and it
is not certain by any means that he will
get in.
Clark is hopeful that he will be permit
ted TO retain possession of his seat He
will have to do a great deal of explaining
before his fight for it is ended. Fer years
his great ambition has been a seat in the
United States Senate. He is many times
a millionaire, having made a great fortune
in copper mines in Montana. There is an
other copper king in that state. His name
is Marcus DAILY. His ambition appears TO
be 10 keep Clark out of the Senate. 1t is
alleged that he is as willing to spend mon
ey to crafty his ambition as Clark is.
AS the story goes Clark literally bought
his way into the Senate. 1t is estimated
that his election cost him as much as $780,
600 No doubt that amount appears small
to him in comparison with The privilege of
addressing his letters from desk in the
chamber of the United States Senate. win
it be possible to prove that he bought his
seat? That is the question that
is agitating Washington's political
circles. There are many witnesses
who are ready to testify that he did, and
doubtless there are many others who are
ready 10 swear that he didn't. Where
there is plenty of money all sorts of wit
nesses are obtainab1e.
There are no charges pending against
Senator quay. lie was not elected by the
Legislature. That body, although largely
Republican, refused to elect him. And il
failed to elect anybody else because his
friends controlled a majority Of the Re
publicans. The Governor of Pennsylvania
is ready to do about anything that Quay
wants done The latter wanted to be ap-
pointed senator after his party refused 10
elSct him, and the Governor appoiuted
bdm Now the question is had The Cover
(nor he constitutional right To appoint
lhimA There isn't much doubt that he
hadnh. but there are some reasons for
thinking that the Republican majority in
the Senate win admit him. II is expec ed
that the Senate committee which has the
matter in charge will report against him
because the preeedenis are that way. but
he has powerful friends, and they may
succeed in sc ting the Senate 10 disregard
pIecedents.
But il Clark and Quay should set firmly
liked IN their places In the Senate n h
doubtful II they would be entirely happy.
How could they be happy without the es-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
Objected to Pledges.

In speech delivered at the opening Of
his new theater, says the New York
Times, Mr.. Charles Wyndham the emf
nent English actor, showed the delicacy of
his tact and the accuracy of his knoWl-
edge by telling, in explanation of his re-
fusal to announce policy" very pretty
anecdote: pledges to me are distasteful,"
he began: 'they are as embarrassing 20
managers as to ministers. 1 am never
asked for them twit bout remembering the
story of the young American, eager for
political honors VINO. when asked wheth-
er, in the event of his being elected 10
Congress, he would pledge himself to keep
his hands from picking and stealing, re-
piled with the grea test dignity and best
Intentions, Gentlemen, 1 go to Congress
unpledged or I don go at all" In these
days, when such laborious efforts are maxi
ing on both sides of the water to replace
hostility by good feeling, the utility OF
yarns like this one is not too apparent-to
Americans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09

The statue of Oliver Cromwell is de-
scribed as the finest statue in London, ex-
cept that of Richard Occur de Lion. Rich
ard overawes the House of Lords, and
Cromwell is represented in a characters.
tic attitude, with his back to the House
of Commons.
AS a matter of fact Richardson of
Tennessee is about the ablest Democrat in
Congress, writes Victor Smith in the New
York Press. To have placed him in the
possible line of succession to the speaker
ship was a wise move of the minority. He
is a tall, thin man, with a splendid voice
and some determination. Mr.. Crisp, when
Speaker, liked 10 turn the gavel over to
him. At % he was Speaker of the Ten
nessee House of Representatives, being
chosen to that office on the first day he
ever sat with a legislative body. He is by
long odds the ablest parliamentarian
among the Democrats Much of his sue
cess is due to Masonry. He has been
Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee,
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons of that state and
inspector general Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, thirtythird degree. His
age is Sc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
THE COMING OF THE SOUTHERN,

The arrival of the first train of the
Southern Railway in this city yesterday
was matter of much moment. and a
cause for congratulation among the COM
mercial interests. This first train marked
the advent here of the Souths greatest
railroad system, a factor which cannot
fail to add largely to the prosperity and
Importance of the city and port The
southern is wen known for it's stability.
its enterprise and the excellence of its
service. In becoming one of the chief
cities served by this great system. Sa-
vannah win have her facilities for com
merce and travel considerably increased.
II is sincerely to be hoped that both city
and corporation will find the new alliance
pleasant and profitable to the fullest de-
gree.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
THE wILLINGHAM NIL.

The Legislature wasted great deal Of
its valuable time on the WiHingham bill,
| though there never was a time when it
| stood much of chance of passing. It
| ought not to have been brought forward
in this Legislature which was not chosen
at an election in which prohibition was
an issue. When local option was adopted
it seemed to be understood that it was a
settlement of the liquor question. If the
Prohibitionists think it was not they ought
to go before the people of the whole state
and ask them to decide in favor of gen.
eral prohibition law.
When local option was adopted the liquor
interest, understanding that 1t was set
Element of an issue that had been agi-
tated in the state great deal, invested a
vast amount of money in the liquor bust
ness. 1t was unfair to that interest to at
tempt TO pass a general prohibition law
when the people had not decided that they
wanted such a law. We are not prepared
to say how the state would vote on a
square prohibition issue, but we feel GER
tain that unless liquor men comply with
the laws regulating the sale of alcoholic
beverages 1t will not be very long before
the state win be under general prohibit
ton law.
1t Is true that in the cities the authori-
ties are TO blame for not enforcing the
ordinances regulating the liquor traffic
The great majority of the saloon keepers
would like to have the law against selling
liquor on Sundays enforced. Those who
want the Sunday law enforced continue
TO sell because their customers would go
to the saloons which violate the law. They
keep open therefore to save their trade
The authorities are at fault for this con-
ditlon of affairs. For various reasons
which it is not necessary 10 enumerate they
wink at Sunday liquor selling.
The excuse that IL is impossible to get
evidence against those who violate the law
against selling liquor on Sundays is one
that commands no respect Any police
man. who has intelligence enough to be an
officer, can get all the evidence required to
close every bar on his beat All that is
necessary to do is to have it understood
that a policeman who fails to report sa-
looms on his beat that sell liquor on. Sun
days will lose his place, and the saloons
win be closed.
We have opposed a general prohibition
law because we feel sure that 1t could not
be enforced in those counties in which
public sentiment does not favor it, 1t
could not be enforced in this city. Under
a prohibition law the eYils from the liquor
traffic here would be far worse than they
are now. Public sentiment may be so
changed, however, that a prohibition law
could be successfully enforced. We see no
reason why vigorous effort should not
be made TO create public sentiment that
would sustain prohibition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
GEN. wooD,s PROMOTION.

| Naturally there is considerable dissat-
! isfaction among the officers Of the regular
army with the action Of the President
nominating Gen. Wood to be major gen>
eral Of volunteers. It is claimed by them
that 60 jump a captain in the medical
corps over the heads of so many older
and more experienced officers, and that
too, without his having displayed any re-
markable ability as a soldier, is calcu-
lated to breed discomfort in the army and
make ambitious young army officers de-
pend upon political pulls for promotion
rather than proficiency in their profession.
Il is true, of course, that Gen. Wood
has done nothing in the line of military
achievements which entities him to Inc
honor which the President has conferred
on him, but he has shown talent of "a very
high order as military governor of Sanh-
ago. 1t is the understanding that ne has
been more successful in bringing order
out of chaos in Cuba than any one of the
other military governors of provinces, and
he has given greater satisfaction TO the
Cubans. What the President is looking
for is safe man to make military gov
ernor of the whole of Cuba. The duties
of such governor win be civil rather
than military. It is the purpose of the
President to withdraw nearly all of the
troops from the island and to begin to
prepare the way for the establishment OF
an Independent government there.
Gen. Wood is believed to he an excel
lent man for military governor. He has
been tried and he has met expectations
Army officers therefore cannot blame the
President much for selecting Gen. Wood
for that responsible position. There may
be other army officers as well, and even
better qualified, but the President does not
know who they are, and he cannot afford
to take time to find them. He knows
what to expect from Gen. Wood, and it
seems he is especially acceptable TO the
Cubans. He has excellent administrative
and executive ability and he knows how to
get along with the Cubans. Il seems
therefore that the President in planning
to make him the governor of Cuba is not
influenced by a desire to favor him above
other officers. but to get man at the
head of affairs in that island who is capa-
bic of helping the people along toward a
better material and political condition and
of preparing them for self-govenment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
A Boer Apology.

Some years since, says the Philadelphia
Press, an example of the Beers strange
notions of justice appeared in the col
umns of a South l4arican newspaper. il
was published by order Of the Boer court.
One Transvaalian is begging the pardon
of another for having slandered him, and
this is the form in use, as can be seen
to-day in the files of "Di Africansa Pa
triot:" Il, the undersigned -, retract
hereby everything have said against che
innocent Mr. -, calling myself an in
famous liar, and striking my mouth Wi h
the exclamation, You mendacious mouth.
why do you lie SOP n declare further that
I know nothing against the character of
Mr. --. 1 call myself besides, a genuine
liar OF the first class. CSigned) -. Wit
nesses, -, 1872 Any man who can
stand for that iaaa professional apollo
gizer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
The Creed of the Lion.

FROM the Baltimore News.
The creed of the lion is as old as the lion.
and as young as the cub that plays
With the tasseled jaw and the sharpened
claw of the tail of the notified maze.
The creed of the lion is to feed the lion
and the jungle knows his roar,
And it knows the glare of the eyes that
flare when the lips are thirst for gore
The creed of the lion is good for the lion
and that's as 1t ought to be;
For under the law of the jaw and the paw
and the trail and the jungle tree
The lion must live and the lion must have
and the jungle knows his right,
And it knows the cry when the whelps
defy the creed and the law of might
The creed of the lion is the will of the lion,
and back of the win the claw;
And back of the paw and the jungle law
the thirst for gore in the jaw.
For what is king if he be not a king?
and strange if 1t should befan
That under the swing of the jaw of the
king there came not death to all!
There came not darkness unto those-little
and weak and light
Who bend their knee at the Jungle tree
and ask for the law of right;
Earn it and ask it first, then go, out on
the trail to strike
Fools to have thought that their service
had bought the freedom of like for
like!
The creed of the lion Is az old as the lion,
and as young as yesterday
To give the least that the law will give,
and take the most away
AS old as the lion, but as blind as the cub
that follows the trail of years,
AN a.
tree of Common and King and Peers!
IF. Mex