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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
Cruel CADtain!

It would not occur to d any people
that voyage in one Of til swan boats
which sail the little pond in the public
garden of New England city could be
attended with horrors, brt that idea
was firmly fixed in the mind of small
maiden of years.
Would you like ride in one of the
swan boats, Marjorie?" ash ted the little
maids aunt as they crossed the bridge
over the pond one day. ~:
Ono, indeed" said Marjorie, with
sudden shrinking. II couldn't bear to
see them throw the babies lin.
"The man says that's what be does,"
she asserted with rising excitement as
her aunt looked much perplexed. "Hear
him! He's saying it now.
Her aunt listened, and Of truth the
mans statement, viewed from Mar
jorie's standpoint, was far from reas-
surfing.
Take ride in the swa IN boats,'' he
call ed loudly from the landing. "Grown
folks, 10, cents; children, 5, and then,
with a deceptive smile. he added, ''Ba-
bies thrown in. Youth : Companion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY.
The Growing Fondness For Rural
Life q Good Sign.

AA1ee s1ASIOOSX 81 sSn
In The Ladies' Home Journal Edward
Box, with much satisfaction, notes the
strong tendency to country living and
believes thattsit is one Of the best signs
Of the times Netting in the world can
keep map SO young and
fresh as to sstsbe in touch each
day with t's ..atual freshness and
youth OF llaslrs :. .iubarban life means.
more out q l.tsGT living, and that isf
what we Americans all need. We want
more exercise, and suburban living
makes that easier. We want our inter-
est in things kept fresh, and that tureI
does for us as nothing else can.
''The more our busy men seq of ma
ture's restful ways the more restful-
will they become. The closer we keep
our children to the soil the healthier
will they be physically and the stronger
will they develop mentally. The more
our girls breathe in the pure air which
God intended for all, but which man in
the cities pollutes, the better W omen we
shall have, the fewer worried mothers
we shall see. The more our young men
see OF out Of door sports the more clear
~ will they realize the greatness of
splendid physical health.
"The more the tired housewife sees of
flowers and plants and trees the closer
will become her interest in all things
natural and simple, and, as she sees the
sim plicity~ with which, nature works I'M
consciously, will the lesson be forced up
on her and enter into her own methods
We all agree that there is no teacher
like nature herself. Let US all, then, get
as close to her as. possible. Whatever
she teaches is wholesome to the mind
and uplifting to the soul and strength
ening to the body. In the very act of
studying her wonderful ways there is
health -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
THE ALBATROSS.
A Bird Of Majestic Aerial Velocity
and Unsuitable Appetite.

A Bird of Majestic Aerial Velocity
and Unsuitable Appetite.
Out Of the blue void the albatross
comes unhasting on motionless pinions,
yet at such speed that one moment a
speck hardly discernible, turn but your
eyes away, and ere you can again look
round he is gliding majestically over
head. Nothing in nature conveys to the
mind SO wonderful an idea Of effortless
velocity as does his calm appearance
from vacancy. Like most of the true
pelagio birds, he is devourer of offal.
the successful pursuit of fish being inn
possible to his majestic evolutions His
appetite is enormous, but his powers of
abstinence are equally great, and often
ment than drink of the bitter sea. At
the Gargantuan banquet provided by a
carcass of dead whale he will gorge
himself until incapable of rising from
the sea, yet still his angry scream may
be heard as if protesting against his in
ability to find room for more provision
against hungry days soon to follow.
Despite his incompatible grace of
flight when gliding through midair
with his mighty wings outspread, when
ashore or ON deck he is clu msy and i'll
at ease. Even seated upon The sea, his
proportions appear somewhat ungainly,
while his huge hooked beak seems too
heavy to be upheld. On land he can
hardly balance himself. and the broad
silky webs of his feet soon be come LAGER
ated. Thus his visits to The lone and
generally inaccessible rockS which are
his breeding places are as brief as may
be, since even conjugal delights are
dearly purchased with hung r and pain
full restraint. A true child of the air,
land is hateful to him, and only on. the
wing does he appear to De really at
home and easeful. -London Spectator
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
X A DRAN a, I lC 81 MAX.
the Effect Of One Woman's Pnthetfc
Eyes ON a Jury.

the Effect Of One Woman's Pnthetfc
Eyes ON q Jury.
That juries are Affected by handsome
and lang uishing e; 6 IS IS proved by q re-.
markable experience of the greatest adj.
.vocate at the New York bar. the late
James Z. Brady. He was counsel for a
young woman in case involving an
attempt to break a will.
His client sat by his side. She was
very beautiful young woman whose
eyes seemed always to rivet the atten-
tion Of those upon whom her glance
tell. Thereswas a pathetic expression
which affected every one. She sat
watching the jury during the course of
the trial, and at last there was some
complaint that she was attempting by.
means OF her glances to excite the sym
pathy Of the jury.
Then Mr.. Brady arose and in one of
the most touching and beautiful of all
the addresses he ever made in court he
spoke of the blessings which every one
VINO mad an appreciation of beautiful
things and could see them enjoyed, and
dWelt for some moments upon the happy
lot OF the jury who could see the bud
ding OF the fiowers-it was then spring.
tlme-and the charms of nature; then,
suddenly turning to his client, he said,
.Ihat blessing is denied my client, for,
though she has eyes which seem to look
upon you, gentlemen, there is no vision
IN them, for her sight has been taken
from her,
She had been, in fact, the victim of
total paralysis of the optic nerve, which
had not impaired the beauty of her
eyes, but had given to them that sim
gular pathetic expression which she was
thus falsely charged with employing
that she might secure the sympathies
of the jury.-Philadelphia Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
The Retort Courteous.

Father O'Leary, we'll known Ro-
man Catholic priest and wit, was on
very friendly terms with his neighbor,
the Church Of England vicar. They met
on the road one day, when the vicar said
excitedly, "Oh, Father O'Leary, have
you heard the awful ncws?''
NO says the priest. "what is it.,
at alp z
Something awful, - says the vicar.
tThe bottom has fallen out of purga-
tory, and all the Catholics have tum-
bled into hell p .2l
cob, dear, Oh, DEAR says Father
O'Leary, ''vhat a crushing the poor
Protestants must have got P'-London
Chronicle
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND,
Its Abolition Is II Grievous Wrong to
the Children

Its Abolition Is II GrievOus Wrong to
the Children.
This is an evil which has crept in
with the tendency to centralize the
schools. When in any place the schools
begin to overflow, movement to put
up larger building takes place, accom-
panied by an effort to create high
school department.. not so much the
need Of the community as the ambitious
dream of some principal who would be
superintendent or some sort of central
sun to group Of satellites.
This dream is too easily realized, be-
cause it fatters the people. Then there
rises preposterous structure of stone
and brick. A house of many gables, out
of keeping with everything, either pub
lie or private, in the place; temple of
vanity. Now is rung the knell of the
school playground, for the new "high
school, although it will house all the
children from to Is, must needs be
surrounded by fine lawn, studded
with Ehrubbery and threaded by blue
stone roads. The janitor has to employ
an assistant to keep the grounds in Or
der.
"A shut in, penitentiarylike place has
been evolved by the architect and school
committee, gratifying to their pride
and deep wrong to the children
There are many wrongs about it. The
one insisted upon here is the abolishing
Of the recess, that time honored joy of
the American schoolboy and schoolgirl.
Isabella G. Oakley in Popular Science
MONTHLY,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
Napoleon In Evere.,.een.

The great Napoleon, d@ne in ever
green, is the unique statu that stands
in the garden Of M. d'AguIlleres, in TIE
suburbs of Paris. The staff is a perfect
model of the ''little corpo4 IL" in char
acteristic. attitude, wearing a cooked
hat and sword and snuttox in hand.
The features are very lifelhke.
The greatest care is NECESSARY in order
70 preserve the likeness, aid the artist
gardener spends considerable time in
clipping off dead leaves and cutting
away an occasional branch. The sigma
ture of Napoleon is repriiduced at the
foot of the statue in flowers. Paris
Letter.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
An ExpIanation.

Little Dot-Mamma, / was playing
with your best tea set while you were
away, and when you bring it out for
company you'll be shocked, 'canse
you II think one OF the cups has hair
in it, but it isn't a hair.
Mamma is it?
Little Dot-It's only crack. Pick
NE Up
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
A Handicap.

Corson-Do you think trained nurses
should be pretty?
Hillshrand-Not if they are expected
to follow their calling permanently.
Philadelphia North American
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
Her Maiden Aim.

: Hoax-so young GoldI1x has taken a
wife. What was her maI1en name?
Joax-Her maiden aim seems to have
been co marry Goldrox, Ind she proved
an unusually good shot fDr a woman. 49,
Philadelphia Record.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06

West Virginia is twice as large al
Massachusetts, twice as large as Mary
land and as large as Connecticut, Rhode
Island. Delaware, New Jersey and Yer
mont combined.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
FArce8chinx

Nelly don't see how getting ones
feet wet causes toothache.
I Jack'-Yon don't? If You had ever
Fad tooth pulled, you would know
That the roots run clear to your toes. -
i Tacoma Ledger.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
And Nfini.teriaI ToO.

The Bachelor Well. how did your
battle with the coquette come out:
The Newly Made Benedi1t-It was q
tie. Syracuse Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06

In proportion to its ttize, a fy walks
about IS times an fast as q man.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06
FOUL S11le1li1dp
C>atarrh

ais 1asarrh e one Of the most ohst;nata
to get rid Of. - iils'st dlfncuit
rh mere ere IS but one way to cura Il
3iprays, washes and inhaling n1i ,s1a res
~ me world can have no pernanan II
eaect Whatever upon it. ssWiffsss snes
t thl cures Catarrh permanentlpv . fforiEis
tne only remedy which can e reach i, Fl t5 !,
ois see z, ana force it from the blood.
WE; .; Z, MICA lister, Of Harroas burg,
n.y. y nag mac Catarrh for years. He writes:
though was see eon no Improvements whatever,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06

p IN
and washes, and differ
ent inhaling remedies
IN TACT, / could feel that
each winter / was worse
than the year previous.
/ p all y 1T was
! plghf to my notice
10 tarrh was a blood
{ vac, and after think
PEer the matter, I
Z I ! y was unrea sonable
/! 7 peet to be cured by
hdies viii ID only
fffanHG5 tIaa s,,rfaoo
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-12-06

~ tx s4EsNgFI Then decided to try
2. s., and after a few bottles were used, no.
tue remedy, the disease was forced out of my
system, and a complete cure was the result.
l. advise all who have this dreadful disease to
abandon theirlocal treatment which has never
done them any good. and take SIS. S., a rem
edy that can reach the disease and cure it,
10 continue the wrong treatment for
Catarrh is to continue to suffer. SWift's
Specific is a real blood remedy, and
cures obstinate, deep-seated diseases,
which other remedies have no effect
whatever upon. It promptly reaches
Oatarrh, and never fails to cure even the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05

A writer in the Philadelphia Times
who has been looking up the record Of
the mosquito in natural history has
come to the conclusion that it is very
useless insect. Here is the result Of
his investigation:
'Just why the mosquito bites people
Is not yet known. 1t is not to furnish
it food, for it is an established fact
that a mesquite, after gorging him
self with human blood, dies within a
few hours, whereas mosquitoes that
have never tasted blood have been
known to live very comfortably, even
through the entire winter and into the
next season. The adult mosquito does
not need food. During it's larvae stage
it has stored up enough nourishment to
last all its life, and 1t is normal state
for it to go without food for the rest
of. its existence. All that it needs Is
moist air, adult mosquitoes being
known to pass the winter In damp eel
lars, living on nothing but the mois-
ture
'sThe fact that it Is estimated that
only one out of 10000 ever. tastes hui
man blood also proves that 1t is not
necessary Why it persists in tortur-
ing mankind. therefore, has not yet
been found out, and scientists can on
ly swear softly with the rest of man.
kind and make the general statement
that the mosquito is born with a vitiat-
ed appetite for human gore, an appetite
that causes the death of the indulger."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
Home of the Ednm Cheese.

While the Edam cheese is a familiar
visitor on the table not every one
knows whence 1t comes nor how its
cannon ball proportions and gay col
oring have been achieved. The north
ern part of Holland is the seat of the
Edam cheese industry, and the conse-
quent cleanliness of the relish is there
fore doubly assured.
In making it the fresh cows milk is
carefully strained and the rennet add
ed. AS soon as the milk curdles the
whey is drawn off. and the curd, thor
oughly kneaded, is pressed into molds.
This process is repeated until the whey
has all been extracted and the curd is
comparatively dry. 1t is then wrapped
in linen cloth and kept for 10 or II
days until quite solid. Then the cloth
Is removed and the cheese put into
salt I've. Afterward a little more dry
salt Is sprinkled on the cheese until
the maker thinks it is salt enough to
insure its keeping.
1t is next put into vessel and wash
ed with whey and scraped to remove
the white crust 1t is next carried in
to a cool room and laid on shelves,
where 1t is frequently turned The
ripening process lasts from two to
three months, the round balls grow
ing the fine yellow or reddish color
peculiar to Edam cheese. The cheeses
intended to be exported to this coun-
try are rendered still more brilliant by
dyeing the rind with vegetable dye
New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
Four courtnhip sundnxa.

The four Sundays Of November are
observed as fete days in Holland. They
are known by the curious names Re-
view. Decision, Purchase and Possess
sion and all refer to matrimonial at
fairs, November in Holland being the
month par excellence devoted to court
ship and marriage, probably because
the agricultural occupations of the
year are over and possibly because the
lords of creation from quite remote
antiquity have recognized the pleas
antness of having wives to cook and
cater for them during the long winter
On Review Sunday everybody goes
to church, and after service there is a
church parade in every village, when
the youths and maidens gaze upon each
other, but forbear to speak.
On Decision Sunday each bachelor
who is seeking a wife approaches the
maiden of his choice with a ceremoni-
GUS bow and from her manner of re-
spending judges whether his advances
are acceptable. Purchase Sunday the
consent of the parents Is sought If the
suit has prospered during the week.
Not until Possession Sunday, howev-
er, do the twain appear before the
world as actual or prospective brides
and grOonaS.-Denver News,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
Gastronomic Anarchx.

They say the art of cooking is dying
out in France Cooks and public agree
in this, but they charge each other
with the cause.
'"The French public is degenerate, =
say the cooks. 1T no longer knows q
good sauce from bad one
"Qu'est-ce que vous voulezY' retail
ates the public THE cooks may still
be artists, but they are no longer
cooks"
If you want the matter demonstrate
ed" says Partisan who may be con-
sidered to represent the public, look at
the SO called culinary exhibitions given
in Paris every year. These exhibitions
dc not ask the Judgment of the palate
They ask the judgment of the .eye.'
They ask you to criticise Swiss chalets
made in butter and Louis XIV furniturei
made. in cake. They wish to initiate
the salon, and they show lard sculpture
sentimentally disposed in palm bowers
and canvases, with fairgrounds Of
string beans, and sunsets OF tomato
catchup. 1t is the last word in impress
sionism. If you, like, but it is not cook
ery-it is anarchy Sketch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
saved the vase.

The little son of an English gentle
man, in mischievously playing with a
vase, managed, after several attempts
to get his hand through the narrow
neck, and was then unable to extricate
1t. For half an hour or more the whole
family and one or two friends did
their best to withdraw the fist Of the
young offender, but in vain. 1t was
a very valuable vase, and the father
was loath to break 1t, but the existing
state Of affairs could not continue for
ever. At length, after a final attempt
to draw forth the hand of the victim,
the father gave up his efforts In de-
spair, but tried last suggestion.
open your handp he commanded
the fearful young captive, "and then
draw it forth"
II can't open it, father" declared the
boy.
"Can'ty' demanded his father.
"Whyg
''Pve got my penny in my hand"
came the astounding reply
why, you young rascal" Numbered
his father, drop it at oncer
The penny ratified in the bottom Of
the vase and out came the hand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
ouicAx.andr hidden under clay.


Curious but dangerous freaks of ma,
ture frequently found in the deserts Of
Arizona are called sumideros by the
Mexicans and Indians. They are mask
ed pitfalls of quicksand that occur in
the dry plains and are covered with a
treacherous crust of clay that has been
spread over them in fine particles by
the wind and baked dry by the sun.
The peculiar properties of the soil
retain all the moisture drained into
them after the infrequent rains and al
low it to be filtered to unknown depths,
so that a man or horselor COW or
sheep that once steps upon that de-
cepttve crust instantly sinks out of
sight beyond hope of rescue. The
sumideros are on level with the sur
face of the desert. There is no dan
ger signal to mark them, and their
surface cannot be distinguished by the
ordinary eye from the hard clay that
surrounds them. They occur most fire.
quently in the alkali covered fats and
are often 10 or 90 feet in diameter.
Sometimes they are only little pockets
OF wells that a man can leap across,
but the longest pole has never found
their bottom. A stone thrown through
the crust sinks to unknown depths.
and no man who ever fell into one Of
them was rescued They account for
the mysterious disappearance of many
men and cattle.-Chicago Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05
Engll.h scored service Monex,

The term secret service money" Ia
usually applied to fund placed at the
disposal of ministers to be expended
at their discretion in promoting or pro-
tecting the interests of this country,
These moneys consist of sum of 1885,
600 annually included In the estimates,
in respect of which ministers are only
required to make a declaration that
the moneys spent have been expended
sin accordance with the intentions Of
parliament"
AS ministers are required to give no
account of their stewardship, it Is OBJ
vious we have no means of knowing
how these moneys are expended. The
reader, however, who carries his mind
back to episodes within his knowledge,
such as the collapse of the Fenian con-
spirators or of their later develop
ment, the Irish Invincibles," will have
little difficulty in realizing how indis-
pensable fund of this kind Is to the
protection of a state and Of under
standing the infinite variety of uses to
which it may be applied. Chambers
Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05

search of the imaginary burglars.
However, in all probability he would
do nothing of the sort; at worst. if he
did so, we would simply abandon the
business and go home.
Longworth Court was some Is miles
from London, and it therefore took us
the best part of three hours to reach
our destination
We alighted at the end of the lane
ieadlng to the mansion, and babe Flow
ers, one of my oldest and smartest
chums, to wait till he heard our whis-
tie before driving up to the door. This
precaution was taken in case any local
police CHANGED to be hanging about the
house while we were engaged inside.
We then marched boldly up the drive
and rang the bell. After an interval of
five minutes there was the sound of
heavy bolts being drawn, and the door
swung open, disclosing a white haired
old man whom took to be the butler.
He gave cry when the light from
his lantern fell on our faces and uni
forms.
Calm yourself, my good man." 1
said, assuming an official voice 'You
have nothing to fear. From informa-
ton received we believe that burglars
are In the east wing Of this house, and
we have come to catch them. Arouse
your master Immediately
Sir Titus Blaydes, thin, pinched up
little man, appeared quickly. He was
evidently quite as scared as his butler,
and when we told him our mission he
wrung his hands.
BE quick, officers he screamed. his
face blanching with terror, ''and will.
wait here in the hall till you return.
Stay, inspector. You might stop with
me in case the blackguards should
come this way"
During their absence Sir Titus, with
ehattering teeth, conversed with me.
telling me how he had always dreaded
such an attack, and now it had come
to pass. His reflections were inter
rupted by loud report, which rang
out sharp and clear through the still
house.
darted from the hall and an instant
Later returned, with gloomy mien.
Il regret to say, Sir Titus" cried,
that the man has been shot dead.
There was only one of them, but he
made terrible resistance, and In the
struggle his own weapon went off. the
bullet entering his brain. We will take
him away at once"
thought my heart would stand still
when, after the supposed corpse had
been brought toward the door, Sir
Titus came forward and exclaimed in
a quick, hurried tone: stop! Set it
down. Strangely enough, in all my 38
years, have never seen a dead man.
Let me see the face of this one."
There was nothing to be done but to
let the morbid baronet have his way
and trust to luck and to the deception
Of wig, paint and beard.
The bafonet knelt beside the statue
and raised the handkerchief from the
blood stained face. Then look of dis
gust crossed his patrician features and
he rose, having carefully replaced the
handkerchief.
Take it away, officers" he said. ga
more repulsive and ruffianly looking
countenance | never saw Crime is
stamped on every feature"
And that was how the millionaire
collector of the antique characterized
statue for which he had refused $780,
000.-London Tit-Bits.