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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
THE MODERN ENGLISHMAN.
An Incident Which APPLY Illustrates
His Deliberateness.

An Incident Which APPLY Illustrates
His Deliberateness.
To illustrate the deliberateness of the
modern Englishman let me tell of hat
which blew off a mechanics head on
the top of a bus crossing Albert bridge.
A stiff breeze blew up the Thames, and
the hat was whirled against the side Of
the bridge and then went spinning
down the footway in the opposite d.
rection from that which the omnibus
pursued. II say said the mechanic,
reaching over and touching the driver
on the shoulder; ''me ats blowed off. -
The driver fdgeted a moment at this
sudden interruption, then took tight
er grasp Of the reins and clucked to the
horses to quicken their pace. The hat
and the vehicle spun along in opposite
ways. II say, driver" said the mechan-
ic; "me ats blowed off, The driver
fdgeted again, but now his mind grasp
ed the situation. though most unwill-
ingly.
cit as. as it?'' he said, turning to
the man. ''NVell, then, that'n teach
you to buy ats to fit your 'ead. I ad a
ole lot of ats blow off before I made
up me mind to get 'em to fit me- 'ead.
After that 'ad no more trouble"
The hat was still bowling along and
was now at the farther end of the
bridge. The mechanic looked at it
duly. was in fever Of gratuitous
impotence for the bus to stop or for
the man to climb down. The driver
turned back to his work and clucked to
his horses, who quickened their gait.
Just then vagrant stopped the flight
of the hat and ran and caught the bus
and got a penny for his pains. So every
one was happy, even Julian Ralph
in Harper's Magazine. ~ 3
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
] ] HE BA I K Z HORSE
IA Simple Scheme of the MOtOrmans
That Made. Him Go.

That Made Him Go.
People near the New York entrance
|of the bridge saw balky horse frus-
trated with delightful ease the other
day by man who openly confessed
that he had no practical or theoretical
knowledge Of horsemanship. He was.
the motorman of Fourth avenue car
bound toward the terminal at the
bridge. The horse was one of those an
gular, cockeyed, ungainly beasts that
no amount of currying and feeding
could make respectable.
It had stopped square in the middle
Fof the track and had spread its feet
apart as though its mind was made up
to hold the street against the world. In
ia few minutes four trolley cars were
backed up behind the cart and more
were in sight down Center street Mo-
tormen, conductors, truck drivers, as
sorted citizens and policeman stood
around and gave the usual advice. The
driver kicked the horse and two or
three men called to the policeman to
stop him. Then they in turn made hui
name suggestions about starting a fire
under the beasts stomach. A woman
! said that it would be easy enough for
/ any one to coax him along with lump
( of sugar.
The motorman of the fifth trolley
car, which had by this time reached the
end Of the blocked line. walked up and
surveyed the situation.
"Whose car is this? he asked, point
| ing to the first car that had come up
behind the wagon to which the balky
horse was attached.
! cit NINE" said another motorman,
who was lingering a brass motor handle
as though he would like to brain the
horse with it.
The motorman from the rear hoisted
the cars front fender and strapped it
in place., folded against the dashboard.
| "Now," he said to the motorman
who had claimed the car, ego ahead,
very easy. Then, turning to the dis
consolately profane driver of the horse,
he said, t'Get up and take hold Of the
reins. ~
The car ran forward until the fender
reached the tailboard of the wagon.
"Now,' said the self appointed master
of ceremonies to his fellow motorman,
"start up as fast as you durn please,
and don't stop until you get to the
BRIDGE a..
The car started. The wagon started.
The horse in the shafts simply had to
start. He slid and showed back for a
few inches and then broke into a help
less gallop. The car came banging along
behind, giving the horse no chance to
change his mind and balk again. The
spectators cheered. The ingenious mo-
torman looked the assembly over with
a sheer.
"Say!' he said. "sayl Some people
are dead slow, eh ?''-NeW York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Payn's Fearful Writing.

James Payn's chirography is some
thing fearful to contemplate. 1t is sim
ply execrable. The Academy tells nice
story about Payn's "bewildering hand
writing Miss Jane Barlow sent a
poem as a first contribution to The
Cornhill when Payn was it's editor:
Think of the lady receivinga brief line
which she interpreted as follows: 81
have no use for silly verses.
Of course Miss Barlow INDUCED in
Iopious tears. There never was such an
i'll hammered snub. Then she COM
menced to study the scrawl. Now came
CLEAN of light, for she dimly made
out what it really was, II hope to use
your pretty verses.
Alas, when you are, as poet, ode
clined with thanks, . there is today no
possibility of error, for the fatal missive
is always typewriter.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
THE FRENCH MENACE.
Complaint That 1T Is Not the Model
a Affair Claimed For It.

An English writer who has evidently
suffered inveighs rather severely against
the long extolled thrift Of the French
housekeeper, which, if it be thrift, is,
according to his notion, pernicious
economy. He considers the meage1
messes served and reserved until the
last scrap is consumed which make up
the course dinner Of the French people
most unsatisfactory and far from ap-
petizing. "It has been said," he quotes,
''that a French housekeeper will serve a
grilled chicken foot, making it sub
stantial course" This he denies-not
the service, but the substantial part
Of it..
AS to the soup of the provincial
French home. he asserts it is not a
thing to be described by the uninitiated,
and it is certainly not meant for deli
cate palate. It tastes like hot water in
which quantities of cabbage have been
boiled. "Then,' he goes on to affirm.
''the only dish Of meat will often con-
sist Of that which has been used in the
making Of the SOUP
This testimony is borne out by Amer
lean travellers, who get very tired of
soup meat as d dinner dish. For the
favoring and finishing of a dish the
French are doubtless unsurpassed, but
the allegation that the sauce is made
more important than the substantial
and that the garnishing takes prece.
dence over the dish it surrounds is not
| without considerable foundation. The
| we'll known story of the French cook
who won wager by serving boot
heel scraped and stewed and simmered
! and finally served with an enhancing
sauce is a good illustration of much
! French cooking.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Great Lovers OF Water.

The Siamese are more devoted to the
water than any other nation in the
world. They are nearly always bath.
ing, generally with their clothes on,
and they never go anywhere by land if
they can possibly go by water. The
streets of Bangkok are like those of
Venice, and the inhabitants say that
their idea Of paradise would be a town
with canals where there were currents
in both directions, so that they might
be spared the effort of rowing.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
HE r He OGRAP PA !.


Some Of the PuzxIes That the Inter-
estinE Inysntfons Presents.
There are lots Of my stericus things
about the monograph that puzzle even
those who are most familiar with their
mechanism, remarked gentleman
who has had long experience in the
talking machine business. GAS mat
ter Of fact, no scientist has ever been
able to explain exactly why the thing
talks. They say a duplicate vibration
is set up, but when you pin them down
they all are obliged to admit that they
don't know why the operation of the
transmitter should produce any such
result Then, again, the difficulty in re-
cording certain tones has always been a
puzzle.
The most improved form Of the ma
chine has, as you know, an extremely
large cylinder, nearly four times the
size Of the ordinary one, and for some
unknown reason it very materially in
creases the volume Of sound It would
seem, then, to be a logical inference
that the bigger the cylinder the louder
the tone, and, proceeding on that theory,
a very bright young electrician Of this
city started the other day to build an
instrument that was really gigantic.
He put it together without much
trouble and made an experimental cyl
inder nearly a foot in diameter. I was
present when it was tested. Every part
of the machine worked perfectly, and a
beautifully engraved record was secur-
ed, but when the transmitter was at
tached we were astonished to find that
the sound was barely audible. AS near.
" as we could figure it out the tone
was magniied up to a certain point by
making the cylinder larger, but beyond
that the process was reversed, and it
was progressively diminished. Queer,
wasn't it 7''-New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Do Not Fear Sharks.

3 In his book on Australia, Richard Sc
mon declares that the prevailing ideas
of danger from sharks are greatly exag-
gerated. Individual sharks may posi-
bly,. he thinks, develop cannibal tastes,
but such are exceptions, rarer than
man eating tigers and crocodiles. The
divers and fishermen in the Torres
strait. where big sharks abound. do
not show the least fear of them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Sensitive Clocks.

A Lewiston (Me. merchant has in
his store an old fashioned clock which
is peculiarly sensitive. 1t sometimes
stops, and if any one steps into the
store or goes by it will start again,
and if horse steps on a certain spot in
the street it will start
A man who happened to notice it and
who had one like it himself said that
his would not run after he had started
his furnace in the fall. In the spring,
after he ceased to keep fire, it would
run all right.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
An Illustration.

Teacher-John. illustrate the differ
lence between sit and set.
Bright and Patriotic Boy ~ The
limited States is a country on which
the sun never sets and the rest Of the
world never sits. Detroit Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Feminine Features.

"While woman may have her face on
the dollar. said the cornfed philoso-
pher, looking thoughtfully at the coin,
''yet, to tell the truth, she is more apt
to have her eye on the 3S cents. In
dianapolis Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

The depth of water affects the speed
Of steamers very considerably, the yes
sells moving more slowly in shallow
than in deep water.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Oh, the p ain Of
Rheumatism!

rheumatism often causes the mos3in-
sense suffering. Many have for years
.galnly sought relief from this disabling
allsease, and are to-day worse off than
ever Rheumatism is blood disease.
and Swift's Specific is the only cure, be-
cause 1t IS the only remedy which can
Oh such deep-seated diseases.
= few years ago Twas taken with inflamma-
tory Rheumatism, which became so intense
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
MINNEAPOLIS, NEW ULM &SOUTH
WESTERN RAILROAD.

MlNNEAFOlIlO, NEW ULM % SOUIH-
WESTERN RAILROAD.
Departure of Trains.
No. Is St. Paul, Mpls Pass $50 A. NJ.
No 80 St. Paul, Mpls Pass 1:l0 A. M.
No. 90 Winthrop Acc'dation 4 100 P. NJ.
Arrival of Trains.
No. 81 Winthrop Acc'dation 8 90 A. NJ.
No. 80 St. Paul, Mpls Pass 2:20 P. NJ.
No. l6 St. Paul, Mpls Pass 1855 P. II.
All Daily Except Sunday.
No. Is arrives Mpls $50 A. NJ. St Paul
1920 A. NJ.
No. Is leaves St. Paul 100 P. NJ. Mpls.
5:35 P. NJ.
No change of cars between New Tim,
St. Paul & NJ pls.
Close connections for Chicago Mil
wagkea and all points East.
&c full particulars apply to
JOHN RYCZEK, Agent.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

About one German woman in every
27 works in factory.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
S.S.S.tfffs s Blood

VII cure perfectly and permanently.
1t is guaranteed purely vegetable, and
contains no potash, mercury, or other
mineral. Books mailed free by Swift
specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05


several prominent physi-
clans and took their treat
ment faithfully, but was
unable to get the slight
est relief. In fact, my con-
dition seemed to grow
worse, the disease spread
over my entire body, and
from November to March
I suffered agony. I tried
many patent medicines.
but none relieved me.
Upon the a dvice of q
Ed 4
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05

! =. 8. Before allowing me to take it, how
Veri my guardian, who was q chemist, ana
yzed the remedy, and pronounced it free of
potash or mercury. I felt SO much better after
ak1ng two bottles, that continued the rem
ay, and In two months was cured completely.
The cure was permanent, for have never since
lad touch OF Rheumatism though many
lines exposed to damp and cold weather
ELEANOR M. TIPPELL,
371l Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia.
DOM suffer longer with rheumatism.
throw aside your oils and liniments, as
ihey can not reach your trouble. Don't
experiment. with doctors-their potash
Ind mercury will add to your disabil-
$ty and completely destroy your diges-
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

A negro man carried horse from
one of the stables here to be shod
at the Tom Estes blacksmith shop,
on Friday. After the work was
over he mounted the animal with
only halter to hold him with. The
horse ran away with the negro and
ran over couple Of children. The
horse brought the rider on the east
side and Marshall Casey arrested
him by request of west side officers,
and turned him over to the west
side officers. The negro expressed
a fear that he might be mobbed If
carried back, and told Marshal
Casey that he could not control the
horse aud was very sorry that it
happened We learn one of the
children was badly hurt. The ne
gro should be fined good round
sum for mounting horse without
bride in a city.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Bubonic plague has made its APP
pearance 10 American territory at
last-has found foot hold in Ha-
wall, at Horolula, SauFrancisco is
scared, and will take every precau-
tion to prevent its Importation
there Plague has ragged for many
years in Asia, but has gradua ly
Travelled to other countries, until It
is to be found in several European
countries, 10 Africa and S nth
America 1t is far worse than Vel.
low Fever There is but little doubt
of its finally getting into North
America.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31
300 Reward 800

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its -tages, and that is catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only poSit TIVE cure
known tothe medical fraternity, Catarrb
being q constitutional disease, equires a
censtitut onal treatment. HALLS Catarrh
CureIs taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, ther bydestroying the foundation
of the d. ease. and giving the patient
and assisting nature in doing it's W TX
have so much faith in Its
curative powers, that they Offer One Hun
dred d liars for any case that IT fails TO
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address, Il. j. Gil EN- hY & CO., Toledo,0
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hal's Family Pills are the best 2
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Now that a company of New
York millionaires have taken hold
of the Panama canal scheme, we
may expect to see something done.
They will either go ahead and
build it, or get this country to do
1t, This move may kill the Mica
raguan scheme. -as there is a mud
die delay will naturally follow,
which will be very detrimental to
the south. 1t appears that wherev-
err the interests OF our sunny south
are at stake, other parts of the
country make no effort to legislate
in its favor, Southern congress
men should show up this injus-
tice.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

We had a pleasant call from Mr..
T. NJ. Walker, who is connected
with the newspaper World at Pitts
burg, Pa, and also owner of a
paper called the Builder" He
stopped off here to catch a train
making connections at Fort Worth
for points in New Mexico His
mission is to write up the country
he passes through from bis car win
dow. He said he was favorably iu.-
pressed with our city, as it possessed
many railroad advantages other
places he had stopped at did not
He promised to give our city a good
word in his write up Of the country.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Senator Clark of Montana, a
multi-millionaire, secured his seat
by bribery--it is estimated that it
cost him 100000. Votes in the leg
stature cost from S., 900 to $25, 900
each. AS bribery has been proven,
so we see it stated, what will the
great U S. Senate do about it2 If
it sits idle in the premises, thus
tacitly admitting its venality, the
people will lose respect for it.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

On January LIST, 1900, a large
number of railways in this country
will greatly raise freight rates, by
a Reconsideration. Business men
in several states have appealed to
the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion for protection, but this body
refuses to do any thing, claiming
they have no power in the premises;
complaint is referred to the U. S.
Attorney General, as they say it
comes under the anti trust law.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

A speaker in the Southern teach
ers association at Memphis, was
eminently correct in saying that
the three chief allies or factors of
the worlds organization are, the
printing press furnishing the mat
ter, the public school preparing the
masses to read and understand it.,
and the railroad distributing the
same throughout every hamlet and
village, every town and city upon
earth.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

PIasterer Wells has a fine cow that
brought him twin calves yesterday.
To say that he was proud of his COW
after this would only be telling the
truth mildly, We learn be sits on
the lot fence for an hour at time
watching the two little caves
scamper over the lot. No money
could buy "Old Sonkey' light now
from him.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Executive Committee of the AK
ausas Press Association is called to
meet at Little Rack on Jan. 28th,
The Gazette insists that that city
ask the quill drivers accept its hos
pitality and convene there next
June. No place would suit us bet
ter, as we are proud of Arkansas,
capital city, and it is so easy of ac'
cess. We hope invitation, as sug
gested by the Gazette, will be ex
tended, and that the committee
will accept the same.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

All of the European powers inter
ested in Chinese territory have sign
ed a written agreement for the
"open door" trade relations for
America, except Russia, so it is
stated. Agreement is not to be
binding unless all sign it-this being
so it can easily defeat it, by several
agreeing that one of them will re-
fuse.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Work of tabulatIng the Cuban
census, which was completed on
Nov. Both last, is going on. 1t is
estimated by good authority that
it has a population of 1900, 900, and
that not over one-third of its popu-
lation is colored. If this is true, a
serious objection to its becoming a
part of this country will be remov-
al
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

In sluggish liver, Heroine, by its
beneficial action upon the hillary
renders the bile more fluid,
aud brings the liver into a souno
and healthy condition, thereby ban
ishiug the sense of drowsinesS, leth-
argy, and the general feeling of APP.
atby which arise from disorders Of
the liver. Price SOC.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

] S. Ragland has received his fall
stock of Holiday goods-wedding
gifts, clnb prizes, etc. Bric-a brac
of all kinds. The finest line of dolls
ever shown inthc city-prices rang
ing from &c to S. each. Toys of
every descript on. Don't put of
too late. Go early and Inspect the
stock. IL Il
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

England is forced to sell bonds, in
order to get funds with which to
prosecute the war in South Africa
And her cousuls are now below par.
A sorry spectacle, American bonds
range from liz to 10, and her war
in the Philippines have affected the
price very little.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Congress should investigate Secre-
tary Cages manner of taking
money from the public crib, to
bolster up private institution,
He has no law or precedent to go
by to free himself from blame.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

1t is said that during the holidays
in Texas thirty seven persons were
either shot or stabbed, A rather
bad showing, even ii the state is so
large. We are truly glad to say
that Texarkana did not furnish one
of the victims.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31
A PERFECT LIFE PREsERVER.

After thousands of lives have
been sacrificed, an apparatus is
brought forward, and which, after
having been tested, is pronounced
perfect, 1t is impossible to sink it,
it weighs only four pounds and con-
tains food and water for FIVE days
1t resulted from a horrible ship
wreck experienced by its inventor;
no discovery of great benefit to hu.
manity seems possible without
great loss of lie. Take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters as another instance
Before its advent fifty years ago,
people died from dyspepsia, Weak
stomachs and liver disease were ter
rors until Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers proved its power to cure them.
II your stomach bothers you, try it 4,
and see that private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bot
tie,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31
what to Get For New Years.

Go and let Chas. S. Erber assist
you on this subject, Everything
that is new st and best awaits your
nspection and approval, and the
prices on all his goods are extreme
ly low, Come early and make your
selections.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Bishop Key, of the Methodist
church, is reported as saying that
he fears TOO many ministers are
striving to be great preachers. 1t
were better if they endeavored to
be good, useful preachers.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

For SALE-Restaurantin the Cot
ton Belt block, near Pee Gee and
other depots. For further infor-
nation apply to Mrs. E. L. Meek,
No. Ill State street. l2-27-1w
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

There are few alments so uncom.
Portable as piles, but they can easily
be cured by using Tabler's Buckeye
Pile Ointment Relief follows its
use, and any one suffering from
Piles can not afford 10 neglect to
give II trial Price b0c, In bot titles
tubes TOO Sold by Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

A representative of Aguinaldo is
said to be In Washington to confer
with the President, and will ar
range for his surrender If satisfac-
tory terms can be secured. Let us
hope there is no fake in this report
aud that the willy Filipino can be
induced to give up, SO as to end the
war
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

A preacher committed suicide 10
New York state because the com
positor made a mistake 10 his
text, the local paper reporting his
sermon, changing the text, "Be
We therefore Steadfast, " into, "Be
We there for breakfast" This was
the straw that broke the camels
hack
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Little Rock has sixty-two saloons
which pay tax Of 1921 each. The
Gazette says some 40 odd of them
have taken out license for another
year, and it is thought that all Of
the others will renew their license.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

Greene county, Arkansas, will
hold its primary on April 7th and
among other things, will instruct
for United States Senator. We
suppose other counties will do like
wise as to the United States Seua
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

1t is said that Butler will try the
Beers again at Modder River He
had better wait until General
Roberts takes command, and then
he will not be blamed if he gets an.
other drubbing.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-12-31

1t is said, but denied, that Eng
land has secured Delagoa Bay from
Portugal. If this is true England
will have chance of playing in the
back yard of Dom Paul very soon.