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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

jority of the dwellings were made of
sun-dried mud, with roof Of straw, a
floor of dirt and rooms bare of beauty.
The streets were narrow and dark, with
out a sidewalk or pavement. In clti-
zen's house no windows could be found,
save single narrow slit in the interest
of the cook who from time to time
would thrust forth her head, crying
"Beware!' before hurting her ashes or
waste-wa upon the head of some
passer-by. In that age it seemed as if
beauty was too precious to be wasted
upon the common people. The fine arts
were reserved for the temples and the
king. So we find that beauty was mo-
nopolized by these favored few but re-
vered by all.
We all look forward t. beauty and no.
tice the beautiful things nature has given
us. We see the decorations in our homes
or school rooms, how artistically pic
lures are arranged for the purpose of
making the rooms pleasant and inviting.
1t has been the happy combination of
art and science which has trained us to
perceive the beauty which surrounds us.
There is scarcely cottage without
something more Or less successfully
claiming rank as art,-a picture, pho
tograph, or a statuette,-a we may
fairly hope that much as art even now
contributes to the happiness OF life, it
will do so even more effectively in the
future.
We do not know why we notice and
love the beautiful or why we receive
pleasure from some forms and colors
and not from others. Emerson IN his
little poem, "The Rhodora,' says,
"Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and
sky,
Tell them, dear, that if eyes we're made
for seeing,
Then Beauty is its own excuse for be-
1ng."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
Railroad Statistics.

The statistical report of the interstate
commerce commission for the year end
ed June 80, 1899 shows that the number
of railways IN the hands of receivers on
that date was seventy one, net increase
of twentythree as compared with June
80, 1898. The number of roads put in
the hands of receivers during the year
was sixteen, and the number removed
from their management was thirty nine.
One June 80, 1899, the total single
track mileage in the United States was
1S9,294, an increase for the year of
2,92S. This increase is greater than for
any year since 1898. The aggregate
length of mileage, including tracks of
all kinds, was 252, 1854. There were &c.
703 locomotives in service at the end of
the year, or 469 more than for the year
ending June 80, 1898.
The total number of cars of all classes
in the service was 1875, ,916, an increase
of 49,74s.
The number of persons employed on
railroads was 92S,924, an increase for
the year of 54,446.
The amount of railway capital out
standing was $11,03S,9 1898, or cap
italization of $60,556 per mile of line.
The amount Of capital stock paying no
dividend was $3,275,50O,1s1, or $3.50
per cent of the total amount outstand-
ing, and the amount of funded debt, ex-
cludlng equipment trust obligations,
which paid no interest was $572,410,746.
The number of passengers carried dur
ing the year was 523, lite, ,508, an increase
for the year of 22,1O9:827.
The number of tons of freight carried
was 909,763, ,5S5, an increase of 3O,757,-
276. The gross earnings of the roads
we're $1,313,310,618, an increase over
the previous year of $50 9,2s4,49 The
oPSA oSiAS3 "a pSAoCS d1C SuOWu W nave
been 1856, ,96S,999, an increase of $685.
995,723. The amount of dividends de-
ciared during the year was Sill, ,099 1885,
The total number Of casualties to per-
SONS on account of railway accidents was
51,743; the number of persons being
killed being 7,l23, and the number in
jured 44,620. The number of passen-
gers killed during the year was 239, an
increase of 15, and the number injured
3, ,45s, an increase of 397, or one passen-
ger was killed for every e,IS9,o23 car
ried, and one injured for every Isl, 1893
carried. OF railway employees, 2,210
were killed and 34,923 injured during
the year. ..~ IT,. |s-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
VOLUME XXI. BROWN COUNTY, MINI, WE
Springfield Wins.

The Springfield Gun Club came down
! last Sunday and took the New Ulm
| sportsmen into camp in the most APP
proved style, although the margin by
which the tournament was won IS so
small as to leave very little room for
the winners to expand. Neither team
Was up to its usual form and the lndi-
vidual scores, save III a very few cases,
were considerably lower than they should
have been, men in both teams who or
d'narly score from II to 20 points fall
ing as low as eight and nine. The high
est score made by member of the home
team was 90 made by Herman ANIME,
followed by William Meyer with II, and
Geo. Marti and Martin Olsen with IS
each. The lowest score for New Ulm
was Charles Hauenstein, T. The highest
score for the visitors was also 20 made
by Albert Moe, with second of IS by
William Duncan, jr. Springfeld's low
est score was 3, chargeable to G. Gamble.
The total number of points made, 245
by Springfield, and s41 by New .Ulm,
leaving the visitors winners by four
points, tells the story very effectively.
Following is the score in detail:
New Ulm: Herman ANIME, 20; Jos.
Bobteter, 8; Joha Buschers, 8; F w.
Frtsche, 8; J. Z. Graft, IL; Chas. Hauen.
stein, 7; William Herrian, 9; William
E. Koch, 10; Julius Krause, IA; George
Marti, IS; William Meyer, II; Herman
Mueller, s; Martin Olsen, IS; F. Pfaena
der, II; Fred Spoerhase, Is; John Tober-
er, 10; A. J. Vogc], 1S; L. G. Vogel, II !;
John Muhs, 8; John Hauenstein jr., 10;
Theodore Mueller, 8. Total 241.
Springfield: R. G. Sch1nid, IS; w. F.
Runck, 13; G. Johnson, 10; Albert Moe,
20; A. Paffrath, 8; H. 0. Schleuder, Is;
c. Gamble, J. R. Schmid, II; H. Lau,
6; William Duncan ST., 13; G.. w. Hell
mann, 9;William G. Frank, II; J. Eich-
mann, 10; William Duncan jr., 19; R.
Golden, 7 &c. P. Forster, II =; A. E. Lentz,
12; A. De Voice, Is; Thomas Wilson,
13; A. Aftermath, IA; A. Anderson, g.;
Total 245.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
"The Love of the Beautiful"
DOROTHY RA ARSCH

Art is nquestionably one of the pur-
est and highest elements IN human hap
piness. 1t trains the mind through the
eye, and the eye through the mind. As
the sun coiors flowers, so does art color
life, for, I'm true Art,' says Ruskin, the
hand, the head and the heart of man 90
together.
Looking back, we find that in former
times 1t was enough that mans spear
was strong, his sickle sharp, his ax keen,
in the interest of the log cabin; but if
man was once content to have his door
heavy against the thief, now man makes
his doorway beautiful to allure his
friends across the sacred threshold.
Once it was enough for rude barons
that there was food or drink upon the
table. Now eating has ceased to be
wholly an animal function, and through
the beautifying of the table, eating has
been made to- minister to the refinement
of life. It has been said that today one
fourth of mans labor satisfies the de-
mands of hunger and raiment. During
the remaining hours he tolls that he may
adorn the home where his dear ones
dwell. 1t is as if Nature had sent Beauty
forth to stand as a vestal virgin upon
the threshold of each home. We find
beauty to be not an exterior polish, but
an interior perfection: The sapphire and
the diamond are not beautiful because
they are polished; for their 1nnermost
atom is as beautiful and as highly pol
ished as the outside. In autumn, nature
drops the robe of purple beauty over the
clusters, the robe of crimson over the
orchards. For beauty is ripeness, sound
ness, health, maturity, fullness of facul-
tY, fertility of resource. Ruskin says,
"Any material object which can give us
pleasure in the simple contemplation Of
its outward qualities without any direct
and definite exertion of the intellect,
call in some degrees beautiful"
In the arts and handicrafts beauty is
simply the outer proof of an inner per-
fection. When some orator like Webster
or Phillips fulfills all the laws of elo-
quence, men ascribe beauty to the ora
ton. When some artist like Corot or
Millet obeys all the laws of beauty, the
brush becomes as full of colors as the
summer itself and beauty is ascrlbed te,
the picture. Architecture is beautiful
building; painting is beautiful color
spreading; music is beautiful sound; lit
erature is truth, given a beautiful form,
and character is beautiful SOUL.
ALI generations have indeed loved the
oeautiful to some degree, which can cas-
lily be seen by the coins, rude statues and
monuments, they have left behind. Even
the savage races, without instinct for
law or government, showed their love
for the beautiful by wearing bright
beads, blankets and gay feathers for the
hair.
In the days of Pericles the gods lived
in palaces, the people in novels. Into
the temples of the gods were borne all
precious statues, paintings, glowing and
glorious gems. Not many Of the citi
zens in Athens lived in brick houses ol
walked upon marble floors. The ma.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
Railroad Building.

Probably nowhere as il the construc-
ton of railroads were the effects of the
panic of 1898 so marked. In the four
succeeding years the mileage of the en-
tire world increased 9.4 per cent, while
that of the United States showed an In
crease of but 3.9 per cent. Since that
time. with the passing of the depression
and the revival Of prosperous conditions,
greater strides have beer made and con-
siderable new construction is contracted
for during the present year. 1t is, how
ever, maintained that the community of
financial interests, already partly affect
ed, will when completed, curtail materi-
ally the building of new roads, as then
all competition will have vanished and
existing roads will be expected to per-
form the service required. The railroad
system in the United States comprises
40 per cent of the total of railroads in
operation in the whole world and by the
close Of this year will reach very near a
grand total of 100000 miles.
Next to the United States, Germany,
Austria and Russia are we'll ahead in
railroad construction. Germany has now
some $1,000 miles, Austria $4,000, Rus
sia $4,000 and France $4,000 miles of
railroad, while the figures given in the
year book for Great Britain--England,
Scotland and Ireland-are put down at
81 500 miles. Outside of that, the col
onies make quite a showing for them
selves. British North America figures
with 1000 and India with $4,000 miles.
For the present and for some time to
come Lhe demand is so we'll supplied
that in this country at least no extensive
construction can be looked for. It is
believed that the United States has all oi
the transcontinental lines demanded by
the amount of business developed, and
what building may be done n,the neal
future will be confined to feeders. Il j,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

expected that Mexico for some time will
prove a profitable field for the railroad
contractor and builder, and also South
America, where the present system COM
prlses less than 10000 miles. With the
close OF the war in South Africa the old
PROJECT OF railroad from the Cape to
Cairo will once more he taken into con-
slderation and the early construction of
that line, which Cecil Rhodes has set his
heart upon building, is among me posi-
billties.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
The Chinese Army.

A good many wild estimates are made
of the strength of China's army and the
possibilities of the resistance which that
country can offer to the powers. The
possibilities, of course, are immense, if
the huge population of the country could
be placed upon military footing and
armed; but the interesting question is as
to what organization the military chiefs
in China now have to oppose the march
of the allies.
The grand staff of the Russian army,
which may be presumed to be fairly
well-posted on Chinese military affairs,
since Russia has been watching develop
ments in the Celestial empire for many
years, estimates the number of Chinese
troops at 1,752,000 men. But this grand
total includes only 205,00O field troops,
composed of $4,000 Manchur1an regu-
lars, 10000 irregular troops ,125,oo &C.
tive, and 10000 disciplined troops. The
balance, 689,000O, IS IL reserves.
Of these troops, the $4,000 Manchurl-
an regulars may be counted the best;
there are only about 10000 that are dis
ciplined and armed according to modern
methods. The horde of irregular troops
would be of little account against Euro
peans or Americans, while the reserves
would amount to little more than a par
TALLY armed mob.
The Chinese have some good guns, but
only small portion CT the artlllerysAas
received any specia. training.
"Most Of the Green flag troops" says
dispatch from St. Petersburg, "and re-
serves, are wholly unframed. The best
drilled troops, who have been under for.
eign instruction, are the detachments of
Gen. Nieh-i-Chen, 5000 men, and Gen.
Yuan-Shih-kai, 1900 men. The latter
have been employed in the defense of
the coast of the Gulf of Pechili and
Taku. These detachments are chiefly
armed with Mauser rifles, of which about
100000 are said to have been imported
into China by German and English firms
during the past three years.
While the Chinese may have q few
good modern cannon and some 9Oo, 200
good rifles, there are not to exceed 5O,-
900 men who know how to use them ef-
fectively, and 1t ought not to be diff
cult task for an allied force of 100000
to d1sperse or destroy these $4,000 and
capture the entire Chinese armament
When this armament is once taken, Chi
na will be helpless as military power
for she cannot replace it so long as the
allies patrol the seas. 81:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

The Mankota Review is authority for
the statement that the grade of the C.
& N. w. new line between that city and
New Ulm ''in places between South
Bend and Judssn is so soft that the
track has settled and is unsafe for the
running of heavy trains. It Is also said
that new steel bridge will havs to be
put in at Mankato Junction, replacing
the present temporary structure, which
Is IN bad condition"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

Those who went to Waseca Sunday
say that the widely advertised game of
base ball between the Waseca and Area
dia teams was one of the most ragged
exhibitions of ball playing witnessed for
many moons. The final score was 16 to
8 in favor OF Waseca. s..
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

WHEN rIOTHER'S SICK.
BY E.. r. BARAGER.

ER
There amt comfort in house, down.
The baby's always freul PAS frown
We try to courage but the gloom
Over all the whole creation
When Mothers
Don't everything right
An whetter't what we eat
Ihe house is still and lonesome an
In the shadow ours
WhenNI ssick
seems like there ant sunshine
Till feler has in
An all the preachers peachin' a
For we kinder lose n things
When Mothers sick
But when the doctor doesn't poke his door,
An when the neghbors don't nfc
Then the sunshine clouds
And the birds their max e[were thick
When Mother she aint sick
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11
The County Board.

The board of county commissioners
| we've in session Monday and Tuesday
and transacted a considerable amount
of routine business. Monday forenoon's
session was given over to the cancella-
tion of orders and in the afternoon the
board drove out to the NJ. & St. L. cross
ing at GutA's south of this city. Com
plant had been entered that the compa-
ny had exceeded its rights in grading
for the new line making a cut at this
crossing about twenty-five feet deep en-
tirely destroying the public highway.
It was found upon investigation by the
board that the compan; had leased the
right of way and opened a highway and
crossing about 100 rods from the cross
ing and made it passa5le for travel and
it is a question whether or not. under
all circumstances, they can be compelled
to bridge the, original crossing. The
county attorney was instructed to serve
notice upon the railway company to
open the old crossing without delay.
Order were cancelled upon the various
funds as follows:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-07-11

The board made the following estl.
mate of the amounts required for county
expenses for ensuing year:
Revenue fund ....... $4,000
Poor fund 5000
Roads and bridges. ... 5000
Following is the rate of tax levy
recommended:
Revenue fund, 33 mills.
Poor fluid, 1.2 mills.
Roads and bridges, IS mills.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
The Rights of Wheelmen

|, The supreme court OF Pennsylvania
through Justice Mestrezat has render
ed a decision which upholds the law
giving wheelmen the same right on
theroad as the man using any We
hicle. A suit has been brought by a
boy for injuries received by being run
over by horse and wagon while rid
ing his bicycle in Philadelphia, and
the lower court judge had directed a
verdict for the defendant on the
ground that the boy was within the
well recognized exception TO the rule
that light vehicle must give way to
heavily laden wagon, which was
erroneous, according to Justice Mes
TREAT. The verdict of the jury was
set aside and new trial ordered, as
the rights of the boy and the driver
Of the wagon were reciprocal, each be-
ing required to obey the law of the
road and to conform to its require
ments. The boy was evidently on
the right side of the road, and was
injured because the wagon was on the
wrong side.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04

report was continued. No further
recommendation Of removal were
made aud IL is thought that there are
more to follow but ii is hard to tell
what the rattle brain at the head of
affairs will do. He will ii he is wise
stop where he is now but he lacks
much OF being anything likewise.
Recommendations were made for an
assistant in the Domestic Science
School and IN the Department Of
Drawing and Painting. No new
chairs were recommended however.
These may come later
The easeof ID. j. Barton was taken
up and he was granted hearing for
this afternoon. He was dismissed
at the Parkersburg meeting in Au-
gust withouta hearing by the Exec
utiye Committee at their last meet
ing. The boaid however as whole
thought that he ought to be allowed
to present his side Of the case and
they will hear him Immediately on
converting this afternoon.
Nothing was done this morning in
regard to allowing the professors who
have been attacked TO present their
statements but this will probably be
taken up this afternoon. Prof. r. W.
Douthat comes first on the list and If
they follow it out he will come up for
his hearing before the rest.
The Presidents report is expected
to be finished this afternoon. No adj
journment can be taken before the
last of the week and it may be that
the board will not get away before
Saturday. They are already worn out
by the mass OF stuff that has been
presented to them in the report and
will be utterly exhausted before they
get through with their work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04

April 18th at eight thirty. An adj
mission fee Of twenty five cents will
be charged.
The exhibit of painting and draw
ing was to be continued for an adj
ditional day on account of the re-
quest of number Of people.
The symposium for Wednesday
afternoon was announced. The pro-
gram for the rest of the week was
also given out. This viii be found
in another part, of this paper.
The Womans Glee Club sang
Lullaby in fine form. They were
recalled and sang another selection
equally as good as the first one.
Degrees were conferred on the
candidates who were present and
DR.. REYNOLDS then pronounced the
benedietion dismissing the audience.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
THE PROGRAM.
What Will be Done at the University
During the Remainder OF the Week.


This afternoon symposium will
occupy the attention OF everyone al
the University. DR.. Jordan will talk
on "The Blood of the Nation" and
DR.. W. II. Wiley, of Washington, D.
G., will talk on Imperial Liberty. .
To- night DR.. Wiley will deliver an
address on the ''Infuence of Chemis-
try on the Development OF Agricul.
ture during the Present Century. /"
The program for the rest of the
week is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, April 4, s p. m--"The
Influence CT Chemistry on Agri-
culture DR.. Wiley.
THURSDAY, April 5, 8. p. m.-Quar-
terly Recital of the School of Mu-
sic.
FRIDAY April 6, s p. m. Quarterly
Recital of the Department OF Flo
cution.
SATURDAY, April Tsp. m.-Quaf
terly Reception under the auspi
ces of the Y. M. C. A. in the Gym
nasium.
SUNDAY, April s, 7:45 p. m.-Quar-
terly Convocation Sermon, Rev. j.
L. McCutcheon, Pastor Baptist
Church of Morgantown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
DEADLY FAMILY FEuD.
Neighbors Renew Old Quarrel Two
Brothers We're Wounded Aud One
of Them May Die.

CENTERvILLE, w. Va, April A.
More than year ago Lee Perdue and
Henry Cyrus, wealthy farmers and
neighbors, qnarreled, which led to a
fight in which Cyrus was badly used
up. Both families had long strings
Of relatives and since that time fights
have been of frequent occurrence and
the feud has become a bitter one.
Last evening Lee Psrdue and his
brother, Ewell, were riding home
from church, when they met Albert
and Arthur Cyrus, sons of Henry, in
the public highway. Both the Cyrus
boys were armed, but Ewell was not.
In less than minute Is shots were
fired Early In the ARRAY Ewell Per-
due fell from his horse, a bullet hav-
Ing penetrated his abdomen. Lee
Perdue was shot in the left shoulder,
while another bullet penetrated his
wrist.
The Cyrus boys ran as soon as their
weapons were exhausted, aud have
not yet been captured. 1t Is believed
both were injured.
No hopes are entertained for the
recovery OF Ewell Perdue He was 35
years old and prominent Mason and
Odd Fellow. Owing to the feud OF
the past year Lee Perdue had become
tired OF the neighborhood and had not
the tragedy Of last night occurred
would have left this week for the
West. This was generally known Ia
the locality and is believed to have
FASTENED the tragedy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
WILL OPEN ON THE 18th.
Messrs. Kellar & JOlliffe Will Have a
Brilliant Opening on The 18th.

Messrs Kellar & Jolliffe are here
now to stay and have all their goods.
They are arranging for a splendid
opening on Wednesday April 18th.
The store will be handsomely decora-
ted by an experienced artist in that
line and the display will be very
beautiful and attractive. The hours
for the opening will be from o'clock
to IL p. M. During the evening the
Hartigan orchestra will discourse
music for the entertainment of the
customers and visitors. The gentle
men may rely upon throng in the
store that evening.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
Dr.. Lake Polan, Eye Specialist.

DR.. Lake Polan, tie eye specialist,
opthalmologist and consulting opti-
clan, of Baltimore, will be at DIR.
Aliens Dental Office, Morgantown, in
the Brock, Reed x Wade building
from March 10th until April 7th.
Eyes examined free with the latest in
struments now in use. All difficul-
ties of vision are overcome by his
skill. Astigmatic or near sighted
people will do we'll TO call on him.
All work guaranteed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
Lutheran Meeting.

The series of meetings to be held
by the Lutheran congregation this
week began last night. There was a
fair attendance. Tonight they will
be continued, the subject for this
evening being Unity On Fri
day night DR.. Yount of Greensburg,
president Of the Pittsburg Synod will
be present and conduct the services.
All are cordially invited.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
Another Inspection.

Another inspection Of the First
regiment will be made some time dur
ing the month of April. Company L
will probably be visited about the
18th of this month. Col. Simms of
Charleston will be here to conduct
the inspection. He is a very efficient
and popular officer and will be receiv-
ed with pleasure by the local guards
nen.