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New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
AIRSHIp LINE TO EUROPE.
A New Company Formed to Promote
New Means Of Transpor-
tAt1On.

The Custead Airship company filed
its charter in the secretary of states
Office at Austin, Tex, the other day. It
has q capital stock Of $1o0, 900 and pro-
poses to manufacture airships and es-
tablish airship lines between all the
principal cities of the United States
and between New York city and Eu-
rope.
The airship which the company pro-
poses to manufacture and operate is
on plans invented by W. d. Custead, q
railroad agent of Elm Mott, Tex. Mr..
Custead has been working On this in
vention for six years, and he recently
completed an airship that was given q
practical test two weeks ago at Elm
Mott. This test was witnessed by all
the stockholders Of the company aft
erward organized and was pronounced
successful in every respect.
The airships will be operated by q
compressed carbonio acid gaa motor
and will have q maximum speed Of 1926
miles an hour. The first of the ships to
be manufactured by the company will
be completed about July 20. Mr..
Custead and party Of friends propose
to sail in it to New York and thence
across the Atlantic to Paris. They ex-
pect to reach Paris about August and
exhibit the airship at the Paris exposi-
tiOn.
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
BECOMES A HUGE TASK.
Consul Fee Mt Bombay Makes . he.
port ON the Famine In india and
Efforts for Its Relief.

In reporting the famine in India
Consul Fee at Bombay says: The lib
erality OF the local and general gov.
ernment of India is most marked, but
there is limit even. to- state charity.
Nothing seems to stem the flow Of the
people to the relief works, and the
number in receipt Of state aid ad-
vanced another 100000 during the
week, bringing the total up to the
appalling figure OF 3,5Oo. 600. The
most trying period Of the famine is
still two months ahead, and even now
it is questionable whether the finan.
#cial resources Of the government and
the power to provide useful employ
ment for such vast numbers will be
equal to the strain, il present stand.
ards are to be maintained
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
MA GE KS
Facts Regarding Enployes1 q ths
DepaItnsnts &C Washing


The senate recently adopted = resolu-
xtton calling upon sthe heads Of depart-
ments g inform the senate @ To- the
nurnber of employees - the depart
ments. togsther with their ages and 5
statement q TO the number incat atppacit-
sated for any reason. The answers
have been coming IN from day to day
and they contain some suggestive facts.
The report from the treasury shows
that there are asa employees between
60 and g. years old; 100 between 65 and
60 years; S. between 10 and ~ yeaxs;
"a between Is and % years. and 10
who are over so years old.
Fourteen persons insthe offlce of the
auditor for the war depar tment are
partially lacking IN the physical or
mental capacity necessary for the full
discharge Of their official duties.
About SO persons in different bureaus
are physically disqualified for manual
labor, but not for clerical seryice.l
Seven persons in the office OF the chief
clerk Of the treasury are physically or
mentally incapacitated IN part for
manual labor.
In the interior department there are
1872 employees between the ages Of 65
and SO years, inclusive; Sc between 70
and u years, inclusive; q between rs
and % years, inclusive, and four who
are over so years old. The total NUM-
ber Of employees IN the department Is
3,2ss. Presidential appointees and Ia
borers are not included In these fig
ures. From the estimates furnished by
the different bureaus and Offices Of the
department. It may be stated that
something over ESQ persons now on the
rolls must be considered as '.perma-
nently capacitated, either physically
or mentally, for the performance Of
manual labor, in whole or In part. !"
This condition, in many cases, results
from the loss of limbs, old wounds, or
health impaired in the government
service. H
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
SHELDON IDEA DEVELOPING.
Fraternal Insurance Among All De.
nominations to BE Estab-s.
81 u liShed.

The Central Congregational church
OF Topeka Kan. OF which Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon is pastor. has
taken the preliminary steps toward
the organization Of q "church brother
hood" similar to acknowledgements
associations. The organization will be
chartered under the laws OF Kansas,
will be under the supervision Of the
state insurance department., and viii
be q mutual fraternal benevolent in
surance association. It will, how
ever, have several other functions and
purposes. .:t4eassE~ sz . q sEa.1 r.
Rev.. Mr.. Sheldon outlined his idea
OF the plan OF such an Organization
during the week he edited the Topeka
Capital as a Christian daily. His idea
was adopted In general way at the
netting and committee was ap-
pointed to outline in detail plan for
the organization, also to prepare q
charter, constitution and bylaws,
and other necessary papers. r.,
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon's idea Is to make
the proposed organization embrace
the entire church membership of the
state, without regard to denomina-
ton. In addition to the insurance
it will have a fraternal feature and
will tend to bring members Of all
churches closer together and assist in
building up what Rev. Mr.. Sehldon
terms a Universal Church Brother
hood" {. .>.-~H. a.. 4a
As contemplated the organization
will also assist in church work gen
orally, care for the poor, relieve the
sick, bury the dead, and engage in
other charitable and philanthropic
work. This will be the general plan
and scope of the organization as re-
vealed by the discussion. IF the or
ganization proves success in Kan
sas it will be established in other
states and eventually be made ma
tional in its character.
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
En- LAND OF COREA,
Gold Mining Being Carried On There
~ Americans.


s. Sloat Fassett, who has just re-
turned from Corea, where he IL inter
ested In gold mining, says:
''Corea is picturesque. beautiful fer
tile, with an excellent climate and an
Industrious and agreeable people. At
our mines we employ rs white men and
5000 coolies. Our venture has been and
Ii an interesting experiment. We are
the pioneers there, and we had to over
come all the obstacles In new and In
most respects q wild country There
are, many good fields in Corea as the
country possesses continuation OF the
gold-bearing outcrops Of Siberia and
Manchuria, both Of which are bound
to be great gold producers The
Coreans have been mining with crude
methods for many centuries, and they
are still at It. Corea. like all the east,
by which indefinite term may be sm-
braced most Of the Adatic seaboard, IL
awakening to new Industrial and COM
mercial life.
"The consuming capacity Of these
great populations in the orient IL not
understood fully. Neither Is their
ability to pay. We Americans take
their breath away by our rapid meth
DDS, but Americans in the orient are
contract keepers, and this Is recog
nized by the Asiatics. Civilization has
swept around the globe, moving. west
ward till 1t has again reached it's an
cient seats, and It IL nowtaking hold Of
opportunities in the new old east with
oil the increased wisdom and expert
enoe of all its centuries of progress.
The enterprises which are now start
ing over there are bewildering. But
1t'bs hardly q poor mans country. The
opportunity IL favorable for associat-
ed capital in large amounts sldllfully
directed, but not for individuals"
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
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l ffre|d

LaGrippe made yeu tired and
yea are tired cut. You are
tired in muscle md tired IN
brain, tired IN body and tired
in mind. Your heart is tired
your nerves are tired, you are
tired all over. You are too
tired to rest teo tired to slesp
and you feel worse in the morn
ing than you did when yoa re-
tired at night Yeu must b4vo
rest-rsst for yo1r wosn-sat
nerves and your weary bTAin
rest that VIII give ysuf tired
body q chance to recover. Yea
can set it right away II - wU
send te your druggist fiR
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25

lirx Matilda Quitman, 81 13s2 F1fth
avenue New Fork, haa cried herelf
blind, and may never recover her sight.
IN grief over her sdead huSband and
their Httls daughte Mrs
wept until her eye were fearless and
total darlnssss enyeioped her She s.
(22 years old, and her rsightless eyes ara
large and black. "A casual observer
could not suspect that she could NOT
zee.
She was married In 1883. Her hus-
band died IN 1897, and her grief was IN
tense. She wept for days at i time. Her
eyes became dim. With money that
had been left her she openeda grocery
and delicatessen store, and customers
often found her crying. IN June last
her seven-year-od daughter, Mabel,
died, after an Illness Of two days. The
mother was almost crazed. She cried
until there came no tears at all, and
only convulsive sobs shook her body.
Then 1t seemed that she was moving
in twilight. She could not see to
make mp the books at the store, and
her brother helped her.
Theysent her to the Adirondacks last
summer in hope that the change might
benefit her. But she could not es-
cape from her grief. She returned IN
two months totally blind. Since that
time she has had every sort Of treat
mentt specialists, hypnotism and what
not, but all have been unable to dis
pei the night that has engulfed her
sight. ii:
The doctors say the trouble il with
the optic nerve, which has been de-
pressed by q congested blood vessel.
They say that Some violent shock may
restore the sight Electricity has failed
to do It, and her cure may come from
her own emotions.
II feel that shall get my sight beck
some time" she said.
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
Opportunities for Business

Upp0rGun1t1es TOT Dus1ness
At towns on the new lines of the Chica-
go & North western are summarized in a
phamphlet that may be obtained upon
application TO agents of the G. & N. w.
R'y, or the General Passenger and Tick.
ct agent, % Fifth Ave, Chicago, I'll. II
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
Ant to GIVE Their AGE Asvay.

Old-time actors and actresses are
now having q controversy as to which
ones among them appeared in the orig
inal production Of Uncle Toms Cab
in" One would naturally think, says
the Chicago Times-Herald, that in
stead Of wrangling about it in public.
the guilty parties would try to keep
the matter quiet.
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lOc, 25c. II G. G. G. fall druggists refund money
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25

Another Excuse for stay-at-Honaes.
It IS declared that the prince Of
Wales viii refuse to go to the Parisex-
position. This will be another reason,
snggests the Chicago Record, that can
]. be used BY thousands Of persons that
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

llE EAIELLENtE Uf SIkUP Uf ElQS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK, N. r.
New Ulm review., 1900-04-25
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.

SAN FRANC1SCO, Cal
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. n. r,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
c. S y
OR
CREaDE T..

But there are others. The tribe has
fallen upon hard times" in these latter
days and the f1ourishing book canyasser
is today something of a rara avis. He
meets with little encouragement upon his
weary way. and his appearance seems to
be a signal for the closing of the human
heart and purse. figaratively speaking,
with a bang-to say nothing of the door.
The attitude of society generally toward
the average beck agent produces differe t
effects upon Tarieus individuals. Some,
kindness was always perhaps somewhat
indifferent in quantity and quality, after
the first days experience in canVaSsIns,
become completely curGled as to that
commodity and manifest ever thereafter
an eXasperating insolence of manner
which is not calculated to procure for
them a large measure of success IN any
walk of life.
Others of somewhat sensitive natures
being soon "ebuffed, end their book cam
wasting career i'll utter failure. Those
persons, however. who are gifted with
what Pope Gregory the Great called the
terrible gift of familiarity" and which
is described in more modern, il less
classic, Darisnce as the gift of CAB"
contrive TO make book canvassing pay,
even under the present adverse con-
ditioBS. But even these fe@ are Begin
ming. to recognize the fact that they may
employ their abilities more advanta-
geously in other fields. and SO they are
gradually drifting into more ambitious
pursuits.
agents. the wonder in many instances al
to what induced them to follow the voca-
ticn IS only exceeded by the marvel as to
what Will be their fate when this a5jPar-.
entity last hepe fails them, as fail it is
reasonably sure to. do. The Wistful look
that meets a refusal III some cases car
ries with it a certain pathos which IS less
ee silly denied This of course. Is a mora
one-Sided view of the soft" book agent.
There are n any persons whose worldly
tact and ability in small matters enable
them to tiboFnow', from, the credulous
book fcanyassersy in order to examine
The work and who either politely. return
the same after an extended interval
or show a deep appreciation of it's merits
by retaining it. without. however, going
through the toIn.ality OF offering any re-
ncnera ton. These are dc ubtless the
same individuals who accumulate Hbrar-
les by the simple process of borrowing
and never returning. So
The passing of the book agent in this
city is principally attributable to the clos
ing of the public departments and many
private office buildings to canvasSing. OF
every description. Besides this, there IS
to be taken into consideration the fact
that the advertising OF the latest volumes
through the medium Of the press mas
very materially increased
AS the general public has guarded itself,
individually and collectively. more and
more against the wiles Of the most Der.
saasiYe book agent. SO also the most
eprightly and Cheeky of that genus
homo have become gradually disheart-
ened AMI are about giving 1t up as q
had iOb."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
TRAGEDIES OF THE STAGE.
Large Number of Those Killed or
wounded In Playing Their Parts.

In the Grenelle theater in Paris the otn-
er day an actor came near klIllnS MS
talented professional friend with a seage
agger whose spring got out OF order.
The victim yelled SO naturally ana the
blood flowed SO freely that the audience
was delighted and never reaIized ,r Inc
realism until the curtain dropped. The
accident prompted a Partisan scribe to
hunt up the record Of things someWtat
similar upon the stage. According TO his
story Nine. Benoin at Prague, IN a sui
eide scene. stabbed herself seriously:
William Moritz killed his associate,
Temple Crozier, in the Novelties theater
In the play of 1.-THE Indian Emperor"
the English actor. Farquhar, playing the
part of Guyomar, dangerously wounded
another player who. unfortunately. nad
to take the part of a Spanish general,
after which Farquhar wisely babe fare
well to the stage.
came SO near scoring a victory at Dunsi-
name that poor MacduH had to be taken
to the hospital, where he remained for
six weeks.
Garrick, in "Othello,' half choked more
that dozen Desdemenas.
In the banquet scene of Macbeth
Charles Kembie flung away his wine cup
with such violence that it smashed
chandelier, and the pieces or broken glass
flew almost into the face of Mrs. Siddons.
who was playing Lady Mcbeth, but she
Sarah Bernhard, playing tn Dame
aux Camelias, with Dartmont in the
role or Afmana DuYai, turned many
heads temporarily during the play and
provoked some astounding and ridiculous
interruptions
But it win be hard to beat the record
of the oldrtime Passion Play per-
formed a few hundred years ago be,
fore King John Ii. OF Sweden. A fatal
blunder on the part Of the actor in the
role of Longus the Centurion caused the
death of two artists. Enraged. the king
bounded upon the stage. sword IN hand,
and with a first-class right-hand swing
that made the blade whistle, decapitated
poor Longus. The audience rose In q
fury and literally tore his majesty to
pieces.
This last story needs confirmation, but
it holds good with the gallery, in the
light of the historic fact that French
ambassador to Spain, Gambler lie Bra
nault, witnessing a representation of the
battle of Pavia, in which Spaniard got
largely the better Of a Frenchman. killed
the unfortunate actor who played the
Spaniard. All of which goes TO show
that there is only one step between the
stage struck and the stage stuck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
BOOK AGENTS IN THE CENSUS
The Count Shows That They Ar.
Going, and Soon VIII Be Gone.

The Count Shows That They Are
Going. and Soon VIII Be Gene.
Washington Times.
To the book agent hfe.is a refusal, a
constant rebuff. continual struggle
against the tide of human opinion, a neg
alive quantity, or rather quantity OF
no wonder the tribe is becoming grad
ually extinct. as shown by the returns
of the twelfth census. The prospect is
that the next ten years will see the pass
ing of the book agent contaminated, and
his profession exordiun, long the terror
OF countless thousands, win have faded
from The memory of mankind, unless, in
deco. some enterprising collector or
graphapnone records should induct one
OF the Last of the Moh1cans' to breathe
into the machine those once dreaded
words and thus preserve the same to
future generations as an anthropoloEi~
cal curiosity 80
OF course, in considering the book
agent we nave always regarded him as
without feelings of his own. sort of
human machine. SO to speak; which WAS
wound up and which it was desirable
10 stop by any means. Those new mem
bers OF the profession who are really
gifted with an inconvient amount Of sem
slllVeneSS usually abandon the Held In a
snort time, leaving it toe others whose
nerve and philosophical natures Justify,
them.
The book agent whossueoeeds. OF rath-
ef, who has succeeded land there have
been some sucF), was a remarkable psr-
son, not wholly undeserving that atten-
tlon.of the poet and historian. Yet, alas!
SO little is human genius appreciated in
certain walks of like5sthat the possessGr
OF vending genius sfor 3an amount far
exceeding It's real YaIle seems rather in
cllned to ire than discrimination when he
thinks of the insinuating address and fr-
feSlst1bie eloquenceJ0f the agent
mere Is a we'll known book agent In
TINS city whose success in the past has
enabled him to- amaSs quite comfort
abte little fortune. But that, as he says,
was before the doors Of the government
departments were closed to u.s. To des-
crloe the career and aBalyze the genius
OF a Plutafch or a Taeifus.
with the tndomitabi( ~ perseverance, of
Grant or a Wellington, and an elo-
quehce that would persuade an atheist
10 BUY q Bible. or Fan evangelist to in
vest IN Palne's "AgeSof Reason, he was
undoubtedly the Caesar of Washington
book agents. AS the qualities of this
gifted man We're least appreciated by
those who had the best opportunities
OF rendering them homage, 50 his MEM
CRY will not descend to pos4erity garland
ed with the laurels of fame or e1lcircled
py. the tide Of public appreciation The
ocst monuments of his ability, however,
are round today in numerous households
III those costly and ponderous tonnes
when are reyerentiy left to siumbef be-
tl'.dtA the accommodating dust or time
This gentleman Is an instance of the
successful book agent of a former period.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
pledged me health in brimmfn' shaw

pledged me health in brinmin shaw
nuts.
I'VE can see, Hinnessey, that this la-ad
cudden't happen nowadays. He cudden't
ind tn horses nor tn s'ciety. But he Was
good thin. I won't undertake to lell re
" tn things he done in detail to wan tn
heart iv tn lovely girl who was 1e1!in'
him that she loved him through mega
phone. He jined Paul Jones, an sailed
his ship acrost Scotland he fought dcol
day, an come to in TIL arms IL tn
crool woman whose love he sought
Afther sticl1in' all tn nobility in England
with his soord, he come home an took
charge iv tn REVOLUTION, which he svon
in a canther. Thin he sought out tn
woman he loved an she threw her arms
ar-roi!nd his neck, an befure they cud
De split out TIL parson crept up panind
him an marrid thin. All these things
he told to his gran daughter, who set
thin down with her own fair hand
Ills grandmother" said Mr. Hennessy.
No, his gran daughter" said Mr. Doc
ley. AN she believed him.
Thin things cudden't happen said
Mr.. ITennessy
Anything could happen that far back.
Whin they wore romantic clothes" said
Mr.. Dooley. ''Whin they added. n foot
an'-a-haf to tn length iv mans pants
they took mile off iv their stories"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-11
Neus Of the Lodge Rooms.

ture will be up for discussion. AS al
the divisions are represented a large
gathering is anticipated.
EASTERN STAR.
Eastern Star No 80 will give It's Grst
card party in its new hall, State and Ro-
bic streets, tomorrow evening Refresh
ments will be served and grand prizes
awarded
IRON CHAIN.
The Order Of the Iron Chain will hold
its next meeting for drill work Tuesday
evening at u. A. r. hall. Wahasha street
between Third and Fourth streets. After
drill there will be an informal reception
and light refreshments will be served.
All members are requested to be present
At the last meeting of the link it was
voted to give the Galveston sufferers SO
LADIES OF THE MACCABEEs.
Mrs. Rachel Holstrom, of the Moore
block, gave cinch party Tuesday even
ing for Unite Hive. Prizes were won by
Mrs Moore, Miss Claritz, Mrs Byw.;ter
Mrs Bowe and Mrs. Pontius
MACCABEEs.
st. Paul Tent No. "a will give it's sixth
annual ball at Cambridge hall, Tuesday
evening, Nov 20 Music will be furnish
ed by the Bostonian orchestra.
' MODERN WOODMEN.
Capital City carp held a rouslng meet
ing last Wednesday evening. A number
Of visitors were present.
St Paul Camp No 3f0l will give a
jeuchre party to members and their fauni-
lies tomorrow evening. Refreshments
will be served by the committee after the
game. '7''i- it'a Alt''''
ROYAL. ARCANIUM-
.sfbley Council NO s1755 enterta:ned
about sixty couples III its hall in the
Bowlby block last Friday evening o q
dancing party, it being the first party
of the season. Sibley- is a new council
H--t is coming to the top fast.