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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
Startled the EngliS HIM on

A London paper relates that an en-
terprising Yankee came over to Eng
land and decided to open a shop in
Birmingham He obtained premises
next door to man who also kept a
shop of the same description, but was
not very pushing in his business meth
DDS. The methods of the Yankee, how
ever, caused the older trader to wake
up, and with the spirit of originality
strong upon him he affixed notice
over his shop with the words, "Estab-
hshed fifty years. painted in large
letters. Next day the Yankee replied
to this with a notice over his store to
this effect: Established yesterday
No old stock"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
ENCAUSTIc PAINTING.
The Art Was Practiced by Ancient
Greeks and Romans.

The Art Was Practiced by Ancient
Greeks and Romans.
The use Of paint brushes is Of great
antiquity. But as late as the fifteenth
century it was customary to apply var
nish by smearing it on with the fingers
or with a bit of sponge, as the var
nishes then used were too Yiscid to
flow we'll with brush and could be put
on more thinly and evenly with the fin
gers. This practice was used in the
earliest times of which there is any
record. The Egyptian mummy cases
bear evidence Of having been varnish-
ed in this manner.
The use of fresco, or water color
paints, though the oldest, was not the
only method known to the ancients.
The Greeks and Romans especially
plants were made of clarified bees
wax, with which, when melted, pig
ments were mixed. These paints were
applied hot with brushes or spatula,
and when cold they were given glazed
surface by holding torch or a hot iron
the "cauterium."
Another method is said to have been
to melt the wax with rosin, and after
the pigment was added the compound
was allowed to cool to a hard and brit
tie mass, which would be pulverized.
The colored powders made in this way
were mixed with water, SO that they
could be applied with a brush like fres-
CO paint, after which they were melt
ed by tile cauterium If resins were
thus used with the wax, sort of var
nish was the result. II the wax was
used alone, the finished painting was
sometimes vanished. These colored
wakes were also used for writing. The
red especially was used for royal sig
natures, whence the use Of red sealing
wax for SEAL And this "incausticum, y
as it was called in the middle ages, is
the origin of our word ink-Cassier
Magazine. .. 30
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
LicOrice.

Licorice was once highly esteemed
incidentally, and its cultivation in Eng
land began early in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. 1t was thought a sovereign
remedy for coughs and at one time was
a very profitable crop. Its name comes
from two Greek words signifying
sweet root" The root was first i'm
ported from Spain The extract Of
licorice is still used in candy and lozen-
fes and, it is said, must be. made from
the dried roots, otherwise it is not SO
bright and clear in color.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30

repulse the Sioux attacks upon New
Ulm and subsequently enlisted in the
First Minnesota Mounted Rangers.
About ten years ago he applied for
admission to the Minnesota Soldiers
Home and remained there some time,
finally being transferred to the MilWau-
kee home, where he died. The remains
reached this place Saturday and the
funeral services were held Sunday
from II. Forster's undertaking es-
Establishments. Burial was made in the
city cemetery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
DUELlNG IN GERMANY.
1t Is a Custom Firmly Established
Among the Students.

In every German university there is
still dueling, and there will be as long
as German universities exist. Each
has it's quota Of fighting clubs, which
correspond to our own secret societies.
Every student is anxious to be invited
to join one Of these clubs, and, having
been initiated, it is not long before he
is assigned to a duel. The members Of
these various organizations are distin-
guished by their colored bands and
caps, as our fraternity men are by
their Greek letter badges. The most
aristocratic of the fighting corps are
the Borussia at Bonn, to which all the
HohenZollern princes belong, and the
Saxo-Borussia at Heidelberg, of which
most Of the German princes outside Of
the Hohenzollerns are members. Other
prominent fighting corps are the Rhe-
mania of the University Of Wurtzburg,
Normania Of Berlin, Franconia of Mu-
mich and the famous corps Of Hanno-
vera, in which Bismarck was a famous
fighter, of Gottingen. Every corps has
its own officers, its own laws, rules,
regulations, but all are bound by uni
versal '.code of honor
The customs and ceremonials Incl.
dent to these student duels are queer
and peculiarly fascinating, the cos,
tunes and fighting attire unique and
interesting. The duels are Of two
kinds-the one an ''honor duel" where
one student has insulted another, and
honor has to be satisfied by a little
| blood letting, but these are often not
infrequently the result of purpose
rather than Of actual insult just for the
sake Of a little fighting. The German
student, like Pat, is often spelling fol
fight" The other kind of duel is gen
orally a more serious matter and is
known as 'sby agreement 1t is by {
challenge from one corps to another
and partakes of the tournament order
A list of dates is drawn up, and on
certain day Of each week a member O.
the one corps meets a member Of TIT
j other for Idle mensur Fritz Morri.
in Illustrated Sporting News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
her LONG JOURNEY ENDED.
Mrs. Delight Tuttle Passes Away
at Advanced Age.
Settled in Brown County in Days
of Territorial Pioneers.
Came Here From Illinois With
Oxen and Prairie Schooner.

Death claimed another of the very
early settlers of Brown county Friday
when Mrs. Delight futile passed away
at the home of her son, Frank futile,
in the township of Home. Mrs. Tut
tie had attained her ninety-second
year and was one of the Oldest if not
the Oldest woman in the county. She
was very widely known among the
older residents and by them was great
ly yenerated and esteemed.
Mrs. futile was born in Bradford
county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2, 1872. the
year which marked the opening of
hostilities between America and Eng
land, and was married at the place of
her birth when % years of age to
Albert futile. With him she came
west in 1852, settling in McHenry
county, Illinois, where they remained
two years. Then with an OK team and
prairie schooner, and accompanied by
a number of other emigrants similar
ly equipped, they started for, Mime
sofa.
Their route lay through Iowa and
past the Chain Lakes and on the
morning of July 3, 1855, they came out
upon the Cottonwood river in what is
now the township of Leavenworth.
The party was in some doubt as to
their whereabouts but the following
morning they heard the Fourth of July
salute fired by General Sherman's
batteries at F't. Ridgely and one of
the party Travelled toward the sound
until he reached the encampment. He
learned their exact location and the
pioneers made preparations to remain
but later were told that the land they
had selected came within the Indian
reserva alton and that it could not be
homesteaded.
Upon learning this the Turtles
moved down into Milford, where they
lived for many years, but subsequent
ly Mr.. Tuttle disposed of the property
and moved to the town of Home, TAX
ing up his residence on the land where
his wife spent the remainder of her
life. Mr.. Tuttel was a member of the
first state legislature from Brown
county and represented a territory
| which extended from New Ulm west
and north to Bismark, N. D., and
south to the Iowa line. He died about
| twenty years ago.
| The deceased needs no greater eu-
| logy than to say that she was a splen-
did type of the pioneer woman. In
the early days she and her husband
kept open house in the full sense of
the word and many weary traveller
found it d haven of rest. All of the
privations Of the pathfinder fell to her
lot and, while a refugee in this city
during the Indian outbreak of 1862,
she saw her eldest son, William futile,
shot down outside the barricade.
Mrs. Tuttle is survived by four
children, Mrs. Esther Behnke and
| Mrs. S. A. George of this city; Mrs.
L. G. Ives of Stark, and Frank futile
of Home. Her funeral was held yes
| terday from her late home, the serv-
ices being conducted by Rev. Richard
Boynton, pastor of Unity Church, St.
Paul. The remains of Mrs. futile
were laid to rest beside those of her
husband in the city cemetery here.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30

There Is No f1ore Pain From corns
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are first applied. They cure by Absorption.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
Mayor Will Not Close
All Theaters in the City

From the action of a committee of prom
inent architects of Chicago, at a meeting
tonight, may result a recommendation to
Mayor Harrison to close every theater in
the city until its exits and construction have
been examined. This ided was suggested to
President Beaumont, of the Chicago Archi-
tects' Association, to-day, by w. A. Pride
more, an architect who lost some relatives
in the fire. President Beaumont refused to
personally make the recommendation to
Mayor Harrison, but called an informal
meeting Of the association, at which il was
decided that a larger gathering of the
members would be held tomorrow and ac-
ton at that time would be decided upon.
Mayor Harrison said tonight: Il see no
more reason for closing all the theaters
than for stopping all railway trains after
a disastrous wreck. There is no necessity
OF getting hysterical about this matter,
although this horrible disaster has taken
place in probably the safest theater in
Chicago"
The Mayor tonight. in this connection.
sent the following letter TO all theatrical
l transmitted TO the City Council a report
on the theaters of Chicago, calling the at
t%ention of the Council TO the failure of all
the theaters TO comply fully with the terms
of the building ordinance relative to places
of amusement. The Council sent the COM
munication TO the committee on judiciary
" COliSlOtIdllOu. anu, ptDQluB a report
from the committee, directed the commits
si0ner of buildings TO suspend enforcement of
the ordinance. The city ordinance, among
other things, requires each theater to en-
ploy a fireman, to be approved by the chief
of the fire department, TO look after the
fire protection of the house. L am advised
by the chief that several theaters have
refused to comply with this provision Of
the ordinance. In view OF the terrible dis
aster at the Iroquois Theater, and pending
action of the City Council, / nave directed
the chief of the fire department to assign
one regular member of the department to
each theater now complying with the or
dinance relating 10 the employment OF a
fireman. The firemen now employed by the
theaters should be assigned 70 the front of
the house, while the fireman assigned by
the chief should be assigned to the stage.
/ have further directed the chief in cases
where the ordinance has not been obeyed
to assign two regular firemen TO the duty
Of protecting the public against fire. The
wages of these firemen will be billed direct
to the heaters TO which they are assigned,
and the service will be continued until the
Council has finally acted upon the Ordi-
nance"
After dispatching this letter the mayor
said: IF any one of the theatrical man
ayers refuses TO pay the wages of these
men, as several of them have refused in
the past, / will close the doors of the the
aters and keep them closed until they agree
TO act as they should"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
Sparks from Arc Light
Struck Edge of Curtain

The best evidence obtainable Is to the eff
feet that the fire was caused by the sparks
from ar arc light striking the edge of the
drop curtain. but the actual fact, however,
will not be known until after the conclu-
sion of the coroner's inquest. There are
so many statements at present, and they
differ so widely, that it is impossible to as
certain the exact truth of the matter. AL
though the Iroquois Theater was undOubt-
eddy the safest theater in Chicago il be-
came evident to-day that the city building
department had not strictly enforced one or
two sections of the building ordinances.
William Curran, a building inspector, was
In the theater only a few moments before
the catastrophe and went away saying that
everything was in good condition. He re-
ported this fact this morning TO Deputy
Building Commissioner Stanhope. TIL dep
uty commissioned, early this morning, in
company with Building inspectors Laugh
i'm, Lense and Dalton, went 10 the theatSr
TO make an inspection. Upon his return to
the city hall he said: The theater and its
management were strictly within the law.
l will not go into details until l have COM
Pleted my report"
Section 1S5 of the local building ordinance
provides that in buildings of the class to
which the IrOquois Theater belongs there
snail be a system of automatic sprinklers.
There were no sprinklers in the theater
and Mr.. Stanhope, when this was called TO
his attenten, replied: There was no
~ NHN ANNNC "a TN
provision about the iron doors made it I'M
necessary for the theater to have them"
Section lS9 of the ordinance provides that
tneaterS be equipped with fire alarms con-
nected with the city fire alarm system. MIR.
Stanhope said: The IrOquOis had fire
alarm connections. | did not see the box,
but that is my nformation.' City Electro
clan Hyland said: THE Iroquois had no
fire alarm connection with the city alarm
system. No application is on file for any
such connection The alarm of fire, i'm
fact, was turned in from a box over half a
block distant from the theater.
The law provides, also, that there shall
be n Ventilating shaft at the rear of the
stage which will conduct flames and smoke
away from the auditorium in just such
emergencies as arose yesterday. The Iro-
shaft.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
Construction of Theater
Had Been Criticised

Early last summer a prominent trade jour-
nal of Chicago criticised the construction of
the Iroquois Theater because it lacked a
shaft or fue at the back of the stage for
carrying the flames and smoke upward and
away from the auditorium in the event of
fire. Such Shafts were built in Madison
square Garden and the Metropolitan Opera
House i'm New York and a similar provision
is made at the Chicago Auditorium. The
method Of ireproofing the balcony and gal
lery was also declared by this magazine to
be defective because metal lath were used in
what is known as exposed construction,
where heat would easily affect it. In mod
ern freproof buildings this lath is buried in
concrete. 1t was the buckling out Of this
metal lath and iron rods, giving the impress
sion that the galleries themselves were fall
ing, that is believed by some contractors to
nave been partly responsible for the panic.
There was no criticism of the strength of
the gallery and balcony arches, which were
quilt in the usual manner.
Chief Musham, of the fire department.,
when asked to-day what would best pre-
vent a repetition of the horror, said: Il
don't know as L can answer that question
until an investigation has been made as
to the cause of this fire. On the whole,
| suppose it would be q good thing for
the department to have active uniformed
men prepared to act stationed in every
theater through every performance. l UNI
derstand that New York has them and
that they are paid by the managements
of the theaters. They had a man I'M the
~Iriquois who was an eX-member of the
Chicago fire department. He was OLD, but
he should have known what TO do. 1t seems
to me that there is nothing in the world, at
least nothing that L can think of at the
present moment, that can save lives when
a thousand persons try to pass through
one doorway at one time. 1t was the rush
ing, the crowding and the trampling that
was responsible for the majority of the
deaths that have occurred. Anybody who
views the dead in the morgues can tell
that at a glance"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
THE NEW YORK LIFE
COMPANY
Prosperous Year for the Great
Corporation-Enorrnou In
crease in Business. T

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-The close OF 1903
finds many people ~expectant as to the re-
ports of the large financial institutions.
1t has been assumed, with the changes In
valuations of the stock and bono list since
July 1, that there would be considerable
marking off i'm values and in the reduction
of surplus holdings. The New York Life
Insurance Company is the first a. the great
corporations 10 make a statement. The
applications for new insurance amounted to
$475, 100000. The new. paid-f0r business ac-
copied by the company fec 1903 "a S25.00o,-
coo. President Mccall states that this last
mentioned amount is I'm excess OF the preHi-
Gus year by $23,000.00. Ii shows also a
gain OF over $3.50, 0o). 600 in total pald-for in
surance outstanding, which is fatcd at
one billion seven hundred aud 'Drty-hve
millions in amount, covered By $1,000 poll
cies. The income of 1903 is oveh eighty
seven millions and Is I'm excess al the In
come of 1902 by more than eight billions.
The company reports also that il loes not
invest In or loan upon stocks OF by kind,
and that no credit is taken In aslets for
the excess of the present market Value OF
securities over their cost value, which ex-
cess is over two million d0llars Tie total
resources of the company excee1 three
hundred and fifty million dollars It's bond
holdings increased Ia 1903 over Thirty mill
lions. The policy reserves, as Ger dhed by
the State insurance superintendent tPd sur
plus reserves, have been increastn'furlng
the year by more than thirty-hYf lion
dollars. Il
The various bank and trust cbrt enies
officials predict an easy money nlrket.
and the stock and other exchange merhbers
appear 10 be well satisfied that trade stag
nation and the doubtful views or business
Improvement will likewise be cleared away
I'm the early part OF the year. Thel large
building and railroad operations halt Up
by strikers and tight money markek -
IL is believed. be resumed very cal
the new year.
The government export and
figures wcdld seem 10 indicate than
total exports will fan a few millions h.
low those OF 1870 and be about equal N
those OF 1901. bur materially in excess "A
those Of 1902, while the total imports oIl1
exceed those OF any preceding year, ~
combined with the exports, make the grAn
total OF more than in any 1rJ
ceding year. also that the exports OF ma
ufactures VIII exceed those of 1902 by s., -
eral millions. but be somewhat below those
Of the record year. 1900. and perhaps 1901.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
STRIKERS ESTABLISH
TRUCE FOR TEN DAYS

CHICAGO, Dec. 81 -'oss'biy n2tfing
could better typify tn daa az rsmpathy
which is felt for those Who suffered drr
ly by the calamity than the action of the
striking livery drivers. By a vote, which
without a dissenting voice, 1t was de-
cided to establish a truce of ten days.
President Albert Young. OF the union, fol-
lowing the meeting, issued the following
decree, which was distributed broadcast:
lowing 10 the great disaster to the pub
lie caused by the fire at the Iroquois Thea
ter / DO hereby declare a truce in the pres
ent strike of undertakers and livery driv-
ers for ten days, and do further request
that every man now on strike report at
once to their respective places of employ
ment and do everything in his power 10 as
sist his employer in caring for the wants
of the public. Wages are TO have no con-
sideration."
In their turn the employers issued a call
tn their striking employees TO return to
work, irrespective of any previous afilia-
lions with any and all organizations" and
promising TO protect them in all contin-
gencies which may arise in the,future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
ARRESTS OF EMPLOYEES;
CHORUS GIRLS WANTED

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Seven employees Of
the Iroquois Theater were arrested tonight,
charged with being accessory to man
slaughter. Chief of Police O'Neill said the
arrests did not indicate that there was any
specific blame attached TO them. The move
was made to prevent the possible disap-
pearance of witnesses before the time when
they were needed at the inquest. The
charge placed against the men is one that
admits of bail, and it is not expected that
the bonds will be high when the men are
arraigned for hearing tomorrow morning.
Orders were issued tonight by Chief
ONeill to find other members of the COM
pany and theater employees who were actual
the police say, that more than twenty ar
rests will be made in the morning. chiefly
among the ballet dancers and members or
the chorus who were crowded in the wings
waiting for cues when the fire was discoV-
cred. According TO Coroner Traeger, a large
placard had been placed IN the hotel where
a large number of the company are staying,
ordering that all members of the company
should be ready TO leave upon short notice.
Believing that this was a move 10 keep wit
nesseS from testifying before the coroner's
jury, the arrests were decided upon.
Shortly after midnight detectives from
! the central police station arrested William
theater, and four members Of the Moon
light Chorus" The chorus IS made up of
eight men and eight women and was about
to appear on the stage when the hre
started. The prisoners were taken TO Har-
rison-street police station and locked up.
Mr.. Plunkett was charged with man
slaughter and the members of the chorus
with violation of a part of the municipal
code of Chicago, providing for the holding
OF witnesses for the coroner's jury.
Two women members or the chorus,
Misses Anna Brant and Daisy Beatu, were
arrested and taken to the central police
station. After being questioned by the po-
! lice they were released.