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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
OLD TIME DENTISTRY.
Queer Instruments In Harvard Dem
tai Schools Collection.

: 80 +
Like many other of the new pro-
fessions, dentistry is a very old one
It is known that 400 years before the
beginning of the Christian era Egyp-
tian dentists filled teeth with gold, but
no trace of their methods of doing their
work has ever been found. Aescula-
Plus, the patron of physicians, was the
first famous dentist in Roman history,
and the old Romans used a toothpick
very much like the little wooden one
that is made today. The Arabians
ages ago produced a dentifrice, but it
soon seemed to be very generally used.
The story of dentistry is told In the
instruments it has employed. AS they
are known today they had their be-
ginning in the sixteenth century, but
their evolution has been slow. In the
Harvard Dental school in Boston there
Is a collection Of instruments used by
dentists in the first half of the last cen
fury. One Of the formidable tools it
includes is what was called key,
doubtless from it's peculiar shape,
which was used for extracting teeth,
the process being to slowly and pain
fully twist and pry the offending molar
out of its place. In order that no mis-
take should be made the dentist began
operations by hammering and prod
ding one tooth after another with a
sort of bludgeon until he had satisfied
himself-not to mention the tortured
n9flpnf-tb1f no hn1 40 n
sensitive one and therefore the most
likely candidate for extraction.
The grandfathers Of the delicate steel
tools that lie in rows on the modern
dentists table were small in number,
but large in aWfulness. There are in
the Harvard collection chisels and NAL
lets, rude forceps for removing the
teeth, miniature crowbars used to re-
pair cavities for filling, files for sharp
ening the cutting and grinding sur
faces of teeth and one particularly
horrid instrument, known as the pei
lean, with which teeth We're Gifted
How rapidly and recently dentistry
has become one Of the important
sciences appears in the fact that in
the middle of the last century black
smiths We're rrng their best-or worst
to relieve ~, victims Of the tooth
ache, while today institutions like the
Harvard Dental school attract stu
dents from all over the world. Be-
sides, while it was sure torture to 90
to the dentist in the so called "good
old days." such visit now is COM
paratively comfortable, SO far has the
profession gone in the direction of per-
forming its operations without caus-
ing pain. "
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
The Peculiar Language and odd cus-

The Peculiar Language and Odd Cus-.
toms of the People.
OF the strange scenes and customs Of
the Basque country a traveller writes:
"I was struck by the way the women
walked and carried themselves A fat
old woman with huge tray on her
head walked along at a swinging pace,
shouting her wares meanwhile at the
top of her voice. saw woman car
rying on her head first Of all large
tray of fruit tits size can be imagined
when tell you that it was afterward
her stalt. On the top of this were q
basket of washing and big umbrella
to be used to cover the STALL Then in
her left hand she carried supple
mentary stall, and by the other she
led little child which could just reach
the mothers hand by holding it's own
up as high as it could stretch.
Il was waiting once at a little way
side inn in the village of Ascain when
saw an old lady, followed by two
great fat white pigs. They all three
waddled over to the village pump. and
lucu, pIOCuE1lIS SOlllc Water III d pail,
the old lady proceeded to wash her
charges She cleaned them most as
siduously-eyes, ears, tail, back, hind
quarters and feet
''There is a dignity of carriage about
all the women in this country. I fan
cied it might be due to the fact that
formerly, before the Code Napoleon
came into operation, the law obliged
the firstborn, whether boy or girl, to
inherit the patrimony and continue the
head Of the family, the husband taking
the wife's name when the inheritor was
woman, thus giving the woman a
perfect equality from her birth The
matrons are not less beautiful than the
younger women.
"Quite unlike any other language is
that of the Basques Although when
hearing the people talk Spanish sound
seems to be occasionally emitted, it is
not really at all like Spanish I was
amused to find that mo- is 'ess' in
Basque, and when 1 asked what yes
was I thought at first the answer was
'na,' which would have been very curl
GUS, but it turned out to be sba,' with
the b softly pronounced"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
A PERFUME THAT SMELLS,

The Awful Odor That Comes From
Pure Altar Of Roses.
The perfumer took from his desk a
small flask Of copper. ..
'In TASKS like this altar of roses
comes to u.s." he said. Altar Of roses
is worth from $40 to $25 an ounce, ac-
cording to the market This flask Is
empty now, but in it little odor still
fingers"
The visitor smiled dehghtedly. He
had never smelt pure altar of roses be-
fore. Now he unscrewed the stopper
and, closing his eyes, with an ecstatic
look he applied his nostrils to the flask.
But only for an instant Then he
threw back his head, twisting his
features into a grimace Of disgust, and
he exclaimed:
'Garbage! Bone yards! Glue fac
toriesr'
The perfumer laughed.
''All essential oils smell like that" he
said. 'Yet no good perfume can be
made without them"
He took from shelf a cut glass lar
filled with a thick, yellowish oil that
looked like petroleum partly refined.
In this jar he said, there are forty
ounces of pure altar of roses worth
over $500. You know how the altar
smells alone. Now watch me make a
rich perfume by adding things to it,
He put a few drops of the altar into
a vial. He filled the vial with spirits
Of musk, another of orris, then one of
neroli, one of rose, Of violet, of orange,
of vanilla, and, finally, the oil of cloves
and bergamot.
There" he said, "smell that. Isn't
it eXquisite?'
"ENquisite!" said the visitor.
We'll, without its foundation of the
malodorous and costly altar of roses it
wouldn't smell any better than plate
Of soup."-New York Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
A Startled Guest.

Nine. Patti took elaborate precau-
tons against burglars at Craig-y-Nos,
her castle in Wales. A guest there
who was spending sleepless night
rose before dawn to open his bedroom
window. Immediately there was a
violent ringing of bells in different
parts of the castle The visitor made
his way downstairs, only to find him
self in imminent danger Of being lac
Grated by a whole troop Of swapping
and snarling dogs. 1t turned out that
he had unwittingly set the diva's
patent burglar traps going, the dogs
being released from their chains by an
electric connection with the window.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
A Story of Washington.

George Washington's head gardener
was from some European kingdom,
where he had worked in the royal
grounds. But coming to America he
left his wife behind Homesickness
for his guide womans face soon be-
gan to prey on him, and Washington
noticed the anxious eye and dropping
spirits Of his servant. Finally the man
went down to the river and declared
his intention Of shipping to the old
country, when who should come up
and lean over the side of q newly ar
rived vessel but his wife. The kind
hearted general had secretly sent for
the woman, and she fortunately sur
prised her loving husband in one Of his
fits Of dependency.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

There is nothing in life worth max
ing secret of-except ones income
Seton Merriman.
Civilization means universal civility,
and to be civil to everybody argues a
great power Of telling lies.-Eden PHIL
potts. .a.-s3
How exquisite in life is the art of not
seeing many things and Of forgetting
many that have been seen! James
Lane Allen.
: Truisms, whether they lie in the
depths of thought Or on the surface,
are at any rate the pearls Of expert
ence.-George Meredith.
Have you never observed that if you
conscientiously neglect to do your work
it somehow manages to get done with
out you?-Henry Harland.-
Relations, as somebody said, are dis
agreeable acquaintance inflicted upon
us by Providence. But it is no use
losing ones temper about what they
say. 1t only pleases them.-Richard
BagOt
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
WHAT SHE PLAYED.
The Last Music That Theodore Thorn
as Heard on Earth.

as Heard on Earth.
During the last illness Of Theodore
Thomas, although he was not at any
time unconscious or delirious, he hard
" noticed the members of his family
as they came and went at the bedside.
But one morning he seemed to be bet
ter.
He made little jokes with the doctors
and his sons and talked about his
White mountain home. At IL o'clock
he seemed tired. The editor of his
autobiography says that he sank into
a dreamy state, and then reused him
self to say to his wife in a lingering,
ecstatic voice:
II have had a. beautiful vision-a
beautiful vision!'
Then he drifted off into silence.
His wife thought he was tired and
went downstairs to luncheon, but chief
~ with the purpose Of leaving him to
rest. He had given her a chime Of
bells, to be used in summoning the
family to meals, and because Of his
illness they had never been rung in the
house. Now, because he seemed so
much better, she played on them a lit
tie bugle call that came into her head
EDO you know what you have play
ed?" asked one of the family "Taps-
the call that is sounded over the graves
Of dead soldiers"
She rushed back to the bells and
played the call engraved on a metal
plate above them Afterward she
| found that this was reveille, the sol
| dier's signal to rise.
| So it had CHANGED that the last mu-
sic Theodore Thomas heard on earth
had been symbolic Of death and the
resurrection.-Youth's Companion
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Carefully Led Up To.

"Yonder," said the party of the first
part, lis the house in which I was born.
We lived on the first floor. McBooth
Remington the great tragedian, occu-
pied the upper apartments He was
not only a famous actor, but a singu-
larly fortunate man.
Then" responded the party of the
second part, you were born under a
lucky star, eh?''
N. B.-The management begs to state
that it considers this one Of the most
deliberately worked out jokes we have
produced this season.-Louisville Cou-
rier-J Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
AS n Clincher.

"I'm not so particular about speed,
but 1 must have a gentle horse,'' re-
peated Mr.. Green. MY wife wants
to drive, you see. Will you warrant
this horse to be safe?"
'Certainly," said the dealer reassur-
ingly. Hes regular lady's horse''
you are sure he's not afraid of any
thing?" asked Mr. Green anxiously
and for the tenth time.
The dealer assumed an air Of refec-
ton.
''Well, there is one thing that he has
always appeared to be afraid Of ever
since l got him. he admitted con-
scientiously. 1T seems as if he's
scared to death for fear some one
might say 'Whoav and he not hear it,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Ancient Bridge Superstition.

A primitive notion existed among the
Romans and other races that bridge
was an offense and injury to the river
god, as it saved people from being
drowned while fording or swimming
across and robbed the deity of certain
number of victims which We're his due.
For many centuries in Rome propitia-
tory offerings of human victims were
made every year to the Tiber. Men
and women were drowned by being
bound and flung from the wooden Sub
lician bridge, which, till nearly the end
of the republican period, was the one
and only bridge across the Tiber in
Rome
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
An Only Daughter
Cured of Consumption.

When death was hourly expected, all
remedies having failed, and DR.. H.
James was experimenting with the
many herbs of Calcutta, he accident
ally made a preparation which cured
his only child of consumption. His
child is now in this country, and en-
joying the best of health. He has
proved to the world that Consumption
can be positively and permanently
cured. The Doctor now gives this
recipe free, for two 2-cent stamps to
pay expenses. This herb also cures
Night Sweats. Nausea at the Stomach
and will break up fresh cold in
twenty-four hours. Address GRAD
DOCK & CO., 1892, Race St., Phila-
delphia, naming this paper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
THE DAINTY WASP.
Apparatus With Which He Makes
His Complicated Toilet.

Apparatus With Which He Makes
His Complicated Toilet.
''Wasps are exceedingly dainty in
their habits" says a writer in the Pill
grim, land, in order that they may
crafty their instinct for neatness to the
utmost, nature has provided them with
a set Of marvelously delicate combs
and brushes. If we look closely at the
wasp's legs we will find that each bears
on its outermost long joint two small,
movable spines, known as the APPEAL
spurs, and if we examine these with a
magnifying glass each is seen to be
provided with row Of fine teeth, so
that the apparatus answers for coarse
and fine toothed comb.
''The tidying up process consists Of
various perfectly definite steps, usually
taking place in a particular sequence
First, it passes both front legs over the
face from above downward, and after
repeating this movement several times
draws them through the jaws. This Is
to remove any foreign substance which
may have collected on them. The legs
are then passed backward from the
forehead, much as we should smooth
back our hair. The wings are then
stroked again and again from the base
to the tip, although the most careful OBJ
server would fail to detect anything
upon them. The abdomen is next care
fully stroked from base to tip until
every hair points in the right direction
and gloss as fine as satin is attained.
Last Of all, each of the six legs, in turn,
is laboriously drawn between two Of its
fellows, so the wasp is once more ready
to face it's world"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Cats Eyes.

What is the correct color for cats
eyes as related to the color of the cats? ?
is the question which has been answer
ed as follows: A black cat or one
known as q blue" cat should have
amber or orange eyes, White cats must
have blue eyes. chinchillas green, though
orange are permissible; orange, cream
Or fawn cats must have orange or hazel
eyes; smokes, orange eyes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
WOman'a Presence.

What CONSIDER is woman! No pres
ence but hers can win man from his
sorrow. The soldier becomes light
some boy at her feet: the anxious
statesman smiles himself back to the
free hearted youth beside her and the
still and shaded countenance of care
brightens beneath her influence, as the
closed flower blooms in the sunshine
American Queen
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Authorship as a Profession.

Nobody should write who is not firm
~ possessed of the idea that he has
vocation for literature and is not will
ing to endure the penalties Of art for
the sake of serving an art If a person
who writes in that spirit makes a liv-
ing he earns it. If he makes a fortune
he deserves it-New York Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Related Advice.

''That coat looks shabby remarked
Hicks to his intimate friend, the poet.
why don't you have it turnedT
"Do you think this coat has three
sides" asked the impecunious one sad
ly. And nothing more was said on
the subject
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
| Western agency.
Cuban Chemical co.
524 Boston Blk. MINNEAPOLIS.

If GUIANA is not kept in stock by YOUR re-
tail or wholesale druggist, call or address the
above number, and your order will be
promptly filed.
We prepay freight on all orders of one doz-
en- or more dollar bottles to any part of the
United States. ..-
Putup in two sizes, at 50 cents and ST 90 per
bottle, or six large bottles for S.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
CUBANAICURES

Kidney Complaint, Diabetis.
Liver Disease, Sick Headache,
Bladder Troubles Malaria,
Rheumatism, Consumption,
Dyspepsia, Catarrh,
Dfarrhoea, Coughs,
CoStiYeneSs, Eczema,
Scr0fuia, Boils,
Colds, La Grippe PimpIes, Piles,
Blood HumorS, Frequent Urinatfon,
Dropsy, All Urinary Disorders
Female Weakness EFysipeias,
lmpOtency, All Private Diseases
Painful and Irregular MenStration.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Patriotic,

'That horrid Uxorly has married
again?"
Yes, and he's awfully fond of his
latest wife. He says she's his glorious
fourth. Chicago Tribune.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Depends.

"Do you believe the old saying,
There's no place like homer"
"That depends
Depends upon what?"
Upon whose home you are referring
to. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02

old and
would been dead Guiana that
medicine eup and
would not be without Cub if had
the aud
the family when
keep them all we'll will cheeruy
j. DEWITT
1851 West Lake Mimi.
DON'T delay Write today You chances your
health diseased
itself Guiana
medium.
mentioning this
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02

A dwarf sees farther than the gia nj
when he has the giants shoulder to
notwithstanding
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
Cured of Running Sores.

Mr.. Julius Rees of Minneapolis says:
For years suffered from running sores in
the ears, caused by scarlet fever when was
Tyears old. paid out hundreds of dollars
to doctors and specialists in this and the old
country. Found no relief until I used bot
ties Of Guiana and found myself cured
There has been no recurrence of the disease
TO the present time
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02
OUR GUARANTEE.

We guarantee first, that GUIANA
will cure all the diseases as described in
the above list. We next state to YOU
that if you find that, after taking the
first large bottle of Guiana, you do not
see any improvement in your case, come
back to US with the empty bottle and
get your money back. We will forfeit
500 for any case of catarrh that we
cannot cure if our medicine is taken as
directed.
Our mission is to cure diseases, and
we realize that people. are tired of being
humbngged into buying worthless stuff
sold under guarantee to cure, and finally
being swindled out of their money. We
don't want your money unless we can
help you. We have a medicine, not an
alcoholic beverage which aggravates
your disease when the effects of the in.
toxlcant IS gone, and leaves you worse
off than before, with the added curse of
the whisky or drug habit fastened upon
You.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02

The naughty are always the victims
of their own rash conclusions.-Le
Sage
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02

There's music in all things, if men
had ears.-Byron.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-02

A combination of Roots, Herbs, Banks
Gums and Balsams of the island of Cuba
scientifically prepared and blended for
the prevention and cure of disease.
THIS medicine has been used in various
forms by the Cubans for hundreds of
years. The native shrubs and vegeta-
Die life OF this tropical island are high
ly medicinal, nurtured and warmed by
tropical, sun and rpeneh by soft sea
breeles. They bring the health and in
vigolating properties of the ocean to
your very doors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-10
INTERURBAN DEAL LOOKS
GOOD TO THE CAPITALISTS
Rock River Traction Company Said
to Have the Money in
Sight.

The prospects for the early begin
ming of construction work on the line
Of the Rock River Traction company
are said TO be very gratifying to the
promoters of the enterprise, although
they are not doing any talking on the
subject. But the report of the expert
engineer who recently went over the
line, has gone in to the eastern finan-
ciers, and has been received so favor
ably that two members of the director
ate have been sent for to close the
deal. They are William Mcneil, of
Prophetstown, treasurer of the com
pany, and Joseph Wright. of Rock
Falls. These gentlemen are vested
with full authority to close the negotia-
tons, and it is said that everything is
in shape to crowd construction work
when once begun. a member of the
company, while he would not make the
positive assertion that such would be
the case, stated that it was his belief
that work would begin within 80 days
The opening of spring will also see
the rushing of construction work on
the Kewanee. Cambridge & Geneseo
line. according TO statements that come
from the officers of that company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-10
COMPANY A MAY GO TO
FORT SHERIDAN TO CAMP
Instead of Tour of Duty at Camp
Lincoln 9th May Drill With
Regulars.

Company A, l. n. G., of this city, will
probably make its summer camping
trip this year elsewhere than Camp
Lincoln, Springfield. Arrangements
are being made whereby the 9th
regiment, 10 which Company A be-
longs, together with the Ord regi-
ment, will spend week at Fort Sheri-
dan, Chicago.
Whether matters will mature salts
factOrily or not yet remains to be seen,
but the officers of the 9th and the
officers of the Ord, working in con-
junction, are endeavoring to bring the
deal through.
If the company is TO spend a week
at Fort Sheridan it viii bring them in
connection with the regulars. The ad-
vantage of this is readily seen. 1t will
be a school whereby the guardsmen
can receive instructions which will be
of material benefit to all. Watching
the movements of the regulars and en-
gaging in army maneuvers with them
the trip Will be one worth mentioning
There has been some talk also of the
possibility of the 9th regiment max
ing a trip into Kentucky this year.
Each year some of the National Guard
regiments are sent there at the eX
pense of the government and for
week are put through army maneuver-
ing with the government troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-10
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Tried to Steal Eurs.

Another fur robbery was narrowly
averted at the Boston store Wednes-
day afternoon. Two men, one weighing
about 225 pounds. and the other about
| 1S5 pounds, and answering the descrip-
ton of the men suspected of the theft
at the Richter store a month or so ago,
entered the Boston store and asked 10
be shown some fur coats The furs
| having been packed and stored away
| in a dark room on one of the upper
floors, the men were taken up there by
Mr.. Smith, of that department, when
| they insisted that they wanted to take
advantage on the low price on furs OBJ
tainable late in the season. While the
other man was looking at some cheap
fur coats, after the dark room had been
entered, the other man wandered
around looking at things on his own
behalf. Returning to the dark room
after the men stepped out, Mr.. Smith
missed a couple of costly otter coats,
worth S135 each. Going out, he saw
the man with the oyeralls kicking one
of the coats out of sight under a table.
The man evidently thought he was sus-
pected, and was attempting to conceal
the stolen property. Where's that
other coat?" demanded Mr.. Smith,
stepping up to him. The man tried to
doge the issue, but the salesman insist
ed, and he finally drew it out of his
capacious overalls and handed it over.
The men then attempted to bride the
salesman, Offering him $50 and then
S25 not to say anything about the in
cident. but he refused, and accom-
panied them to the lower floor There
they seized the first opportunity to
hustle out of the store and get away.