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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

DR.. Ohage is the best health COM
missioner ST. Paul ever had: oest il
forno other reason than that he doesn't
brook interference when he knows
he's right. Mayor Smith calls this
trait in Ohage domineering stubborn
ness and refuses to reappoint him. So
much the worse for st. Paul. The
old town could we'll afford to get
along without Bob Smith, but il can
not afford to lose the public services
OF men with the strong sense Of duty
possessed by DIR. Ohage.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Commissioners A. J. Eckstein, Jor-
genson and Polchow. accompanied py
County Attorney Aug. G. Erickson of
Springfield, were here Tuesday for the
purpose of deciding on the place for
the dam to be built on the north OF
Sleepy Eye lake. The city council ae-
companied these gentlemen to the scene
where the old dam was built and that
was the place decided on to build the
new one. 1t will be built entirely of
kasota stone and rock and the ex-
pense will be borne by the county.
w ork will begin as soon as the rec{S
Is brought here. Sleepy Eye Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Unless Mr.. Jerome can show that
Evelyn Thaw has been morally bad
since her engagement to the young.
defendant, he is only increasing the
chances OF acduittal by his brutal
grilling OF the unfortunate wife.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

It's ten to one that the flour humid
red" OF New York arefar more anxious
for the suppressionsof Evelyn Thaw's
evidence than are the decent-minded
men and women Of the rural districts.
Well leaveitto Henry Watterson If
this is net true.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

fruth is quite beyond the reach of
satire. There is SO brave a simplicity
IN her, that she can no more be made
ridiculous than an oak or a pine
James Russell Lowell.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

session on the floor, and Part 2, the
lobby deciding the fate of the nation.
In the latter is Joel, the jewel OF
Mortified, the rose of Rice county,
Bayard OF the pen, the admirable
Crichton of the sanctum. Joel is not a
blusterous person. When he was in
congress. he put on three pairs of rub
bers before trusting himself on news
paper row, and now he wears seven.
Joel does not, like Eddy, appear to be
profound is profound. He does
not, like Adams, assume to be judicial
he is a court en- banc. If Joel had
gone on the stage, the only real part
for him would have been the three
fates for the evening and the three
graces for the matinees.
OF quite another type are Editors
Dunn and Day. Dunn carries a dagger
to the Office and writes his paragraphs
about the editors land anybody else
who may have the misfortune to live
IN Minneapolis with a machete. For
long time he and Brother Day did not
have that love for one another that
promotes the exchange list. But at
the last meeting notable reconcilia-
ton took place. Editor Day happened
in from the capital. He was tired froa,
explaining the battle of Nashville to
all corners, and he wanted rest. So it
happened that when Brother Dunn
brushed against him, he did not welt
him across the form, but rose and
wept gently on his breast and there
was another Brutus-C assius episode
ended without harikari.- j ames
Gray in the Minneapolis Journ al
Illustrations by Frank Wing.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

The new postmaster of st. Paul re-
>ceived wireless notice of his appoint
ment. There are anxious New Ulmites
who would be 'stickled to DEATH to
receive any old notice.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

The lower house of the legislature
passed the two-cent fare bill with only
one dissenting vote. It looks as
though party platforms were begin
ming to mean something after all.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

The two-cent passenger fare bill, as
passed by the house, passed the senate
last night by vote of So to 10.
.Hooray. We all knew what the gov
ernor will do.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Ii the distinguished cigarette tend,
who deems it duty to rake up all the
horrible details of Evelyn Thaw's
past, had spent one-tenth the effort in
an attempt to bring the insurance ras-
calls to justice, he would have stood
infinitely higher as public prosecu-
tor in the estimation of the public.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

representative Adams of Fergus
Falls will introduce bill which is in
tended as knockout for the semi
centennial proposition. He would
have the legislature raise 81, 600, ooe
by certificates of indebtedness, to be a
Semi Centennial Bridge Fund and
celebrate the anniversary by building
bridges instead OF by holding EXPOSE
tions. The $1,000, 600 is to be divided
among the counties of the state ae-
cording to their size and needs and is
to be used in building iron, stone or
concrete bridges, on each of which
there is to be tablet OF iron which
shall read Erected in 1908 in COM
memoration OF the Fiftieth Anniversary
OF the Admission of Minnesota into
the Union" Brown county,s share
OF the fund would be ss, 600.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

The st. Peter preachers have de-
manded that the daily press refrain
from publishing the details of the tes-
tlmony in the Thaw trial. That ought
to settle it.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

a sane man, when he meets skunk,
either kills it Or gets out of it's way.
It's up to the lawyers in the Thaw case
to prove that an insane man would
know enough to do either.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Tom Johnson, the street car mag
nate, believes in free fares on street
cars. So do We, but We dom imagine
that this belief will have much to do
with bringing it about.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Odessa's chief of police has been
partially blown up by bomb. It's no
fun sitting on the lid in Russia. Min
neapolis Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27
Murder-a form of emotional !,
sanity.

The rule of irresponsible and uncon-
trolled wealth is more to be dreaded
than the rule of kings.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

The wrecking of rotten political
machines goes on with encouraging
frequency. In the Chicago caucuses
last week Mayor Dunno won out over
Garter Harrison by an overwhelming
majority.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

Twenty-Five years ago the North
western railway company gave man
. pass from Waseca to Tyler, with
the understanding that when he reach
Tyler he was to 60 to work for the
road. He used the pass, but failed to
enter the company's employ. Last
week, his conscience having troubled
him all these years, he purchased a
ticket covering the same distance and
turned it in to a conductor without
making the trip. Had he been q legis-
lator ne never would have Thought it
50 essential to deliver the goods tn at
pass called for. 8,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27
Thaw says it was an act of Provi-
dence. Objected to as not being the
best evidence.

Hartmann, the railroad magnate,
has been compelled to face an investi-
CATION. That ought to be easy for a
man who has tackled the jobs that
Hartman has.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-27

6. W. Barnes went to ST. Paul Mon.
day afternoon on business connected
with the Inter- State.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

The pilgrims were talking about ths
new land.
When Rabbi Cohen told them TO
stand up. all rose When Mr.. Wald-
man called a name. its possessOr
stepped forward. When Mr.. BiHikopf
translated the command of the Gus
toms inspector 20 open all luggage,
they obeyed quickly. Some kneeled to
unite hard knots with their teeth.
The records were approved a wagon
drove 10 the pier. Into II, the pill
grims were directed. and they rode OF
past the great elevators. through the
railroad yard. by the passenger sta
ton and 70 the barracks.
The sound Of splashing came from
the bathrooms II had been three
weeks since any Of the party had en-
joyed a fresh water event Of The ma
ture. IL wrought A transformation.
High Russian boots that had been
worn outside. went inside of wide Rus
sian trousers. BlOuses and shirts that
had once waved full length in the
breeze were slowed away IN the man.
ncr OF an American.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

Hebrews departing frem New York
For seven years the work progressed.
Some IS 600 we're sent 10 the West
But. while $1,000 were finding new
homes among more healthy surround
inss. many times that number were
coming to take the place OF the de-
parted. The society adopted a new
policy. Agents we're sent to Europe,
that the movement might be diverted.
It was not planned 10 concentrate
those OF the race WHO might elect 10
come 20 America In any seaport city,
hut rather TO move them inland to the
growing towns Of the west-scatter
them where the air was fresh and the
demand for producers was, greatest
This Idea was approved by Israel
zangwill and the parent organization.
Whenever an agent of the branch So
cIety heard OF a Hebrew in stricken
Russia. who planned a journey 10
America. he called upon him.
GO 10 Galveston he advised. "JOin
us and find a home in the West"
It was cheaper though longer trip
to the Southern seaports, and the re-
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

still is cherished. VIA -tAGrs diff
feTent idea is evolved.
A few years ago, President RoOse-
Wit expressed himself in a public doc
ument upon the problem of immigra-
tiOn.
1T is not so much immigration, that
we OF the United States have to fear"
he explained, las II IS the eoncentra-
tioa Of the immigrants"
The New York Ghetto was an ex-
ample. There in a condition scarce
~ better than in the far away lands
across the ocean, the Jews are living,
speaking only their own language
following customs that have not tend
ed 10 advancement. and existing in
surroundings that did not add 10 theiT
progress or prosperity.
Jacob II. Schiff, the great banker,
appreciated the situation. DR.. Nathan
had been sent to Russia 10 investi-
gate conditions in the districts where
persecution had been most vigorous.
and by his recitals, the leader was in
spired 10 come TO the help of their
people Originally, he planned to help
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

New York was I. D. Waldman, as the
active agent Of the real leader. He
was Joined by Jacob BillikOpf. super
intendant Of the Federated Jewish
Charities OF Kansas City.
= They selected headquarters and COM
menced preparation for the reception
OF the refugees, but a ere broke out
and the building chosen was destroyed.
Another was leased. II was large
structure OF two floors. Partitions were
erected and an office installed. III was
equipped with shower baths and cots.
A great dining room and kitchen
occupied a part OF the space Mean
while. the assistance OF agents i'm al
most every city of the West was So
HcIted. Ftftv-four of the Zangwlllites
were coming, and a place was made
for each. The growing cities and towns
OF the West and Southwest sent news
Of their urgent needs, and among these
the newcomers were divided. because
the demand was far greater than the
supply. For. all through the West. the
cry is for more workers. The great
untitled acres OF Texas and Oklahoma
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Promise to Obey the Laws.

The mayor arrived and was intro
duced as the burgomaster- Russian
hats busted the floor.
obey the law" he exclaimed. In
English. ''and you VIII find America a
place OF contentment."
An Interpreter repeated the message.
Again the listeners bowed.
One Of the number stepped forward.
His tongue ratified. and then the re-
sponses were offered
I'VE are so grateful" II was ex-
planned. that, II II was ever necessary.
we would give our lives TO this coun-
try"
The mayor shook hands with every
peasant. Wherever he went the people.
so long subservient, bowed low before
him. After he departed. there was q
rush for postal cards. Around a long
table they clustered, making. in tha
most peculiar script, the message TO
friends in Russia
They're telling about meeting the
burgOmaster." explained the inter
prefer. In Russia they might wait
for weeks before they could see such a
parsonage"
The postals were mailed. Faces
upon which there were marks OF pre-
vious suffering broke into smiles. The
refugees from Russia were Il. Amsr.ca.
and were being helped 10 gain a foot
hold in a free country
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
The Captains Costly Economy.

A gentle captain commanded the
Cassel and he saved coal The ship
bearing among the SIS steerage pas
senGeFs the little band Of hfty-four
Hebrews. was one day late in reach
ing pert. and II cost the North Ger
man Lloyd Company Just $3.50 On
June 30. the old immigration law. fix
ing a head tax OF 81 on each passen-
ger, expired. The new law increased
the tax 20 81
Few Of the Hebrews knew about the
extra expense each represented, but
stiIl fewer looked. as they appeared in
the first manifest, as if they would
have been guilty OF false economy.
Dressed in the pioturesoue garb Of the
land from which they came, they
marched down the gangplank faced
the authorities. opened their baggage
for inspection. and were assembled IN
an apartment separate from the 9th
ers-
II was a babble Of tongues. but while
they were speaking IN German. Yid-
dish, and Pole, they laughed all alike.
America" IN a dozen different az
cents sounds always ike America"
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

OF the race may the Hebrews Of the
world ever he assembled again IN Pal
estlne. The Next Year" OF the prayer
does not represent twelve months. or
S65 days, but an epoch, Only, u Is
said, through suffering and torment
may people emerge strong and magnih-
cent. Word Of the persecution In Rus
sla was spread over the world. Senti-
ment was aroused. and by it's power
the racial instinct has been made still
more vigorous. Those who fell met
death more horrible than did the Chris
tian martyrs in the Roman arena. but
for every drop Of Hebrew blood that
was shed the race was rewarded.
The Hebrews were led out Of Egypt
after they had been compelled TO make
bricks without straw. In those mag
nificent ruins along the Nile are to be
found structures today I'm which the
material Of building Is OF the sort de-
scribed in the Old Testament.
The great society was organized.
that the Hebrews may be led out OF
darSened Russia. No sea opens to
let them pass, but in great steamers
the exodus has been directed toward
America Israel Zangwin Is one OF
the leaders. As president OF the
Jewish Territorial organization, one Of
the believers in the Zionist movement,
and a man Of remarkable influence
among his peoples he has lent an
provai and aid 10 the effort that
brought 10 Galveston the refugees
from the land or oppression.
The history Of the race shows ii to
be strong in adversely. Those Hebrews
who live in America and western Eu-
rope are providing the leaders. Zion
may be an ultimate, but the United
states is a stopping point en- route.
In the Western Hemisphere. dhe lead
ers plan the race may be fitted for
the return TO Palestine.
To the end expressed in the an
Client Hebrew prayer many agencies
are working. Primarily the idea is
10 relieve distress, and as such the
labor is philanthropic. In this re-
sponse. the race has been welded more
closely together. Those Of the scat
tered tribes have been caused to feel
the awakening instinct Of racial unity.
Ii progresses in the ratio that marks
the horror Of the persecution.
History, recorded before the time
Of Christ, Is being repeated. Those
Hebrews who come to America under
the care OF the great Hebrew So
eieIies organised with the develop
ment Of the racial sentiment are on
their way to Canaan.
The first idea conceived was for
the colonization Of these Hebrews in
the parts OF the earth, where room
was offered and the opportunity ap-
peared. With many. that same plan
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

. HEsE are the days when men
are carefully estimating the
cost of everything They are
sitting down and thinking OF
the old parable Of the man who went
to war and failed to count the cost.
Counting the cost, men make fewer
failures and mistakes than they other
wise would.
But have you ever considered the
cost Of careiessness?
What it costs to overlook trifies. to
let things slip, to pay little attention to
details? Think about IT for a little,
and in recognition Of the cost of care
lessness you will probably pbecome
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
A Colony That win Not COIonize.

II was a party of these Hebrews
that arrived last week. II was a coll
DRY that Is not 20 be eelonized. Back
OF the movement was the now slgnif-
cant expression of the prayer
May next year see me in Jerusa-
lem"
This separation is counted as the
best means for the Improvement Of
the race. that each Individual so as
sisted to a home may join In the
greater movement. feel for himself the
quiokening pulse OF racial sentiment,
and be enlisted in an endeavor that
means the ultimate consummation-the
reassembling Of the Hebrews in Pales-
tine
The development of the movement,
as expressed by the Galveston exam
pie. indicates its scope. Coming from
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Zangwn the Modern Moses.

ISRAEL zANGWILL has taken up
the work as Moses led the He
brews out Of Egypt. Gradually
developing. as the racial instinct
grows. more pronounced a policy has
been evolved. It is that Of a vast
brotherhood.
When. few days ago. more than
half a hundred Hebrews climbed the
gang plank Of the steamer Cassel to
the soil of Galveston Island an Illus
tration was offered
There they were met by others Of
their race. Helped through the for
malities attendant upon the operation
OF the immigration laws. they were
transported 10 the headquarters pro-
vided There they bathed and were
feasted. Within forty-eight hours
every one was on his way to a new
home in the new land, provided for
him long in advance.
The episode represented one OF the
greatest philanthropic events Of the
century Those OF the race who have
won fortunes and prominence in the
Western Hemisphere are contributing
millions for the upbuilding OF the race.
That the Hebrews may not be crowded
together in some great center of popu-
istion. immigration has been diverted
tO Galveston. From there these peo-
pie are being distributed over that sec
ton of the United States where room
Is allowed FOR the expansion of char
acter and opportunities are given for
the broadening Of hope.
The idea is based upon the supposi-
tion that only by the actual elevation
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

the composition while it is hardening
until II Is as hard as a rock But in
this instance the contractor failed to
keep his eve on the men mixing the
cement and the ones who were doing
the tamping. The great wall was
rising higher ana higher, approaching
completion. One night the workmen
went home. and while they were
resting the wall gave way. What
caused Il? This: A lot of the cement
had not been properly mixed and thor
oughlv tamped. and this soft mass
resting on solid cement with a pressure
of solid cement resting upon il gave
n had remained until the heavy steel
girders and beams had been placed in
position? Think OF. the awful tragedy
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
The Cost of CaTelessnesS d. BY John Anderson sas

more careful, consequently OF more
worth to your employer. and you know
what that means.
Just the other day, in New York
city, an excavation had been made for
one Of the skyscrapers that makes the
skyline of the workshop OF the world
so interesting. After the excavating
had all been done, a heavy retaining
wall Of cement was being placed in
position. You have seen that work.
on know the formula for good ee-
ment walls two parts sand and gravel,
one part cement; mix well. then while
I'm the plastic form place in q box-like
apparatus and then tamp and tamp
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Bg John Anderson Jayne
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Of carelessness that would have en-
sued. As II was. II cost the contract
ors much time and money TO rebuild
the wall.
Ask railroad men what they know
about the cost Of carelessneSs. They
viii tell you that many n train has
been wrecked, and lives lost. simply
because some workmen in the carShops
were careless in the finishing of their
Will some times cause the rail TO break
in apparently a mysterious manner.
All the while the preachers are talk
ing "the strange dispensations of Prov
idence" the railroad men know that
rroVl1eF,SSe nag nothing TO 40 win IN
carelessneSs.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
By C. H. ABBOTT.

GALVESTON, Tex, July 30.
" HE spirit of a single line in
an ancient Hebrew prayer
has been waited over the
= world. Once it was
meaningless; now it is significant.
For centuries up to few years ago
it was repeated nightly by millions
of the scattered nation. Now, with
less repetition, it has come to be
more than perfunctory.
"May next year see me in Jeru-
salem," is the literal translation.
Those of the Hebrew race who
have met death in the persecution
in Russia have been sacrificed to
the end of a quickened racial in
stinct. From the sentiment aroused
has sprang a movement almost
magnificent in Its scope.
The return to Zion, according to
Scripture, is to be accomplished be-
fore the end of the world. Within
recent years great society was or
ganized to stimulate the migration.
Many have already made the jour
ney, but the number is compara-
lively small. First, il has been de-
clared, the Hebrews must be lead
out of the darkness.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

and Kansas, recently opened hy ths
rapid growth Of railroad systems ike
the great Rock Island Frisco. need set
tiers, and the towns springing into ex-
istenCe along the new lines need help
ers Of every kind. Here. then. "a the
demand but Il is for millions.
And so every preparation for the
reception Of the small band Of pio-
neers, from the moment they stepped
from the ship for medical attention 20
the time when they should ind a home
and work awaiting them In some in
land center Of population. was made
The appeal 70 quickened race feeling
Inspired BY Russian persecution found
a ready response over the entire
United States. The immigrants also
were impressed
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

sponses came readily enough. To those
who journey ed TO the point selected
transportation was furnished 10 some
place where work awaited them.
Gilpin observer., 1907-03-28
CLAIMS TO CURE ALL ILLS.
Scotch Minister Announces Discovery
of Remarkable. CermciGe.

A claim Of an astounding nature is
put forward by minister whose field
lf work lies within the bounds of the
city of Glasgow, Scotland. He has dis
~ led germicide by the application
Dt which he can cure every kind of III
fectious, loathsome, and incurable dis
ease, even when considered. humanity
speaking, hopeless. He has demon
strated to his own satisfaction that
hospitals for infectious diseases are
quite unnecessary, and that surgical
operations except on the battlefield or
In railway or other accidents, are total
ly uncalled for. No operation is need
ed, according to him, for appendicitis,
for example. as it can be perfectly
well cured by the germicide. The dis
covere.' CT the germicide has published
list OF the names of so patients. with
their addresses, whom he says he has
cured, or - in process of curing, even
in some cases, after they had received
their death warrant" from medical
practitioners.