davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22
THE PARTY SPIRIT.

There is an opinion that parties in
free countries are useful checks upon
the administration Of the government,
and serve to keep alive the spirit of
liberty. This, within certain limits,
is probably true; and, in governments
OF monarchical cast, patriotism may
look with indulgence, if not with favor,
upon the spirit Of party. But in those
of the popular character, in govern
ments purely elective, it is a spirit not
to be encouraged.
From their natural tendency, it is
certain there will always be enough of
that spirit for every salutary purpose.
And there being constant danger of
excess, the effort ought to be, by force
of public opinion, to mitigate and as
suage it. A fire not to be quenched,
it demands a uniform vigilance to pre-
vent it bursting into flame, lest, in
stead of warming, tshould consume. -
George Washington.
Ceremonies are different in every
country; but true politeness is every
where the same. Ceremonies, which
take up so much OF our attention, are
only artificial helps which ignorance
assumes in order to initiate politeness,
which is the result of good sense and
good nature.
A person possessed OF those quail
ties, though he had never seen court,
is truly agreeable: and ifwithout them,
would continue clown, though he had
been all his life gentleman usher.
Oliver Goldsmith.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22
WILL BRYAN BE WILLING TO QUIT
Peerless One Quoted as Being An .
xious to Avoid a Party Split.

Information has reached democratic
leaders in W Washington that William
j. Bryan will not permit his name to-
go before the national democratic CON
vention at Denver unless heis assured
that he is substantially the unanimous
choice of the party. The information
reached them, it is stated, through a
democrat known to enjoy intimate,
political relations with Mr.. Bryan.
Prominent democrats in congress
have been given to understand that
Mr.. Bryan expressed surprise over a
recent canvass of house democrats.
which disclosed that there were other
democrats in the field who have a
respectable following, numerically
speaking.
In referring to the comment upon the
poll to the effect that should the states
vote at the convention as their dele
cations in congress voted he would
not have the necessary two-thirds re-
CURED to nominate, Mr.. Bryan is
quoted as saying:
It will not require the votes of a
third of the delegates at the convention
to prevent my nomination. | do not
want any more Parker campaigns. A
candidate should be selected who can
command the earnest support of an
undivided party. ! do not want the
nomination if it will splito party.
/ would much rather see some one else
nominated. There are several spoken
of as candidates, Governor Smith of
Georgia, Governor Johnson of Mime
sofa and Senator Culberson of Texas,
anyone of whom Icould heartily in
dorse for the presidency and actively
support.
The Dramatic Club of Lafayette pro-
duced s'Ten Nights in a Bar Room
at Nicollet Saturday evening.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22
+
Reese and William Thomas Meet
Horrible Death in Burn
ing Cottage.
Former Stripped by Flames of
Everything Save Shoes
and Mittens.
Latter, in Running to Spring, is
Burned Almost Beyond
Recognition.
Catastrophe Caused by Explosion
Of Kerosene Early Mon
day Morning.
Victims Were Well-KnoWn Bache.
Tors Who Had Lived Near
Cambria Many Years.

Monday forenoon DR.. L. A. F'ritsche
of this city received professional
sail from the neighbors of Reese and
William Thomas, whose home for
year or more past has been in a
small farm building in the Minnesota
E bottoms two miles east of Cambria.
On arriving there he was confronted
with the evidences of a catastrophe the
like of which has Jew parallels in the
eventful history of this vicinity.
The house itself was framework of
eharred embers.
Just outside the door was Reese
Thomas, his clothes stripped from
ais body and his flesh terribly burned,
Forty rods away, at the home of
Richard Williams, were the almost
unrecognizable remains of the younger
brother, William. William had es-
capped from the flames to a spring
near the Williams place and into this
he had thrown himself with the hope
of saving his life. The Williams
family found him there and took him
to their home, but in spite OF heroic
efforts to relieve his sufferings he
lived barely long enough to tell his
awful story.
Shortly after seven o'clock, he said,
Reese Thomas got up from the bed in
which they both slept and started a
fire in the stove.
He then went out to do the chores.
Returning in half an hour, he found
the fire nearly extinguished.
A large kerosene can stood in one
corner of the room and taking this to
! the stove he started to pour some of
the contents onto the dying embers.
In an instant there was an explosion
and the interior of the little shack en-
tirely enveloped in flames.
Reese, in trying to escape, got as
far as the door and fell just outside.
AS stated above the flames had
stripped him of all wearing apparel,
save his mittens and shoes, and his
bodv was singed from head to foot.
William, on the other hand, man
aged to reach the open air and in his
burning night clothes ran as far as
the spring near the Williams place,
5, little over forty rods away. Throw
= ing himself into the water he succeeded
in extinguishing the flames, but not
until his entire body had been terribly
burned.
Reese and. William were aged re-
spectively thirty seven and thirty
three years. They were both born in
Cambria and had lived there all their
lives.
After the death of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs, e. j. Thomas, they con
tinued to live for time on the ole
homestead, but in 1906 they left the
cid farm in charge of their brothers
and moved into the bottoms along the
river about two miles east Of Cambria
L Although neither Of them had ever
married, they were known as indus
trious and thrifty farmers and the
probabilities are that each was
possessed of considerable means.
In New Ulm where they did much o
their trading, they had many &C
auaintances among the business mer
and likewise many friends who wer
panied to hear of their Immature
and frigntful death.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22

though the bullets rained about him
even to the extent of sweeping away
his headgear he made the trip in safe
ty and without receiving a wound.
Later he returned with a company of
Mankato volunteers and participated
in the battle which occurred on the
22nd.
Mr.. Lipp was born in Germany nine
ty-one years ago and came to America
in 1856. New Ulm became his home
shortly after his arrival in this coun-
try and for fortyf five years he contin-
ued to reside here and in the township
of Cottonwood. Two years after the
death of his wife, which occurred in
1889, he moved to Mankato to live with
his only surviving child, Mrs. Maria
Schmidt.
From Mankato his remains were
brought back to this city for burial
Thursday afternoon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22

The Dram ATTIC Club of Lafayette pro-
duced seTen Nights in Bar Room
at Nicollet Saturday evening.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22

Marvin Tyler, for more than fifty
years resident of Nicollet county,
died recently at his home in Traverse
township, a victim of heart trouble.
When Little Crow went on the war
path in 1862, Tyler and his son en-
listed in a company of volunteers re-
cruited at ST. Peter and in the second
battle with the Indian warriors did
yeoman service in behalf of the be-
leaguered city
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22
1.-THE GIRL OVER THERE. y

''The Girl Over There new wes-
tern play with music, in which Mabel
McCane and an unexcelled company
Of forty artists will appear at the Tur-
ner Theatre next Sunday evening, has
more developed plot, story and action
than anything of the kind yet offered
the amusement-loving public. The
story from a dramatic standpoint
alone would make an exceptional eve
ning's entertainment without note of
music, but when there is added thereto
dozen of the most charming melodies,
set off with lyrics that mean some-
thing and with a reason for every
thing, ''The Cir. Over There" makes
a new mark for musical attractions.
Then besides there is a chorus une-
qualed from both vocal and beauty
standpoint. In fact the chorus is one
of the sens Stations of the production.
The scenic and costume equipment,
too, is said to be the equal in elabor-
StGS duu SUdf Ul1l1S OlICCoS VI Guy oi1i
placed on the road this season.
EARLY in March New Ulm theatre
goers will have an opportunity to see
that captivating musical fantasy,
'sThe Gingerbread Man," which is be-
ing presented this year in a manner
that fairly makes former presentations
of the play look like the proverbial
fairy ticket or thirty cents half spent.
Scores Of travelling men who visit
! New Ulm have witnessed the elaborate
production of the new musical play
which comes to the Turner Theatre
next Sunday evening and all of them
agree in pronouncing 'The Girl Over
! There one of the hits of the year.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22

T.. j. Dickson, for the past nine
years assistant cashier in the State
Bank of Lamberton, has accepted the
eashiership of the National Bank Of
Commerce of Mankato. George Car
roll, a Northwestern employe, sue
ceeds Dickson ia the Lam berton bank.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-22

A charming, weIl-preserved widow
had been successfully courted by a
physician. The wedding day was APP
preaching, and she thought it was
time the children should know they
were to have a new father. Calling
one of them to her, she said:
George, [ am going to do some
thing before long that I wish to talk
about with you"
What is it MAJ" asked the boy.
81 am intending to marry DR.. Jones
in a few days, and
''Bully for you, ma. Does Or. Jones
know it?''-Harper' Weekly.
Sleepy Eye is to have new drug
store. Frank Howey, a travelling
salesman for Noyes Bros. 4 Cutler,
will be the proprietor.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
IN STAMFORD
steady Advance in Activity There Since
 August.
 (spccirl te Inc Journal onrierD Stamford Oct Z. For several months the past year most of inc industries of
NO GUSHER But Tells Facts About posium.

We have used Postum for the past eight years,' writes q Wis. lady, and drink il three times Q day. We never tire of t.
 For several years could scarcely eat anything on account of dyspepsia, bloatng after meals, palpitation, sick headache--In fact was in such misery and distress 1 tried living on hot wa ter and toast for nearly year.
 "l had quit coffee the cause of my trouble, and was using hot water but this was not nourIshIng.
 Hearing of Postum l began drink ing 1t and my ailments disappeared, and now | can eat anything I want without trouble.
 My parents and husband had about the same experience. Mother would often suffer after eating, while yet drinking coffee. My husband was a great coffee drinker and suffered from indigestion and headache.
 After he stopped coffee and began Postunm both ailments left him. He will not drink anything else now and we have 1t three times day ] could write more hut am no gusher--only state plain facts"
 Name given by Postum Co,, Battle Greek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Melville" in pkgs. There's a Rca- son"
 Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time, They are genuine, true, and full Of human interest
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
soITHINGTON. Special to the Journal CUurIpr.D

Southington, oct 2 Reports gath cred by your staff correspondent at Southington show q ecldcd improve ment al tho various factories out Of eight companies interviewed only one firm, the BlakcsIee Forging company. gave q dtscouraging report of trade.
 Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co.,. said that orders were coming in much better, and that goods were selling much fast er than Tor tho past six months. The factory had increased he working hours from thrcet 0 i've days,
 The Southlngton Hardware company, through Manager Baldwin snid the out took was mucn brighter At the Etha Nut company it was stated that there IS small Improvement, but the com pany old moi look for great things un- ll after election.
 At the Clark Bros bolt factory, work K now being carried out on full sche- dule time, and orders are increasing daily
 The Reaton and Corhin corporation report working full time and the last two weeks has shown decided im- provement,
 Atwater Manufacturing company Manager Bradley ot thls company said that goods were selling much better, and that money was much frtcr than it had been
 The H. D Smith compauy report busl- ness "erV good and the outlook bright
 The BaKeslec Forging corporation made statempn to he effect hat trade was just about the same.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03

ham Iron Foundry. said; Business suits us. Every department of the plant is working six days a week The prospects are very bright in general and from the class of work wanted by the orders turned in it looks as If buisncss depression Is over. The GUS toners talk about new enterprises which they are contemplating such AS business men only talk about in busy times"
 Mir, Brewster, superintendent of the A. H. & C. R Alling Woolen Mills. said: There is no doubt about bust ness conditions improving and look for a big boon this fall In July we close the entire factory for the whole month We opened on August with 15 per cent, of the hands on full lime. This week we called in about half of tho remaining 25 per cent. and in q few weeks will have the remaining idle hands at work. From present outlook it looks as. If ali mills of one Kind ore now busy as can be. Gus toners have held back their orders uatil everything they had on hand was disposed of and are now just begin hing to stock up
 l. H, Peck secretary Sterling Pin Co.,, said Business generally is very good Much better than it has been in past two or three years Have to do quite a lot of overtime work in or- der 10 supply the trade Found out all of sudden that they are out of goods and orders that they should have been sending in since June are coming now with a rush"
 D. NJ. Rassett of the Shelton Bolt Works. said We have enough oriers l for next three months Business nsc increased 100 per cent since first week in September Business com pares favorably with last year.
 Other opinions are expressed ps follows
 1 Fcgus Kelly factory manufacturers i of corset tips, corset material, etc. Mr. Kelly, president: Have not felt business depression. All hands work. ing full time throughout summer business same as last year.
 Union Fabric Ct. manufacturers of corset wires, materIals, etc, Al. Grcv manager Although factory has becu working full time during the summe, We have had material increase in orders Business has reached norma state and we arc looking forward tc still larger increase of orders
 Secor <. Williams, typewriter plant, i Walter (. Andrews, president; We have been working full time the year round and the last two months have i increased number of employees go per cent We have standing orders for several thousand machines and stll others come in every day"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
GsND ANNUAL MEETING.
several Celebrities to Speak at Scs. sious of state Teachers Convention.

The sixty-second annual meeting of the state Teachers association will he held both in this city and in Hartford on Friday, october l6. The plan of q double meeting was inaugurated a year agc owing to the large number of teachers in attendance at the ses- sons.
 In this city the general meeting will be held at Woolsey hall, and the sec ton meetings will be held in the First Methodist church, the Normal school. the Hillhouse building and the Board man building
 The principal address of the general meeting in Woolsey hall will be de- liVered by pr, Booker T. Washington, the principal of the Tuskegee Normal institute, who has not been in this city since the Yale bicontcnnial celebration in 1901. He will speak on Industrial Education and Its Results in the South,
 Among the speakers at the section meetings will ba pr, Luther Hasey Gulick, director of physical training In New York city public schools, whose address last year was one of the most interesting of the convention, Form ar Governor Utter of Rhode Island will address the general meeting,
 pr. John J. Cronin, assistant chief inspector of the board of health, will speak on medical inspection in public school .s
 Supervisor of Music Benjamin Jep- son will lead 1000 children fin high- grade musical se,ections at the gener- Ql meeting.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
IMPROVEMENT IN VALLEY
Nnsonla, Derby and Shelton Sec Good
 Times Ahead.
Especial 10 tho Journal CouricrD

Especial 10 tho Journal EouricrD
 Anaonia, Oct 2,--That business is steadily improving Is the opinion of nearly all the manufacturers in this busy ,<~ of the state. The big shops in all the valley towns are running on nearly full time, James NJ, Mason, president of tho Sterling Piano Co.,, in an interview said to-day;
 Business ia improving, The factory is now and has been since the first of September running full time, The orders for September, this year, have been as large as in any month since 1906 The orders have come in and are wanted in rush, This he be lIeves is due, he says to the low stock that the piano dealers now have on hand, Their western representatives. state that business is here to stay and that the outlook is now a bright one,
 Mr. Mason also stated that the Huntington Piano company of Shel- ton Is now running full time and has enough orders to keep 1t busy until January l.
 Hcnry E Waning of the Birmins-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
 TAKING ON ACTIVITY
Continued from Second Pagc.)

ed to complete big railroad contracts throughout the city and suburbs be- fore the frost gets into the ground and from the smallest to the largest busi- ness houses the report comes that there has been steady, gradual improve ment since September 1, while the pros pect Is promising
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
MISS F. n. NICHOLS.

IS Lincoln Street Private tuition by the hour, in ad- vanced or elementary studies. Apply after September 16.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-03
IN NAIGATU CK. tSprcipi tJ the Journal CUuricr.b

Naugatuck, oct 2.-All the rubber plants here arc now running on lull tlme The chemical Works lro huSY and the general outlook indus,rally Is bTI9ul
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
FOR THE CHILDREN
Game of Statuary.

This is a real good time game. It is generally played in the open. but q large empty room on rainy after noon is just as good.
 There is q catcher" and the rest of the company are statues which have escaped from the museum and are romping all around The catcher is after them, and the first one caught must assume at once rigid position. at the sa me time thinking of the statue be or she is trying to represent. If the catcher can guess who it= =is. he may move the statue back to the mu- scum. If he cannot guess, the statue may romp again with the other escaped prisoners. If the catcher fails to guess for the third time he is dismissed and another catcher is chosen in his place.
 The statues must be sure to keep as much as possible like the marble or bronze they are trying to represent The boy or girl with some know led ge of ancient history or mythology may find scope for imagination in this game.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
Nitrate of Soda.

This soluble quick acting material is found i'll the crude form ill large quan- titles in the rainless regions of South America more particularly in Chile and Peru The crude material as mined contains varying quantities of nitrogen. ranging from to per cent and over This material k refined and comes on to the market in light cotored crystalline form containing about a5 per cent nitrate of soda CT about 15.5 per cent nitrogen Nitrate of soda k soluble in water, and its nitrogen k in a form 10 be readily assimi!atcd Hx the growing plant If used by itself care should be taken that 1t does not come in direct contact with the plant. If applied as a top dressing to grass and lawns. to promote more even ap= plication 1t is well to mix with at least twice its bulk of earth or other ma teriai.-H. D. Haskins, Massachusetts Experiment Station.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
Rid ddiemeree.

Why is man looking for q phi losopher's stone ike Neptune4 Be cause he is sea-king what never was
 On what side of donkey would you look for the most hair? On the out side
 Why do not trees open their trunks in the spring when they change their dressa Because they leave their sun mer clothing out.
 Why k q bootblaek like an editor: Because he polishes the understanding of his patrons
 Why does a hodearrier wear white suspenders? To keep his trousers up.
 What is the queen of the rosesf The watering pot. because she reigns rainsl over them
 Which would you rather have, S in notes or in gold? Notes are better be cause when you fold them you find them in-creases.-Philadelphia Ledger
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
HINTS FOR FARMERS
peveIopina heifers, udders.

Heifer calves should be handled very often to keep them gentle and frequent manipulation of the udder during the first pregnancy will do much to stimu- late development. This frequent ham, ding of the udder is of no little in- portance not only in securing better de velopment, but also 10 make the heifer so familiar with the operation that when her calf Is dropped she will take the milking as matter of course and will not require to be broken
 The heifer should drop her first calf when she is about two years old. as this will make a more productive COW than when delayed until another year When the first calf is not dropped un- til the third year one calf and one year of milking are lost and the heifer ac- quires a tendency to use her surplus feed in the laying on of fat instead of in the secretion of milk, tendency which will be retained through fife and which would have been avoided by earlier breeding-W. k. Gilbert in American Gultivator
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
The Wonders of Paper makina.

II may surprise the boys and girls to hear that there are considera ply more than 2,0o0 patents relating to the manu- facture of paper And perhaps it may surprise them even more to hear how many things may be used to make pa per of Following are some of them The leaves of trees. the wood of trees. hop plants, bean stalks, pea vines. the trunks and stems of Indian corn. every variety of grain. moss, clover and tim othy hay more than hundred kinds of grass. straw and cocoanut fiber. fresh water weeds and seaweeds. saw dust, shavngs and asbestus. thistles and thistledown. banana skins, tobac co stalks. tanbark, hair. wool. fur and old saeking or baggtng In fact, there seems 10 be scarcely anything that may not be used In the process.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
A HappyFa ather

Is soon turned To q sad one II he has 10 walk the floor every night with crying baby. McGee's Baby Elixir will make the child well,- soothe it's nerves. induce healthy, normal slumber. Best for disordered bowels and sour stomach all teething babies need II. Pleasant 10 take, sure, and safe, contains no harmful drugs. Price 25 and 50 cents per bottle. Sold by W. c. Ownbey.
 4 woman wants her husband to hold public office so she can believe he amounts to more than she knowS he does.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
Horse Notes.

Give the horses now and then cool ing ration of wheat bran wet up with warm water. It will help to keep them healthy
 Slow driving Is essential to the wei fare Of the heavy draft teams. They should be handled only by trusty driv- CTS
 When carefully handled and driven on a walk they will haul immense loads with very little wear or effort
 Speak kindly every time you spea k to your horse All horses are very sen sitive to harsh words spoken either to them or 10 any one else
 If eating straw causes your horse to be constipated stop feeding it. The first you know you may have horse sick with impaction of tue bowels,
 It is I good plan to let the horses skip ration of grain now and then Farm Journal.