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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06
Sealed Bids.

The salvage of the Mic Andring
brick livery barn will be sold to the
highest bidder. Sealed bids will be
received by the undersigned not later
than May 10Th.
1920 % L. A. FRITSCHE.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06
To the Voters

| hereby announce that am can
didate for the office of county superin-
tendent of schools on the republican
ticket. The support of the people at
the prim aries will be appreciated.
A. r. EGGENSPFRGER
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

Before buying your wall paper,
carpets and rugs call at our store and
see our beautiful new line and the
prices. You cannot resist them. j.
Fl. Forster.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

Your attractiveness as a
wife and home-keeper de-
Ponds a good deal upon the
state Of your temper. Many
an otherwise happy occasion
has been spoiled because the
grocer did not send your
things when he promised and
when they finally did come
they were not Of the quality
you expected. Be wise and
change your grocer. High
quality and prompt delivery
are always found by dealing
with US.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

MONEY, MONEY DO you want to in
vest your money where it will bring
you per cent interest, secured by
good safe real estate mortgages; if
so write the Egan Land & Loan
Company, Tagus, North Oak. 1921
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

If Glasses will help you Prof.
Myer can supply the proper kind. He
will test your Eyes without charge and
tell you whether glasses are needed or
not. At G. G. Reim's, Friday and
Saturday, May Is, Is.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

Go-carts from s1.75 up. The latest
patterns. j. Fl. Forster.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06

Potatoes suitable for planting, rs
cents a bushel. We have limited
supply on hand.
PFEFFERLE'S, Grocery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-06
s..s..s..s..s.....s. $500.

The mama hen sits up in a nest,
An pretty soon they's an egg,
But the papa hen he swells his chest
And kicks the sand wifi his leg.
I bet you if I was the papa hen,
So han some an big an stout,
I'D lay eggs once in a while, an then
Have somethin' to boiler about.
L. H. Robbins "Jersey Jlngles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

On September great public ova-
tion, surprising anything ever known In
New York up TO that time, was rendered
Cyrus W. Field. head of the cable enter
prise. and his able assistants. 1t wA1.
Indeed. a momentous occasion and a 1T
ting tribute to the men who had over.
come all obstacles and who had accom-
plished what many had declared was i'm.
possible,
Loss of First Cable.
Unfortunately. after but 400 messages
had passed over the cable. 1t broke. II
was sad blow to Mr. Field and his
associates, and IL was not until 1866 that
the project was again taken up This
time the famous steamer Great Eastern
was engaged. The Grst attempt was
failure, but the following year the vic
tory was won. and by the latter part Of
July Of that year. 1.s66 miles Of cable
once more-nnd tails time permanently
bound the Old and the New World to-
getber. Two months later the Great
Eastern recovered and spliced together
the cable she lost the year before, and
since then cable communication has
never been interrupted
IL is notable to recall that. before the
cable laid IN 1873 became useless. Que
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

the cape and from there a small boat
was sent out to intercept the liners as
they passe1- Every liner thus became g
news bort AMI on reaching q point
abreast Of Cape Pace delivered her bud
get u the small boat. In thick weather
the budgets we're put IN a specially con-
structed canister and thrown overheard.
10 be picked up later.
The contents OF the budget we're tele-
graphed from the cape 10 st. Joh0's
then across Newfoundland to Cape Ray.
thence by a short submarine cable TO
Cape Breton. and from there by relay
TO New York. Bv this method four or
Ave days was saved and Il was a service
efficiently maintained from about May ]
10 December 81.
10 the intervening months the service
was Irregular for the terrific storms and
acres Of i,,c Joes OF Cape Race prevent
ed the shig from approaching close
eno1g1 TO even drop their caulsters. and
even II fhey did. the small boz is could
not get oaE 10 reach them. More than
one daring skipper uearls lost bis vessel
IN attempting to deliver his budget 10
those tempestu0us Writer'S One great
liner uosing her way 10. was brought
up when within a length Of the Eage
shelving eiins and sure deaf ructiDn An
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

been sent TO mad me was on Its way and
whom the crew took me OF / was talking
IN n jabher that was no language.
Practically every man IN the harbor
can tell n similar story and we're all the
tales gathered and set down there would
be volume more repete with adyen-
ture than any story ever imagined by the
most versatile OF authors
Yet here are these men who have sailed
upon every sea, often meeting death
face to face, yet escaping his clutches,
gathered from all quarters Of the globe
To pass their remaining days upon dry
land amid all OF the comforts denied them
In their early days.
AS constant reminder OF Alexander
Hamilton. whose ability In drawing up
Crptau Randall's VIII made the Barbof
possible as II wlthstood the Siege Of It'll
CATION. an excellent picture OF the great
statesman udoras the walls OF the Har-
hor.
Randall. unfortunately. lived before the
era OF photography and there has never
been found likeness OF him. Despite
this, about 10 years ago, there was
erected upon the grounds Cue statue
OF the gallant seaman. made from as
close description OF him as could be
obtained
In bronze aud OF heroic size mounted
upon marble pedestal the statue TO the
brave and pbilanthropie master mariner
occupies prominent spot upon the Har-
Dor lawn. II fnccs the water frcut and
from the attitude one might ims CINE ha
is gazing across the water 20 see the
ships as they come and SO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

other South American ports with silver,
bis vessel was attacked by pirates Ia the
harbor of Rio With a pistol Ia either
hand he stood them of while his crew
looked on. At the crucial moment his
eldest daughter. pale but cain, went TO
him and laid her head on his shoulder
This aroused the manly instinct in the
breasts OF his crew aud they beat the
pirates on
On the voyage back from Rio yellow
fever broke out In three days his wife
and one daughter and half OF his crew
succumbed, but the brave skipper, aided
by his other daughter and a couple of
men worked the ship until he was taken
Ill. Then the mate was stricken aud the
fate OF the vessel and those on board was
left to the daughter who herolcally did
her part alternately nursing the men aud
steering the ship till a passing vessel gave
help.
While In command Of the bark Osceola,
trading between San Francisco and China,
the vessel was caught in a simeon and
driven on a rock near one OF the thou
sand little islands IN the South Pacific.
The crew took to the boats but Captain
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

ulated that the trustees should hold the
property forever, using the revenue from
II TO establish and maintain the Har-
Dor. While prohibiting the sale OF the
estate, there was nothing to prohibit the
purchasing OF more property.
Following the death Of Captain Randall
there was litigation and It was not until
June, 1891, that the site for the Harbor
was selected and 200 acres on Staten
Island on the banks OF the XIII Won Kull
were secured, The erection of a suitable
building was begun at once and the
following year so sailors were admitted.
From then 20 the present time the
number OF buildings and the number OF
inmates have increased until now there
are As structures and about $50 "Old
Snugs" rs they are Known.
Since Captain Randall passed away
there have been great changes in New
York City and the property that be last
saw as farm is now covered by scores
Of magnificent buildings in the heart OF
the metropolis and pay to the estate an
annual income of about a million dollars.
The harbor Is one of the most interest
ing places to visit for everywhere is the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

what he left OF his earthly goods a
home for the benefit Of disabled sailors
of the American merchant marine.
The will was drawn June /, 1901, and
Captain Randall bequeathed practically
bis entire estate for the establishing and
maintenance OF home for aged, de-
crepit and wornout sailors. to be known
as the Sailors Snug Harbor. The instru-
ment further provided that the trust
should 10 committed to those who might
from tiLic TO Time occupy the following
positions: Chancellor OF the state of
New York, the mayor OF the city of
New York, the recorder OF the city OF
New York. the president OF the Marine
Society of the city of New York. the
the first vice president OF the Marine
Society of the city OF New York. the
rector of Trinity Church Of the city Of
New York and the mlnistef of the First
Presbyterian Church of the city OF New
York.
The estate that Captain Randall be.
queathed comprised about 20 acres of
land now roughly bounded by Fourth and
Fifth avenues and Sixth and Tenth
streets 10 New York city, and he stip-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

Armstrong stuck TO the ship when she
broke up he got clear of the wreckage IN
small skltf with neither rudder or oars
Fate guided the little craft TO an island
The Island was indeed a welcome hit OF
terra hrma Tor Il meant safety aud life
but at an awful price.
81 covered the island from one end
20 the other, said the Captain and
found II about three by dive miles. but
there was not sign of habitation ard
the awful truth dawued upon me. was
on patch Of lHud with nothing save
the clothes In which | stood aud with No
felow-creature within 800 miles was
far out of the course OF any vessel and
my chances for being taken OF were as
one in & thousand.
The desire of life was strong aud
determined to live Live did aud for
six months my daily diet was birds eggs
and dead ish cast up by the ocean. The
light Of dawn saw me standing on the
beach peering across the water for YES
sci while the close OF day saw me on my
knees praying for dellyerance.
I'm the meantime vessel which had
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other was warned away from the reefs
by fishermen shooting guns
The Allen liner Anglo Saxon was not
so fortunate. Early on the morning OF
April n, 1868. she was making her wa-
In through dense fog. when she struck
on the reefs at Chance Cove or the
100 souls on board only 1870 we're saved,
and these by the news service boat.
The news boat service was one OF ex-
ceeding hardship and the work was dan.
gerous at all seasons of the year Tue
rugged shore line, rising in most places
sheer from the water, afforded no shell.
ter for the small boats. They had to
be entered by swinging down the faces
Of the cliffs on ladders. Two boats were
maintained. one on each side of tho
cape, but often the weather was such
that neither could be launched Even
II boat could be launched and tho
ship reached and the budget secured, tho
return was even more perilous 10 the
breaking sea amid hidden reefs.
The Last Budget.
The taking Of the last budget delivered
OF the cape was on Christmas Eve,
1895. and was attended by terrible sur.
fering on the part OF h crew. II was
bitter cold day. vita gale and
heavy sea. After starting the crew real
lied their mistake, but they dared not
turn back. II was case OF reaehing
the ship 10 the terrific seas or else per
ish.
In the awful struggle every man was
severely frostbitte1. wave after wave broke
over the gnnwales and they reached the
side OF the piunging steamship with their
boa. nearly half full Of water. By ropes
the crew were hauied on board and then.
after being given dry clothing and having
their su6erinys slleviated, the steamer
made her way into a nearby cove and
landed them With o generous supply OF
Christmas edibles
u so happened that Just afier the
budget which these men brought ashore
had been sent on the short cable between
Cape Ray and Cape Breton broke and New
foundland was cut oS' from ali Telegram hic
intercourse with the world until the next
spring. for, owing 10 Ice foes. repairing
in winter was impossible BY spring.
however. the t5ans Atlantic cable wss 10
operation.
PertIs of Repatrnen,
Not the East dangerous part Of the
budget service was the maintaining VI the
al pur nd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

through country uninhabited and swept
by sudden and terrific storms The land
crew faced danger Just as often as did
the boat crew; In fact. oftener. and many
are the stories told of the narrow escapes
of gangs OF from Ave to 10 men who
were caught In bllzzarda.
Once while gang Of linemen were
camped In blizzard one Of the men vol
unteered TO go for wood The pile was
but 30 PAGES away. and he Iaughngiy de-
ciiued the suggestion that be tie rope
to himself so as not to get lost He did
get lost and It was not until the fellow.
ing spring that bis body was found. three
miles distant
In another instance two men we're cork.
ing close by their shack when a blizzard
swooped down. Quickly abandoning their
work they rushed for their shelter. but
the blizzard was even quicker and buried
It beneath drift Of snow. After long,
weary hunt the men finally located the
structure by treading on the roof They
only got In by climbing down the chin.
ney,
The laying Of cable today ts beset BY
danger, for despite having One ships es-
pecialIy designed and machinery to handle
the heavy strings Of steel. copper and
gutta percha. It Is work OF the most ardu-
GUS kind. In the early days IL was TIM
possible to tell where cable bad broken,
but nowadays there is a delicate iDstru-
ment that viii record almost the exact
distance from It to the severed part. Ref
erence to the chart gives the longitude
and latitude aud a steamer is quickly dis
patched to the place.
With o grapne on a stout line the
steamer sweeps TO and fro until one end
Is picked up. This Is buoyed and then
the other end Is sought. Both ends are
then brought together and quickly spliced
so that when the cable 10 once more
lowered Il Is just hs good as II ever was
and stronger by reason Of the splicing and
additional wrapping. As cables frequently
span from heights on the ocean bottom,
from hill 10 bill Il were, they are sub
jected 20 great deul of tension HnG 0c-
casIonaliy are broken by being struck by
siuklug vessel.
As a general rule II IL the natural cor.
roziau and the tension that cnnses a
cable TO break; but. no matter what the
cauSe II Il speedily remedled. aud II Is
not At all likely that there will ever be G
necessity for again establishing the bud
,rt.l service 81 care Race
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atmosphere of the sea The men who are
spending their last days there are i'm
mensely proud of their home. On any
clear day one may see gathered on the
spacious lawns little groups Of old men
who may be playing a game of chess or
checkers. gossiping or gathered around
on4, who. behind spectncles of extra
power, Is reading the news OF the day or
: story from q book.
Looking around among the groups OF
white haired veterans on the lawns or ly.
Ing I'll and broken in the hospital or in
their own little rooms. one will see on
every face a tale OF a lifelong conflict
with the sea; a conflict Of two genera
lions with the mighty deep; q conflict
with death in many weird shapes; of
escapes " which the LIE OF the sailor
hung by merely a thread,
To talk OF death and danger to these
"0ld Snugs" Is as talking OF nothing for
there is scarcely a man In the harbor
who has not been shipmate with the
Grim Spectre on many a cruise. There
was Cart. George n. Armstrong for In
stance. While in command of the bark
TeElplar from San Francisco TO Rio and
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"a 1aud2 Z1I1eCa1c1aas
WAzLLOS tar z2Rar

II LITTLE wa, a.o4s the west shore
~ Of Staten Island, just beyond the
y New Brighton Railroad, stands a
long row OF buildings Of marble and white
stone fronted by an expansive stretch
of lawn and gravel walk. the whole
fenced in by tall iron railing extending
about a quarter Of a mile along the
water front. which comprise the most
unique institution In this countryside
Sailors Snug Harbor.
The parbor is for the exclusive use Of
men WHO have sailed for not less than
Ave years under the American flag and
who are disabled. through age or other
wise, so they can 10 longer make a Hy-
ing on the sea.
/ The institution is unique not only be-
cause OF this feature. but because II is
immensely wealthy aud yet 1t has never
received a penny from anyone save its
founder, who left II well provided for
when he established It,
Robert x. Randall was a master marin
er who had seen something OF life a1oat
the average skipper had but little
chance. of accommodating anything while
the average man befo.c The mast bad
even less chance. In the last days OF
many OF the men who followed the do
main OF Neptune for livelihood Captain
Randall saw much suffering and prva-
ton. That was more than 100 years
ago when wholesale philanthropy was
practically unknown. There may have
been aged mems homes for those who
lived ashore. but for those who fol-
lowed the sea there was nothing.
This situation made a deep impression
upon Captain Randall and when he felt
that his days were almost spent he called
10 him Alexander Hamilton, the friend
4 OF Washington. and the first secretary
OF state OF the United States, and ex-
plained that he desired to establish with
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TO this gracious greeting President
Buchanan replied:
THE President cordially reciprocates
the congratulations OF Her Majesty, the
Queen, on the success of the great futer-
national enterprise accomplished by the
science. skill and indomitable energy Of
the two countries.
TT is triumph NOR glorious, because
far more useful to mankind than was
ever won By conquerer on field of battle.
May the Atlantic telegraph, under the
blessing of Heaven, prove to be a bond
OF perpetual peace and friendship be-
tween the nations, and an instrument
destined by Divine Providence to diffuse
religion, civilization. liberty and law
roughout the world
I'm this view will not all nations in
Christendom spontaneously unite in the
declaration that II shall be forever neu-
tral. and that its communications shat
be held sacred In passing to Their places
Of destination, even 10 the midst of
hostilities."
The Cable I'm War.
In framing the last paragraph of his
message 1t is apparent that President
Buchanan was inclined to believe that the
NAoAr V0AAd Dc AhS SuAy Que. ana ne Ql0
well to recommend that It be revered 10
time of war. In later years. however, the
cable became all important 10 war and
during the conflict between this country
and Spain the seyering of cable conmunL
cation II ned a most important part OF
the work intrusted to our Navy.
It was the severing OF the cable at
Cardenas that cost Worth BagIey his
life. for. while this plucky young officer
and his men were at work. & squad Of
Spaniards Ared upon them. When Ad-
miral Dewey captured Manila. almost his
nrst act was TO cut the cable connected
with the United States His reason, It
is said. was that be did not want 10 be
hampered with Instructions from Wash.
iDgtOn.
But to return 10 the trst cable. On
the day following the interchange Of
messages between the President and the
Queen, there was q great demonstration
In New York. salute OF 100 guns was
fred. flags were fung to the breeze. bells
we're rung and at night the city was
brilliantly Illuminated.
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Bismarck eagerly FASTENED to Rein
field The whole Puttkamer family
was lined up to greet him. The ia
Their and mother glared at him sol
EMMY and Johanna herself stood be-
tween them. her eyes cast modesily
downward 1t was an awkward mo
men. The swift, whirlwind decision
that scored Bismarck his later polit.
zeal triumphs came now to the front,
ard he carried the situation by storm
Galloping up the driveway. he
leaped from his horse: ran forward
and flung his arms around Johanna.
taking no heed Of her scandalized
parents: catching her 70 his breast
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-16

~ US1 30 years. ago the first Atlantic
Il cable, after an unsuccessful attempt
80 the year before, was laid between
! Valentia Island, ireland, and Trinity
Bay, Newfoundland, and the frst on
cial messages we're interchanged between
Queen Victoria and President Buchanan.
Then the cable was a wonder of the
werld Today the cable Is scarcely noted.
X is looked upon as though It had always
been, for there are in operation In vari-
GUS parts Of the world more IAN 1000
submarine cables, with an aggregate
length of about $4,000 miles, over nich
millions Of messages are sent ".
OF these 10 connect the United States
with Europe across the Atlantic, while
three span from South America to Az
RIGA. From San Francisco cables stretch
across the Pacific TO the Philippines and
4 to Honolulu. whence other cables lead to
Australia and the mainland of Asia From
British Columbia there also stretches
scross the bottom Of the Pacific o cable
= to Australia. so that. with the con-
meeting telegraph lines one might well
say that the globe Is well girdled.
Laying cables today is but a common
i place bit OF work. but Ia 1853. when the
laying OF the first cable was acc n
plished, on July %. by the United States
4enlp NldShFa anu her MhJestyS nip
tAgamemnon. the occasion was one OF
Ngreat rejoicing IN New York and Lon
don. II was not until nearly a month
Halter. however, that the 1895 miles OF
Ewire were ready for the transmission Of
messages.
The Queens Message.
II was then that the British Queen
tsent the following:
The Queen desires to congratulate the
president upon the successful completion
HI this great international work, 10 which
n he Queen has taken great interest.
n The Queen Is convinced that the Pres,.
llfeat will Join her In fervently hoping
that the electric cable which now con.
Meets Great Britain with the United
XSta.es will prove an additional link be-
weeB nations. whose friendship is
Founded upon their common interest and
II reciprocal esteem.
III The Queen has much pleasure in thus
IN communicating with the President and
II Renewing to him her wishes for the pros
H1erfty OF the United States"
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and covering her blushng face with
kisses. After hat there could be no
talk Of probation" or waiting IN,
beuothal was an accepted fact Dis.
maTck in his old age used TO tell the
story with more delight thsn he took
in describing his craftsmanship vic.
tories, and usually be would wind Up
BY saying She made me what !
am.
To the end Of their married life the
c'@;''e wrote each other long and low
ing letters each day whenever they
we're MOI together The iron chancel-
lors began Usually, Ny Angel Dear
est Heart" or Most Beloved They