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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
RELIGIOUS ACRoBATs.
Dangerous Aerial Slide Annually Per-
formed In India.

Dangerous Aerial Slide Annually Per-
formed In India.
India offers many curious things in
the way of religion, and the strangest
of them all is the aerial slide, which is
performed annually at Kulu, in the
Himalayas. At point where there is
a cliff overhanging a precipitous gorge
several hundred feet in width and a
hundred feet in depth a rope is made
fast to the rock. The other end of this
Is carried across the gorge and there
secured to a stake. The total length
of the rope between the two points is
when drawn taut $500 feet, and the
end.attached to the cliff is several hun
dred feet higher than that fastened on
the opposite side of the ravine. Thus
slide is contrived, and it is danger
Gus one to all appearance.
It is down this incline that the per-
former has his path. For the lofty
journey sort of saddle is provided
made of wood, with holes in it, through
which the rope passes. But before
start is made the whole length Of the
rope is wet to prevent the saddle from
catching fire from the friction. The
performer sits astride this seat, and to
his legs are fastened bags of sand,
which serve two purposes-they enable
him to maintain an upright position
during his lightning-like descent, and
they increase the momentum. The
lower end Ct the rope is carefully
wound with bits of carpetsto check the
speed before the stake is reached.
Without this precaution the performer
would be dashed to pieces.
The terrific velocity Of the descent
for the first few hundred yards is
shown by the stream Of smoke that
trails from the wake of the saddle, de-
spite the fact that the rope has been
wet. Afterward the incline diminishes
somewhat, and the pace becomes CORE
spondingly slower. By the time the
goal is reached the jheri, as the per-
former is called, is able to come to a
standstill without disaster.
This slide in the air is supposed to
reveal the will of the gods as to the
crops of the approaching season. If
the perllous trip is accomplished in
safety a plentiful harvest is assured.
Naturally, therefore every care is TAX
en- to minimize the dangers of the per-
Torrance. The ceremony is of ancient
origin. and those who engage in it as
Jheri form q small caste apart.-New
York Tribune.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25

attributing the vessels nonresistance
to fear or lack of arms, be was the
first man to leap on board But the
rope with which the captured ship
had been carelessly dashed to his own
parted under the strain of the seaway,
and he found himself rapidly borne
away from his comrades on what he
soon discovered to be floating coffin.
A stiff breeze filed the sails of the
derelict, and before his own vessel
could oVertake it night descended on
the ocean, and the pursuing ship lost
sight of it altogether. Left alone in
pitch darkness on the grewsome craft,
the pirate went mad with terror and,
selling the wheel, raced away before
the wind and, according to the legend,
was condemned to range the seas for
ever thus in command of his horrible
prize.
Woe to the ship that encountered it
scudding along by moonlight or in the
lightning's glare, manned by skeletons
and steered by shouting, gesticulat-
ing mailman, and when on several oc-
casions it was sighted in the fog off
Medford it was considered as the her
aid Of storm and disaster and the loss
OF many ships.-New York Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
WILLIAMS LOSES POSITION
w. e. McEwen Appointed State Labor
Commissioner.

w. e. McEwen Appointed State Labor
Commissioners.
Governor Johnson has announced
the appointment of W. f. McEwen as
state labor commissioner to take the
place of w. H. Williams of Minneap-
oils, the present commissioner, and
also promoted E. ]. Lynch from dep
uty labor commissioner to state oil
inspector to take the place made va
cant by Mr. McEwen's promotion.
Mr.. Williams has not been on the
best of terms with the administration
and it was generally expected that he
was slated to walk the plank" Mr..
McEwen is closely identified with the
labor interests of the state. He is the
owner of a labor paper at Duluth and
is secretary of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor. He has been
oil Inspector for two years. He sue
ceeded John A. McDermott when the
latter resigned.
r. j.. Lynch is brother of f. B.
Lynch, who was Governor Johnson S
campaign manager when the latter
was a candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
USE FOR A TELESCOPE.
interesting Discovery One Woman
Made by Use of the Glass,

interesting Discovery One Woman
Made by Use Of the Glass.
II thought it was pretty fair sort
Of telescope for one that wasn't very
big" said Uncle Silas. II rugged il
up in the attic by the high north, win.
dow and had it fixed so it would
swing around easy. took deal OF
satisfaction in looking through it, the
sky seemed so wide and full of won
ders, so when Hester was here
thought I'd give her the pleasure too
She stayed a long time upstairs and
seemed to be enjoying it. When she
came down 1 asked her if she'd dis
covered anything new.
Eyes she says. Why, it made
everybody's house seem so near that
[ seemed to be right beside 'em, and
[ found out what John Pritchard's
folks are dom in their outkitchen
I've wondered what they had a light
there for night after night, and !
just turned the glass on their win
doWs. They are cuttin' apples to dry
folks as rich as them cuttin apples!
"And actually that was all the won.
an had seen! With the whole heavens
before her to study, she had spent her
time prying into the affairs of her
neighbors! And there are lots more
like her-with and without tele.
scopes" -Christian Uplook.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
ENUMERATED FOR KILLING
Grand Jury Frees Man Who Defended
Home AGAINST Intruder

Grand Jury Frees Man Who Defended
Home Against Intruder.
The grand jury of Otter Tail coun-
ty, at its sessions just closed, investi.
gated the shooting of Landolin Harter
in the town of Bush Lake, but re-
turned no Indictment against John
Lahdi, the man who did the shooting
Harter was infatuated with young
lady, the daughter of one of I4ahdis
neighbors, but his attentions were not
welcome and he was ordered to keep
away from the place. He was bach
elor, living alone, and was apparently
somewhat demented. During the night
he took a large knife and started for
the neighbours home, where the young
lady resided. but seems to have be
come confused in the darkness and
reached Lahdi's home instead He
smashed in the panel of the door,
whereupon Lahdi shot him dead. The
jury felt that the shooting was fully
justified and the case will now be
dismissed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
MURDER IN PRISON
Inmate Of Saltwater Kills Eel
low Convict.
BELIEVED TO Be INSANE
Deed Done With Rude Knife, Of
His Own Make.

Frank Lameir, alias Frank Lafoun-
tain, serving seven years in the
state penitentiary at Saltwater for
robbery in the second degree in
Itasca county, was murdered in the
prison solitary and hospital by James
Cunningham, notorious colored man,
who is under sentence of five years
for grand larceny in Minneapolis.
A rude knife was used and the vic
tim was stabbed through the heart
and died instantly. The knife was
made of either piece of hoop from a
bucket or spring from a bed and was
ten inches long. 1t was sharp as a
razor and shaped like a dirk. The
negro had it encased in cloth scab-
bard and cord with which he at
tached it to his body inside his cloth
ing. Cunningham is believed to be in
sane.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
BIGGEST NAVAL DRYDocK.
Monster For Pearl Harbor to Have
Room For Two Big Warships.

Monster For Pearl Harbor to Have
Room For Two Big Warships.
Acting Secretary of the Navy New
berry recently approved plans for the
largest naval drydock in the world at
Pearl harbor, Hawaii, the place which
is to be made the Gibraltar Of the Pa
c1fic. Bids for its construction will be
opened early in 1909. 1t is the purpose
OF the department to hurry the work
to completion.
The dock is to be 1,1O0 feet long and
ITO feet wide, with a depth on it's stills
OF thtrty-fve feet. 1t will have a gate
so that it can be separated into two
parts, each independent Of the other.
Two of the largest ships in the navy
can be locked and repaired at the
same time. Owing to the great depth
OF water provided for. even the greater
than Dreadnought ships will be able to
enter should they be damaged to the
point where they are merely able to
keep afoat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
NEARLY UP TO LAST YEAR
Lumber Production in Minnesota in
1908.

1908
Minneapolis saw mills have turned
out fully as much lumber in the sea-
son just closed as last year and the
aggregate figures for the whole north
ern pine territory will fall but little
below those for 1907, as shown by
advance reports in the hands of ]. E.
Rhodes, secretary of the Northern
Pine manufacturers association. Mr..
Rhodes has not compiled definite fig.
ures yet, as several of the Minneap.
oils mills and some in the northern
part OF the state are still running, but
he has information sufficiently accu-
rate for purposes of general compare
son.
The lumber production in Minneap-
oils in 1907 was 210,OOO,OO0 feet and
Mr.. Rhodes says that the cut for this
season will run slightly more than
that rather than less. The output for
the northern pine area in 1907 was
2,519, 096,000 feet and Mr.. Rhodes says
that the cut for this year may run Is
per cent lower, but he is inclined to
believe that the falling Off will not be
more than 10 per cent
For several years the lumber output
of Minneapolis and the Northwest In
general has been dwindling steadily
and the record for 1908 is a surprise
to lumbermen and others who have
become firm in the belief that the
depletion of the forests and the pass.
ing of the lumber industry would be
marked by reduction in the output
each year
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
CHlNA's CRISIS.
Why Manehus and Chinese May Fight
For the Empire.


For the Empire.
An Englishman who has a most
complete knowledge of China and Chi
nese conditions recently expressed the
opinion when interviewed at London,
England. that the chances of trouble
resulting from the change of regime
at Pekin were far more serious than
was generally thought. He said:
Few people outside of China appre-
ciate the relative position of the
Manchus and the Chinese. While the
present dynasty is Manchu and the
Manchus hold about half the high
Offices everywhere, half the smaller
as well as 8 vast preponderance Of
the posts depending upon statesman
ship and scholarship, the population of
the country is Chinese. The desire of
the Chinese for share in the gov
eminent proportionate to their num-
bers is today the strongest motive be-
hind the revolutionary movement. AS
soon as the period Of mourning is over
the new regime undoubtedly will make
many changes among the high Off
Gals, who, in their turn, will make
changes among their subordinates.
This redistribution of Offices will have
a vital bearing on the peace Of the
empire, and unless the Chinese are
given greater representation in the
government than they have at present
serious trouble may be expected.
1.-THE Chinese revolutionists are well
organized and have plenty of arms
and ammunition The attitude of for
efgn powers will exert a strong in
fuence. on their actions II the Man
chu dynasty commands the support of
the powers, and particularly armed
support, a revolution is hardly prob
able, but If the Chinese are assured
that the powers would remain neutral
they might make short work of the
Manchu dynasty.
"Of the really efficient men in high
governmental positions less than half
a dozen are Manchus; the great ma
jority are Chinese. Almost all the eff
fectiye work of the government, such
as diplomacy, the organization of rail.
roads and the development Of mines,
the reorganization of Manchuria and
the establishment Of a system Of mod
ern education, is being done by Yuan
Shi Kai with the assistance of Ameri-
can educated Cantonese.
''This change of regime marks a
critical stage In the history of China
The Chinese have long demanded
more power. and unless they get it
now there will be trouble, trouble that
may take the form Of revolution"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
FiddIed Into Office.

Losing relates that in 1S4S he met
at Oswego, n. Y, Major Cochran, then
nearly eighty years old, a son-in-law
Of General Philip Schuyler, who told
the story of his election to congress
during the administration of the elder
Adams. A vessel was to be launched
on one of the lakes in interior New
York, and people came from afar to
see it. The young folks gathered
there, determined to have q dance at
night. There was a fiddle, but no
fiddler. Young Cochran was an anna
teur performer, and his services were
demanded He gratifed the joyous
company, and at the supper table one
of the gentlemen remarked, in COM
mendation of his talents, that he was
eft for congress- The matter was
talked up, and he was nominated and
elected a representative in congress
for the district then comprising the
whole of New York west of Science
tady. He always claimed to have
"fiddled himself into congress-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
PREDICT SHORT SESSION
Members of Legislature Have. No Rea-
son for Delay.


son for Delay.
A short session for the 1909 legis-
lature is the prediction ofs many of
the members.
In previous years the members have
been paid by the day They were al
lowed to be in session ninety days
and if they adjourned sooner they
would get paid for less time. The
law was construed so that the ninety
days provided in the constitution was
made to mean working days. Then
they drew pay for the Sundays and
holidays in between, so they actually
got paid for about 100 days
But after this they viii have reg
ular salary, $500 for each of the two
years, whether they have one session
of ten days or the regular session of
ninety days, plus a special session of
sixty days.
In former sessions it has been Gus
tomary for the legislators to take it
easy at the beginning of the session,
meet Tuesday morning, adjourn on
Thursday until Monday evening. then
meet without a quorum and adjourn
till Tuesday afternoon. Little was
accomplished until the last thirty days
of the session
But this year the members will be
minus their passes and they will not
be as anxious to go home every week.
A majority will spend their Sundays
here and they think they might as
well work. If they can get their work
done before the usual time it will be
no profit to them to stay until April
16. 1t would mean additional expense,
without additional income.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
TURNER HALL
GyfnnastiC Exhi=
ton and Ball
THANKSGIVING Eve.
NOVEMBER 20.
Admission, 25c
Dancing, 25c extra for
gentleman.
How is your Digestion?

Mrs. Mary Bowling of No. 22S 9Th
Ave.. San Francisco, recommends rem
edy for stomach trouble. She says;
"Gratitude tor the wonderful effect of
Electric Bittels in 4 Case of acute indi-
gestion, prompts this testimonial. I am
fully convinced that for stomach and
liver troubles Electric Bitters is the best
remedy on the market to- day" This
v'gorates the system, puri1e the blood
and is especially helpful in all forms of
female weakness. SOC at o. NJ. Olsens
drug store.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
LITTLE CHANCE OF RECOVERY
Grove Lake (Minn.) Merchant Shot by
Bandit.

M. G. Whitney, a Grove Lake
(Stearns county, merchant, was held
up in his store by a masked man,
who shot at him seven times, two of
the shots taking effect
Whitney lies in precariousg condi-
ton at his home and has a slim chance
of recovering. Mr.. Whitney was about
to close his store for the night when
the man rode up on horseback, dis
mounted, tied his horse and entered
the store. Without speaking he fired
at Mr.. Whitney.
1t is believed that he intended to
rob the store, but lost his nerve. Mr..
Whitney is well known in Stearns
county, where he made his home
many years and where he has held
several county Offices.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
TO PAY FOR FATAL MISTAKE
Proposed to Indict Hunter Who Slew
Man for Bear.

For the first time in the history of
st. Louis county a man is to be prose-
cuted for mistaking another man for
game and shooting him.
Edward Tonkin, who shot and killed
Roger Odds of Cloquet, was exoner-
ated by the coroner's jury, but infor-
nation was afterward filed against
him by the assistant county attorney
and he was arraigned and bound over.
Tonkin furnished $1,5O0 bail. An eff
fort will be made to convict him Of
manslaughter in the second degree.
TOnkin mistook Odds for bear.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
A MEDFoRD STORY.
Legend of the Phantom Ship and Its
Mad Pirate Captain.

Legend of the Phantom Ship and Its
Mad Pirate Captain.
The town of Medford, Mass, has a
legend Of a phantom ship beside which
the Flying Dutchman is only a peace
full merchantmen. The Medford story
runs that ship laden with rum and
gold and silver bars put out from that
place in the days when tfe Spanish
main was infested with pirates 1t
was headed for a West Indian port.
but got into the doldrums and was so
long becalmed that water and provi-
sions gave out, and all hands persisted
Of thirst and starvation. When the
wind came up again the ship sailed
away with her CHASTITY crew, was seen
by q buccaneer. chased and over
hauled.
The pirate captain laalle g to his
EA.ze without 4hrinx 4 single shot. and.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Former Legislator Dead.

Knud w. Bondy, who was mem
Der of the board of equalization for
two terms and member of the Min
nesota house in the legislative SEES
sicns of 1903 and 1905, died suddenly
at Fergus Falls from heart disease,
with which he had been affected for
years. He was one of the earliest
residents of Otter Tail county, arriv-
ing at Fergus Falls in 1866, and is
survived by his wife and several chill
dren
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Shot by Hold-Up Man.

Phillip Smith, an employee of the
st. Paul Gas Light company until
about three months ago, was shot
in that city by man whom
he asserts attempted to hold him
up. He was found by the police
lying near the railroad tracks at the
foot of Broadway and taken to the
city hospital in the police ambulance.
He may recover.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Two BOYS Drowned.

While skating on the artificial lake
of the Great Northern Power
company at Duluth Frank Mcleod,
aged twelve, and Ralph Hynes, aged
twelve, were drowned The boys
we're close together when the ice gave
way and both went down and were
drowned before help could be given
them The bodies were recovered.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Minneapolis Bribery Trial.

9 w. * Hicksg secretary tof the Min
neapolis board of education. is on
trial in the district court in that
city charged with receiving a bride.
He was indicted on four charges of
bribery. He has not resigned his po-
sition as secretary of the board of
education and is still acting. It is
charged he accented $50 for his serv-
Ices in securing plumbing contract
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Watched Fifteen Years.

8 For fifteen years I have watched the
working of Bucklen's Arnica Salve: ana
It has never failed to cure any sore, boil,
ulcer or burn TO which it was arulie6.
1t has saved US many doctor BILL
says A. F. Hardy, Of East Wilton.
Maine. 25c. at O. M. Olsens drug stora
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Dukes Remedy For Auto Speed Mania.

Dukes Remedy For Auto Speed Mania.
The Duke of northumberland at a
conference on the motor question held
at the Mansion House in London the
other afternoon said he did not believe
that the difficulties with motorists
would ever be overcome until for GER
tain ofenses the penalty was enforced
OF confiscating the car for so many
months. His grace, who did not wish
to, be too hard on the poor motorist,
said: Let him come and see his car
daily if he likes. Let him shed a tear
over it daily and see to it's health as
it should be seen to, but don't let him
use it for six months"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
JUMPS FROM TRAIN WINDOW
Man Arrested for Alleged Shortage
Escapes.

Malcolm Stewart, wanted in Duluth
on a charge of being short 81, 700 in his
accounts with the Universal Milling
company, leaped headforemost through
a lavatory window on the Omaha's
Twilight limited and escaped
He was being brought back to Du-
luth from Minneapolis, where he was
arrested by Sheriff Bates of st. Louis
county. Stewart jumped from the
train as it ran onto the bridge over
the bay and if he had delayed his
leap minute longer he would have
fallen into the water
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Pearls of the Deem.

kitty-Norton met a girl on board
the liner, and before they got to the
other side he was engaged to her.
What do you think of that?
Tom-It only goes to show that not
all the perils of ocean travel have been
eliminated yet
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Send Your Cattle and Horse Hide.

to the Crosby Tristan Fur Company Roch.
ester. N. T., and have them converted into
coats, robes, rugs, gloves and mittens,
buy. Never mind the distance, sCrosby
pays the freight" See our new il1ust.a
cata1og page IS. If interested send for it
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
WEAK MAN RECEIPT Free

Any man who suffers with nervous de-
sbility, loss of natural power, weak back,
failing memory deficient manhood,
brought on by excuses, dissipation, I'M
natural drains or the follies of youth, may
cure himself at home with simple pre-
scription that will gladly send free, in "a
will write for it. A. L. Robinson, 1864 Luck
Building, Detroit. Michigan. If
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Shall We Tan Your Hide?

The average Stock Raiser hardly real1i-
zes the value of COW, steer and horse hides
when converted into fur coats, robes and
the Crosby Tristan Fur Co., Rochester, N,
7. 1t will be revelation to you. And
Grossly pa IS the fret CHIT
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
crookston Judge a Suicide.

John Mclean, Judge of the mu-
nicipal court of Crookston and one
of the foremost men of that
community, committed suicide by
jumping in the sluiceway of the Red
Lake river. He had had some finan-
cial losses
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Exactinu.

MY present patient" said the pretty
nurse, is very peevish millionaire
Never mind. He may ask you to
marry him.
Yes; he may. He has about run
cut Of other requests"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Boy Accidentally Kills Self.

Dan Larson, nineteen-year-old boy
accidentally shot and killed himself in
the woods south of EIibbing In climb
Ing over q Windfall Larson pulled the
gun after him. one barrel was dis
charged and he was Instantly killed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
Diplomacy.

Diplomacy.
who did this?"
ooh, sir. l don't like to blame any
body"
Noble youth! For your sake Til for
give him. But who did it?"
Il did. sirl''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
A Rich Field

The simplified spoilers nave opened
headquarters in Europe. They have a
rich field in the Balkans and in Russia.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-25
When Rubbers Become Necessarv,

When Rubbers Become Necessary.
Ana your shoes pinch. Aliens Foot Ease, a pow
der to be shaken into the shoes is Just the thing
to use. Try 1t for Breaking in New Shoes. Sold
Everywhere, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Al
substitute. 4S-E1