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New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
LOCAL NOTES

Arthur Janks, for several years one
OF the efficient clerks In F. 81. Behnke' q
grocery, has gone to Minneapolis to
accept position Is travelling sales
man for q large wholesale house.
You get $1,000 set Of aluminium
ware free with every Quick Action
bought ct our store next week. See
advertisement. New Ulm Hardware
Co. Adv 80
A decision, granting separation
but denying an absolute divorce, has
been handed down in district court by
Judge I. M. Olsen in the suit Of
Caroline Beckius against Henry
Becklus, both psrties to the action
being residents Of Sleepy Eye. Mrs.
Beckius had sued her husband for
divorce, but the grounds upon which
she sought relief from her apparently
turbulent matrimonial N condition we're
considered insufficient by the court, 80
that the couple still remain man and
wife although they are granted per-
mission to live apart, and the plain
tiff was awarded alimony in the sum
of $40 per month. The courts deci-
sion does not call for division of
the property owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Beckius.
Henry Roesch, aged 26, an enploye
of the New Ulm Ice Company, had q
marrow escape brom being crushed to
death, Wednesday afternoon at about
4:N o'clock, when the team Litched to
one Of the compsny's ice delivery wa
CONS backed up aud pinioned his body
between the heavy wagon and the ice
house on Fifth North street. Fortu-
nately for the injured man, q fellow
employe, George Ries, was near at
hand at the time OF the accident and
succeeded In rescuing Roesch. AS
soon as possible, Ries called local
physician by telephone and the, latter
made hasty examination Of the To-
jured man 90 the premises. he found
that no bones had been fractured but
that Roesch had sustained severe in
ternal Injuries IS he was complaining
OF much pain In the region of the
stomach. Roesch was taken to Lo-
retta hospital for treatment and yes
terday morning had recovered sufi- !
ciently TO be able to leave the institu.
lion and return home, although he
Will be compelled to spend several
more days of forced vac alton.
New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
Obituary..

Miss Amalia Nix died at her summer
home in Mahtomedi on White Bear.
Lake near St. Paul Thursday after
noon at four O'Clock after brief H.
ness. Death was due to cancer.
Altho she had been ailing for over
year, her condition apparently was
not alarming and her demise was
therefore unexpected. Less than two
weeks before her death she visited here
and to all appearances she seemed
then to be In as good health as she
had been for over a year.
The deceased was born in New Ulm
October 81, 1860 and was therefore
only So years old when she passed
away. She graduated from the
Winona Normal School 10 the year
1879 and shortly thereafter commenced
teaching in the public schools of our
city. Six years later she accepted a
position as teacher of German in the
public schools of St. Paul. At the
time of her death she was supervisor
OF German in the Mechanics Art High |
School which position she had ably |
filled for long number of years. She
was charter member of the Peda-
gogical Society which was organized |
10 1907 and its first President. She
was also very active in the German
section of the st. Paul Institute. Miss
Nix was in Germany three times, the
first time as a student in the Uni
versity of Jena, the second time on q
lecture tour thru Germany, having
been specially invited by the board of
Regents of the University. This was
q signal distinction, because it was !,
the first time that woman had been
thus honored. On her third visit to i
Germany she delivered some lectures
New Ulm review., 1913-09-24

also, altho Il was undertaken for
pleasure and recreation.
Her parents are both dsad, hsr
father having died 10 the yssr 1907
and her mother in January 1912. Hsr
brothsr Prof. Robert Nix died IS
Indianapolis three years ago. Her
immediate relatives Who survive her
arc her sister Mrs. Emmy Steinhauser.
her nieces Miss Gretchen Steinhauser
OF New Ulm, Miss Irms Nix. Miss
Elsie Nix OF Indianapolis and her
nephew Armin Nix OF the State OF
Washington. Her remains we're
brought to New Ulm on Monday and
the funeral was held from the family
home on Center Street Monday sfter-
noon at one o'clock. Mrs. Emmy
SteiDhauser and her daughter Miss
Gretchen, who only week ago left
for Indi snapolis, Mrs. Helena Nix
and Mrs. Anna Hellriegel Of Minne-
apolis were the only near relatives Of
the deceased who attended the funeral.
with her wishes, the
funeral was strictly private, only
friends of the family being present.
DR.. Karl Koch and DR.. Harry N.
OF St. Paul delivered funeral
addresses at the house and also spoke
1t the grave. Others who attended the
funeral from St. Paul we're George T.
Principal OF the Mocha.
,ics Art High School, H. D. Frankel ,
Ind the Misses Margaret McFetridge,
New Ulm review., 1913-09-24

Alice Hosmsr, Louise AsnoE and
Bertha Burkhardt and e. G. Stein
hauser o.. Lsmbsrton.
Miss Therssts Mscho died q the
homo Of her psrsnts, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mach residing on South Front
Street, Tuesday morning q $50 after
: protracted illnsss. She became sick
IN May with bleeding Of No lungs and
gradually grey weaker, and was con.
fined to bed for about two weeks be-
fore she died. The deceased was only
q years old whom she passed away.
having been 5orn here In New Ulm
April q, 1889. She 10 survived BY her
parents, four sisters and two hrothers
I'll Of whom reside in New Ulm. Mrs.J.
Ahls resides on Center and Front and
Mary, Louise, Martha, Charles and
John are still at home. The funeral
will be held from the Catholic church
Friday morning at9 O'Clock.
Diedrich Thoele, pioneer resident
of Sibley County, died suddenly ct
Gaylord, Thursday, September 11th,
at 10 O'Clock .. m, aged "a years.
Death was due to heart failure. The
deceased was . native of Germany
and came to America with his parents,
first settling in Ohio. He came to
8 ibley County % early - 1856. The
funeral which was largely attended
vas held Sunday and his remains were
taken to New Rome for interment.
New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
wedne sday, Sept. "A. 1913

The editor of the Spo0ner Northern
News published the following interest,"
ing pen picture of John Lind: "Des
Johsn Lind ban CRATE mans alrite. Ha
kom to das ;kountri, % ha only ban
green Syede. Ha take homestead on
Msnsota IN man max dss law In kon-
Rress tu. Hs ban ksping al des can
vasary buks in das late vsre Wit
Spain. En ha ban guvener OF dss
hull d-n state. NJ hs ban vent to
Mexico en- ha ban goin to run des hui
rreaser bisness. An Johan only ban
young mans yet. Ay tank yu better
keep eye on ham"
New Ulm review., 1913-09-24

In charge Of Col. John BuSchers.
Herman Nagel, who for number Of
years has conducted lumber yard in
connection with his coal and wood
Iyard, has disposed Of both enterprises,
the new owner being the Henry Simons
Lumber company, Of Chaska, who OK.
pect to take active possession within
the next few days. when they will send
. resident manager to New Ulm to
take charge Of the combined business.
The Henry Simons Lumber company
owns line Of lumber yards, d!stri.
buted In various towns throughout the
state. Mr.. Nagel, while not as yet
fully decided as to his future plans,
will undoubtedly continue to reside in
New Ulm, where he has made his
home for so many years.
A real bargain in . good automo.
bile. Do you want good car at the
right price? This week will be your
only chance. Reason for selling,
have two cars. JOS. SCHNEE
Adv 80 1t
Misses Amelia and Carrie Kuester
Of Newport, KY. who have been visit
ing for the past three weeks with their
cousins. Misses Clara and Annie
Steinhauser and with Miss Lydia
Rieke at West Newton: left for their
Kentucky home last Thursday. Their
trip to the North proved very enjoy
able one and it was with sincere re-
gret that they took their departure.
New Ulm and its beautiful scenery
appealed to them very much. Above
all they were impressed with the people
they met here. They claim that never
before IN all their. travels have they
met such hospitable people as they
met here and they have only the
highest words OF praise for them.
They enjoyed their visit so immensely
that they expect to come back again
soon.
William Themlitz, a twenty year
old boy, was arrested by Night
Policeman William Emmerich, Thurs.
day evening on Q charge of drunken
ness. The young man was lodged in
the county jail until Friday morning
when he was arraigned before City 4
Justice N. Henningseu, who imposed
. fine of $40 and costs or ten days in
Jail upon him, this being his second n
offense. Themlitz, however, again
promised the court faithfully that he
would refrain from imbibing intoxi.
,atiog liquors in the future and on
his condition the sentence was sus-
pended and the offender was again
placed on probation. It appears that
he youth, in company with number
If his compa aions went to Searles,
Thursday, where it is claimed the
liquor was procured, and as he yields
eadily to temptation, the young man
oon became intoxicated. The party
eturned to New Ulm on the north.
'ound M. & St. L. freight, which was
everal hours late and evidently start
d for home because in the early part
# the evening be was found in a para
yzed condition reclining against the
of the Pfenninger pro-
'erty on South German Street.
Because OF his helpless condition the
'erson who found him notified the
'olice who took charge OF him. There
8 some talk about investigating how
nd where the young man obtained
be booze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

We have large stock of the best
galvanized garbage cans, selling at
greatly reduced prices, all sizes. 75c,
DSc, S1.23, S1.0S, S3.4S and S4.4S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
AUPL|F TRS" CAUSE
GREAT DISTRESS.
Would "Aid" Telephone
Girls, But Really Do
Harm

Here is a recent news item which de-
is likely to get. says the Providence
Journal Several morals may be drawn
from it:
'Women operators, both In telephone
and telegraph services of the Pennsyl-
vania in Pennsylvania, have been made
apprehensive by provision of law re-
Gently enacted by the legislature, which
requires that they shall be given As min
utes for lunch. The women and the rail-
roads have combined in an appeal to
have this provision set aside, because the
former work a strainght elght-hour shift,
eating their lunch while attending calls.
They fear that If their appeal is no avail
the railroads will have to dispense with
their services The women did not seek
the legislation mentioned, and the rail-
roads, If they had to employ men, would
have to pay better wages which would
mean increased cost of operation"
Those who secured the passage of this
law obviously acted from the best of
motives. They were probably ''uplfters,
sincerely desirous of ameliorating the lot
of the poor telephone girls. 1t seems a
shame that these should not have ample
time for luncheon. 1t did not occur to
them that the girls themselves might pre-
fer eight hours of work without Interrupt
tion. So they had recourse to legislation,
that universal panacea of the uplifter.
But they have apparently injured the OBJ
iects of their kind consideration rather
than benefited them. The railroads pre-
fer the present arrangement, it is plain
and the operatives do not object. Admit
ting that it is bad one, that the con-
finement for that length of time is in
furious, the law discriminates against
say, it applies to them only, and the rail-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
The Basis of Business

Asked what Is the basis of bust
ness?' most men would reply quickly
without thinking:
Money"
They would be wrong, quite wrong.
In modern busines money is only a
medium of exchange, not the founda-
tion of the exchange. The ground
work of business is not money, gold
or silver or paper currency, but
credit.
And credit is only another name for
confidence, and confidence Is a syno-
nym for courage.
So you see the force which makes
the wheels of industry whir is in es-
sence the same as that which impels
the soldier to charge against the cam
mons mouth and which steels women
to fight "the bravest battle that ever
was fought"
James j. Hill. railroad builder and
pioneer of the northwest, is as keen 4
Judge of business conditions as any
man in America, He said the other
day that the outlook for business de-
pends more upon the courage of Amer
lean business men than upon crops and
banks.
If Americas business men will reach
out in confident g1adness for the her.
itage of prosperity which is rightfully
thiers America will see such an ex-
pansion of business, such growth in
wealth. such advancement in the arts
and sciences of civilization, as has
never before been realized
1t all depends upon the American
mans confidence In himself and his
country. And In no less degree it de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
Your "Indicated Horsepowerv

| Now, the great and profound mistake
which my typical man makes in regard
| to his day is mistake of general atti-
| tude, a mistake which vitates and
| weakens two-thirds of his energies and
| interests. In the majority of instances
he does not precisely feel a passion
| for his business At best he does not
dislike it. He begins his business func-
| tions with reluctance, as late as he
can. and he ends them with joy as
early as he can. And his engines while
he is engaged in his bushes are sell
dom at their full "h p'-"How to Live
on Twenty -four Hours a Day." by Ar
mold Bennett
| For the purpose of reckoning efg-
cheney and with the end in view Of
getting the work of the world done
man may be considered machine, in
dividually and in the aggregate.
| That is to say, each man is a ma
chine for certain purpose, and all
mankind taken together are one vast
| complicated, perhaps inexplicable CON
struction.
It runs smoothly, easily and eff
ciently, according to the viewpoint OF
the optimist. For the pessimist is
emits the grunts and groans and
creaks and rumblings that tell of dis
ordered cogs and wheels
Taken individually and separately.
eacn human machine has a story of
efficiency or feebleness. But even the
best of them does not live up to its
indicated horsepower, for human ma
ture Is weak and imperfect.
Every worker should try to bring
his performances as close as possible
up to his indicated horsepower" To
do this it is necessary to eliminate
waste and friction. 1t is necessary
| to keep the machine we'll oiled and
supplied with fuel. 1t is needful to
keep close watch on the bearings
| that wear down in the course of time.
First find out your indicated horse-
power"
This MEANS find out your proper
| field of endeavor and then ascertain
the sort of work you want to do in it,
| Then strive with all your might and
| main to accomplish 1t, to bring your
self, the human engine, with reach
ing distance of your possibilities.
| Herein is where the human machine
differs from that which man builds of
insensate materials The latter is
erected to accomplish a certain end, to
do a certain amount of work. 1t very
| seldom or never goes beyond the build
| er's expectations.
| 1t can be "speeded up" and forced
beyond it's limits. but that is done Mt
the expense of wear of materials and
| myth of life.
But the human machine grows In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
Are You Afraid to Think?


Once there was a wise man who
said:
Most persons do not think. They
only think they think"
If We could examine the brains of
such persons. by means of the Y rays
or otherwise, we should find that the
creases or fissures in the brains are
not as deep as they are in the brains
of persons who really think, which
means that the amount of brain sur
face available for thinking is less than
it is in the brains of others.
Their brains are not developed De-
.velopment, expansion of the brain,
comes only through use, which is
thinking.
Think of yourself Do not let others
do your thinking for you In the inter-
action of ideo upon idea in the mind,
working as one cog does upon another
in the wheel of a machine, there are
growth and life.
It is not true, as is sometimes asserted
and perhaps commonly believed that the
generality of mankind is not able to think
Within every mind dwels the spark of
thought which needs only the blowing
of will power to glow and blaze into
glorious fire.
Every one can think If he will do so,
and every one should think unless he
wishes to be classed among the beasts
of the field, to whom the power of con
nected, consecutive, clear thinking is
denied. II is the power to make use of
the intellect which differentates man
from his fellow animals
Not alone s the thinking of a poet
divine" as some of the writer's assert.
All thinking, of whatever sort partakes
of the divine character. Poets have no
monopoly.
There is another side to the question.
Not only are many persons too lazy
mentally to think for themselves but
they are afraid to make the attempt
They will not betake themselves to an
intellectual corner and reason out things
for themselves, for fear the exertion will
be too great for them
They fear the fatigue of thinking.
There was not one in all that brilliant
circle who was not afraid to go home
and think" said DR. Johnson
He meant that there was not one who
was not afraid to sit down with his own
soul and reason out the facts of his ex-
istence.
There was bitter reproach in his words.
There is mental If not moral guilt to be
charged against the man or woman who
is afraid to face calmly and thoughtfully
the problems of life.
Be not afraid to think!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
Impressing a Statesman

From France comes funny story.
certain town is served by the state rail-
way. Some time ago it was decided that
the town needed a new station start
was made with the usual ceremonies and
the work was begun.
| But, in the manner of official construc-
tion the world over, it Jagged and dragged
until about six month ago when work
| ceased altogether. The station was half
| finished.
| One day not long ago the townspeople
were astonished to find the station in
(, vaded by large party of workmen who
were creating tremendous noise. Bus
| tie and activity We're everywhere and The
waste material around the unfinished sta
ton. the accumulation of months, was
| cleared up
Naturally the townspeople asked the
reason of this unwonted din, this sudden
activity. The leader of the workmen Ie-.
| piled:
| THE minister of public works is tra',-
| cling through here today, and we have
| been engaged for the day to make as
much noise as possible, so he can see
how busy we are
| Now, the French minister of public
works, occupying a high place in the
government, is not especially simple
foolish or unsophisticated person. But
wiser men than he have been fooled be-
fore now by the activity and hustle and
noise which pass current for real work
sometimes
1t is false, counterfeit coin, of course,
but sometimes it has the filter and the
weight of real money of labor
Beware lest you take ii for such, or
attempt yourself to pass it on others
You will find on your trail the unresting
detectives of your own conscience and
your sense of time wasted and lost for
ever. They are less relenting than the
government sleuths.
Some folks try to fool themselves thus
They stir and hustle about making what
/, they think is a great splash in the ocean
of the worlds activities. 1t is in reality
only very small ripple. but they do
not know that.
| The real worker does not have to make
a great deal of noise about what he is
doing. Like an efficient machine, he
moves silently and smoothly to his des-
tined end.
And the end is generally a. worthy
one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
Human Radium

ihat was happy thought that was ex-
pressed by a public speaker the other day
when he referred to a certain eminent
man noted for his energy and his faculty
of getting things done by himself and
| others as "a bit of human radium"
So are we all--all bits of human ra-
dunn.
In the inorganic world the nearest thing
| to humanity is radium, that mysterious
marvellous substance which gives off
minute particles of itself in an incessant
ineonceivably rapid stream and is ex-
hausted so slowly that a very small par
i ticle will last thousands of years
Let us pursue the analogy.
Every human being gives out rays and
is not exhausted by the giving. There
are rays of health and cheerfulness and
influence for good, or there are rays of
depression and gloom and Indictment to
evil doing.
Which sort of rays emanate from you?
Are you an influence for good and
progress in your family and your COM
munity. or do you lower the vitality of
| those about you?
You can choose the sort of rays you
emanate, you know, If you really desire
to do So for you can control your mind
in which the rays have their origin. AS
| the body is governed by the mind, so
lie IHentdl center is also the center oil
radiation.
Radium is discovery of recent date
but the power of personality which cor
responds so closely to the radioactive
property of the new substance, is not
matter of recent observation Many cen
turies ago 1t was remarked by philosophers
that the man or woman of strong, vigor-
Gus personality exerted distinct influ-
ence on those about him or her. This
was nothing more or less than the send
ing forth of rays of individuality, just as
the radium of today and OF tomorrow and
of all the centuries to come sends forth
and will continue to emit its rays.
Radium is precious So is personality.
The value of radium, according to cur
rent reports, is $4,000 a gram. TO how
much this figures out when the substance
| is bought by the pound may be left to
| the mathema tician. =
| How much is personality worth?
If it could be extracted from some here
| tofore unknown raw material, so that We
might purchase it and incorporate it into
ourselves, what would we not give for a
supply of this precious power of influence
| ing those about us?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

they cannot do a mans work on a mans
terms. That aspect of the subject need
not be argued now. The truth or falsity
of the theory has nothing to do with the
ethical aspect of this application of it.
The circumstance to be borne In mind is
that hasty piece of legislation is re-
garded adversely by those in whose be-
half it was passed.
is there not too much legislation, state
and national, Of similar futile kind?
Take the minimum wage law which all
the uplifters were lately, and may be
still, Judging as the remedy for social and
Industrial Ills. How would that work?
Might it not crowd women out of employ
ment rather than raise their wages gem
erally2 That Is the belief Of mo- szr-
sons with some glimmer of economic In
telligenoe. But it would be TOO lnucn 20
expect the uplifters to pay any attention
to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
"Howdy- y-Dor'
i AVE you ever heard of little
Bobby. the "howdy-do boy?"
= He is worth knowing.

AAONdJ -bOs
AAvE you ever heard of little
| Bobby, the "howdy-do boy?"
He is worth knowing
s Bobby is two and a half years old.
He lives in one of Americas smaller
cities. He is one of the bright. sunny
saired and sunny tempered little fellows
4; whose presence in a home is one of the
highest blessings of life.
When the weather is fine, Bobby sits
on the veranda of his home to observe
life. Whenever anyone passes, from
Bobby's lips comes the CHEEKY greeting
''Howdy-dol"
Bobby is too young to have heard any
thing about the things which are worth
while, so he does not know that he fills
high place on the list. He is very much
worth while, for he helps to tighten life
for others
The workman on his way to shop or
office hears Bobby's greeting, and 10.
the sun shines more brightly. The work
ing girl on her way home after a days
toll sees little Bobby's smile, and the
weary back and aching brain lose some
of their pain.
The other evening a girl who looked
tired, as though her days duties had
worried her, heard Bobby,s cheerful
"Howdy-do!" She stopped, turned to-
ward him. smiled, stepped from the side
walk to the veranda, took Bobby in her
arms, kissed him and said:
You dear, you are the first person that
has greeted me kindly today. Bless your
heart. Bobby smiled and said: ..Dood-
by Tum again"
OF the salt of the earth is Bobby.
And the parents who, have so pol
1shed the precious jewel intrusted to
their care-all honor and praise to them
1t Is safe to say that Bobbys name will
never be found among those of spoiled
children"
But
There are too few "howdy-do'' people.