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New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
LARGE FAMILIES ON RECORD
Grand Total Of sixty-Two, Borne By
One Wife, Would Seem to
Be the Limit.

The nation which could scheme out
power" would win all the wars Of the
future and dominate the globe, but
though this sort Of thing can be done
with vegetables and, to some extent,
with poultry, it seems far cry for
the human race, and perhaps it is all
for the best, for if six at birth be-
came common marriage might become
uncommon.
The papers contained the informa-
tion lately that woman of Palermo
had presented her husband with five
boys, all we'll formed, and, according
to the doctor, "eating well and crying
WE'LL" but this case is neither unique
nor a record.
The largest grand total Of children
borne by one wife seems to be 62-
as many as most wives could want.
certainly! Strangely enough, this num-
ber has been twice recorded. One is
set to the credit of the wife of poor
weaver in Scotland who bore her
''hubby'' 46 boys and four girls who
grew to manhood and womanhood, and
dozen others who died ere reaching
their prime.
Sir John Bowers of Newcastle, we
are told, adopted ten of the sons-rath-
er large order; three other landed
gentry took ten each, and the remain
der were brought up by their parents
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
Gems Found in America.

Our own country is far from con
splcuous as producer of gems, but
the upper Missouri river has. yielded
from its gravel bars large numbers of
small, bright and beautiful sapphires.
Ihey are not big enough or dark
enough to fetch high prices.
Nevertheless the finest green sap-
phlre (oriental emerald) in the world
was found in Macon county, N. e., and
4 at last accounts was feature of the
collection Of a citizen of Philadel-
phia-C Clarence S. Bement. It IS a
Transparent nodule Of crystal remark
ably pure, and would yield in cutting
gem Of. 80 carats.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
Hot Water for
Sick Headaches
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water with phosphate
in it before breakfast.

Headache of any kind, is caused by
poisoning. Liver and bowel poisons
called toxins, sucked into the blood,
through the lymph ducts, excite the
heart which pumps the blood so fast
that it congests in the smaller arteries
and veins of the head producing vio-
lent, throbbing pain and distress, called
headache You become nervous, de-
spondent, sick, feverish and miserable,
your meals sour and almost nauseate
you. Then you resort to acetanilide,
aspirin or the bromides which temper
arily relieve but do not rid the blood Of
these irritating toxins.
A glass of hot water with teaspoon
full of limestone phosphate in it, drank
before breakfast for awhile, will not
only wash these poisons from your sys-
TEN and cure you of headache but will
cleanse, purify and freshen the entire
alimentary canal.
Ask your pharmacist for a quarter
pound Of limestone phosphate. It is in
expensive, harmless as sugar, and al
most tasteless, except for a sourish
tWinge which is not unpleasant.
If you aren't feeling your best, il
tongue is coated or you wake up with
bad taste, foul breath or have colds,
indigestion, biliousness, constipation
or sour, acid stomach, begin the phos-
phated hot water cure to rid your
system Of toxins and poisons.
Results are quick and it is claimed
that those who continue to flush out
the stomach, liver and bowels every
morning never have any headache or
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28

in the shadows, hurriedly descended
its support and already Savagely ham
died by the opposing Confederate
force, followed after
At Alexandria, in central Louisiana,
the retreating federals found them
selves face to face with a crisis. At
this point the Red river is broken BY
q mile of rapids; the stream had fal-
len 50 quickly that the gunboats could
no longer navigate this stretch Of the
channel. The stage of the water was:
but three feet four inches, whereas
Porter's larger gunboats, with their
heavy armament, drew at least seven
feet.
Here was indeed a desperate sit;ia-
tfon-the army far from its source Of
supplies, in the midst of a hostile
country, the victorious enemy pressing
in hot pursuit, and the S2,000.O0O fleet
marooned by falling water. 1t seemed
to almost every one that the only course
open was to blow up the vessels to
prevent their falling into the hands
Of the enemy.
But not to every one, for a brave
Wisconsin soldier had another idea
Of the matter. Lieut.. Col. Joseph Bal
ley Of the Fourth Wisconsin, who WA.
serving at the time as acting engneoI
of the Nineteenth army corps, ca1;l>
forward with a plan for bringing til
ironclads to safety. It was to rails
the level of the water above the rap
ids by constructing great dam acros:
the river. When a sufficient depth Of
water had accumulated he proposed
to break the dam in the center, thus
forcing the vessels with the outrushin~
flood through the shadows and int.
the deep water below. Before the wal
Colonel Bailey had been a lumberman
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28

OF hardships and suffering gave tn
speaker fine opportunity to, enlarg
upon the broader view of human bro
1 therhood in the sense of helping on,
another in the hour of need. In glow
ing terms she praised the wonderful
work of the Red Cross and especial,
the aid given the ten thousand refugee
by the communities of southern Mime
sofa.
On Shakespeare.
Among the addresses delivered OF
Wednesday, the second day Of the con
vention, the one by Mrs. J. w. Bell
vile OF Tracy calls for particular men
ton. Although it did not fall in thu
category OF most Of the other speeche:
which for the most part covered polit.
lcal and social affairs, it nevertheless
fitted into the theme of the convention
because literature and it's heroes also
are part of modern life, influencing
as they do the educational side of il
to great extent by their mental pro
ducts. Mrs. Bellville spoke about "a
Visit To the Home of Shakespeare. 9
She was able to speak with authority
on this subject because she hersel
made the visit to the beauty spot il
the English Isles. 1t was shortly before
the war broke out that she had an oppor
tunity to make this memorable trit
and she vividly described everything
she saw, making her hearers more in
terested in the life and the writings O
this great genius.
Another speaker at the night meet
ing on Wednesday was DR.. Caryl r
Storrs of Minneapolis, whose partici
patton in the relief work in Serbia fol
six months enabled him to give an ex
haustive description of conditions i,
this war-stricken country. Mrs. Geo
Allen Of Rochester, state president O
the Women's Federated Clubs, alst
addressed the ladies Wednesday eve
nlng. She referred especially to the
great change brought about by the
war as far as the position of the womer
in the world of today is concerned
Woman's participation in the wal
work has entitled her to larger felc
OF activity, she said.
Enjoy Banquet.
About hundred delegates and peo
pie from the city took part in the ban
quet arranged for Wednesday evenin.
in the gymnasium at Turner Hall. Mis-
Edna Cole, vice-president of the Secon(
District Federation, acted as toas
master. The automobile ride which
had been arranged for the visiting ladie
could not be held on account of tn
extended session on Wednesday morn
ing, which kept the ladies indoors unit
shortly before noon.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
NEW ULM TO HAVE
C1AUTAUQUA MEET
Confined from paes II

1t IS said that DR.. Violette is without
doubt one OF the ablest lecturers on the
worlds platform. The two women
speakers are Marie Van Gastel and
Elizabeth Hunt. The former is a Bel
glan nurse who is said to have been
present when the German armies passed
through Belgium and the other is an
American Red Cross nurse who served
at the American hospital at Paris.
Board of Directors.
The following board of directors
was elected by those present at the
meeting:
H. L. Beecher, F. W. johnson, VIM.
?. Backer, Aug. F. Dahl, W. J. julius,
4. M. Hicks, Ad. Meile, A. L. Boock
VIM. Llndemann, Rev. Holm, P. Liesch
Henry P. Berg, Herman Held, Hugo
Schleuder, c. A. Stolz, A. J. Ochs,
VIM. H. Dempsey, A. Schulke, A. ].
Vogel, W. C. Miller.
They were nominated by a nominat-
ing committee appointed by the chair
man and which consisted of three mem
bers, viz, Elmer Haeberle, F. H. Krook
and Ed. Veeck. Originally it had been
suggested to elect a. board of sixteen
members, but on recommendation Of
the nominating committee this number
was increased to twenty.
r. w. Johnson is President.
The first meeting of the board of
directors took place Saturday afternoon
at 4 o'clock, its object being to perfect
the organization by the election of an
executive committee including the presi-
dent, vice-president and secretary-treas-
urer. F. W. Johnson was elected presi-
dent, A. Schulke, vice-president and
VIM. P. Backer, secretary-treasurer.
Program Day by Day.
: The full program for the entertain
ment follows: a.
First Day, June 9-AfteInoon:
Carmeliny.s Old Colonial Band, Opening
Concert, Entertainment. Night: Car
melinys Old Colonial Band; C. W.
Wassam, ''The Secret of Power"
Second Day, June 10-Afternoon:
Emily Waterman Concert Party; DR..
John A. Gray, "Out of Work.. Night:
Emily Waterman Concert Party; Robert
Goldsmith, america and the New
Craftsmanship"
Third Day, June 11-Afternoon:
Metropolitan Symphony Club, Con-
cert; Entertainment. Night: Metro
politan Symphony Club; Marie Van
Gastel, "The Invasion of Belgium"
Fourth Day, June 12-Afternoon:
Davies Light Opera Company; DR..
J. S. Montgomery, '"The Voice of the
New Age" Night: Davies Light Opera
Company: III, M, S. Pinafore."
Fifth Day, June 13-Afternoon:
Baldy Strang and Company; Unusual
Entertainment. Z Night; Baldy Strang
and Company; DR.. E. E. Violette,
''The Sunset Trail.''
Sixth Day, June 14-Afternoon:
The Musical Merrymakers; Elizabeth
Hunt, Red Cross Nurse, Night: Joy
Night Revue; Fun, Frolic and Melody.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
SAVED FLEET
FROM CAPTURE
How Brilliant Exploit of Wisconsin
lumberman Prevented Union
Vessels From Falling Into the
Hands of the Confederates or
Being Destroyed.
&By Frederic Merk, Research Assistant
OF the Wisconsin Historical Society

&By Frederic Merk Research Assistant
or the Wisconsin Historical Society
TlfT1-F1VE years ago, in the
spring of 1864, a Wisconsin
lumberman, by brilliant ex-
ploit, saved the Red river fleet
OF the Mississippi squadron from Ge-
struction. He thereby incidentally af-
1orded a capital illustration of that
Fertility of eSpedients and mechanical
genius which chiefly distinguished the
northern soldier in the Civil war from
MS southern opponent in arms.
10 thWart the intrigues of Napoleon
Ill, who had sent French army into
Mexico, the federal government de-
sired to gain strong military foot
mold in Texas. 10 this end it was
planned to send a Union army and
fleet into interior Texas by way of
the Red river. Since the Red river
was navigable only in the spring, rs
that season approached preparations
were made for launching the cam.
paign.
The army under General Banks,
supported by Admiral Porters fleet
Of gunboats, began the ascent of the
river. But matters. went badly for
the invading force almost from the
beginning. The union leaders quar-.
relied among themselves the prepara.
tons made were inadequate; much
delay was encountered in establishing
q civil government in Louisiana; worst
of all, the Red river suddenly begin
to fall, when by I'LL precedents il
should have risen. Admiral Porter
fearful that his fleet would be caught
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
Servant Problem an Old One.

Parson Cole. who lived in the middle
of the 18th century. judging from one
of his manuscripts, was quite familiar
with the servant difficulty which ap-
parently was just as acute as in these
later days. The reverend gentleman's
entry is as follows:
paid Mary her wages, and would
not let her stay, as she refused to
stop with me till Michaelmas. don't
know where to provide myself of one
In her room, but Wilkes and Liberty
have brought things to that pass that
ere long we shall get no one to serve
US. Z
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
REALTY TRANSFERS.

Ed. j. Kunz and wife to Anton Kunz,
Lot IL, Block SO, North of Center
St., New Ulm., $4,000
Hugo, H. Wallin to Ira P. Fox, S E. IA
and S. W. IA of N. E. Ia, S. 16,
T 108, R "a S25,25O.0O.
Arthur J. Penkert and wife to John SAT-
fert, L IS, B 81, N of Center St.,
New Ulm, $4,000.
Alf. J. Nagel and wife, Vera NJ Larson
and E. L. Larson to John Nagel and
Geo. Leary, L l B 183, S of Center
St., New Ulm, 1750.00.
New Ulm review., 1919-05-28
Stevenson and lang

Robert Louis Stevenson was ''or-
4lered South" and as we know. he lett
it on record that he never had been
quite happy anywhere. except at
Hyeres. But that accomplished man
Of letters, Andrew Lang, was of an
other mind. He Went to the Riviera.
and was bored by it. He particularly
detested being introduced to strangers
and having afternoon tea in hotels, SO
when the time came for his departure
TO his last holiday he chose Ban.
ehory, on Deeside. After all. said
ne, there is nothing better than Scot
land" SO he died in the land lie loved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12
ByB,fggs

We'll i've PUT That
ACT over AGAiN. .
DoN-T KNOW WHAT
THeTD Do WITHOUT
Ne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12
Little Chris

DADDY. why do
Il women want to
voter asked Chris.
after hearing MS
mother and some Of
the nelEhbor rome.
Nv by don't they ]
I0veds-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12
Short SndtcheS
From EUe7yWherp

Germany's greatest loss in the war
was her futurc-Clevela Press.
Perhaps the lollgpOp viii be unc0n-
stitutiOnal because there Is a stick
in it-NeW York World
When IL looks bad we ask Cod for
help. But when we win we distri-
butte the medals and the praise among
ourselves -Indianapolis News.
Won Hlndenburg IS trying to per
suaGe the eXkaiser to return % Ger
many. This is the first sign that the
old field marshal entertains any hard
feeling toward his former boss
Charleston News and Courier.
filled with gaping tin cans. broken
crockery. wood knots and ash heaps
is quite sure TO be found somewhere
discussing the orderly adjustment Of
international affairs.-Seattis Post
InteIlIEencer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12
Resilient

IT Is good elastic helps play game; grief
drastic that forget the have half ton Of SORROW bear
tomorrow I'll be happy be
and and the troubles
annoy very Sometimes sadness
nngs, grief has soaked into
tax 7ets discourse
utter there's laughs"
oe style; there's naught earth
winning hamboyan
grief vain; dreary,
keeps
Copyright by George Matthew Adaml WAIT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12

a few rockets at night
Absurd
As IL enough powder
Hadn't been burned,
But on the whole the
Reaction Of overstrained
Nerves reminded me Of a
Tired child whose eagerly
Expected holiday had been
Spoiled by a rainy day.
Nobody sang, and
The few smiles were with
Closed lips and wearF-l0okinE eyes
Perhaps you cannot catch
The idea ] am trying TO
Convey. over i'm the United States.
As we heard afterwards.
Everybody went wild. and
Celebrated day after day and
Night after night
So, I believe, il was
In Paris and the S o. 6
But in the front lines
20. nothing much mattered.
ITS all over, I guess"
'I guess So"
fSilence)
What you s'pcss we're going to doT
Squads right and squads left again
(Pause-nothing to say.)
When are We going homer
/ could continue the report OF
Debate Indefinitely. but
Few bothered themselves
About anything
Except that everybody said
we can burn lights at night now"
ut was a war without lights,
And without fires, for the
Airplaues were
Jncanny and annoying
Visitors after dark
Each night Night In the
Front lines was as black as
Ths inside Of a crow
It was several days
Before the strain the
Men had been under
Wore off q bit; but the
Celebration" was omitted
and has never yet
Bee- pulled Off
The minds OF most men
Turned at once homeward.
And there was very little OF
Fighting the war over,u
40 discussion
OF principles and issues
land by the way, over here
They hardly knew when you
Pulled off your general elections
That yOu-au seemed 20
Take so desperately
There is less homesickness now
Among the soldiers
Than there was that
First two weeks. when
They were free TO worry
And they worried.
Al II that morning
The crash and roar
OF desperate hate and
Merciless Chastisement
Were terrible as ever
Until the seth seconds end.
The half minute pause then
was not like waiting
For Santa Claus
But rather like
Listening for the
FINAL heartbeat
OF one passing over
Indeed. a world died there
In hope Of resurreetlon.)
Now along the line,
A thousand miles OF front,
Men were making all secure
And were right determined
To hold the ground,
Having tried their best
To make a
Finished Job
OF the thing
And Americans thought OF home.
And figured out the time difference,
And knew 10 was night there.
And thought Of their people
Sleeping.
And knew they would 30
Glad when they awOke 70
The day OF peaces
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12

To length OF 'front.'
Ever got together. It's
Supplies and material were
Tnexhaustible. its
Leadership capable. and
Its personnel ready to go
Anywhere
Bank OF the Mouse to
Opposite Stenay
Then crossed below
Dun-sur- Meuse and
Fought along the right (east) bank
To Stenay and the region east
There the armistice took effect.
We moved on at once
Following the German armies
Through the city Of Luxembourg
Into Germany to the border
OF the Rhine I have been
Eight weeks in Germany, and
Have no idea how much
Longer we shall stay here.
Coblenz is a beautiful and
Most interesting city, a
Real capital. with treasures
OF the past and evidence
OF strong local spirit
American troops occupy
The principal buildings now
One OF the finest hotels IN
Europe is headquarters OF
The Third Army (the Army
OF Occupation The
American flag Is seldom
Seeu-only on a few boatn
Patroling the Rhine.
Ehrenbreitstein. the once
Mighty fortress on the east
Bank OF the Rhine. is fun
OF American soldiers, and
The bugle calls can be
Heard all over the city.
But no flag flies.
attended the opera
I And heard Faust
{ Well played and sung
I The newspapers all carry
/ The line on the front pages
Published by permission o. the
/ American military authorities,'
I There IS something about
That lire which appeals
I To my fancy. and IL
Constitutes a rather vaiuable
{ Record OF this unusual day.
I Caesar built his famous
I Bridge Of sticks
I Near CoblenE. and the
I Lorelei are not far away
But did not call
4 Because we are forbidden
. To fraternize with the enemy
/ One OF our observation balloons
Hangs over Ehrenbreitstein
And our airpianes
I Fly around everywhere.
/ There are no sears OF war
lin Coblenz but the
Air vibrates with politics
/ You viii find them
I Described in any book %
| Fishes. but the Censor
saws I must not
I Discuss current events'
D II wonder II that includes
I The Rhine, which flows a.
Swiftly as a pay-checkt}
I During the three months
tOf service in the
, Active sectors had many
3 Interesting experiences In the
I Various phases OF war but
I You have read enough q
/ This stuff and need not
I Be burdensd with more.
3 I saw all the places OF
D Historical interest in the
! Region have described.
Z And saw them under Still
Active war conditions
III have observed much,
Read much. and lived much,
And have not let a minute
I Go to waste
II shall bring back as souvenirs
7 A few ideas
An u-ewofr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12

, But they didn't throw
| Up their hats
! or cheer
/ Or sing the National Anthem
I or pray. or thank anybody,
I or do any OF the things
I They were imagined to do
Z BY some folks back home.
There were no flags, no drums
Z The front lines
Just dug in where they were
/ As FOch had ordered,
And sharply watched the enemy;
While the others
[ Got out the old mess kin
and lined up FOR chow
T And asked one another
When are we going homer
They were still wary
OF airplanes
But they felt pretty confident
That the Germans
I Had quit.
[ One OF the last things
I The Germans did
I On our trent
Was TO throw a lot OF
I Poison-E gas shells
Into a little town
They had just evacuated
] Where they had left
Many civilians.
Women and children.
/ Our men resented that.
D There was a Tightening up
IOf discipline
And our balloons
And airplanes kept careful
Watch day after day
/ As the Germans slowly
Withdrew
/ 10 was evident
/ That our commanders
/ Did not wholly trust
Those Germans
[ At II o'clock that day,
When, from the silence.
; I knew Il was really true,
I thought. all IN a flash,
OF the f0ur-ye s-four-mouths
That had been wasted
I COR so it seemedl
And OF the 20.00O.o09
Dead OF permanently MANNED
That had been wasted
: tOr so Il seemedl
And Of the $3.50. 0oO. 0oo.0oe
That had been wasted
. Tor so IL seemed)
. And OF the chaos and the
Void where the patient fabric
I OF long centuries OF work
That had been wasted
Z Ger so IL seemed)
Lay IN Shiny mud
Z Repellant 20 every sense;
J thought OF Nan prlue-
A bubble pricked-
( And wondered II Man would ever
I Comprehend. or even dlmly guess,
Why and how he brought
This curse upon himself,
: or learn from experience
any compensating lesson.
Or find a sound reason
For all the evil
That had been wrought
: And that could never
Never
I Be repaired or punished,
I Or offset By any
Z Conceivable good,
/ in all the ages to come
Yet the only expression
I OF ali this
Z That I could bring to mind
{ To write at that moment
| In my daily notes
Was IN a few sentences
That seemed then
I To sum up all
Z That remained 20 be said:
I ct Is finished'-
Ute. missa est
GO. the play IS over
vengeance is mine,
Il Will repay,
saith the Lord"
You know the first:
lit stands for the sacrifice.
The second is the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12

FINISHES readers free o.
on any and al subieGss
lea resources of the va
Congress and the many
.r- Three cents IN post
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-12

I Ending Of the mass
[ Dramatic moment when those
Who have had their miracle
I Are commanded
I To return to earth
The third is the last word
OF the opera Pagliacci.
But It might do as well
For the End OF the World
Z What the fourth means
Who can say2
That Is a bis contract
To repay" for this war.
7 suppose what was in my
Mind at the moment was
That the task was too much
For Man to undertake.
Nan Is as puny In revenge
For really great wrongs
As he is puny in trying TO
Excuse himself for doing wrong.
Il may be that even
Divine vengeance
Z May some way act
Through human agencies
But man insists on
Immediate and crushing
? Revenge and will expect to
Z Enjoy seeing the
Vanquished enemy
culver in
{ Hopeless agony;
Z While the lord
I Might take his time
To repay and
/ Might not have his
I Plans ratified by a
Popular vote Of confidence.
But such spsculations
I Get nowhere and
Have vet some narrative.
Before I take Up the
, Thread Of the story
Let me say here that
The most amazing, wonderful,
Hopeful thing about the war
Was the ending OF it
The manner Of its close.
Turn back TO that
Little wireless message
Signed "Foeh" and reflect
That at that moment
Ten million men
Were actually In death struggle
on the battlefields and
That ten million more
Were at their backs
Ready to carry on. and
That the entire world
J Was war-mindedi and
Consider what happened
AT II hours Monday"
Why did they cease2
Why such infinity
or change between
1853 and ll.01 a. m
It was the
Meeting Of Minds
Which had received it,
First manifestation in
Unity Of Command and
Was now to
Stop the racket
So Reason might be heard.
The next stage
But / must not mention
The peace conference or the
Censor will get me.
The most remarkable episode
OF the actual fighting
was the defense OF Verdun,
One OF the grandest eples
OF all time and a
Positive guaranty OF the
Essential nobility
OF the average man.
When I come back
] shall be free to discuss
The part the Americans
Really played in the war;
AS a soldier, I must not,
Except to say that
Those F'renchmen at Nerdun
In Observation-Disclosures
With their quiet promise
"Passeront pas
They shall not pass
Gave the battle pledge that
Saved Europe, and that
Spared us.
III the Americans were able