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New Ulm weekly review (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892

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Millionaire Mackay's Wife. Russian Spread-Eaffleism. "This is indeed a peculiar world," When we talk of "spread-eagleism" His Estate at Varzin and His Pleas- we are generally thinking of the Unit* said a mining expert to a reporter for %-:i, ant Domestic Life. ed States, but the real spread-eagle the Missouri Republican. "I pick up Besides his patrimonial estates at ism is that not of the American republic the papers and read of Mrs. Mackay's but of the Russian empire. Thf Schoenhauscn and Kniephof, Bismarck doings in Parishow she receives the Russians habitually talk of the time owns Varzin, purchased in 1866 with scions of royalty, how she entertains, CANNED, DRIED & GREEK when they will be masters of the whole House^ Noted oC Fire si Suicides, and 1,000 that the Emperor presented alamties. world, and ifinstead of writing of the otUe how she appears at the opera, how she FRUITS, DRPfilCE'S him after the war with Austria, and in T~ facts of our timeI were tempted to dresses, and how she does a thousand "I am not superstitious, as a general 1871 he received from the same source prophesy concerning the next century SPECIAL other things and then I scarcely conceive rule," said a Liberty street real estate the estate *f Friedrichsruhe/ which Floior and Feed* I should have to admit that, if we exclude that, eighteen years ago she kept dealer, as he cruised about the exchange cost $400,000.^ jHis income from these America and Australia and confine looking for unwary bu\ ers the a boarding house in Virginia City, and our thoughts to the old world properties and other private sources STOJP.WOODEN AND "WILLOW J[ |AKlNg alone, it is at least conceivable that other day, "but in the course of twenty m\ "WABE. that I was one of her boarders. Yet now exceeds $100,000 a year. He their dreams should one day come MINK. years' experience in renting and selling manages his estates himself and does it is true, and I often ponder over it. true. The only foreigner who is known property in New York I have noticed so very successfully, being not only a She was a young widow then, with an ^TRACTS to the Russian peasantry is the German, mmkm things that seem impossible to explain farmer,"but a lumber dealer, brewer, interesting child, who has since matured and the name for German and Mi Burg, except by luck or fate. There are some distiller, saw-mill owner and paper for foreigner with the peasant is the into a young lady, and was recently NATURAL FRUIT manufacturer he is thoroughly posted buildings in this city which, for no apparent same, and the hatred of the "dumb married to an Italian Prince of FLAVORS men," as they call their German neighbors, in the various processes of these diverse cause, are sure to make trouble some kind. That little girl has often is intense. The peasantry know industries and keeps a sharp for their owners and tenants as the sun sat on my knee with a little tin can in MOST PERFECT MADE IfManufacturer of and Dealer in little of the English, and if you listen lookout for all improvements and new is to shine. No amount of care or her hand, which contained the contributions to their sentiments you discover that Preparedwith strictregardtoPurity, Strength, and CIGARS inventions relating to them. When in prudence will make them profitable, it is their belief that one day there Healthfulness. Dr. Price's BakingPowdercontains of her admirers. the country Bismarck takes off his uniform, while buildings right next to them, noAmmonia,Lime,AlumorPhosphates.Dr.Price's will be between them and Germany Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, etc.,flavordeliriously. -V- ,TQB4ggOS,I- 'In those days we lived principally puts on a thick gray cloth sack which are neglected by owners and a war compared with which, their soldiers on canned food, and Mrs. Mackay's PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. Chicago and St Louis. coat, and by 9 o'clock every morning say, that of 1870 was- child's abused by tenants, will be lucky all the PIPES. back yard was paved with tin cans. play, and that if Germany wins this starts out, followed by his dogs, for a fame. There is a building on Church TBSvown o.12Bcrok* The child had selected a very pretty will not be the end, but war after war walk over the estate. Between 10 and street where a suicide has occurred Cor. Minnesota and Centre, can, which one of the boarders transformed will follow until Germany is destroyed. 11 he returns to the house, and, while once in every twenty months for years. This feeling is to some extent held in into a little bank. This was "if. streets.- waiting for breakfast, examines the C. H. CHADBOUKN, C. H. BOSS, It is a good building, light, well constructed, check by the Russian court, although partly filled with coin, the result of a ^3 President. NEWULMV contents of the mail bag and answers Cashierc desirable in every way, but one day they may take it up and use -*& tribute which she levied on her friends. the telegrams which may have arrived Cor. Minn, and Centre Sirs. it but court dislikes are turned for you can't get half the rents for that as Jno. Neuman, She would climb on the boarders' the present less toward Germany than during the night. After breakfast he you can in the next building, because it knees, and, shaking her little bank, toward Austria.The Fortnightly Re receives his tenants, overseers and would say: 'Is you lucky to-day?' has the reputation of being what people NEW ULM, MINN. view. gamekeepers, and at 2 o'clock goes This query had the desired effect, and Dealer in who use slang call a "hoodoo," and DRY Q-OODS,i Collections and all business pertaming to banking out in a carriage or on horseback to the bank receipts were increased. every tenant who goes into it is haunted promptly attended to. visit some distant part of the property, Even in her days of distress Mrs. Mackay Remote Acquaintance by the fear that he is going to fail w1 Individual Responsibitiy, Hats, Caps, Notions, rarely getting back until shortly before was a good woman. She personally or be burned out or loose his mother-inlaw. Goldsmith wrote of a certain pre Groceries,' Provision?^ superintended affairs and made his dinner, which is served at 5.30. It's all on account of these suicides. tentious woman, $500,000. her boarders as comfortable as possible. Crockery and Glassware, The coffee is served in the billiardroom, They have given it a bad name, "The King himself has followed her, I was then a Superintendent under where the Prince smokes his Green, Juried and Canned Eagle Mill Co. When she has walked before." and that's a thousand times harder to Fair, and Mackay was already a pipe seated in front of a large wood fire, The following incident reminds oneol Fruits* etc. etc, drive out of a house than rats. millionaire. Mining stock was the the woman. A lady intimated that she and where he remains until a servant I know a tenement-house on the East rage then, and I remember often how was personally acquainted with the announces that tea is ready in the Manufacturers of I will always take farm produce in exchange side that is given over to fires. The she would come to me and some of the poet, Henry W. Longfellow. salon of the Princess. By that time it for goods, and pay the highest market pricefor ail HOLLER FLOUR other boarders and ask our advice landlord has made the most extraordinary "When did you meet him?" asked a kinds of paper rags. is 10.30, and before midnight he retires friend. about certain stocks, and I am happy efforts to prevent them, hired to his bedroom, where be often lies BY THE In connection with my store I baie a first-elan "Oh,II," was the somewhat confused to say that the ad\ ice I gave her watchmen, put in fire-proofing, automatic awake reading for hours and hours. saloon Turmshed with a splendid billiard table anf reply, "Ithat is, I didn't exactly Gradual Reduction Roller was good, and if I had taken it myself alarms, kept the police on the my customers will always find good liquors aa $ meet him myself, but I walked I would now be $5,000,000 or alert, but fires are the rule in that cigars, aud every forenoon a splendid lunch. As it is impossible for any one occupying out of church one day with a woman System.NEW $6,000,000 better off than I am. house, and now you can scarcely hire who had met him, and she told me all such a position in the world to All goods purchased of me will be delivered ft* "Then Mackay took a shine to the about him." people to live in it. It isn't incendiarism. escape entirely, even for a short time, any part of the city free of cost. ULM. MINN. widow, and, being reputed one of the Her degree of acquaintanceship was I suppose it's what cool scientific from the cares of public life, officeseekers, Minnesota Street New Ulm, Miaa wealthiest men in camp, he found about equal to that of a woman 1$ffb people would call mere coincidence, but petitioners, visitors of all sorts Cheap Cash Store. smooth sailing. He couldn't win on felt that she "really knew the Queen." HJeat Market'9 constantly arriving at Varzin, the most people would say it was luck. his shape nor his beauty, for everybody A foreign minister was once persuaded, that has seen Mackay knows Chancellor resorts toruses of all sorts The house is 'hoodooed' in the minds against his better judgment, that he wouldn't take a prize in a congress *r* to introduce a countrywoman at the to avoid them. His wife usually intervenes of tenants anyway. of beauty. They were married, Court of one of the continental nations. M. EPPLE, Prop'*. to rid him of these visitors. One "There are some houses which none and the little girl no longer sat on It is not a part of an American day a foreign Ambassador asked Bismarck but undesirable tenants will occupy in miners' knees, and'mamma's'delicate MINNESOTA ST. NEW ULM,MINlt DEALER IN minister's duty to act as social 1 at the close of a long conversation hand no longer placed corned beef and spite of everything you can do. I sponser for ambitious nobodies, or to IhisEmeatm DRY GOODS, cabbage on the miners' plates. They how he managed to get rid of people know a man who recently came into introduce at court people who do not 'H undersigned desires toin'orm the peopleot lose faster than Sheridan stock did New Ul and vicinity that he has re-establishmarket who bored him. "Very easily," was NOTIONS, know how to behave when they possession of a fine building not a and is now nreapared to wl Jr? last summer, the only difference being get there. But the Queen received the the answer. "When my wife thinks HATS CAP^ on his eld customers and friends with only the stone's throw from this exchange which that their rise was backed by hard best fresh and cured meats, sausages, lard and evi woman kindly, and the matter promised that any one has been with me too GROCERIES, CROCKERY had been given up to rag lofts in spite erything usually kept in first-class market TB com. The great Comstock lode continued to end well, when imagine the highest market price will be paid for FAT CATl long she sends some one to ask me to to pour forth its richness, and of the efforts of the former owner to and OILS. TLB, HIDES, WOOL, ETC. minister's horror on hearing, in reply Macka and his partner became immensely come to her, and of course the visitor get them out. He spent more than to the Queen's courteous greeting, the M. EPPUB. wealth. Although reared in Also Musical Instruments must go." At that moment the servant $10,000 in fixing up the building, made woman say, "I really feel as if I had NEW poor circumstances, Mrs. Mackay and WHEELEM & WILSON'S opened the door and said that the known you a long time. You know over the rooms into handsome offices, snowed her good sense by securing a Meat Market. Latest Improved we go to the same chiropodist!" Princess requested the Prince to come put in an elevator, and made the rents private tutor, by whom she was drilled SEWING MACHINES. to her at once. When his duties do and educated for five years. The low. The building is in a good locality little daughter was put through the not compel his presence in Berlin, the The Slans: of Shakespeare. for office-renters, and in a short time it JOS. SCfflOBRICI, Prop'r., All Goods Sold at Bottom Prices. same course and fitted to shine in the Chancellor diyides his time between was full of desirable tenants. The From the Pittsburgh Dispatch. most cultured society of the Old World. Varzin and Friedrichsruhe. The mansion man congratulated himself on his foresight The power of Sheakespeare over th. New Ulm, Minn* Then came the conquests in New York, on this latter estate is furnished and wisdom. In a month one NEW ULM, public is shown by the extent to which San Francisco, and finally the trip to MINN. very simply all the walls and ceilmgs his phrases, and even his slang, have Europe. tenant failed, another skipped to Canada, A large supply of fresh meats, sail* become incorporated into our language. are white-washed, the furniture is another eloped with the landlady. lage, hams, lard,s etc., constantly on "A year ago I was in Paris, and Among these are "bag and scanty and uncomfortable, and the only The signs came down, the people went land. All orders from the country one evening attended a performance baggage." "dead as a door-nail," ornaments are portrafts of Thiers, Beaconsfield out, and in a year the rag lofts were at the Grand Opera-house. It was romptl attended to. ?T "hit or miss," "love is blind, "selling and Cardinal Hohenlohe, a back again. I don't know how to explain j. a first night, and prominent in a private for a song," "wide world," "fast and CASH PAID FOR HIDE^Vi box were two ladies, bedecked large bronze bus of Von Moltke, a it, but you couldn't make monev loose," "unconsidered trifles," "westward with diamonds and festooned with bronze statue of the great Elector, presented out of that building to save your life. ho," "familiarity breeds contempt," flowers. They were the cynosure of to the Chancellor by the Emperor, "patching up excases," ''mis- On the next corner was a building not ail eyes, and, leveling my glasses, I Obtained, and nil PA1IM ift /Av at ery makes stange bedfellows." "to a plaster cast of an equestrian half as good or desirable in any way, discovered behind the silks, flowers tended to for StonriiA'Ii: JJ LS Our office is boot," (in a trade), "long and short statue of Charlemagne, a large portrait opposite the S I'jitent Office an-t ivc can oi and the owner was clearing more than and diamonds the face of my former CITY PLANING MILL lam Patents liss time than tlioso rurioie from of it," "comb your head with a threelegged landlady in Virginia City. The outlines of the Emperor William, a few family $20,000 a vear from it. stool," "dancing attendance," WASHINGTON, swij VHAUIAGUT were the same, but time had portraits and some landscapes representing P1I010 of intention No wl\ n*. to patentability "getting even," (revenge), "birds of a i ree of charge and UP mnltu AO LllAlihi: wrought its changes. The young "One of the most expensive buildings views from various portions of feather," "that'sflat," "Greekto me/" UNLESS, iMTFA /S I lib MANUFACTUKES *T^ lady with her was the little girl who on lower Broadway is supposed to For circular, aduce, terms and references to the estate. The only art for which the (unintelligible), "packing a jury," DOORS, WINDOW SASH,. used to play on my knee. She had actual clients in \our own Mate Count} lty or be 'hoodooed,' bv the fact that part of "MMHMfcliM "mother wit," "billed with kindness," Chancellor has any fondness is music, grown out of my recollection. As the land it stands on is owned by an VENETIAN BLINDS, "mum'" (for silence), "ill wind that I stood looking at them midst the not that he is musical himself, but because Opposite Patent Office, Washington, blows no good," "wild goce chase," old miser, who won't sell, but exacts flashing lights, the incense of flowers it gives him great pleasure to H. H. Beussmann, "scarecrow,""luggage," "rowcfpins," MOULDINGS AND FRAMES: and the delicious music, I could not an enormous rate for the lease. Anyway, listen to fine singing and playing. "Art "A* (as a mark of value), "viva voce," help recalling something of there are more failures in that is gay and life is serious" is a sentiment "give and take," "sold" (in the way "Some one who breasted high water, building than in any other on the street, Planing, txirning and all Dealer in he wrote at the bottom of the photograph of ajoke), "your cake is dough." The Swam the North Fork ana all that, tenants are continually turning out to $teel ki\d I*oi\ Wafe work with rib-saw promptly of himself and Mme. Lucca that girl who playfully calls some youth a ^ust to dance with old Follansbee be defaulters, the elevator is continually "milksop" is also unconsciously quoting caused so much scandal in Berlin a few daughter, and neatly executed. in general also a special large stock falling on somebody, people are Shakespeare, and even "loggerhead" The hly of Poverty Flat." years ago. In spite of that photo, of Carpenters' Tools and Agricultural is of the same origin. "Extempore" always tumbling down-stairs and graph, all who are in a position to Implements. A complete stock of the All work guaranteed. Rates reasonable. i- is first found Shakespeare, His Grace of Sutherland Comes breaking their limbs, children drop newest and bpst constructed, Guns and A know declare that the private and so are "almanacs." Shakespeare Across a Floriclian "Who is as Revolvers of the most appioved patterns: out of the windows signs slip from C. ZELLER, Prop'r. life of Prince Bismarck is irreproachable. is the first author that speaks of "the also ammunition and sportrnen's "Good as Is." their places, the steam-heating apparatus His love for his wife and man in the moon," or mentions the goods of all descriptions. NEW BOODSI LOWEST PRICES! is perpetually out of order, and As they drove slowly along the children is very deep and is warmly returned, potato, or uses the term "eyesore" In connection therewith is a complete the owner has worried himself to a sandy road the driver waxed communicative for annoyance. the family being in every respect Harness Shop, bone."Arezo York Mail and Eeiuy^J.. xnfagf-* fleshless and singled out his Grace as a model of domestic union and Express. under the management of Hermann the object of his attention and patronage, affection. So fond is he of his home Not Corn Rows. ^euosmann, who will take pleasure in always addressing him as "Mr. life that he never accepts any invitations Music in California. Arkansas Traveler: A traveler in waiting upon all customers in want of Duke." As the day wore on and jehu except those of the Emperor, and s^if- Dealer Uw *f# anthui in the harness saddlery Kansas, while crossing a prairie, came If I had a young lady friend ambitious felt that Duke was a kindred spirit never goes to the theatre, to balls, DRY GOODS, m upon a party of frientis who seemed to be great in the highest element banquets or other entertainments. He from "furren parts" and "fur back," Minn. 1st N.Stra. V, New Ulm, Minn. to be preparing the land for agricultural of culture, I would say to her "don't is, however, fond of entertaining, and he grew confidential and familiar, calling &&. GROCERIES, purposes. think of going to Italy or Germany the great. chambers at Varzin and the Duke in a jocular manner "Captain "My friend," said the traveler, addressing either but come to San Francisco." NOTIONS, ETC! Friednchsrune are always occupied Duke." The Duke good-naturedly one of the men, "you are laying I write this advisedly and know well when he is at those estates. Once a responded to his driver's comments off your corn rows quite a distance what I am say.ng. though I have not apart." year he gives a formal entertainment in a dignified way, showing by neither room or time to write down my reasons "Corn rows?" the man gasped. to the whole male portion of the Diplomatic glance nor word that he thought him SB 0N1T TRUB for the brief and blunt statement. I "Yes, those rows over there?" IRON Corps, and also gives frequent too familiar upon short acquaintance, was in Rome with the late Gen. Miller "My stars, stranger!" exclaimed the parliamentary dinners during the even when the large sun-browned hand Kansas man, "is it possible you ain't when he consulted with the great sessions of the Reichstag. The Chancellor was laid patronizingly upon his shoulder, heard of it?" French surgeons at the head of the TONIC is an interesting talker, and has "Heard of what?" i&->- or he was tapped familiarly on medical school there, about extracting "Of the boom. Man alive, them at his command an inexhaustible stock the back or punched in the ribs to the one ounce bulletfrom his eye which ain't corn rows over thar: they air of ancedotes, which are always well have his august attention directed to he had received whenwilh Grant at streets, an' this here is a city. You told. His irritability mates him a hard some trivial circumstance. air now on the corner of Commercial ULEVl Shiloii^f,. &.r\mm- BEBTOBE theHEALTHandVHO- man to get along with, especially for and Emporium streets, an' not in the At length a halt was called and the OR i of WUTO. DjBpop8ia,Want "They know more in San Francis- Appetite, JntogmtionjMkot his subordinates. M. Busch relates check of a corn row, as you mout party refreshed the inner man with Strength and Tiled Feeling absolutely co," was the brave soldiers brief comment suppose." eared: Bones, mns- wine. The Duke's light flannel coat that he, one evening in 1877, heard Bismarck CIM and nerrea receive new And he came home and had became caught over the ivory handle force. Enlivens the mind complain very bitterly of his lot a,, if..- ^r and supplies Brain Bower. of a dagger worn the pistol pocket the bullet extracted here. I write this Tak es Time to Exploded f4 in life. His career, he said, has given A -Buffering from oomplaintspeen- t? of his breeches. LilDES liartojfreirsexwillfindin PB. down to illustrate in a short way what very little satisfaction to himself personally, BBnawVsiiW HABTEB'8 IRON TONIC If one particle of a mass ot dynamite "Hold on, Capt. Duke," called the safe,speedy cure Givesa clear, healthycomplexion. I think of the comparitive musical genius and won him very few friends is exploded the explosion of the All attempts at counterfeiting only addstoftspopnUtity. I driver, "your coat is caught in your Do not experimentget ORIGIHAI.AND BEST of Califarnia. Do not go to Italy, rest of the mass is ordinarily supposed he had not added to the happiness of breeches, let me takeitout," and John /_ ST- HARTER*S LIVER PILLS Core Consttptton.Zdver Complaintand Siekl to be instantaneous, but it is not do not go to Germany. "They know drew down the offending garment and himself, of his family or of any one. Headache. Sample Dose and Dream Book! quite so. If a lot of dynamite was mailed on receipt of two cents Is postage. W fell to work vigorously dusting, "Cant. more in San Francisco."Joaquin One of those who heard him say this TBEDR. HABTEgMEPtCtME CO.. 8T.LOTI8* Mtt housed in a continuous train of four Mitten^ Duke," remarking that he was "moughty suggested that he had made a great miles it would take a second for it all H. Rudolphi, dusty." nation very happy. **YeB," he replied, to explode. Even this is scarcely any An Elective Course. Upon Jehu's return to Manatee, "but how many other nations have I appreciable length of time but if a continuous when the joke was told on him to a Three different waiters at a southern train of dynamite were poured rendered unhappy But for me three group of gentlemen, who became convulsed hotel asked a little, prim, precise MANTTACTntJER OF & DEALBB US over the ground between" San with laughter, he was not one great wars would nerer have taken Harvard professor at dinner, in quick Boots and Shoes! Francisco and New York City it whit crestfallen but exclaimed: place, 80,000 men would no have been succession, if he would have soup. A would take a quarter of an hour for "Well, I swear! I heard you call him killed in t^ttta father^ mothers. little annoyed, he said to the last wait the explosion to reach from one point 'Duke, Duke,' and I thought that was SODA Minn. & 3d N. strs., New Ulna, Minn to the other. A mart, therefore, might his name, so to be perlite I called him ._ --r-^ ,w^10? e% WJKR askq&l"&, it compulsory?" Mr. and Cappen Duke." sit on the end of the train of powder in brothers, sisterstand wf$nwould not ^o/sah." Answered our fefefia and U* After a moment's brown study he New York City and bein perfect safety ^lae aTOtwent of mtnTand have been p] i.^intonuseEj^i JM .^_., brother, vno. sah, I think m*m mock ^exclaimed with true American spirit: for fifteen minutes after the San Francisco boys'boots and shoes, and ladies" and settled all that with my convince and I'll be if I ain't as good as he is, end of the train had begun to children's shoes constantly kept on BoatinUioW.tH with my Creator, bat I have reaped ignorance and genuine- 1 uiyhow."Jacksonville Times .Union. explode.San Francisco Call i hand. Custom work and lepeUrtng r** *%fe. verv littfrfc if rr. )i*nnfmaa e&$W*S' fnmi ^L^'ii.'^..7^_ 9 #romvUj attended to. *J &2fe &i fe'sg^f *erc?*s *-vss #j3Sr**a*sH)^ -#-1