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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-01-01
A LEGEND Of tho Iron Mask.

During the seventeen years copfine-
ment of this strange prisoner at Sainte
Marguerite, St. Mars, who brought him
to the fortress, was replaced by Mon
sieur dc Bonpart, as governor. The
daughter of the latter, just emerging
from childhood to womanhood, grew up
with this mystery around her. She
had seen the graceful figure of the
masked prisoner promenading at night
upon the terrace and at worship in the
chapel, where he was forbidden to
speak or uncover his face, the soldiers
in attendance having their pieces al
ways pointed toward him, if he
should attempt to do either. She dis
covered that her father always treated
him with the greatest respect, serving
him bareheaded and standing. His
table-service was Of massive silver, his
dress Of the richest velvet, he wore the
finest linen and most costly lace. She
had heard her father accidentally speak
of him as "the Prince" No wonder
that his sad fate occupied her thoughts
by day and his noble figure haunted
her dreams by night. She, too. was
very young and beautiful, and their
eyes occasionally net in chapel. He
sang beautifully, and was very skill
full performer on the guitar. 1t is
said she climbed the rocks un-
der the castle terrace and
sang sweet songs to tho poor
captive. Thus romantic love sprang
up between them, aud as it gained
strength, the young girl dared to pur-
l0in the keys from her father and so
obtained access to the prisoner. When
the governor discovered his child s
treachery, he was struck with the
greatest dismay. Ills oath was binding
upon him to put Immediately to death
any one who had spoken to the prison.
er. But she confessed her love for
him and pleaded piteously for her
young life. The captive also, to whom
the governor was much attached,
Joined his prayers to hers and
implored that they might be
made man and wife, and then
the secret would be safe. The governor
was not stern enoush to immediate his
child. and perhaps CLEAN OF ambition
may have flashed across his mind, as,
in the event Of the death Of Louis
XIV. the prisoner would be acknvwl.
edged and his daughter sit on the
throne Of France. However, their nup.
tials were performed by the priest Of
the castle in the dead Of night, and all
were sworn to secrecy. From this
union two children were horn. A
whisper Of this reaching the
ears Of the Minister, the Mar
uis Of Louvois, the prisoner was i'm.
medlately removed to the BastiIe for
safer keeping; and the mother, the
priest, and governor disappeared. The
children were sent to Corsica, to bc
brought up in obscurity under the
name Of their grandfather, Bonpart,
which was corrupted into Buonaparte.
And thus, says the legend, Providence
avenged the wrongs Of the twin-brother
of Louis XIV. and restored the oldest
branch ofsthe > Bourbon line to the
throne of France. "Baxaine's Pris-
on !" Scribner for January.
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Horse Clipping.
(From the New York SUM-


Sands, the circus proprietor, was the
first to clip horses in this country, in
1874. There was opposition to the
practice at first, but experience proved
that clipped horses escaped many mala.
dies to which the animal il subject,
such, fur example, as the colds that are
taken from the congcaling of perspira-
ton under a thick coat Of hair. The
clipped horses does not perspire so
freely as the animal whose hair is suf:
fered to grow; he is therefore, less
likely to catch cold after a heating
drive in freezing atmosphere. More.
over, the clipped horses skin is more
easily kept clean. This is the time of
clipping for the winter, and at
many establishments in this city
the work is dope with ma.
chimes under the pressure Of extensive
patronage. A knife is made to revolve
over a comb, cutting off the hair evenly
as it projects above the teeth. Thus
rapidity and evenness Of clipping is Sc.
cured, and there is no danger of cutting
the skin. A horse can be clipped in
this way with ono machine in Two or
three hours, but several machines may
be operated at once on the same animal,
thus greatly expediting the operation.
The price varies from So to SO, and the
operation is usually repeated later in
the season. Horses used in running
races are not often clipped, because
they are not used in winter, and because
their fine coats arc not benefited by
the shortening Of the hair.
The custom of clipping is believed to
have originated in Wales, where rough
coated ponies are in use. Thence it
spread to England and other countries.
The extent to which it is followed in
this country was shown on the boule-
Yards yesterday, where unclipped
horses were exceptions among the hun.
dreds that dashed over the snow.
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u
Our readers will please notice the
prices Of dry goods in st. Paul and
govern themselves accordingly. D. w
1ngersoll l. Co. are selling splendid
French Merinos 1T 75c worth $l.25.
All wool Empress cloths Soc worth 7sc,
and other dress goods in like proper.
ton. Also blankets and danncls at
still lower prices. They also retail all
domestic goods at about the price by
the bale At Wholesale. Send your or
ders and got good goods At living prices
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The Deacon,
Adirondack Murrav.1

Deacon SharPface was peculiar man:
a very unfortunate man he was, even at
birth. His mother was bilious, and
his father rheumatic; and he resembled
both. To his parental inheritance he
had managed to add dyspepsia; and
dyspepsia to him meant something. He
paid attention to it. He ate with it
and SLEPT with it. 1t sharpened his
countcnance, glared ferociously at you
through his spectacles, and sounded
through his nose when he prayed. He
had been professor forty years, but
had been re-converted after he had
been member Of the Church thirty,
and deacon ten. find no faul: with
this. His second conversion was rather
needed. Even another would have
done him no considerable injury.
Spiritually he needed the allopathic
treatment,-large doses and frequent
administrations.
But, friends, whatever Deacon Sharp.
face lacked in gentleness, in charity, in
the sweet graces of the Spirit, in broth.
erly kindness, in patience, it lnattered
little, for he was thoroughly orthodox,
That saved him. If hs had been !.
Parkerite, or had worshipped with
Brother Alger, he would have been 4
terrible example Of what heresy could
do. But his orthodoxy saved him. It
covered him with a mantle of charity,
and won him the election to the Dea-
conate.
That filled his cup to overaowing. It
gave him many advantages, chief among
them was this: it gave him lifelong
opportunity to defend the old faith.
Never did man improve an oppor.
tunity better. Woe to the preacher
who preached before Deacon Sharpface,
especially if he was young man! He
listened to every sermon, from
beginning to end, only, to dis.
cover heresy. Any unusual form
OF expression was instantly noted
down. Ha tezt was misquotcd, he was
In ecstacy, and the hard lines of his
face absolutely. for once, relaxed a. it..
somewhere in its ~cadaverous recesses.
there yet remained the corpse Of an I'M.
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TALLY one. FOR lEsIoM.
From the New York Sun, 9lst.l

From the New York Sun, 9lSt.J
= The indomitable w eston finished his
journey of Ave hundred miles in the |
Newark Industrial Exposition building
at thirty-nine and Z quarter minutes
past IL o'clock on Saturday evening,
thus completing his task in twenty five
minutes and three quarters less than
six days, the walk having began At five
minutes past midnight on the morning
of Monday, Dec. IA. This is his rec
ord; but he actually walked more than
five hundred miles, Is he made the cir.
cult Of his track in the absence of two
Of the judges, and rather than have
any loop.hele for charge of unfair
ness in the count, he insisted that the
judges should not count those laps, and
that they should put on the records
only what they themselves saw and
could swear to.
On the first day Weston walked one
hundred and fifteen miles in tifty-eight
seconds less than twenty.four hours,
He then rested 4h., SON., and l2s. On
the second day he walked Is miles and
rested 6h., l2m., and $685.. His third
days walk was 80 miles, and his rest
H., 5lm., and OILS. Fourth day, 80
miles; rest, 3h., 45m., Us. Fifth day
IS miles; rest. 4h., AIM, 53s. On the
sixth day he walked IS miles, resting
only 27m., and 55s., much Of his food
being given him by his physician while
he continued his walk on tho track.
His average time was fourteen minutes
and fourteen seconds to the mile. His
fastest time was made on the 225th and
230th miles. These he made in ten
minutes and cig hteen seconds.
The exhibition building was crowded
on Saturday evening so that there was
scarcely standing room, and there
having been rumors that some New
York roughs who had bet against Yves.
ton intended to interfere and prevent
him from making his 500 miles, Judge
Mills and the Mayor and the Chief Of
Police Of Newark had the place sur
rounded by strong force Of policemen.
The conclusion Of the journey was
greeted with thunders Of applause, and
after the subsistence Of the cheering it
was announced that a number of the
PEDESTRIANS Newark admirers had sub.
scribed for a $500 gold watch and q
purse Of $1,000, to be presented to him
on day to be designated by him this
week.
Mr.. Henry G. Jarrett, manager Of
Booths theatre, having wagered near y
$4,000 on Westor's success, was natur'
ally solicitous about Saturdays effort
and, therefore, repeatedly sent encour'
aging dispatches to Newark. In the
evening Weston responded as follows
"Succsss assured. am the hero of the
hour. Save me box for Monday
night" Weston will visit Booths this
evening accompanied by the mayor Of
Newark and other New Jersey dignita
ries.
Weston slept in his room in the Ex'
position building, and on awaking yes.
terday morning joined his family in the
Mansion House. Later in the day he
accompanied Mr.. Thomas T. Kinney. Of
the Newark Daily Advertiser, to Asso
citation Hail, and listened to the first
sermon Of the Rev. DR.. Nicholson, O
the new Reformed Episcopal Church
, Hv says that he will 90 to Europe ir
February.
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How Robcrt Dale Owen Saw 1t and
How tho Widow White Did 1t.

How Rebcrt Dale Owen Saw 1t and
How tho Widow White Did 1t.
It has been remarked by philoso.
piers that there are more ways of kill.
ing dog than the ceremonious ono of
choking him to death with butter.
Robert Dale Owen is a philosopher, and
has been prowling up and down the
boundaries Of two or moro worlds, yet
there are some very stale tricks that
he assumes must be supernatural be-
cause he cannot account for them.
Thus he relates in the Atlantic for
January story Of writing done by
spook:
"Katie, from the left hand aperture,
asked the medium for paper and pencil.
Half sheet of note paper being handed
to her, she beckoned to me and gave
me the paper, saying: MIR. Owen,
please put your private mark on it.
! wrote at the top of the sheet three
words in the German character, and, as
returned it to her, she added: An
English friend wishes to write to you
In minute or two We saw, at the left
hand aperture, a luminous detached
hand, shaded off at the wrist, and hold.
ing the pencil as q mundane writer
would. Over against this hand foatcd
in the air half sheet Of paper. the
surface illuminated as if phospores-
Gently. At first it swayed to and fro,
but presently, without apparent cause,
it remained stretched and motionlcss.
Then the hand approached and wrote
under our eyes, during some three or
four minutes. covering the page. Then
the sheet, again without apparent
cause, turned over in the air, the hand
continuing to write until the second
pogo was half filled. Then the hand
laid hold Of the paper and passed it out
Of the cabinet window toward me. l
went up and received it, and the pen
Gil dropped on the floor. 1t was the
same paper on which had written,
Itch bin her. and proved to be letter
addressed to me, didactic in character,
and elevated in sentiment, signed Fred.
w. Robertson
"Afterwards, accompanied by friend
who is an expert in autographs, took
this paperto the Franklin Library: and
there, in presence Of the Librarian, we
compared it with Mr.. Robcrtson's sig
nature as it is given in the English edi-
ton Of his biography, by the Rev.
Stopford Brooke. Both gentlemen
agreed that the signature obtained by
me was so perfect fac smile of the
other, that the internal evidence of its
genuine character was unquestionable."
And this is the way Mrs. White says
it was done:
"Tho letter was written by Mr.
Holmes, who had a fac similc of Robert
sons handwriting in the house. When
the blank paper was passed into the
aperture another sheet on which the
lines had been inscribed was substituted,
and the paper instead Of being placed
on nothing was held en- black board by
Mr.. Holmes, who had on a pair Of black
gloves. 1(Katie King) then drew over
my right arm black covering leaving
only the hand and part of the wrist ex.
posed. This presented the appearance
of detached hand, and with the pencil
pretended to trace out tho words on
the paper already prepared"
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"A number of lady gymnasts are

"A number OF lady gymnasts are in
regular practice ut the rooms of the
Olympic Club in San Francisco. They
do their contortions in slippers, striped
stockings, loose pants, and other things,
in which costume they are said to look
pretty. The schoolmarms are given to
practice on the trapeze and horizontal
bar, while it is noticed that the mar
ried women mostly devote their efforts
to practice in swinging the heavy clubs.
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: lFrou, the Warrington sentinel] =
LINES WRITTEN UNDER THE
FLAG OF THE CAPITOL.
by AN AMERICAN CATHOLIC PRIEST.

They say do not love thee,
Flag Of my native land;
Whose meteor folds above me,
To the free breeze expand;
Thy broad stripes proudly streaming,
And thy stars so brightly cleaning,
They say I would iorsake thee,
Should some dark crisis lower;
That, recreant, I should make thee
Crouch to foreign Power;
Seduced by license ample
On thee, blest flag, to trample.
They say that bolts of thunder,
Cast in the forge OF Rome,
May rise and bring thee under,
Flag Of my native home,
And with one blow discover
Nv heart from thee forever.
Falls: are the worfls they utter;
Ungenerous their brand;
And rash the oaths they 1nutter,
Flag Of my native land;
While still, in hope, above me,
Thou wavest-and love thee!
Gods is my loves first duty,
To whose eternal name
Be praise, for all thy beauty,
Thy grandeur, and thy fame
But ever have l reckoned
Thine, native flag, my second.
Woe to the toe or stranger,
Whose sacrilegeous hand
Would touch thee, or endan ger,
Flag Of my native land,
Though some would fain discard ME,
Mine should be raised to guard thee.
Then wave, thou first of banners,
And in thy gentle shade,
Let creeds, opinions, manners,
Promiscuously be laid !;
And there, all disc0rd ended,
Our hearts and souls be blended.
Stream on, stream on before US,
I'll ~ labarum Of light,
While in ono general chorus,
Our VOWS to thee we plight
Unfaishful to thee ?-never
My native land forever.
&C. C. P
Washington City, January II, 1855.
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ORDER YOUR
WINTER CLOTHING !
0VERC0ATs
Direct tro1 the
Boston Clothing House.
ST. PAUL.

We will fill all orders at the low est East
ern prices, and send clothing C.. O. d. to
any part Of the State. We make specially
of Boys Clothing-keeping the largest
stock in Minnesota. Measure ments required
fer full suit Length OF inside seam of
pants; number Of inches round waist and
chest; number of inches from middle of
hack to end OF coat sleeve. Oroer direct
from the Boston Clothing HOn&e.
Decl.lm ST PAIL.
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SEND YOUR ORDERS FO6
DRY GOODS!
DIRECT TO
D. W. 1ngersoll & Co.

st. Paul. They will fill all orders u,
the very lowest prices, and seud good
e. o. D. to any part Of the State. The
trade built up by Messrs. Ingersoll &
20. through their order department.
is very large, M their reputation 70
fair dealing and low prices ie such
to commend them to all of our reader
who wish good goods at low prices.
They will send samples upon apph
cation, and we heartily recomEe2
them to all our readers. iureSS
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PFREES OF THE RAIL.
Z Rotten EFiege 6s,V~s way tn y
EI.tiR-0 One Ruled and ever ForGy
Persons ED;nreG.

ST. joseph. August 1S.-A irightCul acct
dent occurT -terday morning on tue ST.
Louis and st. Joseph branch OF the st. Louis,
Kansas City and EoTthern railroad. AS the
tain was passing over trestle work over a
dry branch six miles south of Cover station,
in Clinton county. the structure gave way
pre- clpitatiEG the mail and express car aud
twO passenger cars dow n n distance OF TWEEN
ty fCet. Feeling tCe trCStlp giving way. the
engineer put on all the steam, end succec / 1
In IGur'ug his engine safely over. breaking
Ice from the train. There were fifty or six
" passengers on the train, over forty OF
whom were injGrcj, only one killed, man
supposed 10 be +. J. Angelina, salesman Tor
J. Wen & Fro. of st. Louis. Several others
are likely TO die from t-eir injuries, among
them Capt. W II. y. Warren, merch3nt OF
fhiS city, aud Judge X a Dibot, member of
Congress from the 10Th district of this sta Q.
badly cut and bruised. The names OF others
lriuled more or less seriously arc MAYOR
Hosea OF this city, Mrs. Hosea and three
,bildIen; Edward Ellet. Texas county. Mo;
K. 7. R9Senthal, St Louis; Peter Reistimeu
ard Mrs Reistimen, ST. Joe; b. w. Fleming,
Do; Rev. j. S. Reason, Highland, Kansas; B.
Lincoln, III; 4. r. HarpiDg, ST. Charles,
Mo; j. w. Jett, St Louis; j. n. Bohannon,
wife and daughter, st. Louis; Leo Muchen-
buI ger, st 10 eph; r. II. Arnold, Marysville
Mo; Miss Hughes and Miss Mofehead, Rich
mOnd, 10; w. j. Brow n, L. S. express mes
senger; Joseph Sanderson conductor; S. w.
VOLTA Warmer, train boy, Richmond, No;
Stanchfeld, baggage man; Clark Andrews
Mary sville, Mo; Miss Mary Andrews, Miss
Annie Brown, Frank Brihn, Mollle Meagher,
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. a. Piver. Mrs. Tnos. Mes
ley, Miss Mary Z. Han, e. X. Hall, st. 10
seph; A. X. SykCg. Trenton, Mo; J. l.. Mich
OILS, MattCon, III Miss Maggie King, ChIl-
~ OtAe. Mo; A. a. Fri oman. st. Joe, aud
W. $. GCCtwin, st. Louis. All of the in
Jul /, save two or three who preierroi to
remain at iatm houses in the Vicinity Of the
accldent were brought - this city, and have
been m lie as comfortable as pO STOLE by the
raiIrced company. All the physicians of this
city have been put on duty. and are actively
exert 'ug fhemSelv = relieve sufferers.
Another Ratlr1ad Collision,
r cial fra n from Wore IS, er, win PAS
seuce.S OF No. wich ST aamboaC train ran
iHf) tic Ie1r OF q rel ght TAIN three mil
outside OF Wore 5ier, vi ~ckiug The engine
and blocking he IC91. No person Injured
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DUNCAN, SHERMAN Il, 60.
4 Proposition 40 Pay 33 I-3 Per Cent

NEW YORK, August ls.-Wm. Il. Duncan
OF Duncan, sherman & Co, has published a
circular, in which he proposes to pay to
creditors So per cent. IN full settlement of
the Indebtedness Of the firm, about 9 per
cent. being the proportion of assets to liza Dill
Ines SHOW N by the assIgnees' statement. He
offers 10 pay ga per cent. before November
p, 1876; per cent. before May p, 1ei6; per
cent. before November q, 1876; per cent
before May 81. 1871; 10 per cent. before No
~ aT, =, iI.r, ,t Ml. III, q. per Cent
fulhllment of this agreement as sets are TO be
held ard administered by Mr.. Duncan, under
the advice Of commission consisting of Robt
Lenox Kennedy, president of the n ltional
Bank OF Commerce, and George W. Duer.
president Of the National Bank OF the State
OF New York. Mr.. Duncan also says that
should the assets bring more than SO \ per
cent. the creditors will have the benefit
thereof
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kilograms to The Star.
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
The President of Ecuador Assassinaici.
THE INSTRUCTION IN TURKEY.
TIE STEAMER NEVADA SAFE,
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN BURaAH.
ALMOST A DISASTER.
Fireman ard Engineer Seriously
Injured.
DiSpafch to he Ercnin0 Ssor. !

IHpccfM UlSpdtch 70 The ErcIin0 Ndr.l
PAbRERsBURG, WEST VA, August l9-
The right expire s tain on The Ba'tIlpOre
fud Ohio railroad from CIncirna.i 70 Par
EegsDurg, at out two O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, while going at the late of 50 miles an
hour. between Marietta and Athens, run into
n CabCOSe and TWO freight cars. which had
become detached from preceding freight
train, ard were backing on a down grade to-
wards the passenger train. The engineer.
Manuel List, and fireman jumped from the
engine just before the collision which
smashed the engine, tender, cabooSe and the
two Height cars lOaied with shellCd com
into atoms. The engineer received internal
jnjuricI, suppo7ed 10 be lat1l and the file
man was seriously injured. Some of the
passengers were injured, but nor seriously.
The train was delay from - O'Clock b
fore another engine could be displtcnci [ , aid
them. II is suppo cd that the I1i on VIII,
dutv 1t was TO be with the ca0J , e W IS alb
SEM nom his post on the forward pant of the
eight train, aud did not know these ears
h2 | heCnnC detached.