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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Offer. to G>onfesa.

Thomas p. Somerville, the New York
awycr who was tried for completely in the
burglary conspiracy, has letter to COL
William A. Coke and the United States District
Attorney. Giving details of the whole affair
Somcrvillc says several who paid all the ex-
penses of the job, and for whose benefit it was
planned, have not suffered as much as thcy
should and as far as he is concerned, he desires
to unbosom himself as much as possible. His
statement will be used in the cases vet to be
tried.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Archibald Tries Blue Glass.

"What on earth is all that stuff, Hen
ry?'
MY dear, that's blue glass;" observed
Mr.. Archibald, the best metlicated maza-
rine blue glass;"
"What's it for, for mercy's sake?" and
the old woman showed a disposition to
turn her nose up.
"Why, Marth, haint YOU heard of
General Pleasanton; how he cures gout,
and corns, and apoplexy, and raises Gu
cumbers and Cain generally with blue
glass! Old woman, you're benighted
female, and I'll learn you something.
I'll put blue glass in the kitchen win
dow, and you'll find we won't use up so
much flour and potatoes, and the coal
will last longer, and the girl won't feed
the policeman mince pie while you're
gone to revival meeting, and all that sort
Of thing"
"Blow lis all up, reckon; that's about
the next thing you'll do.'
But Henry went on his way rejoicing,
and soon had an extra pane of blue glass
over each white one. The effect was
rather nice, and, as Mrs. Archibald al
ways did like blue, it had very sootll-
ing effect on her temper. The kitchen
was as blue as the political atmosphere
at Washington, and Henry sat around
looking at his blue wife and rubbing
his old blue head all the afternoon, and
retired at night to dream of gorgeous ul-
tramarine results in the near future.
While old Henry was busy, young Hen
ry had not been idle. "They want things
blue, do they. Hanged if they shan't
have 'em blucr nor blue never was,"
and he hunted up the box of washing
blue.
After the morning abulutions, the old
man went out for little walk before
breakfast. He only met three or four peo-
pie on the street, but they shield off as
though he was a nitro -glycerine barrel,
and one old friend grinned in frigh-
tened sort Of way and asked:
"Becn tryin' the blue glass dodge,
hey?"
"Ycs sir; commenced yesterday. Bully
thing, I tell you"
"Kind of struck it, ain't it,"
"What dye mean?" said the old man,
but the other fellow was walking off as
fast as his legs could carry him.
A return home made frightful dis
closure.
Mrs. Archibald was twisting one hand
in her sky blue hair, while tears of rage
rolled down her mazarinc cheek, and she
waved last years base ball club majcs-
tically around the kitchen.
Henry Archibald, you miserable ultra
marine iget, come here and look upon
this scene of azure desolation."
Its the blue glass taking effect, my
DEAR
"You miserable indigo lunatic, you've
turned the wife of your bosom, the daugh-
ter of your heart, the very dog by your
fireside, and even now your own miscr-
able red nose, blue, and now you just go
out quick and die somewhere before
commit blue and bloody murder with this
lcub;'' and she scrccched wild Indian
war whoop and made break for her
liege lore, but he faded away through
the alley gate, like strange cat in the
garden, and she contented herself by per-
suading young Henry with the flat side
of frying pan to acknowledge that he
had put copious supply of washing blue
in every wash pitcher in the house.
The family is now undergoing regi-
men of bath brick and pewter sand in
hopes of inducing the blue theory to let
gO.-Eastou Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
HOW to Get AllYAr

Notice is sent out from Washington
that silver coin may be obtained without OK
pensc of transportation, upon deposit of notes
or fractional currency with any United States
assistant treasurer or national bank depository
or national bank notes may be sent to the
United States Treasurer free Of expense, and
silver will bc returned from the mint therefor
Silver, however, can be sent only in multiplcs
OF one thous and dollars, and remittances and
deposits should BIC made in like sums.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Fred Douglass In Trouble.

Frederick Douglass publishes card
saying the attacks upon him on account Of
remarks made by him in Baltimore are both
malicious and silly. Washington is great
city, not village or hamlet, but the great
capital of great nation, and the manners and
habits Of its various classes an proper subjects
for presentation and criticism, and therefore
he very much mistakes it if this great city can
be thrown into tempest Of passion by any
humorous reflections he may take the liberty
to utter. Several thousand citizens, including
many business men, have signed petition to
the President asking for q removal Of Marshal
Douglass in view of his sladerous uttcranccs,
and there is talk of calling an indignation
meeting.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
a HandlsoIae Present .

As testimony of the respect and cs
TEEN for Hon. A. T. Goshorn, dircctor-gcncra
of the Centennial Exhibition, for his valuable
services during the four years Of exhibition
work, number Of citizens of Philadelphia
subscribed to the purchase of handsome Ii
brary, consisting Of 5000 volumes, which was
presented to him on the 18th inst. The pre-.
scntation ceremonies took place in Iudepcnd.
encc Hall, and were witnessed by a large mum
bcr Of ladies and gentlemen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
R@sulata.s tho Pe.sa,. Axe.eee..

The Secretary Of the Interior will issue
circular letter to pension agents whose
agencies are to be discontinued, that their
accounts must be settled by the end of the
quarter. There is no authority for the depart.
mcnt to reduce the rates of fees now allowed
to be collected from pensioners by the pension
agents, but in view Of the large emoluments
which will attach to each Of the consolidated
agencies from this source, recommendation
will be made to Congress for their reduction.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
what tho Tract Society nas Done.

The receipts of the American Tract So
ciety the past year were $44499269 and the ex-
pcnditurcs al ,119. In the same period 200
colporteurs labored in thirty-two States, ad-
dressed 1881 meetings, made 1883 family
visits and prayed with g, 878 families. During
thirty six years over 100000 volumes have
been distributed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17

In manuring for corn apply the fertil-
izer near the surface. This is our prac-
tice, and, as we find it successful, We can
offer substantial reasons. The corn
plant loves warmth, and the roots grow
best in the warmest earth .-Scientifc
Farmer. 49,. ... -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Knlxhts Of the Golden Lion.

Gen. Hawley, president; Alfred r..
Goshorn, director general and Mayey Asch,
assistant secretary Of the Centennial Commits
sion, have been created, by the King of Hol-
land, Knights of the order of the Golden Lion
Of Netherlands
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
In jail for Debt.

The Boston Herald says one of the
most respectable and honored physicians of
that city, once worth 100000, and who has
devoted his time and money to deeds of char
ity, now occupies cell in Charles street jail,
having been imprisoned for debt of S1OO.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17

We're not given him, of course he OWNED
them, and immediately sent another mes
senger, to the poet, saying that Tasso and
ms escort could pass through the roads
uninterrupted; that he and his band. of
men would withdraw and leave the place
tree. And this he did. They had great
dellcacy, courtesy, high breeding, and
were well-read, the brigands of that day,
most surely.-Annie .Bresoster IN the
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
DaA yveathar Ia t>~ Dlaah uslls.

A letter dated Dcadwood, April 90,
says that for the last two weeks snow has
fallen daily-one day and night seventeen
inches. The nights are cold and days very
warm. The galches are overaowed. Water
placer mining Is largely compelled to suspend
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
The Grasshoppors In Kansas.

Prof Riley, chief of the National En-
tomological Commission has just closed
three weeks examination in Texas and Kansas
of grasshoppcrs, and has submitted report to
Gov Anthony. He says he finds the favorable
reports as to there being no danger this year
in the main warranted, and there is no doubt
in his mind, that throughout the larger part of
Kansas the battle is already fought and over.
The report that the 'hoppcrs have disappeared
soon after Matching is confirmed. The cold,
rainy weather has had much to do with this
but also his examination has confirmed his
previous theory that the 'hoppcrs arc out of
their natural habitas, and can never pcrman-
emily thrive here. He continues: II am the
. last to desire that this favorable report should
lnll your farmers into an undue sense of secur-
ity. The security against injury will depend
altogether upon the proportion of eggs which
have hatched Thus, in the more sandy belt
west of line roughly drawn through junction
City and Florence, not one per cent. of the
eggs eggs remained unmatched, while cast of that
line, where the eggs were laid later and the
soil was mostly colder and more tenacious,
from onc-half to one-third Of them are yet nn.
hatchcd, and with few exceptions sound. In
the former area few fields may suffer, cs-
peciaily along the river courses, hut there will
he no general destruction. In the latter the
destruction may yet be great, and should be
provided against" The professor then gives
various plans for destroying those which do
not die q natural death, and closes as follows:
when the 1ocust's course Is fully understood
and the farmers act in determined effort to
counteract it, it will cease to be so much of q
bngbcar, and no longer interfere with the set
'l"mcnt Of the beautiful and productive west
rrn plains which it visits at regular intervals.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Coal Mine lDisaster.

A terrible calamity occurred on the
9th inst in coal mines near st. Clair, Pa.
About ten O'clock in the forenoon an explosion
occurred. Two men were instantly killed, and
others were burned in the mine. Five more
were taken out dead and six were found alive
but seriously injured
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Map Of the War in Europe.

Quartz mills running day and night with large
returns. The Father DcSmct mill cleaned
up, the eth, a large yield. The prevalence
of cold weather has retarded prospecting
much
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Latest Markets.

GRA1N-Wheat, No. l $1.s4; No. 2, $1.76&:
seller June $1.7816; seller July $1.781s; No. 3,
$1!G0. Corn, No. 2, new, Sc. Oats, No. 2,
4s@4s1zc. Rye, No. Sc. Barley, No. ? soc;;
No. 3, 46@47c.
CHICAGO,
GRA1N-Whoat, No. 2 Chicago spring 81. .55k
cash and seller May; $1.57A seller June; sales
at 81. .65@1.O seller June 81 :66 seller July; No.
Chicago spring Il 81; rejected $1.22k@127.
Corn, SIC cash; 5515 seller June; sales at $40
5abc seller June; rejected, 501c. Rye, No. 2,
S8c. Barley zoe bid seller May
PRov1s1oNsPork $14. .871 cash; $15.O216@
1906 seller June; $15.171S@l52O seller july.
Lard, 1906 cash; $9.7O seller June; $50 seller
July.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Thanksgiving Nay I'm New Orleans.

ThAnksEivtaG Day In New Orleans.
In response to the proclamation Of Gov.
Nichols, Thanksgiving day was celebrated by
service in the churches and by Il military dis
play on the 10th. The Cotton exchange and
banks were closed. Included in the military
display were seven companies of the First Al
ALBANIA infantry, from Mobile, preceded by the
Fifteenth infantry hand, 400 United States in
fantry and q detachment of marines, who vol
unteered their services as escort in the reccp-
ton of visiting soldiery. Packard waxcd
wroth and sent Senator Blaine the following
telegram: "The overthrow of the lawful
State government was appropriately celebrated
to-day Detachments Of the army and the
navy of the United States participated with
the White League of Alabama and Florida in
this celebration of Democratic success. Did
poetic justice require that the honors Of this
achievement should be thus equally divided
In the absence Of commission the gray &C:
corded the post Of honor to the blue, and asked
no apology. The Gus tom house and post of.
flee were closed in admiration of the event. It
is probable that United States interference
will not he requested hereafter"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
An Overdue Vessel.

Nothing has yet been heard from the
City OF Brussels, II days out and having on
board band of Canadian pilgrims for Rome,
with acccssions from this city and neighbor-
hood, and Gen. Newton, U. s. A., and exc County
Clerk William Walsh. The agents of the yes
sci are confident that nothing more serious
has happened than breakdown Of machinery,
compelling the vessel to proceed under SAIL
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
Money Offered fer the Army.

Tie Secretary OF War las received from
Drexcl, Morgan & Co., of New York, propo-
sition to furnish sufficient means, at five or six
per cent. interest per annum, to pay the army
from the first Of July until the army appropri-
alton bill is passed, but the Secretary declined
the offer, on the ground that he cannot enter
into such contract without violation of
law; he, however, favors the plan to 50 advance
pay to officers of the army, but desires it I'M
dcrstood that the department can have nothing,
to do with the transaction, which must be a
purely private matter between the officers and
the firm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17
The City OF lsrusse l. Safe.

The long period of anxiety under
which the friends Of the Canadian pilgrims
and passengers by the City Of Brussels have
laborcd is broken, and now all are spared the
grief of a great calamity. The vessel on the
third day out from New York, broke her shaft
and is now proceeding under sail to her dcs.
tination. She was met on Tuesday the Sth, in
mid ocean by her sister ship, the City of Rich
mond, that arrived ut New York on the 14th
bringing intelligence that all on board arc
well and in the best Of spirits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-17

VIM. ?. Wallace, Sheriff of Hamilton
county (CincinnatD Ohio, and Dan Mccarthy
turnkey in the Hamilton county Jail, have been
found guilty in the United States court for
aiding federal prisoners to escape from Jail.
The prisoners referred to were arrested for il
legal voting last fall, and their conviction
might affect the election of some candidates
who obtained Office. They were allowed to
get away.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
man. woman and chlld Of the populaLlon

man, woman and child of the population
of the city.
AS bad as this showing Is, we are not
sure but that Rutland is increasing her debt
nearly as rapidly in proportion to her pop
ulation as is New York city. Certainly If
current reports are to be taken as true, our
next annual reports will show an increase
of Indebtedness nearly at the rate OF four
dollars per capita of Interpolation. TAX
ing the smoult of our town debt as 1t now
is, and adding thereto the village indebted
ness, and it will be found that it amounts
to about twenty-six dollars per capita, be-
ing the same proportionate indebtedness as
that Of Utica, and some eleven dollars per
capita greater than that of the city of Troy,
and proportionately larger than was the
debt of New York city in 1866 or 1860.
This increase of Rutland's Indebtedness
has not been entirely due to extravaganza.
Indeed, we know of but one department
hat has been managed with any degree OF
proiligacy and l%avishness. Aside from this,
the cause of the increase is due to the re.
fusal Of the tax payers to vote the necessa.
ry and reasonable taxes for carrying on the
ordinary affairs Of the town and, as the
result of this and of extravaganza in one de
partment, VIC will probably find that GU.
indebtedness has been increased the pas
year, some twenty or twenty-five per cent
A continuance in this refusal to vote take
will soon place us in the position of New
York city. The time will come when vi
will he compelled to pay, at least, the inter
est on our debt, whether We will or not
and that interest will amount TO a reason
| able tax-and raise money as we can Il
pay the ordinary and extraordinary cx
penses of the town. We can never reliev
ourselves of our burthcns by refusing Z
vote taxes-for they must be paid som
time, and they become more and more OF
pressive every year, and, In the end, wi
result in heavier taxes on a deprecated val
u%ation, and no appreciable reduction of tn
debt after all. Is it not better, then, t
d" take the bull by the horns at once, an
commence to pay as we 60 and, al the sam
time, reduce our debt gradually but surely
I he tax payers, in six weeks, will be cal
ed upon to decide.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
Vicinity Items.

An uncommonly large and attentive aud
fence listened in the M. +. church, last
Tuesday evening, to the third lecture in
the Il. G. A. course, delivered by Prof. b.
L. Leggett, SUBJECT "A month in Italy"
The lecture was a rare production, in
which the speaker portrayed to his hearers
the principal objects, modes and customs
of the people, etc, as observed by him in a
months tour through that country. The
lectures thus far in the course have been of
a high order, in fact 1t would be almost i'm
possible for them to be otherwise, as only
the most able and competent speakers are
employed. Our citizens should take ad-
vantage of this important fact, and be
present at every one of them.
On Friday evening, Jan. 90, the men,
bers of the Episcopal society will repeat
the pantomime of the "Mistletoe Dough" in
Joslin hall. Some new features are to be
added which will make the play more at
t~ractive.
A union meeting of the Baptist and
Methodist denominations was held at the
church of the latter last Sabbath evening.
At the close of Mr.. Plerce's sermon, a
prayer and praise meeting wal held, nearly
all of the congregation remaining and
taking part in the exercises.
WEST PAwLET.
The snow is several feet deep in many
places. Some roads are drifted so as to
be almost impossible.
Supper parties seem to be the order of
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson, together with
the other members of their family, were
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
Vermonters Abroad.

Vermonters in different sections of the
country were not unmindful of, and made
observance of the centennial of Vermont's
independence as a state. The sons and
daughters of Vermont held their fourth an
nual reunion at Horticultural hall, Wor-
c%ester, Tuesday evening. There was a
large attendance, the general invitation to
all Vermonters to be present calling out
whole families Of the former residents of
that state, the little folks seeming to enjoy
the occasion equally with the older people.
The reunion was the best the association
has yet arranged.
The sons of Vermont in Chicago celebra-
ted the Tooth anniversary of the independ-
ence Of their native state at the Sherman
house Wednesday evening. Gordon S.
Hubbard, the Oldest inhabitant of Chicago,
presided. Speeches were made by Mark
Skinner, Judge John A. Jameson, Edward
$. lsham, Norman Williams, John Mat
toCks and others.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
Women's Board of Missions.

The annual meeting Of the Woman's
board of missions was held in Boston on
Tuesday, Mrs. Albert Bowker, presiding.
Mrs. J. A. Copp, recording secretary.
There are now connected with the board,
thirteen branch societies and seven confer
ence associations, each comprising a num-
Der Of auxiliaries, making in all over a
thousand organizations, working in the in
terests of the society, all reporting substan-
tial progress during the year. The whole
number of missionaries supported by the
board, sixty. The receipts are SCI, 800. 81;
for buildings SO, 1874 So; lcgacies SO 800; for
publications S7,1O5 %; total S75, O30.3I.
Mrs. Albert Bowker was elected presi-
dent. Among the vice presidents were
Mrs. II. G.. Clark of Boston, Mrs. Gyles
Merrill, Haverhill, N. H., Mrs. Luther
Daniels, Rutland, Vt, Mrs. Horace Fair
banks, ST. Johnsbury, VT, Mrs. Ellen
Carruth, Miss Helen DGmson, Boston
corresponding secretaries; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. J. A. Copp, Chelsea, Mass
treasurer, Mrs. Benz. e. Bates, Boston.
The report of the Vermont branch was
gwen by Mrs. y. NJ, laYen OF hutlanu'
This society has added twenty-eight auxili'
aries and thirty mission circles to its mum
hers during the year, making a total OF Ia
organizations. 1t supports IN the forcigl
field four missionaries, a large portion o.
two Neutrality-suspicious., and several scholar
ships in other schools, and has fulfilled th'
| pledge of $1,000 for the Home in Japan
The receipts were S4502, an excess owe
the last year of $3.50.
At the evening session an address wa
delivered by Rev. N. &. Clark, ID. d., for
eign secretary of the home mission. Tn
address was one of particular interest Il
the Woman's board, as the speaker review
ed the work of the mission in Turkey, In
dia and China, and with the aid of map
the various stations were pointed out and
perS0aGLe of each missionary given, wit
the great amount of work which has bee
accomplished.