The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-25

the week ending Dec. 9th, were ,S67 AS hun
dredweights Of wheat and 90esee hundred
weights Of -four. ..'~'. ,.
An immense netting was held Sin the
Opera house at st. Paul on Thursday. even.
Ing Dee: 1e, to consider the present unhappy,
disturbed and distressed condition Of ireland.
Dillon O'Brien called the meeting to order,
aud made few remarks expressive of his
sympathy for 1reland's wrongs. His remarks
were warmly applauded. Hon. william Daw-
son was called TO the chair, and G. NJ. MacCar-
thy, was elected Secretary. Mr.. Dawson ON
taking the chair made . few forcible re-
marks In behalf Of Irish sufferers and denun-
oiatory Of Euglands pernicous system Of GOV.
ernment. Rev, Father Stanley, Gov. Davis,
Rev. DR.. Breed, and Mr.. Albert scheffer .ad-
dressed the meeting In glowing terms and were
warmly applaudea. Letters were read from
Bishop Grace, and Hon. H. H. Sibley. A &c.
ries q resolutions was adopted, urging upon
congress the passage Of the resolutions intro
duced inte the House calling the attention of
the British 4Governmsnt to the wiedom and
necessity Of establishinxs peasant proprietary
In lrelandssapproving the polices Of the Irish
National Home league; ;complimchts chsites
Stewart Parneu as leader wise in counsel,
and brave in xction; denouacing and con-
demning the late arrests in ireland as tyran.
nicali in favor Of appointing committee to
collect funds; and directing the resolutions to
be forwarded to the President Of the United
States, to Minnesota's Senators and Rcpresen-
tatlves In congress, and to the press Of Ameri-
ca and Ireland for publication. Following
the resolutions several brief speeches were
made, and committee to solicit funds ap-
pointed, consisting of eighteen prominent
gentleman. Subscriptions on the spot to the
amount Of 81 500 were announced amid great
applause and cheers.
The New York Herald of Dec. 81, de-
votes alpage to EdIssn's triumph in electric L.
Elimination, giving full and accurate account
Of his work from its inception to its completion
with Illustrative diagrams. Tue Herald says:
"Ths trst public exhibition Of Edison's long
looked for electric light takes place New
Years eve at Menlo Park, On which occasion
that place will be illuminated with the new
light The new light, incredible as 1t may
appear, is produced from little piece Of pa
per, tiny strip Of paper that breath would
blow away. Through this little strip Of paper
Is passed All electric current, and the result Ia
4 bright, beautiful, mellow light. But paper
Instantly burns even under the triaing heat of
Of = tallow candle exclaims the skeptic, ~and
how can 1t Withstand the fierce heat of an elec-
tsic current!" Very true, but Edison makes
the little piece Of paper more infusible than
platinum, more durable than granite, and this
involves no complicated process. The paper
is merely baked in q oven until all the elc-
ments have passed away except the carbon
framework i The latter is then placed In a
glass globe connected with wires leading to
the electricity producing machine aud the air
exhausted from the globe, then the apparatus
is ready to give out light that possesses no
deleterious gases, no smoke no offensive
odors-a light without fame, without danger,
requiring no matches to ignite, giving
out but little heat vitiating no air, and
f,ee from all lickering-a light that Is little
globe of sunshine-and this light the inventor
claims can be produced cheaper than that
Of the cheapest OIL The inventor finds thai
the electricity can be regulated with entire re
liabiMy at central station just as the pres
sure ofgas Is now regulated. The entire cost
Of constructing the lamp Is not more than
twenty-five cents.