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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23
THE HANDsOME HIRED MAN.

THE HANDSOME HIRED MAN.
He Won the affections Of a DeZasoare Wo-
man from, Her Husband, aud ElopeI
,cttlt Her to UnEno,cn Parts.
baltimore Special (Jan. 10Y to Chicago Times.
Another instance of woman's frailty was
brought to Light to-day by the presence of a
disconsolate husband seeking the whereabouts
of his hayward wife. This latter case is some
what romantic. The gentleman prosecuting
the search il John X Lodge, respectable and
well-to-do farmer living near Lewes, Sussex
county, Del. His wife is a woman of fine per-
sonal appearance, about 80 years of age, and is
also possessed of some property in her own
right. They have been married about six years,
and an interesting child, daughter Of four
years, is their only offspring. Their married
life was happy one until, something more
than year ago, Mr.. Lodge engaged ~ farm
hand Canadian, tall, manly. and. withal, good
looking. His personal attractions, together
with an easy and engaging address: .oon made
an impression on the mistress of the house.
The confding husband never suspected the
fidelity of bis spouse until about a month ago
when the wife proposed to forego all claims
upon the estate, valued at several thousand
dollars, in consideration of 1925. The hus-
band accepted her proposition and paid the
amount. the wife signing duly'drawn
relinquish all claims against him or his
estate forever. 1t was subsequent to this
transaction that the husbands suspicious were
aroused. His eyes were opened, and the many
little favors and acts IF endearment 1avished
upon the handsome Canadian. hitherto un.
noticed, now became painfully apparent.
Much of the liberal sums of money drawn on
! one pretense or the other he was satisfied found
its way into the pockets of his ,ival. Remon
| strances were in vain. The threatened ex
pulsion of the cause Of his anxiety had the
effect of drawing from the wife the assertion
| that she. too, would 60. The situation becam,
unbearable to the husband, and he determined
| to eject the man who had ruined his happiness
The night which was to see the resolution pu
! into effect came at length, and With it til,
| flight of the guilty couple, the wife taking will
her the child. The plan of eloprment hal
probably been arranged during the Temporal!
absence of Mr.. Lodge in New York. The $12!
! furnished the means of defraying travelling ex
| penses, etc. The fugitives were traced to THU
| city. From here it is thought they had gon,
to the residence of the wife's brother, in Balti
| more county. There the husband followed ant
recovered thechild, but found not the faithles
wife, whom he still processes to love. Quit,
disconsolate, he left for home this morning.
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UnendinQ.


There il an end to kissing and to signs,
There is On end to laughter and to tears
An end to fair things that delight our eyes,
An end to pleasant sounds that charm our
ears;
And to the gracious praise Of tender friends
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there IL NO end.
That warrior carved IN empire with his sword
The empire now Is hut like him-a name;
That statesman spoke, and by burning word
Kindled nations heart into flame;
Now naught is left but ashes, and we bring
Our homage to new men, to them we bend
There Is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end.
All beauty fades away, or else, alas!
Mems eyes grow dim, and they no beauty
see;
The glorious shows of nature pass and pass.
Quickly they come as quickly do they flee;
And he who bears the vioce Of welcoming
Hears next tho slow, sad farewell OF bis
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there Is no end.
And for ourselves-our IA her, where Ia he?
Gone, and q memory alone remains;
There 10 no refuge on a mothers knee
For us, grown old and sad with cares and
pains;
Brotherless, sisterless, our ways we wend
To deaths dark house from which we shall
not rove;
And so we cease; yet one thing hath no end.
There is no end to love.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23

Mr.. Joseph Adams. of Washington,
D. c., has patented an improved gas reg
ulator. designed to cut off the gas entire
ly, or to let on larger amount of gas
than its automatic action would ordinsr.
lily permit. or to alloy the regulator to
operate with an automatic action as
usual.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23

hands OF the law: officer of the department
awaiting . report, Mr.. Wilson claims that
his action, was no evasion Of the
law, but it is conclusively shown that
the articles in the invoices verified
were shipped by residents of Hamburg,
which was also the place of export. Wilson
was appointed in 1876, and states that this
irregular practice had been initiated by his
predecessor. The accounts of the state de-
partment show that it began in 1869. Salts
factory evidence has been placed before the
department that the real trade of Harburg
with the United States would justify no such
amount of fees as have been reported, and
it is very probable that Mr.. Wilson will be
prosecuted for the amount illegally retained
by him and the agent in collusisn with him,
which amounts to nearly $4,000.
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George P. Roweil s. Co.'S America

George P. Roweil s. Co.'S American
Newspaper Directory, tor January, 1870,
has made its appearance. The total pun
Der of periodical publications in the
United States is S,703 against S,275 one
year ago. There are % more daily and
325 more weekly newspapers than We're
reported in the edition for January, 1878.
The total Increase of all sorts is 400, the
largest in any year since 1878 The Cen
tennial year, 1876, has been the only one
within the period covered by the eleven
annual issues Of the Directory in which
the number of publications has not in
creased.
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CHEN
Tne Celebrated
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Wood Tag Prg
Trnarcn
ASoANSSs
Tn ErnH,uao T0"1r0 Nav

TIM FIoNBsR TOBACCO C0MPA7,
New York. Boston and Cicago
A Universal atemcdy.-BrOWn'sB Bronchial
TRocuEs'' for Coughs, Colds and Bronchial
Affections, stand first in public favor and con-
tfdence; this result has been acquired hy
test Of many years. Is cents box.
About organs, this fact is conclusive: Mason
& Hamlin Organs have taken the highest lion.
ors 1T epe,y Worlds Exhibition for t'celre gears,
aud no other American organ has taken The
highest award at any such.
Chew Jacksun's i5csJ oWeeI Navy 'rohacco
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23

A good conscience is II continual fef st;
and mind at peace through Christ, is
the antepsst Of heaven.-Bishop Reynolds
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23

0DII md Sin DISEASES Ihoa.sna,
QyW S1iss b.. + T. s::.b. Su hSs nj ates s.
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$1,420,393 46


The items Of expenses include the expenses
of closing thirty-two branches, the salaries of
commissioners and agents, attorneys fees and
costs, arrearages of taxes, taxes, rent, adver-
Using, stationary, passage, expressage, auc-
tioneers' fees, repairs to properties, judgments
against the company, fuel, gas, etc. The sal
aries of the commissioners, as provided by law
for the period named, amounted to s39, SIS. 81.
The showing that he makes is much worse than
anything that has been charged. There is no
item here of the lump sum that is classed
under the head IF Expenses of all kinds
Over $4,000 of the poor negroes money has
been divided among gang Of men who be-
long to the same class as those who plundered
the bank before its failure. 1t is the opinion
of experts that the affairs If the bank could
| have been wound up in six months time and
that the enormous bill for expenses is an out
rage. There is no means Of knowing how
much longer the commissioners will continue
| themselves in office beyond Judging from the
amOunt of assests still in their hands,
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MANY 81: s.; 81
lin error. HJNI'S REM Ed u
THINK
neys Bladder and Urinary Organs
are ARID by ElISE:S IL EME.sX.
Family physicisn scribe II UNITS REMEDY.
Send for pamphlet to
WM f CLARKE Providence r.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-01-23
THE FREEDMEN'S BANK,
DefeMsc Of the Comm issi0ners.

Robert S. Purvis, one of the Freedmen's
bank commissioners, is out with an attempted
explanation of the charge that this commits
sion had plundered the negro depositors out of
$4,000 in the way of salaries. That, it is
claimed, was allowed them by law. There is
no doubt of that The law allowed them GER
tain salaries, but it did not provide that they
should prolong the work unfortunately in order
to continue their salaries. The commissioners
have been at work over three years in settling
up the affairs Of this swindling concern. Mr..
Purvis makes the following statement of the
actual condition of the books from July IL,
1874, to Nov. &c. 1878.
Cash collections. ..... $1,42O. 1893 46
Paid special deposits
and preferred claims5 73.463 20
Paid on account of
dividends ...... sS9,s5s IS
Paid expenses Of all
inds.............. 318,7 1853 81
On hand toward next
dividend ... 1887 So
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On the previous day DR.. Fordyce had been
summoned to the house OF his next door
neighbor, Mrs. Remington. On his arrival
there he found Mrs. Remington and her
daughter Flora in the agonies Of grief. o. n
bed was stretched the unconscious form of
Cl:7mer, the son of Mrs. Remington, d sperate-
ly wounded by pistol ball ii the right side.
uIIow did II occurSss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20
UlIlnnllnblo Matter.

In spite of official warnings and notices
almost without number, people still con-
tnuc to send to the Post office articles which
cannot be handled or delivered. III tho
New York office, within the past month,
the scarchcr department has found in the
mail bags and held as unmailablc matter
the following:
Rcceiucd 1HUc. c.-Rattlesnakcs black
snakes, coppcrhcad snakes, moccasin
snakes, cats, grasshoppers, bees, hornets,
wasps, alligators, canary bird, rototo bugs,
horned frogs, tortoise, turtles.
Received Dead.-Micc, butterflies,
humming birds, rats, insects, squirr, Is,
quail, bugs, pheasant.
Cooked Articics. Plum pudding boil
ed quail, ham, sandwiches, bread and but
ter, cake, crackers, bread pudding, jelly,
custard, cheese, sausages
miscellaneous. Pistols, loaded cart
ridges, torpcdoes, medicines, glassware,
clothing, solcd undcrgarmcnts, ably
clothes, hosiery, hair brushes, combs, car
pcntcr tools, pieces Of machinery, fence
wire, and silver watches, jcwclry, novelties
and notions of all kinds, shrubs, roots,
scions, herbs, fresh and dried; fruits and
flowers, six cases Of dynamite, which were
thrown into tho East river TO prevent scri-
GUS disaster.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20

was like that Of tombl Was I among
flesh and blood realities, OF had / been
drawn into the charncl-house to cxpiatc
some sin which had committed? Sin, in
deed what did | know of SIM
''Don't malamc--don't! !" cried. "You
arc nervous. You shall go to your room
and have supper there"
She led me like child. What could l
do?
Up stairs 1t was more cheerful. The
fire was fresh, and the lamps gave out a
clear, steady lightr drew a sigh of relief
"You like it3" said madame.
GLOW can help it Z"
81 am glad My room is opposite In
the night, il you arc walcful, you can
come to me. But think you will sleep.
l will send your supper up in a moment" "
did not wait for supper. Thoroughly
exhausted, bodily and mentally, 1 sank
upon the bed. do not know how long I
slept. I started up suddenly from my pill
low, fearful shrek echoing through my
brain. 1t was madame's voice that aroused
me. In moment there was a sound of
hurried feet in the hail. amurmur of strange
voices. and some one threw open the door
opposite mine. stole soft out, and crossed
the hall to madamc's room. There was q
group of strange people standing by her
bedside.
A voice said, "Shc is dcad2"
1.sl !
81 do not know. Probably her heart
was diseased. Some sudden fright did it,
The detectives have been on her track for
weeks"
"Thc dctectives2 Why2"
''She poisoned Monsieur Rosis, her hus-
band. That is his portrait yondcr," said
the physician.
/ gave one glance towards it. had lit
tie need to look at it, since the face was
so terrible familiar to me.
''She has escaped JUSTICE" some one
SAID, solcmnly.
'tYou arc mistaken, she has gone to meet
it,"
'Sce!" cried another, in startled voice,
s'Shc wore his ring again"
looked down at the little waxen hand,
now clay cold. On the white forcfinger
the heart of Monsieur Rosls glowcd and
burned. 1t was plain to me, no matter
what others taught. Madame had died of
fright when the ring was plachd upon her
finger.
Her impression had been true. She had
that night found her ring.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20
Painting.

Painting is SO common with some per-
sons, particularly women, and the cause of
it so little understood by non-profcssonal
people, that some knowledge on the sub
jcct often proves valuable. Faintness con-
sists in a temporary failure of the activity
of the heart, the blood not being properly
circulated in consequence. Although it
docs not reach the head, the sufferer loses
all clcarncss of vision, and if not prevented
may fall, the fall, not unfrcqucntly restoring
the normal condition. There IS no convul-
sion, and though hc-morc probably She
can hardly be call conscious, he is not 80
profoundly unconscious as to be incapable of
arousal, rs happens in epilepsy. There
arc all degrees of faintncss, from merely
feeling faint and looking somewhat pale to
positive and complete swoonng. In some
eases, one faint is no sooner cured than
another and another succeed, hour after
hour, even day after day. It is scarcely
necessary to say TINT such cases arc serious
and need prompt. treatment. The causes
arc various. Some persons are so easily
affected that they swoon if they cut their
fingers os sec any ono bleed. Their de-
fence is ovcrscnsitivc nerves and weak mus
cular fibre. The heart Is essentially mas
Gle, which is feeble in some, strong in
others-feeble generally in women and
strong in men. Whatever wcakcns the
heart and muscles commonly produces
falntness, close, foul air being an active
cause. Whatever greatly affects the nerves
such as bad news or the sight of the disa-
grccablc or horrible may induce swoon;
and loss of blood Is another and a serious
Indictment. Sound health naturally &C
companicd by firm nerves and muscles, is
the best preventive of faintncsA The ma
jority of vigorous men 90 through all kinde
Of severe and painful experiences without
fainting, while delicate men and women
swoon ut triflcs. American women, who
used to faint continualy-in crowds, at
bad news, at scenes Of distrcss-now faint
comparatively seldom; and the fact is as
cribcd to their REIMBURSEMENT, for the most
part, of the habit of lacing, to their incrcas-
cd exercise in the open air, and their bet
ter physical condition. Not one American
woman faints to-day where, thirty years
ago, twenty women tainted, and the
diminution of the disorder, always tho re-
suit of direct causes Is an unmistakablc
evidence which other things corroboratc, of
the marked amiclioration of the health of
the highly organized, extremely sensitive,
but flexible and enduring women of our
complex race
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20

1t does not always have where they arc
not so trained. This is one OF the draw
backs in a ferrcts life. Often, when work
ing with dogs not used to them, the latter
mistake them for rats and put an end to
their eXistancc with vim that would be
commendable were it employed on the
legitimate prey. There arc other little in.
convicnces in the life and business of a
ferret which show that it has clouds as well
as sunshine. Sometimes they get into
sewers, where the slippy surface affords
them no foothold, and the result IS they
never get out again. AS for the scratches
and bites they get in their encounters with
rats, they arc as natural rs the scars on Il
veteran or bruises on prize fighter. n
well known ferret man of Philadelphia
John Gregory, of Beach street, Kcnsington,
has about thirty fercts, many Of which
show marks of their conflict with their nat
ural enemy. On recent OCCASION the fer
rcts were employed to rid the house of a
gentleman down town, when one of the
largest rats over killed probably was laid
out after desperate fight by one of the
fcrrcts. The latter had its throat pierced
by the rats fangs to such an extent that
daylight shone through, and the owner
scarcely thought it worth while to carry it
back home Despite the rough usage the
ferret, with proper care is recovering. A
rat bite is not necessarily fatal to ferret
if the rat is not diseased Many fcrrets are
lost, however, through being poisoned by
the bite OF rat TINT is suffering from some
distcmper. Then too, the old plan Of
poisoning rat with arsenic and other poi
sonous compounds often works disaster to
the fcrrcts, who are poisoned in return.
Ferret men arc chary of places where poi
eon has been used, and if they know ii will
not let their tcrrcts work under the crcum-
stances. 81 have lost over $700 worth of
ferrcts one way or another in one year, "
said the Kcnsington ferret the other oay.
I've lost Il fortune in fcrrcts in my time.
Some were poisoned and some got lost in
sewers, haven't nothin' like the stock Of
fcrrcts used to have. Ave 'ad as Ugh as
sixty and seventy at lick in my time. "
During the war he took his fcrrcts down to
Fort Delaware to clear the prisoners pens
and warehouses Of rats. 1t was the largest
job he ever had. "T killed over sixteen
thousand rats in three months down there.
The time when am busiest is when pco-
pie 80 away from their houses for the sum-
mcr or when they return in September
That's q month when l am busy. Keep
Get great deal to do in the country
among farmers. Like to work in the co,ln-
try bctter'n in the city. Fcrrcts and dogs
like it better, too. It's cleaner every way,
and the dogs get 4 better chance at the rats.
Fcrrcts arc not so likely to be lost either.
The advantage of Kidding place of rats
with fcrrcts over Kidding it Of them with
poison is that after the fcrrcts have killed
or driven IN out that's the end of 'em.
When you poison 'cm they crawl INTO their
holes and die, and then you have to tear
the house down to get 'cm out and remove
the SMELL"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20
DisinEe Giants.

QuiCklime may be used to absorb moIs-
ture and putrid fluids. Sprinkle it freely,
in powdered form, in all places to be puri-
fled. Gypsum can be used for the same
purpose Neither should be used in closed
drains, catch~basins or sewers, as they de-
compose soapwater and form a new com
pound which obstructs the flow of fluids in
those places. Charcoal powder should be
used to absorb putrid gases The coal
should be fresh, and recently heated, and
mixed with lime or gypsum. Peat char
coal is equally good, and cheaper. Chol-.
orde of lime is good TO absorb putrd cttlu-
via and to stop putrefaction. Use as lime
is used. Black oxide maganese may be
used for purifying cellars and rooms, with
out discommoting patients. 1t may be
made of forty parts black oxide of macan
csc and sixty parts Of common salt, and
may be distributed on plates. Coppcras
may be used to disinfcct the discharges
from patients affected with dangerous dis
eases. Ten pounds of coppcras in pail
full of water, and quart or two pourcl
into places needing publication will be cf-
fcctual. Chloride Of zinc, chloride of man.
ganese, or proto- chloride of iron, may be
used in place Of coppcras. Pcrmagnato of
potash may be used in, disinfecting clothing
and towels. Throw the articles into Il tub
of water with an ounce of the drug, to
every three gallons of water The per-
magnutc of potash should be used in sutr.
clent quantities to give a purple tingc to
the water. ''Lahaquels solution" may he
used for the same purpose. Neither of
these should be used for the tlisinrection of
| colorcd fabrics as they will bleach them.
Chloride Of zinc is equally as good, and If
pure and neutral will neither bleach nor
stain. Carbolic acid and the coal tar dis
infcctants are the most efficient and per-
manent antscptics but arc generally too
offensive for indoor use A gill of carbolic
acid in pail of water is one of tho best
disinfcctants for sewers, drains, catch
basins, water closets, urinals, privics, etc
1t should he used in the same manner as
coppcras. Carbolic acid Is often mixed with
lime, forming CarbOlatc Of lime, to be used
for the same purposes. a mixture of ten
parts of quicklimc and one part of the
cheap refuse oils from the distilntion of
coal tar, is one of the most efficient prcpa-
rations for dcodorizing foul places in the
open air. Brominc, either alone or in So
luton, OF sbsorbcd by quicklimc or gypsum
is the most prompt and efficient disinfect-
ant for unoccupicd and infected apartments.
The solution should be made in the propor-
ton OF one drachm to pint Of water, and
should be shaken until the bromine is dis
solved. Then distribute it in carlhcn
plates, or by suspcnding sheets saturated
with the solution. In forty eight hours at
most, the most infectious rooms are disin-
fected. For use in occupied rooms one
drachm of bromine to quart of water,
placed on plates beneath the bed, may be
used. Neither brominc, chloride, or the
parnagnatc of potassT should be used in
connection with the carbolic acid, as these
substances mutually ncutralizc each others
dsinfcctihg qualities
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-20
Water Supply or Venice.

Entering little square shut in by high
houses, and, like most Venetian squares,
dominated by the unfinished facade of a
stained church, noticed singular
activity among the people. They were
scurrying in from every alley, and hasten
ing from every house door, with odd-shaped
copper buckets on hookcd-cndcd wooden
bows, and with little coils of rope. Old
men and women, boys and girls, all gathered
closely about a covered well curb in the
middle of the square: and still they hur-
ried on, until they stood dozen deep
around it, Presently the church tower
slowly struck eight, and a little old man
forced his way through the crowd, passed
his pondcrous iron key through the lid, and
unlocked tho well. The kettles went
jangling into it, and came stopping out at
an amazing rate, and the people trudged
off home, each with pair of them swung
from tho shoulder. The wells are deep
cisterns, which are filled during tho night,
and it is out of amiable consideration for
those who love their morning nap that they
are given as good chance as their neigh
bors of getting an unsoilcd supply. 1t is
the first instance that has come to my no.
tice Of commendable municipal restraint
upon the reprehensible practice of early
rising. Few, very few, Of those who came
for water had had time for their toilets
Their day evidently begins with this ex-
cursion to the public reservoir. Later in
my walk saw a cistern being replenishcd.
A barge filled with fresh water lay in a
canal near by, and steam pump forced
the supply through hose to tho square,
where q gutter carried it to tho WELL The
water is Of excellent quality. 1t is brought
through conduits from the Eugancan Hills,
near Padua, but its distribution through
the city is carried on in the original manner
indicated. For city where the salt sea is
the soavenger, where ablutions are not dc
rigucur, and where water is not bcver-
age, the cost of laying distributing mains
has wisely been spared.