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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-12
CASUALTIES.

In Dallas, Texas, an incendiary fire de-
seroyed the court house. Loss $4,000
There was 100000 fire at New
York city on the early morning of Feb. 6.
Michael Sullivan was run over by a
freight train and killed, at Toledo, Ohio, Feb
The Southworth, paper mill at West
Springfield, Mass, was buried Feb. D. Loss
$7UQoO'
An unknown vessel and and all hands
were lost in Long Island sound on the night
of Feb s.
The post office at Osceola, Sauk county
Wis.,, was destroyed by fire Feb. g. Contents
mostly saved.
The saw mill of Bradley & Underwood
wafdestroyed BY fire Feb. O. Loss $4,000.
Insured $4,000.
There has been a terrible hurricane on
the Philippine Islands, doing great damage
on the Islands and to shipping.
The East Beacon light house at Sandy
Hook is reported tottering,a great part of the
foundation having been swept away.
A Paris telegram Of Feb. 8, reports
that 60 houses have been burned at Ayst
near Faix. The people are in great distress.
The bodies of three seamen, supposed
to have belonged to the bark which. oundered
of Long Branch, Feb, 3. came ash one Feb 4
A boiler in a malt house in Detroit,
Mich, exploded Feb. 8, doing damage to the
amount of $4,000, and slightly injurng two
men.
A negro cabin, IS miles north COL
umbus, 8. c., was burned Feb g. and two men
woman and six children perished in the
flames.
William P: Wilson, Of Richmond, Ind,
city treasurer, dropped dead at his residence
from apoplexy ate,gbt o'clock, on Sunday
morning, Feb. s.
A large iron bark painted red has come
ashore at Spring Lake, NJ. The bark weighs
about six tons, snd Is supposed to belong to
solne foundered steamer.
The poor house building on the county
farra'at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, was destroyed
by fire on the carly morning of Feb. 8, and
two OF the inmates persisted.
The Iowa House of Representatives
by = vote of Sc to 81, have adopted resolu-
tion for constitutional amendment, making
women eligible to the legislature.
Anxiety is felt concerning the supply
vessel Fern, which left Key West for New
York, Feb. 2 1t is feared she may have met
with some mishaps during the recent gale.
The French missionaries at Mosul give
painful account Of the rayages of famine in
Mesupotamia aud Kundenistsn, where the
Christians, Jews and Mohammetlansa: all suf-
Ter.
In a Chinese wash house in San Fran
cisco, Col, eleven Cinnamon were burned to
tcathr ills supposed they were stlpifed with
opium, and that the lire caught from their
pipvs::-
The Touring mill OF U. S. Weeks stu
ated 1n the Whitewater River, five miles north
st. Charles, ,Winona comfy, MINI was destroyed
by fire on the night of Feb. g. Loss $5,U00
NO Insurance.. ~ ss..-.,..
A London telegram Of Feb: 9th, says
the members Of the Governm1nt aid heads of
Irish departments met at the official residence
Of thecAancellor of the ex-chequer to devise
means for meeting.the distress in Ireland:
A LetterrfroatH Havana says the recent
earthquake. left Ill .the public buildings and
most VIE prsfate Houses, except those Of
woods q San Crlstohal IN heap Of ru.ss. In
Vuf1tk Absjo .eulphutous 'eruptionse: took
place. ~-r~-is i
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Total expended. ...

This report provoked good deal of COM
ent, and considerable explanation WAS called
for. 1t appeared that $455 was paid the Metre
pelitan for board of officers and employees.
,sAldo e877ee ms paid for meals on the fair
= grounds. Borgerdus received $500, and the
balio0pisf who collapsed $63. The secretary
reoeived@1 600 and the executive committee
@409. 10s4
The ss1Letarys report concludes as follows
In cloeGg my report 1 wish to tender my
warmestHhanks to the committee appointed
by the chamber of commerce for their very
valuable assistance. To the daily papers Of
st. Paul4or their valuable assistance aud to
the preaa of the State generally for kind
notices ct our exposition Last, but not least,
to the railroads for valuable aid rendered.
=. AN ABSENT OFFICIAL.
The ttsasurer being absent no report wa. re-
ceived fi6m him. and the society WAS inclined
to censuro his absenteeism.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The question of elccting president was
taken UP. and John 8. Prince, of St. Paul, and
Sam. E.Adams we're nominated. Mr.. Adams
positively declined, and Mr.. Prince was chosen
by acclamation.
Clark n. Thompson, of Faribault county,
WAS elected vice president by acclamation.
Messrs: Doran, Hollister and Burlington
we're appointed q committee to wait on MIR.
Prince and inform him of his election.
For secretary the present incumbent, X. u.
Judson. Of Pennington, and John X. David
son, of st. Paul. were nominated. After the
roll was called the point of order was raised
that only. those who had paid their dues could
vote. The president decided the point we'll
taken. and for = few minutes there was
lively paying of dues. The vote was then
taken. the secretary, Mr.. Judson, calling the
:oll and keeping the count withouttellers. The
count. asIeported, showed Judson IS, David
son 20. Two others who had kept the tally
(upoficially) gave Davidson majority of two,
but the secretary read his tally sheet over and
the prcsident declared Mr.. Judson elected.
CA. Wheaton, of Northfeld, waa elected
treasurer
The two vacancies on the executive board
were filed by electing J. G.. Bass, of Scout
county. apd Adam Bohlands of Ramsey. The
ancetx fbAn nd ionrned
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my darling" said he, "what de-
icious taste your lips have" Then she
sprung. up and yelled: Goodness,
John, J., have you been eating my lip
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TeAnys0n and Yictoffa. !.

Speaking of Tennyson's hospitality,
the following anecdote is related: Her
Ma1esty, the Queen, announced it to be
her good pleasure to honor her p6et
Laureate with a visit. Unfortunately,
she dld not say precisely what day she
would arrive. In duty bound, tho
whole family was put into it's best ~bib
and tucker" The children agonized in
their best rig, and were vigorously
Apent" indoors. Mrs. Tennyson WINS
bedecked with her state raiment. and
the great author himself was gotten up
to perfection, and in the latest inven-
ton of his tailor. Four or five days
went by in the same atmosphere of ex-
pectation and grandeur, but no royal
guests came driving up. At last it be-
came unbearable. Ordinary manners
were proclaimed; everybody sighed
with relief and flung aside too violent
etiquette with too belaced and berib-
boned attire. The children their
intimacies with mud-pies and rocking
horses. Mrs. Tennyson began to enjoy
novel and wrapper, and, casting
aside romance, Mr. Tennyson took up
a hoe and began wedding his garden,
and, with glowing cheeks and animated
eyes, tried "to make two blades of grass
grow where before there was only one."
OF course, when everything was jogging
along in this cozy and homelike way,
the Queen and her escort arrived. At
first there was general futter of fright
and excitement: Everybody was en-
barrassed and i'll at ease. .Butthe grand
old fellow, coming up to the house with
soiled hands and sweatdrops on his
lofty brow, made it all right in few
words. my sovereign. we expected
you for several days, and were prepared
to receive you as should become those
who are honored by their Queen; but
to-day we did not know OF your intep-
ton, and are therefore only so far pre-
pared as loyalty and love can make u.s."
1t is needless to say that the visit was
very friendly and pleasant affair, and,
we doubt not, far better enjoyed by so
sensible woman as Queen Victoria
than it would have been had it been at
tended with courtly formality and state,
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An engineer banks nia tire far oftener
than he banks his cash, ....1
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SECRETARY JUDsoN's REPORT.

Secretary Judson submitted his report, show
ING in detail the expenditures of the society.
His recapituation. showing the amounts ex-
pended, was rs follows:
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llaye forgotten--Why, to. be sure! How
absent minded am declare if haven't
lefmy darllug, precious babe!' And so
}sfd had-only that and nothing more
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Addison County s. s. A.socIatIon.

The second convention of the Add
son County Sabbath School Association
for the year 1880 will be held at Sails
bury, VT, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1880,
beginning at 10 O'Clock, A. N. The
programme Is as follows: Forenoon:
Opening Exercise, Rev. Chas. lib
bard; Former Methods of Teaching
the Scripture, Advantages, Ii. M.
Seely, Rev. i. p. Hooker; Later
Method, Advantages, ERev. Bacon, T..
Smith. Afternoon: Some Difficulties
in Sunday School Teaching, j. l.. B.r-
ker, Rev. Taylor; True Aim of Sunday
School Teaching, Rev. l.. A. Dibble,
3. u. M. Cowles, o. Z. Mead; The
Results that we should Seek and Ex-
pect from our Seven Years Course of
Study, Rev. j. G. Houghton, Rev. M.
Hulburd, q. s. Murkland. Evening:
Personal Experience, what the S-nday
School has done for me, Responded
to by Pastors, Teacher and Scholars;
What each Ought TO do for the Sunday
School, l.. w. Peet, Rev. w. W.
Winchester.
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Every cx-soldfnr or sailor shopld
promptly refuse 10 sign any petition or
paper offered him by or through an
agent or pny agents organ. For as
sure MS death and taxation, If the Wcav-
or bill pass "a, every INC SO signing will
lind hlnscli' tleece,l soundly, and also
dnnncd Uild levied upon, under one
pretext ara another, all the while il is
pending, which may be for years. This
inter ffand has heretofore been played
with great success, aud why not egain ?
We ore informed, indeed, that SYSTEM
c;ic schomc TO that end is even now be-
ing elaborated under the Weaver bill,
bt on this point we shall await further
proof Meantime, ex-soldier, write to
your member of Congress if on wish,
but sign nothing presented 10 you.
Don't put your leg into q sharks Jaws
just 10 sec how much or little of it Won
can pull out again. The fish might
take notion TO retain good portion.
HON. J. J. MARTIN,
of Alabama, ex-postmaster OF Mont
gomery and late sixth auditor of the
Treasury, is earnestly put forward by
influential friends for the vacant Indian
COulfDlSSlOnerSn1D.
Judge Martin is an inbred Republi-
can, and, what is better, an able, earn.
est and honest citizen. We mako no
reservation.when We say If Judge Mar.
tin should be selected for The above DO.
sition, its affairs will not only be ably
administered, but the interiniuablc
scandals of the Indian Bereau will come
to a sudden halt, and the secretary Of
the interior will have secured both In
dian and civil service reform at tho
same time.
Not man in ten thousand eau guess
the weight of
$1,000, 900 IN GREENBAcKs.
That amount weighs Just two tons-o
more than mule can draw over an or.
binary road.
OUR BIG MAIL.
The amount of mail matter, of the
following descriptions, that was made
up and sent out the New York post. Of
flee on Saturday, last week was as fol-
lows:
OF letters, so tons; of periodicals, Il
tons; of miscellaneous, tons; in all
loo TONS. JUNIUs, JR.
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voting Tor MIR. Edmunds they might
prevent decision at tho outset, and
make possible acccssions TO his vote.
But to bring the influence of the state to
bear as strongly as possible, IL is nee
essary that the state and district con-
ventions should choose strong and able
men as delegates to the national con-
vention-and men who will work ell
Enthusiastically for Mr.. Edmunds. They
should be men who understand the
workings of political bodies, so that
they will know how TO labor most cf-
feclively. Aud If the first ballot should
decide the nomination in favor of one
of the other candidates, our delegation
will have done itself no discredt and
will merit no ridicule for supporting u
man so worthy of support.
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Any person who chooses so 10 waste
his time can apply these averages to the
coming year, with reasonable certain
ty that no will not be far out Of the
way, in predicting about the usual
number of "weather days" for it.
These "westher days." he can dis
tribute through the year as he pIeases,
and If he, after the style of the weather
prophet, gives latitude of from two
days to week for the fulfillment Of
each prediction, he can be assured that
he will be correct in enough cases 10
give him great reputation among the
many who will have 10 memory for
his numerous failures. Now, this
Timothy Wheeler, who is credited with
making scientific observations" I'M
derstands the weather prophets art.
He says the coming sugar season will
be every good but not the best" This
may mean anything. If the season
should prove good it answers 10 the
prediction, if it is not very bad il
equally will answer, and Timothy thus
has numerous chances to increase his
reputation as to sugar prognostication
We dare say all of his predictions
have been in the same indefinite and
elastic style, which will fit almost
every sugar season. The season is
likely to be very good in some places
and bad in others. 1t nearly always is
Where it has been bad the astute
Timothy can point the detractor TO the
places where it las been good, and
truly asserts that his prediction ha,
been fulfilled 10 the letter. So much
for the new aspirant to oraculal
honors. We repeat, that the whole
| tribe of weather prophets are hunbugs
+ whose whole stock of trade is the ap
plication of the laws of chance TO the
! weather, and whose reputation de
ponds solely upon the popular forget
fulness of their very large percentage
! of failures. When Vcnnor makes {
/, prediction which happens TO prove
true, the world hears of it straightway
Q but over his numerous failures he il
.. discreetly silent. People had better bt
content with the indications" of oul
|, national weather bureau, which never
pretend TO extend over twcnty-fou
hours ahead, and pay less heed TO ,
class of quacks who always hav,
Aourished, but who in an age of enlight
ment like this ought 10 find their occu
. patton gone.
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~ Timothy wheeler, of Waterbury,
who has been making scientific obser-
vations from fall to January, and then
writing down his conclusions as to the
extent Of the coming season for maple
sugar, has become SO celebrated for the
exactness Of his predictions, uniformly
correct several successive years, as to
receive numerous letters of inquiry from
different parts of United States. This
year he says: "The sugar season will
be very good, but not the best."-
FLOATING Item. t.'
Sensible .people probably know
enough to value weather predictions
for just what they are worth. There is
no man living who can do more than
guess what the weather will be one
month or one week ahead. Vennor,
Prof. Tics and every other man who
pretends TO predict the days Of the
changing round Of storm and shine are
arrant humbugs, and 1t il surprising
that they should be quoted 80 extern
sively, when for years their prophecies
have proved % inaccurate as II they
had tried 10 foretell the numbers that
would come up at throws Of the dice.
On an average Of . series Of years there
are certain number of days of storm,
Of cold and Of excessive heat in each.
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A Medicinal Wine for Kidney Complaint.

In this age of "extended liquors." Il
is pleasant to know that there Is one ar
ticle of pure wine in the market for
medicinal use. We have reference to
Speer's Sambuci Wine, which was on
exhibition at the fair. and a glass was
given to each visitor who claimed it. A
glass was proflered to me, and touch
ed it to my lips somewhat unwillingly,
gut was agreeably disappointed in find
| ing it one of the most delicious wines
had ever tasted. doubt whether there
is vineyard in the Old or New World
that can yield wine at all comparable
to This in richness and delicacy of fla
vor. Mr.. Speer prepares it by new
process peculiar to himself, without the
addition of spirits, and each bottle he
sells is guaranteed to be four years old.
1t is largely used in the New York and
European hospitals for dropsy, govt
and all kidney complaints. 1t has
found its way it would seem, to Lon
don and Paris Hospitals, as the best
wine to strengthen and build up a con-
sumptive or debilited system. - Boston
Evening Transcript. Sold at the old
Case Il Rider drug store.
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ga Washington dispatch of last
Monday says that Mr.. Weaver rose for
recognition, but the speaker gave an
other member representing a commit
tee the preference, and thus avoided a
vote on tho Weaver bill. The impor-
tant part of the dispatch is the annouce-
ment that Weaver took his seat amid
general smiles. If Congress is so far
gone in shameless intemperance that
the members take their smiles right in
tho halls of legislation instead of paying
public opinion the poor Difference of
going out into the woodshed to smile,
1t IL about time the trustees closed the
establishment as q nuisance.
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n The Rutland Herald is just now
engaged more than ever in the congen.
iai business Of "calling Names" the
victims being everybody who may pre-
same to disagree with the opinions OF
that paper. The Herald is badly in.
footed with the Grant boom, but IL
should at least have sense enough to
realize that there is at present no occa-
sion to show bad feeling with regard to
the choice Of presidential candidates,
while there il first rate occasion to
manifest less of discourtesy toward
those who may not yet feel inclined to
follow it In bowling for Grant. When
tho Herald asserts that there is an any,
thing-to-beat-Grant feeling in the party
1t sets up man Of straw to expend its
blows upon. There Is as yet no evidence
that any large section of the party
will refuse to support Grant if he shall
be nominated by the national conven-
ton. There are thousands of Republi-
cans who honestly feel that Grant is
not the strongest candidate whom the
party can furnish. These persons have
a perfect right to give their opinions
prior to the convention, and for the
Herald to assert that such men are fools
or knaves, or what 1t seems to think
still worse, the Greeleyites Of 1872"
is not less senseless than a good many
other loudly aired opinions of that
paper. II Grant is elected president
next fall 1t will be by the votes Of per-
haps majority Of the party who would
honestly prefer to give their votes to
some other man.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The Republican, Of Vermont will meet IN con,
yention at Montpelier on Wednesday, the twenty
ih day Of February ID; ,ssV a. ~
isr.e 10 Represent this state In the Republican
national convention called :" TO meet at chicago,
wednesday the I'd day "a Snne To ne Se su nor
ID for President and Vice-President Mt the next
Towns will be represented in said convention en- ann
dsleaate from each town, and an ADDITIONAL ueie
rate for each one hundred votes, anu Tor eacn
traction of one hundred votes over Dity, chst 10.
the Republican candidate for governor at tne lhst
state election. -.,- A., GA.
By q vote OF former convention, the state
Committee are constituted commis.eS on vtb
proper credentials, signed by the secretaries 81
heir espective primary meetings, anu imineu i,
stoly upon their arrival in Mon.peneI, Prese a
fnem 70 the State committee ~ tneir hchu YUM
Tho several railroads in the state will extend
The usual courtesy OF hre one Way anu atrange ,,
pasnts have been made by which Delegates VIII
be enabled to return the same day.
GEORGE w. GRANDEY.
GEORGE S1S fHsiI%'n''
,n,v,, SsscTetsrEy0 HepuOnc"n
STEPHEN THOMAS, state
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS, .......
WILLIAM ROUNDS, Comm''ee'
JOHN i. BARSTOW,
Carroll 3. PAGE,
CHARLES +. BENTON,
Northneld, January 18th, 1880.
O. The above basis, the several towns in this
county will bs entitled to representation Us ioi
lows: ,-,..., 4. courwo,,
q. TeprisbnYsh. s; Goshen, 2; Granville 2; Han
Henkton, s; New Haven, 4; Orwell, 3; Panton
;Rpson, q Salisbury shorehsm sr,y SrafSs
.: whiting :.
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n We shall resume next week the
publication of the sales and transfers of
the Vt. Merino Sheep Breeders Associ-
alton which have been interrupted for
some weeks. The record will begin
where 1t left off, so that our subscribers
interested in the sales will have the full
list without omissions.
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Lsvs stock Market.
For TUE WEEK ENDING FEB. s. 1880.

1876; first quality 600a6.50; second quality 500
$50; tLird quality e4.0o t4.75.
Prices OF Store Cattle-working Oxen per pair
from $lO0, l30al6O.
Mich Cows and Calves IRON so.ssas 90; farrow
COWS, elOa25.
Yearlings, s7ali; two years old. Haas; three
years old, 20a37.
Western fat swine. live, hl!2cper ib.
Northern dressed hogs, Q LAS 5-sc per pound.
Price of Sheep and Lambs in lots, e2-50 Is 80,
EACH extra tS.e1at5.75, or from sab S-lc per lb
Veal Calys . a S-4per ID.
Hides, Tallow and skins-Brighton hides
8 lac per H.. ; Country hides. Z l-2ase per Id. :
2al "a. W
Pelts nom IbOc 10 t225 each. 'e-i
Calf skins ~ I &c per Id.
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Ladies', Why Suffer?

When DIR. Anarchists Uterine Catholicon will
positively cure Female Weakness. such as Falling
of the Womb. Whites. Chronic inflammation or Ul
ceration of the Womb. Incidental Hemorrhage OF
Flooding, Painful. Suppressed and Irregular
Menstruation, &C. An old and reliable remedy
Send postal card for pamphlet. with treatment
cures, and certificates from physicians and pa
tents. to HOwARTH 4 BALLARD. UTICA. N
Y. Sold by all Druggists-tl.oo per bottle.
1y2o
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Republican
State
Committee.
Republican District Convention.

The Republicans OF the First Congressional
District Of Vermont are notified 70 meet IN con,
vention At vergennes, Thursday the 18th day sol
February, A. ID. 1880, at O'Clock, afternoon, Tor
the purpose Of choosing two delegates 10 repre-
sent the Congressional District in the Repubncan
National Convention, to be held at Chicago,
illinois, June 2, $780, for the purpose OF nomina.
ting candidates for President and Vice-freslden'
OF the United States.
Towns will BIO represented In said convention
by their delegates, chosen upon the basis OF one
delegate from each town, and an addluonal uele
gate for each one hundred votes, and for eacl
fraction Of one hundred votes over fifty, cast for
the Republican candidate for governor in 1918.
BY vote of the last District Convention the
District Committee are constituted committee
on credentials. Delegates will provide them
selves with proper credentials. signed by inc
secretaries of their respective primary meetings
and imme distely upon their arrival at Verger mes
present them to the District Committee at theiI
rooms at the Stevens House. 80
tits expected that the several railroads Will
extend the usual courtesy of return checks.
EDWARD g. DANA,
CHARLES ID. PITTS,
(Secretary.) I District
j. G. MCCULLOUGH,
l.. BART CROSS, Committee
Fhe several towns in this county will be entitled
to representation A. follows: -.
Addison, s; Bridport. 8; Bristol. 4; Cornwall
8; Ferrisburgh, 5; Goshen, 2; Granville, p
Hancock, 2; Leicester. 2; Lincoln, 5; Middle
bury, Q; Monkton, 5; Now Haven, 4; Orwell, 3;
Panton. o; .Ripton. o; Salisbury, ;; shoreham, 81
Sarksboro, g. vcrgennes, 8; Waltham, l;
Weybridge. .; Whiting.2 2.