The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-10
General GATHERINGS,

Chief Justice Waite, Of the United States
supreme court, in recent letter, expresses
the opinion that there are no more good
law schools in this country than are neces-
sary. The time has gone BY" he SAYS,
when an eminent lawyer in full practice
could take class of students into his Of
fee and become their teacher. Once that
was practicable, but now it is not. The
consequence is that law schools are now a
necessity"
The C0n0regationalist makes an insinu.
alton that certain eastern church has been
specializing in Wall street with it, building
fund, and increased it from $4,000 to
1926, OCO, and also that the new church and
and big steeple 10 be built with the fund
will be known az ~St. Paul preferred"
The latter is probably incorrect; the former
is possible.
The gigantic statue of Liberty, to be
placed on Bedloe's Island in New York
harbor, a femals form 100 feet high, from
whose brow an electric light will guide the
great ships safely to port, is so near oom-
pletion that it is expected to be in position
in about eighteen months or two years hence
at most. 1t is made of hammered copper.
the expense being borne by the people of
France. The statue will stand on a peaes-
lal of masonry 100 feet in height, giving the
light cleaning from the diadem I'm altitude
OF $50 feet.
One curious phase of the Yorktown cele.
bratit'n resulting from the meeting Of the
state soldiery from all parts of the Union
was general swapping of buttons among
Il en. Nearly every man whs went home
through Washington had on his coat but
tons OF the militia of every state represent
ed at Yorktown. They did not look odd,
and conld not be noticed unless by close
inspection. The boys exchanged buttons
as mementoes of the meeting with fellow
soldiers of other states.
TIE Haskell multicharge cannon, weigh
ing Is 90 pounds, was successfully cast at
Reading, Pa., on the Oath. 1t is claimed
that this enormous piece of ordnance will
carry a ball of $50 pounds weight distance
of IL miles. It is undoubtedly q great
work, and the distance it will cover in
throwing shot has never been equaled in
this or any other country. The gun is of
ritied pattern, Deatly and strongly nodded
and is greatly admired by all who have had
an opportunity Of seeing it.
The scare about punched silver coins
has started inquiry as to who does the
punching, and the singular statement is
made by " government detective that nine
tenths of the work is by Cubans in New
York city: A number of coins are clamped
together and hole drilled through the lot.
taking away about one twenty fifth of their
weight. The same Cubans also carry on
the business of "sweating' Rold coins by
shaking them in bag. 1t Is said that BY
this operation loo eagles will in three hours
yield $50 in dust without being obviously
injured.
A Partisan journal estimates the total
number of recognized medical men through
out the civilized world at 189, 900, of whom
it assigns G5. 00O to the United States. 35.-
600 to Great Britain and her colonies, 49,
COO to France, 81, 0OO to Germany ana Aus
iris, IL, 900 to Italy, and 5000 to SPAN. OF
the whole number II 900, it estimates, have
contributed to medical literature 900 in
the United States, 26,OOO in France, 2 QUO
in Great Britain, 2.3OO in Germany and
Austria, and only $40 in Spain.
Mr.. Ruskin, in bis latest book, The
Bible OF Amisns, writing on the homage
paid to the Virgin Mary, says: Neither
Madonna worship. nor lady Worship of any
sort. whether OF dead ladies or living ones,
ever did any living creature any harm; but
that money worship, viz worship,
cocked-hat-and- feather worship, plate wor-
ship. pot worship, and pipe worship, have
done and are doing great DEAL"
The religious earnestness and remarka-
bic piety which is often claimed existed in
I'VE olden time, when long sermons were
the rule and homespun clothing preceded
billed shirts, had quite commentary re-
Gently at church reunion, when Que of
the speakers cited as among his reminis-
cences that on Christmas Eve most excel
lent Sunday school superinte ndent treat
ed" the school to three gallons of whisky.
The said speaker could remember when
his grandfather left the church because the
minister "lined out two lines of the hymn
at oncs instead of one" Some how, when
one tries to strike q balance between old
times and modern virtues, the old don't
seem to always have the advantage.