The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-30

Mrs. Redpath, wealthy lady Of Montre-
al, has given $500 to endow a chair in
the Presbyterian college in that city.
Mr.. H. W. Grady writes to the Atlanta
Consultation that the profits of MIR. Davis
on his book from the first years sales un-
doubleday will be as much as 100000.
G. II. Bliss, who styles himself Travel
ing Elder of the church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter-Day Saints, is meandering through
the south after Mormon converts.
The estate Of the late Rev. William
Morley Punshon is valued at $50, 900. The
only legacy lie left to any benevolent insti-
tuition was $3.50 to the Wesleyan Mission
ary Society.
Hon. Alex. II. Stephens has been max
ing speech to an Augusta, Ca. hose COM
pany named in his honor. He said he
never used spirits except as a medicine, and
advised them not to.
Henry w. Hook bequeathed $3.50 to
Philadelphia charities, but the will has been
declared invalid. George X. Tryon, the heir
OF the estate, voluntarily pays the money to
the institutions, declining to defeat the
wishes of the dead philanthropist.
Ex-Governor Morgan, Of New York, has
bought a Chessbrough farm at Broadway
and One Hundred and Seventy eight street,
which contains thirty mine acres and ex-
tends toward the North river, for $3.50,
600.
The Princess of Wales has been pre-
sented with two shawls by the associated
chambers of agriculture, with memorial
urging her to adopt the use of fabrics of
homegrown. wool, in order thereby to as-
sist the depressed state of agriculture, e.
pecially in Yorkshire.
B. NJ. McGinty, of Atlanta, Ca, owns a
pair of horses that understands everything
the driver says to them. If one of the pair
fails to do its duty the driver simply calls him
by name, stating that when it gets to the
stable punishment will be inflicted. The
animal at once shows its understanding of
the threat by trembling IN every limb, and
is frightened nearly to death when the time
arrives for the chastisement.
Mrs. Harriet Lain johnson, who is now
at Wheatlands, the former homo of the late
President Bucannan, her uncle, is nursing
her only remaining child, bright boy
eleven years old, Of whose restoration to
health his parents have little hope. Her
eldest son died last winter.
It is said to be an open secret in New
York theatrical circles that Mary Anderson
is engaged to Mr.. Riddle, the man who
played the principal part in the Greek
drama at Harvard, and currency is again
given to the report that she was not only
compelled to make desperate row before
she could induce Ham Griffin to relinquish
her property, but that she was even then
partially successful.
In a recent letter from the Arkansas Hot
Springs to q friend in Texas, ex-Go~.
Throckmorton wrote: Last week I had
some fever and sore throat; was confined to
my bed for several days; yesterday / ven
tured out; I was out an hour day. I
have improved very much indeed so far as
my rheumatism is concerned, although I
think have lost at lea t ten pounds in
flesh. But if you could see the boiling and
sweating enc goes through you would be
astonished. I think / shall contine the
boiling until have got all the old animal
out and start new lease"
Nine. Helene Petit Marais, the charming
young actress who took the part Of Anne
when tho ''Danichetfs" was brought out in
Paris, has lately died from cold induce
by the nightly drenching received in repre-
senting Gervaise in the L'Assommoir'"
The pail Of water thrown at her in the
wash room scene was usually warm, but
one night, through some mistake, it was ICY
cold. and the young actress vas so thorough
~ chilled that she was Immediately seized
with fever. 1t was while playing together
as the hero and heroine of the "Danicheffs''
that Madame Marais and her husband first
met, and all Paris was interested in the
courtship of the handsome young pair and
in the pretty wedding which lately united
them.