The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
Things in General.

English town, has not been permitted to
pass without use by the enemies Of vac
cinnation. But it seems the operator
was bunsler of super-economic turn of
mind, whose practice It WAS to use ivory
points over and over again. The suppo-
sition is that failure to thoroughly cleanse
the points resulted in adherent lymph
becoming purified, thus poisoning tie
children's blood.
Several students of Madison Universe
ty. at Clinton, New York, who attended
those who died recently of diphtheria,
are seriously ill with the same disease.
The students are greatly alarmed. Many
no action. No apprehension is felt
among the citizens, the trouble being
confined to the college buildings nearly
Il mile away.
The occupatian Of the members of the
next assembly of New York are given as
follows in the Clerks Manual: lawyers,
II, business men, 40; farmers, 10; liquor
clerks, 4; gentleman, l; physician, /;
dentist, /; printer, l; justice of the
peace, ]; police justice, l; train dispatch
or, l; banker, |; no occupation, l. In
politics the members are divided between
81 democrats, AZ republicans, l indie
pendent, and / republican and work
ingman.
A carpet manufacturing firm of Glas-
cow, Scotland, are making carpet for
the White House at Washington. Some
time since they made one for the King
of Siam, measuring 100 feet by "a, it's
center being q three-headed white ele-
plant One which represented whole
men agerie was manufactured by them
for the KING of Denmark, as gift to the
Mikado.
In his inaugural address Governor
Thompson, of South Carolina, said: "In
making appointments to public Offices
and in the discharge of other duties which
by law will devolve upon me, I shall
stand squarely upon the platform adopt
ed by the convention which nominated
me-" This platform contained the fol-
lowing: "Civil-service reform. APP
pointmcnts to minor Offices under tests
that will in !icate the qualifications Of the
applicant. Promotion by merit, fixed
tenure Of Office, and no removals except
for cause"
A stove dealer at Toronto would not
clean out his pastors kitchen range on
Sunday when sent for, and subsequently,
charged the clergyman, who is rector or
Grace church, with having tried to lead
him into the sin of breaking the Sabbath.
The rector excommunicated MIN, and
now there is schism in the church.
A sportsman in Dallas county, Texas,
went on hunt the other day, and for
getting to take supply Of wads used
paper in lieu of them. Becoming inter-
ested in the sport he forgot that he had
$30G in paper money in the same pocket
with his wadding, and after shooting
away over $50 in bills found that he was,
perhaps the only man in the country
who used greenbacks for wads.
The American Architect varies it's
competitive prizes by Offering three
prizes of SIS for each of the three best
designs for home to cost So 900, intend
ed for a man with an income of 81 500,
"but whose social position is unexcep-
tionable." Few people whose means
are so limited realize how much can be
done to improve the results of their out
lay by employing trained talent, and the
proposal Of the American 4 rchitect, apart
from its professional value, is valuable
as suggesting q line of work in which the
public ignore the vAlue Of architects
work, and architects are too apt to ignore
custom.
"You have driven horses great deal;
haven't you, George dear?" said girly
girly voice from the depth of $3.50 seal
skin sacque, last night. oh, yes" replied
George, chirping to his trotter, ~ Aatter
myself that I can handle horse about
as we'll as the next one" "Do you think
you could drive with one hand without
any dan ger Of the horse running away?"
hour later we noticed George driving
with one hand and it looked very dan
:.erous, but not that the horse would
run away; oh, no, indeed the ''danger'
was of a different kiud.