The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-14

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bosom, the military element, excepting
thing of nuisance after q time. Sol
diers from other States, knowing no one
and craving amusement, crowded every
where and filed all public places of en-.
tertainment.
Current Notes.
The experiment Of propelfine stree
car by compressed air has been recently
tried with entire success in the suburbs
of London. Several steep grades are
surmounted easily and smoothly and the
car is under perfect control. The COM
pany expects to abandon the use of
horses entirety as soon as enough cars
have been built to perform the service.
Frederick Douglass publishes a card
defending the proposed convention of
colored men. He charges the colored
men who oppose it as seeking notorie-
ty from "assailing the motives of better
men than Themselves" and character
ICES them as traitors.
The vital statistics of London for one
week-that ended May 5-iudicate the
steady growth of that already overgrown
city. In that week there were register
ed 2545 births and 2504 deaths. Tie an
nual rate Of mortality from all causes,
which in the FIVE weeks before had de.
clined from 1873 to zig, further fell to
1913. Only two deaths from smallpox
were recorded throughout the metropo-
lis.
One of the unique public resorts O
London is Wanstead Park, on the out
skirts ofthe city. This park consists Of
1874 acres. There is in it 4 large lake in
which are several islands. The whole
park is simply a gigantic heronry. At
this time of the year when the herons
are Matching their young, the park is
visited daily by large numbers of the
citizens of whom the birds have very
little fear.
A vegetarian supper was given in an
English parish to 100 employees at the
expense of worthy physician. The
object in view was to give practical illus
tration of the economy with which life
could be maintained on the products OF
the field and kitchen garden. The idea
was worthy, and might be extended in
this country for there are many owners
of large farms who seem to hold the
garden vegetables of little value, prefer
ing steady diet of saitfpork to one
mixed with fresh vegetables.
The feudal granted charter by King
Charles l., to Sir Ferdinando Georges, Of
Maine, in 1859, gave more extensive
powers than were ever bestowed by the
crown upon any other subject. Under
tn 9m, u recorders court for the city of
fror rSo N oknh lSohol IL
diction over all criminal offences, and
from whose judgments no appeal could
be taken. 1t is presumed that trial by
jury was allowed, but whether as mat
ter OF right is uncertain, as but few par
ticutars exist as to the modes of prOce-
dure. The first capital case before this
novel tribunal was that of q woman
charged with numbering her husband in
1914.
Mr.. Lola Scott, the Creek half-bred,
has certainly furnished evidence that
his people have progressed in spite of
the disturbed state of affairs in the terri
tory. He says that fifty years ago he
used to paint and 90 to war dances with
the rest of the braves, but within the
past twenty years he has Joined tho
Baptist church, helped to sell 800 sewing
machines and eeen reapers come into
general use among the tribe. Even if
they have a little family quarrel on hand,
this is better than making q Lying by
with bow and arrow. They have even
substituted the improved Winchester
rifle for the last named implement.
Secretary Teller expresses himself as
greatly pleased with the examination of
the Indian 8, hoa|e at Carlisle, and says
that these schools solve the problem
whether the Indians are capable of CIV
ilization. That, he says, is not an open
question any more, and if one.half of
the Indian children could be placed at
such schools the question would be SET
tied forever. The amount of money
which it would cost to defray the OK.
Teller thinks. if expended in the ed
ucation of Indian youth, would ultimate
~ put an end to all Indian wars.
The pastor of the Park Reformed
Church in Jersey City publicly pro-
tested against the singing of the "Stabat
Mater" in an English version, because it
contained the words, by thy holy care
elected, Virgin! let US be protected in
the dreadful judgment day." Many of
his congregation think he is too par
ticular. The church is famous sfor it's
fine music, and it is feared that the choir
vii! not submit to the pastors censure.
II the music is regarded as q form of
worship the pastor is plainly right; but
II it is simply an entertaining noise, as
it is practically to most church.going
people, it is hardly worth while to be
fastidious about the words sung. en-
pecially when nobody in the au.
dience can distinguish one word from
another.