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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-01-25
Monday, Josseus-N 10.

SEyArE.-A number of petitions were pre-
sented on various subjects.
The bill for the relief of Ben. Halliday
and the tariff bill were considered all day
without final action.
HousE.-Jsseph Wheeler :cok the oath
as representative Of the Eighth Alabama
district.
Bills vera introduced to convene the
Forty-e::ghth congress the first Monday
in March, 1883, and to allow newspapers to
re sent through the mail free to subscribers
Several members from committees moved to
suspend the rules. passing some bills, and
making Others special orders for future
days, with varying degrees of success.
The house wound up the days work with
wrangic over war issue which was in.
troduced by Mr.. Wise of Virginia. He
wanted the officers of . Richmond bank Civ.
en permission to 60 before the court of
claims to establish their right to certain
money, 500, 600 in gold, seized by the! United
States when the Southern confederacy col
lapsed. He endeavorcl TO show that the
money was not for the use of the rebel
forces, but report OF the subject made in
1867 to congress efectually disposed of this
assertion.
The wind-up of the case was intrusted to
MI. Reed of Maine, who said that he thought
the people of the country were tired of hay
ing war Issues raised, and speaking for his
side of the house he knew that they were.
To open this case, it was proposed, with
out applying to it the test Of loyalty; would
open the door for horde of claimants from
the south.
The congressional report had established
the fact that the money in question had
been loaned to the confederate government
to pay of Lees forces, and 1t properly be-
lomged to the United States as spoi1s Of war.
The house took the same view of the
matter And killed the bill by vote of l2s
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Fire Marshal Sexton of st. Louis wore
out valuable driving whip on profess
sional masher for insulting ladies on the
street. The business men of the city have
presented him with a new whip and
pledge themselves to keep him in stock to
the full supply of the demand.
The Hon: Francis Plunkett, who is re-
msmhered at Washington, and who mar.
ried Miss Morgan, Is NJ entioned as the prob
able English minister to the vatican if d.
bloiiiatic relations are opened with the pope.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Walter Robinson and
Miss Nellie Hess, members of the Ccrrinne
Merry Makers troupe, were married on the
stage of the New Haven Opera house.
The mortality among the members of
congress is getting alarming. Representa-
tive Shackelford of North Carolina is the
latest addition to the sick list
Representativ, Shackelford of North
Carolina died recently. wv s.
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Chased by Coyotes.

In India the tiger sometimes hume
the hunter, and Montana paper tells o,
coyotes that chase dogs, and keeps at a
little distance from the sheep, and howl
in the early morning and at night. The
shepherd dogs are great protection, as
they will run the coyotes off, although
they cannot whip them
Recently, however, this order ofthinp,
was reversed, and band of COYOTES cor
rallied 2 valuable shepherd dog and ran
him off through the hills. The absence
OF the dog, fortunately, was soon dis.
covered, and herders, mounted on feet
horses, followed in search.
The dog was at length seen at q dis.
lance, completely surrounded by about
ten of the cunning coyotes, who we're
successfully driving the faithful creature
away from the camp.
At intervals the dog would ATTEMPT to
break his Gordon of wild herders and re:
turn to his charge, but the fierce animals,
anticipating the movement, would close
broken row of shining ivory. !
At the approach of the horsemen Tire
coWardly coyotes at once dropped their
tails and disappeared, almost a. sudden.
lowed them. -
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How HaWthOrne's Photo Was
Taken.

While Hawthorne was ever ready to
sit for his portrait, he objected strenuous
ly to having his photograph taken. J.
Lothrop Motley, who we'll knew Haw.
thorne's aversion, set a trap for his
friend i'll this wise: He invited him to
wal, walk one day in London. and. as they
photographer, Motley asked Hawthorne
some pictures of himself which were
T 1SsS cSstns to
gether, Hawthorne being in the best OF
spirits. Dropping into chair which
Motley placed for him, he looked after
his friend disappearing behind q screen
in quest of the proofs. At this moment,
and with this look of animation upon HE
face, his photograph was taken, the art
ist having made all necessary prerara;;
tons, Motley's proofs We're produced
and examined, and Hawthorne was
never told that he had been ''taken."
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The increase of insanity in the
United States has been made more evil
dent than ever before through recent
messages OF governors and re ports OF
superintendent Of asylums, and the
most discouraging feature is in the fact
that the increase is altogether out of pro-
portion to the increase of population.
Or the causes there are various theories.
but from the concurrent testimony OF
the time it appears evident that the
pressure upon nerve and brain, to which
the tastes and trials of real life subicc,
the individual! members Of society ar
feariu'ly telling upon the present gen.
Grafton. 1t is possible to train the men-
tai as well as physical athlete altogether
too fine for his work.
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Tuesday,, January 10.


sESA7E.-After some routine work the
senate took up the tariff bill
Md made considerable pro.
<ress thereon. After wards there
vas an executive session, and the following
appointments were condrmed: Everett B.
Sanders, receiver of public moneys, Wausau
Wis; John W. CLARK, 81 Michigan, agent
for the Indian ofthe Colorado River agency,
Arizona. Postmasters: E. 8. Brainerd, What
Cheer. Ia; Robert III. Lamoureux, Sac City,
Ia: William B. Bell, Washington, Ia; y.
A. Bennett, Granite Falls, Mimi.
HousE.-Joseph E. Taylor took the oath
as representative from the Sixteenth Ohio
district, to succeed the late Representative
Updegrad: The bill amending the act reg.
ulating the removal Of causes from state 10
federal courts was discussed at length aud
finally passed.
After the disposition of the court bills in
the house recently, the war claim of Massa-
cbusetts was taken up. It involves about
100000 expended in harbor defenres In
1862 and for which the state now asks to be
man held that i was not properly war
claim, and the Massachusetts, delegation
solenanly moved over to The democratic
side to argue the case.
Morse, the Boston clothing man, asked
Holman one or two questions, the replies
to which so upset him that he contented
himself with chewing bad cigar, a, usual.
The contest resulted In favor Of the econen..
lists of the house, who struck the enacting
clause from the bill and thus killed it.
The ways And means committees tariff
bill was reported. The judiciary commit
tee reported in the case Of the contingent
representative from Nebraska holding ma.
jors, the contingent IN question, resDonsible
for Misrepresentation which induced the
committee, during the former session of this
congress, to make q report in his favor.
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Latest Northwestern Patents

Latest Northwestern Patents.
Patents were issued to the following on
the 9th: Louis Belan, assignor of one-fourth
to T: J. Hoerck, Iowa City, Iowa, corn plant
or; Edward n. Bristol, Madison, Wis, car
brake; Lawrence Carr, shakcpee; Mimi,
hame; Willard A. Clarke, assignor to North
western Manufacturing & Car company;
Saltwater, Mimi, exhaust nozzle for steam
engines, also cutoff valve also steam engine
cylinder; John Coils, Des Moines, Iowa,
steam trap and boiler feeder; Charles r.
Croft, St. Paul preparing coffee compound;
Jonathen r. Hamilton, Kingston, assignor
of one half to P. johnson, Dsssel, Mimi,
holder for mower and reaper knives; A. J.
Andrew and c. 1ngles, Horizon, Wis, wind
wheel; c: Jackson, Waukesha, show stand
for sample books, 4. s: Jones, Oli@et, OAK,
magazine fire arm; Louis II. Munson; Brain
erd, M.nn.; railway signal; Friedrich Rich
ter, Milwaukee, beer cooler; Christian Sven
Olsen. Clinton, Iowa, roof; Andrew Tracey.
Richland, Iowa, shuttle carrier for sewing
machines:
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Longfellow and MOdjeska.

From Temple Bar.
The day after Modjeska.s irst
appearance in Boston Mr.. Longtellow
called upon her, and won her respect at
once by his appearance. His long, white
beard gave . picturesque dignity to bis
face. which was often illuminated by .
singularly beautiful, calm smile. He
talked . great deal of Poland, and Of some
Polish ladies whom he knew; devoting
himself to all that he thought would
interest his new acquaintance. His delight
full manner and charming simplicity touched
her heart at once. Henever talked of him.
;elt IS too many great men do. He invited
who was travelling with her NJ. Chilapow-
ski had not yet Joined her.
Mr.: Longfellow showed himself equally
delightful in his own house. He read
aloud . poem of Campbells about Poland.
which touched MADAM e l1odteska's patriotic
feelings and moved her to tears. He talked
to her ofliterature, of the poems of Germany,
France, and England. but never spoke of his
own work except once. when she said some
thing to him about playing theSpanish Stu
why don't You play it7' he asked.
1T is very difficult" she answered. II
don't know 1t am equal to the task"
Lonefellow laughed ct this, aud said he
would make the 'cuts' himself if she would
dol
He was very kind to her. and she after.
ward spent many beautiful hours with him.
she found his home life 20 delightful that it
filled her with reverence. Her friendship
with him was one of the most charming
episodes Of her life. They often met when
she was in Boston; she recited to him in
Polish. and he thought the language very
beautiful. He said he would like to read
translations of the Polish poets, and she had
them sent to him. He read them, and a.
terward wrote to her about them; indeed,
he continued to correspond With her until
the end Of his life. He Was most interested
in seeing her performance Of Juliet, and to
her great delight he WAS satisfied with it.
He admired especially her unconven.ial
treatment Of the character: and abe was
never again 90 much afraid of playing it
when he bad praised hen; for she was Ger
tain that he would not tell her what was
not true.
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a well-known detective says that ab.
duction of young girls and the kidnap-
ping OF very young children is the pres
ent racket" with thieves. An examin-
alton Of records preserved by the Pink.
erton detective agency shows that with
In the year over twenty girls from IA to
" years of age have been abducted. In
the mass Of criminal notes these abduc.
tons are not noted much, and are soon
forgotten. The majority of the victims
are daughters Of wealthy parents. The
abductors steal girls because the parents
will the double fear Of murder and
outrage to prompt the m to offer large
rewards. Some governors have referred
to this new phase Of crime, and there is
loud call for severer punishment,
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Minnesota horticultural Society.
Atthe annual meeting held at Minneapolis
last week, the society proceeded to elect
officers for the ensuing year, and the follow
ing we're elected: ...z.
President y. 8. HarriA Ii Crescent
Vice presidents. A. w. Sias, r. G. Gould,
Oscar Koost, G. w. Fuller, E. II. 8. Dart.
Secretary-O Oliver Gibbs, Lake City.
Treasurer. T. Grimes, Minneapolis.
Executive Committee. n. Underwood.
Lake City; NJ. Pierce. Minneapolis; W. Z.
Brimhali, St. Paul; o. +. Brand, Fsriba ult;
f. G. Gould, Excelsior.
Representatives to Mississippi Valley
Horticultural Society,". T. Grimes.
Delegates to Wisconsin State Horticultur-
al Society-OliverG Gibbs, Jr., J. s. Harris
Delegate to Iowa AssociatiOn-E. IL. &.
Dart.
chronological J. Mendenhall.
Committee on Seeding Apples-ProG Por.
ter, Minneapolis; G. w. Fuller, Litch6eld;
s. NJ. Emery, Lake City; A: w. Las, Roeh-
ester; II. d. Eldridge, Excelsior.
The preside was then instructed to 0p'
point all the other committees, but o he vas
absent the committees were not appointed
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Senate. Fvi6Isu. JQulx0ru 10.

Senator O. Brien introduced ill allowing
Houston county to borrow $50, 900 to build
a court house, AID the bill passed; the com.
mittee on agriculture reported favorably on
Senator Traux's amendment to the game
law; the special committee reported the mile
age of members.
In committee of the whole the bill pro-
viding for the amendment to the constitu-
ton prohibiting aid to railway or private
corporations was in order. Senator Wilson
moved that the committee report for its
passage.
Senator Bilson opposed.
Senator Gilfillan moved to amend by I'D.
ding cla,1se prohibiting public credit from
being loaned to any individual or individu-
ais.
Before action could be taken, the hour
for special order having arrived, and on
motion of Senator Doran the committee
rose and reported progress on the bill.
Upon reassembiing it was ascertained
that the house had adjourned until to-day
only, and the senate took like action.
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A Human Elephant.

During the war, the treasury depart.
ment had an elephant on its hands in
the person of brother of the famous
John Brown. He was harmless, garru-
lous old man, who had been detailed to
almost every bureau, and dismissed from
each as incompetent and insubordinate.
his delight was to stand in q corridor and
pour stream of talk upon any one who
would listen to him.
He was employed at one time in the
office of the light house board, of which
Admiral Shubrick was the acting chief
Brown had the habit of sitting with his
feet elevated upon table even in the
presence of his official superiors.
He was demonstrated with, and told
that he ought, at least. to resume a de-
cent position when Admiral Shubrick en-
tered the room.
IT don't see why I should" he an
swercd; 'the admiral don't take down
his feet when come ins''
Once Admiral Shubrick, desiring to
send him out with communication,
asked him.
"Mr. Brown, do you know where the
navy department ISL"
NO" answered Brown.
"Do you know where the war depart
ment is?"
mo"
do you know where Wilder's build
ing is?"
"No."
"Well," emphatically demanded the
old admiral, "what do you know"
II know" cody replied Brown, "that
Admiral Davis is a gentleman"
Brown had to be abated. And so he
was appointed keeper of lighthouse,
situated upon a rock-bar of the coast Of
North Carolina.
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BRIEF FOREIGN NEVIS.

Earl Spencer, Lord lieutenant Of Ireland,
In replying to an address from inhabitants
of Portarlington, congratulating him t1pof,
his wise and merciful administration of the
law and the success of his efforts to preserve
order and prosperity iu Ireland, said: After
the events of recent years, it is improbable
that lawlessness can ut once be eradicated.
Its baneful influence will, from time to time
make itself felt, and it needs anxious watch
ing. The government will rely upon the
support of all classes to maintain order.
Dublin Special: There are two distinct
secret societies here. One belongs to the
old "Head Center" Stephens Fenian party,
which advocates open warfare. and the 9th :
er is known Is the senate or council, a body
which advocates murder. An effort will be
made to prove that some Of the prisoners
recently taken into .ustedy have been in
conspiracy for the purpose of assassinht ting
a..high official but the attempt Vas post.
poned for better opportunity. which never
arose: It is stated that it will be shown
that there was q plot to destroy the lord
lieutenant and his escort BY bombs thrown
from unoccnpied houses. Another arrest
has been made in connection with the con.
spiracy to murder.
President Grevy, of France, regards Flo
quets proposal prohibiting the presence in
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-01-25

Ex-Vice President Colfax thinks that
a season of stagnation is awaiting US next
fall, and that the country will be suffer-
ing from a financial stringency. He gives
four leading reasons; viz; The change
in the balance OF trade. which il now
against US; the low prices We are get
ting for our crops; the extravaganza OF
the people last year. and the very ex-
tensive building of railroads, and he
says these reasons are acting now.
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House. WedncSI0u, January ~.

Mr.. Child made another effort to get the
resolutions of censure of MI. Dunnell on the
records, and succeeded. A motion to send
Mr.. Rahilly's railroad bill to special com.
mittee went over under notice of debate.
Judge Brown introduced q resolution for
investigation of charges of bribery In the
senatorial contest.
Bills were introduced to regulate the hand
ling of gfain: repeating general laws relating
to Judgments of United States courts; adding
election days to the legal holidays; nine
bills amending the Insurance law; giving
chambers of commerce power to sell mem
herships to pay assessments; amending stat
utes relating to the sale of mortsaged
property; reducing the rate of inter
est from 10 to 8 per cent; for atownship
drainage act. Providing for the drainage and
retaining Of land when adjoi4ing land is
ty 10 issue bonds for a Bridge .pp:oPristinr
5000 to Stearns county for expenses in the
suppression ofsmall pox.
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Che complaint Of the unreliability
OF the weather bureau is be.
coming general al! over the
country, and people are beginning to lose
faith in it under its present direction.
When it was under the control of Gen.
eral Meyer the original "old probabi|it-
ies'') there was a reception of accurate
intelligence and capacity of judging
upon it, which averaged correctness OF
probabilities for the period of twenty
four hours to an average Of ninety per
cent, which was all that might be rea-
sonably expected, and was enough for
practical convenience.
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What is o Creole?

Even in Louisiana the question would
be variously answered. The title did not
here, first belong to the descendants Of
Spanish, bat Of French settlers. But
such q meaning implied certain excel
lence Of origin, and so came early to in
clude any native, of French or Spanish
descent by either parent, whose non-aF
lance with the slave race entitled him
to social rank. Later the term was
adopted by not conceded to the natives
among themselves. At length the spirit
honored title ,broadened its meaning to
any creature or thing of variety of
manufacture peculiar to Louisiana that
might become an object of sale, as Gre
ole ponies, chickens. COWS, shoes, eggs,
wagons, baskets, cabbages, negroes, etc.
Yet the .Creoles proper will not share
their distinction with the worthy ''Aca-
dian" He is Creole by courtesy only,
and in the second person singular. Be-
sides French and Spanish. there are
even, for convenience of speech, "co]or-
ed'' Creoles; but there are no Italian,
or Sicilian, nor any English, Scotch,
Irish. or"Yankee Creoles unless Of par
thoroughly proselyted in Creole society
Neither Spanish nor American denom-
nation has taken from the Creoles that
French vernacular. This, also, is part
Of their title; and, in fine. there seems
to be no more eervcieable definition
of the Creoles of Louisiana than this:
that they are the French-speaking, ma
tive, ruling class. There is no need to
distinguish between the higher and hum
bier grades Of those from whom they
sprang. A few settlers. only, were per-
sons Of rank and station. Many were
the children of the casket-girls, and
many were of such stock of society pro-
nounces less than nothing; yet, in view
of that state, of society which the French
revolution later overturned, any present
overplus of honor may as we'll fall to the
children of those who filed the prisons
before, as of those who filled them dur
ing that bloody convulsion.-G. w Cable
in January Century.
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known to our candidates for the president
and vice president aud by them, and each
OF them fully approved, both before and at.
ter the election. In the very nsture of the
circumstance was forced to do many things
upon my own responsibility, and yet inthat
entire campaign nothing was done by me
that was not mos! heartily sanctioned by
tens. Garfield and Arthur. The only regret
on their part seemed to be that there was q
limit to my physical endurance and even
this regret vanished when the result was
made known in November, 1880, when all
supposed great victory had been achieved.
not been able to attend the last two meet
lngs of the committee. Besides have been
affected with disease of the eyes since last
May, and for the last three months have
been confined to my house, compelled to re-
main in e dark room.
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

In the case of Henry w. Burnett, convict
ed purloining letters from the Minneapolis
postof6ce, sentence of one years imprison-
ment in the county Jail was rendered in the
United States district court at st. Paul.
Messra Pike, Dodge and Wood, of Lubec,
Me-, have been convicted of smuggling.
One of the parties is deacon in Baptist
church. They had defrauded the govern.
ment out of $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Griffin and Kate Conway, sis.
tiers, charged with the murder of the infant
child of Mrs. Griffin, were tried at the pres
ent rerm of court ut Rochester and acquitted.
John H. Moore, ferrypaster in the en-
p'oy ofthe New York Ferry company, has
been arrested on chafge Of embexzlipe
about $4o,o 900 from the company.
A key of gold worth $4,000 was stolen
from an express shipment from California.
via Panama
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Business Of the First Week in Jan
u0ry.

The report of the clearing house ex-
changes says the exhibit during the week is
decidedly unfavorable one when com.
pared with that of the corresponding week
of last year. General trade throughout the
country !, still suffering from the suspen:
sion incident to the close Of the wear.
Speculative trade of all kinds has Been et.
ceedingly dull The aggregate clearings for
the week just closed were 81, O9l 1882, 1872,
against $3.50, 765, 376 for the previous week.
As compared with the corresponding week
of last year, the ciearings show a per cent
age of decrease of 1871 per cent. against de-
crease of 80. 5 last week and decrease of 49,
for the previous week. In New York the
clearings show decrease of 23.4, against a
decrease of 3O.1 last week and a decrease of
23.9 the previous week. During the week
ending Jan. S, the toal number Of shares of
stock sold at the New York stock exchange
were ISL 900, against 2, 445, 900 the core
spending week. Multiplying their sales by
double par value each, we have q total of
1884,, 100000 as representing the amount of
exchange to be credited to stock sales this
year against $449, 100000 last year, a fall
ing of of $34 800, 900.