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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-27
Wedding JOURNEYS.

The my stcry attending wedding jour-
neys nowadays is Il new invention in So
"ial etiquette. In Old times it was the
custom for the bridal excursion to be
undertaken with mach preparation and
fuss. The happy pair drove to the
steamer or the train that was to bear
them away from their old homes amid
showers OF rice, old slippers, and other
hcatheriish tokens otyood luck and good
wishes. And the destination Of the we'd
ding journeyers was duly printed in the
newspapers with the poi1p Of an adver.
t'sement. Now society would be shocked
with SO ,.uch publicity. The reception
aud ceremony over, the newly married
couple dart into a coach, and, after the
bridegroom has ostentatlous!y ordered
the driver 70 drive to the New-York
Central station, for example, tbs cav fu-
ga!lveS tee to some city hotel, and, next
lay ei'lding the socia! police sent on theil
track, nit Off into the mysterious IN
known where they have secretly decid-
I'd 10 spend their honeymoon. So long
as the wedding journcyers fancy them
selves secure from intrusion, and dis.
Euised rs ''oid married folks they are
happy, and nobody need know where
they are. When Blair Scribner, a no.
bic young fellow. who died in the flush
and beauty of his useful life, went ON
his wedding journey. 1 remember that
he datet: the only letter that his family
had from him during his absence, ':some.
where in paradise" Happy he whose
paradise long oullasts the weddin. ex.
cnrslon and its seciusion.
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In 1913 the legislature of Massachn.
sets enacted law that if a person ac-
cused OF murder or manslaughter is &C.
qu1tted by jury because of INSANITY
euch person shall be sentenced to con.
nnement for life in one of the hnnatic
hospitals of the state. Since the passage
OF that law but four cases have been
trled in which the plea Of INSANITY was
set up as a defense and accepted bv
'he jury. In each Of these four cases
.ne prisoner was sentenced in accord
ance with the law, and all four are now
Gohhned IN asylums. The? law is be-.
'leVed to have worked WELL. So far the
auestlon has not been raised as to
whether or how the pardoning power
can De exercised in such cases. This is
aquest'on of considerable intricacv. A
person confined in an asylum under such
a sentence it would seem could not be par.
ooneo 81 a crime; since the jury acquit.
tea MIN OF The crime, and he is not sen.
:9encea as convicted criminal,
out as person pronounced insane with
homlcldal mania by the verdict of the
Jury. He could not be DISCHARGED az
cured by the asylum authorities. because
ne is by law ordered confined for life.
lfthere is any legal way to release such
person it has not yet been tested.
Hence the law seems to offer complete
sseeurity to society.
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7Aurs;iuy. December 80.

SlSATG.-E;lls were introduc sd establish
Ing q board IF railroad commission and reg
III It'll e inter, state conlnie,ce and authoriz-
ing dis:iilation Of fruit without federal tax.
atio1. to the states. After & long debate, O
resolution calling On the secretary of the
interior for Information concerning lands
granted to ra lc1ads vas adopted.
The cons!is ration Of the rules consumed
the rest Of he day, aud after an executive ses
sioi OF half an hour tie senate adjourned to
Monday. During the executive sessions tho
ssnate confirmed a long list Of appoint.
meats made since the adjournment Of the
last congress- nearly all OF which have been
amour crd.
Hou*G.-A discussion took place over
resolution, to grant months extra pay 10
discharged employees, which was fnally re,
ferred to the committee on accounts. A
resolution inc'casi, Z the mem bership O.;
several committees was adopted, as was
resou ion .cr a committee on rivers and
harnOTs.
\ resolution for woman snlicage COM.
Eiittee was rejectei-5S to 124. A Joins.
reao. ntlon was Aio:ted asking the president
by PROCLAMATION &c recommend the 10 ery.
encs by the people of tie Il h inst the
1Hoth anniversary OF Westinghouse surren.
der OF his COM ulls ion.
10th house IS ac icurned till Mordav.
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Twenty-Four O'C,ock Watch

r.. Z. Mason, Of Cleveland, Ohio, has
in his possession watc!, on whose dial
twenty-four hours are marked, instead
of the usual twelve. And TIE Leader oc
that city gives tho f. lowing interesting
account of its origin: "AIr. Mason's
uncle, Colonel G. W. Mason, was in con-.
mand of regiment of soldiers stationed
at Harper's Ferry in 1855. The COM
manding general ordered him to move
at O'Clock on a certain day and attack
the enemy. The order simply said 4
o'clock. and Colonel Mason, thinking it
meant o'clock in the afternoon, march
ed forward at that hour and began kill.
ing off the rebels. TIE Union soldiers.
however, were defeated, and the com.
handing officer WAS court-martialled for
not ordering Mason and his men to tn
front at an earlier hour. Mason said
the order read o'clock and he moved
accordingly. The commanding Office,
said he meant 4 a. m. instead OF D. m.
and thare being a clear misundcrsta nd.
ing, the charge was withdrawn. Col
one! Mason afterward sent to an Eastern
factory and had made Il twenty-four
o'clock watch, which he said would dc
away with all mistakes. and which he
carried during the remainder of the
war"
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Minnesota Patrons or HueDandr.


The grange as ca HID 10 order iii s.c,e,
session at Minneapolis cnithe lo:h, by Col.
muel D. Adams, master, snd Prof Porter
Of tie State university delivered bret ed-
dr,ss of we'c ,rle to the visitors. Among
the state grange officers prese t, in addition
10 the worthy master, were the following:
StewalG-N. Small.
Assist Mt Steward n. H. Post.
Chanliin-James Sutherland.
T5eas,ire1-Sarah G. Baird.
S:cretary-Thomas runis Smith
Gate. keeper. X. HI.
Ccrss-AgUstua ]. Adams.
Lady Assistant S:eward-d. C. S:anch.
fed.
Executive Committee-W. S. Choxen and
J. u. Sc field.
delivered his annu.l address, review
the work of the order during the yesr, and
making suggestions ca!cu!ased to increase its
ust fitness N the future. He touched upon
The eEcroachnlents made By the corporatic,;s
Of the country upon the farming Interests,
the cultivation of amb cane, the sdyan.
tages 10 be derived from the agricultural
college,, and the amendment to the cons:itu-
ton, etc. Mr.. Whitney. OF Iowa, also re-
viewed the transportation lestion at some
length.
The committee ON the good Of the order
submitted a report, in winch the following
sugge tons were embedded.
Mo-e thorough diss emiuat!on of grange
literature is of vital importance to the Or
der, and lack Of it accounts for the 10.
s'nce OF great HCa:erics strength in Miu-
Lesota. Tt stimulate slOn,h il the oranges
1t was recommended that purely agriculture
al publications. be placed in evs1y is7m
house and lecturers induced 10 visit neigh
nc mt tl,D~ III
lsals = understood by every farmer. There
should tie more attention paid 10 the ad-
ver'isiEg meetings in daily paper. ard
by posters, and &c still, further the cause We
recommend that the ext c:ltive committee
publish quarterly BIZ tin, which shall be
me0lum Of communication bet 7een the
officers OF state grange and the subordinate
grange, also between subordinate oranges
themselves. The necessity is apparent of
urging this body to use every endeavor to
place IL the lecture field those whose whole
soul IS in the interests OF he order. Oar
duty does not end here: Having secured
lecturers, every effort should be sci by
each aud all to secure q large audience that
viii carry home new spirlt-a greater al
in this noble cause.
We would also recommend that the
master and secretary OF this grange ascer.
tain If smOEg the dormant oranges there
are any DESTROYS of having their grange re-
stored to sc'iyity and If so, that this BODY
assist all they can by sending missionaries
into these fields.
The good of the order requires that every
encourage ment be given 10 the enlistment
OF the young into our told, and that ok
be assigned them. We ADVISE that a course
OF study be inaua u-a,ed in every suc-srange
on scientific agriculture, and every measure
be taken fof the advancement of The lourg
At the suggestion of Prof Porter, Messrs
scofield, Blaisdell. Adams, Smith, aud
Chewen were appointed as standing com.
mittee on the Agricultural college, and the
grange adjourned TO meet at this ir sti,ut;on
on Der Q 1894
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Another Lake Superior Disaster.

Ouiutn oPec1al lelegram.-the prOpel-
Ter Agnes arrived here last night, confirm
ing the news of the loss OF the schooner,
Mary Ann Hurhut and another great lax
calamity. The schooner LETT Port Arthur
last Wednesday for Michipicoton river in
tow of the barge Kincardine, and having on
board g heavy load f railway supplies for
Contractor Marvin Burke of the Canadian
Pacific railroad, q crew Of about FIVE man
and fifteen railroad laborers When oil
Nipigon about six miles from shore, she
sprung leak in heavy storm and went
down with all on board. The first notice of
her condi ion taken by the crew If the
barge which was towing her, was that she
was sinking fast. The barge hung to ser as
long as possible until she began 70 pull her
over, when she was forced to Gu; the towline
to save herself. The schooner soon keeled
over and went down, head first. Nothing
was done or could be done ~ the persons
on the Kincardine to save the men. It is
supposed that they sunk, chilled by the
waves, as soon as they got into the water.
No names Of the crew or ]aborers are
known here. The Mary Ann Hurlbut was
old and unfit for any trade, aud especially
unsafe for passengeos, and had no right to
carry them.
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Henry &. Nenner the Canal liam wealth

Henry &. Nenner the Cana, liam wealth
or prophet writes that "thc red or rud
dy tint in the skv--concernjng which so
much explanation has been attempted
seems, to my Way Of reasoning, to indi.
rate terms Of unusual warmth during
after portion OF present month and
much Of January. Yes. even summer
warmth III mid-winter. But March and
April will probably give US the cold and
snow lacking through the first half of the
"intsr.' The above was written on the
18th. We shall see latter portions Of
the month; at present it looks Is if
nnner hal made another failure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-27
NEWS OF THE STATE.
SCHOOL STATISTICS;

An Array Of Figures Demonstrating Fact.
of Interest to the Educational World and
the General Pubic.
By tile official reports Of the county super
inteudents, it Is shown that the State of Min.
nesota now contains 4. 575 school districts, Of
which 4,482 arc common. The number of
school houses and the valuation has been
printed in q previous issue. The value Of seats
and desks is $147.975. and the value Of
school apparatus $77.591. The value of
school libraries is $1,000, an increase Of
$40, 600 over last year. Hennepin county has
the largest sum invested in seats aud desks,
$50, GOO. and Kandiyohi in apparatus, So. O25.
Polk nas the most expensive school LII rary, il,
being valued at $7,25O. Ramsey follows at
ST., 745. The tables given below will show the
number Of school districts, value of
seats and desks. apparatus and Libraries in de-
tail. BY counties They arc copies of the Off
cial tables which will appear in the an nual re-
p 'rt Of the superintendent of public insiruc.
ton, now in curse OF prepare ion.
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An Almost Forgotten Anniversary

~-eA
The following proclamation with regard
to the celebration Of the Tooth anniversary
of Wasbington's surren der of his commits
sion was made by the president on Eli ay
21st.
Whereas, Both houses of congress did on
the Goth inst. request comm emoration of
the 23d inst. of the 1CD.h annivers ar; of the
surrender by George Washington ut Annap-
oils, Of his commission IS commander in
chief OF the patriot forces OF America; ami,
whereas, it is fitting that this memorable
set which not only signalized the termina.
ton OF the heroic struggle of seven years
for independence, but also manifested
Washington's devotion to the great p1inci-
pie that ours is civic governmtn mt of and
by the people shoui' be generally observed
row, therefore, ], Chester A. Arthur, pres.
ident Of the United States, do hereby rec
omm end that either by app1opriate exvr.
else or connection with religious services on
the 24Sh inst, this signal event in the his.
tory of American liberty be commentaries:
and, further, hereby direct that IL noon
Monday next a Rational salute be fred
from all the forts throughout the country.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done this 21st day of
December, 1883, aud independence OF the
United States 10Sth.
BY $;s the Pres; dent: CHESTER A. Arthur
FREDERICK T. FEELlNGIIuYsES.
Secretary OF State.
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Sentence Of Glasgow Dynamitcrs.

'oChNCHC|O VI NAuSSO" DyN6mltCcS.
Five of the Glasgow dynsmiters on trial at
Ea;nburg Were found guilty on all tie charges
AID sentenced to life imprisonment. The 9th
er five were found guilty on the first charge
only. and sentenced to seven years penal
servitude. The fol owing are the prisoners
sentenced Tor life: Terrace McLaren.
Thomas Devaney, Peter Collaghap, Henry
McEwan and Patrick McCulIough. For
seven years: James O'DoDnell, James kel.
ley, Patrick McCabla. Patrick Drum and
Dennis Casey. The Judge in his charge,
said it bad never fallen to his lot, in all his
legal experience to investigate more abom-
Unable aHd despicable ontrages.
The attempt upon public buildings in
Glasgow was made about the tine Of the
explosion in the local government buildings
London, in tho early spring of the present
year, and failed utterly. Bernard Gallagher,
4 worthless drunkard, brother of DR.. G la
CHER, of Brooklyn, who with others was con-
victed and sentenced for life in London in
June last for dynamite conspiracy, was
arrested in Glasgow. charged with compli-
city in he attempt. He was found, how.
ever. to be more knowi than active, and
was taken to London to testify aga,ns. the
prisoners there, which he did, and was soon
after ward permitted to return to the United
States, whence he came.
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WinNebagOShish Dam Business.

Washington, Special Telegram: The
commissioner Of Indian aff.irs has written
letter to the secretary o! the interior, ap-
proving the award Of the B!akeley commits
sion for damages to the WiEnebagoshish
and Leech Lake Indians in consequence of
the construction of the government dams at
the head waters of the Mississippi. As
shown in the report OF the commission,
published exclusively in these dispatches,
the Indians were awarded in round mum.
hers, $4,000 for the destruction OF property,
and $26, 600 annual damages in the loss OF
rice crops and fisheries The department
has enough funds to pay the SIC, 900 at once,
but an appropriation will be necessary be-
fore the $4,000 for this year can be paid.
The commission er recommends that an in,-
medi tte deficiency appropriation be made
for this purpose.
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eight years ego. returned recently .:all the Nsy
from Brezil 10 pay his debta.
Judge Foraker succeeds Judge Hoadly a.
president OF C'ncinnati's University club.
live. =:
o,Donovan of the Graphic, who was with
Hicks Pasba. is thought to have lost his
way while escaping.
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Mortality in Forty. Eight Congress.

Mortality in Forty. Eight Congress.
The list of changes that have already
taken place in the membership of the For
ty'eight house of representatives is extraord-
nary in extent, is not unprecedented. First,
in November, 1882, came the death of Mr..
A. s. Heron of louisiana; who has been
succeeded bv Mr.. E. r. Louis; next that
OF Mr.: J. T. Updergraff of Ohio, whom Mr..
J. D: T~y.or succeeded; then Mr.. J. E. hen-
IA OF West Virginia resigned. and Mr.. c.
+. SNYDER was chosen in his stead;
soon after came the death of Mr. r. H.
He'ndon of Ala bama, whose successor is
Mr.. J. T. Jonrs; then followed, within four
days Of each other, the deaths of Mr.. w. r.,
Fool OF North Carolina, whose successor,
Mr.. T. 6. Skinner presented his certificate
OF election, Dec. II, and Mr.. NJ. E. Cults
Of Iowa, IN whose place Mr.. J. G. Cook has
already been sworn in; while last Septem-
Der came the resignation OF Mr.. John Paul
ofVlrginia, and now the list is further in
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The S1ugGerReblkes the Preach
GrS.

John s 'llivan 10 s.. Louis Post-D ispa.ch.
There WAS something IA meeting in
progress among the Baptist preachers,
and good many of them stopped at the
same hotel where myself and my party
were registered. Some Of them were
regular fanatics. One day at dinner Gil
!epsie sat at the table with some of them
and, Of course they did not know he was
one of tho combination. Myself and
wife were at the adjoining table. One
of them said: II don't see how such a
pretty woman could marry such fell
low" Another said. "Look 1T the
countenance he has. Just look ut his
hand, it's covered with hair, and he is a
regular bully" That night I met sever.
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Sarah Bcrnhardt's Gard

Paris Cable: Sarah Bernhardt has pub.
lished the following card:
To My Friends, the Public: l chastised
Marie Colom5ier because she insulted me.
When che was in want brought her to
America. and she shared my profits.
Presto. She has deceived me. gave her
gold. She gave ME calumny. She called
me Sarah Barnam. I am not a Jumbo,
Then ! gave her the lash. She weighs 800
pounds; weigh seventy five pounds. But
she ran before me. This vile, ungrateful
woman; this woman whom I have be
fr'ended; this Columbier. who was nothing
until che met Sarah. l have done with
her. l did not chastfse her for advertising
purposes. EARAH BHENItArpT.
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The extravaganza of holiday gifts in
the cities and larger towns will uudoubt
eddy he checked sometime, but it is
'esred not until we have the severes
financial stringency. No one who has
not had Opportunities for observation n,
"an imagine the lengths to which some
''eop.e 90 in this direction. Instead Of
'nementoes Of love and esteem to neor-
est relatives and friends, expressive but
not expensive. people almost beggar
themselves for a whole year to meet the
fanciea requirements of the holiday sea-
son, one OF which is, gifts to whole cir
Gle Of acquaintance. Cases are known
81 men living in rented houses, on sala.
S'cs OF 81 $40 a year, who have been
ro'npclled by this absurd custom to e..
PEND $500 in presents. There is always
IN end to such things.
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The Iowa railroad commissioners in
Their annual report say that the earnin -
"f the past year per mile are smaller
'han IN former years, and express the
opinion that in the thic:,ly settled nor
lions OF the sta,e the maximum Of ton.
mage has been reached since freight is
taking the condensed form Of cat,lo and
hogs. The small crops of the past two
years nave also contributed to the
shr'nka2e. The carrying caracity of the
roads is much in excess Of the demand
Inc commissioners are strongly in favor
OF It national board 70 supply congress
with information. They think that POOL
Ing has caused a reduction Of rates. but
condemn high tariffs between noncom.
petit!ve points On the ground that indus
tries are driven By them to the cheancr
localities.
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There is perfect avalanche of PEN
sion bills in congress, general and spe-
"iai; the aggregate amount called for by
these bills is hundreds If not thousands
# millions Of dollars, and there i really
'lan@er that some Of them may pass, ow.
Ing to the near approach Of the Presi-
Dental election when each party wants
le votes Of eS-scldiers and is willing to
f,ny them wi, h the money ofthe peonle
Unless vigorous protests are heard from
all sections Of the country there is no
SHOWING what may be done in the way
IT dep!etin. the treasury.
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al of them in the-ball and a couple of
them stopped and wanted to know i'll
did not see the error of my way and
know what end would eventually come
to. I listened to them, and when
through l said that thought NY way
ofrobbing the people about as clever as
theirs, and On the whole it didn't make
much dilft renee. They didn't bother
me the b Aiance of the time.
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UedaeS't0y, I}eccmLer 10.

SENAtE -Bi II were introduced tor q
commission to Investigate raj, way transpor.
tation, consolidating the bureau of nj :litery
jus';>e aud the corps o: judges advocate of
the army. The new rules were considered,
and the clause in the first limiting to three
days the period for which the ce president
may designate q senator to preside over the
senate IN his absencs was # 'cted. Various
other clauses ana rules were voted upou
some being rejected and Others adouted.
The senate agreed to the house resolution
for holiday recess, after 50 amending it as
to fix Jan. as the date of reassembliny.
Another long list Of recess appointments
went to the senate Dec 1o.h inst, the ma
jprity of them postmaster The fvl owing
nominations were Confrmed:
Walter Evans, com missioner of internal
revenue; Albert W. Wyman. treasurer OF
the uoited States: f Iva d 0. Graves, as
sisant treasurer oi the United Safes; Rich.
ard GIBBS, New York, minister resident and
consul general, ltvia; Cherries 3. Frai',
secretary OF legation, Brazil; William T.
Strong, secretary of CATION, Vienna; Jacob
+. Wa>ther, collector Of internal revenue,
Nineteenth district of Pennsylvania; Math-
ev Il. Barr. Erie, Pa, and Henry Ward,
agents, Denny D. Waters, Connecticut, Col.
vile agency, WASH; James +. Gardner, Col
orsdo, O tray agency, Utsh; L isha W. Da-
Wis, Colorado. u;uiah agency, Utah: O;iyer
Ward Ohio, Neal Bay agency, Wash; Ben,
amin W. Thompson, West Virginia, S;sse-
ton agency. D,a; Sanderson f. Martin,
Pennsylvania, shoshone agency, Wyo.
HousE.-After long debate, in which
Mr.. Bedford [Rep spoke in favor of Skinner
(Dem.) whose election as representative
from the Grst district Of North Carolina was
contested by Pool {Rep }, Skinner was Civ
en- the seat and swora III. 4 concurrent
resolution providing .or recess from NJ -n,
day. 2lh inst. until Tuesday. January 3,
Was adopted. Tue committee, on rules
reported resolution tor tire creation
OF several new committees
after all amendment for committee Oh
the alcoholic Quor traffic bad been adop.
ted, by 1i3 to 88. A resolution increasing the
membership of twenty.thr standing con.
mitfees, from eleven TO thirteen neulhs rs
each, was adopted, A resolution was re-
ported from the committee on rivers anJ
harbOrs. The senate amendment to The
holiday rec So resolution was ccncurred in
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The United States treasury now hold
S3tG, 900 Of gold and silver coin as
reserve. There are constant accumula-
Slons WEIGH are in turn Offset by occa-
H1onal redemptions Of bonds. But the
present total practically represents the
amount that is carried in the treasury.