The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-01

Popular Gossip
In 4 letter written by distinguished
German artist to friend in this ooun-
try occurs this: 1T is tho earnest long
ing. not only of myself, but Of my fell
low artists, that we may have the pow
er In us to beat down the prediction for
that false Italian school of music, so un-
worthy of America, and rear in its stead
that majestic method which, though
born long before Baireuth, yet at this
little town first made men and women
thrill with its passion, and which is tru-
~ called the music of the future, be.
cause it is the music of humanity"
George Sumpter, of Georgia, had
just finished cyclone pit in his back
yard when black and angry cloud arose
in the west. He hustled his family into
the pit and closed the trap doors.
They went to bed and slept in oerfect
security, although tho storm ragged
furiously, but when they got up in the
morning the doors were found to be
swollen so that they could not be opened
from the inside at all. The neig hbors
nd to come and dig the family out.
l. Gotham furnishes this little idyl: A
rich citizen accidentally heard some
young ladies talking of him. One re-
marked, He is so awkward, but he is
so rich;" to which her companion re-
piled, "wel1, I pity him. He is q nice
fellow and would make agood husband.
l wish he were not so rich, and then !
could encourage him without being con.
sidered fortune hunter" There could
be only one result. The sympathetic
damsel and the awkward fellow orr
married, and live in palatial mansion.
The Marquis do Mores has just
contracted with Altman of Full
ton market for three car loads OF
Montana dressed beef per day, to he de-
livered as soon as the equipment is CON-
Plete. The marquis also contracted
with E. G. Blackford for one car load
OF Columbus river salmon per week.
Directions will be given by wire to
fill these orders. The salmon will
probably be secured of G. H. Taffee Of
Portland. The contract specifies that
the salmon shall be packed on ice in
boxes, but not frozen. A through rate
has been secured which will result in
heavy shipments OF silver to the sea-
board by the transcontinental line.
DIR. J. H. Zukertort, who has gained
the title of the champion chess player
OF the world. is playing at present in
Pittsburg. He will visit the principal
cities of the United States and then 90
to China. After he has been in the
Celestial Empire for short time he
will return to England. The doctor
combines profit with pleasure, and while
he was in New York sent home a draft
OF 81: 600 as one of the results of his
American trip up to that time.
News has just been received of the
death, at Cordova, South America, on
the 10th of February, of Mr.. Stevens,
assistant to the well-known astronomer.
DR.. B. A. Gould, in charge of the Ma
tlonal Observatory of the Argentine Re-
public. While seated at the break
fast table he was instantly killed bv
lightning during one of the sudden
thunder-storms of those latitudes. He
Was graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1877. When in 1878 DR.. Gould
wrote from Cordova for competent
assistant to aid him at that observatory,
Mr.. Stevens was selected by professor
Newcomb.
Frank Rulette is a boy of nine years,
whose mother keeps a boarding house
on Seventh street, New York. Not
wishing to attend school a few mornings
since he notified the health department
that there was a case of smallpox at his
mothers house, after which he strolled
leisurely to school and impaired the
same startling information in strict con-
fidence to his school teacher, and was
hustled of home with very scant cere-
mony. Meantime his mother had been
scared out of her wits by the appearance
OF the health departments ambulance,
which came to remove the smallpox
sufferer to the Island pest house. Ex-
plantations followed, and by the time
Master Frank reached the house his
parent was ready for him, and accord.
ing to the police no roulette table was
ever turned quicker then was that smart
urchln turned across his mothers lap.
He says that he prefers going to school
to creating smallpox scares after this.
1thas sometimes been brought against
Bismarck that he does not believe in
resting on Sunday" and Dat he is
rarely seen at church. This as DR..
Busch shows in his recent book from
long personal observation, is partly due
to the great amount of work that press
es upon him. "There is so many
must in my life that the would can
rarely be considered" Bismarck writes
to his sister, and to the author he re-
marked that the day ought to be six or
seven hours longer for him. Anoth or
reason for not going to church, he
gives in letter to u clerical friend:
" with regard to going to church, it is
incorrect to say that I never enter
church. I willingly admit that 1
might go more frequently, but it is not
so much from want of time as from
consideration of my health that do not
go, especially in the winter. To those
who feel themselves called to be nv
Judges in this respect I will with plea
sure give further information about the
subject"
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