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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
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DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett, in Popular Science
Monthly

Df. swan NJ Burnett, IN Popular Science
Monthly.
Place child because the pupils of
children are large), and by preference
blonde, at distance of ten or fifteen
feet from lamp which is the only source
of light in room, and cause it to look
at some object in the direction of the
lamp, turni lg the eye you wish to look
at slightly inward toward the nose.
Now, put your own eye close behind the
lamp-flame, with card between it and
the flame. If you will then look close
by the edge of the flame covered bv the
card into the eye of the child, you will
see, instead of perfectly black
pupil, reddish yellow circle.
If the eye happens to be hyperme-
tropic, you will be able to see the
red reflex when your own eye is at
some distance to one side of the flame.
This is the true explanation of the lum-
nous appearance of the eyes of some
animals when they are in comparative
obscurity: 1t is simply the light reflect
ed from the bottom OF their eyes, which
is generally of reddish tinge on &C
count of the red blood in the vascular
layer of the choroid back of the semi
transparent retini, and not light that is
generated there at all. This reflection
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

Quinton and Laura Schuyler WELLINGTON. hid
grand children, on condition that they married
each other, otherwise to the one who was will!
ing to marry II both declined to marry, tho
estate was to 60 to charitable institution
Young Theodore was willing to marry his pref
ty cousin, but she positively refused and 10
earning her own living at service in Boston
st Quinton advertised to learn Miss Hamilton's
whereabouts, with the intention Of voluntarily
transferring one-half the estate to her Miss
Wellington saw this personal and called ct the
postoftice for the letter mentioned, and then
wrote him > touching letter, thanking him for
his generosity Friends who know both parties
now say that it would not be strange il old Mr.
Schuyler's wishes would be fulfilled.
There are at present four homes for disabled
soldiers-at Dayton, Ohio, Augusta, Me-, Mil
YANKEE, Wis, and Hampton, Va--and the num-
Der OF inmates is constantly increasing. In
1sSOthere were {, OO3 inmates at the four homes
in 1881 there were 7,476. In 1882 there were
S,l47, and in 1888 there were S,696, and this in
spite of the large number Of Deaths The
homes are all crowded, and cannot accommodate
those who apply for admission. The bill for
another branch home which has passed the
house, appropriates s25O,OOO for the erection
OF home and requires that the building be
commenced within the next six months It d.
rects tho board Of managers of soldiers homes
to report upon the advisability of establishinga
home upon the Fort Dearborn military reserya-
ton in Michigan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Deliberate Murder at n6ankato.

Henry Alexander, formerly cook in the
Mankato house, Mankato, Mimi, shot Lycurgus
Thornton, who was employed as a cook in tho
same house, Friday evening at ESQ., Alexander
was engaged to a white girl employed in the
Mankato house as pastry cook, named Maggie
Evans. After he left the Mankato house
Thornton was employed. He succeeded in
supplanting Alexander in the affections of
the girl. Last week Thornton married the
girl and this evening while he was engaged in
cooking meat, Alexander suddenly appeared at
the door of the kitchen. Without saying a
word he drew thirty eight caliber Smith &
Wesson revolver and fired three shots into
Thornton, each shot taking effect Tholntoh
lived about ten minutes after the shooting
Alexander coolly walked out, crossed the street
went into saloon, took two drinks of whisky
purchased cigar, delivered up his revolver
to the saloonkeeper, Thomas Dartncll sat
down in chair outside and awaited his arrest,
which occurred in a few moments. The fol-
lowing persons were summoned as jury by
Coroner Paddock: Henry Shaubut II. s.
Wood, W. L. Coon, r. H. Rose, w. r. Gorrie
and +. NJ Brayton. H. NJ Hamilton, the pro-
prietor of the Mankato house, Mary Foley, Le-
ma Olsen, Mary Webber and Eliza Fullington
testified as to the circumstances of the shoot
ing Thomas Dartnell, the saloonkeeper, tes-
tilted in regard to Alexander's delivering up of
himself and surrender of his revolver.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Marriage OF TennYsou'x Son.

London Cable: The marriage of Mr. Hallam
Tennyson to Miss Audrey gayle was solemn
lied Tuesday the 2!th at Westminster abbey,
and proved to be the leading society event of
the season. The bridegroom is the eldest son
of the poet laureate, Baron Tennyson DEyn-
court, and was named for his fathers earliest
and warmest friend, Arthur Hallam, whose IN
timely death inspi;ed the poem '1n Mcmorian, :"
The bride is the incarnation of youth, health
and beauty, possessing every desirable attribute
except fortune, for she is COM
paratlvely portionless. In addition to
the poet laureate and scores of other loards,
both temporal and spiritual, there were pres
ent Premier Gladstone, Minister Lowell, Mr.
Henery Irving and a host of other celebrities
The bride was charminsly attired in a robe of
ivory colorcd satin covered with Brussels lace,
and rich bridal veil with pearl and diamond
ornaments. There were ten brides maids uui-
formly dressed iii silk ofthe palcst blue, with
India muslin overskirts. The bride received
over three hundred presents, including the
inevitable Indian shawl which Queen Victoria
seems to invariably bcstow upon those brides
whomo her majesty chooses to honor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

Worcester, Massachusetts, is prepar-
ing to celebrate it's two hundredth ami
versary. "A few adventurous men and
women had previously braved the dan
gers of the forest and had made for
themselves rude homes in that locality.
and in October 1854, the legisl ature,
then known as the "great and general
court" lent its countenance to their en-
terprise and gave to their humble SET
Element the name of Worcester, a name
noted in English history. People resid-
ing west of the Mississippi, and es-
pecially in. the northwest, can hardly
realize the interest attached to celebra-
tions of this character in sections of the
country that were settled two hundred
years ago, or the patient investigation
and care exercised to exhume and pre-
serve every incident of early history,
but they can derive therefrom some
idea Of the Importance of rescuing from
the ''flood Of years" everything that in
time may BIZ regarded as the ancient
landmark" e:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

The provision in the army appropri-
alton bill to relieve soldiers of tho reg
ular army from the severe manual labor
imposed upon them is a very wise one
for the improvement of the standard of
soldiership. Is is matter of fact that
at very many Of the frontier posts the
enlisted men are compelled to work as
hard and at very much the same kind
OF employment as railroad laborers
and farm hands, beside performing the
sentry duty and other routine occu-
pations of the military service. This
is not what they enlist Or are paid for,
and one inducement for this class of
men to accept the meagre pay of SOL
diers is to escape this severe and con-
tinuous labor, while they are very will
ling to accept the dangers and hard
ships of the military service.
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Punishment of a Erutc.

Allen Worth, a dissolutc man aged thirty
years, living at Baraboo, married pretty but
weak minded girl of seventeen years, named
Ablcman, about three weeks ago, and immedi-
ately started on wedding trip down the North
western road to Howard, prostituting his bride
for pay to railway men along the line. He re-
turned to Baraboo, and at 10 o'clock he was
taken from his home by an indignant mob of
masked men, making most desperate resist
ance, and treated to q coat OF tar and feathers
his head and feet alono being spared. He was
then hunted from the town like wild beast,
and, stark naked sought refuge in the wild bluffs
surrounding Devils lake, where b. is now in
hiding The affair created intense excitement
but the citizens generally of Baraboo Justify
the act. Both Worth and wife are we'll con
nectcd, the latter being g. niece of COL Able
man, now deceased, for whom Ableman' 8
Station was named.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

Bismarck in few words effectuallv
disposes of miscellaneous rumors that are
frequently set aAoat. He said in the
German parliament: "Our relations
with France are as confidential and ami
cable as with any other country. There
exists complete trust in reciprocal
treatment and in our mutual honor.
1 am pleased at having an opportunity
for mentioning this fact" About half
the matter teleg1aphed from Europe
to American papers comes faom char
acterless fellows who know thew are
pandering to the craze for sensational
news, and are giving their employers
the greatest satisfaction when they can
telegraph reports such as Bismarck
has taken the trouble to deny.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Market Reports.

ST: PAuL.-Wheat No. hard, 5000. 90;
No. !, Sic; No. 9 hard. Ole: No. 2, 7S6S0c
Corn, No. 2, SIC: No. 8, 47(05Oc
Oats, No. mixed, &c: No. 5 mixed. &c:
No. white, 30c. No. 3 white, sc
Barley, No. 2, SIC. No. extra 4Sc. No. 3
4Oc
Rye, No: 2, SIC.
Baled Hay, wild, $500; timothy, $1,000
Eggs, 13115@l415c.
MnwAUKEE-Wheat,N No. 2, $3.50
Corn, No. 2, SIC.
Oats. No. 2, 32(034c
Rye, No. !, Csc.
Barley, No. 2. Sc
Mess Pork. 1850
Lard, $7.45
Butter, choice creamery, 19@eoc; fair to
good, 17@1sc; best dairy, 14915c
Eggs, 14111@15c. &
@s5&c. '-''o' 0'>@
Corn, 55%@55c%.
" Oats, 31Lc.
Rye, 6415c.
Barley, 6Cc.
Flax Seed, @1.56
Pork, $13.00@31a5O.
Lard, 47.A@3745.
Butter, creamery, ao@2sc; dairy, 1s@1ga
Egg, 1511@l6c,
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WashinIton News,

Mr.. Raymond is still trying to secure tho
consideration Of the Sioux reservation bill be-
fore the session closes, and believes he will
succeed
Fifty thousand dollars, with $500 accurnu-
lated interest, legacy OF the late Charles A.
Reed, Of Newton, Mass, to the United States
toward the payment of the public debt has
just been paid into the subtreasury.
Postoffices established: Dakota-Driscoll,
Bur!eigh county; Sherwood, Clark county.
Minnesota-Till, Polk county, Postoffice
namo changed-Warren spauldins, Fair
mount, late Dcvillo, Oak; John Falde.
Jr:, late Hughitt, OAK.
During this session l, 246 Bills have been in
troduced in the house of representatives and
1880 III the senate. OF these only So have be-
come laws About 400 bills are now lying on
the speakers table in the house which have
passed the senate there is every prospect that
Collector Robertson received an anonymous
letter Saturday inclosing $500 for duty on
struggled goods 1t is the largest sum of this
character he has ever received since the day
New York merchant entered his Office and per
sonally drew u check for $4,000, at which he
said he had Fundamentally defrauded the gov
ernment
AS Gen. Hazen, his wife, and another lady
were riding on F street, Washington, the horses
took fright in front of the Ebbitt house and be-
came unmanageSbe. The carriage was over
turned and the occupants thrown violently up
on the pavement They escaped with slight
injuries. Gen. Hazen suffered a confusion of
the head, but not serious.
The surgeon general Of the marine hospital
service at Washington, received the following
telegram through the state department from
the United States consul at Marseilles: The
situation at Toulou is rather worse.
There were nine deaths Wednesday and ten
deaths Thursday, with sixty-two cases now at
the naval hospital The disease thus far is
epidemic
The majority report sont the House commit
tee on public lands, declaring forfeited certain
lands granted the Northern Pacific, is a lengthy
document Its substance is that congress has
the power to declare the forfeiture of land,
and sound public policy should be exercised in
the provision of the bill, upon which the report
is made, to apply to that portion Of the main
limo from Wallula, Wash, to Portland, Ore,
2ll miles, and that portion of the branch line
from Ainsworth to Puget Sound $50 miles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
General News Items,

The corner STONE of the Batholdi pedestal
will be laid Aug. l.
Billings & Morrison, Appleton, Wis, paper
Makers assigned
The partially burned Union Depot at st.
Paul is to be rebuilt and screatly enlarged
Chicago's directory this year shows an in
crease OF $500 names, or A., 700 in population.
W. D. Hill was renominatcd for congress by
the Democrats of the Sixth district of Ohio
Pauline Goode, Jewcss of Easton, Pa, mar
ried coal black negro, giving up her family
and friends.
At the Episcopal conference of Nebraska.
Rev. Dr. Potter of Geneva, N. Y, was elected
bishop Of this diocese, vice Bishop Clarkson,
deceased.
Some of jim Keene's friends in Wall street
say he is rapidly recovering from his reverses
by bearing the market and that within month
past he has III that way made clear million.
The efficiency of the American life.sayinr
service is best shown by a comparison with the
British institution for that purpose Lastycar
1855, the British saved only rs lives; while
the American saved 4O17 out of total of A.
OSG imperiled.
An official count of the state election has lust
Deen maze FOR congress, Is. Hermann, Re
publican, has 5000, and John Noyes, Demo-
crat, % 6;I'; Herrmann's majority, 2,O47. The
woman's suffrage amendment received II .223
votes; against it, q, 116.
private letter from South Dakota states
that concerted effort is being made to push
Judge Edgerton as the candidate of united
South Dakota for the nomination for delegate
from the territory: Mr. Raymond is reported
to expect most Of his strength from the north.
but as yet it is difficult to ascertain with GER
tainty the positions that will be taken by the
various sections.
At the Missouri democratic State Convention
John O'Day, chairman of the state central COM
mittee, and Dr. NUM- nd, of the Kansas CITY
Times, we're elected delegates at large by the
Democratic convention. The other two elected
are Dave Francis, president of the Merchants
exchange, and Col. Mansur of Chillicothe. An
four are strong Tilden men and will vote for
him if they think he can be made to accept the
nomination. The second choice of Mansur and
ODay is Cleveland. Francis and Munford win
leave it to the state of New York
Charles Schuyler, wealthy merchant Of
New York, left his fortune to Theodore St
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

Gladstone, among other things, Just
now, is accused IF being vegetarian.
A little daughter of ID. c. Hayes, of
Columbus, buried twenty seven years
ago, was exhumed Monday and she was
just as perfect in face and form as when
she was laid away in 1857.
Colorado is compelled to buy - ,OOO,-
600 worth of grain from outside sources
every year to feed it's cattle.
There is a rumor in England that the
Salvation army is about to organize a
hallelujah bicycle and tricycle. corps.
The net profits of the Suez Canal for
1888 reached IS, O00,O 900 francs.
Foreigners own 2O,647 900 acres of
land in this country, almost wholly in
the West and Southwest.
The widow Of Harvey D. Parker, the
Boston hotel man, has rejected the pro
vision made for her in his will as made
quate, and has petitioned to the Judge
Of Probate to have her legal rights I'M
der the statute.
Toronto is the best Sabbath keeping
city in the world. The only stores open
on the Sabbath there are those for sell
ling milk and medicine, and those for
only an hour or two morning and even
ing.
Miss Maud Banks, daughter of Gen
eral N. P. Banks, recently made her
first appearance on the amateur dram
attic stage.
p. T. Bsrnum proves to be the per-
son who last year quietly gave $4,000
to Tufts College, Mass, for museum
of natural history.
Chris Lund was severely injured at
Faribault by being caught in a windmill
J gearing.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

The Northwest News OF Portland,
Ore, brings assurance of a good harvest
in that state a. follows: 1T is safe to
say that the crop this fall will be one of
the largest ever harvested in this state.
With wheat crop of Is, 900 900 bushels,
a wool clip Of 10, ooo, 900 pounds, large
hop yield and an immense fruit crop,
the Pacific northwest will rapidly over
come the effects of the short crop of last
year. This is essentially an agricul-
tural community and good crop of
wheat, fruit, wool anu hops means good
times"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Crime Lightly Punished.

The jury in the Mount Pulaski murder case
returned verdict of guilty against J. H. Hall
and fixel tho punishment at penitentiary for
life. William Ferris and Mrs Bell Hall were
acquitted. The crime, one of the most barbaric
of it's class on record, was committed in August,
1852. On the Goth of that month tho bodies of
Charles McMchon, wealthy bachelor farmer,
Robert Matheny, were found on Mr.. McMahon's
farm few miles cast of Mount Pulaski, hav-
ing been dead several days McMahon's head
was battered almost beyond recognition, and
the heads of the others had been nearly severed
from their bodies Natheny was from Hazel
Dell, Wis. Mcmahon was murdered for his
money, and his men presumably because they
interfered to save him. The two Barber
brothers, the desperadoes who were lynchcd
in Iowa in June, 1885, were suspected of COM
plicity in tho Mount Pulaski murder
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
FOREIGN Flashes.

A sensational suicide, which parallels to
some extent that of Joseph W. Burnham in
Now York, occurred in London. The victim
was Frank Willis Burge an active and hitherto
successful broker, and one of the best known
members of the London stock exchange
Mr. Henry Rose, a we'll known journalist of
Hull, England, is engaged in the preparation of
q now work on political economy, based on the
theories of land reform promulgated by Henry
George, and will also write complete life of the
refOrmer.
The Spanish cabinet yesterday, King Alfonso
presiding, decided that two officers found gull
ty of desertion At Santa Colamo de Farnes be
shot immediately. The government urged that
this severity was necessary to preserve disci-
pline in the army.
London dispatch:-The first death here by
cholera occurred June 4, but was kept secret
Over fifty deaths have thus far occurred Four
teen fresh cases of cholera wore reported re-
Gently. One patient died The gravity of the
SYMPTOMS is decreasing. There have been fifty
three cases of cholera 80 far, of which twenty
two resulted fatally.
Russian advances in the far east arc again
attracting much attention in diplomatic circles.
1t Is believed in England that Russia, being
emboldened by the success of France in Ton
qnln, is deliberately attempting to pick q quar-
rel with China in the expectation Of adding to
Russian territory in Asia Frequent collisions
have occurred on the Russo Chinese frontier.
and there are other indications of an approach
of serious hostilities
There was lively discussion of Germany's
colonial policy in the reichstag in connection
with the consideration of the proposed treaty
of commerce with Corea, and the bill providing
for tho subvention of colonial steamship lines
Conservatives and National Liberals spoke in
advocacy OF the subsidy scheme. The Clerical
and New Liberals urged an examination of the
details of the measure before making the bill a
law. Bismarck resented the reproach which
the delay necessary for such examination would
imply. He expressed regret that a portion of
the house did not place necessary confidence in
him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

A corps of skaters is attached to the
Norwegian army. the men being Sc
lected for there good physique and ac-
curate workmanship. The skaters can
be man@uvred upon river or sea ice, or
n frozen fields. with as great rapidity,
as the best trained cavalry, and one
the corps recently accomplished IL >
miles in 1S4 hours over mountainou,
country. We may remark, however
that this use of skates in battle is not
new one, as in the great Netherland re-
volt in the sixteenth century Dutch
ships OF war frozen up near Amsterdam
were defended by musketeers on skates
and even the Spanish troops Of Alva
learned to perform bold military ev-
olutions on these novel implements of
warfare -.--
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Casualties of the Week.

James Livingston, who was thrown from
horse at Miles City some time since, died re-
Gently. His parents live at Washington.
The breach in the Elk Ridge levce at Union
Efforts to stop the flow of water are Abandoned
Seven hundred acres of wheat will be des-
troycd
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

is most apparent when the animal is in
obscurity, but the observer must be in
the light, aud somewhat In the relative
position indicated in the above de-
scribed experiment is, the eye of
the observer must be on the same line
with the light and the observed eye.
The eyes of nearly all animals are n.y.
permetropic, most of them very highly
so, so that they send out the rays of
light which have entered them in very
diverging manner.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

; The signal servic eofficers predict cy-
clones to follow the stagnant condition
OF tho atmosphere for week or two.
The signal service theory is that such
shell Of stagnation is precursor of vio-
lent disturbances Of the atmosphere.
Now we shall see what kind of prophets
Uncle Sam has in his employ.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

DR.. William H. Miller, aged seventy
and the Oldest druggist in St. Paul,
died at his residence, No. 1873 West
Third street on Tuesday, the oath. Mr..
Miller came to St. Paul early in the fif-
ties and opened drug store. He has
been in that business continuously ever
since.
Wakefield was renon1inated in the
Second district.
Clinton Truman, an old and respected
citizen of Sank Center, died aged fifty
three years.
At the Ked Rock Camp Meeting near
St. Paul, there were over $1,000 people
present last Sunday.
In pursuance of his plan, previously
elaborated and published, President
James J. Hill has commenced the ship
ment north and west along the line of
the Manitoba of finely bred poled An
gus and short horn bulls. These an
imals- thirty of which recently arrived
from abroad-will be shipped to respon-
sible parties, who will give them for
service to neighboring, farmers at a
normal price.
Thursday morning Edward Lane,
nephew of j. B. Lane, of the firm Of
Merriman, Barrows & Co., Minneapo-
lis, entered stable back of Charles
Henry's hardware store, No. 107 Cen
trail avenue, East side, and few mo-
ments afterward the report of pistol
was heard. Upon investigation it was
found that young Lane had deliberate
~ shot himself in the head, the ball
entering directly above the right eye
brow. He was still breathing, and Drs.
Simpson and Spring were hurriedly
summoned, but Lane expired soon after
their arrival.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03
Rail and River News,

A construction train Of thirteen cars broke
through bridge near Logansport, Ind, kill
ing Engineer Thomas Grace and Fireman Will
liam Scott. Two spans of the bridge went
down. Loss $50, 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

The steamer Montana, from St Louis for
Kansas with $50 tons of freight, sank at s..
Charles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-03

Sporting men say Mltchells right hand is
entirely useless, having been repeatedly brok-
en- about the knuckles, and this is the reason
for his retirement from the ring.