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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
The Preservation Of Negro Dia-
lect Hymns.

An old colored woman of Atlanta was
asked how their dialect hymns were
brought into existence. She answered !:
"Well, I reckon de spirit was crowd
in an dey jess had to come out"
A good definition of inspiration, was
it not?
Among the more intelligent negroes
I find strange disposition to eschew
these wonderful slave songs. The young
men and women of Atlanta University
seem to share, in a measure, this slight
ly contemptous estimation of tho old
melodies. I suppose it is because their
awakening intelligence associates them
with the degradation of their race,
and they have not the penetration to
see that these wonderful hymns embody
the very genius of their people.
Another fact makes it hard to gather
together reliable collection; the va
rious hymns are sung differently in diff
ferent localities, so that frequently two
versions of the same piece would hardly
be recognized as akin. This was the
inevitable result of the illiteracy of the
negro, whereby both words and music
were unwritten for 50 long time.
It is matter of regret to me that in
most of the Southern city colored
churches an effort has been made to dis
card these plantation melodies, except
in social religious meetings. CORES
pondence Salt Lake Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
A Stubborn Fire In Washington. II. C..

A fire broke out suddenly in the Post
building, at the Corner of Tenth and D
streets northwest, and soon the upper
stairs were wrapped in flames. The build
ing was occupied by the Washington Daily
Post, the National Republican, the WASH
ington Critic, the Sunday Gazette, the
United States Electric Light company, and
several other tenants. The editorial COM
posing and press rooms OF the four papers
are completely ruined and the lower Offices
flooded with water. The building, which is
owned by Stilson Hutchins, is valued at
$50, 900, and is said to be covered by in
surance. Both the Post and Republican
used the same press, valued at $40, 900; in
sured for $4,000. The Critic press was
valued at SIS 900 and is supposed to have
been insured. In the basement OF the Re-
publican office was Il press owned by ex-
Secretary Chandler and valued at $25, 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
Doing. Of African Mason. At s.. Paul..

OoinGS Of African Masons at sc. Paul.
The most worshipiul African grand lodge,
A. F. and A. N. OF Iowa, whose jurisdiction
governs the Minnesota lodges, convened in
annual session at the hall Of the St. Paul
Pioneer lodge, No. IL, in St. Paul u few
The gathering represents all but two OF the
lodges in the Iowa Jurisdiction, the delegates
being among the most prominent members
OF the organization in Iowa and Minnesota.
Many OF the delegates brought their
wives and other members OF their families
with them. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
kuk; deputy grand master. James K. Hill
yard, st. Paul; senior grand war
den, W. T. Ewing, Des Moines; jun
ior grand warden, John G. Sterritt,
Minneapolis; grand treasurer H. III. Lewis,
Des Moines; grand secretary, G. H. Cleg-
gett, Des Moines; grand lecturer, C. w. New
ton, Minneapolis. The grand master an
nounced the following appointments:
Grand chaplains, James Higgins, Burling-
ton; George Bland, Keokuk; 2. Taylor, Of
tumwa; grand register, Enoch Shaw, o.
Paul; grand master OF ceremonies, John
Williams Burlington; grand sword
bearer, Lewis Mayes, Newton, Iowa;
grand standard bearer, Nathan Waller,
Keokuk; grand senior deacon. j. E. Shep-
ardson, Cleveland, Iowa; grand junior dea-
con, Richard Reynolds, St. Paul; grand
pursuivant, Haywood Hall, Mount Pleasant
well, Sioux City; junior grand steward, w.
H. Gray, Marshalltown; grand tyler, George
T. Kendrick, Keokuk
Messrs. K. w. Vaughn, Newton; John L.
Brook, Burlington, and Orange Fields
keokuk, were appointed as committee on
foreign correspondence.
1t was decided to hold the next annual
meeting at Keokuk, Iowa. On the last day
there was grand procession in St Paul
that attracted great attention. C. W..
Newton OF Minneapolis called the assem-
blage to order and introduced Mayor Rice,
who welcomed the grand lodge to the city
in neat and complimentary speech.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
4 Last Kiss.

The rough miner Who, in Califor-
MIA theatre, when the orchestra struck
up as ifto drown the cries Of little
child, yelled out, ''Stop your 6ddlin',
and let's hear that baby!' gave char
acteristic illustration of the feeling
every man has when long an exile from
home and friends. The pathos of the
situation is deepened if the absentee is
husband and father,-and the emo
ton awakened in the breast of such q
one, soldier for away from home. by
tile sight of q babe in its mothers arms,
can only be guessed by single man.
While on their way to Gettysburg,
our troops were marching by night
through village, over whose gateway
hung lighted lanterns, while young
girls shed tears as they watched the
brothers of other women march on to
possible death. A scene of the march
is thus described by the author of ''Bul-
let and She'll"
Stopping for a moment at the gate of
a dwelling, l noticed young mother
leaning over it with chubby child in
her arms. Above the womau's head
swung q couple of stable Lanterns, their
light falling full upon her face.
The child was growing with delight at
the strange pageant, as it watched the
armed host pass on.
II beg your pardon, ma'am," said Jim
Manners, one OF my men, as he dropped
the butt Of his musket on the ground,
and peered wistfully into the faces of the
mother and her child.
Il beg your pardon. but may I kiss
that baby Of yours? I've got one just
like him ut home; Mt least he was when
l last saw him, two years ago."
The mother, sympathetic tear roll
ing down her blooming cheek. silently
held ont the child. Jim pressed his un-
shaven face to it's innocent, smiling lips
for moment and then walked on say
ing
"God bless YOU, ma am, for that"
Poor Jim Manners! He never saw
his boy again in life. A bullet laid him
low tile next day, as we made our first
charge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
From the Detroit Free Press.

from the UerfOlt Free PreS8.
"Boss," he whispered. Us he leaned
over the counter, lie ole woman wants
some tea mighty bad, an I hasn't got
any money"
Cant help that. sir" was the reply.
"I'm giving more than I can afford to
without taking on any new applica.
tions."
"'Zactly, boss-I presumeso 80. Boss,
please give me your full name."
John Y. Blank"
can dat of yer pardner."
Ellis name is William j. Jones.
What do you want of our names?"
''Wall, I didn't get de tea, but you
used me like gem'len, an bein' as we
has got twins in our family Pze gwine
to name 'em artcr you an your part
ner."
ooh! you said tea, ell? Why, yes,
I'll be happy to put you up half a
pound. Green or Japan? Twins, eh ?
Hope the mother is doing we'll. Say, il
you want thcse boys to make smart
men give 'em smart names. If 1 were
you I'd call 'enl Washington and Jeffer.
son."
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More Than u Million.

New ORLEANS, La.-A reporter of tho
Timcs,Dcmocrat, who recently completed !:
tour of this and neighboring States, visiting
every city, town and hamlet, states that he
interviewed all the wholesale and retail
druggists and storckeepcrs, as wellas trans
portation companies, with view of learn
ing the volume of trade in certain articles
The statistics thus gathered show that dur
ing the past two years over one million two
hundred thousand bottles Of St. Jacobs Oil
were sold in this section alone, and that this
quantity largely exceeds the total combined
sales OF all other similar remedies during
that period. lie adds that dealers, as well
as the public continue unanimous in theil
praise of the wonderful pain-curing powers
Of this unapproached remedial agent.
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Story Of a Smart American Dog.

One summer afternoon a group of
children were playing at the end of a
pier Which projects into Lake Ontario,
near Kingston, New York, U. S. A.
The proyerbial careless child of the
party made the proverbial backward
step off the pier into the water. None
of his companions could save him, and
their cries had brought no one from
the shore, when, just as he was sinking
for the third time, superb Newfound-
land dog rushed down the pier into the
water, and pulled the boy out. Those
OF the children who did not accompany
the boy home took the dog to a confec-
toners on the shore, and fed him with
as great a variety of cakes and other
sweets as he would cat. So far the
story is of course, only typical of scores
OF we'll known cases. The individual
ity OF this case is left for the sequel.
The next afternoon, the same group
Of children were playing at the same
place, when the canine hero of the day
before came trotting down to them
with the most friendly wags and mods.
There being no occasion this time for
supplying him with dellcacies, the chill
dren only stroked and patted him.
The dog however, had not come out of
pure sociability. A child III the water
and cakes and candy stood to him in
the close and obvious relation of cause
and effect, and if this relation was not
clear to the children, he resolved to
impress it upon them. Whatchlng his
chance, he crept up behind the child
who was standing nearest to the edge of
the pier, gave sudden push, which
sent him into the water, than sprang in
after him, and gravely brought him to
the shore.
TO those of us who have had high
respect for the disinterestedness of dogs,
this story may give proof that the dsvel-
opment of the intelligence, at the cx-
pense of the moral nature, is by no
means exclusively human.
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The Folly of Leaving Great For
tunes to Children.

Ne W York Letter in the Utica Herald.
It is often question with men OF
great wealth what to do with it. II
they Leave it for their children, it gen.
orally proves their ruin. Here, for in.
stance, is grandson of John J. Phelps
who has just committed suicide.
remember John J. Phelps as splendid
business man, who pursued wealth
with IN intense greed and left q half
dozen millions. Such instances meet
one at every turn in high life, and wealth
so often proves only the rapid way to
ruin that the prospect is often painful.
In this connection may mention that
Fifth avenue now contains two vacant
houses side by side which recall the
history of distinguished family. One
belongs (by purchase) to E. D. Morgan
and the other has recently become his
by inheritance. It was occupied by his
grandfather 0he late EX-GOVERNOR,
and still later by his widow. The
grandson closed up his establish.
ment and started on a round tho
SAOOo VOyaSc Al AAS .yACAVs accompanied
by his wife and few friends, and dur
ing his absence his grandmother died.
As she had no other descendants, the
house is left in charge of a housekeep-
er. It is sad to think that so noble a
pair as the ex-governor and his wife are
gone never to return, and there is but
little consolation in the prospective use
to which their wealth will be devoted.
With the exception of few legacies, not
equal to one-twentieth of the estate, it
all goes to the present E. d. Morgan,
who on his return will find the splen-
did houses awaiting him, and also q few
millions of spending money. Alas, to
think that when q young man is loaded
with money it lie almost sure to sink
HIM. While Young Ned Morgan has
two elegantly furnished houses in the
center of fashion there are, on the other
hand Is. 600 homeless wretches within q
stones throw of them, who are glad to
find lodgings at the station houses.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
Personal ParagraDllS.

John NJ. Langston, late minister to
Hayti, proposes to resume the prac
tice of law in Ohio.
Mr.. GeorseW Childs, duringhis sum-
mer sojourn on Long Branch Bluff,
acts as volunteer usher in the beauti-
full little church he helped to build and
shows strangers to the best seats in the
house.
DR.. Robinson, OF Brown University,
asserts that the education of women
should be by women, and that he
would prefer not to be president of
q college where "men and women of q
most inflammable age shall sit side by
side.'
England, with a population of rs,
600, 900, sends 5000 students to her
two universities; Scotland with 4, OOO,-
600, has $500 university st udents;
Germany, with 48,OOO,OOO, sends 49,
500 to her numerous universities; and
New England, with a population of
4 100, 900, has 4 900 students in her
eighteen universities and colleges.
A writer who has thoroughly investi-
gated the subject Of "kissing" in it's
Biblical forms says that kissing is men,
toned no fewer tina n fifty times in the
Bible. But he proves that kissing, to
be scriptural, must be between men,
bers of the same sex, and that twenty
eight out of the fifty Biblical kisses
were exchanged between men.
Ireland is still greatly superior to
other countries in it's capacity for
manufacturing linen. Her spindles
number STATES. France comes next
with SOC, 900; then Austria and Hun
gary, 384, 9O8; Germany, 3l8, ACT;
Belgium, 316 ,O4O; Scotland, 265, 1868;
England and Wales, l9O,8O8, and
Russia, 16O, 900.
The Republic of San Marine, in Italy,
the smallest in the world, owes it's
foundation to hermit, whose name it
bears. He went to Italy to work as a
mason at the rebuilding of the walls
of Rimini. Its territory covers about
twenty-five square miles. The pop
ulation numbers $500 souls, and the
capital, San Marlno, has 1000. 1t is
perched on the summit of q mountain
called Mount Titan, or the Giants,
which sometimes leads to this little
State being termed the Titantic Re-
public.
The exports of glassware from the
smallcountry of Belgium are equal in
value to half the total product of the
glass factories of the United States,
which in 1880 aggregate d $21, 1540OO.
There are at least seventy establish
ments in Belgium, employing over 49,
600 hands, who receive annually in
wages Is, 900, 900 francs 5000, OOO),
being an average of 3 francs As cen
times (about 20 cents) per day. The
salaries in this industry are regarded
in Belgium as excellent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

The European crop reports for June are
received at the agricultural department.
In England, June has not proved as salts
factory as last year. There has been pen-
ty OF rain some needed heat and entirely
too much cold coming at irregular and sharp
intervals. The French reports arc that the
blooming period has passed under excellent
conditions and the prospect of a fair har-
vest on II 10 per cent reduced acreage for
wheat are almost assured. In Russia, all
crops are average, and coan is something
above. Damaging cold weather during the
last two weeks has changed the outlook in
Germany.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
Besides the Astors. Kinpslands. Goa.

Besides the Astors, Kingslands, Goe-
let's and other great landholders in New
York, there is a new generation of land
lords building up great estates. The
Germans are rapidly accumulating real
estate III that city. They own much
more property than any other national
ity. The rich German brewers are all
large landowners. It is said that the
humblest German grocer will start in
business with only few dollars, vet in
six or seven years he will own hous.
and lot.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

Don't take that "cocktail in the morning"
If you have a 'swclled head" na,,siatctl
stomach, and unstruns nerves resulting
from the ''convivial party last night The
sure and safe way, to clear the cobwebs from
the brain, recover zest for food, and tone M
the nervous system, is to use DR.. Picrce's
pleasant Purgativc Pellets" Sold by all
f1rnprisfs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
In the Country all Summer.

The man who takes his family into the
country for the summer should remember
that he will save his children !. great deal
OF pain and himself a large amount Of mon
ey in doctors bills, ii he is thoughtful
enough to carry a supply OF PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER. The medicine is a standard
specific for all eases ofcramps. colo, cholera
morbus, liarrLari or dYScntcry
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

There is no dissent from the decision OF
candid and capable dairymcn, that the I'm
proved Butter Color OF Wells, Richardson
& Co., Burlington, VT, is the best in the
world. Such men as A. W. Checvcr OF
Massachusetts, +. ID. Mason, Vermont,
Francis A. Hoffman, Wisconsin, Use it,
ers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

Can you longer doubt positive assertions?
a person says CDR. GRAVES HEART
REGULATOR did me a world of good;
nothing ever used before did me any good,
it just cured me Of Heart Disease. $l.OO
per bottle at druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
Never Open Your Mouth

except to put something to cat intoit is an
excellent motto for t he gossip and the suffer-
cr from c:.tarrh. But while the gossip is
practically incurahlc, there is no excuse for
anyone's suffering longer from cat:,rrh.
DR.. Sage's Cat;rrh Remedy is an uniailing
cure for that offensive disease. 1t heals the
diseased membrane, and removes the dull
sensations which always attend c:,tarrll.
A short trial of the valuable preparation
will make the sufferer feel like a new being.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

Henry Koontz, a prominent pioneer citi-
zen OF Baker county, Oregon was found
dead, shot twice through the head.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

The Northern Pacific expects to bring a
good deal OF Washington territory wheat
east.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
Prominent Butter Makers

John S. Wise, son OF the celebrated Hen
ry A. Wise, has been nomina ted for govern
Oh by the Xirgiuia relmllicaus
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Importa0t.

Important.
Grand Union Hotel, opp Grand Cent Depot, n
\. city, 6OO elegant rooms, 81 day & upward.
Travellers arriving at this depot save 81 car
riage hire and baggage transfer, European plan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23

The only reliable cure for catarrh is Dr..
Sase's Catarrh Remedy
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The British government is waking up to
the enormity OF the oiicnscs exposed by the
Pail Mall Gazette
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-23
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we shall keep OH tho Trouchet; in an
other day we shall arrive at Genoa, and
there we will await her, if her galley is
not already arrived.
II am all Impotence to behold her
but look ut the knave coming over
yonder hill. He rides like the fiend
HIMSELF
"Ay and by st. Dennis he is black
amoor; a scarcer thing here than in
Syria. Holy father, how he dashes
on"
Even while they spoke the horseman
rapidly approached, and before
many minutes drew in the rein of
his foaming steed at the side of
the count, whom he appeared to
know. The recognition was mutual.
The man instantly spoke in strange
tongue, and with violent gestures,
while, with On agitated voice, the count
appeared to question him. But few
minutes had elapsed, however, before
the count turned around to his cousin,
and exclaimed, in o voice trembling
with emotion, but with an attempt at
composure:
"Zilah has been wrecked, and only
she and two of her train, with few
common sailors, have escaped. Her
strange companions. her foreig n tongue,
but, more than all, the accursed per-
juries of thieviug i0nkoeper, have
brought on her the charge of sorcery,
tu'nult has been raised, she has been
arrested, and-god of my fathers!-
may even now be suffering on the rack
or at the stake. Oh! why did 1 ever
submit to leave her? But, by tie
mother of God if hair of her head is
harmed, I will hang every knave of
BourdOnnis
LET us on at once, then; we may yet
arrive in time"
"Pass the word down the line," ex-
claimed the count. ION, knights and
gentlemen; we must not draw rein un-
til we reach Bourdonnis."
After few minutes of hurried con.
sultation with the servant, who stated
that no and his fellow had escaped in
the night Of the tumult. and each, by
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A SINGULAR BOOK.
Scintillating with Sarcasm and Brilliant
with Truth.

New York Cor American Rural Home.
Chap. I. "Has Malaria;" goes to Florida.
Chap. II: "Overworked;" goes to Europe.
CHAP. ~. Has Rheumatism" goes to Ems
Chap. w. Has row with his Doctor!
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whom the populace recognized as the
landlord of the hostelry. When con-
fronted with the prisoner he glared at
her with look of demoniacal hatred.
Know you this woman 2" asked the
Judge.
Gay! to my COST" answered the Grip
pie. 1T is through her incarnation
that 1 am the being L am. It was but
yesterday she came to my inn, attended
by two heathenish Ethiopians, whom
have heard palmers from the Holy Land
say are kept by the Panims Gods
who, three years ago, brought on me
ban be theirs no sooner beheld her
than I recognized her to he the sorceress
the disease 10y which am crippled.
could tell her among thousand. The
curse of God light on her for child OF
the evil one" and the witness ground
his teeth together and glanced fiercely
at the prisoner. A low murmur of
approval, at first faint and whispered,
but gradually swelling into confused
shout, rose on the air as he ceased
He is a perjurcd wretch" exclaimed
the prisoner with energy, "whom my
servants detected in an attempt to rob
my poor effects; hence his malice md
this charge"
"Silence, woman" sternly interpos-
ed the judge, cor else confess. Will
you, child of Belial, malign Chris.
tian man?"
The testimony of the publican had
worked a complete change in the
auctuatlng feelings of the mob towards
the prisoner, and tho words of
the judge were answered back by
sho y of approval. The prisoner was
seen to turn deatbly pale. Sheelid not
reply, however. to the question, but
shook her head despondingly, as if con-
scious that all hope was over.
Lead her away" hoarsely growled
the mob, while the dense mass of peo-
pie swsyed to aud fro in the excite