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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19
166OLT O1 THE COUNT.
Following is the result OF the count:

The certificate from New York was read by
Clay of Kentucky, and as some vague rumors
were in the air this morning that trouble
would be made over the counting of the vote
OF New York, murmuf of relief went Din
when Mr.. Clay finished tho reading and an
nounced that the certificate of electors was
certified by Grover Cleveland, governor A
slight manifestation Of applause was prompt
" suppressed by Senator Edmunds, who or
dered the sergeant-at-arms to arrest any per-
son who disturbed the order Of the proceed
lngs by applause or other manifestation.
Senator Edmunds then rose and said:
have now opened the certificates Of the elect
ors OF all tho states, and their votes have boon
reported The tellers will now make their COM
putatton and report the state of tho vote
After the tellers had devoted themselves to
figuring for several minutes Senator Hoar
read and handed the result of their computa-
ton to the presiding officer, who said:
Senators and Gentlemen Of the House Of Rep
resentattves: The tellers have reported to tho
presiding officer the state OF the vote, nom
Ehieh II appears that Grover Clexeland Of the
the office OF president of the United States, and
that James 6. Blaine OF the State Of Maine has
received 1872 votes tor tho same office; that
has received 219 votes for the Office Of vice pres
tdent Of the United States. and that John A. Lo-
gan Of the State of Illinois has received 1872
votes for the same Office. Wherefore, do de-
clare that Grover Cleveland Of the state>of New
York has received the majority Of tho votes Of
the whole number Of the electors appointed, as
they appear in the certificates read BY the tellers
and so appears to have been elected president
of the United States for tho four years COM
mencing on tho 4th day Of March. 1885, and
that Thomas A. Hendricks, Of the State Of In
diana has received majority Of the votes Of the
whole number Of electors appointed as they ap-
pear IN the certidcetes read by the tellers, and
60 appears to be elected vice president OF the
United States for the four years commencing on
the 4th day Of March, A. D. 1855. and the pTasi-
as public statement in the presence Of the two
houses of congress Of the contents Of the pspere
opened and read on this occasion, and not "a
possessing any authority in law to declare any
legal conclusion whatever.
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JOHN KELLY'S FAILING HEALTH.

NEW YORK, Special Telegram, Feb 49,
ION Kelly, the Tammany chieftain, who has
been stopping a Rockaway beach for some
lays, is reported to be a very sick man and
yrave fears are said to be entertained by his
physicians and friends. Mr.. Kelly has been
more or less Of an invalid during the entire
TALL His political reverses and the discon-
!inuance Of the Star have all had effect upon
the health of the Tammany sachen The
extent OF his illness during the early part of
She winter was more or less concealed.
After several days spent at Virginia seaside
resorts he returned to New York The
change did not better him, however, and it
vas determined this week to make another
effort to get nearer the sea He was taken
70 Rockaway Beach last Wednesday but the
severe winter weather that has prevailed
along the coast for the last few days seemed
70 tax his strength beyond endurance. His
physicians therefore decided to-day to bring
him back to his home in this CITY.
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Inauguration Harvest.

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb. 49,
Inauguration is beginning to tell on the ap-
pearance Of Pennsylvania avenue Along the
triangular parks long high rows Of seats are
being erected. The local papers TEEN with adj
refreshments OF windows to rent to witness the
procession Good windows In the second story
command $50, and third story windows range
from $15 to $50 Peanut stand privileges are
quoted at from $3.50 to 5000 for the one day.
A few rough diningroom places are for rent at
from $500 to $500. Roomrenting agencies are
doing big business hiring old empty houses
and packing in cots which they let at 81 so
night. With each cot goes one blanket and
pothing else. Some idea Of the rush to come can
DO cleaned from the statement from q leading
room broker that he has engaged in advance on
bis books over 1900 such accommodations
Special stocks Of flags, bunting and fireworks
ire being shipped here daily for USE The work
d decoration will begin next:week for tho monu-
nent dedicated and will be added to until
March 3. No such enthusiasm over Inaugural
lion has been seen here in twenty years. A
humber OF modistes from New York have come
over and set up fierce competition with the
local monarchs OF millinery on the special pat
tonnage necessary for the inaugu ration.
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Father to his Own Fafher.

Munchausen, Joe Mulhattan, and all
the big story-tellers together, could
never make their most gullible victims
believe in "the man who swallowed him
SELF" But in certain communities there
are irregular relationships by marriage
which creates situations similarly para
doxical and ABSURD.
do you see those two men talking
over there" said gentleman to a re-
porter the other day.
"Yes; those two farmers, you mean ?"
Exactly. They are father and son"
"Well?"
"Well, their families are all mixed
up. The son is his fathers father"
"How can that be?"
'In this way. The old mans wife
died. In their neighborhood there lived
widow with IN only daughter. The
old man married the daughter, and the
young man married the widow. The
young mans wife is mother to the
young mans father. The young mans
father is the young mans son. The
young mans fathers wife is his mother
and his daughter at the same time.
Now, the old mans children
MY man, let up! I can't keep all
that in my head!" The reporter sub
sequently learned that the above story
is fact.-Nashville Banner.
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aa<psFe 1or Deoenber ..ss.
Tho custom Of decoration by .0pe1
plants and dovers in Ill sorts Il e..
tivals Is - old q history, and Of course
the use Of evergresas at ohristmaa
needs no explanation, nor i tho Gus
tom any less Christian because it il
Of immemorial use among pagan ma
tions. The mistletoe, however, had .
unique place. The Celtic peoples and
the Druids held it in the same ven.
GRAFTON that the Romans did. It va
used by the Romans in religious osre.
monies, and it may have been the gold
on bough" Of tho internal regions.
The Druids gathered it against
the festival of the winter solstios
with great solemnity, the prince
Of the Druids cutting il himself With
golden sickle. It was used - charm
against evil spirits, and sxcGllsut medi-
cal properties are ascribed to il. Itwaa
supposed to possess tho power 70 pre-
serve from poison, and the mystic prop
erty of giving fertility. Kissing under
the mistletoe" may have had reference
to this ancient belief. There was ira
dition that the maid who vas not kissed
under . bough Of mistletoe at Christ
mas would not be married during the
following year. There was once . no
ton that it, heAthen origin should OK
cluds it from tho Christmas decorations;
but this found NO favor With the young
people at any period. On tho
contrary. they took good caro- that
it should be hung, and that Il should
have plenty OF berries, for the oere-
mony under it was not duly perfor med
If berry was not plucked of with each
KISS, and consequently the supply Of
berries determined the number of kiss
es. II did not need the Roman use Of
the plant to recommend such . preven-
tive of the state of old-maidism. Some
trace the use of green bush decoration
to the original branches of vervain
among the Romans. With Romans and
Drujds the vervain was . pansces for
every i'll, and they believed, above all,
that it "conciliated hearts which were
at variance good Office of any
plant in the Christmas season. The
Druids only venerated tho mistletoe
that grew on the oak. but the common
mistletoe (viscus album), with its pear
~ berries, Is gathered from the hsw-
thorn, the old apple tree, tho lime, and
the fir, and from other trees. OF late
years this parasite has been scaroer
than formerly, and efforts have been
made to propagate it. This is done by
clearing of the bark under any joint Of
. young tree with the moistened thumb,
and then pressing the glutinous berry
on the cleaned place till it adheres to
the bark; it will begin to show growth
in about fifteen months. It is an obvi-
Gus suggestion that in sections of the
country where the statistics show fall
ing off in marriages this plant ought not
to be let die.
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THE CANADIAN POSTOFFICEs.

OTTAWA. Ont. Special Telegram, Feb H.
Postmaster General CARING laid on the table Of
the house this evening the annual report Of his
department.. Mail travel has been increased by
about one million and q half miles. The con-
veniences Of remitting by money orders has been
extended between Canada and other countries
There was general increase Of business both
domestic and foreign. The report states that
the time has arrived when q Postofiico savings
bank can be be established in Manitoba. The
expenditure was upward of half . million more
than revenue. The postmaster general states
that as regards q letter passing between the
United States and Canada, uniform charge
would, no doubt, be acceptable to Canada, but
he was of the opinion that doubling the ratio on
newspaper matter would exclude from the news
paper post many classes Of matter now included
therein The registration fees would have to be
reduced to 10 cents and drop letters to two
CENTS All these changes would be necessary to
harmonic tho Canadian with the United States
rates, and would not be satisfactory to the
public of this country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

An Association known as the Anti
Deists has just been established in Paris.
Its object is to suppress the word God,
or Its equivalent, in all the languages oil
the world. ON the ground that the Be-
ing so designated is mere fiction and
the word, therefore, is senseless and If.
rational. They are not any more likely
to succeed than are the we'll intentioned
but impraoticable people who go to the
other extreme and insist that the word
God shall have legal recognition by its
insertion in the Constitution and laws
under the impression that this merel,
formal recognition would cure q multi.
tude of evils.
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Isabella Shaken Up.
From Mr.. Labouchere's Truth Nondon).


peated shocks of earthquake at Seville, but not
seriously hurt. She had narrow escape Of
being in the sauve lui peut in tie theatre,
whore she was to have witnessed an Italian
opera. But the unexpected arrival of well
come visitor kept her at home. She was taking
cup Of tea, and laughing at the solemn talk
of her parrot, when the first oscillation took
place The bird fell down fainting from ito
perch: just as might . young lady. 1sabella's
arm chair toppled over, and the cup was
flung from her hand. member of her house,
hold writes that she was not alarmed until
some time after the shock, when there was .
nervous reaction. When she felt the earth
quake she cried out: ''Why, if l were not in
my own house, I should fancy We were in .
sinking ship" A second shock at midnight,
and third at dawn, rather upset her Her
ears were assailed by the cries of tho people
in the streets. She telegraphcd to the King to
send money at once for distribution among tho
greatest sufferers, and has placed the Palais
de Castillo at the disposal Of Spanish com.
mittee, which will give = fete there for the
benefit of the victims of the earthquakes in
Southern Spain. i 10 also proposed to get up
in the ex- Queens Paris residence an exhibition
Of lace, jewels, fans, art prayer-books and
objects do piete belonging to the Spanish Royal
family. 4 show of this kind would b al
profit
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

Some one has introduced in the New
York Legislature an act "for the sup
preston Ct sentimental gush and the
glorification of felons, which provides
penalty for any one who shall send
bouquet or other sympathetic token
to any convicted felon, or to any person
held for the crime of murder. The
practice against which this act is d.
rected is scarcely to be reached by leg
lslation, but prison authorities would
act within their powers in putting .
stop to it.
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Carroll D. Wright, lately appointed
commissioner of the labor bureau at
Washington has had large experience
and observation at tho head of a similar
bureau in Massachusetts, and in q late
interview says: II think am able to
see great revival OF trade in all direc-
tions. I may be mistaken, but think
you will find three months hence, that
the percentage of unemployed men
will be much smaller than at present. "
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GENTILES AS WE'LL AS MORMONS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-An elder Of the Nor
mon church, in business in Salt Lake City,
to-day in speaking of the Edmunds law, said:
The persecution of Mormons for unlawful CO.
aabitation under the Edmunds law continues
The Mormons, however, complain bitterly Of the
part1altty OF the district attorney for not
prosecuting Gentiles for the same offense,
although: It is notorious that many are guilty
Even anti Morm0ns declare the raid is pros
rating business. Many Mormons against whom
because they claim they cannot secure Justice IN
so9rt: that juries are packed by open venirss,
md that bail fs refused MorInons pending ap-
peal The Gentiles are beginning to think that
hey, too. will have to leave or starve, owing to
ihe injurious effect upon business, which would
eave Utah In complete possession of the Nor
mons.
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1t does not take long for IN innova-
ton to make its way, however inconven.
lent it may seem at first. The propos-
ed division of our time into twenty.
four instead of twice twelve hours has
certainly the merit of simplicity,
but few people probably thought to
see it adopted seriously by any but
scientific men. But it is gradually MAX
ing its way abroad and possibly the
next generation may witness its general
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

Reports from Kansas, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Maryland,
and Virginia, of winter wheat, are not
at all favorable. It is said the crop
must certainly be 80 per cent. less than
that of last year. Should these reports
be substantiated there will be higher
prices for spring wheat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

There have been fifty Speakers of the
National House.. Henry Clay served
longer than any other, holding the po-
sition during six Congresses. Jonathan
Dayton served two terms, Nathaniel
Macon three, F. A. Muhlenburg (ths
first Speaker) two, Joseph B. Varnum
two, Andrew Stevenson four, james X.
Polk two, Linn Boyd two. Schuyler
Colfax three, James G.. Blaine three.
and Ssmual J. Randall three,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

Mgr. Capel said in lecture in New
York tie other night: 1.-THE worship
of the golden calf is az certain fact in
your great cities as it ever was under
Sinai"
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Asstals xo,oe..st & I.s,.aee 1,e,;a,S

AS6thef Holocaust q Insane 4oo1a4
Eighteen r.ving ;m.ni.cs wore burned ned +
death il the insane department Of &s Blookley
almsbeSuse. on tho West side Of tie sehuylknl
river ehiladelphi., in oonhasration. which
needed nothing to mako It ths most horrible
;dis.stsr Of - kind eter Known ii this city:
Tho are originated q : wing Of the Ola build
ing in': n, &partssasnt Rloelley Which front.
If this main building Of the almshouse. With
axe and hook the dremen attacked tho iron
gratings Of tho cells, and succeeded in taking on,
seven men, four of them sunocated to death
and three still alive Tho last man thus res
cned was tho notorious ''Jim' Burka. who has
been in the institution over thirty years. He
was brought from tho Easton penitentiary,
where he was undergoing life sentence for
murder: He has killed, since he has been in
the insane department. . cook and two atten-
dants. Tho dremen who rescued him state
that he died while being taken to the ground.
All Of the inmates Of the insane department
were rescued safely except those in the third
story Of the wing in which the Are originated
The total loss Of life was eighteen
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st. Louis Bay.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram. Feb. 13.-The
result Of Maj. Aliens examination of 81. Louis
bay and river from Connors Point to Rice's
Point and his report Of the survey Of Agate and
Bnrlington harbors on Lake Superior have been
aid before the house by the speaker. Mai
Aliens estimate for improving St. Louis bay is
b71 900. He says St. Louis bay and river are
worthy OF Improvement, though to what extent
thorough survey shall have been made It
you'd be best to commence such survey at
Ricos and Connor's points. carrying it ur to-
of this locality has been made since that Of 1861
1.-The lake survey, and a new map showing the ex-
senstve artificial and more than probable natural
eenes OF the past twenty-three years has long
been needed. The estimated cost % full survey
md map Is placed at $4,000
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Death Of q Noted llu rdsra1.

Col Thomas Buford of Kentucky, broth
or Of Gen. Buford, and slayer of Judge Elliott
Of the court of appeals, died Friday morning At
the Anchorage, Ky., lunatic asylum, after q
long illness and chronic diseases. Buford snot
and killed Judge Elliott for rendering
IN adverse decision against Col Bufords
sister, in case involving considerable
property. After most sensational trial Blu
ford was adjudged q lunatic and sent to the
asylum. from which place he escaped, going
across the river to Indiana where he lived about
: year hunting and fishing, the asylum officials
being unable under the law to take him back
to Kentucky. Without friends or money, Ruford
grew sick, and finally was forced by want to "a
back to the asylum. His brother Abe committed
suicide some months ago.
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It Is eenere|'y believed that Roswell Mile,
viii b The ginssA manager oe ~ 81 Psa)
red
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

There are "a savings banks in Maine
which have q deposit $50, 275, 745.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19
CODyine Minnesota.

WARRINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. "a
Timber legislation before the Minnesota legisla-
ture. notably that in regard to makingtt felony
to cut OF Of state lands, has been examined by
ben production and copies of the pending MIN
netota bills have been sent for Introduction in q
number Of state legislatures. The same bills
and Oregon, -. : =
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The Yellowstone Park

WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-The bill relative to
jurisdiction over the Yellowstone Park, which
passed the house to-day, is the one introduced
In the senate by Senator Vest last session. An
amendment providing that the jurisdiction over
the park should be transferred from Montana to
Wyoming was offered BY Delegate Post after tho
bill passed the senate and was incorporated in
1t - 1t passed the house TODAY
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Hendricks lIits tho Pine.

Kfngman l. Page, who was in Paris last
summer when Mr.. Hendricks was there, tells
me that they went together on trip up
the Seine, and stopped at landing where
there was shooting gallery. AS they sat in
booth lazily watching the marksmen fire u
the heads of clay pipes at distance of foul
rods. Mr.: Hendricks suddenly said: 81
W., If couldn't do something at that
nsed to be fair shot" Going over to the
range, he picked out rifle and fired shol
after shot until he had broken seven pipes
In succession. "There," said he, ~seven's .
lucky number; I'll quit while my score Il
good"
COLLEGE 0RATORY.
BE1o1r, Wis, specta, Telegram, Feb. 11.-A
state oratorical contest, in which there were
speakers from the Beloit. Ripon and Milton COL
leRes took place tonight in the First
Gong church Tho speakers ans
BelSit College. International Relations"
l: c; Randolph. Milton college, The Influenc,
LIZ Mss Ida Owen htoT col
Ripcn. Two Scenes in the Life Of Charles Sum
ner; W. j. Gray, Beloit, american Puritan
ISM; g: s. Weiss. Ripon, The Love of Truth.
The decision was In favor Of w. J. Gray Of Be
THE NETHoDIsTs.
NEW Yo1K, Feb. 11.-Tho FIRST annual meet
1nR Of tho book committee Of tho Methodist
Book Conoern. appointed at the esneral confer.
ence In Nay. was held here to-day. Amos
shtnkle wa appointed chairman. and Rev. @. g.
Clark OF Maine. secretary. Tho annual meeting.
1886. will be held as Cincinnati Among tic
conferences represented q TO- days meeting wers
1ngton Indiana. Western Iowa, Louisiana, Ms.
souri,. Western German, and California.
Dominion I09ialstion.
OTTAWA, Ont. Special Telegram, Feb. 11.-Ir
tho house to-day, Sir Tillsy said tho public debt
ON Jan l. 1885. was e258, 7o8, ll6. The promie.
stated that tho government had NO intention Of
creating divorce court. motion for the bot.
Ter supervision and inspection Of banks va
Geo. W. Dryer, steward Of tho St Peter in
sane asylum and we'll known in St Paul was
married Tuesday afternoon to Miss Susv 81.
Peckham, Dr.: Thomas officiating.
The body Of William Allison was brought
down to Anoka from Little Falls, and the body
Of Louis Larson from w. D. Washburn's Camp
on the Rum river. Both wore killed BY falling
trees while ct work in the pineries, and were
young men without families. =,
Hans Hanson Furpa, . demented parson.
started from his home in Tansem, near Barnes
vile, in his stocking feet and without any over
clothes, and ran to his brothers house four
miles Cd, whore he took horse and blanket
out OF the stable and has not SINCE been found
He has undoubtedly frozen t6 death. Tho
horse returned without any rider,