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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
MINNESOTA READING CIRCLE.

n meeting OF the state heading Clf.
Gle was held in St. Paul in May last
and il plan of organization adopted
The name of the association is "The
Minnesota Teachers Reading and Sci
entitic Circle"
"A manager is to be appointed in each
county whose duty it shall be to organ
ize local circles, appoint assistants,
and form Il county board.
This, we Judge, IS something similar
to the Chatauq"a circles. 1t would be
good scheme for the teachers Of this
county to join the State Circle and
unite in the work.
KELLOGG FULFILLING PROPHECY:
We have received il circular from an
Adventist preacher interpreting a
number Of dark passages of scripture.
He says:
"rhr advertisement OF this time has
gone through Kellogg's list Of nearly
400 different newspapers. which rep
resent from about 800 to 5000 papers
each. It passed through the talent of
kad, as stated in IS yrs. (of Zech. 81.
"Editors understand Low the lead is
east in the mouth Of the matrix, among
wicked Orunre.igious advertisements. -
The scripture to which he refers is
rs follows:
Z"chariah. chap. 5, V. 7: And behold
there WAS lifted up IL talent Of lead.
We have always entertained sly
notion that the newspaper was doing {,
sacred work, and here is Advent proof
Of it. Give us some more.
Speaking Of the ful(illment Of scrip
tnre, however. a blind man can see that
the good crop Of this hountiful year is
fulfilling the following passage from
joel, ch. I'd, " :5 26:
And will restore to you the years
that the locust hath eaten. .. And
ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied.
Now. how is that for Interpretation?
Doesn't that seem meant for ''us"
arassl,opper sufferers rs much as the
''talent Of lead' meant the ready print
newspapers?
MOBILES COUNTx INVENTORS.
SIMPSON S HORIZONTAL WIND. WHEEL,
Thos. J. Simpson, of the Okabena
Mills, has just received a patent for q
Horizontal Wind-wheel which he has
invented. The patent was issued Sept.
l. We have seen the model at work
but do not feel competent to give do.
tailed description.
The invention is thus described in
the specifications:
The present invention has reference
to Certain new and useful improve
ments in that class Of horizontal wind
wheels in which the upright rotary
shaft is provided with radial arms car
rying wind-sails arranged at right an
giles to each other, and the object
thereof is to form the shaft in sections,
and each section is connected to the
one above or below it by suitable COUP
ling, through which loosely pass the
horizontal arms carrying the wind.
sails, thus forming series of separate
and independent wind-wheels, which
may he detached or replaced at pleas.
ure.
1t is claimed that as these wind
wheels are all made of metal, and ex-
Gel all Others yet invented in simplicity
and strength of construction. and can
be built by any ordinary machine shop.
it must be a very valuable patent, and
the manufacture and sale in the Uni
ted States will be large business.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
HEALrHFUL v1GOR FOR GIRLS.

Mrs. Livermore, in enc of her lec-
lures on Girls. says, II would give to
girls equal intellectual and industrial
training with boys. Yes, and give them
equally good health. too." When your
girls are suffering from paleness and
debility, it is a sign that their blood is
poor and thin, and that they need
Browns Iron Bitters. The only prepa-
ration of iron that can be taken safely.
Miss Barton. Chestnut st., Louisville,
KY, says: Browns Iron Bitters. cur
ed me Of rheumatism when everything
else had faileG''
The rain which set in on Monday
night seems to have been general over
the northwest. 1t put damper on the
State Fair and, in fact, suppressed it
on Tuesday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

Miss Della Clark of Window, whom
the Reporter says isn't larger than a
good sized pint of cider nearly drunk, ,
just for the fun of it, last Sunday crawl
ed into a sample trunk. The lid was
closed and the trunk and contents car
ried about the house by companions.
firing of the sport after a while, and
attempting to release the fair prisoner,
it was discovered that the trunk was
supplied with a spring lock and that
Miss Della was indeed prisoner. The
Reporter says there were sober faces
about the trunk when this discovery
was made. An AK was brought, the
lock broken and the young lady re1eas-
ed without injury.-St. James Journal.
This reminds one of Rogers story of
"Ginevra" in his poem on Italy. Gin
evra, however, was taken out years af-
forwards a bundle of bones. Miss
Clark's friends here are pleased to hear
of her release.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

We have received No. 2 Of the Bea-
yer Creek Graphic, just started at Bea-
yer Greek, Rock county. It is a neat,
compact five column folio, published by
knight Il Knapp. Night and nap 60
naturally together, but in this case
they seem to mean broad daylight and
wide awake. Hope they'll succeed,
anyhow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
THE ~EEALx
PIONEER PRESS.
NEW FEATURES. NEW TALENT.
new PREMIUMS.
Tho MODEL WEEKLY for tho Family.
Farr, ana EcEoeho:d.

livery NUMBER contains tho news II tho week In
Il condensed readable forlo; chaate stories; . live
Ferm department edited osts field; W omen's depart
ment (y special edi,rcss) Young Folks department.;
Puzzle corner. Notes and Queries; with replies to
legal. medical and veterinary l:cstns, By exerta also
editorials correspondence, huaar aud general literature
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10
MINNESOTA PATIENTS

The following patents were granted
TOT the week ending Sept. /, 1885, re-
ported expressly for this paper by Jos.
IL. Hunter, Solicitor Of American and
Foreign Patents, 936 F Street, Wash.
[ngton, D. c.:
k Chas: Baker, Minneapolis, bride hit:
Iketer johnson, Dassel. fertilizer dis
Eyf1Dnter; J. s. Olsnn. Houston, Tay-
Elors chart for cutting garments; T. J.
simpson. Warrington, horizontal
wind wheel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

An old and intimate friend of mine
is Parker's Hair 3alsam. have used
it five years and could not do without
it. It has stopped my hair from fall
ing, restored its natural black color
and wholly cleansed it from dandruff.
Miss Pearl Aneson, st. Louis, Mo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

The Rock Rapids Reporter has
changed to 7-column quarto, which
gives it four home pages. Our opin-
ion is that it is too big for country
keep going at that gait
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
The Game Law.

AS there seems to be some uncertainty
in the minds of some of our readers as to
the limits of the Game Law of Virginia,
we publish below the 1st section OF the
law as amended at the last session of the
Legislature. which Is as follows:
l. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia. that it shall not be law
full west of tie Blue Ridge mountains, to
kill or capture pheasants or wild turkeys,
between February first and September fif-
tenth, and partridges betW cen January
first and Octuber fifteenth, or deer be-
tween January first and August fifteenth
nor elsewhere in the State, cartridges.
pheasants, or wild turkeys between Janu-
airy fifteenth and October fifteenth, or
deer between January first and August
fifteenth nor shall it be lawful, within
the State, to take or DESTROY the eggs of
any such wild fowl. or to catch any such
wild fowl with nes or traps; and the pos
session of any such eggs or wild game
shall be prima facie evidence of viola
uion of this act; provided that in the
county of Rockbridge no one shall be al
lowed to capture or kill cartridges between
the fifteenth day of January and the if
tenth day of October of each year,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23

The ACCOUNTS OF COURT CLERKS
County Clerk VIM. A. Burnett, of Au-
gusta, went to Richmond Hast Sunday
evening to pay his remaining balance for a
part of the year 1884. While there he
found that in the investiga ton of the
Smith irregularities at the caE'itol, the &C
count of the Augusta county clerk is put
down as 81 300 short; Mr.. Burn EFT has clerk
Smiths receipts for all this money. In
one case Mr.. Burnett found discrepancy
which may point to how some of this mys-
tifying defalcation was carried on. Mr..
Burnett sent a cheek to the Auditor for
81 500 and received Smith 3 reoeipt for 1t.
But Mr.. BPS account turns out to have
been credited by only $1,10o. just $500
short. The check, which is in existence,
shows the amount. It is hard, however,
to arrive at any satisfactory solution of
what has become of all of the thousands
that are missing. Smith has just sent to
the Investigating Committee a lot of
checks, never presea ted, amounting to
$4,000, many of which we're two or three
years old; some of which were certified.
1t seems almost impo ssible to Infer that
this man is thief, for his conduct seems
more like that of man in the dreamy
condition of the opiu m-eater ho has been
fnddled for years an d does not know him
self what he has dc ne with the checks, or
the money.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
The New Orleans Exposition.
TOURISTS TRIPS TO IT BY THE CHEsA-
PEAKE 6 OHIO.

TOURISTS TRIPS TO IT BY THE CHEsA-
PEAKE Sc OHIO.
Mr.. Jas. E. A. Gibbs of Rockbridge, the
weli-known inventor, has gone to the Ex-
posi- ion.
Mr.. E. A. Wayand Of Waynesboro, sssft
for the Exp 'sition last week.
W. D Boyce of New Orleans, (wae is
endorsed by The Wayneshoro Messenger, B
if written to in advance. can secure Reot
board there for visitors. at from 81 to 81
vice.
The Chesapeake & OHIO railway has ar
ranged some very enJicing tourists trips
to the Exposition. The following is a
synopsis of them:
No. goes by way of Lexington. Louis
vile. Nashville Montgomery, Mobile, and
the Kentucky Mammoth Cave
No. goes by way of Lexington, Louis
vile. Paducah and Jackson, Miss.
No. 3 goes by Lexington, Chattanooga,
Birmingham and Meridian.
No. goes by No. |, and returns by
way of Montgomery, Atlanta and Rich
mend.
No. 5 goes by No. l., and returns by
way of Montgomery, Atlanta, Danville
and Charlottesville.
There are four more tourist routes be-
sides these, varying a little from each
other and from those given above. No
road in the South bias excelied the Chesa-
peake & Ohio In giving its Exposition pa
irons good field for choice of routes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
A Minister Killed Going to funeral.

Rev. Daniel Yount, minister of the
Dunkard church and one of the most
highly valued citizens of Augusta, was
killed at Crimora station, on the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, near Waynesboro,
on Tuesday morning last, about o'clock,
by the fast express train that passes there.
He had an engagement that day to preach
the funeral of Mrs. Moomaw, daughter
of Mr. Jacob Forrer, of Stuart's Draft,
who had died in Southwestern Virginia
and been brought back to her fathers
house. Mr.. Yount rose about 8 O'Clock
and went over to Crimora to catch the ex-
press train which passes at 4 o clock, but
does not stop. His idea seems to have been
to stand on the side of the track and leap
on the express while in motion. He took
his stand near some fat cars which were
standing on side track. which left him
only space OF two feet between them
and the coming train. The express came
rushing on at the hour and Mr.. Yount
leaped for 1t. He was struck IN the fore
head and his skull crushed. his body beng
thrown some twelve feet. He must have
been killed instantly. The night was
freezing, and when the employees of the
station came to work at s O'Clock, the
body was found lying near the track, the
cape of the overcoat over the head. which
was imbedded in a pool of blood. The
cape had to be cut away before the body
could be gotten loose.
Mr.. Yount was forty-fiv years of age
and was a son of Mr.. Samuel Yount. He
leaves widow and one child. He was one
of the hest of men-an earnest, humble
minister of the gospel, beloved in and out
of his congregation, and one of those men
of whom all men spoke we'll. A telegram
was sent to Mr.. Forrer's, to inform the
congregation which assembled later in the
day, of the tragic death of the minister
who was to have preached the funeral ser
mon.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23

How STAUNToN LOOKS TO OUTs1D-
ERs. The improvements which go on in
a city are in great measure lost on the
people who are daily spectators while they
are going up. So notwithstanding our lm-
provements, we often hear residents say that
s.Staunton is at stand still.'' 1t does not
strike stranger so, however, as we may
see from this extract from the Highland
Recorder
Though we have been away from Staun-
ton but few months. the changes that
have taken place are very striking. We
dare say that no period of its existence.
of the same length, since it has donned
the name of ''city,'' has seen as great
change in it's appearance. We cannot see
that it's business has improved, indeed
business seems to be duller than usual,
but the appearance of the business houses
is greatly improved. We doubt whether
Richmond can boast of prettier build
ing than the one recently erected on the
McChesney lot on Augusta street. Slaun-
ton should be proud Oft, and no doubt
is The new building near the postofflce,
Loeb's new and handsome store, and other
improvements in the arrangement OF old
stores, has added greatly to the attractive
ness of the place. We could mention in
detail many creditable changes, but we
fear they would not be of sufficient inter-
est to our readers"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
FATAL. AcCInEN r.-On Tnasdav Mo

FATAL ACCIDEN T.-Ou Tuesday night
of last week Mr.. A sh Woods heard SOME
one grooming near the deep foundation a
little distance frCsm Burke's stable. On
going t'ere the sufferer proved to be Mr..
John Gayer, an o. d and well known resi-
dem of Stanton. whose wagon and white
horse have been familiar for many years
Near Mr.. Gayer lay his hat filled with
wagon collection tickets. The spot was
very dark and the sufferer in coming from
visiting the depot had walked over the
edge of thirty foot foundation and fallen
on the rocks at the bottom. Mr.. Gayer
was taken home and died on the following
Thursday night. He was about IS years
of age and had heen driving On the streets
of Staunton fer twenty years. He was a
native of ireland and had the good quail
ties of the Irish strongly marked in him
"a strong mind, ready wit, and an open
hand, Many a 10 ore prominent man than
John Gayer might have died and not been
as much missed as he will be.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
Clerical Notes.

There will be communion at the Fad
Presbyterian church Sunday morning. but
IN view of the interest now prevailing in
the services at the First church. there will
be no preparatory service at the 2ad on
Saturday morning.
A member of the church of which Rev.
DIR. G.. B. Stricken is pastor, in Atlanta,
Ga, writes ''Dr. Stricken is feeding us
with strong food. Church work, Sabbath
School work and mission work, all -four
ishing. God is blessing the labcrs Of this
church and of our pastor"
A very strongly marked and wide spread
religious interest seems to have followed
the Week of Prayer. In Stanton the
meetings at the First Presbyterian Church
are largely attended nightly; in the same
denomination at Woodstock, two minis
tiers Rev. Messrs. Vanhorne and Bushong
are assisting the pastor. aided by Rev. DR..
White, Of Winchester.
Rev. A. M. Evers, pastor, is arranging
reduced railroad fares to the Virginia U.
B. Conference, which meets in Frederick
City on March 4th.
Both, Rev. J. W. Rosebro, who has ar
rived in Petersburg. and Rev. A. s. MCf-
felt, who has arrived at Stanford, KY.
who write US asking that their VlNDICA-
Ton be changed to their new post offices,
speak warmly of the kindly reception they
have met from the members of their
new congregations, and of the warm hos
pitality they have received.
The N orth Carolina Conference, M. E.
Church, has appointed Rev. W. P. Nc
Corkle, formerly of otaunton, missionary
| to Mexico, to be stationed at Ell Paso.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
A Shocking Fate.

The Atlanta, Ca, Constitution, of last
awful death of young girl from Lynch
burg who was educated at one of the
Staunton Female Colleges. She passed
under the name of Lizzie Mccormick and
was an inmate of a house of ill-fame. She
was an accomplished musician and her
manners showed that she had at one time
belonged to refined and virtuous society.
In the same house was another girl who
passed under the name of Fannie Smith,
whose likeness to the first named was
remarkable, but they never claimed or
acknowledged relationship. Last Friday,
tired of and disguised with the beastly life
she was living, the Mccormick girl took
morphine. AS she was dying, the other
the story of their lives. They we're sisters,
she said, were raised in Lynchburg, Va.
educated in Stanton, Va. and were the
daughters of a we'll TODD tobacco manu-
facturer. They ha lost their right TO
their home, and under assumed names had
moved from place to place. They wanted
no one to know their kinship, and for
three years have sacredly and successfully
guarded the truth, often appearing to the
casual observer as entire strangers.
Though with brand upon their brow they
had always loved one another and had
stayed together. always within call of each
other, so that they might watch and guard
eac oh other. After Fannie Smith had told
the story, Patroiman Thompson, who was
raised in Lynchburg, Va, visited the bed
side, and after looking at the face of the
dying girl and at the face of the one living
who claimed kin, substantiated the story
by saying that he knew them both. The
patrolman, however, declined to reveal
what he actually knows, but says that the
girls came Of as good q family as there
was in Lynchhurg,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23

MONUMENT TO SToNEWALL JACK
soN.-The Jackson Memorial Associa-
tiop, Gen. G. ". G. Lee President, have
issued circular appealing for contribu-
tions to erect at the grave of Gen. T. J.
Jackson "a structure which will beauti-
fully and appropriately speak to coming
time OF his greatness, and of the love and
admiration of his countrymen." Among
the members Of the Executive Committee
of this Association are Col. A. w. Har-
man, Capt. T. D. Ransom. Gen. James A.
Walker, Col. VIM. Mclaughlin, Capt.
Geo. G.. Grattan, aud other names we'll
known to our readers. The Association
say that contributions, however small in
amount, are requested to be sent to G. M.
Flggat, Treasurer of the jackson Memo
rial Association, Lexington, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
Steam Turned on at the Steam
Laundry.

Yesterday, the steam was turned on
new and costly steam laundry in Staunton,
in irving the machinery. 1t is one OF
those institutions that make live CITY
and all the facts connected with it are in
teresting. Mr.. G. T. Wamaling, OF Troy,
N. Y, recently bought from Mr.. j. H.
Graham, the new double building back OF
the Postoffice, for $1,000. He then went
to work and fitted it up with So 0oO worm
of the very latest and newest machinery
for a steam laundry, a business IN winch
he has been engaged for many years.
There is a new patent mangle which can
wash two thousand Eve hundred dozen OF
sheets. pillow cases, sc in day. An
other new machine is the extractor. which
is the latest machine for wringlng out
clothes. The machinery put in is OF much
greater capacity than the town OF Ssaun-
ton would require because. besides the
town custom, Mr.. w. will arrange to DO
laundry work for Lexington. Charlottes-
VILE, Harrisonburg, and the watering
places In the summer. 1t is driven by
16-horse power engine.
The establishment is managed by Mr..
Wamaling who attends to the gentlemen s
underwear; and Mrs. Wamaling and Miss
Nettie Edmundson, an expert in the busl-
ness, also from Troy, who attend exciu-
sively to the department of ladies' gar
ments. All female apparel goes directly
to these ladies and is attended to solely by
them. The finest as we'll as the plalnest
laundry work is done ia the establishment,
and in quantities no matter how large.
The drying room is as large almost as the
old Masonic Hall. so the facilities are I'M
limited. Mr.. Wamallng expects to show
the schools and heads of families and
others. how much easier it is to have the
work done at regular laundry than at
home.
On Monday next the laundry goes into
full operation and the proprietor will be
ready to receive orders. His force of as
sistants will. be on hand on that day. 1t
is hardly of use to recommend so plainly
desirable an establishment to patronage.
It will prove to those who patronize it an
inestimable relief from washing day. be-
sides having the work done in better
style, called for and delivered more pune
tually on time, and at less expense.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23

Tuesday morning, at the residence of E.
/. Edmoudson. Esq, of this city, there
was rather startling occurrence. Miss
Mary and Miss Lizzie, the sisters of Mr..
Edmondson, not coming down to break
fast, one of the family went up to their
room to inquire the cause, and found. both
of the ladies lying in their beds speech
less and unable to move. A joint of the
stove pipe had slipped and the coal gas
escaping had, while they were asleep, put
them in the perilous condition in which
they were found. One of the ladies awoke
during the night and tried to make the
other understand her situation, but both
proved to be equally helpless and they were
compelled to await in alarm and helpless
ness the eomlng of day and assistance.
Medical aid was promptly summoned, and
as soon as the proper remedies could be
used, the ladies recovered their speech
and in few days were In their usual
health.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-23
Work Tor ths Night Police.

A series OF religious MEETINGS are pro-
crossing at the First Presbyterian Church.
It is large audience room and contains
seats enough for all who may be prompted
by interest OF curiosity enough to come.
Large numbers enter and hear the SER
vices; but outside there remains nightly a
gang of youths, varying in age from
eighteen to twenty. They conduct con-
versations in the lobby, varied by opening
the door at intervals to peep in and see
how the service is getting on. besides
favoring the congregation with draft OF
bitter cold air and an interlude from the
creaking of the door while their inspec-
tion IS going on. A mysterious Providence
has given many people children. without
at the same time giving them wisdo"
enough to teach their children manners,
or firmness enough to keep them at home.
where their lack of manners would trouble
the people chiefly responsible for bringing
them into the world. But the same Provl-
dence has also raised up the plight police,
which should be directed by the Mayor to
put stop to this conduct. The church
is the private property of the congrega-
ton and its owners object seriously to this
tresspass. If it were private residence
whose door was opened at will and annoy
Ing conversation carried on in the vestl
bule, the rresspassers would be lodged in
the police station. The House of God
ought not to have less protection than
the House of Man. Last Monday night
Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddie, who was conducting
the service, was forced to call public at
tention to the conduct of these young men,
It is pity that preacher from another
city should have to suffer from the hood
lums of this.