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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

When General Hancock was . candi-
date for the Presidency, the venerable
Hebrew philanthropist, Sir Moses
Mentefiore, of London, sent gift of
some beautiful wood G, rvings to the
Generals wife, accompanied by a grace
full message. The gift and the COM
munication were transmitted to Mrs.
Hancock by Mr.. Marcus, of Boston.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Sir Moses Monte6oro will oc-
cur on the oath of October next, and
the event will be extensively celebrated
by the members of his race, with the
warm sympathies of other admirers of
his life and character. At the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Marcus, who was aware of
her talent for musical composition,
Mrs. Hancock has written the score of
an orchestral piece for performance on
this occasion. It is probable that the
first rendering of the composition will
be in Boston. as application has been
made for the privilege Of using it IN q
synagogue there on the Jewish New
Ye,.r, which falls on the goth Of the
present month.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

The increase in the consumption OF
oysters the past twenty-five years has
been enormous and consequently there
vas . probability that the natural sup
ply would become exhausted. As q
preventive measure oyster-beds were
planted, which have proved so produo-
tive that the growing demand is readi-
" supplied. Fortunately the fecundity
OF the oyster is prodigious and it,
growth rapid. About two millions OF
infant oysters only occupy cubic inch,
yet they are ready for market in from
two to five years; sheltered locality IL
favorable to quick development The
''natives"-as those bivalves are termed
which affair maturity in artificial beds
are considered superior to those
dredged for in natural breeding.
grounds.
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The Best Patrons of hotels.

x00 Best 18H4008 OF A0c0l8.
Brooklyn Eagle: The manager of a
large hotel in London is making an in
teresting experiment. 1t is designed tc
ascertain which nationality are the best
customers at q hotel. Having turn
for statistics he went into the matter
very carefully, the results of his inquir-
les being that tho Englishmen stood at
the top of the list, as spending most
money. Next came the German, then
came the Frenchman and finally the
American. This last is marvel, the
more so that many wealthy Americans
who go across the ocean do not stint
themselves. But what runs up q mans
bill in hotel is not what he eats, but
what he drinks, and the average Amer
lean rarely drinks anything but water at
his meal. At home he makes up for
this to some extent by taking "a smile"
here and an "eye-opener" there. just
before the dinner hour at any big Amer
lean hotel the bar is densely crowded
with men drinking seductive spirituous
mixtures. which must be much more
deleterious than fair allowance of good
wine. Probably this habit is observed
in England, and as what the guest take
at the bar il thereupon paid for and doe
not appear in the bill, the Americans
may be better customers than they ap
pear to the discontented eye Of q hcte'
manager,
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The Biggest Prize in the Ministry.

enc &&o8G 91&0 IN the A21010tIy.
New York Letter.
Wealth is perplexing thing to handle, even
for those who do not grip much Of it for their
own. Tho congregation of Grace church con-
tains moro riches than does any other in Amer
lea Now, what is the pastor going to do in
the matter Of expounding the biblical declar-
alton that no man can serve God and Mammon?
A new minister has just been hired. The &C.
lection was made with exceeding care. It was
desirable that the choice should fall upon
handsome man Of distinguished department,
for he would he one Of tho central social figures
Of the metropolis 1t was found that Rev. Dr..
Huntington would answer all tho requirement..
Tho first thing he did on getting there
was to preach . sermon on the ticklish SUBJ
ject which I have mentioned He boldly
said at the outset that he intended to make
clear the Bible doctrine a. to r7ches He told
his hearers that they could not take any Of
their dollars beyond the grave; that they wore
in danger Of oyerrating themselves because
lence consisted in nothing less thon helping
their fellow-men to the last cent in their own
purses, and that their wealth greatly endanger-
ed their prospects, for happy eternity Hav-
ing thus satisfied his conscience, DR.. Hunting.
ton will, suppose, settle down to luxury In
tbs finest New York parsonage, draw the larg-
est New York ministerial salary for tho rest Of
ishioners parlors, % we'll Is in their pulpit
His income 10 estimated at $4,000 . year.
made up OF salary, rent residence ard per-
sonal gifts. This pulpit 10 considered tho
biggest prize in the ministry, aside from thos.
which can only DO gained by great ability. 9
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07
Election News in Old Times,

The business Of collecting election
news has been very much improved,
both in its methods and it's results, since
the time of our fathers. To 20 back as
far as 1924, no newspaper of that time
thought it worth while to publish full
returns OF the Presidential election, ev-
en- after the figures were accessible,
and the consequence is that no two &C.
counts of the popular vote of that year
agree.
In "a there were four candidates: Ad.
ans, Jackson, Clay and Crawford. It was
not expected that either of them would
receive majority of electoral votes,
but the question was, from which three
the House of Representatives must make
its choice. The constitution provides
that such choice be made from the high
est candidates in the electoral colleges.
The question was, whether Crawford
or Clay would be the third on the list,
and it was nearly month after the
election began, for they were not then,
as now, all held on one day, before il
was know that the vote of Louisiana,
which had been expected by tho friends
Va OA0ys AoU IJ0cn U4Vlu0U OSt"cCu
Jackson and Adams. This left Mr..
Crawford the third candidate.
If Louisiana had voted for
Mr.. Clay, his name would have
gone before the House of Rep
resentatives, and then coalition
between tho friends of Jackson and
those of Crawford would, in all proba-
bility, have given the election to the
former and John Quincy Adams would
never have been President.
Coming down so late as 1874,
it was long time before tho
result of the election was accurate
ly known. The railroad system was
then in it's infancy, and the on
~ telegraph line it the country
was one between Washington and Bal
timore. Nearly all the returns had to
be collected by stage-coach and steam
boat mail-lines. In many of the states
the vote was exceedingly close.
It was the insignificant abolitionist
vote, less than sixty-three thousand in
the whole country, that defeated Clay
and made Polk President. Not for q
week or two after the election could
the result be confidently stated. Yet
when the electoral votes were counted
Mr.. Polk had one hundred and seventy,
and Mr.. Clay only one hundred and five
votes.-Youth's Companion.
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On Feb. l., 1860, the session of the

On Feb. 1, 1860, the session of the
house OF representatives was opened
with . prayer by Rabbi NJ. J. Raphael.
This was the first time that Hebrew
devine had ever oficiated in the house.
He quoted several texts from the sacred
writings in Hebrew, and closed by say
ing, May the Lord bless ye and pre-
serve ye. May the Lord cause His
countenance to shine upon ye and be
gracious unto ye. May the Lord raise
His countenance unto you and grant ye
peace. May the blessing Of the One
who iveth and reigneth forever rest
upon your councils and yourselves this
day and evermore, Amen, Ben Per-
ley Poore,
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Governor Click Of Kansas, who IL an
extensive cattle breeder, pronounces the
proposed cattle trail from Red River to
the northern boundary of the country,
- marked out at the recent cattlemen's
convention in St. Louis, impractlcable
Such trail, he holds, would have to be
100 instead of six miles wide, to be Of
value to the parties concerned. h
maintains also that the cattlemen have
no right to trail through Kansas O,
any other state. The existing trail
through the western part of the state il
to DO abolished this winter, by the
repeal of the law establishing il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

During the last year, 500 speeches
were printed in the Congressional
Record which were not delivered IN the
House. How mshy undelivered Sena-
torial speeches we're, printed is not sta,
ted. This is an immense abuse, and it
IL fraud on the people of the country.
Halt OF these speeches which are pub.
lished, but not delivered, were not even
prepared and written by the Congress-
mon to- whom they are credited, but
were written BY literary jobbsrs fol
compensation duly made.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

The losses by fire in The United States
in first eleven months Of the current
year amount to about twice the interest
on tho public debt, and about equal the
internal revenue receipts Of the Govern.
mant. The losses in the last seven
years are within . small fraction OF the
value Of three cotton crops combined,
though in the last Eve years there has
been . steady, and latterly . rapid, ia'
crease from year to year. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

Tho contract system for prison labor
= abolished in New York by constitu-
tionl amendment. No substitute il
provided and nobody seems to have any
clear idea as to what should be done.
Meantime the contracts are expiring,
one lot OF convicts after another is left
idle, and action of some sort must be
taken, although any possible plan il
sure to have violent opponents. Thi,
II one OF the most perplexing things to
como before the Legislature this winter.
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The good landlady scolded him zen.
tly d she again tied up his eyes. III
was . mercy she did not know his name;
she would certainly havo called him
JohnnyD Az it Va. ais said he was :
naughty, impatient Boy.
But ! want to geo Lotts befors she
goes. S.
II have come to fetch You to Gay
goodbye to her. Do you think you
could walk into the garden?"
Johnny wondered. but he took Frau
Werner's arm without word. Il was
lovely day. Soft breezes PLAYED
round him as his timid footsteps went
forward to meet the dienstmadcheu he
scented mystery-s surprise.
He Was not disappointed. When, hia
eyes were uncovered, he saw standing
before him the Carlotta Of the picture
tho Countess of Werdenfels in person!
But this Carlotta moved and spoke;
and though the sky was blue, it was not
the sky Of Italy; and instead of the
orange blossoms, she held 8 rose in her
hand. Smiling and blushing, she said
"You have your wish-you 500 me-
Explain? How is it ?-this dress!.
he gasped. r.
Lotta took his hand, and they sat on
the stone bench by her side. His weak
eyes devoured tho familiar features, his
ears drank in the music Of the fsmilia,
voice.
II will explain everything. Perhaps
you are aware that in our country it is
the custom to send girls out for q year
to learn housekeeping. They 20 to
farms, or to inns like Frau Werner's.
came to learn Haushalt in general and
cooking in particular. live at Mum
ich. My name is Carlotta LANCE, but
my mother was q Fraulien Won Wer-
denfels. She married beneath her-as
her family considered. The lady in the
picture was her great-grandmother:
She was an italian peasant; whom the
Count OF Werdenfels married and
brought homo to Bavaria: He loved
her and they were very happy. We
have her dress and dagger, and I thought
I would give you surprise. People
sayGt is not true) that I am like her,
So"
"You are like her, Lottal-only q
thousand times prefer and nicer! Will
you initiate hef example? Will you
leave your own country and come to the
North"
Lolita was silent.
':Perhaps ought not to ask you; /
not a count am disfgured."
Hush THAT is nothing, said Lolita.
in panied voice.
He loved her and they were very
happy!" he whispered.
Lolita blushed. Johnny, emboldened,
bent forward; his face came nearer
nearer.
"You must really have your band.
age!" cried Lolita, jumping up.
Johnny submitted.
1T is quite appropriate; love j,
blind" he said.
In few days he and Lolita were
travelling together to Munich. She
has learned to call him Jack, and SO
have her father and mother, who are
delighted with their future son. in:1ax.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

A little cheaper postage seems 60 b
ono thing # nothing else, that Congress
win grant the people at tho present,
session. The reduction II small, and
will scarcely he felt ut the Treasury,
but It j. Of importance to tho masses d
the people Who write letsera Il : 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

The Philadelphia Record publishes
IN article showing that Pennsylvania is
losing ~, 100, 724 : year through the
suspension Of coal mining in the anthra-
cite region: II also asserts that the
Losses entailed upon the state through
tho railroad pools, railroad restrictions
IN supplies, and the coke syndicate in
tho bituminous region amount to &c..
~, 01o . year. rs
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x1b 1mzl1ip 41oUairh fA1x,

WttAA The shadow Of ourselves W stand.
And GO 4 thousand brillianoies untold ~.
Ono hto. lastrevel Vpbns very hand e
Riot Of colon death in r6mp and sate, Re -.
A4e(ae magnificent inoonotant hAze- g
we 4o0sno partee Splendor in tkeso dAy1sa
They shall be ehanged-we are ,nviolablei
Their voices shall be hushed On every hilf =,
die,
And when they s'Aad like speotrss s,unt and
With naked boughs against tho III, cold sky,
10! We shall hide tho flying moon from sight,
And lead the wind On many roaring night =.
I = -IuliA c. Aarah
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

The exports of British Columbia are
increasing at gratifying rate. Fer
the last year they exceed any previou.
term by $1,000, 600. Coal. furs a. d
lumber ,re the principal Articles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07

AZ On illustration Of The depeesaiuA
In Land values in England, il b stated
that an estate in Dsvonshire Of 40
acres, for which $50 900 Was refused 4
few years ego, has Just been sold for
$4,000. Is 80 Z sI@eE sgess ---,-~-,--
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pox in Tennessee; that she had re-
1864, but that her son had never been
married. Now, that was a nice snarl
to untangle, for both women were evil
IDENTIFY telling the truth. There was
record of the man in question. according
to which he was enlisted at certain
date in that regiment and company, and
died of smallpox in 1864. But there
was also strong evidence that he died
in 1862 of smallpox"
''How was it Strengthened out?" ask.
ed the reporter.
well, it was learned that the man
did die in 1862. as claimed by the wild
ow. In those times, however, and par
! ticularly in those colored regiment
the officers made every effort TO keep
their ranks full, and as the colored men
seldom went by any other name than
Nose or POmpey, or some such we'll
known darkv name, the Sergeants ex-
perienced little difficulty in filing the
place of some one of the men who died
or deserted. It is supposed that in this
instance no record was made of the
death of this Nose, or whatever his
name was, when he died of smallpox in
1862, but the sergeant hunted up man
who looked enough like him to take his
place, and the new soldier adopted the
name of the dead one, and was known
as such. Two years later he also died
of smallpox, and his death was recorded.
There were really two soldiers, but one
of whom was mustered in and but one
! of whom who died according to the
record"
"Who got the pension ?" asked the
reporter.
II don't recall the character of the re-
port made by the department to the
pension authorities. but my impression
is that neither got it. You see, the
husband, who died. did not die until
1864, when it was shown he wasn't the
man, and the son, who did die in 1864,
never was mustered in, and there you
are. One was mustered in and didn't
die, and the other died, but was never
mustered in" .....-
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A|"o@'A"' AAO "0o aAuocU ~ ulb OWN
precipitate fight. He need not have
come so far. Why had he not stopped
at Seefeld or Mittenwald ?-both wild,
interesting places. However, the inn
at Partenkirchen seemed comfortable,
and there were plenty of promising ex-
cursions to be made; so he resolved to
carry out his original plan of exploring
the villages Of the Tyrol.
But poor Johnny's plans seemed des.
tined to be frustrated.
Running down the wide wooden
staircase of the inn his foot slipped.
His hands were full-he could not save
himself; he fell heavily, sharp point
Of the carved balustrade running into
or dangerously near, his eye. The
pain was intense, and the wound bled
profusely. In m instant . group of
ssympathizins people were lamenting
around him:
Zach. du liebe Zeit! Ach der arme
Englander!" s.....-....
Meanwhile Frau Werner, the landla-
dy, instead OF saving "Oh" and "Ah p
had sent for the doctor.
+ He came at once, shook his head
gravely, bandaged poor Johnny's eyes,
and condemned him to darkness for q
week.
Here was pretty thing!-his eye
damaged, perhaps for life, and-who
knows? (such is the sympathy between
the two delicate organs -the other one
might follow suit, and he would event.
ually become totally blind! And all had
happened in q moment; only few
minutes ago and he was starting, unin-
jured and lght-hearted, for . stroll
round the place.
(: Johnny's reflections were not very ex-
hilirating, IS tho Doctor and the
landlady guided him up stairs again,
and the pain in his eye kept him awake
oil night. Next morning, however,
youth and good health asserted their
sway. and johnny began to take 4 more
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hopeful view u things. The question
waS how @ amuse himself.
BE propounded this difficulty to the
person who brought him his coffee, and
was answered BY . sweet voice full. OF
sympathy. Johnny va struck by The
tones -thsy we're d soft md yet so
%This il hot Fran Werner liz said.
"Are you her daughter ?"
"No," answered the low soft voice;
Tin Lofts" .,--~-... .,-,s,s~,-,--r~-
"Ohw he said, and then, stopped.
The name did not give much, informa-
ton, but it was the name 81 the Coun-
tess Of Werdenfels. his pioture-love.
''Well, Lolita, !" he continued, Twill
you help me? Can you teach mo to net,
for example ;" - s.'t'S
If you wish it, sir, but now cat this
egg. You must eat plenty, or you Will
get weak" a. -.-....uE 4
Johnny burst out laughing at tho idea,
and split tho coffee. il
Never mind; do not trouble. I viii
bring some more directly" and che
young, girl Johnny felt sure she was
yolng) Went quickly and softly out of
the room, and before it seemed possible
Ind returned with fresh supply.
when will you teach me to not? I
shall be very awkward 1t first, you
know"
1t was Lotta's turn to laugh-such q
merry, musical laugh. Johnny had
thought all German voices harsh be-
fore. ,. ,.-. -.
II am afraid I cannot leave my work
in the morning, mein Herr, but after
dinner I shall be at liberty" and
Johnny was obliged to be content with
that:
Everybody was very kind to him,
everybody came and waited on him; ;
but he was impatient for the afternoon
for tho netting lesson. What an ex-
quisite voice the girl had! Yet she
could only b I servant; Perhaps her
voice was her only good point-a COM
pensation from Dame Nature for coarse
and vulgar looks. The idea was q
shock. all the same; Johnny thought q
good deal over it. He had plenty time
for thinking.
The netting lesson was q success
and soon It came to he understood that
Lolita was his favorite attendant. When
he grew impatient because his big fin.
gers were 30 awkward with the mesh;
Lolita would take it, and set everything
The Washington critic., 1885-10-16
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.


SENATOR BUTLER of South Carolina is at
the New York Hotel, n, Y.
DIR. G.. II. WILLIAMS has been elected
president of the Naturalists' Field Club of
Baltimore.
FRASKLIS SIMMONS. the sculptor. is Mt his
ga I,aa r., ar,.,ots,, NJ t',i, -,
return To Rome soon ''
.,.,-,. ..... -, ~.
Va, ,n' i'-l'Io, 5.''7'o "on,on vi -,o"
T. olk ls i5s SaI ond dIi'CnGock Gao whose estate
ID es'iiiia'eu ~ 9i"'ooV'ooo'
JOHN KELLY Will remain in New York
long enough to vote for Governor Hill, and
Is theh gong Oh "Trip 10 MEXICO.
SAMPSON Low & Co., the well-known
Jondon nublishers ore to handle Gororol
Grants memoirs on the other side.
WHEN THE EMPEROR of Brazil goes out
for an airing he rides in an open carriage
drawn by six horses, and the Empress fol.
lows I'm n coach with n two-mulc team.
NJ, cropor II C,,,,,pr .,,o .ato,,u
and noct now 81 wears Of noe. and Mr.
GEORGE Rancrort thc historior oro tho orI,
Americans now living, who ever met Goethc
NIns IN ocr,,,n n, Ill. 30 a.,
,D.pa,y -"H'' i,N' is'n ~ Az =, "i'o" VI .no
AIctlc explorer, Is Ill St' LOUIS pulIihg Tue
The Washington critic., 1885-10-16
REAL. ESTATE.
A USTIN T.. BROWN,
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS,
1426 u Street Northwest.
HOUSES FOR SALE,

new brick houses, Wallack Place,
cor 18th ST, cach'...' ..'..''....''.......S $3.50
Brick house, 18th st, above Iowa Circle. $3.50
Brick house, a st, near Capitol. $1,000
brick houses, Vt ave, bet II and W
sts..,,..,..,...,.......... $3.50 to $3.50
4 brick houses, 18th street, bet @ and
R'''.''''.''' Ss,5JO to S0,5OO
. brick houses street, bet sth and
10th, each.,,..... ...,,,........,.,.....S 5000
Brick house, i st II c, bet 10th and 12th. $4,000
Brick house, 18th st, bet and Q..... $4,000
Brick house, NJ st, bet 18th and Goth. $4,000
2 brick,houscs, o st, bet nth and 18th,
each '''''''''''''''''''''''' SlO,oO
Brick house, st n W, bet 9TH and 7th. $4,000
Brick house, st. bet 2d and Sd w.... $1,000
Brick house, Corcoran st, bet 18th and
l3th''''''' '''''''''' '''''' ''..'.'..'S SO,OOO
Brick house. 13k st $ W. near smithso-
nian Institute................. 81 600
brick houses, 2sth $500 to $1,000
Brick house, 9th and / II nw.,.......,."S $4,000
3 brick houses, 18th st, near T IL $500
Large double house. Mass ave, bet 12th
ST and Thomas Circle. $4,000
. brick houses, st, bet 9th and 7th
s...'...'.,,.....,,...,..o $1,000 and Si,5OO
Large house, near Scott Clrcle......S Si25, 900
. brick houses, b st @, bet 9Th and
9TH, CACHE. $4,000
Brick house, 1ith st, near Agricultural
Dept',.'.,, ',,'.....,.. Sl,OOD
House and corner lot on Conn ave, suit
able Tor ine building. ,S13,5OO
Brick house, p st, near 1sth........."S11,C0 COO
Brick house, L st, bet Goth and a!d. $500
Brick house, NJ ST, bet 10th and 18th,
win stable '''''''''''''''''''''' S"O,OOO
Brick house, cor 18th and R.............ss,OJO
Frame cottage, large lot, II st, near
III lave.....,...,.,,,'.,.,., $1,000
Brick house, / st, bet 18th st and Penn
aNe'''''''''''' ''''.','.,'...,.....,...S S2O,OO
Brick house. 10th st g, bet f and G.."S2,OOO
9 brick houses, Riggs st, each. 800
Brick house, cor Riggs and 18th. $4,000
Brick house, Vt ave, bet X and l. sts.. $4,000
Brick house, st, bet 18th and 18th
W.''.',. ,.,,'',.,,',..' .SlO,OOO
New brick house, Iowa Circlo..".,.,.S S1G, 800
Brick house, cor Mass ave and 18th st.. $4,000
Vacant property in all sections of the city
and suburbs.
Several houses for rent, furnished and un-
furnished.
Money to loan on real estate security.
Large loans q speciality.