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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
LATER,


THERE were eight new cases of yellow
fever at Jacksonville, Fla, on the 10th and
four deathR
WHILE Patrick Durkins, baggage man of
the Pennsylvania road, sat at the supper
table in Erie, Pa, on the night of the 19th
his wife threw bowl of vi1riol in his face
burning out both his eyes and in1licting
fatal injuries His wife fed from the house
but returned soon with an ofic r. When
Durkns heard her coming and although
blind with pain he attacked her and nearly
killed her in spite of the officer
On tie night of the 18th, Mrs W. II
Brown of Chatfield, Mimi, went to her
room and took dose Of laudanum from the
effect of which she died No cause can be
assigned
WIDOW Mrs. John Malesch, was muir
dered near Freeport, Mimi. on the night Of
the 18th by half demented man named
John Phom who wanted to marry her.
MRS THOMAS FITZPATRICK. of Bridpenort
Conn, on the morning of the l95h at.
tempt ed to light fire with parlor match.
The head fell OF and set tire to..her clothing.
She was so badly burned that she died.
Her husband and two sons were badly
burned trying to quench the flames
The household effects of Lord Sackville
West were fold at auction on the 18Th
IMAM giving his name as DR.. Kumblttv,
OF New York, was arrested in London. on
the 10Th In connection with the White.
Chapel murders The arrested il well
known In tnts country to the police of the
east as Dr. Twombltty:
AT Beaver Falls, Pa, on the 10th while
experimenting with patent process for
using oil as fusl at the Beaver Falls Iron
Works, an oil tank exploded tezxibly hurn-
ing six men, The works were damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000
SIXTY FIVE laborers on the North ern PA.
csf; railroad were arrested and AIKEN to
Butte. Mont on the 10th for illegal voting
at the late election in Bonner precinct
Oh the morning of the 10 ID, Mile Gaudart
q French governess in the employ Of Henry
O. Bonnell, of Youngstown, O., committed
suicide She went TO the attic and while
burning some letters set fire to the house
She jumped through window and fell to
the fiagstones 50 feet below.
A NEW sewer in Pit.sbure, Pa. caved in
on the 10.h, killing ]. b. Sands, the con-
tractor and bricklayer named Charles
Baker.
AT the old concentration Of the Boston,
Montana works at Meadville, Montana q
boiler exploded on the 10th, killing N. J.
Edwards, engineer; w. o. Conner.
carpenter; Jacob Krammel, pipe filter;
Henry Winters laborer. and fatally injur-
ing four other employer The boiler was 8
new one, and was considered safe, but
could not stand sudden pressure Of 200
pounds
CHARLES RADClu1E, while attempting to
board . moving cable car Ia Chicago on tie
afternoon Of the 10Th, clipped and fell be-
meath the wheels and was crushed to
Heath ~ ~
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

-
Paper treated with q mixture OF
,amphor oil and linseed oil becomes
waterproof. IS.
Girls are beginning to look toward
dentistry as q field where their wits
Ind industry may win a fair reward.
The vanilla bean grows wild in
Mexico, and, fresh from the forest, sells
It ten or twelve dollars per 1000.
Its we'll known that there are alb
'olutely no genuine channels skins in
The market; but, Notwithstanding, an
English firm is manufacturing a new
cloth in imitation of the imitation skins.
They will be just as good as the real
skins, it is claimed, and will be sold as
mutations.
With Edison's new monograph
'ubes are fitted to the compositors'
sars and connected with the instru-
lnent. which is set to talking or stopped
~ pedal arrangement. The pbono-
graph talks off a sentence into the
printers ears, and when these are full
1e stops the machine until he has
transformed the words into type.
In the ordinary sixteen candle
power incandescent lamp, according to
Prof. Ernest Merritt, only from four
20 six per cent. of the energy actually
expended is available as light, the re-
nainder being wasted as heat. To
essen this waste is one of the greatest
electrical problems now awaiting solu-
ton.
"A noted French scientist has
reached the conclusion after numerous
experiments, that the most brilliant
displays of the aurora borealis occur at
IN elevation of not more than thirty
eight miles, while a pale glow may
possibly be produced as high as eighty
Two miles. but that no auro<al discharge
is possible at a height of 1874 miles.
Oil of peppermint in vapor diluted
even to part in 100, 900 will kill cock
reaches in an hour, they dying in con-
vulsions. One drop of the oil placed
under bell-jar covering a cultivation
Of cholera bacilli will kill both bacilli
and spores in forty-eight hours. 1t is
also regarded as among the best surgi-
cal antiseptics, and of great value in
phthisis and diphtheria.
DR.. Richardson, of London, who
las given great attention to the subject
Of human food, says that ''neither the
teeth nor the digestive system of man
is adapted properly for animal food
nor for a purely vegetable diet, but fol
one of fruit" If man is to be classed
according to his adaptation to any par
ticular kind of food, he should not be
called a fesh-eating or a vegetable-eat
ing, but afruit-eating animal.
-Concussion of the brain is scienti
fically defined as ''being, in physio
logical sense, a sudden and more O,
less complete arrest of the brains men
tai and physical functions, brought
about by external violence. In every
case of injury to the head the brain is
made to vibrate more or less forcibly
When the vibrations are feeble the in
jury to the brain structure thence re-
sulting is but slight; when they are
severe the mischief may be great"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

THERE are many curious copies of
the Holy Writ in the various collec-
tions of books in the world, but there
is doubt if there is one as rare as that
owned by DR.. Williams, a London ply
stefan. 1t is written entirely in short
hand, and is on exhibition in it's own
er's library. This volume, for the
amount of reading matter is small and
the characters are exquisitely written.
1t belonged to an apprentice, who, sus-
picious of James II. 8 intention regard
ing Professionalism, wrote the whole for
himself, fearing that he might be de-
Rriyed Of his printed copy. 49,.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

On the 18th Judge Thurman celebrated
his seventy fifth birthday at his home in
Columbus, o.
The Supreme Court of Kansas decided
on the 18th that an ordinance passed by
the City Council Of Wellington forbdding
the Salvation Army to parade the streets
was unconstitutional and void
GOVERNOR GUY, of the Chickasaw Ma
ton, was not killed as reported recently,
the would-be as 'assin's bullet missing him.
In an accident on the 18th on the Rich.
mond & Danville road near Toccoa, Ca,
seven coaches were burned and several
persons were injured.
The National Board of Trade in its TWEEN
tieth annual session on the 18th in Chi
cago reelected Frederick Fraley, who
has been its president since its organiza-
ton.
WISCONSIN official returns on the 18th
elect Mr.. Hoard (Rep.) Governor of that
State by l7,l18 plurality: For President
General Harrison has plurality Of u, 269
PRAIRIE fires on the 18th around Aber-
deem and Gary, D. T., threatened the de.
struction of the former city. Many farm.
ers had lost all their property
OFFICIAL returns on the 14th of the vote
for President in Iowa give Harrison 209, 1879,
Cleveland us. rs; Harrison's plural ty,
30,361.
Nor less than 81, 0OO, 600 was wagered on
the Presidential issue in the State OF
Indiana.
OFFICIAL returns on the 18th from In.
d: ana elect General Hovey Rep.) Cover.
nor by plurality Of 2, 19l.
THE Ohio Board of Agriculture on the
18th estimated the crop of wheat in the
State this year at q, 306 2O7 bushels.
AN estimate Of the Southern cotton crop
OF 1888 placed the aggregate on the 18th at
1854, SSS bales.
THOMAS S1MsoN and Marion Hammer
were fired upon from ambush and killed
by an unknown assassin near Tuscaloosa,
Ala, on the 18th.
OFFICIAL election returns from Kansas
on the 18th placed the Republican plural
ity at 81, 600, making Kansas the banner
Republican State of the Union, leading
Pennsylvania 1000 Governor Humphrey
has $4,000 plurality. 49, - =
MOST of the time was occupied at the
session Of the General Assembly of the
Knights of Labor in Indianapolis on the
18th in hearing reports. The report of the
secretary showed that the number Of
members reported July l, 1883, was 259, SIS
attached to 5666 local assemblies, u loss OF
about SOC. 0OO during the last fiscal year
Tho treasurer reported that the treasury
was empty and that bills amounting tx
S9,227 were due and unpaid. Several
methods for reducing expenses were pro
posed. az 81
Ar the annual session on the 9Th n
Topeka, Kan, OF the National Grange
Patrons Of Husbandry reports were re
ceived from the grand masters Of all thu
State oranges showing the order to be II
prosperous condition throughout thu
country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

CROPS in Guatemala have been cut
short by severe drought. In many
departments of Salvador all crops
have been lost for want of rain. In
Nicaragua also famine is threatened
on account of the drought.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
AN ancient canoe was recently found

AN ancient canoe was recently found
In the Tunhovd Fjord, in Valders, in
South Central Norway. It had been
Followed out by means of red-hot
stones. and is A meters long and 80
centimeters broad. 1t is in fair condi-
ton. The find is of interest, as no
other primitive vessel of the kind has
been found inland in Norway. The
boat was sent to the Museum at Chris
fiana
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

CHIEF ARTHUR, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, says that,
considering the number of passengers
carried, and the great mileage, rail-
way accidents are relatively much
smaller and less frequent than twenty
five years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

A VERY odd dining organization in
Philadelphia is known as the Ishmael-
ties. The apartment in which the
feast is held is always decorated in the
Oriental fashion, some of the features
introduced being very luxurious and
striking: During each season there
is a muezzin who presides and rules
the feast, and who also delivers a
mock prayer and has peculiar song.
All wear turbans or fez caps, with
long robes and ornaments around their
necks
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

A SUBSCRIPTION paper for some re-
ligious object was passed to Jealous
church member in town recently, says
the Gloucester (Mass.) Advertiser,
when he remarked: "Well, 1 can give
five dollars and not feel it, ''Then."
said the solicitor, "give ten dollars and
feel it" The point was seen at once,
and the ''ten spot" was forthcoming.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

JOSEPH w. MCCAIN, compositor on
the New York Mail and Express, re-
Gently performed the astonishing feat
OF setting 2,127 ems of solid nonpareil
In one hour, on a wager of 500 with
Joseph Haley, of the Times, that no
compositor in New York City could
set 1000 ems in an hour. The feat
was performed in the San composing
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

ACCORDING to official statistics there
were 2,647 avalanches last winter in
Tyrol and Vonarlberg. The number
OF human lives lost was ffty-three,
and about 500 beasts were killed.
Many hundred buildings were de-
6trOyed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

KING KHOULALONKoRN sends his
royal brother of China as a wedding
present big gold foot-stool studded
with large rubies. The gift is said to
be worth 100000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

! The wife of Wall street broker in
New York has invented q machine for
making wire rope, and sold the patent
for $25, 900 cash and big royalty. She
got the idea from a device she used in
twisting worsted.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

! UNDER the laws of France a. person
who is reported dead by legal official
must remain dead, no matter how
much he comes to life. If he wants to
live he must take some other name.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

DANIEL HANDS noble gift of one
million dollars for the education of
colored people in the South will pay
the school expenses of five hundred
pupils eVerv wear.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

! A BABY born the other night near
Charlottesville, Ind, was named Will
lam Henry Harrison Tippecanoe Brat
ton by its enthusiastic Republican. par
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

The hair and boards of miners en-
ployed in the Martin White mine in
Nevada became permanently green
through the agency of some unknown
mineral released in the roasting of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

Alta recent meeting in st. Paul of the
promoters Of the Woman's Christian
Home, officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows: President, Mrs. II.
d. Gates; Vice-Presidents Mesdames F.
B. Farwell, 7. II. Pitts and s. j. r. Nc
MILAN; Recording Secretary, Mrs. F: W:
h. Priem; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
G. s. SIN tn; Treasurer, Mrs. E. NJ. Van
Duzee; Auditing Committee, Mrs w. p.
Jewett; Executive Committee, Mesdames
A. B. Sticknev, II. Il. Stanton, F.. D.
Hayer, Reuben Warner and Badger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Killed ut White Bear

Early the other morning fatal accident
occurred on the st. Paul & Duluth rail-
road at Bald Eagle crossing, near White
Bear. A caboose of train No. IA separated
and collided with train No. IL smashing
the caboose into kindling wood and instant-
ly killing NJ. R. Burke, brakeman, resid-
ing at Minneapolis. The car took fire from
the coal stove, and besides burning the car
all but the trunk of the body was con:
sumed. Coroner Quinn held an inquest
and decided that the railroad should be
exonerated from all blame, as it was pure
lv accidental
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

CHICAGO, Nov 6.-Representatives Of
the nine State fairs in the Western cir.
cult met at the Sherman House Wednes.
day evening, Ex-Governor Robert w
Furnas, Of Nebraska, in the chair, and
agreed upon the following schedule OF
fair dates for the fall of 1889: Iowa and
Ohio, first week in September; Nebraska,
Minnesota, and Trl- State. second week in
September; Wisconsin, Kansas and 1ndi.
ana, third week in September; Illinois,
fourth week IN September; and st. Louis,
first week In October. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
ESTABLISHED m 1877.
j TIE official count shows that Gem
oral Harrison shook hands with 21O,-
900 people during the campaign.

r. KoNDo, of Japan, is worth $780,
100000. Mr.. Kondo is man who
believes that nothing succeeds like
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
stole His Potatoes.

F. Lewis was arrested in St Paul tho
other day by Officer Wright for swindling
q farmer out Of a load Of potatoes. The
game was an old one which has been
worked on susceptible farmers for several
years. At the market he purchased q
wagon load of potatoes Of man aud
ordered them taken to commission house
on Robert street Lewis arrived at the
commission house before the farmer and
contracted for the sale Of the potatoes,
and as soon as they were unloaded the
farmer was told 70 wait few minutes and
he would bring him his money. Lewis
then stepped inside. collected the money
for the vegetables and slipped out at q
side entrance, the victim supposing him to
be an employee of the house and suspecting
nothing wrong.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Killed His Wife's rather.

Prado, the man who murdered Mari,
Aguetant for her Jewels, was sentenced t,
death at Paris. .z.--.. 49,, r.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Pension Fraud Punished.

Mrs. Sarah E. Green. of Minneapolis.
who was recently sentenced to pay fine
of s., 900 for obtaining apension on the rep
resentation that her husband, Henry F.
Green, was dead, failed to raise the money
and must suffer imprisonment instead.
The main witness in the case was Henry
F. Green himself. Mrs. Green's attorney,
John NJ. T. Rails, who was sentenced to
pay fine of 81, $50 or serve two years in
the penitentiary, paid his hne and vas re-
leased
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
MINNESO TA STATE NEWS
BLIND THROUGH VANITY.

the Sad Fate OF . B0out1tul Y0un8 Lady
at Evansville.
About year ago one Of the most lovely
sirls In the State lived at Evansville, says
The Ttmes Of that city. a pair Of largo
liquid blue eyes set OF . face that would
put any picture to shame, and her form
was simply perfect The young lady WAS
highly educated and possessed all the
qualities that go to make up society
belle. Her parents are we'll to do, and
she has wanted for nothing since she
was old enough to prattle. but she had
one fault, and that fault has proved
her undoing. It Is called vanity. She
fairly worshiped her own eyes, and
did every thing in her power
to make them more beautiful than they
were. She used numerous drugs before
she found what she wanted. This last
drug made her eyes sparkle like diamonds.
and she used it to such an extent that her
right eye began to shrivel This brought
her to her senses, and the family physician
was called In. But he came too late, and
Informed the poor girl that she must lose
one of her eyes sure, and probably both.
The right eye was taken out some time
ago, and she has lost all sight in the left,
and will be blind for life. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

Killed His Wife's Father.
New HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 18-In Walling:
ford last evening Scion G. jenkins shot
and killed his father-in-law, Stephen
Anthony respected resident Of that
place, aged CO.. jenkins afterwards sho!
OF his right ear in an attempt at suicide.
At the time of his marriage to Anthony's
daughter five years ago Jenkins was 8
prosperous merchant. but he soon took te
drink and his wife went to live with hel
parents jenkins has been on spree sew,
eral days and has threatened to kill his
father in-law and the whole family. The
murderer has been arrested.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Dates for tho State Fairs.

Ching Hing Wy, Chinese highlander,
has arrived at Joliet, sentenced for life fol
murder in Wyoming Territory.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
No Gambling in Miuueapolts.

The other night the edict went forth
from high authority at police headquarters
closing all the gambling places in Mime
apolis and ordering them to stay closed
The order informed the syndicate that no
more gambling would be tolerated, and
that the apparatus must be removed at
once, and further stated that any evasion
or disobedience Of this order would result
in general raids conducted on strictly bust
ness principles without further warning.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22

Robert Garrett converses nationally and
his physician i very hopeful Of his recov5
cry. Sc. 81 #
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Lost House, Barn and Contents.

Robert Wilson, one of the substantial
farmers of Lincoln County, living near
Lake Benton, was burned out the other
day, losing house and contents, also his
barn with grain, hay and machinery.
Loss, $4,000, insurance, s, 800. Mr.. Wilson
endeavored to draw a load of hay away,
but the flames swept under the wagon and
burned him severely. His family escaped
with no material loss more than first
stated
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Will Not Sell Oakview.
p Nov Sc l1~S41

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-1t is denied al
the White House that President Cleveland
has at any time intimated to any one a
desire to dispose of his property
known as Oakview The President
will probably retain this valuable piece
of real estate for some time to come. 1t is
50 situated that it must of necessity great:
" enhance in value as the city grows, and
the growth is all in that direction. he
originally paid about $4,000 for it, anc
expended perhaps $1,000 or 5000 in i'm.
proving it. Good judges of real estate say
it would readily sell TODAY for $50. 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
Both Hands Blown on:

Louis Olsen had both hands blown of by
a premature discharge of q cannon during
ratification parade at Winona the other
night. Olsen is prominent membe: of
the Grand Army of the Republic and DUR
ing the war was cannoneer of the gnn
which blew his hands of. He was a mem
Der of the old Company A, First Minnesota
Volunteers, and went all through the war
unscathed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-22
A New Company.

The Flour City Manufacturing Company
of Minneapolis filed articles Of incorpora.
ton with the Secretary of State the other
day. The capital stock of the company is
800, 600, and the incorporators are Charles
P. Haseltine, Enooh Holmes and Edmund
G. Fisher. The business Of the company
will be the manufacture and sale Of milling
and elevator machinery.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-27

uhg the fence. Yesterday Mr.. Abe
RUSSELL deputy sheriff, brought in
PINK loung,a man about So wears
OLD who had been arrested the night
before by the Martin Bros. who
owned the pasture, who say they
caught Young in the act on Sunday
hlght. lie was placed III iail to await
'he action OF the grand Jury. He did
not nave long to wait tor the after
noon that august body made a pre-
sentiment aud among the indictments
presented were two against Pink
Dung tor cutting fences. His two
brothers, sam and Tom Young, W ent
on his bond for $3.50 in each case and
he was released. The penalty for cut
ting fences is confinement in the pen
itentiary for not less than two nor
more than five years.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-27
O. w David.

Mr.. O. w. David is a candidate for
reelection to the office of county tax
collector. Mr.. David has served the
people with marked ability and faith
fulness, and has won not only the
plsudlts of the people, but the COM
mendati IN of those state officials with
whom he has come in contact in the
discharge of his duty. McLennan
county is proud of "Coot," as he is
tamiliarlg called, and may well be.
He has grown to manhood's estate in
Waco aud counts his personal and
political friends by the hundreds in
every section of the county. Should
MIR. David be permitted to make the
race without opposition, it would be
smerited compliment, and Une which
would meet All appreciative cord in
Mr.. David's bosom. But whether he
makes the race alone or not, it will be-
taoove the man who opposes him to
look to his fences, as Davi1s are In
complete repair
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-27
Pork Packers Indignant.

WAsHGNGToN, March 26 The chairman of
the house committee on agriculture laid be-
fore the committee the following telegram
from G.. H, Webster, member of the firm of
Armour IL Co. The dispatch is addressed to
W. w. Dudley, counsel for Armour.
CHICAGO, March, 20.
w. W. DUpLEY:-The papers here have
sensational reports of to-day's hearing that
Bartle testified that diseased hogs were cut
and packed in the packing houses. This in
jures all pork packers equally with lard and
canned goods, should it be proven. We
authorize you to so inform Mr.. Hatch, in our
behalf. | cannot get to Washington, but
your reply to Kimbalrs attorney is approved.
The packers are indignant and may take action
tomorrow.
Signed G. ii. WEBSTER.