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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
A West Point cadet who lombard

A West Point cadet who lombard
ed his superior officer with big bak-
ed potato was sentenced to dismissal
from the service. but the president, in
view OF his previous good record and
excellent scholarship, has committed
his punishment to the loss of all priv.
i'eses during the coming summer and
imprisonment within the police limits
OF the summer encampment. The
young potato hurler thus forfeits his
three months summer vacation and
will become we'll acquainted with his
solitary little militia ry tent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

A GOOD story is told of ia Boston la dy
who was informed by her servant that
q box of flowers had been left at the
door for her. She was occupied at
the time and simply told the servant
to open tie box, sprinkle the flowers
with water and put them on ice, add.
ing that she would attend to them
later herself. The box really contain.
ed a new spring hat, but when opened
only sho wed the flowers with which it
was trimmed. The servant of course
followed the orders that had been CIV
en- her and when the lady went to
open the box, she found her love OF a
hat so drenched with water that it
was merely worthless mass of dis.
colored ribbons and straw.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

There comes q story from Clinton,
1a., to the effect that Franklin K.
Peck, an aged citizen of that place,
had prayed that his life might be pro.
longed until the fftieth anniversary
OF his marriage, which occurred on
March 20. Though the end was
tn ought to have been near many
times, the old man rallied. and when
the dny arrived he seemed overjoyed
to know that the looked for time had
come. He clasped his aged wife's
hand. Soon after his strength failed,
and he passed away at $50 in the
morning. He had lived in the vicinity
of Clinton! since 1887.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

According to Mr.. Blavier's theory
the great earthquake disturbances OF
1855, 1884 and 1887 are to be as
ISOLATED with the abnormal accumu-
lations OF ice about the north pole.
He supposes such accu mutations to
have caused a detection of the Gulf
stream away from Europe. producing
great climatic changes and slight
disturbance OF equilibrium in the sea
bottom, followed by a possible local
fracture along the line of least resist.
4nCp
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Suicide Of Cen. BEEN.

Gen. Martin BEEN OF Chicago shot him.
self dead at Stanton, Neb., whether from
accident or design is not known. 1t is
said that the decd was done because of
family trouble, but this is not believed by
his friends. Mrs. Beem's maiden name
was Case, and her father Racine's Million.
aire horse owner and manufacturer. J. !.
Case. She was living with her father at
Nenah and Mcnasha, where she met
Cen. BEEN, nearly seven years ago.
Their marriage followed shortly alter.
ward. The general at that time was for
ty.six and Mrs. BEEN was only twenty six.
His title Of general was one that was Civ
won in the army, where his rank was CAP
tain.
The verdict OF the jury was that BEEN
came to his death by a pistol shot
from some unknown source. Gen.
BEEN arrived in Stanton from Chi.
caso, and hiring livery rig drove
out to the ranch of ID. Case, his wife's fa.
ther, several miles from Stanton. 1t was
noticed that he was acting very strangely
He wanted to 80 out into the valley to
shoot wild geese with revolver. and al.
50 wanted the family to leave the house.
He was apparently on good terms with
his wife. whom he came to visit. After
supper he told his wife that she
would better 60 to her room and lie down
and take n nap, which she did. Mr.. Case
and son went to the barn to attend to
the stock. Mr.. Beem said he would 20 to
his wife's room and tell his wife he would
read awhile before lying down and she in
q few minutes fell asleep. She testi.
fed before the jury that she
did not hear either of the two
shots. There were two shots fired, three
or four seconds apart. The first shot did
not take effect. The second entered BEEN 8
body just below the heart. killing him in.
stantly. The noise of the falling body
and OF others coming into the room awak.
ened his wife. Her father, Mr.. Case. found
her tan'iinC at the head OF the stairs with
her hamls pressed against her ears. She
seemed to be almost out of her mind. Her
husband had fallen face downwards across
a chair. He made two or three gasps
when turned over by Mr.. Case and expired
Mr.. and Mrs. Dcem had not lived together
for soiiie years. their married life not being
pleasant one. Gen. BEEN was promi.
nent lawyer and politician Of Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Personal News.

Right Rev. John Henry Hobart Brown.
bishop Of the Episcopal diocese OF Fond
du Lac, Wisconsin,, died at his home in
thai city OF typhoid pneumonia, ased
Fifty mine years.
Judge Cooley. OF the iatersta to commerce
commission, has been moro seriously i'll
thar t:.s been understood, but. happily,
tie now is believed to be out OF danger. He
was, about tho middle OF last week, seized
with q sudden and acute attack OF pneu.
monia, and for port 81 One day was de.
lirious,
Nifty Waterman. aged twenty years,
died at Anoka. MIMI, from the effects of
q hypodermic injection OF morphine cd
ministered by DR.. A. Giddings, Miss Wa.
terman was i'll with tohsiIitis and NOR
phint was administered to give sleep. As
she was predisposed to heart disease, the
opiate had an urex pected and fatal effect.
Dr. Giddings is one Of the oldest and most
careful physici ans in AnokA.
Since the return Of Bishop Ryan from
Rome a rumor has gained currency in
church circles that another cardinals hat
will come to America at no distant day.
The nnme OF the disnitary on, whom this
high ecclesiastical honor will be conferred
indications thet the man is likely to DO
Bishop Ireland OF Minnesota, who has
luet been created an archbishop. will be
selected. The pope, it is said, was very
favorably impressed with Bishop Ireland,
who spent some months in Rome last
year. and 1t would not therefore be sur.
prisihg II St. Paul's eloquent temperance
advocate were singled out for still higher
honors than the archiepiseopate.
Ignatius DonAeily's Cryptoeram is ex.
clusive!y criticised in the London papers.
The Globe admits that the work has liter.
ary value, inasmuch rs it groups together
much matter Of interest. Mr.. Donnelly,
it says, is obviously in earnest, but his
Baconian hypothesis is a reductio nd ah-
surdum. In the opinion OF the Globe tho
author deserves commisseration. Tho
Standard, which devotes three columns to
the subject, says: 'Mr. Donnelly is not a
disputant that can be dismissed with q
snecr; but his cryptosram is purely arbi.
trary and caprcious, lacking the uniform
character OF n genuine CIPHER" Other
newspapers comment in similar str ain.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Written language has ALWAYS

Written Language has always been
a very mysterious thing to the saw.
ages since they first became aware OF
its existence. Sir John Lubbock, in
writing OF the savages of South
America, says that on one occasion
a native was sent by u missionary to
a friend with note and four loaves
OF bread. The native ate one on the
way, and WAS amazed to find that
the note discovered his theft. On
the next occasion that he was sent
with four he sat on the note while
eating one of them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Good Suggestions.

Children's clothes, especially, need a
good deal of looking after to keep
them in proper order. Where the
goods used for the garments are wash
able it is not so difficult to keep them
clean and neat, but even then, if WOOL
ems, it is not wise to wash them too Of
ten, owing to the shrinkage that is sure
to take place. No matter how care
fully they are washed, ii they are
washed often, in short while they
will surely, unless very large at first,
be too small for the person for whom
they were made, and unless there are
smaller children to utilize them they
are placed away with the rest of the
family's cast-off clothing, and new
garments take their places.
In looking over the clothes, when
grease spots are found, take basin of
clear, cold water, and put into it few
drops Of ammonia. Fifteen drops is
enough for an ordinary sized basin,
but as this is hardly definite enough,
use enough ammonia to make the wa
ter feel very soft, and yet will make
the hands smart. With a flannel or
cotton flannel cloth wet in this water.
rub the grease spot briskly until the
grease has disappeared. then rinse the
spot in clear water, put to dry, and
iron while slightly damp.
To remove the shiny look from black
coat collars, elbows, seams, etc., where
the nap OF the cloth is not worn off en-.
tirely, ammonia water is excellent;
but if the whole coat needs thorough
ly good cleansing use strong black
coffee, to which has been added few
drops of ammonia, and sponge with a
piece of black wooden cloth.
To make black cashmere look al
most as good as new when soiled and
faded, wash first in good soapsuds,
rinse in clear water, then put in water
to which has been added a great deal
Of blueing. Have the water very blue,
so much so that it will have the ap-
pearance of being black. Let the
goods lie in this for some time, if very
much faded letting them lie over
night; take from the water without
wringing, and hang in shady place
to dry. Press when slightly damp.
If dress is to be treated in this way,
and there is much trimming on it, it is
tho better way to rip the trimmings
from the dress and wash them separ-
ately, but if it is made up plain or
with only little trimming, it can be
washed without taking apart, and if
pressed carefully will look as nice as
though washed separately. In max
ing a dress over, to be sure it ought to
be ripped apart 80 there will be no
varying in shade of the pieces when
making them up. Dark blue cash.
mere can be made to look beautiful if
washed and pressed in this way.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

The report OF the census of 1880,
taken eight years ago, now lacks four
volumes of completion, yet two years
hence q new census will he taken. It
would seem that to be OF the greatest
value, the census of 1880 ought to be
completed before the year 800, but
then the government has its own pc.
culiar way OF managing such affairs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
He Kept His Promise.

Elbow glad you must be that your
husband has quit visiting saloons!''
Eyes, indeed. He promise me when
he went into business for himself that
he would never 90 inside of q saloon
again, and he has kept his word. It
must be a struggle for poor George,
but he bears up heroically."
"What is his business nowr'
HE keeps 9 drug store"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News items.

The senate military committee reported
e., on ss BILL of t Ha 9e'
sibley, inventor OF the Sibley tent.
The bill for the opening OF the great
Sioux reservation Yves signed by the pres
ident. Tho Montana reservation bill is
not yet signed. Both bills went to the
president on the 10th ult. and they were
laid before him on the goth. Then they
were sent to tho interior department for
examination and returned u week later.
Since then tho president has been consid.
ering them. Dakotians arc feeling great.
" pleased over the final approval 81 the
bill,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Evidences of Genius.

The impression that the man who
wears long hair is unusually profound
is probably q mistaken one. While
there are men of genius who wear
long hair, there are also patent med.
icine takers and gentlemen who sell
soap of marvellous properties which
will remove grease from clothing,
and while men of great erudition
are seldom found in that kind OF
business, they always wear flowing
tresses. There are q great many
discriminating people vino consider
badness a greater evidence Of genius
than locks 9 foot long.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

The emancipation OF slaves is pro-
crossing rapidly in Brazil. There still
remain about $500 black bondmen
in Rio Janeiro, but it is proposed to
liberate these on the Goth OF June, in
connection with the celebration of the
emperor's return from his protracted
tour abroad. in other parts of the
Brazilian empire tho planters are set.
ting free their slaves in large numbers
and paying them wages for the work
performed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

A German newspaper tells of an old
gypsy fiddler who awoke one night to
find his hut flooded with water, and
who, haying no movable goods OK.
Cept an old bedstead, stool and a.
bass viol, seated himself on the latter
and padded to dry land, using one OF
the Stats of his bed as an oar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Justice to the Country Editor.

1t is regarded as something quite
smart for metropolitan neWspaner
scribblers to sheer at country editors.
Horace Greeley's old remark is trotted
out whenever city editor wishes to
crush his rural brother. It is true
that some fools and some knaves edit
country journals, but as a rule these
"provinciar' editors are ard-workinr-
shrewd, fair minded, and influential
men: They come nearer representing
public sentiment than their city broth,
ren' because they are closer to tho
people. The metropolitan press owes
ito distinction chiefly to men who have
been trained in country newspaper
Offices. In fact, few men are properly
equipped to even attempt to represent
sentiment in this Republic who have
not lived in the country. so much for
those who sneer at the ''rural rooster"
-Ney York World,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
About Babies.

Harper's Bazaar has collected the
following interesting superstitions
about babies. Some of them are fam
iliar sayings in every country, others
are new. But whatever the origin or
the antiquity of these "old woman's
notions" we can assure our readers
that each one is as true and useful as
any other. 1t is believed by many
that if a child cries at its birth and
lifts up only one hand, it is born to
command. 1t is thought very unlucky
not to weigh the baby before it is
dressed. When first dressed the clothes
should not be put on over the head,
but drawn on over the feet. for luck.
When first taken from the room in
which it was born it must be carried
upstairs before going down, 50 that it
will rise in the world. In any case it
must be carried upstairs or up the
street, not down stairs or down the
street the first time it is taken out 1t
is also considered in England and Scot
land unlucky to cut the baby's nails
or hair before it is twelve months old.
Born on Monday, fair in the face;
Born on Tuesday, full Of Gods grace;
Born on Wednesday, the best to be had;
Born on Thursday, merry and glad;
Born on Friday, worthily given;
Born on Saturday, work hard for living;
Born on Sunday shall never know want.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

In the United States Senate a bill
has been introduced to prevent the
use OF cigarettes by boys in the Dis
rict of Columbia. Senator Stewart
Df Nevada states that the use of cigar
cites is destroying the rising genera
ton and affecting the prosperity Of
the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
THE HOME.
lne Rag Carpet Good Suggestions
Kitchen Lore-At Sunset Time
Fault Finding, Etc

Rag Carpet Good Suggestions
tehen Lore AT Sunset Time
Fault Finding, Etc
At Sunset Tine.
The painted shadows fall
From the church windows tall
Its pictured saints look down
Upon the quaint old town,
- At sunset time.
No tramp of horses feet
Disturbs the quiet street;
The distant hill-tops seem
,Wrapt IN halcyon dream,
\ At sunset time.
A bird fits to and fro.
Above the branches low,
And sings in monotone
OF joys forever flown,
At sunset time.
Strange shadows, floating, rise
Across the evening skies,
As daylight wanes apaco
IN thls sequestered place,
At sunset time.
The glowing tints grow dim,
And family, like q hymn
Heard through the half-closed gate
They fade-and it is late,
At sunset time.
Pale watcher! though the night
Shall quench Won rays of light,
Know that all sorrows cease,
Aud troubling sinks to peace
At sunset time.
We seek the fields where bright
Streams run, and lilies white
And tadeless roses grow
Where deathless summers glow.
At sunset time.
There is the perfect rest!
In pilgrims garments drest,
We march, with staff In hand
Straight to the Sunset Land,
At sunset time.
IN. 0. Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
The Rag-Carpet.

If you can not afford Axminste
carpets and Persian rugs, have rag
carpet. The only thing that kills a
rag carpet for popularity is its cheap
ness. If it cost IS yard, it would be
on the floor of every bond holder in
the land. There is something about a
rag carpet that suggests home. 1t is
not so cold and formal to the eye as
the handsomely lowered Brussels that
you see in a parlor. AS soon as you
put your foot on a rag carpet, you feel
on good terms with the household; and
you naturally expect to hear a kettle
sing, and see some friendly cat arch
her back and rub socially against your
shins.
And the man that owns rag car
pet made of articles collected about
the house can sit right down with the
carpet and talk to it. 1t is full of the
pleasantest "reminiscences. He can see
in that carpet pieces of all the cloth
ing he has worn during the past ten or
twenty years. All his cast off wearing
apparel is in that carpet, except what
is in the crazy quilt. Overcoats, sus.
penders, felt hats, neckties, gloves, and
overshoes glow before him in a red,
white, and blue sea that would set a
statue peddler crazy with delight.
The past comes back to him through
the medium OF his metamorphosed
clothing. Every strip has some as
sociation connected with it. There is
the soft hat that his hair used to grow
through the top of when he was a boy.
There is the overcoat that never had
whole lining in the sleeve; there are
the tops of the slippers his best girl
worked him-gold daisies on red
ground: and there are his wedding
suspenders. He can never forget
those suspenders; they saw much more
active service than General Grant.
How many times had he made but
ton-hole in them with his knife! And
when one got too weak to be worn
longer, he kept himself together with
solitaire, and converted the other in
to razor strop. And when they had
both served two or three terms as razor
strops, they were put into the rag car
pet, where they loom up like two
white doves against the background
of black velvet, and after all the other
pieces in the carpet have lost their
color and character, the suspenders
will be as tough as railroad sponge
cake.-Ercha71ge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

1t is singular that in the regular
semi'annual black list published by
the railroad offici ais of those who
loan or sell their passes no names
appear this time but those OF clergy
men. judges and legislators, the very
men who of all persons should not be
guilty OF such acts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

The incessant use of the trawl has
depleted the fisheries on the east
coast OF England to such an extent
that the fishermen are in distress,
and the government is urged to place
restrictions on this mode Of fishing.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
The Dogs of War.
New Orleans Times. Democrat.

A little knowledge is dangerous
thing, especially little knowledge OF
a foreign language. A French officer,
who had read something about Gen
eral Dick Taylor and "the dogs OF
war" advocates in magazine article
employment for trained dogs for mill
tary purposes, and says: During the
war secession in the United States
General Taylor turned loose upon the
enemy compact briQades OF blood.
hounds" Compact briyades OF
bloodhounds" IS good.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Kitchen Lore.

De lamb don't love ter see de green
pea vines swellin' wild blooms.
De turkey gobbler he gobbles big
goty twel Christmas, den de folks dee
gobble him.
En- weddin' brings cakes en- cookin'
tor de kitchen en- er may'age life is or
wholesome thing fer er gal ter take
tex.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
WORTHINGrON, MINNESOTA

Detectives have already Travelled
over $4,000 miles in search OF Tas-
colt, the Chicago murderer, but thus
lar not one reliable clew to his move
ments since the night of murder has
yet been discovered.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

Err rale good kershaw hits got ca
much meat in de neck ez in de bowl.
Punkin sweets wild de fallin' fros'.
Onions is good to put er taste in dc
pot.
Eggs plants calls fer eggs In de
cookin', en- dee's b'leeged ter git 'em.
Make de puddin' by dc good OLE
fashioned timey way; dec ole wo'
track is de shortes' way thloo.
Cracklin' bread goes wild hog-killin'
times.
Chaw de juicy roas' in ear on do
Fort er July.
Eff yer gether yer fruits after dark
hit'u make de trees what bears 'em die
er dry rot.
Drinkin' pot Ticker makes gals
pretty.
De white Nv or good egg'l foller yer
finger.
Shuck eggll make de con bops
light all de same. Corn bops-muf-
fins).
Nothin' amt better eatin' dan do
good ole yam roasted in ashes. Den
yer kin call that 'tater elbow hard"
Gaze hit takes pretty nigh all yer
breaf ter clean 'em, en- dee's sweet ter
yer teet.
Eff de cook have smoot on her face
hits sho' sign she's gwine er visitin'.
Eff de dishrag drap on de flo hits er
true sign dat hungry comp'ny's comm.
Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10
Fault FindfDG.

One of the easiest things in the world
to do is to find fault, and in no place
are there as many opportunities for in
dulging in this kind of work as in the
home. There are so many little things
occurring among its inmates where
there is a family of any size, such
as the misplacing of garment,
leaving door ajar, uttering a thought
less word, in fact, great many trivial
things that to people inclined to find
fault will give plenty of cause. 1t is a
disagreeable thing to find fault any
way, to most people, yet there are some
who seem to like to do it simply for
the sake of finding fault. These peo-
pie do not mean to be chronic fault
finders, and it never occurs to them
that they are. They would not for the
world be thought disagreeable, and but
for this one trait, would be generally
very pleasant companions. They did
not acquire this habit at once; any of
their friends will tell you that there
was a time when they we're not so; but
they began by noticing every little
failing or supposed failing among
their acquaintance, and the habit
grew with them until it appeared a
part of their nature to notice and con-
denim every little fault supposed or
real. They are very far from being
perfect themselves; in fact they think
so much about other peoples imper-
fections that they have very little time
to attend to their own. They would
be grieved and hurt should their
friends retaliate by noticing every lit
tie eccentricity OF theirs, and, perhaps,
had their friends the courage to do so,
it might open their eyes to the I'M
pleasantness of fault finding. 1t GER
tainiy would be disagreeable duty, if
duty it might be called, and few people
would care to do it, unless of the same
stamp as the fault finders, in which
case it would do very little good.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-10

The large quantity of yellow shades
used in spring millinery makes it be-
coming to brunets and French
blondes.