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Telegram-herald., 1889-11-17
RoBNsoS LOCKE.
Tho BOYS Fnvorite. "Oliver Optic"


The words of the name "OlvcrOptlc'
have no meaning IN themselves, and !
can best give YOU the information YOU
require by copying 2 paragraph from
the Boston Past and Present, Tor which |
furnished the material many years ago:
Mr.. Adams non de quGrc had It's
origin ln tins wise. The Boston Young
Mems Total Abstinence society was
more q literary than a temperance or
ganzatOn. It's meetings were for
lectures. poems. debates, etc. by tho
members. Governor Banks was mem
ber. So was Rev. Mr. Studley lMethO-
dIstI. Hon. !. VI. Lincoln, Rev. !. a.
Ames. some of whom here began their
careor rs speakers and literary men.
Mr.. Adams wrote a poem tor this sOci-
otv. which was published I'm the Flag Of
or Taioa under ths captions 1881.
& T0em Delivered before the MItual
Admiration society, by Oliver Optic,
". D.
This was tho first time be ever usod
the name of Optic 4 drama, written
by "a gentleman of Boston, was per-
formed at tine Museum. n which w1s a
character, q phHosoOhical physician.
played by ". III. smith. called DR..
LHNE' AtNs ANtiti" Hrrl Nlit ttHiilft
w.ta lhe aiAtcrat.ve prefix of oayer.
without thinking he should ever do So
again To next used IS io couple ot
essay. n the Ware'ey H1goras The
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sp popular. that ae felt ~. Eei to cou-
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Aad th.s BE- the story of "ollYer
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b Isyi9r's The hook containing BE- bY
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q h1 subse4 4aelay f-mas 20 to nanss-.
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10a osa imagine bow Bitterly have
regretted ths childish naale. slafe /
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-17

MuvuIr d. Ltypov.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.
Banqucts in Comm EN- or alton of the Event
Hold i'll Several Cities.

Banqucts in Comm EN- or alton of the Event
Held i'll Several Cities.
New YORK, April @.-The sixty seventh
anniversary of the birthday OF General
Ulysses S. Grant was celebrated by ban
quet at Delmonico's Saturday night. The
banquet was participated in by $50 guests
On each table was splendid bank
OF roses. On the walls were por-
traits of Washington, Lincoln and Grant,
and profuse decorations of National flags
and shields. Letters of regret were re-
ceived from President Harrison. ex- Presi-
dent Cleveland Vice President Morton,
Governor Hill, and others. Short speeches
were made by General Sherman, Stewart
L. Woodford, General Horace Porter and
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the latter presiding
General S. B. Buckner, who surrendered to
Grant at Vicksburg, said he would
not be true to the Southern people if he did
not say: 1--WE love the memory of General
Grant. 1t is fortunate for the country, and
fortunate for the South particularly, that
we did not succeed in the late contest -
General Buckner testified to strong
friendship for General Grant, to whom he
surrendered at Appomattox. He said
THAT night shall never forget. Out OF the
hearing OF his soldiers, Grant took me aside
and rendered me the use of his purse. In the
modesty of his nature he desired to hide the
act in the dark. On his deathbed his character
shonc out above his sufferings. He could not
speak, but wrote me that he would die happy
If he could know that there was complete
unity OF the country
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 29.-Ihe third an
nual dinner of the Americus Republican
Club in commemoration of the birth of Gen.
eral U. S Grant was held Saturday night at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel Covers were
laid for nearly 400 people, and a more en-
joyable banquet has probably never been
held here. Toasts were responded to by
Hon. John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Gen.
eral Daniel H. Hastings, of Pennsylvania;
Hon. Nathan Golf, Of West Virginia; Sen
ator Plumb. of Kansas, and William McKin-
b ley, Jr., Of Ohio.
CHICAGO, April :9.-The Grant Club cele-
brated the anniversary of the birth of the
illustrious hero from whom they take their
name by gathering at the clubhouse Sat
urday night Mr.. Eugene W. Montgomery,
Of Galena Ill, presented through
his brother, G. H. Montgomery, to
the club gavel made from q
| piece OF the walnut table, or counter, on
which General Grant sailed his hides when
he was tanner in Galena Several short
addresses were made and resolution was
adopted recommending the adoption OF
| Grants birthday as q National holiday, and
| requesting the cooperation of all Grant
clubs in the country in securing Congress
slOnal action to this end.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

ISAIAH V. WILLIAMSON, of Philae.,,.
phia, who gave away $2,50O,00o just
before his death, left So, 788. 444. 40 to
be divided among his heirs. His wear
ing apparel, Office furniture and books
were not listed by the appraiser, being
Of no value; and the only article of
luxury he possessed was a 500 gold
watch which had been given to him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

AN enterprising railroad in Texas,
awake to the opportunity, has sent
agents TO Oklahoma to induce the
overflow to journey down to Texas
The railroad offers good land on easy
terms, and has seven million acres to
sell, while all Oklahoma contains only
one million eight hundred thousand.
Texas hopes to get twenty thousand
immigrants from the overflow.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
The French Government is concern

The French Government is concern
ing itself with the conditioa of the
gold coinage of the country, which is
somewhat the worse for wear. The
gold coinage actually in circulation in
France represents value of about
E12O, 100000, and the depreciation
which it has undergone is estimated
at f120,0O0. 1t is, as might have
been expected, the smaller pieces
which have suffered most. It is,
however, only with the twenty-franc
pieces that the authorities of the
mint intend dealing with for the pres
ont
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

HE first post-office was erected in
Oklahoma at Oklahoma City, and was
literally on the ground floor.'' as
snere were no boards on hand to make
any other kind of floor. The owner
erected four posts, moved in, then
'uilt the walls and the roof, and ran
The stars and stripes from the
- I'd of the roof.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

DISPATCHES from China make it an
pear that the recent destructive fire in
the imperial palace was lighted by
thieves to hide evidences of extensive
plundering which otherwise could have
easily been traced. Apparently the
denizens of Mongolia have been TAKING
lessons in villainy of their white
skinned neighbors.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

The Secretary of State for India
once called meeting of grain mer-
chants to consider the question of i'm
purities in grain. and particularly in
Indian wheat, which at that time was
largely mixed with dirt When one
wealthy corn factor was asked what he
knew of impurities in grain he said:
swell, gentlemen, I have sometimes
found pebbles in my wheat, but / am
not inclined to think they lessen its
value. think you will agree with me-
when you observe this sample. exhib=
iting q four-carat diamond set in ring.
which he had found in sack Of wheat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
LIGHT AND LAUGHABlE.

"FooLs rush in where angels fear to
tread," remarked Yeast, meeting Bacon at
reception the other, night. ''True, true"
replied Bacon, extending his hand; 'sbut
I'm delighted to see you here, just the same"
"AND now I am coming to the point,'
| said school-teacher, as he slowly sat down
| in chair where the vengeful pin was Turk
| ing. The next instant he was seen going
from the point with velocity that he had
| never before acquired.
BoARD1NG-HoUsEl zeeper-"Cutlets,y YOU may
bring me just one-half the usual amount of
meat until further notice." Outlets
''Indeed! Have any of your boarders lefts"
clearinghouse keeper-"No; but the three
biggest eaters have fallen in love.''
Mrs. CATERER-"Mr. Slicer, you seem to be
in a very solemn mood this morning." Mr..
Sliccr (dissecting an alleged sirloin)-
"Yes'm! My mind is wandering back to
the days of the Christian martyrs; am
recalling all their sufferings at the stake"
A SEA captain, one Of the old school, being
at ball, had been accepted by beautiful
partner, lady of rank, who in the most
delicate manner possible limited to him the
propriety Of putting on a pair of gloves.
''Oh," was the bluff reply, ''never mind ME;
I shall wash my bands when I've done
Q2nClng.
THE minister called one afternoon to see
Mrs. Brown, and at a moment when she
was out of the room, being in sermonizing
mood. he said to little Johnny: 'This is an
unreasonable world, my young friend.''
'sYou bet it is" assented little Johnny, in a
way that left no doubt as to his sincerity
"Teacher ticks me when I don't know
| enough. and dad takes it out of me when
know too much.''
mo, WILLIAM" she said, coldly, with q
! sidelong glance to note the effect of her
words, ~ can not be your wife. You smoke
| and you sometimes drink. have registered
| vow not to marry a man who has either OF
these vices" "An right, Maria" was the
humble reply. ''And now will you please
ask your younger sister Lulu to come down
stairs a moment? She said when she
kissed me goodbye last night that she
would gladly have me it you refused"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
FORTY HOUSES IN ASHES.

Destructive Fire i'll JonesborO, Ark-The
Loss from $4,000 to 100000.
JoNEsBoRo, Ark, April 29-Fire Saturday
destroyed over forty houses, including a
large brick store belonging to Marcus Ber-
ger. powerful gale was blowing at the
time, and the flames therefore spread with
wonderful rapidity. The loss is estimated
at from $50, Coo to $500, 600, with about s75,-
900 insurance, divided among about twenty
companies. The loss fails heavily on many
sufferers who had no insurance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
BASEBALL.
How the Clubs in tho Various Profes.
sional 4 ssociati ons Stand.
KILLED BY a PLAYMATE.

An Eight-Year-Oid Boy at Malvern, o.,
Deliberately Murders His Cousin, Aged
Five Years, i'll q Childish Quarrel.
CANTON, O., April 29.--While number of
children were playing at Malvern, O.. Sat-
urday two OF them, Charles Dickman, aged
5, and Johnnie Hexawer, aged 8, cousins.
got into childish quarrel, when Hexawer
seized shotgun that was standing near by
and fired at the Dickman child, the entire
charge taking effect in his head The mur-
der caused the widest excitement and the
parents OF both the youthful murderer and
his intantlle victim are well-nigh crazed
over the terrible tragedy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
dr,
eablee
become OF the Niapara

- become OF the Niagara
rrNyHAT has tapping the force of
49,. Scheme fon n the interests of a
cac9raHt which was to
wonderful .echannfa4s> # industry IN
set all or the wheels \. new md
that vicinity run1r,p t0 y o,,;o.1s.
more vigorous tune7 Has it ,1 10y
collapsed and been stowen ewssy u 'no
,epulcher of unrealized proje4sI
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

LORD LoNsDALE having had long
journey with dog sleds, and having
walked fifteen hundred miles across
Alaska. has returned to San Francisco
to recuperate. His Highness failed to
lind any support in that section for a
burlesque show.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

CHRISTIAN HOLzwORTH, of Low
vile, N. Y, who has been insane for
years owing to hardships in the war,
has received a back-pay pension of
BIB, 900, the largest but one ever paid,
and SIS month for life. He has a
wife, three daughters and two sons,
and steps will be taken to set apart
some OF the property for their benefit.
His wife has supported herself by
taking in washing, and was very poor
Mr.. Holzworth is an incurable inmate
Of the Lewis County Asylum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

Mr.. S. c. COBB writes from Tampa,
Fla, to the Pensacola Commercial
that DR.. Veile, of the Chicago Acad-
envy of Science, has found genuine
crocodiles in the country below Tampa.
The exact locality is not given, but it
is stated that it took many days to cut
the way for the doctors boat through
the shrubbery interlacing the water
ways. He brought to Tampa one liv-
ing specimen, one dead one, and eleven
skins and skeletons. The crocodi!es
thus found are said to differ in several
particulars from the alligators so com.
mon in Florida
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

A CURIOUS cause of death has re-
Gently been recorded in India. A
native caught a fat, eel-like fish,
about fifteen to sixteen inches in
length. Being DESTROYS OF killing it.,
he put it into his mouth in order to
bite off its head. The fish slipped
through the mans fingers into his
mouth. and conveyed itself partly
down his gullet. The situation now
was bad for the fish, but still worse for
the man, for owing to the sharp fins
on the back of the fish it was not pos
sible to withdraw it. The man died in
great agony within an hour.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

A MAN in Philadelphia who could
not procure employment hung a
board over his back, inscribed work
Wanted and took stand in a BUSH
ness street. He got job within a
couple of hOu 8.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

ONE-THIRT1ETH Of the whole popu-
lation of Iceland emigrated last year,
moved, it is said, by the unpopularity
Of the Danish Government and the
Establishments of Canadian emigration
agents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

RICHARD LEVINE and William Caine were
arrested at Louisville, Ky, on the Oath.
Large quantities of counterfeit dollars were
found in their possession.
JAMES HUNTER who recently finished a
term in Joliet penitentiary, was rearrested
i'll Chicago on the Oath charged with bigamy.
He was said to have wives in Tuscola and
Decatur, I'LL, and Louisville, Ky
PROF c. E. HALE, Of the Northwestern
Normal School in Geneseo, Ill, died on
the Gath
The death of Elijah n. Haines occurred at
his home in Waukegan, I'LL, on the morning
of the 18th, aged sixty-eight years He had
been long in public life, especially as a
member of the Legislature, having been
elected seven different times to seat in
that body. In 1855 he was chosen Speaker
OF the lower House on account of dead
lock in which he held the balance OF power.
He was member Of the present Legisla-
ture.
JOHN WADE, his wife and James N. Linde.-
man and their horse were all killed by being
struck by an express train at Newport, Del.
on the 18th
The Grand Army of the Republic of the
Department OF West Virginia closed three
! days session 1T Ravenswood on the 18th
.. o. daZSu WIS CAOSoA Doo.~A oAAAoAAo ooAiA'
mander.
A WINNIPEG youth named Julius Jansen
committed suicide on the 9th because hi
sweetheart refused to marry him.
ST.. LOUIS striking carpenters returned tt
! work on the 18th, having accepted the term
of the proprietors.
On the 18th it was said that the rush O.
people leaving Oklahoma was almost a
great as it was to enter the Territory. Th'
best claims were all taken up by the specu
lators and Government officials, and TIN
outlook for the homeste aders was nothing
but hardships and privations
AT Homer, Mich, on the 10Th two mel
were killed by the premature explosion O
dynamite.
FAILING to get claim in Oklahoma Tel
ritory, Silas 3. Kennedy, OF Ruma, Ran
dolph County, ILL, committed suicide b
cutting his throat with a razor ct Winfield
| Kan, on the 25th
A. COLLISION on the 18th occurred be
tween two freight trains near Glen Fails
Tenn. the cause being forgetfulness on til
part of one of the engineers. Brakema
Taylor, Conductor Hineline and Enginee
Rusk were killed.
The death Of L. U. Reavis, the man VIII
wrote history of st. Louis, and caused til
city to become known rs the future great
occurred on the 18th, aged dfty-seve
e.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

About. the same number of men
were engaged at the battle of Water
loo and at the battle of Gettysburg, and
the loss of the combatants was nearly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
Fierce Fire in the (:reeDl,riar MN,

Fierce Fire in the Creenbriar N;ounta,n.
WHEELING, W. Va, April 2o-The Green
brian mountains, near treenbriar White Sui
phur Springs, are mass Of fire, and mill
ions OF feet Of valuable hard timber have
been consumed, with tens Of thousands Of
rails and other property. The fire is be-
yond control and must burn itself out
Many acres have already been burned over
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

DESPITE the talk about Smith being
such a common name, those of Green,
White. Brown and Davis beat it in the
United States by fifteen per cent Even
"J0bn" is not so common as Joe"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

WITH all her boasting about the size
of her jewels, Africa has never turned
out diamonds SO big as, those to be
found in American baseball fields.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
A MAzARIN Bible brought $4,000 at
recent auction sale in London.

Mrs. SHAW, the whistling artist,
has never touched q stimulant She
has never wet her whistle with any
thing but water.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
PreSidont Barnard Dead.

NEW YORK, April @.-Frederick Augustus
Porter Barnard, for many years president
Of Columhi:: College, died at 4:15 q clock
Saturday afternoon, after long illness,
He was born in Sheffield, Mass, on May S.
1859. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

The consumption of peanuts. is
x $500. 900 bushels season. They are
i? all raised in Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee, chiefly in the former
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
The News OF the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WAsHIMGToN.

PRESIDENT HARRISON on the Gath ap.
pointed Willis Sweet, of Idaho Territory, to
be Attorney of the United States for the
Territory of Idaha .....
DELEGATION Of the American Forestry
Congress, composed of men from all parts
of the country, waited upon President Her.
rison on the 9th and presented . memorial
favoring legislation to protect the public
timber domain.
TIE death of Ex-Congressman E. John
Eliis, OF Louisiana, occurred at his residence
in Washington on the 18th.
SECRETARY-o THE TREASURY WINDOW ap-
pointed Daniel A. Grosvener, of Ohio, on
the 18th to be chief OF division of the
First Comptroller's Office.
The seventieth anniversary of the found
ing of the Odd-Fellows Order was cele-
brated throughout the United States on the
26th.
THERE were 2l3 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 26th against 1913 the previous seven
days.
The President on the 10Th appointed DR..
Daniel Dorchester, Of Boston, to be Superin-
tendent of Indian Schools.
AT twenty six leading clearing houses IA
the United States the exchanges during tho
week ended on the 9th aggregated 1854
359,3l6 against II ,0Os. 7S6,27S the previous
week. Az compared with the corresponding
week of 1SSS the increase amounted to 20.
In various cities throughout the country
General Grants sixty seventh birthday was
celebrated on the 9th
On order was issued by Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker ON the eth that the build
1ngs OF his department should be closed
Sunday In future and there should be no
Sunday work performed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
That Tired Feeling

Is experienced BY almost everyone at this season;
and many people resort to Hoods garsaparilla 70
drive away the languOr and exhaustion. The
blood. laden with Impurities which have been &C.
'umulatng for months. moves sluggishly through
The veins the mind fails to think quickly, and thc
body is still slower to respond. Hoods sarsapA
rll:ais just what is needed. 1t purfes. vitalizcs
Ind enrches the blood. makes the head clear.
creates an appetite. overeOmes that tired feeling
tones the nervous system, and imparts strength
and vigor to the whole body.
my appetite was poor, could not Sleep had
headache great deal, pa:nsin my back, my bowels
lid not move re ,ulary. Holds Sarsaparilla in Q
i short time did me SO much good that fetflike +
aew man. My pains and aches are relieved, my
appetite improved" GEORGE F. JACKSON. Rox.
bury Station, Conn.
" For years was sick every spring. but last year
look Hoods sarsaparilla and have not seen sick
lay SINCE" G. w. SLOAN, Milton, Mass.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
sold by all druggists. 81, six for S. Prepared only
~ @. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
Tones up the
Shattered Nerves

"For two years was sufferer from nervou:
debility. and thank God and the dlscoverer OF
the valuable remedy, that Paine's Celery CON-
pound cured me. Let any one write to Ee
tor advice"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02
Paine'6
Celery Compound

quickly qniets and strengthens the nerves, when
Eritated or weakened by overwork, excesseS,
disease, or shock. 1t cures nervousness, head:
ache dyspepsia, sleeplessness mclancholia, and
other disorders Of the nervous system.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-02

about seventy-fve persons into seven feet
of water ALI were rescued, but several
were badly injured.
A FIRE on tiae 9th at Jonesboro, Ark,
destroyed over forty houses, causing loss
of $150,C0O
ADvrCEs of the eth say that nine men
were killed in a fight between cowboys and
settlers in the old soldiers colony in the
western part of Oklahoma.
A COUNTERFEIT ten-dollar bill, United
States note of the series OF 1885, letter c.
was in circulation in ST. Louis on the 27th
! TIE Greenbrier mountains near Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, were
! mass of fire on the 23th, and millions of
feet Of valuable hard timber had been con-
sumed, with tens of thousands Of rails and
other property.
WHITE CAPS soundly whipped Frank Gehr-
line, of Riversdale, O., on the 9th for abus-
ing his wife.
A STRANGE and fatal disease was prevail
ing on the eth Ut Paulina, Ark. Several
deaths had occurred, and the citizens of the
town were terror-stricken.
The Grain Gambling bill passed both
branches of the Missouri Legislature on the
eth. The bill makes ali option business
unlawful.
In San Francisco on the eth Tom Avery.
a well-known LEGAL prizc-fghter. fell dea
in the ring during sparring exhibition.
TIE exchanges a. twenty-slx leading
clearing houses i'll the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
1854 $50, 316, againsSp$ ,01S 1855 7S the pre-,
vious week. AS compared with the cor
responding week OF 1883 the iucreas,
amounted to "a