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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-03
WORrHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather the county fair held at Worth
ingtOn last week was a good showing
of what our soil can do, some were in
clined to think we had borrowed q
variety IF corn from some sister state,
that was mistake as we have as good
corn as we care to show. The society
owes u good many thanks to the peo.
pie Of WOrthlngtOn and the differ ent
townships for the good work they did
before and during the fair.
With regret we mention that Col.
MatsOn has sold his farm. Mr.. Matson
will be missed very much. as he always
has been a great help in society and
in building up new enterprises. Ill
was the founder Of the hay pressing
business here. Mr.. NJ. thinks he will
let some younger man take his place.
The gentleman who bought his place
was 80 we'll pleased with it he did n. t
dig the soil; he only looked at what
grew upon it and was satisfied.
E: J. Wolven has moved into Worth
tnQton. having rented his farm to AL
bert Peterson.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-03

Buckwheat 5O
&. S. Bond Half Blu. F.: G. Barley SO
:" - - - Winter Rye rs
I" i" - - Black Barley 25
- " - Flax so
:" - " Flint Corn l 90
" :" 3Grav G. B. Pumpkin so
" " Scollop Squash 50
" i" Crookneck Squash Is
" '' r. NJ. W. Beets so
" :" Golden Tankard Beets SO
-" I" Parsnips 50
" " Satisfy so
- - Hackensack Musk
melons 25
C. 3. Bond Late Potatoes 50
Onions so
" fourth Blu. Peas Is
" " Sample Garden Seed 50
" :" Carrots so
s. 6 Parsley So
- " Best Collection
Vegetables zoo
g. Bond Best Collection Seed
Grain 2 90
Mrs. B. W. Lyon Tomatoes SO
DIVISION H CLASS 13
Mrs. W. Malcolm Crochet Quilt 90
Cushion 100
Mrs. &. Darby. Hose and Mittens so
Mrs. H. ". Fuqua Double-knit
Mittens and Socks | 90
Mrs. H. W. Fuqua Crotchat Scarf 50
" Worsted Lace work IS
Miss Eaie Creaver Woosted Patch 49,
Qhilt 25
Miss Ellie Creaver Cotton Patch 49,
Quilt 25
Mrs. r. II. Matson l Crotchet
Tidy SO
Mrs r. II. Matson Emb. Night
Dress SO
Mrs. II. H. Matson Crotch ct skirt 25
4" Crotchet W0rsted
Jacket SO
- Arase ne Sofa Cush.
ion 90
Sample Lace Work 25
Mrs. J. II. johnson Chrotchet
Skirt so
Mrs Elson Chrochet Shoulder
MIS-. Il. NJ. Palm Worsted Patch
work Qnils 81
Mrs n. n. Palm / M
Frank Hansbergar Cr"tchet Robe SO
Mrs. NJ. Mann Cotton Patchwork
Quilt 50
Mrs. *. Mann B,quet (verhenas) 81
Mrs. NJ. Mann Cation Pansies W
Mrs. Jas. R,m,ge Hand made Rug l on
Mrs. J IS. Ramage Crotchet Car
riage Robe on
do d. do work 81
Mrs. j. P. Morlton Silk Emb.
Wreath M
Mrs. L. Hardoe Silk emb Cushion 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-10-03

RACES.
First day; farmers horses ridden by
owners, won by ". H. Holbrook; Sec-
ond race, won by Nols Christianson.
Farmers horses, trOtting race to harm
ess. won by p. b. Curtis. Second by
W. I. Humiston.
Last day trotting race, first money
P. B. Curtis; Second money, r. H.
Belknap. Trotting race mile heat.
purse $3.50. free to all, first money A.
J. Bailey; Second money Joseph Stat
ten.
Special running race. first money. r..
II. Belkrap. Second. Nels Christian
son. Third, w. H. Holbrook.
EQUESTRIAN
Rest Lady riders Misses Mammie
Humiston and Alma COvey.
BASE BALL
First day between the .'married
men" and the "singles" This game
was interesting, but to keep the mar
ried IN good humor, will not give the
score. Suffice it to say that the latter
were "done up''
Second day between the Worthi"g'
ION and Round Lake. the score by inn
inRs being as follows: " ..
II. r.. 5000 5000 90
". O3 8 6 6 223 80
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
THE ARCADE.

slsts in his aoIlity to spe1 Backward any
he can spell forward, or that is spelled for
ward in his presence, and that, too, with
the greatest celebrity. The correspondent,
hearing Of this wonderful power, met him
On Deals Island, and requested him to give
en- exhibition OF his strange talent, which
he readily consented TO do. Such words
as incompatibilty," homogeneous"
'' irreprehensibly," Cincinnati" "Phila-
delphia," and many other long words were
spelled in his prese nee, which Ire immedi-
ately spelled backward with lightning
raDidity and without the least hesitation.
He never fails, but always spells the words
correctly backward as they are spelled TO
him forward, and if he ever spells the
word incorrectly, no matter how long it
may be, it is always the fault of the ques-
TONER ANY word that he is familiar with
and can spell forward, he can also spell
backward, and words that he is not familiar
with and can not spell forward he can spell
backward when they are spelled in his
presence. He does not spell the words
backward by the sound, because in many
instances, the letters make no sound. He
says hat he does not even carry the word
in his mind as il is spelled forward, and
csn not explain by what means he is en-
abled to do it. He says he first showed
signs Of this wonderful talent while he
was going TO school, the short time that he
attended, by spelling backward the words
propounded by his teacher, much to the
amusement of the teacher and scholars
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
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SOME FISH STORIES.
Veracious Yarns Which Are Highly In
structive at All Seasons of the Year.


structive at All Seasons of the Year.
y. W. Watson, in Life
They tell of singular thing that hap
pened at Greenwood Lake the other day.
The little son of Mr.. Wishbone, seven years
of age-the son, not the old man-had been
in the habit of feeding the pickerel that
abound in the lake, especially one of enor-
nous size. One day the little fellow while
engaged at this from boat in front of his
fathers residence, fell overheard, and this
identical pickerel, with a memory of the
past worthy of all praise, swan to the boy,
took the lapel of his jacket tenderly in his
mouth and swan with him to the shore.
Then seeing that the lad was unconscious it
ran up to the house and brought the family
down. 1t waited only long enough TO see
the boy resuscitated and then went away.
The father has been looking ever since for
the fish, to reward it; but strange to say,
the boy has forgotten its name.
Another singular case is that Of lady,
who, walking on the banks Of the Bronx,
heard plaintive cries. She looked about
and saw suspended in a tree small catfish,
scarcely able to struggle, and Deseeching
help. The lady climbed the tree, released
the trembling fish, who appeared to have
been there about a week. But how he got
there is unexplainable unless he was
thrown there by some inhufnan angler. No
sooner had the little animal touched the
ground, than he knelt at the lady's feet,
kissed the hem of her garments, and mani
Tested the most extreme JOY and gratitude,
finally throwing himself into the water
amid profuse apologies for being obliged to
depart And yet there are people who say
that fish are incapable of gratitude.
A shark was caught few days since in a
pond in the upper part Of this State, almost
four feet in length. 1t was dragged upon
shore, and while they were weighing it the
fish made snap, and swallowed Mr. John
Bumpos, the wit of the vicinity. For a
moment there was CONSERVATION, but DIR.
Samuel Pillule, with great foresight, sug
gested that the fish be cut open and the
man extracted. At first this was objected
to as it would spoil the fish But just then
Mr.. Bumpos made joke, the fish laughed,
and MIR. Bumps came ashore. The fish
weighed forty pounds and yielded one hun
dred and fifty barrels of oil
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
AGONY is COURTEO

By persons who, attacked by mild form
of rheumatism. neglect to seek prompt re-
lief. Subsequent torture is prevented by
an immediate resort to Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. Slight exposure, an occasion
al draught. will beget this painful malady,
where there is predispostion to it in the
blood 1t is not difficult to arrest the
trouble at the outset, but we'll nigh i'm
possible to eradicate it when matured.
No evidence in relation TO this superb
blood depurent is more positive than that
which establishes its efficacy as proven
tive and remedy for rheumatism. Not
only is it thorough, but safe, which the
vegetable and mineral poisons, often taken
taken as curatives of the disease, are not.
Besides expelling the rheumatic virus
from the system, it ovecomes fever and
ague, biliousness, constipation and dys-
DenSia
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
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GRlNS FOR GROCERS.
Reflections and Speculations Dedicated "a
Lugubrious Cheese-Monsers.


Lugubrious Cheese BIonsers.
No matter who thinks TO the contrary, the
grocer, writes Frank B. Welch IN the Ma
light Of weigh.
Advice to provision dealers; When
goods are going down, keep 1t dark. When
goods are going up, make your mark
Some men are so small that they run a
weekly bill at their grocer's in order 10
obtain roll Of cabbage leaves (by courtesy
cigar when they settle up OF Saturday
night
A grocer in the city who does a business
Of thirty dollars a week is a storekecper. In
the country on like amount re becomes q
leading merchant
When a man runs an account with his
grocer, he becomes an object OF much at
tention. If be fungles up the cash for
every thing he buys, be is regarded as one
who does not need watching.
Grocery-meu have hard row 10 hoe in
this world. II they succeed IN business
folks say they sand their sugar, water their
vinegar, and otherwise rob their customers.
II they fail they are stlRmatized as fools.
In either case they are never called honest.
To nobody Is there mere force IN the ex-
preston, "eggs is eggs" than 20 the grocer
when the succulent fruit Of the ben Is sell
ing frsthand at about two cents apiece,
and nine out Of every dozen be sells aud
warrants 70 be fresh are returned TO him
for postnorteD examination.
People in the grocery business should be
skilled In the arts Of the clairvoyaBt Then
when q customer forgets about half Of the
things be was going 70 purchase. al they
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
ghe aahia Daily gagIs Sunday B1or,ug 8aay II, 1888
A pEsERTER,s DEATH.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE body of
John NJ cambridge is held at the morgue
awaiting the arrival of friends to make
some disposition. The deceased was the
deserter who was recently arrested by De-
tective Mattingly. Thirteen years ago he
left the prison at Fort Leavenworth with
out permission and has been wandering
about the United States un-
til some one gave Information to
the Offer On which the deserCer was
arrested and turned over to the
military authorities. Secretary Proctor
ordered his release, and on Tuesday he was
allowed to regain his liberty. He had no
money and was out Of employment. In
the afternoon he met Policeman Maurice
Quinlin, who paid for the mans dinner
and secured lodging for him at the Sixth
Precinct station cambridge then Sc
cured employment with Forepaugh's cir
Gus, and asked the station keeper to call
him early Wednesday morning. The sta
ton keeper did as requested and Balm
bridge left the station a happy man. He
worked hard Wednesday and yesterday,
and last night he died in circus tent,
without the attendance of a physician.
How he was killed is not known. Police
man Riley says there was a fight in one of
the tents, but he could not learn whether
cambridge was connected with the
trouble or not. When the officers found
him he was lying in one of the menagerie
tents. He was dead, but his body was
still warm. VIM. McInhanney and
Charles Bair, circus men, and
VIM. Vaughn, Washingtonian,
were arrested and held as witnesses.
They were examined by the coroner this
morning Their statements were to the
effect that Brainbrigde ran against one of
the employees while removing the tent, and
mi IN or oh prai brid cra
so one of them stated, said before he died
that he was injured by being accidentally
struck by one of the wooden seats that
were being removed.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
BENEDICT'S ADMINISTRATION.
The Public Printers Claims for Himself
Palmer Goes in Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Mr Palmer will
formally enter upon the duties of his Office
Monday next By that time, it is expect
ed that the inventory will be completed
The outgoing printer and Mr.. Palmer have
agreed upon Mr. Collins to superintend
the taking of the inventory Mr. Collins
has been connected with the Office for
many years and is familiar with it, Mr.
Benedict, Jr., who is chief clerk of the
Office under his brother, says: ''The
government printing Office has never been
in such good condition as it is today.
There is thorough organization, such as
there has never been before The work of
the whole office is directed from the Office
of the public printer. The entire RESPONSE
bility is concentrated in his hands"
The claim which Benedict makes for his
administration is that he has greatly re-
duced the expenses of the Office. An eX-
pere, who has just made thorough in
spectiou of the government printing office,
says that it is comparatively easy to prac-
tice economy in the way in which it APP
pears to be practiced in that office. Doubt
less congress, in the first instance, is to
blame if it has refused to make the neces-
sary appropriations after the necessity for
them has been called for. Take, for in
stance, the press room. There are sixty
SIX PRESSES there, anu HOU executing
twelve are in good condition and of mod
ern pattern. Some of Thorn are of
so old style, in such bad
condition and do such poor work
that no private establishment would make
use of them. In the bindery, one of the
chief machines is of a pattern of quarter
of a century ago, and it would be deemed
a great extravaganza of time and labor for
any private establishment to use such
machine. But that is the rule made
necessary by the fact that every appropria-
ton which congress is asked by competent
authority to make is assailed by some in
competent demagogues, who know moth
ing about the subject OF printing, as gross
extravaganza. 1t will not be long before
it will be absolutely impossible for the
public printer to perform the duties re-
quired of him by congress by these
antiquated and worn out presses
and when the time comes
when congress is asked to make the
necessary appropriation to replace them
with machinery adapted to the work and
the times, the professional economists will
begin to submit their comparative table of
percentages of economy between one adj
ministration and another. Just at pres
ent the comparison runs along the line of
economy based in great measure upon the
suppressed factor that the worn out presses
have been used, that the expenditures for
new machinery have not been made, and
that the principle that has obtained is,
after us the deluge." 1t undoubtedly
will be necessary for the new printer to
obtain new presses before his term expires
The lot of Mir. Palmer for the next six
months viii not be a happy one. The civil
service rules demands of the office seeker
Will make his life burden.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
WILL BE PROMPTLY ELECTED.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Secretary Noble
was shown dispatch from Pierre, OAK,
dated today in which it was stated that
many settlers had entered the Sioux reser-
walton and staked out claims in anticipa-
ton of favorable result OF the pending ne
gotiations with Indi ans for a cession Of a
large part of their territory, and that per-
mission to enter the reservation and select
claims had been granted by the officials of
the interior department at Washington
provided it was done peacefully. When
asked if permission had been given as
stated the secretary said that no such au-
thority had been given and if settlers had
entered the reservation they would be
elected Immediately. The partial survey
or one of the boundary lines of the reserva-
ton, he said, had been suspended pending
the negotiations for fear OF exciting alarm
or distrust among the Indians. He ex-
pressed the hope that the report of settlers
entering Indian lands would prove TO be
unfounded as it might seriously embarrass
the commissioners in negotiations, but if
found to be true the action of the depart
ment would be prompt aud effective.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
: EXERCISES
AT THE
SCHOOLS.

The "Arcade," with an eye to
business, has now on hand and
can show those who expect to
take part in the graduating ex-
ercises a beautiful line of new
dress goods and dress trimmings
together with the most elegant
line of fine laces and point en-
broideries ever shown in Wich-
tia. The "Arcade is fully
aware of the fact that fine laces,
fine embroideries, fine dress
trimmings are general we'll APP
preciated by the ladies and with
view to an effort to make the
"Arcade" the central idea for
every lady who wants any of
these goods the ''Arcade" now
boasts of having On hand the
finest line of these goods in
Wichita.
Come in and ask to see the
New Cream Bird Eye Armures
fully AZ inches wide, all wool,
with a lovely little cord of light
blue, just the combination to
make a lovely graduating girl if
possible more lovely. The car
cade keeps lovely goods.
Then again you can find at the
"Arcade" the New White Pearl
Bead Swiss, just the thing to
make ordinary dress goods loom
up. 1t is beautiful trimming
that makes a dress look beauti-
fnl. The "Arcade" leads.
Persian Bands at Arcade"
Steel trimming at Arcade"
Brillianteene at "Arcade."
We cordially invite everybody in Wichita
to come this week to
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
PEARS SOAP is the purest and best Soap
ever made
ENANDER'S APPOINTMENT.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-At the state de-
partment today, Mr.. Walker Blaine en-
phatically denied a published rumor pur-
porting to give an inside reason why Mr.
Enander, of Chicago, would decline his
appointment as minister to Denmark: 1T
is wholly untrue" said Mr.. Blaine, that
the state department has received from
Copenhagen any intimation, official or
otherwise. that Mr.. Enander would not be
acceptable to that government. If Mr..
Enander does resign-and no resignation
has been received-it will be purely on ac-
count ofhis serious Illness"
Congressman George L. Adams inter-
viewed tonight regarding Mr.. Enander
who Is one of his constituents and whose
appointment Mr.. Adams Joined in secur-
ing. said: ''These reports are all imagina-
ton. When Mr.. Enander was appointed
he went and made "a call on the Danish
minister here and was cordially received
There is no reason whatever why he should
be unacceptable at the Danish court
Mr. Enanier is not 6 native of Denmark,
and | can't understand why that fact
should derogate against him, evensif being
a native of Denmark would. He is a close
friend of Mr.. Thomas, our minister to
Sweden, who is native American, but
has been in Sweden many years and is
very popul 1T there, and think is popular
in all scandinavian countries"
Has Mr.. Enander resigned the appoint
ment?' slN xHN
Il don't know that he has. think I
should have heard of it if he had"
DO YOU think he will resign!'
Il hope he will not. Mr.. Enander had a
very severe attack early in the spring. He
recovered from that and then had re-
lapse, but did not suppose it was so Sc
we're as to compel him TO resign. 1t is Just
possible that he feels that he cannot stand
the climate of Denmark. But | have not
heard from him and l hope it is not So l
hope he may recover and take his mission.
1t is certainly in his option to do so.''
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
COUNT DE LESSEPS.
How the Venerable French Canal-Builder
Preserves His Physical Strength.

How the Venerable French Canal Builder
Preserves His Physical Strength.
[Carp, In Cleveland LeaderJ
De Lesseps' remarkable strength in his
old age comes from his good habits and his
power to sleep. He has taught himself to
sleep at any time, and IL is said that he can
sleep whole day and night at a stretch.
He sleeps during his railroad journeys
lie sleeps all the time he is on ship-board,
and when necessity demands it, he can go
for long time without sleep. He is a
great out-of-door man. He likes TO hunt
even in his eightieth year, and it IS not
long since that be was accustomed TO take
"a cold bath every morning. Like Bancroft,
he is very fond of horseback riding, and
one of the sights of the Bots de Boulogne,
the great woods of Paris, is De Lesseps
mounted On horseback, and accompanied
by his children on ponies going on a tYot or
galop through its wide roads. There is
nothing nervous about the Count de Lesseps
He never loses Ills head aud he IS always
as cool as, in The words Of John Randolph,
the center seed Of cucumber A
year or two ago be fell from his horse and
broke his arm. He refused to have 1t
bandaged, put il in bis vest instead of a
sling, and kept it so for a couple Of days,
aftcr winch ne SAID u was Wei. bis lace
changes little in conversation. He does not
show his anger, and his energy never weak
ems. People in France sag that they think
he viii live forever, and il is not an impos-
sbiIity that he may attain the age Of Cuey-
reuL Count dc Lesseps is an early riser.
and he works Ike q machine. He writes
his letters as soon as he gets out Of bed,
and his private secretary to a certain az
ten. IS bis little daughter Totote, a bright
eyed girl Of ten, who sleeps il the hbrarJ
She knows where De Lesseps keeps al his
papers and helps him II the arrangement Of
them About nine O'Clock IN the morning
De Lesseps takes an airing either OF horse
back or OF foot and IN the evening be
smokes and reads the newspapers. He
thinks q mar ought 70 live one hundred
years and says: "Al creatures 1--we Eve
times as long ss IS required for her
fill growth A man czgh. 70 i've CHE
hundred years II he does not, L Il becz1se
he taxes bad care o. himself y
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
Attack Made on General Wolseley's
Article In the "North Amer
lean Review"
The British General Accused Of Malicious
Misrepresentation Regarding Davis
Conduct During the War.
Many Southern Authorities Mentioned by
Which Mr.. Davis Denial is Sus-
tained-The Britisher's State
ments Regarded in the
Light of an Insult.
WEATHER HIliIETiN-

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA, Kan, May
1.-THE highest temperature was 75o,
the lowest Coz. and the mean GO, with
light northeasterly to fresh southeasterly
winds, and a mild Thunderstorm early in
the morning and another $50 to 7:30 p. m.
Rainfall for twenty-four hours, ending
z p. m, So inch.
Maximum velocity of the wind: South
west, % miles per hour at $50 p. m.
Reduced barometer at z a. N. 29097
inches; at p m. 29.S79 inches.
Mean relative humidity 80 per cent.
Last year on May II the temperature
was: At a. N. GO, at p. II. 62, and
the mean 81; almost the same as this
year.
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
May 1.-THE indications for twenty four
hours, commencing Sunday, May u. at
"a. m.
For Missouri: Threatening weather,
with light showers, slightly cooler; winds
shifting to northerly.
For Kansas: Light rains; slightly
cooler in southeast portion, warmer IN
northwest portion; northerly winds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
SHE ELOPEO WITH A NEGRO.

LOUISVILLE. May 1l.-At Winchester
yesterday Milton Richmond, burIy ne
gro, started 20 elope with Lydia Strong.
the l6-year-old granddaughter of Judge
Edward Strong. Strong with band of
friends pursued. When they overlook
Richmond he fired upon them, sending a
bullet through Strong's hand. The party
returned the fire, killing Richmond in
stantly. The girl escaped unhurt. When
they returned home her father. Pearl
Strong, who had been absent, had got
back. AT sight of his daughter ne fired at
her, and missing his aim. tried TO shoot
himself lie only inflicted a bad flesh
wound, when his pistol was taken away.
Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
The Wastes of Cooking.

America wastes enough yearly TO feed
the thousands who are now SAID 10 be out
Of employment. The time may yet come
when it shall be considered practical some
where in the course of the education which
u State gives 10 the people TO teach girls
how 10 extract the greatest amount ofnutri-
ment from the common material of food,
..ud careful statistician justly remarks
that whoever can teach the masses OF the
people how 70 got five cents worth "A day
moro comfort or force out Of tho food which
each one consumes, WITH add 70 their pro-
cuctive power what would be equal &c
one thousand million dollars year IL
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