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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

a roR11ou Of Lyons county, Kan...
WAS swept BY prairie flre and many
haystacks, granaries and orchards
were destroyed. Tho loss would
amount to thousands Of dollars.
FIRE destroyed tho steamer Eastern
Oregon while on the dry docks st Oh
ympia, Wash; loss @1o0, 600.
LATEST. advicea indicated that the six
near st. Louis secured in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000. y \.
The safe of the Hopkins county (Ky.)
bank at Madisonville was robbed BY
burglars Of $4,000. ..,5s
In his message to the Virginia legis-
lature Gov. Mckinney urged that the
railroads be forced to provide separate
coaches for negroes. ess,.s., 80
In Detroit George j. Refs, q grocery
man, his wife and three sons were
smothered to death by the. destruction!
of their store and d yelling by Are.ss .
%lS, Chicago thirteen alleged s. sn.s
archists were fined from $40 to 800
each by Justice Woodman.
In Kansas City, Kan, a new band of
holiness has been organized which has
fixed the end of the world to come of
Christmas day of this year. $50
In Minneapolis the first attempt in
the history Of the country to afford re-
lief to the famine-stricken peasantry
of Russia has originated. The scheme
is TO send q shipload of -four to, Russia
by the middle of next January, and
the 5000 merchant millers of America
are to be asked to helm
"A SOLDIER named Frank Palmer, who
murdered .Tremaine, an Indian scout,
near Fort Sully, s. D., in 1878, was
captured in Bonham, Tex.
A TRAIN on the East Tennessee, Vir.
ginia & Georgia road near Rome, Ca.
was held up by robbers who secured
81, 900 from the express car.
By the upsetting of q lamp Mrs.
George Martin and her son, a ed ~
years. were burned to death at Denver,
Col.
DURING the absence OF Mrs. Clement
Kits. of Lima, O., the house caught
fire and her two little children were
burned to death.
By the capsizing of boat four ne
groes were drowned in the river at
| Memphis, Tenn.
Ar Creston, H., Jasper Mans, his
wife and their two children were fatal
" burned by = gasoline explosion in
| their house.
| The death of James Sandersou, who
was said to have killed 40 Indians in
the last twenty years, occurred at Fort
Sumner, N. NJ
By the collapse of the wall of the
burned building recently occupied by
Farwell, Ozmun & Co.. in St. Paul
nine men were killed and six injured,
three fatally.
! A BOILER explosion at Pope & Pull
ley's mill near Hornellsville. Mo-,
killed three men and demolished the
building
| EDMOND DICK TAYLOR, the father of
greenback currency, an intimate per-
sonal friend and adviser of President
Lincoln, died at his home in Chicago,
! aged SO years.
| Mr. AND MRS. LEVI Mills, an aged
couple near Liberty Center, la. were
cremated by the burning of their home
| AT Mount Vernon, NO., Charles NJ.
Seaton was hanged for the murder Of
Lewis Channel at Joplin, Mo-, July $,
1885,
On his death bed DR.. Felix Roam, a
prominent citizen of Caswell county,
N. c., confessed that he killed Senator
John w. Stephen twenty years ago.
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt at
Cincinnati and windows were broken
in Soma instances
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

GEORGE JAYNEs, who lives near
Gainesville, No., raises rattlesnakes
Tor their oil, which he sells at about
one dollar pint to wholesale druggists
for liniments. "Snaky George" has
about ten thousand of the reptiles on
his place, and kills two thousand year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

Your Pacific slope Mongolian must
be thrifty chap. The steamer Oceanic,
sailing the other day, took over eight
hundred Chinese who were going home
to the flowery kingdom to spend the
HOLIDAYS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

Dies MONIES, Ia, Dec. THE Des
Moines cotton mills were destroyed by
fire Saturday night The mills have
been in operation four years and were
valued at $i00,O0o. They were the
property Of Mason Bros, Of this city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

JERRY WALLACE, farmer of River
dale, Ca, while carrying sack of ap-
pies FROM his wagon to the store, over
balanced himself and broke his neck
The moral of this is that the honest
farmer should always let his wife car
nv the apDleS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

ANY man who has ever built house
will agree with the architect who says
that no more than one house in ten is
finished Ut the time mentioned in the
contract, and probably half the houses
are completed from two months to a
year behind time. In large buildings
the familiar device is a clause in the
contract FORGETTING, on the part of the
builder, fixed sum for each days de-
lay, but when such clause appears
the contractor allows something for it
in his bid SO that the choice is pre-
sented of submitting to any delay that
may occur or paying we'll for prompt
ness
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

TIE postage stamp will celebrate its
ffty-second anniversary on May of
next year. Its invention is due to q
printer, James Chalmers, of Dundee,
Scotland, who died in 1853 England,
tiity-two years ago, introduced the new
system of preparing letter postage and
according to q decree of December 81,
1889, issued the first stamps which were
to be put before the public on May of
the following year, as noted above. A
Year later they were introduced into
the United States and Switzerland and
within three years they had become
common in Bavaria, Belgium and
france
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

The Pennsylvania railroad ran,, 4
train from Jersey City to Washington,
q distance of 22S miles, in ISL minutes
The time was seven minutes faster
than the previous fastest run.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

IT costs two dollars for three min
utes use Of the telephone wire between
London and p iris
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
I LATER
Crisp For Speaker.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Today opened
without any apparent change in the
speakership contest, and there was the
general impression that, on account Of
the brief time between the opening OF
the caucus and the meeting of the
house, no choice would be possible this
morning. The five candidates were
quite as cheerful as ever, and their fol.
lowers seemed imbued with that same
confidence and persistency which have
been the characteristic feature of the
contest.
The morning caucus produced no re-
suit. At noon Congress was called to
order and being without organization
Immediately adjourned.s The Demo.
Gratis at once went Into caucus. The
first ballot of the afternoon failed to
show any significant changes The
twentieth ballot gave Crisp 92 votes;
Mills, 80; McMillin, II; Hatch, 5: Stew
ems, l. There was an apparent loss 10
several of the candidates, but in reality
this was not the case. A half dozen
gentlemen had paired in order to 30 to
lunch.
At the beginning of the thirtieth
ballot, and before the call had begun,
Mr.. McMillin, who had been standing
in the rear lobby, entered the hall. In
stantly there was burst of applause.
and this was an unerring indication
that the gentleman from Tennessee
was to withdraw from the contest. Mr..
McMillin obtained recognition from the
chair, and, thanking his followers for
their loyal and constant support for.
mally withdrew from the contest amid
applause.
At the close of the ballot Crisp had
ia votes and Mills 10S. Crisp lacked
one of a majority. At this moment
Springer entered the hall, and amid
profound silence cast his vote for the
Georgia member. Several changes FOL-
lowed and the ballot stood Crisp 119.
Mills los. Upon motion, Crisp's nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
By an explosion of gas at the steel
works of the Maryland Steel Co., Balti-
more, Nd, the 7th, three men were
killed and ten injured.
AN explosion occurred in a colliery at
Nlfka, Russia, the 18th. 1t is reported
that over 100 men lost their lives and 40
horses were killed. sv-, ~ ...~=gss..
The French embargo on American
pork was raised on the 18th. by the proc.
lamation Of the president of France.
A CONSTRUCTION train at West Plains,
Mo-, collided with a freight on the 7th
killing four men. 5.....=
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
Tirebugs Captured.

-Four of the mos: desperate gangs Of
irebugs in. the country-Marx and
Moritz Michael, Julius Rosenthal and
Ida Gees-were captured in the very
act'of setting fire to a building in West
st. Paul. Moritz confessed that he had
burned five houses in West St. Paul fol-
percentage of the insurance. and said
that when he lived in Chicago under
the name of John Myers he made lots
of money out of setting fires
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
The Only One Ever Printed-Csn You Find
the Wordf

There is q s inch display advertisement
In this paper. this week. which has no two
words alike except one word. The Same il
from The Dr. Harler Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they viii
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free
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Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on
the first appearance OF the agreeable liquid
fruit remedy Syrup of F1gsa few years ago
has been more than ontirmed by the pleas
ant experience of all who have used it, and
tho success of the proprietors and manu-
facturers the California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

All the " orld and His Wife
Recognize Hostet,er's Stomach Bitters ~
an incompatible remedy for dyspepsia, con-
stipation, biliousness, malaria and inactiv-
ity of the kidneys, but they are not 80 well
specific for ia grippe" that terribly de-
structive malady. Lose no time If this dire
ailment attacks you in resorting to the Bit
tiers, and you will speedily experience relief.
''SEE with what kwagger the farmer
walks now" Eyes; sort Of corn stalk
Baltimore American
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

Syrup"

Martinsville, NJ, Methodist Par.
sonage. my acquaintance with
your remedy, Boschee's German
Syrup, was made about fourteen
years ago, when I contracted aCold
which resulted in a Hoarseness and
a Cough which disabled me from
filling my pulpit for a number of
Sabbaths. After trying Physician,
without obtaining relief-I cannot
say now what remedy he prescribed
Il saw the advertisement of your
remedy and obtained a bottle. I
received such quick and permanent
help from it that whenever we have
had Throat or Bronchial troubles
since in our family, Boschee's Ger
man Syrup has been our favorite
remedy and always with favorable
results. I have never hesitated to
report my experience of its use to
others when I have found them
troubled in like manner" REV.
w. H. HAGGARrY,
of the Newark, New Gaia
Jersey, ME-. Confer
ence April 25, 90. Remedy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

In twenty years there has been no
counterfeiting of American postage
stamps,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
Preferred Death to Education,

Annie Olson, a 16-year-old German
girl, committed suicide in Minneapo.
lis by taking poison. She was an
orphan, her mother having died when
the daughter was only years old
Since then the girl has been cared for
by Mr. and Mrs Nels Emerson. They
ha d recently insisted on her attendi: g
night school,a proposition which Annie
for some rea on did not meet with
favor, and so she took the fatal DOSE
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

A Dose in Time Saves Nine o. Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in oneminute.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

THIS is the. year 7,91o,s41, according
the Chinese reckoning.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
All tho World and His Wife

THERE are many men who are generous
to fault, but it is generally to their own
fault-BOstOn Transcript
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
Death of Mrs. Luce,

Mrs Nellie Luck, wife of w. L.
Luce. of Minneapolis, died at the stale
school for the blind in Faribault. Her
death was supposed to have been
caused by laudanum taken by accident
or with view to suicide. Some
months ago Mrs. Lee was afflicted by
diphtheria, and came near dying. On
recovering she lost her sight and since
that time her life had seemed unen-
durable to her.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

WHEN it comes to marrying, the pastors
post Of duty is the hitching post-Elmira
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
Crushed to Death.

John Rowe, an engine cleaner at the
Northwestern shops in Winona, was
instantly killed the other morning. An
engine had just backed over an ash-pit
to have the fire dumped and Rowe, be-
ing in a hurry, got under too soon. The
engine started ahead about foot and
the sand pipe caught him in the right
side, crushing him on the rail
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

INDIA rubber plantations usually cover .
great stretch of country.-Rochester Post
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
ll,vse. oaale "a cni.axse@

Dllvse, o1ass aaA Chinaw.e~
Nothing . more annoying thaa %
Ind Ct the last moment that one Aas
not enough Of the articles necessary 70
cot . table and serve . dinner properly.
When demand Tor an extra number Of
fishes Is made, It IL often found that
many have been broken and the fact
not reported. It is well to 60 through
the closets and inspect and count the
:hina and glassware, and, If there bo .
shortage anywhere, replenish the set
Examine the silver to see If it needs .
cleaning. The number of dishes 70
luired will, of course. depend upon the
aumber Of courses you serve. You
vhould have . set of plates for each
sourse. Tho soup and dinner plates
can be used only once. but those of
MAILER size can be washed and used
The second and the third time, if neces-
sary. II there te but one servant-or.
indeed, none-to wait upon the table,
there should he silver enough to set the
table for all the courses Tumtlers
are generally used for water; 90 extern
sively. indeed, that one rarely sees .
table set with goblets. For mineral
waters there come beautifully shaped
ylasses, which are almost as much of .
necessity ss the common water glAsses.
Ladies' Home Journal
A Good Reason.
81 wonder why Inauguration day ID
always March L."
because that is shout the most in
clement season of tho year. aud it re.
suits In a, satisfactory increase in tho
mortality of ofice-seekerx'-Truth-
Results from the L,ts Pal, Exposition.
: The Whitman Agricultural Co., Of s.
Louis. are ust in receipt OF letter from
their Par s agents as follows:
'sThe War Department have just finished
trial OF baling presses, which was COM
plete Success for you All other competitors
have been ordered to remove their pras e.
from the grounds The directing officer ad-
vi ses US that your press worked to their
entire satisfaction and that orders would
be placed for quiz g q large NUMBER
Our readers will recollect that the Whit
man press was awarded the Grand Coll
Medal aud Special Grand Prize Object OF
Art at the late Par:s Exposition and field
trials, in competition with the wosld.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat
W1sHLETs-'I think some of DR.. Winds
advice Is sound" Bishlels-"1 think it's all
sound "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
WHEAT RECEIPTS.

The Minneapolis Recoed Broken for Each
q the Thrse Months.
The wheat receipts at Minneapolis
for the first three months Of the crop
year we're the largest for three months
ever received there, and were as fol-
lows: September, 1901, 100 bushels,
against 4, 500, $40 in 1890; October, $780,
$50 bushels, against 8,550,7so in 1890;
November, S,462, 100 bushels, against
1868. $50 in 1890 Total this year, 49,
oo9, 72o; last year, 81, 0s9, 900. The re.
:eipts for the same three months in
1888 were 81, 900, 100 bushels Tho ship.
,ments for the three months this year
were 7, 766, $50 bushels, against 5, 1885,.
DS0 last yeaS. - =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

FoR indigestion, constipation, sick head
Beecham's Pills. For sale by all druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

'LEr me give you a wrinkle,'' as Time
said to the mature b. aury's face. -Balti-
more American,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

BlL1oUsSEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses of Carriers Lit
tie Liver Pills
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

The reason why tho ocean is SO often
called treacherous must be because 1t is full
of craft-BOstOn Post
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

PAIN from Indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating is relieved at once by taking
one OF Carriers Little Liver Pills immedi-
ately after dinner. Don't forget this.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10
An ImDortant Land Decision.

Assistant Secretary. Chandler in the
case Of s. D. Patrick. against Walenly,
Misgalski and others, involving a tract
Of land in the Dubuque district, said ia
be valuable for it's mineral, has af.
firmed the action of the commissions,
of the general land office in overruline
the motion to dismiss the appeal of the
contestant. The commissioner is di.
rected to cancel the entry on the
ground that Leopold Moss, the trans
fierce, was not bona fde purchaser.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

The self-nade man should never marry Q
tailor-made gfrl-N. o. Picayune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

USE BKowN's BRoNcu1AL TRocHEs for
Coughs, Colds and other Throat Troubles.
-"Pre-eminently the best"-Reu. Henry
Ward BeeCher
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

Shipments q Iron Orc from DuInth.
Shipments Of iron ore from the Yer.
million range have stopped. The sea
sons record was: Minnesota NINE
ST, 1877 tons; Chandler, 372, 72s; Pioneer,
$685., Total, s92, 995 tons; an increase
Of II, SIS tons over 1890. The total out.
put for the year will be increased
about 1000 tons before January by
rail shipments to: this city. The tota,
output of all Lake Superior ranges TO,
the season was about 6, $50, o0o tons, OF
! decrease of 4, $50. 900 tons from last
year. - a. s!a.
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Half q Million Lost,

Hall MIIlOn Lost.
Fire broke out in Tracy and swept
Front, Third, Fourth and State streets
clean. The buildings were nearly all
wood. Fourteen stores, two small
hotels and thee dwellings were
burned. The loss was estimated at
nearly S5O0,O09 The fire was of incen-
diary origin
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

THERE'S pitch in the voice, and that's
why some singers notes stick.-Pittsburgh
nisDotch
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WIsHLETs-"I think some of Dr. Wine. 9
advice Is sound" Bishle,s-"I think it's all
sound "-Brooklyn Eagle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-14

He had been stationed in Washington since
1855, and had always taken a prominent part in
the social life of the capital. Last February
he was ordered to the U.S.S- Newark, but in
June was detached on account of his physical
condition and given permission TO go abroad.
He went TO Carlsbad for treatment, but as he
received no great help there he went to Paris
for further treatment He returned TO this
country about two months ago and was for a
time at his mothers home, but about a month
ago was transferred to the naval hospital, where
he died.
DR.. Ruth was born in Lebanon, Pa, July Q,
1S45. After receiving good education he be-
gan the study of medicine in Philadelphia in
1853, and received his diploma from the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania in ls66. He was an
| acting medical cadet in the army for ten months
In 1864 and a regular medical cadet for six
months in the year 1865
He was commissioned an assistant surgeon in
the navy June 1, 1865, appointed passed assist
tant surgeon October 10. 1871, and commits
stoned surgeon April 2, 1879.
After serving at sea and at several naval sta
tions, DR.. Ruth was ordered to the Washington
navy yard June 3. 1885, and to the marine bar
racks March l, 1887. and afterward was placed
on waiting orders in this city. He was a man
OF unusually fine appearance and was very
popular in official and social circles. He was
unmarried and was regarded as one of the most
eligible bachelors in Washington.
So far as one man could be said to have been
the leader of Washington society DIR. Ruth can
be said TO have filed that position and his name
almost invariably headed the list at all i'm
portant social events. At the last Inauguration
ball he was the chairman of the floor commit
tee and was practically the master of cere-
monica
His success here. as well as in everything Of
the sort with which he was connected, proved
that he had the natural gift of organization,
that, borne out by social graces and an admir-
able ease of manner, made HIM pre-eminently
the beau ideal in social life at the capital. He
was usually regarded the handsom-
est man in the navy. His splendid
figure was familiar at state receptions.
at the White House as well as in the drawing
rooms Of the most exclusive houses ard he was
undoubtedly the most sought-after man in the
city. His death will cause real regret to all
who knew him, and they were many, and II
leaves vacant a position that while hardly
recognized as such was nevertheless real one
and one that is not likely TO be SO well filled
for many a day TO come.
DIR. Ruth will Re buried at Mount Moriah
cemetery, Philadelphia on Wednesday. The
funeral services will be held in New York on
Wednesday morning.