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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

AMONG flock Of blackbirds that Wis.
tied Gardiner, Miss, few days ago was
one that was pure white
A RESIDENT of Tampa, Fla, has a
natural curiosity in the form of a pair
of deer horns with a clearly defined
hounds head on the tip of one of them
formed in q manner that makes it i'm.
possible that it should be a work of art.
A SYRACUSE IN. W man has a snake
in his stomach, and unless the reptile
gets what it wants to eat and drink il
makes trouble. Port wine is its favor.
tie tipple, but if it gets too much of the
wine it acts as if it had delirium ire.
mems.
TIE other day a philanthropic lady
found the following appeal among he1
usual grist of begging letters. ''Dea1
madam: Will you help me to get a po-
sition as teacher to support myself
and two little ones? Also tell me where
can buy parrot one year old"
CoNaREssMAN-ELECr PAGE has pre-.
sented the Maryland state museum
with petrifed oyster, which weighs
three pounds and nine ounces, and is
seven inches long, seven inches wide
and two inches thick. 1t was recently
picked up by one of the dredgers.
THE birmingham (Ala.) Agc-Herald
prints the following inscription from a
tombstone which evidently refers to a
member of one of the before the-war
darby families: "Henryetta, Emmer.
eta, Damiretta, Creamertarter, Caro-
lima, Balstic, Daughter of Bob and
Sooky Coffin"
In the state paper office at London
there is copy, perhaps the only one
extant, of folio newspaper sheet,
Public Occurrences" printed at Bos.
ton and bearing date September 25,
1890. to be issued monthly or oftener,
and printed by R. Pierce for Benjamin
Harris ut the London coffee lsouss, 1890.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST reports from the Gillian in
surrection indicate that the revolution
lists were rapidly gaining ground. The
Balmaceda army was being recruited
from the prisons.
AT Petrolia, Ont, Bradley's nitro
glycerine works blew up. and three
workmen were blown to fragments
AT Mannosa, Ont, one of the richest
gold mines ever found in the dominion
has been discovered.
LEVI BROTHERS, dealers in oriental
wares in London, have failed for
1925, OOO
In Honduras rich gold mines have
been discovered.
Mr.. PARNELL denies the report of his
alleged marriage to Miss O'Shea-
Four elections of members of the leg
islature of Prince Edwards Island took
place, and in every case the liberals
were successful
In the island of Jamaica, a Deepen
dency of Great Britain, the inhabitants
were calling on their government to
give them reciprocity with the United
States.
A POWDER magazine adjoining the
sultan's palace at Zanzibar exploded
and thirteen persons were killed and
twenty wounded
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
LATER

FLAMES which started in a dime
museum on West Madison street in
Chicago caused loss of over $500, 900.
One life was lost and several persons
were injured.
A DISPATCH from Kings Cove, N. S.,
says that 200 families were in condi-
ton of actual starvation.
MARY and William johnson, two
children, were chased into the Arkan-
sas river by vicious cow near Ponca,
l. T., and both were drowned.
FORTY masked men broke into the
Jail at Sealand, WASH, and shot to
death John Rose and John Edwards,
who were convicted of the murder of
Hans Frederickson and his wife about
year ago.
AT Orange, Mass, four Italians were
boatrriding at Miller's river when they
were swept over the dam and drowned.
HE report was confirmed that the
Italian government would Immediately
suspend all diplomatic relations with
this country unless a satisfactory reply
to the last communication of the gov
eminent was Immediately made by
Secretary Blaine.
Two MEN were fatally shot and one
killed in timber camp near Reno,
Ark, during quarrel.
ALEX FOOTE, a negro who murdered
j. J. Meadows at Bluefield, w. Va, was
taken from the Jail by mob of masked
men and lynched.
THREE boys at Washington, Pa, sons
of Thomas Munco, found an empty
glycerine can and began throwing
stone at it. The can exploded, blowing
the boys to pieces.
Mr. AND MRS. CHRISTIAN PREUss,
aged 70 and II years respectively, were
suffocated by coal gas at their home in
Waukesha, Wis
A BAND of armed robbers attacked a
wagon carrying express matter near
Lerdo, Mex, killing two of the three
men in charge.
THIRTEEN women, members of a law
class in New York, were given certifi-
Gates authorizing them to practice law.
JAMES HITCHCOCK, of Mason, Mich,
convicted in 1852 of murder and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment, has been
found innocent by the deathbed con-
fession of witness at the trial.
BARON FAvA, the recalled italian
minister, departed from New York for
Italy.
The percentages of the clubs in the
American baseball association for the
week ended on the 18th were: Louis
vile, 1896; st. Louis, .66G; Baltimore,
500; Boston, 500; Athletic, 500; Wash.
ington, 500; Cincinnati, 1893; Coluna.
bus, 1913.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
WEST AND SOUTH.

AT Plattsville, COL, two children were
fatally burned by the explosion OF a can
of kerosene which they were using to
start fire.
AT White Oaks, N. NJ, two women
committed suicide by shooting them
selves with the same revolver They
belonged to wealthy families and left a
note saying: Death is sweet, and we
prefer it to life.''
GEORGE HARRIS, who killed his wife
at Caldwell, o.. was sentenced to life
term in the state penitentiary.
LORENZO CRoUNz, ex-congressman
from Nebraska, has accepted the posi-
ton of assistant secretary of the treas
ury to succeed Gen. Batcheller, of New
York
In Britt, Ia, dozens of cattle, horses
and hogs were dying of hydrophobia.
mad dog run amuck in that vicinity
several weeks ago.
THE Colorado legislature has ad-
journed sine die.
The death of Gen. Lucius j. Gartrell
occurred at Atlanta, Ga. He was at
one time a member of the United States
congress and also of the confederate
congress-.
DANIEL G. FowLE, governor of North
Carolina, died suddenly at his home in
Raleigh of heart failure.
$. U. PINNEY was elected Justice of
the supreme court in Wisconsin. He
was the independent candidate nomi-
mated by lawyers.
IN MICHIGAN ho
the state in the recent election bv
about 5000 majority, electing the JUS
tice OF the supreme court and two re-
gents of the state university.
one of the most prominent business
men in Richmond, Va, Lewis Booker,
was arrested. charged with misappro-
priating $1,000 of fiduciary funds.
The Michigan salt manufacturers
have formed new organization to con-
troll the price of their product.
The last survivor of the Fort Mirus
massacre near Mobile, Ala, in 1918, A.
J. Morris, died at the age of 100 years
AT Davenport, a., Gilbert Wicks, a
well-known farmer, died suddenly
while in lawyers Office giving in
structions regarding his will.
The death of Patrick Brennan, aged
lO2 years, occurred at his home in Hur-
! ley, Wis. He leaves 1O4 descendants,
and has the record of voting for the last
twenty presidents
The governor of Tennessee has re-
celved the direct tax claims of the
state, amounting to 1892, 900.
THE oyster beds near New Orleans
were damaged by the crevasse at Ames'
plantation to the extent of $500, 600.
The American association of base
ball clubs opened the championship
season on the Sth.
The firm of Toof, MCGOWAN & Co.,
grocers and cotton factors at Mem
phis, Tenn. has failed for S126, 72s.
FIRE nearly destroyed the town of
Tobias, Neb.
1T was claimed by the democrats on
the Sth that all the returns of the Chi
cago election had been received and
that the vote for mayor stood: Cregier
(dem.), 1896; Hampstead Washburne
(rep.), 46,7OO; Cregier's plurality, 1885,
The republicans. on the other hand,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

THE suggestion that the women of
this country owe something to Anna
Dickinson by way of relief from the
burden ct her heavy misfortunes has
borne fruit. Miss Frances Willard has
issued an appeal for aid in her behalf
to AL women who speak in public. -
Relief could not come from a more ap-
p:tpriate source than the women pub
lie speakers because Miss Dickinson
may be counted as one of their pioneers.
IL Will doubtless be a surprise to discov-
er now many women are now follow
lrg her example. and have gained dis
tioction in thu pathway she opened with
SO much ability.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

CHARLES BROADWAY ROUSE. of New
York, is one Of the few business men
in the country who pay their employees
at the end of each day. The services of
one extra clerk enable him to do this
and he says the system is satisfactory
both to his EMPLOYEES and himself.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

WHILE playing in New York recently
Sara Bernhard discovered that her fos-
ter brother was living there. She
hunted him up, found that he had a
charming little girl six years old. with
whom Sara fell in love, and she asked
to have charge Of Regina. Sara means
to send her to France and have her
Splendidly educated
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

THE past winter will go on record as
one Of the most disastrous in the his
tory of navigation. The loss of the
Utopia with over four hundred persons
ut Gibraltar is the greatest of the sea-
son, but smaller catastrophes have been
uncommonly numerous. Now comes
the report that eleven vessels have
been wrecked and ifty-four lives lost
by hurricanes in the south seas
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

WORLDS fair clubs arc being organ
lied in different parts of the country
for the purpose Of enabling their mem
bers to visit the great show Each
member contributes small amount
each month. By the time the fair
opens good round sum will be on hand
to meet expenses
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
Without
An quail

To Purify the Blood,
cure Scrofula, Salt
Rheum, etc., to give
strength and overcome
That Tired Feeling
the Peoples favorite
Spring Medicine is
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
AttelDNfAl Suicide.

Charles Barrie, resident of Winona
for several years, who had been in de-
mented condition for several month s,
attempted suicide at his home. His at
tendant left him for a couple of hours,
and on returning found him lying on
the floor, his face covered with blood.
Mr.. Barrie's head had the appearance
of having wound inflicted by a ham,
mer. Around his neck was cord, very
tightly drawn. He would probably die.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
New Examining Board.

The regents of the State university
have appointed the following gentle
men as the examining board of the
school of agriculture: O. c.. Grigg,
Minneapolis; j. o. Barrett, Browns
Valley; F. NJ. Currier, Blue Earth;
E. A. Wells, editor Northwestern Farm
er, st. Paul; Editor Blue. of the North
western Agriculturist, Minneapolis; A.
Gam BILE, Glencoe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

1t is reported that whenever Law
renee barrett played in Paterson. N.
j., among the most interested of the
auditors was an old man with bent fig
ure and bald head, whose face showed
an unmis1alabie Celtic origin. He
never applauded. but always seemed
pleased when those about him did.
Once when the testimonial to Jarrett
Skill was longest and most emphatic
this old gentleman abruptly rose in his
seat and exclaimed: ''Arragh, do We
hear that, now! That's nv son Larry. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

EosroN has seventy millionaires.
Among the first capitalists of the town
are the Ames family, who reside in
North Easton. August Hemenways,
one of Boston's greatest merchants,
left the largest estate ever admins
tered upon in that city. 1t amounted
to So, 10000 Frederick L. Ames and
Hcnjamin Pierce Cheney arc the two
richest men in New England, either
one being worth over $50, OOO, 900. Gen.
Butler ranks we'll up among the rich
men of the Hub
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

EVERYONE may not know that the
Bunk OF England notes are made from
new white linen cuttings--never from
anything that has been worn. So
Carefully is the paper prepared that
even the number of dips into the pulp
made by each workman is registered
on {. dial by machinery, and the sheets
are counted and booked to each person
through, whose hands they pass. They
arc m:.de at Lavcrstrolxc, in Hampshire.
and are printed within the building.
there being an elaborate arrangement
for mah;ng them so that each note of
the same denomination shall differ in
some particular from the others,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

A CAEIFGRAM of over thirteen him.
dred words. which passed through New
York from Lima to London one night
recently. over the lines Of the Western
Union Company, cost Il pretty penny to
transmit, the rate being over two dol
lars word. This would represent an
outlay of over twenty-six hundred dol
lars, and is probably the largest toll
paid by an individual or company out
side of newspaper corporations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

THE bureau OF American republics
reports that the official returns from
Brazil indicate a great commercial ac-
tivity in the new republic During the
year 1890 corporations were organized
with capital as follows: January, ST.
81, 72o: February, $1o1, G40 600: March,
sl.oS9,Go April, S1l,6lG, 900; May, S.
5000; June, $1,000, 900; July. S77,44o,-
0; August, S5s, 0S0,ooo; September,
Sl:5. S40.O 900: October, SlSS, 76O, 900: No.
vember, $3s, 10000; December. Sl9,-
$50, OOO-total. SG42 O64,12o
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

The spirc of st. Hclens church in the
Isle OF Wight, which was built in the
beginning of the last century and short
~ aftcrward struck by lightning, had,
as was supposed, the large bell OF its
Chime cracked, as the tone was very
much muttied. The other day church
warden happened to- be in the belfrv
md Though curiosity examined the bell.
lie found that there was no crack in it,
but piece of wood broken from the
wheel was pressing against the edge
and stopping the vibration. This being
removed the bell, after being muffied
Tor ITO years, rang out lnerrily, to the as
constituent of the inhabitants.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

THE wife of Senator Stanford. of Cal
ifornia, receives large begging mail,
among which the other day was a letter
from Texan gentleman who wanted
fifty dollars to get new set of teeth.
1t was clear case of gum game.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

A BILL is now before the New York
legislature to authorize charter for
Greater New York which will take in
Brooklyn, Staten Island and all the
suburban towns near the city which are
no <ofo
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

Dennis Garvin, a respected citizen OF
St. Peter, go years of age, was kicked
in the head by a colt and his skull was
fractured, upper jaw broken loose from
the face, nose broken and fattened,
and he also sustained a compound frac-
ture of both bones in the left forearm
and cut across his cheek There was
not much hope for his recovery.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

The current expenses of the state
prison for March amounted to 81, 14S %;
the amount expended on the state &C
count for tools. machinery, etc., in con-
nection with the Irvine plant was $685.
O7S.33, and $156.65 was expended on
permanent improvements.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
Work Begun on the Convent.

The Franciscan Sisters have COM
menced work on their new convent and
school building, upon lands recently
donated to them by Maj A. c. Morrill,,
of Little Falls. The convent and school
departments will be put up this sum-
mer and the hospital next spring.
The total expense will be $4,000, and
the buildings will be an ornament to
to the growing city. A temporary
building 100 feet long is being put up
for immediate use.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

1NNoCENT-"Why do tho gentlemen al-
ways go out between the acts ut the operal"
Wiseacre-'My brother says to getan opera
glass. "-Buffalo ExDresA.
The girl with the reddest cheeks will.
when she sees mouse, cnange to yeller.
Boston Traveller
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

The remarkable popularity of the
grip in Japan was it's prevalence among
the upper classes, whereas the cholera
selected it's victims among the poorer
people. Some idea of the extent of the
epidemic may be gathered from the
fact that, at Yokohama, the sufferers
officially reported numbered over So
900, and it is estimated that the unre-
ported cases throughout the prefecture
were nearly twice as great. OF the
1901 inhabitants of Kobe, %, 900 were
attacked by the disease. In Toxic the
epidemic ragged with great virulence.
an! similar reports come from some of
the Chinese cities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

A. n. LOCKWOOD, president of an &C.
cident association in New York, says
that since the accident companies
offered an indemnity Of $500 for the
loss OF hand or foot there has been
great increase in the mum Der of acct
dents in the left hand; so many, in
deed, that it was found that people
were manning themselves to get the
insurance. Finally the companies
were forced to offer less sum for the
left hand than for the right, since
when time there has been a decrease of
80 per cent. in this variety of accidents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16

Washburne had been elected, and only
the official count would decide which
was mayor.
JAMES ANDERSON, of Peru, Ind, is
the oldest Snowman in this country
since the death of p. T. Barnum.
AN engineer. fireman and brakeman
were pinioned under the engine and
fatally scalded in a wreck on the Wis
consin Central railroad near Vernon,
Wis.
A CYCLONE visited Nevada. Mo-, and
houses were unroofed, wires Frustrated
and havoc played in all directions. One
person was killed.
THE death. of William Wallace, post
master of Indianapolis, Ind, occurred
at the age of Is years. He was a son
of the late Gov. David Wallace, brother
of Gen. Lew Wallace, and was Presi.
dent Harrison's first law partner.
AT Huron, S. D., Fred Hundley, 10
years of age, was sentenced TO four
teen years in the penitentiary for shoot
ing his father over a quarrel in putting
down a carpet last summer.
In Jeffersonville, Ind, James Cow.
ard and his mother quarreled She
struck him with stone, when he shot
and killed her.
In Chicago the second annual election
of the Worlds Columbian exposition
was held and ticket composed OF
thirty one old and sixteen new directors
was elected.
WHILE insane Mrs. Andrew Doll, of
Herman, Neb., killed her two children
and committed suicide by taking dosu
of concentrated lye.
AFTER an absence of twenty-five
years, Rue Westerville, of Windfall,
Ind, has returned home, having made
fortune in business in a western
town.
A FIRE in the village of Cheviot, O.,
destroyed property covering nearly an
acre of ground.
THE supreme court of Indiana has de.
cided that where candidates for public
Office receive an equal number of vote&
the election may be determined by the
drawing of lots.
FLAMES destroyed the cotton sheds
at Memphis, Tenn, causing loss OF
$325, 900.
The name of the city of Spokane
Falls, WASH. has been changed to Spo.
kane.
FIRE destroyed Peoples & Shields
livery stables at Mandan, N. D., and
thirteen horses were cremated.
AT Martinsville, Ind, Mrs. John Oh,
yer committed suicide by hanging her
self because her granddaughter had dis
graced the family.
WHILE smoking boys set fire to tl~
stock yards near Cincinnati and prop
erty valued at $3.50, 600 was destroyed.
FIRE destroyed the Occidental hotel
in San Francisco and P. H. Roy, prom,
inent citizen, was burned to death.
IN a collision on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad near Nc
Junkin, Ia, seven persons were injured.
HAMPTON NELSON and Gentry Butler
were hanged at Sumter, S. c., for tn,
murder of Capt. John Maxey in Janua~
ry last.
IN Louisville bag containing 81, OO)
in silver was stolen from an express
wagon at the Water street station.
AT Decatur Horace Clark, of Mattoop,
ILL.,, was elected commander of tn,
Grand Army of the Republic for the de-
partment of Illinois.
AT Waukesha, Wis. Christian Priese,
aged IS years, and his wife, aged =
years, were found murdered in their
home.
A MOB took William Boles, who killed
a policeman at Kenton, o., on March
81, from the Jail at that place and
hanged him.
AT Savannah, Ca, John H. Kincle,
admitted to the bar, is the first negro
allowed 20 practice in that state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
Ouarreled Over an Account.

VANDAL1A, ILL.,, April 13 Cyrus
Browning and Thomas Cullom, living
hear Van Burensburg, quarreled about
an account, when Browning drew a
knife and stabbed Cullom in the groin,
resulting in his death few hours
later
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-16
An Electric Mishan.

The trolley wire on an electric car
line in Minneapolis broke and William
Campbell, the car driver, narrowly es-
capped sudden death. When the wire
broke the car stopped. The ''live'' end
fell across the front end of the car
The wire guard, the brass hand rail
and other portions of the iron work
were melted by the intense heat of the
current. Campbell jumped over the
end of the railing. Had the end of the
wire touched him he would have died
instantly.