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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
The EAST.

New YORK anti-Hill democrats met
in state convention at Syracuse and
elected delegates to Chicago who will
contest the seventy-two seats claimed
by the Hill delegates and who were
instructed to vote for Cleveland. The
platform declares for tariff reform and
against the free coinage of silver.
LILLIAN NORFOLK, one of the hand
soonest and wealthiest young women in
Brooklyn, N. Y, committed suicide bv
strangling herself with her own hair.
MONUMENT was unveiled at Johns
town, Pa, to the unknown victims of the
great food which almost destroyed that
city three years ago.
REPUBLICANS of the Twenty second
and Twenty-third Pennsylvania dis
tricts have renominated John Dalzell
and w. A. Stone for congress.
Miss Middle MORGAN, the foremost
writer on horses and cattle in the
United States, died at Jersey City, N.
j., aged 81 years.
In convention at Worcester, Walcott
Hamlin, of Amherst, was nominated
for governor by the Massachusetts pro-
AAA"AoAonAooH" l. IN PAoUAOA III 1lOlUS Vic
liquor traffic to be the prime issue be-
fore the American people.
A MOB lynched Bob Jackson, a negro
at Port Jervis, N. Y, because of a
brutal assault on Miss Lena McMahon.
On the Allegheny Valley railroad a
train was wrecked near Oil City, Pa,
and Engineer Alex Reed was killed and
twenty passengers injured.
The Reformed esbyterians have
been pledged by their synod not to visit
the. worlds fair if the gates are opened
on Sunday or if liquor is sold on the
grounds.
A TORNADO swept over Reading, Pa,
killing several persons and destroying a
vast amount of property.
FRANK G. LEM started from New
York on trip around the world on a
bicycle. He expects to reach New
York again by June 4, 1898. The dis
lance he will cover is $4,000 miles,
In New York the firm of Farmer.
Little & Co., the celebrated type
founders, was dissolved. The new
firm will be known as A. D. Farmer &
Son.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

THOUGH Longtellow wrote a very
beautiful poem about the Bermudas he
never visited those islands. Not long
before his death he was called upon by
the Misses Trimmingham, who were
among the wealthiest people of Ber-
muda. They sought him out in his
Cambridge home, and though at that
time he denied himself to most callers
the poet welcomed the ladies quite cor
daily. As he conducted them to the
door at the end of a pleasant chat he
paused in saying good-by and said, as
If in reverie: Bermuda, Bermuda, how
have longed to go there. but now l
never Shall!''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

A VERY singular way to travel was
that of the recently welded wife of
John Alcock, farmer living near Nc
Fall Station, Mo. John, who is awk-
ward in appearance as we'll as eccentric
and penurious, conceived the brilliant
plan of boxing up Mrs. John and loading
her in the car with his other goods and
chattels, thereby saving her fare. At
one of the stations he unlocked her and
she travelled comfortably until nearer
their destination. She was then re-
placed in the box and arrived at Rocky
Ford none the worse for the Journey.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

The colored race does not increase
rapidly in New England. Rhode Island
is the only one of the New England
states where the colored people were,
in 1890, over per cent. of the popula-
ton. The proportion of negroes has,
according to the census, fallen off from
2.49 per cent. of the population of 1850
to 221 per cent. in 1890. The census
enumerators found $3.50 colored peo-
pie in Massachusetts in 1890, 1,7sS in
Maine, 800 in New Hampshire, 1,0O4 in
Vermont, 7,647 in Rhode Island and H.
800 in Connecticut
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
THE HABIT OF TREATING.
A Mistaken Idea of Hospitality That Il
Working Evil.

A Mistaken Idea of Hospitality That Is
Working Evil
Philadelphia finds a topic of interest
ing discussion in the formation of an
"Anti-Treating league" among a por-
ton of the members of the Union
League club of that city-one of the
strongest clubs in the Quaker City, and
one of the best-known organizations in
the United States. The secretary of the
new Anti-Treating league, MIR. William
B. Huey, in explaining to newspaper
man the origin of the movement, says:
1.-THE advantages Of the system are apparent
II man is talking to his friends he can feel
little thirsty without making everybody else
feel so, too. Before, when one Of us would hap
pen to drop in upon q number of men hatting
together he would naturally feel little de trop,
and thinking he must square himself by order
ing something all around. Now he is at his
ease anywhere. The plan originated with some
of the members of the club who are actuated by
the true spirit OF independence.
No thinking man will dispute the
fact, whose truth is confirmed by daily
observation, that a large share of the
intemperance which is such curse to
American society is not only promoted
but was largely originated by the pure
~ American habit of ''treating.'' The
habit is founded on the false idea of hos
pitality. If man is hungry he goes
into restaurant for lunch, and does
not feel the necessity of inviting any
friend, or party of friends, to join him
in satisfying his hunger. Why should
he, if he feels thirsty, deem it any
more incumbent upon him to call his
friends in to share his rotations?
The false idea that it is necessary to
''treat" on any and all occasions is in
stanced in the reply to a newspaper
mans request for his opinion of the
matter by the president of the Union
League club, ex-Mayor Edwin H. Fit
Ter. He is opposed to the anti-treating
idea. Said he:
II certainly believe in treating What would
q club be without the privilege Of member ex-
tending whatever Inequalities he chose to his
friends? For my part shall always do so
The Union League will not make any rules on
the subject, even II the anti treating movement
should extend"
Mr.! Filter evidently has not thought
deeply upon the subject. He fails to
remember that every man has degree
of responsibility for all other men with
whom he associates. No doubt he
would reject with horror the infamous
proposition that it would be perfectly
proper for man to tempt woman into
dishonor, If he so chose, and that no re-
sDoasistMty should attach to him if she
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Chicago the weather bureau man
reported twenty-one rainy days for the
month of May, breaking the record.
CHARLES BLOCK opened the grave of
his wife in Hazlewood cemetery, near
Montezuma, Ia, and found the remains,
that had been buried eight years,
turned to stone
AT Earlv:lle, ILL.,, the Catholic and
Lutheran churches and houses, barns
and outbuildings were wrecked by a
windstorm.
PORTIONS of Indianapolis were deluged
by transforms and over thirty bridges
and culverts in the city and vicinity
were washed away. At Portland,
Wabash and other Indiana towns heavy
storms did great damage.
On the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road
near East Liverpool, O., the engineer
was killed in a collision, two brake
men fatally injured and the wreck con-
sumed by fire, the loss being over $50
600.
JOSEPH H. CULTIVATE, of the Ninth
Ohio district, was renominated for con-
gress by the democrats
IHE death OF John Wilson Tisdale,
the. Oldest turfman in America, occurred
at Crab Orchard Springs, KY, aged 81
years.
GRAIN sent from Iowa for the relief
OF the famine sufferers in Russia has
been unloaded and dispatched to the
distressed provinces. 1t filled 80 cars.
A MOB hanged Beck Willis (colored)
at Campbellville, KY, for attempted
criminal assault. $780,, 49, :
The Illinois prohib itionists nominated
the following ticket in convention at
Springfield: Governor, r. r. Link, of
Franklin county; lieutenant governor,
James Lamont, of Winnebago; secre-
tary of state, John T. Killam. of Shell
by; auditor of public accounts, s. D.
Noe, of Vermillion; treasurer, r.. s.
Marshall, Of Marion: attorney general.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

PRoF. H. C. ADAMS, the statistician
OF the interstate commerce commls-
sio's, makes the statement that out of
1""' $50 trainmen in this country, 1,459
we killed and 1912 were injured last
year. OF these accidents 1894 per cent.
of the deaths and 1857 per cent. of the
injuries were sustained by railway
e,n ?loyes while coupling cars or setting
brakes. Prof. Adams says further
th"t out of total of 1,1O5, O42 cars
in the freight service there are but
$3.50 fitted with the automatic coup
lers, and but 100000 equipped with
train brakes. 1t would seem that man
is cheaper than brakes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
cLoNE.: IN OHIO.
1ownshlps Dovaststed-Wheat, Cofn aud
Trees Torn Up BY the Roots. @

Townships Devaststed-Wheat.C ofn and
Trees Torn Up By the Roots.
SPRNaFIELD, O., June Word has
just reached here of one Of the most de.
etructive cyclones that ever visited this
section Of the country. The disaster
occurred Thursday afternoon in Moore.
field, Harmony and Springfield town.
ships, and the damage to crops, forests,
farm buildings and orchards will run
up into the tens of thousands.
During heavy Thunderstorm two.
black clouds approached from the west
anu came together seemingly on John
Yeazell's farm, about miles from this
city, in Springfield township A: wind
at once arose, the electrical disturbance
increased, and the country for miles
around was lighted up. A heavy down
pour accompanied the storm.
The cyclone was half a mile wide and
cut down trees like knife and literal
~ tore the corn, wheat and oats out of
the ground. The section of the country
where the cyclone occurred is noted for
its sugar camps, hundreds of acres
being planted in sugar maple trees, and
these were destroyed. Lewis Huff
mans sugar camp was completely de-
molished. Jacob Yeazell's barn COM
pletely wrecked. An orchard belong
ing to George Nicholson was runined
and fences and outbuildings by the
score were laid low.
The force of the wind may be judged
from the fact that it tore up an i'm
mense old oak on John Yeazell's farm
and hurting it along in the air dashed
it against another oak, crushing it off,
and then planted the oak top down in
the ground some hundreds of yards
away. No fatalities have thus far been
reported.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

GEN. BooTH announces a great need
OF funds to carry on the Salvation
Army. He recalls his announcement
that the S50O,O given for his Darkest
England" scheme would require $780,
600 annually for maintenance, as only
$40, 900 of that had been furnished so
far. So the scheme is also at stand
Still. The ''spirituaP' fund is also ex-
hausted. To carry on the spiritual
side of the war; into the self-denial
week in October will require $40, 600,
and the money is needed immediately.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

The societies of Friends, better
known by some people as "Quakers, :"
are associating for full representation
OF their organization in the congress of
religions to be held in connection with
the worlds fair: They have appointed
q special committee of ten, who have
selected list of names of many Friends
residing in England, Canada and tho
United States to constitute an advisory
council. The specified duty of these
persons is to prepare concise history
- non-sectarian spirit Of the origin,
growth and labors of the society, with
q statement Of its faith and testimonies
and tbs effect Of It's work. It'll S.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

STILL another African traveller, Capt.
Binger, has gone through the savage
regions of the west coast of the Niger
without an escort and in safety. This
Frenchman says that the natives were
everywhere peaceably inclined toward
him, and he was surprised at their hon
esty. At one place he found five or six
sheds filled with merchandise and no
body was needed to guard them, as there
were no thieves among the people.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

The will of ex-President James K.
Polk, which bequeathed his estate to
his widow, and after her death to that
member Of the family who should be
pronounced the worthiest relative bear
ing the name of Polk. has finally been
declared null and void by the courts of
Tennessee, and the property, amount
ing to about $780, 900, goes to the heirs
at law, without any reference to their
VvorfhinoSS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
Horses Killed.

A fine team of heavy horses, the
property of Richard Steele, were driven
upon the Mississippi river railroad
bridge at Little Rock by a west-bound
Northern Pacific passenger train. The
result was that one was killed by the
engine and the other frightened off the
bridge and killed by striking on the
logs below.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
A Court Episode.

David Shaw, a prominent lumberman
OF northern Minnesota, was at the dis
trict court in Minneapolis to testify in
behalf of Charlotte E. Smith, who
wanted divorce from James Smith
for drunkenness, etc. Mr.. Shaw was
somewhat nonplussed when he raised
his hand to be sworn to find that the
judge who was administering the oath
was William Lochren, whom he used
to know before and during the war of
the rebellion. But he gave his testimo-
ny, and after Mrs. Smith had been given
her divorce he and the judge ''shook. {"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
A Minister'S VIII.

At Judge Motifs Office in the court
house at Faribault is fled the last will
and testament of Rev. Edward C. Bill.
The greater part of the estate, which is
very large, goes to his family. Fifty
thousand dollars goes to Seabury mis-
sion, at Faribault, for the endowment
of scholarships in the Episcopal schools
here, and $1,000 goes to St. Luke's hos
pital of st. Paul.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

The historic old locomotive, "The
General" famous as the engine stolen
by union soldiers at Big Shanty, on the
Western & Atlantic road, is to be a
part of Georgia's exhibit at the worlds
fair. The locomotive is now being
overhauled and reprinted, as it has
been badly used up of recent years in
its humble service as switch engine.
The chase after the federal soldiers
who ran away with 1.-The General, :"
their subsequent capture and execu-
ton form one of the most exciting cpl
sodes of war times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
GENERAL GLEANlNGS,

THE Illinois Gospel Temperance
league are working to get temperance
band in every church and society in the
state.
EIGHT measures relating to tenn
perance have been introduced into the
British parliament during the present
session.
AN excellent scientific temperance
education law has just been passed ba
the legislature of Novia Scot a. This
is the first one for Canada.
THE anti-treating society of Philadel-
phia is making progress. 1t has a large
membership of prominent club men
and the senseless and mischief working
system of treating promises to become
unpopular.
AMERICAN women are we'll known en-
thusiasts in the cause Of temperance.
One of the most Jealous workers de-
votes an immense vineyard, her mind
and means to the production of an un-
fermented wine, which she uses her in
huence to have accepted for the COM
munion table in place of alcoholic
liquor.
THERE is, indeed, high pressure in
many ways in modern life, but we have
no doubt that the brain power of many
of the increased number of victims of
insanity has been lessened by the de-
teriorating influence of alcoholic indul-
gence, either on their own part or that of
their ancestors. One of the hereditary
legacies of alcoholic brain poisoning is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The man who wants clear head has
need to be especially careful in select
ing food for his midday meal, and for
this, plain soups, cold chicken, milk,
crosses, lettuce, rice. or rice pudding,
sandwiches made of beef or lamb, bread
and butter, or plain cake are foods that
are nutritious and easily assimilated.
Alcohol in any form is not on the list,
and pastry, fancy cakes, and ice cream
are mentioned as foods to be avoided
For the late dinner man may, as a
rule. eat what he wants, only taking
care not to overload the stomach, anc
to have his food varied and abundant,
and so nicely served that eating is
pleasurable. Y. Post.
THE liquor traffic costs the people of
this country over billion dollars a
year, which largely comes out of the
pockets of the worSingmen. This bill
lion dollars is worse than wasted, for it
brings nothing but woe, crime, misery,
pauperism and death. Every dollar of
the billion goes to support the most gi.
gantic monopoly which ever cursed a
nation. This billion of dollars, if spent
for food and clothing. and other neces-
saries of life, would do away with
three-fourths of the poverty, crime and
misery which now desolate the land
Nashville Issue
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
Judge Frederick Hooker Sued.

Edwin Gribble, of st. Paul, has sued
Judge Frederick Hooker, of Mime
apolis, for 5000 damages done his
reputation as an attorney by being sus-
pended from practicing law by Judge
Hooker. He alleges that Judge Hook
er acted upon an incendiary letter
written privately by Judge Kelly, of
St. Paul. He charges that the act of
Judge Hooker was malicious, corrupt
and void, because he had no jurisdic-
ton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

MRS. BEECHER says that her husband
used to prepare the bulk IF his sermon
Sunday morning after breakfast. But
it was never certain that he would use
this material. Frequently after the
services had begun, the prayer been
delivered, the Scriptures read and the
choir was half through the hymn, Mr..
Beecher would be struck by an idea,
and jotting it down on scrap of paper
or the back of letter taken from his
coat pocket, he would preach extern
poraneously one of the best of SER
mons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

In a disaster at the Berkenhead silver
mine in Bohemia, two hundred miners
persisted.
FIRE on the Dundee docks in Scot
land destroyed $4,000 worth of prop.
erty.
FLAMES at Sloborka, a Russian CITY
bordering on Germany, destroyed SOC
houses, leaving hundreds of persons
destitute.
FIRE destroyed the museum at Stral.
sund, Prussia, famous for its collection
of antiquities.
FURTHER advlces say that over 4Ot
persisted in the Birkenberg mine disaa
ter at Przibram, Bohemia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

GEORGE w. ESTES. who died in Salem,
Mass: at the age of 81, was said to be
the first man who ever played a snare
drum by note. He ofticiated as drum
major at the funeral of President Will
liam Henry Harrison in 1871.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
FOUR MEN DROWNED.
Sinking of the Steamer John Matthews
the Arkansas River.

Sinking of the Steamer John Matthews in
the Arkansas River.
VAN buren,, Ark, June 4. - The
steamer John Matthews, loaded with
corn, bound for Pine Bluff, ran against
the pie' of the bridge over the Arkan-
sas river at 1 o'clock Friday morning
and sank. Fourteen passengers were
aboard the steamer, but all were saved.
Following is list of the drowned:
George Hall, night watchman; Ed
Campbell, Wallace Atkins and
Tom Taylor, rousta bouts. Capt.
Blakely, the pilot, and two roust-
abouts were picked up mile from the
scene of the accident, having saved
themselves by clinging to log. The
boat is total loss. 1t was owned bv
the Merchants Transportation Compa-
ny of this city. The river is unusually
high and it was impossible for the pilot
to steer away from the pier. The en-
gineer Hathawayl and his family, con-
sisting of three children, were taken
out more dead than alive.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
To Extend Government Surveys.

George T. Simpson, of Winona, has
been awarded by the surveyor general
OF Minnesota the contract for extending
the public surveys for the government
over the Pigeon river Indian reserva-
ton. This tract of land lies near the
eastern boundary of Minnesota and be-
tween the north shore of Lake Superior
and Pigeon river, the boundary line be-
tween Minnesota and Canadu.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

MR. Edison is confident of his ability
to establish a telephone connection with
Mercury and Mars, and says he can
find out whether the Inhabitants of
those planets are civilized or savage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
Filled the Houses with Mud.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 4.-The
floods which have prevailed in this To-
cality for three days began to subside
early Thursday morning, and the wa
tiers along the streams have found their
way into the channels, leaving the sub
merged houses filled with mud 3 inches
deep. When the occupants returned they
found every thing ruined, the beds. car
pets and chairs covered with a thi k
coating of mud, the gravel streets en-
tire1y washed out and the brick pave
ments undermined and worthless until
relaid. The damage to the additions to
the city alone is reckone6 at not less
than 500, 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

THE people of Paris have consumed
within the year 21,291 horses, 299
donkeys and 40 mules, the meat weigh
ing, according to returns, 4,615 tons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FlFTY-sEC0ND CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, May 31.-1n the senate
the time was occupied by Senator
Sherman in q speech against the free
coinage of silver bill. In the house
the post Office appropriation bill was
considered. A resolution was adopted
revoking all leaves of absence except
those granted on account of sickness.
WEDNESDAY, June lit was agreed
in the senate that no vote should be
taken on the free coinage bill until
after the 18th of June. The new SEN
ator from Virginia. Gen. Eppa Hunton,
took the oath of Office. In the house a
bill was reported limiting the amount
of wearing apparel and personal effects
that may be admitted free of duty. The
post Office appropriation bill was fur
Their considered.
THURSDAY, June AIN the senate
bills were passed to hold terms of court
in the district of Montana, providing
for two additional associate justices of
the supreme court for the territory of
Oklahoma, and creating two additional
land districts in Montana. Adjourned
to the 9th. Mr.. Hatch reported the
agricultural appropriation bill to the
house. In committee of the whole the
post Office appropriation bill was further
considered.
FRIDAY, June $. - The senate was
not in session. The house further con-
sidered the post Office appropriation
bill and an amendment was adopted
prohibiting the postmaster general
from making contracts hereafter under
the provisions of the act to provide for
ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-09

IT has been ascertained the cost per
family of food in the United States is
$243.65 a year, against S322.22 in Eu-
rope.