The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-25
PERSONAL AND ,,apERsonA.

"A bed quilt with 4, 900 pieces ia It,
and upon which Coopersburg Pa)
woman had labored for years was sold
at her death for 81. 25.
"A talented elocution:st of New
York has parlor class of women once
a week to whom she reads clippings of
editorials and articles on current topics
and events taken from the best papers
Rev. DIR. A. j. Gordon, of Boston,
is clever caricaturist, and often
sketches humorous trifes on bits of pa
per while awaiting t.ow of ideas. One
of his favorite designs represents yawn-
ing parishioners; bat it is believed that
he could have found his models only in
some other church than LIS own.
The calcium light man in Cincin-
natl theater tumbled GU: of the gallery
and fell into the audience. He was
reprimanded for his unprofessional con-
duct in trying to draw attention to
himself to the detriment of the stage
performance, but after promising not
to do it any more he was allowed to go
to work again.
-Signor Giolitti's recent elevation to
the Office of prime minister is bringing
out curious stories of the people of
Cuneo, his native town, IN northern
Italy. Queen Margaret passed through
the place few year. ago, and the civil
authorities procured some liquid re-
freshments for her. After returning
the glass she felt for her handkerchief,
but the good mayor, thinking She, was
about to pull out her purse sars.!: ''Your
majesty. pray do not trouble; we have
settled the account
1t may be but guess work to affirm
anything about Cyrus Fields depleted
estate, but the New York World says
he did not leave $780, Every bit of
property in his name is uortgaged over
and over again, and his macy houses
have been decided away. In fact, he
was living at Ardsley Par; solely by
the kindness of a rich man who would
not let the foreclosures be made When
Mr.. Field returned from Europe a few
years ago he had $4,000, 900. Nearly
$4,000, 900 of this was lost in the stocks
OF the Manhattan Elevated road
Some foolish Christians found fault
with Mr.. Sturgeon for going in his car
riage to the service on the Sabbath.
swell, I tell them am Christian, but
my horses are Jews. They rest On their
seventh-day Sabbath, and SO help me to
rest on my first day, Sunday" He kept
COWS as we'll as horses, and had a cart
painted thus: ''Charles Haddon Spur
geon. cowkeeper.' He told Mr. Hall
that he sold the best milk to his neigh
bors at a fair and good price. devoting
the profits to the support of two elderly
ladies, who had no idea whence the
monthly checks came. He chucklcd at
the thought of their ignorance of the
method in which their wants were sup
piled
When the late Commodore Chaun-
cey, who was choleric in temper and
strict disciplinarian, was in command
of the Brooklyn navy yard, Commodore
Goldsborough was a midshipman. and
the services of the Episcopal church
were rendered by the chaplain, the late
Rev. Lot Jones. The chaplain an
nounced that the rite of confirmation
would be administered at certain date
by the bishop of the diocese. The mid
shipman noticed that Chauncey's face
flushed and swelled during the reading
of the notice. After the conclusion of
the service Commodore Chauncev asked
the chaplain 'by what authority he
presumed to read that notice" He re-
piled: "By authority of the bishop
Chauncey then said: Il would have
you to understand, sir, that am the
bishop of this chapel