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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
THE HOTTEST DESERT.
It Il tho Cocspah and Is Too sultry for
Human Existence. ..,

Human Existence. ...
ut is not generally known that the
hottest, most arid desert in the world
is in the United States, but such is the
fact" said resident of San Diego, to
q representative of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. 'The Cocapah desert is
small, but it is the most dangerous of
any In the known world.
''Standing upon the mountain range
to the east, looking across the sixty
miles of plain to another mountain
range on the west, with glimpses of
two small lakes midway between, it
does not appear that it requires any
extraordinary feat of danger or endur-
ance to cross the plain. And this has
caused the loss of many lives. The
sand of that desert is so hot that in a
few miles the shoes will be literally
burned off the travellers feet, beasts
will be overcome before half the dis
lance is encompassed, and the adj
venturous traveller dies in agony, lit
orally consumed with heat from with
out and thirst within.
"Many have been known to attempt
the journey, and but few have been
known to return. These have gone no
further than the first lake, and, find
ing it salt water, have beaten q retreat.
The nearest lake has been reached
often enough to know that it GIBBS and
flows with the Gulf of California and
the water is the same, hence it must
be part of that body, although sep
arated from it by sixty or seventy
miles of solid earth and high range
of mountains.
''This range was probably at one
time an island and the Cocapah desert
the bottom of the sea. 1 once started
across the barren waste to investigate,
but had not gone ten miles before be-
coming completely exhausted, the soles
of my feet were blistered with heat,
my brain grew dizzy, could get no
air and the breath seemed to stop in
my throat. ~.. - - '-....
81 turned back just in time to save
my life, and when reached the forests
of the mountain once more was de-
liriOuS for hours"
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SUN AND RAIN SHADES.

An English ,Philsnthropist tho First Man
to HabItusily Garry an Umbrella.
About q hundred and forty or fifty
years ago bloodless revolution was
brought about in London by single
man, says the New York Evening
Post. He was Jonas Hanway, we'll
known philanthropist and founder of
the Magdalen hospital, who first had
the courage habitually to carry and
use an umbrella in public. Up to this
time the umbrella had been considered
as essentially an article of feminine
equipment and luxury, and the innova-
ton was naturally for long time a
subject of derision in general, but,
most especially, from the hackney
coachmen and chairmen of the day,
who considered the use of them an in
vasion of their vested rights. Mac
donald, a literary footman of that
time, who wrote an autobiography,
informed his rea ders that he had "a
fine silk umbrella brought from Spain,
but could not with any comfort to
himself use it, the people calling out:
'Frenchman, why don't you get
a coach?'" So remarkable was
the appearance of an umbrella
in those days that the debut of
one in many other English towns was
quite news item, like the monster
gooseberry or sea serpent of later days.
So we read of q red leghorn umbrella
appearing in Bristol about 1850 and
creating quite sensation. In Edin-
H. oosA <0 hnv
been the first to carry one in public.
Horace Walpole tells also how DR..
Shebbeare, who was prosecuted for
seditious writings in 1858, "stood in the
pillory, having a footman holding an
umbrella to keep off the rain" For
permitting this indulgence to a male
factor, the .undersheriff was punished.
Of the antiquity of the umbrella or
parasol there can be no doubt; but the
origin of it is wrapped in considerable
obscurity Investigators of umbrella
lore have supposed that large leaves,
tied to the extremity of bough, sug-
gested the first idea; others assert that
it was probably derived from tent;
the tradition existing in China is that
the san, which signifies shade for
sun or rain, originated in standards
and banners waving in the air The
humble mushroom can also modestly
claim some share of the idea, and this
claim to the original patents is &C
knowledged by the Parisians, who call
their shelters, erected for equestrians
in the Bots de Boulogne, "Champig-
mons" u sea@
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A#TERR,eLE TEMPTATION.
An English Physieian's Hungry Expert.
E% 0nc0 In Africa. 4s

. 4
An English Physleian's Hungry Expszi-
KID ence In Africa.
A real, fine old English gentleman
was DR.. Thomas Gunton, who, while
confabbing with number Of friends
in a prominent Washington resort re-
Gently, related number Of interesting
experiences in his career. His later
years have been passed looking out for
sick people in the Canadian wilds, but
his younger days were marked with &C.
tivity and no little adventure.
What do you regard as about the
most perilous position you were ever
in, doctorP" asked writer for the
Post.
WELL" nusingly replied the doctor,
81 am sure q circumstance that hap
pened when, as young man, had the
double office of supercargo and surgeon
of an English trading vessel on the
African coast, left q deeper and more
painful impression on my mind than
any other event in my life"
His listeners gathered somewhat
closer, and the doctor went on:
sour captain and the ships company
generally were pretty well acquainted
with the natives, and various kings
and priests and other men in authority
would frequently come aboard to get a
bite of salt pork and once in awhile a
glass of rum. ETC., so it was not con-
sidered dangerous to 60 ashore and
make little excursions into the interior.
The natives were cannibals, but they
knew whom to eat, and interest for
their personal welfare prevented their
mouths watering for the blood of an
Englishman. I went ashore one day
with the mate, who got the notion into
his head that he wanted to kill two or
three gorgcously plumaged birds, cure
and dress their wing feathers and take
them home to his sweetheart. We got
separated in the jungle and became
lost. had left my pocket compass
aboard the ship and to save my life I
couldn't locate myself. Well, was in
that forest for two days without thing
to eat before was lucky enough to
strike the coast, from which had at
no time been three miles distant.
was starving. I think for the first
time in my life Irealized what hunger
was"
Here the doctor made a grimace.
Boys" he said, ''as got near the
coast my nostrils met most savory
odor. It increased my torment of
hunger tenfold, while my heart re-
joiced at the prospect of food; but to
my horror and fright walked right
into group of niggers boiling man.
The remembrance of the temptation
offered me clings to me yet. Weak as
was, however, ran from the place
lest I, too, should become cannibal.
If had remained with those niggers
in my starved condition should have
partaken of their awful broth. But /
was safe. for party from the ship
soon found me, and when saw them
tainted away. That terrible tempta-
tion," the doctor continued, twas the
one event of all my career that makes
me gloomy whenever l think of it
and almost always think of it."
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PROMOTED ev HIS HORSE.

What . Swedish Covalrymsn OW0d to Q
Runaway While Fighting for Germany.
James Byrne is Swede who has
bumped around all parts Of the world
for twenty five years, and he landed at
st. Louis the other day direct from
bombarded Rio. The story of his life,
however, occurred during the Franco
Prussian war. He was fighting on the
German side as a cavalryman, says the
Republic. One day during hot con-
flict the cavalry came to the top of q
hill, and on the crest of another hill,
across deep ravine, the French had
planted battery. Suddenly Byrne's
horse reared and jumped and started
down the hill toward the ravine on a
dead run. Byrne tried to check the
frightened animal, but found that it
had taken the bit in its mouth and was
wholly manageable. Down the hill,
across the ravine and up the hill on the
opposite side the horse sped on like q
streak of lightning. The French bat
terry began belching out shot and
shell, and Byrne then realized that
runaway horse was carrying him
right; into the mouth of hades. AS
the cannon doomed the screaming
shells whizzed by the head of poor
Byrne, but some unseen hand of fate
prevented them from harming either
himself or his horse. AS the horse
dashed up the hill to the very mouth of
a cannon Byrne concluded to make the
best of q dangerous predicament, and
drew his saber for self-defense. He
was surprised to see the Frenchmen
leave their battery and flee like panic
stricken sheep. But Byrne understood
the situation when he looked back
ward and saw his comrades dashing
up the hill on their horses. Byrne dis
mounted and held one of the enemy's
guns as the prize he had captured.
When the other cavalrymen came up
he found out that they did not know
his horse had run away, but thought
it was personal bravery on his part,
and that he had urged. his horse to
make this mad race into the laws of
DEATH" Did Byrne tell them that this
bravery had been forced upon him?
Well, hardly. Byrne accepted con-
gratulations and said nothing. He
was promoted to a captaincy, and all
because of his runaway horse. If he
had not made that ride the troops of
cavalry would never have attempted it.
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Highest of all in Leavening Power-Lates Govt Report
RH!A!l! q! Rskasgl RRakiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Wednesday, June 13.

S"N-~IS
A German warship and cruiser have
been ordered Immediately to Algiers-
italian laborers were attacked by sympa-
thizers of strikers at Armot, Pa-The
loss of life in Oregon by river floods will
be comparatively small--Canadian col
onies claim that the English estate duties
will hurt them-Ex-Pr Premier STAN boul-
off of Bulgaria paid a farewell visit to
Prince Ferdinand-George Pinkert will
attempt to cross the English channel,
June 27, on his water-cycle-Washi
tion residents complain because they had
no eastern mails for two weeks-The
plague visitation in China has caused
deaths by the thousands and is raging
still-Preslden Cleveland was slightly
indisposed and will refrain from hard
work for few days-London cabmen
are dissatisfied with Home Secretary
Asquith's ruling as arbitrator of the
strike-Miss johnson won the honor
of senior wrangler at Cam bridge, Eng,
defeating all ompetitors-The Italian
deputy. de Felice, sentenced to 1S years
Imprisonment for conspiracy, will appeal
Governor Pattisen has warned Penn
sylvania miners that he will resort to
military force unless rioting ceases
Great Britain in sists on interfering at
Bluefelds, showing that she does not con-
sent to the Monr doctrine-A mys-
terious black S hooner with Spanish
captain and uniformed crew agitates
people at South Am mboy. N. J-Fodrtseh
strikers are charged with implication In
the killing OF Engineer Bar at Brazil. Ind,
will be tried for murder-Representa-
tive De Forest of Connecticut thinks ths
al 90
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}T%rrs% BRADFORD VERMONT, JUNE 15 1894.
wEATRER-CROP BULLETIN.
Report of the Agricultural bureau For
the Week Ending June IL.

Boston, June 12.-The following cror
bulletin was issued by the New England
branch of the weather bureau for the
week ending June II:
There is some complaint in central and
northern Maine of the seeds rotting in the
ground. One correspondent in Aroostook
county reports that he hears of few cases
of potatoes rotting, but as those in his 23-
acre field are all coming well, he thinks
the trouble is not general or serious. The
cool weather of all the first part of the
week has checked most crops, and corn
looks very poor; oats and potatoes have
felt the cold weather also. The feed in
pastures is first class. and the grass crop
promises well. Some hoeing has been
done in all sections. Fruit prospects con-
tinue encouraging.
Some potatoes are yet to be planted in
New Hampshire, and many fields Of corn
for the silo have not been put in. Field
corn that WAS planted early looks yellow
and small, but has made good growth the
last three days. Other early planted
vegetables are pushing ahead. There
seems to be plenty of feed in the pastures
Grass is growing very we'll in Verm ont,
and pastures are generally good. The
low, and it has been altogether too cold
for rapid growth of field crops.
In Massachusetts the crops generally
have been very quick to feel the effects
of the present warm weather. Corn is
growing fast, after having been replanted
three times in some instances. The
earliest planted potatoes are growing very
luxuriantly, some fields being budded
and the tops nearly covering the ground
now. The prospect is good for berries of
all sorts In Middlesex county peas are
reported as never looking better. Grass
is doing we'll and fair crop is promised.
The cool, cloudy weather has not pro-
duced so unfavorable an effect on crops
in Rhode Island as IN the more northern
districts. Corn has grown slowly, but
did not fail to come fairly we'll. and is
now pushing ahead. Potatoes arelook-
ing well. Apple prospects are fair. The
hay crop will not be large, and ia some
places is reported light. Straw berries are
ripening. but the crop will probably be
smaller than last year.
The week has been more favoI5bie IN
Connecticut than in the northern states,
and crops have grown fairly we'll, al
though corn and tobacco need high
temperature and sunshine more like the
last three days. Quite good many pieces
of corn and potatoes are being replanted
because of seed rotting. Early potatoes
are showing splendidly, and most fields
have been hoed. All fruits look nicely.
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Caused by Spreading Rails.

BIDDEFoRD. Me-, June 1.-THE Boston
express. which left Portland at l O'Clock,
on the Eastern division of the Boston and
Maine road was wrecked yesterday. The
rails spreod at a switch just as the train
was approaching Biddeford station. The
engine was thrown on its side with a
terrific crash, on the next track, the
tender landing crosswise of the rails The
engineer stuck bravely to his engine. and
was badly bruised, although no bones
were broken. No one was seriously hurt.
Traffic was delayed four hours. A wreck
ing train arrived from Portland, and the
p-ssengers and mails were transferred to
another train.
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Death of q Maine Judea.

BANGOR, Me-, June 1l.-Judgs Ezsra C.
Brett died here last night quite suddenly.
His wife died only few days ago, and he
never recovered from the shock received
at that time. Judge Brett was born July
20, 1921, in Poland, Me. After his mar
riage to Miss Jane Norton in 1s47 he
moved to Oldtown, where he practiced
law for some years He was secretary of
the state senate in 1853, and during the ~
years following 1854 was clerk Of courts
for Penobscot county. For u years fol-
lowing 1880 be was judge Of the municipal
court in Bangor.
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A..anlt on . schooIKirl.

LEWISTON. Ne, June 12.-Bessis Thur
low. of Mechanics Falls, aged l6, Mon
day morning, was knocked down by
q man and horribly assaulted. As soon
a. the alarm was given q crew Of men
started out in pursuit Of the scoundrel.
The man was captured on the Grand
Trunk railway by Deputy Sheriff True.
His name is John Rand, and he resides at
Mechanics Falls. He denied the charge,
but was identified by the girl a. her as
sailant
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Pu sllInnnt of CadRtA.

Boston, june l2-George H. Nye and
Wesley A. Rowell, two of the leaders in
the boyish escapade of the cadets of the
training ship Enterprise when at Edgar
town, where they looted several of the
market stores and helped themselves to
bananas and other fruit, have been dis
missed from the service, and several
others implicated have had their shore
leave taken away from them on the COM
Ing tour in the old country.
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LOWELL, Mass, June l3-Msyor Pick.
man last night named the license com.
mission: Ethen s Foss, who resigned a.
representative to the general court; John
A Faulkner,of Faulkner & Sons, woolen
manufacturers, and Lawrence s. Smith,
manager of Boards clothing store. The
commission meets with great satisfaction.
Mr.. Smith is the Democratic memb Der.
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SHOCKING FATALITY.
A Fire Chief Meets Death While In the
Performance of His Duties

A Fire Chief Meets Death While In the
Performance of His Duties.
NEWTON, Mass, June IA terrible
accident occurred here yesterday, whereby
Henry L. Bixby, the popular chief of the
Newton fire department, lost his life, and
his driver received probably fatal in
juries.
The department was responding to box
23 shortly after o'clock. Between West
Newton and Newtonville, on Brookside
avenue, the street is very narrow. An
electric car stopped just as the depart
ment was coming down the street, and an
icecart drove cut of a side street. thor.
oughly blocking up one side.
The chemical engine, in the lead, got
safely by on the other side. District Chief
w. B. Randlett turned the corner sud-
denly, and in his efforts to avoid the car
he struck pole, throwing him out and
demolishing his wagon. Chief Bixby
came tearing along just then and en-
deavored to avoid the wreck of the assist
ant district chiefs wagon, but struck the
icecart with terrific force.
He fell out on his head, and Driver p.
A. Rawson fell on top of him. The horse
was thrown several feet into the air, and
the wagon was smashed to kindling
wood. The chief was taken to the truck
house near by, and asked to be sent home.
Physicians were called and pronounced
him uninjured, but last night at $50 he
breathed his last. Driver Rawson was
taken to the Newton Cottage hospital,
where he lies in dangerous condition.
Chief Bixby was so years old and was
chief of the Newton department since
1873 He was born in Framingham. and
has been fire fighter since his boyhood.
He was president Of the Firemen's Relief
association and a prominent member Of
the National association. He was also a
Mason. He leaves a widow, two sons and
two dauQhters
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Directory.

Post Office Open a. m. to 800 p. m Sun
days. to I2.3o. Mails north close ago p. M; South
10 .. m. and ITO p m.
"a A M CHARITY LODGE, No 43, meets in Ste
vens Block, Wednesday evening in which the moon
fuls MT. LEBANON R. A. c., No. II, meets at Mason
c Hall Wednesday afternoon in which the moon fulls
BRADFORD Council No; II meets Wednesday afternoon
In which the moon fulls in months of Sept. Dec March
and June. JOOF CHAMPION LODGE, No. IT,
meets In Stevens Block every Tuesday evening IroT-
TER ENcAMPMRNT, No "a meets first and third FRIDAY
Of each month. G A r WAsHBURN POST No. II
meets In Union Block first and third Monday evenings
in each month. Royal Arcanum VERMONT
COUNCIL, No. 773, meets In Union Block second and
fourth Monday evenings In each MONTH Waits
Vile Fire Engine Co meets at Engine house
hrst Thursday Of each month"; NAOMI LODGE d Of r
meets ad and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows Hail.
C. L s c meets at the residences OF members,
every Thursday afternoon at o'clock Public
Library Brick School House. Open Saturday
afternoon to o'clock, evenings $50 to 8. w r G
meets Ist and sd Wednesdays at 90 o'clock m at
R. Hall, Union Block, p s E meets every
Monday evening o'clock at the Congregational YES
try.
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Famous as = Fancer.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June l3.-Andre
NJ. JameIlier, Sc, for many years in
structor of fencing at Harvard college.
died yesterday afternoon after a few DAYS
illness. He was born ia France, and for
mum Der of years was master of fencing I'm
the French army. He came to this coun-
try in 1888. During the war he was in
structor at the naval academy at New
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Declines the Candidacy.

LEWISTON, Me-, June 9.-The Daily Sun
announces. authoritatively, that Hon. c.
y. johnson of Waterville. who was the
Democrats candidate for governor two
pears ago, will decline to have his name
nssd In that connection this year
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Held For the Grand Jury.

GREENFIELD. Mass. June 9. - Joseph
Warren, charged with assault upon Rosie
Sessler. the l5-year-old East Colerain girl.
failed TO retract his plea Of not guilty, as
he promised to do when he made his con-
fession 10 State Officer Munyon. Rosie
told her story. and Warren was held for
the grand jury in 5000.
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Each Held In $4,000 BondA

Boston, June lL-Dr. Mary Bell. for
alleged malpractice In causing the death
,f Angelina Gerreste. and John W.
Houshtby, her alleged alder and sbettor.
Fers granted a continuance until June
and the bail was fixed at $1,000 for each
n them
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A Severe Hailstorm.

PORTLAND, Me-, June IA severe hail
storm yesterday greatly damaged the
crops of farmers in the surrounding coun-
try. The hail broke windows in this city
and caused several accidents by run
aways. The Westbrook seminary was
struck by lightning, demolishing the
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Votes Went TO wetmor..

NEWPORT, R l.. June lathe general
assembly yesterday voted for United
States senator. The senate voted 80 for
George Peabody Wetmore of Newport,
with five absentees The house voted os
for Wetmore. with four absentees The
result was declared In joint assembly to-
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CAMBRIDGE. Mass, june 1.-The Md
Gssex grand jury has found a bill for
murder In the first degrees against VIII
liam Barrett the alleged murderer Of
James farrar, the Nneoln farmer, on
May L. He will be arraignsd this week
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J. B. PICKETT, JR.,
,attoawcy and counSelloa' at Zztp,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
Block go
Bradford, VT.
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JOHN FL. WATSON,
,dtLo2wey and C0a<1SeIL0r0k ZN1p,
Muster and Salicitor IN Chsncery Coecons lsomRfs
Bradford, VT.
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CALL AND SEE

Our full line Of millinery and fancy
goods at prices TO SUIT Ine Iiles'
Ladies underwear, dress trimmings,
dress Shields, STAYS. shirt waists, cor
set covers. night robes, ladies' and
gents shandkerchiefs, laces, edgings,
fans, etc.
MISSES HALL h HATCH,
East Corinth, VT
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u. Business Cards =

ROSWELL FARNHAM,
;4ttoamey and counSell0a at Lam,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery. Particular atten.
lion to collections and practice in New Hampshire and
Vermont.
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Tapley's BREAD Winner" Outwears all
other shoes.
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Sunday, June 10

The Veteran firsmen's tournament will
be held at Pawtucket, K L, Aug. 10
Foote and Rowland won the New Eng
land tennis championship in doubles
The Bangor boys won the Maine inter
scholastic Rames-Ths naval court
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FRIENDLY RIVALRY
American Athletes to Compete
With Those Of England.

The Contest to Be Limited to Nine
Events-The Makeup of Yale's Repre-
sentatives and the Conditions.