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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
KYRLE BELIEVES VANITY.
How 1t Was Once Sadly Disconnected by an
American Girl. .-sgt

How 1t Was Once Sadly Disconnected by an
American Girl. %
There had been lively discussions
some years ago over then seemingly
important question Electrically, and in
deed socially, WAS or was not Kyrle
Bellew possessed Of great vanityps
believe the matter has never been
definitely settled, though in an individ-
ual instance I recall it would seem there
was valid ground for decision in the
affirmative. ~
The occasion was All informal "even-
iug' at Mrs. Lester Wallack's, and
gathered about one of the tables were
two or three young ladies, Mr.. Bellew
and other men. Bellew had some bits of
paper in his hands, from which he was
idly fashioning little boats. II hear, I"
he drawled, addressing no one in par
ticular, ''that your American navy is
badly in need of ships. I propose to
remedy the trouble by presenting you
with few" One girl spoke up quickly
in slightly sarcastic vein, II am sure
we all render sincere thanks in the
name Of the American navy" MI.
The actor favored her by an especially
comprehensive glance, and finishing his
boat penciled q few lines on it and
rather patronizingly tossed it over to
her.
The girl picked the boat up slowly
(this was the first occasion she had met
Mr. BELIEVE and read: my love to you.
Kyrle Bellew." A rather vivid flush
overspread her face, but looking the
young man steadily in the eyes she said
in tones sufficiently clear for compre.
hension, "The sentiment inscribed here
Indicating the paper boat) is surely too
much Of an honor for any one woman
to aspire to; SO, with your permission,
MI. Bellew, I will take it home, rattle
it and-sel4d you the proceeds. She
then rose, bowed and left the table, at
the same time leaving Mr.. Bellew suffi-
GENTLY disconnected to bite his lips and
permit his brow the shadow of a frown.
New York Herald. Ill.,,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
AN ABSENTMlNDED MAN.
He Went Fishing and Forgot That 1t W.
His Wedding Day.

He Went Fishing and Forgot That 1t Wa
His Wedding Day.
The Rev. George Harvest. minister OF
Thames Ditton, great scholar and
skillful fisherman, was one Of the most
absentminded men of his time. He was
engaged to daughter of the bishop OF
London, but on the day of his wedding,
being gudgeon fishing, he overstaid the
appointed hour, and the lady, justly Of
Tended at his neglect, broke off the
match. With Arthur Onslow, the
speaker of the house Of commons, Mr..
Harvest was on terms Of great intimacy.
Being one day in a punt together on the
Thames, he began to read q beautiful
dassage from some Greek author, and
throwing himself backward in an ecstasy
fell into the river, whence he was with
difficulty fished out.
When Lord Sandwich was canvassing
for the vice chancellorship Of Cambridge.
Harvest, who had been his schoolfellow
at Elton, went down to give him his
vote. In a large company the two were
joking together on their schoolboy tricks.
The parson suddenly exclaimed,
whence do you derive your nickname
Of Jimmie Twitcher?'' ''Why," an
swered his lordship, ''from some foolish
fellow" "No, no." interrupted Har-
vest, lit isn't some but every body that
calls you So"
When this gentleman 9 mind was not
absent, it was, however, very useful to
him. Having lost himself at Calais, and
not being able to speak q word Of
French, he managed to convey to the
inhabitants that he was staying at the
Silver Lion by putting a shilling in his
mouth and setting himself in the atti-
tude of lion rampant.-London Illus
trated News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
the LANGUAGE OF FINGERS.
Their Silent Talk IL Important In Board OF
E#@at Trade TRANSACTIONS. ,@

Their Silent Talk IL Important In Board Of
Trade Transactions. 81
Thousands of visitors who yearly &c
to the board Of trade and watch the
traders on the exchange floor from the
public gallery express surprise at the
rapid manner in which business is trans
acted. AS rule, the wheat pit attracts
them, and they do not understand how
commodities change hands with such
lightning rapidity, and how hundreds OF
thousands and millions of bushels are
bought and sold in an incredibly short
space of time is to the novice pro-
found mystery. They do not know that
the brokers do great deal Of their work
by finger signs, seldom understood by
the outsider.
It requires only the fraction of Sec
ond to buy and sell 50, 900 bushels OF
wheat.
''I'll sell SO Sep at an eighth, y
cries one of the brokers, and he has
hardly finished speaking before another
on the opposite side yells ''Sold." The
trade is put down on the trading card,
and the transaction, which involves over
$50, 1000, has been completed.
The number Of bushels offered for sale
is indicated by holding up one finger for
each 5000 bushels So in selling SO, 900
bushels the broker simply holds up both
hands and waves them from him, which
explains itself as wanting to dispose OF
the lot. In addition to this, brokers
have a complete finger code by which
the condition Of the market is commu-
nicated. The signs generally used are
as follows:
The first finger held up stands for
one-eighth of cent, as the traders all
know the main price. If, for instance,
the first sale Of wheat after the market
opened was made at 60 cents and the
next at 601s cents, the trader simply
holds up one finger for the advance OF
one-eighth of cent. The upward posi-
ton of the finger is to show the upward
course of the market. Should the market
be bearish and the price decline to 1913
cents, the signal for this would be a
closed hand, with the thumb pointing
downward. This shows the price seven
eighths of a cent and the status of the
market downward Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
Advised A. II. U. Men.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Sept. 13.-Judge S.
S. Wallace, Populist nominee for dis
trict judge, was arrested during the day
BY United States Marshal Brown under
a special Indictment growing out of the
recent A. r. u. strike. The Indictment
was based on some advice Judge Wal
lace is said ia have given the railroad
men at the beginning of the strike. He
gave bond for appearance at the No.
vember term of the United States
cOurt
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.

The funeral of the Comte de Paris
occurred at London Wednesday.
Two workmen were injured, one
fatally, while working on the fifth
story Of the old Tribune building at
Minneapolis.
81. B. Harrington, who was nominated
for congress in the Twentieth Ohio dis
trict on both the Populist and Demo
cratic tickets, has resigned both nomin-
atoms.
The golf championship Of America
was won by William q. Lawrence Of
the Newport Golf club, defeating Will.
lam G. Mcdonald Of Chicago by one
point.
The little schooner Nina, Captain
Frietsch, has arrived at Queenstown
from New York. Freitsch was the only
man on board. The Nina sailed from
New York on Sunday, Aug. 8.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
Another Saw Hacked.

Statistics have upset another old
proverb. We must no longer believe
that "a green Christmas makes . fat
churchyard. The figures for the last
30 years in England prove that cold
winter is unhealthy and mild winter
healthy. A hot summer is always I'M
healthy and cold summer healthy
London Million.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20

Proverbs are the literature Of reason
or the statements Of absolute truth
without qualification. Like the sacred
books Of each nation, they are the sane
tuary of its intuitions. -Emerson.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
A UNIQUE Will.

Widow-Wsll, Mr.. Brief, have you
read the will?
Brief-Yes, but I can't make any,
thing out Of it.
# Heirs-Let us have it patented A
will that q lawyer can't make anything
out of is blessing. Tit-Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
Four In the Ruins.

ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. 13.-At Alex
andria at about o'clock a. m. natur-
al gas explosion occurred with probable
loss Of life and much property damage.
-Four people were buried in the debris
of the express and telegraph building
and were not rescued until four hours
had elapsed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20

According to careful estimates, three
hours of close study wear out the body
more than a whole day Of hard physical
o1Wtion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20
Hoods ';s;::;aj1' Cures

fectively upon the blood and Ibegan to improve.
After the use of three bottles the gathering
ceased and am cured of my former trouble. 1
owe my life and will always remain true friend
to Hoods Sarsaparilla." LILLE MAY BENT
LEY, Shelbyville, Indiana. Get HOODS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-20

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. .25c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06
FRAUDULENT MORTGAGES.
A Swindling Scheme by Which Thou.
sands Have Been Realized.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 80. The grand jury
has about concluded its investigation
into the giving of fraudulent mortgages
to the Old Mems and Widows homes,
by which the trea uries of these insti-
tutions have been swindled out of thou
sands of dollars. 1t is said that six
persons have been indicted, among
whom are some OF the most prom
inent in the city. 1t. appears that
George n. Leighton, now in Chicago,
was the arch-schemer of the crowd.
Assisted by ex. District Attorney Bur.
net, which assistance Burnet claims to
have been perfectly legitimate, and
several others, he is credited with hav-
ing swindled various institutions out
of a total of 500, 600. II is understood
that steps will be Immediately taken
to compel the appearance of Leighton
and Burnet in court. The men indict-
ed are said to be will A. Thompson,
George n. Leighton, W. b. Burnct, j.
Don McNeale, L. J. Mitchell and
James Yost.
The matter that led to the indict-
ments was the Melbourne Stone Co.
| transaction. In that Mr.. Sargent,
treasurer OF the Widows home, was
induced to purchase ST., 800 mortgage
on barren bluff. ]. Don McNeale Is
son-in-law of Mr.. Sargent and also
the attorney for the Widows home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06
A Notorious Outlaw and Others Ar.
rested.

AUGUSTA, Ky. Dec 3O.-Sheriff
Sheey and posse Of twenty men raided
the Oklahoma neighborhood. this
county, Thursday, and arrested the no
torious outlaw John Boone, with Frank
Mcdowell and Nols, the undivorced
wife Of both men. Boone and his gang
have terrorized and disgraccd that Sec
ton of Bracken county for several
months, selling whisky without Ii
cense, and the good people have been
powerless. To prevent lynching
Boone was taken to the Covington
(Ky.) jail yesterday morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06

ROME. Dec 80 Two large petards
were exploded last evening just out
side the barracks in Catania, Sicily.
Little damage TO property and more
at all to persons was done. The mu.
nicipal authorities Of Balestrat, =
town of ?, 500 inha bitants, about twenty
miles from Palermo, have resigned u
escape the popular agitation against
them. In several Sicillan communi.
ties the chief officials have abolished
the flour octroi in the hops Of stiiilas
the Gther demands Of the pecple Tho
anti-tax movement appeared yesterday
IN several districts hitherto estst
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06

Jan. ee--State troops ordered out TO quell
riot caused by strikers In BROOKS locomotive
works at Dunktrk, N. Y
Mar 25--Strke Of the 1000 miners In the
Monongahela (Pa) valley ends with victory to
employers.
Apr. i0-Strike Of 10 hours duration ended
peacefully At worlds fair grounds; over 5000
Union men involved
trr ps-s,rise Of Santa Fc mechanics at
Topeka, Kan which began Apr. y, declared OF,
the terms making II q complete victory for tho
company
Apr. 25--D Decision Of striking miners In Pitts
burRh district TO accept last years wage scale
has national effect preventing prospective
strike OF 5000 miners In the United States.
May i--In Ohio, $1,000 miners struck Tor b.
cent advance per ton tn price,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-06

Juts-ln combats with striking Qiarymen,
Lem6Ill. II
Juw Because OF workmens dernnd for
niue-k day some ~ furniture maaifscturers
In Cirfnau shut down
Jule Iron mills at Youngstowu O., shut
ting ~ threw 1000 men Out q wolk
Jul Closing down OF silver miles In Col
orad4Iew D,0Oo men out OF work
Jul Alexander Smith Sdh's carpet
millSR Yonkers, n, Y, shutting OWN threw
b,0u03 3fis out Of work. ... Thousands OF per-
sons 81 OF work from closing OF seerai large
factdki In Lewiston, Ne. and Worcester,
Julf7-Over 1000 men out OF york from
closanf 6trarge silk mills at Paterson, n. j.
49,. J6ary manufacturers in Plainvlle, North
AttlSbD and AttleborO. Mass, cl,sinR shop
thre1 U0 persons out Of work
JuW -Nermillion mines in Minnesota shut
ting 0<n threw 2,OOJ men out Of wdk
JuH@-WGltham Mass watc factory
clos0 )wn.
Jul -Amoskcag mills at Manchester, n.
H., QCng down threw 800O men out Of work
.... 0eland (O.) Rolling Mill Co, (osiug It's
platl re and rod mills and steel woks threw
3,0016i out Of work
Az BY shutting down OF 1? NewtEugand
mill 20 persons thrown out OF worlA
A4-Pennsylvania iron mlllers tktrncted
icar & Bromley's worsted goods millh. Phil
adel closed, throwing out OF work syV per.
sona&
Al -ln Fall River Mass faotoris Asqout
70J,0 )indles stopped, throwing out q work
B. O00 kons.
AID AT New Orleans Hcrnsheim's tgar
factd Maginnis' cotton mills and Fishr
sawr employing 20n hands, closed q,
Aud Over 500 unemployed men in Mes
Yorl pashed doors and windows and tod
forcW possession of hall.... Pennsylvania
rail shops in Altoona Pa, employing son
menkr rered to work half time.
Ako-Thousands OF persons thrown out b
WORT closing OF most of the mills Of Fal
NSo-By shutting down OF iron mines Il
Gogk range, Mich, 10000 reduced TO starva
M s-Employes Of Lehgh Valley roa
we etrlke
ntcs- Lehigh Valley railroad strike de
ella ~
l&-Gen. Alger induced owners Of mine
In 0figan peninsula 10 open mines and EN-
pld3 frying men.
II 22-Wlre mill at Pittsburgh closln
do Vnnrew l.50) men out OF work. ., A total O
SO(4p employees reported idle in lla larg
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01

MENTAL IMAGES.


h,ntCriaI Pictures COntrmyOruucOus with
Thought Imprc sscd Upon the Brain.
"a man converting in earnest, says
Emerson in his essay Oh Mature, ''if
ho watch his intellectual processes, will
find that q material image, more or less
luminous, arises in his mind contempo.
ranoous with every thought, which fur
uishss tho yostmCnt Of tho thought. "
ThiSpowcr of forming mental images
appears to vary in strength among indi-
viduals to a considerable dogrGo. Natu-
rally we should expect to find it power
full in poets and artists. Charles Dick
ems has himself told us that he actually
"saw" his creations as he wrote, and M.
Taine mentions painter who only look
cd at an object while he skctched its
outline and was ablo to fill in tho colOrs
from the image of it in his mind. On
the other hand, there arc people of equal
intelligence who, being unable to see
such mental images themselves, have
doubted their existence, and Mr.. Fran
els Galtnn has shown that habits Of alb
stract Thought, such as men Of science
and philosophers indulge in, Nre apt to
weaken tho capacity Of forming mental
pictures.
Mr.. kirkpatrick of WinOna, Mimi,
an experimental psychologist, has made
a series Of observations on this phenom-
cnon with tho help Of his classes The
scholars were asked to write down just
what came into thoir minds when GER
tain familiar words, such us "book, "
tree, " Church, " wcro called out, and
tho answers wGrO carefully Investigated.
He found that the majority Of tho stu
dents formed distinct images Of the OBJ
jccts corresponding to tho words, and
tho rost formed indistinct images, with
u few exceptions, who seem to have in
duIgcd i'll philosophical distractions,
Tho word "book, " for example, called
up visions of ns Bible Il dictionary, a
novel, in all but few scholars who
Thought of food for the mind' or "tho
thoughts of COMO person. Tho word
"treO" was represented by some kind OF
tree, moro especially tho illustriOus cher,
ry tree which George Washington cut
down. The word church usually
evoked picture of somo church in the
vicinity, but sQmo Of tho hearers thought
of ''roligious organization. 1t is oy-
idcnt from his results that most people
aro "visualizers' in thinking, while Il
few arc "nOnvisualiZc " Tho tGnden'
cy TO form distinct images was very
conspicuous among the female students,
and in both sexos it reaches an abnor'
nal development about tho ages of II
and IS, OF during tho period Of adolcs
cence, which, 1t has been otherwise OBJ
served, is also ono Of exceptional gooC
health aud rapid growth, Tho tendency
is further checked or fostcrcd by tho &C
cnpations IN life. -Cassell'B Magazine
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01

In Persia there is kind Of snake
which IL known to tho natives as tho
clock winding snake 1t derives Its
namG from peculiar hugEing noise
which it makes that resembles the wind
Ina Of a clock. These snakes are per
foctiy harmless and frequently gltdo in
and out of the houses, no attention be-
ing paid to them by tho natives. Dur
ing q visit there several years ago !
was attracted ono morning by an unu-
sual twitteriug Of birds, and on looking
up saw about 20 BpaIrOWs on the top
of a wall, all jumping about in an eX'
cited manner.
At first ! was 1T a loss to understand
the cause Of suCh Commntion, but
presently ! heard tho peculiar buZzing
Of the clock winding snake and In n
minute perceived the roptilo crawling
along the wall, making directly for tho
birds, which appeared to be fascinated
and made no attempt to fly away, The
snake glidcd in among the birds, and
choosing one to his liking deliberately
seized ii ia bis month and swallowed
it, / picked up stick, aud after kill
ing the snake cut him open and extract
ed the sparrow, After about 10 min
utes' exposure TO the sun the bird got
up, and in few minutes more flew
away apparently unhurt. 49, st. Louis
Globe Democrat,
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01

The ehappies in the state department
are in despair. They cannot turn up
their trousers any more--that is, they
cannot wear them turned UP and con-
tinue to work in the department Score
tary Gresham happened to see one Of
tho ehappies stpolling leisurely through
the corridor one day last week with his
trousers turned up IN true London style
The uext day this particular young nan
found note on his desk direating him
TO aeynta himself to an especially I'm
eongenial task, and one at which he
would hardly care to have his society
iaIniliars see him engaged AT the sarna
time d hnrrid TumOT was spread abroad
with truly feminine emphasis and eln-
bellishments 10 the fact that Kepesaw
Lands, the private secretary Of MI
Gresham and man who never takes
any note Of climatic conditions Ia Lon
don, had given the secretary his word
that every ohappia fulpA with his trou-
sers turned up should be treated 70 2
week In Coventry Washington Letter
III Boston Advertiser
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01

The foresight Lord RosobeTy display
ed in arranging hia matrimonial plans
is illustrated IN tho following anecdote;
Shortly after ho had returned from his
continental tour ho was ono Of y house
party at Meutmore, a lordly pleasure
house which Baron Meyer R0thsohild
had built for himself in Buckingham
shire, Ono evening, at dinner, the con-
yersation turned on the exquisite deco
rations Of tho room. Lord ROsabeFy's .
observation 10 his next neighbor, by
way Of epilogue to the conversation,
was, 'fYes, this place wonld suit me ex-
cellentlyn When, seven years later, ha
had married tho daughter of the house
and was the owner ~ MeHtm0re, hia
friend, happeaing 10 meet him, remind
ed him Of this observation, Lord Rose
berry replied with assumed gravity, but
with a telltale twinkle in his eye,
HWell, Of course yop know that the nm,
expected always happens, R-san Fran
cisco Argonant
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01

Dry toast should bp served directly
fran tho tpastar, when this II mot prae.
tieal, pilG II on q heated bread plate
cover II with napkin and put u on
lie hearth nrin thaQYen Toast II given
n an slight attacks of slolslnss because
Il Il 50 easily digAsted Tho moro thor
pngh the conversion Qf tho starch the
more easily and perfectly tho system
will manage it, for the change Of starch
into dextfinn By the action Of heat is
simply doing pHtside q tile body what
takes place n Il, in the ordinary eonrse
Of digestion, 81 fhe action q the ai'
Festive fluids Therefore when This q
Accomplished by aftideial meana natnta
Il spared - mpeh aHefgy thilaaels
phia Tinea
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01
Saturday. June 2nd. 1894,

between legal hours, the following described
property siIultrd in the parish Of CHlvas'cn, State
Of Louisiana aud described rs fyllOws tcwit:
The BdIyidrd one half Ul the northeast quarter
Of the southwest quarter Of S~cltUu Twenty elght
y Township TEN tI0l. SJuil, Range Nine
West, CuptaiDipg - AHes.
The uudi ldrd oBg,half Of tL, southeast quarter
Of the southwest quarter Ut section Twenty y-0Ds
(2U Township Eleven Nit, South, Range Niue "
West, containing 20 acres.
All Oi the no,tbwest gunrtcr Of the SOuthwrhl
quarter Of Eectiuu Twenty -four ~, township
&iue ,BJ South. Range Ten 10, West, containing
4O acres.
The following. situated in the town of Lake
Charles CalGasieu parish, La, aud dcscl ibed as
follows tOwiE The undivided UDchalt Of Lot
Five + Block FivetJ IIurridge addition, together
with the Improvements, rights ways, sud pi1Nh
eyes 10 the same belonging Or in any way appel
tanning.
Seized under said wit,
Terms THIS being the SFcpul Offering The
aboYe descriUed prapIIty 81 Oe sold Tor whatever
Il " Ill bring Oh u Ihdit Of twelve months, puI
chuser to furnish bond with good aud solvent
serul y, aud spe'iul mortgage 0D real opsTy
sold with ,ight per cent per apHuln interest from
date until paid; costs AID taxes amounting 10
S5U w uUIc or less, 10 he paid cash out Of price
bid. ,,,,,,
DAVID j. REID
Sheriff Of Caleusieu Parish, la.
SLeIil"s OtRcG Lake Charles, La, May lttb, 1884
Mitchell 4 Mitchell, ATTY iOl llih
~
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01
slLuER DOLLARS SCARCE.
4 Bet WhiGh Proved an Unexpected state
Of AfIhIFs In Mhshingi1n,

4 Bet which Proved an Unexpected state
Of Affairs In Washington
A party of gentlemen were discussing
the financial conditions q couple Ut days
ago when ono of them remarked upon
the unusual scarcity of silver dollars in
circulation in Washington, He stated
that 1t was difficult to meet person
who had q silver dollar In his pocket
whereas few months ago the cart
wheels were more plentiful than the pa
per securities. His assertion was ques-
toned by one OF his companions, where
upon he remarked that he would bs
willing to make wager of the cigars
to prove II,
~ will bet, he remarked, that you
cannot within one hour meet man
whom yon know who has q silver dol
lar In his pocket. I"
The other, who had an extremely large
acquaintance, eagerly accepted the gage
aud took up a position down at tho cor
ner Of Fifteenth and Y streets, Every
friend aud acquaintance who came along
was requested to exchange silver dol
lar for four quarters, Seprus of VI BILLS
were pulled out Of pedestrians pockets,
but the man with the change wanted
only the dollar Of his daddies At the
end of the hour he paid for the cigars,
because ho found not Q man IN his quest
who had a hard dollar in his pocket
don't know the reason for the scarcity
Of such coin, but its existence il he
yond doubt Washington Star,