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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-20
. P,rH.AmD POINT. !,

-Kate-"Just look, these boots ara
ever 30 much zoo big" Mary Yes:
you must have given him the number Of
the street instead of the n lumber Of your
c."-Boston Transcript. S..G
Useless Effect.-'I have a story for
you that will make your hair stand on
erd." swell, what good would that do?
don't know one note on the piano from
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Journal. ~
= --Squildig-'W What doctor did poor
'Jaysmith have:" McSwilligen-"He
had two of them. One was DR.. D.,
but forget the name of his accomplice."
Pittsburgh acknowledgements
Same OpiDion-Miss Bctty-T
think Harry Donough is just as nice a.
he can be-" Miss Nettie--'Well,I think
he's horrid." Miss Betty-"So do !, but
he can't help it; he's as nice as he can
be."-DetroitF Free Press.
Mrs. Chatterbox-"Do you ever
make any errors in speech" Mrs.
Wortlsworth-"Yes; I made one few
years ago" Mrs. CEatterbox-"What
was it?'' Mrs., -Wordsworth-''I said
::Yes.',"- Richmond State. l..,.-.
why did You break off your en-
gagement with Miss Bertha?'' "Be.
cause her parrot was always saying:
Stop that, George" .'But what diff
ference did that make? Your engage.
ment was not a secret" But my name
is not George. "-Fliegende Batter.
$50 yoskin be coaxed but not druv.
kin yo'?" said Uncle Nose to the young
yellow man who had just declared him
self. 'My ole marster had a mule OBJ
dat kind, an when de ole man died dat
beast brought jis' sebben dollars, wen
odder mules was sellin' fer 200. "-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Mrs. Nouvo Reesh-''She called me
bar maid, and few at her and pulled
her hair" Mrs. Toplofty-"Oh, how ter
rible! Still even that didn't justify you
in fighting her." Mrs. Nouvo Reesh-
eyes, but if You hac ever been bar
maid, you would understand how mad
it made me.--Pick-Me-Up.
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DinlnS-Room. Decoretioas.

One Of the prettiest decorations for
dining-room walls in houses of moder-
ate price is pottery and brasses in the
form of plaques. jugs, beer mugs and
other articles of fine shape or color.
Such articles need not be expensive bits
of china that it would break ones heNrt
if they came to grief. Such things
make a charming over-mantel decora-
ton, covering he entire space to the
ceiling. If they are to he truly en-.
ioyed, however, they mus: be securely
placed, and are not recommended 70
the woman who is her own maid!--N.
7. Post
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and Enright looked eagerly for Gladys,
hoping. yet halt afraid. that she would
be member of the same party us him
self-and swhen he saw her go by,
flushed and hnppy-looking, in young
Neville's cutter, alone with that most
Objectionable youth, he was very Bit
ter, and was almost ready to give up
going. Put he didn't. Instead, he de-
voted himself most assiduously to a
certain Miss Glazer, much to her graft
fication and the mystificaticn of sew
eral of tie others, who were rot aware
ofahis disagreement with Gladys.
There had been q change of pro-
gramme,. which involved dinner at The
Hills, more sleighing, then some Wash
angton tablea,lN, and the ball, and En-
right and his ex-fancee met at dinner
thanks to Mrs. Haskins, who, follow
ing her usual malicious tactics, had so
managed as to seat them next to each
other
q '.L!hope," quietly said Enright, with
polite gravity, just after the soup was
served-'I hope, Miss Payne. that you
do not think this meeting one of my
seeking. I.would have avoided 1T had
1t been possible to do So go
;%"Prayz don't be distressed, Mr.. En-
right" replied the girl, Jelly. 1--WE are
quite agreed on that point; so, perhaps,
the less said the BETTER
Thenceforward, throughout the
meal, Enr:ght directed his CONVERSE
ton elsewhere, savagely noting, how
ever, the feverish gayety and apparent
Indifference to himself of tho girl he
had once expected to marry.
"Cold, cruel, utterly heartless!" he
declared to himself, after the fashion
of jealous lovers from time imme-
mortal. And, after the fashion of the
same, he proceeded to act as though he,
too, were entirely Indifferent, or. in
deed, rather glad that it was all over be-
tween them.
AS for Gladys, she vehemently told
herself half q dozen times that she
''didn't care" and, to demonstrate this,
she went OH with her Irritation with
young Neville to Il most outrageous ex-
tent, noting with great satisfaction
that Tom, Notwithstanding his appar-
ent devotion TO plain little Miss Glazer,
was absolutely white with jealousy
and rage.
However, when they met after din
ner, on the steps of the hotel piazza,
to join the few who were for taking
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SLE,GHiNG NOT WHAT IT WAS.

Seasons Arc Too Brief, and Customs Nave
Changed Of Recent Years.
In the past few years sleighing has
undergone marked change. In the good
old days one of the chief attractions
for sleighers was the road houses, and
to. large majority of the sleighing
public: an afternoon of the sport was
not complete without visit to one
of those famous hostelries of the road.
But commercial improvement was the
cause of the downfall of these hos
pitable places where frost-bitten pleas
ure-seekers were won't to toast their
shins before cheerful fireplaces and
warm up the innesSman with steaming
''hot scotches" and substantial ''Tom
and Jerrys."
Sleighing, as it is INDUCED in to-day,
is more of a passing show than in for
mer years. To be sure, there is little
|, speeding down the center, but this
feature does not bear comparison with
the fast and furious driving which
once characterized the sleighing on the
Arsenal road and the "mile ground.''
The racing over the snow was the at
traction then, and the people who did
not join in the lively brushes found am
pie enjoyment in watching the fun
from the side lines. Any kind Of
sled on runners was good enough, and
style did not cut much Of figure, SO
long as the horse was fast. While
the sport has not lost any of it's pepu-
larity, those who indulge in it have
of late shown decided inclination
for snowy turnouts, and the frequent
ers of the Brookline boulevard seem
to take as much delight in exhibiting
their nobby sleighs as they once did
in showing the pace of their sleek
coated roadsters. Handsomer sleighs
will be seen this winter than ever be-
fore. and the craze for novelties is ON
the increase. There is no vehicle in
which there is so great an opportunity
for sbeautiful lines as in the sleigh,
and none which has in late years been
more improved in that direction. The
manufacturers are continually aiming
at the artistic, while keeping comfort
and lightness in view. This years rigs
show . remarkable brilliancy of color
instead of the sober colors of other
years, all. of which seems to Indicate
an evident desire to make the sport
a more enjoyable one than ever.-Bos-
ton Herald.
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""Ah h. indeed, quote Mr.. Neville, sneer-

j.s""A h, indeed" quote Mr.. Neville. sneer-
ingly. III Miss Payne prefers my IT
tentions to yours. It is her privilege. ]
believe" and he turned AWAY with a
look of supreme contempt ut his Jeal-
GUS. rival, who clenched his fists and
looked, for IN instant, as if he would
use them, but wisely thought better
of it, and walked in the other direction.
He walked straight into the presence
of Mrs. Haskins, to whom he declared
his intentions of refusing utterly to
take any part in the tableaux or the
subsequent proceedings, and to that
lady's protest that it was childish he
answered that such might be the case,
but that he gould not, in justice to him
self, take part with Miss Payne in any
thing. and that he was going home i'm
mediate1y. He knew that he had NOR
tally offended Mrs. Haskins, but that
was immateriai. His sole desire was
to get away from Gladys presence, and
he was resolved to get away from Mill
st<'n. too, by the very first train going
anywhere.
1ucIclOICp uC uIoOC LILO Sutv "u'Su-s
and ,.hiringtt,the care-taker's saddle
horse he dashed off towards town, his
whole being animated with rage and
despair, and his brain filled with just
that one idea--to get, away as far as
possible. But, by the time he had
reached the top, of Four-Afile noun
tain the chill all, and the active motion
of riding had ,calmed him somewhat
and he drew rein and looked back.
Heavens! What was that? From
the roof of the hotel, from all the win
!dows on the west side of the build
ing, he could see, through the clear
moonlight. q dense volume of smoke
pouring-and, as he looked, the flames
burst out in places, and angry tongues
of fire shot forth here and there.
Tom Enright hesitated for one dazed
second-the next he was dashing back
down the road at the top of his
horses speed.
The front yard was full of people
when he galloped up, hut first glance
showed him no sign of Gladys.
"Where is she? Where's Gladys
Miss Payne?" he asked of those nearest
him, as he leapedkfrom his horsc.TssAnt
las though in response, came the wild
despairing cry:
'Tom! Tom! Save mel"
After Mrs. Haskins had announced
to her the sudden departure of her jeal
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FEELING in" a DEAD FINGER.
Singular Sensations Experienced by = Man
with = Wlthored Digit.

4. ....
Singular Sensations Experienced by Man
with Wlthcred Digit.
Several years ago ID. W. W." we'll
known citizen Of Osknloosa. Ia, was 50
unfortunate IA to have the little finger
of his left hard badly mashed in the
cogs of Il corn shelter. Dr. Hoffman,
the leading surgeon of the little city,
was called to attend the injured man
and forthwith amputatet! the finger at
the knuckle joint. The severed member
was then carefully preserved in alco-
'hol, and when the injured man had so
far recovered from the hurt as to be
able to view what had formerly been u
portion Of his framework, the surgeon
presented him with the CHASTITY relic.
The accident occurred in warm wealth
er, but os autumn approached ID. w.
W." often complained of q chilly SEN
sation in the stump of his finger. AS
winter gradually came on this sensa-
ton of cold became so vulnerable that
life was fast becoming burden to the
victim Of the cogwheel accident.
Everybody in the neighborhood knew
Of the peculiar case and many. COM
Ineuts were the result. Finally it was
limited. that probably the bottled finger
lad been buried .and that the cold had
penetrated to it's resting place, 4: sus-
pirion which an investigation proved
to be correct.
About this time (the weather having
turned very cold) the injured man
claimed that the dead and buried finger
appeared to be in place as naturally as
it was before the corn-sheller mishap,
but that it had the sensations of being
frozen from the knuckle to the end of
the nail; and furthermore that there
appeared to be something under the
nail. This was TOO much for the super
stitious people of the neighborhood.
They held Z: council of war and, with
the cutoff fingered man as leader, re-
paired to the spot where he had shallow
" buried the amputated member in
the mold of an old cornfeld. The work
of disintcrment was begun and in few
moments the bottled finger was dis
covered surrounded by semi-frozen
stratum of what proved to be badly
+adulterated alcohol. On the sugges-
ton of one of the 'ghouls" the bottled
finger was carefully wrapped and
placed in a warm place as soon as the
investigating party reached home. The
most curious part of the story remains
to be told: AS soon as the liquid in the
bottle became thoroughly warm the
chilling and freezing sensation which
had troubled the injured man for weeks
entirely disappeared and did not again
return as long as the amputated finger
was kept in a warm place. However,
the sensation of some foreign sub
stance under the nail continued until
it was found upon investigation that
"a thread had been tightly tied in the
exact locality where the pain appeared
to be, the object being to hold the
Specimen" upright in the bottle. AS
soon as the thread was cut the pain
disappeared, just as the chilling and
freezing sensation had done after the
disinterred bottle had been thoroughly
warmed up.-St. Louis Republic.
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a half-hour drive by moonlight, he
again spoke to her, taking advantage
OF a moment. when Neville went to
hasten the dilatory hostler in his work.
''See here, little girl" he began,
hastily, with glance about, to see if
anyone could overhear him, Il can't
stand this. I just"
=" Gladys turned upon him with eyes
opened wide in mock surprise: ]
II beg your pardon" she said, in
her coolest ''who-are-you-anyway''
tones.
.Enright said something's bad word
between his teeth, but went on des-
perately:
p ''Cant we make it all up, little girl
Can't 1 say or do something to show
''Yes, sir, you can," said the "little
GIRL snappily. "You can try to
DC a gentleman and confine your at
tentions to me TO those called for by
the programme--nothing more"
Enright shut his teeth savagely and
turned away. He was q ute positive of
it now-he was altogether certain that
OF all the cold-hearted girls in the
world, Gladys Payne was the worst.
But he watched her (for his party
passed and was passed in turn
by the Neville cutter several times)
just the same, and he was al
most willing to swear that he
once saw Neville kiss the girl just
after they entered the shadow Of the
pines on the hillside. He was almost
right, too, for Neville did attempt to
kiss her, but was good-naturedly re-
pulsed. 1t had not come to that point
with Gladys, although. to be sure,
Tom couldn't but think so, and it mad
!dened him almostto desperation to have
to sit quietly and chatter small talk to
little Miss Glaze~who, by the way,
was enjoying his attentions immensely.
So after they had returned to the hotel,
he proceeded to make fool of himself.
Meeting Neville in the mems dress
ing room he Kissed between his
clenched teeth:
"I'll have it ont with you for this,
Mr.. Neville"
''For what:?" queried that gentleman,
in his most urbane manner.
"You know, SIR Your attentions to
Miss Payne are"
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Gus lover, Gladys, who had been break
ing her heart all the evening. gave way
utterly, and at once went upstairs to
have her cry out-and there she lay
utterly oblivious of all that went on
about her, until the crash of falling
timbers, the cracking of flamesand the
smoke rushing under the door reused
her from her apathy. 1t: was too late
she thought, to escape by the door-the
smoke was almost suffocating her even
with the door closed-and she rushed
to the window, threw it open ard lifted
her voice in that wild cry:
"Tom!"
What did he care for flames and
smoke, or for any kind of danger, with
that cry ringing IN his cars? With one
bound he was inside the door, and
though half-blinded before he had hall
reached the upper hall, CROPPED onward,
| trying door after door, until, Mt last
he found her, and she tainted in his
arms. How, he ever got her safely out
he never knew, but get her out he did
and when she opened her eyes. half an
hour later, it was to And herself on the
sofa in nearby farmhouse, with
Toms arms about her and Tom kisses
raining on her face. -
"Darling!" she whispered, do you
think you can forgive me?" &
my sweetest MARTHA" he answered
smilingly. "'I cannot tell |ie'-you
know I do
She lifted her face to be kissed.
IT'S the surrender unconditional?"
asked Tom, presently. -
'Yes. dear"
'Then." he said. proudly straighten
ing his broad shoulders. II have made 4
conquest; ofswhich the Father 81 Hi.
Country might be Jealous and we're
much obliged. after oil, aren't we "a
Mrs. Haskins? For. if she hadn't cast
us for Martha and George. we might
not"
''Oh, yes. we would-anyth;ng but
making up. for US. would be impossible
you know" she interrupted, confidently
LESTER KETCHUM.
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HOTELS, AND, INSOMNIA.
A Palace Loses Its Attractions If Sleep Is
Impossible.

A Palace Loses Its Attractions If Sleep II
Impossible.
The beauty of the new hotels erect
cd daily at health resorts. seaside
places, and on the Riviera cannot be de-
MED. The windows are light and airy,
the ceilings high, the reception room
superb, the appointments o. bedrooms
and bathrooms luxurious and costly.
No reasonable expense is spared, and
yet these splendid, palatial abodcs arc
under a sounding board or Icing COM
fort lovers for the more homely and
dowdy hostelrics. The reason of this
is not far to seek. Most Of these hotels
are intolerably noisy. They are run up
lightly, the walls are thin, the roofs are
neither fire nor sound proof, so that
to dwell in them is rather like livint;
under a sounding board, or being CON-
pressed into box with voices all
around you. The new spring locks
of the doors sound like miniature can
mons going off, there is the inevitable
man overhead who goes to bed late
after u cheerful bout of boOt-throw
ing and dragging of portmanteaus.
while he whistles loudly or talks in a
high baritone to his friend next door.
Then beside You is the early riser,
who takes walk before breakfast,
and is preparing fo- a pedestrian o;
bicycling tour. The waiter whispers
in hoarsc tones to the ch31nbermaid
outside, while she pertly rattles cans
and baths as Irritation accompanl-
ment in response. To the weary in
valid in search of rest and sleep these
things are unspeakably annoying.
What is u palace in which you cannot
close your eyes in comparison to thu
humble cot where gentl" slumber
courts the weary eyelids? Insomnia is
the growing malady of the age.
Thomas Carlyle began the agonized
moan of rebellious nature, and it ha:,
gone on ever since Sleep is the one
boon, the one comforter, for which
we of these latter days crave, and
when we go faint and weary to :ht'
scashore or to the glowing southern
land Of oranges it is pertinaciously de
nicd us.-Ilondon News.
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The saddest failures in life are
those that come from not: putting forth
the power and will to succeed.-E. p.
Whipple. ,.
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Y. NJ. c. 4. NOTES.

The Association hopes to have a good time at the Institute next Sab bath afternoon, as MT. Thomas Johnson, general secretary of the Little Rock Association, will be in the city and addrrss the Mems meet ing at , o'clock. Mir. Kincaide visited the Little Rock Association the 3rd inst. and Mr. Johnson comes at this time to return the compliment and address the Mems meeting on this occasion. His subject will be .rlain Points, and it is hoped there will be q large attendance at this meet ing.
 The Board of Directors of the As sociation meets this afternoon at , o'clock, the occasion being the reg ular monthly meeting of the Board.
 The Association has subscribed for a telephone which will be put into the building in day or so by the new company. Friends of the Asso- citation can, therefore, be more close ly in touch with the Associa tion, and it will prove very valuable to the gaining of correct information about the various meetings that are held in the Institute.
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A COLORED JUBILEE.
The Negroes of Chicago Cele- brate the ThiPtieth AnniVer- sary of the Freedom of
 Their Race.

CHICAGO, May 12.-The colored pop ulation of Chicago will turn out in force at the Auditorium this even- ing for the grand jubilee celebration designed to mark the completion of thirty years of freedom of the negro race. The entertainment will consist of three magnificent tableaux. enti- tied, Slavery Freedom and "Education,' and for the production of which 500 negroes will be necessa- ry, many of them coming from dis tant parts of the country. There will be great band of pickaninnies, whose comical antics will be offset by the dignity and excellency of the last scene, in which will appear Joseph Douglas, a grandson of Fred Douglas, and who is, perhaps, the most prominent colored violinist in the world.
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NOVICES TO RACE.
Will Try Their Speed on a
 Bike for Wager.

Messrs. R A. Ware and Sandy Reeves, who are late devotees to the wheel. yesterday made very unique wager. Each is beginnerin the art of cycling, and while discussing their respective merits yesterday in the manipulation of the wheel, one offered a wager of $l00 that he could beat the other pedaling. The wager was promptly accepted, the money put up, and on one week from to- morrow they will race distance of one mile at Jones Park for the purse.
 This race between these two be- ginners promises to be very novel and interesting, an1 each of the con testahts is now practicing daily for the ''go." It is rumored that each will provide himself with an accident policy before either lines up on the track.
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Cotton Belt Route

Cheap rates to Kansas City, Mo-, General Conference Methodist Pro testant Church, at Kansas City, Mo-, May l5 to %, 1896. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets to Kansas City and re- turn at one and one third fare on the certificate plan. Tickets on sale May l2 to 27, 1896. Certificates wifi be honored up to and including June lst for return. J. W. FARLEY. Agt. E. ". LAREAUME, C. F. X T. A,
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::A1-.HOSIERY ::A1-.

Direct from Germany. made eXpressly for us. That means a great deal to you. The best of goods at the Lowest prices. Save the middle mans profit Take our Hosiery home and com pare prices and quality, Your Your money back if
 4 full line of Children's Hose, in Tan or Black flat or ribbed; 5, 5! and 6, 200; g., and Y! 25c and g.. soc imported ed 2 p,ao,
 domestic Ladies' Drop Stitch Hose, Black or Tan. 25c; imported. Ladies Drop Stitch L7isle Hose, Black or Tan, 45C imported. Ladies' Seamless Hose, in Black or Tan, lOc; domestic Ladies Seamless Drop Stitch, in Black or Tan, Sc; two for 25c; domestic
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Messrs. George Backus and J. I. Packard, of Creighton, Neb.. left for home this morning. Mir. Backus, the. real estate man who is looking out for homes in this county for about twenty-five Nebraska families, exclusive mention of which was made in yesterdays GRAPHIC, stated this morning prior to his departure That he eontemplates removing his office 10 this city from which he will conduct general immigration movement to this Statefrom Nebras- la and other Western and Northern States.
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[ The city administration should make some effort to clean up the streets of the city. Our streets are filled with brick-bats, tin cans, brok- en glass and old rubbish, all of which materially impedes cycling and driv- ing. It would require only few dollars to have these obstacles and impediments removed.
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Cheap Rates to Hot Springs

Meeting Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias at Hot Springs, Ark. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip ($3.65from Pine Bluff. ] Tickets on sale May 18th, 18th and 20th. Return limit May g, 1896.
 J. w. FARLEY, Agt. E. W. IA BEAUME, c. P. X T. A.
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On account of the inability of the firemen at the waterworks to keep up steam last night, the city was again in darkness, so far ss electric lights were concerned. The water works people inform us, however, that no effort will be spared to keep the city. lighted hereafter. Let us hope so.
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CHEAP ~OLUnN.~
 Advertise Your Wants.

If you have House for Rent, or have anything for Sale advertise it in this Column.
 Rates: lines, one week, D cents. CASH IN ADVANCE.
 If charged, will be charged at the regular local rate of cents line each insertion.
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Chief of Police Stewart left this af- ternoon for Clear Lake to join Messrs. j. r. Gillespie, Creed Taylor, Q. W. Alexander, c. NJ. Philpot. J. r. Alexander and N. B. Greenfield who are eamped at the lake angling after the finny tribe.
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PURE BLOOD is the safeguard of health. Keep your blood pure, rich and full of vitality by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and you will not need to fear the attacks of disease.