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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Better Known to the Public as the
Smithsonian Institution. #
Founded with Funds Left to the
UAited States By James smithson,
an Englishman with q
S5 Terrible Grudge.

~tr Especial Washington letter. Il
On that delightful reservation in
Washington known as the MALL" or
Smithsonian grounds, there stands one
Of the most famous buildings in the
world, Eamely, the Smithsonian in
stitution." Although it is not one of
the largest buildings in the world, it is
enthusiastically remarkable. It is built
OF Seneca brownstone, and the Gothic
style OF architecture makes it resemble
one OF the ancient feudal castles with
towers and battlements and embrasures
like Loopholes, reminding one of the
ancient battles of the mobiles when they
fought with arrows instead of guns.
Inside, the prospect is very different
from that of an ancient feudal castle,
for there one finds not fiere-bearded
barons with their ladies crouching be-
hind them in fear of the coming foe,
with their army of soldiers, trenchmen,
vassals, serfs, servants, hirelings and
minions. Next to the British museum.
the greatest museum on earth, it is a
museum not only of exhibit, but of ed
ucation and for the diffusion of knowl-
edge.
Here comes the peculiar and, one
might almost say, romantic feature of
this institution; for, at Genoa, Italy.
on the 9th day of June, and in the year
1929, one Of the noblest men that ever
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
JAMES SMITHSON.

s. JAMES SMITHSON.
(Founder OF the Smithsonian Institution.)
the title Of duke of Northumberland;
and thus we base the early history of
the man whose name, to use his own
words, was ITO live in the memory of
man when the titles of the North UNI
berlands and the Percys are extinct and
forgotten
On The 2sth of July, in the year of
1855, John Forsy tn, the secretary Of
state at Washington, received informa-
,tion from the American charge daft
fairies at London THAT the original tes-
tator Of the will, James Hungerford
Smithson's nephew (to whom he had
left interest in his property and to
whose children, if he should marry and
have an heir or heirs, legitimate or lille
climate, he left oil his property, ex-
icept an annuity Of g 100 a year to one
John Fitall, an old servant) had died
at Pisn, Italy, on the 5th day Of June,
ard in the year Of 1885, without heirs,
and that as the will runs: In case of
the death Of my said nephew, without
leaving 8 child or Chi ldren, a then be-
GueAth tho whole of my property sub
9decs * the annnltx q 1oo. ~ e go ',l|
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lived, James Smithson, bequeathed to
the United States of America the whole
of his fortune, amounting in American
money to about $500, 900, ITO found, &C
cording to the terms of the will at
Washington, under the name of The
Smithsonian institution an establish
ment for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge among men,"
A death rs an ordinary occurrence,
and SO is a bequest; but, for an exile
from his own home, a gentleman by
birth and education and of the highest
scientific attachments, laboring under
the bar sinister (for he was an lille
gitimate son of the duke of Northum-
berland), and with On almost broken
heart at the odium cast upon him by his
blenished name, to die in a foreign land
and leave his whole possessions to the
government of another land than that
city, it not romance.
Born in france, where his English
mother had gone to escape the odiuln
of her disgrace, he passed the early
days of his life in the solitude of OK
ford schools, where, in the year of 1885,
he was graduated with honors from the
Pembroke college, receiving the degree
of master of arts from that institu-
ton. In early life he was known as
Lewis James Maceo, that being his
mothers name. He did not assume his
fathers name until he had achieved
some scientific attainments. His IA
.ther had been Sir Hugh Smithson be-
fore his marriage to the daughter of
Lord Percy had enabled him to assume
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defaultlng In the payment of interest
and settling up counterclaim of in
debtedness against the United States.
The congress then made the Smith
sonian bequest good by placing to the
credit of the Smithsonian institution
in the treasury of the United States the
sum of $538, 900; and so it was that the
Smithsonian institution, as it now is.
was begun. Its officers are the presi-
dent of the United States, the vice pres-
ldent, the chief justice of the supreme
court. the members of the cabinet, three
senators, three representatives, two res
idents of the District of Columbia, three
residents of different states, secretary
and an assistant secretary! The secre-
tary is the chief officer.
Tho first secretary, Joseph Henry,
served from 1886 to 1878. The second
secretary, Spencer Fullerton Baird, from
1878 to 1887, and the third and present
secretary, Samuel Pierpont Langley,
from 1887 until this date. The publica-
tons of the Smithsonian institution
form a library in themselves, and are
called '"The Annual Reports" 1.-THE
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collec-
tions,' ''Bulletins of the National Mu-
scum" "The Annual Reports of the
Bureau of Ethnology,' and THE Bulle-
tin of the Bureau of Ethnology."
These books are given to educational
institutions all over the world. In re-
turn for these, and by purchase, the in
stitution has received library of 30o,-
GOO volumes, which is deposited in the
congressional library for safe keeping.
In 1881, a. new library was built, at a
cost of $250,O0O, to accommodate the
growing needs of the National museum,
whose collections of wonderful curiosi-
ties had become so large that the orig
inal building was no longer able to hold
it. The bureau of exchange establishes
communication with scholars in all
parts of the world, by which their pub
LEGATIONS are exchanged for publications
of similar societies. II
The bureau of American ethnology
has preserved all the vocabularies of
the different types Of American Indians
in substantial volumes. Their indefati-
gable author, Powell, who has been in
charge of the bureau since 1879, has
undertaken many important expedi-
tions to the west, notably among the
tribes of Utah, California, Arizona and
New Mexico, by which the stock Of
knowledge added to American ethnol-
ogy has been very largely increased.
The important expeditions of the Ste
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Big Customs Receipts.

New York, May 3.-There was big
rush of importers Saturday to. pay du-
ties, and the receipts reached $2,40s,-
s2o.12, the second largest collection in
the history of the New York custom
house. The American Sugar Refinery
company handed in one check of $780,
725.16, which is the biggest check re.
ceived there since 1872. when A. T.
Stewart drew his check for $1,000 0C
for customs duties. The total collec-
tions for the month of April were ST.
I'll, 362.97, which breaks. the record
since 1872. .E
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
A Dairy Board Of Trade.

p An important business enterprise
was launched at the Commercial club in
Minneapolis, when the representative
dairy manufacturers and dealers from
the northwestern states contaminated
their plans in the organization Of q
permanent Dairy Board Of Trade.
The election of officers was then in
order, and MIR. Eustis was elected pres
ident by acclamation.i ii
The following were appointed on the
board of directors: .G51 5Iss as;
Manufacturerers-C. D. Belden, Fer
gus Falls; Lieut.. Gov. John T. Gibbs.
Genoa, MIMI; John Morton, Havana.
Mimi; II. M. Slocum, Cannon Falls; z.
E. Kaufman, Fargo. N. d.; G. ?. sher-
wood, De Smet, s. D.; A. M. Bingham,
Jesup, Iowa; Ex-Governor Hoard. Fort
Atkinson, Wis; A. r. Runke, Minneap-
oils; Frank Barrie, Faribault.
Y Dealers-J. w: Brown, of Chicago
Butter Board, .Chicago: James Butler:
New York; Levi, Longfellow, Mime
apolis; Grin Douglas, Boston; G. n.
Leonard, Crescent City company, st.
Paul; E. G.. Potter, Minneapolis; r. Y.
McAdam, Minneapolis. 9;sa *
Commercial Bod,es-S. 81. Hall, Com
mercial Club, Minneapolis; Colonel G.
D. Rogers, Chamber of Commerce. Min
neap0lis. .-..
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Fita1l, and for the security and pay.
ment of which, mean stock to remain
in this country, to the United States
English attorneys, having advised
the charge d'affaires at London that It
would be proper for the United States
government to send attorneys as their
to England to prose-
cute its case before the English courts
of chancery, the secretary Of state, hav-
ing transmitted the reports to the presi-.
dent on the 18th day Of December,
1888, Andrew jackson, then president,
sent a message to congress advising
the appointment of commissioner to
go to England to get the money. After
sundry wrangles and debates in con.
gress this was accomplished, and Hon.
Richard Rusk was sent to England to
prosecute the claim. Two years later q
decree of chancery awarded the money
to the United States and Rusk came
hcme with it in the ship Mediator.
Then how to apply the money was the
question. Some advised q public IL
brary, others university. It was
un$tlly uecl0eU Dy the SOlOnS OF congress
that the most practical means to diffuse
knowledge among mankind was by
original scientific research, and the
publication Of the result of such re-
searches for public distribution. In
accordance with this view the Smith.
sonian institution, as it now stands, was
built, but not until the original Smith.
sonian bequest had seen various rounds
of fortune. BY act of congress, dated
July 2, 1888, and while the discussion as
to what should be done with the be.
quest was still in progress, the whole
sum of the Smithsonian bequest,
amounting then to $53s, 200, was invest.
ed in Arkansas state bonds, which aft.
erwards became worthless, Arkansas
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
A TEXAS MOB.
1T Wrealzs Terrible Vengeance on q
hand Of Murderers.


Hand of Murderers.
Houston, Tex, May 1.-For the MUIR
der of Henry Daniels, an old man in his
dotage,a child aged seven, and woman
IN the first flush of hood;
the ravishment of the two girls, the
burning of the home of their victims,
two 81 the bodies being consumed in the
flames. seven young negroes were sent
to their doom by the hands of an in
furiated mob of negroes, the victims
also. being negroes, at Sunnyside, Wal
ter county. The victims were: Fayette
Rhine, 81 years old; Will Gates, IS years
old; Louis Thomas, 20 years; Aaron
Thomas, 13' years; Jim Thomas, IA
years; Benny Thomas, Is years. and
Will Williams, Is years old. When the
boys were captured they owned the
committing of the crime.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Earthquake at Lima.

Lima, Peru. May IA violent earth
quake disturbance, lasting; about one
minute, caused great alarm here at two
o'clock in the morning. All the church
bells were tolled to call the people to
prayer, us serious disaster was appre-
herGed. The shocks were also felt in
the suburbs of this city. No loss of
life or serious damage has as yet been
repOrted. $ -~<
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
one on Albert.

by the way, Jennie, how did you like
the dog show?" !
"Oh, Albert, wasn't it too lovely for
anything? There was one dog there
that had such human face. did adj
mire that dog" $3.50. IA
Indeed. did he look anything like
me?" 1851
, mo. not bit. It had too much char
acter in his countenance."
Then Albert reached for his hat
Tammany Times. f. : II
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Almost the Same.

Nonie-1s your husband as shy now
as he was before you married him? - i
Laura-Almost, for then he used to
hold his breath with fear, and he does
it just the same now when he comes
home late from the club.-Pittsburgh
Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06

Would Never DO.
The great theatrical manager
frowned. IA
Ever lose your diamonds?"
B ''sNo.' ISL
dal?'' .3s ~.
], 3. 81 No, sir.''' .5.., 4. .a.x.
Ever get divorced? 2" s.z55. &
"sir, my reputation Il above re-
proach!" " i. .s
We'll, you've got nerve to ask me
to star you. with all those disadvan-
tages.' Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
How She Reasoned 1t.

''My DEAR said Mrs. Eosdick to her
ten-year-old daughter, 'you should not
say ss.teethbrush.' You should always
say toothbrush 3
"But, mamma said the little gifl, .'I
brush all my teeth with it. IN. Y. Trib-.
une. @'E4%5 sg5.55 .15 .zz ssg7 - :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
~
1t Was Settled.

by the way" asked the former resi-
dent of the village, did Jones and
Smith ever get that dispute settled as
to which one owned that strip of land p
20, yes; that was settled some time
ago."
"And who got it?'' H.. =.
II forget the lawyers name."-Up-to-
Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Preparing for the End

Preparing for the End. ....
Crimsonbeak (discouraged)-Oh, I'm
tired of life. N-s<... .5,- -.rs ..s< .
Yeast (lightly)-Been eating some of
your wife's cooking, old man?
mo; but I'm willing to now."-Yon-
kers Statesman, -[s. so :. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
THE NATIONAL . GAME.

Standing of Baseball Clubs for the
Week Ended May 1.
The following tables show the num-
her of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of the leading base
ball organizations:
National league: = D..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
His Views on Labor.

y, First Tramp-Do you b'lieve in keep
in out the pauper labor Of Europe2 +
Second Trump don't mind the pau
per labor, but when it comes to lettin'
in Paupers what don't work, I'm afraid
they'll crowd us fellers into lookin' fer
q iob.-N. Y. World, q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
1t IL Settled,

The long controversy between the
government and the owners of the
property on the river between Mime
apolis and st. Paul, upon which lock
and dam No. 2 is to be located, has
been settled. Representative Stevens
had lengthy interview with tho Sec
Rotary of war, and in q short time
thereafter an order was signed by Sec.
rotary Alger locating this lock and
dam on the first site selected. There
is now no further bar to the commence
ment of this improvement, but it has
not yet been decided just when work
upon the new dam will be begun. It
is understood that satisfactory ar
rangements have been made with prop
erty owners and there is no longer any
cause of complaint.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
More Eneotive.

Artist NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., my pic
tures won't keep the wolf from the
door. F. K. = t.. -.-Ge :z~s I, Iii: & Is.
Friend-Did you ever try hanging
them on the doorknoh?-N. Y. journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
7f3isS q Il e, }sss.,! -iiitth
Good Reason for IT.

Good Reason for It. @
It was the seventh time she had tried
on the gown, and shesstill had fault to
find with IL. -, 49, S.
ut doesn't seem 10 mes she said said,
shat it becomes my comp lexion.' .
The dressmaker shrugged her Shout
ders. S{siss 81 ssggis IL sa.$$5
Madame forgets, 3 she said, that she
has not the same complexion she wore
last time she was here" Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
He Stopped 1t.

Truthful* Tommy describing his last
great fight)-Then he let out at me
with his right, but I stopped the blow.
Cynical Sam-Did you? How? III
Tommy (significantly) - With my
nose:-Oddk and Ends.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Self-Evident.

They haven't confided their secret to me.
q But I know the engagements begun,
For he's ordered a bicycle built for two,
She q rocking chair built for one.
- - .T.g'E IN Y Journal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
In tho Heejee Islands..

"What did you say the name Of this
missionary WASP" asked King Ktwapta.
Live ever, your highness," said the
trembling chief; che said it was john"
swell, for a change''-King Ktwapta
looked lovingly at his toothpicle-''let
lls have Jackpot-pie."- Town Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Rightly Named

Hewitt don't see why you call this
front door . storm door; it isn't .
storm door. -,- ..., ...<-
Jewett-JGst wait a minute, old man;
my wife always meets me here.-N. Y.
Tribune. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
In the Heat of the Conflict.

N tHe ncdt ~ tHe OOnHIct.
He-Do you think your Judgment is
as good as mine? s~<.
She-Oh, no. dear. Our choice of life
partners proves that it ism tn. Y.
Journal. 5s$ II
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Sugar Beet Seed.

Tho seed firm of Northrup, King &
Co., of Minneapolis. have received the
contract from State Treasurer Koerner
to supply the German sugar beet seed
to farmers who are to experiment with
the raising of tho beet for sugar pur-
poses.
The legislature appropriated $4,000
for the purchase of seed, and it will be
given at cost to those who make the
proper application to the state treas
urer: Northrup, King & Co. will dis
tribute the seed as directed by the war
rants issued by the state treasurer.
The seed is to be imported directly
from Germany, and will be of the very
best quality. 1t is selected from the
grade of beets giving the highest per-
centage of sugar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06

'Poor man! How did you lose the
sight of your eye?'
"Lookin' for work, mem!"-Pick-M Me-
Up. 49, 4@.' @S%*-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Loqnacity a Virtue.

11OEUSsVIIT ~ VuFtUCeZ8ssTs. IEt4s3
Why should sloquacious girls be bellesf
Pray answer me this riddle. ss q 4:
I make a guess. 1t Is because s5 E5s5
Their tongues hang instt the middle.
$E +: Ii # +. Il ~ Tribune
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
A Runaway Train.

An ore train of A cars got away from
the trainmen on the Duluth, Messabe
and Northern road and ran down a
steep grade on Hillside upon the ore
dock. Two miles from the dock the
control of the air brakes was lost and
the train flew down the hill at tre-
mendous rate of speed, crashing into a
row of cars standing on the docks.
The cars were badly smashed up. and
Is were piled up in pieces in the pock-
cts of the ore Dock The train crew
jumped and escaped with few bruises.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Our Flax.

Our Flax.
Representative Young, of Philadel-
phia, has received a letter from a fax
spinner at Belfast, Ireland, containing
some interesting facts about Minnesota
textile products.
This manufacturer states that the
first consignment of Minnesota fax ar
rived at Belfast in March last. Elk
perts, he states, in passing an opinion
upon its strength and quality, pro-
nounce it to be equal to any grown in
Ireland. In length it surpasses the
Irish fax and this is attributed to the
strong virgin soil of Minnesota, but
notwithstanding the strength of the
soil, the fibre shows a peculiarly fine
texture that makes it suitable for spin.
ming high class yarns.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06
Binding Irvine.

binding Twine
Large orders for binding Irvine re-
ceived at the prison make it necessary
to operate the factory over time. The
convicts employed in the Irvine factory
now work IL hours a day, and their
time will soon be increased to ID hours.
The factory is turning out $4,000
pounds of Irvine per day, and the stock
on hand amounts to $500, 900 pounds.
This will be increased to 1000 600
pounds by the time harvest begins.
. ..-' News in Brief , ~
Feung Hung. Feung, Boston China
man, on his way to. his native land,
died at the Union depot in st. Paul. .
Frank Witmans, q pioneer resident
of Mankato, committed suicide bv
hanging. =" - 1.> b.. r
The statute of Ole Bull will, after all.
be placed in Loring park, Minneapolis,
whore it will be unveiled and dedicated
to the city of Minneapolis May II.
Judge Buck, of the supreme court.
decides that that section of the statute
providing that deserted wife NAV
prosecute actions in her husbands
name and is entitled to all his powers
and rights therein, is constitutional 4
The new directory Of Mankato, lust
out, contains 1885 names, which, using
the usual multiple OF ~, gives the city
y population Of 12,462. The popula-
ton, according to the census or 1895,
was 10, ITS. 55s5 ,s.,.. 4 rs h
N The state game and fish commission
expects to make heavy seizures Of part
ridges next fall. The newsgame law
forbids the shipping Of partridges and
yet it is thought commission houses
will not scrnple to try to continue their
old time arrangement with the indians
whom they for years have supplied
with guns and ammunition and whose
supplies Of game they have purch ased..
The Northern Pacific hat filed with
the state auditor its list Of unused lands
still unsold, under the law passed 1t
this last sessio nsof the legisla ture III
3S Aftersa brief illness, Gen. Richard
Johnson, one of ST Paul > pioneers,
died of pneumonia &C the ~ etropolitans
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15
Del. Lacka. and Western.

Effect Monday, May 81, 1891
Trains leave Scranton as follows: EN-
press for New York and all points East,
i40 $50, 515, 500 and 9.55 a m; 1855 and
EXPRESS for Easton, Trenton, PhiladeI-
phia and the South, SIS, 500 and 955 a. m,
1855 and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, S.45 p, m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, $40 p. m.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, Ell
mira Corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 1910 2.S5, 800 a. M,
and 155 p. m, making close connections at
Buffalo to all points in the West. North
west and Southwest.
Binghamton and way station. Los p. m.
Nicholson ccommodation, 400 and 6.lC
Binghamton and Elmira express. 5,5S
Express for Utica and Richheld Springs,
2& a. m. and l. 55 y. m.
ithaca, 235, 300 a. M, and 1.b5 p. m.
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
Barre Plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dan
VILE making close connection at North
cumberland for Williamsport, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
Northumberland and intermediate sta
tions, 600, 955 a. m, and 1.55 and 500 D. m.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations,
sos and II 20 a. m. Plymouth and inter
mediate stations, $40 and S.H p. m For
Kingston, 12.40 d. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed information, pocket time
tables, etc, apply TO NJ. l.. Smith, city
ticket office, S2S Lackawanna avenue, OF
depot ticket office.