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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-02
Recovered from the Sen.

After having been submerged in $50
feet of water for seven years, the treas
ure on board the steamer Skyro, sunk
off Cape Finisterre in April, 1891. has
been recovered by divers. The Skyro
sailed from Cartagena, bound for Lon
don, with valuable cargo, including
bar silver, valued at $4,000. All went
well until approaching Cape Finjsterre
in foggy weather, when the vessel
struck Oh the Mexiddo reef, but passed
over, and went down in deep water
within 20 minutes, and about two miles
off the coast. An expedition went out
in the same year, but was unable TO Sc
cure the treasure. Last year another
effort was made, with more powerful
diving apparatus, and resulted in 50
bars being recovered. The working
depth for the diver was never less than
28A fathoms-171 feet-and it fire.
quently exceeded this. To obtain these
bars it was found necessary to blow
away the deck with dynamite, which
the diver did, only after great difficulty,
owing to the boisterous state of the
weather. Work was compulsori]y sus-
pended in October, but again resumed
last summer with satisfactory results.
IN. Y. Journal.
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A HISTORIC STONE.
How the City Has Grown Around m
Old Mile Post.

How the City Has Grown Around m
Old Mile Post.
A landmark in the shape of an old
milestone stands on the triangular
piece of ground at the juncture of Sus-
quehanna and Germantown avenues
and Sixth street, on which is cut 80
miles to P" The stone, says the Phil
adelphia Bulletin, which is of granite,
is about 80 inches high, S inches thick
and IL inches in width. 1t has not suf-
fered from the ravages of age, but bears
in several places the result of vandal-
ism, although it is guarded by two
brass cannon, metal dog, and over it
floating from flagstaff is "Old Glory"
The guardians are the property of Gen.
d. B. Birney post GO, e. A. R., the COM
rades of which keep the triangular
piece of ground in a slightly and good
condition. The stone has been there
for many years, how long no person re-
siding in the neighborhood can say,
while one man says that it has been
there more than half century.
1t is evident that it was erected when
Philadelphia was not of such an ex-
tenslve area as at present, and was
placed there to direct persons COM
ing in from the country and show them
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A characterization

It is generally best to curb our i'm
patience before giving it vent in words,
as at such times ones language may
convey different idea from it's real
meaning. Miss Kate Sanborn, in her
"Abandoning an Adopted Farm" re-
lates her annoyance at being besieged
by agents, reporters and curiosity seek
ers: 81 was SO perpetually harassed
that l dreaded to see stranger ap-
proach with an air of business. The
other day I was just starting for a
drive when I noticed the usual stran-
ger hurrying on. Putting my head out
Of the carriage, I said. in petulant and
weary tone: DO you want to see me 2
The young man stopped, smiled and re-
piled, courteously: TT gives me pleas
ure to look at you, madam, but was go
ing farther on "-Youth's Companion
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The SnapdragOn Catch-FIy.

Some plants-the catch-flies for ex-
ample-have their stems and leaves
covered with sticky hairs that catch
and ho.d intruders before they can
reach the blossoms. Next time you are
in the country look for the snapdragon
catch-f1y. You will find it in almost
any field or roadside at the beginning
OF summer. 1t is not at all snowy
plant-in fact, it is rather weedy look
ing. Its flowers are small and white,
opening at dusk and closing in the
daytime. The curious thing about it
is that there is a dark-brown sticky
band around the stems, between each
two Of the upper joints. Here may be
seen sticking small particles of sand,
and sometimes tiny insects caught in
the act of trying to rob the plant. Some
botanis think that these plants with
sticky hairs that catch insects in self
defense are connecting link between
ordinary plants and insect feeders, such
as the sundew and the Venus fly trap.
Thomas H. Kearney, Jr., in St. Mich
olas.
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TIED HIS COWS ON THE TRACK.
Florida Mans Ingenious Scheme to
Beat the Railroads.

The Louisville & Nashville railroad
has just uncovered q clever but old
fashioned scheme for robbery which
has puzzled its detectives for two years.
Jackson county raises few cattle, but
it isn't a Texas ranch by great deal.
For two years past all the cattle in
this county seem to have cultivated the
Louisville & Nashville. The number of
COWS killed on that line in this county
exceeds anything in the history of the
road.
Detective Watts has been looking up
the previous condition of servitude of
these numerous valuable sacrifices to
engines and has discovered plot which
has cost the company thousands of dol
lars. The man who conceived and exc
cuted this coup is J. D. Silly. He is
an artist. 1t was Stilly's idea to scour
the country adjoining the railroad and
buy up all the lame, halt and blind cat
tie to be had.
All old cow is worth about $1.5O. Still
ly would purchase these attenuated
creatures and drive them to his farm
What he did with them the neighbors
neither knew nor cared until the rail-
road people began an Investigation.
Then Silly took to the swamps. The de-
tective discovered that the cows which
the slow Florida trains were killing all
belonged to the tribe of "has beens,"
and that in every case in the courts the
deceased mixers were paid for as thor
oughbred animals, which are not any
too common III Jackson county.
The detective sought out the man
who could own SO many. He discovered
a farm full of cripples, and then he set
watch on Silly. A few nights after
that Silly led poor old COW down to
the tracks, tied her securely to the cross
ties, and then waited while a through
train swept her into kingdom come.
The usual claim followed. Next day
Watts went on hunt for Silly, found
him in swamp, and brought him to
jail.-Charleston wv. Va.) Gazette.
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that they had only two miles further
to travel before reaching Market street.
The stone may have been there for
over two centuries, as in 1852 the boun-
diaries of the city were declared to be
Vine street and Cedar street to the
north and south and the Delaware and
Schuylkill rivers to the east and west.
III 1853 the number of houses was only
1890 and the population about $4,000.
In 1904 the city was divided into ten
wards. which division continued up to
1900, and then the city did not reach
much further south than Spring Car
den street
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The cathedral of Rouen, France,
boasts of clock that has kept time for
500 years.
In every country having registra-
ton of births there is found an excess
of males over females of from three to
seven per cent. year.
The greyhound seems to have been
developed in level, treeless and shrub.
less countries, where a moving object
il visible at a long distance, and great
speed is therefore necessary to enable
a predaceous animal to overtake it's
prey.
Lord Kelvin holds that the internal
heat of the earth has nothing to do with
the climates. The earth, he says, might
he of the temperature of white hot iron
1000 feet below the surface, or at the
freezing point so feet below, without at
all affecting climate.
In the French navy it has been
found that the electric searchlight en-
ployed on men of war injuriously af-
fects the eyes of seamen who have to
work about the light, and dark blue
spectacles are supplied to them for pro-
lection. Brown eyes are less affected
than gray or blue ones, the reason sug-
gested being that the former are more
heavily charged with pigment.
"A corduroy road made of small
cedar trees, which were in a perfect
state of preservation, was unearthed
the other day 80 feet below the surface
OF the earth, seven miles east of Ashta-
bula, o. Prof. Carl Wright, teacher OF
geology in Oberlin college, who has
visited the spot and examined the wood,
gave it as his opinion that the wood has
been where it was found since the
glacial epoch.
Members of the Physical society in
London were interested at a recent
meeting by an exhibition of specimens
of paints which change their color with
variations of the temperature. One of
these paints is red at ordinary tempera-
lures, but turns black in few seconds
when warmed in front of stove, or
otherwise heated to FOG degrees Fahren-
beit. Another paint is yellow until
heated to temperature of 113 degrees
Fahrenheit, when it becomes dark red.
They are called "heat-indicating
paints,'' but are little more than scien-
titic curiosities.
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MAKING BRICKS WITH OIL
Pound to BE Cheaper and Better Than
Any Other Fuel.

Found to BE Cheaper and Better Than
Any Other Fuel.
An experiment of considerable in
terest to brick manufacturers and deal
ers his been tried in brickyard in New
York state, fuel oil being used instead
of wood or coal oil to burn a kiln of
bricks. Fuel oil is the product left after
crude petroleum has been refined. 1t
has been used for some time as fuel for
engines and furnaces, but its adapta-
bility for the more delicate operation
Of burning pottery or bricks is recent
discovery. The success of the expert
ment, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, is
likely to reduce the cost of brick maxi
ing in considerable degree. Forced
draught is an important factor in the
system, and by it the heat from the
burner can be directed at uniform
temperature toward any part of the
arch of the kiln. The oil runs in pipes
around the base of the kiln and feeds
directly from the burner in the arch in
the interior. The forced draught "feeds
i'll" with the oil, and by the turning of
valve the heat can be regulated at any
point within the arch.
It is claimed that the use of oil is
much cheaper than that of either coal
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up to which hour no kilograms could be

up to which hour no kilograms could be
passed. This was tantamount to cut
ting of foreign correspondents from
telegraphic communication with the
rest of the world for the night. The out
look seemed hopeless when high Rus
sian official, who had the privilege of
passing kilograms, kindly consented to
look over mine. 1t was a great favor.
The improvised censor objected, how
ever, to story about Mr.. Faure's over
coat, and accordingly l had to suppress
it. lie was very sympathetic. 4 know
he said, you must be metaphorically
crashing your teeth: But should get
nto trouble for passing your telegram
if there were anything Objectionable in
it, One of my French colleagues wired
that Grand Duke Alexis waited half an
hour at the landing-stage. He was
pulled up by the censor with the re-
mark: "A Russian grand duke waits for
nobody A friend of mine was about
to. wire that the czarina hard grown
slightly stronger since she was in Paris.
but refrained. stated the fact, and
i was allowed to pass"
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GERMANY'S POLICE SYSTEM.
Teutons Are Hampered by Constant
Surveillance.

Teutons Are Hampered by Constant
Surveillance.
In England and America police is just
police, but in Germany the preservers
of the peace and guardians of property
are divided and subdivided into many
classes. There is a building police, q
business police and press police, in
addition to the regular street police. A
.subsectional police deals with lodgings,
particulars of residence of the inhab-
'itants, passports, servants, lost prop
erty, clubs, public meetings, cruelty
to animals, keeping large dogs and
skating. A change of residence is no
simple thing, SO hedged in is it by re-
strictions and formulas. In addition to
the worry of house hunting, the ex-
pense of moving and the narrowing up
of feelings by the crash of crockery and
bric-a-brac, the householder on remov-
ing from one district to another must
exhibit his tax receipt, announce fu-
ture place of abode, and receive permits
sion to move, which documents. are ex-
hibited to the guardians of the new dis
trict. The fire police is subdivided into
five sections, charged respectively with
preventing, announcing and extin-
gushing fires, with the regulation of
explosives and with sweeping chin
neys. The causes for and occasions on
which servant may be dismissed and
for what breakage she may be held re-
sponsible, are rigidly prescribed, and
On all sides there is such hemming
in, such restriction of what elsewhere
are deemed inalienable rights and priv
ileges, as to be simply intolerable to
those reared amid the environments OF
personal liberty. But the system seems
to work well, and the German burgher
is content and consumes his beer and
sauer kraut as placidly as In America
Detroit Free Press.
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THE RUSSIAN CENSORSHIP.

Very Strict Measures Against For
eiEn Correspondents.
Some interesting glimpses of the
working of the Russian censorship,
which was maintained even against
French Journalism during President
Faure's recent visit, are given in let
ter from the special correspondent of
the London Daily News in St. Peters
burg:
calling at news agency after the
review, learned that the censor had
gone back to dine in the country and
would not be back before eight o'clock.
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or wood for brick burning. The cost of
burning 1000 bricks with wood at five
dollars cord is 80 cents; the cost where
coal is used is so cents; with oil the cost
is 80 cents. In burning bricks with wood
IL men are required every "a hours: if
oil is used two men can do the work.
The new method is quicker, completing
the burning of the kiln in six days, in
stead of seven or eight, as formerly, and
the bricks are better, because with the
forced air draught the temperature OF
the kiln is entirely under control.
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Bismarck is one of the great figures
Of history. Without him the union I'M
der common government of so large
portion of the German lands would
hardly have be en- achieved. Whether he
was the one to create nation as we'll
as u government is not SO clear. He
is at heart thorough tory, who believes
in governing people whether they will
or not. The Germans, intelligent, in
dustrious, patriotic in spirit, would
seem capable of governing themselves
if any people are. They sadly need the
training which can be had only from
the practice of self-government. Bis
marck, hating free parliaments, free
speech, free press, assumes that only
a little knot of princes and chancellors
have the aforementioned skill to pro-
vide government for the whole nation.
The great, and intellectual, and fear.
less German people will some day weary
of that notion.-Prof. H. P. Judson.
III. D., in Chautauquan.
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. see in such a room-it was a dining

to see in such room-it was dining
room-including clock on the mantel.
1t was pendulum clock, one of the
kind that has little clear space in the
lower part of the glass front, through
which you can see the pendulum as it
swings back and forth. The lamp
simply swept across the face of the
clock, as it swung around. and an in
slant later Irealized that had seen no
pendulum swinging back and forth be-
hind that clear space. 1t WASN'T swing
ing. The clock had stopped.
Il set my lamp on the shelf, and
opened the door of the clock and started
up the pendulum. and then heard the
regular ticking of the clock. And that
was all wanted. But what a relief it
was to hear it. could sort the spoons
now with q cheerful spirit"
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Refined Repartee.

She-1 have seen rs summers.
He-Then you must have been blind
for several years. Now, own to hav-
ing seen As.
"Then that leaves you about "A years
of age. when one takes into considera-
ton your failing of seeing double."-
indianapolis Journal. X
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THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Brief and Quiet Chapter from tn
Story Of His Varied Life.

A Brief and Quiet Chapter from the
story Of His Varied Life.
II don't think l was ever much
scared" said retired burglar, accord
ing to the Norfolk Sun, but l have
been as much scared by slight, little
things, that were of no real account as
by anything else. For instance, by the
scratching of a rat, starting up sudden
~ and running around in the wall. !
was never more disturbed than l was
once by the absolute stiffness of room
that l was in. 1t was dead and oppres-
sive; and couldn't account for it.
II swung my lamp around and saw
the usual things that you might expec,
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A Trade Warning.

Butcher-'Ow is my daughter gettin'
on with 'er moosic, professor?
PROFESSIONALLY, am only teaching
her the scales at present.
Butcher OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'er
the scales! don't want 'er to know
nothink about the scales! She amt
going to serve in the shop. mean 'er
to be a lady. Teach 'er the palmer, or
I'll take 'er away from yer.-Scraps.
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Millions of LObsters.

The slaughter of Holsters at Prince
Edwards island is something astound-
ing. There were exported the past sea.
son $1,000 cases, mostly to Europe,
which involved the killing of 81, 900 900
IN. Y. Sun. H.. ~
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Women in New Zealana

Women are allowed TO practice law IN
New Zealand. But in a recent letter
to London paper mention is made of
the suicide of female lawyer who had
waited three years in vain for clients.
Reference IL also made to 80 women
who passed examinations as teachers,
but were unable to get places, as men
are preferred for the high schools.
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The desire of some men to wobble
around in big place rather than ill
small one accounts for many Of Gte'sS
failures.-Chicaao News. 49, J.
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MONEY OF THE WORLD DESCRIBED
HOY A G G2IEER &G1R G9NE3 AN GyRRENr
~ o oBBELsk cENTRAE PAX. NEW FORK SKI o ~
% and ~ pa oq 81 s SS poe SeS
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Truth is the joining or separating
of signs, as the things signifed agree
or disagree.-Locke.
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self to it like barnacle.
But alas! Nancy was wanted for
everything that day but what she
wanted. Suave, mustached gentlemen,
admiration in their eyes and business
Oh their lips, offered her volumes the
percentage upon whose prospective
sales would have filled Rothschild
with glee. She was wanted to polish
jewelry; to make paper flowers; to be
the high priestess of typewriter; to
sell tickets for series of madly ex-
citing lectures on the Holy Land.
Nancy enjoyed herself immensely for
an hour or so, with much the same feel
ing that runaway craft might have
that was navigating unknown waters;
but then affairs began to assume a less
hilarious aspect. A singing rain came
driving from the east in little whips.
the dampness encircled her like fog.
and Nancy shivered under her mackin-
tosh as she tiptoed her way across the
muddy street.
martha was right" she thought; II
have made an idiot of myself over this;
and the best thing can do is to go home
and tell her so. There isn't any occupa-
ton on earth am wanted for, it seems,
besides peddling things. No! III 20
home and tell the truth, and let Bob
Joke me about the poor working girl as
much as he pleases."
Nancy turned towards the corner, but
stopped suddenly in the very middle of
4 puddle. There is only one place left
On my list" she thought, land l might
an well look at that, and do the whole
thing up thoroughly and forever. It is
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

WICHITA AMI WESTERN.
Arrive rom West.
No. Pratt and kingman passen-,
ger (daily except Sunday. f0:S am
No. Pratt and kingman accom-
mediation TUESDAY. Thursday
Saturday ................ 1:U I'm
Depart West.
NO. kinCman and Pratt paSsen-l
ger daily except Sunday $40 pm
No. Kfngman and Pratt accom-
nodation (Monday. Wednesday,
and Friday ............I9 9:35 am
D. H. RHODFS.
Superintendent.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

Direct connection made in Union Depot.
Ellsworth for Denver and all Colorado.
Wyoming, Utah, California and Washing
ton points. Twenty-four hours time saved
TO ali northwestern points.
Depot corner Douglas and Mosley avenue.
G. N. WHITNEY.
Agent.
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WANTED-MISCE ELr.ANEOUS
s-N0~@.(0NON~N~-~o0~O~~@~
WANTED-Nash.ng at third house be-
low railroad on Wichita street. 2S-Stx
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MISCELLANEOUS.
mt9SGLIAN
~~~~~--~~~~-~-~~----~ -~@-~~-~e~~~-~~O~-~~
The RUSSELL STUDIO OF MUSIC
Wichita, Kansas.

Voice Culture. Piano. Pipe Organ ana
other solo instruments. Theory of Musis
and Sight Reading. Rei,ab bic Instructors
in every department. Private lessons
only. and az reasonable terms.
Vocal and Pipe Organ students prepsr.
ei 10 render Catholic and Protestant
Church Service. as we'll as Concert Solos.
Time can be secured for practice On the
pedal organ az the studio. IN q properly
heated and lig.lted room. The organ 70
from ne Barnes & Nsscomo Music
House OF this city. For particulars sd-
dress or apply 10 Mrs. CAtharine Russell.
Room 8. Zimmeriy building.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16
EAGLE PRINT
..OF COURSE

Good printing IA not neces-
sarily high priced Cheap
printing IS sot recessaE!ly
Poo, printing. Good Es-
chi1ery Is ore CT ihe prizci-
pa feat1-es- Ths purchase
CT material IN car lots direct
t.orz TIE nils is the greatest
factor IL The Eagle teing
able = Do GOOD PRINTING
CHEAP. Thea yoa car ger
the best a The prices yoz
pay fo- he poorest !: he
EAGLE OFFICE If Esg DOgsLIi
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WANTED-Teams 10 haul straw on
shares. Mason c. Nevins. 1925 Z. Doug
las. 2i-6tx
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Phone 81. DERMODY Phone ST.
PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANY
Phone 81.

General stock OF Pipes. Valves and Fit
tinzs. Leather and Rubber Betting and
Hose. Threshing Engine. Aiu and Fac
tory Supplies.
313 E Douglas Avenue. Wichita. Es..
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

ID - ssss is~ wesxss zssssy 10
cap - ssass ~ yssE
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WANTED-Chldren 10 board and care for.
No. ll6 y. Green street I7-I2t
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

FOR SALE-A few cho.cs improved farms
at a bargain. Easy terms 4Oi-4as- t5
Sedgw:ciS block Whine & W:nne- off
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3. 3. PARSONS
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.

Estimates f1-nas&e6 90 a. classes os
bul2nSs scser = c.ty oy csucfry Ios
Tcrk sn city gsveE ez-es1l attereon Of
GAzkAA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-16

This line Is now running through cnalr
cars (seats free) and Pullman Drawing
Room sleeping cars. Wichita 10 81. Louis
daily withIt change This is the only
Ene running through Pullman cars from
Wichita to St. Louis, where direct connec-
ton is made with al eastern trunk lire
points In TIE most ma gnificent railway
station in the world. Quickest line 70 All
points IN Southwest Missouri. Northx west
Arkansas. East and Southeast.
The dining car service on the trains Of
the Frisco Line Is under the STlpsryfsi.,,
OF Fred Harvey. Meals are served IA
Carte and the ear * neat and tasty in its
appointments Care is exercised TO pro-
N.Ge Pairons with service which shsB
prove satisfactory.
This company now also have on sale
steamship tickets 10 al points on tie
globe.
For further .nforma ton address
j. ". LINGENFELTER
City Ticket Agent.
Corner Main ana Douglas Ave
l. R DELANEY, Ticket Agent.
Union Depot, Wichita, Kan