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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
EARLY Struggles.

"! wantto write an article about great
men and their early struggles" saidSthe
interviewer. s4Ef
land you want to know something
about minc?"" inquired Senator RSor-
ghum. 4 ~ -
Eyes. When did you have the severest
early struggle that you can recall. 80,
Yesterday morning" ~
II beg your pardon!''' - s.ss@s5 y.ssS-.
eyes. I don't know when Il have had
such time. was awake until after
midnight the night before and had to
gel up to catch a six o'clock train."-
Washington Star. -. y g 9 -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
A NOVEL TRIP.
Two Philadelphia Cyclists Start o
4 1J,OOO-Mile Journey. -r.f

u 15,(OO-Mile Journey. -y.a d:
Philadelphia, Nov. s.-Charles D..
Campbell and William J. Nixon, mem en-
bers of local cycling organization, on
Sunday left this city amounted on tan
dem for a 15,OO0-miley ride. They were
escorted as far as wilmington by about
300 local riders. tEhe men ride as the
result of wager that they cannot COM
plete the distance inside of one year,
and on their return show S, 1000, the
start to be made without any money and
with only the necessary clothing that
can be carried in a travelling case. They,
are required to visit the leading south
ern cities and, to! strike westward, to. be
in Indianapolis, at the national L: A. W.
meet next year. The men expect to
earn the $1,000 by selling bicycle sun
dries. d. '-'i@ .'t'' IL y. 3HA ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
NoWS In Brief.

Over $4,000 worth of mortgages
have been paid off in Mile Lac county
since the last crop.
Wayne Forsyke was awarded YER
dict OF 80, 500 against VIM. L. Ward of
Red Wing for breach of promise.
Mrs. John Vail, while burning off
stubble near Sherburn, was so badly
burned she cannot recover;
Miss Elizabeth Friese vas asphyxi-
ated at the residence Of A. F'iltgcr, at
at Duluth.
Mrs. F. NJ. Barker committed sui.
eide by drowning in Swan Lake, near
Pillsbury.
The first election at Red Lake Falls
resulted in the selection Of DIR. L. Le-
mieux for mayor. =: y
A man who registered as O: p John.
son, Little Falls, Mimi, was asuhyxi-
ated at the United States hotel, New
burgh, NY. 49,
A postofice has been esta blished at
Riel, Clay county.
A fellow who was riding the trucks
of q train was bounced from his roost
at Crookston, went to the ticket Office,
bought q ticket for Minneapolis and
took his seat in the passenger coach
as though nothing had happened.
A woman who ran one of the PIN
gree" potato patches in Minneapolis,
returned the four bushels Of tn bers is
sued to her and insisted upon the asso-
citation taking an, extra bushel as in:
terest. She said that she had paid all
her bills and bought q COW with the
proceeds Of her farm.
G. Fl. Bachelor, farmer near Roy
alton, took aconlte with suicidal in
tent. He will recover. ~
T An uaknownt man was killed by q
Great Northern passenger train at St.
Paul. tits supposed he was woods
man i e, on his way. to the pineries.' -
"A syndicate offers to buy all the tim
Der land belonging to the Great North
ern from Crookston north to the state
line. '42 '*'s: F"-
While leading a horse at Fisher,
Harry Sweet, aged IL, was kicked in
the temple, and fatally injured.
! The case of Morrison county against
"A. c. Morrill,, in which the tax on $50
900 worth of personal property was in
volved, was decided by the judge in ia
vor of Mr.. Morrill,. s@ s ~
/ Fire destroyed the Hub restaurant
and two other buildings at Winnebago
City, ...;. j, H.. n. II :,
An additional daily, except Sunday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11

4 D. f
tiyes, he, OF course, had the privilege OF
the senate floor, and frequently availed
himself Of that right, One Afternoon
when he was in the senate cloakroom an
executive session was ordered, the gall
lcries and floors were cleared and tho
dignified body proceeded to business on
the star chamber plan. LII the midst Of
an exciting debate upon a certain ap.
pointment, Senator Edmunds walked
back Of the desks and paced the floor
with bowed head, deeply cogitating. the
subject. AS he passed one of the glass
Widowed doors Of the republican
cloakroom, he saw bushy red-head
haloed with tobacco smoke. Stopping
instantly and peering in, he: saw tho
statesman from Texas. He Immediate
ly interrupted the proceedings with:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
New Story of Ochiltree.

When the celebrated prevaricator,
Thomas Porterhousez Ochiltree, COM
mcnced the study of law with his IA
thcr, he informed his parent that the
day would come when he would be the
leading member of the firm. Within a
year after, he was admitted to partner
ship, and the sign was painted: ''Thom-
as P. Ochiltree & Son." the elder Thomas
went abroad for a two months trip.
When he returned, he found the office
sign changed, The old one was out OF
sight and a new one hanging over the
door bearing the legend: Thomas r.
Ochiltree & Father, Lawyers"
When Mr.. Ochiltree was in congress,
- . member Of the house Of representa-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
AFRICANS l4AR . TO B KILL.
Only sltshslysHurt Nv injuries tn.

OAA 49, - ~ sAAJOEAG1 IA0Ia
W0Nld he Eatal to Caucasians.sSSS,,
The constitnt ions Of the peasahtrys
in this pagf of frica are marvellous, but
not more marvelous thans is the extraor-
binary immunity from serious acct dent.
that they appear to en- hey are
the most careles iilrrEspo sihle. Hi py-s
go-lucky foil lat tie mind can iim1fss
Inc. They have absolutely no fespeet
for the power 1T steam, ID areswhos OILY;
careless 81. glyrada lions OF 'imp As Yo,l,
could not persuade them ten years:
that be struck 81 any pro5 ecting por-:zz
ton sof a train "a nsyyirn b 500 tons weight
and travelling at Tile rate 20 miles an
hour was Jimmy way more Formidable
than being kicked BY I'M angry COW.
Both blows hurt thai IS All. And ma
ture appears to Up ii the conspiracy
with them 10 mainta tain this condi tion 81
Ignorance. Actscsidsnts befall them that
with white men would ent all a d inquest
and an apppealt THE employers liabil-
ity act. ANA 1||Itheys % BIT rus them.
selves and g ,rr!ifnli.' Nothing seems to hurt
them seriously; 81 5.s :: rsr,s Il t+s :
For instance, not; long ago a train,
heavily laden and running on thesdoWn
grade at top speed! say "a to 30 miles an
hour approached to Is spot swf7efes a.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES standing close be-
side. the line. Behind one 81 of the car.
riages was a solid plat o iii of wooden
beams, protecting foot two ,fss On
either side. hThiswas the 'szeer',, plat,
form, soe built lid order that 4he ze ssa
great porous Vater jars II TIRE Kind
in which Morgianaa hid the 40 tliiee,vaesss e
might catch ths rush of air and the.wa-,
teribe thus cooled The train, came on.
the .'straightener'' = remained u as j
though heshadT calculated ITO a,nicety
Just HI place sc to Be strt sttcIk
with most force by the projecting tim
Der. Of course everyone shouted az
him, and equally Of course he paid no
sort of attention, with the result that
the blow took him full in the back of the
head. s:,.r.,- w. ....... ~ +: u. >,
-. At::the moment the train could not be
stopped, but from the station about a
milesfarther on Lieut.. Blakeny sent
back bearer party with everything
necessary for. first aid, convinced in his
mind, however Che had seen the occur
renee that the man must infalIibly
have beenAkilled. When the Bearer
party returned the sergeant in charge
reported that the poor Victim was; ''zaz-
an shwier,";,i e., rather cross. There
was nothing else the matter with him,
an and the next day, having got over his
pardonable vexation, he Went to work
as, usual. 49,, 49,.
! y Again on another occasion, and still
on the down grade, at night a navy.
Ilost his cap overheard. It was the
FIJI fimsiest apology for a: cap, but it was.
apparently dear to him, so he Jumped
out after it. When the circumstance
was reported at the next station an en-
CINE went back to collect him, and met
him hurrying along quite comfortable
and an very pleased with himself; he had
found t.---London News. 80 ~ ~. =: -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
A Test Sale.

The stumpage on section 36-15O-36, on
the coded portion of the Red Lake res
ervation, has been sold by State Audi
tor Dunn to John Irvine of Minneapo-
lis for $500 per thousand, the ap-
praised valuation. The section con-
tains about 2, $50, 900 feet of pine, and
the sale was made by Mr.. Dunn to test
the states right to sections 16 and So
on the reservation. It will be cut this
winter, and it is thought the United
States government will bring suit to
recover from the state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Improveme.t. in Michir.n..

Lansing, Mich.,a Nov. S.--Figures col
lected by Labor Commissioner Cox
show that 62 out of the 70 cities of the
state have made: permanent public i'm
provements during the year ?, costing
$2,ooo,ooo. For paving $725,263 was ex-
pended in "a cities. The average, daily
wages paid by municipalitiessfor COM
mon labor was $1.ss and for men and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Crank or Philosopher:

There is graduate of Yale and
Harvard who pervades the COMPRESSION
al library at Washington. He is nearly
GO years of age, evidently very poor, for
he wears shabby clothes, and his bald
head is adorned with very grimy old
felt hat when he energies from the
library. He is called "Old Philosopher
by habitues of the building. Formerly
prosperous lawyer, he was converted
in '7G during revival held in Washing
ton by the evangelist, Rev. E. P. Ham
mond. Ever since then the "Old Phil
osopher" has devoted his time and tai
ent to the study of the Bible. He reads
all commentaries and covers the table
before him with Bibles in Hebrew,
Greek, Latin, German and French.
Of course his law business has long
since faded away, and he has nothing to
live on except faith. Although a very
learned man. he is not an extempore
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Killed by the Marshal,

Henry Haberling, "a thresher, while
under arrest at Pipestone for drunken
ness, broke loose from Marshal Nc
Call and started to run. He refused to
halt, and Mccall fred three shots; one
striking him IN the abdomen: He lived
only five minutes. The sum of SOS
was found on his person and letter
from his brother at New Ham burg, 10.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
LITERARY SAVINGS !! 8: AND n. DoIhGs

It may interest the readers of E. W.
Hornung's Australian stories to know
that he is a sbrother-in-law of DR.. a.
Conan Doyle. '"''"s b4& ~ s'''1 tst's@"is"
Mr.. Donald G. Mitchell ok Marvel) is
preparing a second volume of "Ameri.
can Lands and Letters which, will ap-
pear early next year. s, >., ~ ,,s s,,,'.1
! A book of stories for children, by the
late Prof. Drummond, is in preparation.
The book will be illustrated by Mr..
Louis Vain. s'' ~ = z ST.. 35!3'e 'sAs.''
A1phonse Dandct has decided to keep
back realistic, novel drawn from life
which he has just finished, until the
original Of the hero dies.
Mr.. Maurice Thompson has three
books nearly ready for the printers:
"Stories of Indiana," novel, and a col
lection of out-of-d cor papers. III y aais5
Daniel Frohmann has announced ii,
the papers that H. e. Chatfeld-Ta
is writing for him q comedy Of fash
icnable life. Mr.. Chatfel Taylor has
q novel Of Washing ton, THE Vice of
Fools. !" Just out. =. S. ..,fa
Alaska covers 577.s90 square miles;
thesrest of the United States cover more
than 5000. 900 square miles. So 4 tsattsstt
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Trains That Never ston

The time consumed in makinga jour
ney is to a great extent taken up by
stoppages at stations for the purpose Of
taking on passengers An ingenious
system has been devised whereby pas
sengers are taken upon trains or
dropped without hating. The inven-
ton is to be feature of the Paris ex-
position in 1900. The device consists
OF a movable platform with circular
disc, which travels at the same rate Of
speed as the passing train. The In
ventor- claims that when entering the
platform from staircase in the center
there; will be no danger, since the speed
at this point is comparatively low, nor
will it be felt much when going toward
the edge of the turning platform, for
the increase of speed is gradual and an
ticipated." In theory this may be. very.
well, but the practical mind instantly
questions whether ordinary employees
are capable Of handling two rapidly
moving bodies with sufficient nicely to
remove the element OF danger. that is
always present where there sis very.
high; rate Of speedy. Y. Ledger. y tg.l..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
The Cause eau

Mrs. Goodly To what do you attrib
ute your uncomfortable appetite for
strong drink? Is it hereditary?
Empty Eddie No, mum; it's THIRST
Up-to-Dats. ss g
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11

Returns from the state experimental
farm Of analysis of 10 sugar beet sam
pies from Blue Earth county, show .
range of sugar from ia to al per
cent and range of purity of from rs
to "a per cents. Farmers raising these
samples failed to comply with instruc-
tions and gave but two civilizations in
stead of six or eight, which accounts
for the comparatively small per cent
of sugar, though enough in every case
to make the beets a commercial sue
cess. The experiments will be con-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Inference.

The Groom The minister seems to
think he knows more about you than Z.
do. 5s s;t.s3ssi
The Bride -How's that? a.
J. 81 gave him q ten, and he handed back
five. of it Town Topics. s.s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
To, Prison Together.

Not for long time until now have
man and wife been received at, the
prison to do time for > crime commit
ted together. Franz and Minnie Seigcl
were sent up from Todd county to
serve three years and one year res
pectively for manslaughter in the sec
ond degree. The story of their crime
was that they had shamefully abused,
ill-treated and neglected their 1o-year-
old daughter Martha, who died in All
gust. They had failed to provide her
with clothing, food and shelter, and
also neglected her when she became
i'll from exposure and the treatment
she had been accustomed to-, '
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
"A Fatal Error.

In mistake for a deer, J. w. Benson
was killed by w. P. Cook at Lake Wau-
bana. Both are widely known resi-
dents of Richmond, Ind. MIR. Benson
was As years of age. A rife shot
pierced his breast in the region of the
heart. He died instantly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
The Color Of Arctic Animals

Nature is avery considerable and prov
ident protector to her children. In win
ter many Of the arctic animals become
perfectly white and can move over the
vast ,snowfelds with safety, when il.
they retained their summer colorithey.
would besa easy mark for beasts and
birds OF preygor the hunters rifle. The.
foSs4 squirrels ermine and other crea=
lures Of their class have dark fur dur
ing the, summer to correspond with the
rocks among which they live.N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Plenty of Sisal.

A large purchase Of sisal for the
prison binder, Irvine factory has been
made BY: Warden Wolfer, who esti-
mates that the new lot will give
enough raw material to operate the
factory until next spring. The sisal
market has been high, for some time,
but Warden ,Wolfer purchased 1900
bales at q greatly reduced figure from
the prices quoted week or two ago.
Warden Wolfer figures that the state
will have close on to Eve million pounds
of binder Irvine on hand for next sea-
sons demand. - : -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
An Irish Verdict

My lord" said the foreman OF an
Irish jury, when giving in his verdict,
1--WE find the man who stole the,mars
not guilty Bits. IS,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11

"Mr. President, move that proceed
ings in executive session be suspended
until the cloakrooms are cleared"
There was furry and a futter on the
floor, the sergeant-at-arms was called in
and the Texan politely elected. Mr..
Edmunds afterwards said: II was hor.
rified; for, if he undertookto describe
an executive session, of course he'd ex.
11perate il ;" U.s. j
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
'~ INDIAN INTERMARRtAGES.
Names of Numerous Tribes and The
Relations to Each Other,

Names or Numerous Tribes and Their
Relations to. Each Other.
The Tsimpseans are composed of the
following tribes: The Crow, Bear,
Whale, Frog, Wolf, Beaver, and Eagle.
Each of these represents family or
tribe corresponding to- the clan Camp
bells of Scotland, or the Nakamuras of
Japan. Each tribe has it's own crest,
as in Japan at this day. A member, of
the>Wolf tribe has the wolf for it's crest
and the, Bear has the moon and stars,
showing his celestial origin.
An Indian may not marry one of his
own crest. But he may marry into any
other clan excepting an allied tribe.
4 Grow may marry into any clan except
the Frog; the Frog into any but the
Grow, the Whale any but the Bear, the
Bear any but the Whale, the Beaver any
but the Eagle, the Eagle any but the
Beaver, and the Wolf, being sodifferent
from all in ancestry, may. marry into
any tribe. H.. ~....- .,..,,:s.,..,E
Suppose Wolf marries a Crow wom-
an, the children are all Crows. They
are named after the mother, not after
the father. In quarrels between two
tribes, as the Wolf and Crow, the chill
dren, being Crows, would be forced to
join their mother against their father,
and he would fight against all Crows,
including his own family.
A Crow is member of Grow family,
or crest, TO- such an extent that when in
a distant village; he would sojourn with
Crow household and would there be
treated as a veritable son or brother.
If in the village there were no Crows,
then, as the Frogs are closely allied, he
would go to them and receive the same
treatment as if he were Frog. So
among all allied crests, the same loyalty
Ia fn: -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
SOME CAPT. AL STORIES.
\. III. " y 81 s9N IN q a II. sE
When Women Were First EN-
Y SploYed by the government.
New. Story Of Tom Ochiltrec-How n
Good Lawyer Became 4 Poor
Preacher A Theatrical Rem.
: sspgsz 4sassss N yinlscence. y
Especial washington Letter

% d lSpecial Washington letter.
There is a veritable Peter Pindar in
The treasury department. He is ven
cradle, with a scant suit of white hair
and a luxuriant growth of patriarchal
beard. He has q wonderful memory,
and can give details of occurrences in a
vivid manner. Altogether he is most
charming conversationalist, and a re-
capitulation of some of the stories told
by him will undoubtedly prove interest
ing. is s.', '' go. --s7-r.
In the time of President Pierce wom-
en- were first employed in the executive
branch of the government. 1t is gen.
orally enormously supposed that Treas
urer Spinner, in 1862, first gave employ
ment to women: As matter of fact,
during the Pierce administration the
general land office in the interior de-
partment was obliged to issue an un-
usual number of land warrants, and the
work Of copying them was given to
ladies in this city. 1t was very genteel
work, too, for the warrants were taken
to the homes of the ladies, and they did
theEwork there, as they had opportu-
nifty, without being confined to Office
hours and Office rules.
President Buchanan stopped this
practice, but during the latter part Of
the administration Of Buchanan the
first lady clerk received regular ap-
pointment in the treasury department.
She worked in the same room with Peter
Pindar, and she was not a beauty, either,
nor was she positively young. Her hus-
band was a treasury clerk, who was
seriously i'll, and the wife was appointed
to fill the position during his extended
absence. She did the work better than
her husband had done, and she received
official commendation. That case
formed a precedent. 1t demonstrated
the expediency of employing women.
Previous to that date it was universally
supposed that women would be incom-
petent to hold such positions. No law
was everpassed in favor of their employ
ment, but women were gradually ap-
pointed thereafter, and during the war
they were given ample recognition in
the departments. They ate their lunch
es in the department, and nearly all of
item had tea pots and made tea for
their lunches. When Hugh Mccullough
was made secretary of the treasury, he
complained that there were 'too many
tea pots" in the department. The little
vessels were kept on the window lodges,
ard attracted considerable attention..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
Alaskan Indian Dance.

Alaskan Indians la S; are very fond Of
dancing, and, although some Of them
understand the dances of modern civil
zation, they all prefer the dance Of their
fore dfslt This mainly consists in
jumping around in q circle, the center
Of which is, occupied BY the musician.
The latter .beats.a drum, which is gen
orally made Of an iron kettle with mus
lin zor. some, similar fabric stretched
over the. head and frightened by means
of paste of four and water. The beat
ing Of this drum IS accompanied with a
chanting of tie. war songs, passages Of
which excite great enthusiasm Chi
cago Chronicle. PIN -. :: " " Ss.s s'Ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
An Unknown Tongue

Jehnny-7lP q, ~, what does it me mean BY
unknown tongue % a5 81 .s.. ,,a :. sSff..ss
! Pat is the tongue of a silent wom-
an, my son. BY the way, you needn't
tell syoaar mot hersI told youathat Bos-,
ton Transcript AZ
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11

Alaslsa covers 577.s9O square miles;
thesrcst Of the United States cover more
than 1900, 900 sduafe miles. sssstts W tsattt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-13
PANIC SEEMED CERTAIN.
Kerosene Oil stove Caused Trouble
in DuumOrc Last Night.

Cool heads prevented what might
have been serious panic in Boyles
hall, Dunmore. last night. An enter
tainment was being given by the Rose
Bud Drum corps and the hall contained
about 200 persons, many of whom were
children.
In the rear OF the hall is o. room
used by the Loyal Legion as a reading
room and in this a kerosene oil stove
is used for heating purposes. In some
unexplained way that stove shot out
tongues of flame last night which conf
municated to the surrounding inflam-
mablc material.
Smoke almost instantly found its way
into the hall whore the entertainment
was being held, someone shouted fire
and then a dash was made for the exit
by q number of those in the audience.
Some of the more cool headed ones
shouted to the excited persons and
commanded them to sit down and after
a few minutes order was restored.
In the meantime the stove that had
caused the excitement had been thrown
through a window and the train of fire
that it left after it was eNtinguished.
The entertainment was proceeded with
but great deal of smoke remained in
the hall all evening to annoy the audi
cnce and remind it of the narrow es-
cape it had.