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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08

AN average-sized man weighs 40
pounds; a woman 1875 pounds. Curious
~ enough, the mean weight and
height of lunaties are below those of
sane people. Another unexpected
thing in this respect is that Ne
gro's skeleton weighs more than that
of an Englishman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08
WAR IS DECLARED.
Spain and Other Countries Notified OF
Beginning of HOstilities.

OCklAn1n8 HOStllltle8s
Spain having thus denied the demand of
the United States and initiated that COM
plete form of rupture of relations which
attends state of war, the executive pow
ers authorized by the resolution were at
once used by me to meet the enlarged con-
tingency of actual war between Spain and
the United States. On April % pro-
claimed q blockade of the northern coast of
Cuba. including ports on said coast be-
tween Cardenaso and Bahia Honda and the
port Of Cienfucgos on the south coast of
Cuba; and on the 23d I called for volun-
teers to execute the purpose Of the resolu
Was Of the at aGd
recommended formal declaration Of the
existence Of state Of war between the
ACCORDINGLY i Voted on the same t day the
act approved April rs. 1888, declaring the
existence of such war. from and including
prevision Of the resoaton Of Apr % t de
recting the president to use all the armed
forces Of the nation to carry that act into
telegraph to all the governments with
which the United States maintain relations.
sured during the war. The various gov
ernments responded with proclamations of
neutrality, each after its own methods.
dents of the struggle that the obligations
Of neutrality were impartially discharged
Dy all. often under delicate and difficult
circumstances. 80
Response to Call for Volunteers. !
Our country thus, after an interval Of
half a century of peace with all nations,
found itself engaged in deadly conflict with
foreign enemy. Every nerve was strained
to meet the emergency. The response to
the initial call for 125,O0O volunteers was
instant and complete. as was also the result
Of the second call of May rs for "a, 600 ad-
ditional volunteers. The ranks of the reg
ular army were increased to the limits
provided by the act of April 26. The enlisted
force Of the navy on the 18th of August,
when it reached its maximum, numb ered
24,123 men and apprentices. One hundred
and three vessels were added to the navy
BY purchase, one was presented to the
government. one leased, and the four>ves-
sells of the International Navigation COM
pany, the st. Paul, ST. Louis, New York and
Paris, were chartered. In addition to these
the revenue cutters and lighthouse tenders
were turned over to the navy department
and became temporarily a part Of the aux
Hilary Eavy. ~
strength of the Navy.
The maximum effective fighting force of
the navy during the war, separated into
classes, was as follows: Four battleships
Of the first class, one battleship of the Sec
ond class, two armoIed cruisers, six coast
|. defense monitors, sone armored ram, IL
protected cruisers, three unprotected
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08

The marks on playing cards are said
to have their origin in a symbolical
representation of four different classes
of society. Hearts represent the clergy,
spades the nobility derived from the
Italian word ''spads," meaning sword);
clubs, the serfs, and diamonds, the cit
liens
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ed upon j

THE japanese always bury their dead
with the head to the north, and for
this reason no Japanese will sleep with
his head in that position. Many pri-
vate houses and hotels have diagram
of the points of the compass pasted on
the bedroom ceiling for the conven-
fence of guests.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08

A BERLIN patent agency announces
that Polish engineer has found .
method of chemically treating straw
in such way that it can be pressed
into a substance as hard as stone and
cheaper than wood paving, for which
it is expected to prove q substitute. "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08

The coin known in Austria as the
kreutzer has been withdrawn from
circulation, and will not be accepted
even by the government after Deem
Der 81, 1899. The coin has been in ex-
istence since the fifteenth century,
and took its name from the cross mark
cd unOn IT,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-08
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Aside from the War with Spain They
Are Very Cordial.

AA~ sSAS OOEOSSAhs
With the exception Of the rupture with
Spain, the intercourse of the United States
with the great family Of nations has been
marked with cordially and the close of the
evertful year finds most of the issues that
necessarily arise iii the complex relations
of sovereign states adjusted or presenting
no serious obstacle to AUST and honorable
solution by amicable agreement.
A long unsettled dispute as to the ex-
tended boundary between the Argentine
Republic and Chill, stretching along the
Andean crests from the southern border Of
nearly third If the length se Of the s south
American continent, assumed an acute
stage in the early part Of the year and at
press the hope that the resort to arbitra-
ton, already contemplated by existing con-
yentions between the parties, might prevail
a9sPe tne grave arising in its
engagements to this end have been perfect
ed, the questions of fact, upon which the
agree, being in course Of reference to her e9
Britannia majesty for determination. a
residual difference touching the northern
boundary line sfr05s the Atacama desert
adequate, adjustment, bids fair to be set
tied IN IKE ma man ITf, by Joint commission
umpire in the last resort. -
4 have found occasion to approach the
agyne with view to
posed upon the cables of ar. American cor
poration in the transmission between
Buenos Ayres and the cities Of Uruguay
and Brazil of through messages passing
from and to the United States. AIthougf
the matter Is complicated by exclusive con-
cessions by Uruguay and Brazil to foreign
companies, there is strong hope that good
important channels Of commercial commu-
nication between the United States and the
Atlantic cities of South America may be
nation.
In this relation may be permitted to ex-
press my sense of the fitness of an in
agreement whereby the inter-
change OF messages over connecting cables
may be regulated on a fair basis OF uni
formity. The world has seen the poetal
system developed from congeries .ads-
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Efforts Continued.

SIN animated by the hope Of peaceful
solution and obeying the dictates Of duty.
speed! ending Of the Cuba nstrugEie. Me-
Gotiattons 70 this object continued actively
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to Call for Volunteers.
strength of the Navy.

The maximum effective fighting force of
the navy during the war, separated into
classes, was as follows: Four battleships
Of the first class, one battleship of the Sec
ond class, two armoIed cruisers, six coast
defense monitors, sone armored ram, III
protected = cruisers, three unprotected
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23
American Pensioners Abroad.

There are now on the pension
rolls nearly 1000 persons living
abroad. About 100000 wear.
or nearly $4,000 day, Sunday
or holidays excluded. is sent out
of the United States to other
lands, says The New York Sun.
There are - American pension
ers in Belgium, s in Holland.
$50 IN Greet Britain, co. in Ger
many, 50 in Mexico, Gl in France
and 80 in Switzerland. There
Is one American pensioncr i'm
Egypt, and he gets $l2O a wear
from the United States govern
ment. There are = in the king
dom OF Siam, s in Turkey and
in the Azores. There is one
American pensioner i'm Finland.
Another resides in Ecuador. An
other resides on the Island of Ma
deria. There are two who give
their official address as Seychel,
les Islands, and they seem to be
pensioners OF rather more than
usual Importance, for they wct
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23

sioners go, for he receives $500 a
year. which is considerable sum
in Korea. There are 20 Ameri
can pesioners in Hawaii, and 6
only on the island of Cuba, whif1
there 6 also in distant New Zea-
land, and 13 in China.
The country which contributes
the larger number of pensioners
to the government list is Canada.
with total of 1889. There are
twenty nine in Italy, IS in Den
mark, 81 in Norway, and Al in
in Sweden. In Russia the total
number OF pensioners is only 6.
There is one pensioners Of the
United StateSin Venezuela. mi
he cannot be said to rank very
high on the list.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23
Nistakcn For Bryan.

No account OF the Bryan day
at Greenwood would be complete
without q sketch of Editor
Chatee's triumph. The pencil
pushcr does look = great deal like
Bryan. The first episode to come
from The resemblance was in Au-
gusta. When Mr.. Chafee was
going out to catch the train TO
Greenwood lady stopped hi,p
and siad: "Mr. Bryan must
shake hands with YOU. That was
the finest speech | ever heard
last ni"ht and vow explained the
silver question just too lovely for
anything" Tho editor drew him
self up, thanked his fair admirer
and remarked: Yes madam. |
should understand the silver
question have studied it close
ly for sixteen years" a number
of small episodes occurred on the
trip, but the triumph par excel
lcnce occurred nj Donalds, where
President Gri"r and his comml.
tee laid hold OF Mr. Chale.s and
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23

and systematic research, directed
by the highest skill and knowl.
edge"
The lesson to be drawn out of it
for ns is to be establish scientific
schools of the highest standard in
which we can train Investigators,
not mere copyists and mechanics
who work along by rule minds to
deep and patient research. When
we have such men, manufacturers
Will soon come to know their
worth. and Will employ them and
reward them as they ought to be
rewarded.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23
MR.. DAVIS VISIT.
The Last Visit of Jefferson Davis
to Abbeville.

1t is a we'll established fact that
Jefferson Davis held his last cabi-
net meeting at Abbevile. says the
Abbeville Medium. Afterwards
the members of the cabinet dis
persed and in short time Mr..
Davis was captured and i'm
prisoned in Fortress Monroe. The
funds of the Confederate States
were brought through the country
by the shortest safe route in
wagons and under a cavalry es-
cort. President Davis journeyel
with the escort most of the way
but he and a part Of his cabinet
took a special train at or near
Newberry and came to Ahheville
on the old Greenville and C0lum-
hia railroad. The engine and cars
which made up the train that
transported the party belonged to
the Nashville, Chattanooga x St.
Louis railway. all the rolling
stock OF which company had been
Senl to this State for safety after
1 q
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23
IMPORTANT. IL TRUE.

\ Baptist Minister, who Knows
the Lake City People well.
Gives his Reasons for Rriley.
ing That the AtrOciOus Mur-
der OF Postmaster Baker was
Committed hy Negroes, lis was
Stated by Bakers wife.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-03-23
MARNELS CHEMISTRY.
The Wonderful Achievements of
Some Scientists of Germany.
The Manufacturer.


Germans doing more than in
chemistry. They have long been
making colors and dyes in their
laboratories alphabetically, driv-
ing out of the market the old dyes
which we earlies had to go to the
Tropics after. The woods and the
saps and the insects which yielded
up their store of colors to dye
our Csiery and neckerchi fs are
things of the past utility. We get
colors to-day of more beautiful
and more serviceable kinds. at q
cheaper price from the chemists
pot. The work still goes on. Tie
Loudon Times each year giver a
review of the scientific achieve
ments Of the twelve months. In
1881 we are TOLD that one of the
| leading German chemical manu-
tacturers had put upon the mark
eft al artificial indigo. This Is q
lirm.of which there are several in
Germany, employing from iiftv to
a hundred university graduates
who are constantly engaged in
the work OF trying to turn science
into the channels of proiitab bic in
dustry. We are told, too, that
during the year just passed many
scents, heretofore thought to be
procured oulv from nature, have
been produced arliGciaily.
For instance, musk, one of the
most highly priced and most cost
~ of perfumes, has been initiated
by German chemist. 1t, how
ever, Is not an imitation If the
scientist can resolve a substance
occurring in nature INTO its parts.
and can then synthetically build
up the substance by other means
SO as TO produce precisely The
same result, why should we call il
an imitation? If eggs can be
manufactured, why should we
prolnng the existence Of the hen ?
And If butter, milk and cheese
can be manufactured by the
/ chemist Vhv -bnpll .,., MOT ,,o,,
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Tom Walton was very much surprised
at finding himself deeply in love with
girl whose name he did not even know.
1t happened in this way. Tom was
telegraph operator in the city, but lived
in small suburban town. AS he sat
in the train one morning on his way to
work. he noticed, among the passengers
who boarded the train at one of the sta
tions, beautiful girl, who entered his
car and took the seat directly in front
Of his. The morning paper had no
further interest for Tom that day. All
the way in to town he sat watching the
girl in front Of him. shall not attempt
to describe her. Tom says she is the
most beautiful girl he ever saw. OF
course he Is prejudiced, but must admit
that l have only seen one girl who sur
passed her. However, that has nothing
to do with my story.
What impressed my friend even more
than her beauty was her extreme mod
esty-not the timid, fluttering kind of
modesty which Is so easily initiated by
the heartless coquette, but the strong,
self-reliant kind, which makes men keep
their distance. She did not shrink from
the admiring glances bestowed upon her
by every man In the car; neither did she
encourage them. She simply ignored
them. A man who would attempt to
firt with such a girl must either be
fool or be gifted with unlimited assur-
ance. Tom was neither; so he contented
himself with admiring her in silence.
Week after week went on and each day
found poor Tom more and more deeply
in love. The unconscious object of his
alteration Travelled on the same train
every day. Sometimes she sat near him,
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mond presented her with pony phaeton
upon her tWentv-fi first hirthdax

mond presented her with pony phaeton
upon her twenty-first birthday.
In one respect the Duchess of York
sets an example to =. the philanthropic
women of the world. She is not content
with merely relieving distress and pow
erty, but endeavors to seek the cause of
the evil, and lends her influence to the
various schemes for remedial social re-
form. State schemes for bettering the
condition of the working classes, the
destruction of "rookeries'' and the sub
stitution of cheerful and wholesome
dwellings, appeal to her, and she would
as girl discuss these projects with
great earnestness. Fair pay and good
conditions of labor she feels to be the
great need of the time, and, following
the example of the Duchess of Teck, she
only purchases from those firms which
treat their employees with fairness and
consideration.
On the recent visit of the duchess and
her husband to Ireland she made a de-
cided hit with the natives by carefully
excluding from her visible wardrobe
any costumes but those Of Irish goods,
The circumstances Of the marriage
that place the Duchess of York in the
direct line of succession, with her hus-
band, to the throne of Britain, are still
fresh in the minds of all. The queen of
England sanctioned the betrothal of the
Duke of Clarence to Princess Victoria
May of Tec6, in December, 1892. After a
courtship Of six weeks, death closed all.
When the Duke of Clarence died, the
Princess May returned with her parents
to White Lodge, taking up the thread of
her old life with touching sweetness
| and resignation. All that she asked
was to be left alone, so that time could
heal the wound. But people were not
disposed to grant her the privacy which
she naturally desired, and scarcely a
month had elapsed before gossip was
busy arranging a marriage for her with
Prince George. 1t is easy to understand
that she was aroused out of her compos-
ure to demand that she should be left
alone with her sorrow. In due time, as
we know, Princess May regained her
spirits and vivacity. although the trial
through which she had passed left her
| more fhatured and thoughtful in man
ner. Prince George bided his time, and
then urged the suit, which resulted in
his marriage to the charming and pop
ular princess, a marriage that pleased
the nation as few royal marriages do.
It was love match. not an alliance in
the interests of the diplomats, and it has
so remained.
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grimed faces, for there was nothing hu-
man looking about them except the
whites of their eyes. According to the
story they told they were all from Ope-
lika, and had decided to come to Atlanta
to get employment. They had no money
and they agreed to ride on the top Of a
passenger coach. This was an entirely
new method of travel not even laid
down in the guide book Of tramps. When
the Atlanta and West Point train stop
ped at Opelika they watched their
chances and quickly jumped upon a
sleeper, and from the front platform
they climbed to the top of the coach by
stepping upon the brake wheel.
"Golly, it was a terrible ride" ex-
claimed one Of the men, land we were
under shower Of cinders and sparks
nearly all the time. We lay down fiat
on our stomachs and pulled our hats
well down over our faces to protect our
eyes. We had to lie very low and keep
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Na WIFE DUKE OF YORK AND HER THREE CHILDREN

prepared for the young person." The
choice of books was left largely to the
princess taste and discretion, with the
consequence that she was generally ac-
quainted with the book of the hour. This
habit of her girlhood remains, and in
spite Of the multitudinous duties Of the
last few years, the Duchess of York is
one of the best read women of the day.
When the Princess May was about 15,
her quiet, uneventful life at Kensington
palace came to an end, and the next
year or two was spent in foreign travel
with her parents, largely in Italy. The
winters were spent in Florence, where
the young princess studied under Ital-
ian masters and developed her artistic
tastes. Upon returning to England the
Duke and Duchess of Teck took up their
abode at White Lodge.
Princess May passed an uneventful
life in White Lodge, her chief duties
being to assist her mother in her chari-
table work, and her pleasures to ride
Of her by no means extravagant allow
ance of pin money for charity. OF the
and drive with her brothers and tend
the flowers that grew luxuriantly in the
grounds around the house. Society she
had no particular fancy for. but when
she did attend ball or concert during
the London season, her TALL graceful
figure, fair hair, blue eyes and fresh
young face captivated every one.
The princess own pleasure really lay
in simple and free life in her country
home. She would visit the infirm and
sick people in their cottages near White
Lodge, and always set aside portion
many stories told of her kindness to the
sick, none are more touching than the
one relating to a cripple lad in Rich
mond, who was dying Of consumption.
The princess used to visit him almost
daily during the last weekstof his ILL
ness, and her visits were not mere for
NAL calls and a doing out Of jellies and
grapes; she gave her time and sympathy
to the sick lad, would sit by his bed and
talk and read to him. Her last visit was
paid to him one Sunday morning on her
way to the pretty little church in Rich
mond Vale, where she always attended.
It was apparent that the boy was rap
idly sinking, and feeling that she might
not see him alive again, the princess
stopped down and kissed him, her own
tears mingling with those Of the mourn
ers around his bed. It was little acts
like these which made the young lady
from White Lodge" so beloved in the
locality; ard to show their appreciation
of her kindness the townspeople of Rich
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and his eyes fairly devoured her Won
derful beauty. At other times she sat
at the other end Of the car, where he
could only catch occasional glimpses of
her past the heads of his fellow passen-
gers. One day he made a great discov-
cry. Her name was Helen. He had
heard girl friend call her so. That
night Tom sat up until o'clock writing
love letters to Helen, and tearing them
up as fast as he wrote them.
The next morning Helen again occu-
pied the seat just in front of Tom. He
sat gazing at her and building castles in
the air. Presently his mind turned to
the love letters he had been writing, and
he began to frame new one. AS he
mused, he idly fingered the window
catch, which made clicking sound
ment. Unconsciously he spelled out the
words of the letter.
Dearest Helen" ran the message
"I love you dearly. Say you will be
mine and" but he got no further fo1
suddenly the girl turned in her seat and
looked him full in the face, her eyes
blazing with Indignation. Then she
turned back and, seizing the catch on
her nwidow, clicked out the reply:
"How dare your"
Tom was completely dumbfounded
He felt like jumping out of the window
and ending his miserable existence. He
reflected, however, that such rash pro-
ceeding would do him no good, and
might possibly wound the feelings of the
young lady. Moreover, his first duty was
Ito apologize. OF course it would not do
any good. She would never have.any-
thing to do with such an idiot as he had
shown himself to be. Still he could
not well leave matters as they were,
so he again reached for the window
catch.
IT beg your pardon" clicked the i'm
provised key.
'Your insolence is unpardouable," was
the reply.
"But let me explain. I did not
know"
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please stop. You are attracting
everybody's attention.
"Then let me come out and tell you
how sorry am"
After long pause, the girl answered.:
you may come"
Toms heart leaped with joy as the
He lost no time in accepting the invita-
tion, and it was not long before he had
persuaded her to forgive his foolish
conduct of the day before.
After that he met her every day on the
train, and their acquaintance soon
ripened into sincere friendship on the
part Of the young lady. AS for Tom, his
feelings had long ago got beyond that
stage. They had talked of many things
during their daily rides to the city, but
for long time they both avoided all
mention of the episode which had led to
their acquaintance.
One day, however, Tom said: do you
remember the message sent you by the
window catch?"
"Of course do" replied his compan-
ion, looking out of the window to hide
her bushes. "How could I forget such
piece of impertinence?"
IT know it was impertinent and
idiotic and all that" replied Tom. "But
still If it had not been for that I should
never have known you, so am not at
all sorry, are your"
"IIow can you ask such question?
Haven't forgiven you long ago?"
eyes, but forgiveness Is not enough"
mot enough"
mo. I want something more. L
you know-well, the fact is, II meant
every word of that message, Helen.
Tell me if I should repeat that message
now, what would your answer be?"
Still looking out at the flying land
scape, Helen placed her dainty finger on
the window catch.
"Click, click. Click, click" Toms
heart was in his throat as he heard the
instrument click out her answer
"Y-e-s."