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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
Food from the Water,

It has been demonstrated that an
acre of water may be made to yield more
food, with less labor, than an acre of
land. To clothe an old proverb with a
new dress, it may be said that there are
as good fish in the sea as ever came out
of it, and with a proper organization of
the apparatus of fish Matching the world
would become acquainted with greater
variety of food fish than it knows of now,
and even people who live far from the
water would have a delightful variety
added to their daily bills of fare. In
Maryland much anxiety is being felt
as to the probable extinction of the ter
rapin. The latter has its uses, but only
a comparatively few would regret it's
loss, while in tens of thousands of
homes of toilers a plentiful fish supply
would be a benefit. It is to be hoped
that the fisheries congress at Tampa
will do something to educate people as
to the Importance of our fsheries.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
In the Water for Centuries.

A bronze arquebus fished out of the
harbor of Brest, France, during recent
dredging operations was in a perfect
state of preservation, though it had
lain in the water; for over 300 years. The
metal was corroded shelly on the side
touching the bottom. Cast iron cannon
balls immersed for 24o years were
found to be so soft that they could be
cut with knife. The wrought iron OBJ
.jects found, though much rusted, pre-
served a core of sound metal Chicago
Inter Ocean. 2s 9.s- .sssse s.a&2sss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
Hot Place.

Lyre-Just got back from Egypt.
Hottest place you ever saw. One day I
cooked eggs there in the SUM-
Fibber-That's nothing. Was out
camping last week, and one night we
cooked meat in the moonlight Up-to-
Date. z--E ~. -r5 as.s 1,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
Moderni.inE History

Sunday School Teacher hava
often heard Of the fall Of man By thix
is meant the fall of both man and
an, for they both fell at the same time.
Can any Of you tell me when this hap
pened?
Scholar Yessem; it was when they
rode the first tandem. Boston Courfezs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
Buried by ocean eands.

There are several instances where
lighthouses have been increased in
height because of the sand that had en-
quilted them. In one place on the New
Jersey coast I once stumbled upon the
corner of an old rail fence, which had
been buried and exposed again on the
ocean side. It marked the site Of an old
field. On the North Carolina dunes
chimneys projecting above the sand be-
long to the houses of an old fishing vii
lage. In France and other parts of Eu-
rope villages have been buried. At
soulac in Gascony a cross was dis
covered projecting above the sand.
Further investigation showed that a
well-preserved church of the thirteentb
century was excavated. The church is
now in strengthening Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
A Harder Task.

Jimmy An apple core got stuck in
me t'roat yistiday, an it took two doc
tors over tree hours ter git me ter
cough it up.
Johnny-I1l bet it'll take dem over
tree years ter git yer OF man ter cough
up der pay.Up-to-Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03

according to experiments recently
conducted by Messrs. Holborn and
Wien, the electric resistance OF plati-
mum theoretically sinks to o at-s25s
degrees centigrade. s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
A UseIess Formality.

Bumm De Way a Teller kinder likes
ter build desc castles in de air bout
wot he'd do il he was rich an had a
home an could do as he pleased.
Wandering Tanque Wot would you
do under such kind Of circumstances?
We'll, it alters struck me dat i
wouldn't get up at all in de winter
when de days was short Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
but There Isn't.

Mrs. Benham-I bought a book to.
day called Cooking Made Easy
.Benham-I wish there was some way
OF making cooking easy to eat.-N. Z.
Truth. 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03

The wearing Of orange blossoms as
q bridal decoration originated in the
days Of the Crusaders.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
A Rival to- the Bicycle.


At last, if reports may be credited, q
possible rival to the bicycle has APP
peared, and it is pneumatic skate, on
which it is possible to travel with ease
Is miles an hour. To steel frame are
attached two small forks, carrying min
nature bicycle wheels five inches in di-
ameter. Special shoes are required,
and leather anklet running half
way to the knee completes the attach
ment. It is said tosbe necessary to
have instruction in the. use of these
skates, as they are dif6cnlt-to master,
and it is almost impossible to stand still
on them: They can be used on almost
any hard road, and excellent speed OBJ
tanned from them. Prices are $25 to
$50 per pair-as much as many bicycles.
If they meet expectations, and the price
is reduced, they are likely to become
popular.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03

field with an impetuosity equal, if moi
more forceful, than. that which hurried
thousands of Northern men to the front
to die for the preservation of the
union. The union army fought for the
glory of the nation, its commercial and
political supremacy:rrThe confederate
hosts suffered for what they consid-
cred constitutional rights and priv
ileges.
In commercial way, the south has
been benefited by the war. Everybody
I spoke to in Richmond admitted this.
And all were equally frank in assert.
ing that the idea of secession is wrong,
and that they would be first to take up
arms in defense of the integrity of the
union, should circumstances require it.
But when the talk drifted into dis.
cussion of the causes which led to the
civil war my new friends at once as
sumed reserved air and contended
that the confederate cause had been
the cause of the people.
It all seemed paradoxical to me at
first. After few days began to un.
derstand; and by the time was ready
to leave Virginia l had learned much.
II all previous estimates had omitted
to pay due attention to traditional in.
fuence. Had failed to consider psyche.
logical reasons and physical environ
ment. Actual contact with the people
explained what copious reading had
made incomprehensiblea and puzzling.
You can't measure people with a
yardstick. The cavalier of Virginia
ard the puritan of Massachusetts, are
two different beings. And they will
remain so for many years to come.
But I am convinced of this: Should
the United States ever have to fight
again for its maintenance they would
be- found on the battle field side by
side. What remains of the spirit of
secession is reverential, but it is no
longer living, overmastering prin-
cip!e. What is left of it does homage
to the valor of its heroic defenders;
finds expression in noble statuary and
ia treasured in the memories of those
VINO have lost dear ones. Those who
would fight over again the battles of
1861 to 1865 are few and far between;
and the younger generation, the men
ana women who are making the new
SOUTH" believe as firmly in a union,
one and inseparab BILE, as.did the immor.
tai Lincoln. and the gallant Grant.
1t is good to know our brethren. A
visit to Richmond will unveil much that
is beautiful in southern character and
brush away prejudices which have al
most become sentiment.
G. w. wEIPPIERT.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.



Washington. Oct. l8.-Special re-
ports from United States Consul john
son, at Annoy, and Consul Fowler, at
Che Foo, show an enormous increase of
the foreign trade of China, and point
ont the great value Of that part of it
originating in the United States. Last
year the volume of trade exceeded that
for 1895 by 81, ZOO, 900 taels, a tael be-
ing reckoned at IS. 8 cents.
The value of the United States trade
in China represented l5 per cent of the
total. being more than double the
whole German trade, and second only
to Great Britain. As Consul Fowler
puts 1t, "the value of United States ex-
ports to China is greater than that of
all Continental Europe, and the Rus
sias. European and Asiatic." His fig-
ures show that last year the exec IS
amounted to $40, 2S1 taels, but these
figures. he says, are entirely too small,
for, owing to the Chinese method OF
keeping treasury statistics, a large pro-
portion OF the goods coming from the
United States are entered rs from other
countries. Consul johnson says that
kerosene no longer holds first place in
the exports from the United States to
China. Cotton goods is the most valu-
able line of trade, and 40 per cent Of
the exports of the cotton from the
United States went to China last year.
the value being over 81. 900, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
LEIGH LAKE UPRISING.
Bear Islanders Tntrenched and Prepal
ing to Resist.

Bear Islanders Tntrenched and Prepar-
ing to Resist.
Minneapolis, Oct. 13.-The Journals
staff correspondent at Cass lake wires
that Indian runners from the south
passed here in the night, going north,
and. from them information of a more
serious nature than anything heard
heretofore was obtained. The hostiles
at Bear island have already learned
that General Bacon intends attacking
them within 48 hours, and are busily
preparing to resist. The Indians are
we'll posted ON everything that goes on
at Walker agency. They are strongly
entrenched, and have sent out insult
ing messages to the whites. Their
runners are busy urging reinforce
ments. There have passed down the
waterways to Leech lake in the past
three DAYS as many Indians a. there
have soldiers come in on the Railroad.
It is estimated by wood men that there
are at least 500 reds who will become
hostiles on the slightest encourage
ment who are now within striking dis
lance Of Leech lake dam.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
UNDER OUR FLAG.
Spanish Steamers at Manila Given
American Registry.

Spanish Steamers at Manila Given
American Registry.
Manila. p. l.. via San Francisco.
Oct. l3.-In accordance with an order
issued from the office of the captain OF
the port of Manila, permitting vessels
registered as Spanish property to carry
the flag of the United States, and en-
titling them to protection as American
property, provided there could be
shown bill of sale of each Of such
vessels regularly authenticated by the
United States consul, three steamers,
the Germania, Ell Cano and Nuestra
Senior del Carmen. have come under the
American flag and are now plying be-
tween Manila and other points in the
archipelago. These three vessels were
among those known during the seige az
the refugee steamers, to which refu-
gees from Manila were sent. It is ex-
pected that others will soon be put I'M
ler the American flag.
The dispatch boat Bulucan, one OF
the two Spanish naval vessels sunk in
the Pasig river the day the city wac
captured, has been raised. and it is
expected that she will soon be ready
for service.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20

Seattle. Oct. 1s.-The q. III. Ed.
redge geological survey party, which
has Just returned from the Cook inlet
country, is declared to have discovered
the highest mountain In North Amer
lea. The peak, which towers Tar
above Mount st. Elias, is situated In
Alaska to the right Of the Sushitna
river.
The government topographer, It is
said, took triangulations for the eIeva-
ton, ascertaining BY scientific calcula-
ton the exact height Of the peak, which
be declared to be moro than 30. 600
feet.
The mountain was named Bullshea,
! word spoken in exclamation BY the
Indian guide Of the party on first be-
holding the wonderful peak. The
members Of the survey are reported TO
have expressed the opinion that N as
cent OF Bullshea would Be almost inn
possible, 30 steep are its sides.
The exports for tho third quarter q
the present year from the southern bali
81 Germany to the United States are
olicially t0taled It IS, 64l. 1884, Or 81
100. $50 ii excess Of amount for the
corresponding quarter last vear
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
CANAL WILL BE BUILT.
Warner Miller Says Congress Favors
the Measure.

Warner Miller Says Congress Favors
the Measure.
Denver, Colo, Oct. 1S.-Hon. War
ner Miller. of Herkimer, N. Y. has ar
rived here to attend the annual meet
ing Of the Nicaragua Canal Company,
OF which he is president.
1.-THE canal Is going to be built" he
said in an interview today. "That
question was practically settled by the
Spanish war and the long journey Of
the Oregon"
do you think congress will take
hold Of the matter promptlya" he was
asked.
''There is no doubt about it in my
mind" said Mr.. Miller. Friends OF
the measure claim that large majority
Of both houses favor the construction Of
the canal, and think the time has
come when action can no longer be
postponed. Dirt will fy shortly after
the end Of the next session OF congress.
That is my prophecy, and ! think
ought to know what l. am talking
about.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
The Clash which IL Causing Trouble In
the Dark Continent.

The Clash which IL Causing Trouble In
the Dark Continent.
London, Oct. IA prominent mem
Der Of the French embassy in London
expressed these views today:
~"The advent of the French and
British on the Upper Nile ought not to
be regarded as the meeting of opposing
policies, which necessarily exclude one
another, but as the clash Of commercial
interests which should be carefully de.
fined and embodied in permanent
agreement
''The war which has not been pro-
voked by the question Of Egypt will
certainly not break out over the Upper
Nile question. The issues at Fashoda
will be settled in a friendly manner.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
TERRoRs OF EDMONTON TRAIL,
Terrible Experience OF q California
Party In the North.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 14.-E. c.
Peck has returned from the Peace river
and Edmonton-trail district. He re-
ports strikes on Peach river averaging
$40 per day per man, and is confident
that enormously rich finds will be made
higher up where the river has not been
explored. The Edmonton trail will yet
unfold many stories of suffering. The
Kergin party from California, 20
strong. went in in July, 1897, and
reached Fort Graham in July, 1898.
Forty mine out of 80 horses starved to
death, and the men were reduced to
want and terrible suffering. Many
deaths have occurred on the Edmonton
trail. OF one party Of six one died of
scurvy, two were drowned, and after a
years suffering three have reached
Klondike. He did not ascertain the
names but knew that large number
of fatalities had occurred. The party
of six referred to were from the East
ern states.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
Willy sPANIARDs FOOLED.
They Planned to Collect Taxes at Man.
zanillO,

xanillO,
Santiago de Cuba, Oct. IA dis
patch from Manzanillo says now that
the American flag is flying over that
city, the Cuban element has come to
the surface. The people are seemingly
enthusiastic.
The mayor and collector had both re.
ceived instructions not to turn over
their office to the Americans, except
under protest and in the presence OF the
consul and notary. In the Office of the
collector was found cable message
from Senior Montero, the chief. of Gus
toms at Havana. notifying him that the
military occupation Of the Americans
was not to affect the civil administra-
ton, which is still under the autono-
nous government, and to remit regu-
larly all funds to Havana by trusted
messenger. The mayor, or alcade, had
similar instructions from the minister
Of justice. But Colonel Ray, the
American military commander at Man.
zanillo, is not the man to stand nom
sense. He Immediately suspended the
protesting officials and temporarily ap-
pointed others. Not cent, however.
was found in the treasury.
Major-General Henry Lawton, gov
ernor of the military department OF
Santiago, left Santiago for the United
States today on the Michigan, accom-
panied by his aids.
Thirty cannon captured at the forts
and in the trenches are now ready for
shipment to the United States. The
proposed plan is to give to Is of the
principal cities of the country two guns
each as trophies, to be placed in posi-
tions of honor in the public parks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
70 Extend Cuban Railway.

Washington, Oct. IA. Secretary
Alger will recommend to congress that
the existing railway system In Cuba be
extended 80 as 10 form line running
directly from Cape Maysi. at the east
end Of the island, to Cape Antonio. at
the western extremity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
BIG FIRE IN TACOMA.
The Partly Completed Tourist Hot
Destroyed.

The Partly Completed TOuFfst HOtel
Destroyed.
Tacoma, WASH. Oct. 13.-The Tour
ist hotel, under construction by the
Northern Pacific Land Company. was
burned tonight. Officials Of the land
company say the building cost as it
stood $470, 900, and place the loss at
$500. 900, with no insurance. It was
the purpose of the land company to
make this one of the finest hotels in
the country, and it would have cost
complete over $1,000, 900. The hotel
commanded one of the finest sites in
the city, overlooking Puget sound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
DIRECT FROM DAWSON.
Topeka Arrives at Port Townsend Will
Many Men and Little Gold.

r
Many Men and Little Gold.
Port Townsend, WASH, Oct. a.
The steamship Topeka arrived tonight
from Alaska, bringing about "a passen-
yers from the various northern mining
districts. Many Of the Topeka's pas
sengers are from Dawson, but they
bring but little money with them.
They left Dawson September 2S and
came up the river on the steamer Flora.
Ex-Mayor w. D. Wood. Of Seattle, who
was aboard the Flora. when part way
up the river fell overheard and came
near being drowned. A life buoy was
thrown him, and he was picked up.
L. 8. Allies brings glowing reports Of
the Forty-Mile district. A Rock
Island company has q complete
hydraulic plant ct the mouth Of Forty
Mile creek, which will be transported
TO the boundary, miles from the
mouth Of the creek, on the ice this
winter and placed in operation early in
the spring. This company has IL acres
Of placer ground. on which mon with
rockers have been making from IS to
go per day, the rockers working only
q few cubic feet per day, while this
plant will have . capacity Of several
hundred feet.
Returning Klondikers report cousid-
cradle thisving along the river. Caches
and tents are being looted Of supplies
by parties who are trying to work their
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
sPANlARDs GO SOON.
American Flag Will Shortly Wave Owe
San Imam.

american RAG Will shortly wave over
San Juan.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Oct. IA
It is officially announced that the Amer
lean flag will be raised over San Juan
October Is. The joint meeting of the
United States and Spanish evacuation
committees terminated today. Here
after the American compission will
meet privately to settle the final details
OF transfer. Today the Stars and
Stripes we're raised over Bayamo and
Rio Piedras.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20

Madrid, Dot. 1.-The Spanish gov
eminent announces its intention to
maintain 4 strong force Of troops in
Cuba until the treaty Of peace with
the United States il definitely signed
Immediately after peace Is signed the
cortes will be convened and measures
dealing with the reorganization OF the
departments submitted to parliament.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20
Minor News Items,

can y. Y. Cotton, the noted Ameri-
somo uehtist who died in Rotterdam
600 toa ,.he ago. had pulled over ,0O0.-
and wos - ~ ~ me course of his practice,
inc ps as 'ne first dentist to use "laugh-
On re,;! Roberts. an English writer
100 b ne, affairs, the author OF over
phi. '0os Ok and editor of the Christadel-
found w.. birmingham, England, war
90 from eau IN his room in San Francis.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-10-20

The sspreservation Of the peace" in
Europe by means Of navies and stand
inc armies costs $3.50. 600. 600 year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28
STORY OF A broken HEART
HEIR TO AUSTRIAN THRONE
STARVES TO DEATH.
Wanda Won speno Bodenback, Who
Ran Away From Austria and Was
Deserted By Her Russian Lover.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Wanda Won
Speno Bodenback, claiming to be the
niece of the queen regent of Spain, the
Baroness and Countess of Stirenburg,
Austria, and heir to the throne and
sole heir to a fortune to 100000 900
francs, is dead in New York. Baron P.
de Lange of Austria is authority for
this statement. He visited the Thirty
seventh street police station today and
exhibited certificate, signed by DR..
McGregor, to the effect that Wanda
Won Speno Bodenback had died of
heart disease Saturday morning.
The baron explained to the police
that two days ago he accidentally met
Wanda Won Speno-- starving in the
streets of New York The story he
told was to the effect that the parents
of the girl who was IS years of age,
betrothed her from infancy to an old
man. She ran away with a handsome
young man, a member of one of the
social families of Russia. In this coun-
try her lover deserted her. Not I'M
derstanding English, and unable to
make living, she slowly starved to
death.
The Baron de Lange says the girl
died of a broken heart She had been
SO weakened by her terrible experience
that she could not stand the ordeal
OF meeting her old friend
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28
SUMMIT DEMOCRACY.
County Convention to Meet at Wan
ship Sept. s.

Park City, Aug. PA meeting of the
Democratic county central committee
of Summit county was held in Park
City Aug. q, at D. m. Chairman J.
N. Boydon presided, and James p
Sweeney secretary. 1t was ordered
that convention of delegates repre-
senting the Democratic voters of Sum-
NIT county be called to convene at
Wanship Sept. s. 1898, at 10 a. m, for
the purpose of electing so delegates to
the Democratic state convention to be
held at Salt Lake City. Sept. IA.
The apportionment of delegates
among the several precincts was as fol-
lows: Park City, 20; Parley's Park, l;
Woodland. 2: Kamas, 8: n. Kamas, l:
Oakley. l: Peoa, /; RoclzDort, 1; Wan
ship, 2; Hoytsville, 2; Coalville, 5; Up
ton, L; Echo. L; Castle Rock, 1; Hene-
fer. q
The committee recommends that pri-
maries for the election of delegates to
the county convention be held in the
respective precincts on Sept. 5, 1898.
The committee adjourned to meet i'm
mediately after the convention above