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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-11
Northwestern. Juniors.
A LETTER.

r. =. 49,. w WoRTH1NaToN, Minn,,(
Aug. 3, 1898.
Dear Cousin Heary;-
What & raue will you be in when you
enter school next fall and who will be
your teacher? I will go into the high
est class in the Seventh grade and will
have Miss Hall for my teacher.
As youwere not at the Spirit Lake
Chautauqua and Was, twill tell you
about some OF the proceedings there.
Monday afternoon MIR. Vending lee
tured on the French Revolution. 1he
old people said it was fine although
there was not much in it that was OF
interest to me. Monday and Tuesday
evenings Edison's PrOjectiscOpe was
shown off. The pictures thrown Oh
the screen by it were like stereopticon
views except that the figures in them
would move. For instance, Il couple
OF horses drawing a moving machine
would enter Il field, switch their tails
and toss their heads; train would ap-
pear in the distance and run along the
edge Of the field. You could see the
connecting rods move; everything was
as natural us life.
In another picture Edison was seen
to move about IN his laboratory
pour liquids from one bottle into
another, stir them together and so on
Tuesday afternoon Chaplain McCahe
spoke on his stay at Libby Prison. Il
was very interesting AS he ioked /
great deal. I cannot tell you abou
any more things as we only stayet
through Monday and Tuesday. Write
soon. Your loving friend,
PAUL w. MERR1L4.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-11
WoRTH1NaToN, Minn.,(
Aug. 2, 1898. !

Dearest Apna;-
What delightful way you have Of
reminding one it is her time to write,
I should never have remembered had
it not been for you.
What have you been doing this sum-
NOR? I have BEEN going to pionics,
and washing dishes. I went to love-
ly picnic not long ago in the Lake
Park. Everything went off splendidly
with the exception of few accidents.
As the park is on the lake side we went
boat riding and I learned to row.
Have you been to any picnics this
summer? When does your school
commence? I think ours commences
the first Monday in Septemher. Are
you going to school tR{s winter?
think. 7 shal go unt til ! graduate.
What room and class are you In? am
in the 9TH Room, B class.
When are you coming out to see me:
I cannot come to see you now but will
try and come next year. -,.
i Well, must close. Hoping to- hea7
from YOU soon, I remain,
l Yours truly.
, BEULA sam.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-11

To bring out little clearly the actual difference in the
draft of these two ows will make the following comparsons
Based the above if the Triumph had turned
nche which 96 square nche would have required
OF draft Iodo the work with the walking required 489
pounds Difference in favor of the Triumph 67 pounds.
Based the above if the walking pow had turned
size the actually turned by tie Triumph which
nches would have the
work with the Triumph required sos b Difference
of the Taiumph, 66 lbs.
Judges present. Julius WILL Wortinet Daniel jones' Worth
ngoo Minnesota Nature of ground black oam Condition. good
to pow.
J. L. Case Plow Works, H1;;"e Wis., triumph f'ax: fS'?
For Sale by
John Raf11a&e.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-11
A SPECIAL SALE..

Beginning Friday, July %, we will place on sale
all Of our SHIRT Waists and Summer Goods at
greatly reduced prices. The summer season is
far advanced but we do not wish to carry over
gopds. Every piece will be sold at a bargain
Come early and get the best selections \
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-11
DO YOU KNOW

That We hive just received another car load Of
furniture.
we succeeded making purchase old prices
be enabled of the prices must be advanced somewhat
longer ss*.".5
: neea OF anything in our lne it will
over, whe the assortment is complete. N55.#
we want especially call attention line Couches
SHOWN IN town. ranging from S65O being
gains 8 80 II
~n@. Yours for business,
The Furniture Store in G. AR. Block,
H, M. PAL & SON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
THE VICEROY OF INDIA.

Some of the papers have stated that
Lord Elgin and his successor will con
fer together" at Bombay when Lord
Curzon arrives there. The fact Is that
etiquette requires the departure from
India of returning vlceroy before his
successor lands in the country, so that
Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon will not
meet Lord Elgin is to leave Calcutta
on Jan. 5, and he will be conveyed in
the Indian marine steamer Lord Give
to Suez. The same vessel is to carry
Lord Elgin next month on his visit to
Burmah. Lord Elgin is brought as far
as Suez at the expense of the Indian
government but from that point he
has to find his way home at his own
cost, this being the rule in such cases.
Lord Curzon has grant of $4,000 for
his travelling expenses to India by mail
steamer, in accordance with precedent
London Truth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15

William A. Stone (RepJ, 469,S34;
George A. jerks (Dem.). 352,222; Silas
c. Swallow (Prohibition), 1857.
Michael f. Corcoran, proprietor of
the Anthracite hotel at Duryea, Pa,
was murdered by burglars. One of his
two servants was bound, gagged and
bliadfolded and ...e safe in -
room blown open and 5000 in money
and other valuables stolen early yes
terday.
At Cincinnati the jury In the case
against William j. Haldeman charged
with the murder of ex-State Senator
Richardson in September last, gave
verdict OF acquittal. The parties
were business associates and the kill
Ing was Ia the Office of their mills at
Lockland, Ohio.
Admiral Sampson has cabled to the
Cuban general relief committee advisr
ing that relief supplies be sent for dis
tributioa among the destitute old men,
women and children in the vicinity of
Sancti Spiritus, and accordingly a
large list of stores has been prepared
for shipment.
At Atlantic City, n. j., bomb was
exploded near the residence Of Coun-
Gilman Edward Johnson, tearing
hole in the ground and shattering win
dows, but doing 40 injury to any per-
son In the cottage. Mr.. johnson
thinks It Is the work of his political
enemies, whom he was instrumental
in turning out of Office.
Three indictments were returned
against Governor Tanner by the Ma
coupin county grand jury for wilful,
unlawful malicious and palpabie
omission OF his duty in refusing to
send troops to Virden at the break
ing out OF the mine riots there. Indict-
ments were also returned against Gen
eral Manager h. w. Lukins and others
in the employ OF the Chicago-Virden
Coal Company for man-slaughter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15

sort of horn out on both ends and
fringes hanging down on both OF the
horns. They are getting out of date
though now.
The annual hunting day is another
pleasant feature for sportsmen. Rich
men come from all the leading cities to
participate in this event. They are
licensed by the administration for .
certain amount. Besides they hire
men yet to assist them. This sport is
only good for one day.
A cruel treatment is the timing d
school children if they are absent from
school day or so. They are either
obliged to pay twenty pennies OF
spend some time ia the cooler locked
up. When the children are punished
for misconduct they are laid across the
bench and beaten severely by the
teacher with the aid of a stick.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
NOT ALLOWED TO BATTLE.
One of the Inconvenience of Soldiers
in Porto Rico.

A member of the United States en-
cheering corps, writing from camp
west of Ponce" Porto Rico, to a
friend says: Fever and dysentery are
playing havoc with the troops, num-
bers dying every day, and I have
known as many as 500 to be in the
general hospital at one time. 1t makes
fellow feel sad to see his comrades,
who once looked the pictures ofrugged
health, walking with sticks, more like
the 'slippered pantaloon' than what
an American soldier should be, their
ambition gone and their spirits
broken.
Something came before nay notice
few weeks ago, that, were l a civil
Ian. would have no hesitation in de-
scribing as an outrageously inhuman
action on the part of certain officer,
Il Baltimorean, by the way. Several
men in the aforementioned command
were sick with dysentery and had been
excused from duty by the battalion
surgeon. This humanity on the part
of the surgeon caused the officer no
little feeling of dissatisfaction, which
he had no hesitancy in expressing be-
fore members of his command. His
orders to the cook were to give the
sick men something less than half the
rations the other men were getting
and to report to him all the men ask
ing for more. This was only one OF
he ruses he had for getting even with
The men who had the audacIly to get
sick. The result was you would see
men trying to do their duCy whom
every minute you expected to see them
drop.
This same officer has been laid up
six weeks, and has only been doing
duty with his command for two weeks
or so. He is not by any means a COM
petent officer; for instance, when OF
the drill grounds his commands cause
much merriment among the other Of
ficers. He has been sick himself the
last two or three days and has as
many as seven men looking after him
at one time. The authorities had re-
quested this officer to resign just. be-
fore we left the states, but he made
a hurried trip to Washington, and
suppose his mission was successful, as
ne is here now.
THE food is much better now.
thanks to the Red Cross, and the gov
eminent is also sending us something
to eat. l suppose they want US to go
home looking presentable. 1t cannot
be out OF pity for us, but to damage
the evidence heard by the American
people. News comes that we are to
leave by the next transport. bat 1t
does not cause much comment among
the boys, who have lost all interest,
save in the next meal. We have no
facilities for bathing. 1t was permit
ted when we first came here, but was
discontinued some time ago. Is 1t any
wonder we have fever?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
Some German Ways.

'HssSitsss III sIitAs
1t Is very interesting in large cities
in Germany to visit the markets.
There Is special piece of ground To-
Gated for this purpose owned by the
city. early in the morning women
can be seen coming to town from all
the nearby villages, wearing soft
cushions on their heads. whereon they
place a basket full of goods ready to
be sold at the market square. All
those disposing of their articles at this
place are obliged to pay the city au-
thorities three kreuzer, which is not
even cent, for one hours rent. Many
people will come to this place for their
shopping. The market on juneau
avenue in Milwaukee resembles these
German marhets to some extent.
Another feature in some parts OF
southern Germany is the growing o.
coffee essence. After the harvest of
this product the farmers place 1t in
boxes and haul it to the mill in the
city, where 1t is ground and placed IN
packages. A vast amount Of this as-
senee is exported into America, where
it Is in great demand.
Germany is noted as a great wine
country. The Schwarzwald in tie
province of Baden is almost TANNED
with grapes annually and great acs.y-
.ty by the owners is shown in the fall
when they are ripe. Nearly every
resident of the nearby villages has
some interest ia these grape vines.
Fathers and mothers with their grown
up children would go out all day to
work in the vines. leaving their little
ones at home with cheese and bread
for dinner, which is regarded as a fine
meal By them. When the wine =
made, it is placed in huge barrels, 4,
when buyers make their appearanr
the assessor is called to license he
purchaser of the amount he buys.
/ Probably what would be most inter
esting for the American people is the
style OF hats that some ladies in Ger
many wear. Ii il called hoEu cap
and is made out Of black cloth with q
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
STREET CAR INCIDENT.

A man with an incipient jag board
ed Gilmore street car this morning
and asked the conductor:
Does this car go to Highlandtown?
The conductor did not hear the ques-
ton, and the man asked indignantly:
Il want TO know and know quick. IL
this car goes to Hlghlandtown9"
The conductor answered that it did
not, and that the route mapped out by
the railway officials for him, and which
he would take, barring a collision.
breakdown, or running off the track.
was by the Gilmore street way.
The dazed man asked in an injured
tone:
And don't this car go to Highland
town."
mo. sir" replied the conductor
We'll" said the man. I'm glad it
don't. l don't like sHighlandtown." -
Baltimore News
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15

missions as the Paris and Hawaiian
commissions. He said senators so APP
pointed became the agents of the
president to carry out his wishes and
asked what became of their functions
as senator's when the reports which
senate. He referred to the Paris
peace commission and the Anglo
American commission as glazing ex-
amples of the practice. Mr.. Morgan
(dem., Ala.) and Mr.. Aldrich (rep., R.
- defended the practice. Mr.. Aldrich
made the point that the position of
commissioner in such duties as those
of the Hawaiian commission and Paris
peace commission was not inconsist-
ent with the performance of senatorial
duties. Those positions were, he said,
not Offices in the usual Interpretation
of the word, and to prevent the presi-
dent calling for senator's services for
such work was often to deprive him of
the best assistance available.
Soon after the senate resumed bust
ness in open session communications
were received from the house an
nouncing the death during recess of
Representative Northway (Ohio) and
Love (Miss.). On motion of Mr.. For
aker, as a mark of respect to the mem
DRY of the deceased, the senate adj
journed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE POINTERS.

Americans are beginning 10 invest
money in Cuba extensively.
CAPTAIN General Castellanos has IS
sued decree dissolying the cuban
colonlal cabinet December ID.
Gen. Garcia Is Ill. Senior Quesada
expressed satisfaction with the presi-
dents declarations as to Cuba.
Spain's peace commission proposed
10 arbitrate blame for blowing up the
Maine.
President Mckinley will not risk
vote on the treaty unless It's ratlhca-
ton Is assured.
Uncle Sam will carry free from New
YORK gifts to the soldier boys In PORTO
Rico and Cuba.
me supreme court OF Sahtlaso' "a
reoI ganlAeI Dy General Wooa, was
opeueu lOr business.
The plliplnos threaten 10 hshl US
unless they are granted compie'e ~
dependence.
Rigorous precautions are pelhs
break OF Carlists In spain.
Many former members OF New YORK
volunteer regiments are enlistine III
the regular army.
The spanish cabinet has decided 10
continue the suspension OF the con-
stltutional rights.
Spanlards evacuated Santa SplrltuS,
Cuba, and the stars and stripes are
raised over the city.
The independent party In the PhllIp-
pines Is talking of lighting the Amerl-
cans and denies SPANS right TO sen
the Islands.
Testimony before the war IN
ouiry commission showed that rail-
roads would not give competitive rates
for army traffic.
The Spanish government has char
tered another large number OF steam
ers, In order TO complete the eHacha@
ton OF Cuba by Christmas.
Madrid refuses to code TO US one OF
the Carolines, or to grant religious
freedom In those islands, or to give
us a coallng station ut Ceuta.
Senior Sllvela, the Spanish conserYa-
tive leader, advocates an Immediate
summonIng OF the cortes and the GUST
Ing of the liberals from power
Gen. Alger, In his annual report
recommends Increase or regular army
to 100000 men, including natives OF
colonies, and asks for enormous APP
preparations,
General Parade, president OF the
Spanish commission for the evacua-
ton OF Cuba, Will soon sail for Spain
and will be succeeded by General
Caatellanos,
inc executive committee OF the
Cuban assembly has agreed to make It
compulsory on the part OF any Cuban
officer insulted by Spanish, Ameri-
can or other officers, to challenge the
tnsultor 10 q duel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15
DOMESTIC.

Chicago December wheat, 65h nc.
Mark Hanna said war taxes VIII
stay.
Fred Dohman, aged so, fell dead at
Milwaukee.
Thieves robbed an Aupurn, Ind,
bank OF $1,000.
Sharkey and Mitchell are expected
to fight In March.
Mrs. Carse perfects plans to save the
W. 9. Il. U. temple.
Miscreants dynamlted two electric
cars at Dallas, Tex.
A tia-plate trust was organized with
a capital of $50. 100000.
Engineer Martin reports that the
Brooklyn Bridge Is safe.
Senator Quay's trial on the charge OF
conspiracy Is set for Dec. IL.
The worst storm for years prevailed
In Ohio and states east.
Arbucklo has announced Lie cent
reduction In refined sugar.
A homeless man tried to set fire to
Wanamaker's store In Philadelphia.
A large number of tin plate factor
les arc ordered to close down by Dec.
10.
The president received the members
of the Cuban commission at the white
house.
The women OF Macon, Ga, lost a
local option fight after determined
campaign.
Methodists select Chicago as the
place for holding their next general
conference.
Don Jaime, soa OF the Spanish pre-
tender, Is said to be betrothed to a
Bavarian princess,
George b. HOLSTER, aged rs. prom
inent member of the Cincinnati bar, is
dead at Mount Auburn.
w, w. Astor gave $4,000 toward
founding the Gordon Memorial col
lege at khartoum.
Princeton university students held a
mass meeting and unanimously voted
to abolish hazing,
A fight Is ON between the American
Tobacco company and the new Union
Tobacco company.
Grant g. Gillett. the abscondlng cat.
tie speculator. is reported to have Been
arrested In Mexico
John Taylor Cause, president of the
Harlan n holllngsworth Company, Il
dead at Wilmington, Del
At Quincy, III, a discharged do
nestle blew up the residence of DR.
John Kelly with dynamite.
Frank Knaak, of New York, arrested
In Berlin for alleged slurrlng OF the
kaiser, was released on bail.
The Bloomsbury, Pa, Novelty
Works were destroyed by fire. The
loss will reach 100000; Insurance s25.-
900.
Senator Plat + IN Washington /,
urge, 1t Is said, the appointment D
Elhu Root for the st. James mission
Official count on vote for governor /,
Colorado gives Charles s. Thomas Cfu
sion) 92.274, Henry Il. Wolcott (rep
$1,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15

Washington, Dec. S.-The senate ad-
with the decision to give only one hour
to the consideration of pension bills,
Mr.. Vest (dem., Mo- gave notice that
the passing of lot Of pension bills
simply by reading the titles, and when
a quorum is no. present, has got to be
stopped He went on to say that the
southern members of congress had felt
some delicacy about opposing pension
legislation, but the late war had re-
moved mat bar, and they, while rec
ognizing the liberal pension legislation
as sacred duty, proposed to object to
spoliation. Mr.. Gallinger (rep., N. H.)
chairman of the pensions committee,
agreed with Mr.. Vest that pension bills
should be carefully considered. Mr..
Caffrey (dem., La introduced reso-
luton as the sense of the senate that
the president should negotiate with
Great Britain for the abrogation or
modification of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, to the extent that it binders the
United States from constructing the
Panama isthmian canal.
Mr. Vest introduced the following
bill: THAT no person, while holding
judicial or legislative Office under the
United States, shall be appointed by
the president, commissioner or agent
of the government, nor of any depart
ment or bureau thereof"
bn
deficiency bill, to provide for the sup
port of the military and naval estab-
lishments, was passed by the house
practically without opposition. The
only point upon which issue was
raised was whether the bill, pro.
viding as it did for the pay of vol
unteers until July l, 1899, might not
be construed as modification of the
law under which volunteers were mu-
tered into service. Mr.. McRae (dem
Ark offered an amendment providing
that it should not. be so construed. and
upon 1t 1.-THE amendment) there was
general discussion as to the advisable
ity of the mastering out of the volun.
teers before the regular army was In
creased. Mr.. Cannon (rep., Ill., final
ly accepted Mr.. McRae's amendment
and that removed the only opposition
to the bill. The bill comes to $685.
859,S92.
The conference report upon bill to
render sureties of consuls, vice-consuls
and consular agents liable for damages
in suits of law was adopted.
The house then adjourned until Mon
day. to give the committees an oppor-
tunity to work without interruption.
The house adjourned until Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-15

The CHILEAN congress approved the
protocol between Chill and Argentina
for the settlement of the Puma de At
acaaa dispute under which William !.
Buchanan, United States minister to
Argentine. will act as final arbitrator.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-14
NOTICE.

There is list being circulated OF per-
sons who offer monthly donation to
DIR. Spinola's Sanatorium for the purpose
Of continuing the institution on larger
scale-admitting any person OF what
ever nationality without distinction,
who is unable to earn a living on ac-
count Of sickness or old age. Since
locating here 1 have been supporting
from two to three patients without any
out outside assistance. Therefore I ask
all charitable persons who will subscribe,
to come to my house and get information
from those actually under treatment or
who have received treatment. A little
help is all that is needed to insure the
success OF this praiseworthy undertaking.
$50 81 DIR. A. p. G. r. SPINOLA.