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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-04-21

tainty, although hund reds who had IN
tended to try their luck Is British ter
ritorY have announced an in tention of
seeking their fortunes on American
soil. Sensations follow each other
thick and fast. One day it is said that
SAC, 100000 will come out OF Dawson
as soon as the Yukon river opens, and
on the next that sum is reduced to
S4,00O,0OO.. One thing which the new
arrivals do not like is that the return
ing argonauts bring nothing but big
stories. Their gold, in almost every
instance, has been left at Dawson or
some other safe place. Spectators are
busy trying to negotiate sales Of
precious" claims at ridiculously low
prices. They do not find many VIC
tins, however. Not because the new
corners are not easy to work, but be-
cause they expect to make discoveries
of their own far more valuable than
any yet recorded. What mighty host
of kindred spirits Col. Sellers could
have found had he ventured the trip
to Skaguay and Dyea! -.
Last season there was very little
dredging done on the Yukon and it's
tributaries. This year, however, scores
of companies will engage in thismethod
of mining. It is estimated here that
fully 100 dredging outfits will go up
the Yukon from St. Michael's, and an
other so will be employed on the large
creeks running through the gold dis
trict. Most of the dredging machines
are owned by stock companies, whose
promoters manage to sell their shares
in the eastern states. Each machine
most are propelled by steam-has a
crew of six men, and if but 1.-THE of
the expectations of these hardy mar
liners is realized, the owners of dredg-
ing stock will roll in wealth before the
first of January next. But, you know,
there's many slip 'twixt the cup and
the lip.
Most of the gold seekers will have
to secure the yellow stuff by grading.
Mr.. Josiah Edward Spur, in his not
able work on ''The Geology of the Yukon
Gold District" issued by the United
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States geological survey, describes this
laborious process in detail. The cradle,
he says, consists essentially of long,
narrow box, an upper and lower COM
partment. The floor of the upper COM
partment is preferably made of metal,
and is riddled with holes of convenient
size. Into this upper compartment the
gravels are shoveled, and the whole con-
trivance is moved back and forth upon
the rockers on which it stands, and
from which it derives its name. By this
shaking the gravel is sifted, the finer
material passes through the holes in
the lower compartment, while the
coarser stuff, which contains little or
no gold, passes out of the box as USE
less rubbish, or ''tailing," as it is tech.
nically called. The floor of the lower
compartment is, in it's simplest form,
an inclined plane, the surface of which
is roughened and corrugated in va
rious ways, such as by the use of cleats
or wooden rifles" corrugated metal
sheeting or other devices. A favorite
method of obtaining this result among
the miners of Alaska is by the use of
carpeting, of coarse, spongy weave,
such as cheap tapestry. Upon this
roughened surface the fine gold lodges,
while the lighter material is carried out
of the box by the stream of water. In
the collection of the fine gold which is
thus caught amalgamation with quick
silver is usually resorted to.
In some bars there is considerable
concentration of gold, and when creek
or river is sufficiently low these accumu.
lations are worked by the miners; but
the comparatively small size of the de.
posits, and the fact that they are ex.
posed only an uncertain length of time
during low water, lead to the necessity
OF using the simplest apparatus, and so
the cradle is generally utilized. In
some cases bar gravels are sluiced in
the same way as gulch gravels, the
water being raised to the head of the
sluice in the buckets of an undershot
water wheel.
This description of the labor incident
to the working of bar diggings, con-
densed though it is, is sufficient to
show that hunting for gold is not recre-
alton, to put it mildly. There are now
$4,000 human beings in Skaguay who
expect to make their fortune by this
method, and $4,000 more will be on their
way in a few days. If nine-tenths of
them do not fall by the wayside, I misc
my guess.
WILLIAM WALTER WELLS.
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PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.
French paper says TINT ONLY ons7
academician, jules Lemaire, rides 81

|# French paper says TINT only ono
AGA clan, jules Lemaire, rides q
wheel. S=.
Frederick S. Jarvis, who recently re-
signed the .inspectorship Of Scotland
Yard, is said to be the orr ginal of Conan
Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
The estate Of the late SignorS Nicolini
amounted to 500, 900, which he devised
to his widow, Adelina Patti, and to three
children of his first marriage. Nine.
Patti, however, has renowned her
claims on the estate. y n 55.=sT: IS
The real name of Francisque Sarcey,
the distinguished Partisan critic, is
Francois. He has for so years used
the less common name exclusively till
the other day, when he went to enter
his sons name in the army list, Al
though the pseudonym of q writer is
considered valid in France for all com
mercial purposes, official papers in the
army have to be signed with the real
name. r
Friends from Lincoln, Neb., report
that William Jennings Bryan has made
a large sum of money by his lectures,
and is laying it up for a rainy day. His
largest receipts were realized at Wich-
ita, Kan, where he got So, 400 for sim
gle, lecture. At little town in Mis-
souri, he made $s75. His regular
charges are $500 for every appearance
| and one-half the net receipts over and
| above that sum.
Immediately after the death of Victor
Emmanuel the inhabitants of Turin de.
cided to set up statue in memory of
him, and commission for the execu-
ton of the work was given an eminent
sculptor. For 20 years the statue has
been awaited, and although the sculp-
| tor is nearing his eightieth birthday he
works on calmly at what will be at once
memorial and an antiquity when fin
ished. The town council of Turin,
however, it is said, is going to issue an
ultimatum concerning the date on
which the effgy Of Victor Emmanuel is
| to be delivered !
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WHAT THE KAISER WEARS.
Dress Suits and Umbrellas Are
Things the Emperor Does
Not Like ut All.

The kaiser is military man from
crown to foot. His numerous ward
robes contain only five suits of "mufti,''
mostly made in Vienna. Like most
German officers he never looks we'll
in them. He never wears an evening
dress suit. He has particular TAB
neigung" against swallow-tail, which
reminds him of the somber surround.
ings of a funeral. This uncomfortable
objection is accountable for an imperial
regulation ordaining that wherever
possible courtiers and guests shall
wear the frock coat, TAnglais, other.
wise the newly-introduced court dress
is de rigeur. The black swallow-tail
is thus fast being forced out of German
court circles.
Umbrellas are his pet aversion-he
never possessed one in his Hfe-and as
to sticks. they are usually the cheapest
he can buy. His rifles are under the
special care of the leibjager, and kept
in a special cupboard. A remarkable
feature of this collection is the .hun Mt.
ing sticks which his majesty has cut
with his own hand while out hunting
or received as presents during his ex
petitions from gentry and peasantry
alike. '&F '2ss4 - .-.,-% : 49,
The kaiser's wardrobes occupy suite
of five rooms in the old castle at Berlin
They are massive and are of oak. In
the middle of one of the rooms is
large table for spreading out the uni.
forms. There is sixth room in which
small repairs are undertaken Here
tailor is permanently employed, for
Kaiser Wilhelm does not throw away
clothes until they are we'll worn. He
keeps about 1S pairs of white military
gloves in use. These are cleaned and
repaired from time to time. The
glover receives small yearly sum fo1
his services. Each pair is supposed to
have certain 'life." Should the leath.
er show any defect, it is returned ia
the unlucky glover with peremptory
demand for an explanation.
When a suit is ordered, woe be to the
tailor should it not fit like glove,
though "try on is never permitted.
Directly a suit has been taken off, it is
returned to the wardrobe, and there
subjected to the closest scrutiny. The
orders and decorations are kept in an
iron safe, and represent in value about
100000 marks.--Pall Mall Gazette.
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But Cincinnati has fort unately large
number Of good hotels, and tits believed
there will be no lack Of facilit IN that
direction. -@ n ,
& AS for the veterans who prefer to
camp out, with mattress only between
their bodies and the floor, and their
grips for pillows, two classes of free
quarters will be provided. The most
interesting by all means is Camp sher-
man. Adjoining the popular summer
resort, Chester park, is large level
field Of many acres extent, which is to
be transformed into a tented city, with
careful sewage system, with electric
lights and city water. Here it is pro-
posed to care for 10000 veterans. The
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chairman Committee of ARRANGEMENTS
partments, divided into corps, and has
a membership of about 100000. The
national president is Mrs. Agnes HIT,
of Indianapolis. The Ladies of the G. A.
R., another auxiliary to the Grand
Army, will meet at Cincinnati during
the first week of September.
Chief Goblin is expect
ed to visit Cincinnati soon with his staff
to inspect the preliminary plans of the
citizens committee for the thirty-sec-
ond annual encampment of the &. A. R.
This will be his second official visit.
When here, in November last, he ex-
pressed surprise at the progress al
ready made. He found thorough or
ganization of prominent business men,
with Hon. NJ. E. Ingalls,, president of
the Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio
railroads. at their head.
On the occasion of his coming visit,
the committee will be able to outline to
large extent exactly what will be done
in the way of receiving and entertain
ing the old veterans and the thousands
of friends who will come with them to
Cincinnati in September of this year.
The three important features railroad
rates, hotel rates and free quarters for
veterans all been satisfactorily
arranged for. The committee has as
surance of rate of one cent mile
from all points in the country, the tick
cts being Oh sale several days preced-
ing the opening date of the encamp-
neutrality-suspicious. sand good without
any restrictions for about ten days.
For those wishing longer time the
railroads will esta blish a joint agency
here during encampment, with author
ity to stamp the excursion tickets, max
ing them good for full 80 days. In ad-
dition, the roads out of Cincinnati will
be allowed the privilege of arranging
special home-visitors' excursions with
in short distance limits.
All the hotels of the city of any con-
sequence have signed binding contracts
by which they may charge only the reg
ular established rates, and limiting the
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is preparing to make use of the four
principal summer resorts-Coney
Island, the Geological gardens, the
Lagoon and Chester park-and will also
provide special features, probably in
Guiding sham battles on both land and
river.
Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper, who won
his title by long and distinguished
service during the civil war, is chair
man of the committee on parade and
review. While the line of march has
not yet been made public, it has been
selected and approved by Commander
in Chief Goblin. It will be within the
prescribed limit of two miles, and will
be entirely of streets paved with as
phalt with the exception of only quar-
ter of mile. The day of the parade
has not been selected, but it will prob
ably be Wednesday, September Z.
The citizens committee having the
arrangements in charge is thoroughly
organized. It comprises an executive
board consisting of Mr.. Ingalls,, chair
man; William 3. Melish, executive di-
rector; Casper H. Rowe, treasurer, and
Edwin Stevens, secretary; also 80
members, each of whom is chairman of
a subcommittee which is conducting
some particular line Of work. Besides
the committees named, the others are
as follows, with their respective chair
men: Auditing, E. v. Cherry; bureau
of information, H. D. Crane; badges,
William B. Melish; courtesies, state and
city, Gustav Tafel; day decorations, j.
A. Kohner; fireworks, F. Aims; grand
stands, j. w. Robinson; horses and car
riages, H. P. Wiborg, invitation and
reception, Capt. j. Milt Blair; legisla-
ton, Maj. George A.. Vandegrift; med
ical corps, DR.. J. C. Culbertson; music,
Frank A. Lee; military organizations,
z. NJ. Millikin; night illuminations,
James Powell; sister cities, George E.
Currie; press, Joseph T. Carew; print
Ing, ". B. Carpenter; painting and
decorating, John Harris; private ac-
commodations, George Puchta: pub
lie order, ex-Mayor John IA. Caldwell;
public comfort, w. C. johnson: h war
pageantry, w. r. McComas; women's
auxiliary, Congressman Jacob II. Brom-
well. 8 ii
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sCINCINNA / AT. WORK.
Preparing to Make the Grand Army
Encampment Success.
! How the Ohio City Viii Care for the
Veterans Who Will Assemble
There EARLY in Sep ~
al. TENDER. -,
Especial Cincinnati Letter,1

Especial cincinnati Letter.
The Grand Army of the Republic is
now recognized the world over as the
greatest and most influential or
ganization of war veterans the world
has ever known. Its national en-
campments have become famous,
attracting visitors from all parts
OF the union, both military and civ
ilian. The first post of the Grand
Army was organized at Decatur, Ill.,,
April 6, 1866, and the first national en-
campment, a very small affair, was held
at Indianapolis, Ind, April 20, 1866. To-
day the society has membership of
nearly 100000, divided into 7,106 posts.
Its annual enoampments are attend
ed by fully 100000 people, and made the
occasion of spontaneous display of
patriotism which must be intensely
gratifying to the grizzled veterans.
The encampment of 1897, held at Buff
falo, N. Y, was in every respect sue
less, but it is predicted that this years
gathering, which will meet at Cincin-
natl, a point much more centrally To-
Gated than Buffalo, will attract the
largest attendance in the history of the
order. Every one of the As depart
ments of the Grand Army will be repre-
serted, and most of them will partici-
pate in the grand parade, which will
be in command of Col. John P. S. Goblin,
OF Lebanon, Pa, the present command
er in chief, and his personal staff.
The Women's Relief Corps, an or
ganization composed of the wives, moth
ers, daughters and sisters of union SOL
diers of the civil war, will hold it's an
nual meeting at the same time. 1t is
composed of q number of state de-
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REJUVENATING VERSAILLES.
An Effort to Make the Once
Famous French Royal Resort
Again Popular.

An attempt is to be made by com.
mittee of politicians, fnanciers and art.
lists to rejuvenate sleepy old Versailles,
the city so closely identified with the
glories of France. It is proposed ia
turn the large Louis XIV. hall in the
right wing of the palace into theater
and concert room. Parisians are to be
attracted by select musical pro.
grammes and deliberately mounted pro-
auctions Of the comedies of Moliere,
some of which first saw the light at
Versailles. Moliere's plays are to be
staged on a grand scale, with the bal
lets,. advertisements and costumes of
the period. Versailles will thus, it is
said, become the Bayreuth of the i'm.
mortal author of "Tartuffe' and "The
Bourgeois Gentilhomme.'
In order to increase the facilities for
reaching the old royal borough the
Western Railway company is favorable
to the project of running a train, from
the new station near the Hotel DIES In
valides, which could reach the historic
place of Versailles in 20 minutes. :. I'm
HSA SAiSt1AS arrangements IL taxes
three-quarters of an hour to get by
rail to the edge of Versailles nearest to
Paris, and then there is an additional
walk or drive in the palace, the park,
the woods and the two Trianons. The
proposed change is due to the initiative
of a painter, Mr.. Bertrand, who is get.
ting valuable assistance from the press,
but it is said to be rather doubtful
if Parisians will back the scheme with
enthusiasm. Versailles has been for
long years only city of museums,
visited chiefly during the fine weather
for it's "reminiscences, it's picture gal
leries, it's chateau and it's fountains.
The latter especially seem to have
most attraction for modern Parisians,
who like to see them play on summer
Sundays. Philadelphia Telegraph.
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Crisis In His Career,

Cyrus asked his wife, what ars
you moping about?'' : II -, :.
1T is 81 years ago to-day, ,Keturah,~
replied the gloomy man, who had
thrown himself on the lounge, "since
became cashier of the bank" r. ~. -. :.
SWELL, what of that? Are you worn
out? Is the salary too small? Have
you ever had the slightest trouble with
the bank? Is there anything wrong
with your accounts? Are they think
ing of replacing you with, another
mani" s s. S.
mo, there's nothing wrong in any
way" rejoined the bank cashier, "but
the very fact that ! have been the banks
most trusted official for 81 years, and
have never done q dishonest thing in
my life, never made an njudicious loan,
that my accounts are perfectly straight,
and that no man on earth can say q
word against me, is making people sus-
picious, and they are beginning to talk
about me. Chicago Tribune.
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GREEK WOMEN ARE THANKFUL
They Express Their Gratitude for tn e
Help Given Them by Ameri-
can Sisters.

It seems so long since brave little
Greece defed the powers of Europe and
undertook to combat single-handed
with the Turk that the American wom-
en-, who have had many things on their
minds since then, have almost forgot
ten the part they took in the affair. But
the Greek women have not forgotten it,
and their American representative,
Scion J. Vlasto, recently returned from
Athens to New York with the commits
sion of conveying their thanks to those
who helped them last year.
II cannot find language strong
enough" Mr.. Vlasto said, Ito express
the feeling Of the Greek women for the
Americans. During the war the queen
publicly expressed her gratitude at the
meeting of the Union of Greek Women;
and the president and everyone con-
nected with the union begs me to con-
vey their message Of thanks to those
who so generously helped them"
Since the close, of the war the Greek
women have continued their organiza-
ton and are finding plenty to do in
caring for widows and orphans and for
Thessalian refugees. They recently ex
ported a quantity of Greek goods to
London to be sold for the benefit of the
refugees at the Greek bureau of indus
tries, of which the princess of Wales is
patroness. At the suggestion of the
king they have also started a fund for
the widows and orphans of the war,
and his majesty has handed over to
them for this purpose $4,000 from the
funds that have been sent to him from
different foreign countries for philan-
thropic uses. Everyone from the king
down to his humblest subject fullyrec-
ognizes the value of the; work the wom-
en- did during the war, and Mr.. Vlasto is
of the opinion that it was more and
better than that Of the men. n y.
Sun. S e. n gS$5 i5 y sE s. b
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when 1t Didn't Count,

'.Did you give him any encourage
ment?" inquired the mother, referring
to the impecunious young man who re-
fused to consider himself out in the
cold.
Oh, dear, no; none at all, = replied
the beautiful daughter. ION one or
two occasions at the seashore last sum-:
merI promised to be his wife, but that
was all. Z Chicago Post. s5'
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number of guests that may be assigned
to each room. This gives assurance
that no undue advantages will be taken
of visitors while here. Gen. Goblin a
few days ago named the Grand hotel
as national headquarters, and he and
his family and his staff will occupy
about IL large rooms in this hostelry.
This hotel will also be headquarters
for the two national presidents of the
women's auxiliary organizations the
Women's Relief Corps and the Ladies
Of the G. A. r. Parties began contract
ing for accommoda tons in the hotels
early last fall, and some Of the hotels
have already disposed Of every room.
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Timidity Of an Elephant.

Riding along a road in India, I saw
the following instance of a big ele-
plants timidity,~ which I venture to
send to you: The elephant, ridden by
a mahout, was followed by small
Maltese terrier, which, intent on it's
own affairs, trotted beside its master.
making occasional Observation-Disclosures
tions by the roadside after the manner
of dogs, without particularly noticing
other travellers. From the first moment
the elephant set eyes on the dog he
never lost sight of him, turning from
side to side always with an eye on tho
small animal, and hurrying cut Of
his way whenever he approached. The
timidity Of the one and the condolences
of the other were irresistibly amusing.
Spectator. } ssss s535sss
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The Human System Heat.

The human system can endure heat
at 212 degrees, the boiling point Of wa
ter, because the skin is a bad conductor,
and because the perspirati ton cools the
body. Men have withstood without IN
jury q heat Of 800 degrees for several,
minutes. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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a Fatal Day.

q great many men make fools of
themselves when they get married who
never did before. Washing ton Dem,
crat.