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The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
Nansen,3E Griticisp on.,America.

.NanSen'7EIC CriticisR on s,AmeFtca.
6 Liverpool, Feb. Q: Ii an:interview on
his return here 'front.' be United States,
Dr.; Fridtjof Nansent the as:arctic ex-
plorer. is quoted as. saying that lectur-
ing in America issassbad as exploring,
adding that when not lecturing he was
travelling, and the American style Of
travelling is not to his taste. T; .s1|i :: e.
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Held for Trial.

:: Thorp, Wis. Feb. 7.-Thk fxamina-
tion&of Mre.zM larry. Miles, on tdaharge Of
placing ties on the tracks Of ths Wis
consin Central railway, resultedin her
being bound oyeTAto the. Chs neFt 9! term Of Of
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senteaced for Embe.slement: -

Chicago Feb, 7.s'----- ~ Theodore. 81.
Schintz, who failed last summer with
debts Of nearly $500, 900, was fodnd:
guilty Saturday II in Judge Horizons
court Of the embezzlement Of 1854
from the, Franz Ertel estate. His pun
ishment was fixed at Imprisonment IN
the penitentiary. z ssf IL s''
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Must Practice Economy.

w. w. Prendergast, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, has is
sued circular to county superintend-
ents of schools informing them that
the state printing commission would
not authorize the printing of all matter
hitherto sent to county superintend.
ents, and suggesting that they use
great economy in distributing school
laws and blanks. Questions for spring
and fall examinations of teachers were
mentioned as one of the blanks which
the commission bill disallows.
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10

Fire wiped out the business portion
OF sPlainfeld. !. III. the econd time with-
in five years. 1. s 4 ~. 's7 !
The death Of Joseph z. Smith, Of Can.
ton. O., director Of the bureau Of amer.
lean republics, occurred at Miami, Fla.
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
Base Ball.

The Minneapolis base ball club this
year will get together at st. Louis and
Manager Schmelz has notified all of
his men to report at that city not later
than March 81. Games have been ar
ranged with the Browns for April 1, 2,
and 4, and after these have been
played the team will be taken to St.
Joseph, where the spring practice will
he had
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Passed Away.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. I. Senator D.
e. Hagle, first assistant. attorney-gen-
eral, died Sunday morning at his home
ID, Flora, Clay county. aged about 50
years Senator 5Hagle was taken. ill
here FIVE weeks ago with spleurisy. He
returned a week later and endeavored
to attend to his, duties, but was forced to
give them up and return home. :s His
death was the result Of 4 complication
sof diseases. E$s. szS 81
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Schaefer Beats Siosson.

NewIYork, Feb.57. 7.-Withthe victory
of the American championship at;1s-
inch. ,balk line billiards almost within
his grasp, George slosson was defeated
Saturday night by Jake :schaefef,Ia Of
Chicago, by score Of 600 points to: SOC
points in the game for the; champions
ship Of America, which took place at
Madison Square Garden concert hall :
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10

The .gold cure" may serve for in
ebriatei, but the only effectual cure for
tramps is the work cure" It scatters
the disease, at least. SO . - -ye....
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Fire I'M Chicaroi

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Fire wrecked: the
Vulcan iron, works, Milwaukee: avenue,
Clinton street and Carroll avenue, Sat-
urday night in less than an'houra and
caused loss of 5000. ans 8. .9:5 ..sfs,
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Sudden Death OF a Composer.

SuVUeu OeUtn Oh W VOntQO1eEe
New York, Feb. 7.-Henry M. Mar
kert, wealthy retired eonfectioner,
aged 60 years, dropped dead Sunday at
q concert of the Beethoven mannerchor.
Mr.. Markert' was one of the oldest
members of the society and a song of
his composition. was the first number
on the programme. .
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Wants Damages.

A. P. Loomis, as attorney for Frank
Wilson. who was recently tried and ac-
quilted at Minneapolis on the charge
of numbering Rhine Ducharme, has
made out papers instituting action
against Detectives John P. Hoy and
Nick Smith for damages. It is claimed
that Wilson was photographed against
his will and the picture given to the
newspapers and printed as the alleged
murderer, and. that he was damaged
thereby to the extent of $40, 600. He
seeks to recover $1O,0 900 from each of
the detectives.
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Twelve Drovvned- At Kiel,

Kel, Feb. by the capsizings Of
aspavy launch here Friday nine sailors
and three workmen were drowned. 's
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10

i MIN NESO ia STA 10 NEWS
subIsct 10 raxstion,

The different express COMPANIES do.
ing business ia this state have dled
with the state auditor reports Of their
earnings for 1897. &
The largest business reported Is that
Of the American express company,
which operatesonaa, 9, nun Der of lines
Of railway in the state. 1t reports its
gross receipts Of S75, 405.33 OF " hich it
says half is paid to- the carrying. rail-
roads. leaving s37, 7o2.6s subject to
taxation. ~ t5s :
The Northern Pacific reports that IL
has done &32, 9l0.s6 since June l, pay.
ing to the Northern Pacific railroad
company S15.o46.77, leaving SIC, 1854. %
for taxation. This. however, is only .
partial report, arising out of misun.
derstanding between the express COM
pany and the Ramsey county tax off,.
cials. who. in May last. notified tho
company that it had listed its effects
for taxation.
The Adams company. operating on
the Burlington and the St. Paul & Du-
luth, took in $24.7l1.94 and paid out
$14, 1874, leaving a taxable margin of
50, 400.
The Wells Fargo company, which
operates only on one line, the Chicago
Great Western, and which has only
been in the state since April last, re-
ports receipts of $7.O9S. SO and expend.
itures of $9,so2. 80, leaving nothing to
tax.
The Western company, operating on
the 500, reports receipts of $12, $50. 60
and expenses of $40, O93. 48; taxable re.
ceipts, So. 1914.
The four companies report an aggre-
gate of net earnings of 500. 569 80, on
which the three per cent tax will re-
alize 81, 997. 10 to the state.
The United States and Great North
ern express companies have as yet
failed to file reports.
Sentenced.
Andrew G. Haugan, ex-city treasurer
of Minneapolis, convicted of misappro-
priation of city funds. was sentenced
to four months in Jail and fine of ST.
900. He spen quiet Sabbath in con-
finement 1t was the first full day of
confinement, and the prisoner, in COM
| mencing his term of four months,
seems determined to make the best of
a bad affair.
just after sentence had been pro-
nOunced, number of influential
friends of Mr.. Hangar went to the jail
and requested that the prisoner be al
lowed to remain in the hospital. This
is the pleasantest part of the Jail. Al
though quiet and lonely, it is prefer
able to the noise and profane language
used by many of the prisoners in the
Jail room. However, Jailor Duffield
decided that the new prisoner would
have to share the troubles of the others
and occupy cell with the rest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-19
A Delightful Picture,

A home-like picture Of Mrs. Wash
tngtOn and her favoritc granddaughter
is given by Mrs. James Gibson, who
frequently visited her when, as he
presidents wife, she resided in Phi!a-
delphia, then the capital CT the United
States. Mrs Gibson's language IS
quoted by Miss Wharton in her Mar
tina Washington" Mrs Washington
was in the habit Ct retiring at an cary
hour to her own room, unless detained
by company, and there, no matter
what the hour, Nellie Miss Cust5s) at
tended her. One evening my father
carriage being late in coming for NE,
my dear young friend invited me TO
accompany her to grandmamma's
room. There, after some little chat,
Mrs. Washington apologized to me for
pursuing her usual preparations for
the night, ana Nellie entered upon her
accustomed duty by reading a chaptrr
and psalm from the old family Bible
after which all present knelt in even
Ing prayer. Mrs. Washington's faith
full maid then assisted her to disrObc.
and lay her head upon the pillow;
Nellie then sang verse of some sweet
ly soothing hymn. and then leaning
down, received the parting blessing
for the night, with some emphatic re-
marks on her duties, Improvements.
etc. The effect of these judic;ous hab-
its and teachings appeared in the
granddaughter character through
life.
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Still. KICKING.

Verify the folly of some men hath 10
limits, not excepting the EnGion club,
the seli-anpointed guardian of TIE city's
Interests. Believing in local govern
ment, ana tie ability OF the chosen rep
rescntatlyes Of the people To wisely and
faithfully manage the city's affairs, they
are the first to invoke the law to in
ter:cre with local government when
their views on matters and things are
not allowed 10 prevail.
Us for the order OF the Federal court,
granted on the petition Of Attorney
john Brennan, directing that the city
attorney 20 10 Madison on February II.
and show cause why the court order OF
February S should not be modified III
so far a. i: relates 10 the power of select
ing the bonds to be purchased by the
treasurer, while it is perfectly legal,
such proceeding WAS not neces-
sarv, as we are sure an arrangement
couid have been arrived at had the
Endion club been disposed to be reas-
enable. But they could not be reason
able. They wanted tacir own way, and
We sl.ail zee what we shall see.
As for our bonded debt, TIE TINS
has always taken the view, and it is not
alone IN that view, that while the le-
gaiity Of the issue of some of the bonds
may be questioned, still those bonds
We're purchased in good laith, the money
MAS expended tor public purposes, and
the city is found, in equity, to paw
them, or be accused o. receiving money
on questionable securities. We cannot
allow such an idea TO prevail for Il mo-
mcnt. The simple fact is that We owe
Il certain sum, and that we are bourd
pay that amount. We have $500, 0Gu
To apply 10 the payment of thtt debt at
present. Let ii be used for that rur-
pose, then the total debt will be de-
'i'aN'h ~ tiiai tAtcHt, anu Tue lax pay
crs viii be relieved OF that much of their
burden. 1t is a simple matter. and We
believe the city officials are capable
enough and honorable enough to attend
10 IT, and we TANK the people, less a
lew sore heads, agree with US.
Another question Of vital interest to
the people Just now is, who vii. have to
pay for this legal wranslins tax
PAYERS or the Endion Climb
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Regardless of what Spain may do or not
do, de Lome's letter has changed the
whole situation, and it is not now
thought in Washington that ANYTHING
short of SPANS developing an unex
pected ability to bring the war in Cuba
to an end herself will prevent early ac-
ton on the part of this government.
Congress deserves credit for having
kept quiet and allowed the President
to manage this affair.
The majority report of the elections
committee of the House in favor Of seat
ing Thorp, the republican contestant
from the 18th Virginia district, contains
scathing arraignment of the election
employed in that particular district,
which was des!gnably made over
whelmingIy republican by IA jerryman
der made by democratic legislature.
TGcre is 10 doubt about the seatln. of
Thorp.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce will this week
give public hearings on the Hepburn
bill for the establishment of a new cX-
ecutive department, to be known as the
Department of Industry and Com
merce, the head of which shall be
member OF the Cabinet, and upon the
National Quarantine bill.
In order to learn definitely whether
the time now being devoted TO the dis
cu,s sion of the treaty for the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii is being thrown away,
the Committee on Foreign Relations
will, this week ascertain fully the
strength of the treaty in the Senate, by
bringing about Il vote that will serve as
Il test. Should the vote show that the
trcaty is short of the necessary two
thirds, it will at once be abandoned,
and the efforts OF the committee be de-
voted to pushing Joint resolution pro-
vldIng Tor annexation to Il vote. Mem
bcrs OF the Committee have not the
slightest doubt OF annexation at this
session of Congress; only they desire to
be absolutely certain that it cannot be
secured 10y 4 ratification of the treaty,
before starting upon the other route.
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THE GAME OF MANCALA.
Played In Africa, Bombay. Java, Ceylon,
Syria aud Palestine.

The game Of mancala may be said to
be the national game OF Africa, says
Coed Words. 1t is more closely asso-
cIated with that continent. 1t is found
among all the tribes and is an evidence
OF the essential unity that underlies all
the African races. Among the Abys-
slnlans it is played by all classes, from
the king to the peasant. 1t is the ia
Vorlte amusement of the negroes at
Benin on the west coast. 1t is well
known among the natives Of Bombay,
IN Java, in Ceylon, in the Maidive is
lands and in the Malay peninsula. In
syria and Palestine cup-marked
stones used in this game are not in
frequently found in old ruins. 1t is
played by the Druses with holes made
n a plank of wood and this is the
common form OF the instrument in Je-
fusalem and throughout Syria, where
IL may be seen continually played in
the cafes by the visitors. The children
in Egypt, Nubia and Syria play it in
noleS excavated in the ground; and
"hen two travellers meet on the way
~2N~iiIiy lNSl dtl0 CAttLi I'ot ASC
board Of holes dug in the hard path,
ana proceed to play with the pebbles
thcy gather Oh the spot In Palestine
ans: Egypt shells are used in the game
mat are brought from the shores OF
the lea sea; while in Damascus peb-
bIes are employed which pilgrims co.,
lect in certain valley On the way
home from Mecca. Games Of hazard are
prohibited Ey the Mohammedan relig-
ION. But nancala is considered a game
OF fate or skill and is therefore toler-
ated; and III all likelihood it is diff
luseG by the piigrinages from Mecca
throughout the Mohammedan world to
the utmost limits Of Arab culture The
negroes carried it to America from
their old African aDodes; and at this
day it is common amusement among
the negroes CT San Domingo. There is
a little Syrian colony in Washington
street, New York, among whom this
game may be frequently seen played
On board with two rows of holes, with
a handful OF shells or pebbles, as Z Ink
with their distant hcMcS
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Beats Jersey.

">r,scn;toas in AIaslIa- evc1a;n,es
re+nrnad I<rondiknr Say q nros-
hector az Dawson has two of them
trained. md they d. all his digging"
The Wisconsin Agricultural Experi-
ment Station has inst issued an iIIust-
rated putietih devoted 10 me culture OF
me Naive 'uils III 'ile Northwest "H
Iroi. u"li. OF 'iie llorilcu'tufaI uei"r'-
hieh'' "i'l'h S"o"!" ne reau pN eNe'N
person Interested III me lrui' interests
OF Wisconsin. Inns o"'ie'ih VIII not oe
sem 10 tiiei regular 'il"i'llc isl u me
s'"'io'i' ""' IL 'li"' W .''o ''e Va '"'' -o
T.. y, W..
'',', ..i-;, Co. r.,,,,;a " ,a
:. ,,,,,,,
v 'e'''o'' 'ii' u '''e mus t'Hu
'ar as wen de 'nos' e"'tess'"' ""''=
f"t ''''' " - ''''
H. whoo.or rasr ,r. - af.aa
,r,,Ir,,n of ca~,ton CoI,acc at \ortb-
fiald Nipu his native CIV and Ia,or
f,,ishoI from, tho madi,.aI corrsa q,
rt.r,-ara II. NOS ,o,s;aara1 o,a of
best surgeons in the Northwest, and he
will he deeply mOurned by members Of
the profession as well as by his many
personal friends
~ a., .s ~
Gratis, Popuists and silver are to be com
biued in the approaching Congressional
campaign makes it necessary that all
friends Of sound money and honesty in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-19
CREWSOME GOLDEN WEDDING.
All the Male Guests Present Were Pub.
lie LxeCutiOuers.

From the report Ct the celebration
Of the golden wedding Of William
Reidl and his wife at Magdeburg, Ger
many. and the silver wedding OF l;-
son Frederick and his wife, it is to be
inferred that hangnen are not held III
such disfaror by the women Of Ger
many as the fair sex Of other countrie:
evince toward men of this profession.
At the celebration there were present
800 men, whose occupations were the
same-the execution Of criminals-the
majority Of them being accompanied
either by wife, sister or sweetheart
The elder Reid is chief executiOner OF
the domains of Kaiser Wilhelm. while
MS son Frederick is also a public exc
cutlOner Of long service The eldest son
OF the latter is a soldier in the German
army, but his father declares that as
soon as he is discharged he will secure
him place where his work VIII be OF
exactly the same nature as his fathers.
The old gentlemen is only 13 years Of
2ge, but he boasts that he has only IL
more people to string UP On the scat
fold i'll order TO have made the record
OF sending 70C0 persons into eternity
by his own hands. The son has a rec
ord Of little more than one-third OF
this number. Although brought to-
gethe- for the purpose OF doing honor
to Germ2ny's chief cXecutioner and his
son, the assembly CT eXecutioners &c
tuaHy turned itself into 4 convention
Of hanGmen. The various new meth
ods CT killing off murderers were unaG-
imously condemned, and the old-fasn-
Toned hanging method was pronounced
the one most satisfactory from every
standpoint. The men came from every
part Of Wilhelm's empire and Included
all the eXecutioners OF note The
wives and sweethearts intend to or
Eanize club for the purpose of aiding
the widows and orphans OF the Een
their husbands hang.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Feb. II, 1898. |
President Mckinley has never justi-
fed the confidence rcposed IN him bv
the American people to Il more marked
extent than since the publication of the
grossly insulting letter written bv Senior
dr LONE, late Spanish minister to the
| nIted States. In that letter Senior de
LONE personally insuled the President,
as well Is his own government. When
Washington WAS in a ierment Of excite
Eient and men of prominence who are
usually cool headed were advising all
sorts of 'hot-hcaded steps on the part of
this government, President Mckinley
never for Il moment lost the GOODNESS
which has always marked his acts ut
critical periods, although there isn't
the slightest doubt that his blood fairly
boiled 1T de l.omc's insults. Like the
true patriot that he Is, he sunk his in
diyiduI!ltv and acted only as the coun-
try : executive. He merely requested
the Spanish government, through tie
Nth'ii S'h -'ilH1S'ci .tt -h1Nll', &c rtF'tii
"e Lone senior de LONE had ahtici-
pateI that and called his resignation.
and II WAS accepted 10y his government
before nc request Tor his recall was
presented. Inc wisdom OF this modcra-
ton on 'he part OF the PRESIDENT IS dan
~ becoming more apparent. There
WAS another iinPoft2ht feature CT de
LONGS letter, III which he declared
that autonomy l"r Cuba and nesotla-
tons Tor reciprocity treaty were only
shalh. llad TINS letter been made pub
lie IN legitimate manner, lis contents
"UU,d a:Ne Justified the most extreme
measures upon the part OF thls govern
mcut, but II WAS stolen, and that fact
WAS mIilgaled III the least by the atk-
Encouragement OF is authorship 10y de
lone ne government OF SPAIN bt
accepting oc LONE resignation mas re-
licNeu TINS government ol the uisa-
Srrtapte contingency OF TAXING oilcial
'uShlZahse oI stuleh Ieiter. ana At ne
sane time mas placed Itself IN post
tion from "hiSh II cannot escape with
"Hi ie"o""'Iu " iesPoi's'o'hiS ior 'ie
'oh''h'S oi '"c lt'tcI ana "noIos'Z lhg
Ior IL having oeeh written, without
ios'h5 '"e respect Oh tnts ana every
"'i'tf 'iNiAize' nation. IN TACT, the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-19
THE SECRET OF LONGEVITY.
Sir james Sawyer's Set OF Rules to
Proiong Life.

From the London News: What Is
the secret of longevity? Sir James
Sawyer has been confiding it to a Birm-
ingham audience. Like so many other
secrets, it consists in paying atten
ton to a number OF small details"
Here is a schedule OF them, collected
from the reports Of Sir James Sawyer
lecture: /. Eight hours sleep. :.
Sleep on your right side. 8. Keep your
bedroom window open all night. 4.
Have mat to your bedroom door. 5.
Do not have your bedstead against the
wall. 6. No cold tub in the morning.
but bath at the temperature Of the
body. 7. Exercise before breakfast. 8.
Eat little meat ard see that it is well
cooked. 8. Ger adults) Drink no
milk. 10. Eat plenty OF fat, to feed
the cells which destroy disease germs.
IL. Avoid intoXieants, which destroy
those cells. u. Daily exercise in the
open air. 13. Allow no pet animals il
your living rooms. They are apt to
carry about disease germs. H. Live
IN the country If you can. 10. Watch
the three Ds-drinking water, damp
and drains. Is. Have change CT occu-
patton. II. Take frequent and short
holidays. 10. Limit your ambition,
and, 19, keep your temper. Keep all
these commandments, and Sir James
Sawyer sees no reason why you should
not live to be 100. An interesting
point in vital statistics was inciden-
tally brought out by Sir James Saw
yer, the death rate during the last POO
years has been enormously decreased,
but the decrease has al been between
the ages CT birth and 50. Those wno
passed that age had not SO good a
chance CT living as the people who
lived eco years ago. The meaning was
that now the wcaiilings among the
young were less easily killed eff than
they were 200 years ago. With e
gard to those of 50, those who lived in
the OlGen days had the advantage that
there were no telephones, kilograms,
trains. daily share lists, Or daily news
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-19
OCEAN GREYH SAFE.
They VIII Pull Through Any Rough
Sea Without Serious Injury.

AHey VIII fui1 Through Any Rough
Sea Without Serious Injury.
From the New York Times: The
Establishment Of a new record fer a
days run at sea by the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse suggests ore or two con-
slderations. pertinent to ocean travel
ers, as to the influence OF size and
power on the safety and comfort +
transatlantic transportation. Sailor
men are fond Of saying that good
sailing ship of 1000 tons burden is as
safe as any big steamer aGoat. \
staunch, well found ship Of that ton
mage, or even less. will, when properly
prepared and sliillfully handled, ride
out as hard a gale as the roaring
1ortles' can produce. But she must DO
1t by heaviag TO and suffer herself to
be driven to leeward. A big. power
ful steamer like the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse may possibly have to "s!0~
down. but she will keep on her curse
and thunder headlons into furious
sea with IMMUNITY. Old Ocean. hur,-
Ing his monster storm waves Of 20 ar
50 feet in height at a speed Of some
thing like thirty miles an hour AGAINST
her, while she is proceeding at u or
10 knots against them, is poverless 20
do her serious injury But it must oe
mighty uncomfortable for passengers.
A ship can not be hit Ly several thGu-
sand tons of water at a project!le force
OF forty-fye miles an hour without
giving her passengers a tremendous
shaking up. Yet the length and depth
CT such ship make her steadier in a
seaway than smaller vessel. And she
is across the sea and through il all in
period as short as that taken by the
smaller ship in good weather. The
theory OF scafaring men is that the
more quickly they cross the ocean tn
safer the voyage