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The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22

nee was about Il, prepare . veritabls
sting il the shape of an eloquent
demand for q wide open e commercial
China. his majesty Nicholas IL, czar
Sof all the Russias, surprised the world
BY issuing 2 manifesto proposing =
conference Of all nations to consider 8
reduction Of ornaments. In it he de-
plores the fact that Hundreds Of mil-
lions are devoted TO acquiring terrible
engines Of destrLct ction which are des-
tined tomorrow to lose all value in
consequence Of some fresh discovery
In the same fields. and adds that ma
tional culture. economic progress and
the production Of wealth are either
paraiyzed or checked in Development -
Further on he says: Economic crises,
due in great part to the system Of
ornaments q poutrance, and the con-
tinual danger which lies in this mass
ing of war material, are Transforming
the armed peace of our days into q
crushing burden which the people have
more and more difficulty in bearing.
To put an end to these incessant arma.
ments and to seek means of warding
OF calamities tina: are threatening the
world is supreme duty which to-day
is imposed on all slates.' To bring this
state of affairs 10 an end his majesty
proposes an international conference,
saying: This conference would be,
by the help of God happy presage of
the century which is about to open.
1t would converge in one powerful
focus the efforts of all the states
which are sincerely seeking to make
the great conception of universal
peace triumph over the elements of
trouble and discord. 1t would at the
same time cement an agreement by a
| corporate conservation of the princi-
pies of equity and right, on which rest
the security of states and the welfare
of the people,"
On top of such powerful peace ar
gument an 'ultimatum." no matter
how cleverly worded, would seem sac
rilegiOus almost; and no matter what
may have been the motives of the car
in issuing his peace manifesto it has
placed England at disadvantage.
That Nicholas is right in his argu-
ments cannot be disputed. Europe is
groaning under taxation for military
and naval purposes. It's best blood is
in the armies, and instead of produc.
ing wealth is impoverishing the work
ing classes and running itself. If Rus.
sia means to be honest, however, in
its peace policy it can make an adj
vance move on its own responsibility,
as the following table of European
armies proves by its own figures:
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Peach and Tomato Salad.

Take half dozen firm peaches and
as many tomatoes. Peel and quarter
and put them on the ice. Take a heap
ing teaspoonful of sugar, saltspoon-
tul of celery salt, one-quarter as much
pepper, dust OF cayenne pepper, and
five drops of tabasco. Add to this al
ternately,a little at time, stirring all
the while, four tablspoonfuls Of salad
oil and the juice of two lines. Line
the salad bowl with lettuce leaves,
from the heart, and pile, the peaches
and tomatoes in the middle, mixing
them. Pour over all the dressing. In
serving put a spoonful of salad in a let
tuce Leaf Cincinnati Enquirer.
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public questions. l1hils driyinr
through the S1nit hsonian pArk this
morning, the cabinet officer said II
have had my own opinion of Sampson,
as all citizens have had. But Z have
recently come into possession of OH
cial informat tion which + cannot dis
close ii detail: but it il aufi icient to
$conyince me that Admire Sampso on de-
serves greater consid ton than the
peopleshaye been dispo to give him.
h s'sIn the first place, every readerswill
iconcede that Sampson has made no
mistakes. That Is 2 strong point IN
favor OF any man who has the 4 re-
ssronsihility Of command Son land or
sea. But even that does not make q
hero. Nevertheless, you win agree
with me that you cannot point to any
mistake made by Sampson, either az
the chief of the board Of inquiry into
the Maine disaster or az commander
Of the feet. Inasmuch 90 this naval
commander has made no mistake,
there is no reason why he should be
censured. That much every reasona-
BILE man will acknowledge. Therefore,
Admiral Sampson should not be looked
upon with disdain. 3#i
''In the next place, Admiral samp-
son has been successful in the dispo4
sition of his vessels. He has been suc-
cessful in looking after the health Of
the men of his fleet, while patiently
watching the enemy by day and by
night. It is wise commander who
can have always in mind the health
and comfort of the men for whose lives
he is in every sense responsible. Thus
we reach point where Admiral Samp-
son deserves commendation. :
'Now, after weeks of faithful serv-
ice, bottling up Cervera's feet, await
ing the coming Of the army, it be,
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HAND CULTURE.
With Little Care Mt Frequent In
tervals, the Hands May BE Kept
in Good Condition.

No ones hands need be termed ugly,
though they must obediently go into
all sorts of disagreeable places, and be
is certainly an enemy to their dainty
appearance.
If size and shape do not please you,
it is no excuse for neglect; and lack of
time is very unreasonable plea to
urge for so small matter.
Wash them frequently at night in
corn meal, and apply little sweet OF!
or vaseline. This will effectualiy pre-
vent roughness. = w. 49,
Do not use knife or sharp point in
clea hing the nails, but accomplish it
with soap and brush or some blunt in
strulnent. Pinch back the skin at the
base with towel when the fingers are
wet, and never scrape it with any Of
the little sharp instruments in your
manicure set. Ink stains, and almost
all others, the fumes of burning sui
phur will remove. A simple way is to
dip match in water and rub the stain
until it yields to the sulphur on the tip
of the match. The nervous habit of bit
ing the nails is one you must conquer,
or have ragged, unsightly and sore fin
ger tips al! your life. Immersing them
in aloes and water will some times help
the memory and the will, especially
with children. -, ...,.. ,-,,,$ ~ .;4s.e,
The awkwardness of which we COM
plain and which we seldom try to over
come, is the fault of the mind; and
what we will and endeavor to have
them do,l the fingers will usually ac-
complish; though it may take long
training. So their. neglected appear
ance. or pathetic evidences of hard
work. can be successfully removed, If
we will but determine to overcome our
Incidence and give them little patien.
care.-Every Where.
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. ( GA \
'lI1; y Least That ~ What He u Wishe.
81 " ~ Believe.
Osriou. Msdlaanifesto In Isss "a 81 i Cr.ti.
cal Moment ~ the Autocrat
of 5Russia--C Civili.at tion
and Conquest. Il.
$50 ecial correspondence.1

Not since the close of the Rn.so.
Turkish war il the seventies have
european politics presented as in
terresting q field for speculation
as Just now. While nowhere ont
s'de of the press Of London there IS
tax OF war, yet the careful observer
cannot fail to feel instinctively that Sc
1lous trouble is brewing, that questions
are about to come up for final settle
ment whose solution will tax the skill
81 the diplomats of every nation, and
tnat at least two of the worlds
great governments will seek to win by
4 !orce OF arms possessions which do not
Deiong to them by any other right save
that of might. =
we prate much about Christian gov
ernments and Christian civilization.
snd Try to persuade ourselves that we
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"
System of Naval Promotion)
would have won equal honors if like
opportunity had been afforded them.
Our naval regulations clearly need re-
vision, and some equitable method OF
conferring honors upon naval officers
should be adopted that would give
justice to the heroic without injustice
to others.
| The advancement of Admiral Samp.
son eight numbers causes criticism
The commander of the feet which sue.
cessfully blockaded Santiago harbo1
has been in Washington recently. and
he has at no time received such atten.
tions as our people are accustomed
to shower upon their heroes. The
sentiment prevails that Sampson is
not real hero. When Lieut.. Hobson
arrived in Washington, he received
more enthusiastic attention at the de.
pot than Admiral Sampson received
during his entire stay in this city.
Politicians and newspaper men are
usually careful of their expressions,
and they are accustomed to take only
the popular side of public questions.
But there, are exceptions in all cases,
and here is one in point.
The correspondent of this paper is
inclined to be conservative, and to
take no stand which might excite an
tagonisms. But in the case Of Admiral
Sampson the writer ntures to-. ex-
press anopinion in favor Of the u1lpop-
ular naval command er. There is a
reason for this. as the reader will see.
One Of the members of the abinet
is an old friend Of the writer, and CON
verses with him freely y, we'll knowing
that his name will never be quoted On
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<OrgantZer OF IRuSS1a'S G1gandc Military
Establishment.)
ously and the tory press of England
began to clamor for war. Enterpris'
ing newspaper correspondents Of the
Harold Frederic type, who, by the
way, know as much about Eu'
ropean politics as a Spanish gun.
ner knows about taking aim, cabled
to the United States that Sails
bury had called upon good old
Victoria with a war resolution in one
inside pocket and his resignation in
the other and demanded the venerable
sovereign's PERMISSION to send an ulti-
matum to the czar. Rather than part
with Salisbury, 30 the veracious and
well-informed frederic leads US to be-
ieve, her majesty went back on her
well known resolution that England
should engage il no European war
during her lifetime, and gave her
prime minister carte blanche to issue
as many "ultimatums'' as the exigen-
cies Of the case might demand.
But just when tie British foreign Of
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N1CiOLAS IL. OF RUSSIA.
-Author Of the Manifesto Asking the Ma
tons OF the World to Foster Peace.)
are far better than were our blunt an
cestors. But our pride rests on a
foundation of sand, ethically speaking.
The men OF to-day are just as greedy
as their ancestors, and whenever they
see an opportunity to despoil less
powerful nation of lands and chattels
they make the most of it. That was
considered "civilization" four centuries
ago, and it is called by the same name
to-day. The mighty country always
considers itself a ''civilizing power"
and regards the subsection of weaker
peoples good work. Hypocrisy is
the mother of diplomacy, and the sword
is the weapon of diplomacy. Nations
are like individuals. When they are
about to perform all especially mean
act they persuade themselves that it
is for the benefit of the poor fellows
who are to be robbed and that they
are the instruments chosen by an in
scrutable Providence to carry out its
will.
Look at poor China-as harmless a
nation as ever existed. Like vultures,
the fleets of Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Russia are to-day lowering
about her coasts. grabbing port here
and fertile province therein the
name of civilization. and for the bene-
fit of horde of traders living thou
sands of leagues away. Could these
birds of prey but agree upon a division
among themselves, the Chinese empire
would cease to exist tomorrow, but
each wants more than the other is will
ing to grant, and therein lies the dan
ger to the peace of the world and the
temporary salvation of the Mongolian
empire.
Russia is perhaps the least hypo-
critical of the four powers which are
seeking to absorb China. She makes no
humanitarian pretenses, and has not
made them. She gra bbed Port Arthur
and the great Manchurian provinces
because, to use slang phrase, she
''needed them in her business" She
had to have an outlet for her trans
Siberian railroad, and a Chinese port
for her Asiatic fleet. Asking the con-
sent of the European concert" to OBJ
tain them would have been futile, as
we'll as childish. So she just took them,
and incidentally extended the sphere
of Russian influence from the borders
of Siberia to the Chinese sea and became
mistress of 30,o0o,oo0 thrifty and COM
paratively intelligent people.
Had Count Mouravieff, the cars
minister fer foreign affairs who con-
Quoted the negotiations ending with
the virtual cession of Manchuria,
stopped there, Great Britain would
have swallowed the bitter pill with
out finching; but when he insinuated
that the newly-acquired territory
troll in the matter of tariffs and trade
Lord Salisbury protested most vigor-
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She OUGHT to Know.

"You were long time in the far cor
ner OF the conservatory with Mr.. Will
ing last evening"" suggested the moth
er. "What was going on?"
DO you remember the occasion on
which you became engaged TO papa ?''
inquired the daughter by way of re-
ply. .....-
'Of course do.'
'"Then it ought not to be necessary
for you to ask any questions 9--4.ss.@ y
Thus gently the news. was broken
that they were to have a son-in-law.-
Chicago Post. ..
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CrOp Renort.

Light and scattered showers fell
early in the week, which somewhat de.
layed operations in the grain fields in
the extreme north, and had tendency
to lower the grade of wheat in those
portions of the Red River valley where
showers were reported in the last bull
letin. The rains have nowhere been
sufficient to revive pastures. or to
soften the ground for blowing. Not.
withstanding the very hard condition
of the soil. plowing is generally pretty
we'll advanced. Threshing is still
going on in all parts of the state,
though in many parts of the south it is
nearly finished. The seeding of win.
ter rye will begin this week in Da'
kOta county. s2I ..,s.n. -, 49, ,s,.-.,:
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MINI !! 1! .ES0 0 A E7V VIS.|
ss'iT .'7 9
Tho Staka 1alrs

Approximately SO, 900 people visited
the states fair this year. The number
of admissionsgl last year was 20. 4s and
Secretary Randall estlmates that tho
attendance this year was fully ID, 900
greater than last year. M
From 9 financial standpoint the fair
was 2 success. The receipts, IS esti-
mated. were & bout 81. 500 ID excess Of
the expend ditures, which IS an ex-
ceptionally good showing.
The privileges this year netted S4,-
400. as against 81, 53l last year, the diff
ference being accounted for by the
smaller mum ber Of side shows and Mid
way features permitted. In this con.
nection especial care was taken with
the concessionaries, and 'sblind pigs
were kept out strictly. Revenue Of
ficials we're on the grounds all week,
and failed to locate any illicit liquor
sellers.
AS far as obtainable the cash receipts
from admissions and grand stand in
detail were: Monday, $1,561.e5; Tues
day. 50, 500; Wednesday. $s, s42; Thurs
day. SIC, ,022;, Friday. s3,S42; Saturday,
So, 1875.
It costs over $4,000 to bring off a
successful state fair, and the expense
this year was about the average. The
largest single. item was the purses. ag-
gregating $40, 600. Premiums took
$4,000 Of the fair money. All the
large premiums were paid by check
on the closing day of the fair, and the
horsemen and cattle exhibitors went
away with their winnings securely
tucked away. All the smaller premi-
ums, of which there are hundreds,
are paid by check through the mail.
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Minnesota Briefs

Private Joseph Kaiser, Co. D, 18th
South on the hospital train, died in a
hospital at st. Paul. He was from
Winona.
While out walking near st. Cloud,
Herman Meyers was shot through the
neck by a revolver in the hands of a
young lady who didn't know it was
loaded" '>-... ~ ."
A piece of tin carelessly tipped in
the air by a companion, struck Ed
ward Riedel, young boy at Winona,
in the left eye. completely destroying
the member. "f-. @a''e' .s:'1'<$' ,ss.rzf$ +
There is greater number of moose
and deer in the vicinity of the chain
Of lakes extending from Embarrass to
Squagema lakes. this season than has
been noticed since the opening up oil
this country. It is thought, there
being no forest fires this year, accounts
for the increase. ~ i
gg.z At q Polish dance near St. Cloud,
Theo. Klofte was hit oyer the head
with club and seriously injured. /
The Grand Army in Minnesota con.
stitutes 172 posts, with mem bership
Of 7,1lO. t s.5s ass A i
VIM. Eddy, an old man of 70 years.
on his way from Oregon to Winnibago
City, was robbed of 500 on the depot
platform at Mankato. aEsE4
]. E. Edwards was arrested at Min-
nneapolis. He used the blanks of the
. 81 G. Ackely Lumber Co. for forgery.
The large ensilage silo on the Bron-
son farm near Mora collapsed. under
en- aggregate weight Of 1000 tons.
Loss, SIS, 900. S &, alse% " .s
What is supposed to be 9 fatal shoot
ing occurred on the Richard farm, a
mile west of Perley. Amulatto work.
ing as porter for Mr.. Richards shot
Lewis Thourson, the. foreman, through
the lungs. ss
& Fred Olson was accidentally shot in
the abdomen by Alvin Johnson at
Becker, dying in a few minutes.
Arthur G. Middleton was found dead
] in his rooms in st. Paul, evidently
murdered.
The reunion Of the 10th Minnesota
regiment during fair week was largely
attended and successful il every re.
spect.
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A New Industry,

j. B. Carey, of Duluth, mas been at
work for some time on an industry
that promises much for him and his
associates. He has found that the
moss that grows abundantly in the
spruce and tamarack swamps is valu-
able for upholsterers. and has sent
east several carloads for experiment.
which have fully met his hopes. : He
has now found a large tract of land
along the line of the D. & !. road, in
which there are hundreds of thousands
of tons of moss, and will begin gather
ing it and baling and shipping at once.
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EDDngC 6.


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he had been the best . mai Il 81 the
smart wedding. and she had been the
principal brid desmaid. Her friendship
for the bride dated from the period
when they both quarreled at the dane
ing class over the same little boy, their
junior by five years. He eShad known the
bridegroom SO well that he was un-
feignedly relieved when no Interrupt
tion marred the solemn service. She
had been promised the brides garters;
he had presented the bridegroom with
his white gard denia before the cere-
aamony. Such kindred ties Of friendship
brought them together.
Zone marriage always makes us gem
eralize over marriages, So she said.
. And makes you think of your own
in prospect?''
''No,' quite seriously; IT have no
such object.
'tYou don't seem heartbroken, for
you evidently have o keen appetite for
marrons glaces, and am sure you are
too well-bred to have aims in life."
"But they are fashionable" she
pleaded.
fashion is the yoke which only the
smartest can discard"
II thought they created it,"
mo, it originates in the avarice of
the dressmakers and in the inventive
ness of the writer's for society papers" ."
She clearly recognized that she was
talking to a superior intellect. In the
common fitness of things he ought to
have been fool. That peer with un-
impaired rents, good health andgood
looks should have no vices and plenty
of brains might we'll make Hyde Park
orator inveigh against the inequalities
OF. society. However, she accepted tbs
inevitable and asked for some grapes.
$50 my thoughts have passed beyond
your comprehension?"
She spoke nicely, so as not to appear
patronizing. Perhaps if he were an
author he might put her in his next
book.
2 II am, on the contrary, trying to
fathom your IDEAL"
"Ideal of what?" .
"Of husband."
"Heaven avert such a calamity!"
"If you have not an ideal you will
fall to the lot of any"
"Of any BOBBY who can shine at the
wrong end in a dance" q -
"You carry my meaning too far"
She rather resented the superior air
A superior being could afford an in
ferior level in conversation.
"Well, if I must have an ideal hus.
band, I will tell you what I require."
eyes? ?" much interested.
'"Ten thousand a year, yacht, box
at the opera, and French maid"
"You have omitted one detail-the
husband" he suggested.
"Oh! he may be as he pleases, pro.
vided only see him in company"
"a truly platonic plan. Where will
you find him?''
''Why, if he exists he is on the earth
and if he does not exist I shall still be
under tombstone within 70 years."
"Might I aspire to the honor of plac
ing my name in the epitaph?''
."Hardly, because you unfortunately
have no younger brother"
"What impediment is that?''
II could live up to your phrases or
Sundays, but such epigrams all The
week would reduce me to the level Of
an after-dinner witt
"Who would be then for the first
time tolerable. Youmak: merry of me. ,
Would you have me cry for you?"
"No, but come cry Bless YOU to the
bridal pair who are just leaving"
"1f we had been they"
"'Yes?' eagerly.
81 should have crossed your luck"
"Say, rather, made me happiest o1
He spoke the phrase in quite gallant
manner.
She buttoned her gloves and wiped
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Self-Defense.

Visitor Cat Lonelyville, N. J.)-H 7
were in your place would keep an eye
on those tramps. They are ali armed
with big murderous looking clubs.
Jersey Farmer oh, that's all right.
Them clubs is for muskeeters. z.
Weekly. 81
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Disappointment in store.

+: "Haye you mace up your mind just
what qualities ycu expect to find in a
husband?" asked the matron. -#2
''Why, OF course" answered the maid.
''Too bad commented the matron,
with sigh. II 8 r.. ...sE. III
''Why d. you say that?" demanded
the maiden. .z.SgSs;t Y. .a.sz.. 5.:sss.st u
"Oh, ,1always hate to see young girls
disappointed answered the matron.
Chicago Post.
Gave Her. Unnecessary Trouble.
Widow-My last husband was the
nieanest man who ever existed.
Erie nd In what way a. .s
Widow-,Why,5when drought an ac-
ton for divorce, he defended it, and
didn't succeed in getting decree until
whole year had passed, and then, on
the very day it was granted, he diedl
up to Date. 5S
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How Il Thi.Y.

Always do right and your friends
will stand by you.''
yes, but the time man needs
friends to stand by him is when he does
wrong. Chicago Daily News. ..'.
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Terms,

BondDont you realize that mar
rage broadcns a man? !
Benedict Oh, yes; Is suppose it can
be put in that way, but attens" i
the word I've always used Boston
Traveller.
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1t Was Strong

Griggs-You know that they say
Number has skeleton in the closet
ut his house? ~ h&-
Briggs-So I've heard. ss.&e s
Griggs-It isn't skeleton at all. It
is just spirit. I smelled his breath
the other evening as he was coming
out of the closet.-BostonT Transcript.
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Successful SOcieties

Thirty-eight' agricultural societies
have qualified for share of the $14,-
600 state appropriation and will re.
ceive $245.54 each. Last year the di-
vision was $206. The require ements
are an association with at least IS
members and fair at which stable
amount is given in premiums. Some
of the societies have 300. or 400 mem
bers, and the premium lists range from
$3.50 to $50, the latter at Garden City,
Blue Earth.
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How He Does II.

= don't see how you manage to keep
on the right side Of the janitor so
well. Z tsss -. So.
S Why, simply make q practice Of
referring to him as the superintendent
OF the building. Chicago Post. ~,
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Looking on the. Bright Side.
TT had wings" he said, ..I'd d come
And sing each day for thee ~
'Hurrah!" she cried, things might be
worse s5ss s8gs Ss34 H 81 a5tk4#
BY far than they are for me-
IN. Y. Evening Journal.
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Russia, more than any other coun.
try, has made the world at large
cynical. One need not be a Sherlock