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The Worthington advance., 1899-10-27

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Mrs. Geo. Q. Moore returned HON,
Monday
Fred Munchow has rented the Geo
Miller farm.
! Mrs A. 81. Edgar visited Heron
Lake Monday.
Frank McNair went to Sioux City
and Sheldon Monday.
Ellie Bloom is moving Harry
Wicklund's house this week.
Notices have been posted around
the depot prohibiting bicycle riding
on the platforms
Miss Stella Cheney went to Madella
Saturday night to attend the funeral
of Geo. A. Bradford's father.
We are glad to state tat Mrs. Cap
tain Trembath, who has been near
deaths river, is nicely recovering.
Elijo Bloom now occupies bis new
house which is very comfortable
one having fine cellar and cistern.
Harry Thorn formerly a member of
the 18th visited a few of his many
friends here the first of the week.
r. A. Ely left Saturday night for
Hardwick where he starts another
force of graders on the Burlinnton
new line, west.
Miss Johanna Anderson, returned
Baptist missionary from B;rmah,
spent Sunday here, a guest of A. G.
Hedberg and family.
Conductor Jones moved to Worth
ington Tuesday from Sionx Falls, &C.
oupying the house vacated by Attor-
ney Crandali, on the lake shore.
A fair and social was held at,the
Swedish Lutheran church Friday eve-
ming, and ice cream and cake served.
$50 was netted from the occasion.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mioh.-News.
The work of the Orchestra surpassed
anything of the kind ever given in the
500. Masonic Hall Monday evening
Nov. 9Th.
Miss Anna Hodburg after a niue
weeks confinement with typhoid
fever was able to be out Saturday for
the tirst time. She has been a very
sick girl and at one time was verv
low.
The head of Mr.. Rasmussen. the
engineer who was killed in the wreck
at the bridge, was found Friday un-
der heavy piece of the bridge which
was almost the laat heavy piece of the
wreck left. It was smashed out of
shape and badly decomposed, but
men who were there who knew Ras-
massen said that they could tell that
it was his head by the features, the
false teeth and the hair.-Windom
Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-27
FOR SALE BY
r. I'D. & w. I. HUMISTON. 4

Four trains of soldiers for the Phil
ippines will pass through here Sun
da y on the Omaha road.
w. L. Lockwood and Mr.. Walden
of Onarga were in town Thursday and
Friday looking after their farm in
terests.
L. T. Stoutemeyer is arranging + o.
building barn on his half sectloI
farm in section twenty seven Lora II
township.
The Worthington advance., 1899-10-27
LOCAL NEWS.

G. j. Smidt of Round LAX was in
town Thursday.
G. w Lear and daughter of Sioux
City arrived here Friday.
Mrs. John Ramage and children
went to Sheldon Friday night to Wis
until Monday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-26

There will be Catholic Services on
Sunday 18th inst. Mass at 80 O'Clock
a. m. Sunday School at o'clock p. m.
Evening Services at o'clock.
Father ]. J. BURR.
The commissioner who continue lily
kicks at the rotten old ring" ought to
stop and consider for few minutes. If
he will he will find that there are two
men in, what he terms the "rotten ring"
who pay more taxes in Lincoln county
than all the populists in the county ptt
| together. Again. he will find that it Is
these same people, whom he ''rings"
that are his best customers and about
the only patronage that pays big. Don't
run down and insult your best customer.
G. G. Haynes and L. E. Champlain
went fishing Monday, and while sitting
on dam, waiting for bite, Mr.. Haynes
was attacked by mink. Mr.. Cham
plain hearing the cries of bis partner,
FASTENED to his assistance, and when he
reached the scene of action, showed"
the mink away and it ran in crevice in
the rock. Knowing that mink is fond
OF fish. the gentleman baited their hooks
with trout and fished in that crevcie
for ten hours, hoping the mink would
bite, and that they might catch him.
He didn't bite the fish on the hook,
but crossed the river to where the lunch
and pail of minnows belonging to the
fisherman were, and ate their imburg
her cheese and all their bait mo mink,
no lunch. no trout. no bait.
Little Wood River is now lower than
at any time during the laet two years
and it is costing double the amount of
labor and material to keep water in the
town, requiring one man constantly
tinkering with dams and bitches. The
water committee have expended nearly
5000 on the works since the irrigating
season closed last fall, and we are in
formed that but three or four only have
paid the amount due this year. The
users of water ought not to wait to be
dunned for the small amount each one
is called upon to pay, but 60 and pay it
and not expect half dozen of our citi-
zens are to keep water In the town for
the benefit of all.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-26
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

The Commencement exercises OF the
Shes hone High School which were held
at the Pavilion on last Friday evening,
were excellently arranged and spoke
volumes for the efficiency of the corps Of
teachers.
1t has been generally conceded that
the term of school just closed, has been
the most satisfactory and beneficial of
any term of school in the history of our
town. The teachers were G.. B. Novin-
ger. Principal; Miss McCoid. Grammer
Department; Miss Lenora Griffin, Inter-
mediate; Mrs. Leah M. Burnsides, Pri>
mary Department.
| The exercises we're opened by an over
ture by Prof. Andrews and Mrs. McCul-
lum, followed by the invocation by Rev.
D. w. Galway.
The quartette, Mrs. T. 1. Mcmahon,
Miss Griffin and Messrs, Bowler and
Cheney, rendered the Minute Gun at
Sea" and were the recipients of well
merited applause.
The recitation "a New Years Night
at Willard's," by Alta Gooding, was
rendered perfectly and to the little Miss
was extended fattering compliments by
every one present.
The recitation by Miss Alice Clarke
was convincing proof that the young
lady is an earnest student of elocution.
The drill. Red, White and Blue, by
the little folks; the drill by the 'Vestal
virglns"; the Tambourine March and
the piano Duet by Miss Elvs McCullum
and Master Lynn In Munyon, each
brought forth applause and were appre-
ciated by all.
SUNDAY Fishin' by Don Burnsides,
was a good sermon, and showed the
wickedness Of Sunday fishin'" but |
when the parson saw that the bad mig
ger had hooked . ish, "Sunday fish,
in" was thing forgotten in the ex-
element attendant on landing . whop-
per, and Don got many compliments for
his efforts,
The SaIutatory, BY MISS Emma I.
Davies; Essay, by Miss Ida E. Canxler;
piano solo by Mrs. Alice McCollum and
the valedictory BY Miss Stella N. Nc
Fall. were all splendid efforts and well
rendered.
The address was delivered by DR.. JOS
eph Blanton, President of the State Uni.
versity ut Moscow. and was an able eff
ort and very instructive TO the graduate
ting class - well ~ to the audience.
The Graduates we're Miss Ida E. Can
zler, Miss Stella n. AcFall and Emma
1. Davies. The presentation of diplo-
mas was made BY DR., Blanton In few
we'll chosen remarks.
After the close Of the exercises an
hour was spent in extending congratu-
lations to the young lady graduates,
and many "God speed YOU" was given
Them as they launched their frail craft
IN the sea Of life.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-26
sHOsHONE. MAY 26, 1889.
LOCAL AND GENERAL ROUNDUP.

SHOSHONEs MA L 20, 1888.
LOCAL AND GENERAL ROUNDUP.
The water in the river is very low.
Clyde Senter paid HALEY visit We'd
nesday.
If you want an up-to-date hat, call or
Mrs. Dill.
Business in Shoshone has been quiet
this week.
Frank Anthony arrived in town Tues
day night.
F. Lamb OF Arco. spent the week in
Shoshone.
Joe Roberts of Bellevue was in town
this week.
Thomas Goodimg was in town Monday
on business.
DR.. Baugh sold and shipped his wool
clip Monday.
Bill Custer paid flying visit to Mini
doka Monday.
Geo A. Williame was down from HALEY
last Saturday.
Miss Ella Dill returned to her school,
Sunday night.
VIC. Randall was up from Snake
river this week.
Charlie Lumb was out from the sheep
camps this week.
DR.. Albee of Oakley. was = visitor at
this Office on Monday.
Joe Etreng, the WOO. man, was in town
the first of the week.
Surveyor Waldron has been out sur
yeying tor the past ten days.
Carvell Cough visited HALEY We'd
nesdaY on business matters.
Guy c. Barnum is still ON the sick
list. and is very sick man.
Miss Myrtle WILDER returned to her
home in Pocatello, Friday night.
Ben Lille has returned to Shoshone.
after an absence of nearly year.
Gooding's two headed dollar was
brought into play on Monday last.
]. E. Lane has been laid up several
DAYS with the mumps. but is improving.
Decoration Day will be observed on
Tuesday the 3Oth instead Of Sunday 18th.
Peter Silk. the Toponis ranch and cat
tleman, was Shoshone visitor Monday. !
Chas Pierson, who has been i'll At the |
Dill House for some time, is able to be |
about.
Mike Burns and family were in from
the Cottonwoods on Monday. purchasing
supplies
William Mckinley was in Shoshone
Friday and has gone to the Con tact cop
per camp.
Miss Havy Fischer returned from
three months Wait to California. last
Saturday.
DR.. Brooks and Mr.. Rafter started,
overland, Wednesday afternoon, for
Buffalo Hump.
Mn, I. B. Perrine and daughter Stella
came up from the Blue Lakes Monday
and are spending the week with Mrs.
AcCollum.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-26

Paints Oils, Mixed Paints Roof Paint, White Lead and
PAINT BRUSHES,
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
FROM CUR TO KING.
That "Every Dog Has His Day" Is In
terestingly Exemplified by an
English Canine.

Police Constable Dale. of the Lean
ington (England) force, has a kind
heart. and he has found that kindness
pays, says the London Sketch. In Jan
uary of the past year he saw one day
a sad sight in the streets-a poor, ema-
ciated and most erable-looking
spaniel being dragged along. tied to the
back of dus. cart. He not only, pitied
the poor animal, but came to his res
cue. After ascertaining from the dust
man that the dog had been given 10 him
by lady who wanted TO get rid oft.
and who certainly must have been
without particle of womanliness or
humanity, Dale purchased the dog for
a shilling. He took him home, care
fully tended and fed him, and King
Kruger (for that is the name he has
given his pet) has now developed into
a beautiful silky haired field spaniel.
AT the recent bennington dog and fan
ciers' show Constable Dale exhibited
King Kruger, who simply carried all be-
fore him, winning the first prize in his
own class, the five-guinea challenge cup
for the best dog in the show, and
special prize of half-hundredweight
Of dog food given by London firm.
King Kruger now has a beautifully
glossy coat-black, with gray patches.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
LACKING IN OTHER TONGUES.
There Is No Hindoo Word for Friend
Nor Single French word
for Kick,

The Hindoos have no word for
''friend."
The italians have no equivalent for
"humility."
The Russian dictionary, says Pear
sons, gives word the definition of
which is mot to lave enough buttons
on your footman's coat;" second
means ito kill over again." a third
earn by darcing;" while the word
''krOut," which we have all learned to
consider as Of exclusively Russian
meaning and application, proves upon
Investigation to be their word 'knut,"
and to mean only whip of any kind.
The Germans call thimble finger
hat" which it certainly is, and grass
hopper a hay horse" A glove with
them is a hand SHOE" showing evil
IDENTIFY that they wore shoes before
gloves. Poultry is feather cattle, ;"
while the names for the well-known
substances Oxygen" and Hydrogen"
are, in their language, sour stuff and
water stuff
The French have no verb "to stand"
nor can a Frenchman speak of kick
ing" anyone. The nearest approach,
in his politeness, he makes to it is, Ito
threaten to give blow with his foot"
Neither has he any word for com
fort" The terms upstairs" and down
stairs" are also unknown in French.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
JEWISH NAMES IN RUSSIA.
Where Hebrews Have Not the Right
to Choose Names fOrTheir
Children.

Despite the disgraceful prosecutions
OF the Hebrew race in Russia, there are
said to dwell in the cars dominions at
least one-half Of the 11,COO,CGO of Jews
that inhabit the earth. A rather anus
ing illustration CT the extent to which
they come under the ban of legislative
control in the Muscovite empire was
exhibited in case just decided by the
imperial senate Of ST. Petersburg.
From this it appears that, incredible
though it might seem, a Jew in Russia
has not the right tC name his own child
as he pleases, but must give his eff
spring such an appellation as the police
regulations ordain. He is restricted to
biblical names, and, moreover, must
not give his child a modernized form
Of old testament nomenclature. Thus
he may bestow on his son such names
as Abraham, Jacob or Samuel, but they
must be III the IIebraic or Iiddish form
Of AvrOhom, Iankev, Shcmuel. The
use of a modernized name subjects the
Jew using it to a penalty. A South
Russian Hebrew recently ventured to
defy the ordinance SO fara as to call and
register his son Samuel instead of
Shemuel The police refused to permit
this. although the father was wealthy
and prominent citizen. whereupon the
latter appealed to the imperial senate.
This august body has now decided that
Shemuel is only variant Of Samuel,
and that, therefore, the regulations
applicable to Jewish children have not
been violated.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
WAR IS LIFE.
1t Makes Business for the Builders
of Great Ships That Go
Down to Sea.

War may be hell" but there are va
rious enterprises which depend entire
~ upon its existence, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer After the manufac-
turers Of war materials the shipbuild
ers are most happy over international
contentious. In these days of comuier-
cial enterprise, when every. great ma
tion has its trading fleet, as we'll as its
fighting ships, he risk run owing to
the necessities of obtaining supplies
abroad are enormous. The securing
of the seas by hostile fleet, the sink
ing and capture of ships SO diminish
the number of vessels on the seas that
no industry outside of that which pro-
vides war materials is so active. The
dockyards in time CT war are kept in
state of incessant activity. and every
shipbuilding yard in the land is in full
work, seeking to perform the almost
impossible task of keeping pace with
the wear and tear of war time among
the sea-going craft. Of course, there
is extra wear and tear with soldiers
clothing in an active campaign, and this
lends extra activity to the clothing in
dustries. But, all things considered,
shipbuilding undoubtedly is the in
dustry most benefited by war. Even
when the war isover long time elapses
before the shipbuilding trade assumes
its normal level of activity.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
MIDGET WILLOW TREE
1t Is Only an Inch ana a Half Tall ind
Was Found on q western
Maintain.

The New York botanical garden will
publish shortly the results of recent
expedition sent out under its auspices
to explore the fora of Yellowstone
park and the surrounding gsregion. The
party of botanists was under the inn
mendiate supervision of DR.. 2. A. Ryd-
berg, and its expenses were paid by
William E. Dodge. After search CT
three months it brought back to New
York $4,000 specimens. Most of these
were specimens of flowers, shrubs
trees and seeds already well known
and classified by scientists, says tile
New York Sun.
But there was one species found hith-
erto unknown to botany. This was the
smallest willow tree extant anywhere
in the world. 1t is only an inch and
half high, and was found by DR.. Ryd-
berg on the summit of the Bridge1
mountains in Montana.
This Species" said Prof. N. L. Brit
ton, of Columbia university. and direct
or-in-chief of the New York botanical
garden, us entirely new to us. 1t is
The very smallest willow tree to be
found anywhere, and flourishes to some
extent on tie Bridger mountains. lis
pigmy height is due to the extreme ex-
Posure cf the .mountaip top. We can
not plant it here, as weather conditions
would quickly kill it off, but a number
of preserved specimens Will be ex
hibited in the botanical museum in the
Bronx, when that bui4ding~is com
pleted next summer" -
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
SLOW POWDER IiE U5LD.
The Mean Trick That Was Played on
Hunter Who was n Little
OId-Fashioned

When nitro, or, as we call them.
wood powders. were new. there was an
cid man came here regular, who would
stick to the old black powder. He
would also always wear coat with
cape III the blinds, and when there was
wind the cape tapped and fluttered and
never shot would he get; bat he was
so stubborn and set in his ways he
would not change it. Well, some of the
fellows put up n job on him about his
old 'slow and sure" powder, and after
a lot Of talk they made match with
him that his gun with black powder be
tried against one with wood powder,
and the match came of, says the New
York Sun.
Some one got at the old mans shells,
and drew the shot out of those which
they took good care should be the ones
to go in his gun. The old man was
rather deaf, but would never admit it,
and that was where they played the
trick on him. The nitro powder man
fred at a sheet Of white paper at so
yards and made fair pattern, and
then the old man fired and all walked
over to see what he,had done.
There wasn't a mark on his paper of
course, and after they had examined
it carefully, suddenly one Of the party
yanked him one side while another
fred at the paper with an air gun
which he had hid under his coat, and
thus spattered a dozen Or so pellets on
the sheet, enough to mark it, and then
they explained to the flabbergasted old
man that his powder was so derned
slow it had only just reached the target,
and but for them hearing it coming and
dragged him one side he would have
been filled up with it. He went away,
and never came 10 the beach again.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
A MISFIT ASSIGNMENT.
An Engineer Whose EnEine-RO OOm
Doors Were of Much Too
Limited Capacity.

A xell-known chief engineer of the
navy who doesn't have TO take any dust
from Gen. Shafter in the matter of av-
dupois-tipping the scales, as he
does, at a trifie more than 800 pounds
was recently ordered to take charge OF
the mechanical department of one OF
the smaller gunboats on the Pacific sta
ton. The engineer, says the Washing
ton Post, didn't particularly like the
assignment, but it didn't worry him tC
the point of suicide. He simply sat
down and made o sketch of the exceed
ingiy narrow doors that lead into the
engine rooms of the gunboat to which
he was ordered, marking the dimen-
sions of the doors in figures on the
sketch Below mis- drawing of one OF
the engine-room doors this jolly chief
engineer made a neat sketch of him.
self. full figure, not eXaggerating his
Falstaffian paunch a trife. He at
tached his own dimensions to feet and
inches. cireumferentially to his sketch
oi himself. Then he put the sketches
in an envelope and respectfully sub
mitted" them to the bureau of naviga-
tion. 1t was a sort Of document thai
occasionally makes hit. The infer
ence 10 be drawn from the sketches
was so obvious-the imposibility of the
chief engineers passage through the
engine-room doors of the ship TO which
he was ordered was SO apparent-that
the assignment was recalled. and the
laconic chief engineer is liable to get a
flagship when the next batch of steam
engineering assignments is made.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
LARGEST RANCH IN WORLD.
Its Area IL Greater Than That of
Rhode Island and Delaware
Combined.

1t seems natural that the largest
ranch in the world should be found in
the largest state in the union-Texas,
writes William Clinton. in Ladies
Home journal. Indeed. this ranch is so
extensive that some states could not
contain it. Connecticut, for example,
could not hold ii by several thousand
acres. The two states of Rhode Island
and Delaware combined could not con-
tain this immense ranch, which con-
sists of 100000 acres, or about 5000
square miles.
About dozen years ago, when Texas
needed new state capitol, the legis-
lature adopted novel plan to get it.
A promise was held forth that vast
tract of unappropriated land would be
given in exchange for suitable gran
ite building at Austin. Among those
tempted by this offer were ex-senator
Charles B. Farwell and his brother
John, who ultimately formed a syndi-
cate in Chicago and took upon them
selves the responsibility of erecting the
proposed capitol. Their part Of The
agreement appears to have been car
ried out to the satisfaction or the state,
and in Cue time they came into the pos
session of the immense domain now
known as the X. |. I. ranch.
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
Insect Undertakcrs.

Persons who are fond of walks in the
country may have wondered why no
trace is ever found of the various small
animals, such as field mice, which die
by the dozens. The reason is that the
sexton beetle has taken care of the
tiny dead bodies. When a small animal
dies the beetles hurry to it. They do
Tot do good deeds solely through phil
anthrophy, for they get their reward
in food for themselves besides laying
up provender for their families. These
beetles are an inch long and some have
bright orange bands on the wing COW
ers. After satisfying their hunger the
beetles proceed in a very laborious
manner to bury the remains. After
dragging the body to a spot of soft
earth the beetles, using their heads as
spades, dig a tunnel around the body.
Inside this they dig another furrow and
keep on till the body sinks into the
hole. Then they throw in the earth
they have eXcavated
The Winslow mail., 1899-03-04
A MEDICAL STORY.
The Singular Revival Of Man who
Was to All Appearances
Perfectly Dead.

Tt has been remarked by people who
have noted the wonderful advance
made in surgery within the last ten
years that the science of medicine has
not improved with equal rapidity. The
average medical man cannot effect
much where disease has once appeared.
he may keep it in check to certain
extent, he may prevent the patient from
being badly nursed, but at most he can
but assist nature to the best of his
power. Be opinion what it will. and the
sense of confidence has much to do with
the matter, the story told in MEM
ories of the Late Henry Reeve, c. b..
ID. c. L." is worth repeating, says the
Kansas City Star.
Sir Matthew Tierney was summoned
10 the duke OF Newcastle, who was
dangerously ill with typhus fever. Ii
was about the gear 1923, and although
he travelled as fast as post horses per
Initted Tierney was informed On al
rivirg that the duke had been dead io;
two hours. At the first glance at the
body, which was already laid out. he
thought life was extinct. Al he sec
ond he doubted. and at the end CT the
third he cried out: Bring me up a
bucket of brandy" They tore the
clothes off the body and swathed il
in sheet saturated with brandy, and
then resorted to friction with brandy
In rather more than an hour symptoms
of life began to manifest themselves.
and in two hours the duke was able to
swallow. He recovered and lived %
years iafterwarG. The story reads like
fiction, but doctors who are not afraid
to try experiments in desperate cases
frequently effect what may be termed
miracles