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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04
LONGEST Days.

The following list shows the duration
Of the longest day in various places all
over the world: New York has, so to
say, the shortest longest day, which is
about Is hours long; while in Montreal
it is Is. Lon1on and Bremen each bask
in 1914 hours length Of day, closely
followed by Hamburg and Dantzig with
80 minutes more. The longest day in
Stockholm lasts 1874 hours; but both
st. Petersburg and Tobolsk, Siberia, go
one better with day of exactly 10
hours-and their shortest 5 hours.
June 81 brings to Tornea, Finland, a
summer day nearly "a hours long-and
Christmas day 2A hours only. How
unfortunate are the children of Tor
neay The foregoing lengthy days.
however, are easily left behind by
Wardburg, Norway, which boasts of a
day lasting without break from May 81
60 July 90; but even this is surpassed
by Spitzbergen, where-mirabile dictu!
the longest day is something like 81
months.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04

spenasn1 Msney Hsosssnyy.
Many man has lost . lot IT money
through the hole in the top Of his peck
et.- Chicago Daily News
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04
THE MAITRE D'HOTEI.
Appearance in This Country OF q
FunctiOnary Who Must Com
bine Rare Qualities.

The Importance that two or three of
the greater restaurants of New York
have assumed in the life of the town
has brought into existence function
airy not previously known in the per-
sonnet of such establishments. That
is the maitre d'hotel; an official who
combines the knowledge ef the profess
sional cook with that of steward and
of head waiter.
A man thoroughly equipped to fill
tiUs post must have achieved distinc-
ton as chef of a great kitchen; he must
have technical knowledge of ailments.
skill in all that pertains to the service
of meals and executive capacity to con-
troll a large number of subordinates.
Moreover, he should be well appearing.
suave and diplomatic of manner and
speech, and as alert here to recognize
varying degrees of wealth as is his for
eign prototype to pay homage to grades
of rank or title. He is the man who SUI
Pervises the menus, and suggests addi-
tions or changes; criticises and oversees
the preparation of special dishes and
controls the service of every gastronom-
ic function of the establishment in
which he is employed, from banquet
of 500 covers to a special meal of four.
In his capacity of maitre d'hotel he has
confidential relations with very large
clientele, not merely a local one, but
one that covers all the territory east of
the Mississippi river.
The Office of maitre d'hotel is very
old one. It had it's origin in Italy in
the fifteenth century. From there it
passed into France in the train of Cath
crime de Medecis, where it secured per-
manent Judgment. The maitre d'hotel
in great French, Italian and Spanish
houses is functionary of Importance.
He is always an ex-cook. He has never
secured foothold in England. There
is growing demand for him in this
country, for he has given practical
demonstration of his value. 1t may be
predicted with safety that within the
next ten years ne will be permanent
addition to the domestic machinery of
those households in which small army
of domestics is employed, in which elab-
crate entertainments are of greater fire.
quency.-N. Y. Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04
M!!'l.llNNESO Ola NEWS.
st. Paul Factories.

K : rs
After q thorough inspection Of the
man IN curing establishments of st.
Paul the state labor bureau is able to
announce the following totals:
Number Of establishments, $40; num-
Der OF employees, 500; total number Of
non-manufacturing Embellishments, 68;
total number Of employees, 3,34s; grand
total OF manufacturing and non-manu-
1acturlne establishments, $40; number
OF employees, s,457.
The department has found that 4
per cent of the male adults are pos
sessed of technical education, and
per cent are home-owners.: The per-
centage of Sundy labor is less than
one-sixth of l per cent, exclusive of
street railway employees, based on a
six-day schedule.
The percentage Of males in the man
ufacturing establishments is u, fe-
males, 2s.4 and children under 16 less
than six-tenths of per cent. In nom
manufacturing establishments the per-
centage of child labor is 5 per cent,
giving for the combined manufacture
ing and accommodating percent
age OF l $40, representing the child
labor employed.
The Crops.
U. 5. Department of Agriculture
Climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau Minnesota section.
There have been no rains during the
week except very light showers in the
extreme north on the 21st and 22d and
elsewhere on the night Of the 23d.
The temperatures have been high, es-
pecially in the daytime, when the
thermometer reached 90 degrees or
higher, on nearly every day of the
week, in the state. The dry, warm
weather has been very favorable to the
corn and potatoes; for finishing the
hay, rye and winter wheat in the CEN
trial and southeastern counties; for the
cutting of barley and for the rye har-
vest in the southwest. Haying has adj
vanced to the northern counties, and
further south an excellent crop as re-
CARDS both quality and quantity is be-
ing secured. A few fields of rye have
been threshed with good yields. The
winter wheat area is smaller than
when the crop was seeded, owing to
winter killing. but the yield of the
present area promises we'll. Early
barley is ripening rapidly as far north
as Norman county; late barley is poor
in the extreme north and the berry is
somewhat colored in the southeast;
some pieces of rye and barley have
been threshed with satisfactory yields.
Oats are ripening rapidly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04
A Big Oil Mill.

There is promise that Minneapolis
capitalists, among them w. D. Doug
las, G. F. Piper and H. F. Breatt will
soon build a big linseed oil mill, the
cost to be in the neighborhood of 1925,
900. The plant will be located at Mid
way and will have a greater capacity
than all the other mills in Minneapolis
combined. The mill will consume from
1850, 900 to 5000, 900 bushels of faxseed
annually. The elevators will be able
to handle 10000 bushels day and
there will be five steel storage tanks
for seed, each with a capacity of 1OO,-
600 bushels. All the machinery will be
of the latest design and it is thought
that the new company when it begins
to. manufacture will be able to produce
oil and oil cake cheaper than the oil
trust mills. Employment will be given
to 100 men.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-04
Brief Notes.

The Johnson Wentworth Lumber
Company of Cloquet has bought for
$50, 900 one section of pine land in Sec
ton 81, township IS and range 10. The
pine will be sawn at Cloquet.
The house occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
O'Brien, at North Mankato, was set on
fire and burned during the night. The
inmates escaped only by jumping out
of the window. :
No ore will be mined this wear on
state lands, and all the money to be
received on royalties has now been
paid in. There are but two opened
mines on state land, Oliver and Min
newas. The latter has been idle since
1898 and is likely to so remain some
time longer
A woman giving her name as Mamie
Brown was found masquerading in
mans clothing at the Lafayette hotel,
at Moorhead. She was arrested, fined
$40 and ordered out of town.
While operating mower in the hay
field. A. w. Smeezing, of Metre Grove,
Stearns county, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed.
r. M. Evans, of the Evans house,
Faribault, was robbed about midnight
of about $50. The back doors of the
hotel were open all night, and the
theft was perpetrated by some one
who knew Evans habits and the WAYS
of the hotel.
Ham Sing, Chinese convict at tht
prison, died of typhoid fever. He was
received at the prison eight years ago
from Moorhead in company with Ham
Hong, another Chinaman, to serve Is
years for murder in the second degree.
They killed Chinaman, and it was
generally understood that they were
members of the California highbinders
association. $50.
Mrs. Hannah Peterson of St. Cloud
sues r. Hines for $4,000 for defama.
ton of character.
At Osakis work on the So. 500 addition
to the public school building, the new
brick Catholic church, the Skuey bust
ness block and Miller Brothers cold
storage plant is being pushed vigor-
ously.
Tracy Turner, a young girl, attempt
ed suicide at Winona by drowning.
She was pulled from the water by some
men and sent to her home. She resisted
her rescners and fought like tiger be-
fore they could get her out Of the
water.
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1~T/H0 P/CTuRr

THE WOOD SYSTEM EXPLAINED.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
The Pinckney Mystery.
Special to Greenvilln News.

Special to Greenvill? News. ,,.
Charleston, March 4.-The first
sensational evidence of the Pinck
ney inquest was given at the hear
ing this afternoon by Il negro
named Robt. McFall, who was
one of the first persons to reach
the wounded man.
McFalI sworc that as he got to
Pinckney he saw white man run
ming through the church ward
away from the scene of the shoot>
ing and that he is satisfied that
that was the murderer.
He further swore that Mr.. p.
held a long whispered conversa-
tion with MIR Barnwell before he
was moved to the Bardin house.
Mctall says that he told Mr. Pinck-
ney that negroes did not shoot
him, and also of the man he saw
running away, and that all Mr..
Pinckney SAID was, "That's all
right, Bob. | was shot by me-
groes.
The witness said that both Barn
we'll and Bardln privately impress
ed upon him the fact that he had
heard Pinckney say negroes killed
him.
A number of witnesses were ex
anIlned, but their evidence was of
no great moment. OF course
McFalPs testimony has set rumor
wild again.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
MURDERERS SENTENCED.
One Negro to he Executed rs Il
Result of Clareudou's Court.
Spe cial to The State.


Manning, March 4.-Court AL
Journed sine die late this ALTERS
noon, after consuming the whole
week with criminal business. II
has been a heavy docket for
Clarendon, and several murder
cases were disposed of. A negro
woman was convicted of man
slaughter and given three wears
IN the penitentiary. August Bar
rlneau and Frederick Hannah
were convicted of conspiracy to
commit murder, arson md burg
larry. They tried to induce Mr..
Frank Emanuel out of his house
one night that they might murder
him and then rob his pl plemsies
and burn his house. Judge
Aldrich gave them six years each
in the penitentiary.
The worst case of the week was
that of Scip Rhame and Robert
Pearson, charged with the murder
OF ElIerson Butler, all negroes.
1t was proven that Scip Rhame
bra'ned his victim with a piece of
a fence rail. The jury found
Rhame guilty of murder and
Pearson guilty with recommen
datlon to mercy. Messrs. Rhame
u Rhame, attorneys, made
motion for a new trial for Pear
son, which was overruled, and he
was sentenced to imprisonment in
the penitentiary at hard labor dur
ing his natural life. Judge
Aldrlch spoke very feelingly when
ne came to pass sentence upon
these murderers, and while the
sentence of death was being pass
ed upon Scip Rhame the convict
ed man stood in the dock and
chewed tobacco. The sentence of
the court was that he be hanged
on the sth Of May. 1t is a queer
coincidence that the only other
person that has been legally hanged
IN this county since the war was a
negro in 1891, and was sentenced
by the same judge, just at this
time of the year, and was hanged
on the oath of April.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
4 tE Vt,lS CItI X.

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there is really no trick about it.
Anybody can try who has Lame
Back and Weak Kidneys, and
Malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself rioht
away by taking Electric Bitters.
This medicine tones up the whole
system, acts as stimuiant TO
Liver and Kidneys, is blood
purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures
Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells, Sleeplessness and Melan-
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system to its natural vigor. Try
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
SEVERE HAIL STORM AND
CYCLONE.
1t Does Much Damage in the Up,
per Part OF Marlboro County.
Felt Near Bennettsville.
Special to The State.

Gibson, n. G., March 3.-The
upper edge of Marlboro county
near this place was visited by a
terrible hail storm and cyclone
between 4 and o'clock this after
noon. The hail stones were of
enormous size; tho larger ones
were by actual measurement found
to he 10 inches in circumference
Window glasses were shattered,
shingles on the houses were split
and quite number Of fowls were
killed.
The path of the cyclone was SO
to IS yards wide, and so far rs
heard from about three miles
lon
1t destroyed several tenement
houses on Mr.. }. f. Jones place,
severely damaged his residence,
and completely demolished the
residence of Mr.. Joseph Newton.
Mr.. Newton himself was badly
injured.
Several tenement houses on the
plantation of N. T. ami f. G..
Fletcher were wrecked. No wind
here, but considerable damage
from the hail.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
FROM BENNETTsyILLE.

Bennettsville, March "A
violent wind storm or tornado
passeh through the Brightsville
and Adamsvllle sections of our
county late this afternoon, doing
considerable damage. Several
houses we're overturned and child
Of Mr.. <. b. Godkin was seriously
hurt. ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-08
SHOT DOWN IN HER HOME.
What Southern Christian Advo-
cate Says of the Stuart
Tragedy.
Southern Christian Advocate.

Southern Christian Advocate.
On last Saturday night our
city was shocked by a terrible
tragedy. Mrs John Nj Stuart, a
member of Washington Street
church, was shot fatally and her
husband was seriously wounded
by Dispensary Constable Craw-
ford. Accepting either account
that of members of the Stuart
household or of the constables -
there was no excuse for the horri,
bic deed. The constable first
called Mr. Stuart fool and upon
similar reply, slapped and struck
him. That for all accounts seem
to agree. The parties differ as to
the firing of the first shot. But
1T is certain that Crawford gave
the first offense and that he fired
SO recklessly that a harmless wo-
man was laid low by his bullet.
We demand the speediest pun
lshment of the criminal. The re-
slstance to search gave the officer
no reason for his violence in word
and deed. His violence led to
strife and his aim destroyed life.
"A woman's blood cries out for
Justice, and the courts must ren.
der it. Legal delays and techni-
calltles must neither postpone nor
prevent punishment. The citi>
zens of Columbia behaved with
great self restraint and prudence,
and left the outrage to the law.
Now, the law must not fail. 1t
has disappointed us before, but it
must not in this instance. The
coroner's jury has found verdict
OF murder against Crawford and
his fellow constables. Let the
court without delay carry forward
the issue.
Again, we call for better men
for this Office. The search of a
mans home is an extraordinary
proceeding. Only extreme cir
cumstances can excuse it. 1t
should be last resort, and when
undertaken it should be done in
most considerate manner. The
authorities must find men who can
control their temper and tongues,
their hands and weapons, while
discharging duty, specia ly such
delicate and offensive work AS
housesearching.
We have had more than enough
Of official slaughter. Our people
have not forgotten Mr.. Turner
shot down on the highway as he
was going to the session of his as
sociation. They remember other
deeds of death-othsr lawabiding
citizens cut down in Il monent.
The climax was reached when an
lhotfenslve woman was slain un-
der her own roof bv .san officer
of the law" Officials are to pro.
tect, not to destroy. When they
pervert their power ii is a grsater
crime than when an individual is
guilty of such outrage. 1t is
time to call halt And those
that have the authority should
call it sternly and quickly.
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An Old Idea.

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cause Of the majority Of our diseases.
!wenty-hve years ago this theory was used
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Diseases OF the Blood and Nerves.

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-10-28

that. l don't. I'll back you up as fresh
as though it was only yesterday we'd
agreed on-on-you know what. Ha, ha,
hai'
The old man suddenly stiffens himself,
| and looks straight at Sedley.
And now what is it you want?' he
asks. tersely, his tone ringing cold and
clear through the room. though very low
Now, l like that. want part o the
swag. Five thousand pounds says the
other, coolly.
Five thousand pounds. You must be
mad"
Not one penny less. My silence is
worth that-and more. Come, don't i'm
agine you can impose on me. | tell YOU
l would think as little OF going into that
room out there. and telling your nieces
of that first will. as
"Hush-hush"' says Dysart. in sharp
tone. wild with fear. Not another
word, not breath on that subject here
/ Walls have ears. You know the old ruin
! at the end of the far garden? Meet me
! there tonight, and | shall see if we can
come to terms"
! With Il last word or two he succeeded
] in getting Sedley to the door, and there
/ SiuiiltHS trtuHCu5 W iO III truth IS HUT
/ velously handy.
Crunch, Will you see to sedley? He
/ is as old friend Of yours as Of mine;
think" says Mr.. Dysart, in so genial a
/ tone for him that Crunch ihvoluItarily
glances at him. "He is tired. and ITO
doubt hungry. Make him comfortable in
every way"
YES, sir says Crunch, respectfully
She leads Sedey down the passage, and
then, with muttered word to him that
She should get the keys of the cellar, runs
back to Dysart, who stands staring after
them with an unfathomable expression in
his eyes.
Your wili-quick.' she says. in a low
tone.
Keep him out of sight. Let no one
see him, or guess at his presence in this
house" whispers nssarti tiercclt, after
which he steps back into his room aiid
slams the door; and locks it behind him
ih a frcnzicd fashion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-10-28
The Dahiia'S Hi tory.

More than one hundred years ago
Baron Humboldt discovered tn" dahia
a small. single flower. i'll Mexico. Coull
some prophetic yisiOu have revealed to
him the ddhlia OF to-day in its dazzling
hueS ana varied forms he might. per
hhtis. hhvh been prouder of that dis
covtry than of all his other scientific
achievements. 1t was sent by Kim 10
the botanical Gardens. Madrid, where
il received the name Of dahlia ia no1or
of the b0taniSt, Prof. Andrew Dahl
The same year it was Introduced into
England. where it was cultivated IN
der glass. For Il few years it WAS lost
10 cultivation. then reintrodUccd into
fiugiaiih. cultivation soon developed
the double forth, aid every color eX-
cept blue. For many years The ideal
dahlia of the cIlfiyatbrS was Il per-
fectly double, hall-Sllapcd flower.
Those who remember the compact
flowers Of thirty or forty Years ago
know how nearly that ideal was real
ized. and remember the deserved popu-
larity of the dahlia of that day. But
people soon tired Of the regularity of
that type. and for few years il was
neglected Florists were giving time,
labor and thought to the development
Of the rose carnation, chrysanth"mum
ami other popular flowers. At last
som" far seeing cultiyatGr recognized
the possibilities of the dahiia. and in
new. improved and moro beautiful
Shades Of color il resumes its sway.
and to-day greetS us in so many varied
and attractive forms that every taste
may be suited.-Londan Globe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-10-28
NIirth versus Sadness.

| suppose there are people who haow
enough about psychology and tho curious
ccceHtriciticS Of unconscious or Sub-con-
Scious cercbration to understand why one
80 frequently has hyStericai impulse
10 laugh at II funeral, or why sad I'M
ages so frequently drift across ones men
tai retina when scenes that are bright
are doing the little charm act writes 4
woman in the New York Dramatic News.
| don't understand these things myself,
and therefore | jumped almost out of
my boots when | heard Oscar Hammer
stein. at Miss Russeli's elbow, ask in
his gutturuiest tones; ''Not ISIS the sod
tlcst thing on earth?" George Lederer;'
answered the irrepressibe idiot, cheer
fully. No. It is 4 lost dog" said l..
Or superannuated souhrette trying to
he kittcnish," said Miss Russell. Little
Marie Drcssler had been so busy with
three straws and Il seltZer-lemOnaGC that
nobody thought she was paying the
slightest attention to the conversation.
Give Marie three straws and the right
liquid at the other end of EN- and she
doesn't care which way the wind blows.
However, at this point of the CONVERSE
ton she surveyed us all darkly through
the bottom of her empty glass. and with
a wild and comprehensive wave of her
strawS. muttcrcd: There's nothing half
50 sad in life as loves old dream"