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THE POISON VICTIMS.
Mrs. Kfng BETTER and Mrs. PeHelin
Entirely Recovered.


Entirely Recovered.
The condition of Mrs. william Marden
King, who by mistake drank sulphate Of
atropia at her home. 5o4 Eleventh Street
southeast, last night, was today reported
to be much improved. Mrs. King is still
confined to a ward at the Casualty Hos
pital. Though she has not entirely recov-
cred from the effects Of the poison she is
said to be out Of all danger. 1t is ex-
pected that she will be removed from the
hospital this evening.
1t is said that Mrs. King has for soma
time been a sufferer from chronic headache.
It has been her custom to obtain relief
from preparation containing spirits of
ammonia While suffering with a headache
last night Mrs. King drank from vial
containing the sulphate Of atropia, be.iev-
ing, II is said. she was taking her accus-
toned dose Of the headache preparation.
She realized her mistake at once. as the
poison took immediate effect. DR.. Cara
her. who was summoned. advised that Mrs.
King be sent to the hospital. Mrs. King
is forty-fve years old. Her husband is
employed at the Government Printing
Office.
Mrs. David Peffelin. who by mistake. II
is said, drank a teaspoonful of aconite at
her home at Twentieth Street and Ben
ming Road northeast early yesterday
morning was today reported to be entirely
recovered. 1t is said that Mrs. Peffelin
arose in the dark to take some medicine
and picked up a vial containing aeon. te
by mistake. She was removed at once TO
a drug store at Fifteenth and H Streets
northeast, where DR.. p. NJ. Burger admin
istered restoratives and antidotes. Later
Mrs. Peffelin was taken home by her hus-
band,
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SEARCHING FOR POISON.
Analysis of the Oysters Sent Mrs.
Smith Not Completed.

There were practically no developments
today in the case of the alleged poisoned
oysters received by Mrs. Martha E.
Smith. at her home, 81 H Street north
east. last Monday night. John d. Hird.
District Chemist, who has undertaken the
task of analyzing the oysters, announced
this afternoon that contrary 10 expecta-
tions he would not be able TO complete
the analysis until tomorrow night, and
possibly not until later. He had expected
to be able to announce the result of his
investigation today, but as the undertake
ing is delicate and difficult, more time
than had at first been presumed, VIII be
required to complete it
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MR.. ATTERBURY INELIGIBLE.
A State Department Decision ON the
south African Consulshfp.

A state Department Decision ON the
south African ConsulsI,ip.
The State Department has decided that
the Mr.. Atterbury, named by Consul
Charles Macrum to succeed him at Preto-
ria. South Africa, is not eligible TO take
charge of the affairs of this country in the
n. Stanley Hollis, United States Consul at
Lourenco Marques. on Delagoa Bay, to pro-
ceed al once TO Pretoria.
Mr. Hollis will take charge of this coun-
try's consulate at Pretoria until the arri-
val of Adelbert S. Hay, son of the Secre-
tary Of State, who will sail from New York
Wednesday. but Will hardly reach Pretoria
before February 1.
The State Department was unable to find
out anything regarding the Mr.. Atterbury
who Mr.. Macrum wanted to name as his
successor. Press dispatches from Chicago
stated that |. G. Atterbury had left that
city several years ago under a cloud, leay-
ing several thousand dollars worth of un-
paid bills. He is supposed to have gone
to South Africa, and it was thought he
might be the Atterbury at Pretoria.
The State Department decided to take
no chances and refused to permit Atterbury
W act LOT tuiS county W tHc lusti uS-
tions given Mr. Hay on his leaving Wash
ington Saturday have not been made pub
lie, it is known that Mr.. Hay was told to
insist upon the Boer Government permit
ting him to act for the British Government
in looking after British prisoners in the
hands of the Beers.
The Beers some days ago announced
that this country's agent would not be
permitted TO look after British prisoners
taken by the Beers. This is contrary to
all laws of civilized warfare, and this
country has protested against it TO the
heads of the Boer Government, and will
continue to protest until they get the de-
sired permission to look after the captured
British.
Mr.. Hollis, who has been named to act
as consul at Pretoria until Mr.. Hays ar
rival. has been in the service for the last
nine years. He was consular agent at Port
Natal, was promoted from there to be con-
sui at Mozambique in 1892, and has been
consul at Loureneo Marques for the last
wear and a half
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A SHELL HITS A PILOT BOAT.
Narrow Escape of Men on a Craft on
Sandy Hook.

STAPLETON, s. l., Dec. 1.-THE pilot
boat James Gordon Bennett No. I. OF New
Jersey. arrived here this morning in tow
of the steamer pilot New York. While ly-
ing off Sandy Hook late Saturday after
noon. the Bennett was struck by shell
from a gun fired from the United States
proving grounds at Sandy Hook The she |
struck the water some distance from the
vessel and glanced of and crashed through
the forward part of the boat even with the
deck Several men who were coiling rope
on the forward deck had narrow escape
The rigging was loosened and temporary
repairs were made and the boat lay 10
until the steamboat came to tow her up
The Bennett has gone to the shipyard at
Brooklyn for repairs.
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Injured in a RUNAWAY.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. 1I.-.'ames w.
Rabbit, who resides few miles from this
town, was seriously injured in Il runaway
accident on the Washington and George
town turnpike, near here, yesterday after
noon. He was driving in a buggy with his
two young children. His horse became
frightened at an engine and ran down an
embankment- The buggy was upset, throw
ing all three Of the occupants out. aIr
Rabbit sustained painful injl-y 10 the
head, and was also considerably bruised
about the body. The children escaped I'M
injured.
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BEARS raid TnEtubRKET
A Decline in Almost Every Line Of
Stocks in Wall Street
Prices Fail In Way Suggestive of
Complete observation-disclosures
and Sugar shares Lesding Fea-
lures In the Downward Movement.
Causes of the Break In securities.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-There was semi
panicky opening on the Stock Exchange this
morning. Prices tumbled in a way that
was suggestive of almost complete demoral-
ization. The leaders of the decline were the
Tobacco and Sugar shares, with Tennessee
Coal and Iron and Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Almost every stock ON the list, however,
was lower.
The bears savagely attacked the weak
spots in the market and they were aided
by heavy liquidation. American Tobacco
opened at par. loss Of four points since
Saturday, and then sold down to SO. Ten
nessee Coal and Iron opened at 100 IL, .
loss Of 3 points, and Immediately dropped
to Sc. American Sugar selling, ex-dividend
per cent, opened at 1873. net loss of "a.
and declined to 1872. Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit opened at n, a loss Of 34, and after
rallied to rs 1-2. Continental Tobacco
opened at a loss of l ga points. In the
railroad list the declines were not quite so
pronounced, although the declines ranged
from fraction to one point and in some
instances even more. Jersey Central opened
off l 1-2 points, Southern Pacific 1-2. New
York Central 3-4, Baltimore and Ohio, pre-
ferred, SIS; Manhattan, 5-S Atchison. pre-
ferred, L.; Chicago. Burlington and Quin-
cy, and ST. Paul, 1-2.
The break was ascribed to the prevailing
monetary conditions in the district Of in
dustrial shares. in view Of recent events
and the fear Of another advance in Bank
Of England discount rate. with the latest
discouraged developments in South Africa.
1t was reported early that Secretary
Gage would be in town to discuss another
bond purchase, but at the subtreasury no
word had been received that he would call
there today.
There was a sharp and common recov-
cry after the opening dealings, but the
market retained a very feverish tone.
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Army Ordcrs.

The following transfers made in the Tenth
Infantry: First Lieut.; Mathew Z. Saville, from
Company II to Company E; First Lieut. G. Soul
ard Turner from Company to Company II.
The leave Of absence surgeons certificate OF
disability granted Major Henry Wygant. Twenty
fourth Infantry, Department of the Pacific and is
extended month.
Second Lieut. sylvester Bonnaffon, Thirteenth
Infantry, will be relieved from duty at Columbus
Barracks Ohio, January /, 1900, and will then
proceed TO Fort Socum, n Y, and will ac-
company recruits to be sent from that post
or about January l5 1900. to the Philippine Isl
ands and there Join his regiment.
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Trouble Over n Cork Leg.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 11.-Mrs. Frank
Cobb, of Greenfield township, has been
made defendant in a suit for S45 brought
by Philadelphia artificial leg manufac-
turer in Alderman Howes court. She re-
fused to accept leg which she ordered on
the ground that it did not fit. She won the
suit. The two attorneys in the case, George
ID. Taylor and James J. O'Malley, are both
onelegged men, and Constable J. c. Mo-
ran who served the subpoena, lost his leg
in the breaker when boy.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
seeking Coal supply

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Standard
Steel Company's representative from Lew
istown is in the city making an effort to
get coal He has been at Windber and
leaves today for the Clearfeld district. He
visited all the local operators, but could not
get a ton The plant employs $500 men
and unless coal can be secured it will tie
compelled to close down. The plant has
already used up all their stock of coal.
over > coo tons
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Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-U. s. 3's. coupon: 31000109 1-2;
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, SIS.
first mortgage: $5.0o0Qlo3 Ia; West End
National Bank: 20@12o; National Safe De-
posit and Trust: dQ132 1-2; Washington
Loan and Trust: 24G16a Capital Traction:
24@92 1-2; Washington Gas: 50056 IA. 70
ass. 25@56 Is, 25955 ga, 1906 7-s, ESQ
55 5-S. 75@55 1-2, 25@55s-8; Mergenthaler
Linotype: 10@2o6 1s2. 2@2o7. 73@2o6 3-4;
American Graphophone: 15G12 5-8; Ameri-
can Graphophone, preferred: 15G13. No
tice-Columbia Title Insurance Company s
books are closed for election Of officers, in
stead of for payment Of dividend.
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New York Cotton Marke
OPPOSED TO HIDDEN WEAPONS.
A Stringent Law to Be Proposed i'm
Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 11.-Hon. John
NJ. Whitehead, of Lee county, will shortly
introduce in the house of delegates a
bill designed to eradicate the widespread
practice of pistol carrying in Virginia.
There have been many shooting affairs
lately, and it is thought that something
more than a fine is necessary to put a
stop to them.
The bill will provide that any magis-
trate or justice of the peace may search
persons suspected of having weapon
without a search warrant. II his sus-
picions are correct, the guilty party is to
be fined $40 and given thirty days in Jail.
Should the offence be committed on cleo
ton day. the fine is to be $500 with two
years confinement in the penitentiary.
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Examination. for n craftsman.

The United States Civil Service Commits
sion announced today that on January
9. 10. and II, 1900. examinations will be
held in any city of the United States where
there is a board of examiners. for the po-
sition Of architectural and structural steel
craftsman for the Navy.
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and Nashville, and others were all fairly
steady. There was good buying OF them
all at the low prices.

Sugar broke more than points. selling
at 142 and a fraction "ex'' the dividend.
1t was considered fairly strong. and many
inclined to buy at that price. The stories
Of the fight in the directorate of the COM
pany are largely fictitious. and It is stat
ed BY good authority that Mr.. Matthies-
sen will not Join the opposition forces
when he leaves the trust.
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Woman I'm the Pulpit.

CHICAGO. Dec. 11.-Mrs Vandalia Var
nam Thomas occupied. the pulpit of the
Peoples Church (McVicker's Theatre),
yesterday. Her husband, Rev. DR.. H. W.
Thomas. was present. The subject of the
sermon was: The cost of right" Mrs.
Thomas remarks were interrupted sew
eral times by applause. Mrs. Thomas. en-
couraged by her success, will seek ordina-
tion as a preacher.
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Left to the People. Judgment.

SAY nothing good OF yourself you will be dis
trusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will he
taken at your word We are too modest to say
ANYTHING good of ourselves. and cannot say
ANYTHING bad; we leave IL to the people TO judge
Heurich's beer, whether Maerzen, Senate. and
Lager are not the best. Phone 634, Arlington
Bottling Co.. for a case of Heurichs.
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Tobacco broke below par, and the Con-
tinental issues were also weak. Manhat-
tan went below par also. The latter stock,
however. seemed fairly well supported.
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Railway collision I'm n TunneI.

SAN RENO. Dec 11.-rn a collision be-
tween two passenger trains this morning
in atunnel near Savonne, twenty-four per-
sons were Injured, including an American
named Nordard
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Hanged for Murder I'm Kentucky.

PARIS, KY, Dec. 11.-Clarence Will
Jams. colored, who killed Josie Tillman,
his sweetheart, was hanged here at Z
o'clock this morning.
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New York stock Market

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
members of the New York Exchange,
1419 F Street.
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Minerals I'm the Pellew islands.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.-Her Won Bennigsen,
Governor of the Caroline Islands. which
Germany recently purchased from Spain,
announced the discovery of coal and gold
in the Pellew Group.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily BY ". d. Hibbs Co.
members of the New York Exchange
ilfQ Ctraef
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A Little Girl

can make Christmas free Ornaments with Scrap
Book Pictures, Tinsel Metallic, Fancy Paper, etc.
Everything at
J. JAY GOULD'S. AZ 9th st.
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GOVERNMENT RoNpa

ts1?0s "3tyear funding" gold... 80. 90.
rs 1901 water stock" currency. .... 90.
rs 1903 Water stock" currency. .... go.
Funding currency 3.d5s.......... III 10
Ak q Reg 2-l0's lHl,- l90l
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
HOnOFS Shown to Ex-G0v. Oglesby-
Gov. Tanner and Militia In
Attendance.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 2e.-One of the
most imposing and largest-attended fu-
nerals ever witnessed in Illinois was.
that of former Gov. Richard ]. Oglesby
at his beautiful country residence, OgIe-
hurst, near Elkhart, Friday afternoon
People were in attendance from all over
the west. A special train of eight
coaches arrived just before services
with Gov. Tanner and other state OIL
Gals, prominent persons from various
points, members of the G. A. r.. and
several companies of the Illinois ma
tional guard.
The services were held at two o'clock
the impressive services of the Episcopal
church being read by Bishop Seymour
OF Springfield. The body rested in
handsome rosewood metallic casket-
The funeral procession was from the
residence to the church of St. John the
Baptist, where the remains will lie in
state, guarded by a detachment of COM
pany 81, of Decatur, until next Friday,
when private services will be held On
the arrival Of the daughter, Feicite-
from Paris.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

Kentucy beats the world for queer
names. The Herald-Ledger, published
in Russellville, finds among those listed
for poll tax in Logan county the names
OF MIN Forehand, Spot Garrett, Ken
nedy Poteet. Commodore Bibb, Con-
stance First, Perk Lamb, Major New,
Lum Bilberry. South West, Lum Low
loss Bell. Lee Panther, Yack Fresh
Wash Garrigus. Carl Felps, Jasper Hi.
peck, Green Self, Bill Pulley. Pearce
Ligons. Bill Chestnut, George Brckett
John Woolcock, K. o. Loopmans, Penny
Hightower. Bill Fipps. Ike Key, Hose
Stewart and Samuel Kisselbaugh.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

The farm on which Abraham Lincoln
was born near Hodgensville, Ky, has
been sold to David Grear, and will be
converted into park. The farm should
be preserved as park for many rea.
sons. one of which is that it is the only
thing related to the place of the great
Americans birth that has not been
carted around for exhibition. The cabin
Lincoln was born in, the old oakeu
bucket that hung in the we'll, and every
fence rail that was on the place when
Mr.. Lincoln died disappeared long ago
But neither the Snowman nor the relic
hunter could remove the farm.
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President visits the RaIe1xH

Philadelphia, April 90. - President
Mckinley and his party left Hotel Belle
vue shortly after ten o'clock for a
visit to the cruiser Raleigh, which Hes
at anchor in the Delaware river OF the
center Of the city.
Mrs. Mckinley and the other ladies'
who came from Washington rode in the
carriages with the president and the
members Of his cabinet,
After spending an hour or two On
the famous cruiser, the president re-
turned to his apartments for lunch, and
then went to New York, accompanied
by all OF the ladies' and gentlemen who
came with him from Washington, az
cept Mn. Gage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

That hay fever is a mystery is very
evident. An editor in Ohio says it is
caused by kissing grass widows. A
Missouri editor says it is caused by a
grass widow kissing fellow by moon
light. An Iowa editor says it is caused
by the fellow kissing the girl while he
is feeding hay to the cow, and Kansas
exchange is of the opinion that it's
caused by missing the girl and kissing
the COW. A poetical editor says that it
is caused by kissing in the heydey of
youth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

The announcement that Nine. AIDE
lima Patti is arranging for another con-
cert tour in the United States will not
surprise the friends and admirers of
the diva. Being both woman and artist,
likewise baroness, Nine. Patti is priv
LEGGED to change her mind as often as
she pIeases. She may have imagined
that she had left us for good after her
last annual farewell tour. But, as the
poet remarks, absence makes the
heart grow fonder," and the diva prob
ably never realized just how much she
loved America and the American dol
lars until after the last sad farewells.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

San Francisco, May 1. Released from
quarantine Sunday, Brig. Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, U. S. ", who arrived from
Manila Saturday night on the transport
Sherman, is very happy man at being
again at home. This veteran Of three
wars is civilian in time OF peace, and
as soon as he foresaw the termination
Of hostilities with the fall of Malolos. he
asked to be allowed to resign. He ex-
poets to leave for Los Angeles to-day.
and will mmediately resume his post
zion Of editor-in-chief of the Los
Angeles Times. & 81.
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THE EAST.

In New York trust to control the
copper output of the country has been
formed with capital of $500, 100000.
In the Windsor hotel fire inquest in
New York the jury brought in a verdict
that the fire was caused by accident.
In Camden, N. j., Edward Waldo, an
instrument maker, stabbed to death his
wife and eight-year-old daughter and
then cut his own throat.
An examination of the books of w. M.
Jacobs, cigar manufacturer at Ian
caster, Pa, showed that he had defraud-
ed the government out of $125, 900 with
bogus revenue stamps.
On the witness stand in Wilkesbarre,
Pa, Adam Peshta, Hungarian violin
list, said that he had 20 wives.
Miss Olive Homens, well known as a
child actress, died at her home in Hyde
Park, Mass.
New York canals have been opened
for navigation, the earliest opening in
IA years.
Through it's president, Miss Clara
Barton, the American National Red
Cross society has appealed to the peo-
pie of the United States for assistance
in the relief works in Cuba and the
Philippines.
On the steamer New York Speaker
Reed sailed from New York for Europe.
One hundred of the largest bicycle
manufacturing plants in the United
States, with q capital of $50, 100000 pro-
posed to combine.
The transport Crook reached New
York with $50 bodies of American SOL
diers who died in Cuba and Porto Rico.
In Paramount park, Philadelphia, an
equestrian statue of Gen. Grant was
unveiled in the presence of Mrs. Grant,
President Mckinley and members of
his cabinet and other distinguished
persons.
With "a passengers and $50 dis
charged soldiers the transport Comal
arrived in New York from Havana.
The doors of the Lakeport saw
ings bank at Lakeport, N. H., were
closed with liabilities of $23o,0Oo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05
Against the Negro.

Atlanta, Ga, April 2e.-AtFriday's ses-
sion of the international Sunday
School convention the executive COM
mittee, to which was referred the mat
ter of giving the negroes representa-
ton on committees where white men
were chosen, reported against the ne
groes. In some states the negroes have
separate organizations, and the colored
men wanted representative with the
whites, who also have their organiza-
ton. But one delegate, however, is al
lowed each state. Reports were heard
from the committees on lessons and
finance, and from the treasurer, w. X.
Crosby, of Delaware. Toronto is being
favorably considered for the next con-
vention. Twenty-four thousand dollars
was raised for the furtherance of Sum
day school work, Cuba and Japan send
ing $25 each. President Hoke Smith
read an Associated Press dispatch from
Manila announcing that the Filipinos
had made overtures for peace. This was
received with tremendous applause.
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Resumes Peaceful Occup.tio-

San Francisco, May Released from
quarantine Sunday, Brig. Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, U. s. ", who arrived from
Manila Saturday night on the transport
Sherman, is very happy man at being
again at home. This veteran Of three
wars is civilian in time Of peace, and
as soon as he foresaw the termination
of bostilities with the fall OF Malolos. he
asked to be allowed to resign. He ex-
poets to leave for Los Angeles to-day,
and will immediately resume his posi-
zion of editor-in-chief Of the Los
Angeles Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05
May BE Mailed i'm Canada.

Ottawa, Ont, May 1.-The post Of
flee department has decided that United
States postal cards posted in Canada,
addressed to any place in Canada or
the United States, may be forwarded,
by the. affixing of a one-cent Canadian
postage stamp, or, in other words, a
United States postal card may be mailed
in Canada as private card.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

Relic hunters are carrying away
piecemeal in their pockets the house in
Montpelier, VT, in which Dewey was
born. The number of relics immedi-
ately pertaining to the hero of Manila
are few in number. Those for which
he is responsible are numerous, but
they are not available as mementoes,
as they are at the bottom of Manila bay.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

In the last so years the total number
of public officials in France has in
creased from 1873, 900 to 100000, and their
salaries have grown from 100000 to
1921 100000. In the same period the
population has increased only ten per
cent. Either France did not have
enough government half century ago,
or else it has too much now.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-05

A French centenarian has just COM
mitted suicide because he was afraid
that he would live forever 1t is not
necessary to inquire whether this aged
person was in the full possession of his
faculties. Evidently he had lived so
long as to lose the power to reason cor
rectly, or he would have appreciated the
truth of Mark Twain's remark that only
French duelists are immortal.