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The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

There is an ominous and too little
recognized fact in regard to the mon
in the moon. Strictly and slangless-
1y speaking, he is no longer in 1t. He
has been supplanted-the old, old
story-by q woman, and moon-gazers
now grow rapturous over a fair profile
of great and, classical beauty. II
seems to require special qualifications
to see the lady and some sconers even
60 SO far as to say that you must first
have one in your eye. But be that as
it may, there remains for masculine
minds the depressing fact that one
more man has had to abdicate.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Word comes from Berlin that Nan
sen is preparing new expedition and
expects to leave in two months time.
This may be regarded a. q notitica-
tion to those of us who have not read
"Farthest North" that it may be well
to hurry up in order to bo ready to
appreciate and enjoy "Still Farther
North" when the explorer returns.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Great Seal Season,

St: Johns, N. F., March 26.-Judging
from reports thus far received, the
total number of seals actually taken
by the fleet is about 296, 900, and the
prospect Is that, as four weeks of the
fishing season have yet to run. this
total will be increased by some 5000.
As the entire catch last year was only
247,0oo, this years figures promise to
be the best within 20 years.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

A cablegram from Athens says that
the press and the government there
propose doing all in their power to
stop the ever increasing emigration Of
Grecian peasants to the United States.
It is stated that entire villages are
being depopulated, and many large
districts are left uncultivated merely
because the villagers and the farm
ers are coming to America.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

The ordinance bureau Of the United
States navy 10 now experimenting
with new explosive called "marsite." :"
This new explosive, which is said to
have wonderful power, can only be
exploded by the combined force Of
percussion and concussion. Now some
one will invent an armor that will
resist its force. Thus the fight has
gone on for centuries between armor
and armament, and SO it will 60 on
until the end of all things.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
LATER NEWA

Senator Davis of Minnesota has in
troduced in the U. s. senate substi-
tute for the Puerto Kican bill which
provides for free trade between tho
United States and Puerto Rico. and ex-
tends the internal revenue laws with
amendments over the island. The act
is declared provisional and shall not
continue longer than March /, 1909.
Lord Robe rts is delaying action in
the Free State to make sure of his base
OF supplies. General Methuen appears
to be awaiting transportation, and
with Colonel Plumer's forces ON half
rations, there now seems little ikeli-
hood of the immediate relief OF Mafe-
king.
Five well dressed men entered Pea
ley's restaurant in New York, and
while one Of them engaged the cashier
in conversation one of his companions
went to the safe and got away with
So, 100.
The Merchants National bank of
Rutland, VT, has closed its doors.
Chas. T. Mussey, cashier, admits q
shortage of $145, 600.
The fireworks factory of Hand & Co.,
at Hamilton, Ont, was wrecked by an
explosion and Walter Teale blown to
atoms.
Hon. j. NJ. Stone, for 10 years gov
ernor of Missississippi, is. dead.
Nine stores and dwellings at Kings
ton, Wis, were burned.
A British missionary was killed at
Taku, China, and a British warship
has been ordered to that point
John 1vankovich was stabbed and
killed at Great Falls, Mont, while the
festivities of his wedding were in pro-
gress.
The body Of a good looking, fully
dressed woman was found frozen on q
cake of ice floating down the Mississip-
pi river at Fort Madison, 10. There
was nothing about the corpse by which
it could be identified.
by direction of the president tho
military post at Cayay, Porto Rico,
hereafter will be known and designat-
ed as Henry Barracks, in honor of the
late Brig. Gen. Guy v. Henry, who
was military governor of Porto Rico
from Dec. 6, 1898, to May 8, 1899, and
who died on Oct. "a, 1899.
| More than a hundred striking ma
chinists formerly employed by the
Siemens and Halske Co., Chicago re-
turned to work for that corporation,
their demands for nine hour work
ing day and a minimum scale of wages
having been granted.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Michael Connolly, who leaves the
New York state penitentiary next
September, after serving 20 years for
highway robbery, will receive $4,000
by his fathers will, provided that dur
ing the five years following his i'm
prisonment he behaves like a good
citizen. In case he does not become
a good citizen the $4,000 is to go to
the state. It was no fault of that "a
ther that his boy went astray!
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Fatal Explosion.

Lancaster, O., March 26.-The boiler
at stationary sawmill at the Boys
industrial school blew up Saturday aft
ernoon, killing the proprietor, Mr..
John Neubauer, who was also the
blacksmith at the state farm. His
three sons were badly injured by hav.
ing bones broken and a son-in-law had
q leg broken.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
"age0 Advanced,

Philadelphia, March 26.-In accord.
ance with their notice posted shortly
after January 1, 1900, promising an
advance to their employees, to take
effect April l, the Berwind-White Coal
Mining company has notified all It.
miners Of general average advance
OF 20 per cent. The miners5 are now
placed upon q basis of 60 cents per
gross ton and all day labor increased
accordingly. This advance will make
the wages the highest paid during the
last 80 years and in some instances
the highest that have ever existed bv
nearly seven per cent.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Railway Taxes,

In preparing his last biennial re-
port for the legislature State Auditor
Dunn estimated the receipts for 1899
from the gross earnings tax upon
railroads at $1,15o,0oc, and a similar
amount for 1900. The estimate was
exceeded by more than 100000 in
1899, when the railroads contributed
$1,261 ,271.77. This year the excess
over the estimate will be almost $780,
900. The state auditor has prepared
the completed figures, which reach q
total of $1,444, ,488.36.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

It is estimated that 50. 900 men will
60 to Cape Nome this year, at an ex-
pense of $500 each. The expenditure
of $25,O00,O0O on an arctic sea beach
Is one of the curiosities of modern
life
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
One AZ Glen McDonOugh's' Jokes.

Ou3 NJ ts1en McO0nOuGh's' JOke0.
In one of his farces Glen McDonough had
written two or three lines to be spoken by
heavy amateur, who looked well and would
do. At the rehearsal the girl made her way
to McDonough. who held the book, and said:
"Mr. McDonough, | have a line in the first
act and one in the third. Couldn't you write
me one for the secol.d act, too?" McDon-
ough thought a minute, looked at the girl
enter aud say: Here is the ham" "Oh,
do | bring the ham on with me?" mo, my
dear: it is not a speech, it is a confession.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

The French automobile enthusiasts
are great extremists. II. Merville,
champion automobile cyclist of the
world; e. Crom, journalist, and E..
jaime de Lamare, arrived in New
York from Paris with two big auto
mobiles. They intend to start for tho
Klondike and to make the last 500
miles of the trip on their automobiles.
Their autos are propelled by gasoline.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
THE EAST.

The grand jury in New York indict-
ed Miss Olga Nethersole and others for
playing. "Sapho.'
At Pittsburgh the Carnegie company
was organized with a capital of $780,
100000.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 23d aggregated
$1,599, ,25S,21s, against $1,611 ,02O, CAT the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1899
was 14.9.
In the United States there were 1s3
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 23d, against 1913 the week pre-
vious and 800 in the corresponding pc.
riod of 1899.
Three firemen-William j. Smith,
Petor F. Bowen and Foreman John j.
Grady-were killed in q fire in New
York.
On April 10 the National League
baseball season will open.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Three Firemen Killed.

New York, March 2e.-Through thu
breaking down of the first floor in tn,
factory building at 213 and 21s Ea.t
Forty-fourth street, which was totally
destroyed by fire Saturday., three fire.
men were killed and two injured. III.
men were precipitated into the base.
ment, in which wass about six feet 81
water, and pinned under the debris. Il
10 supposed they were drowned. sE
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Rebels Become Awwre..ive

Manila, March 26.-The rebels in Gen.
Young's district are becoming aggres-
sive. The American battalion garris-
oning the town of Namacpacan was at
lacked on four consecutive nights re-
Gently. Reenforcements are now ar
irving there. Gen. Young proposes to
pursue the rebels aggressively before
the rainy season sets in,
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
A Literary Helm.

Cannibal King Ito poet laurcate) )-What's
wrong with that coronation ode? Can't you
finish it?
l.aureate-I can't get enough feet in the
last stanZas.
king-Officer of the guard. 60 out and cut
enough feet off those slaves to supply the
poet laureate's needs 1t shall never be
said that King Oombalcnskago did not en-.
courage literature to the lmit.-Baltimore
American.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Emigration to the United States
from Germany was almost twice a.
large during February of this year as.
it was during the same month last
year. The number in February Of
this year was 1921, while last year 1t
was 4.679.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Newspaper, su6er. by Fire.

Clinton, Ia, March 26.-The Office Of
the Clinton Daily Evening journal was
partially destroyed by fire. The paper
will temporarily be issued from the
press of the Daily Age. The loss has
not been estimated. but IL fully Gov.
cred BY insurance. The fire. is supposed
to have been Of incendiary origin.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
strength 81 Unlon Labor.

Albany, N. l., March ae.-on Decem.
Der 81, 1899, the labor union member
ship. In the state was ee4, ,sss, an in
crease Of 1880 fol-. the year. In New
York city the membership was 152, $50,
against 125,1So the preceding year.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
In Dead

New London, Conn, March 2e.-Israei
Tanning Brown, president of the
Brown Cotton Gin company and pio-
neer manufacturer Of cotton gins, died
here, aged 30 years.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
1t Will Help.

1t case the $2,ooo,ooo appropriation
bill passes congress, Minnesota's an
nual allowance for militia purposes
from the federal government will be
$4,000. This state supported the ma
tional guard on a $1,000 appropriation
from the government in addition to
the states allowance. National
guardsmen figure that with the in
creased amount, new rifles are likely
to be substituted for Springfelds and
in every respect the equipment of the
guard will be up to .1ate.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Macon, Ca, Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey were given an enthusiastic pub
lie reception.
At Garner, N. c., Tom Jones, negro,
murdered Ella Jones and Ave of her
children and then cremated the bodies.
The Kansas City (Kan.) chief Of po-
lice offers . reward of $25 for all high
waymen killed.
Robbers stole $1,000 from the post
Office at Nogales. Ariz.
Near Houghton, S. d., thousands Of
acres Of flne range were burned over
by prairie fire and several farm
buildings were destroyed.
All day a mob besieged tho jail at
Emporia, Va, and was only prevented
from lynching negro murderer by the
arrival OF state troops.
In Frankfort, Ky., the preliminary
trial of Caleb Powers, republican Sec
rotary Of state, charged with having
conspired to bring about the assassina-
tion of William Goebel, began.
In q sawmi1l near Muncie, Ind, a
boiler exploded, killing Lou Won Bus
kirk and Marion Carey.
In Chicago ex-A1dernan Lyman was
probably fatally shot by State Repre-
sentative O'Nfa1ley in the latter's sa-
loon.
Thomas Wilson, a millionaire vessel
owner of Cleveland, O., and president
of tho Central national bank of that
city. died in Jerusalem.
The silver republicans will meet in
K4nsas City. NO., July 4, to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent.
At Cumberland Courthouse, Va,
Reuben Griggs (colored), aged 16 years,
was hanged tor criminal assault upon
a girl Of asxen years.
Frank White and Eevisen Morris
(negroes) were hanged at Benham,
Tex, for murder.
A mob hanged Louis Rice (colored)
in Ripley, Tenn, because of testimony
he g3ve In a murder trial.
Much damage was done at Monroe,
Mich, by a flood caused by an ice
gorge. s.~
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, an aged couple
In Kankakee, ILL.,, were probably fatal
~ beaten by burglars.
One man held up train four miles
south of Hamburg, Ia, and robbed the
passengers of $500.
The king Of safe-blowers, James
Dunlap, noted for having been impli-
Gated in famous bank robberies, was
arrested in Chicago.
O'Grady (white) and Walter Cotton
(colored) were lynched by q mob at
Emporia. Va, for murder.
Robbers entered the bank of Alex
Pate at wellington, ILL.,, and secured
over $4,000.
Burglars robbed the national bank
of Hardy. Neb., Of $4,000. -.
Near Rushville. ILL.,, Mrs. Mark, Sell
lars and her baby were accidentally
drowned In q we'll.
In sawmill near Lancaster, O.,
the explosion Of = boiler killed Louis
Neubauer, owner, and probably fatal
ly scalded his four sons and his SON
in-law, William Young.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Significant Signal.

II was much amused" said Cawker to
Cumso, "at what returned Klondiker told
me of the customs of the gold Mines"
Interesting and funny, were they"
HE said that in his shanty six men slept
together. They all lay in a row, like spoons
in case, facing one way, to keep warm.
When one of them became tired of lying on
one side he would call out Lawyer and
they would all turn at once.'
why did they use the word tlawyer?'"
''That meant Lie on the other side.' -
Judge
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Nh Aaaafa

Boston, March s6.-Elgerton r. Will
Hams, formerly q banker and broker
In Toledo, O., has fled a petition in
bankruptcy: Liabilities more than
3l50, 600; no assets.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
The new woman has taken another
step forward. One of the fair sex
has been appointed assignee of q bank
at Hinsdale, n. II.

A New York automobile. having run
down an elevator shaft in that city,
may lead to an ordinance prohibiting;
them from climbing smokestacks and
telegraph poles.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Rasie VIII Play.

New York, March 26.-Amos Rusie,
the baseball pitcher, has signed New
York contract and will report for
duty this week. 1.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Tea Sailors DroWned .

Dnnkirk, France, Mach 2e.-The
Norwegian threermasted schooner Tri.
ton has been wrecked here and ten
OF her crew drowned, s.. .
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

"T1igby, does your club play whist regu-
larly?" mo; the women talk regularly, and
we men p ay whist when conversation taes."
Indianapolis Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

The Orange Free staters were pre-.
pairing for big battle at Kroonstad,
after which they will fall back to the
Vaal river. Col. Plumer admits his re-
pulse north of Mafeking, and Lord Me.
thuen appears equally unable to re.
lieve the besieged town. The Boer
commander, having prevented the
raising of the siege, can now return to
Mafeking and resume operations there.
1t is reported that Mr.. Steyn has been
dcposed from the presidency Of the .
Free State.
To check the British advance e1j :
couraged by the ameer, Russia was
sending more troops to the borders
of Persia and Afghanistan. !
Dispatches received in London say
that the Beers have rctaken GriquaL
town and that British troops have
been sent from Kimberley to: drive
them out. It was believed that tho
Beers would abandon Kroonstad and
make their first stand ut Johannes.
burg. A British cavalry column in,
vaded the Transvaal at its extreme
southeastern corner. The total Brit
ish losses thus far, exclusive of the
invalids sent home, are 6,41sin killed,
wounded and missing.
A dispatch from Manila says that
Pedro Palermo, who was the head of
the Filipino national assembly, pro-
poses to surrender to the Americans.
Gen. Hughes, military commander In
the island of Panay, says that. the
island of Negros has model civil
government and that everything il
peaceful there. The situation in Cebu
is improving. In Panay the natives
are restive and Gen. Hughes expects
that some campaigning will be neces-
sary.
The queen will give a breakfast to
10000 Irish children during her visit
to Ireland.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Great Social Forces.

We believe it will be found that, next to
electricity, Aattery is the greatest force in
the world.-Atchison Globe.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

To succeed Capt. Leary as naval gov
ernor of the island of Guam Lieutenant
Commander Seaton Schroeder has been
selected.
The secretary of war explained to
the cabinet his action in granting per-
mits for sea mining off Cape Nome.
Plans have been made for national
religious jubilee in 1901.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

You can ride broken horse, but it is Diff
ferent with broken wheel-Golden DAYS.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

The man who cracks his fingers several
times while mailing down the carpet knows
what it is to take pains with his work.
Philadelphia Record.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

British colonies Of Australia have
planned federal government, using
the United States a. q model.
. At Dunl<irk, France, the Norwegian
schooner Triton was wrecked and ten
Of her crew drowned. -,-t. u.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Everyone thinks he works for man who
il mighty unappreciative.-Atc Globe,
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
The Boards Arc Filled.

DR.. Charles E. Riggs, of st. Paul,
was reappointed a member of the
state board of inspectors of insane
hospitals. The terms IF DR.. n. w.
Brazie, Minneapolis, and DIR. George
". Mcintyre, St. Peter, having expired,
they were succeeded by DR.. w. F..
Milligan, Wabasha, and DR.. c. O..
Cooley, Madelia.
Governor Lind also appointed DR..
Thomas Lowe, Slayton, DR.. Louis A.
Fritsche, New Ulm, d.. C. j. Ringnell,
Minneapolis, members of the state
board of medical examiners. The ap-
pointees succeed Doctors H. Morell,
Slayton, John S. Shrnder, Delano; C,
B. Pillsbury. Owatonn,a.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
MINNESOTA. NEWS.
First In tho Field !

/ . ~
The Prohibition state convention, a.
Minneapolis, placed the following
ticket in the field, which is the first to
be announced:. -
Governor-B. B.. Haugan, Fergus
Falls. -
Lieutenant-Governor-C. B. Wilkin-
son, Owatonna.
State Secretary-Frank E. Carlyle,
Lake Benton.
State Treasurer-C. w. Dorsett, Min.
neapolis.
Recommended by state convention
for president, Hale Johnson, Illinois.
Presidential electors-E. s., Ellis,
Dodge Center; C. C: Drew, Luverne;
Albert J. Kanne, Waterville; Andrew
Rankin, st.. Paul; c. M: Way, Mime
apolis; P. j. Nelson, Anoka; j. J.. Rim
dali, Fergus Falls; w. j. Dean. Mime
apolis; j. A. McConkey, Fergus Falls.
Assessed Valuation.
State Auditor Dunn has made q
summary of the tax lists of the Min
nesota counties for 1899, which shows
that the total assessed valuation of
the state is $3.50 1928, being about
$6,OOO,OO0 more than for 1898. In sound
numbers there are $25O,000,0OC of acre
property. $24o,ooo,ooo of city lots, and
$93,ooo,ooo of personal property. The
average rate of taxation is 24.65
mills, as against 23.9 for 1898. Carver
county has the lowest rate. 17.42, and
Mile Laos the highest, 4S.47. The to-
tai tax levy amounts to $i4, 100000. OF
this Hennepin county pays $3,411, 900,
and Ramsey county $2,2o2,000. The
state gets $2,ooo,00O out of the levy.
County government requires $2,7oo,-
600; city and villages take $4,500,00
and townships $1,09O.O00.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22

As civilization advances il is always
accompanied By closer settlement and
tendency toward better methods OF cult
walton. which. OF course includes clean
ug up and Improving pastures that may
lie overruu by weeds and brush IN Is
natural that farmers should wish 10 do
This cleaning up at the least possible eX-
pense or AZ no expense al eli. u Dossi-
lie. and 50 the AngorI goat has been
enlisted as a scsvenger against the weeds
and brush. For ourselves. We have "A very
kindly feeling toward the Angora goat
but too much should not be expected OF
H.. says Iowa Homestead
Like other workers IN good cause. the
goats have their limitations. For instance
60 head Of them cannot do the work OF
.01. nor can 100 DO the work 81 80 More
ever, the brush may have grown TOO
strong and be too FAR advanced for goats
10 work upon and effectively keep down
This is said not with the intention OF
dlscouraRing farmers from keeping a lock
Of goats hut with "a view Of emphasizing
the need for helping In the scavenger
work. IL it is to be made effective Where
the brush Is large Il must NOT be loft en-
tirely to goats. Farmers rrctty generally
know that n great amount 81 brush has
20 be Erubbed out and trees must be cut
Town before shaded pasture land can be
wei improved tF grazing purposes We:
when ali this Is dcue there is stfIl enough
tender brush lett for the goat as a
hrowser. and too much should not be re-
quired OF Il or Il Will not do the work
vsell. although goats are good helpmates.
Angora goat-breedrg. however. may
well be placed on a higher plane than
that Of merely supplying farm scavcnecrs.
although incidentally the goat is a good
ala in this respect Ia certain way
they are more iu favor with many Amer
leans than sheep % common goats. They
are freer from discase than The former
ard not hy any means IS mischlevous as
the latter, neither are they Of q very row
Ing disposition The real point IN their
favcr. however. f. that they cost little TO
keep ard sell readily az from s. 70 81. their
meat being delicious and wholesome. or
course pastures whore they are kept
should be fenced. and. like other live
stock. they can be improved by selection
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22

The many orchards OF japanese plums
set out within the past few years are
now gratifying their owners by produc-
ing bountful crops OF fruit. says the well
known horticultural Thos. Meehan.
old fruit growers. accustomed 10 seeing
tho fruit 81 the plum stung of or rot
of. are ztill incrodulous that these Jopa-
ncso sorts are TO be a permanent success.
II l. three years or more ago that /
wrote OF The nne display OF fruit on the
orchards Of japanese plums IN Atlantic
county. New jersey Since that time
orchards OF them ore stin bearing and Il
really seems assured that these sorts are
less liable to insect attacks than the
old type Of plum Is. This should be
good news 10 those who wish to raise
frait without having 10 hght for Il with
poison By the one who has fallen tn
with the modern practice of spraying
the old kinds can be grown as well as the
japanese oneF Old fruit growers con-
tend that there are now fewer plum cur
cullos in these parts than there used
70 b.. There have been no pums for them
20 live on they say as no or but few
trees existed, and these folk think that
when the curculio finds out that the fruit
has appeared again q will be around on ZEE
more as OF yore.
A lew days ago I visited friend who
had set out smol orchard OF the Abund-
ance and the Burbank pluma about four
years ego, and such o show o. beautiful
fruit as these trees presented have never
seen. Because % a tendency Ia former
years 70 rot, the fruit was not thInned
out. Bur the rot has not troubled them
this year. or but 70 a slight degree. and
In Consequence the trees are overloaded