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The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
ROYAL ECONOMIES.

Emperor William of Germany will
not spend penny more than he can
help on walking sticks-in fact, he
picks out the cheapest he can find. And
as for umbrellas, he never possessed
|one-they are his pet aversion.
Princess Beatrice is always very
careful never to waste bit of paint,
saving every scrap carefully on paper,
which she places in a bowl of water,
when it is ready for use the next time
she sits down to her easel.
Hollands girl queen is economical,
almost to parsimony, in the matter of
headgear. When one thinks that she
could order bonnets by the score if she
chose, other women have a feeling al
most akin to pity for her, that she does
not fully appreciate her privileges.
Her royal highness, Princess Mary
Adelaide, duchess of Teck, cultivated
habits of small economy which clung
to her from childhood to old age and
were not in the least incompatible with
her extreme generosity. Her half
ou0Ct0 VI AOlS PdP0AS "SAC al" dJ'S hCpt,
no envelopes were ever destroyed, and
every little bit of string put on one side
for future use.
The queens eldest daughter, Dow
ager Empress Frederick of Germany,
guards the fruit in her gardens with a
Jealous eye, not allowing even the
wind falls" to be thrown away. Her
fruit and vegetables are often sold and
the thalers thus acquired added-not
to her pin money, but to her charity
fund. She has large and beautiful
fruit garden at Friedrichshof. Quite
little commotion and considerable
amusement was caused not long ago
when it became known that the fruit
supplied for banquet breakfast given
to the emperor by one of the small
regiments of the guard had been pur-
chased from Empress Frederick's head
gardener, and perhaps from the en-
press herself.-Golden Penny.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

New Jersey has "state board OF
children's guardians" which has just
made arrangements to take all of the
pauper children out of the almsh ouses
in the state and provide them with
homes or boarding places. This action
is the result Of years of discussion and
agitation, and is in conformity with a
law passed by the last legislature.
There are some 225 pauper children in
the poorhouses, but the board reports
that great success has been attained
and homes have been found for nearly
all of them. Every state should have
such 4 law
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

J. d. Rockefeller gave Denison uni
versity at Granville, O., 100000.
In the Columbus infrmary at Lis
bon, o., James Reddick died aged 1923
years. He was born a slave in Vir-
ginia in 1777.
In the Eighth Iowa district the re-
publicans unanimously renominated
w. p. Hepburn for congress and r.
L. Hamilton in the Fourth district of
Michigan.
A court in California decided that
marriage of persons within year
after divorce in that state is invalid.
The firm of McNair & Alexander,
cattlemen at Ashland Kan, failed for
$542, 900.
Car strikers in St. Louis agreed to
plan of settlement on q basis of re-
instatement without reference to their
union.
Merle Bressler and Rose Hudson. a.
year-old girls, were drowned while
bathing at Bellewood, Neb.
At New Madrid, Mo-, Samuel Waters
(coloreo) was hanged for the murder
in April, 1899, of Frank Holmes and
wife.
Missouri prohibitionists have nom.
mated Charles E. Stokes. of Mexico,
for governor.
Near Louisville, ILL.,, f. A. Medley,
saloon keeper, killed Matthew Kin
namon and shot his own wife. The
cause was jealousy.
Ernest r. Clevenger was hanged at
Liberty. Mo-, for the murder of George
Allen and Della Clevenger.
Negotiations for settlement of the
St. Louis strike are off and labor Off
cials will fight to win if it takes five
years. Strikers beat several. women
for riding on street cars, and one car
was blown up.
July II Kentucky republicans will
hold their state convention in Louis
Vile.
In mining camp at Norton's Day,
Alaska. four gold seekers were muir
tlered
At Leadville, COL, fire destroyed the
home for friendless children, and four
little ones perished in the flames.
Fire destroyed the large auditorium
in Des Moines, Ia, used for conven.
tion hall, and only constructed a year
ago at a cost of $4,000.
The state of California has been
quarantined on account of the alleged
bubonic plague.
On the Gila reservation in Arizona
5000 Indians are starving because OF
failure of crops,
In Leavenworth census enumerators
found the oldest person in Kansas
Mrs. Kittie Williams, aged. ia years
Elections in Cuba were extremely
peaceable, not gunshot being fired
in the island. Gen. Rodriguez was
elected mayor of Havana.
In Kansas City the big Union grain
elevator was burned, the loss being
100000.
The customs receipts in Cuba TO,
the first four months Of 1900 were
$5,414,963, an increase Of $960,s11 over
the same months in 1899. i :
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DESTROYED by Fire.

Des Moines. Ia. June 1s.-Sunday
morning at four o'clock the large audi
torium used for convention hall and
only constructed a year ago, at a
cost of $4,000, was destroyed by fire.
The insurance amounts to $4,000. 1t
was occupied by the commercial ex-
change and the T. w. p. Chase Amuse-
ment company. the latter holding a
lease and conducting vaudeville show.
All seats, effects and scenery were lost.
amounting to $1,000, making the total
loss, as now estimated. $4,000.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The aging of timber. which formerly
required long storage, is now complct-
ed by electricity in few hours. The
timber is piled on lead frame in q
wooden vat, is nearly immersed in q
chemical preparation and covered over
by vessels Of water having porous bot
toms of felt and linen. The positive
pole Of the dynamo is connected to the
lead frametsand the negative, pole TO
the water vessels. On, the passage Of
the current the sap is driven to one end
of the wood and expelled andthe chem
ical liquid enters rsthe,pores. After dry
ing the wood is ready for use.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Dies Of ConsumDtfon,

indianapolis, Ind. June 1s.-James
w. Hess, postmaster at indianapolis,
died at his home of consumption. He
had been confined to his home several
weeks. MIR. Hess had, long been active
in Indiana politics and was appointed
postmaster by President Mckinley in
1897. He once served as sheriff of this
(Marion) county. He was at one time
prominent in commercial affairs.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Must Respect Tradition.

Constance, the beautiful maiden, struggles
desperately in the water.
Save mel" she shrieks.
Harold, the brave youth, standing upon
Are you sinking for the third time?" he
asks.
"Oh, dear! I forgot to count! How
stupid of mel" Constance cries, in much
confusion.
Harold is as brave as lion, truly, but
he will scarcely risk violating what is per-
haps the most cherished convention of ro-
,nance.-Stray Stories.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The Pei-Ho river empties into the
Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, which is guarded by
the great Russian Notifications at Port
Arthur. The river is 800 miles long.
The province of Shang Tung, south of
the gulf has q population Of 36,000.-
600, while the province of Chilli, in
which is located Peking and Tien-Tsin,
has 35Ooo,o 600 people. The two prov
inces have as many people as the whole
Of the United States, and yet there ore
II other provinces just as densely in.
habited.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Elevator Burned.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1s.-The big
Union grain elevator, located on the
west river bottoms but few blocks
from the Union depot, was destroyed
by fire Sunday afternoon. causing a
damage of over 100000. The build
ing was valued at $4,000 and it con-
tanned $4,000 worth of wheat, all Of
which was DESTROYED.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Japan has now about $50 daily pa
pers, besides nearly 600 other period
icals, where little more than 20 years
ago there was not single regular daily
publication to which the name of news
paper could be properly applied. 1t
was only about 1874 that printing from
regular metallic types became common
in .JaDan
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
His HOnOr's Joke.

Sam Bedford relates good joke that oc-
CURED at Calhoon this week in Judge Owens
court. A case was on trial, and the Judge
was being worried by young man who
kept moving about in the rear Of the court
room, lifting chairs and looking under
benches.
Young man." Judge Owen called, 'you
are are making great deal of unnecessary noise.
What are you about?"
Your honor" replied the man, II have
lost my overcoat and am trying to find it,
'Well," said the Judge, 'people often lose
whole suits in here without making all that
disturbance. e."-Owensboro Inquirer.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The erection by the state of Mary
land of a monument on the battlefield
Of Antietam to commemorate the valor
Of the union and confederate soldiers
alike has a precedent in the monument
which the people of Canada some years
ago erected in the public garden at
Quebec to the memory of Wolfe and
Montcalm, enemies in the strife on the
Plains of Abraham which destroyed
the power of France in the new world.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

1t looks as If IN illinois postmaster
has good case. His wife, he says, has
way of getting after him with bowie
knife, but his petition to have her en-
joined is not based upon personal
grounds. For himself he does not care,
but he feels that the sanctity Of Uncle
Sans post Office is violated. He cannot
sort the mail properly and expedi-
tiously while he is lodging a woman
with knife. Possibly, if the matter
were explained to her, arrangement
might be made by which she would
agree not to indulge in her bowie-knife
exercises during office hours.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The increase in bicycle manufacture
for the current year will be- about
ten per cent. over last year. There
are some so manufacturers in the
United States and the total output
for 1899 could hardly have been less
than 100000 wheels, making the to-
tai number in the country about 6,00O,-
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
lnaurgeut~ Win.

Kingston, Jamaica, June IS. - The
Royal Mail steamer Don, Capt. Davis,
which arrived here Sunday from Co.
lon, Colombia, brings news of an i'm
portant battle fought on Friday last
about ten miles outside of Panama.
According to this information, the in
surgent: forces were victorious. and
some 200 of the government troops
were killed. r.. g.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The postmaster general has amended
the postal regulations so as to per-
NIT the sender of a registered letter
to recall it after it has been dispatched.
This will be a great convenience to
women who want to add another post
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Speakers at the charities conference
declare with great unanimity that lack
Of employment is responsible for most
of the distress among the laboring
classes. The statement seems reason
able. 1t will be conceded without ar
gument, moreover, that lack of food
causes starvation and that lack of
breath is responsible for great NOR
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

A woman in Chicago had her 11-year-
old son arrested for stealing $l3 from
her. A mother, who should have taught
him the right way to live; who. above
all others, is responsible If he has for
saken the straight aud narrow path at
so early an age, turns her own boy over
to the police, and thus advertises her
disgrace and failure! Such action is
almost past comprehension.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

California has about completed the
big task of gathering her orange crop.
The crop is unusually large and it is
estimated at 14,5o0 car loads, compared
with 5000 car loads last year. The val
ne of the crop this year is estimated at
$4,6oo,ooo. The Los Angeles Express
says that there is $44, 4,0o0,o 900 capital in
vested in the orange-growing industry
in that state, and that the business is
prosperous one.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Rear Admiral Louis Kempff, who is
commanding the American naval forces
now in China and is occupying posi-
tion of great prominence in the
worlds news. has been in active service
for 80 years. he was appointed to the
naval academy from Illinois in 1857,
and served the navy most efficiently
during the civil war. He was made a
captain nine years ago, commanded the
receiving ship Independence during the
Spanish-American war, and was made
q rear-admiral last year.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

The Street Railway Journal has is
sued it's annual compilation of statis-
tics on the street railways of the Unit
ed States for the year ended December
81, 1899. From this. source we learn
that in the year 1899 there were s7l
companies operating street railways
In the United States, with a total track
mileage" Of 1928. The increase OF
mileage for the year was 1,664. /.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
To Reduce WOrktnx Dav

Minneapolis, Minn., June 1s.-The
Gillette-Herzog company, recently alb
sorbed by the American Bridge COM
pany, has been instructed to reduce
the working day in the local shops
from ten to nine hours, with no reduc-
ton in wages.
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Another record has been broken at
Coatsville, Pa, by the American me-
:hanic. He turned out a giant pair of
shears that cut in two a slab of iron
one stroke. "
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Minnesota Butter at Paris.

Samples of butter from six Mime
sofa creameries will compete for
awards at the Paris exposition.
Three firms have already made ship
ments, and these are H. Z. Sender
gard, Litchfield; Samuel Haugdahl.
New Sweden; A. II. Jorgensen, Albert
Lea Some of the samples will con-
tain the product made from CONNER
cial culture" that is Tactic acid bac-
terra. So far as known, Denmark is
the only other country in which high
grade butter is artifcially produced
with bacteria.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Oleomargarine, according to the data
sent to congress is 32 per cent. lard,
and contains less than one per cent.
of genuine butter. Despite this fact
s3,O0o,0Oo pounds of the imitation but
ter were sold in America last wear.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Federation Of Labor.

The State Federation of Labor held
its annual convention at Red Wing
with large attendance. The following
officers were elected:
President, NJ. E. Neary, Minneapolis;
first vice president, Miss Leonora
Michaelson, Minneapolis; second vice
president, 4. l. Mundahl, Red Wing;
secretary and treasurer, w. E. Nc
Evan, Duluth. Federation council:
E. B. Lott. j. L. Gieske, H. w. Goetz-
niger, J. Klaus, j. b. Morrison, all of
St. Paul. The next convention will be
held at Maukat0.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Dr0nR Dead.

Dover, Del, June 1S.-Congressman
John Henry Hoffecker, the state of
Dclaware's only representative in the
lower branch of the national legisla-
tnre, and who is said to have been the
only republican both factions of the
party could agree upon for such po-
sition, dropped dead in Smyrna.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Some Russian scientists now make
the announcement that seeds through
which a current OF electricity has been
passed will germinate much more rap
idly. Nothing seems to move fast
enough for the man of the present
6av
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Five Men Killed.

terrible accident occurred at the
Hale mine, three miles from Biwabik,
in which five men were instantly killed
by an explosion of dynamite. The
dead are: =. Stark, w. Hattai, L. Chal-
vert, P. Hanson, c. Marok.
A charge of dynamite had been set
and the fuse Int in one of the drifts.
When the usual alarm was given to
enable labCrers to reach places OF
safety the five men rushed directly in
to the drift where the charge was
planted and met their death.
News in Brief.
The May earnings of the Great
Northern road show an increase of
$3.50, 1859.
In the presence of large crowd,
Tafel Peaterskey leaped 20 feet from
the high wagon bridge at Winona into
the Mississippi. The leap was success
full, and on coming up he swan to q
boat in waiting.
The Little Falls House at Little
Falls was damaged by fire.
Emil Chapter, late of South St. Paul,
charged with forgery, was sentenced
at Hastings to the state reformatory
at st. Cloud, and John Snorck, of Rose
mount, aged 16, charged with larceny,
was committed to the state training
s~hool at Rod Wing.
For the Twenty-fourth time Former
Governor Alexander Ramsey was elect
ed president of the Mesaba Iron COM
pany, and w. w. Spalding secretary
and treasurer.
A chair of English at Hamline uni
versity has been endowed by Mathew
&. Morton, of Winona, in memory of
his two sons, who have died within
the past two years. The chair has
been maintained by the Alumni asso-
citation for several years. The asso-
citation will now institute a chair of
pedagogy.
Mrs. August Nivla, of Minneapolis,
gave birth to triplets, two girls and a
boy.
Wolves have killed many sheep in
Stearns county this spring. Some of
the farmers have hit upon the plan of
tying a sleigh bell to each sheep, and
it is said to prove effective.
Mrs. John C. Daily, of Red Wing, fell
down stairs and fractured her skull,
causing death.
Burglars entered the postofice build
ing at New Brighton. taking consider
able property, but did not molest mat
ter belonging to Uncle Sam.
Fire caused $1,000 damage in the
wholesale house of Noyes Bros. & Cut
Ter, St. Paul:
The National American Woman Suf-
frage convention for 1901 will be held
in Minneapolis.
Walter 6. West, of Clearwater, has
been appointed teacher at the Yank-
ton Is. d. Indian school.
John Murphy was arrested at D,.-
luth and placed in Jail for refusing to
anster the questions of the census
enumerator.
Mrs. Piehl, of Mile Laos county.
committed suicide by hanging.
There we're ten graduates at the
Faribault blind school.
Seven-year-old Harry Webure, of
Minneapolis, was feeling unwell and
laid down for q nap, and in an hour
was; dead -
A Scandinavian singing festival will
be held at st. Paul July 8, z and g. It
Is: expected 600 voices will be in the
chorus. a -
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Neck W.. R.oL.n

Sioux City, Ia, June 1s.-Antho
Kaufsee. workman in the packing
house, was killed in runaway Sunday,
his neck being broken. 5#.s.{... 4 ....z :.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
The Parsons Revenge.

It had been the custom of an Atchson
church, and when the preacher had talked 80
minutes the Atchison man thought it long
enough and got up and walked out. He
died recently, and the preacher took ad-
vantage of the fact that the knocker of his
sermons couldn't get away, and preached
runeral sermon lasting an hour and Is min
utes.-Atchison Globe.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Big Strike Threatened.

Vancouver, B. c.. June 1S.-Another
strike throughout the Kootenai mining
district is imminent, and unless all
signs fail 1000 muckers will stop work
and refuse to resume on Monday morn
inU
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Distribution of Proceeds.

In reply to an inquiry from one of
the county attorneys, Assistant At
torney-General Somerby rendered an
opinion on the distribution of the pro-
ceeds of the forfeited tax sale. The
proceeds, he says, are to be distrib-
nted pro rata to the several funds for
which taxes are levied, and the state
receives it's proportionate share of the
proceeds, and no more. In some
quarters the opinion appeared to pre-.
vail that the states claim is settled in
full before the county comes in for q
share. Both the attorney general
and the state auditor, however, agree
that the law is very clear.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
PonoIofion o7 R16,,o

Population Of BUnalO.
Buffalo, N. Y, June lS.-James w.
Hamilton, supervisor of the census,
says the population of Buffalo is a little
less than 100000. as. .5s
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
A Dark Secret.

Foreigner How are your senators
elected?
American-None of them will tell!-
Puck,
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

Persons that fail to see joke should
not always be sure that the fault is with the
joke News
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Bold Robbery.

The Offices of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing company in St. Paul were en-
tered by two hold-up artists, and while
the employees were compelled to hold
up their hands, the men with the re-
volvers emptied the cash drawer, and
$500 was taken.
Cashier Berreau was also searched
and the thieves took 81. 50 from him.
The robbers Immediately ran out of
the building and down the railroad
tracks. They were pursued and one
OF them, giving his name as George
Balfour, was captured. The other
was captured by policeman near the
union depot and was arrested while
attempting to drive off with cab.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Minnesota Crop and Weather Bulletin.
Dry weather generally continued un-
til the 9th, when there were light to
heavy local rains in the central and
southern. portions of the state, and
light and more scattered showers in
the northern portion; the heaviest
rains occurred in southeastern coun-
ties. The drouth effect had been gen.
orally intensified up to the 9th, and
opinions differ as to the condition and
the prospects. but some wheat is head
ing out very low; on ridges and dry
ground it is practically a1failure; in
some places wheat is being plowed un
der and the ground seeded to millet.
The rye crop is very poor. Barley is
beginning to head very irrcgularly,
and is short.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
CUBa'S CONSTITUTION.
Delegates to Constitutional Convention Will Be
Elected. September 18th.

Washington, July 20.-It is under
stood that the President and General
Wood have agreed on Sept. 10 as the
time for holding the election in Cuba
for delegates TO the constitutional con-
vention that is to be called for the
purpose of formulating a constitution
for an Independent government for
Cuba. The original idea was to have
the election take place in October, but
unless there is a change in the plans
the election will take place on the 18th
Of September.
There is no doubt that any constitu-
ton which may be formulated will be
scrutiniZed with the greatest care by
the President and possibly by Congress
before ii is allowed to go into opera
ton, for ii is a settled conviction of the
officials that Cuba should not be per-
mitted to make treaties with foreign
nations except through the United
States nor shall the people be allowed
to involve the island in debt unless au-
thorized to do so by this government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
GERMANY ALSO DOUBTS.
Places No Belief in Anything Given Gu, from
Chinese Sources.

Berlin. July 20.--The German govern
ment feels confident that the present
attempts by Chinese officials to deny
the Pekin massacre are inSinCere and
dictated solely by a desire to hamper
and retard the powerful joint action Of
the powers. At the Chinese legation
here. where also denialS of the maSSa-
ere have arrived from the viceroys,
the statement was made, today, to the
correspondent Of The Associated Press
that the Chinese minister himself, Lu
Hal Houan. placed small reliance up
on them.
Lu Hal Houan has in no wise re
piled to the recent prohibition by the
foreign office Of his use of the tele-
graph for secret kilograms, but he has
since sent to Count Won BuelOw sew
eraI kilograms for approval which has
been granted.
The foreign office considers that the
gravest point in the situation just now
is the doubtful attitude Of the south
ern and central Viceroys with the evil
dent spread Of the anti-foreign hostiI-
tiles. The news received here on this
score is very meagre, but it all points
To treachery and to a cunning policy of
prOcrastination by the viceroys until
the moment shall have arrived when
they can afford to discard dissimula-