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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-01
PISTOL USED BY BOOTH.
Derringer with Which Lincoln Was
Shot 10 In Possession Of . Phil.
adelphia Man.

The assassination of President Nc
Kinley recalled to George Plowman'
theatrical architect of Philadelphia
the murder of President Lincoln by
John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater,
Washington, D. c., on April IA, 1865.
Mr.. Plowman is the possessor of the
Derringer, a small vest-pocket re-
volver, from which Booth fired the
fatal shot.
Several times it has been doubted
that the Derringer which I have is
the one with which Lincoln was MUIR
dered," said Mr.. Plowman, "but there
is absolutely no doubt that it is the
same weapon. Three or four years
after the shooting, while George T.
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he wrecked and confess the plot
against them. They enter a suit
against the trust, and the develop
ments of this litigation Mrs. Daniels
will make the basis for her argument
against the Standard Oil company.
So much for the trusts, but the book
will have the lighter touches of love
story, although the hero does not
make an suspicious advent. Heis born
in New York city, grows up an honest,
intelligent youth, but handicapped by
poverty. His ambition is to get out to
the great west where fortunes can be
made, and, frenzied with the desire,
he resolves to steal the money that
will take him there. He mingles with
the throng on Broadway, and at the
opportune moment steals a woman's
purse. The act is noted by an older
thief. He follows the boy out to a
lonely street where he stops in an open
lot to count the money, demands the
purse or threatens exposure. The boy
kills him, he thinks, in self-defense.
He starts for the west, and his money
carries him as far as the desert lands,
where he falls in with family of con-
sumptives trying to reach Colorado.
The man dies with the disease, and
then the wife, leaving to the boys care
little daughter. He does not go on to
San Francisco, but taking the child
with him makes his way to the Texas
oil region. He cares for the child as
his sister, and afterwards their love
story Classics the book as romance.
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coronets, which are to be "silver gilt,
the caps, of crimson velvet, turned up
with ermine, with gold tassels on top.
No Jewels or precious stones are to be
set or used in coronets, nor counter
feits of pearls instead of silver balls
The number of the latter permitted
revives nice sense of distinction. A
baron's coronet bears six silver balls,
a viscount's l6, an earls eight. with
gold strawberry leaves between; a
marquis four balls and four leaves al
ternately. A dukes coronet has no
balls and has only eight gold straw
berry leaves.
The earl marshal next prescribes the
robes, mantles and coronets to be
worn by the peeresses. These are of
the same materials as the mems, with
similar graduations in the numbers Of
bars of ermine and balls.
The length of the trains marks the
difference in rank. A baroness is only
allowed a train Of three feet, Wis
countess has IL yards, countesses
have 1H yards, marchioness has ia
yards and duchess two yards.
Then follows a curt notification as
to who shall be excluded. Peeresses
in their own right and widows of peers
are allowed to come, but widows who
have remarked beneath their rank in
the peerage are mot entitled to sum-
mons to attend the coronation"
Some dryasdust has fished up an old
drawing by Sir George Nayler, at that
time garter king at arms, showing
George Nv. as he appeared in his coro-
nation robes, and this. it is said, has
been approved by King Edward VII.
as correctly illustrating the garments
he will wear when he is formally
crowned in Westminster Abbey next
summer.
This is supposed to show that Ed
ward VII. will emulate the splendor
which attended the coronation OF
George w. rather than the modest dis
plays made by William Nv. and Queen
Victoria. The browning of the fourth
George cost $5,0O0,000, his mantle OF
crimson velvet and ermine alone cost
ing $4,000, while the coronation of
Queen Victoria only entailed an ex-
penditure of $1,500,000.
First in Importance among the gar
ments the king will wear is the impe-
rial or dalmatic robe. 1t is three
cornered mantle, fashioned like cope.
One side is about 3h yards in length, to
cover the shoulders and hang down in
front; the other sides slope into train
reaching about foot upon the ground.
The dalmatica was anciently worn
by persons of the highest rank; it also
signifies part of the attire of an arch
bishop, and Is shaped like ~" and
decorated with small crosses.
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A Silent Team.

Minneapolis has a team of football
players which is quite unique. They
play the game absolutely without noise.
All ''rooting," in the commonly &C
copied term of the word, is barred.
There is no yelling. Even the signs
are given inaudibly. The game is
played in silence, but it is hard fought
nevertheless, and the team is no mean
antagonist. Noise, and lots of it, has
come to be regarded as necessary to
football, but with this team noise is
not part of the game. They are all
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Again We Score.

With fifty tubs of butter entered for
October scoring at Buffalo, more than
from any other state, Minnesota gets
the wonderfully high average of 95A
of possible 100 per cent.
The three highest tubs were fur
nished by O. A. Storvic, of Emmons,
with 90 (highest tub yet scored), and
M. II. Mortenson of Stockholm and j.
D. Plonty of Morristown, each 9715 per
cent 1t looks as though Minnesota
would win the sweepstakes at the Pan
American. Full returns will not be OBJ
tainable for several days.
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Yale and took advantage of an oppor-
tunity to study and to travel abroad.
He was rendered his present post in
the University of Chicago in 1892, and
has collaborated with Prof. Small in
the production of text books. upon the
science of which he is special stu
dent and an able teacher. He is not
yet 40 years old, and hence may be
said to belong to the ever-growing
group of young men who are gradual
ly filling up the big places in Amer
lean institutions of higher education.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-01
Causes n Vacancy.

AS is we'll known, the late Governor
Pillsbury was made a life member OF
the university board of regents by act
of the legislature, and as his death re-
duces the membership of that board to
twelve members, some speculation has
arisen as to the method of filing the
vacancy.
Gov. Van SAINT has not examined the
law, but was of the impression that a
regular six year appointment would
have to be made, as the special act
made no provision for any other meth
cd. The governor, however, will refer
the matter to the attorney generals
office in due time.
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Still another child baroness is little
Lady Beaumont, who was born in 1894
and is therefore just seven years OF
age; the young countess of Cromartie
also came into her title while still
girl in her teens, and yet another
of the few harnesses in their own
right is Lady Marlborough, Baroness
Conyers, who holds two titles, her
husbands, by which, of course, she
has been known since her marriage
some Is years ago.
Among the peeresses. it is safe to
say, not one is held higher in estima-
ton by her personal friends and the
world at large than the aged Baron
ess Burdett-Coutts, who, although 81
years of age. still takes the keenest
and most practical interest in the
many philanthropical schemes with
which she is connected and is sur
prisingly vigorous. The baroness
whose life has been one long round
Of philanthropy, was created peer
ess in 1871, just ten years before her
marriage with Ashmead Bartlett
(who has since adopted her name)
created so much comment.
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St. Paul Industries.
muteS.

Labor Commissioner O'Donnell has
announced the result of a thorough in
spection of St. Paul industries. The
city has $50 factories, employing 1867
men, 1867 women, "a boys and 43 girls,
in all 16,471 employees. There are L.
300 non manufacturinge establishments,
EMPLOYING 5,605 people, divided as fol-
lows: Men, ALAG; women, 1881; boys,
4s; girls, 80. Children under is years
number 81 per cent of the total.
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The Cathedral of Cologne.

One would think that the identity
Of the architect of such superbly de-
signed building as the Cologne cathe-
dral could not possibly be lost to the
world. But it is. The cathedral took
centuries to build, and many archi-
tects have modelled parts of it accord
ing to their own ideas. The result is
the most beautiful cathedral in the
world.
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To BE Installed.

Bishop Samuel c. Edsall will be for
mally installed as bishop of Minnesota
at Christ church, st. Paul, Nov. S. 1t
is expected an elaborate ceremony will
be arranged, and many bishops from
different parts of the United States
will be in attendance.
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Pas.inr of a Noble Bird.

Another bird believed to have be-
come extinct is the California condor,
twice as large as the condor of the
Andes. It's length was feet, weight
rs pounds, and spread of wings IL feet.
An egg of this bird is worth $4,000 to
collectors, but none has been found
for II years. Eggs of the golden eagle
sell in San Francisco for $32 each.
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was elected head of the department
of letters and science, and in that
capacity has demonstrated his entire
usefulness to the university and his
general ability as man of science.
In his earlier days DR.. Birge was q
student of histology in Leipsig, and
he has developed an international rep
utation in his chosen line. The acting
head of Wisconsin is not yet so years
old, and is in the prime of strong
aud intellectual manhood.
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Probably No Will.

While it is not authoratively an
nounced yet, it is the impression of the
intimate friends of the late John s.
Pillsbury that he did not leave will.
It is also their belief that he was pos
sibly the wcalthiest man in Minneapo-
lis at the time of his death.
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Biggest Tree in the World.

The largest tree in the world is to
be seen at Mascali, near the foot of
Mount Etna. Its trunk is 304 feet in
circumference. The largest tree in
the United States is said to be the
gigantic tree near Bear creek, on the
north fork of the Tule river, in Cali
fornia. It measures 140 feet in cir
conference. The famous giant red
wood tree in Nevada is 119 feet in cir
conference.
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Automobiles for Tourists.

A line of Conservation automobile"
is to be run in Washington, D. c., for
the benefit of visitors. Each vehicle
carries % passengers and will be &C
companied by a lecturer on points of
interest at the capital. The fuel Is
kerosene and the motive power steam
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-01
Investigating.

The St. Paul Humane society is in
vestigating a case of alleged cruelty to
cattle. It is said that the car which
conveyed them from North Dakota was
partly burned en- route, and the cattle
in some instances were so severely
burned that the flesh droppeA from
them, and were allowed to remain
alive in great agony at the South St.
Paul stock yards.
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Latest Sea Serpent story.

This seasons sea serpent story
takes the form of sea of snakes. A
ship just arrived in Philadelphia re-
ports a belt of snakes Is miles wide
in the Indian ocean. The snakes, aver
aging three feet in length, were OF an
unknown species and are supposed to
have been brought to the surface by
a volcanic disturbance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-01
Cats Sacrificed to Fashion.

A hundred tons Of cats tails were
recently sold in one lot in New York
for ornamenting ladies' wearing ap-
parel. This means that no fewer than
1892 900 pussies had been killed to sup
ply this one consignment.
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Death Of n Congress- II, n N.

Augusta, Ga, Oct. 25.-George T.
Barnes, congressman from the Tenth
Georgia district in the Forty-ninth, Fiji
tieth and Fifty-frst congresses, died
at his home in this city Thursday.
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EnElishmcn Return Thanks.
Londoners are just discovering tho
10Y added to life by an American re"
frigerator.
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Industry Ruined by War.

The rearing of worms and manu-
facture of silk were completely bro
ken up in America by the revolution.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-04-12
Is Ii Small POx!

Watertown, S. D., April g.
For many weeks the physicians
Of this city and many other towns
Of the state have disagreed as to
just what the disease is which
has become epidemic throughout
the state, commonly called small
pox. Many physicians have
stolidly maintained that the dis
ease is nothing more than "Cub
an Itch There are six cases in
this city, aud to satisfy them
selves on the subject, four Of the
leading physicians Of the city, at
their own expense, sent to DR..
Bracken, secretary Of the Min
nesota state board of health. The
Minnesota doctor spent yester
day in the city and made a thor
ough examination OF each case,
and he pronounced every one
that came under his observation
as small pox. He met with the
| physicians and city officials and
it was decided to establish more
stringent quarantine than had
| been the case heretofore. The
doctor said that Watertovn has
no more cases of the disease than
| many other towns of the state,
and also that it was a very mild
form of the malady that is now
haying it's run, but he advised
the strictest quarantine, never
theless. There have been no
deaths, and it is considered more
susceptible to treatment than
measles.
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Farmers Bulletins.

We have received a nun Der OF
Farmers Bulletins from the gov
ernment Office, and which will De
sent free or given to anyone who
will call at this Office. The bull
letins are on the following sub
iects: Alkali Lands: Bee Keeping;
Forestry for Farme ers; Alfalfa, or
Lucern; Kafir Corn-Culture and
Uses: Sheep, Hogs and Horses in
the Northwest; Millets: Flax for
Seed and Fiber: Dairy Herd
Formation and Management;
Potato Diseases and their Treat
ment; Raising Sheep for Mutton;
Three Insect Enemies Of Shade
Trees; Important Insecticides,
Directions for their Preparation
and Use; Good Roads for Farm
ers; Far mers Reading Courses;
Thirty Poisonous Plants of the
United States. Also a nun Der
of Farmers Bulletins of Expert
ment station work in all it's lines.
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Militia Company.

At the preliminary meet
ing for the organization of a
militia company in Milbank, held
at the fireman hall last Satur-
day evening, the following Off
GERS were chosen:
Captain-E Etfner H. Benedict.
1st Lieut.. Berth D. Gamb BILE.
End Lient-Shcrman Nixon.
Co. Clerk Fred Lindquist.
1t was decided to hold the first
meeting for drill and further or.
ganization on Thursday evening
of this week. More enrollm ents
than the number necessary for
organization were secured in the
first few days and the enrolment
now contains some 80 names
The mem bers will have to under
go a rigid physical examination
before being finally accepted,
and this may probably reducethe
company considerably. Mr..
Volkmar who has been CORES
ponding in the matter has re-
ceived word from the adjutant
general that the Milbank com
pany will be accorded a place in
the state militia, but the mum Der
in the company will be limited to
tifty-tive.
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MILBANK. S. D., FRIDAY, APRIL ~, 1901.

DIR. Drokaw visits Milhank
every month, the 18th day. Eyes
examined thoroughly, free of
charge.
The Metropolitan Quartette
will furnish music for the first
few days of the Chautauqua
Every mem Der is soloist.
The thank offering, taken up
for missionary purposes at the
NJ. E. church last Sunday, from
church and school, amounted to
over 500. Easter is set apart in
the Methodist churches for this
offering, the total amount Of the
collections being about equally
divided between homeand foreign
missions. One of the peculiar
tiles of the system is that while
the collection is taken up in the
churches of South Dakota the
same as in the older states, a far
greater sum is returned to the
churches of the state that are
not self supporting, over $4,000
having been devoted to this pur-
pose last year, as only about one.
fourth of the churches Of the
state are selfsupporting.
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Consolidated April II, 1850

The ladies aid society of the
Methodist church yesterday held
it's annual election, choosing all
of it's officers for reelection, as
follows:
President-Mrs. w. Downie.
Vice Pres Mrs. j. Burgan
Sec.-Mrs. j. N. Stafford
Treas.-Mrs. j. A. Mcbride.
At the conclusion of the busi.
ness of the day the member Of
the society were entertained by
their hostess, Mrs. Bell, with a
most inviting lunch, in honor of
the occasion, and the president
was presented with beautiful
silver pie.knife, and each of the
other officers with handsome
boquet of carnations, as tokens
of appreciation of their three
years service in their several
Offices.
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City Election.

AS will be seen by reference to
the notice given in another col
umn by the city auditor the only
offices to be contested for on the
municipal ticket will be mayor
and city treasurer. For the
former Office Mr.. w. B. Saunders
the present mayor, and Mr.
Frank B. Roberts are the candi-
dates, and Mr.. E. S. Healy and
Mr.. L. M. Kaercher are the can
didates for the treasurership.
The candidates for the other
offices are without opposition
and are as follows:
For Police Justice of the Peace
IS. NJ. Pasco.
For City Justice of the Peace
A. J. Bieser.
For City Assessor-H. J
Benedict.
For Aldermen-First ward, G.
w. Martens: second ward, j. S
Farley; third ward, E. w. Phelan
In the board of education elec
ton, E H. Benedict is the only
candidate yet mentioned fol
treasurer. In the first ward fol
members of the school board, the
names Of J. P Jones, who is the
present mem Der, r. Mortell anG
J. D. Burkhardt have been men
toned. In the seco1d ward thu
name of G. W. Cannon, the re
firing member, is the only on.
we have heard Of. In the thirt
ward, J. G. Wood, the retiring
member, is also the only candi
date mentioned. For member q
large the name of w. ". Downi'
has been suggested. and unles
some better looking fellow shoul,
put in an appearance before mex
Tuesday he may be entitled t
the honors and emoluments &
| the Office.
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Circuit Court.

The spring term of the circuit
court was convened last Tuesday
by Judge Campbell, and the fol
lowing cases have been disposed
of:
State VS.. Charles Olsen. Sen
fenced to the reform school. This
is the case where the defendant
stole 81, 500 from the bank at Al
bee, after wards confessing the
crime apd stating where he had
secreted it.
State VS.. William Lueck. Dis
charged.
Allen G. Dodge and Caroline
NJ. Proctor VS.. William G. Krueg-
err. Continued by consent.
Emil DeSotell vs.. August Frai-
pont. Stricken from calendar.
w. j. Dyer and Bros, a corpo-
ration VS. Mrs. William Mallett
Verdict directed for plaintiff.
Geo. Westerman VS.. D. M
HaWeS and Geo. w. Halves. Dis.
missed.
Citizens Of Revillo VS.. County
Com missioners. Stricken from
calendar.
G.. A. Wood and J. C. Wood CO
partners under the name Of Wooc
Bros. VS.. G. T. Oehler. Verdic'
for defendant.
A. P. Lindquist VS.. NORTH
Western Elevator Company, /;
corporation. Verdict directed
for defendant.
NJ. j. McGill vs.. John Rcvel
aud Chas. Revell. Continued b,
consent.
L. Boice VS.. Augusta Fromka
Settled.
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Headlight, April IL, 1901.
The ice in the lake disappeared q
year ago Sunday and this year it was
. day or SO behind.
Miss Kate Thorndyke has been en-
gagged to teach the spring term OF the
Roder school west OF town.
J. A. and J. r. Gold went to Rem
vile Saturday morning to meet S. r.
who had returned that far from his
eastern trip. All three came up on the
Saturday night train.
The little child of Rev. f. Fl. Mich
olson, of Mankato, who with his fam
lily has been visiting Mrs. Kuederling,
has been having serious time with
membraneous Group. As the disease
is liable to assume contagious form
the precaution has been taken to quar-
antine the place for the present.
The Evangelical Mutual Insurance
Co. has reserve fund Of s226O.66 in
it's treasury. We presume that it is
the only mutual insurance company
| in the state with as much money in its
treasury and no liabilities. It is Ger
! tainly one OF the safest and most con-
servatiye companies in the northwest.
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Republican Committee Meeting

The Judicial Committee Of the
Fifth Circuit, consisting of H. j
Rice of Beadle, +. E. Campbell of
Brown, E. p. Howell Of Marshall,
E. w. Taylor of Day, James Ross,
of Roberts and G. w. Prevey of
Grant, are called together in pre-
liminary meeting at Milbauk at
80 p. m. on Tuesday, April %,
for the purpose Of making ar,
rangements for calling a con
vention for putting in nomination
a candidate for Judge of said
Circuit.
By order of Com.
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Item, April 4, 1901
w. O. Farmer, who has Deen teaching
school ut Labolt this winter. is about to
move west and locate in some state be-
yond the Rocky Mountains.
H. e. Jones has begun the erection OF
a fine cottage south Of the depot, which
will be occupied by Oscar job nson when
completed. Charley Nelson is the con-
tractor.
Marion Lane lett lor Brookings last
Thursday evening, where he will take
course at the Agricultural college. Wal
ter Koelle and Geo. Engbretson Intend
to go to the same school soon.
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Special Jury.

A special jury had to be sum
moned to make appraisement OF
the property in the city con
demned for park purposes. Fol
lowing is list of this special
venire: Otto Lacombie, j. E,
Street, A. Weide, George Quirk,
G. w. Arnold, Joe Liebing, Dill.
man Trap, Andy Dudeck, B. P.
Archer, Anton Boxth, r. Mul.
arky, j. Scheuer, A. M. Hagan,
p. A. Turbak, Chas. McWaters,
Nils Boxth, George Empson, sr.,
Andrew Nord.
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Republican, A pril 5, 1901.

Republican, April 5. 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Johnson, OF Ma
zeppa, took the train from this place on
Saturday for their old home in Norway.
w. II. mes and family OF Extra, Iowa,
are moving into the old Mike Llddy
place north OF the lake. Mr.. Jones has
purcha hased a half section OF land IN Sec
tion thirty three and will reside on the
Liddy place tor the present.
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Public School Meeting

There will be public school
meeting of citizens at the school
house or Monday evening, April
Is. at 7:30 o clock. The members
of the city council and board Of
education will be present and
present result of Investigations
as to providing more school
room.
Order of Com,