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The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
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London, Feb. Il len. Kitchener,
ttelegraphing from De Aar, Cape Col
lony, under Saturdays date, says:
DE Vets force crossed the railway Il
Boartnaons eidinI. north Of here. before
daylight, February Is. closely followed by
Plumer, Cable and armored trains. They
engaged the enemy while crossing. The
b0er1. however. cut the lines north and
south OF the place Of crossing.
We captured over 20 wagons, many Of
Wnich were loaded with ammunition, and
also q Maxim. 20 prisoners. and over 10l
.1 notses. :: The troops are still In close pur-
London, Feb. 1s.-The news from
South Africa has aroused more inter
est IN the Boer war situation than at
any period since the relief Of Lady
smith: The populace believes that
Kitchener, s goaded by the sharp criti-
cism OF his apparent inability to
bring the war to a close, has deter
mined to do all in his power to cap
ture De Wet. Whatever may have
been the cause of the sudden buckling
up OF the British, it is plain that a
terrible effort is now being made to
overtake and annihilate Gen. De Wet.
1t IL equally the belief that if De
Wet is defeated it will mean the be-
ginning of the end of the @Boer strug-
gle for freedom. .'....- ......-' - y
Gen. De Wet was reported on Feb
ruary 1a as engaged with Plumer's
column near Philipstown, about SO
miles east of the railroad which he
has just crossed. He is headed south
west. 49,.
According to Cape Town dispatch
De Wet has 2,100 men and several
guns. He is not hampered with a
heavy wagon. train and large array
OF women relatives and camp follow
ers as Cronje was. His force is. mo-
bile in the extreme, some of his men
having as many as two or three
horses. He has hitherto relied for
supplies on the raids made on British
provision trains. 1t will not be a
great surprise after all if he again
gives his pursuers the slip.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1s.-Five Boer
prisoners who escaped from the Is
land of Ceylon have arrived at a
Crimean port on board the Russian
steamer to which they swan while
in the harbor of Colombo. Among
them is nephew of President Steyn
and brother-in-law of Gen. Botha,
the Boer commander in chief.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

The working girls of Trenton, N. j.,
have formed q Working Girls associa-
tion for mutual benefits. Each men,
ber upon joining the association
signs the following pledge: II here
by promise not to associate with or
to marry a man who is not a total
abstainer from the use of all intoxi-
eating liquors, including wine, beer
and cider, and I promise to do the
same myself, and will not marry =
man to save him."
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
/. Kansas Paplueer Sold.

i Winona. Mimi, Feb. Is. The
Winona Republican has been. sold to
Fred n. Van Duzee, proprietor Of the
Winona Herald, and Scott Laird, and
the two papers will be consolidated
under the name Of the Winona Re
publican and Herald. The form will
be changed and new and modern ma.
cllinery added. s.s1 ss,.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

A Missouri editor wrote to a num-
ber of farmers asking them to send
him the news of their several neigh
borhoods. Here is one reply: I'VE
have two school marms, the hog
cholera. about fifty bushels of pota-
toes and fool who married a cross
eyed girl because she had mule and
forty acres of land, which the same
being yours truly"
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Men Idle at Brooklyn navy Yard.

New York, Feb. 1s.-Many men
have just been discharged from the
Brooklyn navy yard, about 400 in all
having been dismissed during ( the
week. Most of them were painters
and laborers, and were employed on
the cruiser New York. More men will
be Discharged soon. The off,
cials at the navy yard have been in
structed by the navy department at
Washington to cut down the force
and, under no circumstances, to over
draw their accounts. Until the close
Of the fiscal year, on July i, {, dis
charges will continue to be matle..,:
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Temple Houston, of Kansas, son of
Sam Houston, says the Indians all be-
lieve pepper prolongs life, and some of
the old Apache squaws who have lived
12o years attribute their long life to
the use Of plenty of pepper in their
food. Houston says pepper cures asth-
ma and many other diseases and that
salt as prolonging influence over life
is far inferior. You can take your
choice of the pepper or salt cures.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Nay visit United stnte..

Mexico City, Feb. 1s.-President Diaz
is expected. back to the capital Tues
day. His health is much improved. It
is now believed he will not 60 to Eu-
rope, but may make a trip to the
United States in the spring, possibly
attending the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo. - .-..,f -, y
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

A special session of congress de-
pends on what action the Cubans take
regarding their relations with the
United States.
Army surgeons say that yellow fever
is spread only by infected mosquitoes.
Great preparations for the inaugural
tion of President Mckinley are under
way.
The records of the national weather
bureau show that the ground hog has
made but two right guesses in ten
years.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

0EAI1H0 glI CRIMES
is CANAp 81 ].

Ss kyOm the InS$CQlcA8O.4l0e1A ASSd1Q Oh JoHs
uaTy lSth, 19M. ISL II ss5
g.. The citizens Of the Dominion Of
Canada have just cause to be proud
OF their record as law-abiding people.
The annual report Of the criminal
statistics Of the Dominion, which has
population Of over 6, ,0o0, 600, shows.
that there were only twenty-five In.
dictments for murder In 1899. Of
which only two were leftn without
final action. Eleven Of thosS lldicted
were hanged, nine acquitted and
three confined as insane. rs s.5. f53s
Canada is country Of vast proper,
tions. Its people are scattered over
q wide stretch Of territory, making
police surveillance particularly difd-s
cult and in many districts impossi-
BILE. Yet q city like New York or
Chicago alone furnishes far greater
criminal list every year than the
whole vast stretch of territory from
Quebec to Vancouver. % 8 lzr..z, !
''The Canadians ascribe their inn
m,mity from crime to. the prompt
ness with which punishment is
meted out to offenders. When q man
is caught red-handed in the act of
robbing another he is not released on,
straw bail by some justice of the
peace from the slums, to go out and
repeat the offense. Sharp and sure
justice is meted out to criminals of
all kinds, the result being that when
the guardians of the public peace
succeed in bringing thug to the bar
they are seldom called upon to hunt
him second time. ..
Furthermore there are few court
delays in Canada when a criminal is
brought to book. They have no
Dreyer cases over there. There are
no methods whereby Canadian Grim
inals can have the proceedings stayed
from month to month and from year
to year or after being convicted; ap-
peal from one court to another until
witnesses die of old age or opportun-
tiles for corruption can be found.
"Nor does this swift method of
treating with wrong-doers in Canada
leave the innocent unable to proper
ly defend themselves. They have all
the opportunities and privileges that
our own laws extend to them, The
extent to shield the guilty is lacking
that is all.''
The above taken from the editorial
column of the Times-Herald gives
some idea of the immunity from
crime that exists in Canada. and this
is one of the many inducements held
out for Americans to settle in the
district known as Western Canada.
The season of 1901 will see few Sec
tions of the country opened up for
settlement. They are attractive in
every respect. It is understood that
one of the best Indian Reserves in
the famous Valley of the Saskat-
chewan will be opened up this year,
and an invit tation is extended to those
desiring homes to make inquiries.
The price of the land is said to be
nominal. Besides these lands, the
several railway companies have lands
to sell; also the Government. For
particulars write to the Agent of the
Government. whose advertisement
appears elsewhere.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Black woolen cloth In which abso-
lutely no dye has been used is the re-
suit Of an experiment at Austerlitz,
N. Y. G. w. Peterson has a large stock
farm and conceived the idea of raising
flock Of only black sheep. Their wool
has been carefully saved, spun and
woven into cloth which is 9 rich brown
black in color -
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

No water that can be navigated re-
mains undisturbed in these days.
Even the Dead sea, for thousands of
years forsaken solitude in the midst
of the desert and whose waves have
for centuries been undisturbed, is
now to be crossed by a line of motor
boats. A shorter route will thus be
found between Jerusalem and Kerak,
the ancient capital of Moab.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
A LOux Trim.

New York, Feb" 1s.-George j.
Gould and Mrs. Gould, his two elder
sons and his two young daughters
will leave their home at Lakewood,
N. j., to-day for railroad trip over
the various systems in which Mr..
Gould is interested. The journey will
be from 10000 to $4,000 miles in
length and will last about month.
The Goulds will 60 first to St. Louis
and after that will travel over the va
rious roads in the west and south
west. F+. a.,
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

The latest appearance of the evil
minded microbe IS on playing cards,
and persons addicted to the progress.
sive euchre or poker habit are warned
by doctors that they are insdanger OF
acquiring things less desirable than
prizes or jackpots if they will persist
in playing. Pleasure is an uncertain
quantity these scientific days.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
WEsF AND SOUTH.

At Beaufort, S. c., George Thomas
(colored) was hanged for assaulting
Mrs. John Dunkerly, of Savannah,
nearly year age.
At Logan, Kan, Joseph B. Hinton,
aged e2 years, a rejected suitor, shot
and killed Maggie Shurtz. aged II, and
then killed himself.
Not a saloon is running in Topeka.
At Perry, Kan, saloon fixtures were
wrecked and liquor poured in the
street by women. The crusade is
spreading.
At the age Of 124 years Peggy Jones
(colored) died at Ghent, Ky. Her old
est living child, Charlotte, is over 100
years old.
The death of Gilbert A. Pierce, for
mer territorial governor Of Dakota.
and later United States senator from
North Dakota, occurred in Chicago,
aged g. years.
Theodore Roosevelt and his party
have ended their famous hunt in Col
orado. -.
At Indianapolis Albert Nelson, II
years old, entered tigers cage at the
Zoo and was attacked and killed.
Rev. DIR. Edward Payson Goodwin,
for 80 years pastor of the First Congre-
qational church in Chicago, died sud-
denly, aged 60 years. cd s+T ~
The poet and novelist, Maurice
Thompson, died at his home in Craw-
fordsville, Ind, aged 81 years. n. =
4 Jesse j. Phillips, justice Of the su-
preme court of Illinois. died in Hills
boro, aged GA years. y y~- .4ts. =
Mrs. Nation smashed "join" and
stored liquor and bar fixtures, made
two speeches and was arrested four
times at Topeka, Kan. -
Fire destroyed the First Presbyte-
rian church at Haywood, I'll. !.
Burglars entered the bank at Omah ha,
Tex, and stole $4,000. 81 81. st: l..3 .-:.s. :',
At st. Peter, La., Thomas jackson
(colored) was lynched by mob for
numbering Alexander Bourgeois and
his wife and two children. .1l5 8
J In railroad wreck at Mills City,
New. four persons were killed. Fl
Led by t1e ministers Of the city, Is
.TeA wrecked . saloon near Arkansas
City, Kan. s.t5 5=s@ L 4 Ss s.s
The wife of John Jordan died near
Dresser, Ind. She weighed SIS pounds
and was the mother Of 13 children.
In Minneapolis James Stewart, = re-
tired lumberman, aged so years, was
killed at his home BY q folding bed.
Annie D. Talent, the first known
woman to enter the Black hills, died
at Sturgis, s. D.. SCI u
3. The Sheridan sailed from San Fran
cisco with $4,000, 900 ii gold coin g
pay troops in the Philippines.
n Crescent City, Fla, SDr. w. i. Nc
sLeod killed his wife and himien @
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Prestldieitator Dead.

Berlin, Feb. 49,. The prestidigitator,
whose death was announced Friday,
was Morritz Hermann. He was d
nephew Of the late Alexander Herr
mann II, famous in this country,
whose widow, Adelaide Hermann. is
now in the same line Of business. and q
cousin OF Alexander III.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
R2fheRl

by the way" asked the stranger. "are
women permitted to practice at the bar in
Permitted!" snorted the other man. who
happened to be retired saloon keeper from
Kansas. "You can't keep 'em from doing t
when they take a notion, begosh!'
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Bank Robbeps Steal O.. 900

. Dallas, Tex, Feb. 16.--Robbers en-
tered the bank at Omaha, Tex, 90 miles
from here, Saturday and stole $4,000.
They escaped on . handcar which was
standing near the track of the rail-
road and pumped their way some dis
tance south, where they abandoned
the car and took to the woods. 81
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

The association for the preservation
of Virginia antiquities has already
appointed committee to prepare q
grand exposition at Richmond in 1907
to celebrate the 30Oth anniversary of
the planting at jamestown of the
first permanent English colony on
this continent. Congress is to be
asked for assistance, and it is be-
lieved the exposition will be the great
est ever held in the south.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
FOREIGN 4 INTnLLIcENllOa


In the Union mines at mberland,
B. G., so workmen were entombed and
all are believed to have persisted. s 5s.
The column Of Gen. Plumer engaged
Gen. De Wet between Colesburg and.
Philfppstown and gradually pushed
back the Beers. 5. al S=s.s 95s :! .t ss$
The ministers Of the allied powers in
China find they have been tricked by
the Chinese and more blood may Be
shed. sb 5 .S ss, s.$S. ..
An important surrender Of insur-
gents and arms in Luzon was reported
by Gen. Macarthur. ~ S.@5 @ 81.
In the Pail Mall Gazette kruger
prints an appeal declaring that the
Beers offered reforms, but war was
forced, and asked for q fair hearing.
Advices from Shanghai say that the
Chinese, attacked q Russian force be-
yond Shanhaikwan and killed four Of
ficers and 40 men. -. 49,. =
The generals were notified by Count
von Waldersee, commander OF the al
lied troops in China, that on account
of the unsatisfactory progress in the
peace negotiations it would probably
be necessary to resume military opera
tions on a large scale. -. il. -
! In the City Of Mexico snow. fell for
the first time in so years.
Condition of all trades in Germany
is serious and there, are thousands of
idle workmen in Berlin. -.
In Luzon Capt. Martins scouts sur
prised and routed Filipino force un-
der Gen. Alexandra.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
All Quiet at Madrid.

Madrid, Feb. 1s.-Al is calm here,
but the military and police precau-
tions continue in the provinces, espe-
cially in Seville and Valencia. Ex-
ceptional cold prevails throughout
Spain. There have been snowfalls in
Barcelona and Bilbao. E = ~. -
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Ename1inE Plant Burns.

Sheboygan, Wis, Feb. 18.-The large
enameling plant: Of the Kohler, Hays
sen q Stein Manufacturing company
at Riverside, three miles from the city,
was destroyed By fire at noon Sunday.
The loss is $75, 600; fully covered BY in
:Snrance .5s.S&5 II y &ts .ssfs y 5-5&e$
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
LATER NEWS.

M. Hecko, ,of Pittsburg, Pa, was shot
while defending himself from being
robbed by three negro highwaymen at
McKee's Rocks. He died in a hospital.
Fire at Milwaukee damaged the Her
aid Office $50, 900 worth.
Mrs. Nation was placed in Jail as q
result of her trial on q peace warrant
before Judge Hazen, at Topeka, Kas.
Edwin $. Gill, editor of the Repub-
lican, at Honolulu, shot and seriously
wounded Mortimer H. Stevens, mem-
ber of the staff of the Advertiser:
The post canteen at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas:, has been closed.
A serious wreck occurred on the
Wisconsin Central near Clyon, Wis,
by the collision of two freight trains,
Engineer Mills was seriously hurt.
The old cadets at-Kenyon military
academy, Gambler, Ohio, have signed
and delivered to the regents pledge
that they will neither engage in nor
assist in any form of hazing or annoy
ing a fellow cadet.
Great Britain will add $50, 600 men to
the reserve force of her army.
Influenza is again very prominent in
Berlin. During the month of January
there were only 81 deaths from the dis
ease. but no fewer than 63 deaths at
tributable to this malady were report
ed last week.
c. E. Bent fatally wounded his wife
and then committed suicide ut st.
Louis.
An unprecedented snow fall is re-
ported from Rome, Italy.
Fred King (colored) was lynched at
Dyersburg, Tenn, for an assault upon
Eliza Arnold.
1sham & Henry Fed. negroes. were
shot to death by mob six miles from
Macon, Ga. They were charged with
burning the barn of L. T. Cole, who
lives near Macon.
General De Vets desperate dash
through Cape Colony with Lord Kitch-
ener at his heels, clothes the South
African struggle with absorbing dra-
matte interest. Six flying British COL
'umns are in pursuit of the Boer raid
er. They are operating from the
north, south and east. q converging
movement which will end in driving
the Burgher to his cover.
Orders have been received at the re-
cruiting headquarters in Cincinnati to
enlist immediately all available men
possible to serve in the infantry or
or cavalry in the Philippines. The
station is advised to use all haste in
enlisting men. Recruiting stations
will be opened throughout southern
Kentucky within few days
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

~ lknde ersdl com 8. laborss
contract s. stem. which i iirtually s
Esyttem q slavery, has been Il exist
tence for some time. 9fs sIs
+. Oh Hogg island Va. the barge vir-
ginia sank and five Of the crew were:
drowned. " $siS .
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

!, Late Realization.-"I now realize. y mid
the pig, as they loaded him in the wagon
bound for the butcher 8, II now realize that
over-eating tends t. shorten life.'"-In,
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
TO craise q. Mediterrane.,.1..,. !,

Savannah, Ga. Feb. 1s.-W. K. Van
5derbilt and party sailed from sayan-
nah El.h Saturday evening for i cruise!
OF the Mediterranean III His private.
yacht aliant. The first stop win beI
'at Madeira.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Glrlish> Insight.

Little Bess-Cousin Lisbeth. what il stu
pidity? E
Cousin Lisbeth-Oh, little Bess, stupidity
10 state of mind other people think we are
in when they can't understand what We say.
Journal. :. .:.-.- !
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
d g|'Dtthiugtou dpa'ute
y. HAWAII. PubliShss
ssoRThlN0ToN. MIMI
II. HXwlLL,xy, Publishes

Mr.. Tesla has caromed from the
planet Mars to difused electric light
equal to the sun. The pathway Of this
ardent inventor is strewn with theo-
retical stardust. = g. : =, rs$
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Jellycon Desserts.
,Jelll Aalz zEP SEED co. ass'' S: (

Are % much easier e prepare than che old
Jellycon there is nothing to do but dissolve
It IN boiling water and set away to cool. It
sis already sweetened and favored. Get I
package to-day at your grocer's. The fa.
vors are: Orange, lemon, strawberry, rasp-
berry. peach, wild cherry and unAavored
.caltsfoot" for making wine and coffee
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

q A Real Patriot.-Friend-.tDo Won ,ov.
your? country?" POLITICAL g z on bet AZ
I've held g government Job for u years. -
Syracuse Herald. 'S-s7I5s7 - Il - ID {.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Every mother Of singing daughter attrib
utes the zlatter's failure to the fact that III
world has SO few appreciative souls.-At
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

When : man Is looking for trouble -
never loses his way.-T own Topics. 90
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Coffee resembles the earth whea it =
ground Chicago Daily News. 81
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Saving wood is the better exercise. hut
golt y more popular. Gibson Globe. s-SS=
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Hydrophobia rarely nhows TIL 60s
lays a4ter the victim has been bitten
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

Fortune fails hin uhs fssr1 amS
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Reply II Unsatisfactory.

Peking, Feb. 1s.-A message was
delivered to the foreign ministers be-
fore the meeting Saturday morning,
from the Chinese peace commission
ers, which contained the wording of
an edict, dated Friday, practically
reiterating the recent dispatches Of
the press, sentencing Prince Chung
to. commit suicide and Yu-Hsien
(former governor of the province of
shan-Si), to be executed, both in the
presence of high government off,
cial, in order to satisfy the foreign
ers. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-23

SALESMAN wANrED-To look after our inter.
ests in Addison and adjacent counties
Salary or commls sion. VICTOR on CO.,
CLEVELAND, o.
wANTED-Four school girls to occupy two
large rooms, second house east Methodist
church. Write Mrs. W. W. Chapman, Sails.
bury, Mt Spr. Hotel. 33tf
Came into my possession on Aug. ), one
black and tan hound. Owner can obtain the
same by paying charges. +. j. ROGERS,
33wS East Mddlebury, VT.
For pension business, arrear OF pay, bounty,
etc, and general business through all de-
partments OF government, address MELVIN
WILKINSON, Pension Attorney and Notary
Public, Bridport, VT. str
You can cover roof with Paroid Roofing
while you're thinking about shingling, and at
half the cost, too. "Paroid" won't crack In
winter or melt in summer. No tar. All about
it, with sample, for postal.
GEORGE |. HAGAR Est, Burlington, VI.
NoTiCE-Thls is to certify that my wife,
Alma Rondo, has left my bed and board with
out cause or provocation, and hereby forbid
anyone from trusting or harboring her on
my account. 4. c. RoNDO, East Addison, Vt.
Aug. g, 1901 3.w3
SHOW CAsEs-We have two Hoffman foot.
single light show cases, with circular glass
front, side doors, modern height, but little
used, for sale cheap. Write for cut and de
scriptiOn. STRONG HARDWARE co. BRANCH,
3}tf Vergennes, VT.
Always used shingles, perhaps. Never
tried Paroid Roofing. Well, its cheaper than
shingles,-costs about half. Wont catch fire
from spark. Lasts forever, IL properly
cared for. a postal from you and Wen send
sample.
GEORGE |. HAGAR Est, Burlington, Vt.
Every time you single, you put more
money and time into your roof than is nee
cess ary for the best-one that won't catch
fire from spark, one that will last forever,
if properly cared for. GEORGE |. HAGAR EST,
Burlington, Vt.
WANTED-Trustworthym men and woman to
travel and advertise for old established house
of solid financial standing. Salary $50 year
and expenses, all payable in cash. 40 can
wasting required. Give references and en-
close self addressed stamped envelope. Adj
dress, Manager, $50 Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
3lwl6
FOR SALE-The Drake place, situated across
the creek, al Paper Mill bridge, consisting of
a two story brick house, good horse aud hay
barns, IL acres of land, and a quantity of
fruit on place. Also 20 acres OF meadow and
pasture land, near by, will be sold Mt the
same time, or separate if desired. For par
uculars inquire of
3dtf JOHN A. JAMES, ddlebury,Nt.