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The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29

4 HUNDRED YEARS HENCE.


This 81 what the writer II one of
the English magazines predicts viii
be the state Of affairs when another
century rolls around: 5.fsszEEs.' ,.E
''By that time women will be al
six feetsin height, many Of them con-
,siderably over, while the average
height of i. man will be five feet
nothing. Womanfwill be strong and
lusty; broad and heavy IN build, land
will be very proud other large feet,
thick wrists, powerful limbs and
great muscular Development, while
men will have grown vain Of their
2trimly-corsete ted waists, nice pink and
white complexions and soft voices.
''Love will not have been complete
" done away with, though sentiment
will have given away to common
sense Every woman will be required
to marry and support two husbands,
one of whom must be q useful, do
1nesticated creature, capable of tend
ing the children and looking after
the household (while the wife is away
in the city earning good money to
keep the home together), and the
other will be better looking. and
therefore more ornamental creature
mot = general utility man like the
'housekeeper'), whose duties will be
to act as companion or gentleman
help to the mistress and ruler of the
mansion, and keep things up to the
mark generally,
"Women century hence will all
wear 'bloomers,' both literally and
figuratively speaking; any woman
transgressing by appearing in a long.
tailed skirt will be condemned to act
as public street scavenger for as long
a period as the local council shall de-
termine. Women will also wear q
mustache, and the faces of men will
gradually become smooth. Cooks
will no longer be at a premium, as
tiny tabloids of food will take the
place of the elaborate dishes of the
past. We shall be able to get through
q six-course dinner in about two min
dtes, tabloid for each course, or, Il
we prefer it, we can have, multum il
parvo; a tabloid with everything com
pressed and condensed into one har
m0niOus whole"
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ART IN Ar (,H|l'TECT URE
Dssl I ~ t1ittea Especially e. Isas P.per

creased MANIFOLD, and the. property
will always And ) more resay salo or
secure : better paying tenant, while
money expended in meaningless ornar
mentation il literally thrown away. {
I have the pleasure Of illustrating
herewith conveniently planned
dwelling in style Of design suitable for
. suburban or town residence. It is
well constructed and finished through-
out, and when surrounded with ample
grounds is very effective. In the first
story are the staircase hall, front and
back parlors, sitting-room, dining
room, Kitchen, pantry, closets, etc.
The entrance is from the front or side
p6rches. As you pass through the
front door you enter handsome re.
.ception and staircase hall, abundantly
lighted by q glazed door and stained
glass windows located at each side of
the door, all finished in red oak. On
the one side of the hall are two par
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
IMPROVED HOSPITAL BED.

perature plays such an important
role. In spinal meningitis and ty-
phoid it may be necessary to apply
heat to the spinal column and neck
of the patient to produce muscular
relaxation, while the general temper
ature is reduced by the application Of
the cooling apparatus to other parts
of the body. The mattress of the. bed
is adapted to be. inflated with hot
water or air, and in order to main
tain the water at the required tenn.
,perature the mattress is connected
with the water heater in proximity
to the bed by means of pipe. It
will be noticed that supports for q
fractured arm or leg are also pro-
vided, as well as thermometer, writ
ing tablet, holder for medicine
glasses, etc. The designer of the ap-
pliance is Adolfo Luna, of Chicago,
ul.-LOuisville COurier-Journal.
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cENERAIlTIRs or INTEREST.


Athletic sports are taking strong
hold in the European universities.
Austria and Mexico have resumed
intercourse for the first time since
the execution Of Emperor Maximilian.
When q crew sets out for the north
pole the cost is no small matter. The
item of food supply for the Baldwin
expedition will amount to $4,000 or
$4,000.
In Russia the sunfiower is culti-
vated us . staple crop. The sunAower
seeds are an article of diet, being
. eaten either raw or roasted. The oil
il also used literally in cooking, be-
ing practically equal to olive oil
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
CLOCK TOLD THE SECRET.
1t Exposed an Ohio Eavesdroppino d
= Farmer and Got Him Into
- Trouble.

Because he listened while his neigh
bors talked over the. telephone, Will
= liam Gehrung, a farmer, living near
Dresden, o., has been fined by the
said neighbors $25. - ..
= Some time ago number of the ag-
riculturists organized q telephone
company. Each man built one mile Of
line, which he keeps In regular re-
pair. An exchange is maintained at
Frazersburg, each farmer contribut-
ing to the salary Of the operator. I. !:
When the telephones were put in the
party line principle was employed.
Half a dozen phones are on each line,
and when one is called all ring. u An
agreement was made that any SUBJ
scriber found guilty Of listening would
be fined $25. : ..s
S BY and by friction developed. Farm
er Green. and Farmer Brown disr0v.
cred that whenever they talked ssasmc
person on the line listened to the ron
versation. Complaints multiplied, but
no definite clew was obtained until one
frosty morning during \ recent cold
snap. s .ss f. =. S.. e.
4. % Hello, Green; going to town this
morning ~ ..As. 4
yes = 60 s55.. ...I.. .~...
.ssy, will yoe get me two pounds
Of. = IS. *:%. .*
3ss IS Somebody's listening again.. re-
marked Green. give anything to
find out who that fellow is. .
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nice appearance. 1t is essential to
health that the house be in every way
in a good sanitary condition, since the
home is where everybody spends the
greater part of his or her life. The
admission of an abundance of fresh.
pure air and sunlight is the first es-
sential for Consideration in the erec-
ton of q dwelling. Use abundance of
window glass to let in the sunlight.
Light is great destroyer of disease
germs and direct promoter of health.
There is great satisfaction in perfectly
planned dwellings,. where everything
is properly arranged and contributes
to the safety and convenience of the
inmates. Sometimes by the judicious
expenditure of q few hundreds of dol
lars in the cost of the construction of
. building its real value will be in
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
BED FOR HOSPITALS.
rrovisions Made for Treatment Of
Numerous Diseases and .Alsos for
SurRIcol Work.

The illustration shows a specially
constructed bed adapted for use in
hospitals, provision being made for
treating numerous diseases and also
for surgical work. A cooling tank il
provided which contains.ice and wa
ter, and this can be brought in prox-
unity with any portion of the body
while the remainder is. given hot
treatments by other appliances. The
special function of the cooling tank
is to- regulate the temperature Of a
pyretic or febrile patient-as, for in
stance, in spinal meningitis, pneumo-
mia, typhoid fever and all forms of
eruptive diseases, where bodily tenn
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<dEhE u NO architectural prob
lem 20 ealnr rlex % that Of build
ing cennpiete and satisfactory
home. The slling receiSesfmore
constan: and critical attention than
any public structure Of whatever char
acter. The slightest imperfection is
!. subject Of everyday criticismf and
constant annoyance TO those living
IN the houae. The confusion. and an
noyance are very great to him who is
for the first time becoming : home
builder. In constantly advising him
and guiding him through this mass
OF detail and confusion IL displayed
the value Of the architects services.
A permanent home should be built
with care and planned with special ref
erence to the wants and necessities of
the family; it should be neat and At
tractive and in harmony with the lives
to be spent under its roof. A house or
stopping place may b all external
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29

walls sheathed, .papered and finished
with siding or clapboards; gables and
roof covered with shingles; all other
exterior finish of white pine. The
walls and ceilings inside are plastered
in the usual way. The floors through
out are of pine. The interior is trimmed
throughout in natural woods, hard
wood for the first and pine for the
second story. The dimensions Of the
house are 35hax45 feet, not including
the projection of the side porch and
steps. The height of ceilings are:
Cellar, seven feet; first story, ten feet;
second story, nine feet. The house il
arranged to be heated by furnace. II
would cost, erected in frst-class man
ner, in most parts of.the country, from
$4,000 to $500, depending on locality
and finish employed. E. A. PAYNE.
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70 dnd =, roach crawling on tho
dining table hllss the heart 81 many 8
housewife with I adisg g,ist, and she. II
tempted to Kill him Instantly, which,
Of course, soils the cloth. The hest
way Il to prevent the pests from
climbing up the table legs and that
Us just what tho Invention Of 7. !. J.
Mslktee; s1Et GIN on, Pa., IS designed
to accomplish. Wei illustrate the idea
in the accompanying picture, = por-
ton of tho trap being cut away to
give : view g the interior arrange
5ment, The bug who climbs this table
leg must not only know how to swim,
but also be able to And his way out
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
Rocking. Chairs for Germany.

In the missionary work which the
United States is doing in Germany the
introduction of the rocking-chair
should not be forgotten. Think of
grandmother or maiden aunt with
out rocking-chair, or the piazza of a
yacht club without these gently tilt
ing aids to maritime greatness and.
true civilization! Germany has ad-
vanced with great strides for the last
80 years, and has now arrived at the
stage when It demands rockingechairs,
which America is selling willingly to
the empire. II. w. Harris, the United
States consul in Mannheim, writes to
the state dspaftsaent that in some
parts Of Gefnany rocking.chairs are
still unknown, but thst there is q grad
ually growing demand for them in
most parts Of the empire.
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29

Owosso, Mich, March rs Especially.
Elite Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, l. o. o.
F., of this town, came very nearly los
ing their esteemed and capable Sec-
retary, Mrs. Julia A. Mallahan. Mrs.
Mallahan caught a severe cold last
winter, and like many others, failed
to recognize the dangerous possibil.
tiles until it had settled in her kid
neys, and left her with very severe
bearing down pains and almost con.
slant back-ache. It almost carried
her of. Mrs. Mallahan tells the story
this way
II caught . cold last winter, which
I neglected until it settled in my kid.
neys, causing severe bearing down
pains and almost constant back-ache.
My health had previously been so
good, that paid little attention to
these symptoms, until the disease
had gone SO far, that my doctor en-
tertained but q slight hope of my
recovery.
Fortunately, one of our Lodge
Members mentioned Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Her description of the cures
they had effected sounded like fairy
tale, but I sent for q box, deciding
to give them trial. I soon found
that she had but half told the story
of what they could do. I bless the
day first tried them, and have moth
ing but the highest praise for them"
Many very valuable lives have been
saved by the timely use of .Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and not a few of these
have been in Owosso and other neigh
boring Michigan towns. There seems
to be no case of kidney trouble or
back-ache that Dodd's Kidney Pills
will not cure.
They are Soc. a box, six boxes for
$3.50. Buy them from your local
druggist if you can. If he cannot sup
ply you, send to the Dodds Medicine
Company, Buffalo, N. Y.
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why Mamie, Felt O1eaded.

It is required: Of the pupils in q ,cef.
tain school to sit up as straight. as pos.
sible, and the teacher, being anxious to
have the little ones sit in an erect DO.
sition, repeated at regular intervals
the command: "Sit erect:' One little
girl, after her first day at school, re.
turned home in tears and said: Nam.
ma, I'm not going to that old school
another day. It isn't proper for the
teacher to be calling out Cigarette oil
the time.'' ..Ss 0r .., - r.. :
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Electric Traction o, Canals.

Electric Traction On Canals.
A writer on modern waterways says
that in the near future electric trac-
ton will be universally employed on
canals. On the. canal between Brus-
sells and Charleroi, small electric road
carriages have taken the place Of
horses in towing barges ;and,the speed
has been increased from one and one
fourth miles an hour to seven miles.
An overhead wire is used and it fur
nishes light and power to villagers
along the route. ~
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4 Moderate vy,eAai.r o.tnt

A moderate outfit for bride would
be good street costume, several odd
bodices, a black. skirt, asilk gown and
q house gown. These, with the clothes
which SHE already has, entirely reno
waited and remodeled. and . sufficient
amount Of neatly-made underclothing
is all that any girl in moderate cir
cumstances needs for, her strouseau-
even less would be in order. Emma n.
Hooper, in Ladies' Home journal.
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
BUG TRAP FOR TABLE LEGS.

ri = .-.
of the trap when once inside, and tho
chances of his reaching the top are
small indeed. The slanting upper
wall Of the trap is highly polished,
and this causes many of the, insects
to fall into the liquid as soon as
they attempt to crawl across it. The
liquid may be kerosene or some poi.
son, making 1t impossible for the In
sects to long survive q bath in the
trap. The invention may be used ON
tables, beds, dressers, and, in fact.
any article OF furniture on which cas-
tors are used, as it comprises cas-
tor with m extra long shank, having
the trap surrounding the lower por-
tion and adapted TO support the leg
as shown.-Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29

Peruna is the woman's friend every
where. 1t is safe to say that no wom-
an ever used Peruna for any catarrhal
arrangement but what it became in
dispensable in her household.
Letters from Women. T.,
Every day we receive; letters from
women like the following. Women
who have tried doctors and failed;
women who have tried Peruna and
were cured. e. - -.
Miss Katie Klein, 6125 Bartmer ave.
nue.. St. Louis, Mo-, writes:
"Peruna has done me more good for
catarrh than the best doctors could. !
had catarrh SO bad, but after taking
Peruna it is entirely gone, and feel
like different person"
Miss Anna Prescott's Letter.
Miss Anna Prescott. in letter from
PIG South Seventh street, Minneap.
oils. Mimi, writes:
- am sincerely grateful for the
relief have found from the use Of Pc.
ruua. lwas completely used up last
fall, my appetite had failed and, felt
weak and tired 3lt the time. My drug.
xist advised me to try Peruna and the
relief ] experienced after taking one
bottle. was truly w0nderful. " =:
81 continued It's use for five weeks,
and am glad to say that my complete
restoration to health was q happy
surprise to myselfs:as we'll as to my
friends. ."-Anna Prescott.
A constant drain Of nervous vitality
depicting the whole nervous system
causes the mucous membrane surfaces
to suffer accordingly This is the con
dition called systemic catarrh. livery
nearly resembles. and9there is really
no practical difference, between this
condition and the condition known as
neurasthenia, or nervous prostration
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-29
a new A.erican Di.easee. is is

A doctor IN New York claims to have
discovered an '.arsenical walk, !" due to-
the use Of impure beverages. The ar
senic accumulates in the system, hard
ems the muscles and causes q stride as
IL both legs were Of wood. The victim
falls II he tries to runl
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stages ef Proeress,

~sO0~W - =
do you attach any credence to the
theory that men are developed from
monkeys?" said Willie Washington.
II think that some are,'' said Miss:
Cayenne. "The others appear to have
remained. stationary" - Washington
Star. IN ;. :" 02'.s+.
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Ahsel.tely1 Neeessarv.

: I. AbsOlntelyl Necessary. =
"Oh, yes, indeed. He must have his
glass every morning before he goes to
work." 3. \ ,sszzsz .z:
He doesn't look it. I don't believe
you" s. z
Fact, nevertheless. He'sa glazier.,' =
-Philadelphi Press. 55Ss.t 5S5.t, Il. SIS
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NEARLY GONE,

Mich, Has . Very Narrow Escape
THE Doctor Had Little HOPE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16

French AmbassndOr's Business
With the University There

French Ambassndor's Business f.
With the University There.
CHICAGO, May 16.-M. Jules Cambon,
French ambassador to the United States,
arrived in this city at am. today over the
Pennsylvania railroad. He was met by
M. Henri Moreau. French consul at Chi
cago, James Deering and a committee
from the University of Chicago.
This is M Cambons first visit to Chi
cago, and Is chiefly for the purpose of
sanctioning the cooperation of the ALI
ance Franchise and the University of Chi
cago
After inquiring as to the condition Of
Mrs. Mckinley the ambassador was es-
corted to the residence. of James Deering,
where he spent the forenoon receiving
friends. At noon he attended luncheon at
the Chicago Club, given by Martin A. Ryer-
SON
At 3:3O pm. he will be taken to the Uni
verSity of Chicago. where welcome will
be extended to him by Prof. E. J. James,
and the ambassador in response will tell
of the work of the Alliance Francaise A
reception at the Quadrangle Club will be
followed at o'clock by a dinner at the
Union League Club.
M. Cambons visit is expected to last
until Sunday.
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A LONG NIGHT VIGIL.
Mrs. Mckinley Showed Slight I'm
prOvement SnrIy Last Evening.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 16.-An anxious
night has been passed by many watchers
in and about the temporary home Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley, on the western
slope Of Clay street hill A heavy fog hung
low over the city and the long hours until
morning We're cold and cheerlass. After 10
o'clock last night no official information
regarding Mrs. Mckinley's condition was
given out, and the newspaper men who
waited at the entrance of the Scott resi-
dence could obtain little news from the
few persons who passed out of the building.
The departure of DR.. Hirschfelder at 10
O'Clock brought a few words of cheer, as
IL was learned that the patient was slight
ly better. little later the faithful DR..
RiXey took a short rest, which he sadly
needed, for his care of Mrs. Mckinley has
been unremitting for many weeks
At midnight the sufferer WAS sleepina
quietly and her condition showed improve
ment. The digestive trouble. which had
caused great uneasiness, had in q measure
succumbed to treatment. and hope was ex-
pressed that the crisis had passed. Moth
ing definite was given out during the early
hours of the morning. The lights In the
house were turned low and the figures OF
nurses could be seen family outlined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16
WORK OF TAFT COMMISSION.
Especially Effective In the Southern
Philippine Islands.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. May 16-According
to advices from the orient. per steamer
Empress of India, the Philippine commits
sion has accomplished a great amount Of
important work In the southern islands.
where the insurrection has been almost for
gotten. Trade is being developed and the
people prepared for civil government. Even
the conservative Moros of Sulu and Min
danao are learning that the Americans are
good customers. and communication has
been established IN places where outside
intercourse was impossible under Spanish
rule
AS the commission visited the various
American garrisons in the Mohammedan n
country. sultan. dattos and subdattos are
described as having come long distances to
meet the representatives of American civil
rule. Several of the pagan tribes living
about the volcano of Mount Apo came to
give testimony before the commissioners
The commissioners are scheduled to return
to Manila about May Z, after which it is
planned to organize the province of north
ern LuZon. 1t is stated that about the be-
ginning of July a central civil government
will be established in Manila Judge Taft
as governor. and a Legislative council COM
posed of Americans and Filipinos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16
COTTON GROWING IN AFRICA.
Experimenting to he Done on the
West Coast.


West Coast.
I'm the early sixties cotton growing was
started on the west coast of Africa" says
Consul Boyle at Liverpool, in report to
the State Department. 'the incentive being
the opportunity afforded by the disorgani-
cation of the cotton trade of the Unated
States consequent on the civil war at that
time but the experiments cannot be con-
sidered to have been a success.
Mr. Boyle says that English snip owners
are now arranging to send expert Amerl-
can cotton growers to the west coast or
Africa to renew experiments in the grow
ing of cotton in that country. The firm Is
not oversanguine as to the result; the
members look upon their enterprise as
purely experimental. 1t is safe to assume,
however, the consul says. that the trlais
conducted under their auspices VIII De
thorough and conclusive. He says they
have won practically all of the Canary Is
land trade. and they do more business, not
only as carriers. but commercially, with
the west coast of Africa than any other
firm in the world
The consul also says that the Germans
are trying to establish cotton growing in
their west coast colonies. 1t Is also pro-
posed to make experiments under British
auspices in Sierra Leone and Liberia, but
Liverpool cotton men do not attach much
Importance to the enterprise. 1he general
opinion in London is that the southern
states will have a monopoly of producing
cotton mostly in favor. not only In the
United States. but on the continent and IN
England for general purposes.
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BOLD WORK OF BURGLARS
They Rob the House of n PennsyI.
vAnia Farmer.

LANCASTER, Pa. May 16.-Ezra r.
Ensie, a farmer living mile north of
Marietta, and his wife awoke last night
to find burglars lamps flashing In :heir
faces and two men wearing green masks
covering them with revolvers. Two other
men with similar masks and CARRYING re-
volvers were busily ransacking the room
while another stood guard outside the
house The two searchers after complet-
ing the inventory Of Mr.. Engle's room
went to that of his daughters but beyond
soaring them, did harm. They then
went to the third floor where the boys
slept, and while one guarded the lads the
other went through the room securing IS
in cash.
When the robbers descended to the second
floor the boys attempted to follow and
were driven back at the point of revolvers
Mr.. Engle was directed to rise and was
bound and locked in a closet, and Mrs
Engle was ordered to stay in bed and keep
quiet. The burglars cut the telephone
wire and then departed. They secured only
500 in cash, two watches and some articles
of small value. Mr.. Engle was released by
members of his family Immediately after
the men left, and the entire neighborhood
was aroused. Despite the fact that it was
almost daylight when the burglars left the
house no trace of them has been found.