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The Worthington advance., 1901-03-08
How BoBS GOT AWAY


When Lord Roberts made up his
mind to leave johannesburg he had
good reason for desiring to keep the
fact of his departure secret, says
9 London paper. On. the eve Of his
departure tho chief aid-de-camp
greeted the acting inspector Of po.
lice in the New club and anxiously
called him aside. He said that tho
chief was leaving Johannesburg early
the next morning, but that, % his
departure was to be kept an entire
secret, It was Imperative that two
cabs should be obtained and be ready
to start at four =. m. to- convey Lord
Roberts to the station. AS it is IL
legal at the present time for cabs to
run at this hour, the difficulty will
be manifest. However, the young sub.
altern was equal to the occasion. He
went out into the street, hailed cab,
and'told the man to drive to the police
station. Arrived there he gave orders
that the cabman should be detained un.
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CURSED BATHS OF ALGERIA.
Hot Water Springs That Are Believed
to Possess Great Curative
Properties.

Hammam-Me or the ac-
cursed baths, are situated in the
wilds of Algeria. If they were in
any more accessible part of the
world they would no doubt seriously
interfere with the popularity of
places like Carlsbad and Homburg, for
the surroundings are as beautiful as
the natural phenomena are wonder.
full, says the London Traveller.
The temperature of the water is
no less than '203 degrees Fahrenheit,
which, taking into consideration the
height of the source above the sea
level, il just about boiling point, and
clouds of steam arise from the earth
in different directions, as well a.
from q mass of waterfall. Where the
waters rise the surface of the rock
is thickly incrusted with carbonate
of lime and resembles white marble.
The largest volume of water falls into
. beautiful wooded glen and the rock
over which it passes has the appear
ance Of a huge petrified waterfall,
owing to the ever-increasing calcare-
GUS deposit. Above the fall and scat
tered about are numerous pools bub-
bling over with bolling water, the
bottoms of which are rendered creamy
white by the deposits. In the waste
water that runs away below the falls
Arabs may occasionally be seen cook.
ing and washing in the otswater.
There is only one hotel on the
spot. It has but one door and the
rooms run around three sides Of Z
large lemon and orange orchard.
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RRIcATIoN n col 1oRADo.


The Monthly Weather Review says
that while agriculture BY irrigation
has reached degree Of Development
In Colorado unrivaled elsewhere IN
the arid region, there is no pros.
pect Of its further extension under
present circumstances. In the early
days OF Colorado, when agriculture
was small, the flow Of water. in the
streams during the summer went
mostly to waste; but with the in.
crease OF population agriculture made
rapid progress, and to supply the de-
mand large canals took the place OF
the small bitches that had been con-
structed here and there by few
farmers. Large areas were thus
brought within reach of irrigation.
The amount of water that now
reaches the streams during the sum-
.mer season is undoubtedly smaller
than it was q quarter of q century
ago. While greater economy in its
use has become necessary, scarcity
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is common and droughty conditions
during the summer often cause great
loss.
Deforestation and forest fires have
removed large tracts of timber, ma
ture's reservoirs in the mountains. so
that the amount of moisture con-
served till midsummer is rapidly
growing less under the unobstructed
action of the sun and winds. What
is true of Colorado will soon be
equally true of other mountain
states in the arid region unless
strenuous efforts are made to. re-
forest the devastated areas and to
protect the timber still standing.
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criticism, says the Chicago Chron.

criticism, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. i
"How long has that porter been
with us?'' he asked of the clerk.
Fourteen years." was the answer.
"Too long," commented the owner
Of the hostelry. Let him CO." =
The clerk knew that defense of the
porter was useless, but called the
man before him. - ~
do you want to keep your job?''
he asked the aged servitor, after In
forming him of his discharge. .. ~.
my family depend on my earnings
here" replied the old man. *
''Then get . clean shave and re-
turn as another man tomorrow, was
the reply: II will hire you over
again. s@> ..z E e. i. --..z ....z As
..Who is the new porter7" inquired
the proprietor two days later.
II don't know his .name,' said the
clerk, '.but he seems to know hia
business."' 5.5 s..=.S
.s.That's 80" replied the owner 81
the hotel. 'He's . good deal mora
spry than that old man Nc 1ad.s
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MARRIAGE AND LONG LIFE.
Foreign Scientists Compare Statistics
On the Mortality of
= Clergymen.

The beneficial influence of marriage
on the physical welfare of man is jus.
now being much discussed. According
to numerous statistical investigations.
the mortality of the unmarried, at least
of the male sex, is remarkably higher
than that of the married. AS proof of
the validity of the claim that marriage
prolongs life, DR.. Prinzing, writing in
q recent issue Of the Algemeines Statis-
tisches Archiv, cites the experience OF
insurance companies with the Roman
Catholics and the evangelical clergy,
says an eastern exchange.
1t must not be assumed, he thinks,
that either, from the day Of birth, has
greater vigor than the other; but the
life of the Roman Catholic clergy is
more free from care than that of their
evangelical brethren, who are often
blessed with numerous progeny. Yet,
in response to inquiries, it appeared
that among the evangelical clergy only
IS per cent. of the expected deaths had
occurred, while among the Roman
Catholic clergy 112 per cent. had oc.
CURED. The great mortality of the Ro-
man Catholic clergy Dr. Prinzing
considers due chiefly to diseases Of the
organs of circulation, including cere-
bral paralysis. The development OF
these diseases is not, as Prof. Karup
shows in the "Jahrbuch fur Nationale-
konomie," promoted especially by any
peculiarities of professional activity;
&c fhor> 1v-o ~
tain habits of life for which the profess
sion, with it's obligation of cehbacy,
must be held primarily responsible.
The following comments on DIR. Prin-
zing's conclusions are quoted from the
Boersen Zeitung:
''The most important reason for the
claim that marital life in itself dimin-
ishes mortality is the fact, in accord
ance with Prinzing's exposition, that
there is greater mortality among tho
husbands and wives who have lost their
consorts than among those who are
still married, and that women who arc
single do not die off much more quick
ly than married women: The greater
mortality among widowers is probably
traceable to the deprivation of the care
to which they have been accustomed.
ut, has been ascertained that suicide
is more frequent among the unmarried
than among the married. Durkheim's
book on suicide states that, among
men; suicide is most frequent among
the unmarried, less SO among widow
ers, and very much less so among the
married; that among women suicide
most seldom occurs among those who
are married, and more frequently
among widows of almost all ages than
among the unmarried" ~.
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RABBIT SHOT BOY HUNTER.
The Fleein1 Animal Pulled the Trig.
ger Of the Gun when Try
iae to Escape.

The home of Peter Frees at Park.
ersburg, w. Va, was the scene OF
great excitement the other day from
more than one cause. Frees, his son
Louis, IA years old, and Chris Reich
went hunting rabbits recently. The
boy chased bunny into it's burrow,
dropped his gun, which was cooked,
and poked stick into the hole where
bunny disappeared. His father and
Reich came up and stood at "atten-
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ARE WISE II VELDT CRAFT.


Ut IS not altogethe wonderful that
De Wet can keep slipping away from
the British the way he does, > remarked
the newspaper correspondent who had
lately returned from the war s., South.
Africa, relates the New York CONNER
.cial Advertisers. You see the Beers
are wise in veldt craft, which ID good
knowledge, and it helps them more IN
this kind Of guerrilla fighting than ..
whole regiment Of field illery. They
know how to scout properly; they were
born to the work. They know how to
use the Jay Of the land to their advan-5
tage, while the Britisher doesn't know.
But perhaps the chief difference be-
tween the British and the Boer forces
in regard to this rounding up business
is in the care and the handling Of the
horses. The Boer understands how to
save his horse all unnecessary work.
The British troopers may understand
this also, but on account Of their or
ganization they cant put their :knowl-
edge into practice, r.. ~, =, .i .
: "Just take the principle of on-sad-
ding whenever you can. When q man
who has lived any time in that country
stops for even only is minutes he inn
mediately off-saddles and rubs up the
wet hair with his fingers 80 that the
sun won't blister the back. The horse
gets rub, = general shake and few
mouthfuls Of grass. You know how .
man feels when he puts on his slippers
in the evening. That's just what it
does to the horse. Now, when a British
cavalry regiment comes to halt no
one on-saddles. The trooper couldn't
oh-saddle without orders from the Of
3icer. The officer being under orders
himself doesn't know how long the
regiment will remain halted. They
might be told to go ahead any minute.
So the horses stand with the saddles
always on their backs. Of course, this
doesn't make any difference for one
day or two days or three days. But in
the long run it tells.
"Then, again, the Britisher carries
too much stuff on his saddle-an extra
pair of boots, extra underwear, extra
horseshoes. The regulations say that
they must carry these things which, in
that country. are absolutely unneces-
sary. If horse throws shoe the veldt
is SO soft that it would take at least a
couple of weeks for him to wear down,
his hoof enough to make him lame, and
nine times out of ten the troopepwould
find one of the army blacksmith forges
before that time was out. Besides all
the needless clothing, they load their
saddles down with whole lot of stuff
which is just as useless. No wonder
the British cavalry can't move quickly,
and it's no use to chase De Wet with
infantry"
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HAD NO USE FOR OLD MEN.
How q Chicago Hotel Man, Was Cir
cumvented by q Clever
Clerk.

During his long years of service as
porter of a downtown hotel he had
grown q luxuriant beard of half and
able appearance attracted the atten-
ton of the proprietor during one of
the latter's tours of inspection and
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CURIOUS ROOT OF KANSAS.
II IL Formed Like q Man and Grows
Abundantly in the Rich River
Bottoms.

One time John J., Ingalls, was in
this town for campaign purposes, and
put in considerable of his time while
waiting for the night meeting to be-
gin at the Herald Office, says the
Gaylord (Kan.) Herald. A short
time before this ben Curtis had left
at this office a curious looking root,
which competent judges said was a
manroot, from it's resemblance to
the. body of man. The head, neck,
body, legs and arms of q man were
all sufficiently Indicated by the diff
ferent parts of the root to make the
resemblance very striking. Ingalls,
noticed it standing in the corner and
asked what it was. He was told that
it was as near as we could find out
q manroot. He looked at it q mo-
ment in his peculiar way. ''Manroot.' .
he drawled. "Can it vote?" And
without waiting for reply continued: {:
II have talked to whole rooms full
Of those things. Are there many
here?" On being informed that they
were extremely rare in these parts
be seemed greatly relieved and graz
riously handed US up cigar which he
had purchased for this special occa-
sion. -. r.. FRI 5s.sst s "a
This incident was brought to my
mind by seeing specimen Of this
kind of root which was dug up near
: town by Logan, Ryan the other day
and put on exhibition at Lloyd's
hardware store. It IS known to be
the root Of , wild gourd and grows
slbundantly along the streams oil over
,western Kansas. They grow to enor-
NOUS size, some measuring three feet
srountl and six feet high, and in-
4variably showing some resemblance
toxa man. # #xs
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der arrest and the horses and cab put
up at the station. He then went out
and ''commandeered'' another cab in
a similar manner. At four o'clock
next morning the cabmen were re-
leased and ordered to drive Lord
Roberts from his house in Jepperton
to the railway station. Thus Lord
Roberts left Johannesburg in such
secrecy that even two or three days
afterward many officers were still
ignorant of his departure.
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MIN NNESOI NEWS.
Minnsseta Wins.

~ Mln00oOSoiWl0os }l%sS55S
Minnesota and not Kansas won oaf
st the national sbuttermakers,,sco conven-
tion. This fact wAs developed after
adjournment. Some mistake had been
made which when rectified placed this
state ia the lead. Az Minnssota had
269 entries and Kanaaa. only %. It il
easy to sec how tho high average Of
the smaller number Of exhibits result
ed. J. 8. Moody Of the Minnesota'
Butter and Cheese company. St. Paul.
received the following telegram from
Elgin. Ill. 49,. -,
Minnesota score. s9.s6: wins bsn.
ner. inform White at once. E. SUDDEN.
dorf, Secretary" .%~}
The Mr.. White referred to 10 B. D.
White of the dairy and food commits
sioners' department. The entries and
scores Of the various state now stands
rs follows:
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Observant Little Charles,

Charles is very observing boy. Ono
day one of his mammals friends came
to the house to call. Mamma was out
and Charles opened the door.
Mamma is not at home," he said.
+ ''Will you please give her my card
when she comes 2" inquired the CATER.
'Yeth ma'am." said Charles.
The caller opened her cardcase, and
as she withdrew the engraved paste
board . bit of tissue paper futtered
down onto the steps. Very grandly
Charles picked Is up and handed It to
her saying: Es.*
'.You dropped one Of your cigarette
papers," Albany Evening Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1901-03-08

Minnesota will get the grand sweep
stakes, tho silver medal. the, banner
and large share Of the pro rata mon
ey. which means the major portion Of
S., 900. The silk banner is worth 500.
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Fire at the "U".


Fire at the pharmacy building at
the State university did damage ap-
proximating $1,000.
The blaze started on the ground
door Of the building, and it spread
rapidly, finding excellent food in the
chemicals stored in the laboratory.
The flames were up TO the roof by the
time the first pieces Of apparatus ar
rived, and for two hours the 6remen
were kept busy.
Several big lines were used. but that
the perishable contents might be
damaged as little as possible. Chief
Canterbury made use Of all the chemi-
cal lines at his disposal. The fire
burned the roof for distance OF 50
feet and did much damage inside.
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tion, :" waiting for the rabbit to. up.
pear. But the burrow had two en-.
frances, and Bunny made his exit
from a route other than the hole he
entered. ~ -. .>e>
As he darted out his strong hind
foot alighted fairly on, the trigger
Of the boys gun, oischarging it and
sending load OF shot into the boys
leg at close range. The wound is
very serious, and the boys leg had to
be 'bandaged to avoid bleeding to
death. The rabbit escaped.
When the hunters with their
wounded boy arrived at home, they
were surprised to. find Mrs. frees had
given birth to smother son in their
absence. ~ wy s.. .,1.
Dating Ahead 5..l{5 a !.
An example Of the danger offdating
publication aheadsof the actual time
ef issue was illustrated by the London
Modern Society, which came ont with
date lins reading e january Il, 2 and
An article saying that the queea waa
Improving. The qssea died On Jan.
luasy ..
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o.een .yvilaelnina,s .veiee.

0ueeA Z v11Ao1lll l. ~ O1eesE $50
People who have heard Queen Will
helmina speak say that hers Il Z quite
unforgetable voice. II 10 soft and sil.'
very in tone and vet can upon ocear
sion be firm and resolute, and many
people do not hesitate to say that Sc
Il the loreliest: voice 81 Holland /.
Post
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s ma
eof time he
q
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Will Resume.

There is a good prospect that the
near future will. see the resumption OF
work at the Columbia Heights roller
mills. Since the closing of the mills,
almost q year ago. improvements to
the value of $3.50. 900 have been made.
President Thomas Lowrey is expect
ed home from New York in few days,
and it is likely he will have definite
information to give out concerning the
reopening of the mills this spring.
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Too Much for Him.

Doctor-What! Your dyspepsia no bet.
ter? Did you follow my advice and drink
hot water an hour before breakfast?
Patient-I tried to, doctor, but was un.
able to keep it up for more than five min.
ates at stretch.-Chicago Daily News.
" rtp I'm. Society. -.s ~
News Note-The earl of Makearaise has
arrived in. New York. 1s.s.. ,..G.
Many Rich Fathers-What's his price?-
Detroit Free Press.
Z "Do you know what did with my old
wagon" No, II sold it. for hearse.
And now people are inst dying to sett ride
IN it!"--St. Louis Republic, .,,5 @.3. 4
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News Notes.

News Notes.
The board of directors of the St.
Paul Commercial club and decided to
accept the proposition of the Germania
Life Insurance company to add two
stories to the present structure for the
exclusive use Of the club.
The annual report of the St. Paul
City Railway company. fled in accor.
dance with the law. at the city treas.
urer's Office shows that the company's
gross earnings during the past year
amounted to $l,l2o.37 This amount
was collected in fares. entirely within
the limits Of st. Paul.
Rural free delivery service ordered
established to commence March ! at
Cannon Falls. Goodhue county. Minn..
two carriers. Length of route. 81
miles: area covered. 671S square miles;
population served. 920; number Of
houses on routes. 231.
Secretary Randall Of the State Agri.
cultural society has about completed
the program for the fall races at the
fair and announces that the two SIS, ,000
stake races offered by st. Paul and
Minneapolis will again be the star fea'
lures of the amusement department al
the fair.
Minnesota university defeated The
Wisconsin team at basket ball by Z
score of ~ to Is.
An effort is being made to establish
an employment agency in Minneapolis
for the purpose of assisting women
upon being released from the work.
house.
Judge Holt Of Minneapolis has sent
John Olson to the state training
school. Olson is the l6-year.old boy
who was arrested for forging check.
aud drawing upon his fathers bank
account.
The loss by the destruction of MARI
Murphy's grist mill At Royalton i.
about SIS, 600; insurance, 50, 900 on
building and machinery at s., 900 or
the stock. -
The Northwestern Brickmakers As
| sociation held its annual session q
Little Falls with good attendance.
The Thursday club of Winona ha.
secured q travelling library Of fifty
volumes, that is to be sent out upor
the Recommendation Of Miss Country
mum, librarian Of the Minneapolil
public library. ~ ..S ~. H..
The store building In which th,
postofacs at Wizard was Kept was de
stroysd. Considerable mail matter! /,
said to have bean. destroyed.
+. Alexander Steward OF Minpeapo
lie has been appointed vice consul :,
Nagasakk
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Evidence of Prosre.s.

Evidence Of Progress.
Are you still resolute in your idea of b.
ing a asihger?" - 81
~ am" answered the young man. !, Il.
Are you attracting any attention ?"
Some. While l was practicing yester.
day two Of the neighbors stopped at the
door to ask me what was the matter with
me, and to inquire if they could be Of any
assistance" STRAY Stories.
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Indians Confer.

Indian runners have brought news
of a council of the Red Lake Chippe.
was, held at the agency. to consider
the proposed opening of the west end
of the Red Lake reservation. This is
the plan to which Congressman Eddy
gave his unqualified Endorsement, inn
mediately after the. reelection, At a
meeting of the business men of Red
Lake county, held in Thief River Falls.
At that time the hostility of the In
dians to any scheme for reducing tho
present reservation was the principal
obstacle in the way of the opening Of
this rich agricultural country. The
Indians now offer to sell this land for
a uniform price of $3.50 per acre. the
money to be at once divided pro rata
among the members Of the Red Lake
band.
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WIN Got IN Appointment.

DR.. Cyrus Northrop, president of the
state university. is said to be slated for
membership in the national commits
sion which will govern the worlds
fair to be held in st. Louis to COM
memorate the Louisiana purchase.
Representative Tawney has dled the
recommendation with the president.
Senator Nelson was present and added
his assurance that the appointment
would be Endorsed by tho Minnesota
delegation. Tawney's bill creates a
national commission of nine members
who are to receive each q salary of
$1,000 per annum. The commission
will be in existence four years. It
was agreed that Mr.. Tawney should
name one of the commissioners, so
that the recommendation. it is
thought. amounts practically to an ap-
pOintment
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the summer comfort of his family by
having a large awning erected around
his yeranda.
II. II. Barnes has accepted position
as car repairer, under a. l.. Cox, in
the local LackaWanna yard.
H. B Perry has bought of George
Taylor all his interest in the fine blue
stone quarry on Mt, Manotonomee.
Fred Osterhout has Stonenason
James Tierney at work on the founda-
tion for new house he is building on
n piece of farm land recently given to
him by his father. Joseph Ostcrhout.
Miss Katherine Summerton spent
Sunday with her sister, Carrie, In Bing-
hamton.
A horse belonging to II. a. Compton
ran away several days ago. Upper
Main street is where the animal COM
menced to run. He crossed HAL Mum
sons front yard, Jumped over n fence
into w. NJ. Knoellcr's back yard. all of
this time fastened to a wheeled
sulky which was dragging behind. "A
space of about three feet lies between
Munson's and Knocllcr's barn. The
horse ran through this opening, leav-
ing the sulky behind. Afterwards the
horse was caught in Munson's back
ward
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TUNKHANNOCK.
to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, May 29--Mrs. 4. Fl.
Snuier is the guest of relatives and
friends at Scranton this week.
James Corcoran, of Pittston, was
visiting friends in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. A. L: Buck is confined to the
house with il serious attack of the
quinsy
Mrs. T., Is. Benjamin, of Scranton,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John De
Pue, on Slocum street.
William NJ. Piatt, who is employed
as an electrician at Winston. North
Carolina, is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j.
Wood Piatt, on Second street.
Tracy Provost left Monday for Le-
hishton, where he s employed in
painting county bridges by the Black
diamond Paint company.
District Attorney Ralph B. Little, of
Montrose, was doing business in town
on Tuesday.
The Virgins Concert company will
close their season with concert at
Eatonville Nj. T.. Church this (Wed-
nesday) evening.
The floor and woodwork of the
prothonotary' office. at the court
house, have been painted this week,
ana the walls covered with plain green
paper, and the whole place has a de-
cidedy improved appearance. The
court room is also to be re-painted and
Carpeted.
DR. f, Judson Bardwell returned on
Monday from visit TO Philadelphia