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The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01

''syndicates.." II suppose" he replied.
'because the stuff usually offered to
the public by our financial syndicates
is no good. A. mere case of imitation,
you see." e. =. .. !.
There is now in this country an Eng.
lish editor and publisher, Mr.. Alfred
Harmsworth, who is entitled to our re-
spectand admiration because he hash
the hardihood and good sense of intro
ducing American newspaper methods
in the management of the London
Mail. Mr.. Harmsworth has declared
himself in favor of combination and
has suggested the formation of a man.
moth syndicate-a real syndicate
which is to. control the publication Of
all the great newspapers of the world.
He would organize a stock company
with vast paid-up capital for the pur-
pose of buying up all the profitable pa
pers in Europe and America and freez-
ing out the stragglers. The combina-
tion would collect its own news, build
its own telegraph and cable lines, man
ufacture its own paper and build its
own machinery. It would be, in short,
the most powerful and unique interna-
tional enterprise ever conceived.
Mr.. Harmsworth's colossal dream.
probably is not destined to be realized
in our time, but it happens to remind
the writer of a most interesting inter-
national literary and business enter
prise that came under his observation
few days ago, called the Mail Plate
Co. of Chicago. This concern, like the
stereotype plate houses, sends out
ready-set matter of high character
to its customers, most of whom are
doing businessin. n.out-of-the-way places.
The stereotype plate is heavy article
which is advantageously used by
American publishers, but to send it to
the orient or occident would entail ex-
press charges quite beyond the reach
of the neutrality-suspicious. antipode-
an or Arctic publisher. To fill the lat
ter's demands is the mission of the
mail plate, which is manufactured Of
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells Of
the Solons' Doings.
Tho Senatorial Question Being Settled, the
Members Arc Rapidly Getting the
Wheels of Government
In Motion.

st. Paul, Jan. 23.-The event Of the
session thus far was the voting of each
house separately for United States
senator. yesterday being the day fixed
by congressional act The democrats
supported Judge r. r. Nelson, former
ly of the United States court, for the
long term and Towne for the short.
There was one democrat and two re-
publicans absent in the senate. max.
ing 60 votes cast, Knute Nelson re-
ceiving 42. Clapp 43, Judge Nelson Is
and Towne II. This was done with.
out speeches, the motion having been
adopted to cut off the usual eulogies.
The vote in the house was substan.
TALLY on party lines, though Andrew
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EXPERT HOUSE HUNTERS.
Make Their Living by Search-
Ing for Homes for Others.

There are several bright women in
New York who make good livelihood
by finding flats for people. By making
it a regular profession they accumu-
late knowledge of city houses that i.
of great value. To none are they more
welcome than to nervous mothers and
busy housewives who wish to change
their residence, but dislike the prelim-
mary necessity of calling at hundred
places in order to find satisfactory
apartment. The most successful rep
resentative of this new calling, speak
ing of her experience, said to-day:
Real estate agents are pecuniarily
interested in leasing property, and in
variably give rose-tinted views to all
applicants. Tenants themselves are
just as hard to deal with. One will not
live on block where there is saloon,
another must be within a reasonable
distance of a good public school, be-
tween which and her house there must
be no street railway. A third desires
q north and south location, and
fourth can live nowhere but in a corner
apartment.
Beyond these are the limitations re-
specting rent, neighborhood, the prox-
unity of factories and churches, the
equipment of the building, the right to
keep dogs in the apartment, the num-
Der of children and babies in the build
ing, the presence of musicians in the
same house or next door.
Il get fairly we'll paid for my labor
and receive from $3.50 upwards for re.
ports. 1 make regular commissions
from several brokers, especially those
who have fine list of customers. I
have two busy seasons corresponding
TO the moving days in May and Octo-
ber."
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Growth Of the state.

:.
Director Merriam has completed the
compilation Of the population Of Min
nesota, and he has issued . bulletin
which says: .". =. II -. i.
The population Of the state in 1900
pis /, 751, ,394, as compared with popu-
lation in 1890 Of I, 1901, 1926, showing an
increase since 1890 of 449, ,58s, or 34.6
per cent A part Of this increase is
due to the fact that there were 6,205
Indians and 249 other persons, or to-
tai of 8, 457 persons, on Indian reserva-
tions, etc, in Minnesota, who were
specially enumerated in 1890 under the
provisions of the census act, but was
not included in the general population
of the state at that census. The in
crease of 34.5 per cent, though materi-
ally less than that of earlier decades,
represents in fact a large accession to
the population of state which has
been distinguished for it's rapid growth
throughout its brief history. Atten-
ton is particularly arrested by the in
f1ux of population this territory dur
ing the decade from 1850 to 1860, when
the number Of inhabitants increased
from 6,977 to liz, ,o23, or2,7S0.7 per cent.
The population of Minnesota in 1900
is more than 2sS times as large as that
given for 1850, the first census in which
the population of the territory, now
comprising the state, was enumerated.
The total land surface of Minnesota
is. approximately. 79,2o5 square miles,
the average number of persons to the
square mile at at the censuses of 1890
being as follows: 1890, 1914: 1900, %. l..
All of the eighty-two counties in the
state have increased in population dur
ing the decade. the counties showing
more than 100 per cent of increase be-
ing Beltrami. 3,435.3 per cent; Cook,
1865 per cent; Cass. 523.7 per cent;
ltasca, 5l5.5 per cent; Hubbard, 365.
per cent; Lake 25S. 3 per cent; Kanabec,
1922 per cent: Pine, 184.9 per cent;
Millelacs, 1885 per cent, and Altkin,
1889 per cent. There are also twenty
four counties which have increased in
population more than 50 per cent but
less than 100 per cent during the last
ten years.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01
A RHYME OF RUMMAGE.
Metrical Mention of the Wonderful
Variety of Articles on
Sale.

The rummage sale, the rummage
sale; all hail the festive rummage sale!
The latest, greatest, paramountest
issue since the ''dinner pail;" the fad
that clears the attic out; and likewise
also clears the cellar, and swaps of
one mans scrap-heap for the dollars of
some other feller; the raging craze
that captivates all classes and soci-
eties, and finds market for old junk;
it matters not how high it is. There's
nothing new beneath the sun, nor in
the modern rummage sale-it looks
as if the stock in trade were gathered
by Texas gale-and people crowd the
bargain rooms, all clamoring to buy
and pay, for superannuated trash that
other people throw away. Variety's
the essence of this social mercan.
tile endeavor, and what you can't find
at the sale you'll never find at all-no,
never. The list is all-embracing, rang
ing from broken looking glass to
cooking stoves, can-openers, false hair
and candlesticks of brass; there's
stuffed canary birds, with half the
SOVtOA SVuA AoASAA6 OuSS OOCcACSS
Bibles, boots and bonnets, leather belts
for lean and stout; neckties, picture
frames and gimlets, carpet stretchers,
petticoats; soup tureens and con-
certinas that won't play one-half their
notes; battered cuspidors and scissors.
spectacles, mismated socks; wash.
boards, rat traps, stovepipe hats and
wornout collars by the box; old sus-
penders, flags and rip saws; watches
that have lost their wheels; earrings,
bootjacks, garters, razors, slippers,
minus toes and heels; breastpins, horse
whips, pickles, harness, swords with
blade and scabbard rusted dishpans,
chromos, fountain pens with both pen
and fountain busted; every kind of
wooden, tin and crock'ry things to put
things in; tintypes of somebody's
grandma's long g-forgotten kith and kin.
There's comedy and pathos in the
blending of this bric-a-brac; it wakens
trains Of memory, of the faces, days
and years far back. Rare visions Of
long bygone scenes most surely will
the heart regale, amid the rag-tag rel.
les of that latest CRAZE, the rummage
sale.-New Haven Palladium.
ty .- "
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Ready for the Question.

Mrs. Younglove-7John, do you know
that you haven't kissed me for a week? ?
Mr.. Younglove-Yes, darling; was
just waiting to see how long it would
take you to notice it.
John, it will be observed, had his
presence of mind with him.-Tit-B Bits.
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Probably Not.

Elsie-Yes, dear, my husband is doctor.
and lovely fellow. but awfully absent:
minded.
Ada-Indeed!
"Only fancy! During the marriage cere-
mony, when he gave me the ring, he felt
my pulse and asked me to put out my
tongue"
"Well, he won't do the latter again.
Spare Moments.
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Remarkable Pricea

Miss Paytrone-Under the head Of
Remarkable Prices" you advertised
sealskin coats at $40; now you ask
me $500.
Clerk-Exactly; the prices were re-
markable and we have marked them
up.-Ohio State Journal ?.
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Two Excellent Reasons,

"Why did you lynch him?" we asked
of the mob.
''Well, he confessed"
This seemed reasonable, but again
we asked:
''Why did you lynch the other man?'
Because he wouldn't confess, con-
sarn him!"-Town Topics.
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MAIL FOR FARMERS,
Practical Aspects Of the Rural Free
Delivery System. -
1tatesmen from Every Section Of the
Country Pronounce 1t an Un.
49, :Qualined Success i'm Every
Respect.
Especial Washington letter.

THERE was recently held in the
national capital very impor-
tant meeting of about so gov
ernment officials. The daily news
papers have had nothing to say
about it because the gathering was
unpretentious, and the business men
attending the conference did not
herald their coming nor their going.
The meeting was held in the Of
fees of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn. General superintendent Machen
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Purifying Politics.

The Major-I don't know but there
is need of some kind of reform in pol
itics around here.
The Colonel-I think so. I'm no ia.
natic, but I think ballot box stuhin'
should be done with moderation
Puck.
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Her Chief Alarm.

Goodness gracious exclaimed the old
gentleman, .'this disturbance in China is
1T is so," AZ greed the old lady. "What
as likely as not to have a most distressing
tea famine this year, Press.
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Ris Annual Rescue.

my wife asserts that she saves my
life at least once every year. -,
"How's that?'' - -
''she won't let me go hunting."-Chi-
cago Record, N.> .%@
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In Need Of Treatment.

s. Father-Do you think I ought to
have my daughters voice cultivated?
Absent-Minded Visitor-I should
think you ought to have something
done for it.-TitrBitA
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A Mans Explanation.

"Why does woman read the last
chapter of novel first?"
ITO make sure that she shall have
the last word, 1 suppose. Town
Topics.
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Rich Mans Burde,

Jack-I say, Flo, dad says he remem-
bers that old boy when he hadn't q
shirt to his back, and now he has thou
sands. ~ .1
Flo-Good graclous! How extrava-
CANT! == z @sz s..
Maud-And how hot!-Tit-Bits.
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Perfectly safe.

Watts-Do you really believe anyone will
svsr invent a perfectly safe flying machine?
can't get high enough in the air 70 be in
any danger.-Indianapols Press.
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Brief Notes.

Emil Krentzberg, died from Injuries
received from lamp explosion in a
MINI eapolis undertaking room.
Clerk of Court Trippe has received
the vital statistics of Winona county.
They show 755 births and 3ss deaths
during 1900, compared with 100 births
and 400 deaths during 1899.
The Hotel Buckman at Little Falls
was completely destroyed by fire at 8
o'clock in the morning. The guests
lost all their personal effects and bare.
ly escaped alive. The fire was dis
covered by the night clerk in the
laundry in the northwest corner of the
basement. The origin is unknown.
A.. K. Teisberg, St. Paul, secretary
of the Minnesota railroad commi ssion,
discussed before the industrial COM
mission the transportation Of grain In
Minnesota. He stated that during the
past few years there had been many
reductions in the state freight rates,
and in some cases the charges had
been reduced so per cent. 4
The Farmers and Investors Land
company of Little Falls has closed
deal for 6, 200 of land from the North.
ern Pacific and st. Paul & Duluth.
This purchase includes all railroad
lands east Of the Missippissippi river
In Morrison county. -
There will be q new steamer on
Lake Minpetonka next season.
Adjutant General Lambert has is
sued an order which relates to the re-
enlistments and to officers reports
The contract Of enlistments being
purely voluntary, On order resembling
another for the discharge Of . soldier
unless based upon written application.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01

Good Summer Resort Advertising.
Visitor-You seem to do a good bar bust.
ness. ..1,." .,'
Seaside Hotel Proprietor Rather. We've
just offered prize to the first fellow who
sees the sea serpent Chicago Inter Ocean.
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A blind man never sees anything be wants.
Daily News.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01

Folly Always peeps O1t.
If man have folly in his sleeve Il
q sure to peep out. Danish Proyerh
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01

Miller of Duluth and S. v. Morris of
Minneapolis voted for Knute Nelson,
but refused to vote for Clapp. One
democrat. George F. Umland of st.
Paul, refused to vote for Towne. As
finally announced, Knute Nelson re-
ceived 81 votes and R. r. Nelson 90
Clapp had 90 and Towne 2l. This
gives total in both houses of 1876 for
Knute Nelson and 135 for Clapp, as
against 40 for Judge Nelson and 80 for
Towne.
Both branches will meet in joint
session at noon today. when the jour-
nails will be read, showing that Sena-
tor Nelson has received majority of
the votes in each branch for the six
year term, and that Moses E. Clapp
has received majority in each branch
for the four-year term, and they will
then be declared officially elected.
After that the legislature can go to
work.
While short sessions of the senate
and house were held prior to casting
this vote, the minds of everyone
seemed to be so engrossed with the
senatorial contest, which ended last
Saturday, that no one was prepared to
attend to routine business.
st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 24-The event
of yesterday was the joint session of
house and senate where the formal
announcement of the election of the
United States senators was made.
Speaker Bowling presided at the Joint
session and after the roll call the
journals of the senate and house of
Tuesday were read showing that each
had given the majority of their votes
to Knute Nelson for the six year term
and to Moses E. Clapp for the remain
der of the term of the late Senator
Davis. the speaker then declared
both gentlemen duly elected for those
respective terms. Senator-elect Clapp
was IN the building and a committee
which was appointed to wait on him
soon returned with him. the Band in
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-01
A New Flax Grade.

Minnesota is to have q new grade of
flax. and the board of appeals has sent
the following general announcement
to producers and grain merchants of
of the Northwest:
No. Northwestern Flaxseed-Flax-
seed to grade No. Northwestern
shall be mature, sound, dry and sweet.
1t shall he Northern grown. The
maximum quantity Of field, stack.
storage or other damaged seed inter-
mixed shall not exceed twelve and
onc-half (l2%) per cent. The mini
mum weight shall be ifty-one (5l)
pounds to the measured bushel of
COMMERCIALLY pure seed.
No. Flaxseed-No. l faxseed shall
be sound. dry and free from mustiness,
and carrying not more than twenty
five (25) per cent of immature or field,
stack, storage or other damaged flax
seed, and weighing not less than fifty
(50) pounds to the measured bushel of
commercially pure seed.
Rejected Flaxseed-Flaxseed that is
damp. immature, field damaged or
musty, and yet not to degree to be
unfit for temporary storage, and hav-
ing test weight of not less than
forty-seven (47) pounds to the measured
bushel of commercially pure seed,
shall be rejected.
No Grade Flaxseed-Fl Flaxseed that is
warm, mouldy, very musty, wet or
otherwise unfit for storage, or having
a weight of less than forty-seven (47)
pounds to the measured bushel of
commercially pure seed, shall be no
grade.
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the gallery playing Hail to the Chief'
and the entire legislature rising and
cheering as he marched up the aisle.
He delivered an eloquent and impress
sive speech which was greatly applaud
ed after which the joint session ad-
journed.
Immediately after the adjournment
the band in the gallery played the air
of the ''Baby" song in ""Wang" while
the audience sang again and again the
following verse:
Moses, Moses,
We are all for Moses,
Out they go, in he goes,
On q bed OF Roses.
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In the meantime an informal recep-
tion had been extemporized, Senator
Clapp standing at the foot of the
speakers desk and the members Of the
legislature and the spectators, many
of whom were ladies, filing past him
and extending congratulations The
''Moses" song was continued during
tho reception.
A telegram was read from Senator
Knute Nelson returning thanks for
his election and its reading was greet
ed with hearty cheers
At the regular session of the senate
two bills were introduced regulating
state banks and throwing greater
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Saloon Lunch.

The saloon men of Minneapolis an
nually expend for free lunches the as
tonishing sum of nearly seven hundred
thousand dollars.
At first glance these figures seem
large. There are in Minneapolis, 32s
saloons. and an average expense of IS
day for lunches is not large. This
means that the average daily expense
for provender is $1,G40. There are 312
working" days in the year-the lunch
does not run on Sunday. This brings
the total expense for food up to $511,-
$50. In addition, each lunch requires
the attention of at least one man and
the minimum wage scale is $40 a week,
or $500 a year. Multiply this by 1928
and there is the total of $l7O, $50 paid
for salaries. Then there are the ice
man and the gas company.
Up in Arms.
Residents of Minnetonka are up in
arms against the laws permitting the
spearing of fish under certain con-
ditions during the winter. They say
that it removes the protection from
the fish which other game laws had
afforded, and predict that if continued,
the tinny tribe in the lake is in fair
way to become extinct. It is said that
mercenary fishers have taken $4,000
pounds of fish out of Excelsior bay for
the Minneapolis market this winter.
''Tonka people blame the present de-
putty warden, and express a hope that
the new game and fish commission will
appoint a warden who will endeavor
to break up the wholesale ice fishing.
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cow MEANT BUSINESS.
Red Dress Excited Her to Madness
and Caused Her to Make Rich
~ mond Lively for a Time.

A Holstein cow, which was driven rs
miles to Richmond, Va, for the mar
ket, created panic in the eastern part
of that city, and did battle with the
inhabitants for several hours. Five
persons were injured. They are Lo-
gan Mann, ankle sprained and cut and
bruised; Willard Carson, six years
old, gored in back, badly cut and
bruised; Thomas Fernandez, SIS years
old, face and body bruised and neck
cut; Alexander McCabe, hand cut and
internally cut; Vernal Fernandez,
aged seven, cut face.
The cow went wild over blood red
dress worn by Vernol Fernandez, and
made dash at the child, whose broth
er was seated on velocipede. The
boy was hurled to the ground and the
cow ran around the streets with the
velocipede hanging on her horns. AS
soon as the conveyance fell from her
horns she gored the child badly, and
tossed him high in the air. Mrs. Fer
nandez appeared and was viciously at
tackled, but a boiler maker, Alexander
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the students. At the time Of the
execution the university had not
opened for the fall Ssion, and in
order to preserve - body Under
taker Brown embalmed il. It is now
many weeks since Jones was put to
death and his body has been on ex-
hibition in the undertaker's shop
since.
As soon as it was known that the
body could be seen the colored people
commenced to swarm around the
shop and the undertaken was com.
PEELED to fix a way so that they
could view it and then pass out.
Thousands of colored people have
passed the body and the greatest
curiosity has been exhibited concern
ing it.
Jones murdered a colored woman,
set fire to the house and burned four
children. The negroes were greatly
incensed at this Wholesale murder
and wanted to lynch Jones, but were
prevented by the white people.
Demands have been made by ne
groes on the sheriff for pieces of
the rope used in the execution. They
say IL will keep away the witches and
is a never-failing badge of good luck.
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nENIs MACMURRAGH, newly ar.
~ rived, was standing in front
OF the post office, near the corner
OF Nassau and Liberty streets,
gazing about with bewildered in.
decision. Two weeks before he
had left his quiet home in the
north of Ireland, and since then
his life had been an uninterrupt-
I'D succession of wonderful sur.
prises. But neither Belfast nor Liy-
erpool, nor his long journey across.
She water had thrilled him as did this
hurrying, intense, absorbed mass of
humanity that was surging abou;
him. 1t fascinated even while IL
caused him co draw back toward the
building, as though he feared to be
caught in its relentless grasp AMI
borne away.
>n his own home he had been &C.
sustomed to take off his hat to every
woman he met on the country roads,
and to wish them the "top of a morn.
Eng" or the "luck of the day" or the
Kind protection of some especially
benignant saint or fairy, but here
women seemed to be only an unrec.
sgnized part of the confusing whole
They hurried past the men. and the
men hurried past them, and they
crossed and recrossed with absolute
unconcern and apparent unconscious.
ness OF each others existence.
But even in this place of busy,
heterogeneous humanity the crowd
Sound time for more than one admir-.
O.
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McCabe, rushed out of his shop and
broke one of the cows horns with a
six-pound hammer, which was also
broken. McCabe's brother ran to his
aid and was also attacked. Both men
used heavy hammers, and several
strong men joined in the fight for five
minutes. The cow put them all to
fight. The animal then took to the
streets, and policeman appeared,
only to be attacked. A red electric
car came along and the COW made a
dash for it, but the car got away. A
passenger named Logan jumped of
the car, and the cow made a rush for
him. he escaped by jumping, but bad
~ sprained his ankle. The animal then
made hard run of five miles toward
her home