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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26
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Portland (Me.) Foreman Kills One
Man and Fatally Wounds Three. III
Portland, Me-, April 25.-One Of the
blood1est tragedies In the history Of
Portland in, recent years occurred
during the afternoon on the fourth
floor Of the building occupied BY the
New England Telephone company. a
The principal actor in the AFFAIR was
George H. Brainerd, foreman cleo
trician, who had been employed by
the company for almost 20 years. For
some unknown reason and without the
slightest provocation while chatting
with his fellow workmep he whipped
out 3s-calibre revolver, and opened
fire on the party around him. He was
evidently an expert marksman, for In
a brief space of time he Killed one
man outright, fatally wounded an:
other man and probably fatally
wounded two others. Then he made.
IN attempt to kill Deputy Marshal w.
A. Firth when the offlcerf tried to put
him under arrest. The man who was
killed outright was I. H. Farnham of
Boston, the electrical engineer Of the
New England Telephone company.
Earle Buxton, another victim, died IN
the hospital. Elmer z. Ler,e@ Of Me-
chanic Falls and James $vDadsworth
Of Lewiston are believed to be fatally
injured. E ;s" -. j j} s'SS53a$' S3,}$ 4. r. pr y
The only charitable motive that can
be assigned for the crime is insanity.
vet neither before nor after the
traxedv did Brainerd exhihit N any
marked evidence Of mental derange-||
ment. ef5fH, ~ .as tx. g4j ..S
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s5:..I have been troub led with indig
sstion for ten years, have tried many
Wings and spent much money to AZ
81 I Kpdol Dyspf
spsia sdpsi Cure: 11haysg 3 81 taken twoE bot
tles aud COTTON more relief from them
than ali other medicines taken. l
feel more like boy than Ihave sfelt
in twenty years." Anderson Riggs,
Of Sunny Lane, Tex. Thousands have
testified as did MIR. Rigg. F. A. Gro
ezinger & Go.
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yard. The thoughts :ofa big, hkaYf
carpet, hanging on. the clotheAinasl; Ainasl;
are constantly on our; mind and yiRs
ion OF a meek little man,armed Nitheaa1I
club, beating, said carpet are Si pili,,lss 'lll|
ling us il our dreams. By the Way,
if you need any paint, calsoI1inil|s
brushes, white wash brushes, c;rn
felt, etc,, call on W odworth & pnsA
whore yo1rs wants Il will rlsesl &
very low cost. ..5# { :;ss 81 q. q
\. u Now is The time to clean up yc4G
back yards and remove the rubbish
where it will cease to make th;ng
look hideous as well as be the lurking
place Of the germs Of disease, Get Z
rake and the wheelba1row and 60, q
g.. o.. 'GSt
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26
Committed Suicide.

Luverne, MINI. Ayril 22.-sven
Helliog, 7s years old, suicided by
hanging yesterday morning at bis
home north Of town After his four
children had left to attend a dance at
q neighbor's he went to the granary
aud after attaching rope to a bin,
jumped off the tanning mill. The fall
broke his neck. III health was the
cause. .. ,.,.-.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

For Sale-I have a fine lot OF hom
grown fruit tress such asjapples an
crab appies and wine plant bulbs, ae q
paragus roots will sell at reasonably
prices. j. j. Schecter, 4 miles mort
/ mile west Of Worthington., se-2
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

. II had piles so bad Icould not
rest nor find a cure until tried De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. After
using it once, I forgot I ever had any.
thing like Piles" E. G. Boice, Som.
ere Point, N. Y. Look out for imita-
5tions, Be sure you ask for DeWitt's
+. "A. Groezinger g. Co. IS !. I.
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Reading.

T.: >. Mrs: A. J. sKellar Is enjoying a visit
from her mother, who arrived from
Emmetsberg, Ia.. Saturday.. HI s-:. ~ T {
f Druggist Pepple, Of Wilmont vas
q visitor to our city, Sunday. !z Z:
n a. R.:Beilke and Geo. Smith drove
Is Wilmout Frid AZ evening q take 4 IN in
the sigh hts there. s. ssa n
A photographer, in the employ of
/ the railroad com pany was taking pic
lures of the town the latter part OF
last we H.. We understand the own
or Of the town site will advertise our
town in hopes Of building itup to a
larger extent. vi. =, =: =.
"A. Hovey and daughter drove to
ihe county metropolis Saturday. !:
f. .:CF.Martin is erecting substantial
hog house on his farm south east Of
town.. ..=:~,~,r>. ! e.,
J.W. Read and wife interview ed
the merchants Of Worthing.on Sat:
urday, 49,. 80 aess, =.
w. 81. Eickenberry and family
spent Sunday with friends at Kenneth
III. Baker, living north Of town,
has increased his house room by the
erection of a kitchen, 12x24.
Geo. Eggleston expects to depart
for the north soon with a breaking
outfit. George knows how to handle
a breaking plow.:. :*i j.. ". !.
Mrs. DeLong returned from her
Iowa visit Saturday. - MI.
Mrs j. A. Good was business visi-
tor 10 the county seat Saturday.
iWoodworth e. } ones are having
their buildings painted. Geo. Haw-
kins is swinging the brush. ~*s.,> = - q,
Geo. Hawkins has quit keeping
bachelors halt and he il not married
either, but his parents arrived from
Iowa the latter part Of last week and
are comfortably installed in the dwell
ling which George has been prepar'
ing for them. e.. IS T. s.
Z "a large, number Of trees are being
I ct out ii this locality this spring
Our section men have been senga-
ged the past week in cleaning up the
| yards :in this place and they present q
much better appearance g. Fiji
"a n Cheney and family returned
Wednesday evening from their nor no
thern trip. ,.sst5 \ r. !. .t.:.- i. '&Tt +
H. Chas Burns has rented the restaur-
liant and will soon be prepared TO take y e
care Of the public in good shape. = !: !;
J, G. T Buick tran ansacted business
atthe county seat Tuesday Z, n "
Mr. Boldly is doing some carpenter
work on the dwelling Of 81 q Read,
preparatory to painting the same in
side. I Il. s, z@1
Housecl.aning is the order Of the
day and us poor morta Is will be OBJ
Iiged to eat our meals standing, for
q week at least, while the good house.
wife has the furniture il the back
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

Skin troubles, cuts; burns, scalds
and chafing quickly healed by the
use Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve
It is initiated. Be sure you get De
Wits. #. A. Groezinger g. Co.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

II. For;S Twenty-six white Pl
mouth Rock eggs for S1.W: Lea
orders at this office or address EnoI
Idso, Brewster. MINI. 334tf ~.
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Pasture for rent near Heron LaI
with full height woven wire fem
Particulars enquire of E G Voak, !
at e w Pattersen's office. 38-tf- +
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Eggs tor Hatchihg.

Now is the; time to secure then
cheap from my White PlymoultE]]
Rock, only 50 cents a sitting. Leayg
orders al this Office or address ::%s.
j, " = fEnoch Idso. ,
= 38.tf +. Brewster. Mimi:
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M. E.. Church.

The regular service will take plac'
morning and evening, preaching b
the pastor.
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Ended With Glory.

M There was a large audience at the.
Poop 8 church last evening. It was
the final entertainment.of Of the Y.M.C
"a. series, and given, BY ths Darno
sKimbrough. .Emmeft conapan y. I. %5=s &: 5s5
Durno. the head Of the combination.
IS an adept il his sart. tln stature !. and q.
mai cup hsis the perfectio ion aof: the the
master 81 necromanc His = work Il. I:
n1arNelo Gus. ss5ss 5ts=
EmmeIts ventroloqui quisticss powers
are of a high order. His limitations g :! OF I
different animals provoked rounds, Of
laughter. He is also trick kpsrform-
81 on the violin, playiny different.
pieces while twisting the violin from
one position to another. s
IL FKimbrough, the pianist assisted in
the entertainment. His rendation. Of
"Downein Dixie with variations, vas
clever. His skill lies in his lingering
The entertainment was q fitting close
10 the most. successful season that
the Y. NJ. G. A. lyoeum bureau has
experienced st. Paul Globe i:
Parties desiring evergreens from
Fred Mohl's, Adrian nursery should
leave orders with A. G. Hedberg. !:
Lost ID Worthingson on Saturday
April 10th a dark red leather pocket
book, containing $500 in bills and
email amount Of silver. Pleaae re-.
port to Advan &c Office. , y
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

Clover seeds for sale at 1852 goo
sure seeds, raised in this count,
Clary adnition. . John 81. Scott.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

Congregational Church. II
3 Worship with preaching morning
and evening, Sunday. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-26

Makes digestion and assimilation
perfect. Makes new, red blood. firm
flesh and bono. That's what Rock
NJ ,untain Tea will do. e5c. Ask
your druggist. s.3s5555 ss$$55s NE !. :. +.
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= Durflo.Eff1f met MasOf
.ic Hall H!:et Saturday ''t Apl
~. S.. I..... ,3.. ~.
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Baptist Church.

Morning service at 10:45, evening
sermon subject: "The Touch Of Jesus !
The orchestra at the evening service1
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19

happened in the secret deep abyss of
the outer Atlantic Ocean, and has
driven these creatures Of night and
ooze to seek the shallower waters. It
is a happening most monstrous, most
unnatural. 1t is as if the graves had
opened and were parading their sacred
mysteries. For nature, having made
the octopus, at once as if she had be-
come horrified at her own handiwork,
banished the creature to the graves of
the ocean-to those deep, dark, cold
chasms where only the explorers
dredge penetrates and gropes awhile
blindly, bringing up fragmentary cap
tures that hint frightfully at frightful
things that dwellsathere in everlasting
night and in terrible companionship.
Even the deep sea dredges, feeling
around at the ends of their thousand
fathom long wire arms, that recently
have brought up so many forms Won
derful, fantastic, chimerical, incredibly
horrible, never brought up creature
more fantastic, more chimerical, more
horrible than the octopus. And now
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
NEWEST FOOD WAEM.
Vital Stuff Is the Sort to Take, znfu>.
Your System

Vital Stuff Is the Sort to Take Entu~
Your System.
We are told that in order properly.
to support life it is essential to feed
on vital food. By vital food, apparent
ly, is meant food that in some sort
lives. Nothing must be cooked, for
fire destroys life;" but anything may
be sun-dried, for 'the SUN imparts7
life All meat is vigorously excluded
from this new dietary, on the ground:
that flesh implies the loss of life to-,
the animal, and therefore, by meta
phorical implication, to the man who
consumes it. But on this theory Il
would surely be permissible To eat, for,
instance, fresh oysters. AS they have.
a larger share of vital force than, shall
we say, cabbage stalk, they ought to,
impart a greater degree of vital force,
to their consumer. The chief merit OF
this strange system lies in the neees--
sity it lays upon it's supporters to con-
sumo large quantities of fruit 1t is
probable that the ordinary mans dieG
would, from the point OF view OF:
health, be greatly improved if he ats.
something like 20 times as much fruit.
as he does. r. -..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
BAFFIN LAND RANKS
SECOND in SIZE IN
THE WORLD.

fifty or sixty miles long, that has a
descent of about five feet to the mile.
The conspicuous honor Of being the
largest island in the world has been
held by quite number of islands at
various stages of geographical knowl-
edge. School children were taught for
many years that Australia was the
largest island. Then Australia came
properly to be regarded as one of the
continental masses and Borneo took its
place as the largest island. Less than
twenty years ago it was discovered
that New Guinea was larger than Bor-
neo and so the latter island took Sec
ond place. When Peary practically
Outlined the northern coast of Green
land, early in the last decade
geographers began to think that they
had overlooked an important section
OF the earth's surface and so they
placed Greenland at the head of the
list of islands, At last Bafin Land
looms up as an island 1,0O5 statute
miles in length, with breadth vary
ing from 200 to 500 miles, the aver
age being 3O5 miles. It's area is there
fore about 100000 square miles. In
other words, the island is larger than
the state of Texas by about 10000
square miles or about ten times as
large as either Scotland or Ireland.
Though it takes it's place as second in
the list of islands, Baffin Land ap-
pears to be of no great value, since it
is composed, as far as we know, of
barren rocks, partly covered with ice.
The twelve largest islands in the
world in order of size, are: Green
land, Baffin Land, New Guinea, Bor-
neo, Madagascar, sumatra, Nippon
(the largest island of Japan, Great
Britain, Celebes, New Zealand (South
island), Java and Cuba-Chicago
Chronicle.
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MONSTERS OF THE DEEP.

Probably never since Last Island, in
the Gulf of Mexico, was swept away,
forty-f1ve years ago, by such hurri-
cane as destroyed Galveston, and for
many months afterward the fishermen
of Barataria and Atchafalaya dared
not go to fish because their nets caught
dead bodies everywhere, has g. fishery
been laid PROSTATE SO strangely as
have the fisheries of the north French
coast in the past three years.
But the French fishermen are not
catching corpses in their nets. What
they haul up out Of gray, cold seas of
the English channel are living things
perhaps the ugliest living things
that have their being on the globe.
They are octopi. They fasten to the
hand lines and rob them Of the hooked
fish. They crawl into lobster and crab
traps and fill them with the slime of
their bodies and the ink that they
squirt as soon as they find themselves
captured. They weigh down the deep
seines and cling to boats and oars and
the fishermen themselves.
A vast catastrophe, of which the de-
tails never will be known by man, has
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
A SPORTING PARSON.


he Boldly Declares That Betting is Not
Intrinsically Sinful
In a recent issue of the London
clergyman, signing himself Sporting
Parson," has a long letter, in which
he asks whether gambling is really a
sin, and comes to the conclusion that
it is not. To drink wine or beer liz
moderation is not, he says, a Gin
neither is gambling conducted in the
same way and within ones means. AS
an undergraduate he used to attend
Newmarket out of sheer love 1f horse
flesh, and at the university steeple--
chases he and his friends frequently
made bets, and the reckoning up of
their gains and losses added much to:
the fun of the day. Same with cards
always for small sums. When or
dination came round, and he had to
make his first confession, he had
many grave sins to admit, but he did
not regard them as breaches of the
commandments. The Sporting Par
son. grants, however, that "a great
deal Of play may be justly discouraged
on the ground Of its being fatuous If
not ridiculous and eontemptible-
amusement, and therefore deleterions
in the same way as it is deleSerious TO
eat the skins of baked potatoes the
hurt of ones Digestion Let us the
concludes) do all we can to check the
evils of gambling, but do not let zeaE
outrun discretion and say that TO bet
is intrinsically sinful, as that is not
true, and no cause, however good, can
be really helped forward by anything
that is untrue or even exaggerated
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
The British
Soldier.

Much has been said about the hardi-
hood and bravery of the British SOL
der, writes Bradford Daniels, who
served 10 months in South Africa dur
ing the present war, but as I saw him
both on the veldt and in the hospital
his robustness may be seriously ques-
toned Often the. regular, when he
arrived at Cape Town, was not in fit
condition for an arduous. campaign.
Excesses had sapped his strength to
such an extent that a body of regu-
lars, trained as they were to carry a
heavy kit and to march, could not fol-
low any of the colonial corps for even
two hours of hard marching. Many a
regular died in the hospital from COM
paratively slight wounds because his
blood was tainted while beside some
dangerously wounded colonial who had
lived; clean life, recovered. T..
The regulars bravery cannot be
Questioned, however. He simply laughs
at death; and, all through the war
the English infantry would attack i'm
pregnable positions which the more
wary colonial troops would never think
of attacking. But this courage is large
ly the courage of the brute which does
not realize what death is To live in
a hospital filled with regulars after a
big engagement and hear them, even
before their wounds are closed, fill the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
FINDS BOGUS SODA FLAgoss.

Artificial Compound Is NEaRs 10 Take
the Place of VanzRs.
The chemist and the prevention of
sale of adulterated and impure food
have put their rejected brand on an
other favorite beverage Patrons of
the soda fountain who have been
taught to ask for lemon or vanilla Hav-
cring, for the alleged reason that those
sirups were less liable than others to-
adulteration, will be surprised at the,
assertion that there is no extract for
which substitutes are more often used,
than vanilla. This is said On the au-
thority of the Massachusetts, board of
health. The true vanilla bean costs
from $12 to SIS per pound. and were
there no substitute 1t could not be used
so freely and so extensively as at pres
ent. Vanillin, the active property Of
the extract, can be made from other
substances at cost Of abont 81 per,
gallon. The artificial compound is:
chemically Identical with the yanifiin
found in the true vanilla extract ana
therefore has come to be 9ised exten--
slVely by manufacturers and dealers
1t has been made for commercial pur--
poses from turpentine, but more salts
factory results are obtained from oil
OF cloves or benzoic acid, and it is now
extracted chiefly from these 1t is con-
sidered harmless when taken in small
quantities and has been found to pos
sess certain medicinal properties. Elk
periments on frogs With large quaint
ties have, however, caused spinal con-
vulsions. There is some comfort for
confirmed soda water drinkers, and a
general warning for others, an the fur
ther statement by the Massachusetts,
authorities that the metallic eontami-
nation of the water used IN glass of
soda is far more detrimental to health
than any adulteration of the fayoring
sirup.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
HE SECOND
Isl land

81 Excluding Australia, Baffin Land,
situated near the east coast Of the
american continent, a short distance
north pth of Hudson strait, is the second
Island OF the world in point of size and
stH little Is known about it. It has
long been represented on the maps as
composed of a number Of islands. It
is still shown in this way on a num-
Der Of maps now in use One by one
these supposed islands, Cumberland
Island, Fox Land, Meta Incognita, Sus-
sex island and others have been found
to be a part of the main island; thus
Bafhn Land has been gradually in
creasing in size on the maps until to-
day 1t is known to be inferior only to
Greenland in size. The latest edition
OF the best map of the polar regions
published in any American atlas, how
ever, Still shows Cockburn island,
which is separated from Baffin Land
py "a wide channel, though number
OF foreign maps show that it is a part
or Baff1n Land. DR.. Robert Bell, the
new director of the geological survey
OF Canada, who mapped a long stretch
of the west coast in 1897, has just pub
llshed in the Geographical Journal
report of his explorations. He says
that it is 'tthe third largest island in
the world, being only exceeded by Aus
tralia and Greenland" AS Australia
is now ranked by nearly all geograph-
ers as the smallest of the continents,
Balm Land will undoubtedly take it's
place among the islands as the second
IN area. All the best maps of Baffin
Land now show a great lake region in
the central part of the southern por-
ton OF the island. These lakes lie be-
tween mountain ranges DR.. Bell says
that the two greatest bodies of water
areslarger than any of the lakes in the
whole peninsula of Labrador and that
they may almost be compared to
Lake Ontario in extent He visited the
southernmost, Lake Amadjuak, which
may be 120 miles in length by forty in
breadth in the middle. According to
Eskimo accounts, Lake Amadjuak dis
charges northward into Lake Mettill-
ingby short river, without rapids,
he{natives passing from one lake to
another in their kayaks. Lake Mettill-
s singsis perhaps 140 miles long and sixty
miles nile wide and its waters reach the
sesFt Fthrough a large and rapid river
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
CLERICS
HIS VICTIMS


One morning man came to me with
a letter written on stamped paper and
signed with the name of a clergyman
OF my church in a town in Massachu-
sets, says a writer i'll the Ladies
Home Journal. His story, told in great
embarrassment, was that he had run
away from home. According to the
letter his aged mother was dying with
grief, and the. appeal Of the rector
was to. the man to come back at once
The minister's check for $8, drawn on
a bank in the same town was inclosed
with which to pay car fare. He was
distressed and was anxious to go, but
the difficulty was that he had been in
New York only five days, knew no one
and could not be identified at any
bank. Would cash the check? I told
him to come back in a couple of hours,
and meantime 4 telegraphed inquiries
to Rev. G The answer came back:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Regarded as a Brute by
His AristOcratic
Officers.

air with iibes and curses and all the
old obscene language of the barrack-
room, strips them of all the romance in
which fiction has clothed them and
leaves them in the light of men who
DO not value life because they do not
know its significance.
But there is every excuse to be made
for Tommy Adkins. The army takes
MIN IN his ignorance and, instead of
attempting to make man of him, tries
to crush all the self-assertive element
that might make him insubordinate
when ill-treated, and leaves him sim
ply machine to execute military ma
neuvers. So long as he keeps out of
trouble and is present at roll call no
further notice is taken of him. Usu-
ally the officers over him are rich and
aristocratic and absorbed in social
life. According to. their, standards a
soldier is little better than brute.
That he is young, ignorant, among
strangers and surrounded with temp
tations that would corrupt any but the
strongest characters is all ignored by
those who profess to have him in
charge. If he breaks the law the ex-
tenuating circumstances of the case
are not considered. e.