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The colored American., 1901-07-27
A Fact.

The Nero Dentist are extracting teeth
without pain, making beautiful gold
teeth aud filings ard putting the Vero
double snctiOn in all their plates. Even
With. these advantage they can save
you money. Call now. .I2Eh. and Pen
nsyIvsIlia ave. Over DaFis' Hat store
HoaEs 8 q. m. TO Sip. IA. Sunday 9. 8 IA.
20 p m. ~ s,..4 .....A ...s !.a....., II. .
The colored American., 1901-07-27

that Mr. Bruce has completed the col
lege course, at Harvard, in three years
Instead OF four, and will receive next
year, along with his diploma from the
college, the degree Of Doctor of PhiIo-
sophY Truly, a most remarkable rec
ord Regarding Mr. Bruce, the writer
In the article referred to, says:
''Tbere was time not many years
ago. when the b US wh" W ou college
stiuctiOns were ger erslly looked
upon with susptci10, It was said that
the more they knew and thought, the
more hi marks they secured and
orstof1csl contests they won, the Jess
they would amount to in the world
However justifiabie this dstruss may
hava been In the past, it IA nertainl not
well founded to-day. Col ege stand
ards,' in the big univers ties, at least,
are sO'fnuch like those of the rest of the
world, that 10 is prett ysafe to say that
the young man who makes his mark
IN college IN certain lines js very like
ly 10 succeed u'tf1e same fields with
out coflegewslls 'Prysn and Beveridge
for instance, were both famous college
orators the 'fnOet- senterprising New
YORK journalist was business manager
OF hTs college pa"er; the orig ginators OF
Iu6 haFNhIU EaLu D OH were t0S IOuQQs
ers of"Lifs as fhe' universities grow
larger aHd more cosmopolitan, it he
comes Increasingly true that the tall
ents Of 10 "a who can write; or speak or
think well, are just as likely TO be pro-
perly RI cogniz Cd ateol!ege sc anywhere
else. Fer that. reason 1t is welt to
know something about the young men
who rise above their ffl,ow students in
som e'rnsrkSd way ..'- .. as "a. .t.
tfG.lR > Es ts5t.Ea .sr.s...-
sizs,,.H HARYARD's THREE.
''Thefo are three men in Harvard
this year who stand. out prominently
Rs les<ers IN their respective lines, and
who are R6judE@di by mSDy observers
TO be- intel4eetuF lily the'most prominent
students 5n the college. These. three
men'are; firss, sR ozcoe. OonklinR Bruce,
young 'cHIored. man the best, spes ker
and tPstAde batter in II arVsr,f, q student
of hfg4rrasaks very pro badly the most
able v<SU~z mar. Of his FSoe in AmsTies;
second, Henry BevieF Kirkland, also q
good debateT and an excel mt studer t,
the president Of the American. Rebubli.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
EiPat Volunteer II Living.

The first volunteer for the civil war
is still living. He is DR.. Charles F..
Rand, of Washington, retired from
active practice by reason of trouble
some wounds received nearly 40 years
ago. A certificate in the capitol at AL
bany attests the priority of DR.. Rand's
tender of his services. The GER
tifcate is signed by the mayor and
two prominent citizens of Batavia, N.
Y; also by the county clerk and sheriff
of the county of Genesee, stating that
within less than ten minutes after the
call of President Lincoln, April Is,
1861, for $4,000 men. was taken from
the wire the name of Charles F. Rand
was enrolled as a soldier. Two gov
ernors of the state of New York and
three presidents of the United States
have recognized his patriotism and gal
lantry. He was twice personally hon
ored by President Lincoln. New York
remembered him with gold medal,
appropriately inscribed. The United
States government has presented him
q plat in the most beautiful part of
Arlington, where, at the proper time,
the state Of New York will erect q
monument worthy Of her first volun-
teer.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
DREP4SEA g(3LKll FISH. 1.


Who that has studied and heard o1
only ordinary fishes would ever expect
to see such : Ash 60 fishing. Yet
here 10 Q dsh that can fish for ito
game, yes, and with rod and line, too.
% deity 90 ever IN angler coaxed .
trout from Z mountain stream.
He is Z clumsy looking monster &C.
cording to our notions Of fish beauty.
He Is sometimes five or six feet in
length, with an enormous head IN
proportion to his body, and mouth
that will enable him to swallow ami
mails nearly as large as himself. He
is poor swimmer and clumsy, and
that great mouth must be filed. 90 he
turns fisherman for . living. H.
Mark these two long feelers which
spring from the creatures nose, and
how they taper away like ,veritabls
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

fishing rods. To the end of them Il
attached by line or slender fila
:mentasman glittering morsel of men,
brene. This is the bait. The hooks
are set in the mouth of the fisher
man down below. But how is he to
induce the fish to venture within
reach of those hooks. They are shy;
he must not let them see him, yet
he must draw them to him, and ho
does it by stirring up the mud on the
bottom. Then he plies his rod and
the glittering bait waves to and fro
like living insect glancing through
the turbid water. Then up rises that
cavernous mouth from the cloud be-
low and snap! the prey is entombed
in the bag-nets, huge sacks attached
to it's gill covers, in which it slows it's
victims until enough of them are COL
lected to form a satisfactory mouth
ful.-Little Chronicle.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Lived on IN Idol,. Dinner.

An old sailor, now a pilot at Port
Royal, S. c., is fond of relating an in.
cident which occurred near Calcutta,
India. The vessel which he command
ed was wrecked in the bay of Bengal,
and he and two companions were the
only ones saved. The three men
reached shore, and in seeking food
and shelter came upon an immense
Hindoo wooden idol. While they were
looking 1T it they saw q party of ma
tives approaching and hid themselves
In the bushes near by. Each native
carried . dish of eatables which he
placed in front of the idol, and after
they had departed the hungry sailors
had a sumptuous feast. For nearly
. week the sailors camped in the vi
entity of the idol, living on his pro-
visions, until they were discovered.
Then they had fight with the ma
tives, and although victorious thought
it prudent to move on, so they made
their way to Calcutta, and there &C.
cured passage homeward.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
~, THUS, Il


They met for the first time.
She knew IN . moment that he was
the kind Of q man. that she. would think
too much 81 TO fall IN love with, and. on
hie part, he knew that she was the kind
Of : girl that he could be conf dental
with without her expecting that he
was going to try and kiss her, says
Puck. y IS as.5 !. s@s s5s .ss5z sS.
Instinct did this. Subtle, unreason.
ing instinct. They were on good terms
at once. p: ts:.5s s.. $.szl s2l4s1 s..
After they had talked Of books for
awhile he said bluntly but admiringly:
"You are not literary, are you?"
She smiled. ID. 4y.s 4.ss j. = ..,S /
II understand you," she said. mo;
not in the sense you mean. hate that
sort Of thing, you know. I like books
for their own sakes, and read them
when can; but, alas! the books I like
are not slMays considered the best by
Others" .,.& :. - =. -.
II knew it," he replied. "And you
have no especial-fad, have you. You
are musical, maybe; and you like golf,
and>you go to church, but = ID
II know exactly what you mean,"'
she said. Eyes, am fond of music;
but don't rave over the German opera.
To tell you the truth, I have often
found it bore. I like to play golf, too;
but not so much as some people do.
Yes," refectively, II think I am fond
of a great many things, but I believe,
most of all, in cultivating the homelier
virtues. I am fond Of home, and I like
to keep myself good-natured and be
patient with others, and am fond Of!
men-when they are not silly. Indeed,
I fear that you will find me very ordi-
nary" ~
"'Yes," he said, admiringly; perhaps
you are; but do you know that is what
like about you" =
And they both laughed. 49,
"But you," she said. "How strange
I have never met you before! You are
about, aren't your
"Not much!" he replied. II am too
busy. I never go to afternoon teas, or
readings, or operas, or such things.
"How fortunate you are" she mur-
INJURED. "What do you do?"
II work hard" he answered. '~The
only time have to play golf is on Sun
days."
'How nice!" she observed: "How you
must enjoy it," -
II dol" he exclaimed. II like a good
many other things, also, but don't
have time for them. I believe gooa;
deal as you do, and try to keep myself
where feel that am somewhat an OBJ
ject OF respect"
II can well believe that" she said.
II am sure we shall be friends.'
"Indeed we shan," he replied, warm
~.
And then they parted.
And as they went on their ways each
one observed to himself (herself):
what great pity it is that he
(she) is the kind of fellow (girD that
never could marry!"
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
THE Wish MAN. ]

4 funny little Wish Man came cut Of tho
Somewhere here. se s. 55.;ig& Sj,ss Il
(You really should have seen him he
looked 20 wondrous Queer): ..
He had = pack upon his back. stuffed full
sH az full could be, i.s 7 a. = s 4 !.
OF wishes for the boys and Girls-thoss
= living near to me. E.l. (. i ;. .ass
He said he'd indirectly heard-he couldn't
tell Just where .*s.. u.
That In the town Of Discomfort were
many dwelling there. :
Who wished for this and wished for that
lit really was too bad), rs
It made but little difference what, longs
'twasn't what they had! y y.
Accordingly, he stuffed his pack (and
tied around a band) =
With every sinble kind of wish now found
within the land
And Jared he forth from house to house,
to please the people all,
And dealt out every kind Of wish for
which he had a CALL
TO one twas wealth-a sordid wish; an
other called for joy;
One asked for ease; one beauty took-2
worthless sort of toy!
And 50 he gave them this and that, and
all seemed happy quite,
For which the Wish Man naturally took
very keen delight.
But when a stranger passed the town Of
Discomfort, he saw
CTwas Just short time after this) what
filled him quite with awe:
No merry whistle, smile nor laugh could
be perceived at all
What dire disaster could have brought
upon the town this pail!
He called upon a wealthy youth, who
said: "I'm all at sea-
What stocks to buy, how to invest-it al
most crazes me!
Before rich man became, had all sorts
Of fun,
But since my wish, q moments Joy
haven't had, not one!''
And thus twas so all through the town.
Each testified the same.
Not one was half SO happy as before the
Wish Man came.
"Ah, hal" Perhaps by this you've guessed
who was the stranger man;
II not, by throwing out this hint, I'm very
sure you can!
That night, when everything was still,
there crept from room to room
Some one who gathered up each wish that
caused such direful gloom;
And when old Sol arose next day, and scat
tered sunbeams down,
They fell upOn-the name was changed
upon COntented Town!
-Adelbert F. Caldwell, in Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
UNIQUE Map of Gettysburx.

Gen.. Huidekoper, who commanded
the Bucktails at Gettysburg. and lost
an arm there, has been for long time
engaged in the construction of a re.
lief map of the battlefield, which he
has at length completed. 1t is made
with. absolute Typographical accuracy.
on q horizontal scale of 900 feet to
the inch, and vertical scale OF. 100 feet
to the inch, showing every elevation
and depression in an area of 16 square
miles, every hill and vale and water
course, the roads, the woods, the houses
that figured in the battle. every point
essential to the understanding Of the
military movements. No such map
exists of any other great battlefield
Chicago Chronicle. - >,g5= s SSs.3G zss IL,
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
RESTING AFTER A FIRE.

love Of warmth she quickly found her
way to the sleeping engine and slowed
herself away alongside of the fire pan
which keeps up steam when the en-
gine is not in action. It was nice,
warm bed, and so comfortable as COM
pared to the outside cold from which
she had so providentially escaped that
pussy has never since ''cared to wander
from her own fireside." When she did
wander the other night she took the
fireside along with her.
Along in the small hours, when the
brave fellows up above, who had sworn
to be her protector, were soundly Sleep
ing, there came the wild clang of the
alarm bell. In an instant all was COM
motion in the station. The doors of
the stable few open with thud, the
horses sprang from their stalls and
raced to their places beneath the pend
ant harness. At the same time shad-
owy, halfdressed forms shot down
the shiny brass rods from the aper-
lures above and mounted swiftly to
their places on the engine, hose cart
and chemical. Then the doors of the
station swung open with bang and
the firemen drove madly from the
house. A dwelling house in the far
northwest was aflame, and it was a
long race to save property, perchance
lives.
They made q record-breaking run
and stopped the fire before the res
idence had been greatly damaged. Dur
ing the hour or more that it took to
extinguish the flames the engine,
hitched to hydrant, throbbed fiercely
and emitted shower of sparks, which
made things uncomfortable for spec
tators in close proximity. So great was
the heat from the furnace, now red
with bed of Goals, that Precipitation
poured from the stoker's face ~ he
steadily fed the hre. -
In the furry of fire fighting pussy
had been forgotten, and it was not un-
til the crew returned to the station
that the driver of the engine bethought
him Of his charge. When he bent low
and examined pussy's corner, with his
heart In his mouth, expecting to find
her missing Or dead from the heat.
kittis proved herself unharmed by
purring gently when his hand encoun-
tered her. e- sps -i- s:s.S%5-, 4.
She had come through the wild
nights ride to the fire unscathed and
had shown herself to be possessed Of
al the prerequisite qualities Of fear
lessness and endurance which become
q fireman., zsT II .E-ss |g. 4 #5ees .s
!. The bcys Of No. IL have officially de-
elared her the stations mascot, and
they are very proud Of their aflnd.r
She accompanies them to every IRE.
Cincinn1tie Commercial Tribuno,
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
A WONDERFUL PLANT.
1t Leaves Young Plants Which In the
Course of Time Destroy Their
Parents.

The "Life plant" as it is called, IL
found in tropical climates and some
times in our large greenhouses. When
full grown it has rather large and ir-
regular spreading branches. It has
thick, waxy, olive-shaped leaves, with
notched edges. The flowers are borne
on tall, straight stalks, are bell
shaped, and, in the early part of the
season, are Of pale green color; as
the season advances, however, they
become streaked with red and purple.
To a casual observer there is moth
ing particularly striking about the
plant; but if one of the leaves il ex-
amined with care, in each notch .
tiny brown dot is seen. Each of these
brown dots is collection of minute
life cells, the germs of other perfect
plants. It is from these life-cells that
the plant derives its everyday name
the life plant.
These germs do not develop until
the leaf either drops from the parent
plant or 10 plucked and given ample
time to mature. Let us imagine that
we have mature leaf before us, and
that it is our privilege to watch the
germs develop. After four or five
weeks have passed tiny leaves on
thread-like stems are seen growing
from every notch on the leaf, and
often leaf has as many as IA or IS
notches in it's margin. Encouraged
by the warm air and the sunshine,
the tender little shoots grow with
alarming rapidity, and in short time
are so closely clustered together a. 70
almost hide the original leaf.
AS the young plants increase in size
and strength they absorb the vitality
of the parent leaf, and it gradually
loses its fresh green color, shrivels
and dies. Nature then seems to say
to the young plants: "Now you must
seek fresh nourishment," so they be.
gin to feel around with their slender
roots, and finally send them down
deep into the ground for the nutri-
ment needed.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

commanded my corps and whose head.
quarters were at the Chattanooga river,
telling him that I captured the city,
and he arrived within two hours.
also sent a messenger to Gen. Ward,
giving him the same information. Gen.
Ward, however, did not arrive until tho
next day.
"Now, let me make one correction.
In reading the Records Of the Rebel
lion some time ago, found written
report from Capt. Scott, claiming cred.
it for the surrender Of the city of At.
lanta. He put into his own mouth,
word for word, the conversation had
with Mayor Calhoun. also find in the
Records of the Rebellion that the cred.
it for capturing Atlanta is given to Gen.
Ward, who did not arrive until the next
day, whereas Gen. Slocum rea ched tho
town within two hours from the. time
Mayor Calhoun surrendered the town
to me. So much for the accuracy of
history"
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22

AN EXPENSIVE FuR1oUGH.
to Make . short Visit to
0@ His People.

Infantry raids," said the major, In
the Chicago Inter Ocean, "were al
common in our part OF the army as
picket skirmishes. Most of the boys
remember the several raids we made
toward Red Clay early in 1864. Our
regiment was there one day, and the
next a confederate cavalry regiment
occupied the place. The day after
that We drove them out, remained q
few hours, and our rear guard was
scarcely out Of the place when the
confederates occupied it again. Three
days later we found the place unoc-
cupied, swept around it and were re-
turning when we were attacked half
way to camp. Raiding is not occupa-
tion of country. A raio has defin-
ito object, and it's success depends
upon the mobility Of the moving COL
Iumn.
I'm the western army infantry
came to have almost al much mobility
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Mro. Il. Pelton.

Mrs. T. Pelton, 562 St. Anthony avenue,
st. Paul, Mimi, writes:
"Peruna has done wonders for me- 1t
has cured my headache and palpitation of
the heart; has built up my whole system.
cheesfully recommend Peruna to all suf-
ferers afflicted with catarrh. My mother is
and generally out: Of sorts. if Peruns una is g. taken
it Immediately removes that tired feeling" j."
Peruna cures catarrh by removing the
cause. indamed mucous membranes.
DR.. Hartman, the compounder of Pc.
r,,na, once said, in a lecture to women: .
"A great number of women consult me
every year. l often have occasion to say
to these patients, 4 fear you have ca
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
FIRE STATION MASCOT.
Engine Company No. II.
Wherever 1t May Go.

On one dark night not long ago Va.
grant black cat, of such diminutive
proportions as to indicate that it's eyes
had but recently opened for the first
time on this world, found its way into
No. ~ engine house, in Chicago, and
into the hearts of the stalwart fire
fighters, who bade it welcome. They
fondled the waif in their strong arms
and became jealously disputatious
when any of them tried to monopolize
the attention of the outcast.
Kitty Was allowed the freedom of the
house, and lost no time in making her.
self at home. With a cats natural
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
SHOUTING FOR HIM MTosURRENDER.

as cavalry. Our regiment was often
out week at a time covering almost
as much ground as cavalry COM
mand would cover in the same time,
and we had all sorts of adventures.
I remember on one occasion, as we
approached a rather pretentious
house, we saw a man in gray walking
from the stable to the house. We
had come up quietly, moving quickly,
and our arrival was wholly unexpect-
ed.
when We reached the house an old
lady who came to the door said there
were no men about the place; that all
her sons were in the southern army,
and that the men servants were away.
The orders were to search the house.
We went through every room with
out finding any signs of a man. At
last, before giving up the search, I
said to the boys: L will look under
the bed I did so, and was surprised
beyond measure to find a man in a
confederate officers uniform looking
me in the eyes. I covered him with
my revolver and demanded that he
surrender. lie replied promptly: Il
will see you in hell first
II knew we had fight on our
hands, and we disposed ourselves to
capture the officer, who had the ad-
vantage of position. He was a plucky
fellow, however, and proposed to
make his fight in the open, but as he
crept from under the bed one of the
boys who was on the bed caught him
by the hair and chucked his face down
on the floor, shouting for him to sur
render. At this the old lady sprang
forward, threw her arms around the
man on the bed, and pleaded with
him not to murder her only son. The
reply was: The best way to save your
son is to tell him to surrender and
she ordered that officer to surrender
just as if he had been boy six years
old.
'"The officer obeyed and came out
from under the bed crestfallen and
indignant. When ne looked out of the
window and saw the full regiment
awaiting the outcome of the scrap,
he said: All right; but it's hard; it's
devillsh hard. paid $500 for my fur
Tough, and haven't been at home an
hour. Now, what are you going to do
with me?' He was taken away with
the regiment, walking along with our
captain, and talking easily about the
war and the country. We captured
several other officers and men at home
on furlod CHS. and caused a commotion
throughout the whole district through
which we raided."
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
A Oettysbur4 Recluse.

Upon the battlefield Of Gettysburg,
in . remote and wild place, far from
any habitation, lives Frederick Thorn
as, q man 60 years old. He has two or
three pet chickens, well up in years,
only other living things near. Upon
the death of his wife, years ago, he
determined to live the life Of recluse,
and has studiously kept his resolution.
Indianapolis News. =. 4.
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Not the Real Thing.

"Bah!" exclaimed the prospective,
purchaser to the expectant book.
dealer. -
Being asked for an explanation Of
his ejac' Ilation, he said: -. o51
''You call this book q Collection Of
Portraits of One Hundred Authors.
Why, only three in the bunch have
their heads resting on their right
hands, with q roll of manuscript in.
the left" 5.z %sy; Ill. f.
Saying ''Bah!" again, with the con-
acious air of one who has unearthed
q fraud, he left the shop in high
dudgeon. American. & i
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Didn't want to he - Girl.

Papa" said small Tommy, s~our
Sunday: school teacher read that we
must all be born again" 'Well?"
queried the father. "But don't want
to be born again" said the little fel-
low. ''Why not7' asked his father.
Because" answered Tommy, "I'm
afraid I might be born . girl" ;s.s
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Wanted Particular,.

Judge-What's the charge against
the prisoner, officer? .-s
Omcer1He had an Internal machine
In his possession, your honor.
automobile or bicycle? ?" Chisags
Daily News .s| #.'G
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
Ilsuallx the Case.

4 She-What became of your cousin
who met man one day and married
him the next? f.. ~, E==; # ss s'.tt.. '.t. s !.
HeShe's in ST Louis, I believe.
" ''She certainly married in haste-I
wonder If she is repenting at leisure 2"
NO; / understand it keeps her 50
busy trying to support her husband
that she has no time for repentance. )" -
Chica 70 Daily News. IS 85s .5ss.. 3 ss:5
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
.Johnnv AIR. His Wi.dom.

+, whats twins, mammal" asked
four-year-old Bessie. II know!" ex-
claimed her small brother before the
mother could answer. wins = two
kids just the same age, sthres's trip
lets. tours quadrupeds and avsis cen,
tipedes.'' " ...s s .'s... I. 5,t5@ Il
The Worthington advance., 1901-02-22
a Natural Quer.

Van AntlerI am trying to bring
my daughters up TO know something.
BilterIsathat 20? Who's teaching
them Detroit Frss Press.