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The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
INTELLIGENCE OF FISH.
Method I'M Their Movements ~ De.
scribe1 hy an Interested :
Observer.

An hour iater, says Arthur Henry, in
Frank Lcslie's Popular Monthly, we
were standing by one of the glass tanks
watching hundreds Of little fish, an
inch long and half as wide, darting
about the rocks covered with beauti-
full green sea-weed, like 4 growth of
tender shrubbery. They were "stort
minnows," brilliant with all the lines
of purple and blue, with now and then
a CLINT Of salmon as they turned swiftly
in the light.
swatch them closely" said Prof.
Dalghren, 'and you will notice that
there are five of them on guard over
five different localities. Each one of
these is a male protecting a nest con-
cealed in the, region where he swims."
At once the spectacle became INTEL
1igible to me. It was no longer an aim
less, playful darting about of fish, in.
terested only for their flashing and
glowing tints. One of them was
guarding the pebbles on the bottom,
In one corner. He was the only
watcher in that section of the tank,
and the most incessant activity was
necessary. He was not given q mo-
nent's pause. Hundreds of his fel-
lows hovered over and around him
were constantly slipping into his do
main. AS he darted with open mouth
at those about him, others would
shoot from one side, or whisk out of
clump OF weeds, at little dis
tance, and begin at once to nose
among the pebbles, in search of eggs.
Instantly the guard was upon them
and routing them out. He would
shoot off again to disperse those de-
scending.
In another section, the other four
guards were similarly at work, but
the task was easier for them as their
nests were close together and they
worked in unison. Each of these had
but one side from which attack could
come. The other sides were protect
ed by the operations of his compan-
ions. Every moment Of the "a hours,
night and day, without an instant's
rest or let up, these guards are at
their defense. The moment the fe-
males of harem lay their eggs, the
male takes charge and drives even
the mothers away; which indicates
that they might devour their own
eggs. A guard has never been known
to violate his nest nor to disturb an
others. They trust each other i'm
plicitly. One guard never attacks an
other, even though they often COL
ide in their pursuit of interlopers
and overreach into each others terri
tory. These fish know each other as
individuals. If group of 20 maraud-
ers swoop into the preserves at once,
and the guards are dashing in all d.
rections among them, nipping to
right and to left, moving too swiftly
for the eye to follow, they never mis-
take an ally for an enemy.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
His OiaxnosiA

Teacher-Suppose you had ono
pound of candy and gave two-thirds
to your little sister and one-fourth to
your little brother, what would You
have yourself?
6cholar-Well, I guess I'd have tho
measles or something SOS I>wouldn't
feel much like eating!-Puck.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
. ELEVEN .l||ll. NEW | SHIPS.
When Completed, They viii Excel
All Other War Vessels. -.
Five TO BE DattlesAips with 10000
Horse Fewer Engines - The
4 Others VIII He Fast Ar
H.. A01eA CruisePs.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.1
ID EFORE the twentieth century Il
ID many years old, Americans will
be able to point with pride to
their navy. Ever since President
Cleveland's first term of office, when
Mr.. Whitney was secretary Of the
navy, the executive branch of the gov
ernmcnt has advocated the construc-
ton of modern warships. President
Harrison was in genuine sympathy
with the spirit Of progress evidenced
by his predecessor, and President Nc
Kinley is helping along the good
work. The Spanish-American war,
although an unbroken succession of
victories for our navy, impressed upon
the heads of the navy department and
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Toe stronx q Tenptation.

Toe Strong q Tenptatiol.u
"Yes, George asked me how old I
would be on my next birthday."'
The impudent fellow! OF course
you said 1927
''No, said 26."
mercy, girl, you amt but "a!
mo, but George is going to give me
a cluster ring with diamond in it
for every year" Plain
Dealer.
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Mrs. De Mon-1 gave you my card
yesterday; why did you not call for
the clothing I promised you?
Procrastination Bill-Beg pardon,
ma'am. bu IT yesterday was Monday
and de card said: "At home Thurs
days."-Lomsville Courier-Journal.
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Conyeraation.. and tn

ss<s5s ConveTsationra and Talk. ri.
't.Yes," he said reaectively, ''conver-.
sation, is . lost art r. r. ~ -.
$ "Lost art!" she cried. "Why, you
Just ought Ito hear us at our whist club.
IT was speaking of conversation" he
replied; ttnot merely talk. Chicago
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
A Ch0fce NJ Term.

= "Here's another man who got away
with some money that didn't belong
to. him." said the young woman who
was reading the paper.
"How- much?" inquired Miss Cay
enne.
1T doesn't state."
"That's too bad! I wanted to de-
termine whether he is plain thief,
a misguided embezzler or bold finan-
cier."@Washington Star.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Not Up to Date.

70, the disgrace Of it ALL" wept the
unhappy wife Of the defaulting bank
employe.
"Alas! Alas!" moaned her friends,
not knowing what else to say.
20, the disgrace!' continued the, ,sor.
rowing woman. ITO think Henry only
got away with $4,000, when everybody
else is taking all the way from hun
dred thousand to 4 million"
Now, when it was too late, she real
lied her mistake in marrying an old
fashioned man.-Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Suspicious Sign.

Wife-1 feel so ashamed this morn.
ing. I'm afraid took too much wine
at the Hiton's dinner last night.
acknowledgements! - You. lidn't
show any signs of it. j. - :. +.
Wife-Oh, yes, 1 did. Didn't you
notice how heartily I laughed at those
old jokes Of yours?- Philadelphia
Press =: +. - 3.-- 81 -
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r. !
His Syaten.

The Young One Dad, give me a point.
er about married life. How do you get
on so we'll with mother? -.
The Old One-Easy enough, my boy.
First, have cultivated habit of never
understanding her. Second, I am
good listener. And third, 1 never allow
her to have anything she doesn't want.
brooklyn Life.
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Reoo4nized Him.

Ars. Casey (reading war news)-
Wan soldier wor morthal wounded,
an his lasht words wor: "Gimme
whisky"
Mrs. Dolan (whose husband is at
the front)-Hivin hip me fatherless
childer; thot wor Pat. - Harper's
Bazaar.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
In Self-Defense.

Towne-1'm surprised at you trying
to borrow q dollar from that fellow
Harduppe. You're surely not ,p such
awful need of money.
i Browne---No, but felt sure Hard
.uppe was, and I merely anticipated
him. Press. 80 ..
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Brief Notes.

Charles Johnson, a harnessmaker at
Cambridge, was found dead. He was
single man and roomed alone over
his shop. He was about 40 years old.
The Minnesota legislature is to be
asked for an approximation of $4,000
for additions to the Moorhead normal
school. s>>f~ ~ :
Edward Brennan, an old and prom
inent resident of Lakeville, was acci-
dentally killed by falling down stair
way in a hotel.
Walter w. Campbell, watchman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, dropped dead at Blooming
ton avenue and Twenty-ninth street
in Minneapolis. He has been to a
store and made purchase and, while
returning home, death overlook him.
The cold storage warehouse of J..
Stirneman at Winona was entered and
140 pounds of butter belonging to
Floyd Barber removed, together with
tank of oysters and two cases of
eggs.
Erick Matson, a lumber man was
crushed to death by a falling log near
Foley. -
Governor Lind will not fix the date
for the hanging of Christian Wallert,
convicted in Carver county of killing
his wife and children. The man can
not hang for at least ninety days after
the sentence, and only thirty have
now passed. The duty of fixing the
date is not pleasing to Governor Lind,
and he will leave the matter to Gov.
elect Van SAINT. -;
At Sauk Center safe crackers went
through the safe of A. NJ. Madsen, who
keeps a general store and extracted
500 in cash, leaving no trace. .1>'
The Moorhead Business Mems union
will offer inducements for the estab.
lishment there Of linen factory. f.
The Zenith mattress factory at Du-
luth was destroyed by fire.
The United States railway mail SER
vice does not deliver mail at Smith
Lake, Mlnn.. as the place is under
quarantine on account of smallpox.
Miss Grace Cosgrove Of Le Sueur
narrowly escaped being burned to
death. Asspark. from "a match set fire
TO q bathrobe she. was wearing and
sinstantly.shc was s-enveloped IN flames.
She was burned severely about the
bead. & . 81
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
A Good Year.

The business year of the Union stock
yards at South st. Paul, which closed
Dec. 81, was remarkably successful.
Gains have been made in about every
way possible.
The rumber of hogs received was
about 500, 465, which is larger by 49,
223 than the previous year. The
money paid to shippers will reach
about Sc, 1000, 900. The cattle receipts
were 176, 6,715, an increase of about 6,S27
over 1899. Calf receipts were 44,548,
against 81, 479 for 1899.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Quite True, quite True!

Walking Lady Qate for rehearsaD-
Oh, I'm so sorry to be late. I do hope
you haven't all been waiting for me?
Stage. Manager (icily)-My dear
Miss Chalmers, incompetence is the
gift of heaven; but attention to busi-
ness may be cultivated.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer. -...-:--, =
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
No S1necuPo.

Jaggles-That young poet has be.
come fad and gets dollar a head
from people to hear him read his po.
ems. That's an easy way to make
money.
Waggles-Easy? Say! I guess you
never tried to read that fellows poetry.
Puck
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
A Blow Ennphasised.

"Did you feel the blow when that
young woman threw you over2"
Feel it? She wrote on q postal
card that I needn't come to see her
any more; and I board in a house
with three spinsters and five giggling
girle:''-Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
NOT TOO MANY WOMEN.
The Numerical Excess Of the Sex No,
~ Great a. Commonly
Supposed.

The census recently completed shows
that the feminine population is increas-
ing at rapid rate in the large cities
and it is predicted that\ this country
will presently be confronted by prob
lem that has worried foreign statis-
ticians for some time-the prepon.
derance of women. tits admitted, says
the Chicago Chronicle, that the women
here have the advantage over their
foreign sisters in that many fields Of
work are opened to them and they can
also hold and dispose of property to an
extent unknown on the other~sid So
that the American woman is in great
measure economically Independent of
man, and thus does she escape some of
the serious Consequences that afaict
the foreign woman. It seems a pity
that anyone at this late day should fall
+ to worrying about the ,superfuous
woman myth. It ie such an old, old
story, and one that has times without
number proven to be needlessly dis
turbing. As to the bogey of so many
women, did it ever occur to the alarm
lists to attempt to figure how many of
these feminine overplus were widows
who persist in outiving their husbands
ten, 20 or even 30 years and spinsters
of uncertain age? Statistics published
about ten years ago showed that. in
London, where the woman population
is greatly in excess of the male, be-
tween the ages of 10 and As the men
were in excess. The trouble appears
to be mainly with the women Of so and
over, who are much more persistent
about holding on to life than are their
contemporaries among men. When
women as a class are economically In
dependent the alarmist articles about
the superfuous woman will cease, for
who would dare to apply to q bread
winner so opprobrious title as super
duoua?
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Causes the Gout.

CaWseS the Gout.
Rich Patient-What is the cause of
gout, doctor?
Doctor-Excessive. eating and drink
ing will produce gout. Mental worry
will also cause it. y
Patient-My, my! Well, must
stop worrying over my excessive eat
ing and drinking.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Snoiled Hia Slsen

Mrs. Eggleston-Look heah, Hen.
cry! doan yo' want cup oh, coffee
fer breakfas'? 49,. v
Mr.. Eggleston-No-I doan want no
coffee in de mawning'-keeps me
awake all day.-Judge. ..,-s 6
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Effective.

"Funniman has dry sort of hui
NOR"
eyes; his jokes are enough to drive
one to drink, if that's what you
mean."-Brooklyn Life.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
The Ladder Of Prefernent.

The Ladder OF Prefernent.
First Lawyer-Y Young Blackstone
has political aspirations, hasn't he7
Second Lawyer--:Why do you think
so? =. IS
First lawyer notice he calls. an
the barkeepers by their first names.
IN. Y. Weekly. .zs 8 s.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Severe Test.

II see," said Sprangle, that Bos.
ton woman says the voice can be idea]
only when there is an ideal charactei
behind it, " 51. as
s'Well, what Of it 2" inquired Bangle
Nothing" said Sprangle, .'only j
wish she could hear my wife call me te
breakfast some morning Cleveland
Plain Dealer .5 ==@ IS
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11

Don't you believe a persons for
tune can be told by cards?" =.
"Well, Lean tell that anybody must
be poor if their cards are printed in
stead Of engraved" ."-Stray Stories.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
More Danuer0us.

Judge-And you say he had murder
in his eye?
Victim-No, sor, think it wuz in
his hond. Thot's where he hild tn
rock.-Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Achievement.

Through weary years he chased Success,
And never seemed to gain an inch,
Till, one day, his rich uncle died,
Then on Success he had 4 cinch.
-Brooklyn Life.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Distribution,

OlstFibutjon.
You must do what you're able to: not what
you would,
An the glory consists in a-doin' It good.
II wishes was facts. we'd be all kings an
queens,
An there wouldn't be no one to raise bread
an beans.
washington Star.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
A Mink Farm.

While many residents of Minneapo-
lis have been devoting considerable
time Of late to the raising of Belgian
hares, they may be surprised to learn
that Wisconsin man. E. n: Harvey,
Lake Mills, has dropped the hare in
dustry for one he claims will pay him
much better. This is the raising of
minks, and he says he can dispose of
the fur to manufacturer at q good
price and have thousands of dollars
while the Belgian hare people have
only dimes,
The mink farm, which is the first
one known to exist, is "a feet long by
20 feet wide; the outdoor yard is 10 by
IL. The shed is q spacious building,
with small boxes for the little ami
mails, and the open yard plenty large
enough for them to run around and
enjog themselves They prefer to
come out during the evening and re-
ceive their daily portions of meat at
that time.
Nothing but meat and all kinds of
game are givep to them to feed on.
''Whenever l have a sick chicken" !"
said Mr.. Harvey, II take him right
over to Mr.. Mink, and he does the
bleeding in the good old-fashioned
Manner"
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
A Frost.

A Frost.
Though he receives as much applause
AS any player in the land,
He played two hours at poker, once.
And failed to get single hand.
-0nck '- -
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Not at Present..

Breathes there a man with soul 30 dead
Who never to his friends hath said:
what did I say? I told you 50.
I called the turn month ago.
Boston Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Would Not Feed Him.

An action for $500 damages has been
commenced by j. A. Scott, q colored
citizen,> against Bert Hantz. In his
complaint Scott alleges that Hantz
conducts restaurant at 419 Washing
ton avenue Minneapolis and that on
Oct. 2, last, he entered the place for
the purpose Of procuring meal It is
alleged that Hantz refused to allow
him to be seated, and that on account
of discrimination his feeling were sub
jected to a severe shock and he was
damaged in the sum named.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
n ext

Young MotherBaby is somewhat
cross to-day. He is teething.
Bachelor lin great awe Of the mite
OF humanity And when do you ex.
pect him to commences airing3
IN. y. World. ss
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Reconciliation.

Man loves his life with ardor great:
He soon forgets each transient pain.
We have our fallings out with Fate
And then we make 1t up again.
-WashinKton Star,
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
AN EYE TO BUSINESS.

Willie-Say, Marie. saw your big
brudder kiss my big sister.
Marie-Dat's good. Now, let's play
Wild West an hold up brudder.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11

on all the great topics Of the day
will be well attended.
"Help' is the keynote of the
work, and DR.. Thomas will have tho
good wishes of all for the success OF
his undertaking.
EDWARD LILLIAN
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
The HEIGHT of Agony

He-Did your friend, the soprano,
ever reach the high c?
she-Yes, one day while she, was at
the dentists, believe she did.-Tit-
Rita = -
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Fought to GET II

*Did you hear what Mrs. Wedder
calls her alimony ~ Ss3 go ~
..lN No. What q SIS
'srhe spoils q war. 2 hiladelph3s
Bulletin
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Omcers Elected.

The state association of military sur
geons met with Surgeons General A.
J. Stone. and elected officers and tran
sacted other business The officers
elected are: President, Lieutenant,
Colonel R: J. Fitzgerald; vice-presi-
dent, Major Jacohy; secretary and
treasurer, Captain Coon. The above
officers will constitute an executive
committee to examine into and decide
on needed legislation to be submitted
to the executive committee of the
National Guard association and en-
bodied in a general bill which they
may prepare to meet certain wants Of
the national guard.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
practical Financierinr. ;, Fl p.

The widow seems to takea great
interest IN old oldthwaite. She
thinks that Il she takes interest now
Ishe'n havs the principal later.
Bits. ssss5 IS
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
HARD LINES.

II told her mother that she ilooked
as young as her daughter"
THAT caught the old lady, T sup
pose?" II
Eyes, but it lost me the daughter
The King.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Keepinx Defore the Pnhlio.

Keeping before the Public.
"oh, yes, he frequently gets his
name in the papers" IL .<.1sa..1 .- &5--
ga"How?" .5z. ~. s.s,..5, .,>s%..E IT,.
whenever prominent man dies
he sends q message OF condolence."-
Chicago Times-Herald.. % -.$.@.; IS
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
AMONG FRIENDS.

Alma = made the acquaintance Of
my husband at charity bazar.
Ella-I suppose he married you for
charity's sake!---Meggendorfer Blaet-
ter. ..s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
CONGER ON LOOTlNG.
Says American Missionaries Need No
Apology.

San Francisco. April 26.-In reference
to the accusations of lOOting made
against missionaries. United States
Minister Conger, who arrived here last
The Americans have a larger num-
Der of missionaries out there than any
other nation, and am frank to say
that under the circumstances there are
very few things which the missionaries
have done, if any, for which there need
be any apology whatever. The stories
Of their looting are false, to my knowl-
edge.
believing that our governn ent
would not demand q monetary inden-
nifty for the murder and pillaging of
native Christians, I advised them that
wherever they could make q settlement
themselves with the villages where
those murders or destruction of proper
ty had taken place, to make them on
their own responsibility Ii Hung
Chang and Chang Yen Mao suggested
that settlement might be made in this
way with the least possible friction.
There are not going out and compelling
the people to pay anything It is alto
gether voluntary on their part.
The missionaries have been criticised
very severely for going, Immediately
after the siege was raised, into aban-
doned houses for shelter for themselves
and the native Christians who had been
expelled from their homes I said: If
there is a boxers habitatiOn abandoned
take possession of it, SO you can have
place in which to shelter and take care
Of the native Christians "
Speaking of the siege, Mr.. Conger,
said: 1T took every white man we had
to stand by the guns. Without the mis-
sionaries the legation would not have
been saved and without the native
Christians none of us would have been
saved. The missionaries were not the
prime cause of the trouble; they were
We're not responsible for the building
of the railroads or for any of the other
foreign innovations against which the
rected."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
10000 ODD FELLOWS
Attend the Celebration of send
Anniversary of the Order.

Kansas City, April 26.-Over 10000 Odd
Fellows from Kansas and Missouri are in
the city to attend the Interstate celebra-
tion of the eighty-second anniversary of
the founding of the order A. c. Gable,
of Covington, o.. grand sire of the I. O.
o. 2. of the world. arrived this morning.
and was escorted from the depot to the
Coates house. where he later held a re-
ception. At noon a street parade Of sub
ordinate and grand lodges of the two
states passed through the downtown
streets. led by the Patriarchs Militant
Members of the Rebekah lodges. which
will hold a separate gathering, followed
in carria geS.
In addition to the high lodge officers
of Kansas and Missouri, the grand mas
ter, H c. McCreery, and the grand sec
retary, J. NJ. Norman Of Colorado, took
part IN the parade. The line contained
big delegations from St. Louis. st. Jo-
seph and Springfield, Mo, Topeka. OSa-
watomie and other points in Kansas. to-
gether with a half dozen bands from
neighboring cities. This afternoon a band
concert was given at Convention hall, fol-
lowed by addresses by prominent officials
of the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-26
TOLSTOPS APPEAL
Letter Addressed to the Car
and His Cabinet.
Voices the Sentiments of Mil
lions of Russians.
A DEEP IMPRESSION.
Is Created Throughout the
Muscovite Empire.
The University Situation Has
Grown Suddenly Worse.

Berlin, April 26-The National lei
tung today prints Russian special cor
respondence which contains another
version of the letter Count Leo Tolstoi.
April 10, addressed to the czar and cab
met. The letter protested against the
system of forcibly suppressing intellec-
tual and political progress and cOun-
selled the liberation of the peasants
from despotic treatn ent, the removal of
all barriers of enlightenment and the
free profession of any faith The letter
concludes:
This appeal have I, Leo Tolstoi.
written; not as a personal conviction,
but as the conviction of millions be-
longing to the Russian intelligence"
The correspondent asserts that the
letter has made the deepest impression
throughout Russia.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung prints a
st. Petersburg special which says the
university situation has suddenly
grown worse From Moscow university
word has been given to persist in
passive opposition until all the SEN
fenced students have been pardoned.
The Vorwaerts publishes a joint pro-
test from the proletariat to the world
bearing the signatures of the leaders of
the socialist movement, including those
of the United States, dated from Brus-
sells, against the brutalities of czariSm.