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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
STREET LIGHTING.

Reasons Why the Expenditures OF New
York for Tsis Purpose Arc Largo. v
Chicago spends SoUO, 900 a year n
street lighting; Boston, $3.50, 900; Ci1-
cannsti, $425, 900; Baltimore, $780, 900;
San Francisco, $245,0o0; Providence,
$250.000; New Orleans, $3.50, 900; Cleve-
land, $325, 1000, and Washington, city
Of long distances, low houses and wide
streets, $2S5,000. New York will ex-
pend for street lighting in 1901 ST.
745,O00 for gas and electricity. OF this
total Manhattan USES S960000; Brook
Ign, S950,000; The Bronx, $350,0OO;
Queens, 1856 900, and Richmond, $3.50,
600. By comparison with the expend-
lures of other American cities for IL
Elimination, New York's annual pay
ment may seem to be abncrmally high,
but there are various reasons why the
cost of public lighting should be pro-
portionately much larger here than
elsewhere. New York has a larger
waterfront than any other American
city. While other cities have usually
one public market, New York has a
dozen, and the eight included within
the borough of Manhattan use on an
average 100000 cubic feet Of gas in
year. Many other American cities
rent the premises they require for pub
tic departments, whereas New York
owns most of her public buildings, and
the gas bills which in some other
cases are met by private individuals,
are In most cases here pad directly
from the appropriation, which, while
nominally for street lighting, actually
includes all forms Of illumination for
which the city Is responsible. New
York has in all nearly 10000 lamps,
gas and electric. There are 10000 in
New York and The Bronx, Of which
s4,2S6 are gas lamps, 1883 electric, and
the others naphtha lamps. 9rooklyn
has 11,015 gas lamps and 1903 cleo
trio lamps. Queens borough, the most
extensive division Of New York to be
lighted, has $3.50 gas lamps and 2,106
electric lamps. Richmond, the most
progressive of the boroughs Of New
York in this particular, has all electric
lights-no gas. OF these, 1883 are In
candescent lamps and 1852 are arc light.
There are, moreover, 100 oil lamps in
use in Richmond borough. The extent
Of the territory to be covered and the
peculiar conditions existing in New
York explain to great extent the rea-
SONS for 50 large an appropriation for
illumination. nearly per cent of the
entire budget Of the city, which Is
100000 for next wear. Though the
most extensively lighted city in the
country, the assertion is not made for
New York that it is the best lighted
American city.-New York Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13

Governor Gould Not slt at Table With
~! .trr# Common PrlvAtes.

Governor Could Not slt at Table With
Common PrIvates.
,,,, A writer tells this story Of the gov
ernor of . British colony: ."A%gentle.
man was serving as private in . vol.
unteer corps in another colony. Be-
Ing a man Of good social position he
had dined with the governor, when
ono day, being in private uniform, he
was taken by one Of the officers of his
regiment to luncheon in tent in
which the governor happened to be,
whereupon the latter remarked in a
loud voice to. the officer in question
that he could not sit down to table
with one in private's uniform. When
in consequence the man was about to
retire the governor said it was not
the man he objected to but the dress
and suggested that he should either
change it or turn it inside out. Being
much In want Of his luncheon, the
man swallowed the insult and turned
his coat inside out"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
A DARING GIRL.
Pretty Susan Shelly Has Many Thrilling
Adyentures.

Pretty Susan Shelly Has Many Thrilling
Adventures.
Pretty and accomplished Susan Shell
~ of Shellingrove, Pa, has recently
acquired considerable notoriety by. her
many deeds of daring that would chal-
lenge the bravado Of the most dashing
cowboy of the wild west. She Isl we'll
known to the citizens Of Freeburg, Sny-
der county, and vicinity. She is 81
years of age, highly educated, and but
for the publicity given her for wearing
male attire, playing hobo and hold-up
Of train near Richmond, Ind, within
the past fortnight, her Freeburg friends
and acquaintance would only think of
her as the pretty, witty and accom-
pltshed singer and pianist as she was
ten years ago. It seems her motive
in leading temporary life of dime
novel romance is to Undue her with
the true spirit of the real ind practical
in the realm Of daring and adventure
to enable her to write a bc,k contain
ing her experiences es a tramp and
railroad hold-up. Professor H. B.
Meyer, director of the Freeburg Music
College, says Of Miss Shelly: "She was
a student at the music college here
when hardly IL years old. After the
lapse of some years, having in the
meantime taken thorough course in
the New York College Of Oratory and
Music, she returned to F'reeburg and
filled the chair of elocution. Her ideal
of life seemed to be centered around
some vocation in which the physical
activities were called into frequent
requisition. She was always prepar-
ing for some aef1nlte work."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
WORTHY TO RECEIVE PENSION.
italian Woman's Large Family Ia
titled Her to Il.

italian Woman's Large Family En-
titled Her to II.
A certain charitable organization IN
the city had request the other day
from a young Italian threatened with
consumption who wanted help to get
back to Italy In the hope of saving his
life. An agent was sent to investi-
gate, and, as usual, asked the young
mans mother for a list of the men,
bers of the family. The blanks fur
nished for this formality have nine
spaces left for children. The agent
filled up one blank and still the list
went on. She filed two blanks with
out a word, the list OF children stop
ping at eighteen. When she turned in
her report it embraced the following
official recommendation: THAT the
boy be sent to Italy, and that the
mother be recommended to President
Roosevelt for a pension. New York
Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
New Ycrk's Great Cathedral

New Works Great Cathedral.
When the great Episcopal cathedral
OF St. John the Divine, in New York,
was projected, about twelve years
ago, the promoters did not fix any
definite date for its completion. 1t
is to cost about $55,000,000 and is rank
with st. Peters at Rome, both in size
and architectural splendor. Although
work has been going on steadily for
the last i've years, only one of the
four great arches that are to support
the central dome is completed, and
the contractors say that the whole
structure may be finished In another
half century.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Strenuous Life In Newport.

" Strenuous Life In Newport.
Now comes the news that there Is
strenuosity among the smart set at
Newport and other summer resorts.
/ The young ladies, and the matrons,
too, are engaged in one continued and
4 exhaustive round of gaiety, playing
\ tennis until lunch and then come golf
and dinners and dances with strenu'
Gus wine bibbing and late hour hilar.
S1ty. Repose is the last thing thought
of: the restoration of depleted physi'
cal and mental forces is mere mock
ery. The whole system is vicious and
obstructive. 1t is short cut to race
s1uicide and to the grave. It is the
worst possible use to which the rich
can devote their money.-Louisville
Courier. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
EatA Of the Lonely Man.

The lonely death of the man who
had lived alone is but the natural Sc
quel to an unnatural life. The duty
OF the neighbors of such a human
creature is done when, notified OF
the fact of his demise by noisome
odors, they bury BIN and save the
world a nuisance. The good people
of suburb of McMinnville were called
upon to discharge this disagreeable
duty few days ago by burying man
who had lived alone, died alone and
been dead two weeks when discov'
cred 1t is sad commentary upon q
freak of human nature when man
makes 70 little of life that, passing
out, he is not missed by his nearest
Heighbors for full two weeks.-Port'
land Oregonian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Town Children In the Country

Town Children In the Country.
From London come amusing reports
of the impressions Of poor children
taken to the country for holidays by
philanthropic associations. One little
girl, who was spending few days in
the country, wrote home that 1t was
pretty and green and cool, but the
flowers amt as nice as the ones on
the hats in Commercial road" The
most picturesque comments are those
that torch on the workings of nature,
like that of little girl who explained
the phenomenon of the wind blowing
all the time by pointing a forefnger
along neighboring ridge and saying:
Don't yor see the windmills? That's
what makes the wfhd.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Highly Colored HyperboIe.

The other night the colorcd pastor
Df the Wheat Street Baptist church Of
ATLANTA, Ca, spoke a welcome to Book
e. T. Washington. Pastor BRYANT is a
regular "rousement" preacher. In the
course of his speech he said he could
Imagine "the angels leaving the bat
Elements of heaven to kneel at the
loot of the throne and beg for fur
0ughs to perch on the stars outside
md hear Booker Washington speak
ng wisdom and patriotism! The
HoWd cheered and laughed at the re-
-nArkable suggestion-and then Pastor
hyant joined heartily in the uproar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
WAY OF THE GOOD WOMAN.

The Real Meaning Of the Much Used
Word Charity.
II women would only bear in mind
that they may need the worlds good
word themselves some day they would
be more careful in what they say and
how they say it. Charity Is of thought
as we'll as deed. It is not restricted to
the feeding Of the hungry and cloth.
ing of the poor. It is as much needed
among the rich as among any other
class. The woman who would be
pattern Of her sex will cultivate a
still tongue; If she would be bless.
ing to humanity she will temper jus.
tice with mercy, and, above all, she
will keep her verdicts to herself when
she sits in Judgment on her friends
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Women in Russia and America

Women In Russia and America.
Mrs. Kate T. Woolsey, writing on
"Woman's Inferior Position in a Re-
public" compares woman's status in
the United States with her status in
Russia. For example, in America mil
lions of wives have no individual con.
troll over their property. In Russia,
on the other hand, for about two CEN
turtles, every wife has been the legal
mistress of her own fortune. Where
nine thousand wives are deserted BY
husbands in America. five hundred
such assertions occur in Russia. No
little girls can be employed in Russian
factories; thousands are so employed
In this country. Finally, more women
work in the fields in the United States
than in Russia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
A Soma Of Love.

- SVSuS " 1OvSs
In tho blue morn, the new morn
Beneath a sun-fil!ed sky,
Oh, met a little love
When all the clouds were high;
A little love, a wistful love-
would not have him stay;
I loo~ed his hands. and kissed his lipAb
And babe him fly away.
In tb4 warm noon, the sweet noon.
When all the air was gold,
Oh, met a fair, great love.
With merry eyes and bold:
SO wise, so strong. 50 wonderful.
Too high for my estate,
He loosed my hands and kissed my lips
And left me dosolate.
In the deep night, the cold night.
Who comes through wind and rain
Little love babe away
Is at my side again.
And he hath warmed my hands In his,
And kissed my wet eyes dry;
oh, strange that he should comfort mo
For that great love gone by.
John WILDWOOD, in Smart Set.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
When Bright Days Come.

MI the bright days come. with the
sssplendor Of their light,
nISforget the solemn darkness Of the
sslong and lonesome night,
Tbrighter heavens shall bless US, with
.brighter dreams in sight,
u the bright-when the bright days
come!
sAsWorld Of signs
1.-THE tears that were tempest over
human hearts and eyes,
well see the angels beckon from the
Windows Of the skies
M the bright-when the bright days
H#9TE.1S Atlanta Constitution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Gen. MacdonaId's Charger.

Gen. MacdonaId's Charger.
Under the win of the late Sir Hen.
~ Macdonald, the British general
who committed suicide in Paris some
months ago, directions were given
that his war horse used in the South
African campaigns should be shot,
the hoofs being preserved as memen.
toes. Before the contents of the will
were known in Ceylon the animal
was sold to a wealthy Singhalese
gentleman. He has now intimated
his readiness to hand over the horse
to Lady Macdonald on condition that
it be not killed, or on the other hand
to retain it, undertaking that when
ever the death of the animal shall
take place the hoofs shall be forward.
ed to the son Of the late general.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
He Knew.

II don't see how man can be so
mean," expostulated Mrs. Cobwigger.
Just because I'm going few miles
out of the city to spend a day or two
with an old school friend lou rave like
a madmans about the expense. You
know very we'll, Henry, the railway
fare is only 40 cents" II know that,
my dear, -" replied Cobwigger, and I
know also that every time you go on
one of these. little trips you spend at
least $25 for the things you say are
absolutely necessary to make you pre-
sentable." a4JGt,@ -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
On tho Siberian Railway.

On tho Siberian Railway.
Thick of the snap the railroad lunch.
counter privileges would be at 1rkutsk.
Jakutsk and the other Siberian points.
Even on the dining cars ice cream
could be served the year around with.
out the use of refrigerators, especially
through Siberia. Simply b. stopping
the train occasionally to milk a musk
OK one @ould obtain all the ready
favored ice cream necessary to hui
man happiness. And then it would be
so pleasant to hear the brakeman sing
out: "Behring, Behring! Change cars
for the north pole, Pearysville, Wal.
rus Beach, Nansen's Ford, Melville
Island and all points north. "--Baltt'
more American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Wanted Them to Be Seen.


I A family in the South had coal
black cook named Sarah, whose hus-
band was suddenly killed in quarry
accident. For the time being her
grief was allayed by the preparations
for an elaborate funeral, and on tho
day of this event, SO dear to negroes
who desire to show their importance,
she appeared before her mistress in
deepest black, but on her hands were
% pair of white gloves such as SOL
sdiers wear at dress parade and guard
mount. why, aunty," exclaimed her
mistress, what made you get white
Gloves?" Sarah drew herself up in
adignantly, and said in the chilliest
tones: Don't you spose wants dem
niggahs to see dat Use got on gloves?"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Loves Giamor.

o. love II like the wondrous dawn
OF summer days,
Whels thro' morn's haze
A purple beauty comes. Is gone.
For cen when short tits, O, 80 sweet.
And while it lasts
A glamor casts
All, love, why need that glamor fade?
Do we not know
Enough Of woe.
II sorrow and Of hope dismaysd.
Without the GROWING loss Of thee?
For lone life's ways
And drear- its days
To hearts where love has ceased to -
~i%1n-N Chicago Chronicle
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
SeIf-ControIIed Types.

Suitability that springs from we'll
ultivated mind and well regulated
cart is the amiability that will stand
1es wear and tear of the most bitter
1perience that can come to woman.
VI the Philadelphia Press. 1t is
II indifference, because the woman
hofeels most deeply is often the one
hose cheerful presence and refined
Mcealment of troubles has been we'll
tored in lessons of self-control,
horein pride and self-respect denies
the world at large knowledge that
1o freighted with humiliation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
INDUCING Drowsiness.

There are hundreds of persons in
New York who take long trolley
ride in the evening simply to produce
. feeling of sleepiness. If man
looks straight ahead of him or reads
newspaper, his ride will do him
little good. He might as we'll remain
at home on the front stoop But II
he looks about him, constantly shift
ing his gaze from one scene to an.
other, he gets into a state of drowsi-
ness such az is brought by artificial
means, when it is called hypnotism.
correspondence, Pittsburg Chroni
Gle
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13

Think Goats Bring Good Luck.
English medical papers are com.
menting on the remarkable survival
Of superstition at Cambridge, where
q dairyman possessed Of a goat IL
sending the animal, by request, into
and around the houses Of his neigh
bors in an area affected by the small
pox. The rustic superstition that
goats bring good luck IL widespread
and the London Lancet quotes many
instances.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
100000 SaIvationists.

What is described as mammoth
international congress Of Salvation
lists" will be held next summer at the
Royal Agricultural Hall, London. Ar
rangements are already being made
for the attendance Of 100000 Saliva.
tionists from all parts of the world.
An Atlantic liner is to be chartered to
take 500 Salvationists from America.
The congress will take the place of the
ordinary triennial congress and exhi.
hilton of the Salvation Army.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
After the Storm.
Darkling swept the rain

Barking swept the rain
Over hill and plain,
Leaving tempest-trodden
Meadow dank and sodden,
Miry road and lane.
Now the storm is done,
Life Is re-begun:
Tremulous leaves and grasses,
AZ the shadow passes,
Stretch to feel the sun.
Sudden splendors sift
Through each cloudy rift
Down on dropping bowers,
And their heads the flowers
A. from weeping lift.
Shared In moss and mud.
flushed and tanned. the flood
Rounds to puddles hazy;
Here and there a daisy
Shows its jeweled bud.
Thought Of peace enskied,
Dreams Of heights untried
In each pool lie yearning.
AS IL earth were turning
HeavenWard open-eyed.
Bloom and leaf and bird
Scatter, subtly stirred,
Songs Of life and May born,
Creeping things and clay born
Sing with them unheard.
Voice and silence blend.
Breathing praises penned
In no prisoning psalters,
While from green earth affairs
Incense mists ascend.
Tho speakeR
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Stranger Won Bet.

Like other men of prominence, Ad-
miral Dewey often comes across the
irrepressible party who always at
fects to be on terms of intimacy with
notable personages. Courteous and
genial. the admiral has profound dis.
like for this sort of nuisance. Not
long ago, while out walking in Wash
ington, he was accosted by an ELUSIVE
stranger, who grasped his hand and
said: George, I'll bet you don't
know me-" The admiral looked his
displeasure as he answered grimly:
"You win," and walked on.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Writers Need Of Isolation,

ssvvriter's Need Of Isolation.
lomas Dixon, Jr., the novelist,
ssWhat Virginians regard as one
ie most beautiful estates on tho
ssSof Chesapeake bay. He has q
and more Of beach on his own
'Nand It is a drive of two miles
hts front gate to his house. There
hree hundred large shade trees
Yslawn. Although his house has
Slye rooms, he built a log cabin
near the water, that he might
Sn isolated place to write in.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
MAYORS Jubilee.

Moulins- sur Orne, France, has the
distinction of having had one mayor
for half a century, In the person
Of M. Germain-Lacour. Moulins-sur.
Orne is in the reimbursement Of Ar
gentan, and the people have just
celebrated this unique event by hold
ing a fete in honor Of their mayor.
Argentan has been represented in
Parliament by the same deputy for
forty years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
The Dukes Secretary.

The Duke Of Marlborough. who has
been appointed under secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, is to be pro.
vided with . private secretary who
will be capable Of filling the Office and
keeping the duke from committing
blunders. The name Of tho private
secretary is not mentioned, probably
owing to his insignihcance and the
fact that he hasn't much except
brains.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
ENGLISH Architecture.

Il is a curious feet that the most
artistic modern houses in England are
those of the very wealthy and the
very Door. The rich are building their
own; the poor, in few favored" places.
are having theirs built tor them, and
in their different ways they are the
nearest approach we have to model
homes. Between these extremes comes
the great wilful and tnartistic middle
class, for whom there Is being pro-
vided on oil hands architecture which
would be lauGhable we're it not so sad.
London letter.
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I ~ Ivsn vvlth Paintsr III systematic
lSsSss ssl.s sSsB Az E De eptsSt,. Y, gg


There was once q painter in Paris
~Ao wished to make picture of an
elephant. NJ So he went to the Jardin
~ stPlantes in that city along with
boy and a big bag of apples. In order
that the animal might assume strik-
Ing attitude the lad was to throw 1t
IN apple now and then. so that 1t
might hold it's trunk aloft. But to
prevent the supply of fruit from being
nsed up too soon, the boy was told
TO make-believe to throw an apple
occasionally. The elephant said moth
ing at the time. When, however, the
apples were all done, the creature
walked to the tank as if to quench it's
thirst, took up in it's trunk a store OF
water, returned and deluged the paint
or and the picture, washing out nearly
all the work. AS it walked round the
enclosure, it was plain that it had de-
liberately planned this revenge.-Lit'
tie Folks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
FoIey's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and kksdder right
Our Arctic Coal Measures,

The coal measures Of our Arctic
>oast begin little soath Of Cape Lis
burne, the most northwestern corner
q Alaska, and extend eastward along
tho coast line to Cape Sabine, showing
up again at Cape Blanfort They an
found 4 few miles inland at VAIN
wright inlet, and extend still further
eastward no one knows how far. very
AkSly they cross the entire northern
part OF the continent, as explorer
tell us Of veins that oaltcrop in Grin
nell land, north Of Hadson's bay
National NasAx1nA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
COSTUMES FoR AUTO DOGS.
Mllady's Pet u Well Protected When
He Rides.

Milady with the pet dog appendage
takes his royal highness automobiling
these days in "auto-togs" as up-to-date
as her own. His eyes are screened
by chauffeur's goggles, his silken coat
Is protected from the dust by linen
or silk covering made like bag, but
with Sits for his legs to come through
so that, should there be an accident to
the car, It would be possible for him
to land on his feet. A hood of linen
O. silk is put over his head to match
the body covering.
Some dogs might resent this cos
Nme, but milady's pet is so accus'
toned to the delicate attentions of his
mistress that he takes kindly to his
'auto-togs" and wears them with an
app;eciative air.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-11-13
Mule Bite Is Serious.

J. R. Porter Of Northboro, Mo-. was
bitten by q vicious mule. The wound
did not heal well and Porter went to
the Pasteur institute In Chicago.
There he was told that he had hydro.
kObia.