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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-23
HOME FOR ROYAL COUPLE.
Babelsberg Castle to Be Wedding
Gift to German Crown Prince
from His Father. ~.

Berlin.-The crown prince will after
his marriage take up his summer resi-
dence at Babelsberg castle, the former
summer residence of Kaiser Wilhelm l.,
which has not been inhabited since his
death, and was used only for the court
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still greater chance for the exercise of
his talents. One day the minister OF
railways from, the South American re-
public of Venezuela was q passenger
on the train of which John Mikale"
was engineer. There was breakdown,
and the engineer was the only man who
kept his head, and the only man who
knew how to fix up matters without
waiting for the repair train to come.
The South American visitor engaged
the engineer in conversation, learned
that the young man wanted higher
position, and thereupon offered him a
place as superintendent Of a new rail
way In Venezuela. "John Mikale" &C.
copied, and went to South America at
the expense of his new friend.
Then came a longing for his old home
in Russia. He decided to throw up his
Job and return to his native land at
whatever. setback to his career. Sail
Ing as John Mikale," and concealing
his true name and title, even when he
reached Russia, he applied for stu
alton on one OF the. principal Russian
railways. AS John Mikale," therefore,
he began his life over again in his own
country az 4 station agent in an oh.
scurS town MY chance will come" he
said, noting that there was frequent
trouble in the movement Of trains at
his station. ,;...~... 49,.
That psychical moment came for
"John Mikale." The trains became
hopeless1y blocked day after day, and
tho heads OF the line far away were In
despair Mikale wired: &"Will you
leave. it to- me?"'' ''We,ll try you" came
back the answer. And a. few hours
later John .Mikale''''$had so arranged
switches and schedules that never again
were trains contested at that point.
His technical skill shown IN that emer-
gency brought him to the attention Of
his superiors, and even to the car HIM
self. As q result, he was ordered to
come to headquarters in st. Petersburg.
There he was given position on tho
technical stan, and thenceforth was pro-
NOTED rapidly higher and higher. until
he occupies 4 position corresponding to
that which he had abandoned In South
America-general manager. Not until
then did he reveal his identity as Rus
sian prince and q former ofacer of the
imperial guard. So pleased was the
car to find that this man was one OF
his own subjects, and so delighted was
his majesty with the remarkable Ca
pacity and skill displayed by this par
ti,ular general manager, that he re-
stored to Prince Hilkoh all the estates
and titles he had renounced when he
!emigrated to America.
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jap Fleet Sails.

v, London, Dec -2o.--Areport from Chi
Ia that portion of the japanese fleet
has left for Singapore and that NUM-.
.ber Of Japanese nerchantment have
been lightly armed to maintain the
Blockade Of Port Arthur is published in
& Chi-fu dispatch to the Daily Tele-
- nh - az =. = :.
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A Close Call.

The four small children of Mr.. and
Mrs Tiernet, living on q farm near
Duluth, barely escaped death in flames
which destroyed the family residence.
Mr. and Mrs Tiernet left their four
small children in the house while they
went to get some wood some distance
away. Mr.. Tiernet suddenly observed
smoke issuing from the roof and he
and he his wife hurried to it.
Mr.. Tiernet broke the bedroom win
dow, and, leapiug in, he rescued the
baby. The interior of the house be-
youd the bedroom was q mass of
danes. To enter there was impossible,
either to seek the other three children
Or try to save the contents.
The husband and wife stood by and
wrung their hands in agony. for moth
ling was to be seen of the three older
children. 1t was taken for granted
that they had persisted To the intense
Joy Of the parents the three missing
children soon made their appearance
from the bushes near by. They took
fright when they found the houss on
Gre
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Company Refussd Payment.

A thrifty housekeeperi in Birmingham,
England, forgot about a joint ofmeat she
had placed in the oven, and it was burnt
to Z cinder. She claimed compensation
of an insurance company, stating that.
the loss was caused by IRE,
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Benefactor Rewarded.

Charles Madden, one Of the carly
residents Of the city and who for sew
sral years has lived at the Dewey no.
tel, Minneapolis is dead. When his
will was read, John Nelson, who took
care of the old man, in his last days,
was found to inherit $23, 600 in cash.
Madden was usually thought of as a
pauper, and when his health began to
fail him, Nelson, proprietor Of the ho'
tel, gave him room and waited on
him personally.
"A few days ago the old man called
tor q lawyer and made his will, leav-
ing all his money to Nelson, who. he
said, had been his good friend. His
wealth at that time was not known,
but when the attorney searched the
room he found certificates of deposit
on the Farmers and Mechanics bank
for So, 000
The amount Of money was complete
surprise to Nelson, who had believed
Madden q penniless man.
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Statues for the Capitol.

The Minnesota State Art society
purchased at the St. Louis fair two
beautiful casts for the adornment of its
rooms in the new capitol. These are
reproductions of Donatello's John the
Baptist and of the "Gooseman," by
Adam Kraft, German sculptor. The
society also secured an option on the
figure representing Minnesota modelled
by Gustav Gerlach of Hoboken, N. j.,
which stood in the colorado of streeta
The report of these transactions was
made at : meeting Of the governing
board of the society. =, Designs for
furniture for the new rooms were sub
mitted, but no selection was made.
The selected designs will be submit
ted to the capitol commission.
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.M1NNESO T4 NEWS
All About Butter,

The biennial report Of the state dairy
and food commission soon to be pre-.
eented to the legis:a AZURE, will show that
Minnesota is today making $4,000, 900
pounds moro butter annually than 1t
did four yearA ago when Gov. 8. 4.
Van SAINT, then dairy governor, first
came into Office. ~F"' 49,
In four years the number OF cream
cries has increased from $50 to Isl, and
the product Of butter for this year will
equal n, 0oo, 900 pounds. At the same
time the quality has increased to .
point where Minnesota has won first
place in competition with the world
for both dairy and creamery butter.
Since January. l. 1903, cheese factories
have increased in number Of seventy
three to ninety, and skim stations
from dfty-two to sixty-six. This IL .
gain for the year of Ill new cream.
cries, seventeen cheese factories, and
fourteen skim stations The point has
now been reached where Minnesota
probably produces mors butter than
any other state in the union. And
with the fact long established that it
produces more -four, Minnesota now
has unquestionable right to the title
Gov. Van SAINT has given it of "The
Bread and Butter State" ".
70 supply the Ill new creameries
with milk means an increase of 10000
cows -
Since two years ago the number OF
farmers supplying milk to creameries
has increased from 50.3s9 to $500;
number of cows from s2,356 to 1885,
74o; pounds Of milk from 1917, 1885,
$50 to 1851, 649,6l9: bntter from g.
726, soe to 70, 266 1874; amount paid to
patrons from SO, 94l, 466. SO to $12, $685.
1921. 80 .,-,.
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News Notes.

Representative Bede has recommend
ed the appointment of J. c. Chamber
lain a. postmaster at International
Falls. rs.'-
The body Of man apparently =
Bohemian, was found in the creek at
Glencoe. He was in town Nov. % and
registered as Vincent Major or Mayor.
A revolt in tho Polk county Jail has
Just come to light, as tho authorizes
have guarded it with the greatest care.
The rineleader was Paul Haswell, =
self-confessed horsethief, who was tax
en- to Saltwater by Sheriff Sullivan.
{ A murder In the st. Louis county
Jail, was committed by Frank Van
Dyke, aprisoner on q trespass charge,
who fatally beat his cellmate, Erick
Lindberg, a tailor. Van Dykes wea-
non was the iron cover OF y bucket that
had been left in their cell.
+ Wrangling with the umpire must
cease in Minnesota conference athletic
contests
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TO q Higher Place

AT general request Of the leading
agricultural colleges, experimental
stations and state universities, Prof.
w. NJ. Hays of the Minnesota expert
ment station at st. Anthony Park has
been appointed assistant secretary Of
agriculture to succeed Joseph H. Brig
ham. whose death last summer left the
position vacant.
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was necessary to keep up the quality
of -four.
The Kenyon Canning company held
its annual meeting and elected
the following directors: President,
O. F.. Henkel; vice-president, George
Elcock; secretary, H. E. Bergh;
treasurer, S. A. Bulls and E. Stegner.
The company had a very profitable
year, the net profit being about ST.
600 on an investment of $4,000. VI,
The recount in the legislative dis
trfct in Winona in which the election
of J. J. Pehler, republican, was con-
tested by. Theodore Sikorski, demo-
crat. has shown that Pehler was reg
ularly elected, and raises his major
ity from two to four. Sikorski now
will drop the contest, as there would
be no chance of his unseating Pehler
in the house. .
Land commissioner Richards an
nounced that the squatters on the ton
sections of reserved lands adjoining
the town of Cass Lake would be given
until May Is to vacate. ut
Representative Lind introd uces In the
house of congress the senate bill au-
thorizing the city OF Minneapolis to
construct a bridge across the Missls-
sippi river: -
Thomas Healy, employed by the
American Hoist and Derrick company,
It, Paul. committed suicide in q chair
car of the Great Western limited. as It
pulled into the yards across tho St
Paul draw bridge.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
INTERESTS OF DELA WARE
CHRISTIAN ENDEA VORERS
BY the Rev J. Franklin Bryan, Dover Del

Ocean View on Friday evening, February
18th.
A large congregation Of Endeavorers and
friends Of Christian Endeavor was pres
ent to greet cur State president. the Rev.
Eliot Field. and TO enjoy the excellent
program prepared by the committee. Mr..
George Tunnel gave the address of well
come, and the Rev. +. p. Krauss. Of
Atllville. responded. The Junior super
intendent had the Juniors well trained
for a short exercise competed OF march,
ing, singing and few questions and an
swers. Addresses were delivered by the
Rev. w. N. Danerty, the pastor OF the
church where the rally was held. the
Rev. Jacob Walters, pastor Of Ocean
View Christian Church. and the Rev. Ell
liot Field, State president. The general
subject, Decision for Christi was dis
cussed by these efficient Christian En-
deavor workers. Miss Hall arranged the
program which was so well rendered.
short conference was held after the
program was completed. when the Rev.
Field kindly answered a number Of quess
tions for the workers Of the several So
cietles who We're present.
Mrs. G. w Tunnel is doing an excel
lent work among the little folks of Ocean
View, and deserves great credit for her
loyalty to the work which will help to
shape correctly the character Of our fu-
ture men and women.
Mrs. Tunnel Is herself an invalid, and
has her Juniors gather IN her room,
where she teaches them the eternal truths
of divine things.
Some Of us, who have perfect health,
allow our lives to be filed with those
things which do not beneht either our
selves or others, while this dear sister in
her invalidism Is doing what many in
health will not take time to do God de-
mands OF us all, part Of our time and
the using Of our talents IN serving Him
and His cause.
Rev. G. E. b. Ward. COS Massachusetts
avenue n. e.. Washington ID. c., the
General Field Secretary Of Christian En-
deavor work appointed by the UNITED
Society, TO assist the different State
Unions in securing field secretaries for
each State, is IN correspondence with our
State president relative to the employing
.of field secretary for Delaware. Some
Endeavorers la both Delaware and Mary
land, are in favor Of Delaware, Maryland
and District Of Columbia uniting in this
matter. thus giving territory sufficiently
large to fuiy employ a mans entire time.
and also be more able to pay him living
salary.
This matter will be placed before the
executive committee Of this State in due
time.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
NO EDITED REPORTS.

A year ago Council in publishing the
report OF the Board Of Health sent out
an expurgated edition. Parts Of the
report rejecting on Council were left
out, under the mistaken view that the
public would thus be deceived. AS a
consequence. the board had Slips print
ed containing the original matter and
these We're pasted in the reports before
they were issued.
when last night another report Of
the Board Of Health was presented 10
Council Mr.. Kane wanted TO pursue the
old tactics. Bccause the garbage coll
lectors were criticised he favored an
other exourgated edition. he thought
that If this report became public, coun-
Gil would be censured Tor not moving
10 impeach the Board Of Health.
But the president OF Council very
sensibiy maintained that the question
under consideration was the publica-
tIcn Of the report OF the Board OF
Itealth, ard that doctorcd publication
would not be that report. Consequently
Il followed the regular order. being
referred 70 the printing committee. The
sensible course IS TO print that report
;rst as It is, Tor Il Is probably true and
unbiased; but whether true or false.
council Is rot competent to edit il.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
CHAIRMAN KANE
WOULD Be CENSOR
Wanted City Council to
Strike Out Portion of
Health Board Report
PRESIDENT TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW

The report Of Secretary Wigglesworth
'cf the Board Of Health was presented at
the regular meeting of City Council last
night IL was read after considerable
argument and proved an interesting pa
per- In the report Mr.. Wigglesworth spoke
about the collection Of garbage and fol-
lowing the reading Of Il a discussion fol-
lowed In which almost all the councilmen
took part. In referring to the garbage
matter the secretary Of the Board Of
Health had the following to say:
Notwithstanding the increased cost to
The city of Wilmington for the collection
of garbage the service has been in the
same chaotic condition the past year that
it has been since the power to award the
contracts for the removal of garbage was
taken from the Board Of Health by the
city Council, The mere fact that one city
department Is empowered to award these
contracts had no bearing on the efficiency
.of the service. The principal objection to
the garbage ordinance passed by City
Council, December "A. 1899 is that 1t took
from the Board Of Health the general SUI
pervision Of the collection Of garbage and
deprived It from making rules Tor regulat-
ing which in the judgment Of the board
would be for the betterment of the SER
vice The BOARD of Health is the recog-
.nized sanitary body OF any municipality
and TO reduce the garbage nuisance to a
minimum In this city It should have en-
tire control Of the garbage collections and
the disposal Of the same as well.
Garbage men scarce.
Section 9 Of the ordinance passed BY
Council specifies that II shall be the duty
.of the contractors 60 remove all garbage
and offal from the streets running east
and West ON Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays ana from al streets running north
and south on Tuesdays Thursdays and
Saturdays. In other words the contractors
arc required by ordinance to collect tho
garbage and offal three times a week. We,
hundreds Of our citizens complain that
the garbage Is not removed from their
residences for periods Of two or three
weeks and frequently not for a longer
time. Many Of the residents of the outly-
ing districts Of the city complain to the
health officers that they never see a gar
bage cart and are compelled to throw their
refuse on the vacant lots. Ii would be an
impossibility to report how many OF our
citizens complain during the year Of the
non-collection Of garbage, as no system
whatever was maintained. Some collect
ors, through their employees. notified the
householders on their districts TO send
their complaints to places other than the
health office. one contractor distributed
printed cards throughout his district re-
questng an eitizcns who wished to make
complaints Of negligence TO send their
complaints 20 his stable. These means
We're taken for the purpose OF preventing
las many complaints as possible from
reaching the Board OF Health office. Ow-
ing to the unsettled condition Of the gar
bage collections, many OF our citizens
really did not know to whom to make
their complaints. Some made their COM
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
The FARM LAsoR PRonLEM.

Each year the scarcity Of farm la
3orers becomes a greater problem, and
{ seems to extend to all sections. For
ne last few years hare IN Delaware
he condition has been serious. Wages
aave been raised. but It is not altogeth-
Pr a matter Of compensation, for dur
ng the busy seasons suniclent help is
aot TO be had.
IL Is a general complaint. In New
England there are hundreds Of aban-
ioned farms, and this condition is not
lue altogether TO their unproductive-
ness but to the impossibility to conduct
them prohtably without sufficient help
II is no wonder that the farmer who
has managed to secure a small nest
sgg moves into town. and that the boys
seek their fortunes ia the cities. The
effort to make one man do the work Of
two is sufficient 20 disgust any man
with his occupation. A mechanic is
expected to do only a certain amount
II work, but the farmer must do all
,hat is to be done, whether he is short
handed or not. For unless he keeps up
with his work his crops win fail or go
20 waste.
Many a young man who under nor
NAL conditions would be happy on a
farm and who with proper help
would make a success Of 1t is driven
into the city TO come into sharp COM
petition with hundreds Of other persons
seeking employment
Where have the farm laborers gone?
IN the old days each farm had it's ten
ant house. but these have nearly an
been abandoned The laborer has
gone to town. and he cannot be coaxed
into the country save through force Of
dire necessity You win find farmers
sons in the city shops, ON the street
cars and as employees on the railroads.
10 make matters worse. farming has
undergone a transformation which re-
quires more laborers Fruits and
trucks demand for each acre many
times the amount Of work and atten-
tion that are required for an acre Of
grain. Meanwhile farmers are Impress
Ing into the service ther children ana
overworlsing themselves. and thus de-
veloping in their sons a distsste for ag-
riculturc.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
A WISE OLD FOX.
OH- who srSr a Long Time CIevorIy
Eluded the Hounds.

hiuded the Hounds.
In common with other people who
have looked after fox coverts have
often been puzzled by the disappearance
of well known foxes and have become
convinced that the more intelligent
foxes, after they have been before
hounds several times, often turn their
wits to account to avoid being hunted.
In a small covert that | know well
there was always 4 fox. A fine big
fellow he was. l have more than once
met him when taking an early ride as
be loped quietly homeward after his
nights foraging. He never seemed to
mind being seen. When the season
opened be gave us one or two capital
runs, on the second occasion only lust
saving his brush by scrambling into an
unstopped drain in our neighbor's terri.
tory. After that he was never to be
found when hounds came. Yet he was
seen about as usual at other times. one
day when walking near the covert one
of the terriers, who knew all about
foxes, took line 10 an old tree in the
hedgerow and began to whimper ana
scratch at the roots. A careful exam
ination showed nothing. The tree was
not difficult to climb. 1t proved to have
a hollow trunk, and there, at the bot
tom. was my friend curled up fast
asleep. His mask smiles on me as l
write. After a seven mile point and
on a good scenting day he met his fate.
Country Life.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
THE Science OF A Light.
Cheap Acetylene Gas Was Discover.
ed by an Accident.

Cheap Acetylene Gas Was Discover
ed by an Accident.
Cheap commercial acetylene gas was
discovered by accident. Wilson, a sci
entihc experimenter. believed that near
" all metallic oxides could be reduced
to a metallic state by heating them to
an extremely high temperature by the
voltaic are in the presence Of free car
bon. Aluminium had been successfully
reduced in this way. Mr.. Wilson
wished to obtain metallic calcium. He
therefore mixed a quantity of quick
lime with pulverized coke aud brought
the mixture TO a high temperature by
the action of the voltaic arc. He ex-
pected to obtain a white metal, but In
stead he appeared to produce nothing
but Stag. This was thrown into the
yard. and one day at noon while the
boys were having their luncheon they
picked up these bits Of Stag and threw
them at each other. One piece fell into
a pail Of water and produced a bub-
bling effect and a strong OdOr This at
tracted Mr.. Wilson's attention, and
upon investigation he found that the
strong smelling gas was extremely in
fiammable. Further investigation re-
vealed that t was pure acetylene gas
Sir Hiram Maxim in Harper's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
MARvELs OF MEMORY.
Feats of Famous Men That Seem Al
most Beyond Belief.

Fents of Famous Men That Seem Al
most Beyond Belief.
Some examples of the ms-vels Of
memory would seem entirely incredible
had they not been given to us upon
the highest authority. Cyrus knew the
name of each soldier in his army. 1t is
also related of Themistocles that he
could tell by name every citizen OF
Athens, although the number amount
ed to 10000 Mithridates, king Of Pom
tus, knew all his $4,000 soldiers by
their right names.
Scipio knew all the inhabitants of
Rome. Seneca complained Of old age
because he could not, as formerly, re-
peat 1000 names in the order in which
they were read to him, and he stated
that on one occasion, when at his
studies, 200 unconnected verses having
been recited by the different pupils of
his preeeptor, he repeated them in a
reverse order, proceeding from the last
TO the first.
Thomas Cranmer committed to men,
ory in three months an entire transla-
tion Of the Bible. Euler, the mathema-
tician. could repeat the "Eneid," and
Leibnitz, when an old man, could re-
cite the whole of Virgil, word for word.
1t is said that Bossuet could repeat not
only the whole Bible, but all of Homer,
Virgil and Horace, besides many other
works.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
FUNERALS OF THE DAY
Or. Raub Buried in Newark-services
Over Bodies Of Three Others.

Albert n. Raubb. IL. D., form
ery president OF Delaware College and
one of the best-known educators in the
State, was buried from his late home IN
Newark this afternoon Services were
held al o'clock and were followed by
private interment. The funeral was largely
attended.
George Springer, ST., 50 years old, was
buried from his home in Hockessin this
morning Services were held at his home
at 1880 o'c.ock and intermen. was made
in White Clay Greek Cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Katharine Fred
ericlS, wife Of Peter Frederick, was held
at her late home In Mt. cuba at 1.Sc
O'Clock this afternoon. Interment was
made In Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
James Butcher, 80 years old, was buried
from the home of his sister, Miss Sarah
Butcher. No. 40 South Franklin street, al
l2 o'clock this afternoon. Interment was
made in Cathedral Cemetery.