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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Camera Disease Detector.

A Manchester photographer relates
that he took q photograph of child
who was apparently in good health and
had a clear skin. The negative showed
the face to be thickly covered with an
eruption. Three days afterward the
child was covered with spots due to
prickly heat. The camera had seen
and photographed the eruption three
days before it was visible to the naked
eve. It is said that another case of q
similar kind is recorded, where child
showed spots on his portrait which were
invisible on his face fortnight pre-
vious to an attack of smallpox.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Brave Woman.

But for the presence of mind and
prom ut action of Mrs W. F. Waters OF
St. Cloud, she might have been burned
to death in an explosion of gasoline
sho We in her kitchen.
Mrs. Waters was working over the
stove when it exploded, throwing the
burning fluid over her. She did not
lose her head, however, but snatched
the stove, which was small one, up
and threw it through the open kitchen
door.
Her hands and face were severely
burned in doing so, and she undoubt-
edlv saved her own life and her resi-
dence
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
SENATOR CoCKRILL, NJ or MIS-
i SOURI,, u no t-1ETrR1.
First Elected to tho United States
A Senate in 1675-Has Been a Con-
n oientious and Hardwork-
,&E ing Official.

=. .Washington.-One OF the most not
able victims of the Roosevelt landslide
10 Francis Marion Cockrell, senior
United States senator from the state OF
Missouri. whose fifth consecutive term
in the senate will expire on March 4
1905. President Roosevelt expressed
the general sentiment OF republicans
and democrats when he said:
II am truly sorry that my good
friend Senator Cockrell retires from
the United States senate as result Of
the republican victory in Missouri"
. Senator Cockrell has long been con-
spicuous figure on the democratic side
of the chamber. While the democrats
held brief control of the senate during
the Cleveland administration he was
chairman of the committee on appro'
prtations, and as such was playfully
spoken of as watchdog of the treas
ury," because of his well-known views
regarding an economical expenditure Of
the public money. When the republic
ans regained control of the senate Mr.
Cockrell became the ranking member
of the minority on the same committee
but continued as the special senatorial
guardian of Uncle Sans strong box.
Visitors entering the gallery while
the senate was in session had pointed
out to them an old man, closely resem'
bling some Of the caricatures OF Uncle
Sam, sitting in the front row Of keats
on the democratic side of the chamber
following attentively the Ordinary
routine proceedings with the strictes'
attention, says a correspondent from
this city to the New York Herald
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Prize Essays.

At the thirty-eighth annual encamp-
ment of the department of Minnesota
held in Minneapolis March IS and 16,
1904. the commander of the depart
ment was authorized to offer prizes for
the most meritorious papers on sub
iects touching the war of the rebellion,
as an inducement to the youths OF our
high schools to become posted in mat
tiers pertaining to the history OF their
own country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16

cave afforded no safe path Of descent.
but now, through the efforts of M. Mar
tel, a French lawyer, a winding stair
way. inclosed in a steel skeleton tower,
has been built from the floor to the
mouth of the cave.
The crystal formations, which have
been compared in beauty to those OF
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, glitter in
the light of electric globes, with which
the cave has been fitted.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16

Gle VIII Retire from the Senate After
Thirty Years of Service.)
Spread out upon his desk was a COM
plete file of every bill introduced in
and report made to the senate. While
other senators were otherwise engaged
1t seemed to be Senator Cockrel's mis-
sion to scrutinize every legislative prop
osition involving the expenditure Of
government funds.
Senator Cockrell came to the senate
in 1875, succeeding Carl Schurz, then
an Independent republican. He never
before had held public Office. When
his present term expires he will have
served 80 years as member of tho
senate He has frequently been men
toned as a presidential possibility. His
friends in Missouri, to show their ap-
probation of his valuable aid and in
fluence in obtaining an appropriation
which made the st. Louis exposition a
possibility, gave him what was declared
the only genuine and spontaneous
demonstration that marked the proceed
ings of the national democratic conven-
ton which nominated Judge Parker.
Other candidates were Doomed" but
the great ovation which greeted the
name of Senator Cockrell when he was
presented to the convention was spon-
taneous and sincere.
During the 30 years. he has been
member of the senate Mr.. Cockrell has
lived quiet, frugal life, never exceeding
his income as a senator. Many men in
his position and commanding the intlu-
ence he possessed might have found
way to enrich themselves, by judicious
investments or otherwise. No stain of
any kind rests upon the official or per-
sonal record of Senator Cockrell, and
he goes into political retirement a poor
man, 70 years old.
It is said of Mr.. Cockrell that no
minority senator is SO influential with
the leaders of the republican side as he.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Dilution Extraordinary.

A member Of the French Academy re-
ported that Is experiments on animals
showed each time that poisoned blood
is active even after dilution one trillion
one million times. The strength Of the
average homeopathic dose is from about
the third to the sixth decimal. This
demonstrates that those who say that
there is no medicine in q homeopathic
dose betray ignorance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Novel Rain Gauge.

A tipping bucket attachment has been
added to the rain gauge OF the weather
bureau on top of the custom house at
st. Louis. It accurately tells Of the
amount of precipitation. The rain is
drained into a double bucket, so poised
that it tips on receiving a certain
amount of water. Every movement of
this kind is registered by an electrical
connection.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Poor Heating.

Unless defects in the boilers and
heating plant at the new state capitol
are remedied at once, it is probable
that the legislature will not meet In
the new structure this winter. The
capitol commissioners spent q whole
dav IN discussing remedies for boil
er defects and in purchasing flags for
the staffs.~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
GREAT CAVE OF FRANCE.
It Was But Recently Explored and Il
One Of the Wonders Of
the World.

Paris.-1t has been known for a 1o2g
time that there are wonderful caves in
the department of Lot, east of Bordeaux.
France, but until lately they were not
open to visitors.
The tunnel-shaped, almost perpendic-
ular, shaft which led into the Padirac
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Oar Smallest Coin.

The halt cent piece was coin of the
smallest denomination ever made by
this country. 1t enjoys the distinction
also of being the first coin issued and
the first whose denomination was dis
continued
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
THE SPIRAL PUTTEE.
Latest Ingenious Invention Of Eng
lish Tailors to Make, Outdoor
Life Comfortable

London.-Among the latest tnven-
lions by English tailors calculated to
make outdoor life more comfortable is
the spiral puttee. This is shaped to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Quantities of Material.

Two million bricks will be used IL
the new Rockefeller building in Cleve'
land; 10000 square feet of glass will
We put into windows, and the steel alone
will cost $3.50. 1000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
a Novel Celebration.

A civic celebration for a literary crit
ic's anniversary will be novelty even
in France. Boulogne-sur-Mer is to hold
one in memory Of Sainte-Beuve, who
was born there hundred years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
The Doukhobors Improving.

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A Canadian government agent who
has just returned to England says the
Doukhobozs in Canada are making
progress. "They no longer work their
women instead of their cattle in the
fields"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Odd Use for Church.

Thorverton Church, Devon, England,
was recently used as storehouse for
whisky which had been taken from tho
village inn during fire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
ATTEMPTED Safe Robbery.

Three unknown men attempted to
blow the safe of the State Bank OF
Barnum, and, being foiled. held up
and robbed R. O. Dye, farmer living
near Moose Lake.
F. A. Goetz, president of the bank
who lived but few feet from the bank
building, was awakened by the sound
of muffled explosion. Hastily dress
ing and going over to the bank ne
found a man on guard outside the
building and two more at work on the
vault within.
Mr.. Goetz returned to the house and
telephoned a fire alarm to the tele'
phone station.
A few minutes later the village was
alive with half-clad men, some OF the
men carried lanterns. Under the lead"
ership of Mr. Gcetz, the crowd pro-
ceeded to the bank, but before they
reached the building the robbers en-
ereed from the front door and took
fight. The thirdman had already
disappeared.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Rapid Transit.

It takes about three seconds for a
message to go from one end OF the At
lantic to the other.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Many Medals.

A preliminary report of awards
made in connection with Minnesota's
magnificent exhibits of fruits at the
worlds fair, shows how lavishly the
goddess Pomona bestowed her favors
on the offerings of the North Star
state.
Not only did Minnesota receive the
grand prize for the best collective ex.
hibit of fruits, but she was triumphant
over other states in many individual
exhibits. and now proudly wears five
gold medals, forty bronze and thirty
six silver medals.
It is small wonder that members OF
the Minnesota State horticultural So
ciety are enthusiastic over this magniti'
cent showing or that the society is
receiving scores of congratulatory let
karS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Big Investment.

The capital invested in: the mineral
water industry in Great Britain is near
ly $75,OCO,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16

Emigrating from Spain.
The cost of living has doubled in
Spain in the last few years and emigra-
zion is increasing rapidly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
THE PUTTEE IN POSITION.
(Showing How 1t Is Worn to Secure
Outdoor ComfOrt.)

wind spirally around the leg from ankle
to knee, hence its name. 1t comes with
or without spats, the latter, when "a
ordered, being detachable. They may
be had in America.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17

side. and listened to an Arab love song,
as the younger of the Bedouin ex-
planned, sung by the latter to the weird
! music played by our worthy host on
some primitive stringed instrument of
his country, the time being clapped by
the singer, assisted by all our little
! company. One OF the ladies was with
difficulty restrained from dancing to
the music, the time and place and cir
cumstances making the destinations of
the oriental melodies more irresisti-
BILE than ever.
1t was very hard indeed to believe
that we were not in Arabia itself or in
the Palestine of long ago, instead of at
the worlds fair. At last we disturbed
more bakhsheesh, saluted our Bedouin
friends with a "Salaam aleikum," re-
ceived their smiling "Aleikum salaam"
In return, and went our way; while
they accompanied us as q guard of
honor for some distance along David
street, with oft-repeated farewells and
doubtless secret hopes Of further lar
CESS. After We had emerged from the
gates, and were skirting the great
double-walled moat on our way to the
Ferris wheel, we all agreed that the de-
ughtful hour We had just spent among
the sons of Ishmael would be a mem
orable one to the end Of cur lives. and
would have been we'll worth coming
. thousand miles for.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17
WITHIN JERUSALEM
REPRODUCTION. OF CITY's AN.
GENT WALLS AT ST. LOUIS.
OF HISTORICAL INTEREST
Bedouin. Encampments Presents Many
Interesting Features Of Arabian
Life - Rich Furnishings Of
Damascene Mansion,

st. Louis.-We entered the walled
and battlemented city Of Jerusalem by
the Jaffa gate, had been personally
conducted through the synagogue. the
mosque of Omar, the via Dolorosa. the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and 9th
er places Of special interest, but we at
last quilted our dragoman and fellow
tourists, determined to do little sight
seeing for ourselves. Wandering about
in the labyrinth of curious medieval
streets and courts, we gazed with fas-
cinated interest at the minaret of ev-
cry mosque we came to, hoping that
muessin would appear on it to sum.
mon the faithful to prayer. We had
visited the tower of Davi. and the
Chapel of the Nativity, and had looked
into the mysterious Arabian cafe, with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17
DAINTY Effects in Paris Modes

companied by a beautiful 1880 hat with
sw eeping black plumes or shaded gray
and black feathers, and lovely gray
fox stole and muff, makes the tout en-.
| senble extremely uncommon and ef-
! fective.
There is no doubt that taffeta like
| crepe de chine is charming and useful
fabric for afternoon toilettes, and for
Eve o'clocks, when rooms are heated
and one requires something fairly light
to wear under ones fur paletots. A
lovely frock of silver-gray crepe de
chine was trimmed with entredoux OF
grey lace the bodice and skirt were ar
lace coming through from the bodice to
the skirt, so that they appeared to be all
cut in one; the skirt was very full and
sOft-looking round the feet. The elbow
sleeves were finished with accordion.
plated chiffon and lace. At one side was
an enormous chou of cog de Roche veil
vet shaded into paler tone, and the
capOte was composed of the same fab.
rio. This was worn with gray fox boa
and large muff.
have seen many beautiful stoles and
boas of fox of all kinds, white, black,
silver-gray and pointed. Costly sables
too, are feature of the season, and SO
are chinchilla and ermine, but Paquin
is giving good deal of attention to sill
yer fox, which is 80 extraordinarily soft
and becoming.
Wells over here are mostly worn to
reach only just below the nose. They
are in clear Russian meshes. brown,
black, blue, with white lace borders, but
for motoring and travelling chiffon wells
are still to be seen.
There is great outcry among Paris
ians that the stiff collar will ruin the
shape of the throat, yet one would be
sorry to see them disappear, for they
look so smart for morning wear in the
street, accompanied by the trotteuse
skirt and little sac coat, with one of the
new delightful suede or kid bands which
figure among the novelties in dress &C.
cessories with hand satchels en- suite.
The dainty little shirts worn in the
morning are still of embroidered batiste
and tucked or plated white linen, and
these are finished either with one of the
new cravats or plain linen collar and
bow. Embroidered f1annels, too, are
worn, white perhaps being the favorite.
These blouses are well cut and very, very
simple; they are entirely devoid of lace
or any suggestion of frou-frou, whereas
the blouse for the afternoon is most elab-
crate, chiefly composed of beautiful laces,
worn over soft satin and chiffon under
bodice. Accordion-plaited blouses are
worn as much as ever in the afternoon;
many of them are profusely inserted
with lace entredeux. They look very
pretty in brown chiffon with yellow lace,
and in orange chiffon, with lace toned to
correspond. 1t is in garments OF this
sort that one can really appreciate these
dyed effects. They do not sound nice.
perhaps, but I do asusre you that In
some cases they are quite charming.
ANNETTE GIVRY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17
1oR HoHB DECORATION.

japanese and Indian cottons, IN either
old blue and white or old blue ana yel-
low. make both unusual and very At
tractiye as we'll a inexpensive cur
tai1s. e
Pineapple silk is among the effective
autumn window hangings. One IN =
dark tone Of terra Gotta. with stripes
of pale oriental yellow, Is particularly
desirable. ISL
Dwarf evergreen shrubs may replace
the towering plants In the window fof
the winter with good effect. The decided
addition of plant life may thus be re-
tanned all the year round. 4
An ingram filling Is the most practical
covering for the edges Of floors where
the floor itself Is too bad to be left ex-
posed. II 1t is possible to stain the
edges Of the floor 1t is both more salts
factory and less expensive In the end.
In buying chairs 1t is well to bear in
mind the rules laid down for the cabinet-
makers overwhelmingly. stabili-
ty, strength. perfection Of execution, In
harmony Win llS ooJecI, AAO' last WI
not least. beauty Of outline. 3d..
While an entire absence Of frezo.
with just molding in the angle Of wall
end ceiling, Is correct at present, many
people object to this as looking unf1n-
ished: so, as a compromise, plain frie2e
a tone lighter than the side walls IL
used.
One Of the newest and most popular
ways to cover a front door panel Is with
q plain brussels net--white II the wood
work is white; ecru II the woodwork is
dark. An insertion Of lace Is usually
seved on this Over the panel thin
silk curtain is arranged to draw 1t
night.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17
The Fisherwomau's Heart

Pett Ridge is Of the opinion that
the keenest repartee, after all, is that
half unconscious sort which springs So
intellectually from the masses, and
here is a story he tells in support Of
his theory:
A woman who had been selling fish
entered an omnibus with the empty
basket on her arm still giving forth
an unmistakable odor of the finny tribe
1t had carried. She took vacant seat
next young gentleman" who drew
his coattails away and plainly showed
his disgust
Il 'spose," remarked the woman,
presently, that you'd rather there was
q gentleman sittin' beside you?"
Eyes, would" was the prompt re-
ply.
There was moments pause. Then
came: $50 would I."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17

ner characteristic Of the varioul
classes Of the Syrian population. Blu,
We were in haste to get back to that
part of the courtyard where were
spread the long tents of the Sons of the
Desert.
When we reached them our Arab
showed us close at hand the tents of
thick black camel's hair. the sitting
and sleeping rugs, that lined them
after the manner Of divan, and the
curious furniture and implements OF
the camp. There was the oven in the
and the mortar in which it is ground
by pounding it in a musical rhythm
with pestle. There was the little
hand mill, composed of a rough, fiat
stone with hole in the center. which
is turned on an axis upon another sta
tionary stone, thus reducing the grain
between to powder-just such as was
used in the days Of Abraham, four
thousand years ego. There were the
goatskin bottles of milk and water and
wine, and all sorts of curious weapons
and utensils.
While we were making our inspec-
ton very typical desert Arab, tall
and black bearded, and wrapped in
white burnous. came up, touched his
breast, and introduced himself to us In
two words: Me musician" He. offer
ed. by gestures, to play for us, and 80
we sat down on the rugs in his tent,
open according to the custom on one
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17

its divans stretching interminably I'M
der groined arches Of dark stone and
its tiny tabourets where few initiates
were slipping tiny cups of Turkish cof-
fee.
After many hours we were at last
on our way to see the Zion gate when
suddenly our steps were attracted in
some way to a narrow gate, through
which We passed into paved court
yard It was already growing dark,
and at first we noticed nothing of in
terest in Its shadowy background. We
were about to turn back when musi-
cal voice arrested our attention with
q word or two Of very broken English.
We at last succeeded in gathering from
enigmatical calculations of our inter-
locutor that in the farther end Of this
courtyard was an encampment Of Be-
douin to which he belonged and that
in the surrounding buildings were sew
eral apartments of peculiarly typical
and interesting character. 80
The words "Achuratekah bakh-
sheesh" Chats the way It sounded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-17
FRESH FEMININE FiNERY.
Variety Of Fanciful Trides That Enter
Into the Makeup Of Season.
able Costumes.

Calfskin collars and revers are used
On some Of the velvet coats.
A child's Dutch bonnet of blue velvet
has green silk apples for trimming.
Dainty little girdles are made of the
pompadour ribbon shirred back and
front.
Chiffon panne is now to be had IN
checks and it is promised for almost gen.
aral wear.
A great many plum-colored tailor
gowns are to be worn with mauve and
violet hats.
A lovely bag for the brown suit is one
Of all-brown beads and mounting of dull
bronze.
Wide plaid ribbon hat bows for chill
dren often show a narrow velvet rib
bon laid along the center.
1t IS rumored that big opera hats and
decollete gowns will go to the opera to-
gether this winter.
One Of the new brilliant light browns
has been christened shoe color, 1t being
corn color TAM"
Cum ruftles are of two sorts. OF lace
they fall over the hand, of taffeta they
edge the top of the cum and stand up.
Shades of green, more or, less delicate,
are the chosen colors for trimming Co.'S
tunes Of the soft brown shades.
Chiffons-that means all the filmy fab.
rics-are first choice for evening Dress
es and even the debutante may rejoice
in spangles.
A beautiful hair ornament consists OF
fine white feathers, curving plume, slen-
der threads of gold among them here
and there, supporting tiny diamond
sparks.
Plated skirts continue la mode,
though there so are many variations that
the original kilt might we'll fail at times
to recognize members of Its ever-in-
creasing family.
Bodices are much like those of the
Louis XIV. regime, being high at the
breast line and going from thence in
straight line to a deep point. They are
evidently busked.
Taffeta, only much improved vari-
ETY., will be fashionable for smart occa-
slons this season. Mousseline taffeta,
as 1t Is called, is very soft and is either
fiecked with chameleon hues or else
planned in the tiniest possible checks.