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Box 799. SCRANTON. PA,
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To Whom 1t May Concern
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those desiring to fit themselves for
steam and electric engineers the
Steam Electric Course Of the Interna-
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is given than is of use to the practical
engineer. There is marked absence
of confusing and unexplained techni-
cal terms. The course in mechanical
drawing given in connection with
the above - all that could be desired.
Respectfully
~ STEWART H. TRAVIS.
H4 2E sHs9N City Clerk.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
LOSE MILLIONS.
John w. Gates and Friends Drop $40,
100000 in Effort to Corner
May Wheat.

Chicago, April 24.-Burning with an
ambition to be known as the Wheat
King" John w. Gates led an army Of
Wall street steel millionaires in May
wheat deal against the strongly en-
trenched Armour interests. Saturday,
dashed in spirit and. lame in purse, the
steel ranks withdrew, having lost a
cool $10000,0OO. No wilder day was
ever seen in the Chicago wheat pit,
even in the sensational campaign of
Joe" Letter, when 100000 was
dropped into the same pockets to
which Gates and his allies have con-
tributed, than Saturday. From an I'M
easy perch of $1.10, Fridays closing
price, May wheat dropped like lead and
with only one breathing space, sank
11h cents, resting finally at 981h cents.
Gates, old brokers say, could have be-
gun liquidating when the top price of
$1.21% was reached and would have
lost little or nothing. But he wanted
to fight, and Saturday Armour, Valen-
tine and others accommodated him.
He held a line of 25,00O,000 bushels Of
May wheat. With his steel clique he
had acquired 100000 bushels in his
effort to corner the market. Some of
this wheat was bought by the Gates
crowd as high as $1.21h; some at low
er figures. Saturday 100000 bushels
of it went at prices ranging as low as
981a cents If the average loss be
figured at ten cents bushel, the steel
clique lost 100000 on the entire deal.
If the more likely figure of Is cents be
used, their losses ran up to 10000, 900.
From the rise in price farmers profited
to the extent of 20 cents on each 25,-
100000 bushels of May wheat, or
$5.000,00O. The bears took the rest of
the plumber.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Dean of the Profession.

Joseph Jefferson was born In Phlla-
delphia February 20, 1929, and was
looked upon as the dean of the dra-
matte profession in this country. He
first appeared on the stage as child
and during his career has played in
number of foreign countries. His
great reputation was made in Rip Van
Wrinkle, which he played in almost .ev-
cry city in the United States Up to
1857 Mr. Jefferson is said to have
merely attained the standing of re-
spectacle stock actor, but in that year
he became associated with Laura
Keene's theater, in New York city. Mr..
Jefferson here became prominent In
the role of Asa Trenchard in "Our
American Cousin" This play ran for
$50 nights. Other characters portrayed
were Newman Boggs in Nicholas
Nickleby," Caleb Plummer in '"The
Cricket on the HEARTH" DR.. Pangloss
in THE Heir-atLaw," Bob Acres in
1.-THE Rivals" and DR.. Ollapod in the
''Poor Gentleman" In 1880 Mr.. Jeffer-
son visited California, but abandoned
that field for Australia, where he spent
a profitable four years. London was
visited against his own inclination in
1866 and at the Adelphi theater played
rip Van Wrinkle" for a 150-nights-run.
After appearing in some of the large
cities in England he returned to New
York in 1866. Since 1867, when he mar
ried for his second wife Miss Sarah
Warren, he confined himself to a few
favorite parts, OF which Rip Van Win
kle was the principal one. Several
months ago Mr.. Jefferson retired from
the stage and has since divided his
time between Florida and Cape Cod.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
with grief and in words that touched
deeply all who heard him.

with grief and in words that touched
deeply all who heard him.
During his long service Of 26 years
the senator has taken an active part
in the proceedings Of the upper branch
of congress, has filed many important
committee assignments and demon
strated his capacity in handling and
discussing questions of national inter-
est. He was chairman of the judiciary
committee and, in addition, member
of the committee on Cuban relations,
finance and revolutionary claims. He
took a leading part in arranging our
relations to Cuba. Senator Plat fire.
quently was called to the chair to pre-
side temporarily over the sessions of
the senate, and during the Swayne
impeachment trial at the last session
sat throughout the trial as the pre-
siding officer or judge of the court
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Woman Accused Of Poisoning Her Two
Children in Village
in Ohio.

Columbus, O., April 24.-Mrs. Henry
Anthony, aged 80, of Grove City, sub
urb of Columbus, is held at the county
Jail pending an investigation of the
death Of her two children by former
marriage, John and Oletha Demorest,
aged and 10 years respectively, who
were found dead in bed Sunday morn
ing. The circumstances of the chill
denis death have aroused suspicious of
poisoning. The mother claims the
children were i'll and she gave them
quinine. About seven years ago, the
woman, whose name was then Demo-
rest, killed her three-year-old boy by
cutting his throat. She was then ad-
judged insane and was sent to the
state hospital, but was discharged in
less than two months as recovered.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

Fire drills have become an estab-
lished feature in many of the public
schools of the country, and wisely so.
And why not an occasional drill of the
same kind in homes, especially in city
homes and those where there are large
families Of children and servants? o.
casional practice Of this kind, little
instruction in meeting emergencies
such as are likely to arise at any time
In any household, would render less
frequent those all too frequent in.
stances where babies are thrown out
Of windows and cats are carefully car.
ried down stairs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
convent BURNED;
lives ARE LOST
A MIDNIGHT FIRE DESTROYS AN
INSTITUTION LOCATED AT
ST. GENEvIEvE, QUE.
Fourteen Inmates Unable to Escape
and Perish-The Victims Include
Nine Girls, Four Women and He
roic Nun.

Montreal, QUE, April 22.-The little
village of St. Genevieve is In mourn
ing over the loss of IA lives in a fire
which destroyed the convent of st.
Anne there early ON Friday. One nun,
nine children, ranging in age from 10
to 10 years, and four old women, per-
ished in the flames. Two nuns were
so severely burned that it is feared
they will die. In their grief over the
catastrophe the villaged find some
comfort in relating the heroism dis
played by Sister Marie Adjuteur, who
gave up her life, and Sister Marie The
reese and Marie Robertine, who were
perhaps fatally burned In their efforts
to save the lives of the children and
HELPLESS old women in their charge.
There is no organized fire protection
in the village. The fire, which start
ed at an early hour in the morning,
was beyond control by the time the
sleeping people could be aroused A
bucket brigade was formed, but the ef-
forts to check the flames proved futile
and the quaint old structure was re-
duced to ashes Sisters Marie Therese
and Marie Robertine were rescued with
difficulty from the hallway, where they
had fallen, overcome by the smoke and
flames.
The convent was called the Ste.
Annes, and was branch of the con-
vent of the Sisters of Ste. Annes of
Lachine. The building was gray
stone structure, handsome in appear
ance, massive in character and with
the church it formed central figure
of the pretty little village. St. Gene
We've is village and parish Of Jaques
Cartier county, on Revere des Prai-
ries. 1t is three miles from Beacons-
field and five miles from Pointe Claire
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
A BRUTAL CRIME.
Aged Woman Strangled to Death by
Unknown Persons at Mount
Vernon, Ohio.

Mount Vernon, O., April 24.-The
body of Miss Miranda Bricker, aged
rs, who had been criminally assaulted
and strangled to death, was found Sun
day morning in the rear of the Fair
child home, in this city, where she had
been employed as housemaid. There
were evidences of a terrible struggle
upon the part of the woman, who had
been dragged 500 feet from the place
where she was first attacked. Per-
sons living in the vicinity recall that
they heard cries during the night, but
paid no attention to them. There is
no clue. but bloodhounds have been
sent for to trail the murderer, If pos
sible.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

With the advent of the new cancel.
ing machines, which arc now in use
in all the large post Offices of the
country, came many complaints of let
ters being torn and mutilated. An or
der has gone forward notifying post
Office employees that letters containing
an Enclosure of a bulky or flexible NJ
ture must not be run through the can
ceiling machine, but shall be kept sep
arate and Cancelled by hand. Out of
the revenue arising from special de-
livery stamps postmasters at first
class Offices are allowed car fare for
the messengers who carry them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
MUST RESPECT NEUTRALITY.
Russian Government Sends Instruc-
tons to Rojestvensky-Reply
to Japan's Protest.

Paris, April 22.-As a result of com
munications between the governments
at Paris and st. Petersburg the Rus
sian government has forwarded urgent
orders to Admiral Rojestvensky to
vigorously respect the neutrality of
French waters. This is precaution-
ary measure. In addition special in
structed the French minister at Toxic
ernor general of Indo- China, M. Beau,
and Foreign Minister Delcasse has in
strucuted the French minister at Toxic
to give the Japanese minister Of for
eign affairs assurances that It is
Frances purpose to preserve strict
neutrality, these being similar to the
assurances given to DIR. MotOnO, the
Japanese minister at Paris.
A telegram received here from St.
Petersburg and understood to be of
official origin, says:
"The Russian admiralty has notified
Admiral Rojestvensky of the grave
danger to peace which will be entailcd
if the stay of his squadron OF the
coast of AMMAN is prolonged contrary
" IuS laws VI ACuIA ANY. A>O OOuDI
is entertained that the admiral viii!
carry out the formal instructions sent
to him.
Saigon, French Cochin China, April
24.-The complete Russian fleet left
Kamranh bay on April % at midday
At night heavy cannonading was heard
out at sea. 1t is supposed the Russian
fleet was engaged with portion Of
the Japanese squadron. 1t
Paris, April 24.-It is officially con-
firmed that Emperor Nicholas has per-
sonally sent an order to Admiral Ro-
jestvensky to leave French waters. The
foreign Office received advices from St.
Petersburg Saturday morning showing
that the instructions sent to Admiral
Rojestvensky are positive and explicit
and that he must keep outside of
French waters. The nature Of the in
structions is said to be such that Ro-
jestvensky must observe them by fully
respecting French neutrality or: else
subject himself to punishment from
his government. Therefore the ofncials
here feel that France has succeeded in
securing the limit of what Japan can
reasonably ask. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
For Growing Girls.

West Pembroke, Me-, March 2l.--Mrs.
A. L. Smith, of this place., says that
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best remedy
for growing girls. Mrs. Smith empha-
sizes her Recommendation by the follow
ing experiences:
my daughter was thirteen years old
last November, and it is now two years
since she was first taken with Crazy
Spells that would last a week and would
then, pass, off. In month she would
have the spells again. At these times
che would eat very. little, and was very
yellow, even the whites of her eyes would
be yellow.
'"fhe doctors gave us no encourage.
ment, they all said they could not help
her. After taking one box Of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, she has not had one bad
ment until she had used in all about a
dozen boxes, and we still give them to
well. Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly.
the best medicine for, growing girls"
Mrs. Smith, for by so doing they may
save their daughters much pain and sick
ness and ensure healthy, happy future
for them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
noted MEN ARE
Called BY death
THE EMINENT ACTOR, JOSEPH
JEFFERSON, DIES AT PALM
BEACH, FLA.
Gained Fame in Portrayal of the Char
acter of Grip Van Winkle''-Death
of United States Senator Orville II.
Plat, of Connecticut.

West Palm Beach, Fla, April "a
Joseph Jefferson, the eminent actor,
died at his home, THE Reefs" at Palm
Beach at 6:15 Sunday evening. The
end came after a day of unconscious
ness and after a heroic struggle of
days, which had exhausted his vitality.
The sickness of Mr.. Jefferson which
ended in his death was contracted, 1t
is believed, while on a recent visit to
his son, Charles B. Jefferson, at Hobe
sound, few miles above Palm Beach,
where he went to meet his friend, for
mer President Cleveland. 1t is believed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

Nine. lola has offered her late hus-
bands property at Medan to the AS
sistance Publique, to be used as a
convalescent home for the female en-
ployes of that administration. In max
ing this offer to NJ Mesureur, director
Of the Assistance Publique, Nine. To-
Ia first proposed that the home should
be for needy men of letters and
artists, but she was informed that in
that case the gift could only be ac-
cepted if a sum sufficient for it's up
keep formed part of the donation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

The Kah-gyur, or Tibetan Bible,
consists of 10S volumes of 1000 pages
each, containing 1888 separate books
Each of the volumes weighs ten
pounds, and forms package &c inch
es long, inches broad and 8 inches
deep. This Bible requires a dozen
yaks for its transport and the carved
wooden blocks from which It is print
ed need rows Of houses, like city,
for their storage. A tribe Of Mongo!s
paid 1000 oxen for a copy Of this
Bible. In addition to the Bible there
are 225 volumes of commentaries.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

There are two forms of criminal
activity in which the United States
enjoys an unenviable distinction. One
of them is lynching and the other is
train.robbery. Both are equally odious
and equally injurious to the good
name of the nation. Lynching is an
otfense against civilized society which
can be dealt with only by the indi-
vidual states, but train-robbery is a
crime with which the federal govern.
ment is competent to deal as we'll as
the local authorities, and both acting
together should be able to make them
much less frequent than formerly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

American farm machinery is bring
ing about an agricultural regeneration
Of rural Russia that the government
admits itself powerless to curtail; for
the use of Yankee ideas and ma
chinery in farming on large scale.
it is admitted even by the reaction
lists, is all that can save the country
from disastrous famines in the future.
more fatal to the autocracy than even
the Introduction of our great labor
saving machinery.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

Mrs Covington, of Hanover county,
Va, who, IS months ago, gave birth to
three girls, has just borne twin boys.
All five children are we'll and hearty.
Mrs Covington is the mother of Is
living children having had two other
sets of twins, or nine at four births.
She is "a years old
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

Several prominent young women Of
Joplin, Mo-, are forming themselves
into club to protect themselves from
"mashers," with which the town is
overrun. t'ke club will have no name,
and, as the members are preparing to
violate city ordinance, they are try.
Ing to keep the affair secret. Profit
ing by the experiences they or their
friends have had recently, they in
ten to carry pistols when out at night
unattended.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

Though ski running originated in
Norway, Zdarski, an Austrian, is the
champion. He has invented new
method Of attaching the ski to the
foot, and has considerably developer
certain methods of turning which are
little used in Norway.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Law Taken to Heart.

New Albany, Ind, April 21.-William
Hardshaw, heavy cigarette smoker,
committed suicide; John Suhrist, Of
Napanee, died as the result of overin-
diligence in pipes" just before the
anti-cigarette law came into effect,
and Jim McNernoy, of this city, quit
Indiana to escape the cigarette regula-
ton, 81.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Comerford Sworn In.

Springfield, ILL.,. April 22.-Frank d.
Comerford, of Chicago, who was ex-
PEELED from the house of representa-
tives in March last because he was
unable to substantiate charges he had
lodged against certain of his colleagues
for "grafting," and who was reelected
at the late election held in Chicago,
was Friday sworn. in and again took
his seat in the lower body,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Well.Known Qhioan Dead.

Cleveland, O., April 22.-Maj. Will
liam w. Armstrong, prominent in the
democratic party throughout the state,
died Friday afternoon after one days
illness of pneumonia, aged u years.
He is said to have been the man who
suggested the rooster as the emblem
for the democratic party.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
league:
American league:
Ex-Aldermen Fined.

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 24.-Ex-
Aldermen Daniel E. Lozier and John
McLachlin, both of whom had entered
pleas of guilty to the charge of accept
ing bride during the Lake Michigan
water deal scandal, were sentenced
Saturday by Judge Newman. Lozier
was fined $500 ard McLachlin 5000.
Both paid their fines.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Arbitration Conference.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, April 24.-The
eleventh annual meeting of the Lake
Mohonk conference on international
arbitration, will be held here May 81
to June Q, with Judge George Gray, of
Delaware, presiding.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

The national plant garden near
Chico, CAL, has received from Japan
a large shipment of plants and bulbs,
consisting of bamboo, the Japanese
salad plant, ornamental lily seeds,
Japanese paper plant, cherry trees and
orange trees.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Burned to Death.

Marion, Ind, April 19.-Bessie Jor-
dan (colored), 40 years old, and her
daughter Mary, nine years old, were
burned to death in fire which DESTROYED
their home at Race and Thirteenth
streets Tuesday night.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

The city of Bremen has just nego.
tiated a loan of s7,0O0,o00, to be ex.
pended for harbor improvements and
extension of the city's waite" works
and electric lighting plants.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Reelected Senator.

Jacksonville, Fla, April Ex-senator
James P. Taliaferro was formally re-
elected to the United States senate by
the joint assembly of the state legisla-
ture Tuesday for the term ending 1911.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
ERUPTION Of Vesuvius.

Naples, April 22.-The eruption of
Mount Vesuvius is increasing, and
frequent explosions are heard. Streams
of lava are running down the noun
tain, and the crater is emitting smoke,
ashes and red-hot stone.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

The average height Of a man is
found by A. Dastre to have continued
the same for thousands Of years, as
shown in primitive man, prehistoric
man and historic man. The great
size of ancient man is imaginary.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Named for CONGRESS.

Evansville, Ind, April 21.-The dem
ocrats of the First congressional dis
trict here on Thursday nominated Mai.
G. v. Menzies, of Mount Vernon, for
congress for the special election
May 16.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Heavy Loss by Fire.

Decatur, ILL.,, April 24.-Fire in the
Galloway block at Tuscola Saturday
morning caused a loss of more than
100000. The loss on the Galloway
building is $4,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Baseball Manager Dies,

Boston, April PA dispatch from
New York announces the death of
William H. Rogers, business manager
of the Boston baseball club of the
National league. He was IS years of
age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Rate Bill Passed.

Madison, Wis, April 19.-Without de-
bate by vote of Is to II, the Wisconsin
assembly Tuesday passed the admins
tration railroad rate commission bill.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

that from a slight indiscretion in his
eating there, he suffered an attack of
indigestion. Since his return to his
home his condition grew steadily
worse, with slight rallies. until the
end
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
ORVILLE n. PLATT.
United States Senator from Connecti-
cut Victim of Pneumonia.

Washington, Conn, April o.
United States Senator Orville Hitch
cock Plat, Of Connecticut, died at his
summer home in this, his native town
at 1853 Friday night from pneumonia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
areat ARMY of Immirran+e

V3 -
New York, April 22.-Four trans
Atlantic steamers which arrived at
this port on Friday brought 9,675 steer
age passengers, the largest number
ever passed in quarantine in one day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
ANTHOLOGY Bill Passes.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 21.-The house
Thursday passed the anti-policy bill
providing for heavy penalties for play
ing policy" or conducting "policy
games" The bill now goes to the gov
ernOr.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28
Mrs. Mclean Elected,

Washington, April z1.-Mrs. Donald
Mclean, Of New York, was on Thurs
day elected president general of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-28

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years sso:T = loco Th0''