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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
THE Mine PACK BURR0.
Information Cleaned by the New.
conner In Camp.

Information .Gleaneo ny the new"
conner In Camp.
He was a newcomer in the mining
camp, and as everything he saw ap-
peared novel and interesting he kept
up rapid fire of questions that seem
ed mighty foolish to the boys.
The placid little pack burros, mostly
ears and voice, pleased him immense
ly, and he supposed they were kept as
pets Or else as camp scavengers to
nibble the labels from old cans and
eat stray newspapers. He came across
one packing a Wheelbarrow secured on
it's back with wheel and handles in the
air.
'My good man," he asked the own
er, "can you tell me why the little
donkey is tied to the wheelbarrow in
that odd fashion,"
81 shore can, stranger" replied that
accommodating Individual. '"This here
jassax has been acquired by old Wala-
PAL Higgins for a house pet at the
Bully Boy mine, an, bein' as the ami
mule is too dellycat' to walk all the
way over them rough trails, the old
man drives him uphill an at the sum-
NIT jes materially turns him down the
other side, Yessir, it do come hard
on old Walapai, but it's mighty restin'
for the assax."-Success Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
COTTON IN INDIA.
The Way 1t Was Discovered by Man
Who Was an Observer.

Who Was an Observer.
A remarkable story is told about the
discovery Of the cotton plant in India
some years ago. Two gentlemen were
driving out to dinner near Bombay,
one TIE host and the other his guest.
On both sides Of the road were hedges.
It was getting dark, but the guest
noticed some white stuff on the top Of
the hedges all the way along and at
length told his friend that he thought
it looked like cotton. His friend order
ed the native driver to stop, and the
two Englishmen got down and exam
ined. The guest was right. 1t was cot
ton OF an extraordinary strong staple.
Both men were cotton experts, and
yet the host. who had driven along the
same road for years. had passed the
cotton without recognizing it. The
guest Immediately proceeded to buy
up these hedges, for except them there
were none that he had seen during
twelve years. residence in India.
During his Investigations he discov-
cred that natives often had one or two
cotton trees in their gardens, and the
English club compounds possessed
three or four in different parts Of In
dia, but nowhere except in this Bonn
bay district did he see cotton growing
in such luxuriant abundance.
He bought up every tree and plant
he could, for not q single native Euro
pean imagined that it was cotton
tree that he possessed in his garden
Cotton Age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
,Liuhted Streets In Europe.

The best lighted street in Europe,
declares a weekly paper, is Inter den
Linden, in Berlin. Perhaps it is, but
we would not be sure. In the torrent
scanned hills Of the Jura, where water
power is as cheap as anywhere in the
world, there are little French villages
in which every tiny cottage has its
electric light installation, and the cen
trail street, that one could almost jump
across, is flooded by the beams Of arc
lamps that would do credit to the
Strand. However, the Berlin bouIe-
ward, otherwise a disappointing thor
oughfare, is certainly we'll tllumi-
mated. Plate glass, Pilsener and police
men are the three most striking fea-
lures Of that capital, but the lighting
Of the streets is a good fourth.-Lon-
don News.
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THE DOLLAR.
n Evolution From The 00e 1tms
DloaA Or Below. T." g.


-. s." Blsat Or Below. 3"
The dollar took some rounding. Nor
aid It formerly ring true, but, much
alive, simply gave q bleat or below.
Cattle, among country. folk. at one
time constituted the dollar, while prim-
tive man generally made use Of any
article sufficiently abundant for the
standard payment Of all merchandise.
Thus, in ancient Greece, a large
bronze tripod had the value Of a dozen
oxen. A good hardworking woman.
on the other hand, was given in ex-
change for only four such beasts.
When metal took the place Of money
the dollar chung to it's traditions, and
coins were still called after live stock.
Thus "pecunia," applied to metal
money, derived it's origin from ''pecus"
(cattle). From the custom Of counting
heads Of cattle came the present desig-
nation of a sum in cash-capital or
''capita" heads). In Sanskrit roupa
(herd, fock) made roupya or the In
dian rupee, while ingots Of electrum
or admixture Of gold and silver when
first in use as money bore the impress
of an OK or cow.
Not clumsy, but too fragile, were the
shells in use as money by the negroes
of Africa and throughout ancient Asia
where the natives, taken by its beauty
gave the shell a money value.-R. Holt
Lomax in Harper's Weekly.
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the FEATHER BED.
q b Q Peer Thing 20 Use Either In
E ~ 1unaRsar or Wintar.

Il b q Peer Thing 20 Use Either In
2@ Summer Or Winter.
Flew people. even physicians them.
selves, seem to know the principal rea-
son why medical science condemns the
use Of feather beds in winter as well
% in summer" said New York ply
stefan recently.
1T is because feather beds are high
" hygroscopic-a rather formidable
word, but one meaning simply that
feathers readily absorb and condense
moisture. The body Ia constantly
throwing off waste matter through the
skin and the lungs. The feathers In
the bed will absorb this waste matter
as readily as it will simple atmos-
pheric moisture. The feathers re-
tain the waste matter during the day.
when the bed is cold, even when it is
aired, unless also warmed by sun
shine during the time it is exposed to
the air.
.At night, when the body of the
sleeper warns the bed, the feathers
renew their microscopic action and
throw off the waste matter absorbed
the night before The susceptible body
Of the sleeper is soon surrounded by a
dense and highly poisonous atmos-
phere, the accumulative effect Of
which cannot help but be very in
furious.
''The skin, like the lungs, is contin-
ually breathing and is very sensitive
to external Influences; hence arises
the need for air baths as well as for
| water baths. The entire body should
be exposed to fresh air every day for
as long time as you can make posi-
BILE, and all beds should be thoroughly
| ventilated" New York Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
MURDER IN MINNEAPOLIS.
insane coIored Man Shoots Another
NEGRO. ~

insane coIored Man Shoots Another
=. Negro. j., ). -~.
1mpe11ed by an insane desire to
murder any one he considered al 81.
envy Henry 1tson, alias Cecil, coldred,
shot and instantly killed John Dutton,
also colored, in tie Rlchelieu club
rooms at Minneapolis. '~>'@~>*....
Itson had imagined that Dutton was
about to murder him ana with no 9th.
er provocation sent bullet through
buttons heart In a complete confes-
sion made to Captain Sinclair, Rich
ard bakersfield and others at police
headquarters he admitted the shoot
ing and also said that he had nsxez,
spoken to Dutton. Furthermore he
had no grievance against him.. An ii.
sane fear of assassination at the hands
Of Dutton was all that impelled him.
Itson is calm and does not appear
to be at all sorry for his act.
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Not Business.

Two highland farmers met on their
way to church.
man." said Donald, ri wass won
derin' what you will be askin'' for yon
bit sheep over at your steadin'?"
man." replied Dougal, II wass
thinkin' 1 wad be wantin 50 shullin's
for that Sheep"
II will TAX it at that" said Donald,
''but och, man, Dougal, am awful
surprised at you doing business on the
Sawbath."
"Businessv' exclaimed Dougal. "Man,
sellin' sheep like that for so shullin's
is not business at all. It's Just char
iV."-Dundee Advertiser.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
man MANY BODIES ||'|| ! Is /. FOUND
Thirtyone Taken From Mine In
Which Explosion Occurred.
Z ~ "@ s&S%5@..
NO SIGN OF LIFE ANYWHERE
, Said Death List Will Be Increased TO
Z, Fifty When Remote Sections Of
II E. colllery Are Searched.
NO SIGN OF LIFE ANYWHER

I Pfttsburg, Dec. s.-Thirty-one Of
the miners caught by an explosion Of
dredamp Sunday night in the Naomi
mine Of the United Coal company, To-
Gated near Fayette city, have been
reached by the rescuers. All were
dead and their bodies were burned
Ind charrsd almost beyond recogni-
zion.
The rescuers are now nearing tho
bnd Of the workings and they have
found no sign Of life anywhere. In
no opinion of the owners of the mine
Nv, II any, more victims Will be
found, but among miners and others
In the village there is a firm belief
that the total number Of victims is
between forty and fifty.
There are thirty six entries In the
mine and until the last of these has
been searched the full extent of the
disaster will not be known. Because
Of the accumulation of gas the work
Of Rescue. in the remote sections Of
the mine is greatly impeded.
! A second explosion is a constant
menace and every precaution is being
Mken to avert such catastrophe.
f. -Frenzied Women at Pit Mouth.
N4Seores of frenzied women constant
" surround the pit mouth and the
Epecial detail Of officers has much
Trouble in keeping them from inter-
fering with the work Of the rescuers.
Many of these women would go down
the shaft and penetrate the workings
Of the mine we're they not restrained
by the officers.
A large force Of physicians was hur-
ried to the scene Immediately follow
ing the first reports of the explosion.
So far their services have not been
needed for the men in the mine, but
they have not been idle. In fact they
have been in almost constant requisi-
ton on behalf Of the rescuers, who,
despite the fact that they work in
relays only a fraction Of an hour, are
constantly being Frustrated by the
fumes of gas. A number Of the res
ouers have been taken from the scene
In a serious condition.
The cause Of the explosion has not
yet been ascertained. One theory is
that it resulted from the explosion of
blackdamp in an unused entry when
q miner carrying an open lamp crossed
the dead line" Another is that a
spark from the trolley line over which
cars are hauled from the workings to
the mouth of the shaft ignited a
rocket of gas in the mine
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
Moments That Counted.

Bacon's fame is mainly due to books
written in his spare hours while he
was England's chancellor. Humboldt's
days were so occupied with his bust.
ness that he had to pursue his scien.
tific labors in the night or early morn
Ing. Burns wrote his most beautiful
poems in his spare moments while
working on q farm. Grote wrote his
7Hfstory Of Greece" during the odds
and ends Of time snatched from bis
duty as a banker. Moments are the
golden sands Of time" If rightly used.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
! ''<s's'''''' Grass EGGS.

When a hen is made sick eating too
freely, Of grass she lays what are
known as grass eggs" Grass eggs
are poor stuff. They have an unpleas-
ant flavor, and the yolk wabbles
around in a weak and watery white
and is. green and dull in color. The
term is one applied by Gamblers, who
discover while testing that there is a
pale greenish hue to the eggs and that
they are not at all Of the bright, fresh
color that we find in healthy eggs
Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
DROPS nine STORIES.
Elevator in Chicago Building Falls {
T% Bottom Of Shaft.

Elevator in Chicago Building Falls to
Bottom Of Shaft.
J Chicago, Nov. 30.-Two persons
were killed and seven were seriously
injured by the falling of a passenger
elevator in a. building at 202 Jackson
boulevard, occupied by the clothing
tdrm OF Edenheimer, Stein & Co. The
lear. which contained nearly twenty
passengers, for the most part women
employed BY the clothing firm, was
Approaching the ninth floor on q
downward trip when the cable parted.
EFhe cage fell to the bottom of the
shAft, mass Of wreckage. The body
lof one of the two men killed was
identified as that of Jacob scramek.
xprty-Ave years old, an employe Of the
t6rfn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
What He Wanted.

A very baldheaded man went into
the barber shop in the American House
in our town and, Pumping himself
down in the chair, said:
"Hair cut" =,
nd, the barber, looked at him a mo-
nert and replied: r..
"Why, man, you don't need no hair
cut What you want Is 4 shine."-
Lite.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
9eteina Even.

At the savings bank It Is requisite
to obtain the signature Of new depos-
itors to ain identification form. Recent
II Z lady with more Independence Of
spirit than experience exhibited I'M
Willingness to comply with the reg
u1ation.
"What is your husbands name?"
asked the clerk.
my husbands name is Peter Jones.
What Is your wffe'e manner" snapped
HI fafr Observation-Disclosures Scraps.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
He Had tho Name.

She had gone up the scales once, and
then she had gone down the scales.
Then she had done the same thing
over again, after which some one
asked:
I'm what school of music were you
taught"
Thereupon some one else interrupted
In an undertone: -.s~-2.,
"Judglng by the speed, should say
It was a riding school,"
And there were many present who
deemed the sentiment good one.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
Fair Share.

It was at q theater in Manchester.
The king, aged and infrm, was blessed
with two sons. He was pacing up and
down the stage, with a wearied, trou-
bled look, exclaiming aloud, "On which
Of these my sons shall I bestow my
crown?" Immediately came a voice
from the gallery, "Why not art a
crown apiece, guv'norT'-London Mail.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
USS6pifssfatsd.

rye worked fcf tie PARTY fattt
fuzzy fof lie last twenty Years." BE-
San the Office seeker "and 7 can say
With truth that. I never once asked
tor In once . -.
''Great record put IN the party lead
j. II Houidn't think 81 urging you to
break it. Keep It up Philadelphia
Press. =. - (. ses z:,,,a5 - III. \
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
A. New One

Mrs. Wigwn~-How Is your husband,
Aunt Mands Aunt Mandy-Porely,
ma'am. He was gittin' along all right,
but now de doctah done say he got DO
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
CALIFORNIA Mine DISASTER
No Hope for Safety Of Eleven En-
tombed Workmen.


! Drytown, CAL, Dec. 2.-With smoke
still pouring from the shaft Of the
Fremont mine hope for the eleven
miners who were entombed Saturday
ID virtually abandoned and 1t is be-
lieved all of them have persisted be.
hind the wall of fame which drove
them toward the heart Of the subter'
ransan furnace when they tried to
ssoaps.
h1Qatnes Drew, Joseph Manley, Daniel
91sn and L. e. Wilson are the
ks1cans among the victims, the
t ~ whom are Italians and Aus.
Mans.
J litter the connecting drifts of the
fremont and Cover shafts had been
akheaded and the COLLAR of the lat
tor had been boarded up to smother
HE dre Superintendent Goodall start
III to food the mine. Later Goodall
and q party Of mining experts went
adAn tho Cover shaft and found their
wy to the bulkhead, which they blew
apeu with dynamite. Goodafl and
bArty then went to the Fremont shaft
and made an opening by taking off
the bulkhead from the collar. They
were about to descend in the skip to
the 300-foot level when they were
driven back to the surface by the
sitting smoke. Other attempts made
to descend met with the same futile
results. az n s..s~s s .s:, - '-:=re
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06

The hardest th'13. to win in the
world is your own self respect. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
fhs. utuai WY.
- ESz.X =. S~&~s

"say, pop, WHAT'S d faAier'
"a rattle, my son, II where ! buy
nineteen Chances 81 i diamond fling
and the fellow wifi one chance Wins
it."-Kansds City Star
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-06
The Prodioal Son.

The Prodi9al Son.
Prodigal-Father, I have come home
to die!
"Confound you! Haven't you cost
me enough already without adding the
expense Of d funeral?'-Lite.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Nellie r. HaskelIs Estate.

The Probate Court within and for the Dis
trict of Caledonia to all whom it may con-
Germ Greeting:
Whereas the selectmen of the town of
Peacham in said District, did on the 9th
day of December A. D. 1906, present their pc
tition in writing, representing to said Pro-
bate Court, that Nellie F. Haskell, late &C
Peacham in said District deceased intestate,
died leaving no heir or person entitled to her
estate, and that after the payment of the
debts of said deceased and the expenses of
administration there remains the sum of two
hundred and fifty two dollars and fourteen
cents for decree of distribution: and praying
that inquisition be had in the premises agree
ably to the provisions of Chapter 1925 of the
Vermont Statutes, and that said Court de-
cree that the estate of said deceased escheat,
and thereupon assign the estate of said de-
ceased aforesaid after the payment of the
expense of proceedings, to the said town of
Peacham for the use of schools in said town
agreeably to the provisions of the statute in
such cases. Therefore it is ordered by said
Court that said petition be referred to the Sd
day of August A. d. 1907, at the Probate
Office, in St. Johnsbury, for hearing and deci-
sionshereon; and it is further ordered that
all persons interested be notified thereof by
publication of notice of said petition and
order thereon, six weeks successfully in the
CALIFORNIAN printed at ST. Johnsbury the
last publication six months before said time
of hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and, if they see cause, object
thereto
By the Court
Attest
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Novel Cure For Colds.
Healing Medication that is Breathed,
Giving Quick Relief.

The fact that many people right in
St. Johnsbury cough and hawk and
shuttle for days and weeks after they
have been treating a cold with the usual
stomach dosing, shows how valueless
are the ordinary cough and cold cures.
The right way to cure a cold in the
head, or cough and irritation in the
bronchial tubes, is by breathing Hy omei's
medicated air from the neat pocket in
haler that comes with every outfit.
Take a few breaths in this way, and
immediate relief will be noted. The
medication goes right to the spot,where
the disease germs are and renders them
harmless
w. B. Eastman gives an absolute
guarantee with every Hyomei outfit he
sells that if it does not give satisfaction
the money will be refunded. The COM
plete Hyomei outfit costs but $1.OO,
while extra bottles of Hyomei, if needed,
can be obtained for only soc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23

medical director, DR.. A. B. Bisbee as
sistant medical director, DR.. E. G. Col
ton; counsel, F. A. Rowland; inspectors,
George Briggs, F. A. Dwinell, Frank NJ.
Bryan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Commissioners Notice.
CHARLES I. PECK'S ESTATE

NHARLES ]. PECk'S ESTATE.
The subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
Peck, late of st. Johnsbury, in said district,
deceased, and the term of six months from
the Sth day of Jam, 1907, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors of said deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us Give notice that we will attend
to the duties ofour appointment at the office of
Crawford Ranney in St. Johnsbury, in said dis
trict, on the 4th day of Feb, and the Sth day
ofJuly, next, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
on each of said days.
W ", s sPRp EHNNNH' Commissioners.
> st. Johnsbury. VT, Jan. IA, A. D. 1907.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23

John Day, aged Sc, stone mason EN-
ployed by the Vermont Marble company,
in the city of Rutland, was instantly
killed Jan. 16. He was in the elevator
pit when the car descended upon him.
His head was caught between the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Founder of Kurn Hattin Home Dead.

Something of a sensation has been
caused by the forcible carrying away
from the home of his grandmother near
Brattleboro, of Norman McVeigh, aged
II years, by the childs mother, Mrs.
Thomas McVeigh. While the child was
playing about the place his mother drove
up in carriage, and despite the weep
ing protests of the boy, he was taken
without coat or hat and carried to Hins-
dale, N. H., where train was taken for
Boston. Since that time no trace has
been found of mother and child
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23

building will be four stories high The
contract price is about $50, 900 and the
material will make about rs carloads.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Work Has Begun.

Work on the Vermont sanitorium at
Pittsford has progressed so far that the
specifications for the erection ofthe build
ing will be ready in a few days. 1t is
hoped that the construction will begin
early in the spring.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
WARDSBORO.

Ernest Robinson is moving into H. NJ
Kidder's tenement.
w. H. Hamilton moved last week into
Mrs. Leith's house.
w. R. Leith of Greenfield, Mass. was
in town last week.
Mrs. Jessie Moore, who has been visit.
ing in Landgrove, has returned home.
Lucia Gleason and Jessie Rawson are
spending the Easter vacation with her ia
Their, j. E. Gleason.
Easter services will be held in the Meth
odist church next Sunday evening March
Il, at o'clock. All are cordially invit-
ed.
The Epworth league will hold a sugar
festival in the vestry next Wednesday
evening, April 8. All are cordially invit-
ed.
Charles O. Hescock of Washington, D.
c., who spent several days with his sis
ter, Mrs. S. d. May, recently, has return
ed to his home.
Beatrice Jacobs has been visiting her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rice.
returning to her home in Brattleboro Tues
day. While here she was bitten by Mr..
Jones's dog and the animal was shot.
The members of Vermont grange at
tended the funeral of A. T. Doolittle of
South Wardsboro Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Doolittle was a charter member and
always attended the meetings regularly
until his health failed. He leaves a
widow, who is very ill and has the heart
felt sympathy of all.