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The Comet.

During the months Of July and August
the new comet, which is approaching
both the sun and earth with constantly
accelerated velocity, will be a very con
spicuous and beautiful object in the
western sky. This stranger was discov-
cred at Marscilles, France, on the 18th of
April last 1t is now visible to the naked
EYE all night, being situated directly be-
meath the polar star, about twenty-five
degrees from it. The comet will soon be
seen only in the early evening hours, set
ting in the northwest. Prof. Lewis Smith
writes the following about our celestial
visitor: g If at the time Of its nearest ap-
proach the moon should be absent, we
may expect, from present indications, to
be treated to a. con1etary display which
may rival the transit of Venus in popu-
lar as well as in scientific interest. The
comet will be brightest on the evening of
Aug. 8, being then 245 times as. bright
as at,the time of discovery, while now it
is only five and half times as bright,
and in the absence of the moon it will be
subjected to spectroscopic analysis under
circumstances. more favorable than may
again occur in many years. Chicago In
ter-Oce17a.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
The Bankrupt Law.

The principal provisions of the new
Bankrupt law pas<ed by Congress are as
follows:
Forty days are allowed to elapse be-
lore merchant or trader who fails to
pay his commercial paper is liable to be
thrown into bankruptcy. The assent of
one-tourth in number and one-third in
value OF the creditors is required to throw
debtor into bankruptcy. This provision
relates back to the first of last Decem-
Der. Proceedings may be discontinued
whenever the debtor pays those secured
debts which were the ground of throw
ing him into bankruptcy, or whenever
the consent OF the court can be obtained
and majority of the creditors shall ask
for discontinuance of the proceedings.
In order to set aside hypothccated
pledges or loans on the bankrupt's estate,
it must appear that the party dealing
with the bankrupt knew that he intend
cd to pcrpetrate fraud on the Bankrupt
law, and that he intended to go into
bankruptcy When loan is made to
bankrupt ia good faith, and security
taken, with the intention of aiding him to
pull through, it shall be considered as
having actual value, and the security shall
not be invalidated by proceedings in
bankruptcy A voluntary bankrupt may
have his discharge if his estate pays 80
per cent. of his debts, or provided he Oh
tains the consent of the same number of
his creditors as is necessary to throw him
into bankruptcy. An involuntary bank
rupt can get his discharge if his conduct
is free from all fraud and he is innocent
Of any violation or infringement of the
Bankrupt act. Assignees are prohibited
from dividing fees with other persons
engaged in the case Compromise by
creditors may he made with the assent of
the debtor, providing majority of the
creditors join, when approved by the
| court, for the release and discharge of
the debtor. The fees and expenses are
reduced one-half until the judi dges of the
Supreme Court shall establish a perma-
nent reduction and simplify the pro-
ceedings. All the acts of the persons
connected with the execution. of the
law shall be made public in the full
and minute reports from the Clerk, the
assignee, the Marshal and the Register.
Original Jurisdiction is conferred upon
the Territorial Courts, with an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the Territory.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
WoRTHNGT0N MOBILES CO., MINI, SATURDAY, JULY 4 1874 "
vicinity of them: which, by the way, is

vicinity of them which, by the way, is
not often,
A mustache makes itself evident at
once, unless it be of a pale yellow Kind
which requires the, observer to use a
microscope in order to detect it, Brains
are not supposed to be visible, and, in
alcatlons of them are not always surface
Indications. >,
Blonde mustaches are all the 90 with
n!ovellsts; tawny they are sometimes .des-
lgnated, but never red.
somehow, nowadays, everybody
seems to avoid correctness in everything
and 1t would be dreadful to describe
nero with red mustache. So, Young
man, If you desire to be in style, raise
"a tawny mustache. Let it grow
long, so that your mouth will be sub
merged-so that nobody will know for
certain that you have got mouth. 1t
will teach lockers on a lesson of faith in
things unseen.
Young ladies like mustaches. OF
course they do. A hero with chin whis-
kers or mutton-chops would be nowhere.
SO, young gentlemen, to go back to
first principles-by all means raise one!
Oh it. Perfume it, Comb it. Brush it.
Wax it. Curl it. Twist it. Twirl it. If
necessary dye it, and on no account stop
stroking it, for if you do you will show
the observing world that you are think
ing of something else, and what fashion
able young man ever forgets the existence
OF his mustache e?-Kute 7NOrn's HoneiIscs.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
A Mustache.
By all means raise Onei

By all means raise one!
My, young masculine friends, if you
have heretofore neglected it, attend to it
at once: Delays are dangerous; 1Pr9- M
crastination is the thief Of time" Now
adays, to succeed in life, it is necessary
that man should have mustache! !!
Witness the following advertisement,
copied verbatim from one of our city
''Wanted.-A young gentleman to act as clcre
in dry.goods store. Must be experienced in tn
business, of good address and preposscssing up
pearance. One s0tth naustoche pTeferred.'
, Brains, you see, are at a discount, but
hair on the upper lip is at a premium
Everybody appreciates a mustache; but
few people have wit:enough to appreciate
brains, even when they come into the
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Selected #iseella,tp.
|, ,.1HLs AGE on OURS. j:

DEAR me, how wondrous wise the world
Has grown since VIC began it!
Even schoolgirls now can search the skies
And play with each new planet;
Can swectly chat of nebuln,
Descant on Natures wonders,
Laugh down the stupid elder folk,
Aud ridicule their. blunders.
The merest boy, with clever head
And proper education~,
Can put to shame the hairs of his
Grandfathcrly relation.
With feet that fear no ditch, he goes
On puzzling raids and ramblcs,
:. And-makes his way, without q scratch,
- Through. .philosophic bramblcs.:.
And children Of the larger growth,
Yhe'fulEblown- men and women =:
OF these enlightene4 day.,-wi,y, they
With hands that hold all things they seize
The universe and weigh it,
Take down the sun from heaven and try
BY science to assayit.
The cause of all that is to them
II jmst IA plain a. preaching,
And every useful thing they are
Quite capable of teaching.
They know exactly how the earth
Became what we behold it,
And hint IT might be. better had
The task bccu theirs to mold it..
But still, ah! still these hcarts of ours
,Thf0b III thts same old fashion,
And fecl,just rs our fathers felt,
The pang Of every passion.
Great progress has been made, no doubt,
Where Science spreads her highways;
But still poor Human Nature grOpes
Throng IN MANY eliee:less byWayr.
-Daniel Con"eNy, il. ". r. Independent.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

The ex: Chief of Police in Terre Haute,
Ind, married under. rather unusual cir
cumstances. His son, less than a dozen
years old, suggested the desirabil1ty of a
change in the domestic arrangements, and
named the lady he would accept as step:
mother: The ex-Chief sought the lady,
told her what his son had said. and init
mated bis desire to crafty his sons wish
The lady heard with respect, awakened
her little daughter, received the daughters
consent, and then gave her own: The
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

A STRIKING example of the strictness
WIN which the English law against mur-
DER Is interpreted is shown inthe, case of
= woman who systematically starved her
fwo.yesr1old ehild'to DEATH. The unnat.y
ura4 creature WAS committed for trial on
the charge Of willful murder.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
How to Tell

How to Tell Mushrooms.-Sprinkle
salt on the: spongy part of the gill of the
mushrooms to be tried. If they turn yel-
Tow they are poisonous, but if they turn
act little time, before deciding upon the
color Every eatable mushroom has a
decidedly. pleasant odor, and is never
shiny, while those that are dangerous
have 3 bad :odor, OF are quite devoid of
smell.-Western Rural.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

TIE 0swego Times says: " The coimo-
rants who tried to shut the public out
from view Of the Niagara Falls have
succeeded beyond their expectations. In
consequence of charging twenty-five
cents admission: to the bank where q
good view Of the falls is obtained, people
are zealously staying away this summer.
The hotels are still empty"
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

The Iowa, grasshopper has been
checked in its career off, devastation, not
much, however, to the farmers; joy, for
it's successor is red,headed bug. 3nIinch
long, and with an appetite marvellous for
it's keenness.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04
Bickham on COlt.Breaking.

WHEN in Kentucky last week we saw
a two oyear-old colt broke-dead- broke
in .half-hour, so that he worked as
amiably as trained horse. The colt had
never been bridled He was attached to
a curricle called break-dray," and
put through astonishingly quick. The
break-dray is nothing more than a strong
broad-tread dray, with long shafts, the
tail omitted, and spring seat between
the wheels The harness was strong, and
so arranged over the hips as to prevent
the possibility Of high kicking, and the
colt was hitched SO far from the dray that
his heels could not possibly reach the
driver. The process of hitching was, of
course, very delicate, as colt is excess
ivcly ticklish, and is apt to let his heels
fly awkwardly. All being ready, one
man held the colt and another took the
seat and reins. The colt was then let go
to plunge as he pleased. The break-dray
which was so broad that upsetting
seemed out of the question-was pushed
upon the colt, and the colt pushed side
ways until he started. A few plunges
settled him. He went as he pleased, up
hill and down hill, and 50 on, until he
finally struck a sober trot, and was thor
oughly broke. The confused and bewil-
dered look of that colt was pitifully
amusing. Mr. Bob Strader was giving
raising his hand to slap the colt to urge
him Mr. Strader said: Don't do that
Never strike colt when YOU are break
ing him. Push him sideways, or any way.
Let him GO just where he will and how
he will. Let him fall down if he will,
but don't strike him" When the colt
was taken out of the shafts he was as wet
as if he had been in water, and child
could have handled him. He had not
been struck blow The dray, we be
lievc, was invented by Mr.. Strader.-
Dayton (O) Journal
"A recent number of a "health"
journal says "One of the strongest
arguments against the paper currency
now in circulation is that it spreads dis
ease. Thousands of persons annually
die from smallpox taken from money
that passes through their hands," This
is dreadful, and after reading it feel
disposed never to touch another dollar
of the money again. But other people
are different. i know that the statement
will appear incredib'e; l know people
will scott at the assertion; am aware
tha' l make my elf liable to charge of
1rghtful mendacity: and yet it is an
absolute truth that can lay my hand on
a reckless daredevil of man who will
stuff his clothes with all the paper money
he can get and take his chances with the
epidemics.. It may seem strange that
such foo'hardiness should exist, and vet
this man of mine would indulge in it if
he had chance. Some men are born so
that they can face death without shud-
der--MnE Adeler
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

The American Board have; appointed
two missionaries togo to- Mexico in place
of Mr.. Stephens, recently assassinated.
, 1874-10-23
AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.

The recout utwedoing Of Allss 1Ionoro md Lieut.
Col. Grant has been made tho subject Of q moat
malicious, vituperatiyo, aud disgracoful attack
by D npvspapor Of this city which w. loug ago
ostracisod from decent cirolos mud placed under
q social ban. The woddlug, tho bride and groom,
tho parouts, aud the rolatiYoB Of both families,
and all tho surroundings and accasaorleR Of tho
oyent arc alllo made the target Of this innrnAa-
iatio Malay.
There arc weddings undoubtedly which arc
appropriate s.lD]cotB for public criticism. peopie
who o1leusiyoly thrust their woddlogs upon the
public aud court public notorioty, and then ad-
yortiso them by disgusting snobbery and vulgar
ity, cannot complain If 1t is followed by sharp
publio criticism. They invite that criticism by
the publlc exhibition they make. 1t the drant-
I1onoro wsddlng 'Aad been one Of this class, no
cxcoptlons could hayo beon taken to any decent
journalistic criticism Of it, Dut 1t wab not' No
effort wen made ut publicity. Thu wedding, which
might have hoon celebrated, for instance, at tue
pa.mor House or some other equally public
place In tho city, waH held out OF tue city ut l.
romoto a1ld secluded Ee8ldeuoo. Tho list
OF guosts waA small and conAusd to
the relatives and Immediate fgiends Of
thu family, md thero ID nothing to SHOW that
| thsky aassA did nu> nunauot thamtilsss With
, 1874-10-23

about tho 1st Of this month, thnt lad been nur-
dorcd Cloctaw Corner deHrs 10 my thht tle'e
waa mol the s!iRhtebt formulation fH sneh report.
haso not tceM oven aaanlscd or lad any una'' "oso
spoken Ia mo,
Al tho tme Of my reported rnurdc, ~as s'ck At my
ses!ece, "a meB from thu aco wh eEot Was !oc"sea'
fo,tra respectfully WtLL1As a. L1r6coNn.
il. II. Clarke, Solicitor Marengo Cot lntJ.
Tho average man would bo col, vincod by this
that 1ipscon,b still liyca Not &c. tho oxtraotdi-
nary oreatureB who liyc1lllo I'd by grinding
politica1 orgaus Tho lntcr-0cean has kept on
murdoring LpRcomb evor since. Tho Now York
Republic has stuck 20 many l,niyo into lllm that
ho now appoars In that paper brtst!lng with
points 1i1o D porcupine. We aro u constant an-
tIctpas'on OF cartoon In Harpe' - Weekly por.
traying Lis woful fate. Last o t all comes tho
Washington Republic, = monthly magazine
which Is fond Of Bon Butler and sl,ookod ut tho
South. In its November number we find. In a
highly antlloutio list Of about til ouHand South
ern outragos, this nlournful iiltolll genco:
A1r. ". 4. Ltracomb Of alare.go ctmnty, most OK
omplary cslizon anl Nopub1ic.n without roprolcl,
recently found the roadfl dc, lila residence
"ridlol with bnletg." Mr. II psconIb wus delegate
n tAo Convention which rono,n natal Tho 1fot Charles
Hays for rc-eecon to Congress, from ha Fourth Dis.
| trict Of thl9 State.
The itom comes from Ali batna, under lato Q!
| Hept.3 or throo weeks earl iar than L1pscomb',
| statement thai ho was n1lvo. It B published I
| month aftar thht Rtateulcc t. Ue might as vel
abandon tho contcst. Tho Republican patty ii
bound to keep htn doad. 10 must be conten
to exist as tho muu withe nut n 1lfo."
, 1874-10-23
pRoF. PATTON AND THE SYNOD,

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people 'n''ss tA0so,oso 'ooA ua''a 'A0 p'o'eou-
, 1874-10-23

4 somewhat different aspect Is put upon the
hitch Of securing Gen. sAaler from that rcpro-
sented yesterday. Tho Inference wna then given
ous that the Citzous' Association was not pro-
pared to furnish the money necessary to aooure
Con. shalor'a services. This does not soem
to DO the trouble In any sense. It appears, from
statements OF gentlemen representing tho Asao-
ciation, that they have not been ablo
10 induce tha Commiaaiauesa to invite
Gen. ShAlor's cooperation In mau~
'ner TINT would relieve him OF en,barraaa-
ments. though this WIS promised. It would not
do to bring him here in an cquivocal position ;
auoh q cou1Be would tale all yalua array fro1u
his preeence. 1t ia said that there will he yoi
another conference botween tho Commissioners
and thu Citizens Committee, but tho proapoeI
Ut satisfactory settlement ia certainly mol
good. In caae OF failure to agree. it Ia llkal.
that the Cltlzous' Committee will prepare state
ment Of tho entire caso, including I'll tho cor
xoaooudepaa.
, 1874-10-23

We have received tito Following noto from
stata's Attorney Reed:
OFFICE or srArEa ArronsEs,l
CHICAGO. Ocs q, 1874. :
10 tie Editoraf The Chicago Trtauns:
SIR In editorial In this mornings TRIBUNE: cn-
titled Hike McDonalds Escape" you ask docs tho
Grand Jury, Or Mr.. Rced aony that Mcdonald CON-
,nltted IN assault upon 1fccarry7 Why, then. were
thcAe Two notorious rulfAnB not Indicted for tho
sau,t committed by !Aom tn the preaonco OF twenty
xitucsscs?" Tho complete answer to those questions
is TINT III the State Of Illinois tue Grand Jury havc
j1risdicton or right to Gnd indictment for agsa
or assault nna bntcry. rhls has tesn the 1a in t'a
saso ever since the decision Of tho aunEoue Court tu
tho Of Carpenter The pooplo, soamulon psgo
197, On pago 100 the Supreme Court eay: These
two ofFcnHos (neanng assault, and assault and bat
teryl aro not punishable by Indictment under our
lsws exclusive Jurisdiction ovor them Is expressly
conferred OIL Justices OF the paace." By tho RcviHcd
Statutes of 1874 original Jurisdiction Is expressly
fcrrcd upon Juatces Of tho Peace in OF ASSAULT
and assault and battcry.scc. ssl, page 4o5. This is
not tue law III most Of the States. youss. etc.,
CHARLES u. REED, Status Attorney.
No presume that nlr. Raod's citation cor
rect, but wo havo a further romark to make.
II appears that We aro living undor code OF
law or PRACTICE which provides no pennity for m
assault with pistol unless the prosecution cau
show aAlrmasiycly that the pistol waa loaded
that it was loaded with bull Oh vol az powder.-
tint it was capped, and that tho whole apparatus
WAS positively and certainly explosive and
! leadly. Tho thrents Of tho porson holding tho
pistol 60 for nothing i'll tho way Of establishing
! tAat tho pistol vas loadod. Whom he draws
and cocks it and aims 1t ut tho head OF another
person, and proonims tho intention to blow his
brains out, oil ihnt goes for nothing Il ono
Of his pals gets possession Of the
weapon aud has time to run of and
draw the cartridge. Wo have to say that this il
most singular prodicamout for civilized oou-
munity to be iu, and that the rule Of law o.
practice which enables would-ba mutdorera to &C
unpublished under such circumstances is most
absurd. When man draws piBtol on another
in threatening manner and with threatening
language, tho presumption In fact ia thas ths
woapon is loaded. Tho presumption should hf
the aarne in law, leaving the prisoner to over
throw 1t il he can by proving TINT It was no
| 1co1a5
, 1874-10-23

PROF. Patton rcad his long dissertation yestor-
dey in the matter Of hla appeal in tho Swing
case, and he vas followed by Messsa. Promo and
Elliot Oh tho part Of Prof. Swing. Tho appel
lce--if Mr. Swing can be called an appellee
scanned to be represented by one man who didn't
know anything about tho casc ana by an-
other who was IN full sympathy With the
appellant. It was worry curious proceeding,
not possible in any other than an ecclesiastical
tribunal. Tho vote will probably be taken to-
day, and tho larger tho majority In favor OF
Patton tho better, TIC should say. In the present
atato OF the case, tho moro aupportafs Prof.
Patton has in the Synod the less sympathy lie
may expect from the public.
, 1874-10-23

all proper respect md decor1m. Tho display
itaelf was unoBtontatious, except In tho maltor
Of floral decorations, aud in this direction o.
tontation la alwaya III good tasto and beautiful.
Tic ware which graood tho table was family
silver. and tho rnenu did not diflor In any par-
ttcu1ar from those Which have boon Borvod at
Bcoroa Of weddings In thia city. Tho glftss out
slde OF thoao made by tie family, cam
not bo compared In number aud rich.
noss with those which haye boon nude
on two or threo simi1ar occasions in CHI.
cago. Tho wedding corotnony itaclf waA
brief, plain, aud simple, and aftertllo ceremony
the bridal pair left tho city for thoir tour, md
not handful Of people III this great city know
anything about II I'LL 1t wns over. Although tho
con Of tho President was tho groom on this CO.
caslon, tho wedding WINS virtually 4 private
afrair, conducted in porfcot good taato, and In
the most decoroua manner. As compared wlth
tho Grnnt-Sartorfs or tho Ftteh-6herman wel-
dings, ip fact, II was thoroughly unpretenttous.
These wero quasi State affairs, rhilo this was
private fanli1y aEratr.
It is, therefore, simply outrageous TINT whou
the families Of tho welded pntr hnyo sought by
every moans in their power to avoid an offensive
publicity, aud have only atriyeu to mako tho
| ccrernony hoautttul and gracaful, they should bo
singled out personally for vile aud cowardly as
sault By tho manager Of this papor. The fact
that ho has boeu excluded from society docs not
| constitute sufficient reason for such malicious
md cowardiy conduct. Although tho motive Is
apparent enough. although 1t iR we'll known thai
tho anim,,s OF this man Ia rovongc against soclo
ty ut lingo and not against tho Honozo family ii
particular, aud although the parties thus at
tackod can suffer no Injury in the oatimation o
respectable people, tho motive is nona tie lost
daapieahie.
, 1874-10-23
TILE FAMINE IN NEBRASKA,

Doath from starvatlon,- for the actual want
Of food,-within eighteen lours' travel Of Chca-
60, aud III tho hoart OF tho graiu-growing region
OF tho country, is somothr ag that should attract
tho attention Of the pu blic. Gen. ord, COM
mapding tho Department If tue Platto, and who
is personally cognizant Of tho facts, addressed
tho Board Of Trado yestcI day, telling in plain
md direct tortns the sad st ory Of tho dcstitution
in Western Nobraska caused by tho ravacos Of
tie grasshorpers. from the reports Of his Of
1cers on the ground aud among thoso people, he
has reliable information as to the actual coudt-
tton Of afraira. He atatoa tlat aovaral caaea Of
actual death OF children hive already taken
placa. Fathcra havo been compelled to abandon
their families and scek work and food. Iu ono
house tho corpse Of child was found that
had persisted for want Of food, and noar 1t tho
mother prostrato aud dying from tho sa,ne calBo,
He states that III Boone. qrooloy, shormnu,
Howard, Buffulo, and all the other countios 60
miles west Of tho Missouri River, two.thirds Of
tho people are Destitute Of all the necossa-
ries Of Ifo, Thoy havo neithor clothing uor
shoea and food is impossible to got. The fol.
lowing gentlemen were appointed committee te
tako steps for the re!ief Of ehose poor people
MeBsra George Armour. L. z. Letter, George c,
Walker, John l.. Hancock, G. NJ. Henderson
John B. Drako, N. L. Farbank, Edison Keith
". N. Egan, and @. G. Couloy-
These people want, in tho first place, -four
| meai, pork, Or bacon for food; they want sloes
| atawls, blaukets, conts, pantaloous, and stock.
/! inga. An nppeal Of this kind coming from 7,00(
mon, women, md children. without food or CLOTH
ing, experiencing, through no fault Of their own
tho horrors OF famine. certainly will not be un
hoelod in this vast city. We trust that no pain1
| will be spared to sond tho rnllet without delay
mud in quantities sufficient to saye life and pro
tect theao people from tho combined suffering
Of the winter and Of gaunt, cruel famine.