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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-21

A Christmas Carol, service will be
given next Sabbath evening at the
Presbyterian Church. .An,invited.
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The ADVANCE Is furnished At 50 i year to
Clubs OF ten Or more. Clubs Of ten Tor six months
IS cents for each subscriber ~ 80 e-~@
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\: Twill sell CASTOR, Eel - Spoons
ut % percent below list U. DeafOi1.
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Call at Barlow's and, set figures he
fore purchasing, as lie will mot lie I'm
dersold by any house in town. :. 1t
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A pocket book containing IS or $40
was stolen from the house Of d.. Stone
few days age.
The Excelsior Hay Twister is the
only one that can be worked'by small
bow, .4<, It
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Germantown Wool, $1.40 per h., at
1t n. A. BARLOW'S.
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. A good assortment Of Holiday goods
at L. n. Bedford's.
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a coed Felt Skirt at 75c at
. It n, A, BARLOW's.
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r. l.. Erskine, of Indian Lake, has
fourteen head Of hogs. seven head of
which are about ready to kill, One Of
these he thinks will weigh in tue neigh
borhood Of 500 pound. His hogs have
been fattened on corn raised on his
place, of which he raised about 400
bushels, notwithstanding the grass
hopper. We consider items Of this Kind
worth at least 25 cents Il piece, as show
ing that we can make corn and pork
raising i'll this county profitable. >
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HOMES IN THE VEST.

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:: HOMES IN T,HE WEST.
Persons looking; westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN Sror Of Iowa and
Minnesota by subscribing for the Won-
TH1NGroN ADVANCE. published at
Worthington, MINI. Send 81 for one
year; 81 for six months, and 50 cents
for three months, to '''ADyANCE, Wor-
t',ington, MOBILES County, MINNESOTA. -
Churchil's Hay Twister stands No.
l yet. 1t
Zeplyrs Of i'll kinds. at 1sc per o., at
it $3.50. n. a. BARLow's.
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. Blank Deeds and Mortgages for sale.
at the ADVANCE office, 5s2 NJ: u. srs.i; ~.
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GRANGE REQUESTED.

REGULAR MEETINGS. q ,%~.s.. s
Worthington Grange Second and Fourth Sat
urdays III each month. ut II o'clock. =
Hcrscy-Ftrst and Third Saturdays. (,
Graham Lakes-'econd ai,14th Wednesdays
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:NORT3AGENALE.


CLARKE & SOULE, Attorneys for Assignee
5l5-7W520 20.
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''t'o AWAY My YleGky eoOu supply
Of stock OH hand, and also raises grain.
Last summer notwithstanding the
grasshopper he raised 623 bushels of
wheat on 20 acres, nearly nine bushels
to the acre. Mr.. S. also keeps about IS
head of sheep. He informs us that bis
grain raising has not paid, but he has
lived and made money; out Of stock.
THE OLDEST 4 Nd THE BEST.
These are the claims (which the pub
fishers of the New York Observer make
for their paper in their prospectus of
the ttty-tJtt vol,sn,e J. And, while his
tory bears them. out in the first, ali. ull-
deyiating course in sending on: a large,
full, fresh. readable family newspaper,
gives thcmatleasta right tot!e second.
In the great multitude of papers that
are published, the Observer holds its
own position, and an !enviable position
! it is No paper reaches US that we can
recommend more heartily. It is pub
lished ut So. 15a year, postpaid, and the
premium picture and chrome humbugs
are left for those who have nothing
better tor offer. S. L. Prime g. Co., >: 81
Park Row, New-Y ork. +. -, 8,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

A Leap Year Club was formed up in the
West Division at Christmas time, whose
nine members (who were all of the sex
that wear stolen hair, and call things
4" nicel'') were solemnly pledged TO for
ward each others matrimonial aspirations
by all means in their power. Matters
went along swimmingly, though at times
one member would say that another mem
ter was just as mean rs she could be, until
about three weeks ago, when one member
besoqght another by her oath OF office to
aid her in securing as her partner for life
a perfect love Of fellow with the dar-
lingest monstache and such 3 pair OF
eyes. The traitoress agreed TO do her
duty in the premises, but proved recreant
w her trust, and the first thing the other
member knew she got cards for the wed
ding OF the perfect love Of q fellow and
the perjured one. She.wen round 10 pay
a visit Of congratulation 10 the traitoress,
and the result Is that the Leap Year Club
IL broken up and the traitoress's wedding
is postponed till her face heals up and she
can grow new crop Of hair.-Chlcago
TrtbuHg
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
How English Women Dress.

Theugiiest thing we have seen in Lon.
don is her womankind. This Is owing in
a great measure 70 the untasteful dress.
Tame has not exaggerated one whit in
dcriding the English woman's dress. Ii
is almost caricature. The elementary
principles of taste seem unknown. The
leading idea IL 10 get as much Cost as pos
sible in a. costume, and rs little beauty.
We saw one lady who wore a seal-skin
jacket, trimmed with silver fox fur, TWEEN
Is inches wide, plated on in heavy box
plails. The hiteous effect may be imag.
incd. But she had paid $500 for her
trimming, and was happy. Don't leave
this out, Mr.. Editor, the women will un-
derstand 1t, II the men don't.) They trim
their dresses deliberately round the middle
OF the body, and tuck them up at the sides
with mathematical precision They look
like market women with their panniers.
There IL not a line Of grace in the square
sturdy figures. The abundance of color
is another prominent feature In English
women's apparel. Not the lily, the lily
OF the field, but Solomon in his glory is
their ideal. Blue, green, purple and red
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

fash along sae street, often all combined
in one costume. They dress more out
rageously in travelling than any people in
the world One lady-a genuine lady In
our coach wore scarlet petticoat, gray
oyerdress, a blue hat and q brown featheri
AT the theater among the haut noblesse,
who sat in the stalls, we saw an old lady
dressed in a low crimson satin, pink rose
in her gray hair, diamonds on her with
cred neck, and blue cloak half off her
shoulders Now and then one sees Q
young girl extraordinarily pretty and
fresh, but Of the old ladies not one have /
seen to compare with those beautiful old
women of America, who wear their years
like so many added charms, whose silver
hair shines like a glory around gentle
faces that years and sorrow perhaps have
refined and spiritualized to beauty be-
yond the rose and rounded outlines OF
youth The best dressed people we have
seen are the actresses aud the shop girls.
The latter wear that very pretty and be-
coming dress, plain black silk with a
long train, and black velvet jacket
Lo7al0a CIR. Memphis dCnLdnche.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

being the habiiation Of q King, and these
people do rather live al enmity thrn amity
together. And, as 10 their dispositions,
| manners, religions, etc. there il found q
difference. but most of all their languages,
| SO that those people may nN Improperly
be called so many several nations. They
are generally sort Of people well proper
| tionate, stout, OF a swarthy complexion,
their hair black and fiaggy, which they
wear long; they are Of ready wit, very
| subtle and treacherous, not much addicted
| TO labor, being too great lovers Of their
ease; they are much given To hunting and
going 10 wars with each other, their
weapons being the bow and arrow, at
which they are very expert, being good
marksmen; but Of late they have got the
use Of guns and other weapons, through
the folly Of the English In showing them.
They are very loving and obedient TO
their Kings in matters OF religion. they
observe strange ceremonies, and their
priests (which are esteemed conjurors)
make sacrifices for them. They believe
in the transmigrati0n of the soul, and
have strange fancics about the creation
OF the world. They believe that there is
a God, but think He hath something else
10 do than To concern Himself with
things below az too inferior for Him, and
do therefore not worship Him, but The
Divil they worshipouts tear lest the should
destroy them, as having power of them
Upon the least ofcnse the man turneth
away his wife and marrieth again
Their apparel is but mean, only con
tenling themselves wi Ii something TO COW
or their nakedness, and for the better de-
Tending themselves from the weather,
they annoyt their bodyes with certain
oyles MKT with bears grease. Yet do
they paint and besmear their faces with
several colours by way Of ornament
Their dyct in meannqss Is answeraDic- to
their houses, not endeayoring 10 please
their pallets with enyious sauces, or
pampering their bodyes with proyokatiYe
meats ~ ft #feffE s4tg# Fa
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
A Slight Mistake.

A slim gentleman Of rather seedy APP.
pearanee, with bag in his hand, called
at Danbury bank on saturday, and asked
to see the cashier. The boy took good
look at the party, whom be saw 10 be a
travelling agent of some kind, and then
went into the back room with information
He returned and said the cashier was very
busy just now. The stranger set his bag
down, and, leaning against the wall, pre-
pared TO wait.
" He'll have a good time if he waits till
Mr.. c. comes out here, T" whispered the
boy to the teller.
"You bet," replied the teller with a
jocular wink. Il
But the man waited Years of expert
ence, perhaps, had taught him the won
derful sublimity Of waiting. Once the
cashier appeared in the door, but seeing
the bore still there he precipitatly retreat
ed. Shortly after he fed over to the other
bank to tell the cashier of the way he had
outwitted the book fiend. He had been
there but minute or two when the slim
man appeared and asked for the cashier.
The official of that bank was obliged to
admit his presence.
~ want TO make deposit of %, 000,"
said the slim man. II was going to take
it to the other bank. but | got tired.wsit-
ing for the cashier to come in"
The cashier for whom he had waited
shot back to hisown institution, and when
he got hold of that boy he gave him a
clearer idea of singing sounds than he
ever had before or will, perhaps, ever
have again. - arb,oy Ne,os.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

Lord Lytton asked me 10 come home
with him TO the Queens Hotel at Hast,
ings, where he was staying, and dine. He
was without any umbrella, the rain fell in
torrents, and | covered him as well as
could with mine. ! found he occupied
apartments on the ground floor at the hotel.
They seemed IN sad state Of confusion.
The floor was strewn with litter OF
books and papers, and copiously sprinkled
with Turkish tobacco, an odOr OF which
peryaded the air. The table was laid with
covers for three, but only myself and the
host SAL down He ate, ! observed, but
sparingly, and drank nothing but water
with dash Of sherry in it. In the even
ing, as was taking my departure, came
upon the German waiter who had attended
at table, and limited that the rooms might
be kept in little better order. g Bless
you, sir, )" said the kellner, 1.-THE place has
not been swept or busted for fortnight;
that gent Is outrageous like If a book or
paper Is touched The manager wants to
get him away; but has taken the rooms for
a month, and won't go and he issuch a
good pay that our governor don't like TO
disoblige him" "Waiter," said, stern
ly, "do you know who that ERE gent,
as you call him, is9" Viz, sir--no sir,'
replied the waiter in breath, puzzled by
the solemnity Of my tone. THAT is Lord
Lytton," said, the greatest man in all
England. Ii you see much Of him, and
note down carefully what he does and
what he says, you may become second
Boswell ''I.or', SIR" said the waiter,
"you don't say so! Our manager thinks
this gent is cracked he goes out in all the
weathcrs without any greatcoat, and won't
even take an umbrella; then he never ex.
amines his bills, but scribbles off q check
ON any scrap Of paper that comes TO hand.
II was only the day before yesterday that
| q poor woman came with one of them bits
OF paper. She said the outlandish. looking
gent who lived In our house had given ii
to her, and she did not know what to do
with IT, lie had come into her cabin to
light his pipe, while her husband, poor
fisherman who was drowned In the last
gale, lay there dead. lie wrote it on the
back Of an old letter, and said he hoped IL
would do her good. You can't think Of
the poor creatures surprise when l
brought her back ten soyereigns which
the manager gave me when he saw the
paper Surely, sir, the gent cannot be
all right here, "and the waiter significantly
touched his forehead. --Belqractd.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

There was lively scene In one OF the
suburban towns of New Jersey few days
ago. One Patrick Donnelly got drunk,
and tried 10 break up the session of one
OF the public schools. The sole teacher
in charge was young lady OF twenty
two, named Lizzie Campbell. There
were seventy five small scholars In the
building, but they were overawed by the
demeanor Of the drunken man. Miss
Campbell ordered the fellow 10 leave the
building. He refused, and became 20
enraged that he struck her. Nothing
daunted, the brave woman grasped a
ruler and went for Mr. Donnelly's head
In a woman.like manner. II was not n
moment before she had warmed his ears
NO completely that he was glad to beat a
retreat; not, however, before he had
charged In among the scholars, over.
turned the benches, and knocked down
several Of the smaller children and pro-
duced panic generally. The ncighbors
came to her assistance, and she marched
the man to the nearest police station. Now
he has prospect Of rusticating through
the summer at thepnblic expense.--N. 4.
Cor. Chtcdgo Tribune.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13

French servant likes his master TO
make some appeal TO his good feeling and
intelligence, and he 10 generally ready TO
answer snch an appeal with lively and
willing obedience; but haughty master
will not get very much out OF him. The
tone generally adopted toward servants Ia
Burgundy Is that of intelligent but not
jocuiar familiarity; and the best way to
be well served il TO show fhatyou thor
oughly understand what has TO be done,
while YOU appreciate all proofs Of skill,
and respect industry and endurance.
When there is neglect, clear and detailed
criticism Is the best thing, for the people
are generally intelligent, though ignorant.
They are sensitivet 10 praise, which ought
To bc given freely from time TO time when
il is merited. With kind and considerable
treatment, they become so strongly at
tached that ii Is impossible To dismiss
them. and then they only leave you 10 be
married. We know an instance of an old
servant who was dismissed for some rea-
son. but quietly reappeared in the house
on the following day as II nothing had
happened. saying that it was no use send
ing her away, for she would not go, and
She would work without wages rather than
be turned out. In most Of the houses we
visit, we always see the same domestic,
whom we know by name, and always
greet by name, with hearty bogjoatr,
which Is cordially returned. One OF our
neighbors had gardener, who fell into
weak health and at last died When
diving he expressed wish 10 be renem-
bered 10 his friends, whom he mentioned.
! was one Of the persons mentioned,
and was deeply touched on receiving the
message OF kindness from the dead, BY the
thought that In so solemn moment he
had felt confidence in my sense Of our
human brotherhood, and had believed that
his farewell would be valued by me; and
II was and IL. This little incident shows
the relation between classes; 1t shows how
little the domestic thinks himself excluded
from sympathy by his servitude. Yet he
Is uniformly respectful, though in an
easy and informal way. His manners
express something of this kind, if IL is
possible 10 translate such subtle ex-
preston as that OF manners into words.
They seem to say, 81 will not forget the
distinction between US and will serve you
heartily so long as you treat me kindly,
but am not in the least afraid OF you.'
-Hamertons Mites Of RuraL LJe in
~ FHNCt. .r ia 2 & B.
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Concerning Marriage.

II Is sometimes argued by our newspa-
per and magazine writers that certain
class of bachelors cannot afford 10 get
married. Hero Is a young man with a
salary OF one. two or three thousand dol.
lars year. On this he can not only live
comfortably and dress In good style, but
can also buy books and pictures, 20 To
concerts, take trips TO Saratoga, and per.
haps TO Europe. IL he marries, he can.
not keep house in the style Of the wealthy
families with whom he has been able 10
associate as a single man, and as for
books, pictures, travel, ETC., they will be
utterly out Of the question.
Now, IL must be admitted that the bach
elor has many advantages over the married
man but IL must also be admitted that the
married man has some advantages over
the bachelor And one cannot have both
these sets of advantages, any more than he
can have the pleasures of travel while en-
joying the comforts OF home. The qucs-
tion Is this: Whether the society of a
family, even with care and financial per
plexity, be not worth more than the ease
and freedom of bachelor life, together
with It's loneliness and general torlornness 7
> Marriage may be n lottery, but 1T has a
who has not drawn SO great prize as
some one else---who has not done so
well as he might have done, had he
used q little more judgment even this
one will have nothing TO complain Of
he will find that he has done better
than II he had not yentured the chance
Mt all. When u marriage alliance is not
the wisest--when friends are obliged to
make little effort to conceal their cha
grin, and the one who has made the bar
gain finds that better one might have
been made even then 1t is rare that we
should not say that the marriage was bet
ter than life of perpetual celibacy. II Is
poor marriage, indeed, which liz not bet
ter than forever ito be alone"
This IL the more to be no iced, because
such large numbers of marriages are made
where the parties know next TO nothing OF
each other. And royal marriages, formed
solely for state reasons-where previous
love was entirely out of the question, the
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
First Steamboat ON the Hudson.

The steamboat itself is romance of III
Hudson. Its birth was on the water
where the rude conceptions OF Evans .n.;
Fitch on the Schuyikill and Delaw,ra
we're perfected by Fulton and his succes
sors. How strange is the story of i,s All.
vent, growth and achievements Livin.
men remember when the idea of stsa,,s
navigation was ridicuIed. They remem.
Der, too, that when the Clermout went
from New York TO Albany without the
use of sails, against wind and tide. il
thirty-two hours, ridicu,e was CHANGED
into amazemcnt. That VOYAGE did more
Ii spread terror over the surface of The
river, and created wide alarm along ia
borders. The steamboat was an awfnI
revelation 10 the fishermen, the farmer.
and the villagers. 1t came upon them
unheralded 1t seemed like wierd Graf.
from Pluto's realin-a TRANSPORTATION of
Charon's boat into living fiend from the
internal regions. Its huge black pipe
vomiting IRE and smoke, the hoarse
breathing OF its engine, and the great
splash Of its uncovered paddle-wheels
filled the Imagination with all the dark
pictures of goblins that romancers have
invented since the foundation of the
world Some thought ii was an unheard.
Oh uOHsteT Vi the sea IdsdgiHB lnt fresh
water; Others regarded it as herald of
the final confiagraiien at the day OF doom.
Managers of river craft who saw il AT
night believed that the great red dragon
of The Apocalypse was loose upon the
waters. Some prayed for deliverance;
some fled in terror TO the shore and hid in
the Iecesses of the rocks, and some
crouched in mortal dread beneath their
decks and abandoned their vessels and
themselves to the mercy OF the winds and
waves or the jaws of the demon. The
Clermont was the author of some of the
most wonderful romances of the Hudson.
and for years she was the victim aud en-.
nifty of the fishermen, who believed that
her noise and agitation of the waters
would drive the shad and sturgeon from
the river.--B. j. Losssng, an Harper's Jar
A71riL
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
A Toast.

Two Important Discoveries. The dis
covery OF America ny Columbus, and DR..
Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery; the one
opening mp 10 mankind new continent, the
other a fountain OF health, which Is indis-
pcnsable 10 the full enjoyment of life and
Its blessings. In response 10 the above SEN
timeni come the unsolicited Alterations OF
tens Of thousands Of grateful patients, who
have been relieved OF chronic ailments
through It's fundamentally. Those voices
are limited TO no one locality, but from
every city, village, and hamlet. in our broad
domain, as well as from other climes, and IN
the strange ntteranccs of foreign tongues
like the confused murmur Of many waters.
eonennfeigned and hearty commentators,
1t is, In combination with the Pleasant bur
gntivc Pellets, the great dcpurator OF the
age. Under its benign action eruptlons dis
appear, excessive waste Is checked, the
nrrves are strengthened, and health, long
banished from the system, resumes her
reign and re-cstablishcs her roseatc throne
upon the check All who have thoroughly
tested its virtues In the diseases for which IL
Is recommended unite In pronouncing Il the
great Medical Discovery Of the age.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
The Tables Turned.

A year ago or so John Hunt, Of Brew
erton, took unto himself wife. The
secret history of their lives during the
year which followed shall not be written !;
suffice it 10 say that Mrs. Hunt recently
determined upon forsaking her liege lord,
and did so, whereas he was wroth. To
avenge his anger he resolved upon giving
Mrs Hunt dressing of tar and-feathers,
but he could not make such a presenta-
ton without assistance, and how could
assistance be obtaineds A thought struck
him-whisky would help, him out. So he
assembled certain individuals before a
bar, where beverages were dispensed, and
after all had freely partaken OF his liber
atty he divulged his plan. They were
to go TO the house where his wife was
stopping. decoy her into the street, seize
her and apply the offensive coating in
twinkling, he to give the signal for action
by q whistle. On arriving at the house,
one of the party entered it and soon re-
turned TO the street with Mrs. H., when
the whistle was given. AT once the party
rushed forward, with the bucket OF tar
and feathers which Hunt had provided,
but TO- his horror their footsteps were di-
rected toward him instead OF in the direc-
tion of his wife. 1t was but the work of
a moment to smear him from head To foot
with tar and cover him with feathers till
he resembled an On0ndaga brave. He
was quick to see that he was the victim OF
his own Vaccinations, and was glad to
sneak away without further molestation.
-Syrdcuse (N. N Journal.