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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-22
LITTLE ROCK.

T. G.. Dostic has 4 cottonwood tree
which has had a remarkable growth
The tree was broken off last spring
within two feet Of the ground. Since
then it has put out another stem which
has grown nine feet and six inches and
is four inches in circumference. Who
can beat this?
We have read recently of plucky wo-
men in other places, but We will put
Little Rock against the world. A
farmers wife became aggravated re-
Gently at large shepherd dog weigh
ing about sixty pounds, which, had bit
ten a calf's tail off. This so rxasper-
ated the woman that size seized the dog
by the nape If. the neck, took him to
the Little Rock and deliberately held
him under until he was drowned.
Rev. w. w. Mallory expects to build
a residence and barn on his farm after
harvest. I. H. Bostic also expects to
build dwelling house.
Farmers are expecting about 10 to Is
bushels Of wheat to the acre.
LITTLE Rock.
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RUSHMORE.,

On Friday night last there was q
house.warming and dance at the store
of Mr.. Rushmore. There were about
50 present from the surrounding coun-
try and from Adrian and Worthington.
The dancers held on till ''broad .tlay-
light" and all enjoyed themselves huge
ly. A bonntiful supper was partaken
of about II O'Clock, Ut which everybody
spoke in the highest terms. The music
was furn ished by Shively's band from
Rock county and Adrian.
Rushmore is now fairly inaugurated
as one of the coming towns of Mobiles
county. A school house is already con-
templated.
Mr.. Rushmore's friends from New
York are having good time chicken
shooting. They are very much pleased
with the country.
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GRAND PRAIRIE,

Corn crop promises good.
John Graves thrashed out small
load of oats which measured out IS bus.
0. King, of Iowa, held service in the
Waters school house on Saturday.
FL. Porter has about 200 bushels of
old wheat and corn on hand.
NJ Bryan talks of visiting St. Paul
during the Fair.
L. Trowbridge has secured his wheat
crop, and several of his neighbors, with
his header. Mr.. r. has the push in hlm
when it comes harvest time.
Farmers are nearly all busy harvest
ing, and it will take some all this week
to finish cutting. Some pieces of wheat
will not he cut at all. Wheat is dam
aged more than we thought at FIRST
Nearly all kinds of machinery is brought
into use this harvest to get grain, in
GLIDING moving machines and horse
rakes.
The Bryan brothers are behind with
their cutting. The reason for this is
That they took u Marsh self-binder on
trial and spent several days in trying
to make it work satisfactorily. Finally
they had to return it and go at the
grain with their. old Edward harvester
and moving machine. In my opinion,
nearly all the self-binders in this vicin-
ity were failure.
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and some Of them are having. wheat |

and some of them are haying. Wheat
will not yield over five to ten bushels
per acre in this town. Oats, where
sown early, are good .pcrop and so is
barley. Potatoes will be a short crop.
If Dr.Langdon, who used TO say 1--WE
are too - near heaven to raise corn
hore," could look upon some of our pie.
ces Of corn now, he would change his
mind. No better cared corn could he
wished for than some pieces that are
growing in this town.
Messrs. Jonas Parshall and J. e. WAL
ling set up their threshing machine for
the accommodation of their townsmen
who wanted to get grist or some feed
threslled, and mOstof the farmers avail
ed themselves of the opportunity. This
was = good opportunity to Judge of the
quality and quantity, from which the
above estimate was made. Notwith-
standing the partial failure of the wheat
crop for this. year, our people are still
hopeful, and will try, try again. F.
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COUNTY NEWS.
RyGETOw

The cittssns of Bigelow nettorether
on the 18TH, shdSselecttd a lite ior a
cemetery. q Y y g -
Mr.. lKitman. f. returned home
again this week, bringing with him Ills
better-half, who looks we'll and hearty.
Mr.. Parker expects his wife the first
of next month.
Died. on the 10th, Willie A, Jones.
son of Jas. r. Jones, aged one year. six
months and nine days. ii l%5f -.
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WESTS1DE.

Last week the farmers did not accom-.
plish much in the way of harvesting or
stacking their grain. On Wednesday,
about 4 O'Clock, p. M, there came up a
fearful storm from the northwest. 1t
rained very hard, and the wind blew a
perfect gale, and blew our stacks most
all to pieces, and up to this date We have
net got the stacks all repaired. Most
every farmer has got half of his crop
loose, and it is great job to take care
Of it. There is 4 good deal of grain yet
standing or laying down fiat, and most
likely will never be cut, as the farmers
think they had better take care of the
grain that is already laying down. Paul
Voightlander has got about 100 acres to
cut, l.. G. Long about 80, John Ellis
worth and sons 40, Ira Crosby 20, and
many others have got various amounts.
Oats will be very short crop for the
reason that they were not taken care of
time. Corn promises to he 4 good crop.
Potatoes are good, but are beginning
to show signs of rot, owing to the con-
tinuous wet weather. Il. SIMMONS.
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A young man, 10 years old, was. SHOT
at Madelia last week by man naned
". W. Murphy. The young MAJ, was
charged with making indecent propo-
sails to Murphy's daughter Sheriff
Glispin lH.d arrested the man and was
with him when Murphy fred. Tlle ball
entered the left breast, and it is said
the young man cannot live. The Man
kato Review says: - -
The popular feeling at M,delia is
strongly against Capt. Murphy, and
with few exceptions isaction is severe
y condemned. From the facts it appear
that Ash made no advance or inproper
proposal to amy but Mr.. Kempfer's old
est daughter-the other children being
separated from her-:,rnl hence Muir.
phys assumption of the trouble, after
the man was III the Sl,eriff's custody.
is the more severely condemned. liz
tense excitement prevails, ami willie
rasl. suggestions are talked of, for tile
good name and reputation Of Madelia.
we earnestly advise that the law b. per.
united take it's course, and whatever
verdict is reached shall Ike accepted and
e1iorceN. ~ &c. -. -,
p. S.--Sinoe the above is in tyne. we
learn that the young imam has died. ~.
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THE SENA 7'ORIAL QUESTION.

THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
The Worthington Journal recently
opened the discussion of the Senatorial
question, and has evidently put it's foot
into it. The Window Reporter, the
St. James Journal and the Rock Coun-
ty Herald have all taken the alarm and
arc giving US fair warning that Mobiles
county cannot dictate the candidate.
Bless your fiery souls, boys, the Worth
ington Journal represents but small
minority Of the people Of this county,
and we assure you Mobiles don't want
to dictate the nomination. Charley
Goodnow was down here few weeks
ago and made some effort to start a
movement for the denomination of Sem
ator Smith, but did not meet witismuch
encouragement. the only effect being
to make the Journals gun 60 off pre-
matureIy and bring on skirmish.
Mr.. Smith made a fair Senator, but
rs the northern side Of the district had
the Senator last, don't you think it
would be fair to concede the place to
one Of the southern counties this timer
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-22

i Very many loatl,some diseases
are due to the. presence of =. scrot-
alons poison il. l., tile blood. IT
is the; part of prudence to, remove in
good time. this prolific cause Of sick
ness, by tlie prompt use Of DIR. Bulls
Blood Mixture. ,"'''.73'@ -
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TIE ADvANCE.-A gentleman in the
East, who is regular reader of the
ADVANCE, writes us as follows:
The Advance is all right and by far
the most ne,csy, spicy and racy county pa-
per l erer read. Every number groscs
better and better and zee emit think of
living UitIoM 1t.
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1Y can make money faster than At any.
thing else. Capital not required we wifi
start yom. el2 per LAY at home made bv
- the Industrious. Men, Womeu boys and
girls wanted everywhere to work for MS. Now
Is the time. Costly outfit and terms free. AL.
dress True s Co., Augusta, Maine. (6.4O.ly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-22

Tho Minneapolis Tribune has an ar
tiels on tive City Directory for the CUR.
rent year. which shows population of
1885, an increase in ten months Of s.
O08.. The ratio Of increase shows that
tho city doubles in population every six
years. At this rate the city will have
4 population of 100, 900 in 1886.
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SMALL FARM FOR SALE

Seventy-Five acres, three miles from
WortAington, on county road, for sale.
Oyer 20 acres broken: Will sell at Is
to 50 per cent. off for cash. Apply at
ADVANCE Office.
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THE IMPROVED
BOSS
e|f-Tucking HayTwis
ter.

Invented and Manufactured by Woolstencrof
& Anscomb, Graham Lakes, MINI.
We challenge any and all machines made for
preparing Hay for Fuel. to compete with us In
Twists 20 pounds per hour.
Every machine warranted for five years.
Terms reasonable. Address
b. w. WOOLSTENCROFT& CO..
6-l4-tf] CresSwe1l, Mobiles Co., MINI.
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HERSEY.

HERSEY.
While George Humphrey and family
were out riding on Sunday last. the
horses became frightened and ran away,
throwing them all out, seriously injur-
ing little daughter, aged about four
four years. At last accounts she was
not expected to recover. The other
members of the family escaped without
serious injury.
Mr.. Talbot was in town on Tuesday
last to engage the services of one Of our
village physicians to attend the little
son OF q. i. Key, who lays dangerously
i'll with cholera morbus.
Harvesting and stacking all done,
Some Of the farmers have begun their
fall blowing.
We had quite an excitement in town
last Sunday. While G. Umplry, and
family were returning home from this
place some part Of the whippletrees
broke and struck the horses heels.
The horses commenced kicking and
running. They ran about ten rods
when the tongue dropped down and
run into the ground. The wagon was
instantly smashed and all thrown out.
All were hurt more or less, but FORUM
ately none were seriously injured. Mr..
Umphry's little girl, three years old,
was hurt the worst, but she is getting
better fast.
The steam thresher tried threshing a
few days and found the grain in SO bad
a condition that they laid up the ma
chine is now for sale at very low fig
IRE and on good terms at Thomas Fitz-
gerald's.
G. Halexon and T. Omberson are
threshing with their new machine and
doing good work, so say reports.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-22

A new invoice of Stationery, Com
mon, School and Academic dictionaries
Arnold's: Ink by the pint, Tough En-
vel0pea Tor mailing valua3e papers, etc.
lust received at tue Wortlingtoa Book
Store -.
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INDIAN LAKE.

NDxAN Adh Il.
Wheat cut and nearly all in stack.
A good deal had to be cut and put up
loose. There will be very little No.
wheat this year. Most of our farmers
have enough wheat for bread and Seed.
The oat crop is unusually good, and
corn is especially promising. Some is
already opening.
Farmers take it pretty easy, notwitl,-
standing the poor wheat crop, and are
talking "mixed farming" more than
ever.
John o. Larson has built good resi-
dence on his farm, and has it painted
up in fine style.
A daughter was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Hector.
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THE ASYLUM INQUIRY.

st. Peter. we pray you. come open your gates.
And let in some tOpers you Know"
-BacchanGidn Song In Lucretta BoTUtd.
St. Peter has again opened the gates
and let the legislative committee i'll for
further Investigations. And the devel-
opments, while not as cruel and exas-
perating as those made a few months
ago, show that the managers have been
reveling in fine and costly furniture,
riding to the Centennial. ETC., at the ex-
pense of the State. We knew there was
something rotten in Denmark when
the trustees and the doctors attempted
at the outset to bluff the committee.
Among other things, it is shown that
last year the management paid an av-
erage of TIC per pound for butter; $135
was paid for a sofa. Rev. Kerr, F. Tai
bot and an engineer went to the Cen
tennial and paid their bills out of the
asylum appropriation. DR.. Bartlett
and l.. Fletcher drew $225 to pay ex-
penses to 4 medical convention in New
York, and Bartlett on another OCCASION
drew $163 to pay expenses Of trip to 4
doctors convention at Baltimore.
The fact was also brought to light
that the management are in the habit
of paying bills before they are exam
ined. Senator Doran expressed coll
siderable Indignation at this. One of
the Senate Committee says, there is
not one on the board fit to be a trustee"
Another says: 1--WE can't open 4 page
without finding something wrong in the
way the trustees have put in bills or al
lowed them to be put in and promptly
paid" Rev. A. II. Kerr appears fire.
quently as one of the most conspicuous
lecehes drawing blood from the State.
One of these bills is for expenses to st.
Paul, which led Senator Rice to re-
mark, THAT it was agood precedent for
a minister to establish to pay half fare
and charge the State for whole fare !!
Perhaps the State could stand it, but
he did not believe the Taxpayers inten-
tled to have much more Of it.''
4 TTRA cTI0Ns At THE GREAT FL IRIS
r. B. Hayes, President of the United
States; James G. Blaine, the represent
tative Republican leader.
Capt. Bogardus, the champion wing
shot of the world.
DR.. Carver, the champion rifle shot
of the world.
Rarus, the fastest trotting horse in
the world.
Thoroughbreds and trotters. Cleve-
land Bays, Hambletonians, Alembri-
nos, Clays, Bashaws, etc.
Shetland Ponies, 80 or 10 trained and
trick ponies, driven in Roman cllariots.
Hurdle-racing, Steeple-chasing, Fox
hunting, ETC., by Englishmen from
Fairmont.
Bewildering display Of Agricultural
Products. i1achinery, Fine Arts, etc.
"Old Abe" the celebrated war eagle.
Great Bench Show of Dogs.
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The only colored, sectional Map of
Mobiles County for sale at the ADVANCE
ONCE At 1Oc . map or i for 25c.
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NEW GOODS

Just received ut the Worthington
Bookstore:
Common School and Pocket Dicti0n-
aries.
The New Andrews Slate, red bind
ing.
The Sponge Top Mucilage Bottles.
Basket, Porcelain and Aurora Pa
peterie, for the ladies.
, Bill Files, Carpenter Pencils, Draw.
ing Paper, School Cards, etc.
Dime Novels.
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THE GRADES OF WHEAT

The established grades of wheat are
as follows:
No. must be clean and sound. and
weigh So pounds or upwards to the BUSH
Ell measure.
No. 2, sound and reasonably clean:
must weigh IS pounds to the b,isl.el.
No. 3, 81 pounds to the busl,el. All
below 81, tit for warellousing, rejected
Besides these, there is a grade called
no: lard, To weigh 81 pounds TO the
bushel.z TO he all dark prairie Fife and
perfectly cloan..s
Also, No. ], extra; 60 pounds to the
busi'el, perfectly clean and sound.
These two last named grades are but
little, if any, more than nominal in this
section, as there is not sufficient
amount OF wheat III any season, Of the
quality required to1my wareho,,senlen
and shippers to make the distinction
Rochester Post.
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II Farmers of this town are about ;t41e'
harvesting and stacking their 4r1jp,
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DEWALD.

Wheat in this town about half crop
compared with last year. Oats and corn
very good.
J. II. Maxwell's wheat will 20 10 to
IL bushels to the acre.
S. F. People has splendid piece of
corn.
Most of the farmers are through
stacking.
Roads are exceedingly bad out this
way.
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"A lot Of new music just received. at
the Worthington Bookstore. For sale
ut only Csc Emusic. D.: I.jn:, ''''>'
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4lrthtngtom $arat&e,:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1873.
srArE CONVENTIONS

01AJ8 CUWP6N77O"N
The Republican State. Convention
viii be held at st. Paul on Wednesday,
Sept. 4th, and the Democratic ConVen-
ton on Thursday, Sept 5th, also at st.
Paul.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-22
TIYE EUROPEAN WAR.

TIM EOHOkEAN WAX.
The resistance to Austrian occupa-
zion Of Bosnia continues. Austria is
bitter against Turkey and charges the
latter with aiming to stultify the Ber-
lin Congress and its results. The
Russians continue their operations in
Asia, and the London Times warns
Russia that England looks to her to see
that no more obstacles are thrown in
tho way Of the settlement Of the East
ern question. Meanwhile the social
lists, communists, nililists, etc., con-
tinue to give the monarchists trouble.
The Berlin Congress, as we said recent
~, has only postponed great overflow.
The voice of the people is the voice of
God, and the people Of Europe are pre-
pairing for the overthrow of monarchy.
YELLOW FEVER.
The South is again suffering from the
yellow fever scourge. The whole Sc
cret Of the frequent pestilence at the
South is dizziness. The people have
not energy enough to keep clean. Ben.
Butler was blessing to New Orleans,
for he cleaned up their filthy city and
their sewer of a river, and made the
city healthy for five or six years after
wards. But when he left, New Orleans
went on generating filth, and the filth
went on generating pestilence. In 1866,
the chloera was imported into New
York. The Board Of health Mt once
adopted tho most rigid sanitary meas
ures, and the pestilence, after a feeble
effort to gain foothold, left the city,
literally starved out BECAUSE there was
not filth enough to feed on.
Is not this overcoming pestilence
at the South a matter for government
regulation? Can't our southern ''bretll-
rem" be required to keep clean and not
be continually injecting their neigh
bors?
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HERSEY DEPARTMENT

Going East-2;47 a. m. Going West-ll:H a. NJ.
3:lS p. IN. u:49p p. III
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The Advance Cook
Book.
Valuable Premium to our SUBJ
SCriberS.
1000 RECIPES GIVEN AWAY.

We have concluded to make the fol-
lowing offer:
TO every subscriber to the ADVANCE
within the county, who pays arrearages
and one year IN ADVANCE, we will
present copy of the above Cook
Book free.
This Cookbook contains about / 900
recipes, not only upon Cookery, but also
upon the Household, the Sick. Room,
the Toilet, etc. The book is invalua-
BILE to house-keepers.
THE ADVANCE
A reader Of the ADVANCE at the
East writes US under date of July IL:
am glad to see the ADVANCE look
ing 80 prosperous and hope fortune
may shower her golden blessings upon
you. You deserve 4 series of showers
Of that kind for the plrck and perse-
verence you are showing. The AD-
VANCE is one of the best county pa
pers in the United States.
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q st. Peter, we pray you, come open your gates.
And let III some tOpers you Know"
=. -Hacchanalian Song In Lucretia Borpia.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-27
How to Choose . Horse.

An English paper tells US ina. s .ns
r,,rchasers Of horses for the French army
always endeavor to obtain hrst iook , AZ
the animal when he is in the stable
noting il the animal supports nimseld
equally we'll ON all his legs, ana, II one
seems to yield, especially examining II.
Attention is then directed to the iarge-
ness Of the pupil of the eye, wn,Gn s,a
ought TO be dilated more in the Saole
than when exposed to light. After tne
animal has been led out OF the s1a1,s,
the eve ought to be again examined % @
zee nee If the pupil has been contracted ~
M not the sight is feeble. Others, 70 tes. M
The mower Of vision, feign 70 strike sne
forehesd for with the hand. II the hollow
over the eve be deep and the temple gray,
osi o,S sgs Is to be concluded. WOUNDS
h about the temple suggest attacks @ oI sag. .a1s.
~ers. err and when the end Of the nose Pre-,
s ssnts circular scars, it may be concinaed
the the horse has been twitched with cory
to insure his quietness while being sncI ..1
~ having had to submit to some painiu
operation.-Sekctd
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-27
A Terrible Dilemma.

Mr.. DeBarth is very modest young
man, who never drinks. He has but one
bad habit, and that is tobacco chewing.
The other dap he rode ina Fifth -AHaniaeI
Fourteenth street young lady entered
the car. Great heavens! 1t was MS
yirl! What should he do? She TOOK
Seat beside him, and chatted away rlght
merrily. The conversation had not pro-
pressed very far when DeBarth's lace
began to turn red. He felt for his
handkerchief, but ne had none. Then
his face turned purple. In two minutes
more his cneeks began to swell. What
could he do! If his girl caught him
chewing tobacco, that would settle IT,
The passengers all noticed that Mr: de.
Barth was dying, but none OF them
moved to assist him. The crisis had
come; in a fit of desperation u. p;
pointed to the front Of the car. An
hands, including his girl, looked IN tnal
direction. While they were doing 80 ne
spit down his sleeve. Then he TOOK tne
auid from his mouth, and, without iook.
inc in that direction, threw it out OF tne
window-or attempted to do 80. 1t wen,
up against the pane with squash, ane
aattened out until the car became dark
sned. No cards.-N. Y. DiEatch.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-27
The Brilliant Randolph.

John Randolph, Of Roanoke, Is tne
subject of an entertaining biography Just
published in Richmond. In it Is TO De
ffonnd this picture of the brilliant south
erner at the age of forty-three. ms
hair was bright brown, straight, no. per
cent;blv gray, thrown back from ms
forehead and tied into queue. neither
Ions nor thick. His complexion was
swarthy: his face beardless, full, round
and pIump; his eye hazel, brilliant, IN
ouisitive, proud; mis- mouth was OF aeliI
cate cast we'll suited to a small head ana
face, filled with exquisite teeth, wen a
hept as they could be; his lips painted,
AZ it were, with indigo, indicating days
Of suffering and nights Of torturing pam.
His hands were fair and delicate a. any
rirrs. Every part of his dress ana per
SON was evidently accustomed 70 tne . W. ~
mo- most care. His face was the most beau.
tiful and attractive to me ! had aimos'
ever seen, His manner was deli5erate'
beyond any speaker l have ever heard
"a He stood firm in his Positlon
his action and grace seemed 70 oe IRON
the Knee up. His voice was that OF
well-toned Aageolet, the key conversa
tional though swelled to its utmost com
pass"