The Worthington advance., 1878-12-26

day they shipped to St. Paul about ST.
600 worth.
THE Observation-Disclosures the
cold, there was full house at the Ly-
ceum on Monday night. The Capital
and Labor question was discussed with
Messrs. Church, Miller and Phelps in
the affirmative and Messrs. Iangdon,
Day, Winters and Clark in the mega
tive. Mrs. Craft read, with excellent
effect, a poem from Schiller. II. d.
Winters delivered short lecture on
universal brotherhood.
The question for next Monday night
is, Resolved, That the right of suffrage
should be extended to Women. Af-
iirmative-Miss Rice and Miss Ella
Gibson. Negative-Mrs. Craft and
Miss Flora Moulton. Reader-Mrs.
Wilson. Critic-Mrs. Dean.
RATs.-We announced last week that
we would take musk rat skins on sub
scription. Mr.. o. Longseth took us at
our word and brought S. worth which
he sold for cash and then paid us the
money, squaring up arrearages and a
year ahead from January l, this secur-
ii;g All interest i'll the drawing.
Here is Il suggestion. Many Of our
farmer friends say they cannot raise
the money to pay is. Put your boys to
work catching rats and let them pay
for the ADVANCE and call it their own.
We will give a handsome book to the
boy who catches the most rats this VIM
ter and pays part Of the proceeds to
the printer.
The many friends of Rev. J. W.
Lewis and family will regret to hear
that they are having more than their
share of sickness in the family. A re.
cent letter says:
Little Charlie is still very sick, but
W. hope the worst is past with him.
Mary is down. not able to sit up at all
but hope she is not going to have typll.
old fever. A card from Prof. Mussel-
man, at Quincy, reports Media ont OF
danger, after four weeks confinement
to her bed.
Attorney Rohrer assures us that our
item on the little "muncus'' at his of.
fice' was not altogether correct. He
duly excerpts to the aforesaid item, in
general and several, and gives notice OF
an appeal. He dcmurs to the com
plaint of the said Plotts in that he was
simply delivering message, whereup
on the assailing party in this action be-
came undnly excited, ard the defend
ant thereupon, and in that instance
merely rose and elected the said com
plainant from the said premises afore
said. III all of which, the present and
past writer of the said item, acknowl
edges that he stands duly corrected and
ready to make such sundry and divers
amends rs are required by the statute
inSsuch case made and provided. And
to the faithful performance of such a
mends, lie pledges himself, his heirs
and assigns, heriditements and tene
ments, and such flotsam and jetsam as
may lie cast up and upon his premise;
forever.
THE WAY no DO
II. NJ. Johnson, Of Bingham Lake,
writes us:
Enclosed please find FIVE dollars
for which give me credit for the three
owe and year in advance and send
the paper right along us usual. Ican'|
set along without it. l wish yon q
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Corruption in our national affairs
has the same effect on the Government
that a severe cough or cold has upon
the human system. Political reform
III the former and DR.. Bulls Cougl
Syrup IN the latter will remedy The
evils. All the Druggists sell it for 2;
cents bottle.