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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
THEY ARE COMING.

Yes, there are strong indications of
an unprecedented immigration to this
section of country in the Spring. AL
ready, in Northern Iowa, Southwest
ern MINI. and Dakota, thousands of
claims have been taken, on which set
Element will be made as early in the
Spring as practicable. A few short
months, and Minnesota will be teem-
ing with new settlers from all parts of
the world. There is no uncertain
sound'' in this herald of the coming
prosperity of our State. The reports of
the sales of land in the various land Of
fees in this portion of the State reach
es into the hundreds of thousands of
acres, and large portion Of this vast
amount has been secured by actual set
tiers, or by large operators who intend
to improve the land.
Many now look upon our grasshop.
per scourge as blessing instead of i,
curse, inasmuch as it has taught the
people many lessons of economy, and
developed more resources. both of
brain and soil, than could otherwise
have been brought to the surface. All
are better prepared to enjoy the pros
perity awaiting them in the near fu-
ture.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
PENSACOLA. Dec. 26th, !,

PENSACOLA, Dec. 26th, 1877.
EDITOR ADVANCE IF remember
correctly, promised to write you. from
Florida, and shall now Iendeavor: to
comply. J. 81 S.
b / am well, and hope that all tile good
people of Worthington and Mobiles
County are enjoying a Merry Christ
mas. will now tell you something
about this country.
Yesterday was Christmas, and can
not tell you which made the most noise,
the croaking of the frogs, or the sing
ing of the Negroes on the boys, with
their fire-crackers. However, they
made Christmas lively. This is truly q
warm climate; it was about 20, in the
shade yesterday. This morning it is
slightly cooler. Vegetation still re-
tains its verdure, aud has the appear
lance of spring or early fall in Minneso-
Ia. The Orange trees retain their
green leaves and are full ofyell0w, COL
den fruit. .<'i.H'. =. i
cannot better describe the appear
ance of the country than to tell you it
has more the appearance OF summer
than winter.
This city contains a population of
| bUOuC O.UOV. COlupUScu VI IcIICu, Cpt11I-
ish, and natives. The soil is little else
than white sand, a specimen. Of which
will bring you, on my return, which
will be soon.
The principal occupation here is lum.
bering. The pine forests here are ex-
tensive and excellent. All other kinds
of business sink into insigniticance.
County orders are only 30 cents OH the
dollar. Farming here has never been
tried to any extent, for it is too poor tc
raise anything but pitch-pine. The ma
tives say that Il ''whippoorwill" cannot
make a living here. If the natives
here had some of the vegetables which
were raised in Minnesota and exhibited
at the State Fair last fall, I. imagjn.
they would masticate them with az
much ierceness as country boy would
a quarter-section of gingerbread upon
Il general muster. The word ''ice'' j!
entirely expunged from the dictionar,
here, from the fact that it's reality cal
never be comprehended by the natives
| Respectfully Yours.
~! .: III. D. WINTERS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
HAPPYNEY YEA.R.!

HAPPY NEW YEARs! q 81
A Happy New Year to all Let the
patriarcls of our country be happy, as
they trace from childhood to old age
the growing prosperity Of the land
they have so long enjoyed. Let our
young men and maidens be happy, as
they contemplate the glorious work be-
fore them: Let them rejoice in the
strength and manhood to rress hobly
forward In the battle for progress. Let
our boys and girls be happy, in the
knowledge that they are living monu-
ments Of Gods great progressive law
that ereloog they must stand at the
helm and WELD this great and growing
Republic as it rolls on and on toward
the great principles Of Gods eternal
truth.
Let everybody be happy. Cast off the
old year, and with it, all your old hab.
its =; your prejudices; your eccentrici-
ties, and your petty vices; and us you
step forth into the New Year, put on
manhood, virtue, love and content.
ment: from manhood springs virtue
from virtue, love; from love, content.
ment, and from contentment, happi.
ness. Thus do we wish you all Hap
py New Year
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
WHERE rs SMITH

Mr.. Smith has arrived in town, and
is well.-Detroit Free Press. No, sir,
Smith is in Burlington: blind drunk
Hawkeye. Whata base SANDER Smith
is here, as sober as usual.-Danbury
News. All you fellows are mistaken.
We saw Smith at the colored church,
with his family OF black-Smiths. Pitts
burg Gazette. That's another! Smith
lis here suspected of horse Stealing
st. Louis Times. Worse and worse
Every man in Toledo knows that Smith
is here, and is just going to be married.
Still laundering. Smith is
here, already married, and wishing he
WASH 't.-MorristOwn Free Press. We
sympatl,ize with Smith, but he is not
i'r Morristown; he is in Hartford, and
in jail.-Courant. Smith Smith ?
You mean Smiths widow, don't you
Worcester Press. You're. another.
Smith is not in the directory. He's in
the third ward on the police-force.-
Camden Press. why, didn't Smith 20
to Europe? He is police commission
er, isn't he ?--New York Herald.
All wrong. gentlemen. The SMITHS
are here. There's
: Joe Smith, Jerry Smith,
Jack Smiths son;
Libby Ssmitl, Tabby Smith
~: = All the;SMiths but one.
Andrews States at the Worthington
Bookstore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
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Il L n Re =

Chicago aud Northwestern Railway
trunk Halfway Lines Of the WEST and NORTH
WEST, ana, with its numerous Branches and con-
nectionS' forms the shortest and quickest route
consin, Northern Michigan, minnesota. Iowa,
Me- California and the Western Terrific
OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA LINE
IS Inc shortest and hest route between Chicago
ana ~ points ~ Northern Illinois, Iowa. Dako.
Ia, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon Chi
ha' Japan and Australia. It's
CHICAGO. ST. PAUL AND. MINNEAPOLIS LINE
is ne short line between Chicago and all points
points III the Great Northwest. Its
LA CROSSE, w1NoSA AND ST. PETER LINE
Is the best route between Chicago and Ii, Crosse,
" mona, Rochester. Owatonna, Mankato, st:
Central Minnesota. It's
GREEN RAT AND MARQUETTE LINE
Is tie only line between Chicago and GAINESVILLE,
Watert0Wn, Fond tlu Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton
Green Bay, EScanaba. Negaunec, Marquette,
HHoughton' Hancock and the Lake Superior
FKEEpoRT AND DUBUQUE LINE
Is the only route between Chicago and Elgin.
Rockford Freeport, and allpoints via Freeport.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINE
Is the old Lake Shore Route, aud Is the only one
passing between Chicago and Evanston. Lake
fortSt, Highland Park, Walk ecgan, Racine Kc:
nosila and Milwaukee. q: -
PULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM CARS
are run on all through trains of this road
This Is the ONLY LINE running these cars be.
tween Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago and Milwaukee, Chicago aud Winona'
or chicago and Green Bay.
Close connections are MIadeat Chicago with the
Lake Shore and Michigan~Southern. Michigan
central, Baltimore and Ohio, pitt$l,urg, Fort
wayne ana Chicago, Kankakee line and Pan
handle Routes. for all points EAST and SOUITi.
EASI, ana with the Chicago and Alton and iii.
nois Central for all points SOUTH. 'E'i''' 7'7
Close connections are also made With the Tn.
ION faciflc Railroad ut Omaha for all far West
points. ~
Close connections are made at junction points
1cltA trains OF all cross roads. ~.
Tickets over this route are sold by all Common
Ticket Agents in he United States and Cana1as.
Remember. You ask for your Tickets via Of the
none other, ~ = - ~. :.
New York Office, No. as Broadway: ,Bo.ttn:lno
Office, No. State Street :On,aha Office as Farm
ham Street; San Francisco Office, I2l MOntgOm
cry Street Chicago Offices; ~ Clark Street under
Sherman House: Is Canal, corner Madison
Street; kinzie Street Depot, corners VIZ Kiuzie
and Canal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner
Wells and kinZie Streets. i! -
tOr rates or Information not attainable from
your home aIn ticket agents, amply to
w: II. ~ EMMETT. MARVIN HUGHITT,' ,;
Cent Pass as Ag't, Chicago. Gen. Mang'r.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.

The Eleventh Annual Meeting of
the Minnesota Editors and Publishers
Association will be held in the Cham
Der of Commerce Rooms, in st. Paul,
on Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1873, at 2 p. m.
We believe it to be the duty of every
editor in Minnesota to attend these an
nual conventions 50 far as is practica.
bic. A mutual interchange of thought
and experience is essential to the prop.
er growth and prosperity of every asso.
citation, and more especially that of the
editorial fraternity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
NO IRISH NEED APPLY"

A'O ~AsAoA "A>AD A1]A1.
This seems to be the spirit at WASH
ington, when crippled soldiers apply
for positions. To prevent such appli-
cations, the officials in the Treasury
Department keep bills posted up head
ed mo Vacancies. Besides, to the
class OF female employees who flood
the Treasury Department, a crippled
soldier is not 80 agreeable as man of
sound and comely parts. "Consisten-
cy. thou art a jewel'' but little worn in
high places,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
LOOK j" HERE!
FOR SALE, '0KABENA
H0 Me-

Or the Farm known as the sykes Place.
Said to be one Of the best farms in the county,
being the east fractional half of section q, Il.
l02. L. 40, containing 200 acres, surveyed lii 10
acre lots, situated on the north shore OF Okabena
Lake, one mile northwest of WOrthington, coun-
ty-seat Of Mobiles county, Mimi, Tie land
slopes to southeast. A full view OF the lake and
town and of tic trains on the railroad for eight
or ten miles from any part Of the farm. 66 acres
under good state Of cultivation; eo;@0 trees on
bushels Of crops grown this season on IS acres,
$40 being wheat, balance oats, potatoes, buck
wheat and corn. Tie meadow land, nearly "a
acres is IL one body On east side OF farm. Near
100 tons of hay cut this season. A number of
beautiful residence sites near lake shore. Not
a five acre lot excepting meadow-landl but has
stone on lake shore for building purposes. Title
perfect from Uncle Sam and all transfers down
to the present owner. Good reasons for selling.
Price ~ 400. Enough down to make owner sc
cure. Would take an unimpr0ved quarter near
WOrthingtOn as part payment.
Call on Or address the owner,
JOHN SYKES,
Or Peter Thompson, Agt. W0rthingtOn.
6-3-6m.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

CAN HOMESTEAD S BE TAXED BEFORE
FINAL. PROOF rs NADEs
The following decision on the Dues
ton Of taxing homsteads beforehnal
proof T. made, has been, rsceitsd BY
MI. Mills, inAreplyto q lstter qyinqui-
y y I On 1!. tbat subject q
~ ~''7 ST. PAUL, DEC. 10TH, 1877.
E. S. MILLS, Esq.-Dear Sir:
The State
Auditor has handed to me your letter
of recent date, in which you Inquire if
hOmesteads, on which parties have liv-
are subject to taxation : Judge Miller,
of sthesSuprem@C Court Of U.16.@ in Rail
way Company vs.. Prescott Is Wal.
laee's Reports 803, said, 'While we re-
cognlze. the doctrine heretofore laid
down by the court, that lands sold; by
the TT. S. may he taxed before they
have parted with the legal title by iss,l.
ing . patent, it il to be understood as
applicable 10 cases where the right ia
a patent is complete, and the equitable
title is fully vested in the party, with
out anything more to be paid, or any
act to he done, going to the foundation
Of his right This is the settled doc
trine of the court, and is decisive OF
the question. Until final proof has
been made and the settler has become
entitled to patent, the land would
not be taxable only the improvements
upon the same. AS soon as the fnal
proof and entry is made the Register 81
the local land office should certify the
land to the. County Auditor for the
purpose of taxation.
Respectfully Yours, =. :.
GEO. P. WILSON, ;
Attorney General
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

1t is a relief to large majority Of
those who became interested in the tri-
al of Kate Noonan, to learn of her ac-
quital and further, to know that she
has found staunch friend and pro-
tector in Mrs. Van Cleve, who has re-
solved to maintain her during her life
time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

The criticisms on Beeciier's lxte SER
mon are as varied as the theology of
the critics 81 e;' Who inter them. But, If his9
tory and years Of observation are worth
anything, he has only given futterance
to that which is rapidly creeping into
the human soul and 'pervading the
minds OF the Whole human race, sbe It
truth, or be 1t error; hof,;na5o7-: fyrot;:g4T
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

France, yAnstria and Germany 4l,avo
signed treaties Of non.interventios,,,
with Russia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

GEO. J. DAY, Agent.
These Companies now offer In Northwestern
Iowa and Southwestern Minnesota 100000 acres
OF the Finest Land IN the State. ALLOW prices
On long Credit, With easy payments, At low
rates OF Interest.
These lands are very productive, Easy Of Cul.
Churches and Schools.
Alternate $ cftohs mostly occupied by actual
residents: climate pleasant and healthy: ~7.-.
For circular giving full Information, OF Tor
prices Of particular ns, apply by letter or pet~
sohally to i.and Department. D. OF either Com
pany, at st. Paul! Minnesota.
~ J'W. BIsIiop, General MANAGER. I
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
H. D. WINTERS.

When man is nominated for po-
litical office it behooves him to leave
no stane unturned to make himself
popular, but he shouldn't overstep the
mark. as Il candidate in q neighboring
county did. This man not only joined
two fire companies, Il base ball club,
three secret societies, a military COM
pany and two churches, hut undertook
to teach Il class in Sunday school. His
success in this latter direction was de-
plorable, for while he was explaining
to his class that Adams fall was caus-
ed by the limb of Ill apple tree swapping
of while Adam was up hooking pip
pins for Eve, and that Abel killed Co.
liah with a two eyed sword, and Cain
built the ark in forty days and forty
nights, an ill-mannered little boy with
white hair and freckled face, but who
was pretty well up in catechlsm, told
his teacher to ''wipe off his chin with
the jaw bone of mule" The class
had new teacher on the following
Sunday, and the candidate ran behind
his ticket two hundred in his own
town.-Norristown Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
ANOTHER RED UcT1Ov 1v rARE

ANOTHER RED UCTlON IN FARE.
The St. Paul and Sioux City and
Sioux City and st. Paul Railroads will
celebrate the coming in of the New
Year by a general reduction Of local
ticket fares from FSue Cents to -Four
Gents per mile on all divisions of their
roads, to take effect january LIST, 1873.
It appears from the official reports in
the Railroad Commissioners office that
these companies, in more than twelve
years of operation, haye never killed or
injured amy passenger or lost piece of
baggage.
Their express trains are equipped
with the Miller platforms and Wes:-
inghouse Automatic Air Brakes, and
i'll everything, pertaining to the safety
and comfort of passengers, and to reg
ular speed and connections are not ex-
celled by any in the country. ~:...
1t Is announced in the Worthington
papers Of last week that a mass meet
ing will, be held in that place at the
Methodist church, for the purpose Of
organizing and taking steps to execute
the law against whisky selling in that
burg. Just so and permit us to ask,
why do not your Republican officials
execute the law ?''-Waseca Radical. =
Our ofacers are like most other Off
GERS. and look to their own individual
interests. It's undoubtedly right and
appropriate in Bro. Childs to give them
a gentle reminder. The Radical is do
ing a good work in the temperance
cause, and We, hope it's editor has, be-
come more firmly planted on the rock
Of prohibition, than in 49,, when, at
the last moment, in the extremity! Of
its need, lie threw the influence Of his
paper, then the Waseca News, against
the!prohibition party. Men are not in.
fallible, yet the temperance work must
and will 60 on under the irresistible
law of progress to a final triumph. ',:;'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

Sectional Maps Of Minnesota for sale
the at WORT iDgton Bookstore. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

Andrews States at the Worthington
Bookstore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

SOMEBODY Observation-Disclosures?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03

T r little i 1HPleaaantRegs on' the Rio
Gra'4pqe viii nn'ot "a, q j Is
\ pretext foE getting up a, war between
our government and Mexico, ,,.rtf }.r n,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-08-02
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

TINE undersigned having been appointed
4 Examiners, by the Commissioners of
Montgomery county, 10 ascertain whether the
public convenience requires the opening
OF a public road leading from the Gai-
thersburg and Lay louisville road 10 Walkers
Mill, beginning near the colored peoples EN-
DRY Grove Church, crossing the lands OF Rob-
ert Crawford to the dividing line OF Evelne
Brown and Thomas Davis, colored thence
on said line to the dividing line Of VIM. Cham
bers and Robert Tyler, colorcd; thence on
said line to the line of Muncsster and Carr;
thence through the lands Of Mnncaster 10 the
lands Of VIM. O. Sanfel and Elizabeth NJ.
Saflell; through said lands to the lands of
Frank Duvall; thence through the lands of
Frank Duvall TO the lands OF VIM. o. Safiell
and Elizabeth NJ. Saffell; thence the most ELI
gible route through said lands to the dividing
line between John w. Mills and Airy NJ. SAT-
fell thence running on or near said line to
the dividing line between John W. Mills and
N. j Walker; thence on or near said line
crossing the public road leading from CATH
ersbnrg Depot to the Seneca Bridge road;
thence to the lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Cooke,
trustee, and N. P. Cooke; thence on said lands
the most eligible way to Walkers Mill.
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE TO all interested
that they will meet on the premises, on MON
DAY, the 10th of August 1873, at 10 clock,
A. NJ to execute the commission as aforesaid
HAZEL B. CASHELL,
WASHINGTON BOWIE,
WASH b. CHICHESTER,
July ltd Examiners
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-08-02
A Little Mother.-There ar,

A Little Mother There are very few
curiosities in this section in the shape of peo-
pie, except the Union man of Frederick, and
it is a matter Of pride that we can boast of
something than which there is nothing TO sur
pass it on record. We have reference TO the
''little woman" taken from the St. Louis
Times:
Times reporter called yesterday on pro-
badly the smallest mother ever known, Mrs
W. ii. Bristol, better known as Fannie Bur-
de.te, who has been travelling for years with
Forepaugh's circus, and who gave birth on
Wednesday night last at the Commercial
hotel, Fifth aad Poplar, to child weighing
eight pounds. The mother weighs about fifty
pounds, and is but thirty-two inches in heg Chi,
while her husband is of full size, being six
feet tall and weighing las pounds. The in
FAINT was healthy and well-deveioped, bu, in
order TO preserve the life of the mother it was
necessary TO sacrifice 1t. The pangs of mater
nifty lasted seven hours, and had the little
woman not possessed an iron constitution she
would certainly have died. The little lady
has pretty face, with pearly white teeth and
apleasani, hopeful countenance. The hands.
arms and shoulders, which owing to the
pleasant weather, were uncovered, were well
developed and in good proportion, and Mrs
Bristol showed the reporter a pair Of tiny
little shoes, which belonged to pair of very
little feet.
The couple have been married two years,
and this is their second child. The other was
much smaller and was siill-born. Mr.. Bristol
was formerly doorkeeper in the employ Of
Forepaughs circus, aud ia this capacity be-
came acquainted with bis wife, who was then
travelling under the management OF that show
along with twin brother, who is az inch
shorter than herself. They were called the
Burdetie twins. and always Travelled together
until Mrs. Burdette's confinement last spring
when the brother continued the engagement
alone. They are now In the 2lst year Of their
nge. Mrs Bristol was born in Montgomery
county. Nd, on farm near the little village
Of Damascus, where her parents still reside.
She has a brother and sister OF the ordinary
size, and her father is above six feet. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bristol seemed very sad over the loss Of the
child, whose death they were Inclined 10 be-
lieve was due 10 the want Of judgment on the
part Of one Of The physicians who attended
the mother. DR.. Shore, one OF the attending
physicians, said 20 a reporter OF the Times
Yesterday that be believed Mrs. Bristol the
smallest mother on record The doctor tod
the reporter that be had never seen better
formed woman and he declared that her Mrs.
Brisiol'Hl constitution and powers q endu-
race were Wonderful.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-08-02
, Remarkable Yteid-Upon q rece

A Remarkable Yield Upon q recent
visit to the farm of Jas W Higgins, Esq t.,
bout two miles from this place, we were
shown specimen of a large Weld of oats
which we think cannot be surpassed in the
State. The location of the plant was at the
corner of a wheat field where fertilizers had
been spilled upon the ground, and where but
one seed of oats had been deposited. This
terminating seed had AT first put up but one
stalk from the parent stalk a number Of
shoots grew amounting to one hundred and
each of these produced large heads Of the
grain, making in all tine finest crop Of thai
grain that we have ever seen from one seed
The specimen plant can now be seen at ouI
Office
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-08-02
Condensed Locals.
You can shoot woodcocks now.

You can shoot woodcocks now.
Choice Wheat is quoted in Georgetown at
$los.
For Soda Water and Fresh Turnp Seed 60
to Owens Drug Store.
Yesterday was the first day of camp. Great
preparations for big crowd on Sunday.
Our astronomical reporter concludes that
the rain was more needed than the eclipse.
The Devotion of the Forty Hours will open
at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rockville, on
next Sunday, Angus, the 4,h.
A large stock Of Masurys Colors and Win
dow Glass just received and sold low al Owens
Drug Store.
A large stock of Paints, Oils and Varnishes
just received and sold low at Owens Drug
Store.
Mr. Bowlin, Assistant Engineer of the B .
& o railroad, was in town on Tuesday to pay
the county tax upon the company's property
in the county.
W. w. Burdettes new advertisement offers
special inducements. The semi-annual sale of
dry-goods and carpetng is announced, Civ
ing to all who wish to purchase large stock
to select from at very attractive figures.
Cumberland is no longer a paradise for
tramps. The city finances are being hus-
banded, and whenever one of the noble band
comes along he is gobbled and put TO work
breaking stone or scraping the streets. How
would The same rule work here?
Messrs. Humphrey Gator, contractors for
building the new house of Vim. Brewer, Esq
have received the lumber for the same, from
the well.known house of W. W. Mccullough,
of Washington, d. C. The character of the
lumber of all kinds is first-class and such Of
TO recommend Mr.. McC. 10 our citizens desir-
ing TO purchase building material.