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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-26
A SUCCESSFUL PASTOR.

DR.. J. o. Peck has been pastor of st. Johns Meth.
odist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn. only year; but
in that brief period he has achieved which
Il would be hard to match. AS the result OF revival
meetings last winter he received three hundred
persons probation. On recent Sunday he re-
ceivsd 227 Of these probationers into full member
ship. Others will be received hereafter. and the
doctor expects to ninety per cent Of them
Some $50 members have been added to the church
during the year. or course this great success was
not obtained by hard pastoral work. The
members were aroused and set to work, tho
classes were reorganized, absent members were
hunted up and no persons received
on probation except those who gave evidence
of being truly converted. The probationers
were told publicly that they were expected to con-
tinue in the way they had chosen, and 10 they had
any thought of drawing back they had better not
take upon themselves the pledges required. In they
should 10 back to the world after making such
solemn promises moral stigma would rest upo "a
them. After being thus received they were con-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-26

Reform de beery,
Encourage do weary,
Brighten de dreary,
An stan by all dat nhooences de human heart TO do
good.
The author excuses himself for the want Of that
genius which In requisite In the production of IN
epic poem but proudly says of his wife that she has
the genuine afatus, IAN sometimes takes . piece
of chalk an dashes of . two on do wood
house doah." whilo he. more human, "runs more
to billed dinners dan to poetry still the sentiment
of the poem is good and might be universally applied
with perfect safety.
II is curious fact that the forces of nature are
neither moral nor discriminating. Tho other day
several trsmps. says . Western paper. sought
shelter under tall tree during . thunder shower.
and yet the lightning paid attention to the fact
but killed four innocent sheep In open pasture
instead. No wonder they called the ''blind"
forces of nature Any farmer who has had his barn
set on Ore by some cheerful vagsbond who wanted to
lioht his pipe would have made better Of the
electric nuid than that.
A calm and philosophical way Of bearing the va
rious ills of life 10 certainly very desirable. gen.
t,emau who took rather broad view of things in
general, recently lost his wife. Seeing him few
DAYS sftsrward, and without any badge OF mourning
friend demonstrated and limited that whom 20 close
a relation was broken. the courtssiss Of life de-
manded some recognition OF IL in the style Of dress
..ouits true" he replied but dont you see. Maris
WAS no relation Of mine; only married her. and
Why should put on blackr'
Mere ignorance 10 sometimes exceedingly funny
The humorous things which are unwttinaly said
and done are, perhaps. equal In number with those
which are done with malice aforethought. Besides
man who tries to DO funny and really succeeds Il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

The advantages Of these Lines are
|. II the passenger is going to or from any
point in the entire West and Northwest, lie can
Iuy his tickets via some ono OF this Companys
lines and be sure Of reaching his destination by
it or its connections 49,
9. The greater part OF its lines arc laid Will
steel rails its road bed is perfect.
3. 1t is the short line between all important
points
4. Its trains are equipped with the Westing-
house Air Brake, Millers Ilat form and CouplrrS
and the latest improvements for comfort, safety
and convenience.
s. 1t is the only road in the West running the
celebrated Pullman Hotel Cars between Chicago
and Council Bluffs.
G. 1t is the only roal running the Pullman Pal
ace Sleeping cars either way between Chicago
AMI st. Paul. Green Bay, Frtepnrt, Lacrosse
Winona, Dubuque, McGregor Milwaukee.
T. No road offers equal facilities in number of
through trains, equipped with Pullman Palace
Sleeping cars.
8. 1t makes connections with all lines crossing
at intermediate points.
The popularity OF these lines is steadily in
creaSfng an'l passengers should consult their in
tercst by purchaS ing tickets via of this line.
Tickets over this route are sold by all Coupon
| Ticket Agents in he United States and CanadaS.
Remember. you ask for your Tickets win Of the
| Chicago l. North Western Railway, and take
none other.
| For Information. folders, maps, &C., not obt
tainable ut home ticket Office. address any agei-
! Of the Company or
W. II. STENNETT, MARVIN HUGf4ITT.
Gent Pass Ag't, Chicago. Gen. Mang'r.
| Jan. l, lS79.-!y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
WORTIIINGTONA as SEEN BY 4
VISITOR.

Another Opinion from st. Pauz-7ne
Country for Stock Gro,ciny-Fanatic-
ism, Is. Business.
A gentleman from st. Paul who re-
Gently spent day or two in Worthing-
ton writes us as follows of his IMPRESS
ions of the country and the town:
Icould not but feel little sad to see
you again unfortunate with your crops.
With the class of citizens you are just
ly proud of, you could make the village
of Worthington the pride OF the State
and eventually Il city Of no little i'm
portance, but necessarily every years
misfortune in crops delays the consunl-
nation Of such happy results. But I
verify believe the time is not far distant
when all your hopes will be realized.
You have fine country, as good land
as you could well wish for. It is nv
opinion, and am not alone in this.
that you have the climate and the land
to produce the finest Of corn, oats, etc..
conducive to stock raising. If your
farmers would turn their attention to
stock you would soon he the kings of
the turf.
Your citizens have been moralizing
too much and studying your climate
and the capabilities of your soil too lit
tie. With another bad crop and an
other addition to your code of laws.
you will fad the town site there but
you won't find the citizens there. But
on the tombstone will be written, "Tuo
much law and other hobbies"
Your law prohibiting the sale of ci.
der has its effect and CD, ses more Door
whisky to he shipped there than to any
other place in the country of it's size and
financial status. And your blow ut
the drug stores, not allowing them to
sell liquor even on preScript ion, is
simply Il result and product of religious
fanaticism which is willing to sacrifice
the hopes and prospects OF your bust
ness men.
And such sermons as heard preach
| ed by our ministerial friend are con-
duciye to making fanatics more fanati.
cal. You have preached on temperance
| enough to know that such statistics are
true and not true. You know that at
least one-half. If not more, of alcoholic
liquors are used for manufacturing and
legitimate purposes. 1.-The man jump.
ed over the MOON" that is, the picture
of the moon. do not believe in open
saloons, but think that druggists
ought to be let alone as long as they dc
not sell liquor as beverage.
Then | believe that our ministers
wonld do themselves more credit tc
look well to their subject, for the very
reason that people Judge. to q certain
extent, by what they are told. Now
for instance, if our friend, the dominic
should pull out his fle ures and prove
(w'hcl, he could do and he knows it.
that two thirds Of the crime committed
- by members of churches and the mos
flen1ish by those standing highest If
their respective churches. therefore 70,
should, Of course, burn all the churches
and behead their teachers. VIVA
would the brethren think of HIM? s.
much for your statistics.
The question is, what Is to the bes
interest of the whole? What do ",
owe to our tradtsmen that stake thei
all with us? let your citizens wake II,
to the fact that excessive religious ant
moral views beget tyranny of the mean
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
FREE OPINION.

This department OF the ADVANCE Is open tOany
one to express his or her views in appropriate
language upon any subject whatever, whether
religious, philosophic, scientific or political.
The conditions are: Brevity, write on one
side OF the paper only, use appropriate language
and avoid personalities. The name of the writ
er must accompany communications, not for
publication unless desired, bat as guarantee
OF good faith.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
PROGRESS OF ST. PA VI t. SIOUX CIT
PR1NTJTEp

PROGRESS OF ST. PAUL t. SIOUX CITY
BRANCHES
The Fort Dodge Extension has reach
ed Garden City, in Blue Earth county,
and expects to reach Blue Earth City
by October. Gen. Bishop gave the
following facts to a Pioneer Press re-
porter:
On
THE MINNESOTA & BLACK HILLS
BRANCH
the grading is completed for about thir-
ty miles, and is in progress for fifteen
miles further. The location has Just
been completed to Flandreau. A little
over ten miles Of track has been laid
and more than thirty miles Of rails and
other materials have already been de-
liYered at Heron Lake. The construc-
ton is to be vigorously prosecuted in
the expectation of reaching PipeStOne
City in November. On
TIE ROCK RIVER BRANCH,
running south from Luverne, the track
laying will commence on Monday, the
grading having been entirely completed
for distance Of % miles and the bridg-
ing completed for 20 miles. Only Is
miles of this branch is to he completed
this year, but those who know the char.
acter of the country beyond predict an
early extension into southern Dakota.
In all, the st. Paul & Sioux City will
llaye built in Minnesota this year, be-
fore winter sets in,
| OVER ONE HUNDRED MILES OF NEW
RAILROAD,
a much greater extent of railroad con.
struc:ion than will have been accomp.
lished this year by any other railroad
company in the State. 1t will then
| have three branches reaching to differ.
ent points on the borders of Southern
Dakota at Flandreau, at Sioux Falls
and at the terminus Of the Rock river
branch, from either Or all of which il
will be ready to stretch forth it's III M
next year over southern Dakota. BE
sides this it's Fort Dodge branch viii
be continued next year to that city, ant
it will he able, as it's system of exten
sions are developed, to gather up a vas
amount of trade.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
PROCEEDINGS
of the Board Of County CommissisJ,r

State of Minnesota, County Of No.
Dies: Worthington, July 80, 1915.
The Board of County Commission
ers met as per adjournment, members
present, A. c. Robinson, chairnan.
cd District, Fred Bloom, ,st District
and Robert Shore, sd District. Min
utes OF last meeting read and an.
proved. Unfinished business taken up
The steam grist mill in the VILLAGE
OF Worthington, valued last year at
$9,lIo was reduced in valuation, to
$4,000.
The estimate of taxes for the wear
1870, as necessary to meet the expens-
es of the county, were made at last
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

of Sept, 1879.
The Following bills were preseted,
considered and allowed:
J. Craft, setting broken thigh $
for Mrs. G. Times and sub.
treatment :. 80 90
Same setting fracture of stran-
gers hand, 52s
Same, treatment of Mary Has,
kins and daughter 525
Same, treatment of Mrs OAR
win Davis, and cure, -. 40 90
J. A. Town, posting school
notices and mileage, 50
The board then adjourned.
A. c. ROBINSON,
J. WALKER, Chairman.
Auditor.
RAILROADS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
PROMOTING MARRIAGE.
A Society for This Novel Purpose
YOUNG Wonla1. "Go IKest.N

A Society for THIS Novel Purpose
Young Woman, $50 West.''
The society with this unusual motive
for its fundamental principle was Or
ganized in Cincinnati in August, 1877.
1t was then suggested to the then may
or of the city, Col. r. NJ. Moore, who
gave his influence and support to the
movement. The preamble IF the con-
stitution is as follows: Both divine and
common law favor and encourage the
sacred rite of marriage; and, whereas,
we have viewed with alarm and the
deepest concern the rapid growing tend
ency of the people of this country (par-
ticularly those living in the larger Cit
ies) to remain unmarried, condition
unnatural and prejudicial to the well
fare, success and happiness of the coun-
try; therefore, to correct this evil we do
establish and organize society, and
adopt the following constitution and
bylaws:
The Cincinnati Commercial says that,
during the first year the main object,
next TO seeing that couples were mar
ried, was to quietly solicit citizens from
all over the city to become members of
the association, by Which they would
give their Influence to the work. At
the next annual meeting, Hon. i. +.
Hopkins, a member Of the board Of al
dermen, was elected president; Charles
Bleichert. hotel proprietor. vice-presi-
dent, and Hon. Geo. a. Fogarty, Sec
rotary. A:full board of directors was
also chosen. Up to this time, over two
thousand persons have joined this soci-
ETY., and the association has branches
III over forty cities If the country. I'm
til the society has full assurance of the
support and cooperation Of the better
classes of society ct both sexes, it was
deemed advisable to keep the workings
of the association from too much pub
licity, but, now that there is an assur-
ance that there is no doubt of the en-
tire success and grand future of the as
ISOLATION, it has been deemed proper to
let the world know of what las been
accomplished. In the furtllerance Of
the objects and aims of the association,
there will be a grand picnic given on
the 10th of August, 1879, the second an
niversarY of the association, upon which
Occi sion it is expected that there will
he over one hundred couples publicly
joined in matrmony, as an evidence of
the influence and successful workings
Of the association. The novelty of one
hundred marriages at one time will
doubtless bring together the largest as
Semblage OF people ever collected in
this city. Before this occasion comes
off, the association has determined to
publish full list Of it's members.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

'1M stay an old maid till got black
in the face, before I'd marry a man who
chews tobacco" And she took wad
Of gum out of her mouth and stuck 1t
on the under side of the seat of her
chair for safe keeping while she was
eating her dinner,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

est and most annoying kind and do no
good. They make one part of your cit
liens hate the other part and their big
0ted moral ideas. You do we'll to lie
careful. but use judgment and live and
1nt 1.-Two
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

The ADVANCE said, when the Du-
luth road was sold, that st. Paul and
Minneapolis would probably hurry up
and build a road to Ashland. Tie
Ashland Press now comes forward with
the following plan:
If. Minnesota capitalists wish to Sc
cure the shortest and best route to the
great lake, let them extend the Still
water & Taylor's Falls road up the st.
Croix river to st. Croix Falls, and from
thence by an almost air line to Ashland,
and they have the route designed by ma
ture for i cheap, easily-constructed rail-
road that wonlu, when built and equip
ped, defy all competition. Freights
could be transferred at Ashland and
landed at St. Paul just rs quick as they
could be landed ut Duluth, as the dis
lance by rail from Ashland to st. Paul
would not exceed sixty miles over the
distance by water from Ashland to Du-
lnth. Ashland has one of the best har-
bors on the great chain of lakes, a town
site unequaled for beauty of location
and business facilities; is the terminus
Of an independent railroad that, during
the winter months. would furnish a
competing line to Milwaukee.
GUILTY OF HABEAs CoRpUs.-The
Lemars Sentinel tells good one on one
of the bondsmen who went on DR.. Por-
ter's bond, as follows:
The other day an honest farmer, who
was on the bond, called OH J. G.. Kelley,
one Of Porter's attorneys. and requested
that his name be- taken from the doc,,-
ment. "What's the matter" asked
Kelly, lyon surely don't believe that
Porter is guilty of rape?" "Well. no,
not exactly" responded the granger,
''but I do think he is guilty of hubeos
corpus. Judge Zuver says so. and l
guess he knows. Just take my name
off,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION,

Here's another instance of uniustifia-
BILE, outrageous and indefensible rail-
road discrimination. The two great
railroads that penetrate Minnesota
charge Chicago and Milwaukee travel
ing men $40 for Il thousand mile ticket
over their lines, while st. Paul travel
ing men are forced to pay thirty dollars
for the same kind of tickets. IT any
good reason can be advanced for such
manifest unfairness, it should lie forth.
coming.-Pioneer Press.
The discrimination is certainly I'm,
just, bnt the one distinctively st. Paul
railroad, viz: the st. Paul s. Sioux City
charges $50 for thousand mile tickets.
Perhaps this is the reason the Chicago
and Milwaukee roads do so.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
TEIE
Hhicago & North-Wes-
y tern Railway

Oldest, Best Constructed, Most Pro
gressive, Best Equipped,
HENCE TIE
Most Reliable Railway
Corporation
OF the Great West.
1t is to-day, and will long remain the
Leading Railway Of the West
and Northwest.
It embraces under one management
2,158 Miles Of Road
and forms the following Trunk Lines:
Chicago, Council Bluffs and California,
Chicago, Sioux City and Iankton,
Chicago, Clinton. Dubuque Il lacrosse.
Chicago, Freeport & Dubuque,
Chicago, Lacrosse, Winona e. Mimi,
Chicago, st. Paul 4 Minneapolis.
Chicago. milwaukee, l. Lake Superior,
Chicaro Green BAY and Mart1l1rtte
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

Geo. W. Childs, editor of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, is talked of for the
British Mission. It was Ben Franklin,
also a Philadelphia printer, who was
minister to France. And there is Schuy-
Ter Colfax, country editor and printer,
who was Vice President. And Jim
Blaine, the idol of Maine. was 4 print
er, and if lie were an Ohio man would
he President By.the-way. Blaine was
s,st horn in Maine. Isn't he all Ohio
man after all.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
$40 $50 90

1o1H S1e $50 %
In accordance with the foregoing
estimate we, the Commissioners OF No.
bles County, Minnesota, do make the
following levy for the year 1870, and
direct the same to be carried on the
tax books of the county for said year.
General GO. Rev SIS 900 90
Interest 900 90
jail. 500 90
Road and bridge 500 90
POOR 500 90
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

St. Paul & Sioux City r. r.
Sioux City Il st. Paul r. r.
Worthington & Sioux Falls Il. r.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

Doc. Middleton, the Nebraska and
Dakoto Outlaw, has been caught. He
Is to be taken to Omaha where the girls
will all fall in love with him and ro-
mantle women, married and unmarried,
will carry him boquets and slop over
generally with admiration and sympa-
thy for the villain.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1879.

Since Senator Window, Of Minneso'
Ia, has been preached for the Pres'oen'
cy, the fact has come out that he was
horn in Ohio. This was no doubt nee
essary to help the Window "boom" a.
long. A man must either have been
horn in Ohio or have lived in Ohio, to
succeed in these days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

DR.. Porter, the Lemars villain who
outraged Miss Getaway, obtained S.
600 bail and fled the country. The JUS
tice fixed bail ut $1,000 and we said at
the time it should have been double
that amount. Porter could not secure
the s., 900 and a hearing was obtained
before Sioux City Judge, who cut the
bail down to 5000 which Porter OBJ
tanned and then left. A good deal of
this is said to be ''straw."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07

Tie ChatReld Times reports the kill
Ing of a snake in Olmsted county which
was thirty-two feet long. The monster
veatorel out of swamp and gave chase
after two men in a wagon. They escap'
al and aroused the neighborhood when
the men turned out on horseback and
managed to shoot the big varmint. He
had been eating calves and things about
The swamp where no lived.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-02-06

FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BoDY.
Tho skin contains more than two
million openings, which arc the
outlets OF an equal number ofsweat
glands.
The human skeleton consists of
more than two hundred distinct
bones.
An amount of blood cqnal to tho
whole quantity in the body passes
through the heart once every min
ute.
The full capacity of the lungs is
about three hundred and twcLty
cubic inches.
About two-thirds of pint of
air is Inhaled at each breath in or
dinarv respiration.
The stomach daily produces nIne
pounds of gastric juice for digestion
of food /; its capacity is about tiyo
pints.
There arc more than five hund-
red separate muscles in tho body,
with an equal number of nerves
and blood vessels.
The weight of the heart is from
eight to twelve ounces. 1t beats
one hundred thousand times in
twenty y-four hours.
Each prespiratory duet is ono
fourth of an INCH in length, which
will make the aggregate length of
the whole about nine miles.
The average man takes five and
ope-half pounds Of food and drink
each day, WHICH amounts TO one ton
OF solid and liquid nourishmcnt an
nually.
a man breathcs eighteen times a
minute, aud three thousand cubic
feet, OF about three hundred and
seventy five hogshcads of air per
hour.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-02-06
The new pension bill is in til

The new pension bill is in the
nature of a provision for "back
pay The estimates for the next
fiscal year for pensions on account
of death or wounds received or dis.
ease contracted during the late
war of the rebellion are as follows /:
Invaiids $l3, 100000, widows and
dependent relatives $12,00O,0OO !;
total S25, 100000. The total num-
Der of pensioners on the rolls on
June 80, 1877, was 232,104. The
average annual value of a pension
is therefore about $109. In 1865,
at the close OF the war, the nun Der
of pensioners was S5,9S6. The
mum Der of pensioners, therefore, to
whom one years arrearages will
have to be paid under the new law
will exceed 40, 900, and the ar
rearages will amount to not. less
than SIS, 600, 900. The number who
will draw two years arrearage will
reach 100000, and their back pay
will exceed S20,000,000. These
figures will illustrate the enormous
sums to be taken from the Treasu
ry By the bill, which was passed
without debate and without con.
sideration. No ore can examine
the last report of the Commissioner
of Pensions and particularly the
tables showing the number of pen
sioners on the rolls at the termina
tion of each fiscal year since 1861.
ard resist the conclusion that the
arrearages under this bill will
anouHt to at least 500, ,00G, 900, and
may exceed $3.50, 100000.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-02-06

"Speaking OF bathins." said Ms
Rartingtop, "some can hathc with
perfect ltnpurity in wafer MS cold as
Grecnland's icy mountains and In
dia's cora! strands but for my palt,
| prefer to have tie water !. little
torpid"