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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-11-20

.:.t II THE SECOND DAY. -.--.
Gen. Grant spent the morning ol November
18th. after the great reception. With friends. In
the afternoon be received the soldiers and
stil s o'clock. Many Of his old comrades
took him BY the hand during the time. ~
ilt~ THE BANQUET :, - g.. =
given by the society OF the Army OF the Ten
nesseo took place on the evening of Nov. IL,
in the dinning rooms Of the Palmer house.
Gen. Giant was escorted to his room BY Gen.
Sherman and By military, naval and civil
Grants table was ofnamented with = minia.
under full sail The decorations OF the room,
In general, were profuse and tasty.
First to toastG@Ouf Country; Her Place
ersl OF the Army and invited guests: Notice
was sent to me some days ago that was to
time. Until I got here did not know what it
was WAS to reply to. and when the time came
hoped could execute some flank movement
and get out Of It, but soon after my arrival
here found was to be the first one to be
the position OF our country AMONG the nations:
Of the earth: Our nation, We have been In the
nablt OF looking upon a. one Of the flret na-
tions Of the earth. For long period Of time
the Yankee not only had very respectable
opinion of himself and his country "a whole,
and It has been our opinion we had nothing
to compare In contrast with any other power.
! am pleased to say that from the observations
l have been able to make In the last two and
half years, We are beginning to be regarded
a little by other powers, a. We In our vanity
have heretofore regarded Ourselves as to the
place We had among nations, in all that goes
to make Us great nationality; we have the
strength and have the individual self control.
ling Independence, aud we have to . greater
degree than almost any other nation the pow
er to colouize and settle up new countries aud
developing them. We have also an advantage
In being without neighbors to scare US. It
Is true We have . northern frontier and .
southern frontier, and We get along with =
very small army, keeping no standing army,
and what little we have Is no standing army,
because It has no time to stand I do not
know anything that can especially add to
what have already said. except In the way OF
advice. and that Is. let us be true to ourselves,
avoid alrbitterness and ll-feeling. either. OF
parties or sections toward each other, and We
need have no fear In the future OF maintaining
tho standing we have taken among the nations
." far Al opposition from foreign nations goes.
,ApplAuse.l
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
State Of Minnesota, Executive Depart

thanksgiving Proclamation
State Of Minnesota, Executive Depart.
ment.
The Preident of the United States hav.
ing appointed Thursday, the eth inst,
as u national day Of thanksgiving and
prayer, l earnestly request the people Of
our commonwealth on that day to join in
returning thanks to Almighty God foi
the signal blessings vsuchsafed us during
the year.
A just and grateful people will gladly
recognize the special and ahoundino
causes which this year ,mpel them 10 feI.
vent thanksgiving. They will not only
praise God for the garncred fruits Of a
bountitul season, and acknowledge His
providence in the preservation of the pub.
lie health and peace, but rejoice in tho
ample measure Of restored prosperity /;
in the quickening Of torpid Industry: IN
the new credit and honor which are re-
warilng the keeping Of the public faith,
and III the renewal of those wholesome
activities whic!: are filling the land with
gladness and bringing work and opper-
tanity Tor all.
In tho general joy let us remember
those whose hearts are bowed in SORROW,
and let us moreover welcome this new
prosperity as a new incentive to, that noble
endcavor which seeks the good of maD
aud the glory of God.
Given under my hand and the great
seal OF State ut the capitol in 1T. Paul,
this 10th day Of November, A. d. 1870.
Ey the Governor: J. 8. P1LLsBuRY.
is. Inc EMS, Secretary of State.
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NEWS OF FTHE'WEEK

CRIMES AND, CRIMINALS
Forty.nine Afghans have been hanged
1t Caoul, for eeonp'icity In the muvacre Of
the British enbassy ,
Charles. II. Voorhees, . New Jersey
member Of Congress, Ia under arrest for a.
legged dishonest tsansaotlons ~ President OF the
First National Bank OF Hsckensack.
Edward c.. Palmer oil New Orleans
late President Of the Loulsiana Savings Bank
has been indicted for embezzlement. and Lii
bail fixed at toaA00. :.
One night last week, three men ha,line
from 0rundy, No, and supposed to have been
concerned in a killing At shirk Creek, Ks,
named respectively, as was finally ascsrtained,
Jack and George Hudson, and Bob. Layton
undertook to take the town of Bothville. After
struggle they got out OF town, were followed
and after quitc:a skirmish the two first named
were arrested. The next night Layton wsa
recognised on the street, and refusing to snr.
render was shot dead by m officer. The party
had two wagons and team and loose horse
or two. 40
A gang Ct msskeA robbers, On tho night
" Nov. II, obtained admission TO the residence
II the cashier OF the National Bank At Ger.
nantown, Oh,os and forced him to accompany
thsm to the bank and obtained the key to tho
vault and opened the outer door OF the safe,
but were unable to get to the money drawer,
which contained 3h76 900 In bonds and money,
being secured BY time lock and tho draw.
Or being burglar proof. The robbers being
fo!lsd secured what they con,d OF the cashier,
two watches, and some jewellery, and several
d0)Isrs III money.
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teudency-always . much surer guide
than the indications "Set fa,r,"o '.AIuch
rain" }" which figure ON all the old-tashion-
ed barometers. To show how utterly
false these arbitrary indications may be,
1t Is sufficient to mention that on the 9th
of March, 1876, the barometer ut Wick
marked only 1894 inches, or what on
the old scales would have been some
point far below very stormy, though in
reality there prevailed at the moment q
gentle northwest breeze: while at Liver
psol on January oath Of the same year
the mercury was as high as 30.1 inches,
OF nearly At "Set fair,'' when at the par
ticular time n very severe STERN was
blowing from the southwest. In fact,
the whole secret of weather forecasting
lies not in the absolute height Of the mer-
curry, butin the relationship which ex-
lists between the area Of high and low
prcssures, and knowledge Of the winds
which they produce.
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PYRAMIDS FOR 1879
Republican.
OHIO.
IOWA.
MAINE.
NEBRASKA.
NEW YORK.
CALIFORNIA.
COL OR ADO.
1900 NSIN.
NEW RSEY.
MIN n f s OF A.
CON ECTIC UT.
PENN NSYLV MA.
RH ODE MD.
NE W II A MPS HIRE.
M IS S AC Il U s e rs.
AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Democratic
GEORGIA.
KENTUCKY.
VIRGINIA..
MY MARYLAND.
YAZOOCOUNT TY, MISS.
Making q SCOtcllman.

In tho year 1867, when democratic no
tions ran high IN England, the King was
attacked as he was going to the House
OF Peers. 4 gigantic H,bern;an, Oh that
occasion was conspicuously loyal in re-
peIlirg the mob. Soon after, to his no
small surprise he received message from
Dundas to attend his Office. He went,
and met gracious reception from the
great man, who ter prefac,ng q few en-.
comiums on his active loyalty, desired
him to point out anything in which he
would wish to be advanced. His Majesty
laving particularly noticed his courage.
Gus conduct, nd being dcsirous to rewa, d
it. Pat scratched and scraped for while
half tl,undcrstruck.
"Nay, my good fellow cried Harry
"thlnk moment, and dinna throw your
sell out O. the way o fortun'."
Pat hesitated moment, smirking as il
some odd idea had strayed into his nsod-
ie.
"1r' tell you what, mister, make a
scotchman Of me, and, by St. Patrick
there'lt be no fear Of my getting on"
The minister gazed while at the NAL,
apropoe, with:
snake Scotchmau of you, sir! That's
impossible for l can't give you prudence =
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4 Nihilist's Awful Death.

- On the northern shores Of the B1ack
SEA lies the beautiful city of Odessa.
celebrated ~ the chief grain.exportine
city OF the Russian empire. But in
this city there is prison which is by
no means beautiful. To any person
unacquainted with the horrible sides of
mankind's character the following
would seem to be incredible. It is told
~ the Paris Steele, and is unquestion-
ably true:
Ayoung Russian Nihilist, MIR, Somoff.
had been for a years time incarcerated
IN that Odessa prison. The cell allotted
to him was SO filled with filth of every
description that he was daily near suf-
location. When he could not stand the
filthy smell any longer he petitioned
the authorities in the case to have him
placed before the proper Judges in the
matter and duly tried. This petition
maddened his jailer into downright
Russian frenzy, and his next order wps,
Take that scoundrel, tic him to the
lashing-post and give him twenty-five
knout strikes"
The subordinates, as in duty bound,
obeyed the mandate. They took Somoff,
tied him to the terrible Triangle, and
went 80 notify the jailer that his pris-
oner was ready for the execution.
Somoff. finding himself alone, and see-
ing . petroleum lamp burning above
him just within his reach-the tragedy
occurred in the evening tried to grab
it. Impossible! And then what did
this young Nihilist do to save himself
from disgraceful punishment, unjustly
inflicted upon him? He raised his face
to the lamp-chimney, caught it within
his mouth, tore it down, and let the
burning petroleum run down his body.
Nor did he utter a sound while his
clothes caught the flames and his body
began to singe. It was not till the
nauseating smell of the burning flesh
began to penetrate the jail-rooms that
the fact of Somoff's suicide was discov-
cred. He still fingered twenty-four
hours, but amid the most horrible
pains did not utter q cry. His only
complaint was that, being perfectly
ready to stand trial and suffer the laws
penalty, he had been subjected to an
unlawful and disgracetul punishment.
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Peculiar Domestic Arrangements.

A family in one of the suburbs OF
Boston furnishes fine illustration OF
the manner in which modern divorce
laws have overthrown the old-iashioned
ideas concerning the sacredness of mar
riage. A dozen years ago young man
and young woman were married.
Soon after they had son, and for sew
eral years appeared to live together as
happily Is their neighbors. But at
length the wife concluded that she was
tired Of her husband, and, without any
opposition from him, obtained q divorce.
OF course there was another man in the
case, and to him she was soon after
married. The strange part Of it is that,
after all this had happened, the man
went to board with his mother.in-law,
between whom and himself there was
strong friendship. He is stilla boarder
in the same house in which his late
wife and her present husband are fre.
quent visitors, and he seems to be per.
fectly satisfied with the arrangement.
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STATE NEWS ITEMS.

S3cA0Oa C0U06Ys
Rev.J. X. Alexander was duly installed
pastor Of the Presbyterian church in
Jackson last week.
l. Blakely, Of jackson, was thrown
from his horse the other day and had his
collar hone broken.
Fruit and forest trees by the carload
have lately been received at tho depot in
Jackson, jackson county.
Watonwan County.
Lewis Nelson, Of Nelson township,
Watonwan county, has recently lost two
children by diphtheria.
In Adrian, Walton xan county, q Dane
named Christian Anderson on the cath Of
last October lost child by diphthcria.
The british father put the corpse in al
old box, which he took into the yard and
covered over with old boards and then
left 1t. and it remained there until No
vcmber $, when the town authorities
caused it to I've buried. When asked
why he did not bury the child, the in
human brute replied that he sad not
time
Elijah Wilson, TT Dakota county, states
that wolves infest the WOODS in his vicin-
ity. They arc numerous and annoying,
and arc too cunning to touch poisoned
meat
Olmsted County.
Last week F. ID. Campbell, of North
Rochester, Olmstcd county. had the third
finger Of his right hand taken off by a
circular saw.
The DWELLING house Of Sylvester Alder.
man, four and half miles southwest OF
Stewartville; Olmstc1 county, WIS de
strOyel by fire with most of its contents
the other day.
J. Sullivan, brother Of Martin Sullivan
of Rochester, Olmsted county, was wash.
ed from the deck Of a vessel in recent
gale OIL Lake Michigan and was drowned
! The body has been recovered.
Lac qui Parle County.
The proposition to divide Lac qnl Parle
county, for the purpose of aiding in the
formation Of new county, with the coun
ty seat at Candy, has been voteo down in
that county BY nearly 500 majority.
Houston County.
John Gavin was found, the other day
| in dying condition, in the road, twt
miles north of Caledonia, Houston county
He died IN half an hour after being dis.
covered, supposed from heart disease.
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:cHILDREN's JOYS.

The chl!dren's world is full of:sweet surprise;
Oar eommon things are precious in their
sight; f.,y,,I
For them the stars shine, ard the morning rises
To show new treasures OF untold delight;
4 dance Of olnehella In the shady places; :
a crimson nt!sii OF sunset In the west;
The eobweb's delicate as fairy lsces:
The sudden finding OF a wood birds nesr.
Their hearts and lips arc full of simple praises
To Him w;io made the earth divinely sweet.
They dwell among the buttercups and daisies,
Aud find His blessings strewn about their
But We, worn out by days Of toll and sorrow,
And sick OF pleasures that are false and vain
Would freely give our golden heads to borrow
One little hour Of childhood's bliss again.
Yet He who sees theirjoy behold our sadness;
And In the wisdom Of Fathers love
he keeps the secret OF the Heavenly glalness:
Our sweet SUI prises walt for Us above.
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His First Wife,

MY first wife," said Mr.. Marigold,
running his anxious eyes over the dress.
makers bill which his second matri-
monial venture had Just handed him,
used to make one calico dress last
longer than you wear silk one"
Yes" replied Mrs. Marig0ld, @and she
made one husband last her great deal
longer than I can, too" And, Is she bent
her gentle glance upon his countenance,
he felt all the blood in his back turn into
hai1ufonoa
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What Turks Drink,

In Turkey, where wine and intoxicat-
ing drinks are forbidden bY the Koran,
the juice Of tho grape is boiled down in
great quantities and commonly used in
the household, much as we use jam, ans
wering the purpose of both butter and
am. It is considerably thicker than tre-
acle, and in winter can he cut like butter.
1t il put up in goat-skins, and 10 com
mon article of trade in the market. It il
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CASUALTIES,

There are reports Of furious wind
storms Nov, II, at Carlo, III Teare Haut, Ind,
Louisville, Ky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and many
other parts. Grea. damage was done.
On Saturday night, Nov. Is, stage
coach eleven miles from Leadville COL, rolled
down precipico, the driver having lost his
way In 4 driving snow storm. There was
fourteen passengers. 0nc was killed, and all
the others severely Injured.
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Benefit OF Poverty.

Northcote, the painter, was once
asked If . certain gentleman, who had
shown skill in drawing, would not make
a great artist. mo, never" he replied;
"for he has $4,000 a year"
The man had no motive to undert o
the drudgery and continuous study
necessary to the making of q great art.
ist. He needed that which has spurred
many men into greatness-the stimulus
of poverty.
Lord Eldon was poor when he began
the practice of law. He applied to
Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who was his
friend, to appoint him Commissioner
of Bankruptcy. Thurlow refused, say
ing he did him favor by appointing
another person.
Years after, Eldon saw that the re-
fusal was . favor and wrote, "What he
meant was, that he had learned that I
was by nature indolent, and it was only
want that could make me industrious"
Many men have been hidden by their
wealth, who, if they had been poor,
would have become ilustrious.
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The Paper.Nakfng Business.

At the present time the United States
is making more than one-third of all
the paper made in the world. The
product is about 1880 tons daily,
amounting to about 64O.50O tons per
year. There are now 927 mills, repre-
senting capital of 800, ,00O, 900. These
mills employ $4,000 persons, who draw
abont $3.50, 900 in salaries per year.
It is estimated that the entire paper in
terest, including manufacturing, print
ing and Publishing, furnishes employ.
ment 70 u, 900 persons. =. IS -
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Soft Answers Turn Away Wrath.

Mr.. William Wilgus, of this city,
while walking in the mountains near
Coalsburg, w. Va, was accosted by two
men, who presented 4 pistol at his head
and demanded his money or his life.
well" responded Mr.. Wilgus, a. man
without money in this country might a.
well be ahot, 10 blaxe away" The high
waymen, thinking that their game had
no money, let him 60 on his: way with
out further molestation. He had at
the time $50 and . valuable gold iwatoh
In his pocket Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Ok the river" What's the matter,
Alfred? You look uneasy" "Well,
my wife, who is fond of swimming,
dived off the boat some time ago, and
has not yet come to the surface; + am
afraid that something must have hap
pened to her." "How long has she
been under2" 7"Abont two hours
French 7ae,psDnDer.
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In the capital Of Japan, writes mis-
nonary, there are about 10000 soldiers,
a1l In tho American uniform, and pro-
vided With axms parchased from the
United 6tates and ENGLAND. 1.t. T. g.:
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MINNESOTA ELECTION.

Up to the hour Of going to press with
this side Of our paper we have received
official returns from the counties 1ndicat-
ed below, and place in tabular form the
Republican and Democratic vote for Gov
ernOr and Lieutenant Governor:
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There is . movement IN st. Louis
among the millcrs, to close their mills until
the price Of wheat declines. Two mills closed
Nov. Is. Two more will shut down as soon "a
the wheat they have ON hand is ground This
action will probably become general, The
principal reason assigned for this is that -four
is below the price Of wheat and can only be
made at loss. Many mlllczs have already lost
heavily on contracts made when wheat was
less than 81 bushel, and they see no pros.
pect of profit in the immediate future. But
little -four has been shipped from there the
last three weeks, and large amounts are in
store, moro than enough to supply all de.
mands for sometime. Millers are satisfied
there must be decline in wheat pretty soon.
At all events they will not purchase until
nrices fall or there is q margin on -four
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MISCELLANEOUS

1 A Paris correspondent says 600 Veni.
t.aas have reached Genoa on their way to the
UnitsA States. 81: 81. 14 s.,:ys.,;s 4;ss
The reported sale Of Commodore c. K.
seas1ison's Interest In the Missouri Pacific rail-
Rad. to Jay Gould 4 confirmed .@G
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: nO1ES. III THE " HI. s

Il srsoas looking westward fbr hons.z
! Han procure full information concerning
" .'llc G GAnDEN sror Of lows and Mime.
.ota, - subscribing for the Worthing.
ton ADVANCE, published at' Wotthington
Ainnesota. Mini Send 81 for one year; 81.
'or SIX months, and 50 cents for: thne,.
months, to- :. ADVANCE, worthington
Mobiles county, Minaesota!n '5'<. -
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Had the Wrong Sign.

Two beggars are in the habit
standing on the corner of one of our
business streets; one, according to the
sign on his bosom, deaf and dumb; the
other blind, with three children, IN in
valid wife, and a paralyzed mother-in-
law to support. The other day the
deaf-and-dumb man stood alone on the
corner, with q bunch of shoe-strings
around his neck, eyes tight shut. A
gentleman dropped nickel in the hat,
and was greatly surprised to hear tho
deaf-and-dumb man esk: "Don't you
want your shoe-strings?" How is
this? I read you were deaf and dumb, !"
said the gentleman. The blind man
Immediately opened his eyes and ex-
claimed, why, great snakes! I've got
the wrong sign oni"
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{ A 1l1D-1AxorHR calls hs 6anazies
Riches" !" "becanset they have wings, ...ss ..i.s.
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Total. 74s 57.29l $40 60, 1855
pillsbury's majority, 15543.
Gilman's majority, 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-06

thanksgiving day has grown to be distinc-
tive American Institution, and in some sections
of our country it is the most popular of our
religious or national festivals. The custom of
setting apart day for fasting and prayer,
either by way Of thanksgiving or in seeking for
some divine blessing, prevailed among the Pill
grim fathers. and during the war Of the revolt
ton Congress annually recommended a day of
thanksgiving and prayer. With a general
thanksgiving for the return of peace in 1884 the
custom was allowed to fall into dsuSe, and was
not revived until 1889 when President Washing
ton, at the request of Congress. recommended a
day OF Thanksgiving on account of the adoption OF
the constitution. This inaugurated the custom Of
appointing the day by Presidential proclamation
without any request or authority from Con-
gress. From 1889 there was not another ma
tional Observance of thanksgiving until 1875,
when President Washington issued a procla-
nation urging the people to return thanks to
the Almighty for the suppression of the ''whisky
insurrection" in Pennsylvania In 1915 PreSi-
dent Madison appointed day of thanks giving
for the return of peace and the success of the
American cause over Great Britain. During the
rebellion President Lincoln frequently issued
proclamatons calling upon the people to return
thanks for The success OF the Union cause and
since the return of peace it is regarded the duty
OF the President to appoint one day in each year
for thanksgiving and prayer, and custom has
fixed upon the last Thursday in November for
this day. During the years prior to the civil war,
even when the annual observance of thanks
giving was not recommended by the General
Government, the custom was religiously OBJ
served in New England. The governors of those
states regularly each year issued their pr0cla-
nations. and do so now. In new England more
than any other section of our country the day is
honored and respected. In some portions of the
middle states and throughout some of the west
ern states, wherever descendants of New Eng
land have found homes, the day is never forgot
ten. In the south the churches appoint reli-
giOuS ceremonies on that day, but it is not the
occasion of general rejoicing and feasting as in
New England In the latter section 1t is the
chief of all the public holidays, and pleasant
custom prevails of gathering families together
on that day, under the parent roof, and enjoy
ing delightful reunion. All through New Eng
land and in many parts of the north prepara-
lions for thanksgiving are now being made;
turkeys are being fattened, and families are
looking forward to happy reunions.