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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
nv IT IDEIAN-
An Eastern paper SAYS:

In the last New York Truth Seeker,
Mr.. u. NJ. Bennett gives il long letter
from .is cell in the Albany Ptnitentia-
~. 1le is having /, rough time, his
treatment being ''Christian" ~ lis his
jailers tell him. Hence his fare is not
half 50 good as our dog S; he has no pa
lcrS to rpad-nothing, scarcely. but
tracts and other religious works: he is
dressed like ftlon, his hair and beard
shaved off close. and he is kept busy to
work making shoes; but as he writes
chrerfnlIy and without complaining, he
probably stands his Imprisonment bet
ter than his prosecutors would, who, it
is to be hoped will yet see their wick
e,lnt SIS and repent of it. Mr.. Bennett
who would like to have bis friel. DIS
write him, can he addressed ALBANY
ienltentiary, Cell zG5."
We copy the above to let our Liberal
readers know low the Modern Inquisi.
tion deals with its victims and to re-
quest them to write to MIR. Bennett !.
word OF sympathy and encouragement.
! Also to request every one of our read
ers who can possibly spare the money
to subscribe for the Truth Seeker and
help to sustain it III the absence of its
edilor-in chief.
Let it he always remembered that Mr..
Bennett is not in prison tor sending ob.
scene literature through the mails, but
for publ shing liberal Paper. Attor.
ney-General Devens, together with
scores Of ether prominent men. Ia 10
since decided that the book was not Oh.
scence. This is mere pretext and was
used to entrap Bennett. His offence
against the Infamous Comstock Inqui.
sition is the publication of Il Liberal
paper, but rs he had Il right to do this
the charge had to be something else.
1t is an old saying that there are
more ways than one to skin cat.''-
Comstock and his gang of bigots engi
neeretl the ''obscene literature' law
through for tie very purpose of catch.
ing authors and publishers who dare to
advocate reforms which are not accept.
able to organized Bigotry. at this rate,
another decade will not have passed lie.
fore the Comstocks will have settled it
that any social or religious ideas which,
are not orthodox are ''obscene'' and
! ''blasphen,ous" ;.anl We may rs well
prepare to go to prison.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
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ADRIAN.

~ .:ADRLAN.
Joe. Masgar, the young man who got
hurt in the, thresler; is getting alonz
nicely aud viii soon be able to see his
friends again. 49,,
=, E. Colman is putting up 4 granery
near his house, '1Ox12.
DR.. Craft was in Adrian Monday on
a chickenahunt. 4
r. Mr.. Farager has bought the building
the Drug Store is In and intends to put
All addition on it.
,Messrs. Wegen s. Smith have COM
menced their house.
The coming woman" made her ap-
pearance also at the residence of Mr..
Quin, in Adrian, a"d left a big boy.
Mr.. @: is just 81 900 better off.
Wheat is coming in fast now. Geo.
II. Carr buys the most of it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
FREE OPINION.

This department Of the ADVANCE Is open oany
one to express IFS or her views Inappropriate
language uponsSnx subject whaasyer. whether
religious, aphile 5phic. scientinaor political.
The cosditios( are: Brevity ~ratszon one
side Of the papeEpniy. ~ apptspriAte language
md avoid persds elities. The same of thewrlt-
err must accompany Communications, not for
publica Iion unless desired, but as guarantee
Of good faith.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
Il MEN,!

The New York Psychologist and
Family Physician, tile organ of the
New York Physiological Society, says
of the incarceration of y. NJ. Bennett,
editor OF the Truth Seeker:
wv g consider the incarceration of
Mr.. Bennett an outrage against per-
sohal rights, and the freedom of the
mails and press. \ retribution waits
every paper that dare not speak out
and denounce this crime against llber-
ty. No American citizen deserves Il
heritage i'll this free land who does not
ITO all he can for the Immediate liberia
ton Ut Mr.. Bennett. We believe that
the spirit Of constitutional rights is in
stllled too deeply into the hearts of our
people to- permit this infamous injus.
tlce to go unreDuked. Every good
man and good woman should do all
they can to arouse Il sacred agitation
ILL ut those unconstitutional, special,
nnrlghte"us Legislative acts, which af-
ford pretext for prosecutions IN ngi-
t'tion that will not atate until they
arc Stamped from our statute books
forever.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
HERSEY.

HEHSEl.
Station Agent Morris left Thursday
morning for Vernon, OH the Blue
Earth branch. lie is succeeded here
by Il Mr.. Cheeser. Mr.. Norris family
will remain here two or three weeks
until the cottage ut Vernon is complet-
ed, when he will return and move
them.
Mr.. Heiser's little girl had very
narrow escape from death, She was
attacked by cow he recently purchas-
ed in Worthington. She was consider
ably bruised but no bones broken and
it is hoped it will not prove very seri-
Gus.
I. Fitzgerald has torn down his
dwelling, loaded it OH teams and start
ed it for Rock River, where he intends
locating.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
COUNTY NEWS.
RUSHMORE.

Mr.. A. Al, :, II Horst hqs y besaa..egbligea to
resign sh1s pesitton AZ teaaher il the
PoblidSchoSl q accoAnt 81 his other
b"sin$: 4ssNaryrw VIZ 49,, j. ni j.
successor: tes '
Minor arrival at Mr.. VIM. A.Turn-
er's Wednesday. n daughter.
Mr.. Banta, Of N. Y. City, paid Mr..
and, Mis-: Turner Il visit this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Banta returned to N. Y.
on Tuesday, ~.-~
! Mrs: y. Al. Davis of Newark, N. j.,
IL visiting her. sister, III rs:=A.sF.Horst.
ut,t 49,, ,... BETA,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
GRAIN rs. STOCK.

The .Jaresyille Argus concludes an
article on grain VS.. stock raising as
follows:
Wc do not know, we are not certain,
Dut it is stated to us us being il fact,
that the farmers of the eastern coun-
ties, Houston, Fillmore, Winona and
OImste d, where for years and always
tile policy has been to devote all to
wheat, Keeping only teams and one
cow, distress AMI debt and mortgage
are common-morec common than with
lis. These farmers have their ups and
downs, their good crops and failures,
ard though they have the finest crop,
country much superior to ours, with
we'll cultivated fields, yet the insa late
reaper and header and thresl;er have
taken everything and nothing is left,
with few exceptions but old iron, rot
ten woodwork, Il broken back and
debts. Think it over, and see who is
getting rich in wheat-raising. Deter
mine whether it he yourselves, with
Impoverished lands and aching backs,
or whether it be the machine men and
railroads.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
RISE IN WIFE At

The big boom' just now is found
III the wheat quotations. Il rise of
two cents per buslel Was declared liz
the Minneapolis market on Thursday,
and this WAS followed last evening by
another Increase of three cents per
h;shel-making II rise OF five cents in
two days, SO far as Minneapolis is con-
rcrnet. The quotations this morning
for the highest three grades are 81. IS
and 73crnts per bushel. Pioneer Press,
Sept. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18

The Cosn,opolite, published ut Sioux
City, III speaking Of the Imprisonment
Of ID. NJ. Bennett, editor of the Truth
Seeker, allu,les to his conviction and
punishment as another example of the
rule Of Judge Lynch. THIS is good
name for Judge Benedict, the unfair,
unjust and priest-rldden bigot who
Steadi'y ruled against Bennett and
forced IL conviction. The Cosmopolite
is also correct in the view that the mo.
tive OF Colnstock and his gang was to
suppress the Truth Seeker. It saws:
In this case Messrs. Ingersoll, james
Parton. y, i, Rockingham, AttorL ey-
General Devens and scores of Others.
Including leading book sellers. who
lave examined the work claim it is not
obscene. Then it must be that this
whole persecution is based upon q pref
..dict. its ,im to crush paper through
its editor, and not 50 much to guard
against the intimated influence wrought
blythe circulation of the thought con.
tanned in these ''Cupid's Yokes."
We hope that hereafter Judge Bene-
dict will be known among the Liberals
Judge Lynch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18

a large. number of diseases are caus-
:.llby i .disordered liver. Use Bronze.
Hire, the great Liver Regulator. and he
cured. Sold by Miller s Smith.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
THE ELECTIONS.

When we went to press last week the
result III California and Maine was not
definitely known, but enough was
known to Indicate substantial Re-
publican triumph. The count in Cali
fornia shows that the whole Republic
can ticket is elected with the exception
Ut Morrison, Chief Justice, who was q
Democratic and Workingmcn's candi-
date.
In Maine, the Republican candidate
for Governor has plurality of the pop
ular vote and both houses of the legis-
lature are Republican, making the Sc
curing Of Il Republican Governor sure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18


q a WISCONSIN paper thinks that Proc
tor Knott foreshadowed the editorial
excursion in his funny speech on Du-
luth delivered in Congress some years
ago in the following:
II think / see them now sir' lsaid
J. Proctor) "a vast herd, with their
heads down, their eyes glaring, their
nostri|S dilated, their tongues out, and
their tails over their backs, tearic g
along toward Duluth with almost a
thousand Picgans on their grass -bellied
ponies yelling at their heels. On they
come, and as they sweep past the creeks
they join III the chase; and away they
SO, yelling, believing, ripping and tear
ing along, amid clouds of dust until ev-
cry buffalo (e'litor( is safely penncd in
the stock yards Of DulutIl.'
DR.. Eaton, Of the L. s. Assay Office,
has tested the 500 pound meteor which
went whizzing by here on the 10th Of
May last. lie found us follows:
The metallic portion separated as far
rs possible from the rocky part gave
Metallic iron. s. 5-1O0 per cent; metal
lie nickle, with 4 trace of cobalt, II
per cent. The rocky portions contain
ri crystals of Zirculn Of small size, and
was principally made up Of that MINER
I'll IN granulatc form, mixed with sui
phide Of iron and nlckle. besides carry.
ms silica, alun'ilr., lime magnesia.
There is 10 trace of either gold, silver
or copper.
We knew it would be found out at
lust. Meteors can't come whizzing
around here without being brought to
Justice.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18

Ehicago g. North-Wes.
v tern Railway

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Oldest, Best Constructed, Most Pro-
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HENCE THE
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Corporation
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1879.

The first of the series Of trials grow
ing out of the Chisholm massacre is
over and of course the verdict is mot
guilty" Certainly nobody this side Of
mississippi expected any other verdict
and in Mississippi they kne,o what it
would be. 1t is Mississipi's way. A
niger or u Republican is just rs legiti-
mate game for shotgun as duck.
An1 It Is little surprising that
they have respect enough for public
opinion to even so through the. forms
az a trial. "..I. :. -.-,lI w.,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18


= The Liberal Convention which met in
Cfncinnati On Sunday and Monday last,
did some, good work in the way of lay-
ing down a declaration of principles
Now if q Liberal League could be or
ganized il every village and township
to work away until these. principles tri.
umph, we might look for some practical
outcome of the Convention. One thing
we are convinced of, viz: that there
never has been time when activity on
the part Of. the Liberal element was
more needed than it is at this time
As some woman Of brains has said,
- the church has fought every reform
until it saw that fighting was in vain
and then it has embraced the reform in
order to strangle it,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18

"Coto" and,'' Radically Revie'ced- Che
Rirer Of lyine- - Flo,cs Right
Through Worthington Otamuling the
Mule-Hotc to Deal itith the LIQUOR
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

since the salary bill has been signed by
our worthy governor. Fighting was
carried on as though we lived in an
unciviliZed country, and even fire.
arms were brought into play and used
in our W city by the friends Of the
opposing candidates-all of which this
law will have the effect TO stop.
Quite a "squeal' has been made
against the Banner because it advo-
Gated the passage Of the bill BY the
clerks and their friends in our county.
Without any egotism on any part. we
will say that the Banner is the only
paper ever published in Nashville Of
late years that has had the boldness to
advocate such a measure. And right
here we think it appropriate to say
that we propose to turn our attention
hereafter to advocating the reduction
OF the salaries of municipal officers.
If the salaries of our clerks and other
officers are too low, they should tender
their resignation, and there are hun
dreds of competent men who can give
the necessary bond and will too will
ingly accept the vacancies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

Nc 2tI-Before g. D. Crockett, j. P. for
Sebe Mills.
n this cause an attachment having been
j sued out under section 1856 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned, LEVIED upon the
property Of the defendant, " and affidavit hay-
ing been made that the defendant is indebted
to the plaintiff in the sum of $50, due by ac-
count, and that the claim is just, and that the
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered hat said
defendant make his personal appearance be-
fore me on the 4th day of March, 1879 at nv
office, No. .2S5 Main street, Memphis, Ten
nessee, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed By law, or the same
VIII be- proceeded with ex-parto; and that a
copy O OI NV oFGet be published once q week
This the 9th day Of january, 1879
l2l-lg5-lll-I4T n ~ NRnCKETh D
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

Sales yesterday, 1850 bales to ex-
porters, 300; spinners, $50; specula-
tors, 100. Market showed good de-
mand.
The total stock on hand at all the
United States ports yesterday was
S23,064 bales, against 83O,59l bales
same time last year and 92O,032 the
year before.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports from September
LIST to date, are 1907 ,OO8 bales, against
3,164, $50 bales at this date last year,
and 3,196,859 the year before. In
crease this year 142 ,319 bales increase
this year over the year before 1919
bales.
The total receipts at all United
States ports since Friday is 60,739
bales, against 1910 last week and S..
1876 last year.
Freight rates from here to New
York are 55c rail and river, and Coo
,a~ll-rail to Boston 55@65c; to New
Orleans 81 per bale by steamer, and
$1,75 by railroad. Freights from st.
Louis per steamers SOC per Dbl.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

full and clever boatman, is in com-
mand, with the ever-obliging Captain
j. Wilson in charge of the Office. Mr..
X. w. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her.
The Anchor Line packet Fannie
Lewis, Captain Cartwright in COM
mand, came in this morning from St.
Louis well laden. The following are
the principal items of her cargo 5000
bbls Of -four and meal, 300 bbls pota-
toes, 145 seeks bran, 105 seeks of oats,
200 scks Of corn and $50 SEEKS barley.
She leaves this evening at five o'clock
with a return trip for Cairo and St.
Louis, attending to all bend business
and making direct connection with all
the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The p%alatial passenger steamer
0uachita Belle, of the Adams Mail
Line, in command of the eyer-popular
boatman, Captain Mark Cheek, leaves
this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and giving
special attention to all way and plan
tation business. The Belle is an AL
carrier, and all business entrusted to
her will meet with proper care and
attention. Captain Lee Cummins. a
worthy gentleman and efficient clerk,
has associated with him Messrs. Neil
Booker and Lee Cummins, jr., two
clever gentlemen and accommodating
clerks.
The Vicksburg Herald of Sunday
says: The John d. Scully, for the
Arkansas river, stopped here for a
pilot, refused to pay the price asked,
and passed on up without one. Capt.
Maratta wanted $50 for taking her to
the Arkansas. The captain of the
Scully said the fee was too high these
hard times and concluded he could
save that much.
The work on the government works
was discontinued yesterday on account
of high water. The tug brought over
last night a number of carts and
mules, which we're taken off the barge
at the wharfboat. Two mattresses
were lost yesterday, but we could not
learn the cause oft.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04
General Trade.

Fresh additions to our stock of pro-
duce and a t%eopening Of navigation to
all points, with an improved condition
of country roads has caused resump-
ton of business activity. Trade was
quite lively yesterday in all depart
ments. The wheat market continues
in a very unsettled state, with a dispo-
sition indicated toward higher prices.
FL0UR-demand fair, with prices
steady, as follows; For jobbing lots of
Western, SO so per bbl for X, %for Xxx,
"a so for XXX, "a 70 foe choice family.
and $5@5 70 for fancy.
CORN-Sales yesterday 1850 sqcks in
one lot at Ale; $50 sacks at 42c; $50 sacks
ear at 42c, and 1856 sacks at Ale, and other
sales at figures approximating. The
market shows good demand, and is steady.
In a snpll way 45c per bushel is asked.
CORN-MEAL-Is fairly active; sales
of 200 Dbl yesterday at 81 90 was reported
small orders slightly higher.
OATS-In fair demand. Quotations
are-for light, 30@3ie, heavy mixed and
Mnlle AolbntliS o~9vuS ~ HNpiNi pIVvvN'
Seed oats are in good request Rt soc for
rust-proof, and 38@40c for other qualities.
A round lot Of black seed sold yesterday
az Ale.
BRAN-Last sales, sl3 per ton for
wheat, $40 for corn, andS1i Cor feed stuff;
small orders 10000 per cwt.
HAY-Quotations are for common
Sl0@ll per ton; mixed sl1@11 go prime,
$I2@l3; choice, Sl4; offerings fair and
market steady, sales Of 200 mired ut Sl1
per ton; 2s0prime at $l2 so, and lao bales
at SlS. A carload Of Arkansas prairie
sold at 50, and a lot Of millett at 81 per
ton. Small orders, O@S5e.
POTATOES-Market drooPy. Sales
in Mray-lsad lots Of table potatoes at - 70
az u per Dbl; seed qualities 235@2 so;
early rose sold yesterday at 81 IS for a 200
Dbl Ids in store ~ 25@2 80 for table, 81 IS
90 60for seed. Sweets, 81 75@2 20 per
barrel.
ONIONS In lots, 81 25@1 50 per Dbl;
from store, 81 cool IS; onion sets, Doc to
81 per bushel.
GABBAGE-Scaree; medium, SS@l0
per 100 head crates. "a 70 in a jobbing
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04
Attachment Notice.

N9oi MS6-Before J. S. Galloway, ]. p. sor
9neiDy county Tenn.-A. j. Flowers vs..
n ms cause an attachment having been
y sueu out under section 1856 of the Code ~
tennessee, and returned, LEVIED upon the
property OF the defendant, " and affidavit hST-
ing peen made that defendant is indebted IA
the plaintiff in the sum Of s2S5, dns nv
a sSe and that the claim is just, and
Ststs 'ns 1eiendant - a nonresident Of the
mat SAID defendant make his personal ppear-
n de before me on the 26th day Of February.
ny, at IL m, at my office, No. "a Madison Il.
Memphis, Tenn and dOfend said attachment
SUIT WITHIN the time prescribed by law, or tho
that a copy Of this order be published onee a
week sc 10Y tSnr weeks in the Public Ledger.
The The I'D day of January, 1879.
lA-l30-I36-l42 Us, GAII0WAy 7 ID
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

No, al4s-Before j. S. GALLOWAY. L D "a.
shelby county, Tenn.-B. q. Henoinr Va. Il
M. Ward. ''
n TINS cause an attachment having been
\ sued out under section Sass of the Code on
tennessee, and returned, "leYied upon tho
property Of the defendant" and affidavit hay-
ing been made that defendant is indebted to
by account, and that the claim IL
Just, and that the defendant is a non
resident OF the State Of Tennessee; 1t Is there
loFe ordered that said defendant make his
personal appearance before me on the 18th day
Madison st., Memphis, Tenn. and defend said
attaehment suit within the time prescrihe3by
law, or the same viii be proceeded with ~.
nartei and that o copy ofthis order M po6-
nsAed once a week for four weeks in the PUB
This the ga day Of January, 1878.
lA-lSO-lS-l4z la j.S. GALLOWAY. p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04
The SALARY BilI.
Nashville Banner, lst.l

NashVille Banner, lst.I
The passage Of this measure will be
a great benefit f9 the larger counties
Of Tennessee and our taXtpayeEs. Our
people, generally, are glad to See that,
after so many years OF labor, the meas
ure has at last become a law and we
are to have officers with salaries in
keeping with the hard times, and those
Of other persons employed.
Last summer the most bitter fight
ever waged for offices in our State was
had in Nashville and Memphis. Moneg
was used lavishly, and corruption and
bribery were the order of the day.
Drums and flies played through our
streets until the ears Of our citizens
became sickoned with the sound.
Brass bands bowed and the public
were aroused to a high degree of ex-
element We hope Nashville viii
never witness such another election
contest and we are sure it never will.