The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-30
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
THE successful farmer does not at.
tempt too much. He concentrates, and
tie more he does this, the greater are his
gains He does not expect large crops
from lis lands without liberal manuring.
He recognizes the necessity of constant
study and wstchfulness.
IN addition to the $4,000 gwen to Mr..
Moody for his boys school at Northacld,
another man has given ~ 900, and anoth-
er $4,000, while Mr.. Weston of Boston,
who gave the first money for the tounda-
ton Of the new seminary building, has
now given $4,000 to found scholarship,
and three ladies have each agreed to pay
the expenses Of educating one of the In
dian girls.
HORACE WAIPo1.E could have aided
long chapter 10 his list of Royal and
Noble Authors if he mad lived to make
a catalogue Of Lord Beaconfiell's writings
and 1t would have done his soul good to
record the fact that the London Times Of
tered 81, 1000 in vain for the advance sheets
Of 'En dJ mion, which after all went to
1t: Tory rival, the Standard. The pen
holder is indeed a formidable instrument
when it has brilliant pen at the bottom
and coronet wagging at the top.
Mr.. A. BRONSON ALcorT is quoted by
The Rochester Democrat as saying that
"HaWthorne was not we'll finished, ex-
cept his head. He was somewhat awk-
ward and ungainly. But his head was
grand and almost perfect. It was large,
Of Websterian shape, his eyes luminous
aud expressive, and his voice was magnifi.
cent. knew his son Julian as boy.
lie had some Of his fathers strong nature,
but am not acquainted we'll enough
with him now to pass any judgment upon
him.
The Queen of Wurtemburg is nick
named "The King to Petticoats" by her
subjects. She was thirty years ago one
OF the most beautiful women in Europe.
Winterhafter owed his fortune to the
sensation caused by portrait which he
executed other. Since then she has fos-
siiized. Through Prince Gortchakoff
who was her member for some years at
Siuttgardt, she was kept we'll acqainted
with the chit-chat and title tattle of the
Winter palace. He foresaw the Cars
marriage, now fait accompi!, with the
Princess Dolgorouki, and she attempted
to prevent it, which is, to some extent,
the cause Of Gortchakoft's diminished in.
fuence with his master.
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Mr.. STURGEON, it is related, was on
one occasion much annoyed by three
young men persisting in wearing their
hats in church. He appeared for the
time not to notice them, he proceeded to
tell hin audience Of visit he had paid
toa Jewish synagogue. "When I enter
ed,' he said. ~ took off my hat, but was
informed that the great mark of respect
was to keep it on. did so, though can
assure you felt very strange wearing my
hat IN place Of worship. And now, as
paid this mark of respect to the syna-
gogue, may I ask those three Jews in the
gallery to conform equally to their rules,
and kindly uncover our heads?" The
young men oDeyed.
DENIS kEARNEY retired from political
lite at San Francisco, one day last week,
delivering funeral grafton on himself.
A small crowd Of Greenbackers were on
the sand lots, seven women and many
hoodlums, and several delegates were in
the crowd. They Kissed Kearuey and
raised row. When this was put down,
kearney read glowing eulogy on him.
self. He said: ''When the venomous
tongues of hydraheaded slanderers arc
hushed, when history anu justice are in.
separately welded, then will my name be
pointed to with pride. am now com
PEELED to seek livelihood for my family
Friends and business are now lost be.
cause championed the cause of the peo
pie who turned and stoned me to death
l will return to tue quiet walks Of life
but my spare moments will he at the dis
position Of the people. Kearney is now
drayman.
MAGGIE MITCHELL, the popular &C
tress, who has been on the stage for &hir
ty years, IS not so rich as would be sup
posed. Some years ago her husband
Paddock, bought the Forest place a
Long Branch, paying $4,000 thereto,
100000 of which was paid cash down
Time went ON, and interest and take
with it, but the little commedienne is j,
no sense business woman, and. so sh
left everything to her husband. On
day the remaining $4,000 fell due AM
could not be met. The place was sol,
on mortgage and brought less than til
first payment, and she awoke to the fac
that she had hard time before her, an,
80 the little woman is still on the stage
Since her first great success in Ne,
York nineteen years ago, she has been
carry-all for her entire family. sh
lodges them, feeds them and clothe
them. Her father is between 20 and 8
years old.