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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
A Wise Observation.

The Cincinnati Commercial, Indepen-
dent makes the following sound prophetic
observations: 'The experiment of putting
the Southern confederacy, revived reOr-
ganized, compacted and embittered as the
solid South, on top of the United States
will not be tried this time. The country is
not so degraded as to come to that. Maine
will 90 strong against the shame ul fusion
there. Indiana will next come to the
front with Ohio, on the republican side,
and the republicans will carry the Novem-
Der elections with an overwhelming storm.
That's the way it is going. The signg of
the times will grow thicker and brighter
to this effect as the DAYS pass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16

dred feet, and the captain dumped out on
the dock all in heap, neither of the men
received serious injuries.
THE coroner held an''inquest, on the 18th
inst, upon the body of Samuel Hossler, a
well-to-do farmer residing at Leo, in Allen
county Indiana. Hossler, while returning
from the fair in that city, was precipitat-
ed from his wagon and his neck broken,
infant death ensuing. The investigation
showed that the deceased was intoxicated,
and that, his horses starting suddenly.
Hossler was thrown to the earth, alighting
upon his head. A verdict was rendered
in accordance with the above facts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
Criminal.

w. H. GREENWOOD, celebrated Ameri-
can railroad engineer, has been murdered
by unknown persons near the city of
Mexico.
A NOTORIOUS darky named Lewis Butler
was knocked in the head in the rear Of a
saloon, in Chicago, on the 18th inst, and
taken 10 his home in Victoria alley in
sensible, where he died the next day. He
did not regain consciousness, and was
therefore unable to tell who struck him.
He leaves a white wife
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
what You should Read.

The New York Tribune advises every
man in the North, independent or other
wise, who has his doubts about the neces-
sity of confronting and defeating the
Solid South with Solid North, to sub
scribe for few Southern newspapers, and
read them diligently. They will convert
him to rampant stalwart within week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
Worthless Stuff.

Not so fast my friend: if you could see the
strong, healthy, blooming men, women and chill
dren that have been raised from beds of sickness.
suffering and almost death, by the use of Hop
Bitters you would say g Glorious and invaluable
remedy" See another column.-FhiIa. Press.
Christine Nilsson and Clara Morris
are sufferers from rheumatism.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
Fraudulent Census Returns in the
south.
New York Tribune.

New L Ofk tribune.
The democrats of South Carolina have
done even better than wasclaimed for them
last week by the democratic papers of the
state AT that time only 50 per cent. increase
IN the population was insisted upon as the
result of the census returns but nov that
the figures for all the counties except two
have been received at Charleston, it is an
nounced that the actual increase over the
census of 1870 is more than 43 per cent.
These figures are paraded with the decla-
ration that every confidence can be placed
in their accuracy. As an evidence OF
their trustworthiness the returns from the
counties are compared with state census
taken in 1875, under the last republican
government. 1t is shown that the pres
ent reported increase is only slight ad-
vance upon these figures of 1879. The
Charleston paper which makes this com
parison omits to state, however, that the
republicans of the state themselves repudi-
ated that census as fraudulent. The re-
publican legislature refused to publish it,
and the republican school commissioner
refused to recognize it in his apportiOn-
ments 1t was universally known to be
fraudulent by the republicans and was rep
udiated by them.
The figures of the internal revenue and
the postal service afford an interesting
commentary upon the alleged increase Of
population in South Carolina. From July,
1870, to July, 1SS0-that is, during the
time covered by the census just taken-the
receipts of internal revenue have fallen off
- per cent, or from $258,766 to 9l11 800.
In the same time the increase in the col
lections in Wisconsin has been 81 per cent,
and in Michigan A per cent, while the
increase of population turns out to be
about % per cent. South Carolina, with
falling off of 81 per cent. in collections,
claims over 43 per cent. increase in pop
ulation.
While the ratio of population does not
follow the percentage of internal revenue
and postal receipts, it is difficult to believe
the differences so great as those claimed by
the alleged increase in the population of
South (tarolina
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
GENERALIZATION.

Senator Trumbull speaks of the tendency
of the republican party to centralization.
So does the democratic platform. Why
does he not specify in what this tendency
has shown itself? / admit that the repub-
tican party has centralized the power Of
the people In some instances. Some L will
specify. One was in trying to use all the
power of the nation to crush out a cause
Iesss rebellion. Senator Trumbull certain
Iy was in favor of that. So, too, in issu-
ing the greenback and passing national
banking act The power was then called
centralization. Did not the senator agree
TO it's exercise? So. too, in passing the
thirteenth, fourteenth. and fifteenth
amendments and the laws in pursuance
thereof. We stood by these propositions
then; we stand by them now. He stood
bv them then; does he abandon them now?
THE SOLID SOUTH.
Senator Trumbull also speaks Of the
solid south in complimentary terms, and
claims. because there are democratic states
north, perhaps, that therefore the demo-
cratic party is national and the republican
sectional. There was time before when
the south was sGlid. 1t was great calam-
ity to this country that it was solid. The
senator did also then understand it. 1t Is
solid again, and, by being so, is again
fearful menace to the peace of the country.
Does Senator Trumbull re joice in the new
form of an old calamity? By what means
has the south became solid? Was it by
spreading light among the people? By
teaching them that treason was crime?
Was it by advocating the equality of
rights before the law? Was it bg admins
tering Justice between man and man? Was
it by freely discussing the best modes of
administering the government? Was 1t
by teaching Christian forbearance one to-
ward another? Why does Mississippi,
with $4,000 republican majority, poll no
republican votes? Alabama IS honestly
republican state How does it give dem
ocratic majority of 10000? The same
question may be asked of Louisiana and
South Carolina. Let the widows of muir
dered husbands answer. Let the children
of murdered fathers answer Let the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
A URT1N

Robert C0lburn went home to Wis
consin on Monday last.
a new supply of bedsteads, chairs and
bureaus 1T the furniture store.
Adrian is to i.ave a great time the
Fourth of July. Preparations are max
ing for grand celebration.
II. Faraghcr is building a barn 24x40.
Mr.. Ncynes is building ba1n 24x4S.
The crop south of Adrian stands very
good and promises a good harvest.
Thos. Gunderson was in town on Sat-
urtlay last to see his friends. lie has
had Il hard spell of sickness but is re-
covering.
Our genial hotel keeper, E. Coleman
has kindly put up sign on his fence
asking his neighbors to throw all their
slops on his garden. It is couched in
such forcible language that we cannot
see how the nejghbors can very well
help accommodating him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
LOST TIMER.

This region not being the center of
attraction few events Of Importance
are attracted. Crops look fine, recent
rains has sent everything bounding on
ward and upward, as it ought to. A
few new dwellings are being built this
spring, rather of u better order than
heretofore.
Mr.. Ware has commenced operations
toward erecting an Amber Cane Mill.
The s. NJ. r. r. Co. is running from
two to three freights over this end Of
the line daily, while the passenger tram
goes both ways during the night. Give
us bountiful harvest this year. Good
Lord! Then hurrah for 4 station this
fall is the behest of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
HAYES 4 MORAL COWARD


It is base falsehood that Bennett
WAS sent to prison for icsecrating the
purity OF the mails. lie has never des-
ecrated the mails. He has never sent
any obscelIity through the mails, but
Cooks friend, Comstock, las. Attor-
nry- General Charles DevcMs gave it rs
his nlt!cia! opinion hat Mr.. iieywrod's
pamphlet is not obscene. Secretary
Carl 5:i:urZdid the same, and pronounce
etl cur imprisonment for it a''groSs
nHtrarp" Secretary JOHN sherman did
much the same. Pardon Clerk Judge
Gray decided the sane way. Mr.. G. X.
Chase in the Deuartmc 1t of Justice.
gave il rs his decided opinion that the
pamphl is not obscene. and he took
tie trouble to learn the fact that the
best booksellers in this city had sold it.
lie Informed us while in prison that
every nlH.l he knew Of connected with
TIE government WAS opposed to or i'm
prisnnmcnt for mailing that pamp let.
and they considered it u great wrong
an oUtragc-every man connected with
the government save r.. 3. Hayes, and
even he told II friend Of Onrs that Wa
had violated no law and did not deserve
imprisonment. He even gave orders
for q pardon to be made ont for our r.
lease, and tile pardon was made out but
the church represented by such men as
Cemstock and Cook. said to Hayes:
You must not let that man out of pris-
on. ycn want cur support. you must
not pardon that man. Hayes being
weak in the knees. weak in the back.
and an arrnnt moral coward, did not
dare to displease the power of the
church, and refused to perform a just
deed he had decided to perform. Here
was moral cowarIice of the most culpa-
Die character. lie ceased to be a man,
and became the tool and slave of the
church. Truthfully did Nr. Chase say
to us while q prisoner, "Bennett, you
committed no crime, but the church
was too strong fer y2u" There is scarce
~ al intelligent man IN the whole coun-
try who understands the merits Of the
case who does not know that we were
very unj,Stly imprisoned; that it was
not the ohscanity of the pamphlet in
question that sent us TO prison, hnt ho-
cause we were All Infidpl editor and pub
Usher. the object being to break up our
legitimate business.-N. \. Truth Seek
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-. S. : | For the Advanced : =.
THE LIKE OFYOU, MOTHER.
By EMMA TUTTL1


STeeminGis thc'world with people,
Myriad noble ones no doubt, j.,
But my soul is c'oaked and hooded,
And I find not many out!
Rarely see VIC those about.us
Like the vanished, holy few,
So, alas I sigh too often
Mother, for the like of you!
Oft the tender heart you gave me
Such burden grows to me,
That almost would exchange it
For the stonicst heart there be;
One which neve! plead Tor justice,
Nor a touch OF pity knew,
For too many, oh my Mother,
Are unlike the like of you!
Plying tears which have wasted
Ger the helpless and the weak,
And tho countless footsteps taken
Would have paled the cherriest cheek.
But you cannot blame HE, Mother,
Who were always good and true,
If die in vain endcavor
TO be like the like of you.
lii the life that cometh after
This, shall so happy be,
I shall never think to cunslre
Aught which pains and torturcs me.
Furied with the years the conflicts
have valianty been through;
shall have my day Of resting,
Mother. with the like OF you:
Berlin Heights, Ohio
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
JERSEY

Mr.. Herbert Paist received severe
fall while 1T work on Mr.. Hendrick-
sons new house last week. The inju-
ries were mostly Oh the head and face.
An the boys are happy over the re-
suit of the Chicago Convention.
Mrs. Oberle who has been visiting her
children here for week past, died sud
denly on the 18th inst at the residence
OF john Meyers.
Martin Heiser reports good trade
and talks of engaging clerk to take
Charge Of the drug department. People
are making u run on his Homeopathic
medicines.
Everybody says Dunnell Of course.
Crops looking up.
= TT
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17

tic medicine that can be employed cleaas-
ing the stomach and bowels, and even Tho
blood. In small doses Of one pill 4 day,
they stimulate the digestive organs and
promote yicorous health.
AYERS PILLS have been known toP
more than quarter of a century, and lave
obtained a worldwide reputation for theiP
virtues. They correct diseased action IL
the several assimi}ative organs Of tho
body, and are so composed that obstruc-
tons within their range can rarely with
stand or cvade them. Not only do they
cure the everyday complaints Of every,
body, but also formidable and dansc.oas
diseases that have baf}led the hest Of
human skill. While they produce power
fill effects, they are, at the same time, The
safest an:l best physic for children. By
their ap"ricnt action they grippe much less
give pain when the bowels are not inaaMed.
They rcar!, he vital fountains of tive blood,
and strengthen the system by freeing /
IRON the elements OF weakness.
Adapted to Ill ages and conditions q
ali climates. containing neither caloa,el
nor any deicterious drug, these Pills nay
be taken with safety by anybody. Their
sugar-coating preserves them ever fesh.
and makes them pleasant to take; whi1ek
being purely vegetable, no harm can asiso
from their use in any quantity.
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
SOLD 6r as a AMI An.'$isa, e; %:F,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17

TIE GRANT BooN.-It seems per-
fectly easy to some for Grant to be e.
lectea to the third term. but one thing
we do know thai Ken1all's SPAWN Cure
is the very best liniment ever discovered
Tor any b1cmisl on horses and for rhcu-
matism or any dcepseatrd pain in man.
1t IS used at all seasons Of the year with
wonderful success. Read the advert iso-
ment for Kendall's SPAWN Cure in an
other column.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
From the Sioux Fails Times

~ 11l1 CiA 1-AOx[iACJ.
The st. Paul Globe produces an anon
ylnous letter from spirit medium, WHO
predicts Il dire calamity Oh the l7th in
slant, which we herewith reproduce,
and will allow it TO pass for just what
II is worth. Some may give ii attention,
and more will not. The writer Says: Il
write you this letter to have you publish
the same il you have room in your col
umnS. l wish to relieve my mind by
making this letter public. The 18th OF
June Minnesota is to he visited with
one OF the greatest storms of tile season.
That day will be a dark anti gloomy dav
for the people Of t. Paul and the MINI
ntsota river valley. This storm will
commence its fury at Mankato and will
increase It's fury to TT. Smelling and st.
Paul, where it will Go great damage to
lie and property, and write yon this
letter under the lD;l'l"ncc OF spiritual
advisors, being Il confirmed medium.
We claim this to be the t!:!lh and moth
ing but the truth. Wilen YOU and every
one see the black ci,'nI coming down
tie Minnesota Valley yon Will not make
sport Of this letter nor it's writer.
have no more to write. 50 | will close
up by ask.in" yon to lrtna good look
out Oh t;:at d;'v. s|''n keep copy o;
this letter. sam" PAPER, same INK. and
the same r,N! "!iting So can cou,-
pare it Will, His AZ Any l!;,".
Respectfully Yours.
A&DNYMH;S.
The Wort|rincto> Advance Continents
upon the above as follows:
"lftiris medium should be ti:sarpnint-
ed the 18th day OF June. he will have
learned & valuable lesson, viz: that it is
not safe to be to acc:rute ~, to dates.
The principal crime which has been
committed in this community WAS fore >
told Il year l'lur" it occurred Ivy spir-
it medium. The leading New York AS
trologer foretol,! the death OF Lincoln
by pistol shot III November preceding
the assassination. Tho lraliny Londun
rs rolor~i' foletol;l the death of the
young Prince Napoleon. lie ac i,1ent 20
he Prince Of Wakes. til" railroad acr;-
dent in IT," North OF j,,:i.c:!nd ami Il
number OF Their rv"nts in his almanac
for tie year 1>7o.''
Ies tcr1ay'S papers bring intelligence
of The scvoicSt Storm that las { vpr l,ppli
witnr> sgd in Minnesota: and tlle.
STANCE part Of it is. ti'.'t it began 1T
NHnNntr. rs spoken Of above Almost
ever: building in i:e city Sustained in-
jurirs. Il: WAS totally destroyed Shade
an'! forest trees were pEnStrat"l> and
drso}a;io rci-ur,i Supreme" It was ter
rifle in tic extreme. From there it
went northeast. an;! scattered ruin tv-
eryW}!o"r. As til" spirit medium did
not l:aE" the '';'t+ ri-,t. believers will
probably look forward and prepare for
the 17tn Et.;:iV il is !ll;.fr
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
LITTLE ROCK.

We hear that Henry Faragher is 60
ing to build large barn this season.
Also that the Faragher brothers are to
build 4 stable or barn.
Geo. Kitchens has moved his tenant
house near his house and is going to
build an addition to his stable and by
the looks II. X. Neynes is gong to do
something at the building Of stables.
Several of the Colonists have built barns
or stables and they are now driving the
breaker as fast as they can. They are
all good Industrious enterprising people
and some of the old settlers would do
we'll to take lessons of them in farming.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
SOLDIERS REUNIUN.

The Soldiers Reunion opened at Sib-
ley yesterday. !2X-Gov. Miller, of Wor-
thin"t'n, is the commanding officer and
delegations Of eN-solJiers from all the
surrounding counties are in attendance.
The S!b|ty (iazrtte Of last week said:
Capt. Wig'!am, Of Adrian, Minn.,
has the largest company enrolled yet
reported.'
y bloody battle was to have been
fought yesterday. List of killed and
wounded not yet received. Hope the
BOYS will have a good time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17

Members Of the Mobiles County Agri-
cultural Society and all who feel inter-
ested in the prosperity Of the same are
requested to meet at the Court House
in Warrington, on Saturday, the Goth
day ofJune, ut half past ten O'Clock a.
m. Some action will be taken 1T said
meeting in regard to the purchase and
fitting up Of grounds for the next fair.
Come out will you? .
II. D. HUAIISToN, Sec.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
GRAND PRAIRIE.

This town has the most daring wo.
men in it I believe of any town in the
county. A lady the other day went in
to the barn and found Tramp robbing
a hens nest and he would not desist
when she drew a revolver and shot the
Tramp. There is another woman who
last fall got hawk into the barn and
killed it with pitch fork while her
husband was gone for a gun to shoot it
with.
J. T.. Pride sold his farm to Mr.. En-
ert, of Sibley, few days ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
M A SONIC.
CIICRCE DIREtTORy.


METHODIST Ep!s. OnAI.-ScrvicrS every Sab
bath morning ut 10 81; tvsl:in:, service 1T -
Sunday School ut T.. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening. Rev. G.. +. Silc!lon, Pastor.
UNION CNNCnl.G. rI0NAI~-SprvienS morning
and evening. Suil ~ School Immediately after
the morning service. PRAYER meeting Thursday
evening. hey, c. w l!anna, pastor.
PREsEYTEKl\S CHrRC1!.-Snyyiccs morning
and evening. Sabbath school immediately afTr'
the morning service. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17

For SALe.-At Rushmore Mobiles Co.
MINI. a neat Store with six pleasant liv-
ing rooms above White walls and cell
ing and in first class order; newly finish
ed. For. further information apply to
CHARLES. GRIFFIN,
35-Sw Rushmore, Mobiles Co., MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
DEPtRTCREOF MAILS

ARRII-AL AND DEP.tRTCREOF IfA Ills
ARRIVES.
Eastern (dai|y) 70 l0a. III.
do ST. RAUL and beyond 80 III
Southern g 3 Il. II.
WcSte:r.-!ll Verne anI Sioux Falls, ~ - III
Round Lake, S.tIurt:STS - III
DEPARTS.
Eastern (daily) 9 30 ar.
do to It. Paul an beyond 10 - Il III
Southern II l"a. III.
Western-Lu Verne and Sioux Fails e pm
Round 4.--c, 81. ur,tr,S p H.
Mails cnrri,..| Ivy day tr:,irs close so minutes
before Departure. All others at ; "c'''ck M.
Office hours from Il. III. /" $ p H. sun lays
from t> Q Il III and Il III tn - - pm
Money orders >~!".i mi letters rc::istere hc
tween $ o'clock {: IN :.nu pm.
NJ. B. soULE, =. NJ.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
C0UNT'YNEWS.
RANSOM.

q. |i-slE =, = 49, = =
II. Belknap is intending to build a
new house this summer. -.s.,
B.'F. Congdon has the incest little
mule in town.
Crops are looking fine all but the
weed crop and that begins to look al
most coarse.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17

Glorious rains now. The crops in
general never locked better at this time
Of the year. Farmers specializing a.
ready and pencils have to suffer making
figures. How many debts they are go
ing to pay and how many barns and
houses they are going to build.
Our assessor has completed his work.
lie seems to be a nice man. 1t appears
our property is equally assessed this
time.
E. Dodge brought a nice variety CT
ornamental trees with him.
Farmers are doing good deal of
breaking. X.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-17
RTGELOW

Henry Mills is at Hugh Mitchell's OH
the sick list with lame foot. There
is some talk of transfers of houses in
Bigelow but no positive sales as yet.
John Deboos is gone all the time now
taking the census.