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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-19

nearly every voter in the county. On
behalf of our people we wish to say that
if Mr.. Dunnell can conscientiously lend
his influence to the passage Of this bill.
he will place us all under still further
obligations and add one more to the
many acts by which lie has made fast
friends of the people Of this county.
THE sLA UGHTEH or THE INN0CEN7S:
Information comes from Hampton
III this State that one Elder Buck, an
Advent preacher. on last September
tied his boy around the neck, and then
beat him with a heavy rod until the boy
was dead. This man IS of the same re-
ligious sect as Freeman of Massachus.
etts, and acts so inhunan and barbar-
Gus seem incredible. If ever lynch law
was justitiable it is III these cases; such
devilish monsters should be strung up
to the nearest tree. Lawyers will de-
fend them, and upon the plea of insani-
ty may open the door to their escape
or pardon, but an outraged public
should not wait for this; the blood OF
innocent children cry aloud for venge-
ance, and it is to be loped that punish
ment will follow Immediately upon the
footsteps of their crime.-Sibley Ga
Zette.
Lynch law will not help the matter
at all. If this reverend reprobate kill
ed his child through religious fanati-
cism, he woul'l probably glory in being
lyncheu and would consider himself
one of the noble army of martyrs. -
The woman in New England who a
few days ago killed her two little boys
while lab >ring under Il fa1atical iue:,
that God required the sacrifice, would
also probably rejoice 1T the opportuni-
ty to die at the hands of Judge Lynch.
No, these killings, whether done 10y
mob or by due course Of law, can only
touch the surface of the difficulty.
The remedy to reach such cases must
he 4 radical one. The religion Of blood
and Of sacrifice which is pressed upon
the tender consciences OF an ignorant
and deluded people by still more ig.
norant and deluded clergy, is the root
OF this slaughter Of the innocents.
The insane and morbid doctrine is still
taught that God requires the whole
heart" that he is a Jealous God, that
he will tolerate 10 ''iuols,' and that
people must not love tlei: children too
much, all these old monkish, fanatc;.l
notions are constantly pressed upon
consciencts made morbid by misdirec
ted religious enthusiasm, and they bear
their legitimate fruit now and then III
cases like that of Freeman and Of the
poor Woman who recently sacrificed her
boys.
The ''letter which kileth" is still
prevailing after forty centuries Of rule,
and the Esprit which maketh alive''
instead of destroying, is still lisowned
and discroWned and remains unreveal-
ed to a material clergy and material
church.
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EDG ERI'ON.

Edgerton still improves.
G. l.. Coleman has put up a coal a. d
lime house.
Mr.. Lockby, the agent, has moved in
to the new depot.
The railroad is putting III stock
yard.
Transfers of property: Mr.. Cravey
to VIM. Lockwood, hotel. Thos. Fine
gan to Tl'os: Fitzgerald, dwelling. J.
Is. Barlow, Jr., to J. 3. Barlow, senior,
store.
We expect soon to be bald us Wards
Iinimellt man.
Mr.. Lynch is soon to be one Of our
hardy Changers.
A Grand Leap Year Ball at the res
taurant tonight.
Edgrrton is getting to be noted for
travelling men. Monday there were six
III town at Olce.
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BETA.
HE III RID.

The Lyceum last night was a grand
success. The house was filed to it's ut
most. Question for dcbate-Resolyed,
That moral suasion is stronger in sup
pressin. crime than legal force. Aft
b. f. Young. Neg-J. r. Newman.
Decision in favor Of aft. The Literary
Gem appeared and was good. Cues
ton for next week: Resolved, That
the victories won by men OF thought
have been greater than those won 10y
men of action.
Mr.. Lindcrman's house is beginning
to make its appearance on his place.
me prophet says we will SOW grain
the first Of March.
Minor arrivals becoming numerous:
AT the house Of Z. Cook, a girl.
At the house Of Il. Lang a girl.
at the home of ". w. Cospcr, Feb
I. a II III. girl.
At the home OF W. c. Chamberlain,
Feb. 8. a 81 tt. boy. Ali doing we'll
and going to stay.
OBSERVER.
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ESEED GRAIN ItiX.
No E:tension Of Emancipation Of
the attorney General.

the Attorney General.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 10, 1880.
Hon. o. Z. WhltcomD, State Auditor:
DEAR SIR: [ have your favor Of tie
9Th inst, referring to me the culnmun-
lc.ltiou Of the county auditor OF Red
wood county, asking whether there is
amy law authorizing amy further eXten-
sion Of time for payment of the Seed
grain tax. 1t seems from the auditors
statement that all of the unpaid por-
tiOnS Of the seed grain loans for the
years 1o77 and 1878 have been levied on
The: tax list of 1879 and included in the
total taxes for that year against the
party (receiving the lCan) AMI his real
property. TIE lniofortuneS of the par
ties, rs represented by the county audi
tor, Call for 4 liberal construction OF
this seed grain tax, and il compatible
with the laws OF the State, that tha re-
lief should be granted. | have exam
ined the law with this view, but can
come to no other conclusion except that
there are no provisions OF the statute
authorizing further extension OF the
time of payment where the tax has al
ready been levied and in the hands of
the county treasurer for collection.
Under the provisions of section s, chap
ter 156, general laws Of 1877, page 247.
the payment Of the tax provided for by
said chapter III case OF failure of crops.
could be extend ID from year to year
without Interest or penalty until the
person receiving aid had raised Il crop,
but chapter SO Of the genera! laws of
1878, page III, supersttles the section
above referred to, aud provides that on
application to the board Of county com
missoners of their respective counties,
persons who have received aid undo,
the provisions Of the st:'tut. Of 1877
might have the time for the payment of
taxes levied for seed grain extended for
a period of one year. Persons rvcelv-
ing AID under chapter 81, general laws
Of 1873, pare l57, in case of loss OF
crops. might have obtained lu extern
sion Of time in which to pay their III
drDtedncss for seed grain by making
the proper affidavit aud filing the same
with the county auditor before the first
day of October, who WIS required t."
omit from the tax levy the amount due
for seed grain from all persons filing
with him SucI, affidavit.
From the foregoing provisions of the
several statutes on the subject, | think
it is clear that the payment of seed
grain tax under the law of 1S77 can
only he extended BY the board of coun.
ty commissioners, and for one year only
and that under the law of 1878, If par
ties failed to apply to the county audi
tor and make the necessary proof of
loss Of crop before October l, and the
auditor has levied the tax for seed grain.
there is no authority for extending the.
time Of payment Of the same. Respect
fully yours, CIrAS. NJ. START,
Attorney General.
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RUSXMORE.

A. G. Seney brought with him two
very fine Alderney calves. Mr.. S. ex-
poets to build Il house on his farm and
several stores for his brother.
Sanl Collier has sold his house to S.
NJ. Rusl,more and he has transferred it
tour coming blacksmith, Mr.. Fish.
Mr.. Fish, our new blacksmith, is
building Il shop and will move into the
village next week.
S. Collier is buildinga cottage on the
North side of the town.
Geo. Seney, Jr., arrived last Friday
from n. Y. city.
The Bedford mill Will be ready to
grind feed about the 35tl inst.
AS. Wemple has gone to Minneap-
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LITTLE ROCK.


Mr.. P;.sco from Osceola Co., Iowa,
bought of I. J. Green Ole steer nearly
years old for $17. Good steers will
sell. His stock looks fine.
Mr.. Green has Il spelling school and
'lect reading one evening in week at
the school honsa where he teaches.
Spelling school at the Roberts dis
trict, Il. Shore, teacher.
The Latter Day Saints are having a
revival in the South side of Little Rock
and Grand Prairie and Iowa adjoining.
Some conventions to their faith.
The same day that Pasco bought the
steer Of J. Il. Green, he bought 8 of
Crosby, Of Adrian, and two of Carl
ston. lie seems to be Il lively dealer.
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LOOK TO YOUR CONGRE.SS.NEy.

II the duty on print paper ism t re-
moved, the country papers which can
not advance their rates must needs Der
ish. In this situation the sole hone of
the proprietors of these papers is to ex
ert their influence with the men,
Der Of congress from their district
Chicago Times.
And we begin right here by saying to
Mr.. Dunnell that the ADVANCE is not
one of those papers which will peri II
on account OF the rise in paper, but will
live through, as it has through grass.
hoppers, blighted crops, opposition
new spapers, Dan Rohrers and all the
other evils with which this county has
been afflicted. But Of course the enor-
nous rise in paper together with the
$500 to 81, 900 which the ADVANCE
loses because Mr.. Dunnell's constitu-
ents cannot or will not pay us, will
take OF all the profits of the business.
If this affected the ADVANCE alone, it
would be presumptuous to publish this
article, but 1t affects all The other pa
pers similarly in Mr.. DIS district. and
i'll every district III Minnesota and for
that matter in the whole west. Worse
yet, it affects the people. more or less,
for the publishers will make something
of u rise thus getting it out of the PEG
pie and will refuse to send the paper to
Others: thus depriving them of home
paper. And thus the duty on paper
and chemic lis becomes tax on knowl-
edge and the combination of the paper
makers becomes screw to squeez:,
more money out of the people.
This may look little direct and pre-
sumptuous for us to address this arti-
Gle directly to Mr.. Dunnell, but then he
is no doubt aware that what is called
''the ADVANCE party" carried the
county ut the last election, aud that
people look to us to speak for them in
this matter. We have not time to cir
culate petition now in favor of the
passage Of Mr.. Forts bill to place priut
ing paper and chemicals on the free list.
but such petition would be signed by
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IXIED UL UIH LAND OFFICE.

In the second place, it is true that we
have been refused Il reappontment as
Register of the Duluth Land office on
account of the howl that has been rails
ed against us because we do not believe
in hell and lamnation, in a God of ven-
geance, and in the ''overshadoWing
story and in the ''miraculous concep-
tom business, and because We have
had the honesty to soy 50, but we would
rather have our independence and he at
liberty to express our honest convic-
tons respecting superstition of any
kind, than to have half doZeu such
offices!
We thank the Lord, (if there is one,
and whether there is one or not, we
thauk the generous public, that, de-
spite the hatred If certain bigots and
despite the rascaly schemes Of Il few
such men rs I,r'y. DR.. Rice, Rev. G.. A.
Conant and ''Whilfet," we have now a
business built up, by which we n
make an honest and respectable liv-
highland Office, or no Land Otiice!-
Duluth Tribune.
Bless you, Mitchell, we have never
had an Office and wouldn't have one,
and yet we have made an honest living
despite srass-hoppers, money crises,
political rings, church bigots, and all
the other evils, and made it out Of q
printing office, too. You can thank
your stars that the church people
didn't burn you at the stake or hang
you up to the North pole, iistead OF
beating you out of a disappointment.
We are not far enough along yet to
allow Free Thinker to think aud &c.
press his thought, because Superstition
and Theological Error has had mo-
'ropoly 50 long of the business of talk
ing on religious questions. OF course
DR.. Rice could howl himself hoarse
preaching error and fighting Free
Thought, and he would still be con-
sidered a tit man for Office, but news
paper editor who protests against the
pucrile and the vicious errors of the
pulpit is thought unfit for Office because
he is a ''Nindel''
Here's our hand, Mi che.l. We are
glad to see TINT You value your indie
pendence and your liberty Of speecl,
more than you do the loavcs and fishes
Of Office. There is demand for Il few
thousand more such editors throughout
the country
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THE MANKA TO NORMAL.

We are glad to see those newspapers
that have any independence speaking
out pretty generally against allowing
the Mankato Normal to remain under
sectarian influence. The Window Re-
porter hits the nail squarely on the
head when it says:
1t has seemed as though the Manka-
to Normal has been sort of semi
Methodist school. and there is 10 ques-
ton about any denomination urging
one of their belief for places of this
kind for any other purpose than influ-
encing the young minds under their
control in the direction Of the sect who
succeeds in securing the place. This is
the primary object-to establish a Sec
tartan school under state auspices and
with public funds, and the applicants
educational ability is the secondary con-
sideration-to give the church ap OPP
portunity, little by little, to inculcate
its peculiar tenets in the minds Of the
young.
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-:71,::5 -
COUNTY NEWS.
II A NSO NJ.

S. G.. Ferrin sold load of oats in
Worthington Wednesday for 25 cts
per bushel. ! .
Mr.. Graves drew a load Of oats to
Worthington that he had contracted
for IS cts. per busl,el.
A surprise party at the Graves broth
ers.
Mr.. Sutton is very sick with Lung
fever.
Latest from Mr.. Sutton says that
he is decidedly better.
Graves is selling more oats. Must
have lots of them.
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adrian.

Married. Feb. oh, by Rev. J. G knauf,
Mr.. Jas. Barnet and Miss Josie Du3a,,.
OF Winona. We wish them much ioy.
Nj. Wcsen has rented his dwelling
house to Mr.. Lase for the Summer.
Miss Meyers expects to move to MAN.
kato next week.
Mr.. Wegen has rented Mr.. Meyers:
house to live in for the Summer.
Mr.. Small anil Mcssrs Rue s. Co..
have rented All office of Mr.. Wegen4 be-
tween tbs dug anl furniture stores.
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II. Oleson, the p. NJ. at Grand Prai-
RE, caught fine Beaver the other day
i'll the Kanaranzie.
Thomas Johnson has leased his farm
to parties from Iowa and is selling off
his stock and teams preparatory to
leaving his farm.
Geo. Barnes, the new postmaster,
seems to be at home i'll the post office
at Handy.
Mike Riley sold his farm last fall for
81. $50 and is thinking Of leaving.
Chas. Quin has let his plough land on
shares and he furnishes seed.
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SCHOOL OFFICEH,S

EDITOR ADVANCE: [ am often asked
in regard to the introduction of the
State textbooks into our schools,
The Textbook law was passed in
March, 1878, and amended in 1879.
Two years were given to introduce the
books. That time ends in March 1880.
County treasurers are forbidden to nav
any of the State School funds to any
school district treasurer without a GER
tlficate from the County Superiutend-
ent, certifying that such district is u.s.
ing the State textbooks to the excln-
sion Of all others.
This is the plain provision of the law.
and though it may look like q STRAIGHT
Jacket yet | have nothing to do with
the righteousness, nor constitutional
ty OF the law and school officers will do
we'll to read tie law and govern Them
selves accordingly.
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BIGELOW.

BIGELOW.
Spelling school at the Bigelow school
house, Henry Mills, teacher.
j. G. Baldwin has been picking corn
corn for Hugh Mitchell.
Last Tuesday evening the young
folks went over into Ransom township
to a surprise party.
John DeBoos bough2 100 bushels po-
tatoes Of Robert Bird, ut 2o cts. per
bu3hel,
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inc Mankato church still keeps up.
but from appearances we infer tiki
John N. Hall is the 'nublest Rom,n IF
them ALL" The war from the chnrch
sl!e has been most unjust, harsh aid
arbitrary, and we believe Hall has dnne
more to build up the thing than INV
body else.-Windom Reporter.
That is probably the main reason
why the church went back on him. He
no doubt fell into the hands of that
goddess, soulless thing called a 'sChurcb
Committee" which generally begins bv
eliminating justice, fairness and honor
and then acts like council of Modoc
Indians just TO ':Glorify the Lord. ),
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From the fact that the WOrtl,incton
ADVANCE failed to pat in an appear
ance last week we are firmly convinced
That Bro. Miller has gone east to Ac-
cept Miss Gosl'en's tempting matr
mo ,ial Overtures. We knew he couldn't
resist suc! an offer-l.uverne Herald.
Well, sir, We'll marry Miss Goshen.
or Miss hy-GosE-en, or almost any other
girl, if that will set the mails right.
We are continually harassesl by the fail.
ure OF the ADVANCE to reach its desti-
nation. There is such anxiety to see it
that good part of the time we believe
it is appropriated by parties who are
not subscribers.
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GRAND PRAIRIE.

GNAND IHAlHxE.
GREAT XCITEMENT-SPIRIT MANI
FEsTATIoNs BREAKING OUT IN
GRAND PRAIRIE.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Farmers are a.
bout preparing for Spring work.
A Oleson was draggi0~ his corn stock
ground on Friday.
A large amount Of corn will be put
in next year. The wheat crop will be
small compared to last year. Corn,
oats, barley and flax will be the princi-
pal crops and many of the farmers are
preparing to go into stock raising.
Great excitement is prevailing in our
midst about spirit manifestations
which are occurring in this vicinity.
John Spaulding spoke in unknown
tongues and Mrs. Promo gave the in
depreciation. Mrs. NJ. Z. Pyle was
healed of Il severe attack of Rheuma-
tism. Mr.. Johnson has childj'.also
who will chatter and talk for hours and
he Says that he cannot understand a
word Of it. Explain this. Z. p. II.
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There were two Immigrants came in
to the colony lately. They were not
very large. One of them stopped with
John Times and one with John Tim.
mons.
James Flanagan is taking in bids for
erecting the new colony houses, or is it
for new state of life? 81 IL
H. J. Barber put up the school house
bell yesterday: We can hear a bell now
if we listen very sharp.
F. Wegen is fitting up his furniture
store for good Spring trade-give him
a call and see and judge for yourself.
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Southern MINES &c! RAILWAY.

Makes clrS" cOnn"c.i ms 4. La (r,SS" for Mil
Waukee chicago and pointS East. Connects ut
Ramsey With T.. NJ x st. y. Ky for all points in
Northern Minnesota. Iowa. Miss uri and Me-
braS&; at Albert Lea with minneapolis and st.
Louis, and 3. G.. X. and Northern X: for points
North and South: and az Wells t. he G.. L. X.
OF Mimi for MAnka!o, Sioux City, Omaha and
the SOut Invest
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TIME CARD TAkES EFFECT JISEN 1870.
Train run by Minneapolis time
40 ". II. BARRON, Gen. Ticket A
C.. G. e = g.

G. chase,
Ea1:rser &zal Horse Sheer
pNOMpT attention given 1T All times to treat.
l. mcnt OF Horses and to Horse Snoci.ls. Also
. Horses crS;rticd: Tcrms-:2 TO g at owners
risk; tln on every hundred t. insure. y,in,. ct
horse to be appraised. Have had % years ex
Also LICENSED AT6'TrONEER.
Shop bet the Wurt,,iIy,Dn .an! the Pa,
"'' 'Ao'e'S' "o't"''St"'' Minn. t4-lG-ly.
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Twill buy all kinds Of old Iron, Rags,
Copper, Zinc. Lead, etc. I also sell the
test OF Flour. g. T. SHATTUC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-09
gpetifal.
'..l- +. - 49, --s,-.- ,-4--.----
g HAVE HOPE.
BY REV. SATHEa RYAN.

hi REV. FATHEA RYAN.
Tho shadow Of the mountain falls athwart
the lowly plain,
And the shadow Of the cloudlet hangs
above the mountains head
And the highest hearts and lowest wear the
shadow Of some pain,
And the smile is scarcely fitted ere the an
guished tear il shed.
For no eyes have there been ever without q
weary tear,
And those lips cannot be human which
never heaved sigh;
For without the .dreary winter there has
never been year,
And the tempests hide their terrors in th,'
calmeet snmmer.sky.
So this dreary life is passing--and We move
amid Its maze,
And we grope along together, half In dark
ness, half in light;
And our hearts are often hardened By the
mysteries Of our ways,
Which are never all in shadow and never
wholly bright. s.
And our dim eyes ask a beacon. and our
weary feet u guide,
And our hearts Of all life's mysteries seek
the meaning and the key;
And cross CLEANS Der our pathway, on IL
hangs the crucifed;
And He answers all our warnings by the
whisper: Follow Me-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-09

An Englishman, who did not speak a
word Of French, went one day into Paris
restaurant to take his dinner. Soup and
beefsteak" are words which have about the
same sound in both languages, and he WAS
already proud Of having made himself un.
derstood, when he took fancy TO eat some
mushrooms. Not knowing how u trans.
late tho word In French, he calls the
waiter, and draws for him, with pen
Gil on slipof paper, beautiful mushroom
IAN right says the waiter, with knowing
look, and two minutes after he comes back
with-an umbrella
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-09

TINE next session o. this instilatien, a
L Boarding and Day School. tor Bows and
Girls. NJ OAR NEST0WN Nd, will begin on
the LAST T tuesday, OF AUGUST. ~
A few more boardsrs cA3 be accommodated
In the family OF the Principal or II, Mr.. II C.
Brown, living in the Immediate yiciniu ...
Board aud Tuiiion, per session Of 10 mon,hs
$lI5to $len.s Ausie.Y .$34 per wear. Early
application is desired, .a,.sr,a..
D., Address, Dsrnesiown, Nd r,e,.4 -t
Rev. ON, CAMPBELL b.oo
july 25-6, vi, M Prineipni,
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or. mARY,s INsrIrUTE.

= foR YOUNG LADIES.
Under the direction of the MIssEs DUGAN Il
VALLEY. will reopen iE Rockville, Mont
gomery county. Nd. on the lat Hondop d
SEPTEMBER 1879.
For Circulars and Terms apply 81 the In
stituie, new building corner HI eb snd Mont
gomery Avenue. aug 22--if
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Always pay "A you 60" said old al man
~ his nephew.
"Bui. uncle. suppos. haven't anything
70 pay with r
Then don't Co."