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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
HAVE A'>ARE, AND BEWARE.

There's . boy full Of Joy, seldom COY, has toy
Which consists Of CULVER and bow;
By rcpute he's acute, rather mute, but ean 6hoot,
And his aim 10 st random, troW.
1t is clear he's . queer, little deer, and hear
That his srrows are swift In their flight
Have care, and beware how you dare anywhere
Meet tho youngster by day or by night
Now he brings meath his WINGS eken strings, pretty
things,
And he calls them his true lovers knot,
Which he tries to disguise, he ties up his eyes,
Then he's blind a bat, every jot;
but nnd, though he's blind, he's inclined Oft to
Maideus' hearts With his gay "co-ds Of love!"
30 beware, have . care how you fare when you dare
To commune with this boy ~ you rove.
With glance Of romance he'll advance, and enhance
All the virtues that he may possess;
On his knees he viii please by degrees he will tease
Then he'll datter, and soothe, and csresaL
30 again, to be plain, II YOU deign 10 retain
In your cervice this cherub, I say,
Have care, and boware, or he'll dare cen to bear
You In triumph to Hymen ono day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Carl Schurz is to be the editor of
the New York Erening Post.
1t transpires that Dorsey made di-
rect inquiry Of Attorney General MacVeagh
If he were implicated by the testimony taken
in relation to star-route contracts, and re-
ceived calm answer in the affirmative.
Archbishop Purcell is failing so
rapidly that the gravest fears are entertained
by his physicians.
In the case Of Delaware negro SEN
fenced to death for rape, the United States S,,-
preme Court reversed the judgment ON the
ground that colored men were wrongfully ex
cluded from the grand and petit juries by
which he was tried.
Professor Louis Swift, of Rochester
N. Y, has discovered q bright comet in the
constellation Of Andromeda, thereby winning
500 prize offered by H. H. Warner.
The Republican league and state
central committee of California, at formal
meetings, indorsed The course of Senator
Miller on the Chinese treaty, aud urged him
to spare no effort to secure it's ratification.
S. W. Dorsey, in letter to Post
master General James, requests that an in
vestigation be made as to every mail contract
with which his name has been connected, and
written report thereon be furnished him.
The will of James T. Fields, the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
Whales,

The birthday of whales II celebrated
occasionally in the public schools like
that of the poets. The following is .
little girls coDposition prepared lately
for that occasion:
"Whales is big fish. Whales live .
long time and don't die when they get
old. We had . railroad whale here .
little time ago, just for show. Whales
don't always travel that way. They
mostly 60 by water 30 they can SEA moro.
Most people like to go by rail deadhead,
but whales amt like most people.
"A good while ago people used to
make light of whales, but they don't
some now 'tain't quick enough. Tho
lamps won't blowup
I'VE wouldn't have no newspapers il
it wasn't for coal oil, and railroads, and
pistols and so forth cause there would
MT be no news.
"Whales is like shoes-right and left.
Our railroad whale was . right whale.
Sometimes whale gets left when tho
tide goes out-kind of united. Maybe
there is other kind of whales. Some of
the boys catch 'em in school, but I don't
like that kind, they amt interestin' TO
oir1s "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
A Natural Boiler.

One OF tho villages Of New Zealand
Is built on thin crust of soil roofing
over vast boiler. Hot springs hiss and
seethe in every direction-some spout
ing upward and boiling with the great
est fury, others merely of an sgrecable
warmth. So thin is the crust on which
the people have built their little houses
that in most places, after merely thrust
ing a walking-stick into the ground
beneath ones feet; steam instantly fol-
lows its withdrawal and I the greatest
care is necessary in walking among the
hot mud-holes and boiling springs. 4.=s2 49,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
WEEKLY CiSUlLTY RECORD.

A freight train OH the Green Bay
and Minnesota road came upon burning
bridge at Elm Lake, Wis, too late to save
itself, and ten loaded cars were piled upon the
locomotive and consumed. Anton Seims, the
engineer, was seriously injured. 1t is thought
that the bridge was fired by an inccndiary.
A train on the Western Pacific road
when near Hayward, Col, killed five children
of family named Nebas.
A locomotive and tender went
through trestle-work 1T Rinswood, N. j.,
which was being repaired, and Engineer
Skully and Fireman Masker were killed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

The first Greek Testament printed on
this continent was published BY . noted
old printer Thomas, of Woroester-in
1900. The Worcester City Lib1ary has
a copy of it, and, by IN interesting co.
incidence, it once belonged to Emerson.
and he has in it his autograph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

Miss KATE FIELD has been elected
president of the Cooperative Dress
Association by the board OF directors.
Her first duty will be to atfix her sig-
nature to FIVE thousand certificates of
membership.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
HOMES IN TIRE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for tho
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
"orthington, Minnesota. Send - fol;
one year. 81 for six months. and so
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

The schooner William Barents has
sailed from Amsterdam on her fourth Arctic
voyage.
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies
has given its approval to Ead's ship railway
contract.
A family named Seddon, of Bolton.
Lancashire, England, have windfall OF prop
erty valued at ct 4,000, 900, which has been in
chancery since 1857. The property was be-
queathed to John Seldom, who died in a
workhouse. His heirs inherit this vast for
tune.
A letter from Most Rev. Thomas
W. Croke, archbishop of Cashel, is published,
in which he says: ~ cannot approve the
action which the Irish party are said to con-
template to exhibit their sense Of loyalty to
Dillon and apprehension for his arrest. An
overwhelming majority Of the Irish people are
in favor of giving the government fair
chance of passing the land BILL"
Herr Most, the editor of the Freiheit
at London, has been indicted by the grand
jury, for language melting assassination.
Twelve thousand Russians were
started from different parts OF Russia for ST.
IBERIA on one day last week.
A boy in Dublin, named Farrell,
was dangerously shot for giving information
in regard to the storage of arms in a house
where he was employed. The city has been
proclaimed under the arms act
Bizerl:s. the most northern town of
Africa and fortified seaport of Tunis, was
captured on Sunday by four French iron-clads.
It has population of ten thousand and Is de-
Tended by two castles. =, 49,. ss<zss:s j
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

\ HERD Of forty came]s belong to
Frenchman living in Nevada. Thirty.
seven OF them were born in that state.
They are to be used this summer in
carrying goods from the terminus of
the Carson and Colorado railroad to
camps far out in the wildern ess.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
Origin OF the Word Roorback, !,

Nathan Gui1ford, once a well-known
citizen of Cincinnati, was an active Wing
politician, and editor of an energetic
Wing paper. On April l, of a certain
year, he published circumstantial &C.
count of experiments by a German
chemist named Roorback. Roorback
had been examining the chemical con-
stituents of eggs of different birds, sup
posing it might be possible at last tc
compound a hatchable egg According
to the story, after putting many of his
manufac tured eggs to the animal heat Of
different patient mothers, he at last
happily succeeded in Matching one egg
and produced living bird. The story
then goes on to describe very infinitely
the strange creature, anatomically,
physiologically and every other way,
initiating the scientific style used in
similar cases. The story read very we'll,
and was copied into many other papers,
and, after going the rounds of the press
in all parts of the United States, it was
at last (after three or four months) dis
covered to have been first published on
the 1st of April.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Democrat
icy Immediately fixed upon MI. G,lilford
the name of Roorback, which was there
after held to mean q political liar,
although the story had nothing to do
with politics. Being we'll stuck to, the
name at last became pretty we'll fixed,
and MIR. g. was for many years we'll
known in the political field as Old
Roorback.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

SENATE, May GA motion of Sena.
tor Harris for an executive session of the Sen.
ate to-day was voted down by the Republicans,
which led to the impression that the Republic
ans were to resume the deadlock. The Demo-
Gratis made motion to adjourn, but that was
also voted down. Then Senator Dawes moved
to 60 into executive session, which was carried
unanimously. All nominations reported from
the committees have been confirmed, but
about one h,ladred remain for the committees
action,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

WIDOWS over 80 cannot mary aeaan
in Portugal IN this country vsoows
nevoe eot ovw 80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12
Rats Who. Eni0yed Fun.

A good rat story is told by lady who
lives in Baltimore, which shows that rate
have kind of humor about them at
times which they will exercise even to
the extent of forgetting their plunder-
ing propensities. In the house of this
lady was a child's rocking horse, and
every night the rats would jump on the
rocking horse and start it rocking, and
rock it for hours, seemingly with the
greatest enjoyment in the world. At
first, hearing the noise, the people
couldn't imagine the cause, and didn't
know but that the spirits had q. hand in
it; but when they cautiously peered out
and saw the performance it became one
of the marvels of the neighborhood to
see the rats in tkeir gambols, enjoying
themselves, laughing and having their
fun rocking the horse. : "a 81: IS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

Boston publisher, gives his widow q residence
and the income from s10o, 200: Besides a num-
Der of absolute bequests to personal friends,
it is provided that on the death of Mrs. Fields
5000 each shall be given to John G. Whittier,
E. p. Whipple, w. D. Howells, r. B. Aldrlch,
and four others. The sum of $4,000 is zap
portioned among Boston schools and charities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

Or Nathan Spinney, 4 veteran of
the war Of 1912, who died in York
county, Me-, Il few days ago, aged
ninety years, it is related that he
never had a physicinn until his last
illness. and every day for sixty.five
consecutive years was able to do a
full days work.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

THE highest prices for yearling
theroughbreds ever realized at sale
in the United States were those at
Belle Meade farm, near Nashville,
where General Harding offered thirty
fine animals at auction. A brother
to Luke Blackburn brought $500,
and brother to Glideiia SIS, 1000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

THE most gushing diplomatic adj
dress to which President Garfield has
listened was that Of the new Spanish
minister, who alluded to this country
as 1.-the splendid and fortunate land
of America, which was dreamed of for
the service of God, and human pro-
gress by the greatest of all Spanish
women.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-05-12

PROFESSOR CHANDLER reports to
the New York board of health that
oleomargerine is superior in all re-
spects to the poorer grades of dairy
butter, that there is nothing objection
able in its material or manufacture,
and there is no need of legislation to
protect public health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
Mexico Public High School.


The next session of this school will begin Sept.
18th, 1881. Parents who desire to have their sons
prepared for the State University, or for bust
ness pursuits, will do well TO examine the claims
OF this school,. We can only twenty
bows. Applicants must have completed. OF at
least have a tolerably accurate knowledge OIL
Arithmetic, English Geography and
United States History. The course OF study enl-
braces a review of the ordinary English branches,
Book keeping, Latin, the Natural Sciences,
Higher Mathematics through Algebra, Geome-
try and Plane Trigonometry. and a comprehch-
sive course Of History, English Literature ana
vocal Music. Tuition for the wliole fers SIS
Board in excellent families from $3.50 to $3.50
per week. Total expenses for the school year
from s9e to Si2s. For further apply
To J. 7. BLANToN,
:" Principal,
Or Jno. J, Steele and Geo. b. Maefarlane, Pres
Ident and Secretary OF School Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
The Circus.

Don't forget that Forepaugh's big
circus and menagerie will exhibit in
this city next Saturday, afternoon
and evening. The mammoth tent
one of the largest ever stretched in
in this city-will be erected near the
old roundhouse. The parade, in
which is to be seen the h~andsomest
woman living, will take place at 10
O'Clock. There will be an immense
crowd in town that day, and we give
our readers timely warning to beware
of thieves. Keep your hands on your
pocket-booksi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

A little ''unpleasantness'' occurred
down near the depot last Monday
evening, during the progress of which
Lucy Brown shot at and barely grazed
Sam Payne, a horse man from Mar
shall. Payne. we judge, was not
badly hurt. as he was on the fair
5rvuudo yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
DAY.
PREMIUMS

PREMIUMS AWARDED.
SADDLE HoRsEs.-Sweepstakes.
Best saddle stations. any age. ........s2 90
6dWardC rowson. of Galloway.
Best saddle mare, any 90 90
Davis & Vest, of Galloway.
Best saddle gelding. 90 CO
Samuel Iayne, OF Saline.
SADDLE HoRsES.-Regular ring.
BEST saddle stallion, 5 years and over......S1O 90
paws q West, of Galloway.
Best saddle stallion, / years and UDder5... 10 90
) Il ClantOh, of Saline.
5est saddle stallion. years and under s.. s 90
Jas Patton. OF Galloway.
Best saddle stallion, / year and under a.. 6 90
j IL ClantOn. of Saline.
Best Saddle stallion. under one year... 5 90
) Wilkerson, of Galloway.
Best coach team 10 10
+ Il cunningham. of Aldrain.
FINE HoRsES-Sweepstakes.
Best stallion, any age $40 90
Ian Morris, Of Audrain.
Best mare. any age 10 %
Davis & West, of Galloway.
Best gelding. any age. ............... 10 90
Joe Mcdonald, of Audrain.
MULEs.-Sweepstakes.
Best mule, any age 60
w I Harris, of Galloway.
Best pair mules. any age. owned by exhib-
wizard Harris, Galloway. 10 %
Best buggy mule, any age. ............. 10 90
Northern & Brown, AudraIn.
CATTLE.-Extra Sweepstakes.
Best herd of cattle. consisting of one male
and four females $40 90
Second premium 10 90
First premium, L.. p Palmer second, j. Ii. Par
ker' Boone,
THOROUGHBRED HoRSES.-SweepStakeS.
Best stallion any age(pedlgree required). 81 90
III IL Howard. Galloway.
Best mare, any age tpedigree required).... Is 90
W NJ Maddc oil Galloway.
SPEED RING.
Fastest trotting stallion, any age. mile
heats. best three in five. First premi-
UNI SO, second $50. third $40. Purse. 5 100 90
First premium, Ned Forrist," Monroe md
premium. "MembrinO Gilt. Jr." st Louis 3rd
premium. "Oblig." Galloway.
Fastest racking horse, mare OF gelding.
one mile. First premium $50, second
S.. Purse. .-......... ....-... S25 OF
First premium, Sam Payne, Saline md prem
Jun, Dick Willis, Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
THE

Our latest advices from Washings
ton indicate that the President is still
improving and progressing favorabiy,
being able to take more nourishment
than usual.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Crops are short, and for that rea'
son, r. H. Fowler is selling grocer.
les, queensware, etc, at prices in
proportion to the times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

No, by thunder! No goods bought
or offered for sale under counterfeit
labels or brands by r. H. Fowler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Saddles, brides, harness, whips,
&C., at J. W. Ragsdale's cheap. All
work warranted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Meals at the Fair Grounds at Per-
rims dining hall booths, Nos. l and 2,
for 25 and 80 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
Distressing Calamity.

r. II. Fowler is supplying his Gus
toners with coal oil at 10 cents per
gallon. Other things in proportion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

The cheapest place to buy harness
in town is st j.. w. RagsdaIe's, one
door south of the Ringo House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31
Look out for thieves.

No tutdIIC tlio NSChs /
Public school opens Sept. 18th.
Don't fail to visit the floral hall.
The fair is a big thing for Mexico.
Sheep exhibition comes off to-day.
Our hotels are crowded with bust
ness.
For a nice fresh watermelon go to
Frost's.
Mexico is to have a new calaboose.
We need one.
Red ribbon first and blue ribbon
second premium.
There are hundreds of people here
from adjoining counties.
Mrs. Geo. J. Tyrrell, of St. Louis,
is visiting relatives IN this city.
All the surrounding counties arc IN
favor OF a district fair at Mexico.
Miss Nellie Wheeler, of Fulton, is
the guest of the Misses Hord, of this
city.
We are glad to know that Martins
burg is going to have an artesian
we'll.
What has become of the ''croakers'
who said we would not have a good
fair?
Entreis for speed rings must be
made before 6 p. H., of the day pre-
yious.
Miss Lulu Gibson, of St. Louis, is
visiting her friend Miss May Ross of
this city.
Don't fail to examine Clark & Tur-
ncr's display of sewing machines at
floral hall.
Miss Jessie Withers, of Kansas
City, is visiting Miss Sallie Morris,
of this place.
Better has a large lot of washing
machiaee, just made. lie is doing
a live business.
Rev. DR.. Grasty was brought up
from St. Louis last night. He is a
very sick man.
Col. Burch has gone to Chicago
to superintend the publishing of his
letter on this county.
Thieves attempted to break into
Eubank & C%rawford's hardware store
but were frightened away.
The Mexico LEDGER will issue 8
daily during the Fair. Bob White is
business.-St. Louis Chronicle.
Robert Luckie's meadow and near.
ly a mile of fence was burned by
sparks from a train last Sunday.
Jerush-Coal oil is cheaper thar
daylight at r. H. Fowler's, and al
other goods has the same complaint.
George P. Harper, ticket agent
informs US that the total gate receipts
Tuesday were $3.50. Good for the frs
day.
There were about twice as man,
people at the fair the first day of thl
as there were on the first day of las
year.
The buffalo chase of Tuesday wa
quite exciting. Frank Garrett wo
the race. The chase will be repeatc
Saturday.
The display of farm machinery ru
by steam will be a leading a%ttractio
at the Fair. Will give a full acconr
Thursday.
The Cole county fair associatio
charges SOC admission. They mus
have a better fair than people thin
they have.
John J. Steele, secretary, and I
F. Dobyns, acting treasurer OF tt
Fair Association, have our thanh
for favors.
Mrs. Kane, of Chicago, the we
known dressmaker, is in Mexico an
has charge of the dressmaking d
partment of Carroll & Bolts.
Edward Trabue and wife, of Jerst
county. ILL.,, are visiting J.. B. Clal
of this city. Mr.. Trabue is Preside
of the Jersey Agricultural Society.
Bishop Ryan, of st. Louis, v
lecture at the opera house in THIS u
Tuesday evening, Sept. 20. Su
ject, 1.-THE Temporal Blessings
Christianity"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

G. Kabrich, of Mexico, has the
largest and cheapest stock of goods
in town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Go to Paul's for the best ice
cream. 14tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Paul defes any mar to make bet
ter ice cream than he does. 14tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

Paul sells more and better ice
cream than any other man in Next
IN. 14tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-08-31

All work warranted at j. w.
Ragsdale's.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-25

IL Ia estimated that Ave thousand immI
grants per day are now arriving In Texas
They are from every where, and Seing to all
points ~ tho :, state. - but. mostly to
western counties :. An Ohio party Gays 1--WE
hGndred me down on;the train ho was on .
They were from Kentucky, New York Penn
sylyania aud various northwestern states,
and the majority OF them were farmers fosG-
ing lands and homes. AS rule, most of
them kave capital enough 10 get Stert in
Texas, that Ia enough to buy land and start a
few plows. Aasoon AZ the Winter Is passed
this number win increase This bios fair to
he a year which will add at least n quarter (
a million people To our population, There Is
an abundance OF room for them and ten times
more. Texas is now Iust entering upon
an era OF prosperity thousand times greater
tqan ever experienced In her history. The new
lines Of railway will draw people from the
other state and from Europe by the million.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-25

white Rock creek yellow at 50
cents per bushel, Mixed So. and ehoiso mil
ling rhlte Elk 20 20 cents
Oats lSwsr Sales to day at 40 10 AZ cents
Little hay was Offering from wagon. II Il
not In very brisk demand. Loose prairie
bright els to SIS par ton. Balsd elB wholesale
and 81 psr hundred detail,
Meats are frmef Some holders refuse "a
accept leIs THAI So and w cents for dry SAT-
and smoked sides, stock ample to meet The de-
mRnd.
Hams are slsW at 10 to lOx for Iugar-cursd
cRnvaHei.
LAID Arm at 70 osnts for fierce lots.
Dressed hogs, mono Offering. Livs to AZ
cents,
Beef cattle range from 8lA to so according to
sizs and order.
VFlour steady and unchanged. The demand
was better to day than the supply.
There was an excellent order trade to-day f9r
general groceries. Country dealers have
whitfield down their stocks pretty low, and
brighter weather .bdngB them 70 ward FOR
fresh supplles.
EuShIadhu tuUGto hld stb"Ny anu IL hCllVS
demand. No sdva3ces are locked tor soon.
Potatoes a. g in better eupply aud lower. We
quote 60 IS to 3 80 pr barrel,
Apples are lover We quote sound stock
81 Al 10 80 80 per barel BSndsyls 90 rs.
Onions - 10 to a 10.
Butler Ia about he same,rapglog FROM 20 to
20 censa Dor pounS, according to quality ard
amount wanted.
Eggs sra dead scarce aud % cents per dozen
from first hands.
Pecans are In demand At 81 to 80 rs p9rbushsI
FROM wagon. They are held ut 81 90 sacked
from store, and to-6jl cents per pound retail
over the counter
Nothing new in hidSS or wool. They are ae
they were last week
Plenty Of wood was Offering this morning
and at lower rates for stove.
This coal yard Is well supplied and selling Et
per ton.