The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-20


cities, is on visit to Minnesota. He
might lie called the Milton of Norway,
as he is equally distinguished as a po-
litical and poetical writer. Like Mil
ton, too, he is intensely Republican in
his feelings and is liberal in religion
This makes him unpopular with the
clergy, but he seems to be immensely
popular with the people whose cause he
espouses. Burns put the Declaration
of Independence into song before Jeffer-
sou formulated it into political docu-
mcnt. Bjornson, it seems, is doing
something similar for Norway.
IT, s. SENATOR.
The Republican caucus, on Thursday
night last, nominated Senator McNil-
Ian, and he was reelected on Tuesday
to succeed himself. The Ramsey ele-
ment felt quite confident, and hence are
sorely disappointed. 1t was contest
between the ms and outs, and the ms
won. Mcmillan, like our own repre-
sentative, Dunnell, last fall; had the
machine" the federal and State Off
Gals, with him, and, as it does four
times out Of five, federal aud State pat
Jonage won.
Singularly enough, Mr.. Dunnell and
the officials lie controls, were for Ram
sey. so that if was not the whole ina
chine," with every linch-pin and gudg
con, united upon one man this time.
Mcmillan has made creIitable Sen
ator, but he cannot lie called represent
tative man. Ex-Gov. Davis or Ramsey
would have embodied Minnesota and
made her a power in Congress-.
DEA7WOF EPES SARGENT
Lydia Maria Child and Lucretia Mott,
two Of the most eminent phl;lnthropistS
and Spiritualists OF the age, recently
passed on to the higher life, and while
the press Of the world WAS still COM
menting upon their noble lives, the an
nouucemelt comes that Epes Sargent
has gone to meet them on the other
sdie. He died at Boston Oh the 3Oth
ult., aged IS years.
Mr.. Sargent WAS one of the most &C.
tive, learned and excellent of American
authors. lie was formerly editor of
the New York Mirror and later of The
World, and also editor OF several Of the
more popular ''Spcakers, '''' Readers, :"
and school books for the young. Ills
taste was most excellent in selections
Of this nature, and he WAS poet also
of high order, writing some
worry popular songs, among them. We
believe, Life on the Ocean Wave.' lie
had just completed for the IIarpers a
Biographical Encyclopedia of British
and American Poets.
He was an earnest and enthusiastic
Spiritualist, and probably no writer
has done more than he to attract the
attention Of scholars and cultivated
persons to the great subject. His
'Planchette, or the Despair of Science, ,
q vast array of facts and arguments in
favor Of Spiritualism, has run through
q number of editions and is still in
great demand. His proof Palpable of
Immortality" has also done good SER
vice in the cause. Only few months
before his death, his latest and most
valuable work was completed, entitled
1.-THE Scientific Basis Of Spiritualism.
We may call his completed life.
The higher powers left him to COM
plete the two works on which he was en-
gagedand to see them in press, Rand
then. 1t seems, they could wait no longer
and took him home. He was a modest
and noble man, polished and vigorous
writer, and an untiring worker for the
elevation Of his race.
80 bound with us he suffered till
The Angel came and set him free:
The Heavens had some high place to fill
And sent the summons suddenly"
Did fraud ever come to light that
the ADVANCE was not the first to ex-
pose? Hardly ever, at the least. Tie
ADVANCE WAS the first to denounce the
. third term movement. 1t was the ''or-
lginal Garfield man" and has ALWAYS
been the first after a fact has been estab-
lshed tn cackIe over the result and crow
It's pet little crow Il told you 500
Rock County Herald.
Pshaw now, Gub, if you're going to
get mad, we're not going to play.
The ADVANCE acos the first paper in
Minnesota to expose Edholm and Pacett
unless we are very much mistaken. The
ADVANCE WuS antc-third term very de.
cided'y and outspokenly for two years
before the Chicago Convention met.
The ADVANCE was not an original
Garfield paper, but expressed decided
preference for Blaine The very attacks
which the Herald and similar papers
are making on the ADVANCE are a con.
tinual confession that we are holding
and publishing views in advance of
theirs. and when the results prove us
to be correct we shall be sure to allude
to that fact. Mind that, now.
The Banner Of Light and the Reli.
Rio-Phil"sophic*l Journal, Of recent
date, each make two separate extracts
from the columns of the ADVANCE.
Our little article on frost work mater
lalization, which our brother editors in
this vicinity noticed with both com.
mendation and disapprobation, is ore
of their extracts. So long, however, as
we ca'' haye an audience of hundreds of
thousands. through the columns Of the
- Banner, the Religio, the Truth Seeker.
the Boston Investigator, and other lib.
eral publications, we shall keep on with
'sfrOst w"rk" and similar articles. The
{ ADVANCE is making the name of
=: + Wott'ingtou'' famiI lar to myriatls of
people WHO would otherwise remain in
blissful ignorance of its existence. Will
] our enemies please go On attacking us?
The replies you are provoking are Civ