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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
Sad Case of Insanity,


A peculiarly sad case of insanity oc-
Cured on Saturday last. A young man
named Mcdonald, clerk in the Palmer
house, Chicago, on vacation pleasure
trip to Clark, Oak, accompanied by his
sister, Miss Mary Mcdonald, and cous-
in, Miss Fay, reached St. Charles Vino
ma county, MINI. Saturday morning on
their journey, when it became painfully
manifest that Miss Mcdonald was suffer-
ing from alteration of mind. 1t was at
once determined to return to Chicago,
and the party arrived in Winona Satur-
day afternoon. The Young lady was Ia
boring under the hallucination that she
was being pursued with evil intent, and
on discovering Officer Heffelbecker on
the platform at the Northwestern depot,
forsook her friends and relatives and
chung to the officer, insisting on his, &C.
complaining her in a carriage to the resi-
dence Of Father Cotter. Once their she
instantly formed an attachment for Mr..
Cotter's mother, and it was with great
difficulty that they were separated when
the time came for the insane girl to take
the cars. ""'@ #. ...'''' --t. =" E'l>:.s i
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

The causes Of discomfort in France,
which have led to serious outbreaks at
certain points, are not explicitly stated,
but it is said that causes have prevailed
for some time, tending to such uprisings.
France has lately suffered from bad sea-
sons, the phyloxera has damaged the
vineyards, the harvests have been def
cient, and food had to be imported in un-
usual quantities: increase Of protective
duties, which has enriched few at the
expense of the many, has been decided.
lymischievous, while the expensive ways
Of the. government have added to the
various causes ofdepression. The policy
ofthe' French government has always
been, directed toward placing almost
every protita ole industry under its own
immediate control. %. =. ..;.- z.. .r..,,4si /,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

This is above all others, the mating
season, and the papers abound in elabo.
rate descriptions of "social events and
"society weddings" made generally con-
spicuous much oftener by the wealth of
the parties than from any other consid-
Grafton. "To whom that hath shall be
given" is verified in events of this
character by long lists Of valuable gifts.
The ten thousand union of souls, with a
single thought and hearts that beat as
one may be contemplated with quite as
much satisfaction as those made more
pretentious by environments of wealth
and station,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

Last week the New York: stock ex-
change listed new securities to the
amount Of SCI 600, 900. This at the rate of
three thousand million6 year. There is
little trouble in printing all the secur;-
ties that gullible public can absorb
Railroads that cost $4,000 a mile are
bonded at $4,000 and, telegrarhs
and scores of other things are watered
in the same way. Prices are then forced
up by holders for market, and money
borrowed for fat dividends. Then comes
the unloading process upon innocent
purchasers who are without sufficient
knowledge to protect themselves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

! On Monday, Dec. +, at the Duluth land
office, aud on Monday, Jan. Is, at the St.
Cloud land Office, there will be public
sales Of a large area Of govern
sment lands. These sales will not be
kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry of any Of the lands
will be admitted until the day af-
ter the close of the public offering. All
lands held at double-minimum price will
be disposed Of at no less than two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre, and all lands
held at minimum price will be disposed
of at not less than one dollar and twen-
ty-five cents per acre.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

The growth of New York city is one of
the wonders of civilization. The most
remarkable phenomenon is the growth
of Fifth avenue, east Of the Park Here
Il continuous row of magnificent private
dwellings is going up, reaching from
Fifty.ninth to Ninety-third streets. The
next most remarkable growth has been
in Fifty-ninth street, which now reaches
from liver to river with a belt of buildings
more stately than can be found in any
other street save Broadway. The most
conservative observers have settled
conviction that New York is destined to
be the most populous and richest city in
the world. The progress now making is
without parallel in the history of cities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
Scheme for swtndling Soldiers.

Scheme for Swindling Soldiers.
There seems to be no end to the de-
vices which the fertile brains of claim
agents originate for the purpose ofswind-
ling soldiers. "A copy Of a circular issued
by N. w. Fitzgerald & Co., of Washing.
ton, has found it's way to the war de-
partment, which has no doubt caused
many veteran to throw away IS bill.
1t is directed to old soldiers, promising
to procure an honorable discharge for
them under any circumstances. The
circular says: "
For those who have once received dis
charge and lost it, we will procure new Ger
tifcates. For those who were never dis
charged We will get discharge. In every
case IS must be paid in advance to pay ex-
pense.
A series of questions is propounded to
be answered by the applicant. The offer
to procure the discharge, no matter
what the cause of the absence, is under
stood in the circular. Such a proposition,
which substantially promises an honor:,-
BILE discharge for deser:er, stamps the
thing as a swindle, as the agent knows
very we'll that he can do nothing of the
kind. Those who have lost their papers
can procure them without cost by max
ing application to the department..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
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All! .vhetxouA. youth.bea oine, Fl.
To hoist his crimson .sails,; ~, !,
To leave the wood doves cooling
The song ofnightinkales; :, Il
TO leave this woodland quiet ,lE4:1
For mururing winds at strife -
Fol-. Naves that. foam and riot .... +
About the sea Of HisR -. ..,..s,,,..
z From still bays silver sa1ded 2. I i:
Wild currents hasten down, :.
To rocks where ships are stranded -
And eddies where men drown.
Far out by hills surrounded. - ~
s. 10 the golden haven rata. M n r,
And all beyond unbounded = =
Are shoreless seas of hta. .e.t.!ssi
They steal Sor those 6ar highland !
!. Across the sumner Tide. ~.
I And. dream of fairy islands I. .~:.;..
I Upon the further side. 4: =: -
They only see the sunlight, ~
The flashing Of gold bars,
: But the Other side ID moonlight, 3:
80 And glimmer OF pale stars. -
They will not heed the warning
- Blown back on every wind,
For hope Is born with morning,
The secret il behind. :: Al
Whir!ed through in wild confusion
They pass the narrow strait .,..
To the sea Of disillusion
That lies beyond the gate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

! President Arthur, in his proclamation
! for national thanksgiving on tho 3Oth
INST, recommends that the da
pointed be made Especial occasion for
deeds Of charity and kindness to the
suffering and the needy, so that all who
dwell within the land may rejoice and
-be~rlad:~~Fh This recommendation will
'doubtless be met with hearty response
from the people.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

In the United States supreme court
last week, the case of Gen. NJ. n. Cur
tbs, under sentence Of imprisonment,
being convicted of violating the law re-
]ating to the soliciting of political contri-
buttons, was under review on an APP
plication for writ Of habeas corpus.
: The cause is one Of great interest, and
the attitude Of the court, so far as shown
in the questions put to the counsel for
Curtis, is not favorable to the petitioner
The decision is awaited with great inter-
est by politicians of all classes, as all de-
cisions are which effect the machinery
Of POLITICS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

representatives and several persons dis
aneuished. in science and literature The
highest value in national bank notes is
&l4pO, The printing of q bank note re-
'quires, from twenty-five to ,twenty-tour
Gays, and during: the process it passes
through the hands of fifty-two persons.
The highest denomination for. the
LEGAL tender, hotesis $4,000. There are
.lso =, 900, 81 900 and $500 notes. Dur
lng the last year there were printed by
t4e, goveFnment $l6, 00O, 600; worth of le-
81 tender notes, SIS, 900, 900 Of national
9 s currency ,$87 ,WO, 900 of bonds $685.
Wg,O0O Of silver certificates and 6844 49,
DO stamps for the internal revenue de-
partment. :''SE r. - '''7'' ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

,
The appointment Of Brigadier Gener-
al John Pope to be. Major General in
phceoftMH6 r- General irwin Mcdowell.
retired on his 9th year, is not entirely
satisfactory, but there seems to be little
) doubt Of his confirmation. He was the
senior or ranking brigadier-general. and
Ills promotion, Of course; was based upon
this f.ct, though this rule was not OBJ
servsd in the appointment # Col. Roland
s.McKenzie, of the Fourth cavalry to
Be brigadier general in place of Pope,
promoted. While the president had, a
whole host Of colonels, some of higher
!, rank, and many lieutenant colonels who
had seen'a' good deal of service from
whom TO make q choice, his selection
could not have fallen upon moro worthy
6fhcer than Col. Mckenzie. -. ~ . ~ =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
Fratricile Near Benton, Mon.
tallA

Last Thursday cold-blooded murder
was committed by William McC owan up
on his brother Archie at ranch upon
the Shonkin, about eighteen miles from
Benton. The MCGOWAN brothers have
been farming in partnership, and having
some trouble in settling up their &C.
counts, ill-feeling existed between them.
Will was standing with Henry Wareham
at the Va9ian Hall place with a rifle in
his hand when Archie came up and ap-
piled base epithet to his brother, who
raised his rifle and shot Archie through
the heart. The murderer was arrested
promptly by Sheriff Wareham, who got
possession of the rifle, and is now safely
lodged in the Jail at this place.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
Another Woman i'm the Case.

VIM. G. Russell, paying teller Of the:
Pennsylvania company for insurance on
lives and granting annuities in Phiiadel-
phia, has abscondel with discrepancies
in his accounts amounting, it is under:
stood, to over $4,000. Russell has been
connected with the institution for TWEEN:
ty-one years. He has a wife and two
children, but it has been ascerained
that he has been criminally intimate with
another woman for some time. He left
October Is, fora two weeks vacation and
during his absence the defalcation was
discovered. His leave of absence expir!:.
ed on Saturday, but he did not appear.
Russell was thirty eight years of age:
Detectives are now employed in search
for him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

IS The advantages of limiting legislative
sessions have been made obvious by the
!. Z Oregon legislature, which balloted for q
United States senator during nearly the
whole session of forty days without a re-
suit. But on the fortieth day the pay
stopped and members stopped their fool
ing and elected senator. "'-". ..a'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
How Western Cities Grow.

Philadelphia News: A Western man
has been telling some Philadelphians
how Western cities grow. He says he
went off into the mountains hunting
and, night coming on, he went to sleep
in u tree to be out of reach of the wolves.
He was awakened early the next morn
ing by some workmen, who told him to
get down and finish his nap on the court
house steps, as they wanted to turn that
tree into flag-pole for the hotel across
the way. He got down, and while rub
bling his eyes, was nearly run over by q
street-car, and got his feet tangled in an
electric light wire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
Gen. Rosser Comes out Ahead.

Gen. ROsser Comes out Ahead.
In the case Of Gen. Rosser We. the Can
adam Pacific railway the plaintiff was
nonsuited on the first two counts Of the
indictment, but obtained averdict for ST.
600 damages on third count for malicious
prosecution. The grounds on which the
jury found were that the plaintiffs in the
case could, if they had chosen, have OBJ
ined sufficient evidence to warrant
their abandoning the case prior to the
action Of the Canadian Pacific Railway
w. Rosser coming on for trial.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

"A great deal of romance has been dis
sipated Ivy the publication of the recollec-
lions Of Mx. Canler, who was for many
years at the head Of the detective bu.
reau in Paris, that has been regarded as
the finest AMI most astute in the world.
It is found that English and American
detectives, if not the systems under
which they operate, are at least on a
par as respects method and analytical
accumen in the tracing Of criminals, and
that personal courage and heroism is not
more common in France than elsewhere.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

Escape Of . Noted Murderer.

Escape Of q Noted Murderer.
{ Col. Tom Buford, who some three years
ago shot and killed Judge John M. e.
lott Of the Kentucky -coort Of appeals,
has escaped from the = Central Lunatic
asylum and gone to Indiana: II is the
opinion Of the beet lawyers Of both. states
that he cannot be brought back 70 Ken
lucky on a reQuisition, IS there is no
longer q criminal charge against him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
FactiOllS FancieS.

A Pennsylvania paper chronicles the
attempted suicide of one Agnes Wunder.
Of course Agnes will recover, for Wun-
ders, you know, never cease.
Huxley Gays "there was time when
men walked on all fours." He probably
alludes to that Interesting time in thu
early life Of us all when we approached
neighb0r's melon patch from the back
way.
,"Do you like candy, mar" asked a lit.
tie Austin boy Of his mother. "No, my
son, it makes me- deathly sick" II am
so glad to hear it. You are the kind of
woman can trust to hold my candy
for me until Pm done playing"
Under drill: Young and fashionable
wife Ito very plain and old-fashioned
husband)-"Now, my dear, before for
getit, let me remind you that at our dinner
to-day l wish you to omit those horrid
tales of yours about how you went bare
foot when boy, and do try and have a
little more style than an Egyptian num-
my" Kill.
I A badgered mans revenge: A story is
told of a cool Bostonia'n when undergo
ing savage crossexamination. General
Butler had badgered him numerically,
and finally said, witha mixture of solem-
nifty and tierceness: Can you look me
] in the eye and repeat that?" The wit
mess looked at him a moment and asked
quietly, (which, eye?' ne 80 ::
] A lady and gentleman: els this wom-
! an your wife," asked the justice of COL
sored man, and pointingto q woman lis
what my .wife?n sis that woman your
s'wifeT' II don't see no'oman. seesA
lady, an de lady is my wife, Is this
imam your husband?" asked the Justice
::of the. woman. Dat gentleman is my
husband" "Well, ladies and gentle-
men, l have investigated this case, and
decided TO send this lady and gentleman
to Jail for six months" -Arkansaw Tray
eIer:> ffDrf Ia ~ s-.~.e-,
., A Kind Employer Nose Schaumburg
Z the Austin avenue merchant. is strict in
regard to the personal appearance of his
clerks. He was very much opposed to
his clerks wearing q moustache, and
when one ofthem applied to him for per-
mission to raise q moustache, dot wash
all right" replied Nose, you shoost
raise 60 much viskers as you tam please,
so long as you don't wear them in the store
during pishness hours. Texas Siftfngs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

o lMme. ,Adelina Patti, the famous, min.
donna, arrived at New York on the Serv;e
!. Tuesday morning, after ! stormy trip. The
ship was met by reception party composed
OF Col. Mapleson, Signor Ar6liii and mn
blrd OF music. Patti looks somewhat older
than on her last visit to America and her
complsxisn is not SO easy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for Aones
can procure fun informatioa coooera;
Ing tho GAnn4H ePof e Iowa q !
Minnesota ~ Subscribing fa9ld;1
'Worthingtea sADvAneR, pabtshsd @
Worthington, Ainneoo:a. Send @ 1of
emo year: sl for dx noath2 md q
oents for three 1lontha, % ADVANCE,
Worthipgton. Mobiles Co, Minnesota,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.

Commissioners Mcfarland Gives an
- Opinion Of Value to Homcsteaders
and Pre-elnptors. ......-.
B Warrington Special: The commissione,
Of the gens1al land office, in a communi.
cation to firm of lawyers, answers some
very pertinent questions of interest to home
stead and presumption settlers. In response
to an inquiry relative to the location ,oi
soldiers additional homestead rights ON
non. contiguous lands, the commissions,
says the land office does not construe the
law so as to require that the
tracts :: entered =: must be contiguous.
Two. OF the : questions relate to
mortgages and quit claim deeds to secure mon.
/ ey loaned to \ nomesteader or pre-emptor
for the purpose of making improvements,
md TO l agreements to give warrant or deeds
10 secure advancen,ents OF money in max ing
hnal proof on :homss,e ID and pre-: enption
claims; and to the validity of these claims
when suc:r deeds and contracts are: made or
entered into. The commissioner replies that
/ tt IL q fundamental principal Of tie home
stead and presumption laws that entries un-
der those laws cali he made only for the use,
occupa:ionland benefit of a homestead or
presumption party. The commission er
says:
Any transaction that tend to an evasion OF
the restrictions of the law or that involve
collision for the illegal obtaininment OF
title to the public lands of either homestead
or pre-emption entries. made or perfected in
the interest or for the benefit of others than
the entry parties. are illegal and entries SO
made are vitiated thereby. Attention is
called to decision of the secretary of the
interior, in which it is held that mortgage
given by a pre-empto- for security for
money loaned him with which to pay the
government price of land is not an
alienation Of the land, nor an agree
ment as prohibited by law.
Another question, as to the time within
which settler on unsurveyed lands may
make proof after filing Of the township plat
to survey in the local land office, is to be
answered according to the circumstances OF
any case that may be presented. A settler
is entitled to credit for The time of his actual
settlement, whether the land is surveyed or
unsl,rveyed. and the facts of settlement, res
idence, cultiva ion and improvement to.
gether with the good faith of the settl.rs, are
matters primarily to be shown in every case
to the satisfaction of the register and re.
cefver
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

A report from the bureaus Of statistics in
relation to the expectation Of wheat for the
month Of September shows that for that
month in the present year there were export
cd 1873. 343 bushels, worth SIS. 669, 1Oa,
against 10, 90, 39s bushels, worth IL, 749, 942
for the corresponding month last yaar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

! Lewis Lyon, president of the Third Avsn-
ne Railroad company of New York was twice
fired At Friday by his nephew, Who then
blew out his own brains,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

A.. J.. Councillor, brakeman, while
coupling cars 1t Aitkin, was caught between
the bumpers and was 50 badly crushed in
the lower part of his body that he died in
four years old. and had wife 1t Greenville,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09

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s Hon. Alexander Ramsey has given five
thousand dollars to the new Manchester
college, a presbyterian institution to be-
located about midway between st. Paul
and Minneapolis, south of the Hamline
(MethodieD University. T.. -z. ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-09
They Didn't Sell Stoves.

They D10D't Sell stoves.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Four or five weeks ago woman with
an undecided look on her face entered
= Detroit hardware store, threaded her
way for sixty feet among coal stoves q
every pattern, and timidly required:
do you keep stoves here?"
"Yes'm."
Goal stoves?"
"Yes'm."
She said she had been thinking of get.
ting coal stove for the winter, and the
clerk took her in hand: He showed
her how the doors worked and how tho
hampers were arranged, and the aues
situated, and he talked Of double drafts,
reduction in price, and all that, and she
said she'd think it over and drop in
again.
In about three days the woman reap
peared and inquired of the very same
clerk if they sold coal stoves. He re-
piled that they did sell one now and
then, and he cleared his voice and began
the usual thirty minute lecture on the
Michigan, the Detroit and the Peninsulal
base-burner. The beautiful nickle-plate,
the place for .tea-kettle, the ornamental
legs-the anti-clinker shaker-all points
were touched upon and praised AMI ex-
planned, and the woman said she wouldn't
take one along under her arm just then,
but would call again. She called again
| that same week, heard the same lecture
from the same clerk, and started fol
the bank to draw the money to pay fol-
base burner. That was the last eeen
of her for . week. Then she walked
softly in and innoeently inquired:
II suppose you keep co,l stoves7"
r'"No ma'am."
"Not any kind?"
''Not = one. We used to, but wen,
out Of the business 4 year ago"
There were twenty coal stoves on the
floor, but If she saw them she didn't le,
on. She heaved = sigh Of dissppoint.
inent. glanced around her, and went
slowly out with the remark: t=
well, I don't know ~ I want to buy
one, but I: thought it wouldn't do any
harm TO look at some Of The latest
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-02-01
Tariff Absurdities.

The duty on steel rails, now in
such demand for the railroads of this
country, furnishes capital answer
10 the cormorants who are bowling
for protection to American indus
try" The tariff imposes duty of
twenty-eight dollars per ton upon
steel rails manufactured in Europe,
saudsthis duty is pfohfbit6ty, few 66t
none being imported. If the rails
could be imported, duty free, they
could be furnished TO the railroads at
thirty-two dollars per ton. Now, if
they are imported at all, they are
sold for sixty dollars per ton, of which
twenty-eight dollars go into the U. S.
Treasury. The American manufac-
turer sells his rails at the same price,
and as he pays no duty, the twenty
eight dollars which the Government
does not get goes into his pockets,
and thus increase the cost of rail
ways This is good thing for the
manufacturer, but the swindle of the
people is none the less.