The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-12
The Sioux Cjly Times saws:

| lngS 1T the late revival meetings, III
Termed Il representative ot this paper,
that there we're. I" his knowledge, four
other men and more than that number
"f women who were now laboring in
the first tIro,'s Of religious lunacy. am'l
that it was only i question 0f Il few
weeks or months ere there would be =
number of eases similar to that Of the
unfnrt innate Swegan and his wife, VIII"
drifted into hopeless insanity. because
of the machinat ions Of the revival
| lists.
ca USE or THE TROUBLE.
The Cedar Rapids Republican pub.
fishes the following Interpretation of
the trouble between the Il. e. Il. & n.
and the Northwestern Fuel Company:
\ Cedar Rapids railfn:i:tt man who
ought to know interprets tile st. Paul
railroad troubles this way: Scott. of
| the Erie r"a;l, W ~ is one Ut the largest
Stockholders in T.. 4 n. W., and also il.
the Northwestern Fuel company. The
repr. Splta,irn which the Rock Island
holds in the b.. e. II. Il u. is two-hfths.
while the oi her Trunk lines. the e.. B.
Il q the &. & \. w.. anh the Milwan
kee llnl,l the rest Tine only reaSan why
the Rock island has bad the say about
! the Minnesota business. has been he
cause the Other three linrs-each ot
them conflicting with the ot her in :hei
bnsinrss--i.avr been uu,b!e to decide
upon some amicalle arr;u,g' ,nent h.:
tween thtmstlv Ives |y which the R"cl
islands authority could bp Il, sroseh-
Sov j, is TIE plan cf thost. interested
in the G.. 4 n. w. to attempt hv some
| inH;r TT move to throw the B e.. & N :.
! into Iii Cation. thus making tile a|'-
p0intnrIt Of IL I,rCpivrr necessary. Whrn
new officials will take the n,anaorWe'if
| and in this way will TIE T.. 4 u. W.
, find the opportunity t" procure the con-
trolling Interest.
In that event, we suppose. the =. e
II. e. n. will become !. Northwestern
road and the I:o:k Isla'il will cease to
be represented 1T this point. This is Il
ion most devou ly to lie der
recated and prevented if possible We
mus not fall entirely int" the gullctt Of
the NUrthWeStt III Anaconda.
Value or POETRY
Henry Brrgh, the champion friend OF
the dumb animals, recently wrote t.
the Htligo- fhil 'sophical Journal con.
cern;ng poem which appeared in thai,
paper:
have just read in your civi!iz,ng and
religious journal, Il poem by Cka:.les }.
l}e;itlir, Esq, who is a stranger to me
To say that | have re-rta't it repeated
ly: gives but an iaspe, feet idea, boil,
Numerically and pleAs,reably. bf the
profound qualification it has afforded
me. Occupied us l am with duties re-
lating to the lower animal wt+rld,
nevertheless could not resist the i'm
pulse to steal Il moment from the work
70 offer my sincere tribute of admira-
tion. can compare its charming in
huence on me tb nothing better than
being awakened from sleep by the sub
dued and lovely strains of midnight
music. lately listened to the piiblit
reading of 4 poem 10y Tennyson, which
think is wholly dwarfed by comparison
with the harmonious beauties Of thOse
lines. While I would not rob the reet
of Il single leaf of the laurel crown he
wears, yet cannot but wisl, were the
author Of so sweet 4 creation.
The author of Self Formation says:
Oh, the great and glorious charm
that poctry-poetry worthy of the name
not lnele jingle, btit reason penetrated
and made red-hot With rasSion, has
ever been to man. For those that want
it, heaven helps them in their destitu
tiom. For myself, | wa,,ld rs soon suf
fer myself to be Dereft Of one of my sen
ses rs forgo that most. gracious senti
ment. 1t is the lamp of life, the soul q
all our finer enjOyments; the sOOther O
our evils, the very instinct of virtue, til.
essence Of all that is grand and genet
Gus, the promoter Of benpvOlence, tlI'
counselor Of devotion ITSELF
i The ADVANCE said, in \ pvem pub
lished some time ago:
There is no power like the power to sing
, BE thou Poet rather than King.
No wonder an eminent man said, I"
care not who makes the laws Of peo
, pie if may sing the SONGS"
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