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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15

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We publish anOt her article this week
from ''Nestside;' on chronological
Myths.'' lie is showing the absnrdity
Of the story Of the fall Of man, the
scheme of redemption, etc, rs taught
by the churches. So far he is right
But viewing the Bible story as a mag
nifc+nt eric. us We view Homer, it is
:.u unsurpassed poem. 1t puts man in.
to Il great dilemma, and then calls in
God and the angels t,n one side and S:.-
tan and his followers on the other, and
Il mighty conflict goes on for the pos
session Of the race. 1t is Il vaster theme
than Homer's or Virgil's, and abounds
in episodes, allegories, ETC., mixed in
with actual history, which make tie
Bible Il far richer. deeper, wider wolk,
than any other Epic poem extant.
AS to the story of the fall Of man: it
is as plain rs day that it is an Alltgory
of worldwide application. Told plain
ly and interpreted it is this:
And the priests said. the People, or
they do, or he does, he will be like US. :"
He will he intelligent. We must keep
him under and forbid linn to get
knowledge. If he does get it, We will
punish him.
The account says that God said, ''he
will be like u.s. which is absurd. God
never said ''us'' for he is one. But in
those times the priest stood in Gods
stead, passed for God, and the priests
said, ''if man gets know ledge he will
be like us.''
And this is true Of all times and all
nations. The priests have always for
bidden man to eat Of the fruit Of
knowledge. Science is scarcely more
than hundred years old, and the dew
fish priests and preachers are still pun
ishing and prosecuting men for eating
of the Tree of knowledge. Even now
the Devils own Society 10y devil we
mean EviI.) in London has ordered
cases to he brought against Huxley,
Tyndall, and the publishers of scienti-
fic works, and three men have been sent
to prison in l.endon for publishing
ideas which clash with Old Theelo-
gy.
Bat, of course, Truth will win and
the day will come when the people will
turn on the priests who have misled
them and will avenge the blood Of the
Free Thought Martyrs.
The village of Worthington no longer
boasts II prohibition charter, the same
having been so amended that the peo'
pie can hereafter vote on the liquor
question. ! lie village election this
spring will I've a lively one in cense'
quence, and it is hard to tell where
victory will perch, on the license OF
temperance banner.-St. James Journ'
al.
If the people ''vote as they shoot, " as
the boys used to say in army days, there
will be a twe-thirds majority for Ii
cense. We have tried no license fol
ten years and have spent $l2, 1000 to SIS
OOO on liquor cases and no revenue from
the traffic to help foot the bills. It was
we'll enough>te try prohibition, but il
Is folly to hold on to it after it has
proven such costly failure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15

G. HI. Smith, while in tewn Monday,
told ns that the farmers about Worth.
creamery at that place that this year
they will nearly double the number ot
cows. 1t is the Same old story. They
do it overYwhere.-Windom Reporter.
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THE WEEKLY C1OnE

LII T. W EEkl-1 VI()1E.
The Weekly Globe is an ii ht-pagrse"aner, the
81 size as the Daily Globe. j. the best pa
per for the farmers in the State. Il is sent to
any address. one year, postage pail.
OR ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTEEN CENTS.
Fo. three months on trial for . cents.
All subscriptions payable inv .riably in nd
varce. Address,
GLOBE PRINTING CO.. st. Paul. Nia,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15

The Shakcpee Courier, in IN item on
their literary society, says:
Then there was fine music and sing
ing by Misses Adams and O'Brien; q
fine poem by = Rev. Mr.. Ogle, formerly
of Worthington, and at present sta.
toned here as pastor of the Methodist
Church.
Is this Ogle pere or Ogle fls? IL it ].
G. or John2
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15

S. Mclean has rented the old butch
Ter shop of POundstOne & Anderson
and is now prepared to furnish all
kinds of meat. Cash paid for Hogs,
Cattle and Hides. l2-tf
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FOK KENr.-A new House Of siz
rooms. ]. H. JOHNSON.
17-tf.
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BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED.
J. Craft, post mortem and mileage, Gala.

A. c. Christianson bill for damages by OF.
Fauske. insane, while In change Of II. ID. Barber
$685. not allowed.
Board adjourned to Tuesday, April srd, 1883.
Fsr D. SHELL,
Z. 8. MILLS, Chin Co. CONS.
Co. Auditor.
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Pay no attention to any stories in
the St. Paul or other papers about
storms and bad weather in Southern
Minnesota. February and March, %
far. have been simply beautiful, with
tte exception Of two Or three days in
February when the wind raised the
snow and filled the railroad cuts enough
to delay trains short time. Last Fri.
day and Saturday there Was March
wind. but no snow flying as it is nearly
all gone. Up in. the Northern Pacific
country. however, there were regular
snow blizzards reaching to Duluth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
SPIRIT LAKE AND WESTERN.

Is SPIRIT LAKE AND WESTERN.
Ore Of the railrssd maps published
shows the proposed limo Of the Spirit
Lake Il Western to be an extension of
the Des Aeinss & Fort Dodge Railroad,
which is now in operation 40 fur a.
Ruthven, near tho east line of Clay
county. AS the Des Moiues 4 Fort
Dodge road is q branch of the North
western, the Spirit Lake & Western
will also become branch Of tho North.
wiestern.-Sibley Gazette.
The Sibley Gazette says the line Of the
Spirit Lake Il Western Railroad he
tween Milford and Sibley is practical
" located, except the few places where
there are some corrections to be made.
THE SOUTHERN MINNEsOTA.
1t is anticipated by officers of the
Southern Minnesota that they will
have their read open its entire length
in u Gay or two. A snow-pl0w from
the Milwaukee road went through this
city Sunday evening for the purpose
Of bucking snow. Until tho read is
epcn passengers are sent around via
Canton, Mason City and St. Paul.
Sioux Falls Press.
The Southern Minnesota was aban.
doned some weeks ago between Fulda
and Eigerton on account of SNOW
We hear that the company contemplate
taking up the track and bearing fur
ther south from Fulda 80 as to avoid
the huge bluffs in the Lost Timber
region.
THE WABASH BRANCH.
The Sheldon Mail says of the De.
Moines. Sac City and Dakota railroad
It's extended line of road will PASS
| through Storm Lake, Pringar, Sheldon
| Roc& Rapids aud sioux Falls to Bis
marrk, Dakota Territory, connect "
with the Northern Pacific vt tho latter
pl:ue. The road is already constructed
aud operated iroln Des Moines, wher.
it couuerts with the Wabash &ys
tenn. to Rockwell City, and is par
TALLY graded from that point to Sac
| Cny.
a. the late meeting Of the Board a,
SAG City a resolution was adopted or
detjnq 4 survey and location Of the linI
TO >torn, Lake, Pri.ughar and Sheldon
and the company proposes to ''pusl
thinys' as fast as the people along thu
line manifest i desire for its compile
ton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15

1t is to he hoped that the poisonous
ague medicines have had their day
Arsenic and quinine are not desirable
sys" Ss S. the ass ;sfs ' oson ~Se
produces Fever and Ague. Ayre's A.
que Cure is a sure antidete for the A.
que. and is perfectly harmless, leaving
the system in as good condition 40 be.
fore the aRue was contracted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22
Scissors sauce.

An interesting Indian relic has
been found by Mr.. Whitman. locat'
ed north of Onida, on the Oko6ojo,
which is described in the following
extract from the 4Appomattox Her
aid: Mr.. Whitman, located on the
Okobojo, showed us last week la.
stone about one foot wide by two
feet long, and about six inches thick,
which he found on the hillside near
by. On the smooth side of it was
the impression, evidently cut in the
rock by some tool, Of man with
arms outstreached and in one hand
tomahawk. In the middle Of the
stone was chiseled large open hand,
and by the side of it an animal, with
head, feet and tail. Under the slab
he found q small stones arranged
in ring. 1t can only be surmised
as to the meaning of the stones, but
il is thought to mean that at some
time an Indian with his tomahawk
had killed u buffalo open handed.
1t is good specimen for the curios
ity seeker.
Mr. Danl. Hoffman, Of Galeua,
has the longest beard of any man N
Illinois. 1t is four feel in length,
reaching considerably below his
knees. Mr.. Hoffman keeps it braid
ed and rolled under by means of hair
pins, so that it passes for beard Of
no more than ordinary length. Dur
ing the Centennial year it was nearly
thirty-four inches in length. Mr..
Hoffman visited the exhibition az
Philadelphia, and while their wore
bis beard at full length, attracting no
little attention.-Da Darlington Demo.
crot.
Hon Geo. G. Hazelton is trying
to dispose Of his proberty in Bosco-
bel as he intends to become q citizen
Of Aiken, Mimi, where he has exten-
siye numbering interests, in connec
ton with George Parker. Their
mill has a capacity of saving 10000
feet Of lumber per day. Aiken is
the center Of great numbering re-
gion. It is a city with about 5000
inhabitants. -Er.
A little fouryearold son Of Jer-
ry Rule, Of Linden, met with rathrer
serious accident last Tuesday morn
ing. lie and an older brother were
unloading wood, aud the larger one
let stick Of wood fall on the little
boy, marring his forehead and break
ing his left thigh bone. DR. Stevens
was called, and reduced the fracture,
and the little fellow is doing as well
as could be expected. Uro1eie2e
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22
The Haste to be Rich.

The number Of business failures
in the United States is rapidly on
the increase, and the disparity be-
tween the assets and the liabilities
is also on the increase. There is ap-
parently no good reason for this on
the surface Of things as we see them,
but it is certain that there is suflici.
ent cause, or there would not be SO
many suspensions and failures. The
country at large is really in a pros
porous condition, and people gener-
ally are we'll off. The crops have
been good for years. Money is
abundant and cheap. The rate of
interest at which loans Of money
can be obtained in large or small
sums, for legitimate purposes, was
never as low as it is to-day. The
ability Of the people to pay debts is
sufficiently illustrated by the month
~ statement Of the Treasury Depart
ment of the decrease of the national
debt. Over fifty railroads, whose
mileage aggregates over one-half Of
the entire mileage Of the United
States, have reported increased gross
earnings for October over the cor
responding month last year. Trade
Of all kinds is not "booming," but
is fairly good. And yet, with good
crops, a sound currency, plenty Of
money, low interest, fair trade and
the element Of general prosperity,
every day brings the news Of dis
astrous failures in some parts Of the
country.
As mankind knows next to moth
ing except what they have learned
from experience and observation, it
would be interesting and profitable
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22
PenSonalPoints.

This appears in the Richland
County Republicans 81. Il. Streater
whose name was mentioned in this
paper last week as one of the pro
jectors Of the new Democratic paper
soon to be establish at Dodgeville
write us that he is in no way inter
ested in the enterprise" What does
this mean?
Rev. +. E. Clough holds the
Dodgeville Quarterly Meeting next
Saturday evening and Sunday morn.
ing.
The Misses Annie and Emily
Sproule, Of St. Louis, are guests Al
the home of their uncle. John j.
Ross, Of this city.
The old gentleman Jenson de
parted yesterday for trip across the
"big pond," TO visit the scenes Of
his childhood.
Geo. Masten, Jr. spent several
days of last week visiting places of
interest in Chicago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22
NUMBER AZ

if the real causes of all these busi-
ness shipwrecks could be revealed
to the public gaze, SO that the rocks
on which so many firms have split
might be avoided by those who are
navigating the same dangerous seas
If all the causes that lead to husi-
ness ruin could be known, in the
majority of instances it would be
found that there were at least one Of
three prime causes at work, and that
in some cases all of them had play
ed an important part in the disaster.
These are: First, the dishonesty Of
some members of the firm or en-
ployes; second, the expansion of the
business and of credit beyond the
proper limit; and, third, outside
speculatious. Each one of these
causes, and all of them combined,
have their roots in the haste u be
rich. "The love of money is the
root of all evil, and the iuordinate
desire to make it rapidly has ruined
its tens oC thousands annually. In
the slang phrase of the day, sit liz
not wise to bite off more than You
can chaw Men are usually pros
porous who engage iii business
they fully understand and keep 1t
and the working capital within prop
er limits. It's generally the specu-
lator, or the man who is not content
with small profits, who breaks down
in business, and is found in the bank
ruplcy court at the round up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

BECAUSE nobody else made any
move toward securing a course Of
lectures for this winter, Elder
Clough suggested it to DR.. Wingen-
der and correspondence was had
with a number Of parties, from most
of whom favorable answers were re-
ceived. Last Sabbath the matter
was brought before the NJ. =. Sun
day School, when the course was re.
solved upon, and Messrs. Clough,
Chas. Blewitt, and A. i. Bishop
were appointed committee to make
arrangements. They met Monday
evening and decided on the follow
ing course: Rev. s. w. Homer, Of
Madison, on Robt. Burns; Prof J.
G. Freeman, Of tbe.State University,
on one Of his descriptive lectures
probably on "Italy" and the Ischian
earthquake which he witnessed; Rev.
NJ. B. Balch, with his admirable lee
ture on Saratoga" Rev. +. i.
Eaton, Presiding Elder, with his
lecture, "The Coming Man and His
Wife," with songs; Rev. Z. Il.
Clougb, "Life in the Army," closing
with grand musical by home talent.
II is hoped that the first lecture can
be given Dec. 5th, and at the rate of
two each month.
The price Of the course has been
put at the astonishingly low sum Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

READ Deller's advertisement.
DOUBLE shawls $500 at Deller's
BE careful when skating. Funerals
are very expensive.
SNEAK thieves infest Mineral
Point. Look out for them.
A DIME entertainment is to bc
given by the members of the JuVen-
lie Temple sometime very soon.
You can get dish of oysters,
warranted not to kick after eaten,
at Good Templars' hall on Thanks
giving eve.
THr raising of the roof Of the
building on the northwest corner OF
High and Chestnut Streets, is de-
cided improvement.
THE number of tuition students
attending our public schools this
year is larger than usual, which is a
favorable endorsement
THE NJ. E ladies are providing
for a thanksgiving Tea to be held
at their church Thanksgiving even
ing, which will be next Thursday.
MATED.-At the residence Of the
! brides parents, in the Town of
y Eden, Nov. l4th, Mr.. VIM. L. Wes-
I ton and Miss Emma ]. Williams
were married by Rev. r. Burnip.
MARRIED, at the residence Of the
p. NJ. pastor, this city, by Rev. c.
Dawson, Mr.. Henry Roder to Mrs
Mary Quick, both of the town of
Y Mineral Point.
WE are informed that the word
Mormon" has a Greek origin, sig
nifying monster. 1t was quite un-
necessary to go further back than
4 Utah to get that meaning.
STEPH. TERRELL is one of the few
gho brought fine hogs to market
this year, Six were all, but they
Nere choice in size and quality;
weight in all close to 200 lbs.
REMEMBER Rev. f. Z. Clough
BTill preach the Union Thanksgiy-
ING Sermon in the Presbyterian
Church, at 1890 a. m. A collection
for the benefit of the poor will be
taken up.
HIGHLAND has the matrimonial
fever with the rest Of the
world. -Four weddings out there
last week We imagine that 's9
will show record Of more mar
Eriages than any previous year in the
history Of the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

WE are called upon to record the
death of one our most estimable
young men, Hugh Mediation. The
deceased met with a horrible acci-
dent last fall (year ago) in the pin
cries Of Minnesota, a large limb
falling upon him, crushing in the
whole front of the skull. The at
tending physicians had no hopes at
all of his recovery, but he rallied,
and though very slowly, he appar-
emily regained perfect health, a few
weeks ago saying that he once more
folt like a sound man. About two
weeks ago he commenced work, and
unconsciously became yerheated.
since which time he has not felt
well. Tuesday morning of last
week he was attacked with convul
sions, and despite all medical On,
deavors to alleviate his sufferings
he rapidly grew worse and passed
quietly away at 3 p. m. Monday.
1t was decided that the cause OF
his death was either due to the
bursting Of a cerebral blood vessel
or necrosis Of a projecting specuIo
of bone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

A RUSSIAN statisticau has amused
himself calculating the distance
travelled in year by printer lie
takes the principle that a skillful
compositor working ten hours a day,
allowing for distributing and corree-
ton, sets 10000 letters. In count,
ing year at 800 working days, he
makes total of 100000. Conse-
quently the distance from the case
to the stick and from the stick 10
the case being estimated at two feet
makes in all 100000 feet, there
being 23,50o feet in a geographical
mile, so that the distance made in q
year under these circumstances by a
printers hand is in the ncighbor-
hood of 800 miles, or a mile day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

A WoED TO THE WISE, &c.-On
NJ onday evening and night some
person or persons, mischieyiously
inclined, got playing with the city
hall bell rope, resulting in the bell
pealing forth sounds Of alarm, which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

TINS is the time of year when
horses feel frisky, and farmers and
all others should be careful how
they leave their teams on the streets
united. Good, valuable horses have
life, and its this kind that will run
away, thereby decreasing their value,
as the habit once formed is most
sure to be INDUCED in in the future.
Other dangers, such as loss of life
and property, are imminent on runa-
way occasions; so be careful.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER % 1888

one dollar for the entire course, or
single tickets for % cents. The
city is to be canvassed and we do
earnestly hope that our citizens will
take hold of it and make the course
a success.
1t has been difficult to manage a
foreign course successfully, the ex
penses were so heavy-but this corps
of Badgers are fine lecturers and will
do good by their work,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

THoUGH there are a good many
cattle and hogs coming into the
Mineral Point market-as many we
venture to say as at all the other
markets in the county put together
they are not as large nor as fat as
could be wished, OF as usual. This
is owing solely to the poor corn
crop, which not only demoralizes
more or less the farmers financial
condition, but affects in proportion
all branches of business where stock
raising is carried on to any extent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

In THE PRIME or LIFE.-On sat
urday, Nov. 10th, at o'clock, a tel
egram from Marshall, Mich, sound
cd the news of the death of Mrs.
Annie IIeys, daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet Spitzbarth, of this city. The
dispatch simply said, "Annie is
dead; particulars by mail" On last
Thursday letter was received stat
ing that in the morning Of the day
she died, she was in apparent good
health, ate her dinner with the fam
lily, ETC., after which her husband
went into the cornfield with the boys.
On returning from the field he found
her on the bed dead' Doctors were
called in, who pronounced it disease
of the heart. The deceased was
forty years Of age, and leaves hus-
band and two children to lament her
untimely demise.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

BAD ENouGH.-Quite a train acci-
dent happened on Saturday night,
which might have resulted much
more disastrous were it not for the
cool and collected circumspection of
engineer Opie. As the late train
from Janesvile came into Brown
town, it colloided with a freight car
standing on a side track. The col.
lision was between the stationary
freight and moving baggage car, and
the former was completely demolish-
ed while corner of the latter was
badly shattered. It's not likely that
the engine would have missed the
freight car, bat for it being an in.
side connecting engine. Mr.. Opie
was quick to see the danger and
brought his train to a halt in a man.
ner that no doubt saved great dam
age and probably life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

The Chronicle says; Chas. NAL
lory, of Linden will commence
manufacturing cigars at that place
this week. He has an experienced
cigar maker engaged from Mineral
Point, and estimates that he has
stock enough to make at least five
hundred thousand cigars. We have
never sampled cigar made from
his stock, to our knowledge, but all
those that have pronounce them SUI
perior.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

SATURDAY was an exceptionally
fine day for marketing purposes or
any other, and Mineral Point was
blessed with a large crowd, made up
Of people from the east, west, north
and south. 1t, therefore, proved a
"boomer' to all dealers Of staple ar
ticles. There's no doubt but what
Mineral Point still maintains her rep
utation for being the leading market
in this corner of the state for solid,
substantial merchandise. Such days
as Saturday are proof Of the asser-
ton beyond controversy, and our
business men propose that it always
shall be so.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

THE Boscobel paper says the
printing expenses of the South
western Wis. Industrial Association
seems large in the eyes of those who
don't know the value of advertising,
but the large attendance and bounti-
full receipts show that the money
thus spent was done so judiciously.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

ALTHoUGH late it is proper to cor
rect the statement made some weeks
ago to the effect that Eddie Webb
who received distressing injuries
from the runaway which happened
to him between Belmont and Platte
Vile, died shortly afterward. We
were misled by dispatch. Eddie
is home in this city and getting
around nicely, and has made ar
rangements with his father-in-law
Mr.. Holmes, farmer Of Linden, to
take charge Of his farm, while Mr.
II. will move into Mineral Point to
reside
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-22

might have caused some Of our citt
zens, as they were quietly retiring
for the night, fears Of fire, and
arouse in them their dormant feel
ings of security for their worldly
goods, if not for their eternal safety.
Such practices certainly ought not
to be resorted to, and it would be
well if the offenders could be taught
lesson that would scare them from
any repiti,ion. At the same time
should the alarm have been caused
by real fire how would our city
fare in the absence Of facilities for
extinguishing the same? Let some
one else say