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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01
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OEEUYING HOMESTEADS.
TowS OF WILLMONT, Feb, 1883.
a. i. MILLER, ESQ, Dear Slr:-In
one Of your late issues Of tie ADVANCE
I saw your op;nion in regard to chang
ing Of tl:e count y-seat to the village Of
..dr!an. Said opinion OF yours is un-
mistakahlv correct, AS ftr AS the Set:
tiers of the northwestern part Of the
c>unty are concerned. do not think
that there are many who signed the pc
tition in favor Of Adrian, that h:svr
done SO in good earnest, or, that they
really beli.-yed.such thing could be Ac-
complsltH with 40 better reasons tI.aJ!
the ones presented Iii said petitions; but
[ do believe that the most Of them have
signed it merely for a JOKE aud also for
spite against Wort!.irgton. The spite
whole blanle lies III the people of Nor-
thington.
Let the liberal thinking inhabitants
Of Wortl,ngton club together in ont
body and show these narrOwminded
sectari;.ns, church cliques and woman :
rights advocates. that the time has
come for them to take the back Sea!
and make room for men who mean to
live and let live. and who are willing
to build up the place without interler'
ing with amy one, no matter what his
occupation is, SO long rs it is Il awful
one. Outsiders consider it \ disgrace
for the liberal element Of Worthington
(and the county at large) to be ruled ae
they nave been.
Land which has been proved up can
be contested, no matter how long ago
provided, the patent is not deliver.
ed. We had such Il case here last sum
mer, in which 4 party made home
stead entry OH 4 Sec. III 1876, and in
1873 (being soldier) made final proof
and sold the land shortly after for $5Ot
to another party, and said party sold
again for $500. Last spring parties
living here sent an affidavit to the Gen
eral Land Office asking to be allowed I
contest on said land, as they woult
prove to The satisfaction Of the Dept
that the owner had never made it, :
home, etc. The request was granted
by the Dept, and the trial came off il
Worthington Land Office. testimen.
sent to Washington. and Feb. II, 1883
notice was sent to contestant, tha
said entry had been cancelled, and tina
he had 80 days to make his filing el
same. This shows risky business t.
buy land before the patent is issued AM
delivered. There are plenty more sucl
cases in the county. E. G..
Meaning only cases which wer
proved up under the old law, 3 or NOR
years ago.
p. s. Anyone wishing more infol
nation in regard to this contest, ca
get it by applying at sec. 80 (sout
half) town of Willmont.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01

Nine Physicians Outdone.-lt is gen
orally considered pretty difficult
thing to outdo Il physician, but the fol-
lowing will conclusively prove where
nme were completely outdone: Mrs.
H., was treated for co%s"mptien by y
nine physicians, and all pronounced
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption completely cured her. Doubt.
ing ones, please drop her a postal and
convince yourselves. Trial bottles
free at e.. ". Smiths drug store.
Large size 81.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01
FREE OPINION.

This department of the ADVANCE Is open to any
one to express his or her views in appropriate
language upon any subject whatever, whether
religious, philosOphic, scientific or political.
The conditions are: Brevity, write on one
side Of the paper only, use appropriate language
and avoid personalities. The name of the writ
er must accompany communications, not for
publication unless desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith.
LETTER FROM BOONE, IOWA.
EDITOR ADvANCE:-We have had
cold stormy weather nearly every day
since Christmas. considerably worse
than we looked for two hundred miles
south of our place in Minnesota. How
ever, it has not been so cold as to pre-
vent ministers holding protracted re-
vival meetings in the belt If timber on
the DesMoines river. This is a faverite
resort for preachers in winter. The
Metllodists, Baptists and Campbellites
preach pear here, each denomination
striving to make people understand
that in giving to them they are lending
to the Lord.
Thus these meek heavenly minded
gentlemen gull the hard " Working farm.
ers out of part of their winters store.
If they would only tell the people some.
thing that would do them some good,
it wonld~ not seem so bad. If they
would preach good morals or OCCASION
ally give their hearers Il lecture on some
scientific subject instead of this ever
lasting humdrum about coming to Jes-
US.
We attended a rrotracted meeting
last week. The minister IA Campbell
ite) dwelt long and loud on the wrath
of God to be poured out on all WHO did
not believe in Christ to be the sou of
God.
There are quite number Of Liberals
in Boone and Boonesboreugh, only
tourths of a mile apart. Perhaps there
are twice as many inhabitants in them
us in Worthington. They have twelve
churches and have been Informed that
two good sized meeting houses would
hold all whe attend.
The Liberals in Boone are net afraid
to express their honest opinions. Mr..
Frye Was sick not long since and was
not expected to live for u few days. AS
SON might suppose, all tie pious dupe'
of The Methodist clIurcl, and other de.
nominations felt much concerned about
the welfare Of the old intilel's soul. Or
perhaps they Nislieu to get something
to talk ab"ut his rtcanting on his death
bed. One nf these pious souls came
into Mr.. Fryr's room one day with face
elongated to the fullest extent and eyes
roll,d Il up (evidently intending to fright.
rn tie sick man) and said, ''Oh, Mr..
Frye, you are nearly gone; nothing can
save you now but the blood Of Christ. >
Dees Mallory keep it? WAS the quick
and genial reply Of tie sick man.
Mr.. Mallory is Il well known druggist
living in Boonesborough.
l.. A. CRArSEY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01

BRADLAUGH.--Mr. Bradlaugh, the
English ''Ninfidsl,'' has gained his
point. He was put out of the House of
Commons some time ago, but his cen
stituents returned him at the last elec-
tien and great demonstration in his
favor was held in London recently. The
dispatches say that the "affirmation
bill" allowing him to affirm will pass.
and he will occupy his seat without
taking the usual oath. Scere another
triumph over church bigotry.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01

To the U. S. Senate: Pull down you,
Vest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01

The Minnesota Legislature will ad-
journ on Saturday next.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

AA<A1NU " UAAUCO&SHo
We notice that the State Auditor is
being overhaulcd by some of the church
people for placing parsonages on the
list of taxab ble property. Tie st. Paul
and Minneapolis papers have been
printing letters of some pious gentlemen
claiming that parsenages ought net to
be taxed. Well, if there is a State re-
liglon in America: If Church and State
are united under cur constitution,
these pieus dodgers of the tax are prob
ably correct, but if there is no State re-
ligien they are wrong. Parsonages
should no more be exempt than the
homes of school teachers, or editors or
lecturers, or any class who are engaged
in educating the people. School teach
ers and editors are doing a thousand
fold more to educate the people and
''prescrve the State' than the clergy.
and why their homes should he taxed
and The preachers home go free, is
more than any reasonable man can ex-
plain. ..-.-.,ss..-s. .-,s.s-->. - .s... .
The whole custom IF qxempting
churches, parsonages, etc, Is wrepg in
principe and I'M American. We should
have 40 'privileged classes' in tins
country. That is !. relic of Monarchy
and is unjust to those who bear the
burdens of the State.
But all this discussion about the
State Auditor ordering parsonages tc
be put Oh the tax list. is out of place
The Supreme Court decided that mat.
ter some time ago. We quote from the
digest Of the tax laws Of Minnesota:
The residence of a rector, pastor, OF
priest uf a church is not exempt from
taxation. Where church cooperation
owned two contiguous let's bounded by
streets on the north and west sides
upon the soutl. end Of which lots tht
parsonage was built, and afterwards til.
church edilice WAS located upon itht
north end, held, that the latter was..ex
empt and that the ''S"uth half" of II {
lots in the:occupancy Of the rector us 4
parsonage, was rightly assessed hy that
description, under--the tax law of 1860
us amended in lSGl.-l2 Minn. 305.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Harvesting Throughout the World

uhTNestluS lhiOushVub 'ho WViius
That the harvest of the world, or
the reaping of the cereal crops on the
earth, takes place in different periods
on account of the different latitudes
and consequent different seasons, is a
well known fact; that these periods
embrace altogether more than three
fourths of the year might not be
known. In Australia, New Zealand,
the greater part of Chill, and some dis
tricts of Argentine Republic, the har-
vest takes place in January; in the
month of February it commences in
East India, and progressing toward the
north, terminates in March-Mexico
Egypt, Persia and Syria harvest in
April; the north Asia Minor, China,
Japan, Tunis, Algeria, Morocco, and
Texas in May. The following coun-
tries reap their harvests in June: Cali
fornia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
and the south of France. In the other
parts of France, in Austro-Hunga
ry, the south of Russia, and the great
er part of theUnited States the crop is
gathered in July. In the month of
August the following countries har-
vest: Belgium, Germany, England, the
Netherlands, and Denmark; in Sep
tember, Scotland, Sweden, Norway
Canada, the north of Russia, the lattPs
continuing until in October.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
A Fruitless Search,

One day there visited Buddha a wo-
man who had lost her only child.
Wild with grief she begged the proph-
ct to give back the little one to life.
lie looked at her tenderly for long
while, and then said, $50, my daugh-
ter, bring me mustard seed from a
house in which death had never enter
ed, and | will grant thy wish" The
woman at once began her search. She
went from house to house, saying,
Grant me, kind people, mustard
seed for the prophet to bring back my
child to me-" And when they had
granted her request she asked, "Are
YOU all here around the hearth-father
mother, children - none missing?"
But the people shook their heads with
sighs and looks of sadness; and far and
wide as she wandered there always
was avacant chair by the hearth. Then
gradually, as she passed on, the waves
of her grief subsidized before the sight
of.sorrow everywhere; and her heart,
ceasing to be occupied with its own
selfish grief, flowed out in strong
yearnings of sympathy with the world
wide suffering. Tears of anguish were
changed to tears of pity, passion melt
ed into compassion; she forgot her own
sorrow in looking upon that of Others,
and in losing herself for others good
she really found herself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

On the farm of George Logan, near
Lebanon, in the county of Warren,
Ohio, hen has long evinced an ardent
desire to become mother, by persis-
tent efforts to hatch door-knobs and
anything else that bore the remotest
resemblance to an egg, that her owner
finally had pity on her, and placed in
her favorite barrel fourteen curious
eggs that he had discovered in turning
a furrow. Then he went off to camp,
meeting and thought no more about
the matter until his return, when he
was amazed to find that the hen had
hatched into this wicked world four.
teen little snakes for which she was
caring with the utmost affection and
solicitude and from which she received
constant demonstrations of filial affec
ton. Next.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Tanning Leather.

In tanning, the hides are first put to
soak in a solution of weak lime water
and hung up in sweating vault so
that just enough decomposition may
set in to permit the removal of the
hair. When this has been accomplish
ed-and the critical period must be
carefully watched so that the hides
will not spoil-they are introduced
after suitable cleaning to a solution OF
henbane or pigeon manure, which cir
culates through the pores and removes
every trace of the lime. Then the tan
nin-vats are employed and after re-
peated changings the hides become
thoroughly saturated with the liquor
and are tanned-that is, the pores of
the skin are filled with the tannin. A
good workman will increase the horn
dry skin eighty per cent in weight by
the process. Mr.. Jewell says IN the
tanning of his hides, which are not
usually so dry, the weight is enhanced
ffty-fve per cent. The changing OF
the hides from weak to increasingly
strong liquors usually ceases after ten
or fifteen days. They are then placed
in layaway watts. Upon each is q
shovelful of ground bark and over al
is the bark liquor. There are perhaps
half a dozen layaways, consuming two
months or more, beginning with liquor
of ten degrees and closing with one o.
thirty degrees. At least four months
is required for the entire tanning pro
cess of tanning sole leather.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Oliver MADDOX Brown, a son of the
well-known artist, was born in 1855.
He seems to have been a precocous
child, though his precosity never took
the form of book-learning in any shape,
and it was not till he was six that he
began to read. But if backward with
his books he was a born artist, with
pencil and paint-brush first, as after
ward with his pen. When he was
eight he had completed his first picture
in water-colOrs, and when he was four
teen he exhibited "Chlron Receiving
the Infant Jason from the Slave" at
the Dudley gallery. lie painted three
other notable pictures: "Obstinacy,"
'PrOspero and Miranda" and "Silas
Mariner" But Oliver MADDOX Brown
was beginning to show himself as an
artist in the world of letters. Before
he was fourteen he had written some
sonnets of singular beauty, and at sew
enteen he had written tale called
"The Black Swan" which was first
given to the world as Gabriel Den
ver." The history of this book is
rather curious. Oliver had shown it
to Mr.. Williams, who was connected
with the firm of SmlUn, Elder & Co.,
and Mr.. Williams had been much i'm
pressed with it and was anxious to as
sist in its publication. Nothing could
have been kinder, but nothing less ju-
diciOus, than Mr.. Williamss conduct.
He first insisted on the singularly pic
turesque name of "The Black Swan"
being altered into the very unmeaning
one of Gabriel Denver" lie then in
sisted on the beginning of the story
being altered; on a deserted wife being
changed, on grounds Of prOpriety, into
deserted cousin, and on the terrible
tragedy at the end becoming com
Portable marriage in short, with the
best intentions, he did everything pos
sible to spoil the book He watered it
and toned it down, but the strange,
gfeaflyP 'iKKjiGireed as Is" a Work of art, but
as a work of imagination it was re-
markable production. 1t was not, how
ever-it could never bean agreeable
book. 1t was too crude and violent.
Some of the scenes We're simply horri-
bic, and some of the incidental re-
marks seemed to show astrange knowl-
edge which repealed sympathy. But
when it was known that this was the
work of a mere boy the feeling of dis
like passed off into stronger feeling
of wonder and admiration. What was
painful and repulsive was the fault of
an unfortunate story. The essential
matter was the literary power, which
might prove itself equal to very great
efforts and might produce works of
lasting value.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Sending Their Dead Back to China.

Wong Foo, the editor of the Chipaao
American, puDllslie,' 80 De
plT;Ieu IN their own country. He says:
"If any one going back to the old
country has dead friends here he takes
them along. l do not believe that
more than five per cent. of the China
men who die in the United States are
permanently buried here. Friendless
Celestials are left here, and no one
cares whether they go to heaven or
not" Cannot one of your race get
into Paradise unless his bones rest in
Chinese soil?" "No, sir; Cinnamon
believe that the only road to heaven
lies through their country" "But if a
good, virtuous Chinaman who has
kept his pigtail and his conscience in
tact dies in strange land, will he be
excluded from heaven because he is
poor and friendless?' "That's the
doctrine" said Mr.. Wong. "Accord-
ing to Christians, no man can be saved
except through a certain belief, no
matter how good he is; according to
Cinnamon, there is no salvation outside
of China. One belief is about as
rational as the other" "When you dig
up the remains of your countrymen do
you have any services at the grave?"
1--WE burn little incense-paper, maybe,
and take a drink, just as Americans do
on all occasions" "What does the
drink signify?" ats what you would
call toast. We drink peace to the
soul of the departed, and prosperous
Journey to the body. We use any
liquor that comes handy. Sometimes
tea, or whisky, or in extreme cases,
water" "How are the bodies pre-
pared for shipment?" "They are EN-.
balmed if they are fresh enough. II
not, the meat is scraped off and the
bones only are carried away"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
WHOLE NO. 2137.

work nightly, and with grovelling
supplications the anguished Maoris re-
leased their prisoners and sought re-
lief. The whole tribe was converted.
How could they help it? Had not the
gods of the stranger proved their
superior might by utterly disabling
those who had stood forth as the
avengers of their own insulted deities
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
The Skein We Wind.


II you and I, to-day
Should stop and lay
Our liework down, and let our hands fall
where they will
Fall down to lie quite still
And If some other hand should come and
stoop to find
The threads we carried, SO that it could wind
Beginning where we stopped; if it should
come to keep
Our lifework going seek
10 carry out the good design,
Distinctively made yours Or mine
What would il fnd'
Some work we must be doing, true or false;
Some threads we wind some purpose so
exalts
Itself that we look up to it, or down,
As to crown
To bow before, and we weave threads
Of different length and thickness-some mere
shreds-
And wind them round
I'LL all the skein of life is bound,
Sometimes forgetting all the time
To ask
The value OF the threads, or choose
Strong stuff to use.
No hand but winds some thread;
1t cannot stand quite still till it is dead
But what it spins and winds little skein.
God made each hand for work-not toll l.stain
Is required, but every hand
Spins, though but ropes of sand.
II love should come,
STOPPING above when we are done,
To find bright threads
That we have held, that it may spin them
longer-fnd but shreds
That break when touchcd-how cold,
Sad, shveling, portionless, the hand will hold
The broken shreds, and know
Fresh cause for more.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

The treatment of leprosy is becoming
hard problem in India. In the Bom-
bay Presidency 9,4S3 cases are under
treatment,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
"IIitty Mavis!"

llltCy MaVlS!
Martha James hard, black eyes look
ed harder than ever, and her sharp
features seemed sharper still as she
bounced wrathfully into the kitchen
where Hitty sat slicing bowl of
yellow Crawford peaches for supper.
"You kin pack up your duds and
gol You a-settin' up to ketch a beau,
as if Hiram Honeydew would look at
you"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
W.T., WEDNESDAY, SEPT 19, 1888

M--Martha Jane, what on earth dc
you mean?"
llitty's eyes expanded, and the pinl
In her cheeks deepened to a glowing
scarlet.
"You know well enough what
mean" sneered Martha. "You
needn't to look so innercent, like butter
wouldn't melt in your mouth, an you
a-strainin' every nerve to ketch Hiram
ioneydew-a-cajoli him to help you
milk, an drive up the cows, an the
like. It's jest like your owdacious
doin's, an you XIII pack up an leave =
right away, tool"
"But don't know where to gop'
llitty's heart beat like a frightened
robins at the thought of being driven
friendless into the world, but Martha
Jane was implacable.
"lt's nothin' to me where you CO. so
you leave here" she shifted, as she
llounced angrily away.
"Go with me, IIitty" said a tender
voice; and Hiram Honeydew stepped
suddenly into the little kitchen. $50
with me, IIitty, and be my wife"
Hittys cheeks grew redder than
before, but she did not draw away
from his offered embrace.
"Not gone yet9" cried a shrill voice,
as the door was jerlSed viciously open.
Didn't tell you to pack up Oh,
Mr.. Honeydew, you here? Come and
have tea we're a-waitin' fur you"
Excuse mev' was the cold reply.
81 shall just have time to take my
wife--that is to be over to the par
sonage. Will you come to the we'd
ding"
DuC, Wltn a ScOrnful Snlft and toss
of her head, Martha Jane nounced off
again.
x X x
can so you didn't marry Mahala's
darter, after all"' cried Aunt Peggy
who was waiting to receive them.
"N.no" stammered Hiram. Hitty
kin learn to keep house, reckin-"
"Learn?" cried Hitty. "Why, l did
all the housekeeping at Aunt Mahala's.
She is my aunt, though they wouldn't
let me call her so. Marthy Jane never
did lick of work in her life"
And so Hiram Honeydew got wife
and a housekeeper all in one, after all.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

IN some Of the wide old farm-houses
dotting the fertile borders of Clover
Creek.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-19
HEBREW PROGRESS.
Rabbi BOnneschein Says that
the American Jew May Keep
Christmas.
sLLnnln Rnnublic,r

e.. Louis Republican.
The announcement that Rabbi Son.
neschein would speak on "Can the
American jew keep Christmas, and
how2' was sufficient to Gil the Temple
Share Emeth last evening, 1t is the
first time this important question has
ever been handled bya Jewish divine,
and its discussion By "a Rabbi Of Dr.
Sonneschoin's standing, made the leo
ture an item Of great interest TO the
Jewish people. The reverend gentle.
man spoke 10 substance as follows.
"Can the American jew keep Christ
mas, and how2' This is a question
which demands solution, no matter
from what standpoint you view it, A
word that is on the lips OF thousands
Of American jewish children and out
Of the family, whether you like Il or
not. The word Christmas has ceased
to be Of any distinct religious bearing,
and will become and enter into their
feelings aud influence their cheerful
expootationsin household word all over
tho world where the English language