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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
MR.. MATTHEW'S EXONERA TED.

James Matthews, agent for the Chill
dren's Aid Society of New York, will
be remembered as the gentleman intre-
duced in the Wood divorce case. What
Mrs. Wood testified to was that Mr..
Matthews was the father Of an unborn
child that DR.. Wood made away with
by abortion, that Mr.. Matthews went
with her to Dr. Woed's Office to engage
his services in this matter. Mr.. Matth-
ews called at tho Journal Office last
evening in company with DR.. Wood, to
cay that the wopan's story, so far as it
related to any wrOng-dOiDg on his part,
was false and blackmailing scheme
The woman came west with party of
children of which he had charge, to
care for the little ones on the road.
After the woman became Mrs. Wood
she wrote him (Ar Matthews) demand
ing tickets to Denver, and threatening
him in case the tickets were not sent.
DR.. Wood who, as mentioned, called
with Mr.. Matthews at the Office, said
that Mr.. Matthews is not the man who
called at his. cffice in company with the
woman that afterwards became Mrs.
Wood. SO this story is disposed of. Mr..
Matthews said that had he found the
woman in this city repeating these lies
about him he would have had her
arrested for libel. The woman return
ed east some weeks ago. Mr.. Mat
thews left for Worthington last night,
and from that town goes on to st.
faul.-Sioux City Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
NINE PHYSICIANS OCTDONE.

nJIeleD- -PharYiz.- -aal DAYTON
ST., Chicago, H., is now IN her sixty
eighth year, and states that she has
suffered from Consumption for about
ten years; was treated by nine phys
icians, all of them pronouncing her
case hopeless. She had given up all
hopes OF ever recovering. Seven bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption completely cured her. Doubt
ing ones, please drop her a postal and
satisfy yourselves. Call at G.. W.
Smiths drug store aud get Free Trial
Bottle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
On the 10th Pipestone county voted
S15, 900 aid to tho Duluth road.
ALSO TO. LAKEFIELD,

ALSO TO LAKEFIELD.
Last weeks Lakefield Citizen says:
!: The Burluet tonss ge'edaf; Rapids
Northern railway is engaged in the
construction of a line of road north
west via Forest City. A private letter
to the editor from President Tracy
says that Lakefield may possibly be
made point on the line. We await
further developments, and promise to
keep the Citizen readers thoroughly
posted as to the railroad movements
The location of Lakefield makes it pos
roads, if we put forth our best efforts.
A good many people have bsen anus
ed at the claims put in by so many of
the surrounding towns, each seriously
announcing that there is prospect Of
securing the D. G.. r. e n. Thus Blue
Earth City, Lakefield, Ehgerton, Pipe
stone, Sioux Falls, Luverne, Adrian,
Rock Rapids, Sibley, ETC., are all ex-
ppcting one of the branches Of this
road Their claims are better founded
than appears at first sight. AS the
adv AM T. Sttlu III q iCCCIlC ttIIlAC, CAAC
great Rock Island, of which system the
Il. e. r. & n. is part, proposes to
tap the Northern Pacific at both Fargo
and Bismarck and cover the country
with a network of feeders or lateral
lines"
Probably all the branches claimed
will not be built, but it would not sur.
prise us to see branch put out from
the Lake Park line and run to Rock
Rapids and Sioux Fall; another put out
northward and run to Adrian and Ed
gerton; another east of us put out to
Blue Earth City and another one pos
sibly through Lakeiield.
The great question now is, which
will be the main line? Towns on the
lines of the Lake park route claim that
is to he the main line. We claim that
the main line, the ''lnainest' line
through here, will be through Worth
ington, as this route sixty five miles
north of Worthington branches into IL
three-tined railroad fork, one to Fargo
one to st. Paul and Minneapolis, and
one to Bismarck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
THURSDAY, MARCH 90 1884. /
WHO WILL TT. EE2

WHO WILL IT EE?
"Who will be the Republican nomi-
nee for President?" is the question we
arc asked daily. Nobody can answer
that. Blaine is undoubtedly the choice
of more Republican voters than any
other man, and if the party could Sc
lect by vote at some primary election,
Blaine would be the man. Logan is
the choice OF all those Republicans who
think that dash, pluck and ability are
about the only requisites for a ruler.
Arthur is the choice of a large element
of the party who are conservative busi-
ness men and who dislike politics any
way.
But tho chances are that the nomina-
tisn will again fall upon some man
who has not been very conspicuous as
national leader. If it does not light
upon ssme namhy. .pamhy. Hayes we
shall be pleased.
Mobiles County Stock.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

Read DR.. Woods adv. and consult
him i afflicted. DR.. w. is an expert in
eye, ear. surgical and special cases.
The Institute Of which I've is chief sur
geon is the largest and finest equipped
in the west and is incorporated by the
State of Iowa. S.tf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
FROM WINNEPEG TO TIE GULF.

FROM WINNIPEG TO TIE GULF.
The Currie Minnesotion said in Il re-
cent issue:
So we are to be on the main line, and
as the ADVANCE says. we told you so
beforehand and said so i'll along. The
gap between WorthingtOn and Fargo
will be filed, thereby making com
plete line of railroad from Winneppg
to the Gnlf of Mexico almost as straight
as wild goose can fly, short line for
all the northwest. to i'll the principal
cities of the east and south, and only
lacking about one hundred miles to
complete it, which rs soon as the last
rail is lain will become one Of the best
paying roads in the west, and more, it
will he the best for the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
COUNTY NEWS.
LORAIN.

Election in this town was held ut the
school house in district II. The board
could not get home on account OF the
st0rma stayed over night with VIM.
Stakes and A. e. Tuttle.
! Wild geese put in an appearance here
on the 14ti. This means spring.
John Barks. who has been stopping
with Jackson Tharpe over winter, will
leave for Wisconsin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
SMASHING TILE POOL.

A recent Chicago despatch says:
CHICAGO, March 14.-The opinion
prevails in railroad circles that the
Northwestern Traffic Association,
which includes the Northwestern
Rock Island, and Milwaukee and St.
Paul roads. cannot be maintained after
tomorrow, the date on which the
agreement expires. A leading official
of one of these roads said to-day he ex-
pected to see freight rates go to pieces
Monday. and that before the end of the
week first class freight, which now
pays 75,cents. would he taken at 25
cents.
1t seems that the breach between the
Rock Island and the systems of the
Northwest goes on widening. The
Rock Island seems bound to push it
into all the important towns of the
Northwest and to ''go it alone" for
business. If so, it means much better
rates and more rapid development for
the people.
NEWSPAPER FOOLS
The Davenport Gazstte is in the
hands of the sheriff, attachments for
large sums having been served on the
property. It is said that frequent
changes of editorship in the last two
years have caused the trouble.
This is no new experience. Mr. Rus
sell having put in twenty years or more
in building up the Gazette, it is finally,
by some means, seized by young and
''egotistlcal FOOLS" as some Iowa pa
per expresses it, and Mr.. Russell is
consolidated out" so that inexperien
ced men may gratify their foolish vani-
ty by trying to run the paper. Result
they run it into the hands Of the sher-
iff.
We were a witness to a similar ex.
perience with the Toledn Blade. Dave
Locke and DIR. Miller, two first class
newspaper men. built it up and m;>dt
f ,rtunrs ont of u. ill";; tirir couut
ing room man, named Jones. thought
he could ''swing her" He got tht
property, and in two years had run il
down to nothing and was $4,000 il
debt. He sent for DR.. Miller to hell
him out, and Miller and Locke took il
back and put it on its legs again.
The n. Y. Tribune had similar ex
perience though it is not a financia
failure After Greeley died it was pu
in the hands of a popinjay nance
Whitelaw Reid. It lost its hold upol
the country, and although it's daily ant
its advertising patronage keeps it 60
ing, it has lost its hold upon the coun
try.
After all, a newspaper is largely
personal concern. Whatever may b
said about personal" and "imperson
alp journalism, it is one man VIII
makes a newspaper by throwing himse!
or his personality into il. And tn
rule is, that when the person who mad
a paper is consolidated OUT" or goe
out by other means. the paper de
, clires.
POOR JOURNALISM
The G.. St. P. NJ. & o. railway com
.. pany refused pass to the editor of til
,, Worthington Record, whereupon tn
.. offended editor hurled q two-colum1
dem0lisher at the meek and lOwly col
poration. Very poor journalism.-Spir
it Lake Beacon.
Never mind him now. He is a poo
! -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
WILL MONT.

8 TYILLMONT.
Spring is upon us, the snow is going
and sleighing is gone.
Aug. Tabbert bought another pair of
horses.
+ An eleven FOUNDER made his appear
ance last Thursday in the family of H..
Sell, and this time it is Il boy. Set 'en
(np. Bob, you know we are smoking.
WILLMONT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
HOMES IN TIE NESl,

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa .
Minnesota, by subscribing for Il
"orthington ADvA1;cE, published at
Worthington. Minnesota Send s. for
one year: 81 for six months. and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

FURs WANTED.-T. l.. Mitchell s.
Go. are now prepared to buy all kinds
OF Furs, for which they will pay the
highest market price. 14tf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

Mule Team for Sale, or trade for any
kind Of cattle. or on time. Apply to
loft Il. l.. ERsKINE, Ind. Lake.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

&Ec a week at home. s. outfit free. Pay al,-
VOO solutely sure No risk. Capital not re-
quired. Reader if you want business at which
persons of either sex. young or Old, can make
great pay all tlle time they work. with absolute
certainty. Write for particulars to H. HALLET7
& Go. Portland, Maine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

House for Rent. Apply to
14tf e.. W. SMITH.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
SPECIAL REPORTER.

The Minneapolis Tribune showed
more enterprise than any other Mime
apolis or st. Paul paper, by having a
reporter present who gave report of
the proceedings in Saturdays paper
lie closed his report with the following
good words for Southwestern Minneso-
ta:
n motion prevailed to publish pa.
per in the interest of the six counties
named, to be called, the Southwestern
Minnesota Home'' Into the columns
of this paper nothing is to enter except
such matter as the convention, repre-
senting the people now resident here,
will be fully prepared to back up in
every particular. Many speakers re.
ferrsd in distinct and unmistakablc
terms to the exact advantages offered
to the farmer. the merchant. the mar
ufacturer, and others in this rcgion.-
The general sentiment of the conveu.
tion waB that only plain facts need to
be- published in order to attain the Dri-
mary object. Southwestern Minneso.
ia has passed through the first co1di.
tions of pioneer settlement; it has
towns and villages Of surprising thrift
it has schools, churches, newspapers,
an enterprising people, and a soil that
equals the most famous sections of the
Northwest. Now. more people are
wanted, and the fortunate man will be
he who gets there at the earliest op-
portuNity. It is a country where men
can put up hay for 81 a ton; where lie
can clip from his sheep II to 8 pounds
more wool than in warmer climates
where, if it is not exactly pleasant to
be outdoors with the thermometer at
80 degrees below zero, it is pleasant tl
have coal in the cellar and flour in the
barrel-and the Southwestern Mime
sofa farmer
ALWAYS HAS A.SUPPLY
of both. It is country where cattle
may be and are fattened on grasses fol
the best markets and sold flor first class
beef. It is Il country where land car
now be bought for 81 an acre. These
were the facts which received endorse
ment from the convention.
Several plans were suggested fol
bringing these advantages prominently
to the notice of people in other parts Of
the country. After free and animat
ed discussion, an executive committee
consisting Of two from each county
was appointed to act in behalf of th'
convention. The president was alst
empowered to appoint two committee!
of three members, one on railroads ant
freights, and another to confer will
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

Chattel Mortgage, Cl,attel Mortgage
Sale and Satisfaci ion Of Chattel Nj.
eage blanks for sale at the ADVANCE;
flee many quantity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20

LETTER HEAD
Those letter heads, endorsed by tle
Board Of Trade, can now he had at The
ADVANCE in any quantity desired
Come in and get all you waht
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poor JOURNALIHIL

The G.. St. p. NJ. & o. railway com.
pany refused Il pass to the editor of the
Worthington Record, whereupon the
offended editor hurled 4 two-column
demolisher at the meek and l0wly cor.
poration. Very poor journalism. m.-Spir-
it Lake Beacon.
Never mind him now. He is q poor
imbecile and is Dude III done for.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
c. !: s:!?:: a!a?::ZIsKE{EIG1ZS

Prize q; +; s.: 81: s: $:; f;
will help yCl to more lnOncy right away than
anything else in this world. All, of either SEX
succeed from first honr. The broad road to for:
tune opens before the workers, ~ .So;u1eiy sure.
At once address, True 4 Co, Augusta, Maine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
How Wooden SpoOls Are Made.
RI auicfp,, M T,,r,.o1


The birch is first sawed into sticks
four or five feet long and seven-eiy hths
OF an inch to three inches square &C.
cording to the size of the spool to be
produced. These sticks are thoroughly
seasoned. They are sawed into short
blocks and the blocks are dried in hot
air kiln. At the time they are sawed a
hole is bored through them. One whirl
OF the little block against sharp knives,
shaped by pattern, makes the
spools at the rate of one per second. A
small boy feeds the spool
machine, simply placing the blocks
in spout and throwing out
the knotty or defective stock.
The machine is automatic, but cannot
do the sorting. The spools are revolved
rapidly in drums and polish themselves.
For some purposes they are dyed vel
low, red or black. They are made in
thousands of shapes and sizes. When
one sees on a spool of thread 100
yards or 1900 yards" these words do
not signify that the thread has been
measured, but that the spool has been
gagged and is supposed to contain so
much thread When silk or linen or
o cotton firm wants spool made it
sends pattern to the spool-maker.
This pattern gives the size and shane of
the barrel and of the head and bevel.
These patterns determine the amount
of thread that the spool will hold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
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s''''hl l'h'lnn' 'Hh'ng ~" "''""'-
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upon very d'lir"'" steel springs and IT.
m"''"'n'' AZ" mat" WIN the utmost
f''' iS''h'
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p"h'"'"m i'sl - an IRON arm Suspended
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n'"n' h''' 'ih.' Hln"ii pms ga ITS ANS
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w moan. ~ towers ~ W." i"ndulhm
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arm ~ released AMI IT. weight prose-
ms ~ inst W." pendulum, dri'"" 1t To
The other safe, ~hot" III" "'erati"n -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
How Women Duy Books.
Exchange

An eastern seller OF books saws: Wo-
men will never buy bound book or
any but the cheapest editions. those
costing from 20 to % cents. When
men come in they want the host
@, everything. Not so women. They
always want the cheapest. Women
generally will never read a novel until
II comes out III the Seaside or some
other cheap form. We have had wo-
men come m here day after day to see
II certain new books were out in cheap
editions yet. Show them the book
they wanted III a 5O-cent or dolla,
edition anlthey wonld not touch it, bu,
would wait and wait until it came out
IN a 21-cent pamphlet form. At the
sam" ':me they will spend their money
extrayagantly IN matters of dress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07


A Mexican housewife has other ideas
than ours in the disposition of her fur
niture. There are always straight
rows OF sofas and chairs set stitfiy
against the wall, all around the room
Though there are few occasions in life
when so great number Of seats could
possibly DO required, vet the family
feels itself poor indeed which does moi
possess enough to reach in an unbroken
line around the entire circuit of the
sala. Into each corner of the room a
triangular table is fitted, and in the
center is larger one round or oval
which has always its tall lamp in the
middle, and row of empty vases and
china figures. ranged at regular dis
tances, straight around the outer edge.
This central table is generally covered
with an enormous crocleted or knitted
spread which sweeps the floor. and rep
resents years of patient labor, vast ex-
penditure Of precious eye-sight, and
hundreds of spools of fine linen thread
for the mistress Of the manse begs il
when child end finished it only in time
for the wedding.
There is noticeable dearth of those
Reconsideration little ornaments in
whichAmerican ladies especially delight,
for bric-a-brac, easels, brackets, etc. are
not within reach Of all here as in the
United States. Chromos and engrav.
ings sparingly adorn the walls, and the
corner tables are always crowded with
glass lamps and China vases, which are
valued for ornament rather than use.
A chrome, dreadful enough to set ones
teeth Oh edgc-which may be bought
for -. frame and all, in St.
Paul-is in Mexico. owing to out
rageous duties, as expensive as
decent oil painting. At the
extreme end of tho sala de recibo.
farthest from the entrance, is invaria-
bly, seen precisely the same arrange
ments of furniture in every CASA rug
or square of carpet, with four or six
chairs, placed in two straight lines, Wis
Avis. upon it, bounded upon the further
side by the sofa against the wall. To
this little island i'll the sea of the big
bare room guests are shown with great
ceremony on entering, for in this par
tic~'lor spot the hostess concentrates all
her forces, as We understand the art of
doing IN spiritual seances and revival
meeting
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
S1r. Sullivan on EistirufYh,
Chicago Herald !

Il believe, said Mr.. Sullivan, of Bos.
ton. every chap should know how to put
up his props (meaning, no doubt, his
maulcrs, or. i'll plain English, his fists,
1T is great deal straighter and bet
ter than drawing gum (meaning, it is
Presumed, the using of PISTOL. In
short, Professor Sullivan plants himself
on the platform of the manly art of
self-defense with his fists. The opinion
OF the distinguished professor is worthy
Of consideration, and there ia little
doubt that, on the whole, bloody noses,
the result of fistic encounters. are less
objectionable than bullet-perforated
corpses.
But there are great physical inequali-
ties between men. Even the profession
of which DIR. Sullivan is one of the
most conspicuous, indeed, the most
conspicuous exponent, divide mankind
into classes of weights, by which divis-
ion We get heavy weights and feather
weights, or mon of larger bone and
stature, and others of slight develop
ment. Every man might know how to
put mp his props" but the light
weight would employ them in vain
against the heavy weight. What then
is to be done to equalize the combat if
it is t. he conducted on the Sullivan
plan only? The professor should give
this branch of the subject anxious
thought and stand prepared properly
to advise an anxious world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
For International Copyr,ghG

Mark IVAN writes that he is II
years old and does not expect to live
long enough to soc international cog
right established, hut bis great grand
father struggled for the right, and it is
his unworthy great grsndson's hope and
prayer that as long as his stock shall
last the transmitted voice of that grand
old man will still go ringing down the
centuries, stirring the international
heart IN the interest OF the eternal cause
for which he struggled and died.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
what rewvgsesea Taught the Csar


IL IL probably not generally known
by Americans that II wa, Ivan Tourguc-
neil Nho invented the word "nihilist "
~, ~ least, Was the frat a. use II ~ an
sppallstion Of tho members 81 that
secret organization which has done NO
murh Va terrorig. governmental circles
in Nussia. AMI taught tho GA Just how
uneasy lies the head that wore n
crown" Whilst not himself 'nihilist. -
Tourguensn hy hi. writings did much
30 inspire the oppressed peasants TO
bath long and struggle for reforms in
the social system ~ that semi barbaric
government. II wss Tourguencfi who,
by his earliest works. opened the ewes
~ the late cxar to the misery and OPP
pressions laid upon th. serfs by the
great landed propriotors II Russia, and
thus led tina, monarch Ia forever abolish
that form 81 slavery Ia his vast domains.
IL II 81 he wondered AZ. that the people
81 hassia unite'l with tho government
la pay this modest and simple. minded
author such funeral honors ma have
uever before In any land been paid 20 n
mere Novelist. = SIMPLE writer of tales ?
Though Tourguenen was expelled
from hts native lsni In his early youth
BY order IL tho grand Alexander. the
iashsr OF the csar II 90 day parioned
shs author some twenty years or more
ego. and he Vas invited g. return. Hut
. long residence n, Paris, and the
mental destinations Of that great city
ter more seductive for the man of
letters. q. veil ~ the artist, than
Americans generally suppose -rc'aincd
him. and roarguencff never availcd
himself 81 his pardon. save only 20 re-
v,si, On ono occasion the scenes OF his
youth, bis old home AMI kindred, and
perhaps ~ gather fresh material for q
ns~ series II those charming tales Of
Nass,Si peasant life which have made
his literary fame