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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

The Grrenlackers and Democrats of
Iowa lave agreed to fuse on 4 Piesi-
dental electoral ticket. The Green
backtrs name six and the Democrats
seven of the Il. ctors.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
roe REPRESE1NTA1IYE.

AS Murray county is entitled to the
Representative, we would like to see
b. W. WoOlstencroft nominated, rs
Mr.. W. would poll a large vote. and is
| a man MILO works hard for Southwest
ern Minnesota. If Mr.. w. will rpn for
the Office we think he can be elected by
Il large majority.-Graham Lakes Cor
respondeuce, WorthinQtop ADVANCE.
IT. as the above intimates, Murray
county is really entitled tO the Repre-.
sentative, and must have it, We know
of no one that we would soohpr sup.
port than B. W. Woolstencroft, ESQ.
NEen" was among the first settlers Of
Mobiles county, has long teen identified
with, and labored earnestly for, S,utll-
western Minnesota, and would make us
a representative that would be- heard
and felt in. the legislative halls of the
State. He is the talented senior editor
OF the Fulda Republican, an old soldier,
an esteemed Iowa acquaintance of lang
syne. and we have . warm personal
feeling fer him. More anon.-Adriay.
Guardian. Z.
The Slayton Gazette also copies til
above item nominating Mr.. W. and
says: q. .-~.- .----.s..- - !.
Tie Gazette fully concurs in tl,e
above. All who know Mr.. WoOlsten-
croft will agree with US that he would
ably represent the district. and we trust
that he will permit his friends to bring
his name before the people. lie is
| thoroughly cOnVersant with the wants
OF Murray county; and being one Of the
pioneers and organizers of Mobiles coun-
ty, gives hin d peculiar fitness for the
position. He would, by all odds, make
better and fairer representative of the
people than any of the other candidates
heretofore mentioned, who fortunately
or unfortunately, as the case may be-,
have such local interests and pr+judiyes
as would render them incapable Of per
forming their duties impartially. II
the Republicans of this county wish to
nam8 the next representative, they
must choose wisely, ard name a man
for whom every farmer AID business
man can consistently cast his vote.
That MI. Woolstepcroft wonld be &C.
ceptable to the people of NoDies county,
no one will dispute, and that he would
be the most available of all candidates
so far mentioned is certain.
Several weeks ago we mentioned the
name of Mr.. A. Z. Crowl as suitable
man for Representative of this dist rict.
We had never heard him say whether
he would like it or not, but from onI
acquaintance with him and Il knowledge
of his fitness as we'll as his popularity
and a desire to see him fill tile position,
we, unauthorized, presented his name
to the people for their consideration
We have since talked to him Oh the
subject and he has said to US that while
he could not be a candidate Of his own
asking yet lie would willingly serve tie
people in that position if it was their
wish that he should do so, which is Ger.
talrly commendable, as every intelli
gent man knows that the man that is
sought for the Office is better than one
who will crowd himself forward for it.
-Currie Minnesotian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

The Original Genuine Nerweeian
PlOws are painted BLUE, ''and don't
you forget ~
52w4] II. q. SHEPARD y Co.. Agts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

Nice suite nf rooms to rent over my
Drug Store, to small family.
4Af r.. ID. BARBER.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Register of Deeds johnson furnishes
us the following list of real estate
transfers for the month of August:
Herman Beilke to Henry Bielke, j ot
| set 2-1O4-4l-$1.
John Brader to Car: spharping, 3.
| 1O-103-39-$1, 800.
V Barlow to j II Fitzpatrick, net Of
| %, and ST of set l5-1O2- -43-ss;3, 500. Il
Jane E Barlow to J II Fitzpatrick, $,
22-1O2-43-$2, 400.
y BE 5ennttt j. t, t" ,,S James H Gray, "ta
+ Chandler t" J ? Moulton, sw* OF
ne4 14-l02-4O-$4SO.
Geo J Day tn Catherine McCarr"n. e}
Of net 3O-lO3 339-$1. 600.
E + Drake to 5 ) levitt, lots II and
13, blk II. Worthington-$275.
Geo } Day to Andrew l. Skoog, vi and
set of nw4 24-102-43-$2.O GOO.
David Fogo to james l. Hawley. ne4
2-lO2-3S-$l 200.
oS.'6ansamSatS " &{!ls1anS to James l. H"w'ry, s'a
o G Grundsten to Chas Peterson, let !.
blk az, Worthington-$1OO
F A Heineke to J Z MOulton, nc4
10-1O2-4O-$1.S 500.
G H Hollett to r z Hollett, sw4
1S-103-4O-$l, 600.
r z Hollett to Angie Page, sw4 ls-lo3-
4O-$1, 600.
c A Lauenstein to j p Moulton, Nv t
u-102-40-$4. 800.
H J Mylins to Jacob Smalley, WI 5-lo:-
43-$2,479.
A p 2 Nj Miller sa to ,:I James L Hsw'ey, sw9
O s Melick to James Barry, st of sw4
1O343-$6OO.
Amy ] Miner to G P Randall, lot ~.
blk 9, Worthington-$588.
o Melick to Viola Pett's, ct of nw@
18-1O3-41-$1.
I A Moody to Geo Tordoff, ne4 1s-1o2-
4O-$1, ,12O.
H 6 Norman to Geo Day. Ct of sw4
l4-1O4-41-$30W.
JC O'Gorman to E $ Brown, sw4 81
1O4 4O-$1.
Chss Premo to \ l. L'Premo, e} of sw3
2S-10l-42-$7OO.
c Il Pope to NJ f Church, lots and 9,
blk lS, Worthington-S25O.
G W Pettis to OS Melick, Il of nw4
1S-1O3-4l-$l.
James II Pickett to August Frenz, nw4
BLOB -39-$l .O00. -><~
S G & st z Ry Co to Boles Reeves, sw4
33-l02- -43- 81 .O4O. -
St p & s T. Ry Co to e Teake. 81 of mel,
SET and WI 35-lOl-40-$3 $40. I
st = 4 s T. ISy Co to Freeman, Chris.
topler & Teller. VT 17-lO2- 43-$266s.
st Z 4 $ & 1Sy Co to Ella Louise Nor
rell, ~ 1902 :39-$2 97S. >.*
S q & st p Ky Co to o 5 Melick, II of
sw4 :9-1O3-42-$560.
st p & S T. Ry co to Ole a Fauskee, It
8, 1-1Ol-4O-$64.
G & st P lty Co to John Rotterdam,
sections 3 and 9-10l- -42-$9. eS6.
Seymour, Sabin & Co to JCO'Gorman, J T.
sw4 34-1O4-4O-Sl.
Western Land Co to Edward Hensley,
e4 Of net 1l-lO3- 43-$56O.
Western Land Co to James Mari, III Of
nw9 13-1O1-43-$6SO. -.
Total for month. $41 ,0G7.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02

At night the canary birds cage is put
on the table by him, and he comes down
from his perch as close as he can and
calls in tender tone, "Poor little pussy"
That is his term for any pet. He often
whispers in confidential tone, and
laughs at his own joke. He says: How
do you doP Is Polly well? Is Polly
coldp What is the matterp What aiis
your" etc. He has great deal Of Gu
r4osity about the telephone, answering
''Helloi" and often calls out: Whats
the talkp" He likes to have his poll
scratched, and in cracked voice rings
all sorts of changes on the sentence.
do you want mother to scratch your
poll?n He was heard to say to the cat:
Poor little pussy; do you want me to
scratch your pollpn He remembers
the family that he lived with formerly,
and calls their names and says: where
is the little boy? Has he gone to
school?'' He let out the fact that he had
been accustomed to be punished. Some
times he bites the wires of his cage, and
makes them ring, and shouts: Naughty,
naughty Polly! Do you want the
stiek?'' When he is punished he cries:
Get Quit Go away!'' and stands on
one foot, and holding up theother turns
it over and examines it. He shows a
} great deal of curiosity about what hap
pens in the house, and one day watched
the opening of a box, and said: What
are you doing there? P" He calls him
self pet names, such as "Polly Wolly."
You rascal" You old scalawag,
Polly" In thunderstorm he was
frightened and at very loud clap he
jumped on his perch, and in human
frightened tone cried out; What's the
troubleq' These are only few speci-
mens.of the words and sentences that
he has acquired, and he is constantly
learning, and is often overheard prac-
ticing the words by himself. No idea
can be given of the wonderful variety
of expressive tones that he employs
His rangeis beyond that commonly used
by ordinary people.-H. H. Morey, in,
Indianapolis Journal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02

THE hungarian comes here to
work. He is anxious to work
and eager to save. If the wages are
low, he regulates his expenses so as to
save even then, and there are many
things that American and Irish work
men might learn from him with profit. "
There has been some Improvement
among them since they have been here.
The women wear longer dresses and
cleaner ones than at first. Many of
them wear shoes now instead of boots,
and although the men still drink whisky
they drink it at home in their houses
and not on the streets. They come here
among the very lowest of the population
of Southern Europe and probably the
offspring of serfs or slaves. They look
on every well-dressed man they see
upon their arrival as lord or prince
One of the paymasters here said that a
number of them tried to kiss his hand
when he first paid them. All OF them
save the money they make and many of
them send it back to Hungary to bring
over their friends and kindred. Harris
burg (Pa.) Patriot.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
Imported Images.

In a rough, soft wooden box in mar
BILE dealers store was an image of Cupid
cut from marble, chunks Of wood sup
porting the weak and delicate parts.
at is specimen of ready-made parlor
statuary,' the dealer said. 1T has just
arrived from Italy, and when busted, is
ready for the parlor of millionaire
why do you call it ready-made?'
The statues are all made to order,
but not as the term is commonly under
stood. In Florence, for instance, are
number of studios over which artists of
ability and repute preside. In a mo-
ment of inspiration that Cupid was con-
ceived and modelled in clay. Good
workmen, whose inspiration lasts them
from twelve to fourteen hours a day,
and for seven days week, carve from
the block as many copies of the model
as the trade will bear. Thus the price
of the inspiration may be distributed
over twenty-five, fifty OF one hundred
Cupids. If man should hire the sculp-
tor to make a single image, he would
pay $500, perhaps $1,000, for the in
spiration, besides the price of the block
and the labor of the workman. The
sculptor himself might put file on the
statute, and he might not, Just as the
exigencies of society permitted, or his
fancy dictated.
Sin Sicilian marble, which is an out
door stone, we have many designs suita-
BILE for cemeteries and graves. These
imported goods are not only superior to.
but they are cheaper than, anything you
can get in any other way. The prices
of cemetery pieces range from 500 to
$500, and the parlor pieces from $3.50
to $1,000. The difference between
these statues and those costing from two
to five times as much is simply that
these have no great sculptor's name at
tached. The duty on these goods was
raised from ten to thirty per cent. by
the latest adjustment of the tariff. That
was not to protect home inspiration, but
merely as a matter of revenue. On
block marble the duty was raised from
ffty-eight to sixty-tive per cent. We
are not quite sure why this was done,
but We know it was not to protect the
infant quarrying business.-N T. Sun.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
Praying and Preying.

is man safe from these fellows any
placer
well, it seems not. When they
have the cheek to 60 right into the 7.
M. c. A. room to try their bold schemes
it does look like bold work"
The last speaker was prominent
iron manufacturer in this city, and be-
ing known to the Herald reporter, who
had happened to overhear the remark,
he was asked for the story.
Il was at temperance prayer
meeting at Farwell Hall one evening,
and while there spoke on Faith Al
the close Of the meeting two we'll
dressed chaps stopped me as was
about starting for home. remarking that
they wanted to congratulate me on my
address They had conducted meet
ing on Lake street few evenings be-
fore, they said, at which the topic had
been the one l had just spoken on
Faith One of them told me little
incident to illustrate the power of faith.
He said he had needed money to pay
his rent but hadn't nickel In his ex.
tremity he prayed for help. The next
morning as he went down street q mar
tapped him on the arm and gave him
sixteen dollars, just the amount needed
to pay his rent, remarking that he
looked like q man who needed money
The tale was pretty 'ishy, continued
the speaker, ''but before had chance
to say a word the other fellow chimed il
with the remark that he needed some
money. l don't remember now what
he wanted it for, but he said he haC
prayed for it the preceding night, also
that morning, and, although he hadn't
received the money, yet would continue
to pray for it until it came. At this the
first fellow thrust his hand down into
his pocket and hauled up bond, which
he forced into the other chaps hands
telling him to raise money by pledging
that as security, if the cash couldn't bt
raised any other way. OF course, TIT
fellow at once suggested that l let hin
have fifty dollars, retaining the bond a:
security, but | didn' t accommodate him
and few days later heard OF the ar
rest of these same fellows for playing {
confidence game somewhat similar
This is what made my friend and mysel
ask if there's any place on earth where
these fellows can't be found"
And the gentleman deity jumped OF
the platform of his car as it rolled past
leaving the gatherer of news to wonder
like himself, if confidence men were no
apt to try their wiles upon good old St
Peter keeping the heavenly portals.
| Chicago Herald.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
HOW nuDgarlans WORK IN pennsylvania.

The importation of Hungarian labor
ers IN large numbers by the proprletors
of the large coke works in and around
Uniontown has produced great deal OF
dissatisfaction among native miners and
laborers. There are now in the neigh
borhood of two thousand in the whole
coke region.
So far they have only attempted the
commonest kind of labor, such as draw
ing coke and digging coal in the former
occupation, and also that Of ''forking
cars" which consists in throwing the
finished product of the ovens into the
railroad cars The women assist the
men and do fully as much work. You
see them everywhere at work among the
men, their stumpy little fingers and pc
culiar dress making them everywhere
distinguishable. While at work they
wear a little coarse shawl thrown over
the head, concealing all save patch OF
dark skin and pair of small, bright
ewes. A mans coat, with the arms cut
off, frequently adorns the arms and
body, while short, thick WOODEN or
flannel petticoat completes the toilet to
the knees, where it is met by pair OF
mems top boots. Armed with steel
prong fork, a woman will fill box
Or open car with coke in something
over five hours, for which her husband,
or the man she works for, receives S1.5O
Then shouldering her fork and taking
| the shawl off her head. she trudges to
| the companv's store to make her pur-
ehases for the kitchen, or rather the
'.pot," for nearly everything these Hun
garian laborers eat is boiled in this
F.pot," which most of them bring with
ihem from Hungary. 1t has been al
| legged by the enemies of these people
that they are very promiscuous in their
habits, but thil is not generally be-
Iieved. There are nearly as many
women as men among them.
In respect to the economy and frugal
| ty they display in their mode of life
! hey greatly resemble the Chinese. One
If their number will walk miles, if nee
.ssary, to butchers shop and carry
off, with many expressions of regard and
delight, the offal and refuse OF the
butcher shops and slaughter-houses.
Phey..cook these in the pot, together
with water and beans. This, with
bread or crackers, make up nearly
their whole diet. Out of q pay of forty
Eve dollars, the average pay per month,
they will draw thirty-two or thirty-three
dollars in money, the balance being
consumed in store orders. The Ameri-
can or Irish workman receiving the
same pay viii on pay day, owing to his
more luxurious living, most likely be
several dollars in debt to the store.
The Hungarians consume q vast
quantity of the cheapest whisky, which
| they drink like milk, but in this they
are not outdone by their fellow-work.
men of other nationalities. They art
favorites with the operators because
they never grumble about the rent MOI
the price or the kind of groceries they
consume, They do their work not only
cheerfully but gladly, and never strike
/ Colonel Schoonmaker. who il
1.-THE largest individual coke man
ufaeturer in the region, says
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
A Remarkable Parrot.

At Windsor, Vt, in the possession Of
Colonel NJ. K. Paine, there is parrot
whose story may be interesting to the
boys and girls who read the Journal
1t is gray, African parrot, and at the
time it was purchased in Boston was
warranted to say hundred words.
But now he goes far beyond that, and
has learned to vary sentences to suit
the occasion. In the morning he greets
the family with good morning-pleas-
ant morning." and then if no one pays
any attention to him, he repeats it, in a
gruff and imperative voice, until he gets
a response. He initiates every sound
that he hears, even the tones of the
voices of individuals, SO that members
of the family in another room are often
puzzled. His cat-fghts are wonderful
limitations. He picks up snatches of
tunes, very easily, and learns to whistle
whole tunes with good expression,
Every luxury he calls a peanut. One
day he lost peanut through the wire
floor in his cage. He tried in various
ways in vain to get hold of it, and. after
storming around his cage, he came near
to it as he could, and, in a wheedling
tone, said: '.Good morning, peanut.
Don't you want to come upP" He is
fond of playing with an almond, using
it as boy would a ball, throwing it up
and shouting Hello" or oh If it
happens to hit him on the head. As be
throws it he calls out Henq, peanut. "
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
ADVICE 10 MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so.
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. It's value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone aud energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one of
the Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price % cents per bottle.
feb % m-W-s m 1-V
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02
SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT
OF THE WEARING OF
CLEAN SHIRTS.


AS was near my journeys end, l
walked out to the rear platform and said
to the conductor:
81 suppose you have often noticed
that strange sign in the street belowPh
Yes, and almost every observing
person who rides on my car sees it, too,
and asks me what the meaning of it is.
Now, think that the sign tells the
whole story and explains the object of the
society. Is there really society of that
name? Why, of course there is, and it
has big field to work in. A queer
looking chap, with gold spectacles on,
saw the sign day or two ago, and
laughed as if he would split. He came
out here and talked with me about it.
There's an Englishman over here now,
named Matthew Arnold, says he, and
he was formerly of the opinion that
Americans changed their shirts only
once week If he should get on this
car point that sign out to him, and tell
him it was hung out as soon as his views
Of this country were published. ;"
Il suppose that is not the only anus
ing sign you see on your trip" |
queried.
well, no. When l first started in
this business, about two years ago, |
thought that almost every one was
pretty much after the same general pat
tern. Never thought much on the sub
jeet, you see. But all the sights | OBJ
serve, and the queer stories / hear told,
have opened my eyes. If you ever have
q day to yourself and enough money for
fares just ride up Third avenue and
the Bowery with me dozen or so
times. What would you see? Well,
what wouldn't you? Lots of sin and
suffering; but plenty that is amusing.
You could get any number of ''wrin-
kles" for making money if you were
smart. How do you suppose the thou
sands of persons whose homes are on
this avenue make a livingP Perhaps
ninety out of hundred are engaged in
some trade, business or profession that
you are familiar with, but the other ten
scrape the dollars together by methods
you could never dream of. Do you
read the New York papersP YesP
Well, then, you have often seen articles
about those who follow queer occupa-
tions,-picking up cigar stubs, to be
made over into cigarettes; killing and
dressing sparrows. to be served up in
restaurants as reed birds. The report
ers are sharp, but of course there are
many little secret trades that they can
not get hold of. There is one person, q
little further up the avenue, that you
should call upon. No. Here is the
place. Jump off and have talk with
| her."
The car stopped for a moment, and /
| followed the advice of the laxative con-
ductor. In stairway leading to the
upper floors of a dingy brick building
was sign reading as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02

The best tonic medicine-one that is
not composed mostly of alcohol or whiskey
or whiskey-is Browns Iron Bitters. II
is guaranteed TO be mountaineering and
will absolutely kill all desire for whiskey
and other intOxicants. 1t has been thor
oughly tested and proven itself in every
instance never failing cure for dyspepsis
indigestion, biiousness, weakness, debility
overwork, rheumatism, neuralgia, con
sumptive disease. liver complaints, kidney
troubles, etc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-02

Since last October l have suffered from
acute inflammation in my nose and head
often in the night having to get up and
inhale salt and water for relief. My eye
has been. for week at u time. so | could
not see. l have used no end of remedies,
also employed doctor, who said it was
impure blood-but I got no help. | used
Ely's Cream Balm on the recommendation
of u friend | was faithless. but in a few
days was cured. My nose now, and also
my eye is well 1t is wonderful how
quick it helped me. Mrs. George $.
Judson, Hartford, Conn EASY to use
Price so cts)