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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS

SIOUX CITY & ST. rAuLTlME CARD.
NO. PASSENGER.
Going West.
Leave st. Paul at. 7.20a. M
WorthingtOn, at 332 p. m
Arrive at Sioux City, at 720 p. III.
NO. PASSENGER.
Leave St. Paul at 3:5Opm
Arrive at WOrthingtOn ut 12:lS III
Ar at Sioux CITY at AIS am
Going East
NO. 2. PASSENGER.
Leave Sioux CITY ut 1l.40 p. m
WOrrhingtOn at 1892 a. m.
Arrive at st. Paul. at ll.4O q. IN.
Leave Sioux CITY at 1890 am
Arrive 1T WOrthingtOn at 3:S2 III
Ar. at st. Paul at 2:iOpm
ACCOMNODATlON.
Going Elst-Leaves Worthington ut 2: 100 p m.
Go 20 WeSt-LeaveS WOrthiny$On at 20 pm
WORTHINGTON AND SIOUX FALLS r. r.
3otn0 East
Leaves Sioux Falls at Il O5 T. N.
Arrives ut Worthington %
jotng West
Leaves Worthington IS p. m.
Al. ut Sioux Falls, 6 IS {"
E. +. WARREN, Agent:
DC & \. TIME TABLE.
l0ing Nortll-ras>enger arrives at $3.50 p m
Going SOuth-PasS"nEer leaves ut l:l5 Il. III.
Freight leaves 500 a. ia Arr ives $3.50 y. m.
Runs Oh Chicago time which is % minutes fas-
ter than st. Paul.
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IFor the ADvANCI.1
NEW YEARS MUSINGS.

Another year with bloom and blight
Il dead, with darkness like . shr0ud-
Gone. like some phantom of the night,
Gone, like tho shadow of cloud.
Wild polar spirits chant a dirge,
And, mingling with the dreadful roar,
hear the oceans angry surge ~
Beat time upon the frozen shore.
Love, count thy jewels! Not a few
Have vanished from thy casket lrail.
More false than diamonds of the dew,
Or rounded drops of summer hail.
Look. Hope! upon thy cherished flowers,
So bright of hue twelve months ago!
May will not wake them with her showers,
Nor warm them with her genial glow.
Another wave upon the beach
Has dashed its freight of good and Ill:
Our hands abroad we vainly reach.
In quest of those whose hearts are still.
Another milestone we have gained
The goal of rest is drawing nigh,
And sadly is the vision panied
BY pictures that once charmed our eye.
Oh. sooner rake In ashes cold
For letters that have fed the blaze,
Than seek to find the bliss of old,
The transports of our younger days.
Enough, though hushed the voice OF glee,
1fin our hearts contentmcnt calm,
Sits, like halcyon on the sea.
Dispensing an Obvious balm.
Mrs II. X. ARNOLD.
WabaSlia, Mimi Jan. II. 1884.
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ADRIAN g. A. e. POST.

Commander L. NJ. LANCE went to
Adrian Monday evening and installed
the officers of the new G.. A. r. Post at
that place. 1t is named Nathaniel
Lyons Post, No. 46. The officers in
stalled were
Commander-L. g. Long.
$. V: CT. II. Childs.
J. V. Coco. F. Halias.
o. DIN. J. Bryan.
0. G.-Chas. Hallas.
Ada. r.. Harris.
q. MA. Campbell.
5. NJ IL. S. Roberts.
The Post starts with sixteen men,
bers and will hold their first campfire
one week from next Saturday night.
The way to produce a smile on the
face Of a man, suffering with 4 racking
cough, is to make him IL present of a
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Just
try it and you will be astohished at the
result.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

Try our Faribault Flour.
22.1m] S. MCLEAN.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
DOG9ERET

~ ".
DOGGEREL.
We recently said of r. j. w. Bloom.
the Dude of the Record:
When you want a silly Dude,
And miik-sop noodle, too,
Don't send away from Worthington,
For Bloom, the Dude'll do.
lie turns this on us by saying that
when you want a ''lunatic'' We'll do.
This is too funny for any use. It is so
full OF wit and imbecility that we give
him the benefit of Our circulation to
get it before the assembled world.
A young lady hands us the following
or the efforts of this Dude to skate:
On the rollers around the great rink flew swell
A duliSh, WOrthington blood
But IN making a turn he staggered and fell
With the usualdull sickening thui
Ana! cried maiden, VivlciOuS and spruce,
As She paused OF the hard oaken track,
You remind me, just now, of an infantile
Because you've got down on Your backr'
The Teachers Association met Jan.
l2tA, 1881. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Professor
Wright.
The subject OF Spelling was intro
duced by Mrs. Read, and ably discussed
by others present. Miss Plumb read
an interesting poem. followed by
Writing Methods by Mary Twitcheli,
and = we'll recited History lesson by
Nellie Tanner.
At the next meeting the subject of
School Government will be discussed
by all who with to speak,
Adjourned to meet the second Sat
urday in February.
MApv TwrrcJIrr Coo
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$. S. HEWITT
Matchmaker and jeweler.

watches, Clocks and jewell for sale and 70
paired on short notice. ALI kinds of Watches
&pekfOrd watches speciality.
Z satisfaction guaranteed.
At Miller & Smiths Drug Store.
Worthangto,e, Ninn. !.
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slAPs.--We have a supply of Mobiles
County Maps framed to hang mp. Every
Office. should have one. No famil.
aho,lld be without this map. KEEPS the.
i,nlsy 0Ilipt and smnotllcs tile wrinkles
oui of your Wifes temper.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
NOTICE OF
Sheriff's Sale on Foreclosure of
Mortgage.

In The District Court Of the Second Judicial Dis
trirf OF Idaho Territory IL and Alturas
County.
". II. Noble, plaintiff VS.. Herman Vorberg and
Agnes Norbery. defendants order OF sale and
decree of foreclosure
Under and bv NiIt ,e of an Order c' Sale and De-
cree of Torcrl osure, issued ont of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District of the Terri
tory of Idaho III and for Aturas County on the
LIST day of August, lS1i, in the above entitled sc-
ton, wherein ". b. Noble. the above named
plaintiff obtained Judgment and de, rec against
Herman Norherc an Agnes yorberg, DEFENDANTS
ON the LIST day ot August. 1885, nm commanded t.
sell II Of that certain lot piece. parcel of and
situate in the County of Alturas, T4rrt ,ry of
Idaho, and bounded md described as follows to.
wit
The building known Ms the Saint Louis Brewery
III Grows Gulrh, about one mile west ut the town
of HALEY; also, the cellar connected with said
brewery, also, the water right and pr. vleges
uected Herewith, and the ground covered by said
brew ~ and cellar together with all ard singular
the tehements. herea itaments and appurtenances
said p,operty being situated in the County Of Al.
turas and Territory of Idaho.
Notice is hereby given, that on the second day
OF September, 1854, ut o'clock p. of that day,
in front of the Courthouse in HALEY, County OF
Alturns will in obedience to said Order of Sale
and Decree Of Foreclosure. sell the aheve de-
ecribed property. Tor So much thereof may be
necessary to satisfy plaintiff JUDGMENT with in.
terest thereon and costs to the highest and best
bidder. for cash, lawful money of the United
States.
haley Idaho, August II, 1884
aull CIAS. II. FUREY, Sheriff.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22

nd
ain pae l Q
al and rdM
o of
Off
tina Ian tcanhe ynnt
has irl lands promptly
nileux
dreaon he ADVANCED
d
nbuNns wiIrcee rand carful attention
Refers Prominent Men throughout the country. s3d&w
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
Sherif's Sale.

By virt uc Of executil m issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the Territory Of Idaho, in and or
the County of Alturns, and to directed and de-
livered. for u judgment rendered and entered in
said Court. on The ith day of October. 1882. in
favor OF j. NOim IN Hicks and Isaac Keeler. and
against Oscar Bache, have levied all of the
right, title and interest Of the above named de-
PENDANTS in and t. the following described renl
property, tO-wit
Lots numbered Three ('Il and Twelve 12l, in
BLOCK Thirty three ,i3l, in the town of HALEY, as
shown on the Recorders plat of said town. and
standing ON the Records of Alturns County in the
name of Carrie Bache
Notice Is hereby given that on the eth day of
September, 1894 AT O'Clock p. m. of thpt day in
front of the Courthouse in HALEY, county Of Al
turas, Will sell tue right. title and interest of
said Oscar Bachr in and to the above described
property, at PUBLIC ArrrluN, for cash in hand. to
The highest and uest bidder, to snt.sfy said Exc
tntion md III costs.
Dated the 81! day of August, 1881
q, II. FIREY. sheriff.
sUl1 by PAT FUnEY Deputy sheriff.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22


nrnnlEmission Aversion TO Society Dimness of
Nis'on Noises in the Head; the vital fluid pass.
ing unohserved in the urine and many other dis
eases tbnt lead to insanity and death.
DIR. MINTIE, who Is a regular physici Z. (yrsd.
uate of the University OF Ptnnsylvanisl, will
agree to forfeit FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for a case
of this kind the VITAL RESTORATIVE (under
his special advice and treatment will not cure
or I, r ANYTHING impure injurious found in it,
DIR MlNriE treats all private diseases success.
Iu'l! without mercury. CONSULTATION FREL
Thorough exam nation and advice, including IN.
alys's of urine, Is. Price OF VITAL RESTORATIVE
Fl 80 bottle or four times the quantity, $500;
sent to any address upon receipt of price, or c. o.
D., secure from observation and in private name
If desired by A. Z. MINTIE, NJ. D., IL Kearny
street, San Francisco, Cal.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
Will be sent 10 NJ one applying by letter stat
ing symptoms, sex and age. Strict secrecy in re.
gard 70 all business transactions
DIR MINTlE'S KIDNEY REMEDY, NEPHRETI.
Ct n. cnrts all kinds of Kidney and Bladder Com.
plants, Gonorrhoea, elect, Leurorrhoen. For
sale by al druggists: 81 bottle six bottles for S.
DIR. MtNfIES DA NDEIION PILLS are tn. rtst
ana Cheapest Dyspepsia and Bilious cure in the
market For sale by all druggists.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
Sherif's Sale.

by virtue of an execution, issued ont of the Dis.
Territory of Idaho. in and fot the County Of Al.
tnrhs and TO me directed and del vered for iudg.
inent rendered and catered in said mrt on the
3lst day ~ October. 1883 i'll f,vor of G. D. Smith
and against Louis Bugher, have levied on all ut
the ri@it. title and interest OF the above named
defendant in and to the fol'owin. describ d real
prop rty. to wit
The mining claims fnown as the Annie Bueher
ana independence mines, situated about five mill. s
southeast from the City of Bellevue on lookout
Mountain, in Mineral Hill Mining District Aitur.s
county, ld.ho Territory, and duly recorded On the
Quartz Records of said county.
Also, all of the right title and interest of the
above named defendant in and to the mining
claims known ns the Bartlesnn ard Smokey II il
mines, situate about tour miles southeast from thu.
Annie Bu2her and Independence min = in Mineral
Ill Mining District, Alturas county, Idaho Terri.
tory.
Als' all Of TIE right. title and interes. of the
above named def ndn,t in and to the mining
Claim known as the Black Oak mine situated on
or near the Elkl RI Mountain. i'll Warm Springs
Mining District, Altnrs: county, Idaho Territory,
Notice Is hereby gwen that ON the 10Th tlsv OF
Autnst !ssa. ut 2 o'clock p. IN of thatd.y IN front
OF me Cont House N Haley, county of Alturas |
VIII sell the ri9ht title and il terest of sad Lou
Eu@ htr in and t. the above described prcperty Al
PVBLiC AUCTION, for cash in hand. TO the highe. (
and best bidder. to satisfy said execution aud all
costs. 49,
Dated the oath day Of July, 1884
c II. FrREY, Sheriff.
by PAT. FCREY. Deputy sheriff.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
Sherif's Sale.

by vir'ne Of IN execution issued out of the Dis
trt Court "t tre Second Judicial District of the
Territory ct iiah" in and for the County of Attn
Pas aud I me dret ted nnd delivered, for iudr-
mrnt rendered and entered in said Court. on the
3lst day Of July, lsN;, in favor of G. E. Gridley
AN against Ross Cnrtee, I have levied on all OF
the right. tit!" and int rest of the above named
defendant in and t. the following DIES 81 ibed prem.
iscS. wit
l. number nine -, block tn rtecn n3f in the
t'wn ~ Sho'h ne, County of AN lrns, TERRITORY of
lI"h''. and recorded in Il .ok P. page 80. Of Deeds
Also. Lot number IN lDJ. block thirteen tI3 aud
1T number two t2i. block tn e 90 in the town of
Shpshont. aforesaid County aud Territory recorded
In Book of Deett page 1876 Also, lot one ~,
block three 81, in t,wn of Shoshoue County of
Alturas Territory of Idaho. recorded in Book o
Of Deeds. page rs.
Notice ir hereby given TINT on the 9Th day of
September. 1881. at O'clock p Of thrt day In
front 81 The Coutthol Sc in HALEY. County OF Al
flrns, VIII sell the right, title and interest of
said Ross Cartee in and to tn. above described
property, 1t PUBIC AIfCrIoN FIR cash In hand to
The highest and best bidder TO satisfy said Exccu.
tion and NIL costs.
Dated the Eth day of August, 1894.
G. II FUREv. Sheriff.
aul3 BY PAT FURtY, Deputy Sheriff.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
THE EXPERT SPECIALIST,
YOUNG MEjN

and MlDD1%-AGED MEN. who are suffering from
the effects of Youthful lndisrretlons or Excuses
IN maturer years, Nervous aud Physical Debility
hnpotenc!, Lost Manhood. Confusion Of ideas
dull eyes. aversion I" society, dependency PIN.
pies on the face, loss of energy and me uory ire
quency of urinat,ug. etc Remember that 1y n
combination of VEGETABLE REMEDIES of great ci,r
alive power. the Doctor has arranged his
treatment that it will not only afford immgd. ate
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE Al HALEY. IDAHO. !

LAND OFFICE Al HALEY. IDAHo.j
August ., 1884.
|, George II. Knight, Of HALEY, Idaho who
made pre- emf ttuu dtclnratury statement No.
~ f"rthe 5. r. a s. +. Il and p s T.. !, Sec
non ~, and \. ". Il \. l.. \ Sect IN 81. \. Il. IL
East do hereby give noticed my int "ntou to make
maj proof o establish NY rlilu To the land nhu>.
described, and thht expect to prove my residence
and cultivation before II, pistcr and Receiver at
Haley. Idaho. on September 18Th, 1851. Ivy two of
the following witnesses: J. A. Rupert George
kritG. \ h. sebrec, Albert J. Jsrkson-all of
HALEY, Idaho,
GEORGE H. KNIGHT
LAND SrFtCE III HALEY, L. Tl
August o. LISA.
Notice o: the above application viii be pub.
lished III the TIMES, printed at HALEY, Idnno,
which hereby designate ms the n.wspan,r r,b-
isfied nearest the land described in said appicu-
tion.
au9td HOMER l.. POUND. Register
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
THE GREAT
ENGLISH REMEDY

Ia a never-fAiling @ ira
for Nervous Debility.
Exhausted VItality,
Seminal Weakness,
SpCrmatOtrhHa, Lost
MANHOOD, Impotency,
PRoSTATORHHE., Parnly.
sis, and all the terri.
BILE effect of Sclf-Abuse,
youthful fullies and ex-
cesscs in inuture- years
such AS Loss of Mem.
DrV. 1,aSs,t,l,lc. Npc,
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HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

tHaNin" been surgeon IN charge OF two leading
hospitals enables me To treat all private trou bes
WIN -Nctiient result. wish ii distinctly under.
stood that do no; claim 10 perform imrossib;,i
Ties, W r. have miraculous or supernatural mower
c'aiia only to b. skillful and successful pbysi
'ian and Surgeon. THoRouGHLY informed in INV
utfy -
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DISEASES OF MAN.

All applying 10 me will receive my honest opin.
ion of their couplsint-no -xperime,tiny vii,
guarantee a positive cure in every case | under.
TAKE, or Forfeit 1000. Consultation in Office or nv
i.t'er FREE and strictly private. Charges moder
ate ihorouga examination, iucludiny cbemirs,
and ni'roscopical Snsysis of urine and adyic.
50 %. Once hours Q to 3 Dolly 6 10 evenings
Sundays to !? only. Call or address
, 1884-02-06
Unpleasant Features of Japanese
rEIr- Funerals
al LTyfbGo Cn,. AIntar n.a.


The most unfayorable feature OF the Jana
nese burial system, to my mind. is the fact
that the deceased is buried III a squatting AZ
ttude, just as he has lived. In Japan, where
the graveyards are so numerous, this method
has its practical advantages. In only takes
q plot of ground three feet square, or even
less, for a burial spot. But tho practice
seems altogether unnatural That the Japan
csc appreciate the analogy between sleep
and death Is evident; for the effigies of Buddha,
which abound In cemeteries and along the
highways alike, represent that deity with
closed eyes, and an attempt at serenity OF ex
PRESTON. Yet when it comes. to preparing
the remains of a native for burial, it seems to
be invariably the rule to first place the body
with its head to the north for a period of
forty eight hours, placing beside 1t a new zen
Tor food table, with bowls of vegetable food
and cups of the national beverage, saki, upon
which are reversed chopstieks, and then
wash it in tepid water and clothe it in white,
the while a native priest mumbles litanies
D over it and shaves the head. Prior 10 death
all Japan are religiously careful to avoid
this position of lying with the head to the
north.
Than comes the most abominable OF all
the features connected with a Japanese fun
eral, that of crowding the rigid body into the
1Ao ~ oPohtoo ChHhtb y u WOOutu
tub held together by bamboo hoops, except
when the wealth of the deceased will justify
the purchase Of an earthen jar. Into this
receptacle the body is crowded in some mex
plicabls way most shocking 70 Christian SEN
sibilities. There has been a theory that this
difficult process is facilitated by the use Of a
powder called dasia, but this theory is quite
generally repudiated now. At any rate the
process is a brutal one, and quite at variance
with the otherwise dignifed attentions paid
to the dead. Tho space about the body is
filled in with chaff or coarse incense, except
when the relatives think they can afford
yermilion, even the mouth, nose, and cara
being stuffed with this material.
Even as 1 stood yesterday beside the
elaborate bronze. Imausoleum of Japan,
greatest man, Iyeasu, the FIRST tycoon,
reached by a flight of stone steps, with vast
retaining walls, and a melancholy pomp the
like of which l never expect to look upon
elsewhere in the world, 1 could not rid my
self Of this distracting thought. 1t adds a
touch Of in~eongruousness to the stateliest
tomb "a. "raHHH.H . H |"..v |-H IL
, 1884-02-06
tChicago Herald.


William Sheriff, the Prussian, yesterday
went into training under direction of james
Connolly, Of Boston, and Charles L. Davies,
Of Chicago, He now weighs 175 pounds. but
will train down to 100. Within the next
dxty days he will be in condition to issue a
challenge, the terms of which will put some
Of the leading ARTISTS of the profession on
their mettle. Sheriff will make his head
quarters in Chicago while he remains in
America He has already opened a sparring
academy here and secured eight pupils. Yes
terday, after knocking the eight amateurs
into a comatoSe state, he commenced train.
ing. A room in the basement of We're Davies
building is fitted up for ball exercise. A col.
lege football covered with leather is tied to
a rope. The rope is passed up through a
swivel, which depends from the centre OF the
ceiling. The end is fastened near the ~cornice
OF the room. Sheriff hits the ball, knocking
1t into the corner, and as it bounds back he
hits it again Being knocked into the corner
the ball rarely returns on the same angle.
This keeps the striker alert, for il he should
not hit the ball on its return the ball hits him
in the nose. The harder the stroke the more
rapidly tho ball returns. Half an hour of
work left Sheriff in a profuse perspiration,
and, after a breathing spell, he handled the
clubs and dumb-bells. Yesterday morning
he walked ten miles. Last night lie visited a
Turkish bathing establishment.
, 1884-02-06
zoaIous Men the Ono.


Titus Munson Coan, NJ. d.
As far as natural endowments Determine,
the jealous men are par eminence the suo-
which, being intrinsic, is therefore, perhaps,
not quite a sin-bigotry, Except in the case
Of great creative minds, 1t Il necessary to be
somewhat partial In order to succeed In af-
fairs. Broad culture Is seldom efficient In any
immediate way; narrow, intense purpose
accomplishes the hard enterprises OF the
world, and Is ~overywhere at n premium
among those who are interested in getting
things done.
1 have a respect for bigots and partisans,
and believe that the world owes a great debt
to intolerant, one-sided men. It must nave
them; 1t could not push Its reforms, or get
Its rough, unpleasant work done else. Narrow
NOR are edged men, mon of single and deter
mined purposes; and In their purposes they
are apt to succeed.
The liberal, tho spirits OF insight, really
rule all; they are not always seen to do so;
they create the thoughts hat direct the
worlds forces, But they turn over their
thoughts to armies OF stirring partisans, who
adjust by force OF arms the claims of oppos-
ing truths. Tn philosopher would prefer
TO wait for evolution, and to let things settle
themselves quietly; but the reformers cannot
wait for this. So they organize boards,
wage religious wars, and piously burn tho
witches. There Is a sad waste OF force In
these proceedings; but men promise TO be-
come wiser in course of time, and meanwhile
the machine creaks slowly along, and some
progress is made. a.FFga
, 1884-02-06

@They can joke all they please about the
Buckeye state" said a happy-looking passen-
ger; al don't care what they say about her,
hor politicians, her hogs and other things,
but l tell you there is a thing that came from
old Ohio that l wouldn't take 81 900 for if l
couldn't get another And he pulled out a
big, fat, shiny buckeye. whats that good
forr l inquired, in amusement "Good fort
Why, sir, that has been in my pocket for
min straight years now Before I got 1t I
was all warped up with the rheumatic, but l
hain' had 'em since that blessed buckeye
found its way into my clothes. 1 know you
don't believe it, but it's so, and I know of a
dozen other men that's tried it with the same
raan1t -
, 1884-02-06
Dickens "Oid Curiosity shop
ISt James, Gaxetta1

Tho old house selected by Charles Dickens
as the scene Of many Of the incidents re-
corded in the "old Curiosity Shop" is about
to be demolished In consequence Of Its dan
gerous condition. The house Is No. IA Ports
mouth street, Lincoln's-inn-helds. InformA-
ton reached the Metropolitan board OF pub
lie works late on Christmas eve that tho @old
curiosity shop" and the two adjoining houses
were collapsing. The contractors to the
board were Immediately instructed 10 shore
the houses up and during Christmas day were
busily engaged in doing 30. On Boxing day
many visitors went TO the spot, among
them being several Americans, who appeared
TO take a lively interest In all that was being
done and were most anxious to have a peep
inside the old shop. The premises appear to
be used as a store for waste paper, the ad.
joining houses being let out In tsnemeutS.