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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03

The sight Of the faithful servant had con.
jured memories from the past Of dear faces
who would never again bless his waking
vision.
Cliftord's voice recalled him t. himself.
"Motherll be expecting us, Harry.
Come, Edith. put on your forgery. and
prepare to do tho agreeable ct home, for
Daisy seems to be completely monopolized,
and we'll have to depend on you for en-
tertainment."
YES, missy, go now. Ole Sally'n live
the rest of tho day on what has happened
already. Good-by, and God bress you and
Mas'r Harry too. OF course you'll come
and sec old mamma agen."
AS sure as the sun rises you'll have q
visit from me tomorrow. We must have
talk over old times, you know" said
So the happy young people went away
from the poor cottage to join the gay party
assembled at the Nelson's homestead, and
think you not it added to their p easure
through that whole day to recur in their
thoughts to tbs brightness their visit had
left within the heart Of one of Goods
PoOr?"
lam sure 1T It'd.
Another June came with its wealth of
roses, and beneath fragrant marriage bell
stood bridal couple. The solemn words
which made them man and wife had pessed
the minister's lips, and congratulations had
been received from friends and &C.
qualntanceS.
How lovely Edith looks in her bridal
veil and orange blossoms" said young
friend to Daisy, "and what handsome
bridegroom Mr.. Clement makes. Where
did Edith captivate such q splendid looking
I 01vu cho L. ~
maid. You were the taking one Of the two
among gentlemen. Daisy, and yet Eide is
the first one to marry.
Daisy laughed-a low, cohtented sound
it was, too. For she had her own happy
secret hidden safe from curious eyes, and
she knew it would not be long before
cunning little pars Onage was to receive it.
mistress. So she could bear teasing with
equal unity.
Il really believe Eide charmed Harry.
heart out of his bosom by-you'd never
guess! cooking an old woman's dinner!
Did you notice that nice colored auntie who
helped the ladies straighten thu il tlnps, and
took care Of the wraps il the dressing
room: She was slave in the element
fam ~ and was reduced t. great poverty
after she came north. Edith found her
cut, and ministe,ed to her needs, and she
was even cooking her Christmas dinner
when she and Harry met"
I shall turn cook at once!" said May.
Then YOU can cater to Sydney's taste, I"
answered Daisy, mischievously.
aHush!" saia May, flushing wildly.
Here comes Sydney now"
And so the river of life 1uns on, bearing
its fre;shtage of human jo, s and sorrows
until at last all reach the final port where
there will be neither marrying nor given
IN marriage" and where ALI tears shall be
wiped away"
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FOCUSES AN WILD uONEY.-
What a Tennessee Elders Opinion of Them
l..

From the Nashville American.
The New York SUMS reference tn the
Baptist Social Union ut Delmonico's and
the absence of locusts and wild honey.
which formed tho food of John the Ban.
fist, recalls little Sunday school inciien
which we will voIch has never been in
print and is pure fact. He vas g
country squire, an elder, most excellent
man vita all the preten,ious ignorance of
the Dogberry, CT FleldinRs squire. The
lesson was IN John. The boys had formed
various theories about the focuses an vile
honey, but the asking of que stions was
not encouraged; it gave trouble sometimes.
The teacher was in the habit of revealing
all that ought to be known, which was ali
that ne knew, plus large amount that he
didn't know.
Now, boys, said he, raising his specks.
Il expect you al, want to know wat hind
of locusses and vile honey John the Ban
list ct in the wilderness. The kimintators
make ont it was the seventeen.year Icons.
ses and bee honey!" Here the Squire
lifted his specks higher, and Assumed . Sc
we're judicial expression, as If he were
about to expound the law or construe the
statutes. The kimintators was but man
with like passions as ourselves. Thew we're
never inspired. The seventeen-yaar To-
cusses. as yoa all know who have sense
enough to have seen EN-, isn't fifteen to eat.
and it's my opinion, as bein' against nacher.
John never ct any. The Jews was mighty
particular, and they never ct pork till the
Lord showed Peter what was geod. II the
seventeen year locusses had been in that
sheet tod you about theyed q asw away.
wouldn't they? It's against reason that
John ever ct such trash. He was poin'
about bus masters work, and had no time
for foo!ln' with bee trees, and what's more,
bees amt found in the wilderness avsv
from the settlements. Now I'm poin' to
tell you. boys. what he ct. in my opinion.
It was honey locusees; you've ali ct 'em and
I've EN-. when WAS boy; tt common
honey locusses and nothin' else." There
was general assent; all tho boys had eaten
honey locusses" or fruit Of the three
thorned acacia, and the explanation saved
the reputation Of John the Baptist in the
matter of taste,
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DOinSs OCCrllnlnals.

At Yszoo City, Miss, a terrible tragedy
occurred Monday, the 24th inst. John T.
Pcsey Of the firm :! Williams e. Posey, a
young man highly connected, was insul,ed
by John James, q negro butcher. Gong
oil to get some friends, Posey returned to
the corner Of Main and Jefferson streets,
wher, James was last seen. Without warn,
Ing the party we've fred upon snd John
Posey, Garnet Posey ana Jasper Nichols
were ridc!ed with buckshot and stantly
killed; II. G. Elicit was dangerously, and
Fritz Holder slightly wounded. One of
the negroes was afterwards killed while re-
sistiDg arrest.
Charles r. Backwith, the clerk who stole
$3.50, 900 from 8. T. Babbitt, the soap man
ufacturer, hss served his term of ten years
in Sing Sing, and is now in New York.
There are number of additional indict.
ments hanging over him, which his counsel
IS seeking to have set aside, while Baboitt
has Instituted a civil suit for the recovery
Ut the money. 1t is believed that Beckwitl
hAs $4,000 saved from his stealings.
Martins Ferry, Ohio, is in an upheaval
over the arrest AID holding in 81, 600 bonds Of
DR.. Frank HiLeman, physician of good
standing, on the charge of performing an
abortion on Ella Lypple, the seventeen.
year-old daughter Of highl respectable p,r.
ehts. The li.,le girl died the Gath.
Adam Hsr'line, peddler, was stopped
on the highway near Catawisss, Pa, and
robbed Of $3.50 and some jewelry. Shortly
after he Was met ny two other men who
asked for ride. Hartline refusing, one OF
the men shot him twice. His injuries Gre
fatal.
William Hatfield, an escaped convict
from Michigan. was arrested at Malone, N.
y, BY sheriff Stockweli Hatfield stabbed
the sheriff aid Allen St.ckwell and
wife. He was finally captured, after being
shot through the thigh.
DR.. Gerger, William Suetshaw and lite.
hous Drixer are under ARE in Chicago for
conspiracy to insure Charles Schaelsr when
the latter was on his death bed IN hospital,
The policy was for s., 500 in the Home Life
Insurance company.
Arthur g. Currier was probably fatally
shot BY Lena W st in a barroom ut New
bur sport, Mass. The woman knocked Cur.
rier' tat off, when he pushed her away
and she shot him.
Pryor A. Simon. Boston, l1ansger OF the
New England business OF Samuel L. Hall,
fine art publisher and importer of New
York, is charged with being defaulter for
IS 600 or $4,000. Simon has dis ,ppeAred.
The negro Big Ike, who murdered young
Bruce Hunt, con Of ex- CIV. Huat OF Du-
range, COL, recently Was captured on the
10Th on the Southern Ute reservation.
Thomas Fl. Wheeler, paper stock dealer,
NeH Haven, c., committed suicide. Bust.
ness difficulties are believed to HAYS been
the cause.
Gov. Butler has declined to pardon Hath.
away, the Fall River, (Mass.) en- bezzler.
Susan Gibbs was killed at Lambton mills
Ont, for her money.
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New Northwest :ro Patents.

John F. Anpleby, agsignor to MlnueaDolis Har-
vester works. Minneapolis, twiue box for grain
s binders: Norman II. Brokane. Maeinet 9, Wis,
olock dresser for wood paper pulp machines tre-
Eddy. Zumbrota. Mimi. hay press for fuel pur.
poses: ]; b. Cline. assienor to Boone
Steel Wire COMPANY. Jefferson Iowa,
harbed fence wire; Wesley Cole, Menomonie'
Wis, bolster spring: John Coils. Dos Moines,
Iowa. steam radiator: Jscob Kur z. Delano, Mimi
wv'hlpDletree Attachment: Thomas H. Mallory, Red
kee. Wis. adjustable reel for harveste,s and NOV.
Ing machines: W.R Parsons, Waterloo, Iowa. bind.
or and hemmer attachment for sewing machines;
rad Scher!ing. Gutenberg. Iowa, bride bid; Ed.
ward Thomson. Hokah, Ainn.. grain drying pro-
cess and appliance: Marshall Tur;ey, Council
neapo!is, MIMI: barrel lining: George W.. viii.
Jams. Winona. MINI, spring for piston heads:
Charles H. Wetze', Butte City, Mont, concon-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03
News Of the Railroads.

The ruraors OF the psst fortnight concern.
ing the resignation of Nj. Willard from the
presidency of the ,rthern Pacific have cul
minated in the positive announcement of
the fact. Extreme i'll health is given az the
cause, Gossip now busies itself naturally
WITH ne question Of his 81 'cessor, but moth
ing definite can be learned.
At the recent meeting OF the directors OF
the Eilenaale East and West railroad, at
Glendale, G. W. White aud ]. J. Skuse of
Ell endale, ana F. H. Hagerty of Aberdeen,
were elected board Of trustees for the first
mortgage. T. W. Millhanl of Hudson
OAK, was also elected director OF the
company.
ihe annual statement OF the Boston, Hoo
sac Tunnel & Western railroad shows total
earnings of 1868, 900; disbursements (:ra.s.
porSa'lon expeases), 1888 900; deficiency,
$50, 900.
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General News Items.

Sullivan tie slugger, now in Lesdviile,
spesaing Of Paddy Ryan's " ithdrawal, said:
Poor Paddy's withdrawal does not surprise
ne. He never meant IT, stand before me, be-
cause he knows could do him M in two
minutes. he has proved himself cur. and
the peopl will sea it. shall go 10 Frisco all
the same: and p:ob:bly arrange a match
Win Miller, the Australian champion. l
Will offer him 81 600 to stand before me-
Tour rounds.' Su Ivan was drinking heav-
ny This afternoon. After the performance at
IN. theater he engaged in an alteration with
feter Nc 'cy. who smashed chair over his
head Su!l'v.n seized lighted kerosene
lamp and hurled it at Mccoy, who dodged
ii, and thus averted serious result. Tne
city tAatshal interfered, when Sullivan
started to assault him. but instantly took
me luars1sls advice to stop, foreseeing the
cons .quelces.
Last July Gretchen Rummel, eighteen
years OF age, daughter OF a barber living in
Munich, Bavaria, took l, 500 marks, which
her father bad saved up, aud ran away to
America. She came to Cleveland, Ohio,
where woman friend lives, and found
Work as domestic in a farmers family at
Co!lamer. Recently she wrote q penitent
letter home, by means of the postmark on
which her father traced her, and on the 9th
father and daughter set out on their return
to Europe.
sThe annual review of the In ID Der trade in
W1nona presents . most gratifying showing.
The total amou manufactured and re-.
ceived by the dealers was as follows: Tum-
Der, 110,O0O, 600 feet: lath, 37,947, 600: shin.
giles, 81, O7l.0O0. The aggregate shipments
were LUG, $40 feet OF lumber, 49, $50, 900
fatb, and 60,2,6 OoO shingles. The stock
nov on hand in Vino q is: Lumber. 81. -
$4,000.
Ethel L. Dodge OF St. Paul has com.
nepced suit against d. W. Ingersolt for
S1.69l. The comp'a amt sets forth that on
Aug. 1, 1874, Ossian E. Dodge, the father
of the com plainant snd now deceased. gave
to the defendant 81, 923 for the use of The
plaintiff, and since that time only 1921
has been paid out OF the fund. The plain.
till Was minor at the time of the trans.
action.
A general court martial has been or.
dered to convene at Fort Smelling, MIMI,
for the trial Of Second Lieut.. George P.
Ahern, Twenty.f fifth infantry, on the charge
Of absenting himself from his company and
station without authority.
At Cincinnati Refs Bros. & Co., whole.
sale dealers in foreign fruit, fancy groceries
and canned goods aave assigned to Edgar
M. johnson and Mr.. Cohen Bradstreets Re-.
ports their liabilities will exceed 500, COO.
Kit, the female tramp printer, is dead at
Cleveland. She was Mrs. F. G. Eddy, born
at jamestown, n. r.. and thirty.tvo ve.r.
old. She had travelled in the toughest Wv
ell over the country,
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CONDENSED NEWS,
Wa hin2ton News N,,tea

Postot'ices established-Dakota: O,na.
brock, Pemb ma county. Postofficss dis
Continued Wisconsin: Cloutart, Dane
county, mail t, Riley; Tyne, Ashland
county, mail to Ashland. Postcftice site
changed-M;nnesota Box Elder, Redwood
county, two miles east. Postmastars COM
Dak Jacob A. R7oe, Imogene, Iowa; Ge-.
ritt ?on Ginkel, Sevastnp"ol, Iowa: A, II.
BS:rtlett. Chenille, Mimi; William H.
Campbell, Watervil!e. Num-: kn,ts Lorin.
son, Amherst Junction. Wis. F. twin F..
Atkinson, Hustisford. Wis; Charles Reseoa,
k'nSsbri'4:e, Wis; Thomas z. Wltheo.
Rud g Mills, Wis.
The president has approved the action of
the court marital in the case of Chaplain
Ioussant Mesk lie, L. S. A., convicted Of
havin; duplicated pay accounts, aud SEN
fenced to be dismissed the service. He has
also approved the sentence of court martial
~ the case Of Cart. Chambers Mckibbep.
Fifteenth infantry U. s. A.. convicted of
similar ottsEse, but VINO, n view of mitisa.
tng circumstances, was only sentenced to be
reduced ten numb rs in the relative rank of
captains Of infantry. It is understood that
tie court martial that tried First Lieuten-
ANS w. L.. Clark. Twenty third infantry,
and 20 eph +. Cummings Third Cavalry,
on charges Of Duplicating pay accounts,
found them guilty and sentenced them to
be dismiss, the service.
Private Secretary Phillips was kept basy
Christmas, signing express receipts for
Christmas presents for the president, the
features of which were numerous umbrellas
and walking Sticks. They were of every
conceivable design and material, and many
were OF considerable value, owing to the
elaborate carvings Of the gold, silver a*d
ivory handles. When the domes.lcs en-
floyed at the White House greeted the
president this morning each received a
small envelope contaning'S SIS in crisp green
eacss, and the display Of their iyorles ex-
ceeded that IN the room set apart for the
exhibition of the canes and umbrellas.
For the first five months of the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue collec.
lions were IS. 279. 43s. be,nl $l1, 342, OIL less
than the corresponding period last year. In
spirits, the total increase in collections is
$2.074.771; fermented liquors, increase Of
$l97.33S. Total decrease in e ELECTION
OF taxes on tobacco, SO. 191 ,6o7; from banks
AM har keIs $l,O6S, 292; miscellaneous tax
es. IS G56.23l.
The archbishop of St. Boniface, Man.
1toba, IS here making arrangements to carry
out scheme OF establ shing ;ndustrials
schools for Indians all over the Northwest.
The Oblat fathers have charge of boys and
grey nuns girls schools throughout the
territory.
The negroes of Washington are organizing
an emigration aid association.
The years corn yield was !, 551, O66, s3s5
bushels, or 22.7 to the acre.
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1s83-New Trackage.
The following is summary of the track lad
Fargo Buildings burned
Turing the car 1888:

Total ia for,y.one States and Territorie!
241, ego. 8 miles.
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ofty-four. Other nO'ablo deaths in January
, wore "a, those o. of Barrett, the j"ck"y
editor of HarEer's Magaz ne; Lot NJ. Morrill, of
Name; Dr.. Samuel A. Mudd, near Bryane-
t"wn, Nd. after ME release from the Dry Tor
tugas for participation in the assassination of
President Lnco.n; ex-Congresrman Fort Of
Illinois; Bishop Crulkshank Of Indianapolis,
age sixty -soven: Henry Kip, president
United States Express company; Jerome F.
Fargo, ono OF the EXPIRE g family, at Buffalo
n. y: Prince Alexander. brother of Emperor
william: Wolfgang Goethe, son of the great
German poet; Gostave Dore, tho artist; Lord
Grevillo Of England. In February, cx-Gov.
Richard Wagner, the composer; Marshall
Jewell, the ex- poetmaster general and chair
/ man Of the Republican national committee;
ex-Gov. Davis of Texas; Dr.. Paul Chadbourne
Charles r. Thorns. the actor. ut New York
The FIRST noted death in March was that of
Alexander H. Stephens Of Georgia. on the 4th
Of The month. her noted deaths were COL
Harry Gilmour, the rebel guerrilla, At Balti-
% ISe R Prince Gortsch.ko Of
r. Green the p0s Ene;sh b ssSsisa
at Mentone; Karl Marx. aged sixty five, at
Argentcull; and John Brown, Queen Victorla's
body servant The fret notable death in April
was that OF Peter Cooper, the philanthropist,
in New York city. in his ninety third year
O'her deaths were Surgeon General Barnes.
Franz IL, grand duke OF Mecklenburg-
Schwerin: in Constautinople, Sulleman Pasha
In May President Grants mother died ut
Jersey City, in her eighty fourth year; Israel
Wa.hburn died in Philadelphia; Bishop Peck,
at Syracuse: William Chambers, the pu biish-
or, in London; Edvuard Laboulaye, in Paris;
aud ADD e RAIDER, in Damascus In June,
CharlesC Fulton, editor Of the Baltimore Amer
icau, died. Prot. ANTON, the classical scholar
died in New York; and ex- Congressman Cas-
scrly in California In August Writ Sykes con-
sui at Cardiff, died; also. Judge Black, at York,
Pa Count de Chambord, At Frohsdorf. In
September, Hugh Hastings, OF the New York
Commercial Advertiser. died; and Junius
Brutus Booth, at Manchester, Mass. In Octo-
Der, Gen. Steedmxn, the war hero, died ut
Toledo. In November. Matt Heal, ex-govern-
or Of New Hampshire, and Admiral Creighton,
died.
The identification OF President Arthur's ad-
ministration With the reform of the civil SER
vice took shape in February aud March. Sen
at"r Pendleton's bill was passed Jan. 4;
early in March the president appointed Dor
man b. Eaton OF New York, John NJ Gregory
of lIlinoie, and L d. Thoman Of Ohio, civil
service commissioners. March 3, bena.
tor David Davis retired from the vice
presidency, aud Senator Edmunds elected to
succeed him. March i congress adjourned.
John W. Foster was sent a. minister to Spain
Thomas W. Palmer Of Detroit was elected to
appointed postmaster general to succeed 7. o.
Howe. deceased. Nay II Walter Evans
was appointed commissioner of internal
revenue to succeed Green b. Raum. In August
President Arthur came West, going by wsy of
the Union Pacific 10 the Yellowstone park.
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UCuCEs
forth as our D aisy Does"
table, q t undering knock came 1T the door,
and when Edith opened it, che was caught
in her brothers arms.
"Halloo. Puss, I've found you at last!"
he exclaimed. Il couldn't wait till you
came home. This is my friend, Harry
Clement. You've heard all about Fuss,
Harry, and she's heard all about you, so
you needn't be so stiff, aud play tina. you
are strangers to one another"
Edith colored at this novel introduction,
but she said, with a smile:
ut is we'll that Mr.. Clement is not a
stranger to your ways, Harry, or he would
think them very qneer. am glad to meet
you, MIR. Clement" and she put ont her
hand to greet him after the cordial New
England fashion, when low, upon its deli
etc white appeared spot Of Crime, and she
drew it back hastily.
No one had been noticing old Sally, nor
bad they seen how at the sound of Harry
Clements name, che had left her chair and
hobbled toward him as fast as her crippled
condition would permit.
AS sure as I'm live woman, treaty be-
lleve it's Mas'r Harry hisselfr' she exclaimed.
excitedly, peeripg up at him with her twink.
ling black eyes.
The young man turned and looked at the
wizened old face, and ;witha glad ring Of
recognition in his voice, put out his hand.
"Howdy, Maum Sslly?' he said. I've
been trying to find you ever since I came
North, and here you are where didn't ex-
pect to gee any one I'd ever seen before ex-
capting my chum here-Clifford Nelson.
How came you to drift so far away from
where you came first?
Use been among the Philistines, Nlasr
Henry, and they's plucked me clean as
whistle OF all my savings. But the good
Lord landed me here at last, so that that
Dressed angel"-pointing to Edith, Knight
cheer up my o!e heart q bit! Itell you,
Nas'r Harry, her equal never trod shoe
leather!"
The old creature Was so earnest that no
one felt like laughing at her oddly com
structed sentence, and tears rose instead
Of smiles to Harry Clements eyes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-21
HIS MAIDEN TRIP.

81 made my maiden trip tp'dsy," said
young man to n HERALD rebOrlsr lsst even
ing. II had heard thu boys sbout ths ataols
tell great atnries OF their experiences and l
nlwavs thought that they were giving me
"guff, vet my frat trip a, driver hss salts
fed me that there are ways dark ana ierr'
fully m ysterious IN this life. Well, oil the
driysrs wsrs out and Le.. .3okirs GIL
closely yelled called Mt the staols ana
ordered n hack. | was the only avsiisbis
substitute and pursuant to her dirsGtion'
I pulled up several blocks eslt otthe IsSas
Central railroad on Main street.. she
alightsd, sud. telling me- 10 await Der, soon
dissppesred around o corner and In shors
time returned, accompanied by girl. who
appeared to he younger than herself ThsJ
convsrssd In On excited manner In low ionss
aud enter ng the hack bAds me orivs
10 Eagle Ford IS fast ~ possible. i started
down Main s,rest, but they mads me
switch offou Wood street. and after crossing
The bridge OF the Trinity It WAS not long be-
fore We we're in sight Of and n'le OF EaRle
Ford. They called q halt, and after psyinE
their bill said that they preferred
Walking TO the depot. They were both
closely yelled, ard l don't know why
they wanted to walk such distance &c
your
"Wanted exercise" suggested tho 70
porter.
"Whs'l ride that distance to get mile
OF exercise3 We'll, guess not. That was
my first trio, but am too d. TO believe
any SUCH a story az that said ihe youne
man, rs he darted Off TO kick disorderly
horse back into its stall.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-21
MEETING OF THE CLANS.

Pursuant 10 the call Of Is Sheffield, chair
man OF the republican executive commit
toe OF the city, thare will be meetings held
by the clan Tonight in osch Of the siI wards
for the plrposs OF slecting delegates 10 the
convention which convsnes at the city hell
Tomorrow night, the object OF which 10 TO
dlscuss tho proprIsty OF putting ticket In
the fold at the coming municipal election
and to perfect Q better organization. zach
ward Is entitled to I'VE delegates.
The wing OF the party known a. the
minority wing. or the "osts," hold dark
lantern meeting lsst night. They are op-
posed 10 tbs poSt.ofiice and the " ms" and
against them in every way, manner, shape
and fern. no matter what the Issue nay be.
What they did Is not known.