The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-01-21

jackass. How vulgar, and what bad
grammar.
A. 4. Burkdoll, editor of the Edger.
ton Enterprise, has been appointed
Judge of probate of Pipestone county,
vice +. l.. James resigned, Burkdoll
secured the county printing, and now
gets another good phat pick up" 1t
is better to be born lucky than to be
born rich, Bro. B. Shake.
Col. Bloom, one of Woodstock's en-
terprising business men. was in Pipe
stone Monday and Tuesday last
Pipestone Republican.
This refers to Fred Bloom, who for
merly resided in Worthington. How
lie came to be dubbed ''Col" is what
his friends would like to know.
The board of county commissioners
OF Meeker county has revoked the ap-
pointments Of the state text books in
the county, and ordered the book agents
in their hands to be sOld.-Farmers
Advocate.
Revoking the appointments of text
books and selling the agents is a good
way to get rid of them.
The Minneapolis Spectator. in re-
printing Mr.. A. r. Miller's letter from
New York, published in the ADVANCE
of the 7th ult., prefaces the same with
the following remarks: 1T is rare that
we care to give space to ordinary cor
respondence. but this letter of Mr.. A.
P. Miller to his paper, the Worthiugton
ADVANCE, is SO full of natural gas
and other effervescence that we must
make room for this man with carpet
bag and views.'"
The ADVANCE has received propO-
sitiOn to advertise a certain article and
take pay in 4 corset. Now as the head
center of the concern is down to New
York, and the hands left on deck
neither wear corsets nor have wives, it
stands to reason that we don't want
any corsets. OF corset does. Then if
we wanted to wear one we don't
know how the thing goes on, although
the advertisement gives picture of a
beautiful woman trying one on. But
We are too awfully modest to gaza at
that. Then if we only had best girl-
but no, we would not dare give it to
her. 1t is an electric corset, but
whether it makes electric shocks 60 all
over man to handle one, or whether
it makes lady feel as if mars arms
were around he: when she has one Of
the things on, is what bothers us. Or
binary corsets are shocking enough to
a man, especially when a pretty woman
is inside of it.
The Sioux City Journal is fearful lest
money lenders insert a condition in
mortgages requiring payment to be
made in gold coin. unless the coinage
of silver is suspended. Suppose they
do insert such provision, what is to
hinder borrowers from standing on
their rights under the law and refuse
to pay anything but legal tender paper
or silver money? The courts will un-
doubtedly refuse to enforce a contract
made contrary to law, the same as they
now refuse to enforce a nsurous con-
tract. This may make money lenders
temporarily retire from the business
but it will not be for long. If the con-
tinued coinage Of silver results in put
ting 4 premium on gold. the lenders
will loan silver money and receive pay
in silver. Can any one show that this
| Is not strictly square and honest. II
the government would announce thu
policy of paying the bonds in silver thu
bondholders will see to it that silver is
kept on par with gold, except that
at first there may be slight furry.
MOBILES COUNTY LEADS THEM ALL
! AS an indication of the life and pros
perity of county the business done b,
the register of deeds is pretty good evi
dence. The following table shows th'
amount Of fees received by the register
of deeds in the several counties com.
pris!ng the Thirteenth judicial district
from which it will be seen that Noble:
county leads by a big majority, Jack
son coming in second. The fees of tn
clerk of the court and sheriff of MOBILES
county is also greater in amount thai
those Of the other counties in the dis
trict, but that is partially accounted
for by the fact that prisoners from TIN
other counties are confined in our Jail
and that swells the fees of those tw
officers somewhat:
! Counties. Fee.
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