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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
Which Path to Choose.

From Youths Companion.
III 1889 a middle.aced man was in.
carcerated in the debtors prison in
Philadelphia. He was q grave silent
man, with marked features and criz.
zled hair; he spent his whole tine at
work with q miniature furnace, ret orts
aud chemicals, and was so absorbed
III his work that he sometimes forgot
TO eat. lie had been q partner in r.
hardware firm which had Jailed, and
the Jailer explained to visitors that
the failure had affected his reason.
For nine years he had given himself
up wholly to experimenting with the
sap OF the Indian rubber tree, trying
to make n substance, which would
neither melt in summer nor crack in
winter.
His friends paid his debts, and he
lett the Jail and took his vile and
ch''iren to Il village III Connecticut.
There he remained for years in the
.i'rest poverty, often to the point OF
lacking food, but never for an hour
turning aside from his work. His
own money and all that he could
borrow from friends or strangers
went into his experiments. His child
died, and as lie had not Il dollar with
which to bury it, he went on foot to
the cemetery, carrying the little coffin,
and laid the baby to rest with his
own hands. At last came success.
lie gave 10 the world vulcanized rub.
Der, substance invaluable to art
and science. and also to every day
practical life, and founded a great for
tune.
Not far from Charles Goodyear, in
the days of his struggles, lived a
young artist as poor as he. lie, too.
gave himself to his work with ALSO.
lutte faith aud fiery zeal. The sketches
which. he made at that time
prove that he had exceptional power,
but he, also, had q wife and children.
IL he gave himself to the study OF the
highest art, they must starve. He
choose rather to feed, clothe and edu-
cate them we'll. He abandoned his
hope and ambition and the work for
which God had fitted him, and paint
cd inferior popular piCtur,s which
brought him in u comfortable income.
When he died. he left behind him a.
family OF commonplace men and WON.
en-, well-to'do and happy; but the note
which had been given him to strike in
the great human orchestra never had
been sounded.
Now which of those men was true to
his duty? This is one of the riddles of
life which come before many young
man to whom has been given ability
Tor q special, noble work. Shall he
sell his birth-right for a mess OF pot
tage, even for his children?
"Be true to your art" said Guido,
"and let the world sink"
know your own bone," wrote En-
erson. "Gnaw at it alone, bury it.
unearth it, but gnaw it stil!.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
AL DOUBT uIsPELLEu.

NJ. siaiiae Again Declines a Sresi-
dentiaI Nomination tn Terms as
Plain az tho Eng'ish Language
Affords.
The New York Tribune publishes the fol-
lowing letter ADDRESSED to it's e,iitor, White
law Reid. dated Paris. May II:
"Since my return to Paris from South
crn Italy on the 9Th inst, have learned
what did not before believe) that my
name may yet be presented to the s,ati on
al convention as q candidate for the pres.
idential nomination OF tho Republican
party. A single phrase OF my letter
OF Jan. 25 from Florence :, (Which
was dscisivs bt everything Had the
personal power to decide) has been treat.
ed by many Of my most valued friends
~ not absolutely conclusive in ultimate
and possible contingencies. On the other
hand. friends equally devoted and disinter-
ested have constructed my letter las
it should he constructed) to be an uncon.
ditional Withholding Of my name from the
national convention. They have in con.
sequence given their support to
eminent gentlemen who are c.ndi.
dates for the Chicago nomination
some OF whom would not, 1 am sure, have
consented to ,Is~unns that position: II. !
had desired to represent the party in the
presidential contest cf 1888. II should
now, by speech or by silence. by commits
sion or commission. permit my name, in
any event, to come before the convention,
| should incur the reproach of being
uncandid with those who have always
been candid with me. I speak, therefore,
because am not willin. to remain in
a doubtful attitude. I am not willing
to be the cause of misleading a single
man among the millions who have given
me their suffrage and their confidence.
am not willing that even one Of my faith
iul supporters in the past should think mo
capable OF
PALTERlNG IN A DOUBLE SENSE
with my words. Assuming that the presi.
DENTAL nomination could by any possible
chance be offered TO me, could not accept
it without leaving In the minds al thous.
anols OF these men the impression that had
not bceii free from idditectioa, lind thefefor6
lcould not acceptit at all. The misreprcsen.
tions Ut malice have no weight. but tho
just displeasure OF friends could not pa
ticntly endure. Republican victory, the
prospects OF which grow brighter every
day, can he Imperfect only by lack OF unity
in council or by monious contest over
men. The issue of protection is incalcula-
ply stronger and greater than any man.
for it concerns the prosperity OF the
present and OF generations yet to come.
We're it possible for every voter of the re.
public to see for himself the condition
and recompense OF labor in Europe, the
party OF free trade in tho United States
would not receive thesupport OF one wage.
worker between the two oceans. it may
not be directly in CUR power as,phi1an thfo.
pists to elevate the European labor, but it
will be u lasting stigma upon our states
manship ii we permit the American labor.
ell, and in the end the rewards OF labor
everywhere will ho advanced if we steadily
refuse to allow the standard at home.
Yours very sincerely, JAMES G. BLAINE"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
PROTECT YOUR HEALTH.
Some Suggestions Put Forth at a
Sanitary Conference In Mtnne-

sofa.
A sanitary conference OF Minnesota ply.
sicians have been in session at Rochester.
Charts were conspicuously displayed be.
hind the chairman's desk. They were the
work OF DR.. Hewitt, and were the result of
long and well directed labor as secretary
OF the state board Of health. Tho reports
from more than 1000 local health boards
have been cpitomized in these graphic
charts, and tho prevalence and ia
tally Of diseases during 1857, the
results OF race characteristics on dis.
ease and numerous other facts are very
plainly depicted, so as to be understo God
Mt a glance. 1t is matter of state pride
that these charts are the first that have
ever been compelled by any state board OF
health in tho United States. and to Dr..
Hewitt belongs the credit of being the first
state health officer who has gone through
the necessary ardpoua correspondence: At
the microscopical exhibition given to the
members OF tho conference and q few in
vited guests, the new microscope owned
by the state board was shown, together
with a few OF local ownership. Bacteria
OF several diseases were shown, the most
interesting being the bacilli Of leprosy, the
specimens being furnished by DIR. G. Ar
mauer Hanson. surgeon OF the leper hos
pital at Bergen, Norway.
Dr. W. A. Hunt OF Mortified presented
paper on the means OF preventing the
spread OF infectious diseases. He claimed
that three-fourths of all disease WAS pre-.
ventable, and that non-prevention was
due more to carelessness than any thing
else. He urged compulsory vaccination
OF child en, and insisted that smallpox
could become an unknown malaty if the
world would combine to prevent its
spread.
To-day it lie ON the increase in the United
States, and prompt measures will be need
ed to check it's progress: 1t is every ono g
duty to at once report any suspected case,
and to cheerfully comply with the direc.
tions OF the local health authorities The
cause OF most OF the Injections disedses be-
ing germs that find Judgments in filthy sur.
roundings is reason enough fot the strict
enforcement OF sanitary laws. The
local health officers are doing a
quiet but effective work iii bringing
about the required state OF things through.
out Minnesota. and their efficient sanitary
service is at the call Of any one.
The paper by DR.. Mosse, Rochester g
health officer, on "Woman and Hygiene, "
WAS q plea for perfect cleanliness in the
home. and for woman, as the ruler in the
home kingdom, to use all her authority
and influence in favor OF her surroundings
that shall conduco to health OF the family.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07

Prof. Roland G. Irving, professor OF
geology in the University OF Wisconsin for
tho past eighteen years, died from the re.
suit of a stroke OF paralysis sustained Sun.
day. He was forty one years old. and one
OF the most eminent eeclogists in the conn
try and a leading member OF the faculty oi
Wisconsin. He was in charge Of the United
States geological survey in Wisconsis and
Minnesota. He leaves widow and three
children.
Judge Wakely OF Nebraska has decided
the case OF Franklin Ro binson of Califor.
mia, We. A. ID. Jones, Of Omaha. in favor of
the plaintiff, and he will eventually gain
possession 81 Omaha real estate valued at
5000, 900. :. - s'''-'.' 50
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
BEERMAKERs IN COUNCIL,
Some Facts From the Brewers
whose National Association has
Been In Session at St. Paul.


Hundreds OF wealthy brewers from every
important point in the United States have
held their annual meeting at St. Paul. Lo-
cal option and prohibition were treated
at length by reports concerning the exist
ing laws in different states. The growth, oi
the association has been enormous during
the past year the production has been 22,
ago. 335 barrels, Of which Is, 375, :537 bar
rels were produced by members of the as.
ISOLATION, and 5,OS4, 1913 barrels were pro.
duced by brewers outside the associa ton.
The report of tho publication and vigil.
ance committee was read by Gallus
Thoman, manager Of the literary bureau
The report shows how tho sale OF beer is
as people believe. The following statistics
are given:
OF $50 murders, which could DO traced
to their origin (the total number being
1,OO9), 2G6 were caused by love or lust and
their offsprings-je and intdelity, or
by domestic inielicity, with it's multifOrm
causes, to which latter incompatibility of
temperament contributes the lions =
share 1872 we.e caused by greed, the oil.
Jet OF tho murder being robbery; 1876 by
violent eruptions OF rage and like pas.
sions, or by malice, revenge, etc. 81 by
political or religious differences; 80 by in.
sanity. including haliucinations of rcig-
GUS nature. and 90 by liquor. The re.
mainder Q13 were traceable to compli-
Gated causes. with which intoxication had
absolutely nothing to do.
OF 554 suicides U18 remaining une x.
planned as to causes) So were occasioned
by love or lust: ~ by domestic infelicity;
81 by insanity; Sc by liquor, and 1919 BY
other causes, principally restitution.
despair, homesickness, and failures OF ali
kinds. The greater portion Of the unfor.
Inmates whom one must place in the latter
categories are foreigners who emigrated
from land which afforded them no home,
no earthly future worth living for, and
who in the land Of their hopes and longing
find themselves face to face with starva.
tion; even in the midst ofsuperabundnnce.
OF So cases of Arson, but one being un.
explained. % were attributed to greed OF
gain; 9 to malice; to insanity; each to
domestic infelicity and political differenc.
es; to other causes. and only two to liz.
uor. OF $40 criminal assaults, 81 are
traced to liquor.
The report concludes with a statement
OF tho moneys required for tho coming
year.
Louis schode, editor Of the Washineton
Sentinel and attorney Of the association,
next presented his report. 1t related prin.
cipally to tho informal revenue and excise
laws and tho tariff measures now pending
but Mr.. Schode was OF the opinion that
no tariff bill would be passed this season.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
Sheridan Promoted.

The house passed the bill to promote
Lieut.. Cen. Sheridan to the rank OF gener.
al All the circumstances attending it's
passage IN the house were most dramatic
and interesting. And the conduct OF the
majority Of the democratic members was
SO creditable that it almost forbids the
s'sp1cion that any question OF making DO,
!iticat capital entered into consideration.
The excitement during the discussion az
intense, scarcely two members remaining
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
.REPuBL 00nnENT,
Hls Rcd Nose psssed Vim ii.

A temperance man with q native.born
red nose is an object OF Widespread sym.
b6thy and charity, for be is always under
tho haunting suspicion that he 10 IN old
toper irofti way back.
A newspap5r man with such nose.
whose carmine hue was base fbei on his
temperate character, recently presented
himself at a secret democratic meeting in
Connecticut town. He wanted to go in.
''Are you q delegate?" asked tho Ser.
geant.at-Arms.
NO." was tho reply.
"Have you any credentials?"
The reporter lnutely and significantly
tapped his red, red nose.
''All right" responded the doorkesper,
that will pass you. Come in."-Judgs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07

James B. Hayes. chief justice of the su.
preme court OF Idaho territory, died, aged
iorty.eight years. His loss is sincerely
incurred as he was greatly esteemed by all
the people. The interment will be at Hor-
ison, Wis, his former home. The first
case brought before Judge Hayes after his
appointment was the Mormon test oath
case, in which he held that the law was
constitutional, an opinion afterward af-
firmed by the supreme court. The opinion
was able and widely commented on at the
time
The boiler in the plate mill OF the Eureka
iron and steel works ut Wyandville.
Mich. exploded wrecking the entire build
ing. The killed are: Terry Mccoy, about
sixty years old. nishtmatchman he leaves
widow and five children; Patrick finn.
twenty-five years OF age. and unmarried;
George Green. thirty.two years old and
married. The injured are: Lett Curtis.
Henry Poeoek, E. shsaey, Joseph Weiss,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07

Daniel A. Grostsnor, q member OF the
employment COMMITTEES Of tho G. A. r.,
testified before the house committee on
printing regarding tho employment 81 sol.
diers, sailors and tho orphans OF soldiers
or sailors by the government printing Of
flee. He was asked of the assurances made
by Mr.. Benedict to the representatives. OF
the G. A. r. that tho law .xempting this
class OF employees from discharge had been
kept. He said it had not been kept, but
had visited the government printing Office
Quite frequently OF late in the interest ot
Comrades df. the 6. A. r., and it always
seemed to him To- be tho most difficult bu-
resu OF the government che G. A. r. had to
deal with and where they tottld expect the
the least help.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07

An old man named A. Young, living
near Fountain City. Minn., was struck by
tho cars on the Burlington e. Northern.
near that place, end killed, " -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07

AftISe' HllIIOcIS VI CiiCtlc III nice
county are reported to be dying, the
cause Of death being unknown. One
man has lost 80, another ID head.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held at Tracy for the purpose OF
discussing the question relative to
voting bonds for a north and south
railroad to run through Worthington,
Fulda, Avoca and Currie, the county
seat CT Murray county, through
Tracy. Much interest was manifested
and a vote COR bonds OF 81, 500 from
Currie and $4,000 from Tracy was
the issue OF the meeting. Currie and
other towns interested were well
represented and a large number OF
Murray and Lyon county farmers
were IN attendance. The question is
being agitated in an enthusi istic man
ner and the present outlook is good
tor a road.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
HOW. AND WHAT2

How was the Democratic party defeated
and what will be the outcome of the Re
publican triumph These are interesting
questions, the discussion Of which natur-
ally holds a prominent place In current
newspaper talk. Without pretending to
have anything new to offer on the subject,
we can try at least TO catch the drift of the
current ideas,
Henry Watterson Is Of the opinion that
Cleveland was defeated largely on accoun,
Of his want of personal magnetism
cause of the friends ne chilled into indif-
ference or converted into enemies through
his natural dislike If not contempt for the
professional politician.
The tariff Issue, many Others say. was the
leading cause of the Democsatic defeat 1t
was sprung too late--or too early-there
was not time to educate the people up to
the required point TO enable them to vote
intelligently. In the large cities and more
densely populated manufacturing regions,
WneTe tne VOtcIS Wcic moic oSSSssiule uOt
only TO political speakers but through asso-
citation and invest CATION among themselves
were better posted, the tariff issue invaria-
bly, resulted in large Democratic gains, as
In Connecticut and New Jersey, and the
manufacturing centers of Massachusetts,
New York and even Pennsylvania, the
Democratic gain In Philadelphia alone be-
Ing over $4,000. But throughout all the
farming regions, and most notably of the
Northwest, where the farmers are plastered
over with Eastern mortgages and the peo.
pie are compelled to pay tariff protection
prices for all they buy and to take free
trade prices for what they have 70 SELL
there at least something like "slide" In
favor of reform was justly expected; yet
the returns everywhere show large Repub'
lican gains. Why? Mr.. German comes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

mighty near" hitting the rail on the head
when he says the Republicans succeeded
mainly by the adroit use of catch words
British free trade" Golden Club" &c.
THE honest and harmless old brindle COW
OF tariff reform grazing through the pre-
serves of proteCtlOnist superstitions, was
represented 10 be formidable wild beast
on an errand of promiscuOus destruction.
A large number o: simple folks were so
frightened by the falsehOOd that they
couldn't tell COW from a lion, and excit.
eddy voted to expel the terrible intruder
without having the courage to make an in
vestigGtiOn for themselves and find out
what sort Of animal II really was"
But sill more effective set of catch
words were those based on the lingering
bitterness In the rural districts of the
North toward the South. Thus it was, as
the Richmond States puts it, that thous-
ands OF former republicans in western and
even northern States would have voted for
tariff reform but that their hands were
held back by still relentless sectional hos
tility. Even in California republicans
bate the rebels more than the Chinese.
South-hate, more TIN any other cause,
more than all other causes, defeated the
democratic party"
As to the outcome of the Republican
triumph, one of their first movements, no
doubt, will be either to break up or place
the party on a pedestal of independence of
the solid South. The latter they can easily
do by reconstruction of the political map
Of the country through the immediate aG-
mission of Dakota, Washington, Wyom-
ing and Idaho territories as States, giving
them additional senators and dozen of
representatives., enlarging their vote 10 the
electoral college by 20, thus blocking dem.
ocratc success hereafter even with the aid
of New York, New jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana,
AS to tariff reform, nothing is to expect
ed of the Republicans, No doubt very
large contingent of that party is in favor of
IN honest, effective tariff reform, very
much rs that proposed by the Mills bill;
but the party is 50 largely indebted for its
success on the enormous "fat" poured out
by the trust syndicates and monopolists of
thousand lines, and will be so largely de-
pendent on the same forces for maintaining
themselves in power, that no honest tariff
reform under republican auspices can ever
be possible, and the old club will remain
In the hands Of the democracy, by the
vigorous manipulation Of which they may
yet hope to bring the giant 6. o. p. to their
feet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

A man employed by John Coleman, Of
Dimmick, as farm lsborer, left in a hurry
one night last week, taking with him his
son Franks Sunday suit, containing re>
volver and three dollars in money
Martin Smith, Of Aurora, was knocked
down and run over by fat car on the Bur
lington tracks at Streator Monday evening.
Both legs we're broken and his left foot
crushed, and he was cut and bruised about
The head.
Diphtheria has existed at La Sale
for over six months, and deaths from the
terrible disease are chronicled each week.
The disease has communicated itself to the
surrounding country, and at present the
entire family Of John Martin, living near
La Sale. is down with the terrible malady
His oldest children, aged %, 20 and 10, may
die, and the three youngest have still =
chance to recover.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17

We were mistaken last week in saying
Mr. Brewer ran behind his ticket In this
county. That is not true, as will be seen
by the tabulated vote.-Some of the repub.
lican papers of the district are mad be-
cause we said he ran ahead of his ticket In
every county In the district. If we were
mistaken In that fact, 1t is their own fault,
for every set Of figures on which that
statement was based were vouched for uy
the very republican papers who now object
to the truthfulness of the statement, and
their issues of last week will bear us out