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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-10-11
THE EAST.

Snow fell on the Sd in the Mohawk val
ley, New York State
At the Philadelphia Baptist Association
meeting on the Sd it was announced that
Robert j. Burdette, the humorist, had been
licensed to preach by the church at Lower
Marion, Pa.
T... As%o.>%h annual -,oo+iny Of tho Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held in the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, from DC
tober 10 to % inclusive. Miss Frances E
Willard. president of the society. will de-
liver the annual address, and other prom
inent temperance workers will speak
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
on the 3D. as follows: Rodney Wallace by
Eleventh Massachusetts district Repub.
licans; NJ. E. Atkinson by Eighteenth
Pennsylvania district Republicans.
On the Sd Hon. George Bancroft, the his
torian, celebrated his eighty eighth BIRTH
day at his home in Newport, r. l.
The Legislature of Vermont convened
on the 4th at Montpelier.
THE following nominations for Congress
were made on the 18th: Massachusetts,,
Third district, J. F. Andrews Dem.) j;
Pennsylvania, Twenty fifth district, Nor
man Hall DENY; New York, Fifteenth
district, NJ. D. Strivers (Dem.).
BROOKLYN IN. W advlces of the 18th
state that Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton was be-
coming blind. She was living with her
mother, Mrs. Morse. in that city
ABRAN s. HEWITT was renominated for
mayor at q citizens meeting in New York
on the 4th.
PHILIP PALEDoN1, an Italian who MUIR
dered his brother on the evening of June
"a 1857, was hanged on the 5th at Bridge
port, Conn.
SHERIFF HUGH J. GRANT was nominated
for mayor of New York on the 5th by Tam
many Hall, in opposition to Mayor Hewitt.
OK the 5th long distance telephone
communication was successfully accom-
plished between Portland, Me-, and Phila-
delphia, via Boston, Providence and New
York
On the 5th the disappearance of w: H.
1ngham from New York brought to light
q speculative swindling scheme of his by
which thousands of people had been robbed
in the aggregate of 500, 0O0
DEMOCRATS made the following Con-
gressional nominations ON the 5th: Massa-
chusetts. Eleventh District. William
Skinner; Pennsylvania, Nineteenth dis
trict, Levi Maish, renominated.
On the 9th the County Democracy nomi-
mated Abram 8. Hewitt for mayor of New
York
THE Polish Catholic church cornerstone
at Reading, Pa, Was laid on the 9TH, and
during the ceremony the floor, on which
two thousand men, women and children
were standing, gave way, precipitating
several hundred persons to the basement,
distance of fifteen feet. Ninety per.
sons were severely injured, ten probably
fatally.
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B, SENATOR Fam talks Of buying the
Lick House at San Francisco for
81, 900. That would be Fair price.
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The News Briefly ChronicIed.

The News Briefly ChronicIed.
William COPYRIGHT, one of the we'll
known young people of Fertile, and brake
man on the work train, while switching at
Keystone recently, was run over and
crushed by the engine.
Per Person, SWede farmer aged fifty
seven, near Elbow lake, hung himself
with rope in his barn few days ago.
After adjusting the moose he laid down and
strangled himself to death.
A new post of the G.. A. r. has recently
been organized in South Minneapolis and
mustered in by Department Commander
Eye.
P. F. Dibbs, of Leaf Lake, got a stronger
dose than he wanted when on q spree re-
Gently, and, short of whisky, he drank
near gill of corrosive sublimate for alco-
hol. He was treated at once by the doc.
tors, but they could not save him.
Johanna Eve, Of La Crosse, Wis.,, who
was injured in the collision at Winona
junction between Burlington and North.
western trains died in Winona few DAYS
ago.
The agricultural building at the State
University in Minneapolis was burned the
other evening, entailing loss OF about
rs,
John Bowman, living six miles south of
Ada, was attacked by vicious steer re-
Gently and severely injured, and probably
would have been killed had it not been for
the brave efforts of his son, q lad of twelve
years, who drove the vicious brute away
with club.
A society is being organized in Duluth
for the prevention Of cruelty to animals
and children.
Lydia Ceilings went to Minneapolis from
Chicago few months ago, and the other
day was granted a divorce there from
John Ceilings on the grounds of unfaith-
fulness.
Charles c. Putnam, of Minneapolis, only
son OF Dr. Charles W. Putnam, committed
suicide at Butte, NJ. T., the other night.
No cause was known.
+. Allen & Co., Of st. Paul, dry-goods
dealers, assigned q few days ago to II. T.
Sattler. Their assets were about SO, GOO.
and liabilities about that amount. ]. v.
Farwell & Co., of Chicago, were the largest
creditors.
Several of the farmers about Rush City
have dubbed together and built . potato
warehouse.
About three o'clock the other morning
II. II. Browns boys, in Ida township, went
out with lantern to protect stack Of hay
from the rain. The stack caught fire and
burned, together with q load that stood
alongside on the wagon.
G. IL Goodsell has sued the proprietor Of
the Grand Hotel at Fergus Falls for q OOQ
damages for injuries received BY the ele.
vator falling several months ago Mrs.
Goodsell, his wife, has also brought suit
Tor the Same amount She wac also in the
elevator. 81 :1 a
When John Campbell returned to his
home in South Ortonville recently frnm 2
job Of threshing he found that his vouns
wife had eloped with some other man AND
taken f4O he had saved up. Il. 81.
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A NAN sometimes poses for IN Apollo
whom he's only an APOLOGY for ONE
Texas Stfttn0s.
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Shot His Brother.

A sad accident occurred the other day at
the home Of A. Simmonet, farmer living
about nine miles from Ada. One of his
sons, aged nine years, took down his
fathers shotgun and while medd.ing with
it the gun was discharged and younger
son two years old instantly killed. The
boy seeing what he had done ran away, and
was not found until five O'Clock the next
morning.
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Where Are You Going?

When do you start1 Where FRONT Howmany
Ia your par'y What amount OF freight os
Upon receipt OF an answer to the above Quee.
lions you will be furnished free OF expense. with
!; 81: !; =;
W1ll save trouble. time and money. Agents VIII
call In person where necessary. Parties not
ready to hnswer above questions should cut out
and preserve this notice for future reference. It
may become useful. Address G. H. WARREN,
General Passenger Agent. st. Paul, MINI.
Send icI new map q Northwest
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lines points West South
Sons M9e
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R}eSss makng Al m Union
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The CHICAGO, KANSAS g. NEBRASKA r.

THE CHICAGO, KANSAS f. NEBRASKA R'Y
GREAT ROCK sLAND ROUTE
Of celebrated Isn soidiy
''
The FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE
Central Dakota. ~ ~ ~ ' ~
ONCE United States
e. ST. JOHN, e. A. H0LeRooK,
1anagsE &PasSr Agent
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THE WORLD.

A playground--oft with clouded skies,
That DER the rosebuds weep,
Where little troubles take the weight
OF sorrows far more deep;
Where loved toys break in tiny hands
Sad symbols Of the time
When hopes shall cheat and JOY depart
In lite.s swift passing prime.
A battlefield where forests meet,
And unseen hosts contend,
With truces all so short, they seem
With the wild strife to blend;
Strife that leaves none OF US unscatned,
Where'er the mastery be;
But who, till the Great Day, can tell
With whom is victory.
A graveyard, where on every side
Pale monuments arise
To show how brief is human life,
How vain is all we prize.
A graveyard filled by memory,
Where phantoms lightly tread,
But each one points with finger raised
To blue skies. overhead.
Camilla CrosLd'ad
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There was moments silence.
Captain Colby held the pen motion
less in his fingers even gran daddy 9
rocking chair was STILL Then Hy
Tod sprang to his feet,
"Gal!n he burst forth, "air we
| struck silly ~
Pamely stood speechless, her eyes
fixed on the floor.
"Don't be afraid, my child, what
do you mean :" said the Captain,
kindly.
ut wuz all long er Jim Carroll !"
she half sobbed she brung'it therel"
Then she looked at her brother.
80 Hy, | couldn't help it | hearn
We talkin' roun' Their barn this morn
in when / went ter hunt eggs fur
gran'daddy."
Hy's wrath for once overcame the
awkwardness of his appearance; he
lowered high with unuttered rage
and turned TO Jim Carroll for assist
| ance in this unexpected emergency
but that young man, had discreetly
vanished, never TO return.
81 mought er knowed Pamely d
Spite the trade someways," he finally
| remarked, quite crestfallen "she's
tibet full o notions"
1T would be better If you shared
some of them" said the Captain, Sc
verely. "For her sake will let all
this pass but advise you to keep
clear Of sharp strangers who make q
living by drawing weak men like
Yourself into some swindling scheme.
/ will bid you good day, sir"
| 1t was bad three months for
Pamela taat followed, and would
have been more so. if Miss Colby
i
had not opened for her a new life by
| means of books and newspapers, and
made gran'daddy jubilant over a
| weekly consignment of dainties from
athe city"
One day, however, lily came home
I with less shuttle and more manliness
| in his demeanor, and walked straight
up to Pamely and astonished her by
a clumsy caress.
II reckon we wuz bout right
Pamely, arter all I! Their new rail
road ez comm hyer, an they low ter
pay me err big price fur the northeast
I corner fur q station. Lands riz all
Ground and they've got err boom in
l Bluff City. Duck Hawkins hez he'd
| hard luck out in Montany an wishes
l he hednt sold his farm. / was pow.
| erful riled, but mighty glad now ye
| he'd the grit"
Like many other men lily Todbeat
| err believes in the success which fol
lows honesty. If at any time his
conscience fails to perform its duty
| box of lead ore III the wood shed Ii
| constant reminder to keep him in
the path Of rectitune.- Youths Com,
Ipanion.
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her young heart stified with one great
throb or joyou surprise
Her fingers seemed unable to ZOOS
an the cord. He snatched 1t from
her TO tear off the wrappings, and
held up and let trail on the well
scrubbed floor the brilliant folds OF q
new merino dress.
Her dark blue eyes grew round
and black with astonishment and al
miration. She glanced down at her
faded calico skirt, and the contrast
seemed too great. Never in her life
had she possessed such 9 beautiful
gown. Then she lifted her face TO
look straight into the heavy-lidded
eyes of Jim Carroll. A sudden
change came over her; she shrank
back awkwardly.
81 reckon l don't want no new
dresses jist now, Mr., Carroll. Yer
kin give it to some one in Bluff City
ez needs it"
She turned hastily, entered the
other room, closed the door, and
left the young man suffering the hu-
,niliation of 3afpat
1t was late in the evening when
Jim Carroll left Hy Todbeater lean
ing against the rails Of the zig gag
fence behind the barn.
"Have it all ready" he repeated,
as he turned away, an bring the
captain out in the morning"
"Ya'as," drawled the settler, 81
reckon it'll be all right eff Pamely'-
he skunk around the barn in the path
leading to the spring without COM
pleting his sentence.
The edge of the woods was full OF
thick shadows when Pamely hasten
ed along the same path to crafty
gran daddy's desire for drink OF
water from the spring. The moon
had risen and silvery ray penetra-
ted the overhanging foliage, and fell
on the clear water as the girl dipped
her tin pail in its depths. 1t rested
also on some shining substance half
imbedded in the earth near the wa
ter's edge. She had never discover
ed it before, and now stopped and
picked it up, surprised to find it SO
heavy. 1t was rough and gray save
on one side, which exhibited som sill
very bits of surface. She was about
to retrace her steps when dark fig
ure crouching behind tree caught
her gaze. A quick throb of fear was
followed by surprise when the flap
ping straw hat revealed to her acute
vision the identity of the prowling
individual.
"What'n ther world er We dom out
hyer this time err night ?" she ques.
toned. II allowed yer wuz roun'
with Jim Carroll"
"Naw," sheepishly replied her
brother "it's tibet hot | reckoned it
nd be cooler under the trees"
aye mus wanter be eat up Their
skeeters, Hy; what'er yer doin' with
thet Their fire-shovel z"
"Jest he'd it in my hand an brung
it long; diggin' ter see eff Their
mought be any gold roun' in these
parts" he added, with an awkward
chuckle.
"Did ye find any rocks like this
hyer 7" she asked, holding up the
shining bit she had found.
"Heaps on 'em," said Hy, seeming
ly anxious to make a virtue Of con-
fession. SCOT 'em in my pocket, y
and he proceeded to pull out a hand
full of similar pieces. "Fact is, Pane
ly, this ez vallyble land, havin' SIGH
sights o. lead ore lynn roun' loose, ef
amt ez slick ez Duck HawkinsI It'll
bring or big price, sure ez shootin y
"When dye find it out--ther lead
ore bein' hyer ?" questioned Pamely.
"Jest Their other day; wuz assay
in ter myself: What's the reason
Their amt lead ore on this hyer land
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lowed her brother as he went to the
smoke-housc across from the kitchen
door. Gran daddy was somewhat
deaf, but he rarely failed to hear dis
| tinctly any words not specially de-
signed for his benefit.
Were on the las piece oy bacon,
Hy; an Hy, say, TIERS nothin'
wrong bout sellin' Their farm, ez
ther - she queried, TREMENDOUSLY.
who's ben a-puttin' fool-notions
inter yer head ?" excitedly question
ed the man.
Nobody hez but Hy-Jim Car
rolls hyer talkin' to we so much--'n
visit he'd go erway.'
"Sho !" said her brother, derlsive-
ly. "Jim's err friend ter inches
goin' ter bring Cap'in Colby out ter
buy the farm ter-day; an don't We
60 an Spite the trade like We done
| bout ther ole serrel las fall--tellin'
the Methods preacher ez how he
| wuz lame half Their winter--ye hear,
Pamely ~
"What fur sh'd | Spite ther trader
asked the girl with o penetrating
glance.
"Wal, see t ye don'tm briefly re-
turned the settler, as he shambled off
| to the barn.
Pamely slowly re-entered the cheer
less rooms. If the farm brought a
good price she might have as COM
Portable home as some of her neigh
bors had, and everything to suit
gran'daddy. Perhaps even-her
thoughts reverted to vision OF love-
illness she had seen in Captain Col
by's carriage, the graceful girl who
never wore anything less elegant
| than the merino dress which Jim
Carroll had offered for birthday
present. That was what money
| could do.
An hour later Jim Carroll again
made his appearance, and another
conversation with Hy Todbeater oc-
CURED behind the barn. Pamely
saw Captain Colby's carriage come
winding along the road from Bluff
City, and stood overcome with en-
barrassment, for beside him sat the
young lady. Stopping before the
door, the Captain asked politely il
his daughter might remain there
while he looked over the farm.
| Pamely pulled her faded skirts as
low as possible over her bare feet
and in utter confusion placed a chair
for the visitor and retreated to the
further side Of the room. The young
lady moved her seat over by gran
daddy's side, and with the instinc
tive Difference due to age addressed
her conversation to him.
81 am glad you have found lead
ore on your farm" she said, very
sweetly, "because it will bring you y
better price"
"Yaas, we're wantin' some money
right bad" he replied, fattered in
to confidential frankness by the at.
tention. "We wuz well fixed back
in Indiany, but Hy, he amt nigh SO
smart ez his daddy wuz, an we're
lackin' fur things ter an drink an
wear. | haint he'd no decent ter
back IN my pipe goin' on three
months--thet's what haint |"
| Pamely blushed painfully and sud-
| denly retreated to the other room
making a pretence Of important work
about the stove.
| 1t seemed long time before the
Captains return, accompanied by
her brother and Jim Carroll. Hy
called out for pen and ink. The girl
did not seem to hear, but stood mo-
tionless, her eyes downcast. by
the window. He repeated the
request more roughly, as though
fearing disobedience to his orders
but this time she placed the desired
articles on the table and turned slow.
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grew and budded ana DloSsOmeu III
due season although no human eye
might be gladdened by their beauty.
A few farms interrupted the stretch
ofunbroken sod, their pioneer abodes
near the wooded bluffs skirting one
side of the plain.
In the doorway of primitive log
cabin young girl stood with her
apron filled with wild flowers freshly
gathered. She sat down on the rude
step, and began to arrange them with
evident pleasure. If with little refer
.ence to the laws of color.
The monotonous creak of a rock
ing-chair sounded within the room.
1t suddenly ceased and a piping
voice called sharply. "Pamely Q
Pamely."
"I'm right hyer, gran daddy! Dye
want eY' responded the girl, drop
ping her apronful Of flowers on the
step, and turning quickly around.
"Whater yer packing tibet thar
trash inter ther house fur?" croak-
ed the weazen-face little old man in
the corner. "They amt no SIGH po-
sizes ez we had in Indiany when / was
boy"
81 like EN-, gran'daddy. They
make me feel better to hol' 'em IN
my hands"
"You mought be doin' somethin'
fur yer ole gran'daddy, std o. vast
ing yer time on tibet trash" querul-
ously piped the old man.
"What dye want, gran'daddy 2"
asked the girl, running to him, and
throwing her arms around his
shrunken shoulders. care we git
tim hungry aginY'
IT reckon / mought starve ter
death most any time eff 'twa'n't fur
ye, Pamely. Hy, he never done moth
in fur me. He brung me well water
yistiddy, when he knowed he'd orter
went ter ther spring"
ely hez to work hard, ye know,
gran'daddy."
A sharp expression came over the
grandfather's face.
"What's tibet slick chap from Bluff
city a-doin' roun' hyer all Their time,
Pamely?"
The young girl grew pink and
then pale under the keen scrutiny of
those aged eyes.
"He's goin' ter buy Duck Hawk
ms farm, / allow" she replied, pull
ing nervously at her apron strings.
"What duz he come hyer fur ter
buy Duck Hawkins farm We
hain't got Duck Hawkins farm done
up in err bundle anywheres roun'
hyer, hev we, Pamely?"
go gran daddy" laughed the girl,
merrily, eyer allus sayin' somethin'
thet's funny" Then troubled ex-
preston drove the dimple out of her
round cheeks. ~ dunno, raaly but
by, he's a talkin' about sellin' ourn
too. He allows 'twould be better to
sell out, an go West. He could get
heaps more land out West"
The old man pounded his knotty
hickory stick on the pine floor furi-
ously.
"Ef Hy Todbeater pulls up stakes
and moves agin, I'll make back tracks
for Indiany, thet's what / will,' he
declared, with vehemence.
80 gran daddy, ther amt nobody
Their to take keer of vel They're all
dead an gone; yen hev ter go long
er Hy an mel" She stopped and
pressed her red lips against his with
cred cheek, and smoothed his thin
white locks with her brown fingers
Then, wiping her eyes on a corner OF
her bingham apron, she stepped
briskly around the room, pausing one
moment to place the flowers in bro
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'PAMELYS GRIT

SalsT1rNa2 FL E narrow Missouri iprai.
$kTyg RE lay bathed in sunshine,
l5lA2y its green waves dotted with
SUvsss-50 brilliant flowers. In the sur
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what Baby Can DO.


Mothers will be interested in the fol-
lowing list OF things q baby can do" Says
the author Of How TO be Happy. though
Married" in his new book, 1.-The Five
Talents Of Woman" just published by the
Scribners. Doubtless every mother could
add many. items TO ii:
"A baby can beat any alarm clock ever
invented waking a family up in the morn
ing.
Give it a chance, and it can smash
more dishes than the most industrious
servant girl in the country.
Ut can fall down oftener aud with less
provocation than the most expert tuMb!er
in the circus ring.
1T can make more genuine fuss over II
simple brass pin than its mother would
over u broken back.
st can choke itself black in the face
with greater ease than the most accom-
plished wretch that was ever executed.
lit can keep q family III IL constant tnr-
moil from morning till night and night
till morning without once varying its tune
" 1T can be relied upon to sleep peace
fu ly all day when its father is away at
business and cry persistently ut night when
he is particularly sleepy.
1T may be the naughtiest. dirtiest.
ngliest. most fretfnl baby in all the world,
hut you can never make it's mother believe
1t. and You had better moi try.
1T can he u charming and model in
FAINT when no one is around. but when Wis
itors are present it can exhibit more bad
temper than both of Its parents together.
f." 1T can brighten up a house better thai.
all the furniture over made; make sweeter
music than the finest orchestra organized;
till a larger place in its parents breast than
they knew they had, and when it goes
awav it can cause IL greater vacancy and
leave a greater blank thar all the rest OF
the world put together"
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n fattie Tswn O. TanAslt.

fI
You kin boast upon your cities, and their
tidy growth and size.
Aud Drag about yer county seat, and BUSH
ness enterprise,
And railroads, and factories, and all SIGH
foolishery-
But the little Town o. Talbot is big
enough for me!
You can harp about yer churches. with
their steeples in the clouds.
And gas about yer graded streets, aud blow
about yer crowds:
You kin talk about yer theatres, aud all
you've got to see;
hut the little Town o. Talbot is wide
enough for me!
They hunt NO style in our town-hit's lit
tie like and small
They hnint no churches, 'nuther-ies' the
meetin' house is all;
They's NO sidewalks, to speak of-but the
highways allus free,
And the little Town o. Tailholt is wide
enough for me!
Some finds it discommodin' like, I'm
willin' to admit,
To hev but one p~ostofice, and q womern
keepin' hit,
And the drug store, aud shoe shop, and
grocery, all three.
But the Town o. Talbot is handy 'nough
for mel
You kin smile. and turn your nose up,
and joke and hev yer fun.
And laugh and holler, Tail hollis is bette,
hollis n nune!"
Ef the city suits you better, w'yhit's where
would orto' be.
But the little Town o. Tailholt's good
enough for me!
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There are more ways than one Of going down
hill. Besides rolling over u Nreciptce, rushing
down IL toboggan slide aud other methods. you
may, il you neglect to rectify All erratic diges-
tion, discipline q rebellious liver AMI restore a
regular habit of the bowels, rapidly descend sn
ilcline whose bottom is the grave. \ failure in
vigor, impairment of appetite, troubled sleep.
infallible Indications that show decay. sud ought
to suggest repair. The fiMest. surestl. piensante.t
means of repairing physical eueres is H9stetter's
aud weak appettzsrs fail. this potent botanic in.
~vigorant sncce ode. Whether feebleness is the
attendant of disease. inherent in the c%onstitu.
ton, or the companion Of convalescence Often
very slow after wasting malalica. the Ritters
has, ever proved "a reliable means Of reinedyina
1t. through the medium Of improved DIGESTION
The Bitters cure malarial complaints. rheama-
ttsm Constipation aud kidney troubles.