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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21
RUMORED OF ROYALTY.

EMPEROR WILLIAM II. is the first Russian
speaking King of Prussia. Prince Bismarck
speaks Russian duently.
NINE. CARNoT is said to look not more than
'twenty-five." The Empress of Austria
"can not be over thirty five" say impartial
observers.
QUEEN CHRISTINA, Regent of Spain, made
her debut as singer at concert given by
herself and the ladies of her court. Her
voice is described as strong mezzo-
soprano.
The Duke of Edinburg, who is noted for
his stinginess, is in the habit of having his
frock coats made with removable buttons so
that the same coat can be used either for
uniform or civilian dress.
The German Empress appeared in a gown
of white silk, with train several yards
long, embroidered with gold and silver The
material cost &, 800. The embroidery re-
quired the work of twelve girls for two
months.
QUEEN VICTORIA is fond of straw hats.
She recently had q photograph taken of her
self as she sat at breakfast surrounded by
her family. On her head was most re-
markable straw hat, the most striking OBJ
ject in the picture.
The new heir of the Austrian Emperor,
besides being descendant of the Caesars,
will be King of nine countries, wear eighteen
titles as Duke, one as Archdukc, two as
Grand Duke, four as Margrave and so on to
the total number of fifty-four.
The Gar of Russia is said to do much
more work than any of his Ministers, and
can be found at his desk at almost any hour
of the day. He rises before any of his house.
hold, attends mass every morning and is
scrupulously exact in the performance of all
his religious duties.
KING HUMBERT is far from striking in his
personal appearance. He looks much like
plain ery-day man of honesty and dignity:
He is of medium height, rather sparely
built, Of dark complexion, with a round
head and prominent features, and although
only in his forty-fourth year his hair is
quite gray.
SINCE the Queen left Osborne, her Maj
esty's horses and carriages have been re-
moved to Windsor. There are ffty-seven
horses and twenty-eight carriages and vans.
Four steamers were required to convey
them from East Cowes to Southampton.
From that point they were taken to Wind
sor by two special rains.
THE Emperor of Germany is cutting down
his household expenses. He has given or
ders that the daily breakfast shall cost but
sixty two cents for each person, and that
dinner shall not require more than S125
head. The servants of the household are
now obliged to purchase their own meals.
All this asexcited great deal of unfavor-
able comment, for the house of Hohenzollern
is by no means 20 poor that its expenditure
need hA PLAYED on mean basis.
| ~ y. q rE.hr rs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21
a NATURE PRAYER,

o birds. that sing such thankful psalms
Rehuking human 1retting,.5 ~
Teach US your secret OF content, ~
Your science Of forgetting; -, q
For every life must have its ills .r-e.g9
You too have hours OF sorrow, -
Teach US, like you. to lay them by ssx 9. q. %
And sing again tomorrow. ~
For gems OF darkest jet may lie -
Within golden setting,
And he is wise who underst ands e.
The science Of forgetting. -
o Palms, that bow before the ga's
Until its peaceful ending,
Teach US your yielding linked wist strength
Your graceful art of bending;
For every tree must meet the gale
Each heart encounter sorrow,
Teach US, like you, to bow, that w4
May stand erect tomorrow.
For there Is strength in humble 2 ace,
Its wise disciples shielding;
AMI he is strong who understa,G1
The happy art OF yielding.
Q brooks, which laugh all night. xl day
With voice Of sweet seduction
Teach US your art OF laughing'st.N
At every new obstruction;
For every life has eddies deep
And rapids flercely dashing, >,
Sometimes Though gloomy cav3rns forced
Sometimes in sun,ights flashing:
Yet there is wisdom in your way,
Your laughing waves and wimp.es,
Teach US your gospel Of CONTEXT,
The secret OF your dimples. -
o trees. that stand in forest ra,,is,
TALL strong, erect and slightly.
Your branches arched in noble grace
Your leaflets laughing lightly
reach US your firm and quiet strength,
Your secret of extraction
From Shiny darkness in the SOY
The grace Of life and action;
For they are rich who understau ri
The secret Of combining
The good that's hidden deep in earth
With that where suns arc shining
q myriad forms Of earth and ~
or lake and sea and river
Which make our landscapes glad and fair
To glorify The Giver;
Teach us to learn the lessons Ind
In each familiar feature,
The mystery which Still perfects
Each low or lofty creaturc;
For God is good and life is sweet.
And suns are brightly shining
10 glad the gloom and thus rebule
The folly Of repining.
Each night is followed by the day,
Each storm by fairer weather.
While all the works of nature sins
Their psalms OF Joy together.
Then learn. 0 heart the song OF hope;
Cease, soul, thy thankless sorrow:
For though the clouds be dark to-dly
The sun will shine tomorrow.
Learn we'll from bird, and tree, and rill
The sin OF dark resentment,
And know the greatest gift OF God
Is faith and sweet con1entment.
Il, Edgar Jones' in TOniuvi1lo sro,,,,o, -.
mi -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

THERE are many forms Of nervous debility
II men that yield to the use of Carter's Iron
Pills. Those who are troubled with nervous
weakness, might sweats, etc, should try them
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

ELDER sIsTER-"Oh, you fancy yourself
very wise, dare say, but could give you
a wrinkle or two!" Younger Sister-'sNo
doubt-and never miss them"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter Little Liver Pills. Forty
pills in vial; only one pill dose.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

COUGHS. Hoarseness, Sore Throat, etc.,
quickly relieved by Browns BRONCHIAL
rRocHEs A simple and effectual remedy,
superior 10 all other articles for the same
purpose Sold only in bores.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

HALF a century has elapsed since Con.
gress appropriated 81, 600 toward compiling
agricultural statistics by the large importar
ton of breadstuffs shipped to America that
year
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

A BRIGHT little girl in Sunday-school,
upon being asked what sort OF spirit that
of the Pharisee was, replied: 1T was doing
a good thing and then feeling big over its
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

ACTORS, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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In all institutions, particularly for chill
dren, where the eyes are required to DO
close work, the proportion of the square
surface of the windows to the square sur
face of the floor should never fail below
ono to four.
IN France Juggling is taught for the ben:
eft of the health. It brings the musclea
of the arms and chest aud back into play.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

BE careful in using salt on the ground.
Salt will kill weeds to certain extent, and
it is also remedy for some kinds of grubs
in the soil, but salt will kill other plants as
well, and its use may result in loss Of
some of the garden crops.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

THE late Grown Prince Rudolph, of Aus
tria, left debts amounting to S, 75O. 900 marks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

DAVID G. BURNETT began to serve as act
ing president of the republic Of Texas"
fifty years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

In London during recent week tho
births outnumbered the deaths almost two
to one.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21
Half Faro Excursion to tho South Via the
MOnOn Route.

Another chance to visit the most enter
orlsing points of the NEW SOUTH. Our
aext Excursion will leave Chicago March
Is, 1889, giving choice of routes via either
louisville, or Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
One Fare for the Round Trip. Tickets good
sixty days. For full particulars, address
L. E. Sessions. Tray. Pass. Ag't., Box sci
Minneapolis, Mimi, or E. o. Mccormick.
5enl. Pass. Ag't., 1876 Dearborn st., Chi
;ago. (City Ticket Office 70 Clark st.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

BuNLAY, the newly crowned King Of An
nam, is only ten years of age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21
7 0W is the Time
Hoods SarsaparilIa
The Best Blood Purifier

II take Hoods Sarsaparilla every year ~ .
spring tonic. with most satisfactory results" G.
PARMELEE. $40 Bridge street, Brooklyn, NY.
NIB. If you decide to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
M hn irdl1o to nu AM
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

Sessions were very short in both houses
The 18th. Most OF the day was occupied
n discussion Of rearportioning the
ees: The Senate after a long debate
passed the state park bill by vote of rs
20 ID. The house bill making Washing
,on's birthday, Christmas, Fourth Of
July and Thanksgiving day holidays, was
adopted in the committee of the whole.
After finishing up the routine the Senate
adjourned.
The house had a very long list of gener-
al orders to attend to but there was no dis
position to settle down to work in the
chamber. Every representative felt that
ter of reappointment 50 out he would skip
10 consult with other fellows who were
interested in his old district or prospec-
tive new: As result there was less than
quorum present when the passage Of a
G sSs S ws; it ss5o' business 1ss
was done. Mr.. Reyes introduced
bill amending the divorce laws so that a
married couple who have voluntarily liv-
I'd apart for five years may be granted a
divorce The house after going into COM
mittee Of the whole found it impossible to
keep quorum in their seats so it rose
and the house adjourned.
The Senate on the 15t killed the bill
making the superintendent of public in
struction an elective Office when it came
up upon the the third reading. Keller,
Ives and Durant opposed it upon the
ground that it was not political Office,
and should be kept out of politics. and they
succeeded in convincing the rest of the
chamber that they were right. A heated
debate sprang up when the committee on
public lands made their report in favor Of
indepently postponing the bill waving the
forfeiture If the grant to the Duluth &
Winnipeg railroad. The night previous
the opponents of the bill met in commit
tee and adopted the report which they
submitted. The bill in question is the
house bill which extends the time for
completion of the road until 1893 The
friends of the bill made hard fight
ceeded In having the whole matter re-
ferred to the committee of the whole The
next thing was Jacobson's county seat bill
which passed the house week or two ago.
The representative from Lac qui Parle
thought he he had scored quite victory
when he succeeded in sending the measure
to the senate practically. as he wanted it,
process, Mr.. jacobson cou not recognize
the result of his efforts. Twelve different
amendments were proposed eight of which
were adopted. It now goes back to the
house for concurrence. What will become
Of it then is one Of the problems. Senator
against dynamitards. Any person who
sells or places dynamite bomb or explo-
sive with intent to kill shall be guilty of
murder No person shall purchase dy1a-
mite except upon an application signed
by six freeholders. .s-.- -. i -
Besides local bills the Governor notified
the house that he had signed the Stevens
of article 1 Of the Constitution. This
measure allows 6Ye-DtxtbS of 9 jury 10
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21

AAA " oAoAO VO0oo
The world ought to
done for me in the cure
which was so bad as to
bic by the physicians
went to be treated. One
me q copy OF an adycr.
Swift's Specific, and l
rclicffrom the first few
gradually forced out Of
soon cured sound and
months since I quit take
had no sign Of return OF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-21
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.

The Senate did not not meet on the 11th,
And only 81 of the representatives respond.
No business was transacted. There were
not enough in their seats to suspend the
rules and pass local bills, consequently
after few bills were introduced an ad.
lournment was made because Of lack Of
quorum: The only important bill present
Ell was by Mr.. Reyes Of Winona, relative
to prison labor. The biIr provides for the
leasing Of one half Of the convicts and
shops OF the prison to contractors at not
less than SOC per day. The balance Of the
prisoners to be employed on state account
The bill also provides that the managers
account il deemed expedient and appro
pirates t75, co.,
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an I've only thought Of gettin' It through
with. didn't think of you. l hev not been
q very good father to you in thet respect
probably, an I'm glad tibet you've opened
my eyes. Poor fellow! he has worked hard
an faithfully, an now he'll hev his re-
ward" 81 V
Jim moved uneasily against the tree, and
wished that his father had been a little
more angry with him, and wouldn't talk 80
Kindly about him. Somehow the turn of
ana1rs did not quite suit him, and he wished
that 1t had been different He felt that his
I father had not quite understood his mean.
Ing; he really in his heart wanted his father
70 laugh at him, or get angry with him, and
order HIM to his work with q threat. Matters
did not seem to improve when Mr.: Poulder
continued:
"Well, Jim you needn't finish this job. 1
can do 1t as well as you, and will leave the
| other clearin' until tomorrow. You can 20
on f1shin'"
"Never mind thet's all right I can do it
without help. You can hev a half holiday"
The dumbfounded lad remained in the
same position until he saw his father swing
the axe over his head, and begin cutting up
he trees into proper lengths for cord wood,
Then, abashed by his own boldness, and
feeling certain exultation of success in
the encounter, he turned away from the
clearing, and went back to the brook From
his position on the grassy bank he could not
see his father, but he could hear the steady
blows Of the axe on the trees.
The fish were as plentiful as usual that
afternoon, and several good bites were made
on the bait, but the young fisherman did not
! enjoy his sport half so we'll as on other
occasions. He trolled his line about list
less(y. and paid more attention to the dis
tant wood-chopper's heavy, ringing blows
| than to the swapping of the speckled trout.
Every unusual sound seemed to startle him
| from his reverie, and he glanced hastily
around toward the clearing.
The afternoon slowly waned, and Jim
Poulder's memorable half-holiday ran itself
out. For three hours he remained seated
on the bank of the small brook, watching
the bright leaves on the trees and the
trouts In the brook, and listening attentively
to the sounds that came from his fathers
axe. About shutdown he walked slowly
homeward, and stopped at the barn to feed
the animals. But some one had already
performed his nightly duty, and the animals
were taken care of for the night. Then he
went to do few little chores around the
house, and found that these too had been
done by his father.
"Well, he means to give to give me half
holiday in earnest" Jim muttered, as he
stood just outside the door before entering
for his supper. II wonder what he'll say
bout it to the supper table. S'pose iii
hev to make up fur it ter-morrow."
He gave the stick with which his favorite
dog was playing a violent jerk, and ordered
the canine to charge. in no gentle tones.
Then, as il ashamed at his show of anger, he
patted the animal on the head, and told him
to follow him into the house.
II the overworked hoy expected to hear
some reference to the days work, or to his
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Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s. Prepared only
by c. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
l00 n0Soo Ono n0llap
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Mrs. ANN BoTHwELI.
Au Sable, Mich, Dec. 20, 'S8.
Send for books on Blood Diseases and Cancers,
mailed free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. .
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Charncter is wealth.

Character is the only interest worthy Of
the absorbing attention of thoughtful men
and women. Because character is the only
permanent form of wealth-the only curren-
cy that can be funded here and used here
after. Lands, houses, railroad stocks, bank
stocks, Government bonds fall away from
us, and naked IS we came into the world so
naked we go out of it, stripped bare of all
outward possessions. Shrouds have no pock-
cts. But those inward possessions which are
constructed out Of thought, purpose, feeling.
will, pass over with us into the mysterious be-
yond and abide.
Hence it is that as Humboldt has reminded
us, churches, schools, science, literature are Of
value not only nor chiefly because they
minister to physical welfare, but because they
are the scaffolding by means of which God
builds up the human SOUL
Character is what we are; reputation is only
what men say we are. Being our essential self,
character is superior to all that is external-to
all accidents and circumstances ''Sir Philip
Sidney, the Earl of Essex, Sir Walter Raleigh
are men of great figure but few deeds. We
cannot find the smallest part of the personal
weight of Washington, in the narrative of his
exploits This inequality of the reputation to
the works or anecdotes is not accounted for by
the saying that the reverberation is longer than
the thunderclap; but somewhat resided in
Luccc Iou WulCu OcSOb all expectation LQaL
outran all their performance. The largest part
of their power was latent. This is that which
we call character-a reserved force which acts
directly by presence"
Put man of character down anywhere. sur.
round him by whatever untoward conditions and
straightway he accomplishes by mere presence
what others achieve only by labor, address and
much ado. ''Oh, Iole, how did you know that
Hercules was God?" Because" answers
Iole, 81 was content the moment my eyes fell
on him. When beheld Theseus desired that
might see him offer battle. or at least guide
his horse in the chariot race; but Hercules did
not wait for contest: he conquered whether he
stood, or walked, or sat, or whatever thing he
did"
Friend, with all thy gettings, get character.
This is the supreme thing. It shall make thee
playfellow of the original laws of the world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Beautiful Engraving Free.

"Will They Consent?" is . magnif-
cent engraving, 19x24 inches. It is an
exact copy of an original painting by Kwall,
whichwas sold for Sc, 900.
This elegant engraving represents young
lady standing in beautiful room, sur
rounded by all that is luxurious, near q
half-open door, while the young man, her
lover, is seen in an adjoining room asking
the consent of her parents for their daughter
in marriage. 1t must be seen to be appre-
ciated.
This costly engraving will be given away
free, to every person purchasing small
box of Wax Starch.
This starch is something entirely new, and
is without doubt the greatest starch in
vention of the nineteenth century Cat least
everybody says so that has used it). It
supersedes everything heretofore used or
known to science In the laundry art. Un-
like any other starch, as it is made with
pure white wax. It Is the first and only
starch in the world that makes ironing
easy and restores old summer dresses and
skirts to their natural whiteness, and i'm
parts to linen beautiful and lasting finish
as when new.
Try it and be convinced of the whole
truth.
Ask for Wax Starch and obtain this
engraving free.
THE WAX STARCH Co.,
Keokuk, lows.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Our Educational system.

An expert, whose name is known around the
globe, pens the following criticism upon the
current educational system Of the country:
ut lacks truth and nature. We are students
OF words; we are shut up in schools. and col
leges, and recitation rooms for 10 or Is years,
and come out at last with bag of wind, a
memory of words, and do not know thing
We do not know an edible root in the woods, we
cannot tell our course by the stars, nor the
hour of the day by the sun. We are afraid of
horse, of COW, of a dog, OF snake, of q
spider. The Roman rule was to teach boy
nothing that he could not learn standing. The
old English rule was, All summer in the field.
and all winter in the study And it seems as
II a man should learn to plant, or to fish, or to
hunt, that he might secure his subsistence, at
al events, and not be painful to his friends and
felow-meh.
THE lessons of science should be expert
mental also. The sight of planet through
telescope, is worth all the course on astron-
omy; the shock of the electric spark In the ell
bow, outvalues all theories; the taste OF nitrous
oxide, the firing of an artificial volcano. are
better than volumes of chemistry"
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Roon for snterinr woman.

If there are times In life that try mems
souls, there are also times that try women's
souls. As woman's organization in general
is more delicate than mans, so she has spe-
cial functions OF far more delicate charac-
ter, which render her much more liable to
arrangement and disease, and which require
much more skillful and careful treatment.
No class of diseases tests physicians skill
or medicines efficacy more severely than
female diseases. No medicine has ever
proved itself more successful in the cure Of
such diseases than Pe-ru-na. In that most
trying of periods, which every middle-aged
woman must pass through, Pe-ru-na has
proved a true boon to the sex. ST had been
a great sufferer for three years" writes Mrs.
S. Smith, of Hillsville, Pa. ST had given
up all hope, when commenced taking Pc
ru-na and Man-a-lin. Now l am as we'll as
ever in my life" Regulate the bowels with
Man-a-lin. For sale by all druggists.
TTSu
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think indiferently OF sober and spiritual
things, is not only false to her friend and
blind to her highest opportunities, but she
is playing with fire. The great in6rmity of
our time-the one notable weakness which
makes us afraid before the menace of our
enemies-has come near to her and she has
not put out her hand to do one thing to
help it. The manliness of young men de-
pends, more than anybody can measure,
upon the influence OF young women. Their
ideal for themselves takes good deal of its
shape from your ideal of what they ought
to be.
Whether their emphasis shall be upon
dollars or upon duties, whether they shall
be adequately described as vertebrate
mammals, belonging to the catarrhine
family of apes, or whether they shall be
manly men, having souls and looking up
and not down, depends very greatly upon
you. Do not, entreat you, in this day of
all days, miss the divine opportunities of
friendship. GEORGE HODGES.