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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
MILLIONS INVOLVED,
Important Decision Favoring the NIinne-
eota Thrasher CompanY.

Important Decision Favoring the AIinne-
sofa Thresller Company.
Thee million dollars is the amount in
volved in a suit decided at St. Paul recently
against the creditors by the Supreme Court.
The suit Is that of the State ex rel. Moses
E. Clapp, Attorney General, relator, VS..
The Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing
Company. This case has been In the courts
for along time, and was argued before the
Supreme Court last January. The legal pa
pers made a book OF two hundred printed
pages, and the amount involved in the liti
CATION was the entire plant, assets and bust
ness of the Minnesota Thresher Company
The grounds of this action were that the
company had violated the provisions of the
act under which it was organized and
had exceeded it's powers in the tssu-
Ing of bonds and stock and in the pur-
chase of the assets of the insolvent
Northwestern Car Company of Still
water and of the defunct CORPORA
ton of Seymour, Sabin e. Co. The
attorneys for the thresher company
claimed that the real objec of the proceed
ing was to prevent the company from en-
forcing its claim against the stockholders
named Information in the suit was filed
by the Attorney General and to this the
respondents filed an elaborate answer, to
which the counsel for the State demurred
The Thresher Company claimed that there
was no grounds for the forfeiture Of TIE
respondents franchise shown in the ineor-
nation, but that the Supreme Court, before
which the case was brought as court Of
original jurisdiction, had no Jurisdiction to
decide the case. On the other hand, the at
torneys for the State maintained that the
court had Jurisdiction and that abundant
grounds for forfeiture were sustained in the
information, and also for the appointment
Of a receiver for tho company. The
Supreme Court, through Judge Mitchell,
holds that it has jurisdiction, but refuses to
forfeit the franchise of the company. The
legal points in the suit were many and in
tricate, and the decision is rendered BY
Judge Mitchell, Chief Justice 'Gllfllan tax
ing no part in tho case.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
A GiDDY COUPLE.
Two Octcgenarian Inmates of q Cha
tahla Instifnti0n Ensnarad l,,r Cnnid

Two OctcEenarian Inmates of a Chari-
table Institution Ensnared by Cupid.
Patrick Mulligan, a spoony swain of
seventy nine years, and Hannah H. Call, a
giddy girl of eighty-four, inmates of the
Ramsey County poor-house, eloped the
other morning and went to st. Paul, in-
tending to get married When their fight
was known at the poor-house the police in
St Paul were notified and an officer of the
union depot squad arrested the aged
couple as they stepped from the suburban
train on the Duluth road, which they had
boarded at Gladstone Mulligan has been
an inmate Of the poor house for two
months, but he was paying for his keeping,
and has little money left to st..,t house
keeping. Miss Call has been at the poor
house for more than two years. She has
worked in the kitchen, and was rceliny
potatoes when Mulligan t:st saw hcr and
became enan,nred
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
WHAT THOU poEsT, DO WELL

II thou hast buton song to sing, -.
little song, may be. %ts5,
o, sing it then the best thou canst,
All blithe and earnestly.
Think not it is not worth thy while
To let thy voice be heard;
Some weary one may hear thy song
With JOY for every word.
If thou hast but task to do, :
Perchance little one. ;:
o, slight it not because It's small
But let it be we'll done.
1t may be one will see thy work,
And, reading thy desire,
Say: He who doeth small things we'll
Is worthy. come up higher"
If thou hast but ono hour to spend,
Don't think it matters naught
How it be spent, but spend it well.
And give thy earnest thought
To its demands, for time alone
The story e'er can tell
or wasted time, so count thy hours
And spend thy moments well.
Who doeth small things we'll will provo
To higher trusts most true;
Therefore be sure thou doest we'll
Whate'er thou hast to do.
And IL thou hast task 20 do,
Or just tale to tell,
Remember, II it's worth thy time.
IT'S worth thy doing we'll.
Annie Wall, in Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
SCHOOL APPoRTloNMENTs.
Tho Amount Aggregates . Third 0f Z
: Million for Six Months.

The Amount Aggregates Third u .
Million for Six Months.
Tho State school superintendent which
Settles the disposition Of the State school
fund, was completed recently. The amount
of the fund for the six months, from March
to October, is $223, 719 80, Of which $14s 1880
Is drawn from the general school fund and
~, GOO from the one-min tax. The total
number Of scholars entitled to apportion-
ment is found to be 2lSO68, giving each
scholar $1.05 as his share of the fund
Twenty -four new school districts have been
formed since last October, the number Of
new scholars In each county being as fol-
lows:
Becker, 81; Benton, %; Jackson, 10;
In :-Qui- Parle, IS; LIE Sueur, p; Marshall,
81; Otter Tail, So; Polk, 2A; Swift, IS;
Traverse, II; Yellow Medicine, 10.
The apportonment for the State, by
counties, together with the number Of
schools in each county, is shown in the fol-
lowing table: -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
KINKS OF ALL KINDS.

WOMEN are naturally progressive. There
is not one of them who doesn't believe in
freedom of speech.
THERE is melancholy coincidence in the
fact that this Is the age of scientific cookery
and the age of dyspepsia.
IT takes woman to pack trunk, but il
takes an impatient man to unpack it when
he wants to find his razor.
HONESTY without sharpness is like 8
sword without edge or point-very well fol
show, but of no use to the owner.
We should have q glorious confagratlon
if all who can not put fire into their books
would put their books into the fire.
AN author, ridiculing the idea of ghosts,
asks how dead man can get into a locked
rooms Easy enough. With a skeleton key.
WOMEN, it is said, live longer than men.
This comes Of their keeping their age 8
secret. Death doesn't know when to call
for them.
IN digging among the ruins of Pompeii
they have found piece of brass made tc
tit over the human cheek. The modern
cheek needs none.
WHEN tits a man who is about TO be told
secret he shuts the door. Wien it is q
woman she opens it to make sure there IS nc
one listening outside.
A MUNICIPAL candidate, whose principal
supporters are tavern-keepers and shoe.
makers, proudly alludes to them as mem.
bers of the bar and bench.
AS BETWEEN the bridegroom and the
"best man." the bride always decides in
favor of the former, without, of course, the
slightest thought to the latter.
ExTRAvAGANT women, whose mothers
probably served their day at the washtub
now use india shawls for bedspreads. This
Is put forth as one Of the latest fashions
A NEWSPAPER man has discovered that
only two amongst four hundred and eighty.
two sailors were named "Jack," and in all
his talk with them he never heard one say,
"shiver my timbers,'' or ''dash my top
lights" If he were to listen to the converse
ton of a sailor on the stage, "stliver my
timbers'' is pretty much all he would hear
him say, !.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14

Charles G. Orr, well-known money
broker OF Minneapolis, was arrested the
other day on a United States warrant
charged with two offenses The first was
taking pension certificate from an old
soldier, Charles Mcdonald, as pledge; the
second was the signing of McDonalds
voucher and drawing the pension two
months after Mcdonald had died
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
Frosted Wheat Makes Good Seed.
Robbed the POSt.Ofs1ce.

Arthur R. Walker, a clerk in the regis
tered-letter division of the Minneap-
oils post-ofice, was arrested the other
morning on the charge Of robbing the
mails. He was taken before United States
Commissioner Odell and held to the United
States grand jury in $4,000 bonds. The
amount Of Walker populations approached
$500. The robberies dated back to October
II. Walker is a young man about twenty
three years old and had been employed in
the post-otice since September.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
Might Have Died of Starvation.

An autopsy was held the other day on the
remains of Andrew Hansen, who died
rather suddenly at Minneapolis Hansen
and his wife lived there together and quar-
relied frequently. The examination showed
that the old man had been poorly fed and
that while senile debility was the return Of
death, it looked as if he died of starvation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-03-14
The Duchess and the Doctor.

An old Duchess on one occasion re-
quested DR.. Abernethy to pay profess
sional visit to her house. The doctor
went as requested and was introduced
into the drawing-ro room, where the
Duchess, with tears in her eyes, showed
him an ugly little monkey, apparently
in great agony, lying on elegant cush-
ions and almost buried in lovely laces.
The doctor felt thoroughly disguised.
at being called upon to act as mon
keys doctor. He felt the monkey's
pulse in silence, examined it with at
tention and soon recognized the nature
of it's illness, then, perceiving the lady's
grandson in a corner of the drawing
room rolling about on the carpet, he
advanced toward the child, examined
him also, felt his pulse, and, returning
to the Duchess, said to her in a grave
manner: MADAM. your two sons are
suffering from Indigestion. By drink
ing tea and living on a plain diet they
will soon recover" and, bowling pro-
foundry to the stupefed Duchess, the
doctor retired, venged.-From s'Tales
of a Physician"
Mr.. and Mrs. Billus were enjoying
the play. John" she exclaimed, as
she looked up at him with rapture,
keeping her finger on the page before
her, isn't M'sieu Cokerlann doing
them lines grandly!" maria, snorted
her husband, looking at the book and
turning the leaf over, 'you make me
tired. You're two whole pages behind
him. '-Chicago Tribune.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

A man styling himself yellow
stone Kit has stirred up the PEG.
pie Of Shreveport to much wrath.
He has been in that city for a
week or two past selling liver pads
enough drops and other curative
essences. The mode Of his SELL
ing is something after the order
Of Banyan. 1t appears that yell
lowstone Kit in his harangues
sought to array different classes
against each other and provoke
disorder. 1t is further charged
against him that he has been too
free and thoughtless in his ex
presslons and references to
respectable people IN that csmmu-
nifty and that he has been partic-
ularly savage in his expressions
about the editorial fraternity. The
result of yellowstone Kits effer.
vescences and hilaritics is, that
he has been arrested under act
No. 1lS Of the last legislature
which provides a penalty against
such talk as he has ,ndulged in.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22
L. \. & s. RAIL ROAD.
No. 9 Time Table in Effect On
October LIST, 1883.

South. Stations. North.
No. l. No. 3. No. 8. 10. 1
Loave Arrive
5:45am3;o0pm Homer, 1l:3Oams:4opm
6:40sm4:OOpm Athens, lO:20am7:4Orn
Arrive Leave
7;:5am5:oopm Gi5sIand, s:soanS:5opm
When trains start late or get behind,
they will not attsmpt to make up time,
but will run throu gh at the ralc Of
speed given in tho schedule.
On Sunday No 2 will leave Gibslsnd
at $3.50 =. a.. and run through hour
ahead Of schedule timo. Excursiou
tickets will bs sold on Sunday 1T re-
duced rates. They will be good OIL all
trains OH day of sale, but worthless
afterwards. They arc not transferable
and no baggage will be carried on them.
Baggage must he refused unless
checked. The Conductor will 10 care
ful ia SEQ that this rule 10 strictly OBJ
served.
j. D. BEARDSI.EY,
General Manager.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22
Arizona Dots.

Arizona is on boom, that is so
far as Stewards saw mill is con.
cerned. Rain or shine, water or
no water, Stewards and his mill
are always on the run, and Ed
Harris is seen at his post as saw
yer.
We don't know what to call
Stewart. He's engineer, fireman,
lumbermsn, stock gusger, water
carrier, lumber deliverer, and
many more duties he fills.
Stewart has q curious whistle
attached to his engine. 1t is but
a stones throw from our Office and
through stewards kindness it is
set to lull US to sleep every night
with its sweet music, and keep
vigil Ger our slumber until the sun
and Stewart stops its ca dence. 1t
can rattle the dry bones in Homer's
grave yard, and make every living
thrsat hoarse BY halloing fire, if
Stewart 80 aims it.
Arizona now has two doctors,
Dra. Calhoun and Means; We great
ly esteem the one for his urbanity
and sociabillty, the other We love
for himself.
A fine school is aourishinp un-
der the supervision of r. w. Wa
fer, a young man Of talent and re.
finement. And Mr.. F. B. Boards
store, shoe-shop, wood.sllop, wag-
on shop, post.office, broom factory
and undertakers department seem
to be in fourish,ng condition,
except the latter, but anyone wish
ing an outfit Of this kind can be
Accommodated on short notice.
Arizona cant he beat by any
other section in the state fol-. ito
pretty girls. Why, just le. !. city
''swell'' coae hero some preaching
day and behsld even FOR M hour,
our lovely airls ii III their virgin
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22
bloom, why, i: would make his

bloom, why, i. would make his
mouth water for months and swim
his eyes in tears to look upon
them. We know of not a single
one who would not he worthy the
wife Of any man, we care not how
elevated he may be in social life,
and We mean just what VIC say.
God bless them all; Oh! what an
ornament to society,". what treas
ure to man are these noblest and
best gifts Of God. We love them
all, we would be fools to our ma
ture, untrue to oAr manhood, rec.
reant to all trusts and unworthy
the name of man could we do 9TH
erwise. Our mother taught US
to love and respect her sex, and
We have faithfully and with zeal.
ons care, cultivated the lesson
with incvesing love.
Two strange gentlemen from
Arkansas was here = short while
since, looking at our long silercca
factory with what view We could
not learn.
There came very near being a
serious burning at Mr.. Bsrae,ts
a few days since, but fortunately
it was discovered in time to pre-
vent any serious DAMAGE. Mrs.
Barnett displayed great GOODNESS
in subduing the flames.
Rev. J. L. ?. Sheppard preach
Ell an excellent sermon 10 8 large
and attentive audience last Sun
day.
Mr.. Olin Harris and Mrs. En-
ma Wafer, nee Miss Brown, were
married on the 10th inst. Rev.
J. L. P. Sheppard officiating.
May peace, happiness and plen-
ty sure attend them IS the earnest
wish Of their many friends.
The whoepiug cough is on the
rampant but no serious cases
arc known.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

We are fast coming to the con.
clusion that restricting appeals in
criminal cases to questions Of law
only is 4 defect, that is liable to
work more irreparable injuries
unjustly than any other provision
in the laws Of the state. The facts
in criminal cases, where they are
appealable should be weighed and
passed on by some superior trlbu.
nal, that is elevated beyond the
impure currents that float on the
surface OF the world. Life nor
liberty should be taken away ex-
cept by the strictest sense Of jus
tice and when the very essence OF
thc facts $, declare. In doing this,
trained minds and the best mental
and moral endowments should be
consulted. The jury system Of
trial is good but it should be sub.
ject to review by the supreme
court on the facts Of the case.
While the jury hayethe advantage
OF hearing witnesses testify and
are by this better able probably
to judge Of thei: reliability, they
are subject to neighborhood bias
and revolutions of the public feel
ing in the community where they
serve. This often causes the con-
yiction Of innocent men. TO the
last the supreme court must be in
. great measure exempt, II \ man
must be hung or sent to the penc.
Tertiary he should he enabled to
have, not alone jury to say so,
but also the supreme court of the
state, both on the law and facts of
the case.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

Each parish in the State should
have the benefit of its own convict
labor. The parishes pay the ez-
pense of criminal prosecutions and
carry all the burden incident to
bringing yiolators Of law to JUS
tice. If there be any value or
benefits IN convict labor the respoc-
tive parishes are justly entitled
to it. II the convicts in q single
parish be too few to justify the
cost Of guarding and other ex.
pense incident to their being work
ed at home, let several be combin-
ed IN this matter. Such an ar
rangcmsnt will dispense with the
State penetentiary with all its
abuse and cruelty. Congregating
all the convicts under one manage.
msnt as they are now, always has
and always will be accompanied
with cruel treatment and result in
the slow but sure murder of many
Of them. 1t takes them virtually
out Of sight where barbarity Can
do its savage work with little risk
Of detection or exposure. There
is doubtless not a penetsntiaty
that is not a reproach to the
State to which it belongs. Louisi.
ana's penetentiary is no great ex-
ception in this respect. tits a
necessary result ofthe congregated
plan of working convicts. If the
parishes each had charge Of their
own convicts and worked them at
home, the all seeing eye of the
people would be \ certain protec.
ton.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

eve must educate or short will
be our race from the cradle to tho
grave" Said William Writ most
truthfully.
Uncultivsted territory in the
mind especially in minds OF
superior texture will grow up,
spiritually to speak, in brlars
thorns and other noxious produc-
tions among which poisonous
reptile will take up their abode.
The result may be death from a
broken heart, or wicked and
reckless course OF life.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

In NO department Of the public
service is the seifshness of polili
clans SO conspicuously betrayed
as in the diplomatic establish
msnt. The whole institution is a
confederation of official idleness
and vanity and diplomatic hum
bug. With the exception of two
or three missions the establish
ment could be swept away not
merely without dstriment, but to
the decided advantage of tue
government Philadelphia Record,
Ind.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22
CLAIBORNE PARISH, La,

CLAIBORNE PARISH, La,
March the 5th, 1SS9.-We, the
patrons Of Union Grove School,
met at said school house subject
to tho call of the teacher, R. L.
Scslfe, for the purpose of elscting
trustees for the school.
Mr.. R. L. Scaife was called to
the chair and Vim Hickman, on
motion, waI appointed to act as
secretery Of said meeting.
let, Object and intention of the
meeting explained by the chair.
End, The meeting agreed to elect
three trustees as a committee to
contract with teacher and govern
said school.
3rd, 1t is tuther agreed by
unanimous consent of the patrons,
that they will abide the action Of
said committee.
4th, On motion the following
gentlemen were elected trustees of
said school:
Alex Mckenzie, T. D. Kendrick
and VIM Hickman.
9th, There being no other bust
nesa, on metion the meeting ad-
journsd. R. L. Scaife, chairman !;
VIM Hickman, secretery.
We, the board consulting with
teacher, r. L. Seattle, and making
him fair and liberal propositions
tocontinue school, was rejected be
cause of his failing health and fea-
ring future consequences from con
finement after thanking the board
for showing preference to him
~ teacher Of said school offered to
resign. The board considering
his feeling and for the above rsa-
sons accepted his resignation. Alex
Mckenzie, 7. d. Kendrick and
VIM Hickman.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22
LangSton Dots.

Several parties are through
planting corn and are preparing
cotton lands while othcrs hav G
planted no ccrn.
There should be less cotton and
more corn planted in this section
of the country SO the planters will
not be dependent on tile merchants
ofTexas, Missouri and Kansas for
their corn and bacon.
Raise it at home. Some will gay
cotton will we'll pay best. Look at
our prosperous men, they mover
plant corn but sell it occasionally,
and at times they have bacon and
stock for sale and is not long be-.
fore they have a few bales cotton
stored away for hard times and
they never have q Balance at their
debit.
One farmer in this neighbor
hood raised $50 bu corn on one
acre and about 500 bushels on five
acres. The land was worn out
20 years ago, but WAS we'll feltil-
lied. Other farmers raised 10 bu
to the acre on rocky hill land by
applying cotton seed in the drill.
Yet the dealers are receiving car
loads Of corn an.l bsc,n in Nor. Ii
Loulsisna almost daily. Ii Texas
can raise it At Soc, why can't We
raise it at so and 60 cents?
1t is the first time that corn was
ever shipped to this community
that the writer remembers of.
Nevertheless it is : fact, further.
more, that there will be big lot
Of Texas corn, Kansas meal
and Missouri bacon used by
North Louisiana. people. When
will it stop; never while cotton is
king of agriculture. Grain must
predominant and then good times
will come; the small boy will be
happy driving up tie 1ne cattle
and horses. The milk maid will
be in her glory with big plates Of
butter and buckets Of milk; it will
be = common thing to kill hogs
weighing 300 to 400 lbs. Why
they raise them up north that one
middling will weigh \ 100 lbs.
Then why cant We do so in North
Louisiana.
Mrs. NJ. c. Laugston has re-
turned from Texas after one years
sojourn there.
We received and appreciated
visit from Robert Wilson and his
fair young wife last Saturday and
Sunday. Call again.
John Miller, jr., paid US a call
last week. He was looking hale
and hearty, but was p,ning over
the change in our national ad
We must hope for
tho better four years hence, uncle
John.
Mr.. j. T. Key has returned from
Texas and brought back about 100
angorna goats; has them on his
farm near this place. Their fleece
IN abnut IN mr. 10 ;roh.. to
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

The president is making haste
in the matter OF appointment. He
is already taking OH about a dozen
democratic heads daily. The
number will increase steadily and
rapidly until the places that now
knew democrats will know them
no more. He is right from his
standpoint. He has been elected
president and that means that the
people want republican admins
tration. 10 have 1t In an unadul.
terated form, democrats cannot
be suffered to remain in appoin.
tive Offices, especially in those Of
q political character.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

The Pres. has appointed Kasson,
Phelps and another to 60 over to
Berlin, the capital Of Prus. and get
the troblc about Samoa to q peace.
full solution or bring on fighting.
Bismarck, who is vlrtnlly the head
ofthe Prusslan government is from
appearances getting ready to pre-
serve the peace and there will be
an amicable adjustment.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

He that hath ears to hear, let
him hear. You better mind what
you are about. liza jurv gets hold
Of yeu,sllbis by the dozen will
hardly suffice. The people are
mad; reasonable doubt is a failure,
and the serious consequences of a
wrong conviction is played out.
The the great day Of the peoples
wrath is upon US.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

Juries filed with a righteous
indignation against the frequent
commission ofcrime are q terror
to the accused, whether guilty or
innocent and are specially unp|eas,
ant to lawyers engaged for the de-
Tense.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-22

If there are any unhappier be.
ings than the mugwumps, as they
view the successful scramble for
the offices, they are the stalwart
Republicans who voted for Harri.
son in the expectation that he
would ignore Blalne.-Chicayo
Herald, Dem.