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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-04-10
LIFE IN LARGE CITIES,
1t Deadens tho Body, Deadens the Mind
and Deadens tho Soul.

1t Deadens tho Body, Deadens tho Mind
and Deadens tho Soul.
All town men who spend month or
two in the country every year know
we'll the difference between the buoy
ant and cheerful energy of the country
holiday time and the frequent languor,
depression and irresolution of the nine
or ten months spent in the smoky and
impure atmosphere of the large town.
Unhappily, no illustration lies ready to
hand which will as clearly show the de-
bilitating effect of town life upon the
mental and moral parts of man. Yet
that the average of mental energy is
greatly lowered may be readily UNDER
stood from the exceedingly small num-
Der of independent intellects of SUI
their contemporaries, compared with
the much larger proportion of such in
tellects that were found in the
SMALL populations of the Greek
cities in the five or six cent
uries immediately preceding the
Christian era. The truth is, whether
men will believe>it or not, that town life
deadens the body, deadens the mind
and deadens the soul. Those who have
mental powers equal to the occasion
clearly see and strongly desire some
means of defense against this too
urgent pressure. The most effectual
means is, of course, ''hight''-the method
of the hare when hard pressed by the
superior speed and threatening teeth OF
the greyhound. But for the majority
fight is not possible. We must stand
at bay, with our backs against some
friendly wall, and meet our various
enemies face to face. Standing thus
we become wildly conscious of the i'm
measurable advantage of stored re-
sources, OF physical energy, mental readi.
ness and capacity and clear moral pu1>
pose-fn short, of that all round health
which is the natural and necessary com.
pliment of our all round charac.
ter and position in the scale
of being. Charged and energized
with this threefold health, we can fight
steadily, strongly, calmly and enduring
". The battle in these times is usually
both long and strong, and victory fire.
quently delays her approach. Thou.
sands 20 down and disappear for want
of the power of physical endurance.
Quite as many thousands fail for lack
of steadily improving brain capacity.
But, perhaps, most of all are smitten,
crushed and routed because of their
poverty Of clear and steadfast moral
purpose. The real strength of . man,
we repeat is his heslth-his three-fold
health; and without this no start, how.
ever good; no advantages on the way,
however great; no stroke of luck, how.
ever wonderful, can save him from de.
feat. Like all other creatures, his
means of defense must be commensurate
with every possible occasion, or final
victory can never crown his brow
London. Hospital r ~ !
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.
HOW IT PAYS.

0eid Tom to Dick and Harry:
The wind Is sharp, today;
suppose we have whisky straight,
To keep the cold away!''
All r1ght"-the cheerful answer
"That's just the talk for metz .~
And the smiling landlord mixed the drink
And pocketed his fee. ~
Another day the comrades
Met at his door again;
And now twas heat, instead OF cold,
That made them all complain.
Thermometer at ninety,
And such blazing sun!
Let's have drink to cool us off,
No sooner said than done.
There stood the smiling landlord
In his buttonhole q flower:
He mixed for Tom whisky straight"
For Dick ''whisky.sour;'
And when he found that Harry
Preferred brandy smash,
He mixed it with as good q grace
And pocketed the cash.
A boy looked on and wondered
"a boy that was no fooD
How drink could warm men up one day,
And ono day make them cool.
1T doesn't stand to reason,
The thing can work both ways"
The smiling landlord answered him:
mo matter, II it pays.
''The whole things in . nutshell
When people want to drink,
1t warns them up or cools them OF,
Just as they choose to think.
It pays-that's all I care for
The boy thought: Eyes, that's so;
But how it pays the other folks,
Is what want to know"
Twas easy to discover,
For the downward road is quick
To men that drink for heat and cold,
Like Harry Tom and Dick.
Their business went to ruin,
And they to want and shame;
But the landlord mixed his liquors,
And sold them all the same.
And so the boy learned wisdom:
HE sha'n't grow rich on me;
For I'll quench my thirst with water,
Gods own free giftr'-thought he.
He kept his word, and prospered,
In honest, sober ways;
And, rich in health and happiness,
HIS life shows how it pays"
Mary E. Bradley, in The Better Day.
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"A picturesque character who recent
~ died in Washington County, Georgia,
was noted for trading jack-knives. On
the handle of every knife he ever owned
he made little private mark, by which
he could recognize it il it ever came in
to his hands again.
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Physicians Wise I'm Their Generation.
The above class of scientists recognize, and
have repeatedly borne testimony, to the ef-
f1cacy Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ~ q
remedy and preventive Of fever and ague,
rheumatism, want of vigor, liver complaint
and some other ailments and infirm condi-
tons OF the system Experience and OBJ
servation have taught them it's value. Thev
but echo the verdict long since pronounced
by the public and the press. Only the be-
nighted now areignorant Of Americas tonic
aud Alternative.
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Prompt aud Careful.

Prompt aud Careful.
Mr.. Tick-How long will it take you
to make me suit of clothes?
Tailor-Three days.
Mr.. Tick-All right; and I'll settle the
bill in just sixty days from to-day.
You'll have EN- ready on time; now
won't your
Tailor-Yes, sir; they'll be ready in
just sixty-thres days.-Smith. Gray &
Co. 8 Monthly.
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Consumption Surely Cured.

ToTHE R:-Pleasein inform your read.
ers that have q positive remedy for the
above named disease. By its timely use
manently cured l shall be glad to send two
bottles Of my remedy FREE to any Of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post-ofnce ad-
dresA Respectfully, T. A. SLocuM, NJ c.,
1871 Pearl street, New York
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In some parts OF Asia tho tanned
skin Of the salmon yields prettily
marked scale-liked leather, and ray
skins . good imitation of morocco.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-04-10

II man does not care to live let him um-
pire base-ba or go bunting with an anna
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PIE scientific Temperance instruc-
ton law of California has already 50
seriously Affected the saloon-keepers'
regular crop OF customers-the boys
that the liquor men have begun agt-
tation to have the law repealed by
the next Legislature. Tho w. c. T. D.
will endsavo6 tepour cold --atsr On this
pgoioots
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QUESTION AND ANSWER.
Some Opinions as to the Least Injurioui
Of Alcoholic Liquors.

Some Opinions rs to the Least Injurious
Of Alcoholic Liquors.
(which of the alcoholic liquors is, in
your opinion, the least injurious as .
beverage for a man who drinks, or who
thinks he must?" The replies to this
question from several of tho most emf.
nent medical men in this country have
been published by the New York Press.
Perhaps the most widely known OF
these as medical man is DR.. William A.
Hammond, of Washington. He declares
for beer or light wine on the ground
that ''that alcoholic liquor is the least
injurious, and hence the best for men to
drink, which possesses the smallest pro-
portion of alcohol" He adds: 1.-THE use
of any form Of alcoholic liquor is liable
to create q desire for larger quantities,
and liquor-drinking is one of those
things of which it may only too often be
truly said that increase of appetite
grows by what it feeds on" DR.. Austin
Flint, for several years past professor
of physiology in the Bellevue Hospital
Medical College, of New York, says: ~
am not prepared to state that any one
alcoholic drink is less injurious than an.
other. Alcoholic liquor of any
description should never be used except
when prescribed by an able and con.
scientious physician in cases of absolute
need from sickness" DR.. N. s. Davis,
of Chicago, an eminent authority on the
effects of alcoholic liquors, and author
of . work on the Influence of Alcohol
on tho Human System" writes: ''There
is no such man or person as one who
must drink alcoholic drinks.
If you ask what kind of alcoholic liquor
is the least injurious for man or person
who will persist in drinking, I answer,
that kind which has the smallest per
cent. Of alcohol in it." DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, tho author, quotes an
other mans opinion on the ground that
he has had too little experience with
alcoholic liquors to be any authority on
the subject" He continues: ut is years
since ! have practiced medicine, and, ex-
cept IN occasional glass of champagne,
I have hardly used alcoholic fluids for
these twenty or thirty years."
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"A train Of freight cars over mile
long was hauled into Grafton, w. Va,
by oae en9ino short inns era
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WHEN . man doesn't impose on his wife
she acquires the IDEA that he no longer loves
her-WaShineton Star.
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A Lady In south C.roljna Writas.

THE medical expert In . murder trial II
generally introduced to confuse the Jury.
men.-TexaS SiftinRA
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ny labor was shorter and less painful
than on two former occasions; physicians
astonished; thank you for ''Mother's
Friends It is worth its weight in Rold.
Address the Bradheld Reg Co.., Atlanta,
Ga for particulars. Sold BY Ill druggists.
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WI can learn nothing about tho toms
hawk from books on ofnithology-Pitts-
burKh Chronicle
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y1sn.1A1zs ars allowable in Lsak-N. o
1Qa1uDA
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|" That's not the cure, my charming Miss,"
The doctor said" Remember this:
II you your skin would keep from faint,
Discard the powder and the paint"
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BY way Of . Joke, '.is 20 thin An, wbita
hit looks eenamos' like : streak q,
light"
Il low I looks like ! afternoon shad.
der, anyhow" said the invalid. feeblv.
Il KANT hold out much lcnger.'
Ter mouths dry, honey" said the
anxious father, unconsciously Roine
back to his childhood's way of speaking
to him. .'Hyar, let Pap gin ye leetle
sup o water ter wet HIT
But the prisoner closed his eyes and
slightly shook his head.
Jest drap," coaxed the father; lies
the matter O. drap. Jackie, honey"
mot thet thar water" said the pris-
oner rousing up. Tibet thar prison
water makes me heave. Oh, fer a
drink outer the spring at home! seems
like could drink hit dry" T..
Old Bigby felt frightened; he was no
part OF nurse. and the changed ap-
pearance Of his son still shocked him.
Hit looks like good WATER" said he,
''hit does. Try q sup"
But the sick man refused, and his
father welcomed the entrance of the
jailer.
Here, Jack" said that official, INV
w1fe's sent you some soup; try and take
it."
But the invalid still refused. 'Ikaint
eat hit" he said.
what do you crave?" asked the
jailer.
Sunshine an fresh ar" cried the
prisoner, rousing up. EFT could only
git out whar the sun'd shine on me, an
whar could see the peak O. old Bald
face, a rollin' up benin Pap's house,
seems like l could git up an run
mile"
''You should ha' thought Of all O. that
afore you went to monkeying with the
revenue" said the jailer.
II never thought ez how I'd be
cotched," said the prisoner, sullenly.
But hit does seem hard" said old
Bigby, apologetically, ''for q man ter
suffer so much-eenamos' pay with his
life fer maxim few gallons O. wild cat
liquor liker that?"
'The Government don't want it," said
the jailer, undertaking to explain the
revenue system, but il don't want you
to have it, neither"
SWELL, now, thet does look curious"
said old Bigby. "What kahn hit matter
<1~
, 1890-08-15
An Asylum That Collect. Stamps.

There is an asylum for orphan girlsin
Locle, Switzerland, which finds a mar
ket for all the old postage stamps sent to
1t. Nearly everybody far and near ac-
quainted with the fact sends to the asy-
lum his or her second hand stamps. and
for the information of those who are ig-
norant a circular is issued calling for the
contribution of stamps and also Setting
forth the uses to which they are ap-
Piled. Rare stamps Of course go to
dealers or collectors, while the common
er sorts are applied to decorative pur-
poses, being used to ornament screens
shades, etc, and even, so sar5 the circu-
lar, to paper rooms. The circular does
not say how the American green stamp
of the past can be used for decoration.
Over IA million of stamps were received
by the institution from all over the
world in 1888, and a considerably larger
number in 1899. The stamps are assort-
ed by the children and put up in pack
ages of 80 or 100 each. Those collected
in 1888 were sold for 1900 francs, or
$40, and those of 1889 for $500. This
may not seem much to Americans. but
money goes further in Switzerland than
here. Persons, therefore, who want to
put their old postage stamps where they
will do the most good should send them
to NJ. j. Nougier. directeur de rAsile
des Billodes, Locle, Switzerland.-Ex-
change.
, 1890-08-15
workmen Burned to Death.

JOLIET, Aug. I4-One of the blast
furnaces of the Illinois Steel company
exploded about . O'Clock this mornin z
with terrific force, shaking the earth for
miles around so hat many thought it an
earthquake. Many Of the workmen
Jumped into the river TO put out the fire on
their clothing. But one man, George
Speisic, a Pole. was killed, and Tim Nc
earthly was fatally injured Others we're
slightly burned. Speisic was literally
cooked to death. His eyes were burnt
out, his hair singed to the roots, and
when picked up his flesh fell from the
bones. He was baked until he was
doubled up like a hoop, and the unfor
tunate fellow lived fully thirty minutes in
excrucieting agony. The cause of the ex
Dlosion was the giving out of the fire
brick lining at the bottom Hundreds of
ons of molten metal ran out and us
soon as it came in contact with the water
around the base of the furnace converted
1t Instantly into steam, causing the explo.
sim. Flying metal and pieces OF machiu-
cry flew in all directions The iron roof
was blown off and sedtions of it fell all
around, one weighing about a thousand
pounds falling on a freight car and de.
molishing it. Mccarthy, who is fatally
burned, has a family. Speisic was single.
, 1890-08-15

New YoRK, Aug. IA. The stock
market was dull all day to within the last
hour, when money eased off and a sharp
upward movement took place. The
close was quiet but strong at the highest
prices OF the day. Sugar is up q.
Governments steady.
Money on call close at 4@7, closed of
fered at 5.
Petroleum-Spot, opened 9l5, closed 90;
September, opened at 81. closing 93}
Copper-Lake. Aug, $l6.S5.
Lead-Stronger. Domestic, $4.05.
Tin-Firm. Straits, $2l.00.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
Pacific 6s. 123; American Express, IA;
Canada Pacific. Sit; Canada Southern;
54a; Central Pacific. 32l; Burlington,
81; Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western,
AL; Denver & Rio Grande, lot; Erie,
26; Kansas & Texas. 81; Lake Shore,
s; Louisville 4 Nashville, 86i; Michi.
gan Central. 90; Fargo Express. 40;
Western Union, s3a; Missouri Pacific. 10;
Northern Pacific, "a; preferred, sl3;
Northwestern, 10; preferred, l43;
New York Central, 4; Oregon I'm
provement, ASH; Oregon Naviga-
ton. 99A; Oregon Short Line, 42i;
Transcontinental, At; Pacific Mail,
43t; Reading, S8a; Rock Island,
8S4; Milwaukee x st. Paul, Tot; Texas
Pacific, 2os; Union Pacific, 59s; United
States Express. 10; American cotton
oil 29s.
CHICAGO. Aug. IA -Cattle-Receipts,
$4,000. Market strong, Beeves
a. 5094. 92A; steers, SO. 4094.4 40; stock
ers and feeders, 81. O0@3.25; Tex
ans. $l.40@3. 10; western rangers,
2.O0(03.7 rs.
Sheep : Receipts, 10000. Natives,
81. 50@5.50; western. s .7594.40; Tex
ans $1,000 90.
Wheat-Weak. Cash, 90; September,
99t.
Der AL.
, 1890-08-15

Lawyer ]. F. Haskell, of Lowell, has a
tyear-old son who is as bright as half a
dozen silver dollars and who has an au-
dacious sense of humor that may be
worth money to him when he gets into
politics. One of his latest experiments Is
h talk of the family just now.
of 1 put this tin soldier and horse into
that bowl of milk mamma,l lick me for
it, you see if she don't" he said recently
to a visitor, and the visitor seeming in
redulou he dumped the toys into tho
milk.
Mamma as promptly clicked" him for
doing it.
by gosh" he said delightedly, as he
returned to the visitor from the scene Of
castigation, his amusement subordinat-
ing the sense of pain, "she licked me for
the soldier, but they didn't find the
horse. Boston Globe.
, 1890-08-15

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Aug. 14.-In the
Democratic convention this morning a
resolution was adopted declaring the debt
of South Carolina, as nov recognized, a
public obligation of primary importance.
A new constitution was adopted and the
plan Of primary elections at this years
election for delegates to the state nom
mating convention defeated. Upon this
action the delegations from Richmond.
Charleston, Beaufort and Sumter, com
prising the anti Tillmanites. Withdrew,
formed another convention, elected Hon.
George Lamb BUST chairman, chose an
to the people. and took a recess.
In the regular convention the old exec
utive committee was deposed and j. L.
M. lrly of Laurens was elected chairman.
The convention her adjourned sine die.
, 1890-08-15

MONMOUTH PARK, Aug. l4.-0raDge
stakes, 3 year ODDS and upwards, seven
f~urlongs, Cynosure won, Volunteer second,
k%empland third. Time, l:274.
Two-year-olds, three-quarters of a mile
Chatham won, st. Charles second, Hood
lum third. lin e Ills.
fhren %vear-ri mile-Fan Fan (colt)
won, To la b .,kburn second. Demuth
third. Time. 1891.
Two-year-olds. five Undergraduates
won, Emma j. second, Adelina third.
Time, LOLA.
Mile and a furlong-My Fellow won,
Tristan second. Grimaldi third. Time,
1855.
Three-year. Odds and upwards, mile and
a quar'er-Gray Dawn ZION, Lotain Sec
ond, Sam Wood third. Time, 2:09l.
, 1890-08-15

BURLINGTON, la. Aup. l4.-Charley
Carlson and Adolph Alexanderson hired
a skif last night and started up the river.
This morning the boat was found upside
down on the shore above the terry. Al
e~xanderson wal found or the levee still
partially under the influence Of a drunken
debauch. He tells a vague story about
going with Carlson to the place of a fish
IN above the city, and says that after
drinking whisky there the two started to
return 10 their sklff when it upset. He
did not see what became of Carlson. but
managed to reach a lumber raft moored
to the shore and went home without Civ
ing any alarm. The river was dragged
today and Carlson's body was found near
the raft with an ugly hole between the
eyes. Alexanderson and two others have
been locked mn.
, 1890-08-15
The New York Central Strike.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 14.-An Associated
Press dispatch from Albany Yesterday
stated that it was reported that Grand
Master Sergeant had ordered out the
New York Central firemen. Sergeant ar
rived here this morning from Terre
Haute, and was intercepted by an Associ-
ated Press reporter. When told that he
was expected in Cleveland to arbitrate the
strike question on the New York Central,
he said: Il have come to Cleveland to
meet a committee of our men from
Youngstown to consider a question OF
business relative to the convention. My
trip has nothing to do with the strike on
the New York Central" Grand Master
P. NJ. Arthur, OF the Brotherhood of
Engineers, is also here, and both are
stopping at the same hotel. This seems
significant.
Mr.. Arthur says positively his organi-
zation will not take any part whatever IN
the strike, and he does not believe the
firemen will, either.
NEW YORK, Aug. I4-Vice President
Webb, of the New York Central, said
THIS morning that the only delay incident
to the strike was q. East Albany. Every
where else things are moving as usual.
Webb did not put much faith in the ru-
NOR that the fremen would be called out,
and the strike on the Delaware & Hudson
he regarded as a small matter easily set
tied.
ALBANY, Aug. IA. = Two hundred
Pinkerton men, part of them armed with
Winchesters, took possession Of the West
Albany freight yards this morning. New
hands sufficient in number to operate the
yards went to work to move freight. No
violence is anticipated.
, 1890-08-15

LAwRENcEvILLE, H.. Aug. 14.-The
case of the state VS.. Tom Palmer, charged
with murder, was called to-day. Last
winter a Miss Lee charged him with I'm
married paternity. and a warrant for his
arrest was issued. Constable George
Bopp, on the, night of Dec. 26. went to
the Palmer residence with a posse ofthree
men. Tom was at q farmers lodge meet
ing and was warned by his little sister.
Most OF the farmers, including Tom. left
the lodge. and in a few minutes Officer
Bopp was fatally shot on the road leading
from the lodge. Before he died he
affirmed that Tom Palmer shot him after
beng placed under arrest. The best
lawyers of Southern Indiana and Illinois
are engaged. The net result of to-dav's
proceeding was three jurors rendered to
the defense.
, 1890-08-15

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Repreeent-
alive O'Neill of Pennsylvania today re
ported to the house from the committee
on library the senate concurrent resolu.
ton requesting the president to convey to
the widow of Gen. Grant the desire Of
congress that the remains of Gen. Grant
be removed to Arlington national ceme-
terry. The committee report the reso.u-
ton f~avorably. recognizing, they say. that
it is simply an expression of the uniser-
sal wish Of the people of the United
States.
The director of the mint said this af-
ternoon that he expects to purchase 500.-
600 ounces of silver tomorrow and ex-
poets also to Day a trifle more than the
London market price for it. He defended
the policy OF refusing to make public the
exact price the department pays for sill
yer. The prices paid tor silver never
have been made public heretofore, so
there was no new departure in the mat
ter. He said there will be no attempt on
the part of the treasury department to
buy silver cheap or beat down prices.
The government will pay the full market
prices and buA $500. 900 ounces per
month ii it is TO be had. The admins
tration desires TO see the price of silver
advance. and there will be no attempt in
the execution of the new law to throw OBJ
stacles in the way.
Perkins today reported favorably to the
house a bill to change the boundaries of
the U~ncompahgre reservation. The bill,
the indian affairs committee says. has
been prepared to meet the objections re
ported by the president, who yetoes the
senate bill. and in its opinion is reasonable
and fair to all.
The Republican congressional commit
tee completed its organization this after
noon. Thomas H. Carter of Montana
was elected secretary of the committee
and Edward @. O'Brien OF New York,
treasurer. After the LIST of September
next James s. Clarkson OF Iowa will par
ticipste actively in the MANAGEMENT of
the campaign as the representative OF the
Republican national committee: Steps
will be taken to have the subject Tariff
Reform" discussed at various county
fairs in New York state, where it Is ex-
pected there will be joint discussions with
representatives Of the free trade league.