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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Specimens.

A specimen copy will give yon bet :
ter idea OF the WEEKLY BLADE than
amy description we Can give in an adj
vertisment. We tl.erefur invite every
body to write us for a specimen which
we will cheerfnlly man you free and
ut the same time please mail ~ u list
Of names Of your friends and neigh
b"rs, and We will also mail them spec
linens.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

DR.. Kenyon reports that Hannah
Elloffson, living four miles south of
WortI'ington, is sick Of typhoid fever,
and that the twin girls Of Mr.. Frank
Lyon are also sick with the same
disease.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

FOUND. A lady's kid mitten which
con be had at the ADVANCE Office.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Ladies. A Christmas gift made by
your own hands of those lovely mater
ials at Mrs. Paisley's will be more &C
ceptabe than anything you can buy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Miss Mable Collie, of Minneapolis,
sister of Elder Collie Is visiting rela'
tives here for few weeks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

ORDER FOR HE RING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF ADMIN is TRAITOR.
State OF Minnesota,
County of Mobiles,
In Probate Court Special Term. Dec 3rd 1890
III the matter Of the estate Of Nicholas Kleun-
der. dece tSed.
On recei: ing and filing the pc. ition OF Mary
Hagedorn, OF Manning. Carroll County, Iowa,
Iepreseniine. among Other things. that Nicko
las k|eunder, late Of said county, on the It'll day
81 November, A. u. 1882 at Mobiles County.
died lntestate, and being 4 resident of thi 3
county III the time of his death, leaving goods,
chattles and estate within this county, and that
the said petition err IS Il daughter Of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration OF
said estate he to NJ. f. La%ton, OF Worthington
Mlnn., granted:
It's ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore the Court on Tuesday. the 3th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1890 at one o'clock p. m, at
Warrington IN said county
ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs OF said deceased and to all person 8
interested. by publishing this order once in
each week. for three successive weeks prior TO
said day Of hearing. In the WOrthingtOn Ad-
vance weekly newspaper printed and pub.
liShed at Worthington in said county.
Dated at Wo,thington the third day Of re.
cember, A. ID. 1S9U.
BY the Court:
s. lSeal.1 C.W w. Dow,
Judge OF Probate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
WANTED.

A few English Shepherd pups at 81 SO
each. N. F1NDLAY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

D. Rohrer, Esq, was at st. James,
last week, where he had u case in tho
courts in session there.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Give us chance to Fl cure on your
lumber bills, we will use you right.
NEMAKAGON LUMBER Co.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Gentlemen: You will find the Christ
mas present that will please her most
ut Mrs. Paisley Art Store.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Announcements.

New story to commence first of the
year, written especially for the BLADE
10y Oliver Optic. money Maker S. =
ries.'' Aseries Of special articles on
"Side Issues" written for the BLADE.
BLADE China Tea Sets and Dime,
Sets given to club rais"rs. Send for
specimen copy of The WEEKLY BLADE
and read our interest ing announce.
ments fol the coming year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
FARMERS ALLIANCE.

FARMERS ALLIANCE.
A meeting of the Alliance will take
place Saturday the Goth inst, at one
O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose of elects
ing delegate to the annual meeting
Of the State Alliance the 3Oth inst.
Let all the old members be present
without fail rs important announce
ments will be made.
Nj. DOAN. j. B. GEEEN.
Sec. .,. Pres.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Forty live t rkrys. Call on james
Craudall. T..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Mr.. Geo. II. Warner, OF Watertown,
s. d., has taken charge of the harness
shop of Mr.. G. +. Shepard. We well
come Mr.. Warner to our place.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Mr.. A. Gambler, WHO h; 8 be en- run.
ming a steam thresLer in this county,
and has given good satisfaction, has
gone to visit brother in Nebraska,
and will then 60 to Ills home at Port
Byron, III. lie leaves his machinery
and will be back in time for next
years threslliDg.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
Confidential to Agents.

Anybody can earn Ten Dnllars very
quickly ty raising club; for the BLADE.
We are now paying the highest
amount for clubs eve = offered bv any
newspaper We want agents every
where. Write us for confidential
terms to agents.
Address,
THE BLADE,
TOLEDO. O.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Theirs will be Basket Social at Mr..
G. r.. Leonard 8, in Dewall, on Friday
evening, Dec. 18th, for the benefit Of
tie Dewald Sunday School. All are
invited. A cOlleclio will be taken.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

See II. NJ. Palms new ad. this week.
Every body could "enjoy themselves
by purchasing what they heed in that
line of II, NJ. Palm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Miss Grannis, one OF the teachers in
our schools, was received AS a member
Of the NJ. E. church few weeks ago,
and is now valued member Of the
choir of that church.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

II is a satisfaction to he able to an
nounce the capture of Henry Franklin
the man arrested ut Adrian for the
robbery of Geo. Slade's Hotel, who
made his escape from the
hands of the constable who had him in
charge. In response to postal cards
sent out by Sheriff Anderson word
came from the Marshal. Dora Herod,
of Chanute, Kansas, Of the arrest Of
man answering his description. BY
direction of County Attorney Daley
the Marshal brought on is prisoner,
arriving here at 2 o'clock this morning.
Tue county officers deserve credit f, r
their successful effort 10 bring til 8
man to answer to the charge laid against
him. The marshal had Franklin
loaded down with quite a weight Of
Kansas State jewtlry, in shape Of a
ball and chain, etc.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

School supplies cheap at
SMITHS
IIe.d0u ,rters for stamped linens at
Mrs. Paisley's.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

F.. F. Buchan was engaged last week
in taking pictures Of the man Frank
lin, who assaulted and robbed Geo.
SlAde at Adrian last Tuesday night.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Rev. G. Swarts, of Sioux Falls, at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Leonard
Eckland, at Indian Lake, on Sunday.
Candies Candies !! Candies u! A
fine assortment of fresh Christmas
candies at MCMANUs & BLY's. lift
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

DR.. Kenyon reports the arrival Of a
little girl last Saturday morning ut the
house of Mr.. {. G. Irwin, who lave
moved into the house of G.. s. Bond.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Over twenty different styles of or.
gans and sewing machines sold by Mrs
Brown. first donr east of Western
House, near the mill, stock Of all kinds
taken in exchange, also sell on time,
as monthly ayments. Come ard get
your organs and sewing machines
before Christmas. 16*
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Mr.. John People who has been night
telegraph operator at this place for two
years, 'eceived word to go to st. Paul.
Mr.. J. f. Pugh has been sent TO take
Mr. Pepnle's place at the depot. lie
left on the two o'cl ,ck train for st.
Paul last night. Mr.. Frank Straka,
the day operator speaks in the highest
terms Of John and wishes him all pos.
81 !, success.
The "Scotch Soiree" for tie benefit
of the Presbyterian church, was a
splendid success in every way. The
hall was filed with Hi interested aud
fence, and the receipts were over $50.
The costumes were quaint and
"Scotchy''-the music and recitations
good, and the supper superb. We go
to press to soon after 10 take time for
an extended notice, only saying that
the violin performances of Messrs.
Mackay and l>amage were enthusiasts
tically a ,,plauded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

A pleasant surprise was given on
Miss Eta Fish last week, Friday, by
twenty Of her young friends, at her
home. The evening was spent in
& ,mes and sports, ard every one pres
eut enjoyed themselves. Miss Fish
ade the pleasant company cat homes
and it dispersed we'll pleased with the
evenings amusement.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

In our columns this week appears a
letter from former citizen If Nobl s
county, Mr.. David Smith, now Of
Meadow, Oregon, filled with valuable
information concerning the country iu
which lie lives. Accompanying his
letter is q package Of Oregon cedar,
Isome peach leaves, and some leaves of
the '.cascara segrada" tree, the bark of
which is in demand for medicinal pur
poses, and is an important article of
,mmerce. We are also indebted to
Mr.. Smith for copies of Oregon papers.
Tie cedar plumes he sent US are beau
tiful enough to lie made ornaments of
for ladies hats, rich in color and lux
uriaut il growth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

On Monday next, Dec. 18th, at 2P.
NJ, the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church will be he'd in the
church. This is for the election of
"ffic rs and transaction of such other
business as may legitimattly come he.
fore tie church. It is d.si. cd that all
members lie resent.
NJ. Il. MANN, Clerk.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Rev. William Brown preached an ex.
c.lent sermon last Sunday evening
from the subject ''The Future Home
of the Sayed.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11

Geo. W. Wilson, Esq, has been at
the district court in Jackson. for a
week past engaged in the defence Of
Frank O'Neil, indicted for the crime OF
rape, alleged to have been committed
on the person Of a school girl Is years
of age. A gentleman who heard part
of the trial tells us that Judge Wilson
was conducting the defense with great
vigor and imp,e ,siveness. Tie de-
fence was trying TO pro:e an alibi for
the accused.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-11
SALE SALE,

SHELL & SAITH, Agents.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
OCTOBER Is, 1890.
THE HALLE CONGRESS.

The great Socialist Congress of Ger many was opened on the 18th inst. at Halle amid the greatest enthusiasm of the people. Over the meeting place waved an immense red flag bearing the motto "Long live the International So- cial Democracy" William Liebknecht opened the session with an address in which he pointed to the magnitude of the delegation present, which exceeded all others previously assembled. All the proceedings of the Congress, he de- clared, were to be held with open doors; the party had nothing to conceal; it's objects stood over and above board, clear before the world; it's deliberations were of universal significance, and lhe civil ized world looked upon it with intense interest. Not the proletarians only but their enemies themselves were absorbed by its action, and the resolutions of the Congress would be of importance not to the proletarians of Germany only but to those of all countries. Despite perse cution, the Social Democracy had grown to be the strongest party in Germany and the social qu, stion had become the central one in the political field. The speaker closed with three cheers for the cause, which were responded to tumul tuously by the delegates and the audi enCe.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18

ton failure which was largely the work of just such instruments of the poodle parties as the editors of the Union Printer are not ashamed to be. It is probably too late for Powderly to save the order by at last marshaling his weakened and demoralized battalions in the political field; but if it dies in the attempt to do now what it should have done in its zenith, it will not be because of the attempt itself, but because it was long ago wounded to death by the politi- cal traitors who misled it for their own advantage.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
PROSPERITY.

In 1850 the wages paid to mechanics and operatives Tn manufacturing indus tries represented g per cent. of the value of the finished products of those industries. Since then the share of labor in that product has steadily decreased. It was 20 per cent. in 1860; IS per cent. in 1870, and F per cent. in 1880. The Census of 1890, however dishonest, will unquestionably show further decline.
 And people wonder at the general dis satisfaction and restlessness of labor while the country is so prosperous!
 We'll, if by the word country" is meant the capitalist class, we grant that the prosperity of the United States is stupendous; for, in spite of waste in good living and luxury of every sort, that class is accommodating wealth at the rate of three thousand million dollars a year, or nine million dollars per day.
 But, if this collective expression, "country', is intended to embrace the men, women, and even children, who, by their hard labor, create those three thousand million dollars of accumulated wealth, besides producing all that is consumed or wasted, and yet live in wretchedness, then we say: speak not to us of prosperity.
 It is plain, however, that the so called partnership of capital and labor cannot long endure on its present basis of dis tribution. The time has come for the toilers also to be prosperous. Light is spreading among them. Thought is moving them to union. Suffering is stirring them to action.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
FARM LABOR.
of employing then

We have frequently observed in these columns that with the increasing use of machinery in agriculture, not only are larger returns obtained by less labor from an equal extent of land, but the feudal British system of landlord, tenant, and laborer," ia rapidly super seding in this country the heretofore American one of small, thrifty and independent farmers" on which the founders of this Republic, strongly imbued with the spirit of individualism, rested their hopes of its perpetuity.
 In Great B itain, where no new land is open to settlement, the economic rela. tions of agricultural machinery to popu. lalion are more readily perceived. The "agricultural" class decreased from 2,0l0 900 in 1861 to ,3S3, 900 in 1881, whereas the domestic class increased from 367 ,000 to 1 sos, ,000. But the re suits here, all things considered, are not less remarkable. In this country of so called free land one dillon farmers" :" tor about one quarter of the whole mum. Der of people reported as such in the ! census) were tenants III 1880. Since then ! the ratio of tenants to actual owners has largely increased, and the propor- 1 ton of farm laborers is increasing at a still more rapid rate. The census a hich has just been taken will probably show
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
COMMUNICATIONS.
Socialism in Germany.

Either out of ignorance or malevolence and difficult it is to determine which, considering the character of the pluto cratic press-your esteemed contempo. rary the New York Sun published on the 9th instant an article headed, "Pro. gramme of the German Socialists, that is typical in its falseness. Of the Social ist platform it quotes and analyses only the least important blanks, blanks which were adopted twenty odd years ago, at the inception of the party, and which, owing to the oppressive laws against the Socialists, there had been no opportun- ity to drop or amend, as they now assuredly will be. As to the main DOT tion of that platform, its radical and revolutionary and, therefore, its all but utopian portion, the Sun is silent as though that portion never had existed, whereas in fact it has been the rock on which the German Socialist party has been raised and contains the inspiring
 
 lution in Germany.
 That the Socialist party, now the ! uppermost party in the German Empire, | should lose sight of its real aims and | sink to the level of patch work, has been | the wish, felt and often expressed, of | it's foes across che water. The article to which we refer in the Sun chimes in suspiciously with those of the reptile press of Germany. In connection with one and the other the following passage from an article by LIEBKNECHT in the party's official paper, the Berlin Volks. btdtt, will prove of interest. He says: | Needless it is for us to assert that the Social Democracy is still essentially the same. We are what we were and will be what we are. There is but one Social Democracy and indivisible, which aims at the removal of the causes of the existing wrongs, and stands up, as a matter of course, against all other 1 parties, seeing that the aim of these is to perpetuate those very causes in pur- suance of their own private interests. The 2Oth of February has demonstrated that our party, thanks to it's tactics and to its programme, has come to be the strongest in Germany Increase of power throws upon us increase of re- sponsiblity; of this we are fully con- scious, Accordingly the first of October will verify neither the hopes nor the fears of our enemies. Henceforth, as heretofore, will we march with firmness and directness upon our goal, and we will show to the world that, while the Social Democracy of Germany has learnt much in the school of the Anti Socialist laws, it nevertheless has for gotten nothing" X.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
BEWARE OF THIS FRAUD.

"When President Gompers declared that the Socialist Labor party was not in the true sense Il labor organization and therefore not eligible to the Central Labor Federation, he made some ven omous and everlasting enemies in Ger. tain quarters. But he was right, just the same" V Union Printer.
 The Union Printer is not 'n the true sense" labor paper, for it is run on poodle principles in the interest of the Democratic party. That such a paper should sustain MT. Gompers in his opposition to the Socialists is as natural as it is suggestive. It's praise of him on this occasion must, indeed, make him feel quite uncomfortable. To any man of clear sight and honest intentions it would act as an ominous warning to frankly acknowledge his mistake and retrace his steps while it is time.
 In the same issue of the afore said sham labor paper we read:
 "Next week, in the official organ of the K. of l., Mr. PowderIy will begin to test the sentiment throughout the Or der for or against independent political action, which, it has been recently as serted in some sections, IS just the step that is most desirable Opinions differ. we know, but we predict that If the majority vote for independent political A acton, at this tune, the Order wIll bare ly survive the Presidential campaign"
 There again is displayed the same Pecksniffian spirit of interested oppo- sition to independent political action. The Union Printer knows as we'll as we do that the rise of the K. of l.. was in- duced by a general belief among work ingmen that independent political action with view to social emancipation was the aim of the Order, and that its deca. dence was caused by it's failure to carry out this chief object ot labor organiza
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18

that tenants and laborers constitute three quarters of our agricultural popu- lation.
 We need not observe that this ten dency is the more dangerous to the or. ganizcd labor of cities and towns, and the more obstructive to any effort, poll tical or economic, that the latter may make for social improvement, as there is no organization whatever among the agricultural laborers.
 In the first place, if we consider the subject economically, we find that, as this feudal system expands, enlarging the proportion of wageslaves and vest ing in a privileged class all the right, title and interest in the natural wealth of the country and in the benefits of modern invention, the rate of wages is steadily decreasing In the Eastern States this rate has fallen from over $32 per month in 1869 to less than $20 in 1889, Corresponding reductions have taken place in other sections, and on the Pacific coast the fall in the rate of farm wages during the past twenty years has been fully 50 per cent.
 In the second place, if we consider the matter politically, the mere statement that the number of male agricultural laborers is about 5000, ,000, three fifths of whom are voters, IS sufficiently sug. gestive of the direction our organizing efforts should take if the labor problem is to be solved, or rather pushed to tfsf front, by political action.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

News comes from Chicago that the Atchison road has sold to Mitchell Broth CTS, Michigan lumber dealers, 300,0OO acres of pine land at Grant station, on the Atlantic and Pacific. We quote:
 "The amount paid is secret, but it is above Sl0 an acre. The terms of the sale provide that the Mitchell Brothers shall at once build all necessary side tracks and switches through the tract and ship the lumber to market as soon as possible, Of course, it will all be shipped on the Atchison as far as pos. sible. The value of the consequent ton mage may be approximated from the figures of an official of the St. Paul road, while speaking of the value of the Mil waukee and Northern. Said he: Much of the territory tributary to the Milwau- kee and Northern is timber land. It may ! surprise you to learn that the output from an acre of pine land IS more profit able in tonnage than the output of an acre of agricultural land for d hundred years. That is the reason the St. Paul road is extending northward rather than across the Missouri
 This tract is only q small portion of the lands originally granted to the Atchison road. Every acre of it be. longed to the people i'll common and should forever have remained national property. The pauper millionaires who own the Atchison, after pocketing this first instaIment of three million dollars or more, will probably complain of the tendency of government to interfere with their affairs. They will declare that they want no paternalism. Neither do we. The government had no right to make itself the father of corporations and endow them with the common property of the people. It has given item, in lands alone--as we can see from the product of the comparatively small transaction here referred to-a wealth sufficient to keep at work and in comfort millions of men who are now idle and in misery, who had an undivid ed, indivisibe and inahenable share ir those lands, and who could not justly be deprived of that share, even if tht government, in taking it from them, haC imposed upon the corporations to whicl it was fraudulently given the obligation of employing them.