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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
summer R.sorts on tho Monon.

The Summer resorts on the Monon Route
are having ''big season." West Baden
and French Lick Springs are more popular
than ever, and Paoli has started new san
itarium to take the overflow. The waters
Of these springs have been recommended by
prominent physicians as superior in their
curative properties to those of Hot Springs,
White Sulphur, or even the noted spas and
,sbads'' of Germany. West Baden indeed
has been fifty called "the Carlsbad of Amer,
ica." Cedar Lake is prettier than ever and
just as full of fish. The railroad company
has fine park there and is soon to build
new station.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
BIG RACES.
Some Of the Worlds Best PAGERS WIN b
Seen on the Ground.

Some Of the Worlds lsest PAGERS Wlll BE
Seen ON the Ground.
w. w. p, the great PAGER that was
the sensation of the Detroit meeting of
last month. has been booked by Presi-
dent Weaver for the state fair. He
was authorized by the racing commit
tee a month ago to secure the best star
event possible to be added to the rae
ing program already arranged. and this
is the result. w. w. P. is regarded by
many horsemen as likely to carry off
the highest honors of the turf before
the season is over. At Detroit, So, 500
was offered for the free-for-al pace;
81, 900 of the amount was offered to the
winner for the first heat, the beaten
horses to race, best two in three, on a
subsequent day for the balance of the
money, $1,000. 1t is needless to say
that the first heat was a warm one, the
most exciting of the meeting. w. w.
P. won cleverly in 2:05A, defeating
among others Frank Agan, who at Co.
lumbus, week later, defeated Patch
en- and Gentry. making the fastest
fourth heat on record.
on two days. He is to be put against
the worlds wagon record, 2:0S1, and
the record of the track, 2:07, made by
Nancy Hanks. Frank B. LOOMS, his
owner, is confident he will accomplish
both undertakings, for he is in fine
fettle and is doing his best work.
Another star feature President Wea-
yer has booked for three days the state
fair is a decided novelty. 1t is Marion
Miles, the phenomenal PAGER, with a
record of going mile in 2:12M with
out a strap or prompter of any kind.
The mare is harnessed to sulky and
without bride, reins or driver goes
around the track like wind without q
break. It is likely that the entries for
the 2:0S pace will also include several
horses of national reputation. The en-
tries close Friday. A purse for three
year old trot has also been added and
there are to be several running races
not yet announced.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
Important to Land Squatters.

A letter of instructions from the
commissioner of the general land office
has been sent out which directs the
manner in which the law, approved
June 3, 1896, shall be followed. This
law amends the homestead law in re-
lation to communications of homestead
entries, and is of vast Importance to
settlers. Under the old homestead law
a settler could come in after IA months
settlement and commute his entry to
cash. The IA months, however, had to
date from the day of entry, no matter
how long the settler had squatted in
anticipation of entry. Under the new
act all communications are to be allowed
after the expiration of IA months from
date of settlement. It also makes
another change. Constructive residence
from date of entry will be recognized
where settlement is made and resi-
dence established within six months
thereafter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
News in Brief.

P. Lasenske, carriage maker from
Fargo, N. D., committed suicide at the
Pauley House, Minneapolis, by shoot
ing himself.
Superintendent J. N. Tate desires
the address of any deaf mute who has
not attended school.
The Minnesota Association of Naval
Veterans of St. Paul will act during
the encampment as a committee of the
whole to look after the comfort OF all
visiting shlpmates.
The Security bank Of Duluth has
closed its doors. Heavy Withdrawals
and poor collections were the causes.
George w. Brand and Louis Page
were drowned at Duluth. Brand was
trying to save Page.
VIM. Snure, of Lakefield, committed
suicide by taking laudanum.
1t is proposed to change the name Of
the town of Thief River Falls, in Polk
county, to Beau Falls. An application
for this change has already been filed.
The city hall at Alden was struck by
Nghtn ing, and had it not been for the
waterworks the building would have
been destroyed. The new scenery was
totally ruined. The damage is all COW
cred by insurance. The mill was also
struck but no damage was done.
As near as can be learned from in
formation obtainable the partial re-
mains of human being found at Wells
in the new stock yard, were those OF q
man who was probably murdered. 1t
appears that last November Polander
farmer near here found on the ground
a bloody quilt and suit of clothes,
which he took home and wore out, say
ing nothing about the affair.
At st. Cloud during a recent wind
storm several buildings were wrecked,
including the big warehouse OF Grinols
G. Gregory. Trees were broken like
pipe stems, signs and awnings scattered
promiscuously, numerous small out
buildings demolished and many chin
news blown down. The storm lasted
about six minutes and was followed by
heavy rain. The damage to crops was
great. The wind was so strong boards
were driven through box cars in the
Great Northern yard.
Near Deer river, one Of the camps OF
Freeman & Gray, the extensive lum.
bermen of st. Cloud, was burned and
one of the laborers killed. 49,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
SLAIN IN A STORM.

Church Wrecked, Minister Killed and
Others Fatally Hurt.
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. ia dis
.turbance described as an electric cloud.
burst struck church where 8
protracted meeting was being held at
Berea, in Ashley county, totally de-
molishing the building. Rev. w. w.
Cochran was instantly killed and Rev.
]. w. Van Trease and Rev. J. j. Colson
fatally wounded. Jack Simpson, George
McDougald and Miss Lena Colson were
dangerously injured, and large num-
Der of others were more or less wound.
I'll by falling timbers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
NOT A TRAVELLER.

Living TOAD Vn8t Ol0n'o XFaV0A Oh
Inches for Thousands Of Years.
In the mining district, some threa
miles from this city, there has just been
made most novel, and, viewed from q
scientific standpoint, a most interest
ing and valuable discovery. Half way
Up the mountain prospector was
working in six-foot ledge Of calcareous
rock, bearing every evidence Of the sil-
urian age: He had progressed fully five
feet into the ledge when blow OF the
sledge revealed to his astonished gaze
live toad snugly esconced in cavity In
the solid rock about the size of quart
cup. The sides of this cavity were per-
fectly smooth and bore no evidence OF
crack, seam, or crevice.
The toad's position was about equally
distant from the upper and lower sur
face of the ledge. Above the ledge 10
stratum of pure white sandstone, three
feet thick; and Immediately over this
layer of soil, out of which tower great
oak trees, two feet in diameter.
The find was made by D. D. Field,
formerly of Topeka, Ken, and an ex'
perienced miner, who has for some
months been prospecting in the min
eral region in this vicinity. Asked as to
the accuracy of the above account, Mr..
Field signifed his willingness to at
tach his signature thereto under oath.
The mayor or any prominent citizen Of
Eureka Springs will vouch for any
statement he may make, and any mum.
Der of Topeka people will testify to hin
reputation for truth and veracity.
When first exhumed from his ad'
amantine tomb the toad's eyes were
closed and there was little manifesto.
ton of life, other than a palpitating
motion Of the throat. Shortly after his
advent he opened one eye and began to
move his front legs. Gradually his
stiffened members regained their
strength, until now he is q decidedly
lively batrachian. He refuses all food,
however, and has forgotten, If he ever
knew, the art Of hopping. But he is on
expert crawler, and seeks, and evident
ly enjoys, the light Of which he 30 long
had been deprived.
Time, though, has set lightly ON his
batrachian brow. He seems to apPreci-
ate, too, the Importance and privileges
which attach to great age, and moves
about with a silemn and arrogant mien.
hut when you scratch his sides with a
lead pencil, he readily yields to the Sc
ductive sensation, places one front foot
on his heart or stomach, and, as he
cocks one eye up ecstatically, seems 10
say: ooh! If you would only mako 1t
my back" Unlike Shakespeare's toad.
he does not sweat venom nor moisture
of any kind; his color, lurid copper
hue, further marks his personality as
distinctive from any batrachian yet
found.
Some years ago, near Peoria, Ill.,, a
live toad was discovered in q sub-car-
boniferous formation under similar
conditions, except that it was Of pale
slate color. Mr.. Field will endeavor to
preserve tho life Of his little ward, and
it will probably be sent to the Smith
sonian institution.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
WiscOnsln Labor Day,

Madison, Wis, Aug. 17.-Gov. Upha'n
has issued a proclamation setting aside
Monday September as Labor day, and
recommending its general observance
by both employers and employees.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

"OoME into the garden, Maud, - but Maud
was much too wise. Said she: 20, no; the
corn has ears and the potatoes eyes. "-1n-
aianapolis journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

The LADY-"1t runs right into something
the minute you let 60. Oh, I'm sure can
never learn to ride it." Jnstructor-"Stick
to it, ma'am; you'll learn soon. Why, I
taughtan idiot to ride last week"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

"JoHN," said Mrs. Wilbur, "why don't
you brush that fly of the top Of your heads
He's been there three minutes" "Oh, let
him STAY" said John. ''Im not using the
top Of my head Just now."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

I BELIEVE Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-MRs
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, '944
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

VERY low rates will be made by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway for ex.
cursions Of Augustus September LIST. 18th
and Harvesters. For particulars apply to the
nearest local Agent, or address JAMES BAR
KER, Gen. Pass. Il Tiki. Agt., st. Louis, Mo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

FITS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle
Il treatise. DIR. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Standing of tho Leading Clubs for tho
Week Ended Aug. 16.
The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of leading base
ball organizations. National league: ..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

'dR. TAILOR, If you'll get my coat done
by Saturday, I shall forever be indebted to
you" IF that's your game" said the
tailor, under his breath, "the coat will not
he done ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

SHE-"Was there any particular thing
about the town which struck you2" He
"Yes; a bicycle"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

"D1D Mabel promise to marry her pho
tographer lover?" ''No. She developed a
negative."-Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

The TALL MAN (angrily)-"I'u get even
with you, SIR" The Short Man (easily)-
"You will have to get down on your knees
TO do it."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
GladnesS Comes

With q better understanding of tho
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper et-
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort IN
the knowledge, that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi.
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and 10,
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating tho
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine art!-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold oy
all reputable druggists. -,
If in the enjoyment OF good nealtn.
and the system is regular, laxat,ves OF
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most skil!fuI
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the.
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

JOHNNY says it was William Tells son
who had such an arrow escape.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

1t was said by Daniel Webster that
''there is always room at the top"
Well, what if there is? That does not
prove that everybody should try to go
there or that it is desirable for all to
be there, or that all can get there. The
topmost rooms at hotels are the cheap
est, and few wish to occupy the "pea-
nut gallery at the theatre. But even
if he didn't mean it that way, it is no
more true that there is more room at
the top than anywhere else for one to
be successful. We do ourselves wrong
when we believe that the only success
full place is at the top. Success con-
sists in doing nobly and we'll whatever
it is our duty to do wherever we are,
at the bottom or at the top. A player
is just as heartily applauded if he play
the part of beggar we'll as if he play
we'll the part of a king. Success does
not consist in the place which we oc-
cupy, but in the way in which we act
our part in the great drama of life,
whether it be that of an orphan girl or
that of prince. There is room for
success all the way from the bottom to
the top.-McAlliste Echo.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

COnferrers of favors are themselves
often responsible for the lack of graft
tude which they so sorely lament. They
forget that the chief value of what
they bestow lies not in the thing itself
so much as in the spirit of kindness
and good will which prompted it, and
that it is that which draws forth graft
tude in return. Gratitude, like affec-
tion, cannot be demanded or enforced;
it withers under compulsion, but
blossoms forth under the warm sun
shine of kindly nature. If that does
not accompany the gifts or the favor,
let not the donor fancy that he is en-
titled to gratitude, or feel defrauded
if he receive it Philadelphia
(Pa.) Saturday Eve. Post.
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TepMs. $1.OO per year. in advance
I""o Six Months 80 cents.

known, loved and honored by all with
in the sphere of it's influence. Matri-
mony, it is true, is chargeable with
numberless solicitudes and response
bilities, and this all young men should
understand fully before entering upon
it, but it is also full of joy and happi-
ness unknown to the bachelor. TO the
man away from the home of his par
ents or who is by their early death de-
prived of home, marriage is bless
ing and necessity. If he remains
single he may have pleasant place of
residence, his amusements may be con-
tinuous, he may have all the luxuries
that money can purchase, but he will
feel that lack of home and that holy
love of good wife which no money
can purchase. He may be courted for
his wealth, he may eat, drink and revel,
he may have the most faithful attend
ants and skilled physicians at his bed
side when ILL, but all these cannot COM
pensate for the more quiet bliss of con-
nubial life or the tender watchfulness
of those whose hearts are knit to
him by the strong ties of family re-
lationship. To all young men choos-
ing between the two states of life, the
single and the married, we commend
the words of quaint Jeremy Taylor
who sums up the subject we'll when
he says: Wharfage hath in it more
safety than single life hath; it hath
more care; it hath more merry and sad;
it is fuller of joys and sorrows; it lies
under more burdens, but it is sup
ported by all the strength of love and
charity which makes those burdens
delightful. 1t is school and exercise
of virtue and, though it hath cares,
yet single life hath desires which are
more troublesome and dangerous and
often ends in sin, while the cares are
but exercises of piety."-Minneapolis
Weekly Mirror.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
BLESSINGS OF MATRIMONY.

The young man who is possessed
with every bodily and mental equip
ment and marries not, fails in one of
the most palpable duties of life. He
deprives himself of life's most refined
and exalted pleasures, of some of the
strongest incentives to virtue and ac-
tivity and sets an example unworthy
of imitation. Nothing has a greater
refining and moralizing influence upon
a young man than marriage. If he re-
mains unmarried he lays himself open
to alluring vices that have no place in
his eye or mind when his attentions
and affections are centered on devot-
ed wife. Marriage changes the current
of mans feelings and gives him a
center for his thoughts, his affections
and his acts. 1t renders him more vir-
tuous, more wise, and is an incentive
to put forth his best exertiOns to at
tain position in commercial and social
circles. It is conceded that marriage
will increase those cares of a young
man which he would not encounter if
he remained single, but it must be
granted, on the other hand, that it
heightens the pleasures of life. If
marriage, in some instances within
knowledge, has seemed to be but a
hindrance to certain success, the count
less instances must not be forgotten
where it has proved to be the incentive
which has called forth the best part OF
mans nature, aroused him from selfish
apathy and inspired in him those gen.
erous principles and high resolves which
has helped to develop into a character
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

pensation, which, though sometimes
difficult to see, is always real and al
ways proportionate. No truth, per-
haps, in practical religion is more lost
sight Of"
This true self-service, which is al
ways ready to subordinate the mOmen-
tary and partial self to the permanent
and whole self, can never come into
conflict with the real good of others.
Both are nourished from the same
source; both suffer if either is injured.
He who neglects or Injuries others
wounds himself in a vital part; he
who neglects or Injuries himself as
surely reduces the happiness and i'm
pairs the welfare of others. The late
J. E. Maude, writer on ethics, says:
"That vice, commonly called selfish
ness, consists simply in considering
the interest of part, as separate from
the interest of the whole; whereas the
interest of every part is the same as
that of the whole. Selfshness is in re-
atty the negation of self-interest; it is
as though the finger should consider
it's interests separate from those of the
whole body, and should draw to itself
all the nourishment it could until it
became abnormally developed, and
grew into such monstrosity that it
had to be amputated."
1t cannot be contended, however,
that such self-care and culture as this
is an easy task. 1t involves constant
intellectual activity, as we'll as persist
ent practical effort. 1t demands a
comparison of immediate and remote
ends, of inferior and superior claims
of the value of a part with the value
of the whole. Not less does it require
such self-control as enables one to
carry out into life and conduct that
which intelligence and reason have
proved to be the best. Nor are the
motives of such one limited to him.
self, as some might think. Were this
so, he would lamentably fail, for some
of his noblest faculties would remain
undeveloped. He is loving and gener.
Gus to others, and for their sakes does
he strive to reach the highest develop
ment of himself, knowing that thus
alone can he best minister to their
needs. His motto is, ''to serve others
for the purpose of serving himself, and
to serve himself for the purpose OF
serving Others" and both of these pur.
poses he holds and pursues with equal
emphasis Philadelphia Ledger.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
CHARACTER IN CRIMINAL LAW.

A criminal accusation attacks char
acter and involves it in struggle to
maintain its integrity. Character re-
fleets the moral aptitude for wrong
doing, and is an index to point out
reasons for basing belief of guilt or
innocence. Suspicion is directed, the
motive explained and the RESPONSE
bility charged by moral flaws in the
antecedents of an accused, whose overt
act, environment or the force of cir
cumstances may have placed in posi-
tion embarrassing to honor. If built
on the observance of the moral laws,
character is the strongest refutation
that can be brought to bear on cal
umny and, in proportion to it's purity,
the stoutest defense that can be erect
ed to resist accusation. People are
loath to believe that an honored and
trusted friend has forfeited their re-
spect by submission to evil desires and
passions. The industrious and law
abiding seldom depart from the paths
of honesty, and when deviation is
charged it is listened to with incredu-
lity and believed with reluctance, for
although the world is quick to believe
scandal it hesitates to accept as true a
criminal accusation without positive
proofs to establish conviction. Good
habits and the record of the unsullied
past unite with the moral phases of
character to form shield against the
penalties of crime, by denying crimi
nal intention and palliating the wrong
itself.
The high value that the law places
on the best qualities of character, and
the Difference shown to it by judge and
jury, is tribute to it's nobility and a
recognition of it's worth in exemplify
ing a standard of excellence worthy o1
adoption in the affairs of everyday
life. Law and order must rest on the
best expression of character found ir
a community and enforce it's com
mands with the concurrence of every
member who adheres to it's principle.
and stands as it's supporter, ally an6
friend. When this allegiance is vic
lated it is but natural that the law, il
the exercise of its functions, shoult
temper it's DEGREES with consideration
for past fealty. But, in criminal cases
is not this legal definition and respec
for character carried to an unreasona
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

ter being permitted to prejudice its
judgment. Folly is not sin, nor is sin
crime, each being degree of the other
and related by the law of aggravation.
Crime, being sin aggravated, should
alone deserve the sterner DEGREES of the
law and when the lesser evils are mar
shaled as the equals of the greater the
province of law is widened beyond the
demands of justice. H.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

What the Bible brings to you de-
pends in large measure on what you
bring to it. You may have crumb, or
loaf, or granary full to bursting,
just as you chOose.-Dr. Behrends.