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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
JUST, FOR a. .Ll1TLE WHILE.

If for the little while
That life has let to me. fair fortunes smile
Could rest upon me: If my closing days
Could be like this October. all ablaze
Have hands both full Of silvery delight,
And all that wealth can buy. or wealth re-
Could be at my command at wish Of mine.
Just for little while! h.
My child, take what Is given to-day
a little money for a little way. 5Eag
If for the little while .
That life had left to me, the MUSES. smile
Could rest upon me: II my closing days
Could be like this glad morning. all ablaze
With sunlit fields and mountain tops OF
thought.
Ny poems be in every language sought:
II all that noblest genius can combine T., a.1
Could come together at some word Of mine,
Just. for a little while! =
My child, take what 10 given to-day =
A little knowledge for little way. ~s
If for the little while
That life has left to me. full many q udles
On land or sea, to east or west or north,
Across the world. could at last go forth:
If / might mount the heights Of Greece or
Rome,
Instead Of climbing little hills at home:
II might all the Alpine mountains view.
Instead of watching shadows on Mount
Blue,
Just for a little while!
My child, take what Is given to-day ~
a little climbing for little way.
If for little while
i could be very rich: II pile on pile
OF gold or gems could be at last my own,
To take and keep, or to be let alone:
If could have enough to give away
To every sufferer bid the wanderer stay
And eat and drink his fill: If every eye
Looked up with gratitude as passed by,
Just for little while!
My child, take what Is given to-day
A little helping for a little way.
If for the little while
That life has left to He affections smile
Could rest upon me: If my closing days
Could be. like starry evenings. all ablaze
With blessedness: If lips loved could say:
1T Is so good to be with you to-day"
II all that heart can hold Of happiness
Could be my own, unfathomed. measure
less,
Just for little while!
MY child, take what is given you to-day
A little loving for little way.
Julia H. May. in Congregationalist.
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q oNsENsE.

:
Strong Team I. mighty Voice
should 60 into partnership. Z with
whom? The unap eakable Turk -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He (passionafe II could live
with you foreyerl s. She (asi the clock
lstrikes IL y. But you must not begin
to-nigh onkers Statesman.
womani III humble life, returning
from church, was asked If she had ,un-
lderstood the sermon ~ tud I haze the
pTesumPt e she simply replied
TIT Bits. ss2
Overheard at the Ball. Parker
What! That your mother? Why, she
ion't look old enough to have daugh-
ter as---a---a hem young %
I you. Harlem Life. #s
ANXIOUS Mother 81 don't UNDER
stand how it il, BERTHE, that you are al
ways at the foot Of your class. BERTHE
81 don't understand it myself; but
I know it's dreadful easy Boston
Transcript.
Properly Situated. = ''Th hey may say
what they like against him. said the
convicted ones defender, "but his heart
is in the right place" ''Yes," assented
the other, "and SO is the rest Of him, for
2 few years. indianapolis Journal.
The Cause Of the Rush. why is
that man dragging that poor little boy
along that way. Gracious goodness!
He'll jerk the poor, weeping little fell
lows arm out of it's socket! What do
lyou suppose is the trouble o. There's
circus parade up on the next street,
and: the man is probably afraid that the
little boy will miss it, if they don't
hurry. Cleveland Leader. +. 81 3D. :
"A poor woman who kept small
shop in a northern village, and who
was troubled with a husband who
could scarcely be considered credit
to the family, one day found herself
. widow through4the sudden demise
of her spouse. Saba lady: II am sure,
Mrs. c., you must miss your hus-
band" 'Well, mum, it do seem queer
to 60 into the shopta find something
In the till!"-Tit-Bits.
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DEATH OF QUEEN elizabeth,

1t Was Hastened by Her Desire to
Have Done with Life.
Of the efficacy of physic Queen Eliza,
beth had always been skeptical. Now
ten or twelve physicians came to the pal
ace, each promising, with all man
ner of asseveration, cher perfect anG
easy recovery" if she would follow Z
simple course of treatment. MOI
could the protests, of councillors, divines
and waiting women induce her to &C
cept medical assistance. Her melan
choly was ''settled and irremovable,'
and she had no wish to prolong it by
lengthening out her life. She only
broke silence to murmur: Il am not
sick, feel no pain, and yet I pine away
She was asked whether she had any Sc
cret cause of grief. She replied that
she knew of nothing in the world
worthy of troubling her. At length
by force lit is said) she was lifted from
the cushions and put to bed. Her con
dition underwent no change. Gradually
those about her realized that "she might
live if she would use MEANS" but that
she would not be persuaded; and
princes, as they tearfully acknowl
edged, cannot be coerced. Neverthe
less, until the third week they looked
forward to renewal of her old vivacity
and the dispersal of her lethargy. But
during the week it was perceived that
the ground she lost could only be re
covered by miracle.
On Wednesday, March %, her council
ors entered her bedchamber to receive
her last instructions. She had none tt
give. The archbishop and bishops Of
fered up prayer at her bedside, and she
derived some comfort from their minis
trations. In the evening she sank into
quiet sleep, such as she had sought
without avail for nearly month: Sh<
never woke again. ''About three O'Clock
in the morning of March "a she departed
this life, mildly like lamb, easily like
ripe apple from the tree" When she
was examined after death her physi
clans reported that 'she had a body Of
firm and perfect constitution, likely t<
have lived many years" Death was
in fact, prepared to the last to bargain
with her for few more years of life
but his terms implied an enfeeblemen1
of those faculties on whose unrestrict
ed exercise her queenly fame seemed
to her to depend. By refusing to be
party to the truce she invited her over
throw, but she never acknowledged
herself vanquished; she made no will
she bestowed no gift on any Of thu
faithful attendants who wept beside he1
deathbed, and she declined to guide he1
council in the choice of SUCCESSOR
Cornhill Magazine. ,-.. .
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-15
A Birds Sea Resort.

q Naturalists consider it wonderful
fact that the Bermuda islands have only
seven native species Of land birds, while
no less than 128 other species pay visits
to the islands. Many of these visitors
are birds which pass the summer in the
United States, and utilize the Bermuda
islands as a convenient winter resort,
thus initiating some of their human
compatriots. Even some American bats
follow the example of the birds by win
.tering in the Bermudas.Y outh's Com
spanion. s#4
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hI & + s'allsEe'slI,tl:iIon.

M aIeF suRH estton.
4a !. Yen, : said MI. icksnackle, 81 do
not like my name at all. They shy that
either the legislat ure or the district
courl will change It for me. Which
would you apply TO II you were in my
pred ~
Well said she, thoug htfully. "a
minister would do for me. 3 s' ID
~ And three hours later II struck him
that there was amid hint ii what she
had said. Cincinnati Commercial Trih
me H
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FATAL. LEISURE.
Cessation Of Labor Sometimes Re
suits DisastrOus1y. ,@-

Cessation Of Labor Sometimes Re-
suits DisastrOusly. 49,
A clergyman, elderly, but not old,
who has served an important parish
during long period of years to the
entire satisfaction of his Pensioners,
decides, not without sincere and fearful
remonstrance from them, to retire from
the pulpit and spend his declining
years in well-earned rest and undis-
turbed contemplation. His health il
vigorous, his mind clear, his heart hap
ny. But within few weeks of his re-
tirement he is dead.
Or, instead of a clergyman, say q
lawyer, doctor, college president, a
statesman, an editor, or business man.
Make the necessary changes in descrip-
tive ydetaiI There is no reason apparent
why he might not have continued in his
profession or occupation, for ten, TWEEN
ty or thirty-fve years to come. His
eye was not dinlmed nor his natural
force abated." His retirement was vol
.untary and attended by all circum-
stances that could promise a happy. and
unburdened sunset of life. But within
little while, it may be month, il
may possibly be year or two, he il
dead. . S. as. Isss5ss
Now let any one Of our readers try ia
count up from memory the instances
which he has known, or known Of, with,
/ in short time past, to which these
words apply. See if the number is not
surprisingly great. We have no space
now to discuss the subject, and it may
be that the theme is too familiar to re.
quire comment. At any rate, to the
thought ful mind the phenomena are
suggestive Of some pensive reflections
Boston Advertiser. s9
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WOnlan'1 Usual Fate.

Before we were married George
wanted to kill lions and tigers to prove
his love for me-, -
'Is he still as devoted?''
II wish you could hear him go on
when l get him up at night to chase
prqSa - ~
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All Tastes Suited.

New Clerk-Inotices some of these bar
rels of apples are marked x and some
z. Are they different kinds? ~.
E. Dealer--No; same kind, but differ
emily packed. Some customers want
barrel opened at the bottom and some
at the top.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Reason to he Thankful.

'Was your oficeseeking trip to Wash
ington- q success?" 49,.
"Yes; in way"
"You got a place."
mo. Butmy presentemployers didn't
dock me for the time it took to make
the Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Cholly-1gnorance is bliss. -s.z
Maude-Tben you should be su-
p1emely happy.-Detroit Free Press.
A Cynical View OF 1t

Gus De Smith-Say, Hostetter, what
became of that good-looking girl who
was introduced to you by our mutual
friend, Charlie Mcintosh?
Hostetter McGinnis-She was my
first and only love, but she didn't care
for me. She is married to Mcintosh.
Gus De Smith-She is, Ell? Serves him
good and right. 1t is another case of
where a man digssapit for another and
falls into it himself.-Tammany Times.
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showed Poor Taste.

"And he kissed you 2" Il Il
4. 9 Yes, and right under mothers eyes,.
q II should think he would have pre-
ferred to do it under your own. - Tit
Bits. 3 Is 81 Il;
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Made 1t . ,Barxatn.

It's swindle," she said. .'The idea
Of charging four dollars for that!"'5
Under the circumstances, madam, z
returned the doorwalker, who had been
attracted to the spot, 1--WE will make it
$500 to you" . :..> 2 3.5s
All" she said, producing her purse;
that's more like il. - Chicago Post. s
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1t DQeA,

Wallace-There is nothing like matri-
mony to make q man appreciate the
| value of money.
zFerry-That's so! A dollar a man
gives his wife looks bigger to him than
| any other dollar.-CincinnatiE Enquirer.
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None of 1t Came Ont

Charlie (who had been blowing the
cornet for an hour Ned, do you think
there is any music in me? !:
Ned don't know-there ought to be.
l didn't hear any come out Bits. B
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Her Regret.

He was worth good deal in money, but
not in anything else.
4 am sorrYto have to leave you 80 much, .
he said, as he put on his overcoat and start
ed for the club.
II am sorry you can't leave me more and
do it sooner, she returned.
And somehow that bothered him al the
evening. In fact, he was somewhat tempt
ed to change his will Chicago Post.
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A Narrow Escape

A Narrow Escape.
'Fuzzy had what might be called a
hairbreadth escape"
."Why?" -
"The girl wouldn't marry him be.
cause he was red-headed." -Philadel-
phia North American.
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What she Got.

Nonie-How did Nettie come out in
her breach Of promise case?
:. Laura-O, the jury gave her new
heart. 1871. '>'5 '..z=
Nonie-What was that?
j I1aura-The marble heart, you know.
Pittsburgh News. ......
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a Practical View;

- here IS no excuse" exclaimed the
theater patron. for having the waits
between acts so long.
That's exactly what said to the last
company that played here. It's very
dangerous to let an audience go to sleep
ana take chances on being able to wake
It up again" - w ashingt Star.
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Queerness of Women

= Il WV VI "O"en. -
beverly, where do you 60 for the
summer" ,..
well, it doesn't really make any dit.
ference, wherever we go Mrs. Beverly
will wish we had gone somewhere
else. detroit Free Press.
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In order not to be an exception to the
rule, Guibollard ran down his mother-in-
asked his friend, impatiently. "Her daugh-
ter, was the laconic reply.-L' ulustre de
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Dear me-" said an old lady, who prob
ably never knew of such game as base:
ball, dear me! How this craze for china Is
growing. Here's club in New York city
that is paying S., 900 for pitcher :,
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
/ Asthma medicine.-W. r. Williams, An
tioch, ILL.,, April IL, 1894. 800
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ExcepttOna.

NJ. am willing to concede e. :" said Uncle
Allen Sparks. 81 hat all the world may
be = stage, but Ill BE essentially bam-
sboozled il the men and women IN II
are actors! There's lot Of them that
only think they can act 3 81.
s And Uncle Allen got up and walked
YEARLY out OF the theater. Chicago
Tribune.
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.Asetlback.

We hunted up that intellectual
woman who invented the self-rocking
cradle. We wanted to give her vote Of
thanks . aS yz
Well, how did she receive you q
Observation-Disclosures to be man
who wanted to get of to the baseball
Free Press.
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{ A Swcet .Impression,

IreneAnd did Fred really print q;
kiss on your lips?
Ida Why, certainly; did you sup
pose he was going to paint It ?-Y onkers
Statesman.
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FOPethOu3ht.

He (eloping, anxiously)-1 fear the
damp night air will give you cold,
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New Jersey Grocers Sued.

Trenton, N: J., June "A Especially: Suit
Register Company Of Dayton, Ohio, against
Edwards & Vreeland, grocers of Paterson,
n. j., who use Globe cash register, which
the National Company claims infringes its
patents. An injunction and damages are
asked for.
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Didn't 1nvcstigate Further.

Dfdn't Investigate Further.
Veil, Bridget, did the dentist fill
that bad tooth for you :"
81 don't know, num- =
Don't know q /
.'r 70, mum; he. pulled It out and
niver stayed to see if he plugged the
nasty: thing or not, mum 2 Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune. .s
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;Onsidera1

First Neighbor You, didn't begin
your lawn moving as early as usual
this morning. :.sss.
Second Neighbor No. i thought 4
would wait until you got to bed. De
troit Free Press. ID
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u Surprise.

Cholly Do you know, Miss Wose, I've
half . mind yes, weally. I've
half q mind
Rose Indeedl You surprise me. /
never suspected IT Up-to-Dats
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Came I'm a Cab.

II was driven to drink, . he said.
S. The crowd looked at him pityingly,
and finally the bartender asked how II
happened. 8. 5s
!, 81 want one bad" he said, 80 ]
came In q cab.''-N. Y. journal.
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Inx. NJ fhe sea.nn .

Yes. these summer days are precious,
Not alone for balmy air;
All, these funny summer costumes
We soc other people wear!
Chicago Record.
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The boy who bit a green apple remarked,
with wry face: Twas ever thus in child
shood-sour!" :. ~ T"72E
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Mixed Paint.

y He started out to paint things red.
He got things mixed, tits true;
He came back with carmine nose
And eyes both black and blue. -o
~ -Up-to-Date.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
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At the window

~ At the W1ndOW. q
Across the way she graceful sits.
That bowlsof batter, see her beat It;
"A cake she imakes-his teeth he grit1-1
Some other man will help her eat Il.
81 Chicago Record.
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Not Like the Others.

, Not Like the Others.
"She is most unnatural mother"
''Why, she seems to think the world Of
her baby" :s, q. y IA s.s55
''Oh, she thinks enough of it, but she
admits that there are prettier ones.'-
N. Y. Journal. =,
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bicycle Philosophy

3 A man must toll ere pleasure thrill
as Relieves this life 20 vexed.
You've got to pedal up one hill
E Ere you can coast the next.
go -WaShingtons Star.
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She (unguardedly)-Oh, no. Mamma
made me dress warmly, love.-N. =.
Journal. =,
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Al Good m q Man

> Jinks-Why does an old maid Ike q
parrot? sis ..=. i.s
Binks--Oh, because it swears so much
1t makes her think there's man about
the house.-Town Topics. .s.zs
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Not q Bite.

Not q Bite.
The fisherman sits and gets nary bite,
But dreams Of ponderous scales,
- night .-.5
His neigh6ors won't bite on his tales.
Pittsburgh News.
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to hurt the feelings Of Jane Wadlin. and
yet she felt that she could not enter into
the arrangement Mrs. Wadlin had made
regarding the washing. ss
Janet was also of this opinion. and yet
both mother and daughter felt that Mrs.
Wadlin was a woman who was not to be
offended with impunity. She was q
good friend and a bitter enemy.
Come, Janet & said Jane Wadlin, run
down cellar and get the tubs and we'll
pitch right in. The neighbors will think
we're awful slack if we don't get our
things all out by ten o'clock. =
Janet glanced at her mother. Mrs.
Logan struggled desperately but vainly
to invent some way of preventing what
she regarded az little less than a
calamity.
Finally she said weakly: Yes, Janet;
go down and get the tubs. .
Janet's black eyes flashed and she was
about to speak, but Mrs. Logan shook
her head and Janet kept silent. When
she reached the cellar she said angrily,
with ,ansangry stamp of her foot on the
cellar floor:
"Well. of all the impudent perform
ances! AS, if we didn't have work
enough sof our own without doing any
of Mrs. Wadlin's! There's eight in her
family and only three in ours, and it's
just a scheme ON her part to get most
of her washing done by some one else
But it'll be the last time she'll bring her
washing here, now see if it isn't!"=
Janet repeated this resolve many
times during. the day. and Mrs. Logan
made similar resolution. Mrs. Wadlin
was notoriouslys slack and unsystematic
in, her methods of work. and at inter
walls of about two hours she would sug-
gest that they "eat a bite" and visit a
little" "
1t was nearly the middle of the after.
noon before the last of the 'colored
things" were Haunting from the line in
the Logan back yard.
"And such looking array of things
as they are! What will the neighbors
think?" said Janet, as she stood at the
window of her room, tired and cross
and looked. at. the rows of pink and
purple calico aprons and frocks belong
ing to the little Wadlins, and the pair
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11

A meeting was called for the permanent
organization of the local railway mems
club at the Terminal depot yesterday az
ternoon at two o'clock. but for some rea-
son there was not a sufficient number of
members present to transact business. and
the meeting was not called to order. but
action was deferred 10 some future date.
Committees. composed of the employees OF
the various railroads. had been appointed
at the former meeting 10 solicit members
and were to have reported at yesterdays
meeting.
The chairman Of only one committee was
present and ready 10 report lie had
quite a large list of raiiroaders VINO had
subscribed as members Of the club II
the same proportionate number OF names
IS secured By each of the other commit
tees. it is expected that the membership
will aggregate over three hundred
As stated before. it IS the purpose to
make Il purely a social organization. to
have a reading room, room where So
cial game of cards may be played, and
gymnasium. The question of selecting
clubhouse has been discussed and VIII be
settled after permanent organization
is effected and officers are selected. Rep
resentatives Of the club have been in the
East looking over the railway men cluDS
there, and while it is not proposed TO con-
duct the local club on the same elaborate
plan. the organization will no doubt proht
by the information secured by the ccm-
mittee. Al the next meeting Of the club
it is likely the building project will as
sumo definite shape.