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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

In reference to the article of
''The Village Clerk in the editor
ial columns of the Herald last
week. Our columns of the week
previous contained no "Screed,"
no fling at the Herald, it's editor,
any one connected Herewith, nor
incidentally at the village council,
or any one else, but our remarks
were used by the Herald, in the
article under the above heading,
as an incentive to create and
maintain prejudice against the
ADVANCE, if possible. We were
quite we'll informed of the facts in
question some months ago, but
will admit, notsquite as we'll as our
esteemed contemporary, as he has
been on the ground for years.
! AS we said before and still hold,
our recorder is capable and can
conduct the office at much less
expense under his personal snper-
vision than by the present system.
We said further, if a recorder
could not perform the duties i'm
posed by the council because of
interference with his previous vo,
cation, it was his duty to with.
draw. We did not like to bring
out an opinion that the salary oil
recorder should be cut in two OF
de creased more than that, the
clerk i performing nearly all the
clerical work and still continued
in order that the Office wonld MOI
be a bone Of contention, and tina,
there would be an assurity of t|s
accounts: being perfectly kept
but they have been forced. There
fore.the salary Of 5000 for re
corder with clerk to perform The
work is too much for this village
at the present time. We suffer ne
pangs OF envy because of our es
teemed brothers handsome major
ity, and we consider he did moi
write7as he actually construed GU,
writing. The men .tconsistiencv'
Preferred us to have been interview.
ed and their opinion is, the record
er's salarysis too large for the dut,
performed and the clerical work
performed ,s could be !. easily
done by the clerk, and the salary
reduced, as to the amount, they
expressed their opinion on that al
so, but it being q matter for those
in authority, that part is withheld
In conclusion, including to icon.
sistency' with apologies to the st
Peter Herald: "The man who
Hooks wise and says nothing is Of.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

ten mistaken for great man.
He should bear in mind that an
Indian tobacco sign can look as
wise and say as little. The man
who never expresses an opinion
is either afraid or has none to OK
press. There is as much danger
IN saying nothing as in saying to
much"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

The renewal of prosperity in
this vicinity cannot be denied
when two new papers have recent
ly been established, or are they
doing business on confidence.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

Big honest Dan Shell of Worth.
ington, stood by Anoka, first, last
and all the time, and if the oppor.
tunity ever comes Anoka will try
in small part to pay the debt
Anoka Union.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

A bill authorizing the employ
ment of prisoners confined in
county jails, upon the highways,
has passed both houses.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

w. J. Bryan took his second
fall last week, he will take one
more in 1900 which will be three
times and out.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MOBILES COUNT

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT WoRTH1NG-
TON, MINNESOTA.
Terms OF subscription: Three months 40 cts
six months Is cts; one year IL &c. Invariably
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Rates for standing advertisements made
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Business cards Is. a year.
Local advertisements S cents per line each
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Reading notices 10 cents per line each inser-
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All accounts payable monthly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-15

Writes optional payment Farm Loans
at lowest current rates | have choice
bargains in wild aud improved lands.
Merchandise to exchange for land.
Town property to exchange for farms.
Special agent for (PoRT ARTHUR
RoUTE) Kansas City. Pittsburg and
Gulf Rail Road lands. Choice farm
ing Lands for sale cheap on the 500
Line in Wisconsin $500 to $500
Evening star., 1897-01-29

Inst three days Of Decker's water color
sexhibit.-Advt.
Evening star., 1897-01-29
ALTGELD AND MORTON.
Both of Them Scored I'm the HOus
Yesterday.


Both of Them Scored I'm the House
Yesterday.
The House passed the Indian appropriation
bill Yesterday and entered upon the consid
Grafton of the agricultural appropriation BILL
but all interest in these two measures was
overshadowed by two speeches, one made
by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio attacking ex
Governor Altgeld of Illinois. and the other
by Mr. De Almond of Missouri. heaping
ridicule on Secretary Morton for the re-
cent issue OF a pamphlet, entitled THE
Farmers Interest i'm Finance" Mr.. Gros-
venor's observations on the governor OF
Illinois were called forth by the latters
speech last week, in which he charged that
Mr. Bryan had been defeated by fraud, and
based his charge particularly on the enor-
nous increase of the vote i'm Ohio. where
he alleged $4,000 votes were illegally cast.
Mr. Grosvenor was very personal I'm his al
lusions to Mr.. Altgeld, laying at his door
much grave responsibility for the result OF
the election. He declared that an appeal
on the stump against Atgeldism never
failed to arouse the populsce where all else
failed He then analyZed the Ohio vote. and
explained the causes of its increase, calling
attention to the fact that the democratic
vote had increased proportionately much
more than the republicans.
Mr.. De Almond replied very briefly to
Mr. Grosvenor, but ii was his subsequent
attack on Secretary Morton which created
the sensation. Mr.. De Almond is demo-
crat, an ardent advocate of silver. and,
therefore, his attack on democratic cabi-
net official, who has been most active on
less surprise than 1t otherwise would have
done
Evening star., 1897-01-29
DO to Siccar rdi's
TruSSeS

Fitted properly. Abdcmissl Supporters, Elastt,
INSTRUMENT HOUSE. 1l06 = st. NV. assn
Evening star., 1897-01-29
The Extradition Treaties.

The Senate had up the extradition
treaties between the United States and the
Argentine Republic and the Orange Free
State in executive session again yesterday.
and passed upon them, 1t is presumed,
finally. The lawyers Of the Senate have
never been satisfied with the terms of the
amendments made at the suggestion of the
committee on foreign relations when the
question was last before the Senate, and
the subject was reopened yesterday on a
motion to reconsider. which had been made
at that time by Senator Hill. As ultimate
ly agreed upon the provision was made to
read as follows:
1T shall not be incumbent on either of
the contracting parties to deliver up its
own citizens or subjects under the stipula-
tion of this convention, but each shall have
the power to deliver them up. II In their
discretion It be deemed proper to do So"
The amendment was adopted without dis
sent. and the treaty a. amended ratified.
Lnst three days OF Decker's water color
Evening star., 1897-01-29
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Among Them Was Mr.. FOrman as In
ternal Revenue Com missioner.

Among Them was MI. r OrMuh az I'M
ternal Revenue COmmfsstOncr.
The friends of w. S. Forman had no
difficulty in securing his confirmation as
internal revenue commissioner yesterday.
The discussion did not continue more than
an hour, and the vote on confirmation was
Al TO IS in Mr. Forman's favor. Speeches
favorable to confirmation were made by
Senators Cullom, Palmer and Hale and in
opposition by Senators Chandler, Jones of
Arkansas, Berry and Stewart.
A number of postmasters' appointments
were acted on, and the following were con-
firmed- by the Senate:
Frank Dyer Ches,er e9 Aassachusetts, to
be consul at Buda Pesth, Hungary; w. s.
Forman of Illinois. to be commissioner of
internal revenue; p. w. OSullivan Of Pres
cott, Ariz, to be register of the land office
at Prescott, Ariz.; Capt. w. T. Sampson,
to be chief Of the bureau of ordnance, de-
partment of the navy.
Evening star., 1897-01-29
PLENTY of skating.

Snow has interfered somewhat, but has
been shoveled on and the ice is splendid.
New skates cost 80 little now that Il
really pays you TO buy a pair. Above
all things buy the best and you won't
regret 1t. No other sort here-JOc. and
up.
Wood Wheel Extension Skates, Soc.
Raymond Extension Roller Skates, 81. IS.
Evening star., 1897-01-29

There are but few homes that are
thoroughly comfortable during such
weather as this. Few heating ap-
paratuses can thoroughly heat every
room. And gas or oil heater is neces-
sary in the bed room or bath room or
any room which has no register or ra-
diator.
When you come to the question of
best drop in and we shall settle that
in a few minutes. There's no quex jon
as to the superiority Of the Puritan
oil heater and the "Calovit'' gas heater.
They're best because they give out more
heat and huru loss final than amy .,h.r,
Evening star., 1897-01-29
'sCal0vit" gas heaters.

1-burner size heats single bed
room, and consumes but Be. worth q
Of gas In ten hours rs-...-....... ~
2burner size heats large room,
and burns but lie. worth OF gas in a,
tca uourS
The 3-burner size heats an extra large
room, and burns but l6c. worth Of gas
day
Evening star., 1897-01-29
Puritan" oil heaters.

oil lin in ten prs hours. ....... ".a'. worm $500
in ten hours. s... o .... $500
in ten I''ns hours. .......~ 'e "u''. :. :" $3.50
No. 64-burns Sc. worth Of oil
In ten hours and has double
nanasomer na.. uer' . .0a n'e %. anu 5000
Nos 81 and Ga have drip pan and
rollers.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
WELL EXPRESSED.

The Democrats of Massachusetts met
III state convention Sept. %. They were
visited by delegation Of Populists
who offered to cooperate with them if
they will adopt the Peoples party plat
form. AS they are largely in the min
GRITTY they will probably do this. I,
Trey had ten majority in the state thew
would tell the Populists to 90 to Beel-
zebub. They adopted the following
well expressed platform, which very
nearly approaches that of the PEOPLES
party:
whether 1t Is judicious to abandon half
OF the money in the world is the supreme
question. The demonstration Of silver. be-
gun in 1913 with little or no thought in
Europe ard America, has been a potent
ana increasing factor In the disastrous de-
preston of the last twenty years. not uni
form but with ups and downs each level
being lower than the last. Gold has APP
|! preciated in purchasing power more than
3 per cent year. demoralizing the pro-
ducing classes with paralysis of trade
through the falling prices, and causing
cruel unemployment of labor and reduction
of the wage fund The destruction of sill
yer money already in process. WILL if COM
pleted, have doubled the demand for gold.
| its price and it's purchasing power while
all other prices will have suffered an
enormous decrease. with burden of debts
doubled debtors bankrupted and a vast
share of the worlds wealth transferred
from debtors to creditors by the malic-
nant magic of an approaching standard of
value.
The Democratic party opposes the at
tempt to fasten on the country gold mono
metallism and demands the reconciliation
of silver at the ratio to gold of 16 to /. The
demand for silver would be so enormous
and the demand for gold so reduced that
the two would meet and remain at parity
and the paralyzing battle of the standards
cease and the world enter upon a period
Of assured prosperity.
Just now a shortage Of the worlds food
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
CORNER IN GROCERY STORES.
Special Telegram to the Minneapolis Tri'

Special Telegram to the Minneapolis Trib-
DIES MONIES, Ia, Sept. IA combine
has been formed in Des Moines to corner
the entire grocery business of this city by
the purchase of 20 grocery stores. j. G.
Berryhill, local capitalist, and one or two
stores of the city are behind the movement
Six stores have already been purchased
The business has been conducted on such
narrow margins the past few years that 1t
was thought with the aid of the Wholesale
firms the stores could be gotten into a
pool and prices put up. The dealers were
to be forced to sell by threats of opposition
stores in their vicinity.
Why not? If the people patiently
submit to the robberies of the other
trusts, why should there not be a groc-
cry trust? If the ass is patient why not
increase his burdens? Does he not in
vite oppression, when he does not dare
to resist even by the wagging of his
long ears?
We have a retailers trust in Mime
sofa. They are at work trying to pre-
vent Roberts & Co. and Montgomery
Ward & Co., and others like them from
getting supplies. If they succeed they
will stick it to you for all there is in
sight. /. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
DON'T LIKE 1T.

The Republican papers, we are sorry
to say, do not approve Of the attempts
of the Populists to show their appre-
citation of Mrs. Lease by securing her
home. They are ridiculing the whole
movement. A recent number Of the ST.
Paul Dispatch says:
We are pleased to see this demonstra-
ton of appreciation of the loyalty and
services of a great and good person. Mrs.
Lease deserves to do well. No person CT
whom have knowledge works her
vocation harder than she does.
But might we be permitted a word Of
counsel? Don't Mr. Donnelly, in the
warmth of your zeal waste any money
on that mortgage. Your friend. Mrs
Lease, has left nothing to be done to that
soulless corporation In the language of
the street. she didn't do a thing to it. -
Go ahead with the subscription. but put
the proceeds in Mrs. Leases own hands
and say to her, well done. good and
faithful servant: you have soaked it to
one corporation; take this and soak it to
another Thus shall their days be few
in the land of PETER. their nights be full
of vigilance and their executions be re-
turned unsatistied."
We would say, for the benefit of the
Dispatch, that we are not trying to pay
OH That mortgage, but to buy homo
for Mrs. Lease somewhere else. Every
Populist should subscribe, if for moth.
ing more than to aggravate the pluto
Gratis The day Mrs. Lease entered her
new home would be day of rejoicing
for reformers all over the United
States.
Send us in a dollar and spite the
devils. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06

force in the struggle for emancipation
from industrial slavery. VIII 1t seize that
opportunity.
This comes very near the perfect COS
pei. The editor should have gone a step
farther and declared that the way to
unity those who believe in Populist prin-
ciples is not to fi4st destroy the Peoples
Party.
When you make l1rock candy" you
have to have Aring for the sugar to
crystalize upon. Fopulism is the string.
He would be f9ol who would destroy
the string and expect the candy.
The Peoples Phrty is in earnest-the
Democratic party1d does not seem to be-
we know not what it will do If we
abandon our own ship and take passage
on the Democratic craft, and the Eastern
pirates get possession of it, we will all
go to the d together. And If, when
we see the scimiters flashing and the
black flag fiutterfng, we try to regain
possession of the stout old ship we had
abandoned to the winds and waves it
will be too late. That too will be at
the bottom of the ocean.
Never give up the ship" We are
gaining every day
Hang out our banner on the outward
walls-the cry is still-they GOMEZ
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
MORE HIGH TREASON,

One of our Republican daily papers
(by accident we failed to mark the Clip
ping with the name of the sheet recently
published the following villainous arti-
cle-under the heading of "The Greatest
Reform"
OF all the reforms that 1t is possible
to accomplish in the law-making business
OF this nation, the greatest is that recon-
mended by paper read before the Ma
tional Bar association. This is such a
diminution of the business Of law making
Itself as Will give our people respite from
eternal change; enable them to learn with
certainty where they stand and what are
their obligations to the state, and put a
quletus upon the constant agitation of
projects whose effects are unknown and
unpredictable, and whose effect upon the
whole community is, therefore, at the out
set dangerous and depressing. 1t is true
that the curse of this country, from the
highest legislative body to the lowest. is
too much law making. The states
have been first to realize it in their gen.
eral agreement to substitute biennial for
annual sessions of their legislatures. More
than 80 states have now adopted this pol
icy. in addition to which many of them
limit the length of the session itself. In
not one was there any proposition to re-
turn to the old SYSTEM and in many it
is being considered whether the time Of
meeting might not profitably be made still
less frequent and the length of session
allowed be still further curtaied No
intelligent man questions that, if 1t were
possible to preveHt% the passage of any
new law whatevafa for a period Of ten
years to come. tha country would be vast
ly the gamer. This does not mean that
there are no law eoH the statute books
new legislation is=neta desirable 1t does
mean that we could get along without
either of these refs-rnfsl if by that means
we were to be relieved of the annoyance
business prosperity contained in the crude,
raw, empiric Legislative products that over
flow Legislature and congresses. burden
state and national statute books and keep
us all in a perpetual worry and unrest"
1t is perfectly plain what this means.
1t is part of the schemes to destroy free
institutions in this country
The Legislative power must be taken
away from the people.
| 1t costs the corporations great deal
of money to buy up so many legislatures
1t would be economy for them, therefore,
| to abolish the legislatures!
Look at the happy condition of Rus.
STA and India and Ireland and Timbuctoc
and Dahomey! They have no legisla
lures and how fortunate and contenteG
the people are! Millions of them have
gone up TO God to tell him all about how
they suffered from overlooking! The
happy, happy people.
And why should not those who are
not shot for walking on the highways
in the United States enjoy equal pros
perity?
| 'All the tracks lead in the same direc
! toni. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
A FRANK CONFESSION.

We are told the Kansas farmers are
paying off their mortgages now fast as
the mort gagees will accept the money. We
hope this is true, though it contradicts
completely everything said last fall about
the ruinOus effect of Populist rule in Kan
sas.-Ada Index.
0, that was "a good enough Morgan I'M
til after election. st. Paul Globe.
We want our readers to observe that.
The st. Paul Globe, during the last
campaign, was an out-andcut goldbug
sheet; and used that very argument
that Populist success meant financial
ruin to the states adopting it. And
now it admits that this was "a sood
enough Morgan until after election
In other words that it was a lie a
swindle, an electioneering roorback
Show this to your old party neigh.
bcrs, SO they will see how they were
humbugged last fall, and how they will
be humbugged again in 1898, if they
have not sense enough to think for
themselves, and courage enough not TO
be scared like little children with
ghost stories. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
StNnd hX Your COlOrx.

If Populism should accomplish moth
to the two old parties and make them
meet the demands of the people or be
destroyed it would be worth all the
time and money it has cost to main
tain the organization and do the work
which has been accomplished for it's
UNFOLDING; but it has done more than
this and will accomplish more. 1t has
educated the people in their political
rights and prerogatves, and has stood
as an impregnable wall against every
undertaking capable of injuring the
people in their rights or property. it
his given life and spirit to every worthy
undertaking and driven the entering
wedge that proved the destruction of
many vicious and pernicious efforts
The people now look to it as the only
sincere and earnest party and are rap
idly becoming fatigued with the oft
repeated injunction to get the reforms
needed through the old parties. Year
by year they have been deceived by
this plea and with the recurrence of
each deception the other parties have
lost and it has gained. It's advocates
need only to be steadfast and perse-
we're. They are in the best work they
could possibly undertake by holding it
up as a menace; but the date is not
remote, when tired and disguised with
the receptions and treacheries prac-.
ticed by the old parties, there will be
landslide to Populism and it will tri-
umphantly march to victory, 20 bless
mankind. If you would wear a crown
in that great day, bear your cross and
persevere to the end with faith and
fidelity.-Alabama Monitor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
THE SHORT blanket.

The demand for currency, to handle
the wheat and cotton and other crops,
is drawing down the amount of money
in the eastern banks rapidly; many of
them are already below the resrve level
fixed by law. The fellow, when his
blanket was too short, cut piece off
the upper end and sewed it onto the
lower end. When the toes of the west
are chilled, the blanket has to be pieced
and the banks Of New York are cold
around the shoulders. And this tom
fool, inadequate, money supply, brings
the country, every year, perilously near
a panic.
Oh we are wise people to permit
the money-lenders, who thrive off the
necessities of the country, to regulate
its money supply; and keep it scarce
SO that there will be great demand
for it. ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-06
SINGLE TAX AGAIN.

We have received the following let
terS:
Abilene, Kan, Sept. 16, 1897.
Editor Representative:
Your editorial, can Untaxed Home"
l marked and sent it to my good friend
ONION, Kan, requesting him to answer
you. He sends me the enclosed, and
requests you to publish or return.
Yours on top or underneath,
JOHN D. HASKELL.
P. S.-Bro. B. wants you to pub
lish the single tax platform along with
his reply. H.
The letter referred to is as follows
Solomon, Sept. II, 1897.
Bro. Haskell, Abilene:
REPRESENTATIVE and Watson s
paper received. You say, answer
him" Donnelly. He says: THE single
tax theory, instead Of giving poor
man q home, FREE FFOM TANES, 1T
PROPOSES TO PUT ALL THE TAXES
ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE
HOME STANDS"
He puts the words that l have under
lined in capital letters to emphasize
his meaning and the teaching of the
single tax. -
We do not propose to TAX LAND.
The single tax is a tax on LAND VAL
UES. If Donneliy cannot see any diff
ference it would be Of little use for
me to attempt to enlighten him. The
whole article is. fighting "a TAX ON
LAND" After irrelevant statements
he says: "Thfs would INSURE the
family home feaevsH."
What and wh6!wohld INSURE the
family a homesforfver?
What shall cleo fith those who are
commencing to Make A HOME for the
unborn generations ITO follow? The
equality of oppression" is the only
JUSTICE to insurei all home THE
LAND BELONGS TO ALL, and Don
nelly does not admit it.
What did he and his clique do al
the st. Louis meeting? When thu
single takers demanded that ALI
LANDS be included in their resolu.
ton, not only the coal mines, they
moved the previous question" ami cut
off debate. When we moved thai
MONOPOLY" be used instead Of The
word capital, they moved the previous
question"
What is the single tax proposition?'