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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23


be found in the senate are usually self
made men, who began life poor: and ac-
cumulated riches by their own frugal
ity, industry and superior sagacity
For example, there have been Senator
Sherman, of Ohio; Senator Stock
bridge, of Michigan; Senator Sawyer,
of wisconsin,; Senator Quay, of Penn
sylvania; Senator Hale, of Maine; Sen
ator Plat, of New York; Senator
Brice, Of Ohio, and others who might
be named in the same category.
Senator Depew, of New York, as he
has himself said, began life with moth
ing but a clear head and honest hands.
He is product of our soil and of our
institutions. Now that he has ac-
quired fame and riches, his ambition
has led him to go to the senate, and the
great state of New York is proud to
thus honor him.
Senator-elect Clark, of Montana, is
probably the richest man ever elected
to the senate, but he began life as a
very poor boy. He educated himself,
taught schools in Connecticut, went
west to Iowa, where he farmed awhile,
taught school awhile, and then went
out to Colorado and Montana seeking
his fortune in the hills, as prospector
and miner. Having accumulated
wealth, and having become many
times millionaire, he turned his am
bilious eye on the senate, and the leg
islature of Montana has honored him
by an election to that august body.
Men who thus begin at the bottom of
the ladder of life have right to aspire
to seats in the senate, or even to the
presidency; and we cannot find fault
with them nor suspect their motives
for political preferment, solely because
they have been able to acquire wealth,
while we have not been favored with
the faculty which enables men to be-
come rich. After having been sena-
tor for 1s years, from the state of Kan
sas, John y. ingalls, was retired to pri-
vate life. In lecture delivered in this
city, shortly after his retirement, Sen
ator ingalls, said:
THE money-making faculty is given
to but few men, and we who have not
that faculty can never become rich, no
matter how hard we may try. For ex-
ample, Jay Gould and I began life at
about the same time, and with appar-
emily the same opportunities. But
there was big difference. He had the
money=making faculty and I had not.
Consequently Jay Gould is a million
aire and I am statesman out of a Job"
While the morals to be drawn from
these incidents ma y be valuable, par
ticularly to ambitious young men who
intend to go into politics, the writer
can give even better pointer out of
years of experience in observing states
men come and go. The wise thing for
the. ambitious young man to do will be
to give up all idea of politics and stick
to private business. There is probably
no stratum Of human life in which
there are so many disappointment, so
many heart burnings, so many wrongs
committed, so many acts of ingrati-
tude, as in political life. Very few
politicians are happy, or have glimpses
of happiness for the future:
SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
FRILLS OF FASHION.

Round waists and Elton jackets Of fur
are worn with cloth skirts.
Silk and satin stocks and collars with
prettily trimmed chemisettesj and rev.
ers attached are to be worn this spring.
Visiting gowns showing q tunic fash
toned from the richest silk embroid-
cry in the darker effective co1orings
are becoming fashionable. -sss8
"a novelty in skating gowns istmade
entirely Of black caracul with rosettes
Of Irose-colored velvet on the bodice to
brighten the effect. I. IS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Pronosed Tax on Ice.

Milwaukee, Feb. Is. - Senator John
Harris, of Elkhorn, proposes to make
the Knickerbocker Ice company pay
about $2oo, 900 year for the privilege
of cutting ice from the Wisconsin
lakes and shipping it to Chicago. He
has introduced bill in the legislature
to have all who cut ice from the mean
dering lakes of Wisconsin and ship it
out Of the state pay a tax of IS cents
a ton. Moresthan 100000 tons of ice
is shipped out of Wisconsin every year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE

Dick-'You can't keep your eyes
open. What is the matter?" Frank
''Eye-openers."-Town Topics.
Publisher"Can you turn out anoth-
CT book in three weeks?" Author
"Why so soon?" Publisher-.It will
never do to let the public forget you"
Life.
Flora- you know Mr.. Norox, do
you?' Lena Indeed I do! I'm one
of his best friends. I was the last one
to throw him overheard when he lost
all his money!r-Puck.
Family Doctor-'You must let the
baby have one cows milk to drink
every day" VERY well, If you say so,
doctor" said the perplexed young
mother. "but I really don't see how he
is going to hold it all. "-Tit-Bits.
A Natural Deduction.
you engaged in the same business you
were last year?" Dixon-"Yes, and at
the old stand still. Hixon-"At the old
standstill? Why don't you advertise
and stir things up a Iittle?"-CMcago
News. %
Father" confessed the callow
youth, Il have married her. We are
two souls with but a single thought"
We'll, you've gained something. A
single thought isn't so many, but it is
one more than ever knew you to have
before. '-Detroit Free Press
< A Great Mans Difhculty-"When I
made joke the other day" remarked
Senator Sorghum, nobody laughed"
That's true" ''And when made Sc
rious speech awoke the hilarity of
nation" 1T seems So" 'Well, I give
it up. don't know which is harder;
trying to be funny or trying not to-
Washington Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Great Ice Harvest.

St. Louis, Feb. 15.-The greatest ice
harvest that St. Louis has seen in Is
years is now in progress. Hundreds of
men with their teams and wagons are
at work on the Mississippi river and the
lakes adjacent to the city, cutting ice
and storing it for the summer season.
The quality Of the ice is excellent. It,
is il inches thick and as clear as crys-
tai. Dealers say the price will be
lower next summer, probably about Is
cents a hundred.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
GOVERNMENT A LOSER.
Fire in brooklyn Navy Yard De-
strOys Property Valued ut More
Than 81 ,OOO,OOO.

New York, Feb. 16.-Over a million
dollars worth Of government property
was destroyed by fire which started in
the large machine shop of the Brooklyn
navy yard, known as machine shop No.
%. Wednesday night, and the workings
of the navy yard have received a seri-
GUS setback. Many fine models and pat
terms of battleships, their parts and
plans, have been destroyed and some of
them cannot be obtained again except
by going over the work mapped out in
the beginning,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Fully Identified.

Warden Wolfer has received letter
stating that the IDENTIFICATION of Harry
Glenn as Bill Ryan, of the old James
gang at Kansas City, iscomplete, Glenn
having been recognized as Ryan by
many former associates. Glenn was
sent up for burglary and was released
in July, 1897. He was arrested at Nor
wood, Mo-, for robbery of X. c., F. S.
& NJ. train at Macomb, Mo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
whimsicaI Advertisements.

The author of Pages from Private
Diary" gives some whimsical advertise
ments, as for instance: Respectable
girls, about eighteen, wanted for bot
Ting" And from booksellers csta-
logue: "Clergymen.-A fine collection
of two hundred clergymen, consisting
of Protestant ministers, Roman Catbo-
lies, Wesleyans, Methodists, Unitarians
and Presbyterians, nice clean lot-fiye
shillings." Another story is of tenn
perance meeting, where lady speaker,
the wife of the clergyman, told how her
husband used always before his even.
ing service to eat an egg beaten up with
brandy, which made him bilious; but
since he had left off this drunken habit,
he had also left off his bilious attacks.
This was more than old B could
stand, for he roared out: "'Twere the
egg, marin. what made he bilious. You
tell your mister to take t brandy wont
'em." Words.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
8 Car Heater Explodes,

The heater in the smoking car rum
ming from Duluth to Brainerd exploded
and badly demolished the front end of
the car. The windows were blown out.
and the end of the car and portion of
the roof shattered. The explosion. oc.,
Cured near Kimberly. No one hap
pened to be in that end of the car, con.
sequently no one was hurt.
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HON. s. M. CLARK

then they gave me four years in the ma
tional house of representatives. Thus
Il round out my career in a gratifying
manner. It is much better to receive
hcnors later in life, because they are
the more appreciated, after having been
so long withheld"
What a world of philosophy of life
there is in the contrast of the expert.
cnces of the young man and the old man
who come to congress. In these two ex!
periences the reader may see the folly
and wisdom of politics. Here is a young
man whose future is clouded with
gloom. Here is a mature man whose fu-:
1ure is lighted with. the rainbow hues OF
content.
One morning as Congressman Dolli1
yer, Iowa's noted orator, was comm g
east on an express train; Senator Elkins,
the millionaire senator from West Vir:
ginia, entered the same car and en-!
gagged the western man il conversation.
Finally he said: "Dolliver, why do you
remain in congress as poor man? You
are growing older all the time, and one
of these days your people will turn you
out, and you will be poor old gray
beard with no visible means of support!
Why don't you go to work and make
money first and then go back to con-
gress? That's what did,"
With but little reflection Mr.. Deliver
responded: ''That is we'll enough for
you, but I am not familiar with the
modern methods of lawful larceny, and
I could never become a rich man."
The millionaire senator laughed
heartily at hishome thrust sally which
was not intended to be offensive, and he
said: ::'All right, my. boy, keep on with
your oratory and remain in your pow
erty. and one Of these days you will at
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Court of Inquiry i'm session,

Washington, Feb. IS. The court of
inquiry to Investigate the allegations
of the major general of the army in: re-
spect to the quality of the beef fur
nished the army during the war. with
Spain met Friday at. the rooms former:
ly occupied by. the war. investigation
committee in the Lemon building. A
full membership was present and the
court went into secret session to dis
cuss the preliminaries of the proceed
ings and to endeavor to sketch out the
line of inquiry to be pursued
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Struck with an Axe,

A cutting affray occurred three miles
east of Sherburne. John Hopple and
Tom Butler live on the same farm.
They became intoxicated in town, and
when they reached home got into a
quarrel over some groceries. Hopple
claimed that Butler assaulted his wife.
Hopple then grabbed an axe and carved
Butler in the hand, partly severing the
thumb. Hopple was arrested.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Truly wonderful Woman,

"My wife is the most ingenious WON
an who ever lived" said Ripper. '''
Il believe you,' returned Nipper, pc.
'l;tely. ., Z: &c. sg-a< ,.Lzss
But you don't know why you believe
me-" intimate Ripper. -. = ~
''To tell the TRUTH don't" replied
Nipper, looking bored.
"Well, I'll tell YOU. We've been mar
ried IL years, and lived in the same
house all the time, and this morning she
found new place in which to hide my
Slippers it'll Bits. <,',..r.-s..s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Victim of HEAR Eailur~

. Washington, Feb. 1s.-Maj. Ros A.:
Fish, at one time assessor of the Dis:
trict of Columbia and assistant register
of the treasury under President Cleve-
lands first administra tion,> died in a.
coal office here Tuesday " here he had
stopped for rest. He was over 20 years
old and the exertion of walking
through the deep snow probably
caused heart failure.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Counties Liable,

Attorney General Douglas has de-
cided that Faribault county can be
sued for double liability in case
where it invested in corporation stock.
The county some years ago voted bonds,
the proceeds of which were devoted to
the purchase of stock in a certain rail-
way. The attorney-general has de-
cided that the county is liable up to
the S per cent limit of it's assessed valu.
alton, the limit of indebtedness fixed
by law. If the double liability is not
enough to exceed the limit, then the
county is liable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
City COMPTROLLER Dead.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Robert A. Waller,
city comptroller and formerly member.
of the civil service board and Of the
Lincoln park commission, died at 1920
o'clock Friday afternoon, at his home.
1865 Sheridan road, Of pneumonia.
superinduced by an attack Of the
grippe. Ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
;MINNESO A NEWS.
An Accommod dating Man.


John August Brown is one of the
kindliest men who ever lived. He went
to the Office Of the clerk Of courts at
Minneapolis and wanted to purchase a
marriage license. Itwas not for him
self, but he was willing to pay for it,
and make the necessary affidavit.
The license in question was for
Stephen Heegle, a widower. Brown
had not seen the mans wife die, but
he knew he was a widower. Heegle is
willing to be married, and Brown
wanted to facilitate the match. Brown
explained that Sophia Brown was the
name of the woman in the case, and
Heegle had fallen in love, with her and
she with him, while she was Browns
wife. : q :t4f@.s4 h&' ~ .'fF... ~
# Brown did not 60 and get gun and
start on an expedition of extermina-
ton. He had another plan to get even.
He allowed a divorce to be procured,
and for fear the couple might forget to
carry out the whole plan, he secured
the license himself. g--.., 49,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
A Modest YoufL

Who is the smartest boy I'm your
class. obby ?" asked his uncle
I'D like to tell you" answered Bobby,
-noGestly. Only papa says must not
~.s: HaTEss.E Eazar
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
TO search for the Pavonia. 4,

to SeOFCu. 1UK1-tHc7 ssvU01sH' -1.S q
London, Feb. 16.-The Cunard line
has dispatched . powerful tug to the
Azores islands ii search of the missing
Pavonia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Going to Chivaro.

u IT enough money can be procured by
the board of control, the university
will send a track team to Chicago in
the spring that will do much to raise
Minnesota's record in trackIevents.f E.
c. Gaines, of the medical school is cap
tain of the team. He has been con-
nected with the team for three years
and is we'll liked by his associates. All
the old men except Stevenson are back;
he will be missed, as he was one of the
fast sprinters on the team. Page and
Nelson, who did such good work last
year at Chicago, are back and are sure
first place winners. Vasaly, Chambers,
Stoutemeyer, Lamphere, Boyer and
Bernhogen are in as good condition as
last year, while among the candidates
mentioned for this years team are
Flynn, who has a record for putin g
the shot and hammer; Elder, who can
clip some seconds off the mile run rec
ord; Conner, middle distance runner;
and many others not so we'll known,
but who can distinguish themselves if
they turn out and practice.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
Nearly Killed.

The family of Adjutant General Geo.
c. Lambert came near being suffocated
by coal gas in their Minneapolis home.
When the maid awoke early in the
morning she found the house filed
with gas. She tried to notify the fam
lily, but it was some time before any of
them could be aroused. Finally, Mr..
Lambert made his way to window
and opened it. He then went down in
the cellar and turned off the furnace
pipes. Had the gas not been discov-
cred when it was, the family would
have been asphyxiated soon. Investi.
cation showed that some plaster had
fallen from th@tnside of the chimney
and clogged it up.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-23
A SOcialistic Colony,

A socialistic colony will probably be
started during the coming summer by
the Niksur Cooperative association.
The secretary Of the association is now
out looking over a number of sites
which have been offered. The most
favorably considered site offered is one
near Perham, MINI.
The association desires to contract
for 1000 acres of land which it will pay
for as fast ais it is needed, taking only
40 acres the first year. A couple of So
cialistic tailors will be the first colo
nists and they will set up manufac-
turing plant for the benefit of the COM
munity. Later on the community will
be modelled after the communities of
Ruskin, Tenn, and Equality, Wash.
The departments which have been es-
tablished by the association thus far
are tailoring and printing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08

the city should incorporate or not.
The Incorporation adherents won the
day. only one vote being cast against
the proposition.
Sheriff Rinehart returned from
Oklahoma City yesterday, having in
custody young man named Brewer
who was arrested at Luther. Brewer
broke up a revival in this county by a
promiscuous gun display.
The deep we'll projectors are getting
down to business. Harry Decker, ex-
pert in boring for oil, will have
charge Of the work. Wells will be
sunk on the city property, near the
Water Works pumping station.
have been sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war and have
used all kinds Of medicines for it, At
last found one remedy that has been
success as cure. and that is Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy.-P. f.. GRESHAM, Gaar's Mills.
La, For sale by all druggists.
The Linen Crash and Pique Sale
commences tomorrow at the Guthrie
Cash Store. Here is one OF the snaps
An entire suit, including shirt waist
and tie, for lady, and pants, coat and
vest, for a man, with a white shirt, tie
and hat thrown in; the entire lot
S4,75. Why not dress up the family at
once? We will add % cents more
and give you a suit for the boy. Come
early.
Notice is hereby given that on the
Goth day OF May, 1899, at the hour Of
two p. m, the annual meeting of the
stockholders OF the Ardmore Ice Co.
will be held at the office OF Paul
Jundt, secretary OF said corporation,
in the city of Guthrie, county Of Lo.
gan, territory of Oklahoma, for the
purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year and trsnsacting such
business as may De legally presented
before the meeting, BY order of the
president. PAUL JUSDT, Sec.
Pianos, $3.50 and up; organs. $50 and
up sewing machines, S15 and up; BIZ
cycles, $40 and up. Easy payne ats
Sheet music, latest and up to date.
e. II. KNAUss,
104 West Harrison ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08

Edgar N. Powers brother to Mrs.
Henry e. Asp, who studied law in
Guthrie for two years and was admit.
ted TO practice in all the courts in
Oklahoma, is a young man Of 2l years.
with most promising future. One
year ago he decided that he wanted
to be a railroad man and secured
position with the Santa Fe in this
city, as night baggage agent: his first
promotion was to night express agent.
the next step up the ladder for him
was 20 be made assistant agent, at
Noble. Now he is on the list as a
regular relief agent, one Of the most
importantand trusty positions in the
railroad business. A relief eRent is
supposed TO know every detail in con-
nection with railroading Mr.. Powers
is energetic and painstaking, as his
rapid promotion would indicate. Last
week he was detached TO fl the posi-
tion as agent at Springvale, X ,nsas
Springvale is not large Cit but is
one of the good business towns on the
Santa Fe Mr. Powers host of Guthrie
friends will be glad to hear OF his ad-
y0ncement in his new role.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08
Personal MENTION.

Frank Dul is here from Sidney Ohio
Jas. II. Ray, of Chicago, IS in the
city.
l.. Hoppenheiner is in the city from
st. Joe.
W, w. Painter is back from Paw.
huska.
James Jacobs, Of Omaha, is a guest
in Guthrie.
George II. Dodson is back from his
Orlando farm.
r. II. Mason, the Cotton King, Of
Fort Worth is at the Royal.
j. NJ. Needham and J. A. Nooe, OF
Memphis, Tenn, are in Guthrie
H. T. Asp is back from trip east in
the Interest Of railroad building.
Senator Candy is over from Alva
settling up with the Omitted States
Marshal's office.
Mrs. j. B. Gatschell OF Topeka,
Kan, is in the city, the guest OF her
son, Frank Gatschell.
Rev. P. r.. Hicks left this afternoon
for Norman, where he conducts a re-
vival during the week.
Chas. b. Adams left this a. m, for
Kankaee, H., being called by tele.
graz reeeiyed last night, stating that
his mother had suffered violent and
perhaps fatal parSlytio stroke.
Mr.. Il. II. Thwing, of Guthrie, who
recently purchased the Bank OF Com
meree building and other property IN
this city, was here yesterday en- route
home frcm Chandler. A. G..
Jones and n. E. Sisson. chef clerk Of
the United States court, came In from
Teeumseh yesterday, en- route home to
Guthr!e-Oklahoma City Oklahoman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08
BRIBERY

Is Charged Against jefferson In the County
Seat Matter.
One week from tomorrow the county
seat election in Grant county will be
held. The contest is between Medford,
Jefferson and Pond Creek, and Is very
bitter. The local papers are full Of
charges and recriminations usual in
such contests. Jefferson offers TO do
nate a sl2, 900 court house TO the county
II the people vote for that location,
and some OF it's opponents call this
bribery. The Jefferson people quote
from the English Encyclopedia of Law
to prove that the offer OF a public build
ing Is not brlborY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08
Quarantine Affairs.

The Kansas legislature failed to ap-
propriate funds for the maintenance Of
its quarantine board. The memb bers of
the board, not wishing to give up their
Jobs. are now seeking to hold up
oklahoma cattlemen. An order has
been made by the Kansas board that
all Oklahoma cattle must be subjected
to inspection by Kansas inspectors be-
fore they can be handled through that
state anu unloaded. Tho Kansas line
has been open all winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08
MAY MOVERS.

General Movement of HousehoIders on
Cleveland Avenue.
The people of Cleveland avenue are
precedent breakers May is con-
sidered moving day, but the following
families, seven in all, ignored custom,
and packing up their effects, changed
base today
w w. Painter moved from Cleveland
avenue to the Voss place, on Noble
avenue West Guthrie. Auditor Hon
kins fron the Halsel place on Cleve.
land to Painters house, ID. r. Flynn
TO Halsel house. Sheriff Rinehart TO
the Flynn house. DR.. r. V. Smith TO
the Rinehart house and Captain Heg-
Ter from ElReno, TO house on Broad
vacated by DIR. Smith.