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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-02-13
Published Every Friday at Worth
ington, MINI.
EDITOR.

New York Evening Post: Audac-
ity is something, like wisdom, just
flied of her children: and Mr..
Cham berlain's greatly daring plan
of going to South African in person
to confront the problems which the
colonial officer must solve there has
thus far been highly successful. If
she is thought of mercy as consum-
mate politician the cleverness of this
move of his cannot be admired.
Even at Good Hope he holds the
center of the stage in England. His
speeches arc cabled in full and read
with breathless interest. His pro-
grees form city to city is followed
with unflaggjng attention. While
tho prime minister has to nurse him
self at home and to bear the odoium
of the unpopular and laundering
alliance with Germany the colonial
secretary goes on from victory to
victory, and his prestige seems to be
heightened just in the proportion
that that of the ministry as whole
declines.
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Brought On Sciatic
Rheumatism.
Nervous Prostitution
Followed.
DR.. Miles, Nervine Gave
Back Health.

q! was laid up during the winter of o4-os
with sciatic rheumatism and nervous prostra-
ton brought on by severe attack of La
Grippe. The rheumatic pains were so Sc
we're at times that it was impossible for me to
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took all the advertised remedies for troubles
OF this kind but got no help whatever until
took DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine. Six
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Oh. Miles Medical Co, Elkhazt Ind.
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ish cannon undou btedly were. But
the Spaniards will not use old junk
quotations when they formulate
their bill.
Under the treaty, there will be
nothing to do but to pay. There is
no expectation that Cuba will help
to foot the bill, though Cuba has
some of the guns. 1t is piece OF
good luck or Spain which is in need
of money.-Milwaukee Evening Wis.
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Minister Bowen has rejected in
behalf of Venezuela the proposal of
the allies, Germany, Great Britain
and Italy, as to how the 80 per cent
duties shall be deliverd. He declares
if the allies plan is adopted it
would maintain the triple alliance
for six years against Venezuela, and
that he thinks, dangerous to the
South American state. Browen hopes
that all the minor difficulties will
be avoided, and that all the graver
ones will be referred to the tribunal
at The Hague.
This rejection merely implies a
spinning out ofthediplomacy. Castro
is in a very bad way. The insurgents
under Gen. Matos are marching up
on Caracas, and if Cast1o's army is
defeated he will become a fugitive
from Venezuela.
1t now appears that the French
claim against Venezuela dates back
as far as 1867, or IS years ago but
as Venezuela never pays anything
she has not even met the interest
on the $4,000, 900. In 1895 the
French agreed to withdraw their
prior claim of 10 per cent. on the
duties, provided the interest on the
81, 900, 900 was promptly paid. Under
the then stipulation France was to
have a priority Of liens on the
customs if the interest was not paid.
Therefore France now has priority
of, liens. With such horrible man.
agement, and such efforts to repudi-
ate on the part of Venezuela, it is
impossible to tell how any nation
can have any faith in the promise
of it's government and. therefore the
allies think they ought to adhere to
the blockade. The blockade is exceed
ingly unpopular in England, as the
people fear that perils may flow
out of the Venezuela sore which will
complicate other nations. When
parliament meets there will be such
a raking down Of the Balfour minis
try, that the Conservatives will
understand it is unsafe to defy the
common sense of Great Britain
Milwaukee Evening Wis.
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st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
kaiser is one of the most skilful
politicians in the world. When he
discharged Bismark and declared
that henceforth he would be his
own premier he did not commit
quite so much of a blunder as the
world supposed. Ho has been fully
as successful in making the deals
through which he has accomplished
his purpose as ever the great chan
cellor was. Two years ago, when
he was agitating his scheme for a
big navy, he encountered many
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Spain has claim against the United
States. It is improbable that she
will adopt method of collecting it
like that which the German-English
alliance is pursuing in Venezuela.
Boston, whose inhabitants were SO
often disturbed in their sleep by the
fancied booming Of guns in the
offering before the victories at
Manila and at Santiago disposed of
the Spanish fleet need have no new
attack Of nightmare. Spain will put
in her bill with confidence, trusting
to Uncle Sam s honor that it will be
paid, and not trying to bullyrag him
by a display of naval force. The
situation is therefore not so bad as
it might be.
The situation is this: It seems
that under the treaty of peace with
Spain which was made in Paris,
and which was written in the
French language, it was provided
that movable property of Spain was
not to be included in the cession of
Cuba. It seems futher that in the
French language movable property
and personal property are synony-
Gus, and that cannon even if attach
ed to the ground, are regarded as
personal or movable property. The
claim which Spain makes that were
in Cuba at the time Of the treaty.
Some of the cannon have probably
found their way to towns and cities
in the United States, which have set
them up as monuments are picture
soue adornments of parks. Others,
which have not been removed, were
turned over by the United States to
the Cuban government when the
island was relinquished to home
rule.
Are these articles Of armament
valuables Not from the standpoint
of modern scientific gunnery, poss-
IDLY. But they may turn out to be
exceedingly valuable as the basis of
an international claim. When some
of his constituents in Maine sent
him a request for Spanish cannon
to be set up as an ornament in. a
public square, the late, Thomas B.
Reed replied that he was not engag-
ed in the old junk business. ''Old
iunk'' most if not all of the Span
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-02-13

Although Alaska has been getting
on we'll enough az district without
the rights and privileges accorded
to territories, it is time that .
clearer definiation of it's status was
presented. We are such queer
congereis at present with our states
and dependencies, each with laws
and restraints Of it's own, and
several with populations that are
radically different from the mass Of
the American people, that confusion
threatens where there should be
fusion or solidarity. Alaska has
changed in character and importance
since we bought it. Yet the law or
lack of it, is hardly such as to en-
courage permanent settlement in
the district. There is especially need
of land laws that will enable the
intending settler to take up such
real estate as he needs and hold it
with the same security that is as
sured to him in the states. 49,
That Congress, which, rules
Alaska has regleced it cannot be
denied. does not ask information
respecting this vast and valuable
property, and, having received it,
appears to digest it but indifferently.
Statehood is not asked for the dis
trict, but it is fair that is should be
represented in Congress by a dele
gate and IN the matter of fees,
licenses and taxes, there seems to be
no little injustice under the present
system. Something less Of strife
for pensions and postohices and q
little more consideration of Alaska
would be to the credit of our nation
al ENTHUSIASTICALLY Eagle.
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Senator Patterson, of Colorado, in
an interview: 'There is no crystal
lization of sentiment in Colorado in
favr of any particular man for dem
ocratic nomination next year, but
there is a strong senimentt of an
tagonism against men who were not
loyal o the party in 1896 and 1900.
No man who failed to support Bryan
or whose support of him was merely
nominal would be popular in Colorado
as a presidential candidate. The in
fuence of Mr. Bryan is still potent
in the state. He is stronger in the
west than any other man or any
other ten men. He will be power
full factor in the next democratic
national convention, an must be
reconed with by men who are plann-
ing to secure control Of that con-
vention. I do not think Mr.. Bryan
will seek to make trouble in the
convention, but certainly he will not
stand idly by and see the principles
for which he fought so courageously
trampled in the dust. The democrats
of Colorado are willing to concede
that free silver as an issue has been
decisively rejected for the time at
least, but they still believe in Bryan,
his sincerity and integrity of pur-
pose"
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obstacles, but he made dexterous use
of the war between England and the
Beers and the necessity for Germany
to strengthen it's defenses on the
water. That conflict seemed menac'
ing to many persons in Germany
who were at tho outset proposed too
the kaiser's big naval plans. Thus
he got tho permission which he
asked, and the naval idea was carried
to accomplishment. The war fever
in connection with the Venezuelan
issue and the obstacle of the Monroe
doctrine the kaiser is to work now
in his battle against the socialists.
He had intended to propose disfran
chisement measure which would
operate to hit the voter in the cities
and thus cut down the socialist poll
If he can keep up the war talk long
enough he will be able to hit the
socialists without resorting to the
revolutionary Acknowledgement
scheme. Thus the demonstration in
the Caribbean and the attacks on
Germany by the American press
may be utilized by the emperor to
carry forward his partisan plans.
No man now alive can teach William
I1sany important point in. practical
politics. ...
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Chicago Chronical: After q trial
of fifty years Vermont has abandon
ed the attempt to prohibit the sale
of Intoxicating liquors and has sub
stituted local option. The action is
in line with that of other states. The
total prohibition Of the liquor traffic
is now recognized to be impracticable
if not impossible. Prohibition is, as
Gen. Hancock thought of the tariff
a local question.
It has taken q good while to bring
some very well meaning people ito
the admission that their own con-
victions, no matter how sincere and
conscientious, are not necessarily,
binding upon their neighbors. Men
and women who believe-and with
reason-that alcohol is to humanity
have labored long and earnestly to
save people from themselves, but as
is the history of all such attempts,
they have been compelled to confess
failure. They are now about ready
to admit that the remedy for the
drink evil is to be found not in pro-
hibitory Legislation but in education
and public sentiment.
And that remedy is proving effec-
tive. Drunkenness is undoubtedly
diminishing in all classes Of society.
Neither the professional man nor
the mechanic can nowadays afford
to be known as drunkard. It IS
only in the very lowest stratum of
society that habitual intemperance
is the use ofliquors in regarded with
comparative Indifference, and even
in the slums the growing popularity
of beer as against whisky has caused
decrease in the bestina], insane
dispomania which renders drunken
ness terrible
It may very we'll be doubted
whether men will ever abandon the
use of alcoholic beverages altogether
but there is good reason to hope that
the time is not far distant when the
use of such beverages will be SO
restricted and so moderated as to
constitute practically no menace to
humanity. Men are seeing for them
selves the physical and moral evils
attendant upon excess, and with
this realization the triumph of true
temperance becomes assured.
Prohibition has failed because
prohibition was an attempt to make
men moral by act Of parliament,
whereas morality comes from with
in the man-not from without.
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FOR SALE.

About 400 bu. of corn of fair
quality and to be delivered in
Rush1nore. Any one wanting to-
make a bid on this corn, can address,
F. S. Warren,
Cherokee,
Iowa.
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~AS~SAoe~~
the stories which have places him
upon a parity with much thrifty
citizens as q former Senator Petit
grew former Senator Towne and
fromer Gov. Hogg. Apart from
his home and the thirty five acre
tract surrounding it, Mr.. Bryan
estimates the value of his property
real and personal,at from $15,000 to
$20,oo0. He got @17, eoo..from 1.-THE
First attle"-the book, not the
battle-which presumably went
into the house, barn and heifer.
He has been paying running ex-
penses including ibearl political and
cha ritable contributions, by lectur-
ing. He has taken less than $1,000 q
year from the Commoner during
the two years of it's existence. This
was in lieu Of salary. In this con-
nection Mr.. Bryan makes announce
ment that the profits Of the paper
are being vet aside as a trust fund
for the benefit of it subscribers the
Commoner not being operated as q
money making enterprise, but las
a. means, of contributing toward the
advancement of those principles for
which the democratic party stands. -
As to his own future MIR. Bryan
suggests only that he. expects to do
less lecturing than in the past and
hopes to be able to spend most Of
his time writing, reading and enjoy.
ing life with his family in the COM
Portable home which he calls
"Fairvjew.
All this is interesting because the
public has not lost interest in Mr..
Bryan, whatever may be the fact as
to his policies. This newspaper in
the past has hammered away at
Bryarism with considerable vigor.
1t is prepared to renew the hammer
ing in the future should occasion
arise. For Mr.. Bryan himself with
his obvious sincerity an his admir-
able private character. The Journal
always has had only esteem and
appreciation. It is pleasant to think
of him in his Lincoln county home
enjoying life, free from the cares
of strenuous business or politics,
after a series of experiences which
would have broken a man of less
physical and mental virility.
Some day, perhaps, Mr.. Bryan
may realize how lucky he has been.
A little less intelligence or energy
in Mark Hanna's famous campaign
of education in the excited days of
1896 an William Jennings Bryan
would have gone to the White
House. His mere election would
have meant an industrial calamity
which even at this distance cannot
be thought of without shudder. No
onecan tell where our country would
be today if tn. nation had made the
mistake of electing Mr.. Bryan presi-
dent on the Chicago plato nm.
Certain it is, the leader who led his
party and his country into such a
catacsm as must inc vi tablly follow
never could have emerged from the
debris. Sioux City Journal.
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PROFIT

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
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AS matter of fact, the German
who established himself in America
is frequently the severest critic of
the governmental methods from
which he has escaped. The Spectator
of last week in an able accurately
reasoned article in this very point
speaks Of the centre lack of SYM
pathy on the part Of Germans in
America with the aristocratic,
ant tt]ait ions Of governments
VIII ich existing Germany, and with
the aims, methods and aspirations
of the kaiser" And in another
passage of the same article atten-
ton is called to the fact that the
pride of German Americans in
G. erman art. German literature,
German culture, does not in the
least prevent them from criticising
him (the kiser) and his government,
an disclaiming most emphatically
any sympathy with him and his
government whenever they do any
thing stupid or run counter to
those American ideas whichG German
Americans fully share with native
and Anglo Saxon Americans. New
York Herald.
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J. S. Trigg's Farm Notes: The
advanced cost of the products of
land is very sharply calling attention
to tho truth that the closer a man
lives to the soil the better he is off.
The tendency has been of late years
to get away from the soil, anywhere,
any business as far removed from
it as possible. If the needs of the
food which the soil produces could
have been also got rid Of it would
not have mattered so much, but do
what we will the old problem of
something to eat is before us all
three times a day 365 days in the
year. When man entirely cuts
loose from the soil he becomes at
once dependent. AS an illustration
of what we mean we give the bill
Of fare of meal and this particular
meal is only type of many which
on the writer's own table, invited
and precipitated discussion on this
line. The flour of which the bread
W as composed, the coffee and the
condiments were not produced on
the farm or in the garden, but every
thing else on the table was-meat,
butter, eggs, all the vegetables
fruits, pickles-a list of choice food
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-08
Trains to Roll Under the EIiz-
abeth River.
A GREAT UNION STATION
The Tunnel Will Bring The Lines Of Sever |
Reads Converting at This Point
TO Central Depot in
Norfolk.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va. Jan. Tn the office Of
the clerk of the counts of Norfolk a
mortgage from the Chesapeake Transit
Company to the Colonial Trust Company
of Pittsburg, Pa, for 81, 500, 900 went
on record today. OF this amount $50 900
is issued for the purpose of taking up
and cancelling the $500OOO bond issue now
outstanding.
The 81, 900, 900 remaining after the re-
tirement of the present bond issue s1aH
be delivered unon the order of the presi-
dent pursuant to resolutions adopted by
the stockholders and the board of direc-
tors for the purpose of constructing a
tunnel under Smiths Creek and the liza
beth River, on it's southern bank, wherc
connection will be made with the South
ern Railway the Atlantic Coast Line.
the docks and wharves of the New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk and the Sea-
board Air Line 1t will bring all Of
these lines into Norfolk to a union derGt
which will be established in all probabil-
ity in the neighborhood of the conjunction
Of Granbv Creek and Smiths Creek.
The road has ample property on which
to establish terminals both at Lynn
Haven and at Cape Henry. The Seaboard
Air Line has Just reached out into the
coal fields of the Virginias and is going
to become a coal carrying and coal ex-
porting road It is possible that this
coal will be exported from Cape Henry.
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$1,000 FOR GARDNER
Governor Aycock Offers $500
of This Amount.
$500 Offered by Private Parties for the Capture
Ct the Travelling Salesman Who Seduced
MISS BarnhiI

r. Lawrence Gardner. the travelling
salesman from Richmond. who is charged
with the seduction and death of Miss Vic
toria Barnhill, at Williamson, has a $500
reward upon his head Governor Aycock
yesterday offered this amount for Gard
ner's capture and return to the William
ston officials. Gardner, it will be remem-
bered, is the cause of the scandal tha.
has stirred up Eastern Carolina and re-
suited in the death of well known and
prominent girl.
Upon the death of Miss Barnhill little
was known to implicate anyone until let
ters from Gardner to the dead girl were
unearthed, in which he spoke of the close
relations existing between the two and
the suggestion that Miss Barnhill take
the medicine which he was furnishing her.
The Saturday night previous to the
publication of Gardner's crime. he stayed
over at Murphy's Hotel in Richmond and
left there when warned by friend, the
police arriving five minutes after his de-
parture.
Gardner is thought to have gone South
and all police and detective officers are
on the lookout for him.
When last seen Gardner wore an at
tractive suit of brown clothes. He is
rather a good looking man who always
appealed to women and is thirty odd years
of age
In addition to this reward being Of
fered by the State. there are several pri-
vate rewards aggregating about $780,
offered for his capture by interested par
ties.
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the responsibilities that rested upon him
and confidently believed that he would
have the cordial assistance of all mem
bers in properly discharglng them.
He then announced that nominations
for officers of the House were in order.
Mr.. Watts, of Iredell. nominated as
Principal Clerk, Frank D. Hackett, of
Wilkes county. as the nominee of the
Democratic caucus. Mr.. Bryan, of Wilkes,
nominated as the representative Of the
Republican party, E. M. Black, of Wilkes.
Mr.. Hackett receiving 81 votes was de-
clared elected.
Mr.. John C. Drewry, of Wake. placed
in nomination for Reading Clerk, Mr.. f.
B. Arendell, of Wake. Mr.. Bryan, of
Wilkes, said in behalf of the Republicans,
he would announce that they would not
place any other candidate in nomination,
and to save time. all other nominees of
the Democratic caucus could be elected
by acclamation so far as they were con-
cerned. Speaker Gattis announced that
elections to be valid would have to be
made by roll call.
The roll being called. Mr.. Arendell was
unanimously chosen as Reading Clerk.
Mr.. Walters. of Caswell, nominated for
Door keeper, John H. Kerr, of Caswell
county.
R. /. Hassell. of Tyrrell, was placed