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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

A venerable Greek fable tells of a
pugnacious old ram that engaged in a
physical argument with stone wall.
Twice he butted the wall with all his
force, and perceiving that it fell not,
he wisely decided that third effort
would only raise more bumps on his
butter. Therefore, despite the ap-
pIause of his flock, he withdrew from
the contest and permitted some of
the younger rams to try conclusions
with the wall. This ancient fable
might be read with profit by a Ger.
tain persistent democratic president
ial candidate. NIGHT wahr?-Adrian
Democrat.
Yes, verify. Under the present signs
Of the Zodiac, Hoo Hoos or politics,
its perusal may also be commended
to several of the newer aspirants for
for presidential honors. All signs in
dictate that big, wide man will
arise out of Ohio, and proceeded by
the thunder and lightning of the
great Thor, Teddy, will move on to
Washington and there sit down hard
on the aspirations of candidates, per-
sistent, impertinent and otherwise.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

1t is estimated that over $2O,000,00O
annually is spent in the Adirondacks
by visitors in search of sport or pleas
use. Yet, with it's 10000 lakes, it's
rivers and creeks, its woodland and
prairie, and its forests, Minnesota
has many advantages which the Adj
rondacks do not offer or cannot sur
pass. In order to make it's reeorts
better known the Minnesota Fed era
ton of Commercial Clubs has enter.
ed upon campaign which it is ex-
pected, will result in the number OF
visitors to Minnesota resorts being
greatly increased. An interesting
descriptive story has been prepared
describing the characteristics of the
state, and will appear in May maya.
zines having a combined circulation
of over 100000 copies. This will be
followed by other work on similar
lines, and it is confidently expected
that it will contribute largely to in
crease the prosperity of the towns and
people who derive an income directly
or indirectly from contributing to the
amusement or comfort of visitors dur.
ing the vacation season
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

Hope Tou~ Never Felt That way.
One Of the hardest things to under
stand when you go home late at night
Is why it takes you so long to get up
stairs when the stairs seem to be com,
ing down.-New York Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

The effort of the Duluth Evening
Herald, democratic paper, and At
torney General Young to pose Jacob
son as candidate OF all of the cor
rupt influences of the state will not
appeal very strongly to the people
It looks too much like a grandstand
play on the part of the attorney gen.
eral, Mr.. Young mustn't think that he
can induce the voters of the state to
believe that he is the little David who
can single-handed fight the corpora
tions, breweries and corrupt politi-
clans of the state, His Institution
that the other candidates are corpor-
ate bidders for the nomination for
governor and that he alone is the
champion of justice in the Republi-
can party is too sentimental to gain
credence. Why, j. F. Jacobson was
fighting the battles of the people in
the legislature long before Young
discovered that it would be good
politics to break with the interests
which he now so profusely..assures the
public are fighting his candidacy
Glenwood Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
MASTER TO TAKE. EVIDENCE ID \, i:
Another Move Made in Minnesota
Railroad Rate Cases.

Railroad Rate Cases.
The first step in the Minnesota
rate cases since the decision of the
United States supreme court was
taken at St. Paul when the attorneys
for the state and the railroad COM
panies appeared before Judge Sanborn
Of the United States circuit court of
appeals relative to the appointment by
the court of a master in chancery to
take evidence offered by the state and
the companies on the questions at
issue for presentation to the court
for decision.
Towards the close Of the conference
the attorneys, at the request of Judge
Sanborn, mentioned the names of two
lawyers, either of whom, if appointed
master in chancery, would be satis-
factory to both sides. These two were
Attorney George P. Flannery of Min
neapolis and Judge Charles p. Otis
of st. Paul.
Judge Sanborn said that he had not
yet determined whether he should in
struct the master that will be aD-
pointed merely to report his findings
as to the facts Or hta 1ndiuss Is to
the facts and also his conclusions of
law. Authorities differed, apparently,
upon the duty of 4 master in cases
parallel With THAT now under consid-
Grafton.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

Write the editor OF this paper and
give the postofice address of Wilbur
Rathbun, his wife or any of his chill
dren, or information that will lead to
proof of his death without leaving
heirs, and you will receive $1,000.
Said Wilbur Rathun was born in the
State of New York about 1917 and
came from Allamakee County, Iowa,
to Minnesota about 1853, and he was
not married at that time. ..:-.# n M
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

Lost On Monday, = whip, near
Harts, if found please notify H. Guse=
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
TeIegrapher Ends His Life.

To join his young bride in death
Robert 3. Hoffman, a Minneapolis
telegraph operator, twenty-eight years
of age, committed suicide by
locking himself in room at the Beau
fort hotel and turning on all the gas
jets. A year ago Hoffman married
Tennessee Butler Of Glenwood, this
state. After a few months she died
Hoffman attempted to commit suicide
twice before he finally succeeded in
ending his life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
St. Paul Convent Robbed,

While ten Sisters of st. Francis
were conducting special Easter serv-
ices for the children at St. Adelbert's
Catholic church, st. Paul, burglars
broke into the convent across the
street and stole $500, which was kept
for safekeeping in two cigar boxes in
the room of the sister superior. This
is the third robbery of similar
character which has recently &C.
CURED in st. Paul in Catholic institu-
lions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
ARRESTED AT POINT OF GUN
Young Man Alleged to Be Working
BlackmaiI Scheme.

Young Man Alleged to Be Working
Blackmail Scheme.
August Kisser, a young man living
on a farm five miles west of Bemidji,
was arrested at the point of a gun
after he had attempted, it is alleged,
to carry out a bold scheme of black
mail.
Kisser has confessed that he was
the author of an anonymous letter
sent to George B. Thompson, in which
he demanded that sum Of money be
left for him at lonely spot west of
the city.
Deputy sheriffs arranged with
Thompson that he should apparently
carry out the order of the blackmail-
er, the officers to lie in. wait for the
man who came for the package. This
was done and Kisser was captured.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24

There's nook I know where the ripples
flow
And the killdee shrills his cry;
Where the blossoms blow and the sun.
beams glow
And the rainbow spans the sky!
1t is where the spring and the breezes
sing
And the brown thrush tunes her lay,
Where the shade is deep and the iviea
creep
On their ever clinging way!
There is peace and rest on the nectared
crest
OF the hill that lies asleep,
BY the brook I know where the ripples
Aud the clinging ivies creep!
On the crested hill by the babbling rill,
I have built my small abode;
1t Is snuggled deep on the hillside steep,
BY the winding river-road!
And the Joy I know where the ripples
flow,
Where I yearn no more to roam.
It Is born Of love, meath the skies above,
For the spot I know is HOME!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
Pardon Board Reduces Sentence.

The state pardon board, consisting
of Chief Justice Start of the supreme
court, Governor Johnson and Attorney
General Young, has committed the
sentence of DR.. Jacob Force of Min
neapolis from three years and six
months to two years and six months,
which will make him eligible to parole
in two or three months. DR.. Force
was formerly president of the North
western National Life Insurance CON-
pany of Minneapolis and it is as a re-
suit of his management of that COM
pany's affairs that he is now serving a
term in the state prison.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
Remarks.

The more a man learns of modern
metropolitan business methods the
more is he reminded of fat, greasy
spiders feeding upon the prey of their
webs.
The successful politician is full OF
strategy, placid on the surface, un.
moved; crafty of action, hardened of
heart and stepped in secrets.
Sometimes peace follows the death
of ambition and happiness reigns in
place of unrest.
Rocky soil propagates strong sons.
Many a colonel has, been shot in
the back from his own ranks.
Somehow, I have always doubted
that story of the ancient giants who
undertook to lay the mountain Pelion
on the top of Ossa and set thereon
the shady Olympus. Being a near
poet myself, cannot conceive of any.
one going to so much trouble to es-
tablish home for verse writer's,
Last week I wrote some verses and
critic says the last two lines are
classic. The lines read:
"There is no life 80 cursed and sad, so
heartless and so cold,
AS that which sells itself for dross and
starves amid it's gold.''
told my wife about it when !
reached home, but all she said was:
won't you please go down cellar and
fix the furnace?" Now, what's the use
of man writing classical verse, any
how?
So live that when age comes upon
you, you will be like the mighty oak
sound at the heart, rather than like
the hollow linden, rotten at the core.
He who uses giants strength to
pull dandelion will bump the back
of his head on brick.
The great mans name on the board
of directors never has been known tc
make fake mine pay.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
Ginger Snaps.

The same to you, thank We, an many
of 'em!
A friend of mine has a team named,
respectively, Atlas and Hercules. When
Atlas gets lazy and wants to rest, he
hangs back in the harness and let's
Hercules pull the load. Talk about
your historical horses!
No writer can keep his personality
from his writings. Let me read a
man for a week and I will know some
thing of the man as we'll as of his
talent.
Though man fail, there is comfort
in the thought that his ambitions have
at least led him into good company.
The man who sets the house on fire
trying to make hay stove for his
wife should remember they fail not
who suffer in good cause"
Some people, like flowers, are beau
tiful only in their nativity. Many a
heart, transplanted to the city, hats
withered and died.
A Wisconsin woman has named her
latest baby ''Dinah NJ If she turns
out well she is to be called "Dinah
May, but If she takes after her ia
Their, the name will be "Dinah Might"
Weston says walking is the greatest
exercise in the world. I'm on, old boy.
BY actual count I walked down stairs
to fix the furnace fourteen times last
night Of course, there was the
return trip upstairs again fourteen
times. There's nothing like a baby
or a furnace to make man strong
and well. 81 RI @3... ..% ,.....
!. !! :: No.,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
FREIGHT Fireman Killed,

Arthur N. Elliot of Byron, a fireman
on an extra freight train on the Chi
cago and Northwestern road, was in
stantly killed at a bridge one and a
half miles west of Cambria. It is be-
lieved that he leaned over from the
platform to get fresh air after firing
the engine and was struck on the
head by the bridge and rolled under
the train. |-@s. .s-@ !, - y. I*s@@
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-24
Masked Men Hold Up Store.

Il. Two masked men held up the drug
store Of Karl =. Fieseler IN a suburb Of
st. Paul, shot. the clerk and robbed the
cash drawer Of about $50 The clerk
was shot il the arm and not danger
pusly wound led Tbs robbe es capped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
BIBLE LECTURE
COMMITTEES
Were Appointed at Meeting at the
Y. w. c. A. on Friday Even
ing of Last Week

At joint meeting of the devotional
and bible study classes of the Y. w.
C. A. last Friday evening the coming
of Miss Mae Blodgett, the bible study
lecturer, in January, was discussed,
and committees who will have charge
of the meetings and various things
connected with the meetings were ap-
pointed. Committees on personal in
vitations, printing, communicating
with the various pastors of the city
and committees on arrangements Were
appointed The week day meetings
during Miss Blodgett's stay will be
held in the Y. W. c. A. auditorium and
the Sunday meetings in the different
churches of the city.
The following committees We're ap.
pointed: Committee for communicat-
ing with pastors: Mesdames A. l..
Parsons and Z. M. Majors; committee
on printed matter, Miss Maude Imme.
CART and Mrs. Helen White, on an.
nouncement in church societies, Miss
Martha Hornish; personal invitation
committee, Misses Ina 1ngersoll, Lena
Chapman, Birdie Linquist and Mrs. w
O. Wyllie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
MRS. NANCY BRUNTON
OF HAMILTON
Passed Away Sunday Morning at Her
Home Nine Miles Southwest of
That Place.

Mrs. Nancy Ann Brunton age 16
years eight months and six days pass
ed away at her lone nine miles south
east of Hamilton, Sunday afternoon
Nancy Ann MCGEE was born near
Macomb, H.. in 1882 and moved to
Hancock county in 1876, settling on
what is still known as the McGee
homestead. In 1852 she was united
in marriage to Collins Brunton and
moved to the farm which has ever
since been her home. In early days
Mrs. Brunton came to Keokuk 70 do
trading, crossing the Mississippi river
in the ferry boat and had ever since
been a frequent visitor to the city.
On November 90 she had 4 stroke of
paralysis and after a week of intense
suffering, peacefully sank to sleep
Sunday morning. Mrs, Bruaton leaves
two daughters, Miss Henrietta Brun-
ton and Mrs. Minnie Comfort, grand
daughters, Marie and Annette Comfort
q sister Mrs. Issac Wilson of Car
tlage and two brothers, Crank MCGEE
and A. ]. MCGEE. beside host of low
ing neighbors and friends who eased
with tender hands her last suffering.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence tomorrow morning
and the body will be inferred in the
family vault in MCGEE cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
MINISTER'S met
THIS MORNING
Regular Session Of the Minister
ial Association Held Today
the the Y. M. c. A.
Parlor.
PAPER BY REV. NUEscH
pastor Of St. PsuI's German Evangel.
;cal Church Read Interest
ing Paper on Mental
Therapeutics.

The Ministerial Association met il,
regular session today between the
hours of 1890 and 1880 a. m. in the
narlors of the Y. M. G. A. building
The committee appointed at a previous
meeting to conduct affairs leading uE
10 the union week of prayer was
given full power to arrange and have
nrinted the full program for that week
This union week Of prayer will be
held during the first week in January
A very interesting paper on Mental
Therapeutics was read by Rev. Jacob
Nuesch, pastor of st. Paul's German
Evangelical church, and was as fol
lows;
Mental Therapeutics.
Mental therapeutics is the subject
assigned to me for paper to this hon.
orable body. | do not know what the
committee had in mind when it made
this subject to topic in our meet
ing. If physician would be asked by
his colleagues to treat this subject it
would be more within the range of his
profession therapeutics is that
branch of medicine which deals with
the treatment of disease, nature cure
as we'll as physicians treatment. This
Is an old dogma. as true today as 1000
years ago, Mental is not only pertain.
Ing to the mind. but includes intellect,
feeling and viii of the entire rational
nature The word Is often improperly
limited to the intellect, intellectual
and physical. II | should be able to
show how to cure the diseased in
mind, those afflicted with imbecility
epilepsy and other related sicknesses
should be w;thin the range of my
topic If s5ouid speak about EN-
manuel Move, Faith healing" Ed.
iylsm, Dowyisni, Nj '"-nism and re
lard ism. or cults. J Should still be
rithin the limit of my theme. II am
cepg to try to explain how mind that
Is the intellect. feeling and will can
le Influenced BY the preacher, that d
ran Is brought to Christ and will ac
tspt salvation | go not beyond my sub.
yet From what has been said, We
can readily see. how far reaching such
subject is. how ii can lie explained
with medical or philosophical OF
theological prospect in view AS am
net a physician. although know {
little OF this profession and as am
not a philosopher although once
studied philosophy, | take the theo
logical side of the mental therapeutic
and viii try to show how the mind
that Is the intellect, the feeling anf
the will of a man can be Influenced
and trained with the object in view
to bring them to Christ.
Mind Training.
|. How can mans mind, that is tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
PERSONAL

Mrs. Jessie LaForgee of Salt Lake
City, Utah, is the guest of Miss Lulu
Drake, 900 Morgan street.
Mrs. E. ] Kelly and daughter, Mary
and son Edward of Valley Junction
were visiting friends in the city over
Sunday
Jas. H. Walker made business trip
to Canton this afternoon.
Forrest Conner returned to Gem City
Business College, Quincy, yesterday af.
ternoon after a two weeks visit at
home.
C. NJ. Anderson of I.aHarpe was in
tie city Friday evening.
Major and Mrs. Tyler will leave next
Wednesday for Los Angeles. Calf.
where they will remain during the
winter. This is their usual Winter so
iourning place, spending the summer
months in Keokuk
Miss Lillian Keehn of Charlton who
has been in the city for several weeks
visiting with friends will leave to
morrow for Abba.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

iose, is rear. III is sometimes we'll to
tell the people, that God not only
hates, but also Furnishes sin. We may
show from the bible, from the history
OF the world and from every day life,
now God Furnishes sin and how true
the passage is: "The wages of sin is
DEATH how God often visits the in
EQUITIES of the fathers upon the chill.
dren unto the third and fourth genera
llons.-We may also point to the cross
and show how the righteous and Just
GOD punished our sins on Him. who
knew no sin and whom He made to
De sin in our behalf. If God has not
spared His son, who took our sins up
on Him, how will He spare the sinner.
VINO is not reconciled with God? 1t is
certainly true, that many have been
brought to Christ through this Their
apeutic agent.
But there is third side to the men
tal therapeutic. Not only the intel.
iect and the feeling of man must be
iiihuehced that he makes a decision
poftant that We understand religion.
IL is more important that the preach
ing OF the gospel effects and touches
our heart and soul, but it is the most
important, that the will of man be so
iaiiuenced that he makes a decyision
lof Christ, that he wants to be chris.
tlah at any price. Only then and not
before, We shall have succeeded in orr
mental therapeutics. But how can this
4 De brought about? How can the will
OF man be Influenced to such a de.
gree? This is the great question,
which is not easy to answer. AS a
physician uses every avenue of his
! art TO accomplish cure by the pa.
tleht and yet only too often fails.
We preachers also try every possible
remedy to reach mans will but very
OFTEN without success. AS lawyer
puts up every possible argument in a
certain case, but only to lose it, we
also try every argument we know to
convince man, but only too often with.
out avail. Is not this true? To be
sure, If the intellect and the feeling
OF man is Influenced, the will is also
4 erected and a man will make a decis
ION In his heart for or against the
truth, but the question is, how can we
influence the will of man that he will
accept Christ? We can do much to
this end, but not all. 1t is said OF
! Demosthenes, who lived in the fourth
century, that he so electrified the
men of Athem through one of his great
orations, that all as one man said
Let Us make war against Philip
Philip was an enemy of their city
He influenced the will of the men q
Athem to act
In conclusion | want to saw that a.
it is not at all in the power of til,
physician to help all his patients. thu:
1t Is neither in our power to bring al
our hearers to a decision for Christ
but as physician uses his therar
cutie according to the best of his aoi
lty, we as preachers must also do like
wise and believe in Gods promise
My word sholl not come back void blu
accomplish that which please"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
Ten Years of Eczema

Reports on eczema dating back ten
years show the value OF external
treatment. Druggist McGrath Bros,
this city, can tell any sufferer what
reports they lave been getting from
patients VIII used oil of wintergreen,
thynol and glycerins in liquid form,
whether any person cured as much
as ten years ago has haG another
IS compounded in D. D. o. Prescrip.
ton. 1t would be interesting to know
touch OF the disease
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
DEATH OF A
BAPTIST MINISTER
Rev. Early A. Redmond Fasses Away
at His Home in EIvaston, H.,
Saturday.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.l
ELVASTON, H., Dec. REV, Eal.y
A. Redmond, pastor of the Baptist
church here passed away Saturday af-
ternoon at 220 o'clock from the effects
of typhoid pneumonia and resulting
in brain trouble. Rev Redmon had
been pastor here for year and was an
able minister. He was taken sick on
the 18th of November and had been
a great sufferer every day ultii his
death en- Saturday His remains will
be taken to Lexington, Kentucky for
burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
Raw Lunqs.

When the lungs are sore and in.
famed, the germs of pneumonia and
consumption find Judgment and null
tiply. Foley's Honey and iar kills
the cough germs. cures the most OBJ
stinate rackir; cough, heals the lungs.
and prevents serious results. The
genuine is in the yellow packagc.
WillSin ION & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Daily Range of Prices.
III

Liverpool: Wheat B@Ad lower;
corn, unchanged to I'D lower.
Chicago: Hogs Receipts, $4,000
head; market closed So l0c lower; top
So 30 Cattle-Receipts, $4,000 head;
market l0c lower.
Car Lots Today
Chicago Wheat, 81 graded No. ?
6; corn, 372; graded No. 2, IS; oats
107; graded No. 3, IA.
Minneapolis Wheat, 306.
Wheat, 147
Estimated Receipts for Tomorrow.
Wheat, 81; corn, COS; oats, l2ij
hogs, $4,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
This io Worth READING.

Leo F. Zelinski, of 6S Gibson ST.,
Buffalo, n. Y, says: Il cured the
most annoying cold sore ever had,
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. l ap-
piled tais salve once cay for two
days. when every trace OF the sore was
gone" Heals all sores. Soil. under
guarantee at Wilkinson & Cos and j.
Kiedaisch & Sons drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
The Best Couqh Cure.

A half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine.
two ounces of Glycerine and half
pint of Whisky, mixed, viii cure any
cough that is durable and break cold
in "a hours. Take a teaspoonful ev-
cry four hours. Ask your druggist for
the genuine Leach's Virgin Oil of Pine
compound pure, prepared and guar.
anteed by the Leach Chemical Co.,
Cincinnati, 0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY Dec. -Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; market steady;
1Oc lower; steers, $4 50@7. so; stock
ers, So. SO@5.00.
Receipts, $4,000 head mar
ket 10 to 15c lower; bulk, 50. 15G
$50; pigs, SO. 50@4. 50,
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; mar
ket steady; 10c lower; muttons, $4 90
"a. To- lambs, S4 50@6.oO.