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I I I .-. 1 1 I Ui Afehtgiw ^Amutt Terms $a.oo a Year, $i.tx for Six Months. THUKSDAY. MARCH 3, 1881. BURNING OF THE CAPITOL. The following despatch to Gov. Mil ler was received yesterday morning. We have no details and cannot say how many, if any, of the public records were saved from the building. If the State archives are burned the loss and confu sion will be incalculable: ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 2, 1881. Gov. Miller, Worthington, Minn:— Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night our splendid capitol took fire and was totally destroyed. Both branches of the Legislature were in session at the time and the utmost confusion prevail ed, some of them jumping from win dows. The loss is estimated at $113,000. Not a cent of insurance. Origin of the fire not known at present. J. SMALLWOOD. THE WINTER. Our Worthington people have chafed a good deal under the annoyances of numerous blockades and irregular mails. As the supply of fuel, sugar, kerosene, potatoes, etc., got low, they of course became uneasy and thought more than ever about the hardships of the winter. But Worthington has been one of -the most fortunate of the many towns which have been blockaded. Until a few days ago there was a supply of a bout everything in common use in the town, and we have not heard of a sin gle case of actual suffering. On the line of the east and west roads and in the newer country west of us, they have not only been deprived of reg ular mails but of nearly everything else. Trains have not been through on the Milwaukee & St. Paul for over a month, and the people have been fleeing to oth er towns or burning telegraph poles, railroad ties, and even machinery and houses to keep from freezing. At Len nox, Worthing, Marion junction, Free man, Menno, and other small towns families have been eutirelyout of wood and coal, and have burned hay, manure and anything they could get. At Men no, there were only two fires in town, and most of the people have spent their time in bed. Then our people should remember the suffering at Jefferson, Dakota, which was blockaded, not by the snow, but by a small-pox quarantine. There were 90 cases in town and one corpse lay live days before any one could be found to bury it. Worthington has had abundance of flour and meat and also of fuel until within a few days past. As Chadband would say, "O let us be joyful! let us be joyful!" WILL FARMING IN SOUTH WESTERN INN ESO TA PA 17 We give this week the sixth of the se ries of articles upon this subject. Re cently we met Mr Kendall, of the Thompson & Kendall farm, near Her on Lake, and from him obtained the figures given below. This is one of the large farms which have been opened in this part of the State, the design being to follow mixed farming that is, to combine gntin and stock raising in one operation on an ex tended scale. During the season of 18S0, they had out 2, 900 acres divided as follows: Wheat—1,G3J acres. Yield 2o,0«)0 bush els. Value—$18,7-30. Flax—500 acres, iost by hail. Oats—400 acres, 300acres lost by hail. Yield of 100 acres, 5,000 bushels. Val ue— $1,2-50. Hurley—400 acres. 10,400 bushels. Value—$5,S24. Grass and Corn—25 acres. Estima ted value—$250. The stock product of the farm for the year was as follows: Live Beef—S0,000lbs at 3c. Value —$2,400. Dressed Pork—20,000 lbs at 5c. Val ue—$1,000. Lambs—151 head at $2, $302. Wool sold to the amount of $600.09. They have of stock on hand as fol lows: Cattle, 138 head. Sheep, 454. Hogs and pigs, 200 head. Horses, 75 head, including the celebrated stallion "John Bull," formerly owned by Mr. Sugden at A'orthington. They employed 35 men during seed ing and SO men during harvesting and threshing. They earned by working their men and teams outside of their own fai in, $5,000. Mr. Kendall estimates the cost of farming at $S,25 an acre, a total cost of $24,420 for the 2,000 acres farmed. RECAPITULATION'. Value of wheat crop, $18,750. Of nut crop, 1.250. Of barley crop. 5,824 Of grass and corn, 250 J**«-r, 2,400 Dressed pork, 1,000 Lambs, 302 Woo!, 00 0 Earned outside, 5,000 $35,370 Taking the whole operation together, it will be seen that here is quitea hand some profit for last year's operation. But Mr. Kendall thinks that counting the money invested at 8 per cent, and 20 per cent, for wear ami tear of ma chinery, etc., the last year has not paid large dividends. We leave our readers to figure on this for themselves. In the long run, the operation will no doubt pay largely. As a rule, i.he large farming opera tions in this part of the Slate have not paid. lint the import mt question is, will small farms pay? We have given Statistics of both large and small oper ations and the showing is good in near ly all cases where farmers do most of iheir own work. A number of small farmers cleared from $500 to $1,000 on the crop of 1SS0. We shall continue to give facts and figures in this line as fast as we in obtain them. Co.mthss sufferers find the balm of reli-f. and the fountain of their health and strength, in Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is Hi* most potent of all the altera tives to purify the system and cleanse th«* blood. It possesses invigorating qualities, so that it stimulates the faded vitalities and purires out the corrupt ioi which mingle with the blood, nvonv ti ig derangement and decay. We :re asai'i-el by many intellitent physicians tl at t'tis medicine cures beyrid nV oth ers of its kl id. and ,ve can fortify this statement by our own experience.— Punxsatawney (Pa.) Argus. EX GUY. STEPHEN MILLER. Sketch of his Life—List of the Battles in which he Partici]ated—Gov. Miller as a Poet—Specimens of his Poems. The recent severe illness of our dis tinguished fellow-townsman, Ex-Gov. Miller, called out from the whole State, and from hosts of friends in other States, the warmest expressions of sympathy. The daily press prepared and published, in anticipation of his probable passage to a higher life, appre ciative sketches of his long and useful public life. Happily, the Governor has been spared for the present, but we deem this a fitting time to lay before our readers a sketch of his career. The public generally, who know Gov. Mil ler as a public man and an orator, are not generally aware that he is also a poet of considerable reputation. We find iu the volume entitled "The Poets and Poetry of Minnesota,1' edited by that excellent-lady, Mrs. Arnold, of Wabasha, that Gov. Miller heads the list. From the sketch of his life in this volume, which precedes the selections from his poems, we quote as follows: We commence our work with the name of Hon. Stephen Miller. His verses are remark ible for the beauty and truth with which they express the reflections of the general mind, and emotions of the heart, Their tone is grave and high but not gloomy nor morbid. The edges of the cloud of life are turned to gold by Faith and Hope. Making him, therefore, the Chaucer of our "goodly companie,'- he must lead the van of "The I'oets and Poetry of Minnesota." Gov. Stephen Miller was born in Cum berland (now Perry) county, l'a., in 1810. He acquired a common school education, and served an apprentice ship to the milling business, after which he engaged iu mercantile pur suits, and for many years conducted a forwarding and commission house in Harrisburg, Pa. He married Miss Margaret Funk, of Dauphin County, Pa., iu the vear 1839. In 1849 he was elected Prothonotary of Dauphin County, in his native S^ate, and held that position until 1855, when, he resigned to accept the position of Flour Inspector of Philadelphia, to which he was appointed by Gov. James Pollock. For several years ot this per iod—including the exciting State can vass of 1854—he edited and published the Pennsylvania Telegraph, a leading organ of the Whig party. Upon the expiration of his term as Flour Inspector, iu the spring of 1858, he removed to St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he establisheed a grocery and commission busbies, which he prose cuted until the commencement of the present war, in April, 1801. He was a delegate to the National Republican Convention, at Chicago, in 1800, and headed the electoral ticket in the autumn of that year, when he and his associates were successful by nearly 10,000 majority. During that campaign he and the present lirig. Gen. C.C.An drews—then a Douglas candidate for Elector—held some fifty joint discus sions in the principal cities and towns of the State. He was commissioned a Receiver in the Laud Office at St. Cloud, iu March, 1861, and in May of the the same year as Captian in the United States Army, both of which appointments iie declin ed. At the commencement of the present war, he and his eldest son, Wesley Miller, enrolled themselves as private soldiers in the First Minnesota Regi ment. The latter, after nobly discharg ing his duty iu many battles, was slain, a First Lieutenant in the Seventh iJ.S Infantry, at the battle of Gettysburg, July 2d, 1803. His second son, Stephen also enlisted as a private soldier in the Sixth Minnesota Volunteers, iu Au gust, 1802, and lias won his way through the intermediate grades to the position of Commissary of Subsistence, with rank of Captain. He is now with the army of Gen. Steele, in Arkansas. We have been favored with a copy of the following official communication, which must close our notice of this contributor: S A E OK I N N E S O A E E 1 I E E S A I N A February 26th. 18G4. "In response to a circular of the 10th inst., 1 herewith furnish for the use of the War Department, a succinct ac count of my military history, since March. 1801. Very Respectfully, S E E N I E Late Lrig. Gen. U. S. Volunteers." A I 29TH, 1801.—Mustered Into service as Lieutenant Colonel of First Minnesota Volunteers at Fort Suell ing. and remained with said regiment in that capacity until September 17th, 1H02, when I received an order from the General iu Chief, at Autielam, Md., dated August 24th, 1S02, mustering me out of service, and directing me to re port without delay to the Governor of Minnesota, to receive promotion. S E E E 20TH, 1802,—Reported to Gov. Ramsey, at St. Paul, and received commission as Colonel of the Seventh Regiment Minnesota Volnnteeis, com mission dated August 24th, 1802. OCTOBER 4TH 1802—Found and as sumed command of said Seventh Min msota Volunteer Regiment at "Camp Release," junction of the Minnesota and Chippewa Rivers, forming a part of Brisr. Gen. Sibley's expedition a gainst the Sioux. Continued in Minne sota, as Colonel of said regiment, until OCTOBER 20TH, 1803, when I was ap pointed Brigadier General of Volun teers by the President of the United Sta'tes. A N A 12TH 1804.—Tendered my resignation as Brigadier General of Volunteers in order to assume the du ties of Governor of Minnesota, to which position I was elected in November, 1803. A N A 18TH, 1S04.— Resignation as Brigadier General accepted. BATTLES. July 21st, 1801.—Commanded right wing First Minnesota Volunteers at Bull Run. Tlie regiment lost 180 men. August, 18(il. to February, 1802.— Stationed at Edward's Ferry, Md., the regiment guarding six uilts of the Po tomac. February 25th, 1802—Started for Winchester and returned March 81st, 1802, to Washington Ci ty, thence by transports to Fortress Monroe. May 4th, 1802.—Filtered Yorktown in pursuit of the enemy. May 0th, 1802.—Held in reserve at battle of West Point. May 31st and June 1st. 1832.—In two engagements at Fair Oaks. June 29th. 1802.—In battles of Peach Orchard and Savage's Station. June 30th. 1802.—In battles of White Oak Swamp and Nelson's Farm. July 31st, 1802—In battle of Malvern Hill. In the five last named engagements I commanded the regiment, ami lost in killed, wounded and missirg, 91 mm. July 2d, 1802.—Rear guard on retreat at Harrison's L-indin?. August 7th, 1802.—The first Minne sota and self took part in a heavy re?on noi.'sauce to Malvern Hill. Several se vere Skirmishes. About August 20th. 1802—Marched from Harrison's Landing to Newport News, and sailed thence to Alexandria. A bont August 30th. 1802—Reached Center ville. Va. Regiment acted as rear guard of Gen. Pope's retreat from Fair fax Court House to Chain Bridge. Had several se "i- skirmishes. September 15th, 1802.—In reserve at battle of South Mountain. September 17th, 1862.—Started West on order of Gen. Ilalleck. April 1st to September 17th, 1862.—In Gorman's brigade, Sedgwick's Divis ion, and Sumner's Corps. November 18th, 1862.—Placed in com mand of Camp Lincoln, near Mankato, Minnesota, having in charge 300 con demned Sioux Indians. December 4th, 1802—11 p. m.—Camp Lincoln attacked by a large body of cit izens for the purpose if killing the In dian prisoners. Arrested and dispersed the rioters. December 5th, 1S02, to January 1st, 1803.—Commanded post at Mankato. December 20th, 1802—Executed thir ty-eight Sioux Indians from a single scaffold, and at the same moment, at Mankato, Minnesota. April. 1803 —Shipped remainder of Sioux convicts by steamer from Manka to to Iowa. May 1803.—Shipped 1,800 Winnebago Indians from Mankato, bound for the Missouri River. June, 1803, to September, 1863.—In command of all the forces in garrison in the District of Minnesota in the ab sence of Gen. Sibley. From the poems in the volume men tioned above, we give several selections. To our taste, the following is the best of the nine poems given: EARTH'S ANGELS. O, tea me not tliat angel's live In I inls of Bliss alone— That earth's unfeeling hosts but give Her wounded ones a stone— That those who in temptation fall Lose all of friends and fame— That, wrecked and crushed, they vainly call Their former friends »y name. I know that bleeding, robbed and nude, Writhing in gore and dust. The victims scan the multitude And weep for one to trust That oft the friends of summer chide. And cry, "Alas! A'as!" Wiiile far upon the other side The priest and Levite pass. But. robed in Cod's eternal love, Samaritan's there are. Who oil and bind each wound, and prove By works ind pence their care Or. like old Noah's laithinl sons. With garment broad and dense. Move backward t- the erring ones. And cover their offence. A blessing on the glorious few Who dash earth I he rod. And dare to think, and toi and do, or stiffciiim mjn and Hod. Not yet their harps in glorv peal Their notes of blessedness But torn and tortured thousands feel They're angels none the less. Here is another which has in it the ring and the lift of true poetry: ON THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. 'I'limi art gone far away to the land of the blest, Where the pained and the weary are forever at rest. O, sad are the hearts that around thee entwined, And dreary the home thou hast left us behind. And weary with watching airl weeping the eyes That gazed on thy path till it entered the skies! But our hope is in God. and we look with delight From the gloom of the grave toaeityall bright— From bereavements on earth to a meeting above, And eternal communion with those that we love! And here is a touching little poem on the death of a child: LITTLE MAGGIE. For years she at her father's door Wailed for his weary coining Dear little Maggie, evermore Welcomes humming. For years no watcher at the door Hath met that father's weary tread Her ab-ence tells him evermore That Maggie's dead. For years he knows at heaven's door She hath been wailing for his coming Sweeter than in days of yore Welcomes humming. STILL UOISG FOR ISGEUSOLL. A dispatch to the Chicago Times from Wilmington, Uel., says: Another whack was given Col. It. G. Ingersoll to-day. The Newcastle county grand juiy, iu its liual report, complimented Chief Justice Corregy for his incisive and well-timed declarations upon blas phemv, and adds: "The audacity with which the notorious blasphemer known as Hubert G. Ingersoll recently announ ced his purpose to lecture in this city on infidelity, has no parallel in the habits of respectable vagabondism. Practically he therein proposes to de stroy the sanctity and contorting influ ences of the Sabbath, to undermine the assurances of faith and hope, the very pillars upon which religion rests, to spread broadcast among us people, hap py in the promises of the liible, blank, fearful doubt, to extinguish every ray of light that may shine upon the trust ing Christian's path of life and in death, even to the soul's eternal rest. For the assurances of prompt and exemplary punishment which the Honorable, the cnurt, has expressed in all such cases hereafter, not only the crrard jury, but all earnest Christians will give earnest thanks, and to the end that this despis ed revilerof religion may not again deal out his impious rhetoric'in our city with impunity, the grand jury recommend that the city authorities be requested to prevent his public appearance here in future in the character of arch-blas phemer and reviler of God ard religion. Let him be titught that in Delaware plasphemy is a crime, and as such will be punished by line and imprison ment." It is generally understood that should Ingersoll attempt to lecture in this St ate again he will be arrested and tried. Though no engagement has been made, it is further understood that Ingersoll wiP shortly deliver a lecture in the op era house in this city. Now if we could get the Pope of Home, together with Chief Just ice Cor regy and the Newcastle grand jury, to issue a bill against the coming Perihe lia of the planets, we should feel that society was safe, and the church had done its duty. I is according to the fitness of things that a State which clings to the barbarism of the whipping post and iu which a few years ago it was a crime to giva a runaway slave a cup of cold water, should breed grand juries who, in a pompous and grandilo quent strain, announce that free thought is 'blasphemy.'' A few years ago "abolition sentiments" were blas phemy in the same State. But we suspect that Bob Ingersoll's stalwart Republicanism has a good deal to do with this Delaware bill a gainst "blasphemy." Bob has been mixing his politics with religion and Dclawaie people don't believe in mis cegenation. Yes. Miller is so much opposed to open saloons that he signed a petition, etc.—Jo urinal. We signed a petition along with three-fouiths of the representative bus iness men, a majority of the attorneys and all of the village council to have the charter amended so as to make it consistent and to put the control of the liquor traffic in the hands of the people. On the other hand, the Journal and its band of fanatics are opposed to letting the people have any say in the matter. Two or three of the extremists said boldly that they could not trust the peo ple with the liquor question and that a lot of railroaders and outsiders would control it, if it were left to the council or to a vote of the people. So far as we are concerned we have voted against li cense when ever we had an opportuni- Shrewdness and Ability.—Hop Bit PIS so freely advertised in all the papers, secular and religions, are havinga large sale, and «re supplanting all other med icines. There is no denying the virtues of the hop plant, and the proprietors of these Bitters have shown great shrewd ness and ability in compounding a Bit ters whose virtues are so palpable to everyone's observation.—Exchange. [For the Advance.] BIGOTRY. The breeze that swept with gentle powers, Kef reshiiig this fair laud of ours. Mow changes to a storm that lowers And glowers on our bigotry. The harvest past, the day is done, The night, when none may work, begun The for-off setting of ihc sun Yet glows upon our bigotry. Light now bestows a parting glance Revealing Death in ghastly dance: The gi inning dry bones lightly prance Around the font of bigotry. Hold up your hands—The stain of sin Shows outward, that was long within: All see the smile is but a grin, That shows the fangs of bigotry. Those fangs that long have labored hard. Nature to poison ami retard, Shall soon partake of their reward. The wsges of their bigotry. The setting sun upon the heath Casts he long shadow, while beneath, Writhing in moral, social death, We see the demon bigotry. And iu that lime shall Man be free The sun will shine and all may see. That darkness, flying, rests with thee, And thee alone, oh, bigotry! And Man shall ride upon the wave. No more to act nor think, a slave: His chains are buried in thy grave, To rot with thee, oh, bigotry. The work ot Life be then begun. The night of Death for Man be done, And in the light of Freedom sun, All shall progress iu amity. COKIOLO. COUNTY NEWS. ELK. Snow, snowier, snowest. Snow, more snow, most snow. I snow, you snow, they snow. He snows, she snows, it snows. People still have some hay to burn and nobody has suffered severely so far. The Town Board met at the residence of M. A. Doane on Saturday last, and remained in session till Sunday after noon on account of the blizzard. The sober second thought of Elk is with the ADVANCE on the temperance question, though at first a few thought you had got on the whisky side of the fence. PHOD. HUSH MORE. The Hushmore mill has been grinding during the blockade. The school has been in operation during the blockade Jalso. the teacher having got back safely after her peril ous ride to Worthington on a snowed up train. The supply of wood ran out last week and other supplies are getting low. No cases of suffering so far. The irregularity with which the AD VANCE arrives has caused some dis tress. The anxiety to see the paper when it does arrive is tremendous. We have had church service once since the February blockade, elder Bear officiating. A. G. Seney is expected as soon as the road opens. Mr. Knebble. the miller, expects to leave soon for Nebia ka. The Itushuioie Hotel continues to keep up tires and furnish meals. HANSOM. Fanners In this town are still in pret ty good shape having hay enough for fuel and stock. No suffering of any consequence. Ransom is in good shape as a town. She has $I3J ahead iu the Treasury ami enough injre coming from the March settlement to raise it to SJOO above all indebtedness. Hansom held a town caucus on Mon day and nominated the following offi cers: K. II. Belknap, chairman W. W. Ilerdic and F. Uurdett, supervisors C. W. W. Dow, Clerk Jas. Goff, assessor ltobt. Shore, Justice of the Peace. John II. Sc tt has returned from Iowa. Sheriff Miller was heard of in this town last week going on foot in search of jurymen. There is a good deal of corn iu tins town to husk, but we have to dig down several feet to get at it. Several jobs of threshing to do yet iu this town. Our farmers are pretty well supplied with seed wheat and will be ready when the mound comes up to the surface. Our people got out of kerosene some days ago and are lighting up with can dles. 0 Several head of stock have dird, but generally cattle arc iu good shape. WILL MONT. Good weather the last two weeks be-» hind the stove, provided we had plenty of hay or flax straw to keep hot, but we are all alive yet. John Mock received last week a nice valentine iu the shape of a $13 money order from Carver county. Sender un known. Chas. Fritz and P. Lebens expected the return of their wives ou the 10th,ing but owing to the blockade they did not come. John Mock lost four head of caltls inside of two weeks. JACK. So far as we can learn, farmers about here have hay enough to h.st three or four weeks yet. But one or two trains on the South ern Minnesota since the fust of Janu ary, and people along the road are out of a good many supplies. We hear of one family in Murray county which is grinding parched corn in a coffee mill for food and has burned up every lose article on the place for fuel. B1GELOW. Bigelow is short of supplies. People are dividing up out of their individual sacks to keep going. No cases of suf fering so far as heard from. No mails received here for several weeks. The supply of hay is short. Feed al so. Some are feeding their pigs on oats. No cases of sickness in our town so far as heard from. I. N. Walden and sou started out of Bigelow village the other evening dur the snow storm and came near being lost. Thev got home about 9 o'clock, after considerable wandering. H. B. Tripp is preparing to leave here to join his son. A lumber of farmers are engaged shoveling snow on the railroad which is quite a relief to many. [For the ADVANCE.) TEMPERANCE SONG. Come join the Ladies'Army and sing a Joyful song, Sing It lu a spirit that will start the list'ning throng. Let Women's voices plead lor right, all the way alony, While we are inarching to victory! CUOKUS. Hurrah! hurrah! we bring the jubilee! Hurrah! hurrah' Earth's children shall be free, We'll drive the whisky license law from land of liberty. While we are mm thing to victory! How the drunkard's wives will shout to hear the joyful sound, A blessing ou the bare feet that caper on the ground, When they know that whisky shops will never more be found, While we are marching to victory: Chorus—Hurrah! etc. Women must in silence learn has ever been the toast, And man's superiority ever been the boast, But in temperance at least were counted as a host, While wc are marching to victory! Chorus—Hurrah! etc. Our fathers once declared just powers of gover inent Must be derived from citizens by their free con sent. Independence we assert in alike sentiment. While we are marching to victory! Chorus—Hurra h! etc. Then let us do our very best using tongue and pen Until our nolde brothers say come and vote like men, And then we'll banish Alcohol from city, town and glen, While we are marching to victory! Chorus—Hurrah! etc. L. A. C. He knows that by his persistent hounding of the men who give evidence against his friends, the liquor dealers, he closes the lips of others who would otherwise give information.—Jour nal. Well, well, you are a beautiful set to talk about hounding anybody. You were not willing to convict the beer sellers by the ordinary methods of an impartial trial and the forms of law, but you hounded the whole town, de nounced every man as a "whiskey man" who did not approve of your methods, held public meetings iu which you a bused your neighbors, set your women and children on to make "sentiment," packed juries, and by other means en deavored to secure conviction in ad vance of the trials by social pressure and insolent bulldozing. Moreover, you did not want evidence against Barber. You only wanted it against those who did not belong to your church clique. We wanted evi dence furnished all around and a fair prosecution of all, or none at all. Your one-sided committee, time and again, were given facts against Barber. Men offered to bear the expense of the pros ecution if it failed, and Attorney Hohrer openly offered you facts in the court room, but you would not receive them. No, you sniveled out of it, as is your style, when then' is a prospect of one of your church oxen being gored. You did not want evidence against any one who was one of your church snivelers. You say that Crissey was necessary to the prosecution of the liquor sellers. Hut did Crissy i.iform on Law and Smith? If C. B. Lv. hs could in form on Smith could lie not also in form on Barber? If I,ove! ss could inform on Law. could he not also in form on Barber? If Webb Sater could info:m on Chase, could he not also in form on Lang.ion and the rest, with out hiring a pious fraud to come here and introduce Comstockism iir.o Worthinglon? No. the whole movement was a one sided, unfair, bitter, uncalli for one. gotten up to si cure a little cheap glory for a few church people who are always prating about "earnest woik"and their work is directed only against t!i"se who (hi md IK long to their set, while they shield their own church liquor sellers and liquor stop s. The beer si Hers could have en ii, tly and fairly pros ecuted, asiain and again, as they have teen heretofore, but this would not have furnished the opportunity f.r "earnest work" and denouncing better temperance men than themselves as "whisky men.*' Takes his pay in a:lvortising.—lour mil. 0 t'.u oil "Xinfllel!" The old Spiritualist! The eld "whiskey man." To take his pay in advertising! Was there ever a clearer case of moral and religion) obliquity? Its ''flat burg lary!" A man who will take his pa}' in advertising must be awful! Just think of it, here is Ogle and the sisters, and the male sisters also, trying to rescue the town from something or other, and a wicked man comes out boldly and takes pay in advertising. Why can't he take it in preaching or church socials, or anything but adver tising. If this advertising is to con tinue in our midst, where will the lis generation conic to? Let us ari?e and suppress those sink-holes of adver tising which arc engulfing our hus bands, our wives, our children, our horses, our farms, and sinking our immortal souls, so to speak, into a cess-pool of advertising, as it were. Down with open advertising! Adver tise behind the door, or get it by the case for a sick wife, or take it private ly for your stomach, as the temper iii:c\5 committee do, but dont allow this open an.I shameless advertising. *}uO *o)U(UO£ pun "jfjairauaoH **»3 •"till »H 'J»|naJ!OJOJ paag sjsiiiaruii pion pv •S.IOOJJWU [pue osrwqo} 'Ultimo jo asu'Esaini3J|uiU(i.ioi [tuno a(q|4B|g»u|'pa« »)n|o«r* jou in* uv •spa.ipuiii| po A« sM M'O'I'O •maqj Jl'f'IJ!* "1 Pinoi|« £|!tui9j JO tKMJad on pus ..SJOII OHHRU '^^WiriTAKI,, »'ll' apnui a.n.i 3tipip.-K ?K-"Sf «^^^Js unI "'IJ V"l 'miujsou ii»y1un.ip pa33ti.ip 'aiij^Lptl G| tu.-vi!U «i»II '.laqmauiau 8 clou 0 j%moi|) oa.in pu» asu ^itq'javna Bptini.ij.iiio£i3t.io•J 9 °d "«l|»i| Jo 0.11M 1 B«a joj piud ai| t| OOfiS 8, •aouo in uinqtasnVBlW.iasiiti XO)U| *nOtM!M'a{qwtt^^*A"! f.ia«!st doll 'liiupminspnuipirc apjoj^J«|WMv iiuauiib -nj oq.« JO 1 r«M||unoiC OAVS Asm )f JO 1"-''l \09S Apio tio.t jiiq jjajg 9.t«HK£|r)titi)iVM 1,110(1 •SJ»J -V.il lo|| asn s|" luammir* Joosiiasip aq? yt q.« suiojUuiis JO n3iil|a\pl Jtlof}»q« javrmiiox 8UI)U3| '8i«SjoXreami%'«»sla«",|o«OJo^l .!.iuini!a.i.i| osn\:jsjnoaiAot'Ium* «soi|i\ 1|B o.L cuj: pi:p32tc^ :j25Ap5? \n*»s 8*l3 &1Z snoiyti.tado Ji»«n o.m in.Tj.iarf pun pauVAos'pa^jn OJU tuauKi uouejaii* is|x* 2uo|i|qpBodti«^oaMai !poM fliruoisan «B!»»H paw •Jfl P*» O *°X jaAII Meutind pooni*w»*3ja»q»\«9ireu Viaina Jaqto ir» jo taiviadojd OAII «jn\o %mm puv isaqeqttP» q*l»*UO!|apuBO P«« up „ueM 'nqon »«dOH jo uoovaiqaloay •»p«H ttwiJipaK yiog pn« I I tm Horse owners can not afford to over look the wonderful success of Kendall's Spavin Cure. Advertisement iu anoth er column. Gov. Miller has issued the following in response to the numerous letters, etc., which he is receiving: You have been advised by telegram of my fearful prostration by appoplexy, and since my restoration to conscious ness, I find that my immediate frieuds, iu their great efforts to save me burned my feet so badly that I must lay in bed a sufferer for weeks to come, and only positive quiet, and the exclusive atten tion of my house-keeper and nurses are likely to result favorably. Some of you have already come from 100 to 1,500 miles, and can do me no possible good. Others are sending me scores of letters, wanting to know how I am and still others are sending tracts, pamphlets, etc. My physical agony is aim jst unendur able, and after hearing the substance of part of the letters, I appretiate with a warm and grateful heart all this in tended kindness. I beg that no human being will visit or write me personally for GO days, un less it be upon some matter of very great importance. I have burned ail my personal letters, pamphlets, &c, as I can not with safety read or reply to any of them. I am slowly improving. If I pass a way I shall do so, confiding in the mer cy of God. If I finally recover you shall each hear from me by another circular. Ever and Sincerely Yours STEPHEN MILLEU. PE PLE WHO LIVE along the line i»r ami nwir to tlie ST. AUL & SIOUX CITY ItAILltOAD itiitl its vari ous Branch Lines, now apart of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Line, know that this Is the short and quick line to all points in Central and Western .Missouri, to all points in Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, California, Arizona. New and Old Mexico, and that this is the OXI.Y LINE BETWEEN MINNESOTA ANO THE SOUTHWEST. I I O Sill S1CVEN E A I I E S of the |i .•pnl us Missouri Valley, namely: SIOLX irv, COUNCIL ISLUKKS, OMAHI, ST. Jooiii'il. ATCIH.SON. 1.ICAVKNWO MII AMI KANSAS 1 ITY. The St. Paul-S Sioux f'ity It :il ad.now known as the Wes em D.vi-in of the 1 hieajro. St. Paul, Mliiiieiipo.ls & Omaha l.in«\ i- a so the SnoiiT ANI: I \iv.-7 l.i.NK fr Central and Western .Vimi^s-cia, tte.-fern Iowa, Dakota, Nebia.-ka an the .-.uulliwe.si to St. Fan], Minneapolis, and the entire North and Northwest, and to the Lumber Districts or Northern Wisconsin. AT ST. I'ACI., eoiine:iio:.s .uv. mad.' with the tastein Division of Hie Chicago, St. Paul, Miu ii'-apo isttOmaha Li e, for North ru an I Cen tral Wisconsin, and for Chicafi ami all points Kast, and the 1 unr.iiijr of trai: is so arranged that passencms from th Wes Dhisionof this Line ean have rrmii out' to mir and one half hours to auend to business matters In St. Paul if desired. When you uo South or Southwest, be sure and go over this Line tlroimh tie- Seven Big Cities, and wli.T, yon it North. Kast or NorMi.vest, no through ST. l'WI.. THE (IKEAT liAILROAl) C'KNTKE of the (rreat orthwi-st. Two pass,-liter tnius dailv, St. Paul to Chi. cast", through l.lroy and Madison, with Pullman Palaee Sleeping Cars on each tiain. Through Tickets tt£S are on s-i]t atallpri eipal stations. IV-sure and buy ,-t thronrli ticket, as they are generally cheaper: but if yon cannot get Hie tickets desire or the information w:mtcd aboiu rates, ntnee j.-os, etc., at your home station, write to the iiiidei-spjnci], ami vour le tor will receive prompt at'cnlion. \V. TKASD* LK, F. li. CI. \H\K General Agent, 0011. lrailic Manager. ST. A I MINN. TIME TABLE. Time of dpp.utiue of passenger trains from Mankato: For Chicago am! the Kast at T:rn a. in. and 6:(5 p. in. i'or the West at T:i r,-.\. in. J. IJ. CLOCK, Agent, Mankato, Minn. Kendall's Spavin Cure. THE Mosr 'UVCF.S-TITI. kEMEOYevev-'iscover ed. as it i- ee: t.-i hi ejects and does not blister. Kcadpiooi below: From Rev. I-. X. (Irauser, Presiding KliU-r of the t. Aibans 1-istrict. -1 Albans, Vt.,-lan. 2". ISSn. Co-. J. V.. Kep.d.ii! Co., ii'-ot-: In reply to your Iclier I will S:r my .-xpe: iei.ee w'itll lull dill's spa* in c. ,s ii..,. very satisfactory indeed. I hive or years a-ro p-'-eured a b.«t!le «.fy.i:i a-ent. :i-d ith it, cured a lior.-e ol lameness cs, -,".l by a sp.t\ in. i. season my horse became very lame and 1 turned him out I'or a few we ks 'Alien he became belter, but when pnl him on I he road he jrrew woie, »hen I disc.iv.-red ilnl an ir-bone ts forming. Iproeii.ed a bo.: of Ken all's Spavin Cine and wllli ies- limn -i bottle i-r.red I !m MI that he is not l,im\ neither e. Hi Ha- bunch be 'omul. K.'sp.'etfn.l.y yoi-.l --, P. N. (JltVXUEK. PKltSKVnilAXC'K WILL TKLL. CitAS K. PAKKEK. K"M AM.'S SI'vVIN I'lUr.. OiTic l". S. Marshal. We-tern l:sf. of Mich., a lam ?oo. il i.-.. !-T'.-. IJ .1. Kend'd -Dear si :—1 receive,I the two ttlesol your «p via en forward' bv ex rcss in.laiiuaiy l.it. 1 am happy to st.ve .hai it perfo'in (I-:il your ailveitiseiiient called r. In three weeks af or I commenced using it, the spav'.n was emiielv remove I ami a valuable horse restored to use'illness. Semi address for Illustrated'Circular, which we think gives positive pro of its virtues. !So I remedy has ever met with such unqualified sue cess, to our knowledge, for beast a-- well as man. I'lice *1 j« bottle, or six bottles f.»r .«(". A Drug! ists have it or can pet it for yon. or it will be sent to any address "ii rcc ipt of price bv the proprietors, Cures by A S O O (^We'sway. All Lun Diseases, Throat Diseases, a tiling Troubles It DRIVES INTO the system curative agents and healing medicines. It DKAWS FKOM the diseased parts the poisons that cause death. Thousands testify to its Virtues. You can bs Relieved and Cl'KKD. Don't despair until von have tried this Sensible KaMly Applied a j( A DicA.u.y Kn-i.ci LAI-Kem edy. Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail on receipt ot TiucK. $2 OO, bv The OHLY'LUKG PAD Co inn. Ca, Ve.y truly yours, JOHN PARKER, Statement rtnade Under Oatli. To witov IT MAY CONCERN- In the year 1875 1 trca ed wi'.h Kendall's Spavin Cure, a hoi,e spa v'ii ol scvcial months' mowt'i. nearly half as huge as alien's e^::. and uipletely stopped the lame- ".-said removed the ealargeiiieiit. I have woiked the h-rse ever since very Inrl, and he nev has been lame, imr could I ever see any difference In the size of the hock joints since I tie a ted him with Ken all's Spavin Cure. It. A. (iAINES. Knnsbiiriih Kails, Yt., Feb. .'."., 18 ",i. Sworn and subscribed to hef .re me this 2'th day ol'l'Vb., 1ST!). JOHN C. JI NNE, Justice of the Peace. KENDALL'S SPAVIN CL'UK OX HUMAN FLKSII. liakerMield, Vt., Dec. 2.1, [s?9. IVJ. Keiulill&Co.—(j.-iils: I wish to add my testimony in fav.-rof your ii.valuable liniment. Kendal 's Spavin Cure. In the spring of 1S6^ 1 slipped ou I he ice and sprained n:y riiiht limb at the knee joint. 1 was very lame, ami at limes stiffen Hie most excruciating pain. I wore a bandage on oro\e a voir, and 11 ie! most every.lung my reach, but could find nothing to ir'pc me permam-lit nlief. When lover worked, it would pain me very much. In April, 1-vs. 1 be-an to think I shou be a cripple for life but, liaviig some of Kendall's Spavoi Cure, thouirht 1 uhl try it. 1 its-d one ihird of a bottle, and 'xpei ieneed re'lef at once. The pain let'i me and has not troubled me since. 1 feel very grateful to YOU. and would iccon.mci Kendall's Spivin Cure to all who suffer with sprains or rheumatism. Yours truly, DIt. I. U. KKXDALL&CO., I Kimsluiivh I-'alls. Vermont. S "B03?- ii-Xi. A business now before Hie public A make nmnev faster at a 8 woi for us I ban at anything else. *mJ*Jf HuCapital not icqiiirod. \V- will start ui. jil'2 a day and npw.ud.s made at home by the industrious. Men, women,b ysand girls wanted everywhere to work for us. 'Now is tho tini'. You can devote your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments. No other business will pay you nearly as well. No one willing 0 work can tail t.» make enormous pay by engaging at once. Costly Outfit and terms free. A great opportunity for making monev easily and honorably. Address TRUE & Coi. Augusta, Maine. ifanui] 'Ssg' Jet & JESM *&£? a *S''tr? ,T"^, c, •»-.-..- Overnlloff*1!rrinCnn] p-.r.- ,,^ ,,..„!-, .. Iruins. liuUiooUy'rOiui \.VWi.u ....a^j tha TJSi~"5"'ff.V,7-f! ,*\ T-7 '^'.f^F"-*! ItisthooTi'vro'"! ptr\'-. T*.v?.-.n r.car!.v ".,%».o ?.J/L.'.S Ji "t'onncil iJSuTs, i\ fi- j- f-,!:•„'.•.,• .':ijuxf':ty.\, r. elnis!::i &\':in':tV«VJ ^T .I-TSi,|s-1-T!,:^-tfci,'»'K-ii:?J.!!i f.V:iS JU-'-i -«.'.',i.,1.5''-.vr-v •^i-r .,"jf\^x.': sir.Z: Mi s. J. POVTEI.I.. Kendall's Spavin Care. Is sure in ps effects, mild i:i action as it does not blister, and yet it is penetra'inc and powerful to reach any deep sealed nain or to re. move any bony growth or any other enlarge ineiit, il used for eveial days, such as spavins, splints, cuibs, callous, sprains, swel imrs, any lameness and all enlai•ireinents the joints or lin bs. or rheninati-ni ie lan, and for any pur pose for which a liiiinn i.t is used for inau or beast. It is II.w ki own to he the best lmiment I for man ever used, acting mild an yet e-itain in its effects. It is used full strength with per. feet safety at all seasons of the ar. \Slr .'..,- ', V. p.•'..1'•^ ."I .. L,.,, i"7(r 'illft/ I S. S. HICRIJII.L, Tim IUAVV I.I 0I llKfc Betroit MivTt. Send for Testimonials and our buok, three Millions a Year." Sent free. U'-'-ly SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATA LOGUE No. 230. £Q~AN AGENT WILL DELIVER A MACHINE AT YOUR RESIDENCE, FREE GF CHARGE, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL, --^Ui-.S^ ADDRESS niliie t! 1.3 tLi o: '.!•:. l.-. jui:i i:o-i •.. 1 SronjriCiri, iss., March !•, 1*S It. J. Keid I! .\ .. Ueiifs: In justice to you •ind myself. I think 1 nuuht von know that I hav.-removj IKNK H: »»-IN-J with 'Ken dab's S-..av'm Cure," one very 'arm. ,,„,. Jion't know how long th« spavin na I been there. 1 hive owned he horse ei :l months. It took me four r.l.o.ths !a in•! .••• off. ami two for he sin-ill e. iv -. nse| ten bottles. Tlie hor-e is e..:irc|y «.il. et :i all Miff, and no bunch lobe seen or U:'.t. This is a wonderful medicine. I! is a ni'o thmg re. but if it does fr all wii ii lias .i.-K- ioi- me its sale will be very 'o:.t. lie.' ):•••Ifully yours. ,v .V",-!li,"r-.:"" ii I are sold by i.:i Couin-.)U l: number tr- vk fr.r Tickets •, in v,? HAHVIS KUtiilllT, Gon'l Maiajr:?, cfilcosoi" -I --»-v.^Oi.v'. s. "j. 4 A "I A rV. •*. •'•?. ,. W 4 1 xri: ."- r.•'-.'''-"if-«-Rir^J' AGSC-ACHE And all diseases of the Kidneys, madder an Urinary Organs by wearing the Improved Exce!sior Kidney Pad. It is a marvel of HEALING and RELIEF. Simple, Sensible. Direct I'AIN!.'S, I'OWERFCL, It Cl'KKS whef all C'se ails. A REVEI.ATIOX and KKvoi.frrox in M-Heine. Absorpfion or direct anpli -.Hi :i as opposed unsatisfactory Internal me Hcines. M-ml for our tr-atiseon hide.••• trouble*, sect free Soil by drugglsli, -r wi.t by mail, on reeciid o! pi ice, $2. The oixY" LITWG PAD Co- Qetr«it, This is the original :u Genuine Kidney Pad. Ask for it and tike no other. [13-Iy OSOILLATING SHUTTLE SEV1K MACHINE WILSON SEWING MACHINE CQ 120 & 131 State St., Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A. i.^3.^i2i JL-ajr,4\4 xLirilJ •--/."lL Treves bc-ycei-.lcayrer.'-r.r.ablo (-.^:.'h.:\ t'ra: "Hiiirittfi\MM t«-*s:^ r''i ••-.-':"' e^ Is by nil odds the best road for you to tal:e whin t~ li: I .:.- •Vree- Ch'ca-o urxl zl\ cf.ho Princi-.r! Points in 1'. Well V.^.A r.r'j lio-Sv.-* Care:::!: .- r- Tl-.o. r.- ne:cl (•'U .ui.j iiiaK'j tJoba c-.'un-j'ji (o,*»:..j .vi ii -JI:X l-'-i .---—- N 5 O E :i I .etwee C"a I A A A •.'-^-.. ..••• _.- -. '/-^-.?.. f... ~"~. cV$j»- ~y~.\ f... .i le. :i i.i..i ii,i. X\--_ & —r."/?,/,,l HiC QQEhY CONNEGTi^SG LIME Qotwooni the .principal tpwvo and cities of Northern Silinois, Wis* conosn, eovva, biiinnos^ta, the territory cf Dakota v.:icl tl-.o t'iow Piorthwest. 3, A:«D AV.E PERFECT EVERY rA.' T:cu" AR W. '. i: A. V. II. (Utl'KXTKH. '-..-! :... .1,1 Ti-krt rtTtV wyi f""7=? i"*."". "en A^ 1 5 flvca chaiu' \A W 9 k- WW£ilild "E I a town to take Mii.senption* WITH Kol I .r?"0 ^-M: ''•'•i-i'P-i.'-he.ip.staiul .kii -'n "-.-ii 1 Tl*&WVJ./-» I I iS I S S '•'•'•"uv-:. snree slit ::.••.t «ix ele I I fl3 S O price ISM. l.,vv thai :::ni JL I 3 S O I S l'ne«-i^i.l.'v.-tha ,i liullll^i '11- .Miielulii' Ia es .— elear pi I-n i\-. All who en-ace inaka T,Nsin ,ter'•/i :', TTOI,U,:v,E,iv- '."•»:t \«-««•*»^••--^y^-&"lift THIM. in tin 1 v. a\, Utiv. tehe yum ..wn Law- ln:-iii .: m.!\ v.n .. n.,,,. ycr. Mow to do Biisin, ss c„: reeiiy and Mien ss. le :i«: N :r..»i h-ine nu'r ei- |,t Ycm can do II nlly. |I«.w f. act in Mjei.-ty and in exe.y pari of as well as ,,'hrrv lull di. v^io, and tenni fe, and contains a eld .nine of vai led .forma. nee. i: ,-,ani and -xp. i,s|v,., )U lit fjv If yol lion iiidl.spensal.letoallela-srsfor.oi.sumt ,ef-| wan! profstal*- w.nk sen in v.Ar address at is" now' heme made faster than lfI08aO^PV",'1,y!!i „,f they are willing to work. ,jxk. 0,„f,, ::.j\ It his ",.,i A^e:i' a A O I 3 •J:Vj-J-- I '••l --',-^«3.-0n .i7iu3, iiinn.-Sioux Ci^v. lal-Huunins Watsr, ^**-.wch£il. i'ii.navoau, Sisux Falls and Yanlrtcn. 2. ?. ALL MODERN ST3 ROA^-B-O, SUPERSTRUCTURE unci EQU1PMSNT! 1 I :-jr foil /-,-, '••i ^^^M -s:. cx' :-."tf, T.inc." t.ine." 1 !.:..• bosnrr t^«v »rr 1 V.'. U. SIi: \.NLII,Jei:• J. 1 ^.i-i^jii and I "oierfher. L. S'^rr-'S'TF %SFy:$z&, 3a«K3?t. CadarSapi&s, St. J. ii. r.iOE, UKCK li ST. 1**L-I. R'X C* Greattchanceotto makeemoneytmmak every for btet ''rr"'',Mlaiaiiy:JMI thy world. "B8^ I ", ',' '1 l1 l-'-.itjo I the world Any u*£ vror* r-% ViV ,S I I S S ,,::!" ',''::n'l '''''',!,''. 'S!:r'lvration: rin, ita 1 ^ix elegant ::M ,. .:-!i^tVU!SgISS.,fioir:lwesl|.ivs:l)eribe9.M.veryh..,ly.M.v.,i,, Y-n need net A ItA EGA IN. We can i'linii.s!" ^x rx i- iinni .1S ilia "t ii ii ,: U,Mk Ire«._ Anyone can rim the business. Capital net bargtun than an dealer r-m oive n•""« ew Platform l"' :-m, or an Eml Elliptic by ^ish Kiotlieis A: Co. Racine, at a better & Co.. Portland, Maine. .iy the lead. Call and see us or write for 1 terms.