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tW0RTHIN6T0H ADVANCE.
niLIIBID IVBIX FRIDAY.
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^THOS. DOVER*, PUBLISHER.
flthe republican party is expected
to take a stand for county option in
pits next state platform The la«t two
sessions of the legislature have placed
the party where it mu*t take a ttand
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for temperance or it will have to be
classed as opposed to temperance
ilegislation—Mapleton Enterprise.
And will tta Enterprise kindly tell
its readers where the democratic par
ty is expected id take a stand? Dur­
ing the two last camp igns most of
I the county option advocates support
ed the democ ati 3 candidate, entirely
I ignoring the county option proposi­
ti tionj now they undertake to dictate
to the other side what it shall put in
its next state platform. That may be
good policy from their point of view,
I to embaraes the republican party, but
I it is hardly consistent with honest
campaigning.
Go where you will in any country
town and ask the leaders favoring
county option *ho they supported
for governor at the last two elections
and you will find in a majority of
cases that it was thfe democratic can
didate. Then why not put the Dem
ocratic party (their own) on record
.first? What right have the demo-
crats anyway to interfere with repub- jn
lican party|affairs? The republican
party has "been discussed so much of jation
late, in connection with county option
party stands in this matter.— St. Pe
tor Free Press.
It has recently been pointed out
that before granting an injunction
similiar to that issued by Judge Lo
chren, a judge in another state re*
quired the railroads appealing to it
to put up bonds which would insure
the remuneration of anyone from
whom unjust charges had been exact­
ed. The propriety of doing this does
not appear to have occurred to those
whose duty it is to represent the peo­
ple of this state.— St. Paul Cor. in
Northfield News.
In the Minnesota cases a bond
should have been demanded, or better
-still, the railroads should have been
compelled to deposit an amount equal
to the difference iji the rates, to be
refunded to the rate payers in case
the law is declared constitutional.
Such an order would be only fair.
As it is. the railroads are making
"mofaey by holding the cases in litiga­
tion.—Brown's Valley Tribune.
That would require some effort on
the part of the state authorities, and
possibly cause estrangement in influ­
ential quarters. Besides, the attor
-ney general is quite busy enforcing
liquor laws.—St. Peter Free Press.
Luverne Herald: Work on the
foundation of the new factory build,
ing, which is to be constructed this
fall by the Luverne Automobile com­
pany, is progressing rapidly and will
be completed the first of the week.
It is expected to begin the brick work
on the superstructure in the course
of a couple of weeks and the build­
ing will then tie crowded to comple
-tion as rapidly as possible bo that the
company can move into it before be­
ginning work on their models for
1908.
The Brcck School
up
every rural
that it is high time to change about compelling the people to pay rates
and find out where the democratic exorbitantly high and render poor
Ber,ice6) ana
On another page of the Advance
will be found the advertisement of the
Breck School, of Wilder, Minn, This
school was established some years ago
under the auspices of the Episcopal
starch, and has an endowment, which
insures its permanency. It takes pu
*~pils of all ages and affords instruc­
tion in common and high school
branches, music, etc. The school has
160 acre farm, which affords em­
ployment to those who care to work
heir way through. The tuition is
-nodera'e and the school affords a
lomelike plaoe for boys and girls to
ire with the be9t of influences sur
.. oommon danger of a "square deal
ounding them. Rev. Pond, rector of tWrwnn-
lie Episcopal church at Wilder is
iresident of the school and he is as
.^bjaaableoorpaofiortraotor..
Chose who are looking for a boarding
chool for their sons and daughters
riU find the Breck school an avail
ble institution. It offers special in
ucements for students who have fal
behind in their school work and
-j® looking for a place where they
inmake rapid advancement. The
U] term opens Sept. 30th.
}ee, did you see that "Limited"
tiy is a remark heard after every
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TRUST RIDDEN MINNESOTA THE CIRCUS CLOCK.
Rich Resources and Legislature
the Prey of Combinations.
In considering the clique that con­
trolled in the House four questions
suggest themselves: (1) What called
the combination into existence? (2)
Of what d'd combination, consist?
(3) How did this ''re-organization"
accomplish its own creation and other
objects? (4) What wera the ends at­
tained? I shall not attempt to ans­
wer these questions, but merely to
suggest conditions and incidents
which should stimulate every consci­
entious citizen to a closer study and
his own solution.
To fix the situation in your mind,
you must remember that the North
Star state, with all rich resources, has
become to an alarming extent the
prey of corporations. Minnesota was
at the time of the last session, and is
today, the worst trust-ridden state in
the west. To the northward the
great steel trust has fastened its grip
upon that vast source of mineral
upon tiiciv vaon ouuiwo v*
weam1)
worth more than a billicn,
antj ha8 Bteadfastly
refused to pay
nr eyenatenth of it8 8hare
of the tax
burden. The steel trust naturally
had an interest in the legislature and
the clique that controlled it.
--0-- For years the railroads have per-
a eelfish
policy which has
three great centers of popu-
and
commerce to the detriment
district, in the state,
on hauls unnecssarily
long. In addition, their stocks were,
and are, watered beyond all reason, a
condition which works a gro6s injus­
tice upon the public, which has to
contribute dividends on the fictitious,
as well as the actual, value. Public
sentiment demands relief, but the
railroads wanted these conditions to
continue, hence their very vital inter­
est in "the combination."
The big breweries and whiskey
dealers were threatened with the loss
of large areas of trade thru the coun­
ty option idea, so these extremely
powerful interests were interested.
The old line insurance companies
presented the most anomalous spec­
tacle of any party to the combination'
They really wanted certain reforms
to go thru so that they might reap
the reward of partially restored pub
lic contidence in their methods.
Then there were various other spe­
cial interests with legislative^ axes to
grind. Among these might be men­
tioned the street car companies, paint
trust, telephone .companies, sleeping
car companies, gas companies, and a
dozen of "tramp corporations" that
fatten in our state. One very im­
portant fact in connection with these
corporation conditonB out of which
grew the neccessity for a "combina­
tion is that there was a pratical pool
of their interests. All stood shoulder
to shoulder to shoulder in the fight
for control of the legislature. The
same crowd that protected the migh­
ty steel trust helped to make railroad
reforms abortive and meaningless.
The liquor interests selected Repre­
sentee Webster of Glenwood to head
thj House "temprance" committee,
but heads of the others specially in­
terested in liquor legislation were in­
variably with the railroad represent
atiyes when votes were needed to kill
such measures as the Rockne stock
regulation bill or "play horse" with
the anti-pass proposition.
It was the same all along the line.
W heuever the issue was clearly drawn
between the corporations and the peo­
ple the combination always asserted
teelf. The common interest of the
corporations of Minnesota, and the
tramp corporations operating in
Minnesota, wap what caused them to
pool and, and cooperating with the
professional politicians of that body
to bring into being' the combination"
which was expected to control the
legislature and enable them to con­
tinue their special privilleges and
powers over the people. It was the
for the public that united the corpo
rations! activity which resulted in
placing the machinery of the House
and
^Yalhand.."- Lynn
Want to Sell.
My lake front property, nine room
house,good well, cistern and cellar
large grounds, barn, all in good
condition. Rents for 10 per cent on
investment. Should prefer to sell
furnished. Fine bunch of chickens
and cow. Look' it over for a quick
defil Addree8
owner,
formance of "TO ME AT DA WNi G. R. Leonard.
oomee to the Opera House on *415,30th ave. So,
&y, Sept. 24. tf. Seattle, Waah.
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Tun* the Band Plays During th« Par*
formanc* Tails tha Tima.
"Did you ever see a member of a
circus look at his watch during the
performance?" asked a man who Is
familiar with the cifcus business of
several men in a group of talkers.
None of them recalled ever having
noted this action and marveled at
lie statement that a watch was nerer
needed.
"The tune of the band tells the tale,"
went on the speaker. "Prom the time
the first whistle Is sounded, which is
five minutes before the performance
begins, until the last race is run on the
hippodrome track the circus folk, do
not need a timepiece.
"The first whistle is followed by the
second one five minutes later, and
after that time any one connected with
the show can tell Just what, acts are
ont pyen if outside of the tent. The
banc! Is the timepiece with a circus.
Any employee can tell what Is going
on by the tune the band is plying.
The band leader knows just what is re­
quired -when he arranges the music,
and it "Is unusual for any changes
whatsoever to be made. The grand
introductory pageant requires a certain
kind of mnsie. The high school horses
require a cakewalk. Acrobats want a
certain kind of music. Aerial perform­
ers use another kind. This definite
routine of music day by day enables
the shov people to time their actions
without watch or clock."—Indianapolis
News.
CHAMPS ELYSEES.
Paris Ha* tha Meat" Light Heartad
Streat In tha World.
Prom the Avenue des Champ's Ely
sees to the Boulevard des Capuchins In
Paris Is bat a step, but there the tune
Is even merrier. It Is a place of noises,
blare, glare, the perfume of women,
the raucous bonk-hqnk of ftufcomol^lft
horns, by 'day the: street of costly
Shops, bj night the promenade in chief,
of his most Satanic, majesty- It la a|
Its best-ror worst—In Eebruary, dor?
Ing Mi Careme, when the air is thick
with confetti and the denizens of the
boulevards are beside themselves. No
use then to sit at one of the little ta­
bles on the, sidewalk, thinking to sip
your bock While you, enjoy the swifter
changing panorama of the festival, in
a moment yoh would find the bock a
porridge of confetti your hat jammed
over your ears the' chair jerked from
under you and your erstwhile happy
self flat on your back. It is marvelous,
the penetrating quality of confetti! I
have shaken it out of my innermost
pocketo ont of my shoes. I have even
found it in my socks and hobnobbing
with the francs In my purse. It flit%
everywhere, and when Mi Careme is
over the streets are thick with it, a
multicolored snow. You bny it at no
many sous the package from venders
on the boulevards, until the desire for
more of It. becomes an obsession.—Au­
brey LanstOn In Bohemian.,
A Brave Britpn.
When the attack was^adei.OQi..SidHElt1
during the war with Syria., it., hecaihe
necessary for the British troops to ad­
vance across a long, unprotected
bridge in the, face of a battery of six
guns, which completely commanded the
approach. The men were unwilling to
expose themselves to certain death,
when Arthur Cumming, carefully dress-,
ed in full uniform, stepped forward to
the middle of the bridge. It was im­
mediately swept by the fire of the bat­
tery. When the smoke had rolled
away, there stood Cumming intact,
carefully brushing the dust from his
boots, after which he stood erect, fixed
a single glass in his eye and looked
back at the men. This was too much,
and they captured that bridge and bat­
tery with a whoop.
Considerate Bridegroom.
A girl and a young man, both of
whom had steady jobs, were married
the other day. The day after they
were married the girl said to her fond
husbanfl, "Oh, George, now that we
are married there is only one thing I
regret, and that Is that I have to give
up my fine* position." The fond young
husband stroked the silken tresses of
he "young wife's hair and soothingly
replied: "Now, darling, don't worry.
You needn't give up your position. I'll
give up mine."—Kansas City Star.
Lost Time.
"Your father said something about
my staying so late last 'night, didn't
he?" asked the young man.
"Yes," replied the dear girt, "be did
say something, but 1 ddnt know just
what he meant He said If you didn't
go home earlier hereafter theie'd be a
kick coming from him."—Philadelphia
It Was Soaked.
"Yes, I was out in all that storm.
My raincoat was soaked, andH=
"But you can't soak a raincoat, you
know."
"I cant, bey? Here's the cheek for
ltw—Kansas City Independent
Saw Her TWioe.
Tom—It was a .case of kve at first
sight with me. Jack—Then why didn't
you marry her? Tom—Oh, I saw her
again on several occasions.—Chicago
News. -:.v-
The worse tl& passage the more wcK
fome the port—French Proverb.
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THE WELSHERS.
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Absconding Bookmakers
Treated In England.
thing that deters people from
wpgering large sums at,the tracks of
tftgland is the Amparati-ve frequency
*Wtb which the bookie there departs
Wgth the stakes.1' This Is a rascality
Almost bnknown -at: an. American
course, and In the very exceptional
fljues when It does liappen the turf as­
sociation always makes good all losses
But if the cry of "welsher" 'goes up
oa an English track, prepare for
vtrpu
ti|e. Battle, murder and sudden
death generally follow. As everybody
knows a gambling debt Is illegitimate,
so the mob's only recourse Is to take
Its money's worth out of the unfortu­
nate man's person. They knock him
off liis box, tear bis clothes to pieces,
beet, kick and 'trample on him, and
unless he is rescued in time by the po
lice they. Are apt to finish him alto­
gether. The authorities are on the
alert to prevent .such things, and as
soon as there is a sign of' trouble the
terror stricken bookmaker' is sur­
rounded by a group of "bobbies," who
light their way through the dense mass
»iyi escort him beyond the reach of
the fury of the mob.—From. "The Peo­
ple- and the Ponies," by C. F. Peters, in
Bohemian.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Whence. It Comes and Whither It Goes
No One Knows.
The solar system Is well enough
when picturesquely expounded, but
when the solar system becomes a mere
atom traveling some 400,000,000 of
miles per annum toward some Incon­
ceivable goal, and when millions of
similar systems have to be contem­
plated, all pursuing some similar
course, the lay Imagination Is com­
pletely baffled.
Nor is it easy to believe that the most
mmr astronomer 'i, Is not sometimes
l|g|lexed and dUmoayed by the: vistas
eggped up before him. Fo?: everything
ha^lcarns merely, opens vp vaster prob
and when he has extended his
/Apfon to stars from which light would
m* 2,000 years to reach this earth he
)|bno nearer, .finality than the child
rWho thinks the sky but a spectacle of
fpyolvlng lights.
are told that the heavens^ as we
S6S them are occupied by two great
streams of stars moving in opposite
directions. That suggests at least two
centers of revolution at some, unimagi­
nable distance and adds to our aching
embarrassment. We ask, Whence?
Whither? And with all our science
there is no answer.—London Times.
At 80s on Miiksts
funny scene occurred many years
in congress. A present of Ara­
bian horses, a sword, etc., arrived from
the Imam of Maskat for President
Adiams. A western member with
aofhe heat' moved that the gift should
be $ent|back, with a letter from con
{grpss informing the ruler of Maskat
jthat thSi president of the United
States-was no king, bat. the servant of
the people, and was not permuted to
give Mj^i*e/pre^t8.i
Another, member rose. "Such a let­
ter, Mr. Speaker," be said, "can easily
be wiitten. But where 1b It to be sent?
Where Is Maskat?"
There was no response. Apparently
not a. member of the house was pre­
pared-'to answer, nor could Maskat
then be found in any atlas published
in this country. It was found at last
on a German map. A civil «answer
was returned, and the geographers
made haste to insert Maskat in the
next edition of their maps.
Humor of Animals.
Eveh a toad laughs when he has
swallowed a large beetle and It begins
to walk about inside. It does tickle so!
Ducks laugl most when they come
out of water. The ground feels so
funny under their feet that they cannot
.help themselves." But they have much
more humor than fowls at any time.
A duck is born* with a twinkle In his
eye and a smile at the end of his tail.
Tragedy does not suit him so well
one cannot be very tragic or very dig­
nified With a waddle for a walk.—Lon­
don Captain.
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•Time is precious," remarked the
minister.
"It Is Indeed," replied the man of
business, "and I've wasted lots of It"
"By indulging In foolish pleasures, I
suppose," said the good man.
"No," replied the other. "I lost It
by being punctual in keeping my ap­
pointments with others."
Sounded Ominous.
Didn't Interaet Him.
A prominent Bostonian recently put
np at his club a Chicago man bearing
letters of Introduction from a common
friend.
After dinner the two were lounging
in the club library, when the Bostonian
chanced to ask:
"By the way, what do you think of
the 'Origin of Species 7
"Never read it" was the reply of the
man from Chicago. "In fact, old man,
I'm not' In the least Interested In finan­
cial subjects."—Success Magazine.
Charity.
1 understand you refused to accept
a gift from my daughter, Sam?"
"Yes sah I did, sah."
"You looked upon it as charity, I
suppose, Sam?"
"Yes, «^h. and I's ob de opinion dSt
no mattHias a right to accept charity
when his wife's got work, sah!"—Yon
kers Statesman.
A Lost Warning.
"It ftr imprudent to leave loaded
guns within your son's reach AQw
this."
"Oh, --he doeent even know they are
fans he was using tbem for stilts the
other day."—Bele Mele.
Making Sure.
Lodgec-I have decided to take a
100m that has a piano in It Land­
lady—But you do not piay, sir. Lodg
er—No, but if it is In my room then
atfbody else! can.—'Rite.
It Is not'enough to aim you must hit
•-Italian Proverb.
tr:.. jtm &
Tha Philosopher of Felly.
Men wouldn't go to sleep in church,
either, if they had to hold up their
heads In order to keep their hats oa
straight—Cleveland Leader.
I Let us figure on yow
0. W. PATTERSON
President
durable Robe,
iranteed. Ri
LUMBER BILL
No matter whether you want just a few odds and ends of lumber
9 for fixing up about the place, or a complete houBe or barn bill,
'aah us our prices before buying elsewhere. There are two reas- ^7
ons why you should do this:
3 FIRST Because the chances are that we can save
you some money, and
I SECOND Because ours Is the best seasoned,dry
est and best kept stock in this section.
Drop in and ask us to ''SHOW YOU."
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Albinson-Boberg Lumber Company
WORTH1NGTON, MINN.
CITIZENS NATIONAL DANK,
Capital, $25,000.00 Surplus, $10,000.00
Exchange Bought and Sold. Beal Estate Loans. General Banking
Business Done.
SCHMID & SNYDER
Manufacturers attd Dealers
in
Light and Heavy Harness
SADDLES,"BRIDLES, AND ALL HORSE
FURNISHINGS
Everything pertaining to the Harness Trade.
Call and look over our Single Harness.™A good one for
$10.9$
Best grades of AXLE GBEASE.
Repairing of all kinds neatly and promptly'done.
We make a specialty of all kinds of Buggy Top Repairing
also'keep al parts of tops for sale.
Enfeebled
healthy growth.
Poetie Editor.
The rain stays not with us long
sunlight soon makes bright apologleta
(or it. and holds a torch to the old
world as she plunges through spacer
—Atlanta Constitution.
S. M. STEWART
WORTHINGTON,
MINN.
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NORTHWESTERN TANNING CO.
Shlp_your. Hides artd Furs to us for Tanning and have them mlde Into a
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Tlh© NortHweatern Tanning Go.
.We also Une Robes^Rugs, Etc. SHtisfaction
rences::—Citizens National Bank, First National Bank.
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