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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-19
MISCELLANY.
ANIDHL ON THE M0SELLE.

It was evening in the ancient town Of
Trier; the Angclus was ringing down
from the great fortress.like Dom the lit.
tie carts and. stalls had vanished out Of
the market.place and the carved saints,
clustered in the fountain, smiled benignly
in tho setting sun. Old women in Strange
head-dresses, beads and books in hand.
passed in and out Of St. Gondolphus's
curious gates; young girls, with long,
fair, plated hair, moved in groups
across the open place; brilliant uniforms
shone up on the balconies Of the Rothe
Haus; the shopkeepers in the queer lit.
tie peaked houses stood At their doors
and amused themselves; while the awful
black arches Of the Perta Nigra frowned
more grimly than ever in tho glowing
light, and the gay, quaint little frescoes
at the street corners seemed to blaze
out with new color at its touch. One
particularly h,gh.p peaked roof vas sudden.
~ covered with flock of white pigeons
alighting to rest, and at the same mo.
ment face appeared At = little open
window among the birds, looked up and
down the streets. and was Withdrawn
again. The face belonged to 4 young
girl, and thereon into which she with
drew was pleasant and neat, if q little
bare. A. workable 1T the window
showed that it was the home of seam.
stress; little shrine hung in Z corner.
with tiny lamp burning few rude
pictures decorated the walls. The girl
was clothed in holiday dress Of dark
stuff, with white sleeves and apron, and
wore = scarlet flower in her breast. She
had soft, sweet, innocent face, and her
fair hair hung behind in two long golden
braids from her neck to her knees.
As she turned from the window. 4
curly.haired boy burst into the room.
Il have .. message for you, Krescenz.
met Karl, and he told me to tell you he
could not see you tonight. He Is sud.
denly sent on business
A look Of disappointment clouded the
girls face; but after few moments Of
silence, she said sas.a .....~. -
GLOW good it is that they find him 30
useful! But come, Max. you shall NOT be
disappointed Of your excursion. You
and I will 30 for our walk, and Twill
take you for . peep 1t our cottage . $50.
Max snatched his hat, which he had
flung OF in disgust, and, locking tho door
behind chem, the sister and brother Dc.
scended many stairs, and took their way
through the streets, and out bY tho
Porta Nigra, into the country. y. >, .s W
..Look here, Max. did you ever go
q 4 4 ~, fgE5
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"C0ME, BIRDIE, Ew

On Woodward avenue car yesterday
(says tho Detroit Free Press) IN oldish
man with beakish nose and hawkish
eyes changed seats to get beside woman
about 80 years old, and trying to smile
tenderly he inquired: g..
"Will you be my duck p .
"W.h.a-t!" she exclaimed, moving
away. ~ ..... 49,
will you be my morning lark I" he
inquired smiling oil over.
"Who arc you, sir !" she gasped. look
ing from him to tho other two passen-
gers. ssssr 81. 81: <,.-E
"Name's Highly, ma'am; and will you
!, :; Protect me, sir = she asked of one of
the other passengers: Il sss. 5.s&..-.: 8, i.
1T you say another word to that lady
III knock your head OFT" exclaimed the
passenger. doubling his fists. Il ~, n3
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A WICKED POLITICIAN.

The Chicago TINS tells tho following
incident in connection with the late cleo
ton in that city:
Il have just returned from the Jesuit
church on the south side, - remarked Mr..
Phillip Hoyne to Mr., Millikan at the
Sherman House on election day; *'there
were three thousand people present at
the service this morning."
''Are those people going for Huck p
inquired the anxious politician.
"No," replied Mr.. Hoyne sentcn.
tiously.
''For Hesing!''
"No."
"Well, who are they going tort" asked
the perplexed politician.
"For Jesus" piously answered Mr..
Hoyne.
Mr.. Millikan looked around to assure
himself that no one had heard the con.
versation, and then inveigled tho reluct-
ant Phil. off to take drink.
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PECULIARITIES.

Gen. Dodge of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
acting under the advice Of his physician,
DR.. Hammond, Of New York city, has
spent the summer fishing off the banks Of
Newfoundland. He bore his part in
working the vessel, stood his watch at
night, and received his share Of tho fish,
amounting to- $1,000. The amount, how.
ever, he donated to the crew, feeling an,
ply repaid by the benefit received.
This is what the Hartford Erenene
Post says:
The 0'kel!y Of Tammany sat on the wall,
The O'kelly Of Tammany had great tall :
Nor all the rings bosses, nor all the rings
men,
Can ever set up the O'Kelly again.
The thought of Old Zach. br.cing him.
self up for tho spiritual work Of Christ.
ianizing oil the Indians on this continent,
is one calculated to infuse joyousness
into every feeling heart.-New York
Sun.
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SAYING WORK.
WHEN TO CUT TIMBER.

A correspondent Of the Now Jersey
Herald says: If oak, hickory or chest
nut timber is felled in the eighth month,
(August,) in the second running of the
sap, and barked, quite a large tree will
season perfectly, and even the twigs will
remain sound for years; whereas that
cut in winter, and remaining until next
fall las thick as your wrist,) will be com.
pletely sap'rotten, and will be unfit for
any purpose. The body of the oak split
into rails will not last more than ten or
twelve years. Chestnut will last longer,
but no comparison to that cut in the
eighth month, is not subject to be worm.
eaten, and will last long time for
fencing.
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forward with . smile Of mischievous dc.
light, and peered from behind screen Of
leaves, herself unseen By the objects Of
her interest. When tho boy thought be
had waited long enough, he came forth
again, and pluckedS her BY the skirt. @
She turned to MIN slowly, and put her
finger on her lip. 4:5 s. ..= SIS 4 s@S.
"Kresoenz! Krescenz r whispered the
child, what makes your face 50 dread.
full! Arc they ghosts p -7:<.. ..ss.S '-*..,
"Hush, Max! I cannot see-takc me
by tie hand, and get me into some place,
where nobody will find u.s. o. :.
'oh, Krescenz. you are ill! Arc you
going to die !" %.Ssst&3>s@:s, er-.s& 80 80
mo, dear, I shall not die. Fetch me
some water, and tell sobody.'' T..
Max obeyed, and while the red light
paled on the Moselle, and purple mingled
with tho crimson and olive Of its banks,
the girls white face lay on the moss, gaz.
ing blankly upwards with fixed eyes.
The tears trickled over Max's Innocent
cheeks Is he nestled at her side and kiss.
cd her lips, her hands, and her hair.
"Oh. Krescenz! may mot call some
one to come and help ysu home!''
mo, dear, no." said the young girl,
starting up. Eve are not going home
any more. We are going away some.
where else, you and I together"
"What, away from Trier p
Eyes, am tired Of Trier.''
81 thought you said you could never
leave Trier; and what will Karl say to
you'll"
"Oh, Max! oh, Max!'
"Where shall We sleep tonight, If We
keep walking on 1t this rate p
I'VE shall rest on the road, and to.
morrow We shall travel further. There
are other towns besides Trier, where in.
dustrious people can get work to do.''
"Oh, Krescenz! ! am afraid you have
gone mad. Those people behind the
trees must have been the wicked spirits
We read about, and they have harmed
you.'
do you know who they were, Max
Karl and Louise. Gretchen was right
after ALL
'But did they say they were going te
be married !" said the boy. ''Oh, don't
groan. Krescenz, and will try to ask nc
more questions
Lear max, tnere Is nOtnlng more 1OI
me at Trier. That is why we are going
together out in the world.''
"Oh, that l could grow big and 60 back
and kill him!''
flush you must not talk such non.
sense. You must take care Of me now, Is
have nobody else.''
"That l will, indeed; but CHI, Kres'
cenz, my canary"
'Somebody will take care of it, dear.
We can get another"
"And your pretty little shrine! T.
Somebody else will kneel 1t it. I can
pray to God anywhere, you know"
Deepening shadows dropped on the
Moselle, and the two young figures. hur.
ried on through the purple twilight away
from Trier.
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..si. ~ t-1-s ksss4g " 81
POETRY.
THE DESERTED HOMESTEAD.
~ BENJAMIN ?. TAILOR.

Full twenty summer-times ago -.
l walked along this country road, ~
Wen life and love were both In blow
And none would dream It ever showed,
saw schoolma'am coming down,
Her ripping hair was golden brown
SAW her firm and slender hand,
/ SAW her foot prints In the sand,
A pair Of rh ymes in dainty type
That brought to mind the old Gazette
Where village poets used to pipe
The cricket corner where they set
In little letters, chirps Of song
Whose lives were only cricket long
And read them Of, q children tell
A poem by the nonpareil.
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PRINCE LEOPOLD At CHURCH.

FhxNCE AEOfOkD AZ CdOHCd,
Much amusement (says London let.
ter) seems to have been furnished TO
Prince Leopold and his suite in the Kirk
Of Rcnfrew. When the denizens Of that
little burg became aware that His Royal
Highness was likely to be at the morning
service with his host, Col. Campbell, Of
Blythswood, there was instant prepare
ton with baby not yet sprinkled to
have it subjected to the ceremonial in
the presence Of the Prince. So, wher
the sermon came to an end, His Royal
Highness was 1t first vastly amazed, and
finally no less amused, ct the wholesale
displacement Of the bairns" they were
called up to witness. When the minis
ter was heard giving the name Of "Leop-5
old" to the first baby, . broad smile lit
up tho countenance Of the Prince, and
travelled along the royal pew. .-..x.,..< :.
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'.Not sword mot another word, re.
Piled the beak-nosed man, waving his
hand. u she Decent want Is 30 my
aybird: that settles Il, and she can IS On
old maid and love ! yellow Keyed parrot
And he settled back. wiped his nose,
and seemed sleepy. ..8#
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I turned highwayman a. I stood

turned highwayman a. I stood
Beneath these oaks now golden grown,
And cried, Is ruder robbers would,
''Thy lie and treasures are my own'
halted her with loves surprise
And saw my answer in herr eyes.
A bee was busy with flower,
A bird sang low from maple bower,
The old white school:house swarmed with
noise,
We needed nor the Babel rout.
The girls knew better than the boys
What meant the meeting there without,
And smiling stood and watched me hold
Her hand in mine and ran and told
And some were mothers long ago,
And some caught out in early snowl
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A certain New York dry goods mer-
chant in want Of : boy, lately displayed
the following suggestive notice: Boy
wanted that has fully rested himself, and
is not too intellectual
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III.

Again Iwalk the road and meet
Another schoo!ms'am coming down,
Who vas not bun when did greet
Her sister Of the golden crown.
! told this story to the girl,
And something like living pearl
Lit up the eyefid Of the child,
She flashed It OF and then she smiled,
There should have been bow, thought
That sunshine and tina. drop Of rain
And then the present was forgot
And persisted days returned again.
This thoughtful sad September day
Has slowly worn itself away,
The sun and moon are face to face,
He ". nes in strength, she gains in grace.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-19
. WHEAT lFTERs P0T410ES

We take the following from rs, the Rural
Ness Yorker: Where potatoes are grown
extensivelyit has become : common aud
very good practice 10: have !. few acres 81
early potatoes ready to clear Of and sow
70 wheat. This can readily IS done with
Early Rose, and sometimes With early
planted later varieties. It IS best, how.
ever not to try to get out 5 large field 81
potatoes in time for wheat, for the labor
Is so great that it is apt to delay wheat
sowing till late in tho season. Wherever
ground can Be fitted for sowing by the
10th OF September, : potato crop makes
an excellent preparation for wheat. The
ground is in the best possible mechanical
condition from previous cultivation, and
it the soil is rich enough good crop ID
apt to result, =: ~f~:s523 1893 +: II ~.
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MINISTER ScHENck has written: . letter
to the London Times exposing the mys.
teries of American medical diplomas, =.
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CANARIES AND THEIR CARE.

CANARIES IND THEIR CARE.
The season for obtaining canary birds
has come again. Almost every steamer
that arrives from Europe has lot on
board, consigned to the dealers in these
wonderful little songsters. 1t is wonder.
full that so little throat is capable of
such a volume of sweet sound. There
are two or three simple suggestions that
may not be out Of place in this paper con
corning the cost and care of = bird.
First, a plain brass wire cage is preferable
to another because it is easier to keep
clean, vermin will not infest it, and it is
more beautiful than painted or wooden
cages are, and not much more costly
Second, = b ird will cost from 81 to SIS. It
is difficult to select good bird from =
lot, because you cannot distin-
guish the quality of his notes among so
many; you must rely on the judgment
and honesty Of the dealer. You do not
want load singer with piercing note.
The birds that are offered for sale 1t this
season are mostly young birds, therefore
select one with soft, sweet Voice; he
will increase in power and volume of song
as he grows older. Do not hang, him in
draft OF air. He will bear the outdoor
cir, but not where current of air flows
upon him. His food should be plain can.
ary and rape seed, with fresh water and
a bath daily, or at your convenience.
We have bird that We purchased in
Providence last autumn, that has not
missed day Of song during the year.
He is now melting; his coat is as ragged
as that OF tramp. All his tail feathers,
save one or two, arc gone, but he sings as
sweetly and cheerfully IS ever. We feed
him on absolutely nothing but the seed
We have spoken of. There are four
things, yea five, that bird will do in 4
family. He will give the little girl, eight
or nine years old, a few minutes lesson in
tender, loving care each day. He will
settle dispute or quarrel by drowning
the voice Of contention in the voice OF
song. He will drive away the blues
thereby saving Doctors bill and help
ing digestion. He will awaken the house.
hold with 4 concert at sunrise, and gil
the house with his happy spirit all day
long. There will be At least one cheer.
full fellow indoors when all the rest are
sad.
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THE BICKFORD AUTOM ATTIC
Family Knitting Machine.

The BlCkFORD AUTOMATIC
Family Knitting Mach line.
Slsst Useful and Wonderful lnventton
Now attracting universal attention by i,s As
tonishing performances, and its great practical
value for every day family use. It IS SIM
PIE, DURABLE, and CHEAP, is easily
kept in repair, and
WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
1t Eill knit every possible variety OF plain
AMI fancy work
WITH ALMOST MAGICAL SPEED,
and bar better than it can lie done by hand, or
any other machine. All kinds Of garments are
perfectly formed and shaped by The machine
itself, requiring no cutting and making up: A
good operator will knit mans sock, with heel
and toe complete, In fro1m five to ten mtn.
ates, and from twenty to forty pairs OF socks
Every family, especially every farmers fam
It viii be found equally as useful as the sew
ing machine, and even more profitable.
Every machine WARRANTED perfect
and to Il just what 10 represented.
The Bicktord machine is the only levitt-
sate cylindrical Knitting Machine in exis-
clear and palpable infringements on our pat
ents, and We shall hold all parties who manu-
facture, sell, buy or use such Infringing ma
chimes to strict accountability.
An instruction book, containing complete
and minute directions to the operator, accom-
panies each Machine.
No: Family Machine, cylinder 70 needles,
5000.
No. Family Machine, 2 cylinders, y & 100
needles, $4,000.
A Sample Machine will he sent to any
part of the United States or Canada, express
charges pro paid, on receipt of price.
AGENTS wanted in every State, County,
City and Town to whom very liberal discounts
will Re made. For further particulars address
Btckford knitting Machine Mfg Co.,
Sole Manufacturers, B1attleboro, Vermont, or
II. f. DAVIES. Manager,
% West Third Street St Panl MINI
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COVERING STRAWBERRIES.

Often there is much said, and espeo.
tally at this season of the year, about
covering Strawberries; and many persons
are induced BY what they read to act SO
Is to heartily regret it when the spring
comes round. We have known people
to act on this suggestion, and cover their
strawberry, beds with manure, and find
the whole completely rotten in spring.
And yet little covering with the right
kind Of material is not bad thing. If
the plants are entirely unprotected the
leaves are Drowned and often destroyed;
while it must have been noted by every
observant gardener that the best fruit
comes from plants that have managed to
keep their leaves bright and green till
their spring flowers appear. And this is
Why covering Of snow the whole win
ter is 50 good for the strawberry crop.
AS We have remarked, when the leaves
are Drowned the crop is small but when
the snow covers the plants ill tho winter
long, they come out in the spring in the
best possible state OF fruitfulness. 49,
But we cannot always depend on that
snow. 1t does not always come, or con
tinue in . regular way. So, if some light
material can be Put over the plants, that
will not smother and rot them, and yet
will be just enough to make shade from
the winter sun, and screen from frosty
winds. it will be doing = good turn to the
strawberry plant. Manure is bad. There
is . salt in it, especially when fresh.
which is destructive to foliage; but clean
straw, or swamp or marsh hay that IL
free from weeds, answers the purpose
very we'll. But it must not be put on
very thick. The idea is. just enough to
make thin screen, and yet not enough
to hold moisture long. Shade without
damp is the idea. Such light protection
IL p0Od FIR the sfrs whorrv nlsnf
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w.

It is not day, it is not night.
Where are the feet that came and wentf
Here stands the homestead still and white
And silent AZ mon .ment.
Its curtained windows in eclipse,
Its white door last a marble lips,
Never before were they denied,
The summer flowers and hours outside.
Though tides of fragrance always sweep,
In warmth and light it has no part,
There in the daytime sound asleep
And empty as broken-hea
The willow fountain swings and sWerves
And filings its emerald spray in curves.
Strange since the loved no longer stay,
It has not wept itself away!
V.
Here round the house the brown PATHS ran
To litchened gate and stoop and we'll,
Full forty years since they bryan
70 warm when busy bare feet fell,
The wilderness redeems its own,
With clover leaves and plantain strown,
The old meadows dimmed and grassed,
The surge has washed them out at last,
The dry old grinds,one, crank bereft,
Worn like pebble in brook.
And little butth axle left.
Stands idle in that shady nook.
All, insty times when naked arms
That conquer deserts into farms,
Ground OF the sickle's edge OF wire
Mid sparks Of wit and sparks Of fire,
And sythes swung down from apple limb
We're set upon its ripping rim.
Gone are the arms that turn the crank,
And gone the stroke through grasses rank
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The showers have washed the colored light
From rainbows down upon the place,
The phloxes flame in red and white,
The ransies in their violet grace,
The jaunty jaybird's azure flash,
The fubies OF the mountsin ash,
The dear old astor's gay cockade,
The naples with their green parade,
The yellow daisies prim and clean,
The orange butternut that pays
In golden leaves upon the green
Its early dues to autumn days
All these ! o weary heart c IN vile
Like loving smiles from loving eyes
That light the Lords last holy mile
To perfect peace and Paradise!
All, food.wood wreck, old cider mill
With apple cheese and smber how.
Where used to gather round the riil
The Buys and lees Of long ago.
How sweet new apples make the air,
As fragrance in nlaiden's hair!
ls-e their consultations gleam
Like planets in tairy's dream,
As il the Maker should baptiM
Each new born star He bade arise,
In rare perfume, and all should shine
With aromatic light divinel
In silence standing on this brink
OF desotation and decay
Now in this amber cup drink
To the dear dead and gone awayl
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Not one farmer in twenty will luy
grapes or other fruit, except apples, for
himself or family; but grapes are so
easily and cheaply grown that no family
with square rod Of ground should
be without few grape vines. Grapes
can be got in bearing earlier than any
other fruit, excepting Strawberries. The
first duty Of settler on new land is to
plant half dozen grape vines, and after
that as many as he can afford. Fresh
fruit Is necessary to the health Of fam.
lily, and nothing is more quickly, easily
or cheaply grown than grapes.
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A Strange Phenomenon.

Much has been said about the ''Open Polar
Sea- at Winterport. 1t is indeed ! strange
phenomenon, and deserves to be investigated
by scientific men.
The facts are these: The winter has been
one of such intense and ong-continued cold
that the Penobscot River and Bay have frozen
over to a depth never before known; and yet
there is one place in the river about three-quar
ters of mile below Sanford's wharf in Winter
port, that has not even skinned over with ice
during all this severe cold, but has remained
open and clear. The open place extends nearly
across the river and down the river towards
Bucksport about three-quarters of mile.
At the upper part of the open place the ice
we are told ends abruptly and was, week ago
about 5 feet thick. At the lower edge the ice is
broken up into cakes which float back and
forth in the open space with the ebb and flow
The only plausible explanation we have heard
of this extraordinary phenomenon, is, that
there is under the river at that place an i'm
mense boiling spring which is continually send
mo nm a vast column of hot water. Some nine
Years ago, we are informed, in the summer sea-
son, the river at that point presented the APP
nearance of seething cauldron. Az one time
the water dubbed up at a height OF or feet
shove the general level. and was distinctly seen
nv the workmen on the Mt. Waldo quarry
some mile and a half distant in direct line.
Mud. silt, sawdust and sunken slabs We're
thrown to the surface in great quantities. VINO
will investigate the phenomenon Bangor
Commercial.