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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
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POETRY.
s.nrsssinventes.

BY JOAQUIN 1uLx1. 1a.rn = >,,ss.- -
Night seems troubled and scarce asleep: ce,i
Her brows are gathered in broken rest;
Sullen old lion of dark Saint Mark,
And q star in the east starts up; from the deep,
White Is my lilies that grow in the West -
Histl men are passing hurriedly. :.t3S$ |T> =,
see the yellow wide wings Of = bark T., !"
Sail silently over my morning etal:
Isee men move in the moving oark, iJI11
Tall and silent "A columns are y II:
Great sineRy men that are good to see,
With hair pushed back and with open breasts
barefooted fishermen seeking their boats,
Brown as walnuts and hairy as goats <-w
Brave old water-d0ga, wed to the sea, = -
First to their labors and last to their rests.
Ships are. moving, j hear horn; .sss
A silver trumpet 1t sounds to me: - ~ - &7S
Deep-voiced and musical, far a-sea-
Answers back, and again it calls,
IT'S the sentinel boats that watch the town
All night, as mounting her watery walls,
And watching for pirate and smug gler. Down
Over the sea, and reaching away,
And against the east, soft light falls
HilverY soft as the mist of morn.
And catch breath like the breath Of day.
Vast a. the heaven, soft as kiss, ;'!''
Sweet as the presence Of woman is,
Rises and reaches and widens and grows
Right out OF the sea, as a blossoming tree; =,
Rich and richer, so high and higher,
Deeper and deeper it takes its hue
Brighter and brighter it reaches through -:
The space of heaven and the place Of stars,
Till all is as rich az rose can be-, =. -:
And my rose-leaves fall into pillows Of fire,
Then beams reach upward as arms from the sea;
Then lances and arrows are aimed At me. <
Then lances and spangles and spars and bars
Are broken and shivered and strown on the sea;
And round and about the tower and splre
GA>~$ A1~nh Ao~>
Venice, 1874
-HaTper's Magazine for August.
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"A CHEAP CLSTERN:

A cheap WY to, construct cistern is
to make = box two feet square and tvo
and one half feet long, and sink it two
feet in the ground. Digging is then be-
gun at the bottom Of the box. the earth
raised through it, and an egg.shapcd cav.
lty made. Care must be had not to make
the cavity so wide as to allow the earth
to cave in on the workmen. If the soil
is hard, and there is no presence Of water
towards. the cistern, it can be made very
good by plastering with water lime and
cement. A good cover should be put on
the top of the box, and a pump put in
the Internationally Gentleman.
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Why is a solar eclipse like woman
whipping her boy! Because it is the
hiding Of the sun.
What pupil gets the most punishment?
The pupil Of the eye, for it is continually
under the lash.
There is one thing about q constantly
idle man to his advantage. He never la.
bors under q mistake.
"R: y. Wisei Then call without delay.
U. Wise will be who come to-day;
Wise all who call their debts to pay
Like scise, few more goods to sell,
For ,cise-dom leads my sales to SWELL"
II think. our church will last a great
many years yet" said a waggish deacon
to the minister, II see the sleepery are
very sound.''
1t is said that 'Carl Schurz intends to
bring his parents to this country on his
return" That is to say, he has gone
back home after his oil Schurz. +
EP1rAPH IN A CHURCH. YARD.
This stone was rais'd by sarall's lord.
Not sarah's virtues to record-
1of tney'se we'll known to ell the town.
Bull wa 'sts'd-.to heep her down:
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the prescription, said: '.When I get
such ! looking paper from DR.. ------, I
always put up big powder of calomel
and rhubarb, to be followed by black
dranght, and this is the first time there
has been any fuss about it. ~, .:: 5S5's.
SHOULD HORSES WEAR BLENDERS.
/, - This is 4 still mooted question among
horsemen. The following from . foreign
paper makes some good points on the neg:
alive side: eve never could see what
vice or deformity lay in. . horses eye,
that should make it necessary to cover it
up and shut out its owner from at least
two.thirds Of his .rightful field of vision.
The poets say that tho old age looks back.
ward; but we never heard. 81. such an lido
syncrasy charged upon horses. The
theory that horse is less apt to be fright
ened when shut out from everything be-
hind him We suspect to be a fallacy, else
saddle herses and war horses would be
duly blinded. Every horse is as familiar
with his own carriage as'with his own tail,
and, as far as his ''personal" lortitude is
concerned, is no more disturbed at being
persued by one than another. As. for
other scarecrows that core behind, the
arc mostly so familiar to the animal tina
the more fully the horses can preceive
them tho more quietly does he submit to
their approach. Then it is such pity to
cover up one Of the most brilliant features
OF this most brilliant creature. The horse
has borne such q hand in the civilization
Of this rough. and-tumble world that it
seems not SO much a cruelty as discour-
tesy, as we'll as disgrace, to hide his
form with embarrassing toggery. No
wonder We estimate the force in the world
as horsepower; no wonder the Romans
and Germans, each in their own languages,
designated their aristocracy as riders no
wonder their descendants made chivalry
synonym for their highest virtues. Let
the horse be given his due, and unblind-
ed. The check-rein is another nuisance
in harness-wcar which has almost entirely
disappeared from England, the army hav-
ing at last given it up by order Of the
commander-in.chief, Sir George Bur-
p0vno
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CUT WORMS.

If balls Of fresh clover or other green
grass be scattered throughout the field,
the cut worms are said to be attracted to
them and crawl into them where they can
be easily destroyed. But this cannot be
entirely effected, especially on sandy land
badly infested, md close watch must be
kept and whenever traces Of their work
are seen, they must be dug out and kill.
ed. With early tomatoes and other early
crops, which would justify the expense, I
have saved the crop by scraping away the
dirt At the surface. and applying from a
pepper box Paris green, mixed with -four
or plaster. Under this treatment, though
many plants are attacked, yet little dam
age is done. Tomatoes in particular,
when eaten half of, do not seem to suffer
much from it.-Root's Manual.
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GOOD JOKE ON 4 DOCTOR.

A few days since a Western city clerk
happening to meet a physician of the
place. the latter mentioned that he had
small claim against the corporation for
attendance upon city patient. He was
told to make out his bill, send it in. and
it would be paid at the next meeting Of
the board Of aldermen. The clerk hap.
pened to complain during the interview
OF being little under the weather; the
physician took note of his symptoms, and
said that upon reaching his office he
would write him prescription that
would set him to rights, and which he
would send by the boy who would bring
him the bill. The afternoon of the same
day boy callnd at the clerks office at
the city hall. and! left two papers, men.
tioning WHO sent them. Call right" said
the clerk, glancing at the papers that
were thrown upon his desk. Now the
chirography OF most physicians is not
very plain, but that Of this particular
NJ. u. was cross between the usual med
ical style and the characters used by Chi.
nese astronomers and laundrymen.
When the clerk came to examine the
papers he was much puzzled to make out
which was the prescription and which the
bill. Some zig"zag characters that ap.
peared upon one of the papers led him to
think it the prescription. He took it to
drug store and handed it to the clerk,
who turned it in several directions and
then said. ''This is from DR.. -, is it
not 7" Being answered in the affirmative
he ut once became cheerful, and soon
handed the clerk big powder to be
taken at night, and bottle Of some dark
liquid to be taken in the morning. For
two days our clerk looked rather pale
about the gills, but felt that on the whole
the medicine had done him considerable
good.
At tho next meeting OF the board the
DOCTOR bill was presented, but about oil
that could be made out Of it was that it
called for 81. It was referred, as is
usual, to the proper committee, to be ex.
amined and reported upon at the next
regular meeting, when. favorable report
was made and 81 was allowed. The next
morning the doctor came to the clerk in
high dudgeon, and said:
Glow is it that you cut down my bill I
allowed me ST.
The clerk said the bill was allowed Just
as made out. and to prove that it was
right hunted it up and handed it to the
irate physician. The doctor looked at it
for some moments, and then exclaimed:
'May l be hanged if you and the board
Of aldermen haven't been at work for two
weeks on my prescription, and have at
last allowed me 81 on it,"
''Yes,' cried the now aroused and
frightened clerk, land may be hanged
if didn't take your internal bill to the
drug store, and they allowed it there and
gave me a, dose that near physicked me to
The best joke was that the druggists /
clerk, when questioned about making up
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FARM AND :. HOUSEHOLD i:
TO PREVENT sp1 - J n, zH1ND11,

TO PREVENT SPLITTING HANDLEs:
All carpenters know now soon the butt
ends Of chisels split, when daily exposed
to the blow Of, ! smallet or hammer. A
way to prevent this consists simply in
saving OF. cutting of the round end Of
the handle, SO as to make it fiat, and at
tach'ng by few small nails on the top Of
it. two round disks Of sole.leather. SO that
the end becomes similar to the heel of a
boot. The two sthickneseesf of leather
will prevent all further splitting, and: il.
IN the course Of time, they expand and
overlap the wood Of the handle, they are
simply trimmed of all around.
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WHEN TO HARVEST CROPS.

just when to harvest crops in order to
get the most profit from them, saws the
Ohio Farmer, is question of consider
able Importance to every man who is en-
gagged in their production. If there be a
difference in the value Of crop or grass
resulting from the stage of growth or con
dltlon Of ripencss at the time it is harvest
ed, it is of advantage to every producer
to understand the difference and the cause
of the difference. As it is question to be
determined by experiment entirely, it is
worth the attention offarmers to inquire
what has been the result OF such trials as
have been made to determine this ques.
ton. In an experiment made for this
express purpose Of throwing light upon
this subject, three plants Of wheat of
equal extent, cut at different stages of
ripeness. yielded of grain as follows:
Cut twenty days before it was ripe. 1919
lbs; cut ten days before it was ripe, 22O
lbs; cut when fully ripe, 206 lbs.
From this it will be seen that that which
was cut ten days before complete ripeness,
gave eleven pounds, or five per cent. more
gain than the equal plat cut at full ma
turlty. Allowing field to yield at the
rate OF twenty bushels Of grain per acre,
this would be equivalent to saving Of one
bushcl per acre in the simple act of cut
ting ten days earlier. But not only is the
yield increased by this early harvesting;
the percentage of the -four, bran, etc., is
also affected by the difference in time Of
harvesting. The following exhibits the
difference in flour. bran, and waste from
equal quantities of wheat cut at different
times:
20 days before ripe, -four 74.7; bran, etc,
25.3; 10 days before ripe, -four; 79.1 !;
bran, ETC., 20.6; when fully ripe, -four,
1872. bran etc., 27.8.
Here the difference is in favor of both
the early cuttings, being as much as per
cent. between that cut at full maturity
and that at ten days before. This, is =
crop OF 20 bushels per acre. would be q
saving OIL as bushels. Still another ben
ett growing out Of early harvesting is
found in the different portions Of the glu-
ten and water contained in the flour. The
more gluten and the less water it contains,
other things being equal, the more valua-
ole 1t IS. In the above experiment, the
different cuttings contained these con.
stituents in the following proportions
That which was cut.
Water. Gluten.
~ ~ days before ri!pening ...... ..15.7 SO
~ days before ripening .... ..15.6 90
When fully ripe $685.. 49,. go. 1859 9.6
here, as in the above instances, the ad-
vantages are in favor of that cut before
ripening; containing less water than that
cut when quite ripe. This experiment
which has been confirmed by numerous
similar ones. proves the beneficial effect
Of harvesting our grain from one to two
weeks before it rsaohes complete ripsnsss.
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A FAITHFUL BOY.
fChieaQO Times. july all

Train boys, as rule, live and desport
themselves as thong h they wanted moth
ing but mcanness to exist. They never
give man civil answer if they can con-
jure up one that will make him feel as
though he would like to die. Bit there
is an exception, anyway, and down goes
his name for poem, reward, or some.
thing good to eat or wear. His mime is
}. II. Murphy, and his run is between
this city and Milwaukee. Last Saturday
night he met gentleman by the name Of
5. q. Berry, from Jerseyville, Pa. An
acquaintance ripened. and Berry inform.
cd Murphy that he was going west for his
health, and would like for him to accom-.
pany him as far as Minneapolis; that
when they arrived there he would proba-
bly, have him 60 on as far as San Francis
CO, to all Of which Murphy agreed. They
departed Thursday morning, but the in
valid tourist began to grow worse perccp.
:ab|y from the stort. When tho train
pulled up at Oconomowoc, the nurse saw
it would be necessary to remove his com.
panion and place him where he could get
aid. This he did, taking him to hotel.
The train boy did not have to watch or
wait long beside his new companion, for
at $40 P. NJ, the vital flame had fickered
in its socket, and dead man lay in a
strange land, with none but poor train
boy to do him reverence. Murphy pro.
vlded casket, and transmitted the re-
mains to the young mans home in Jer-
sey City, himself accompanying them.
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enough, as the stony figures looked down
front heir pedestals; but none looked
more sepulchral than did tall sheeted
figure which occupied pedestal slightly
scrcened-come from which direction the
visitors might by two or three large
groups. This figure might have been taken
in the distance, and in the dim light, for
a Jewish priest, or Druid or an 7thinp
Of the kind; but, had any one come near
enough to inspect, it would have seen that
the long rope was of linen, not stone, and
that the face was less that of any ancient
here than = modern one, And, what was
rather strange, this particular pedestal
was empty all day, and only occupied by
night.
Standing at lhis particular spot. anv
one could see in every direction for con-
siderable distance, and there was scarcely
any hiding place here; the Druid on his
pedestal had no doubt ,eckoned on these
facts having great weight with the mar.
auder. Several nights had gone by and
no discovery made, yet Ned Lowcliffe
crept silently to his selected station. and
assuming his disguise as the shrouded
statue, patiently watched through the
darkness; 80 patiently that no one not
close enough 10 touch him could have i'm.
ag'ncd that he differed from the effigies
It was yet comparatively carly in his
watch, on, certain night, and a vonnr
moon threw just sufficient light here and
there to make everything more uncertain
than usual, when Lowcliffe, finding him.
self little cramped from standing 50,
long IN one position, prepared to make
one Of the guarded shifts he was forced
to indulge In during tho evening; but
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-17
New York Market.

New YORK, August lG-Cotton-
Firm q II iMI45; futures closed steady
August Ii 1.l6614 3.32c; September
Il 29.32c; October - ll-l6r; November
l3 ll-lGc; December l@sr; January
l3 ll-lGc; February II 3-32Nl4 &.lGr:
March Is 9 @2ml3 5-lGc April lie.
Flour-Quict; receipt, 10000 barrels;
supertine western and State - 0orj co;
common to good extra western aud
state - 75G,6 -; good to choice do 50 p
m6 81; extra Oh'o, - GjC,1 p; -.
Louis, seas -. Rye FIour-Duii at
81 GC@G 10. Corn Meal-firm and
unchanged Whcat-Lowcr; recdipt,
500 900 bushels 40. Chicago spring
soft to PRIME 81 25@l 81; heated, 81 -
al 2s; No. , Milwaukee, 81 35m 81;
no. spring, 81 4oml -. Ryc-QHirt.
Malt and Barlcv-Flrm. Corn-QUict
and firm; receipts 100000 bushels; wr-t-
ern mixed steam 75Gr7sc; do sail, ia
SOC. OaLs-Firm; receipts 5000 bushels;
western mixed; 6jM 67c; white, G5Dr Gic.
Hay-Firm at $50 90. Coitre-F.rm ut
l73@2Oc. Sugar-Stcady; fair to good
refining, : 15-l6MS SO; prime DO, Sc,
MoIas,es and Rice-Quict. Ro,in-
Steady at 81 7OGl IS. Turpcntiu"-
Steady at 3l5c. E.gs-Hcavy; western.
2Olm 22c. Pork-lIeavy at 81 -. Beet
Quiet. Cut Mcats-Duil; middlcs
quiet. Lard-lIoavy; prime steam,
Is I5-IGc; september, lic. Butter
Heavy; western, l4@ pc Cnces"-
Quet at 5C NE. Wm.Ny-Firmcr and
in fair demand M Il 2iG. -.
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Foreign Crop Reports.

LONDON, August l6.-The Mari; Lane
Express, in its review of crops for the
past week, says: The unsettled weather
has been very uniavorabe for harvest
work, which is everywhere delayed, and
the high temperature has put wheat in
some danger of sprouting, while its
condition must necessarily be
unsatisfactory. The London mar
ket from constant arrival of
foreign gram, has not shown any activ-
ity or tendency upwards. The Peris
market has felt some reaction, and rates
have given way one shilling to one shil-
ling and six pence per quarter. 1t now
seems confirmed there, as well rs here
that neither samples or quantity will
come up to last years, while the condi.
tion is greatly jeopariized where gath
erngs are not complete. In Austria and
Hungary the same sort of result is looked
upon as certain, and Northern Europe
has had much the same sort of weather,
therefore the samples must partially be
affected. Russia reports very unequal
growth, being most affected by the very
early drouth, the damage from which
the subsequent rains could not repair.
Belgium and Holland will be much in
teriered with in their harvests, and .the
spread Of potato disease Is no longer
doubtful.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, August l6.-Flour-Steady
and unchanged. Wheat-Active and
unsettled; No. spring, 81 23@l 25; No.
2 81 l6B spot; 81 l64 seller August
81 l53 seller September 81 l44 seller
year; No. 81 l1@l III; rejected 81 10
Gsl o.. Corn-Quiet and steady; No. 2
G5t@65!c spot; 65Ic seller August; 66!c
bid, seller September; rejected 63c. Oats
Dull; No. 2 new 38ic bid spot; 38!c
bid, seller August; S5ic bid, seller Sep
tember. Rye-Dull at S0@s2c, seller
August. BarIey-Steady and in moder-
ate demaud at 81 04i seller August;
81 03 seller October. Pork-Dull at
so 80 spot; $2O77 seller August; so 10
seller September or October. Lard
Quet and steady at Sl35c spot, or seller
September; l3!c seller October. Bulk
Meats Steady and in moderate demand;
shoulders S3GS4c; short rib l24c; short
clear l2gc. Whlsky-Steady at 81 IA.
On call board-Wheat-Higher at
81 lfs seller September. Corn-Firmer
ut GGc seller August; 665GG7c seller
september. Oats-Firmer at 3Ssc seller
August; 3S3c seller September. Lard
Firm at 5l3 50 seller September. Pork
II nchanged.
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New York Cattle Mark ct.

New YORK, August lG.-Beevcs s-Rc.
ccipts yesterday and to-day 4,l70 head,
making 9,3I0 head for week against
lO06O head for the last week. Demand
light and trade dull at about Fridays
prices, which were strong and lc lower
than reported week ago. Among the
offerings were several car loads uncom-
monty fine steers, which retaicd at l3t
N l34c, but III Wa, regarded rs outside
figures. Fancy steers, and some OF the
commone>t Colorado cattle went as low
as SIC; Texas and Cherokee cattle ranged
from NOTE.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipt, 1000
head, making 2S,9GO head for the week,
against z, $50 head for last week. Sales
slow and prices Ia !c higher on ordinary
to good. Extra stock held at good prices.
Sheep ranged at $lGG 90 for poor to
prime, with ear loads extra at s. 80
Lambs ranged from seas 90, with fine
fancy state lambs at IS 2jGS So
Swine-Rcceipts yesterday and to-day
1850 head, making 1850 head for the
week against $1,000 head last week.
None offered alive. Dressed closed easier
ut lOi iGll05c.
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MOUNDsvILLE CAMP MEETING.
The Proceedings Sunday and Mon
day.


Editors ofthe Register.
The day was all that could be desired,
and immense throngs wended their way
toward these sylvan shades at very early
hour. Long strings of vehicles of every
description We're to be seen coming along
the different roads throughout the morn
ing, and the railroad trains brought large
numbers from Wheeling, and the adja-
cent towns.
The sermon at 1880 was preached by
the Rev. William Taylor, lately from
India. The theme of the sermon was
Justification, and it was presented in Il
clear ana iorcible manner The speaker
does not speak OF Christ rs dead, but as
living, and immediately presentwith His
people. This fact gives great strength
and viyiiness to Mr. Taylor's preaching,
Every one who Is acquainted with the
history of this Evangclist's labors, OK =
tending almost around the globe, must
be deeply impressed with his self-sacriiir.
ing devotion to God. He supports hlm-
self mainly by the sale of his books, OF
which he has numuer at camp, includ-
=
The afternoon sermon was preached by
Rev Mr.. Updegrai, on the "Ncglect ol
Salvation. 1t was q fine effort, and pro-
duced good impression.
At night Mr.. Taylor again occupied
the stand and delivered iorclb dis
course on the Saving Power of Christ.
several penItents presented themselves
at the close Of the sermon, Tor prayer.
The interest manifested Is very good
though rs yet, there has been no result
equal to the genera. hope and expectation,
MONDAY, August Ii.
Tn, morning prayer-mecting WAS con.
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Rnic!dailer. Rev.
Mr.. TAYLOR related many instances Illus
trative OF faith.
The sermon ut 1890 was preached Icy
Rev. j. W Wood. Text: "Pcrfcct Love
Castcth Out Fear. The true nature of
Christian love was explained, and the
doctrine of perfection strongly insisted
upon. Perfect love /, perfect IN quality;
also perfect in quantity. The casting out
Of fear was dwrll upon ut length by the
preacher, and at the conclusion an inVI-
,ation Was given t. all who desired per-
feet love 10 present themselves at the al
tar. Several came forward.
Al o'clock Il meeting was held ut the
stand in the interest OF the Woman :
Foreign Missionary Society, ut which
addresses We're delivered by DR.. Pretty
man and Mr. Taylor.
uc afternoon sermon was preached
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Another InsurrccIiOn Against Tur-
KEY.

VIENNA, August lG.-A dispatch from
Agram reports that AN instruction has
broken out in Turkish CratH in the dis
trict between KostninIc sea and Dubreza
along the Austrian frontier The insur
gents surprised n guard house and killed
the guards and seized their arms.
CoNsTAN7INopLE, August lG-The
Cou7cr D'O7c,H estimates that the force
dispatched against the Insurgents in the
Turkish Croatia numbers 10000.
LoSpoN, August 1T \. NJ y ,pc-
ciul to the Ns,rs from Vienna says that
intelligence has been received there that
the inhabitants OF the Bosnian Province
have risen in irsurrcction along the river
Sauc. The telegraph wires have been
cut, thirty Turks killed, and all the
Offices burned. a number of refugee
are flying into Austria