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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09

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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09

An appropriation il needed to supply the
judge advocate of the army with suitable Ii
braries, and The eecresary Recommends that
the corps Of judge advocates be plaeed upon
er staff corps of the army. Under existine
Lawn the bureau Of military justice consists Of
one officer, tho judge advocate general snd The
corps of judge advocates, of eight officers Of
equal rank, majors, With provision that the
limit Of the corps ehall remaia at fous, when
reduced by casualty or restgna&ion 70 that
number. The consolidation of the bureau of
military justice and tho ooeps of judge advo-
Gates upon The same basis with tho other
staff corps of tho army would remove an I'M
just discrimination against deserving odioee.
and subserve ths best interests of the service.
NATIONAL D1F8N8B.
Especial attention ID asked to the report of
the chief Of engineers upon tho condition of
our national defenses. From . personal in
spection Of many of the Notifications referred
70, the seorstazy Il able 70 emphasize The rso-
ommeudatteus made and 20 state that their In.
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January.
Our minister in japan has negotiated con-
ventionIfo the reciprocal relief of ehipwrecked
persons. Itake occasion to urge once more
upon Congress the propriety
Of making provisions for the erection of
suitable fire proof buildings at tho Japanese
capital for the use of the American legation
and the court house Add jail connected with it.
The japanese government with great generosi-
ty aud courtesy has offered for tho purpose an
eligible piece Of land.
In my last annual message invited the At
tention Of ConaEess to the subject of the in
demnity funds received some years ago from
China and Japan. renew the recommends
tion then made that whstever portions of
these funds arc due to American citizens
should BIO promptly paid aud tho residue re-
turned to the nations respectively to which
they Justly and equitably belong.
The extradition treaty with the kingdom Of
the Netherlands, which has been for some time
in course of negotiation, has, during the past
year. been concluded and duly ratified.
Relations of friendship aud amity have been
established between the government of the
United States aud that OF Roumsnia. We have
sent diplomatic representative to Bucharest
and have reosived st this capital tho special
envoy, who has been charged by Hn Royhl
Highness Prince Charles, to announce the in.
dependent soveeeagnty Of Roumanis, and VI
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Garibaldi at G nOa.

There is perhaps no parallel in the
world to the peculiar regard of apeol
pie for man such as is displayed in
Genoa toward Garibaldi He has been
so strong in their behalf and is now so
weak in his own. that tears start in the
eyes of strong men as they look upon
him carried helpless through their
streets, bent to-day, as ever, upon do
ing what he holds to be right, though
the heavens fall. AS the carriage neared
the prison saw well-dressed middle.
aged nlln force his way through the
CIR vi till he was as close to Garibaldi
is the gyrations of the alapaca umbrella
made it safe to be. He uncovered his
head and with passionate gestures
kissed his hand to the old man, who did
not even observe his approach. This
done, he quietly walked back to his
shop and resumed business. If the peo-
pie could only take up Garibaldi in
their strong arms and nurse him back
to health and strength, they would
abandon all other occupations to per-
form this task of love and duty They
will do anything for him except work
ing themselves up into condition of
dangerous excitement, because not
very wise man who chances to be his
son-in-law had done silly thing and
the civil authorities, inoculated with
the prevalent folly, have thought it
worth while to take him OIL serieur. -
Cor. London NeWs. " ~
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Biscuit for Horses.

A singular experiment is at presen'
under trial in the French Army. la'
Minister of War, anxious to reduce ~
bulk of provisions to be carried dunus
campaign, has ordered that nss
kind of biscuit should be used as low
for the horses. On the conclusion
the present maneuvers, the experiine1'
will be rigidly tested. Two sgusaf,Ss
of cavalry and a battery OF artillery Wv
at once be put under the new sysSg y
The circular of the Minister dlrec's y
the details, and orders that . ~ ~
mission composed of four o,'e =
and a veterinary surgeon should y y
that the instructions are compcs ss'
carried out, and report on their pross' q
and results. The selected horses ~
to be weighed and measured w.. s.t
the shoulders before the experln 'ss.
commences, and two other sgaaul. y
of cavalry and battery OF artillery - =
to be selected, composed as nearly -
can be of animals of the same w. 49,
and size. The latter are TO pe Pr M
under the war allowance OF fodder =. ~
both at once subjected to the es'inn1s ar.
average fatigues of campaign. d, m Il
ing twelve days the experiment WI ,,sd
followed out, while the ofleers ch@ IN
with its conduct will constantly TYP y i
on its results. The horses are y I'd
supplied with the new food on 1nu .r an
day of the campaign, without an I. ne
sition or preparation for the ensD RI
The biscuits are to be broken W n
not to be moistened, and the horSeyr a "
to be watered before each peaL
don NeWs.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The total number of colored Bap-
fists in the Southern States is said to be
649,974.
Out of 7,456 pupils in Charleston
public schools 6, 444 are colored. Most
of the whites there send their children
to private schools.
"A society has been formed in Phil
adelphia to secure the appointment of
Roman Catholic chaplains for some of
the regular army regiments.
"A colporteur in Japan recently sold
thousand copies of the Scriptures in
two weeks, and the Mayor of Kokoha-
ma has ordered ten copies of the New
Testament to be placed in one of the
schools.
The question of negro children in
public schools has been excitedly raised
IN Pittsburgh, where one Commissioner
gives them formal permits to attend and
the other Commissioners forcibly eject
them.
Mr.. Moody, at his Convention in
Northfield, said: "Shun cliques in your
churches" And again: II have no
sympathy with those that want to 60
outside of the church to get into the
higher life. Stay in the church and
help purify that And again: :. One
of the prime evils of Christian life in
this day is telling stories to raise a
laugh. Avoid hobbies"
AT the last meeting of the Boston
Methodist pastors it was conceded that
their denomination was barely holding
its own in that city. After discussion
OF various measures proposed it was
resolved to try prayer. The preachers
solemnly covenanted with one another
that for three months they would de.
vote half an hour Or more each day,
beginning at noon to prayer for the
Methodist churches of Boston and vi
entity.
The Rev. Mr.. Graham, of Virginia
City, New, remarked IN the course of a
recent session OF the Presbyterian
Synod of the Pacific, that MANY of his
church members work in the mines by
shifts and he had known of men having
to leave the communion table while the
bread and the wine were being distrib-
uted to take their places in the drifts
when the time for doing so arrived.
He said that a strict enforcement of
Sabbath observance in his church would
drive two-thirds of the members out of
it and that the subject presented one of
the most difficult problems with which
he had to deal.
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flor nonng Readtrs.
THIRTEEN YEARS OLD.

oh Dolly, dear Dolly, I'm thirteen to-day,
And surely t is time to be stopping my playi
My treasures, so childish, must be put aside;
think, Henrietta, 1 IL play that you died;
I'm growing SO old that of course it won't do
To care for doly-not even for you.
Almost young lady, I'll soon wear train
And do up my hair; but I'll never be vain.
I'll study and study and grow very wise
Come, Dolly, sit up now, and open your eyes;
little on this cap, with its ruti1es of lace,
1t always looks sweet round your beautiful
I'll bring out your dresses, so pretty and gay,
And fold them all smoothly and put them
This white one is lovely, with sash and pink
And here is your apron, with pockets so small,
This dear little apron, t is incest of all.
And now for your trunk, will lay them all
Oh Dolly, dear Dolly, how can begin!
How oft of our Journeys I'll think with
sigh
We've Travelled together SO much, you and +!
All over the fields and the garden we went,
And played we were gypsies and lived in q
+ tent.
We tried keeping house in so many queer
Out under the trees in the warm summer days !
We moved to the arbor and played that the
Were housekeepers, too, and were neighbors of
ours;
We lived in the hay-loft, and slid down the
ricks,
And went out to call on the turkeys and
chicks.
Now here is your cradle, with lining of blue,
And soft little pillow-I know what I'll do!
I'll rock you and sing my last lullaby song,
And pn-No, l can't give you up! Twill be
wrong!
So sad is my heart. and here comes a big tear
Come back to my arms, oh, you precious old
dear!
-Mollte Norton, in st. Nicholas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-02

would you like to hear =.
asked the bear. know POM. e ansn
kettle ,, on and Yankee Doodiya Put Tie
THAT isn't right" said 1 pau.
Folly put the kettle on and oly, its
have tea" aau Wen al
But the bear never sapc :. i
Just then he tripped over : st f. ai' iot
fell flat down on the pron usd'np and
bang! Polly sat up and rnhh.aa and
eyes and looked around. But s spe her
no bear and never had been = nv ,,,s { Wy
Polly had fallen asleep as she sst y ~
at the foot of the tree, and h. Ssd cfyns
dreaming all the time, Won 's ~. Osea
there was the tin pail ana III u out
too, was Bouncer, the doc lr re. saefs
show her the very nearest w. ,oiay %
Dear me-" said Polly to h sy nome
she filled her pail at che snr;n ,ss4' :, y
wonder if my mammals kettle Z y
very thirsty by this time. 80 = W sstJ
Horton, IN N. 7. Tribune. = .
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Fascination in Man.

Having frequently seen it stated in
popular works on natural history as well
as in some books of travels (chiefy
Australian) that certain snakes pos
sessed the power of so fascinating, with
their gaze, birds and other creatures as
to be able to seize upon and devour
them without any difficulty. 1 am in
duced to inquire if such power is pc
culiar to the serpent tribe or not, and
incidentally to ask if any instance of its
lnflnence or extension can be traced, I'D
the scale OF creation, to man himself.
Being of opinion that such is the case.
while it has occurred to me that MANY
of the fatal accidents that occur in the
streets OF large cities, such as London,
ETC., might be ascribed to some such
agency or sensation, l am induced to
call attention to the circumstances in
these pages, and to submit the follow
ing as my own personal contributions
toward the inquiry: Describing certain
incidents in the siege of Gibraltar,
Drinkwater says {" History" page rs, /
that son the 9th Lieuten ant Lowe i
lost his leg by shot on the slope
of the hill under the castle. He saw
the shot before the fatal effect but was
fascinated to the spot. This sudden
arrest of the faculties was not uncom-
mon. Several instances occurred to nv
own observation where men totally free
have had their senses so engaged by a
shell In its descent, that, though sensi-
bic OF their danger, even so far as to cry
for assistance, they have been immedi-
ately fixed to the place. But what is
more remarkable, these men have so
simultaneously recovered themselves
On its fall to the ground as to remove to
place of safety before the shell burst.''
Abiding to the first casualty that oc-
CURED at Cawnpore during the siege of
the entrenchment there in 1857, Now
bray Thomson says T"The Story of
Cawnpore, page 661 that &c several OF
us saw the ball bounding toward us, and
he [McGuirel evidently saw it, but, like
many others whom saw fall at differ
ent times, he seemed fascinated to the
spot and an old and now deceased de-
partmental friend, who went through
the whole Crimean campaign, assured
me that he was once transtixed (fasci-
mated, he called it, after this fashion
IN the presence of a shell that he saw
issuing from Sebastopol, and whose
every gyration in the air he could count,
Other military friends have discussed
the point with me in this same wise, and
think there is some allusion to it in
one or other of the works of Larry,
Guthrie. Ballingall or others of that ilk.
Mature.
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oven.
Balky Horses.

A correspondent of the Ruralist
writes: Many and varied have been
the plans, both kind and harsh, tried
for the cure of balkiness in horses, by
parties troubled, delayed, and provoked
in this way. Having had considerable
experience in the handling of such
horses, | have found the following a
good remedy. 1t is easily and quickly
performed, and has never, so far as 1
am aware, failed to cure:
Two persons are required for the
trial. One should hold the reins while
the other fastens a short strap, or rope
"a halter-strap, always at hand, an
swers the purpose well-just below the
fetfock ofa fore leg, then going for
ward, he should pull on the strap until
the horse lifts his foot; continuing to pull,
the foot will be brought forward and set
down little in advance of the other.
The horse thus thrown out of a natural
position, will move forward to gain his
equilibrium. Another pull will cause
another move forward. This may be
repeated several times, or until the horse
moves without having the foot pulled
forward. Usually the first or second
pull will start him. Three or four such
reminders at most will do the work.
When the start is made it is generally
an easy one. Sometimes, however, it
has the appearance of the horse being
In hurry to get away from the pro-
voking man with the strap, therefore a
steady hand should manage the reins.
l have never known horse under this
treatment to kick or to act mean in anv
other way thanitostry to run. When he
does start off the hold on the strap
should be given up. After having gone
twenty-five or more yards the horse
should gently be broug hit to stand and
the strap removed. Then try to start
him without the strap IF he does not
move off at once apply it again. He
will soon tire of being thus ANNOYED,
and will give you no further trouble in
this way.
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Thinning Dat Stock.

There will be thousands of cows.
horses, and sheep kept over the winter
by farmers in every county in the
West that will not sell for enough
s!sow IN the spring to pay for the food
they will consume from now till the
grass starts again. Many of these ami
ga mails have Is outlived their usefulness"
and quite as large a number never had
much usefulness to outlive. Some of
these animals are kept year after year
as token of gratitude for the good
% a''1 they have done The lives of some are
protracted in the vain hope that their
last days will be better than their first.
aoss Some farmers seem to become attached
1903 to animals that give them great deal
OF trouble, the same as some mothers
p" dote on children that behave in the
same manner. Some persons keep un-
a. productive and unpromising animals
over the winter for the sake of the
? manure they make. Now it is I'M
profitable to keep any kind of stock for
sssall this purpose. Nothing is added to the
value OF any vegetable substance by its
passing through the organs of digestion.
III fodder and grain are to be used for
- manure it is better to apply them di-
rectly to the land This course saves
1.-THE trouble of feeding and also saves a
very large amount of material that is
consumed In keeping up repairs in the
animal system Some keep unproduc-
tive animals year after year because no
wishes to purchase them IF ami
* mails have no value in the market it is
~ very evident that they are Improbable
u Ito keep, and the sooner they are dis
posed OF the better it will be for the
owner.
.sx1 Many farmers are spoken of as being
ds1'' land poor" There is still larger
number who are stock poor They
keep cows that will give but small
amount of milk at any time, and their
season for giving milk is very short.
The milk is also very poor in quality,
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If the cows have calves they make
poor veal. If they are allowed to
live they become no better mixers
than .heir mothers. 1t does not take
many very inferior COWS to keep a
farmer poor. They use up the grass
crop, and considerable of the corn and
grain cfbp, employ the time of the
farmer during the winter in taking care
of them, and give no return for all the
food they consume and all the labor they
require. Their proper place is the beef
barrel.
1t does not take very large number
of slow-going, lame, and balky horses
to keep {; farmer poor. If they did
nothing worse than to eat their own
heads OFF, during the winter, the case
would not be as bad as it is. But they
do more than this. They eat in the
course of the winter much more than
they will sell for in the spring, and there
is no return for the trouble of keeping
them. Breachy steers help keep a
farmer poor by the number of fences
they tear down and the amount of crops
they destroy. Sheep that yield scant
fieeces and produce very inferior NUT
ton tend to keep a farmer poor. The
tendency of nearly all dogs, whether
kept by the farmer or his neighbors is
in the same direction.
No farmer should long remain i" stock
poor" Ii he has COWS that do not give
an amount of milk during the season
equal to twice their weight, they should
be disposed of in some way, and their
places supplied by others. If farmer
has not sufficient food to fatten them he
should buy hay and grain from farmers
who have more food than animals, or
sell them to the latter to fatten. No
unruly stock should be kept on any
farm longer than is required to get it in
condition to be slaughtered. As to
horses that have "outlived their use
fulness," or never had any to outlive,
they should be disposed of on the best
terms possible. If they will command
no prices at all, it is better to give them
to persons who are not desired in the
neighborhood, on condition that they
will move where land is cheap and
neighbors are few. If horse is so poor
specimen that no one will make a bid
for him at auction and no one will ac-
cept him as gift, it is then best to dis
pose of him at a shooting match, at
which no one but good marksmen shall
be allowed to use rifle. His hide will
pay for taking Oft, his body will be use
full for manure, and he will no longer
help keep his former owner poor Chi
cGgo Times.
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An Indian thief was turnod ovor

AN Indian thief was turned over to
the chief of his tribe, at San Diego, Cal,
and by him sentenced to receive a him.
dred lashes. The culprit was a big,
powerful fellow, but he submitted
quietly to being tied to the side of a
high wagon, with his legs and arms ex-
tended and his back barred. A stalwart
Indian struck the blows with all his
might, using a leather lariat and max
ing the blood flow at every stroke. The
victim endured the dreadful torture in
grim silence for while and then broke
out into agonized screams. If he had
remained silent to the end the chief
would have restored him to the tribe:
but, as he 'tcried like coward baby''
he was afteward driven out of the neigh
borhood.