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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
English Farming.

There is not much waste in gathering
in the crops; the English farmer looks
after his interests too CLOSELY for that.
Hay stacks are so carefully built and so
neatly matched that they look almost
like the work Of artists. Briefly, En-.
glish farming secures much better re-
suits in most respects than our own,
though We accomplish our results on
less outlay of labor, and so make the
products cheaper. But there is also a
dark side to the picture of English farm
life. The farm ]aborer there is often
almost as ill-fed and ignorant as the
cart horse he drives. He is only a
working animal. His life usually set
ties down to dull, sluggish existence,
with little enjoyment in the present,
and few hopes for the future. He earns
but little, and is very seldom able to
keep COW, pig or chickens; and, al
though he has hand in producing
most Of the ordinary necessaries of Life
for his employer, he himself must buy
nearly everything he eats from the
grocery-even milk, butter and eggs.
Occasionally he has q little garden
where he may raise part of his veg.
etables. He lives very frugally, and
seldom INDUCES in the luxury of meat.
It the American laborer lived as closely
as his English cousin he might lay by
a part of his wages. Our greater vari-
ETY. of diet seems to give US no advan-
tage, however, for our English and
Scotch brothers and sisters seem, as a
rule, moro hardy and vigorous than
ourselves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

Since during the acts OF sensation
and intellection phosphorus is consumed
in the brain and nervous system, there
arises q necessity to restore the portions
SO consumed, or, as the popular express
sion is, to use brain food. Now, as ev-
cry one knows, it is the property of
phosphorus to shine in the dark, and,
as fish in . certain stage of putrefactive
decay often emit light or become phos-
phorescent, it has been thought that
this is due to the abundance of phos-
phorus their flesh contains, and hence
they are eminently suitable for the
nervous system, and are an invaluable
brain food. Under that idea many per-
sons resort to q diet of fish and per-
suade themselves that they derive ad-
vantage from it in an increased vivid
ness Of thoueht-a signal improvement
in tho reasoning powers. But the flesh
of fish contains no excess of phos.
phorus, nor does its shining depend
on that element. Decaying willow
shines even moro brilliantly than de-
caying fish. It may sometimes be dis
cerned afar of at night. The shining
in the two cases is due to the same
cause.-The oxidation of carbon, not of
phosphorus, in organic substances con-
tanning, perhaps, not peroeptible trait
of tho latter element. Yet. surely, no
one ever found himself rising to apoetic
fervor by tasting decaying willow wood,
though it ought. on these principles, to
be q better brain food than . much
larger quantity Of fab.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
Prof. Spectrum on Light.

MY HEAREKs-There are great many
kinds of light, sunlight moonlight, stag
light, candle-hght, lamp-light, electric
light, headlight and light IN the head,
and lighthouses, a specimen Of which I
see before me tonight But no matter, |
can throw light upon my subject Just the
same unless you all light out. Sunlight
is the best, as it is the cheapest light
known at present. It is misnomcr to
call the sun light in one sense, however,
as that luminary weighs millions and
millions Of tons more than our earth does.
1t is disputed point were tire sun gets
| its Ing ht in the first place. Some think
| it gets it from
An auditor" Combustion.
Prof.-1ll come bust yin the nose it
you.interrupt me again. Who's giving
this lecture, any way3 Some hold to the
of fire
Boy sticks his head in the door and
yells "Fire!''
Prof-That's bawl Of fire that YOU
needn't pay any attention to, my hearers
| Others think it is mere transparent
shell, with big bonfire in the middle
like a candle in jack-o'lantern. Still
there arc others with a theory that the
sun has no light or heat of its own, but
is gigantic mirror, as it were, that gath.
crs and reflects light from mill.ens Of
stars all around it. Not SO unreasonable
a theory either, when we consider the
amount of light material there is in Con.
gross at the present time, and allowing
that the other plants are alike literally
endowned.
Moonlight comes second, though many
susceptible young people prefer it to day
light. 1t is better for wandering in
Courtship is very largely made up o.
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4 eeGuardisn ANGEL. -

There il not 4 Paris vintner with q
spark OF self-respect under his waist
coat who has not at least one "guardian
angel" in his employment. The guard
ian angel is cherub Of placid temper,
in smock shirt, ears insensible to vitu-
peration, arms strong enough to parry
and support, honesty that can see gold,
silver and copper without remembering
hocus'pocus. When, by oft wetting his
throat, customer grows limp and so
imaginative Is to see streets, houses and
lamp. posts dancing q grand galop in
fernal expressly to prevent him from
Walking home, the guardian angel then
makes his appearance, rifles his wet
countryman's pockets, draws the weak
arm in his, walks the brainless fellow
home, gives his wife all the contents of
the pockets, and carries away her bless
ing.-Sc,ib1aer's Moathlv.
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from the sun, and the reason It never pays
1t back ls because it is often reduced
down to it's last quarter. It is sometimes
claimed that the moon is made Of
"Cheese iti"
Plof.-The moon-eyed leper who ut
tered that disgusting sentiment is marked,
and his season ticket will not admit him
10 any other lecture in the course. I
cancel the ticket.
swell, if you can sell the ticket it
more than 1 can do, and have offered i,
for nickle"
Prut.-I will now proceed to consider
other kinds of light There is starlight.
That IS furnished by the stars when the
moon is indispOsed or under a cloud.
Juliet wanted to cut Romeo up into lit
tie stars when he died, which leads me
to say Shakespeare has been terribly cut
up BY little stars.
Old lady in the audience.-"My starsl',
Prof.-No more yours than ours, my
dear madam. Candle light and lamp
light you know all about. Gaslight is
one of the most peculiar commodities IN
the world. 1t has the faculty of running
you in debt when 1t is all turned off.
Like interests, it never stops accumulat-
ing. Lock up your house, 60 away for
months and your bill for gas comes in on
your return ut just the same old figures,
a trlne more if anything. l know man
who had all the gas pipes removed from
his house, and one dark night he took
the meter and buried it in the back yard.
Several weeks after gas man who was
passing along the alley next to the house
smelt something familiar, and he went
digging about in the backyard until he
urearthed the meter. Then he examin-
ed it critically, put down some mysteri-
Gus figures in a notebook, made little
calculation and away. The next day a
bill was sent to my friend from the gas
Office: charging him with $324S worth
of gas consumed since the meter had
been buried. Although gas bill is a
bill for light it is not light bill.
A volcc-"Ain't you Of rather light
bull for a lect urer?"
Prof.-You will find me heavy enough
it l tackle you once. But despise your
sneering comments. Besides, that can
afford to be deaf to your light remarks,
l have got your money. would tell you
about the electric light, but have pro-
fessiopal repugnance to trespassing up
on the field Of a brother show. For
particulars you must wait for the ap-
! pearance OF Prof. Edison, who will soon
be in the lecture field himself and tell
you all about it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

The Luxcm bourg Palace, where the
French Assembly recently met for the
first time, was built in 1912 Ivy Marie de
Medicis, and made over by her to her son,
CASTOR d'Orleans, when he was sent into
exile through the influence Of Cardinal
Richelieu. At his death the palace be.
came the property of his daughters, Mile.
de Msntpensier and Elizabeth de Guise,
by the ashamed of which 1t was made
over to Louis XIV, and SO became crown
property. From 1888 to the Revolution
it was occupied by various Princes, the
last being the Comte de Provence. At
the breaking out Of the Revolution it was
converted into prison, and among those
gulllotincd from there were the Visconte
Beauharnais, first husband of the EN-
press Josephine, and General de Brog lie,
grandfather of the present Duke. After
tho 18th Brumaire Napoleon had "Palace
Of the Directory changed to "Palacc of
the consulate" over the portico.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
A SONG OF LAROR.
With wreaths Of shining laurel,
The herO's brow Is bright:

With wreaths of shining laurel,
The hero's brow Is bright;
Deep in the costly marble.
His battle names we write;
Who sings the patient thousando
That won for him each fight:
The world rings with their praises
Who conquer land or sea,
BY lines OF speech electric
Or roads where ships sail free:
Who sings the patient thousands
That wrought each bolt and key?
With reverent love We rescue.
Though centuries despotl.
The statue and the pictures
OF artists sacred toll;
Who kings the patient Thousands,
That ground their stone and oil:
. men Of sturdy muscle,
BY them the world grows fair;
The nameless patient thousands,
Who in no glory share;
But unto toll aud danger
Daily their bosoms bare;
The noble patient thousands!
y, careless world and blithe,
Be grateful and uAloosen
Each needless chain and wltho.
Aud give them of your triumphs
Their just and honest 1.-THE!
". 7. Independent
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
The Best Rubber Root.

There IL nothing better for farmer or out
door man than good rubber boot and MOTH
ing SO exasperating as a bad one. Competi.
ton among manufacturers has led to such q
cheapening Of quality that until lately it was
hard thing to find rubber boot really worth
the money asked for it. The Candee Rubber Co.
of New Haven. Ct: however. has put on the
market boot designed to meet the call for a
real good, substantial article, and to denote its
freedom from adulterative mixtures it is called
the "s6 Per Cent Sterling Boot" 1t is made,
ranted three months. BY an ingenious con.
trivance space is provided at the top of the
leg for recording the date OF the sale, by
punching holes in the space provided-like a
railroad tickct-so that fhere may be no trou.
BILE about the warrant The upper and leg OF
the ''96" Boots are doubled, and the soles arc
sne.half inch thick, of solid rubber from toe to
heel Ordinary rubber boots are barely q
quarter inch thick in tho thickcst part, and
only one.eight at the shank. A descriptive
circular can be obtained by sending postal
direct to the company; or the '95" Boots can
be found at most of the stores.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
Our First IN Heaven.

The touching sentiment, Our first
in heaven" appeared after an obituary
notice in Philadelphia paper, and the
father of tho child came into the Office
raging mad. It was tho third death in
the family, and he desired to know of
the clerk where he supposed the other
two had gone.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

An old physctan. retired from practice. having lad
formula OF . simple Vegetable remedy for Tho sneeds
end permanent cure for Consumption, Bron tits.
Catarrh. Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Affections
and all Nervoue Complaints. after having tested its
wonderful curative powers In thousands Of has
set It duty to it known to his suerir fel,ws
Actuated BY this motive and desire TO relieve human
su8erina will send free OF charge to all desire Is
his recipe In German. French. English. With full
.recsions for preparing and usnz Seat b, mai ~
~AERAR. l@o Powers Block. Rochester. \. Y.
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Boss Of All Blood Purifiers.

DR.. 4. b. Halliday's Blood Purifier 10 the bes.
X remedy in the world for nervous debility, loe
hopes, imprndsncs OF youth, Iost vigor and amhl.
aud build up your shattered constitution. Il softenl
the skin, clelnses aud enriches the blood, acts d.
rectly on the liver, kidneys snd urinary organs ths
seat Of al diseases. For salt rheuna and III private
diseases 1t has no equal in the civilized world Don't
you forget It. Use in connection Dr.. e. b. Holidays
wash, in case Of gonorrha, gleet or syphitc soree
will guarantee 1t will not structure and do al 1t h
represented to do. Al this medicine has bean extern
sively countsrfeited, SEQ that 20. Blackford'' Il
blown In the back OF every bottle and that it has
bronzed Autographed label on It, AK your druggist
you; or address 3. BLACKBOARD, 146 West Third
street. st. Paul, MINI. MOVES BROS. L CUTLER
Druggists, wholesale agents, st Paul. MINI. 10
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
He Didn't Advertise.

He wasa short, thick-set man, with
dyspeptic side whiskers. His gait was
about as lively as that Of q sick ca,
horse, and his hat was covered with
grass spots. He ambled slowly into the
editorial-room of the Sand Flat Snake
fang, took O seat, and said, II just
dropped in, Mr.. Editor, to see il"
am very busy at present; call in to.
morrow" replied the editor.
~'Never put off till tomorrow what
can be done to-day, is an old-time motto
which I always wear in my hat. Would
you like to look inside of my hat?"
Il haven't time to talk to you, sir,
said the editor again.
~You shouldn't be 80 rash. Now,
you don't know who I am. I may be
the head of convention coming tc
inform you of your nomination TO,
Congress, or I may be ashabby old misel
who has selected you as his heir to &
large estate"
will you leave, sir?"
you needn't get mad in that style
I didn't come here to tell you that
have long been reader Of your valuable
paper. Or"
"Who are you, anyhow" asked the
editor, jumping to his feet.
SWELL, I'll tell you who I am. Tn
the evolver of patent pill, and have
been having verses written on it which
lam going to insert in the papers al
advertising rates. The verses are mostly
OF a bucoic turn; for instance:
III you would feel a. lively a.
june's sun kissed daffodils
30 not IN hour without box
OF J. Msgufhns pills.
"Here is another:
''Thou who life serenely huggest,
II thou burde ned art with ills,
Purchase ]. Maguffin's pills,
For sale by every druggist.
"Now, then, I've got one more; this
is regular old appropriated pastoral;
IT you'd be - gay as the dewy phlox
Which the garden with perfume hlls,
Opurchase J. Magufan's pills,
They're twenty-five cents . box"
Every nice," said the editor, in tones
which showed that he was conscious Of
the fact that he had made sad error,
and that he yet might get the verses to
publish in his paper.
"Yes, I know, but they are too nice fol
the Snakefa'ag. I was going to give
about $4,000 per year, but now I won't
You are not polite enough. I only ad-
vertise with polite men. I'll go and
have these verses painted on the fence
that's what I'll do. Fence space costs
nothing" and he made majestic exit
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

TIE Charleston Ne,os says that the
original act of secession of South Caro-
lima, passed Dec. 20, 1860, is preserved
in the Office of the Secretary Of State in
the Capitol at Columbia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
ST. MARTINS SUMNER.
by JOHN G. WHITTIER.


Tho flowers have persisted ut the touch
OF Frost the carly conner,
l hail the season loved SO much.
The good 81. Martins summer.
O, gracious morn, with rose-red dawn,
And thin moon curving Ger 1t,
The old years darling latest born,
Mere loved than all before it!
How famed the sunrise thro' the pines!
How stretched the birchen shadows,
Br4.dng in long, wind-wavering lines
The westward sloping meadows.
The sweet day, opening as flower
Unfolds its petals tender.
nenews for US at nUOntide's hour,
The summers tempered splendor.
The birds are hushed; alone the wind,
That tnro' the woodland searches,
The red oaks lingering leaves can find,
And yellow plumes OF larchcs.
But still the halsam- breathing pi
Invites no thought Of sorrow,
No hint Of loss from air like wine
The earth's content can borrow.
The summer and the winter here
Midway Il truce are holding.
4 soft, conscn!ing atmosphere
Their tents Of peace cnfOldlng.
The silent woods, the lonely hill a
Rise solemn in their gladness:
The uuiet that the valley fills
Is scarcely JOY Or sadness.
How strange, the autumn yesterday
in Winters grasp seemed dying.
Ga wLirling winds from skies Of gray,
The carly snow was flying
Ard now, while over Natures mood
There steals soft relcnting,
will net mar the present good,
Furecasting or lamenting.
Ny autumn ,iluc and Nature hold
4 dreamy :ryst together,
And. both grown old about US fold
The golden tis>ucd weather.
lean my heart against the day,
To feel its bland carcssiug;
l Will not let it pass away.
Before it leaves its blessing.
Gods angels come no. rs of old
The Syrian shepherds knew them;
In rcddrnins dawN>. III sunsets gold,
And warm noon lights | view them.
No need there Is in time like this.
When heaven 10 earth draws nearer,
OF wing or song as wilnc >ses
70 max. their presence clearer
G stream Of liz" whose Swifter flow
i>,i lie. md forewarriny,
Mcthinks the shutdown aftcr.glow
Srcm- less Of night than morning.
Cd cares grow light: aside lay
IT. doubts am! fears that troubled;
In. quiet Of the happy day
Within my soul is doubled
Tina, clouds must veil this fair sunshine
Not less Il JOY find il;
Nor less yon VAIN horizon line,
That winter turks behind it,
The mystery Of the unlried days
close my eyes from reading;
n viii be done. whose darkest ways
To life and light are leading.
Less lryar the winter night shall be,
II memory cheer, and hcarten
1t: hcsyy hours with thoughts OF thee,
sweet summer q! st. Martin!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
A ROYAL Fabric.

Velvet was originally an Asiatio pro-
duction, introduced into Rome at the
time OF the Emperors. It seems that
the ancient Greeks were not acquainted
with it. In the middle ages some man.
ufactories Of velvet were established at
Constantinople, and in some other
towns OF the Eastern empire. At a
later time the fabrication of velvets
prospered at Venice, at Genoa, and at
other towns in Italy, before they were
known in France. Two Genoese i'm
ported this branch of industry into
Lyons, where they established manu-
factory under the auspices Of Francis
l., in 1886. Velvet, by the richness Of
its texture, at once took the priority on
the continent Of all tissues. It became
the chief material Of the costumes Of
the middle classes, tho ornament Of
ceremonials, and was employed to Ne,
OH. 0UmOtnOnA Anorkmanka
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

II THINK it's time to be going" said
young Skinner, after boring his
betrothed till = late hour one night.
Yes, she said, this il 4 go-as-you-
please match"
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Answer 4 his,

Did you ever know any person to he
i'll, without inactiOn of the stomach. live,
OF kidneys, or did you ever know one
who was we'll when either was cbstruct.
ed or inactive; and did you ever know
or hear OF any case Of the kind that Hor
Bitters would not cure2 Ask your neigh.
Dor this same question: Times.
One BOX or SIX Bottles.
If you are suffering from combina-
ton of liver or kidney diseases, and con.
stipation, do not fail to use the celebrat
ed Kidney-Wort. 1t is dry compound
as easily prepared as cup of coffee, aud
in one package is as much medicine as
can be bought in SIX dollar bottles Of
other kinds.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

Ar the close of the seventh century
pure imported wine was the ordinary
drink of all but the humblest olass Il,
England aud many parts Of Scotland,
Between 1740 and 1850 champagne,
even With a heavy duty, was consigned
to English firms at 80 cents . bottle,
equal to about $3.50 to % at present
values.
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wanted.
Sherman Il Co, Marshall, Mich. want an
sgent in this county at once, at a salary OF
800 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address as above.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

A call. For some one to cnlighten the public
as to what has become OF the National Green
back Party. II you would be enlightened
in regard to the merits OF DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil, Noyes Bros. s. Cutler, wholesale agents
St. Paul. MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures indigestion
and all disorders OF the stomach.

For one cent purchase postal card and
send your address to DR.. Sanford, l62 Broad
way, New York, and receive pamphlets by
return mail from which you can learn vheth
e. your liver is out Of order, and il out Of or
der or II auy way diseased, what u the bes,
thing in the world to take for it
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The habit of running over boots or shoe:
corrected with Lyons Patent heel StiHeners.

There ia a general complaint that while
prices accommodates have increased in some
cases fifty per cent, wages have not advanced
anywhere near in the same proportion. We
know of no complaint in the shape Of u cough,
cold, sore throat, rheumatism or neuralgia
that DR.. Thomas Electric Oil will not imme-
diately relieve. Noyes Bros. & Cutler, whole
sale agents, st. Paul, MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29

Delicate females praise Reeds Gilt Edge
Tonic
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The new railroad was duly construct
ed, directly across the Doggy depth Of
old Miles Grey's cranberry swamp, and
the $4,000 was placed to Mrs. Marina
duke Redfield's account in the nearest
national bank, and Mrs. PytcIsley
thinks she has made mistake in TAX
ing the gold eagles instead OF the cran-
berry swamp,-but young Doctor Dcd-
ling thinks his mistake was greater
still.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

A man who caught malaria while imprison- ed in jail at North Adams, Mass, has sued the town for damages.
 Miss Drever, young lady belonging to fashionable society in San Francisco, has shocked her friepds by announcing her be- trothal to Chinaman.
 z There is sudden cessation of prosperity at Virginia City, Nev. Mining stocks are down, work in the mines has stopped, and the poor are destitute in the midst of an uncommonly cold winter. atb sa#
 Sir Harcourt Johnstone, M F, Ca near rela-s tive of Sir William Harcourt), lately told his constituents that people imagined MT. Glad stone had positively told him lately that he would never do so again.
 A Chicago thief shaved of his moustache after robbing lady in the street, and by that means made it impossible for her to identify him when he was arrested; but'he could not long resist the desire to look hls best and three months later, when the new moustache had grown like the old one,: she recognized him in a crowd, and he has been convicted.
 Discharged employees of the cutlery sho;, in Bridgeport were before the court of that city Saturday morning, charged with intimidating workmen hired to take their places. Two of the accused were discharged from custody while two others, John Fitzgerald and Frank Henninger, were fined $75 and costs each. Both parties appealed and gave bonds