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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
HOUSE AND FARM,
Farming Rreyities.

Strawberries, raspberries and currants
have been wonderfully improved within
the last five years, and to those who
have not carefully watched the pro-
gress OF improvement in such fruits it
il advised to give all the new varieties,
at least, an inspection, il not some Of
them . trial, as the difference in size
and quality Of many Of them Is very
marked. The currant is at present re-
ceiving careful attention from nuraery-
men, and at the rate Of progress lately
made, they will, no doubt, soon be as
large as cherries.
For an account Of dairying Mr.. George
w. Noble, of Wells, Pa, gives figures en-
tirely reliable. He had thirty cows last
year, their ages ranging all the way from
2 to Z years, all grade Jersyes. The
gross yield of butter was 8, 40 pounds;
all sold in this market; aggregate re-
ceipts, e5,4l7.27. This is an average of
N54i to each COW, and it Will be OBJ;
served, that he had heifers of 2, 3 and
sides, there was the buttermilk, worth
enough more to bring the average to
$50 at least. Husbandman.
Mr.. w. II. Bull communicates to the
New England Homestead list of GEO.
ond crops for the benefit of those mex
perienced in getting the most from a
garden: "Winter squash with and after
peas, tomatoes. turnips (red-top and
yellow globe) after peas; late tomatoes
among and after sweet corn; celery after
spinach; sweet corn among and after
cor1v nOkaknoa.. h0ran.ro6ioh o~onn
and after early corn and early cabbage;
cucumbers for pickles after spinach; and
spinach after early bcets; string beans
.(pickling) after marrOwfat peas; lettuce
can follow lettuce. Transplant leeks:
they are better for it. and will grow bet
ter ana larger if net out"
A farmer who claims to have tested
the matter says that upon soft ground
be can draw two tons with wheels that
have four-inch tire as easily as one
ton upon those with two and a half
inch tire. As farmers wagons are used
in crossing meadow lands as much as
any purpose, it will be well to bear this
in mind when ordering wheels for farm
wagons. .;
The price which beans have sold for
during the last two years has been SO
high that farmers in New England are
turning their attention to this crop as
one that promises profitable returns.
On some farms at present prices it
vOnld prove better crop than the pota-
to; for, while the pc alto requires strong
and rather moist land for good crops,
the bean will grow well on high and
quite drv land.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Industries Fostered by Bountief

1n(1UStTfeS FOSCereU ny 30u0t1eS.
New Hampshire has repealed an old
law giving 10 cents head for the de.
struction of crows. Stimulated by this
bounty, the crow industry in the back
counties had become on of the most
prosperous in the state, flocks of crows
being raised with more care than. ducks
and chickens. The wolf bounties in
some of the Western States, q few years
ago, had similar effect, and in some
localities wolves were raised more gen.
orally than sheep, as they we're more
profitable. Ten dollars bounty for the
scalp of a wolf whelp made the raising
of lambs for 81 a head look like small
business.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Some Crawling Leaves.
Ella Rodman Church In Harper's Youne
People.

0OuA0 OGS1"A1u8 1l0tSV0Ss
Ella Rodman Church In Harper's Young
People.
When Auetralia was first discovered
the English as many strange stories were
told about the wonderful things to be
found there as We used to hear in the
early days Of California. Among other
things it was said that the leaves of
certain tree had q habit of descending
from their proper place and walking
along the ground. A party of English
sailors had left the ship to roam along
the coast and ''see what they could see."
They were resting under tree, lying on
their backs probably, and naturally gaz-
ing upward, when q suddenlbreeze shook
somersanits in the air alter the manner
OF leaves generally, and then floated to
the ground. The sailors we're surprised
at this shower, because it was not the
fall of the year, but mid
summer, and these falling leaves looked
fresh and green. 1t was strange
to see leaves deserving the trees without
any sort of reason; but this was nothing
to what followed. After short rest
these able-bodied leaves began crawling
along on the ground toward the trunk
Of the tree from which they came, and
the amazed sailors started up in terror.
They probably knew from experience
that people who come in contact with
contact with various crawling insects,
but walking leaves were something alto
gether out of the common way, and
they took to their heels at once, and lost
no time in getting on board the vessel.
The land was.certainly bewitched and one
of the men said, in relating their adven-
tnre, that he expected every minnie to
see the tree step out and dance regular
jig. Fortunately this singular phenom-
enon has been fully explained by later
travellers who were not too much fright.
ened to stop and examine the matter.
It was discovered that these queer
leaves are really insects that live
upon the trees, and are of
the same color as the foliage. They
have very thin, flat bodies, and their
wings are like leaves. When anything
stSFes tesp oa kes Sses ss:v Ssds;
their bodies, and then the leaf-like
shape, with stem and all, is complete.
Not only are they of bright green in
summer, like the foliage of the trees
at that time, but they actue lily change
when the leaves do to the dull brown pro-
duced by frost. Another popularity of
this leaf insect is, that, although they
have q generous supply Of wings, they
seldom nee them, but when they have
been shaken to the ground, after lying
there for . few minutes az IL they were
really leaves, they crawl toward the tree
and ascend the trunk without seeming
to know that they have the power OF
getting back to their quarters in . much
quicker and easier way.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Of500 people who passed Boston g.
loon 217 entered it. In June, 1879, q
Boston firm sold seventy-eight barrels of
lager; last month the Arm sold 1850.
In 1882 the outlay in Boston for intox-
icatlng drinks was over 81 00.0oQ.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
MAIDS As COMEDIAN TES.
Maids Who are H0nOred bv Their
Mistresses - Oonf1dantes.
New York Home Journal.1

Maids Who are Honored by Their
Mistresses ~ Oonfldantes.
New York Home Journal.l +
The ladies' maid with the white cap :is
more common than the valet. All ofthe
more prominent actresses have maids,
and nearly all leading society ladies' have
them also. One of the most noticeable
results of foreign travel is the acquisi.
ton of the lady's maid. These maids are
often maids. of-all-work, and occupy the
dual capacity of maid and companion or
confidante. A well-knowa actress gives
all her letters to her maid to answer; in.
deed, except to legal documents, she
seldom takes pen in hand, as her educa.
ton was neglected in early life, and she
is not skilled either in chirographv, 'syn-
ia or etymology.
There is great difference in ladies'
maids, according to their nationality.
The foreign ladies' maids, French Swiss
or English, seem subservient or def.
terential. and. it NAV be added. sveo-
most affectionate and reliable, The
maids selected from poor families are
the most intelligent, and at the same
time the most independent. The French
and Swiss maids generally succeed in
eliciting the confidence of their mistress.
90 and occupy the position of con-
6dante, though mercenary, and it is
dangerous to trust them with valuable
secrets.
The position of gover1ess or compan-
ion must not be COMPOUNDED with that of
ladies' maids, though they are in the
families OF the parvenu. and at the
hotels, where companion can ride in
the elevator, the maid not being permit
ted therein, but compelled to
walk up and down stairs the same as
tie nnss other servants: The COVER
ness ana companion are
generally ladies of position in reduced
circumstances, who are every way 1T as
soclates OF those who employ them, and
often much superior in every respect to
them, excepting social position and re-.
is permitted to dress to suit her taste,
while the lady's maid is compelled to
wear the white linen cap and the plain
garb of the household subordinate.
Ladies' maids are generally young
women, past p, or elderly women,
childless widows of deceased BARRIERS or
walters or grooms. Their functions are
identical in regard to the ladies who
employ them as those of the valet to.
ward the master, only more confidential
and more social, as the two former are
brought more together and more
intimate than the latter
and consequently intercourse
is more familiar. Ladies' maids have
much leisure, and going about with their
mistresses have much pleasanter. time
than the other servants, who have their
hebdemadal "day OFF, for personal en-.
joyment.
The remuneration of the lady's maid
depends on circumstances and disposi.
ton of the employer, Some are gem
erous and clothe the maid we'll; while
others are close-fsted and consider the
position SO attractive that small wages
should satisfy. The lady's maid mnst
be more rigorous and decorous in her
life than any other of the servants.
She is exposed to less temptation, and It
Is seldom one hears ola lady's maid in.
volved in scandal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Bait for Trout ana Bass

George Willis, an English fisherman
OF long experience in fishing for trout
and black bass, says that the best bait is
the skin Of the neck and breast of q fowl
with the feathers on. If the breast is
not wanted at the time it is saved, it can
be put away in pickle until needed; then
cut in little strips like worm, and re-
move the feathers. but do not remove
the little glistening hairs. When on the
hook it is q most enticing bait, and, be.
ing tough, it hangs on we'll, and ordinar.
lily will last for taking quite number
Of fish: Sometimes q bit of the wattles
near the bill or comb, with feather at
tached, will prove a very alluring bait
Tor trout 1t is not always easy to COL
lect supply of worms, but the farm
yard can usually spare fowl or two, and
the meat will serve for dinner or sun.
per, even if the fish do fail to bite.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Ticks on sheep.

1t costs, says contributor in the New
York Tribune, to feed q flock Of sheep
Or lambs through the winter in proper
ton as they are ticky. After shesring.
while the wool is short ON the sheared
sheep, the ticks 60 on to the lambs, and
again on to the older ones when the
wool becomes longer. A ticky lot OF
lambs going to winter never hold their
own flesh, and seldom in number, until
spring. So it is profitable soon after
shearing to dip the lambs in some solu.
ton that will not injure them, but kill
the ticks. For this purpose l know of
nothing better than boiled tobacco wa
ter. Twenty-Five cents worth of ste ms
procured from tobacconist will make
enough tor thirty lambs. A convenient
way to dip them is to place in an Old
washboiler in the upper end of an Gle.
waited wide trough, or, what is better,
an Ola sorghum or maple-sirup pan. Dip
the lambs in the boiler and stand them
in the trough or vat to drain.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Elk Governor Arson P. Morrill,, OF
Maine, is an enthusiastic gardener. He
usually has supply of green vegetables
in advance of his neighbours, and lis
flower garden lie one OF the handsomest
in the State.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Pope Leo XIII. has sent . painting
from the Vatican - Q gift to the Detroit
Art Association.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

cold season an open Dire assists ventila-
ton, but do not board up the fireplace
when summer comes. There IL no surer
preventive against epidemic diseeses
than pure air. No matter II June con
tinues in the fashion Of sister May, and
showers fall every day, II we must have
damp air, let il be as fresh as can be oh.
talned.-Harper's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

The late Daniel Hersey, Of Nashua, N,
H., left $4,000 for public library for
that city on condition that the city pur.
chase . suitable site,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

3HH week - youH eWa SoW1. Terms aod - outA
VUU hOo. Address II. UAI1119 3 %. HVIaa0A, -
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Werecommend Wise's Axle Grease.

After having used large number of prep
arat1ons for Catarrh, have become satisfied
that OF them al E!y's Cream Balm gives me
the most relief. can recommend it to any
one who may have Cold in the Head or
Hay Fever.-S. B. Lewis Principal Graded
School, Clinton, Wis.,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

LEw1sv1LLE, IND.-Rev. J. 8. Cain says: II
used Browns Iron Bitters for nervous pros
tration and found it entirely satisfactory.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

William K. Vanderbilt finds it neces-
sary to keep stable Of twenty horses
ut Newport.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

The presidential party spent Sunday II
Wyoming, the highest peak on the Union
Pacific.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
PopSnnol- Men R,,1v

PersOnal-Mcn Only.
The Voltaic Bolt Co., Marshall, Mich, will send
Dr. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts aud
Electric Appliances on TRIAL for thirty days to men
young or old who are affctedwth nervous debility,
lost vitality and kindred troubles. guaranteeing
speedy and complete restoration of health and
manly vgor. Address as above. N. B.-No risk
Is incurred, as thirty days trial is allowed.
Mensman's PeptOn,zed Reef Tonic the only
preparation OF beef containing its entire uritOus
properttes: 1t contains bloodmaking fol ce-genera-
ting and nfe-sustaining properties; invaluable for
Andlgestion, Dyspepsia, nervous prostraton, and
all forms of general debility Also in all enfoebled
conditions whether the result Of exhaustion nervous
prostration overwork acute disease. particularly
# resulting from pulmonary complaints. CAswELL,
Druggists.
Nervousness, Nervous Debility, Neuralgia Nervous
Shock, st. Vitus Dance. Prosration aud all diseases
OF Nerve Genc.ative Organs, all permanently and
radically cured by Aliens Brain Food the great bot
anical remedy. 81 pkg. for S.. At druggists, or
by mail from J. H. Aleu- 3l5 First Avenue, n. Y.
>y1 A~,1n No.
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Adve,tisins oheass,.,

S2sAV01o8DS0B O1o0o3oS !
1T has bsoomeso common to write the b.
ginning Of On article, IN IN elegant. interest
Ing manner,
Then run It into some advertisement thas
We avoid ill such,
And simply call attention to the merits
ofHop Bittsn in % plain, honest tsrnn q
possible,
ITO induos people
To give them one trial, which 70 moves
their value that they will never use anything
TIRE RExEDY 90 favorably noticed in Ill
the papers,
Religious and secular, is
Having large sale, and ID supplanting
Ill other medicines.
There d no denying the virtues of the
Hop PLAN. and the proprietors Of Hop Bit
ters have shown great shrswdne1
And ability
In compromising . medicine whose viz
tueo are 90 palpable to every ones obssrvs-
Did She Dio7
she fingered and suffered along. ptn,ns
The doctors doing her no good"
And ct Last was cured BY this Hop Bit
tiers the papers say 30 much about"
"Indeedl Indeed!"
"Hov thankful We should be for that
medicine"
"A Dauehter's Misery.
eleven yean our daughter suffered on .
bed OF misery,
From . complication of kidney. liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
Under the care of the best physicians,
who gave her disease various M ues,
But NO relief,
And now she IL restored to m in good
health by - simple q remedy q Hop Bit
ters. that We had Stunned for years before
using it."-THE PARENTS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners keep new
boots and shoes from running over. Sold
by shoe and hardware dealers. Is cents Q
pair.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Father IL Getting Well.

Father is Getting Well.
my daughters say:
How much better father 10 since he used
Rop Bitters."
HE is getting we'll after his long suffer
Ing from disease declared incurable"
"Ano We sre 80 glad that We used your
Bitten" A LADY of Utica, N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

john A. Cole, . noted breeder of short
hons ard Polan China swine of Hustisford
Wis. has made arrangements With Secretary
Judson 10 hold public sale of Short Horns
and swine during the state fair 1t Ovation.
M the first week in September; this 10 Q
new feature, and will undoubtedly be .
great Attraction
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Texas fever has broken out among the
cattle at Dodge City, Kans.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

SKINNY AEN-.Wells' Health KenUwer'' restores
health and vig0R. cures dyspepsia, impotence 81,
Wabashaw county lost $50. 600 in bridges
by the late storm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

When Talmage preached ut Corinth, Ky
recently over 200 rose for prayer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Would Burn HE Shirt.

Would Burn His Shirt.
Metellus of Macedon was evidently aly
old fellow, and he used to soy ''he would
burn his shirt il It knew his true intention"
Were he living to-day, he would no doubt
burn bis shirt to get bottle Of Aliens Iron
any other way, for it is veil known, the old
fellow was confirmed dyspsptic and longed
for remedy for the chronic derangemeut Of
the liver and system. All genuine bear the
signature of J. P. Allen, st. Paul, MINI.
A death from diptheria il reported at
Delano. Wright county.
rough ON RATs"-Clears out rats mice, dies
reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin. cMpmunks. l5c.
Poisoned ice cream made havoc at q
church fair In Camden. q G.
A full feeling after meals, dyspepsia,
heartburn and general i'll health relieved
hryp IN
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

Wanted man Or lady in every town to
sell valuable medicines-psyinR, permanent
businesa-Write Home Health Co., Ninne-
apolis, MINI.
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SPARTA, TENN.-Dr. w. T. Cummings says:
II am strongly convinced of the efficacy of
Browns Iron Bitters and recommend
theu,"
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.BUcHU-PA1HA."-Q complete cure all annoy.
Ing Kidney and Urinary Diseases. 81.
Gen. Hazen, chief Of the signal service
bureau, is visiting Fort Omaha.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16

The 6tearns county fair will he held ct
st. Cloud Sept. % and q.
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Wise's Axle Grease never eums
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-27
The Andaman Islanders.

Owing to a singular practice of
adoption, it is rare to see a child above
six or seven years residing with its
parents. 1t is considered Il compliment
for a married man, after a visit, to ask
his host for m of his children. In
deed, the sol distant father may, on a
similar occasion, pass the child on
further without referring to the real
parent. To prevent improper flirta-
tons among the lads and l~assies, they
paint the suspected parties, one red,
the other white; of course they can
not mutually embrace without par
TALLY exchanging color. Marriage is
forbidden among near relatives. Rela-
tionships are traced in both lines, and
the system with reference to either sex
is identical; but the record fails after
three generations. Children are named
before they are born, after some friend
of the parent; there being no distinc-
ton of sex in these titles.
Much ceremony is practiced in the
burial Of the dead; infants being de-
posted under the hearth of the hut
where they died, and adults upon a
'machan,' or platform, in the jungle, or
in a grave. Temporary %migrations in
either cast follow death, in order to al
low the spirit of the deceased full
range around the old haunts. After a
proper time the dead are exhumed,
their bones cleaned and made into jew
elry and mementos. The belief in
spirits is evident from the ceremonies
accompanying interments.
Friends, at meeting, stare at each
other until the younger speaks; rela-
tives embrace and howl hideously. For
each particular kind of meeting there
is a special form of salutation, in
which tears form the chief ingredient.
Fire-making is unknown but the
modes of preserving the fire furnished
by the active volcano of one of the
islands are very ingenious. Many mis-
statements have been made concerning
their former ignorance of fire.-Sci,
ence.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-27
SELECT SIFTINGS.

In Asia Minor there are olive trees
still in full bearing known to be 1900
years old.
Mohammed had fits, and in n of
them he. fancied that he was inspired.
Hence came Mohammedanism.
A man breathes about eighteent times
a minute and uses 1900 cubic feet, or
about 375 hogsheads of air, per hour.
Sea urchins are so tenacious of life
that on opening one it is not uncom-
mon to see the pieces of the broken
shell move off in different directions.
Tiffany, of New York, has among
his treasures a diamond valued at
$4,000, and it is said by those who
know about such things to be the
largest in this country. 1t weighs 1875
karats.
After the wheat came up, on a Ken
lucky farm, a sleet storm covered the
field with ice. Before this melted a
flood swept over, and the ice, rising to
the surface of the water, pulled every
blade Of wheat out of the ground and
carried it away.
AS a squirrel that hal been shot at
in Plumas county, Cal, jumped from
the tree unhurt, the hunters dog seizei
it. The squirrel caught the dog by
the lip. Unable to shake the squirrel
off, the dog ran to a stream near by
and, plunging the squirrel under water,
held it there until it was drowned.
The strongest and commoneit. Of
the several japanese papers is made
from the bark of the Mitsuma, a shub
which attains a yard and a half in
height, and blossoms in winter, thirty
ing in a poor soil. When the stem has
reached its full growth, it is cut off
close to the ground, when off-shoots
spring up, which are again cut as soon
as large enough.
The main wheel of a watch makes
four revolutions in twenty-four hours,
or l,46O in a year; the second, or cen
ter, twenty-four revolutions in twenty
four hours, or $3.50 in a year; the
fourth wheel (Which carries the second
hand) LAO in t%wenty-four hours, or
525,600 in a year; the fifth, or scrape-
wheel, 1864 in twenty-four hours, or
4.72S.49O revolutions in year; while
the beats or vibrations made in TWEEN
ty-four hours are 3SS, 300, or l4l,9l2 =
900 in a year.
1t is said that albinos," or white
freaks, are to be found in every species
of bird and beast. Not long ago, Mr..
Huston, of Kennard, Ind. caught a white
squirrel. The little creature is as
white as snow, and appears to be health
full. 1t plays a good deal, and is quite
"A pet. In Fluvanna county, Va, dur
ing the winter just gone, II sportsman
shot a white partridge. The birds
plumage is as white as that of a sea-
gull. IT was sent To Richmond, where