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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-05
NWITIF.
NETWORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

For the Reception Monday evening, May g. guests
requested 70 enter at tie htest entrance and depart
from the entrance RYE Brown viii have
In NM. III. fn lLlSLn WI lie fLLa Z ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
An Immense Vineyard.
From the San Francisco Call.

In the immense vineyard of Governor
Stamford at Vina :here are, at present,
10000 acres planted in grapevines OF
different varieties, the greater portion OF
which are young, AMI as yet have
not been productive. The old Gerke
vineyard, which forms the nucleus,
covers space of seventy-fvo acres; to
this, 1000 acres of young vines were
added in 1882, and $500 acres in 1888.
They are all very thrifty, and form a
beautiful sight when viewed from any
direction. The irrigation of this vine.
yard is, perhaps, the most complete in
the world. At regular intervals through
the vineyard avenues are cuts which arc
forty feet in width; through these ave.
nues are run irrigating bitches.
side. Tho Blocks VI thus thus
formed by the irrigating bitches arc
about fifty yards wide, but extend a
great length, and contain abont 100
acres each. In this way the system of
irrigation is made complete, and all the
land receives an equal proportion OF
water. Every two of these blocks are
planted to q different variety of grapes
The main bitches run east and west
across the field, aud where the field is
unevon intereectin, bitches are mads
In some cases it has been necessary to
construct fumes to carry the water over
lower lands. A aume $500 feet long has
been built to carry water over the alfalfa
fields. Besides the 10000 acres planted
in vines, the governor owns 10000 acres
more than he has ately acquired by
purchase. He is contemplating, howev-
er, extending his vineyard, making new
additions to It each Year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

Some OF the newspapers. commenting
upon the resignation of United States
Circuit Judge McCrary, speak of the in.
suficiency Of the salary-which is 1000
per annum-urge that such positions
should pay as much or more than a for.
tunate lawyer could make in his profes.
sional practice, or as much as a corpora
ton would pay, To this contemporary
answers that the theory of our inssitu-
tions is simplicity in public positions
As the masses of the people can neve,
be rich. 1t was the design Of the fathers
Of our system that the distance between
the high and the low in the scale OF for.
tune should never be great gulf which
neither side should see across. Imbued
with this idea, men of liberality and
without even tinge Of the vulgar dem.
agogue in their characters, opposed the
doubling Of the presidents salary, and
yet condemn tae universal tendency te
increase official emoluments. When the
disparity between the paw of our repub.
lican officials of monsrchical and arist3.
cratic Europe is pointed out the fact i,
at once admitted and the argument an.
swered by recalling the purposes 70,
which We instituted q different system
Official life in the United States cannot
be what it is abroad, and it is q peryer.
sion of the ideas of the founders of on,
popular system to attempt to make it 30
Comparisons between the order o.,
things IN our own ard that under anv
other form Of government are not oppo.
dts, and therefore cannot be ipstruc.
TN,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
About Sailing the Soil.

&1OVUS oOAIAUtS tn0 0O4As
: Common salt spread upon tho ground
has tho effect Of aiding in the solution Of
mineral matters used in stifening the
stems Of plants. II there is already q
suffaciency Of such matters in solution in
the soil, an application Of salt vii, do no
good. Salt is most efficacious in mucky
ground and whenever there is an excess
OF organic matter. It is not supposed to
act directly rs food for grain-pfoducine
plants. II it does anything toward in.
creasing grain crops, it does 30 by wav
Of stldening the straw and keeping it
from lodging. 1t is q cheap product,
costing only about s. ton to produce it
IN bulk at the works, and ought to be
bought for fair profit and freight add
ed. Whenever salt is needed it often
pays many times its cost, but there is SO
much land on which it does no good
that it would be imprudent to use it to
any large extent without first determin-
ing, in small way, whether it will be
useful or not. As its usefulness depends
wholly upon the condition of the soil, no
specific value can be fixed for it in adj
vance of using it, as there can for barn
yard manures and the commercial fer.
tiiizers, nor can it be used rs q substi.
tute for any of the real fertilizers or for
land plaster. It is most freqently used
for sowing on wheat in the spring,
which it sometimes greatly benefits and
sometimes not at all. Its specific action
is most marked upon the beet family
Professor L. B. Arnold.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
WEEP SONG.

a 81
Hush The homeless babys Crying.
Tmd9slse
Every folded violet
Nay the 0uter storm forget;
Those vet lids with kisses drying,
Through them creepl
6oothe tho soul that lies thought.Weary,
Murmurous Sleep!
Like hidden brooklet's song,
Ripping gorgeous woods among,
Thinking down the mountains droaIY,
White and steep.
Breathe thy balm upon the lonely,
Gentle Sleep!
A. the twilight breezss bless
With sweet scents the wilderness,
All, let warm white dove.Wings only
Round them sweep!
Or the aged pour thy blessing,
Boly 9leepl
Like soft and ripening rain
Falling on the yellow Z ain,
For the glare OF suns expressing,
Plying weep!
Der thy still seas met together
Charmed Sleep!
Hear them swell drowsy hymning,
Swans to silvery music swimming,
Floating with unruf I'D feather
Der the deep!
Lucy Larcom.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

A bill has been introduced into the
senate that will tend to prevent the ex-
tortions of attorneys, if it becomes law.
1t provides that the regular fee of $40 is
not to be paid until the pension is al.
lowed. No other fee is to be allowed ex-
cept in cases where a special contract is
filed in the pension Office and approved
by the commissioner, and tn n it shall
not exceed S25. Extraordinary services
may command an additional fee
These payments shall be made the
agent Of the pension Office in whose
district the claimant shalt live, and pen.
sion attorneys shall make sworn state
ment of the amount that they have re-
ceived for their services. Any false
statement will subject the offender to a
fine of 81 900 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
The English and the French
ParVenu.

Give $1,000 francs to a Frenchman
and he will place them in the funds and
retire from active life. Give the same
sum to an Englishman and be will either
spend it in a month or go to the colonies
and turn farmer. It is all or nothing
With him. Fifty thousand francs! In
English money that makes but $4,000.
" hat meagre sum! How small it
SOUNDS to the ear of an Englishman! In
landed property alone the Duke of
Denvonshire has a fortune which
to about .es,0oO,ooO. which
means 200, 1000, 900 francs. He is one of
the richest of the peers of England, but
there are many richer than he.
The Duke of Westminster, for instance.
whose fortune is something incredible.
The word nobleman in English is almost
synon omous with rich men. This is the
secret CT the prestige enjoyed by the
aristocracy. The day on which the aris-
toc:acy have the right to dispose,
according to their pleasure. of the prop
erty which now increases day by day
On account Of the law of primosen-
poea poT they b will vie fHass be to o.
PoHs'S<s. pO"SI SACy WILL UcCOlu0 JUST
what their French brethren area
group of prejudiced men. The English
parvenu Is still more Objectionable than
his like in France, because he is not, az
the latter has, certain Ieaven of admi-
ration and respect for knowledge and
talent: When he is in good society the
trenchman contents himself with rat
Ting his guineas while the other will tell
you without hesitation that he might
have turned bis hand to poetry or paint
ing, or easily learned Latin and Greek;
i he had set himself abont it, but that,
like good Briton, be preferred to be
useful to his country and 60 in for busi-
ness. Barring this, the two types are
similar, always excepting this little diff
[erence-that the French specimen has
invariably arrived in Paris in wooden
shoes and With 40 sous in his pocket,
whereas this kind of covering TO- the
feet is unknown in England, and the
English parvenu always comes up to
London with only half a crown about
him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
Walks Between Farm Buildtnp.

>>S'S0AA n 1E4A OukAUAUR0.
The grounds about most farm-houses
ara poorly supplied with walks. Some.
times there is no way to approach the
house from the street or 20 from the
house to the we'll or farm buildings, ex-
cept to travel over ground that is GOV.
cred with turf. During large portion
OF the year, and especially in the winter,
1t Is necessary to pass through mud or
snow. AS consequence damp feet are
among the penalti les attached to passing
out OF tho house during unp: easant
weather. Of course, it is very difficult
to keep the floors Of a dwelling clean
when the occupants are obliged to walk
through mud every time they 20 out.
There should be good walks leading
from the street to the entrances
OF the house, and to the we'll
and the. various out.buildings.
Iney not only promote comfort but save
g large amount of work in taking care of
the house. Very good and serviceable
walks may be made by mailing plank to
scant!ings placed on edge. The walks
may be from two to three feet wide, &C.
cording to the width of the pianks.
Walks constructed in this manner are
easily kept free from snow, as they may
% swept of as often as is necessary.
The only objection to them is the diff.
Guilty in driving across them. The diff.
Guilty may be obviated by raising the
driveway for teams or by placing IN
caued Dlants or timbess AGAINST tho
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

The wicked newspapers are making
good deal of fun over the itemized ex-
penses of the United States Senate late
ly published. From the accounts of the
sergeant alarms, it appears that zach
senator averaged, deducting Sundays
and adjournments, over three quarts of
mineral water day during parts of the
months Of July and August, 1882 The
consumption of Apollinaris in these
months was also tremendous, the bills
for this beverage aggregating $4O6.5O.
During the same months the ice bills
were $1OO7, and the enormous total of
POI 600 pounds is reported as consumed,
or nearly 5000 pounds for each senator,
deducting Sundays and adjournments,
for the months of July, and August.
Seventeen hundred two-grain quinine
pills were furnished for senators, who
must have had attacks of malaria, and
preferred not to call in a doctor. This
is ridi 'ulous enough to one who does
not understand that a large portion of
the Apollinaris, ice bills, quinine, &C.,
stands for fine wines and cigars, which
could not be named without still
greater scandal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

Gov. Robinson Of Massachusetts,, rec
.ommends the enactment Of an insolv-
ency law which will afford debtors who
owe less than 81 y the same privilege of
discharge from their debts which debt
ors in larger amounts enjoy. Gov.
Robinson spoke as political economist
as well.as humane man when he said:
lit is always wise and salutary to devise
legislation of such a character as will
reach the humblest and poorest citizen,
who has no voice but his own to present
his reeds, no power ia combination with
others to emphasize his opinions" The
garnishee process in Massachusetts is
often terror to honest but poor people,
and it IS to be deprived of some of its
terrors by weekly parments instead of
monthly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

The West shore railroad has been
completed and opened for traffic through
its entire length of 425 miles from New
York to Buffalo. 1t now remains to be
seen what effect this new and powerful
rival will have on the business of the
Central railroad and what will be the at.
titude of the two roads. The Central
has succeeded in swallowing one threat
ening rival, the Harlem railroad and its
digestive powers may be able to make
way with its new adversary also. If the
two corporations do not come to friend
ly understanding we may expect hard
fight, as they appeal in the main, to the
same public. Parallel railroads are al.
ways a risky property, and the expert
ment generally ends in consolidation,
At present the Harlem railroad is used
by the Central for its freight business,
thus giving it double track freight line
over its whole road. The question Is,
whether the business will sustain porta.
bic traffic on six tracks with little new
local trade added. Good railroad men
think it will, and they have spent an
enormous sum ofmoney in that belief
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
Foreign News Gossip.

Gen. s0ordon is comforting With civil aud
military authorities of E ;ypt and England.
His mission is the complete evacuation Of
the Soudan inclusive of Karthoum. The
khedive has appointsd him governor of the
advised him to take measures to secure tht
safety OF civilians aud Europeans. The
khedive has summoned to Cairo AIMEE,
Add Ell Shskoor, ton OF the late SULTAN Of
Darfour. aEd offered to cede him the prov.
tnce of Oar our on condition that freedom
of com merce should be maintained and thu
slave trade suppressed, promising he would
not be required to pay tiibute. Add e
6hakoof inlln ated that he would probably
accept the offsr. Col. Coetlogan writes
there is food enough at Khartoum to las:
6,OOJ men five months, and the usual grain
supplies are arriving.
The London Standards financial article
says: Large Suspensions in the grain trads
have been expected for some time. A rims
ofspeculators of London and Liverpool Is
in difficulties, but 80 many powerful firms
are interested that it prevents cras*. Grea
day In the hope that the market will i'm.
prove.
Mackay writes to the London Times ofthe
Commercial company, that the company't
cables are completed, have no intention o.
entering into any agreement or coalition
with the existing companies.
Dr.. Julius Rosenberg Of Temesvar, Hun.
gary who killed Count Stefan Batthvsn,
in Guel, has been condemned to tvc
years imprisonment to pay the costs of the
trial. =
Vaio, the man servant of Mousigne,
Cesare, murdered in bed in Rome on the
night ofthe 18th has coAtessed that he Va,
the assasstn. he had no sccomplices.
John Edward Kelly,a Fsnian, sentenced
y 1897 70 hang, and afteward transported,
died n Boston recently.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
The Useless Slaughter of Birds.

The Useless Slaughter of Birds.
Forest and Stream.-It is becoming
great shame that even the non-sdible
sea and shore birds along our coast are
killed in great quantities. The prevail.
ing rage for stuffed birds for hat ornamen-
tation has placed a value on everything
that flies. Especially are the gulls and
terms prosecuted. Last summer two
taxidermists settled themselves at Long
Branch, N. J.-one at the Barnepat Inlet
end, and the other at the Beach Haven
portland were kept busy the whole
summer and part Of the autumn skin.
ming and mounting birds. Fifteen cents
apiece was given for terms, ten cents for
strand snipe-in fact everything wa
bought. Several market gunners made
good wages" the whole season. and
found it more profitable to give up their
boats and attend to the new business. I
learned from reliable sources that one
shooter shipped to New York $50 worth
OF terms in one week The consequences
was that long before tho season was over.
the gulls and terms, which ordinarily
could be easily approached, became very
shy and seldom came near the beach,
Even the nesting places of the birds ON
the islands In the bay were sought out.
and the ha]ffeathered young were Co.
cured and sold.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
Railroad RunlblingS

The drop IN Northern Pacific first mort
gage bonds from 1Ol 34 to IS IL has occa-
stoned general comment and conjecture.
These bonds, to the amount O! $40 O0o,OO,,
we're issued in 1890 for the purpose Of CON-
pleting and equippang the road. They
were secured by mortga ge on the rosdbed
,ad all the lands of the company west Ut
the Missouri river. The total grant
amounted to about A., 600. 900 acres. In No
gem6er the whole 40. 100000 was sold to
be Drexel, Morg N & Go. syndicate. The
oonds have been fairly steady in price most
u the time since, generally selling little
above par. The question now is whether
The bonds have been too high.
The Winona, Alma & Northern survey
RS are now at work between L. Crosse and
Winona.
The Union Pacific surplus earnings for
The year were $1l, 39l ,65S.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
Beautifying the Home.

S~sAVAsy AnG OA0 11O140s
Nov that the holidays are over and
we will no longer indulge in giving fancy
work to our friends, it is hoped that
most women will have time to do some.
thing toward identifying their own
homes. At least some one nice piece of
needlework should be commenced, and
il possible be finished before the spring
cleaning. One very effective piece of
work is this: Take q piece OF drab or
olive felt suitable for the cover of a chair
cushion and another for the back of the
chair; on these have patterns stamped.
The prettiest sort of decoration is that
in which antique work and embroidery
are combined, and there are many of
these VIII CHI are attractive and vet are
not laborious. The framework of the
chair should be low, and the felt should
be bordered with plush or velvet of q
darker shade. Another very pretty
piece of work is the cover for a sofa pill
low. This may be of olive felt with q
large spray Of flowers in Kensington en-
broidery; have the branch or stem start
at one corner. A border and back OF
dark crimson velvet is all the finish a
cushion needs to make it elegant. An.
other cushion cover is made by putting
bias stripe OF crimson velvet diagonal
ly across the cushion, and on each side
ofthis put stripes made by sewing strips
of velvet or velvet ribbon together-the
corners should be of the plain velvet,
and the back also; put two small soft
tassels at each corner.-N. Y. Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Warrington News Notes.

Congressman Nnerty Of Chicago, who
has had experience in Indian campaigns-
rom 1870 to 1SSl-has introduced . bill
% provide for the promotion Of officers
Of the United States .: my, particularly dis.
tiaenished for heroic action in Indian war.
are." The bill provides that officers en-
ragged in Indian warfare who have gained
distinction, % certified by their command
srs, shall be entitled to brevet promotion
lnder section 200. Revised Statutes, and
hat non.commlssioned officers and privAtes
Who may Distinguish themselves by bravery
n Indian battles shall, on Recommendation
u their commanding officer. be entitled to
he maximum Of paw sllowed for length Of
'ervice in their respective grades."
1t Is learned that the commerce comm it
ice Of the senate and shipping committee
he house, before whom the hearings on the
shipping bill have been held, are both
against free ships. This preclndes any lsgis.
ation during this cor grs s. looking toward
IN evident disappointment to many who had
,ountt & at least upon something in this line
rom the house of r representatives..
In the United States supreme cour! An AZ
zumcnt was made for wits of habeas cor
pus ia the case OF the Georgia kuklux UNDER
;oing imprisonment at the Albany peniten-
isry. The argument used was that the
matter was properly one tor the courts and
he exercisee of Jurisdiction by United
States courts was illegal; therefore the pris-
oners should be discharged.
The long. threatened retirement of John
). New from the office of assistant treasurer
finally announced ss q fact. Mr.. New
appears to have packed up his belongings,
eft his resignation to be presented to the
president on his return from New York,
md quietly stolen away to Indianapolis.
lie 10 said &c have been moved thereto by
he pressure ofprivate business.
MI. Wakefield has introduced in congress
JOINT resolution fixing the head of nav
CATION of the Minnesota river in the state
u Minnesota. It fixes the head of nav.
CATION at point on that river where the
ange line between ranges 80 and 81 west
II the fifth principal meridian crosses the
liver. said range line being the eastern bound
larry OF Redwood county.
The finance commi tee OF the senate has
:efused to approve Mr.. Saerman's bill to
establish basis OF ban king and also of Mr..
McPherson's which provides an issue of cir
culation equal to the fece Of any govern
ment.
The house committee on postofices and
oostroads agreed to report favorab]y Mon
" bill fixing the rate Of postage on second
Glass publications deposited in letter car.
'ier offices at two cents per pound.
Springer Harbaush and his d ,ughter, Mrs.
Brooks, of St. Paul are in Washington.
Mr.. Harbaugh is one of the largest farmers
Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Agricultural Notes.

Mr.. J. A. Bin, Lyme, Conn.,, tried the
'ten.houp SYSTEM" and says his men,
with "Bungtown" watches and heavy
gold" chains, sat around logs telling
puns when it was seven O'clock In the
morning. "The next year he ran his
farm himself"
A farmer is mentioned by The Catham
Courier who, upon turning horse into
the field, leads him along the wire fence
and brings his nose q few times in con-
tact with the barbs. After that exper-
fence the intelligent animals keep ut
9 safe distance, and none have been in
jured. 49,
Unless the house be warm and the
food wholesome and abundant, the hens
will furnish very few eggs. The birds
enjoy the winter sunshine.
Some prefer to sell al their swine and
buy what "hog products" they desire;
but a. rule, it is preferable to kill what
Is needed at home, even when not
necessary, as it is on majority of farms
perhaps. One then knows the health.
fulness and quality of what he is eating,
and with little experience and skill,
farm Strengthening is more economical.
The introduction of pulleys and some
other simple contrivances. enabling one
or two men to handle and dress q con-
siderable number of heavy hogs in q few
hours, has, in recent years, done away
with the dread and much of the impor.
lance Of "butchering day."-American
Agricultural.
Professor s. Johnson of the Michigan
Agricultural College has made many ex-
periments with ensilage during the past
few years. He finds it better to have
several small silos, or divisions, than
one large one; that weighing with
stones, barrels OF earth, etc., il more eat
isfactory than a screw; and the silo is
one of the most economical methods of
storing fodder. Professor Johnson finds
three tons of ensilage equal in feeding
value to one ton of hay, and therefore a
fair crop of ensilago means the growing
of an equivalent. to six to ten tons of hay
per acre. Ensilage is a cheap substitute
for roots-but an expensive crop for the
general farmer.-American Agriculture
list.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

The fire insurance people had a hard
time OF it last year on account of the
vast losses by 6re-but the life insurance
interest, not only escaped trouble, but
actually was more successful than in any
year of its previous history. There
were not only no failures among the
legitimate old-line companies last year,
but business with nearly all of them was
considerably in excess of that ever before
done. The total amount of new policies
written during 1888 is computed to be
over $4,000, 600 more than was ever
issued before in a similar space of time.