The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30
GAR1EN WOkK For IHE NEW or
LEANS hXJ'USIIION

The State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction has designated l'resii ut
Irwin Shepard. ct the Normal Scl,onl
At NinoiIa. To take charge ut COLE ct ing
and arranging exhibits of industrial
drawing and Kindergarten work for the
Stale Educational Exhibition at New
U,it.tuS. 1t Is desired ,Iut very ScIlO,i
~ the State, wi'-tir-r graded or rural.
in which industrial drawing is taught.
should br represented hy specimens
pr. pared in accordance with Il general
plan, the details of which. Cal, be ascrr.
tanned by applying to President Shep-
ard. The directors of all kinderear-
| tens il the State are earnestly urged to
contribute specimens of children's
work, with the various gifts aud occu-
pa,i"ns, aud furnish. full information
concerning date OF organization, mum
Der If children il attendance. aud sucl,
other facts IA may be embodied in Il
| tabulated statement showing the char
act+r and extent of kindergarten work
in Minnesota.
1t is also desired that teachers in
graded and rural schools, who have
made ,,se of Kindergarten gifts. Occu-
pat ions and games in connection with
regular school work should contribute
specimens Of work and send full reports
nf their plans aud results.
| All teachers interested in the abnve-
nane'l subjects are respectfully and
earnestly requested tO communicate
with President Shepard 1T once. and to
indicate in what manner and to what
extent they will CO. operate.
Low TARIFF PRICES.
Mr.. =. + Stulebaker, of the we'll
known Indiana wagon making firm IF
Studet'aker Brothers, recently gave the
following recollectiOns of the prices
that prevailed in the old days Of demo
cratic administration and low tariff:
remember distinctly the good times
b fore the war SO often talked about.
We hon lad Il comparatively small
public: debt. AID had the r"v"nnr from
tie s"lS M the public 'a'dS. The tar
if was low. but o'r industries were
lower still. We had Il tariff for 'revr.
nue. exclusively" aud no war debt t"
pay. yet W. paid SIX cents per yard for
calcn when il was 1T it's lowest point
Every naruf;.rturtd article made
abroad cost more ,h;sn it dnes NOW M
der I've r'.S..nt ''r. hi"r tariff = and
| thu nrl\ 'tnfrns ,u,r !,r,!;!, had ;..y.inS.
''t high price Was il S;ir''ltfu ard
w-av'n. th" ,n''>, "j iht, nw', goods
Fa' m E'h''''> w:''r l''t' ~ the highest
S13 l.'r ni":,1' sm:! sold rs h,1': :,s 81
! cents. " ga! ;;;,cts r.'lc:lil 50. bat tie.
Spu - m.y ..nlp"iHry, for it ten
| b.'.A y. Gi) -, few weeks. HORSES sold
i'rm $.,) io SGO. and ,.+ best COWS could
h purchased Il, SIS to $50 Hogs some
times REACHED 1915 per hundlrd. but
| fItA,., f.>
was s. Butter sold III fr".n & to IL
to 8 cr IT'S per .l"Z'.". aud 1T points re-
mote fr"in rivers AMI lines Uf t:anspOr
tati"u there was no market for any
farm pr"iucts except the cereals and
! live stock. IL those days we sold wag
"ns 1T retail for $1lO whic. VIZ now sell
at $50 Pl"ws which then sold for $12
are now sold for $G. Labor of every
kind commands rs to 81 i'er cent m.r-
than it did hen. while every manuiac.
turrd aud imported article wl,irl, labor
uses or consumes sells from 20 to 200
per cent. cheaper than it did before the
war. and the only rticl-s whici, com
maud higher prices are those produced
on the farm.
CHEAP FUEL Ff,H F.4RMERS
The mammoth RuSs,ln sun flower
makes the YER, best ki"| "t fuel. l
| have been bu'nlhI ''lnrt' r. sixteen
years. coal for tH'lv. yeas, wood fn'
eight years ami sn!, Il 'v - t.,r .hr."
y-ai> ,.r' fer ,, SIT" flower :" any.
thing else. | grow N1!e acre Of item
| every year. and have plenty Of fuel for
one $: owe he WhHl' year round. AND
seine il; Hut.t:s~r stove hpsihes,
;'a:i / h+ II. H. '!il- the Su,nt as corn
lOnly three Seei> tn thu bill and cult
vatr sa'',- a< corn. | cut them when
the leader or top fl'.wrr is ripe. let
them Law q" the ground tw" "r three
days. it, that TIM cut off all the seed
heads. which are pnt into an open shed
with = floor in it, the same rs Il corn
crib. h- stalks are then hauled home
and packed IN i common shed will, 4
good roof on. When cut ~ the right
time. the stalks when dry are ~ hard
as oak. and make Il good hot fire. while
| the seed heads with the seed in. n:akp Il
better firp than the hest hard coal. The
seed being very rich in oil it will warm
better and burn longer. b,,sI,rl fer
bushpl, than hard coal. The sun fow-
r. is very hard on land. the piece Of
ground selected to plant on should b+
highly enriched with manures
&. DELINDE in Watertown Courier.
WIDE AWAKE DRUGGISTS.
ChaS. W. Smitl, is always alive to his
business, and spares no pains to secure