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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
People Who Live On the Railroads

4lleie ~ u1Stlnct railroad population
that is constantly growing. It is COM
posed of commercial travellers, lecturers,
show agents, actors and actresses. They
eat more meals in hotel cars and rail-
road meal stations than they do at home
or in hotels. They spend more nights
in sleeping-car hunks than in beds. To
person who travels only occasionally
it IS interesting to note how thoroughly
equipped these professional journeyers
are. Upon entering sleeping car early
in the evening, for instance, they re-
move their shoes and put on slippers,
hang their hat up and don silk travel
ing caps, take off their coats and put on
short sock coats OF smoking jackets.
In the morning, when the occasional
traveller, obliged to wear the only cloth
ing he has brought, goes to the toilet
compartment in his coat and vest, and
thus struggles in an effort to cleanse his
skin without soaping his sleeves or his
coat collar, these professionals again ex-
cite his envy. They come along all
smiles, having slept we'll, aud feeling
perfectly at home. They hang up their
smoking jackets and display snowy white
robes ornamental with colored biding
and braid, and capable of being thrown
open at the neck and rolled nd above
the elbows. From pocket in the sus-
pended jacket one produces an
ivory-brush 'and costly comb.
a tooth brush and perhaps q
nickel-plated soap box. Another opens
out prettily embroidered receptacle,
composed of many folds, each one a
pocket and each one labeled. In these
pockets are a comb, brush, tooth
brush, shaving brush, soap box, pair of
razor cases, nail-brush, whisk broom,
hand glass and cologne bottle.
Their familiarity with the surround
ings is as noticeable part of the equip
ment. A glance out of the car window
is almost certain to reveal to them their
whereabouts when they arise or when
they are walked up, or are about to 20
to bed, They carry their timetables
in their heads and give good advice as to
which station has the best caterer.
They are sociable and Democratic
Philadelphia Record. s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

The people of New York last fall pro-
nounced against convict labor, and the
Legislature is expected to obey the man
date According to report in an AL
bany paper, at Il meeting of manufac-
turers representing, it is said, over so,
OOO,O of capital invested in
the industries affected by convict labor.
positive evidence was produced that
workingmen and their families were
found in almost starving condition in
the city of Albany, who would have
been partially employed at least if it
were not true that convicts were allowed
to take the place of honest laborers."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

The terrible floods now devastating
the river valleys below, are attributed
in a great measure to cutting down the
forests adjacent to the river banks.
There is no difference of opinion on
this point. Had reasonable area of
forests been allowed to remain all the
snow of q winter would not have been
melted by few rainy or sunny days
and precipitated into a common rcser-
banks.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
NORTHAMPTON, MINNESOTA

More than 4,5OO bills, mostly of pr.
vate nature have been introduced into
the house. Less than 200 have been
acted on by committees and reported to
the house. The fate of vast majority
can be easily guessed. They will go to
the tomb, unwept, unhonored and I'M
sung. The shame of so much buncombe
business rests upon representatives and
their gullible constituents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

The value of imports of silk goods in
1888 was $50 ,3o5, 1856, of which $18, 14O,-
227 was during the last half Of the year
under the new tariff, against $40 81 1852
during the last half of 1882 under the
old tariff. This decrease indicates that
this branch of manufacture has not been
seriously impeded by the change of da-
ties, though the general condition of
markets and the demands of employees
have caused much depression. For the
year the decrease in imports compared
with 1882 was S.. 32S,7 9S.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

Stanley's complete success and De
Brazzas correspondingly complete fail
ure on the Congo, should teach the So
called explorers of effetc Europe to
keep out of the way OF such Americans
as Henry NJ. Stanley. The man who
found Livingstone and crossed the
darkest part of the dark Continent is
chock full of genuine Yankee grit and
push, and the attempt to defeat his
plans by sending an italian alventurer
like De Blazza to Africa with few
French soldiers was absurd from the
beginning.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
Drift Of the Great Flood.

There are 1920 people of Wheeling War,
left desolute by the food.
Gen Lander post, G: A. R., of Lynn, Mass.
has decided to forego it's anniversary exercises
sufferers.
Three-fourths Of 1ronton, O., is under water,
including the entire business portion. me
water u seven feet higher than in 1883 Though
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
Rail and River Notes,

Judge Beach, in the New York court of COM
mon pleas, decides that railroad company is
not liable for injuries to deadhead passenger
A company has been organized at Des Moines
with capital Of 81 coo, 600 to construct Sec
ond railway bridge over the Mississippi from
Rock Island to Davenport
The Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul has or
dered 20 per cent reduction of wages on all
employees in the locomotive department of the
road The reduction takes effect the LIST prox-
imo.
The official report of the Omaha for 1888
shows gross earnings of 1904, O50, 81, and tax
ci6c, with headquarters at Portland, arrived in
St Paul He will go west with Mr.. Muir and
party
Engineer Valentine, of the Milwaukee l. st.
Paul, has completed the survey and location Of
the Missouri river line from Scotland to the
southeast corner Of Brule county, and has re-
turned to Mitchell, Oak On the 18th inst :. the
survey will be commenced from Mitchell to
Scotland
The Northwestern has decided to issue g.
100000 Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids Il St Paul S
per cent. fSet mortgage bonds. The North
Western. which is building : road into the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

Iowa coal fields, will guarantee the principal
bonds have been taken.
On the 18th inst the party Of commissioners
appointed by the Winona, Alma Il North Wis
| consin railway will start out from East Du-
b9pue to condemn land for right of way,
where the owners have refused to sell on reas-
enable terms. All the land h ,retofore pur-
chased has been promptly paid for 1T satisfac-
tory prices.
The announcement that the Minneapolis &
St Louis and Omaha roads have practically
abolished the transit system Of freights is one
calculated to raise breeze in Northwestern
| railway circles. Whether the Milwaukee COM
pany will feel compelled to follow suit is an in
teresting question which It remains for the fu-
ture to decide
The Milwaukee st. Paul issued several new
freight tariffs, showing reduction on rates be-
tween st. Paul and common points and all sta
tons on the Mississippi river, on the river,
Dubuque and Racine and southwestern divi-
sion, and also between st. Paul and common
points and all stations on branches Of divisions
on the Mississippi.
mixed train ON the Southern Central drop
ped into the Seneca river at Weedsport. Floods
had weakened the bridge. Burr Ridgeway,
engineer; John Straight, fireman, and Timothy
II. Danahay, brakeman, were in the cab of the
engine at the time and were drowned The
engine went under water: The passenger car
remained on the track.
1t is confidently asserted that W. H. Wander
bilt has purchased the controlling block of
stock in the West Shore road. The road need
cd $4,000, 600 at once This Vanderbilt is cred
tied with having advanced, and this amount
added to his secret holding Of the stock gives
nm the controlling voice. Important changes
in the official direction of the road are an
nounced to take place in few days.
The farmers of the Red river valley arc de-
veloping considerable interest in the proposed
Hudson Bay route, and are watching closely
tho result of the application made to
the Canadian parliament for 81 ,0Oo, 600, with
which to improve the Nelson river. The pro-
motors of the scheme argue that at least two
thirds can be saved in the way of freight, and
this, OF course, presents tempting prospect to
the farmers.
Tho Central Iowa road ever since it was
built, has made Ottumwa It's western termin-
US, using tho track Of the Rock Island from
Eddyville. Tho charter of the Central makes
Abba tho southern terminal point when the
use of the Rock Island track ceases. One rea-
son for the change is that the rental of the Rock
Island track was S35, 600 per year, and this can
be saved, but it throws the terminus twenty
miles west.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
Record of Casualties.


Williams l. Grants Touring mill ct Renick
Mo-, was burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Morrison, Taylor Co., soapmakers, Toron-
to. were burned Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
O'Neill's wagon shop at Cortland. Me-,
burned The shops were insured SO, GOO, and
stock S34.
A fire burned from Shay's corner to Second
street, Portsmouth, Ohio Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $40, 000!
Over ,OOO, 600 bushels of corn on the river
banks between Evansville, Ind and Paducah,
Ky, will be swept away in the flood
In Greene county, Tenn, the wife of James
Hunter was instantly killed by some one who
fired gun from the outside
The business failures of the past week, re-
ported to R. G: Dun 4 Co., number in the
United States 245; Canada, 81; as against 278
for the previous week.
Judge A. NJ. Chadwick, while on his way to
Trinity cathedral, Omaha, to attend wedding,
dropped dead in the street Cause, apoplexv:
He was about thirty years old and was serving
his second term as county judge. He leaves a
WIFE
A fire in the town of Sprague, Wash. Ty. de-
stroyed several buildings, including large
store and bank. The loss will reach about $50
600, about one-third insured. The water sup
ply was frozen. and the town had narrow es-
cape from total destruction
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

their tails together to prevent the turn
ing Of the yoke. On the contrary feed
chem q few gridiaaaas cakes sas:z ssess ses
well acquainted with you Teach them
to walk hv vnnr sida- and to carry their
heads up by gently tapping them with
the butt end Of your CAD under the
chin, and then they viii soon learn to
back, haw and gee, and the boys will
have a team which VIII soon aid in car
rying grists to the mill, or hauling
stones on a stone-boat for building or
repairing fences, and much other work
required of a team of horses.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

Changes of fashion occur in our car
pets as in dress. Last year sombre and
subdued colors and neutral tints pre-
vailed; now brilliant tints and high con-
trasting colors are in ascendent. The
reaction in fashionable styles Of carpetg
however extreme, is usually treaceable
to long operating influences, and it is
for manufacturers to discern in advance
the tendency of the public taste. The
present patterns of carpets are of an all
over description, without central figures.
For certain accepted patterns of old
standing there is a constant demand,
but periodic novelties are the rule,
There is too much study not only IN
costly but In cheap carpets, ofthe dainty
effects Of contrasts, as in yellow and
orange, with or without lighter c~olors.
blue and lilac, scarlet and crimson,
or white divided by faint blue.
Carpets admit Of demi tints. but no
shades. Ecru grounds are just now the
most popular for the richer descriptions
of carpets, The variety Of patterns that
are turned out allow of the carpets Sc
lected for the rooms of q house To rep
resent the individual taste Of the occu-
pant, and thus ON individual grounds
creating pleasure in addition to the mer-
its they may possess as agreeable COM
positions.
In the way of direction In choice Of
patterns, solfar as colors are concerned,
we would state that combination OF col
ors that would not be pleasing in a dress
are unsuited for carpets and viii never
look we'll in d room. Al tailor has made
a very effective stair carpet of patterns
neatly sewn together, IS in patchwork,
and edged with scarlet two inches wide.
He has taken care To have the patterns
all the same size, and they look like
thick striped material.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

The objection TO wire fences, which
on their first appearance was quite
strong, has nearly or quite passed
away. This objection rested altogether
upon the injury horses and cattle were
likely to suffer by running against
them; but as these accidents have
proved so rare of late, and the reports
of them having been shown to be great
iy exaggerated, we hear no more Of
them. No doubt that now and then q
borse or a COW may be more or less.
hurt by being forced against the barbs
but as these barbs are very short it is
impossible to see how any serious injury,
can be sustained from them. Animals
are sometimes hurt by a stone wall, or
an ordinary post and rail fence, or by
attempting to jump over, or passing
through where there is a broken rail I;
or may be badly injured by falling into
a hole or a ditch, and if they were all re-
ported it would probably be shown that
there would be as many as caused by
the wire fence. As q mere matter Of
protecting the premises against incess-
ant and damaging trespassing, the
value of the harbed fence will prove to
be inestimable.- Germantown Tele-
graph.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

Soft gray cashmere, dove-gray Otto
man and vigogne toilets, and fragrant
English violets are the most noticeable
things just at present, for the 7asSs
that it is Lent. Soft gray, delicateIy
toned with lace, is becoming, and violets
are in season. Vioiets are certainly the
rage just now, but sad to relate, they arc
not always real--the idea being to make
the artificial ones appear 70 by perfum-
ing them delicately with the sweet ex-
tract OF the real blossom. This q bet
ter than no violets at all, but, the fav-
yored ones of fortune, who
care not how many dollars they
lavish upon the florist, are to be
enyied as they walk forth adorned, aye.
beautitied. by great generous lunches
of these blossoms-Nature's potent har-
bingers of spring. Large clusters are
placed on the right side OF the hat and
the left side Of the throatg fastened with
o slender steel dagger, with their stems
showing-the more and the longer the
stems the more fashionable. One young
lady, whose Lenten costume consists Of
q black nuns cloth, made In a severe
monastic style, carries each morning a
good-sized muff Of black fox upon the
top Of which Is gracefully fastened a SUI
perb cluster of Lenten lilies, the pure
white flowers forming a striking con-
trast to the rayen-black costume.
M
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

The orange county farmer knows of
no more profitable pastime for boys
than the breaking Of a pair Of young
steers or calves to the yolk, if an extra
team is likely to beneeded. The calves
viii not only Q grow into oxen, but
the actual contact Of the lads with the
calves. and the ups and downs in the
conflict Of breaking them in, will not
only do the calves good, but will inn
prove the boys from the healthy exer-
else Of bone and muscle it always af-
fords. If the boys are young, begin
with a well matched pair Of spring
calves, and lose no time in providing a
suitable yoke to commence the training.
Never use the CAD ON them, nor tie
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

1 do not think sorghum for fodder is
near equal to the sweet varieties OF corn
of the smaller and medium size like the
Minnesota. / have raised these crops
near each other in the same kind Of soil,
manured and cultivated alike. The
yield in fodder of both was about the
samein weight. The stalks Of sorghum
are tougher thanthose of corn and when
cut up and placed in different racks
COWS would not touch the sorghum so
long as any corn was left nor even then
unless pretty hungry; if fed to them
alone they would eat only the upper
part of the stalks. Cows allowed to
get excessively hungry and having
nothing else to eat would probably
consume the entire stalk,
but / do not keep my COWS In that way.
Sorghum stalks have probably a greater
proportion of saccharine matter than
that of sweet corn, and are therefore
preferable to grind for making molasses,
syrup and sugar but as they are tough
er they are not SO palatable for feeding
stock, being harder to masticate, and,
/ presume, to digest. Cut up and
steamed, or packed in silo, they might
be as greedily eaten. Sorghum does
best in a light soil, and will endure q
drouth rather better than corn. In con-
sequence Of this, I would advise Mr..
Higbie and other farmers to cultivate a
little of it every season. The best vari-
ETY. / have tried is the sort called Amber
cane. In my latitude, SO degrees,
planted the last Of April, it heads out
early in July, and IS then cut for fodder.
Afterward there is a second growth
from it, but this is not SO tall and album
dant as the first.-[A. b. Allen, in N.
Y. Tribune.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
in thanking contributors to the food
sufferers, says there is no need Of furtls
er contributions from abroad. The
method Of relief commonly used Is 10
distribute small sums Of money, sufi-
cient to assist for a week or two. AS
an example Of the method, this incident
is cited The ngent found i woman and
three children living in q COW shed.
Hello! How are you getting on ~ said
the agent. 80, I'm all right; I'm out
Of the water.n Where is your house r.
Flat on its back out yonder. What
viii it cost you to get it up2g About
five dollars 1 reckon And the relief
is given.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

The saloon license at Aberdeen has
been increased to $500 a year.
At the recent election the no license
question was settled in favor of prohi-
ton in Kingsbury county.
James Devereaux has been arrested
and taken to Huron, charged with steal
ing a horse from Mr.. Golfer.
e. M. Webb of Huron, has been ar
rested ON a Charge of malicious mischief
in the destruction of a 81, 900 note.
The girl Nellie Collins Of Grand
Forks, who has caused a sensation on
account of the arrest of a young man
for abducting her, has been married to
a Canadian named Young, in spite of
her mothers protests.
Ole H~alvorsen, q NORWEGIAN farmer
residing near Reynolds, while arranging
the harness of his team, was kicked to
death by one of his horses.
An effort is being made to transfer the
trial of the Devils Lake Ward murder
cases to Yankton, an application having
been made to Judge Hudson for achange
Of venue.
A letter from a British Syndicate to a
mortgage and investment company at
Pierre offers to purchase Dakota real
estate bonds to the amount of $4,000,
600.
The elevator Of Cargill Bros. at
Kinkred, Oh the Manitoba road, burned
on Monday. Loss, So, DOC, .on building;
insurance, 81, 600; contents not known
A Grand Forks mother-in law burned
all her daughters clothes and trinkets
in rage at her marriage.
George w. Vincent, Of Bartlett, got
drunk at Detroit, MINI. fell on the rail
road track and was cut omincemeat by
a passing train.
The final proof papers Of seven Indi-
ans were received at the government
land Office in Huron on the 9th inst.
Psoof was made on homesteads, that
being the only claim an Indian is per-.
mitted to take.
Mcpherson county was organized on
the 7th. All the county Offices were
filled by the commissioners until the
fall election. Leola, situated on sec
tions liz and 90, township 126, range
81, is the county seat.
The house COMMITTEES on Indian al
fairs have fayorably reported the bill to
grant the right Of way Of the Dakota
Central railway company through the
Great Sioux reservation. The bin
granting the same to the Chicago, Mil
waukee Il st. Paul railway will be ta-
ken mp at the next meeting Of the COM
mittee.
A Fargo dispatch says: The matter
Of q lack Of Judges in this territory has
increased to the proportions Of q crying
eyil and has already cost many thou
sands Of dollars to the United States as
we'll as to those having suits. a very
long calendar Of the district court here
remains as yet almost untouched, the
court ap to the present time sitting al
most wholly as ! United States court,
A man named Adams with . compan-
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

boiling two unces Of fiax-seed in one
| quart Of water; add rock candy to sweet
en- it TO your taste Alter straining,
add also the juice of several lemons.
/ This should be ts s>siiSsssssTs 81 ;ShLs s:sa K
possible it should be hot when taken.
A work basket or waste-paper basket
which has become worn and broken at
the edges may be made to serve d good
purpose by lining it; have the lining
quite full, bring it over the right side of
the basket, hem the edge, and shir it
and catch it with fine stitches to the
basIet. An old basket I'd paired In this
way is even prettier THAI some new
ones
Two pretty tides for the back Of a
small sofa which is divided into two
parts are made thus: For one take
three pieces of blue ribbon the length Of
the sofa cushion, put lace insertion of
the same width as s.ne ribbon between
the strips of ribbon, trim the edge with
narrow lace, not more than an inch and
a half wide. For the other tidy use q
contrasting color of ribbon; pink on
crimson are pretty, or a fine shade of
yellow will answer. Make the tidy just
hkethe other In form.
The American C~ultivator says that
hanging baskets have gone out of flavor,
because of the untidy drip from them,
and lo~w-standing iardinieres. tastefully
filed, are better liked, since to look in
to a plant is the only way to appreciate
its loneliness. We are also reminded
that in filling q jardiniere bulbs may be
buried in the soil, which will give us
later a truss of hyacinth, q crocus or a
dainty ~snowdrop, a delightful surprise.
ToMBsToNEs.-R. Il. Writes: ST
wish to erect a monument to the mem
DRY of my father of the most durable
material, and would be glad if You would
mention those stones that will last long
est and best in our cold climate of Min
nesota." Granite is very durable and
resists heat and cold almost completely.
1t rarely becomes encrusted with moss
and is almost as enduring as crude cast
iron. States make very durable memo
rial stones, and resist the action of heat
even better than granite. Sandstones
and marbles yield more or less readily
to the influence of sun and frost and to
the oxidizing effects of the atmosphere.
The choice of r. l.. will probably fall
on either granite or a bluestone monu-
ment.-N. Y. Tribune.
For waxing stained or unstained
floors we have used successfully the fol-
lowing recipe: Mix turpentine and
beeswax in the proportion of one gallon
of turpentine to one pound of wax
shaved thin. Let the wax and turpen-
tine stand over night before using; then
rub ON the floor with O coarse woollen
cloth several times. This is much bet
ter than vanishing OF shellacking,
which we tried before waxing, and
which wore off at once and looked bad
ly from the first. The recipe in your
issue of February s calls for benzine
and wax, and these to be warmed over
a fire. This in the hands of most peo-
plo, and considering the infammatory
materials, seems a dangerous recon-
mendation. The one / send does not
require warming.