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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31
Goats on the Farm.

A good many farmers who are
doubtful OF the future profit from
wool growing are inquiring about the
Aurora goats ami the probable value
of their fleeces. We have always insis.
ted upon the wisdom of holding on to
the sheer, which are clearly Of more
value, on the farm than any other
kind OF live stock except hens. We
would strongly urge farmers who have
sheep to keep them, ard especially to
refrain from taking goats in place Of
them. The market for mohair is ex-
ceedingly close, only two dealers in
the United States handling it to any
large extent; while only four manufac-
turers use it in any considerable guam.
tity. Moreover, the goods made from
this fibre are becoming decidedly un-
popular and are being largely displac"
ed by wooden fabrics. Goats flesh is
not popular as mutton, although
young kid is often used as as lamb
without being discovered rs such by
the consumers. Hence 1t is scarcely
wise just now to discard sheep for the
very much inferior goat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31
4 Submerged Forest.

Scientific American.
During the late violent storms in the
Channel the sea washed through a
high and hard sand bank near the
Isle Of St. Malo, France, nearly four
meters thick, laying bare a p ortion OF
an ancient forest which was already
passing into the condition of coal.
This forest at the beginning of our era
covered an extensive tract of the
coast; but with the sinking of the
land it became submerged and cover
ed up by the drifting sand. Mount
Saint Michel once stood in the middle
of it. The forest had quite disappear.
ed by the middle of the tenth century.
Occasionally at the very 10 " tides after
storms, remains of 1t are disclosed
just at present. 1t is believed that
some centuries ago the highest tides
rose about IL meters above the level
OF the lowest ebb. Now the high
water level is 1875 meters above the
lowest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31
The Story of 4 BuStle.

Talking about bustles, said the father
of family, suddenly arousng himself
from deep meditation and slapping the
Star man on the knee. They had been
s;eaking for the past twenty minutes,
and the last thing mentioned before that
was something about grinding monopoly.
Here's an a Ivertiscment had prepared
for the Star:
VVANTED-A servant without a hustle or
w other artificial enlargement of the an
atomy: no objection to carrying cold vituals
home in Il basket; no hustle need apply.
My wife wanted to know if l was drop
ping back into barbarism, and declared
that the tyranny of men woult stop at
nothing. Why would attempt to abridge
the civil rights of servant girls by depriv-
ing them of their con >titutional privilege
to wear bust]es' Her woman sense of
justice was shocked and she declared that
if women had votes would Mt dare to
suggest such thing; and when suggest
ed the election frauds that might be pra =
ticed by women with bustles full of ballots,
she began to cry, and said that my cruelty
was Inspired by envy because she had Just
that day bought new eHtia-siZe 80 cent
hustle, that made her dress stand out just
vely: ] might have it il | wanted it,
and she would continue wearing the old
one that was twisted all on one side and
made her back look like chicken gong
across the wind. She enlarged upon the
sui. ect by declaring that want d to de-
prve poor servants of their principal
source OF comfort-the rudder that kept
them upon their course. l surely would
not deprive d poor girl of her hustle.
and l listened to all til s and more.
Then | led her gently into the kitchen
and unlocked the hustle Honesty had left
hanging behind the door Honesty IS the
name Of our servant girl that was. There
was something prophetic III the cho ce OH
her christening day. ! quietly unhookel
Honesty's ustlt from the dor and
emptied rom it half pound of tea, six
of the babies most useful articles Of
clothing, one towel, two pounds OF sugar,
three silver spoons, bottle of pickles, a
bcef-seak, DO; Of tinted cosmetic and
pair of stockings. Ny wife tainted dead
away after she had secured the rouge
and hid it from my sight in the black
fol's OF her own Dire 8. Now she weeps
when come home to dinner. and declares
that vel never get a servant who Is will
sideratiOn of SIS per mon h, unless Mr..
Goodmaker, the missionary, can get us
one, way off there where they eat folks
and don't wear any clothes at all. Then
she covers her face with her hands and
says it would never do for servant to
answer the door bell dresse that way.
Meanwhile, by laboriCus math NAUTICAL
process, l have been calculating the
capacity of lIonesty's hustle, and find it
to hold just three half PEE ks and PIN,
which Is ample storage room, if used only
for transportation and not permanent
storage, for half my regular family sup
ply of groceries and provisions, not to
mention dry goods and notions
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''MY DAUGHTER ZELDA CAME lN,''

MY DAtGHIEE ZELDA CAME IN, -
''Why didn't you go inter the reconized
army, stead o. bush whackin'?' the SER
gent asked.
''Cause couldn't get whack at the
folks wanted. You see some o the folks
in this curMunity got in ter the habit o.
shootin' at me, an bein.' a mighty ham
ter take up ideas that is suggested by
folks l drapped sorter mach
in ter Their habit o shootin' at
them. They stayed right here
an so did |, an ever once in while I'd
drop one o. EN-; but never shot at
Union soldier yit, an never wanted ter.
l coulder dropped you t'other day when
you WIZ ridin under Spencer's bluff, fur
l wuZ right above you.
''He didn t say n0thin' fur some time,
but lie kept er looking at Zilda. 'Ole
to hang you. You amt enemy to cur
side arter all. Boys, let's co.
Gentlemen , sa my wife, I've cot
some pies that amt burnt an if you IL
stay we'll'-here she broke down an
droppin' on her knees gunter praise Their
lawd. Zelda then dropped an ! reckon
dropped too. After that we all fell ter
eatin' pies. The next day the sargeant
he came back an brought us the news
that the war wuz over. 1 could make
this talk longer. but wont, fur you all
know that the sergeant married Zelda.
He is a jedge in Nashville, now. an
here old Sandy took up a package and
began to take newspaper from about it.
my son-in-law an his wife sent these
here flowers t. lie scattered on these UNI
known men S graves. Well sprinkle 'em
along with the dogwood bloss oms an the
flowers o. the red bud tree.''
OPIE p. READ.
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II won't tell in purticler how wuz
forced ter sorter bush whack, but will
say that the Lawd knows that never had
n0thin' ergin the old flag. Wall. one day
while wuz layin, in Their cane-brake
down yon on Their creek. fast asleep, fur [
had been er dCdfiin' round all ther day
before. a party o. union soldiers come
up. they did, and nabbed me TO- |
knowed they wuz in Their community.
They didn't gin me no chance
ter fight, an l don't reckon l de-
sarved none. The sergeant NV Their party
he sorter grinned at me, an says:
PEARSON Sandy, we know you an we
wanter tell you that it's all up with you. ,
"Well you mout says he. 'Dave,
fetch that rope often my saddle
1.-The Teller fotch ther rope and don t
think l ever seed uglier-lookin' string
In my life. Gentlemen says l, thar
amt no us'n AKIN mussy frum you, |
reckon, but tell you whut l wush you d
do. l wush you'd take me over yonder
whar my wife an daughter lives-'bout a
mile frum here,-an' let me look at 'em
agin. You won hear no squealin, Ken
tell yon that, fur my folks is g. merry ez
this here gineration hez turned out
lol kant lead us inter 10 sorter o.
u"Ps ShC Dol SCout lOWCus Ill yOu uCtu"
ter try. Hold up yO' head an take this
here hemp medicine
Gentlemen, says !, nearly ever fel-
lcr in this here community is ergin me,
an don't see how 1 ken lead you in or
trap. Ell had been in SIGH c,mman' o.
traps l would er slep' at my home las
night stead O. layin' out here. l amt or
good man, ken tell you that, an have
did THINGS that a Chriofun xynuld eortor
shake his head at, but don't wanter lead
you in no trap. jest wanter see my
folks one mo- time an then l II 90 out an
hol' up my head un 'er er tree You
won't hear no bellerin ken tell You
that My wife wont beg an my daugh-
ter won't. They'll gin you some pies an
sweet bread, low, an tell me gcod-by
an that will be Their ecnd o. it. Don t
think. gentlemen, that Pm begging fur
my life, but jest fer chance ter take enc
mo- squint at them folks
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Curious Facts and Happen
ings.
From the Springfield Union.

FROM the Springfield Union.
The man is still living who, seven
teen years ago. walked into the room
OF the Bible Society in Boston and
electrified tho people whom he found
there, first by his appearance, and,
secondly. by the communicable which
he had to make. His appearance be-
tokened more than poverty, for his
shabby clothes were tied together
with strings. What in the world had
brought such man there was the
question every one asked himself, and
the wonder can be better imagined
then described when the stranger
remarked that he had property to
the amount OF $4,000 which he
would like to turn over to the society
it he could be guaranteed 10 per cent
ANNUALLY upon it for the remainder
OF his life, his age then being 70.
The officers suppressed their amaze
ment as we'll as they could. took his
pane, verified his schedule of his
possessions. and submitted the case
to the directors. They looked the mat.
ter over IN the light OF actuarles' tables,
&C., and finally, after much deliber.
alton, decided that the risk was too
great and 40 notified the would-be
donor. Not long after be came back
and renewed his proposition to turn
the money over to the society and
said that he would be content with 7
per cent. annually. That PROPOSE
ton was accepted, and for some
years he appeared regularly at the
expiration OF the year and drew his
interest, taking $500 in cash and the
company's note for the balance.
After doing this for seven years or so
he turned those notes back to the
company, saying that he had no use
for them. He is now, at the age of
SO, blind, deaf and crippled by fall
SO that he cannot walk, and the Ri.
bic Society pays the bills Tor his
support.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31
a Righteous Judgment.

Considerable comm otion has been
created in insurance circles by the
recent decision of the Maine supreme
court in the case of Met linchy VS.. the
Fidelity and Casualty Company.
The facts in the case are these: While
4 person insured under an accident
policy was driving on a public street.
his horse SHE'D at a load of leather
and ran q short distance without up.
setting the carriage or coming in con-
tact with anything before he was
brought under control by the driver.
But the driver was apparently en-.
dangered at the time. and suffered so
severely, either from fright or from
some strain caused by his physical
exertions in restraining the horse,
that he died within an hour, appar.
emily from heart disease, no mark of
external violence being visible. It
was held by the court, "that the death
may be considered as having ensued
from bodily injuries effected through
external violent and accide ntal
means. The clause in the policy which
provides that the insurance shall not
extend to any bodily injury OF which
there shall be no external and visible
sign upon the body of the insured
does not apply to fatal injuries, but
only to those not resulting in DEATH"
The organs of insurance companies
are naturally exercised over this deci.
sion, by which the defendant company
was defaulted, and have much to say
anent this remarkable constitution"
volDf 0rto NJ o1,,,rco IN
cident policies. But whatever view OF
the matter may present itself to
the legal mind, it cannot appear
otherwise to appropriated laymen
than just and equitable; for in
this instance death was clearly the
result Of accident, indirectly at least,
and such hair splitting is ridiculous
as should declare the insured entitled
to recover under his policy in case he
toppled over and rubbed off a square
inch of cuticle, and that though his
internal belongins were shaken to Jelly
he could get nothing. TO be sure, q
strict construction Of the reading of
the policy might lead to this conclu-
sion, but it seems to US that the
court was correct in injecting into it's
decision modicum of common sense.
Insurance policies, it is needless to
say, whether they be issued by life or
fire companies, are so worded as to
give all possible means OF escape to
the companies, while seeming to pre-
serve the rights of the holder in every
possible way, and they should there
fore 0e construed in the spirit in
which they appear to be framed rath.
er than in the language which keeps
the words OF promise to our ear and
breaks it to our hope-K. of H. Re.
porter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31
Sandy Snillers, Story

In rugged district of East Tennessee,
in t. at section of country where, during
the war, not only neighbors were arrayed
against each other, but where the men,
bers of once devoted families hunted one
another with deadly intent, there was
small graveyard under a spreading per-
simmOn tree. No one knows the name of
single eternal sleeper who lies beneath
this tree. A skirmish took place on the
site of the burying ground, fierce hand
to-hand encounter: and, after the fight,
the victims, dressed so much alike that
no one could tell to which side they be-
longed, we're buried together. When the
time came for removing federal soldiers
to the national cemeteries, the ''persim-
mon-tree grave yard' was left undiS-
turbed.
Near this graveyard there lives an old
war he wa, confederate guerrilla. His
daring, his devilish enterprise, and the
many stories of his violence made his
name terror.
Last year on Memorial day old Sandy.
driving spring wagon loaded with wild
blossoms and the perfumed twigs of rare
bushes, and flowed by 4 large number
of neighbOrs, drew up under the old per-
simmon tree.
SANDY" said an old man as he placed
box on the ground ''you'v, got ter make
sort NV Speech
''You know KANT make no speech,'
Sandy replied.
''Wall, therell halter lie some sort Nv
expernation made ter these yer folks
erbout this here proceedin' an we d mt
low that there man that can do it bet
tern you ken, so sit right up thar on that
box an let ther cat 0uten the bag"
CPL do the best ken" Sandy replied,
as he took off his white wool hat and
threw it on the ground. with the hope
that won't hurt nObody's feelins." He
got up on the box, looked about him in
sort of half-embarrassed way, and then
said: "A good many o. you know what l
wuz durin' the war. You know that
wuz called tough customer an I'll say
right here that ! amt prepared to dispute
it. usther.
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81 don't see no harm in lettin' you
10 TX at yO' folks ergin,' said the sergeant.
i don't believe that you could lead us in
trap ct yer wanted ter. fur we've beat
about tie bush here till yo' sorter fellers
is pretty skace. Fetch him along, bows.
''Wa)l, they tuck me home, an when
we went into the house Moll- that's my
wife-she wus er bak n some pics on the
ath. She looked up an says. says she:
Sandy, see they've got you. 1t do peere
like bad luck comes in er bunch. Last
night Their owls tuck of the Dominecker
hen an now the Yankees have cotch YOU.
1t do peer like we never will git straight
no mo. Thar's Zelda'-meanin' nv
daughter-'tOre her coat when she got over
the f"nce this mornin' an thar amt
enough home'adc stuff On ther place tcr
fix her up again. Sandy, they air goin'
ter hang you, reckon
"'las, l lowed.
Wall, that's what | lowed, too, an
wall, fur pity sake. eff my pies amt most
bodatiously burned up.
"lhen the sergeant after sorter sEjker-
in at my wife he neenter done that
fur thar amt smarter womon round
here nowhars-turned to me an said;
Have you finished all yo' arthly
AoHSScHCHto' iii SOtIGI puSue0 1ur
tine an KANT negleck my duty in talkin
'erbout family erfairs, howeve: pleasant
that mOut be; SO keep yo' promise now
an come on out here an take yo' medi-
cine.
"'Yas. Sandy said my wife, 'cf you We
got ter take it go an swaller it d ,wn, but
Ill declar' ter goodness I'm might ]y
pestered CRIB ut them pies benz burned.
IN Altered I'm sorter lcsin' my mind.
Sandy, | reckon I'd better crap that bot
tom field OH sheers if | ken git anybody to
do Their ;uar' thing by me-.
''Just then my daughter Zelda come in.
Wife she made a sly motion at her an
Ze'do she bowed to the men an sot down,
an then l hearn THE sargent whisper to
one o. his men an say: She's the putty
est critter ever seed.' lie sot down an
gunter wind the rope up in ball. The
cat went over an bumped her back an
gunter rub herself agin the sargent's leg.
Come away, kittie,' said Zelda. 'You
mus mt be so free with comp ny, fur they
mout think you amt got good manners.
She smiled, an seed new light creep
into the sargent s eyes. Amt you glad,
Zelda speakin' ter the sargent, that the
war is mighty nigh over?
- THE Lawd in Heaven knows am, >
he replied, fur I'm sick o. seem blood. ,
Il never woulder had nuthin' to do
with it, said l, If it hadnter been showed
on me. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31

Tho Little Cryptogram is the name
OF a handsome brochure by Mr.. J. Gill
pin Pyle, of St. Paul, which amusinsly
disposes Of 1gnatius Donnelly's absurd
claim that he has extinguished 6hak.
espeare. Mr.. Pyle in q most laugh.
able manner uses the bogus Baconian
cipher to hoist Mr.. Donnelly himself
in a way to proveto demonstration
that the great Cryptogram is from
first to last a palpable adsurdity
and fraud. The Little Cryptogram
will be sent post paid for twenty-five
cents by application to the Pioneer
Press Company St. Paul.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31

from division, and from the power of
corruption. Tho honored dead! They
that die for a good cause are redeemed
fir m death. Their names are gathered
and garnered. Their memory is precious.
Each plac, grows proud for them who
were burn there. There Is to be, ere long,
in every village, and in every neighbor-
hood, a glowing pride in its martyred
heroes. Tablets shall preserve their
names. Pi0us love, shall renew their in
scriptions As time and the unfeeling ele-
ments etface them. And the national
festivals shall give multitudes of precious
names TO the orators lips. Children shall
grow up under more sacred Inspirations,
whose elder brothers dying nobly for their
country, it 4 name that hOnOred and
inspired all who bore it. Orphan child
rem shall find tho sands of fathers and
mothers to love and help those whom
dying heroes let as legacy to the graft
tude OF the pubic. Oh tell me not that
they are d; ad-that generous host, that
airy army of INVISIBLE heroes. They
hover as a cloud of witnesses above this
nation. Are they dead that yet speak
Louder than we can speak, and a more
universal language? Are they dead that
yet act? Are they dead that yet move
upon society, and inspire the people with
nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
le that mourn, let g 'adness mingle with
your tears. He was your son; now he is
the nations. He made your household
bright; now his example inspires thou
sand households. Lear to his brothers
and sisters, he is now brother to every
generous youth in the land. Before, he
was narrowed. appropriated, shut up to
YOU. Now he l. augmented, set free, and
given to all. Before lie was yours; now
he is ours. He has died from the family
that he might live to the nation. Not one
name shall he forgotten or neglected; and
it shall byand-by be confessed of ON
modern heroes, as it is of an ancient hero.
that he did more for his country by his
de tn than by his whole life.
Neither are they less honored who shall
bear thorough life the marks of wounds
and sutferings. Neither epaulette nor
badge is so honorable as wounds received
in a good cause. Many man shall envy
him who henceforth limps. So strange is
the transforming power of patriotic ardor,
that men shall almost covet Disagreement
Crowds shall give way TO h0bbling Grip
pies, and uncover in the presence of fec
bleness and helplessness. And buoyant
children shall pau e in their noisy games,
a d with loving reverence honor those
whose fe It are no longer able to march
except up"n that journey which brings
COOL men to honor and imm rtality. Oh,
mother of lost children! sit not in dark.
ness nor sorrow whom a nation hOnOrs.
Oh, mOurners of the early dead, they shall
Ii . again, and live forever. Your Sor-
rows are our glalness. The nation lives
because you gave it men that love it better
han their own lives. -denry Ward Beech.
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In the case OF Ole G. Swanson against the
St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail
road company tho jury at Marshall MIMI,
returned Il vedict for plaintiff for SIS, 900.
This was an action for damages for per.
sonal injuries received by being pushed of
tho train.
Col. A. H. MARYLAND died at Washington
after brief illness OF congestion OF the
lungs. After tho battle Of Donelson, Col.
MARYLAND was placed by Gen. Grant in
charge Of the army mails, and the system
he established vas remarkable for eff.
cheney. Col. MARYLAND was nominated by
Gen. Grant as third assistant postmaster
general. He married q Miss Simms OF
Washinsto on who survives him.
The number OF forged notes Of the Bank
OF France proves to be larger than was at
drst supposed. The panic increases and
confidence in the bank is shaken because
Of the refusal OF the directors to reimburse
the holders OF the counterieits. Az yet
the police have 20 clue to thp foFgers.
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Modern Improvements in Devotion.

A friend of mine has telephone in
his East End residence Likewise he
possesses little daughter some four
years in ago. of winning ways, sweet
face. and artfully artless manners.
When bedtime came few nights ago
the mother of this little maid could not
find her. She was not in the nursery;
and, carrying on the search, her mother
reached the landing on the stairs. There
she stayed a moment, and, listening,
heard the babes voice in the hall be-
low. Looking over the banisters she
was surprised to see tiny Miss Mabel
standing on a hall chair and talking in
to the telephone in loud voice.
Hello! Fello! Hello, Central!' the
child was saying in exact imitation of
her fathers manner. Hello, Central!
Give me heaven. l want t'say my
prayers!'--Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31

You have been told that consumption is
incurable; that when the lungs are attack.
ed by this terrible malady, the sufferer is
past all help. and the end is mere ques-
ton OF time. You have noted with
alarm the unmistakable symptoms of the
disease; you have tried all manner of So
called cures in vain, and you arc now de.
spondent and preparing for the worst.
But don't give up the ship while DR..
Perce's Golden Medical Discovery remains
perform miracles. but it has cured thou
sands OF cases OF consumption, in it's ear.
licr stages, where all other means had
failed. Try it. and obtain q new lease OF
Efo
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-31

The Transcontinental association in ses.
zion at San Francisco has adjourned to
meet at St. Paul June Is. After three
days struggle over the decision in the in.
terstate commerce case, arising out OF tho
complaint Of Martin e. Co. OF Denver. it
was concluded that no satisfactory con.
struction OF the ruling could be arrived at
without perusal OF tho entire wording.
As this ruling would be tho basis of their
work, nothing could now be done but to
adjourn to meet at st. Paul.