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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04
THE GAMBLING MANIA.
An Epidemic That IL Growing More viru.
lent Every Day.

An Gpl0om1c That IL Growing More Viru.
lent Every Day.
The passion for gambling has for
many years been increasing in this
country, until it threatens to become
pre.eminently the national vice.
Whether it arose from the fever for
speculation which Indirectly was one of
tho most evil of the results of the rebel
lion in the North, or whether the cause
is to be looked for in that general spirit
fastening to be rich that is prominent
characteristic of American civilization
it might not be easy to determine; but
of the fact there is unhappily no room
for doubt.
It is not alone that the lottery has be-
come national institutions; for however
much one may shirk from acknowledge
ing this, it is practically the truth.
It is not alone that so many millions
dow year by year into the pockets OF
avowed lotteries, American and foreign,
or that the resources of the country are
constantly on the strain caused by the in
huence of legalized gambling of the
Stock Exchange. 1t is in hundred diff
A0E0Nt ways tA6V WIG touOouCy VI VIC
times shows itself. It is in the constant
illusions to poker-playing which figure
in the columns of every newspaper, which
adorn every farce, and which form hall
the stock in trade of the so-called comic
paragrapher. It is in the complete mania
for betting on horse-racing that has ia
ken possession of the clerks and the
young men of New York, and which i.
steadily on the increase in Boston
Every day, rain or shine, summer ani
winter, in snow storms which would
seem to make it impossible, and in goinf
90 bad that "mud-horses" are feature
Of the betting, the races 60 on, not a
all in the interest of the sport, but en-
tirely for the sake of the book-making.
The same spirit shows itself on ever.
side; and If halt is not called soon, w
shall excel the Chinese in the vice o
gambling. The epidemic is upon us, ant
who has any remedy to propose?-Bos
ton Courier.
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FOOD FOR THE FLOCK.
1t should Be Succu!ont-A Varied Bill of
Faro.

1t should Be succu'ont-A Varied Bill OF
Fare.
Now that the subject of sheepteeding
is fairly before us great interest will be
taken in producing a greater variety of
feed for that animal which appreciates
so we'll bill of fare in which variety is q
marked feature. In the early fall the pas
lures will be less inviting to the lambs
than they should be and supplemental
feeding rightly conducted will pay
handsomely. But can this be accom-
plished? We have seen sheep and
lambs turned into the corn-f1eld, after
the ears had pushed out, with excellent
results. All the lower leaves, large por-
ton of which are usually wasted, are
greedily eaten by the flock, while the
ears of corn are high enough to be out
of reach. Scattering weeds are also
utilized, and the fence corners and
borders of the field nicely trimmed out
But why not go further and SOW some
crop between the rows of corn to fur
nish additional feed? At the last culti-
walton of the corn, which may be given
before the stalks are breast high, grain
can be sown broadcast by hand, or from
horseback, or with seeders specially
prepared for drilling in grain between
the rows. Rye is probably the best
grain to be sown for this purpose. In some
cases the corn will doubtless be so dense
that the grain will make little growth
until after the corn crop has matured
and let in the sunshine, but even then
there should be enough fall pasturage
to pay large dividends for the labor and
expense. Under favorable conditions,
whore the corn is not too thick, the rye
should make sufficient growth to prove
satisfactory fer turning into the field
before husking time. Here is q sub
ject as yet little worked out by our
farmers. but it is promising one and
merits more than q passing notice.
Toothsome mutton is now in order, but
to produce it we must give q larger va
riety of feed to the flock and in abund-
ance; to do this in such manner as to
leave good margin of profit calls for
considerable action. Those who first de-
velop this opening will secure the
largest returns Breeders Gazette.
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pUNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

Ou Gall 0dG 0uOuS4 III y Wo0k 20
last you a year, and you can't advertise
on that plan either.
The man who keeps still when he
hasn't any thing to say is public bene-
factor.-Somerville Journal.
The only time the average woman
never talks back is when she accepts
your seat in street-car.-Puck.
III one has cold and doesn't know
what to do for it, all his friends can tell
him; but that does not affect the cold.
Pm going off ON my own hook"
said Trouty to his mamma. But he
found out too late that the hook be-
longed to the man at the other end of
the line.-Harper's Bazaar.
1--WE are all interested in the COM
ing woman" says an exchange. Not
half so much, though, as we are in the
woman who has already come.-Boston
Gazette
That man who hasn't any work to
do never seems to be quite happy unless
he is bothering somebody else who has.
-Somerville Journal
-Sunday-schoolt eacher-'Now, little
boys, whatdo you know about GOLIATH"
Freddy Fangle-''Please, ma am, he was
rocked to sleep."-Figaro.
She (enthusiastically)-'O, George!
don't you think the greatest joy in life
is the pursuit of the good, the true and
the beautiful?" He-"You bet! That's
why I'm here tonight. "-Burlingto
Free Press.
ibid your husband leave will?"
asked the lawyer Of the weeping widow
for the-second-time. II don't think he
could. know he never had any as long
as I've been married to him. "-Phila-
delphia Times
Might have been expected.
son-''Poor Mrs. Tufstake! Do you know
how she happened to lose all her money?'
Dumpsey-"Yes;s she took three lawyers
in to board. Huntington Free Press.
:-Fannie-"Papa, Mr.. Havmuch has
asked me to marry him." Papa-"And,
my child, do you think you love him?"
Fannie (astonished) Glove him, papa!
Why, he's worth q million dollars!''-N.
Y. World.
-Prisoner-'I don't think there will
be any need of your addressing the jury. :"
Lawyer-''Why not?" Prisoner-"My
insanity will be instantly plain to them
when they see that have retained you
to conduct my case. PUCK.
First Resorter -"That mosq uito just
came up and presented its bill to me as
cool as could be. never had anything
sting me So" Second Resorter-"That's
nothing. Wait till the landlord does
the same thing.
-''Charles and George have both pro-
posed to me. I don't know which to
take" lis George rich?" mo He has
| s., 500 . year" "How much does he
spend?' 81, 400" ''How much has
Charies?" $50, 600 year" Chow much
does he spend?" 1912, 600" ''Take
George. "-Harper's Bazaar.
.-Mabel-''Papa, how do you suppose
We can play tennis in that yard?" Papa
why, my love, I've had the grounds
! beautifully laid out for YOU" Mabel
Yes, but there's high fence around,
It. How is any one going to see our ten
mis- suits in place like that" -America.
-Irate Patron = ''You advertise to
cure consumption, don't you?" Doctor
Quack-''Yes, sir. never fail when
my instructions are followed. Irate
Patron-.'My son took your medicine
for gear and died IN hour after the
last dose" Doctor Quack M y instruc-
lions were not followed. / told him "a
take it two years IN. Y. Weekly.
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MAKING CLOTHES-PiNS.

Thousands OF Them Are Turned Out
Daily by Intricate Machines.
Clothes-pins are usually made of the
wood of white ash. or yet sometimes of
beech, black and white birch and maple.
The wood is taken to the factory in logs
and cut into lengths of thirty-one inches
by circular saws. These lengths are.
then cut into blocks and the blocks
again cut into sticks. The sticks are
placed under another saw and cut into
required lengths. The turner takes
them next and then they 60 to the slot
ting machine. They are placed in
troughs by the operator, the machine
picking them up and slotting them.
They are then placed into q revolving
pipe-drier, going thence to the polish
ing cylinder and then to the packer,
thus causing each pin to pass through
eight hands A plant, consisting of
board-saw, gang-splinter, gang-ohunk-
or, turning-lathe, drying-house and pol
isher, costs from $1,000 to $12, 900. 1t is
interesting to watch the process of this
manufacture. The little blocks of
wood. five and half inches long, are
placed on an endless belt, which feeds
the blocks automatically into the lathe.
As the lathe is turned the pin is taken
automatically from the spindle and
placed on q turn table and carried to
circular-saw, which whites out the
slot in the pin. It is then fin-
ished and thrown out of the turn-table
by the same appliance that put the pins
on the table. Falling, they are caught in
basket or barrel and then taken to
the drying-house for few hours. The
polishing cylinder holds twenty to
forty bushels; this is run at q slow
speed, about thirty turns minute, and
by simple friction and contact, they be.
come polished. -Christian at Work.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04
Not So Dangerous - He Looks.


Because q man has heavy eyebrows,
hairy face, burl7 frame and strong
voice, do not thence infer that he il
fearless and resolute. Pluck and de-
termination do not depend upon physi.
cal conformation. Your man of mighty
Drawn, bull-necked and bull-chested,
"bearded like q pard," and deep-voioed
as bassoon. may be as arrant cur %
ever turned tail on danger. Who has
not, at some time or other, seen .
coarse. staggering giant, with the bono
and muscle of three ordinary msa.
cowed and silenced By 81 !1aomtta5ls
little fellow half his o7sa size. Az
rule. the most formida5le.lookin1
specimens of humanity ass by nv naeans
the most terrible.-N. Z. Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04
CONCERNING cUcUMBERs.

How to Raise and Handle Them So ~ to
p Mako Money.
The subject of this article is illus
trated in the cask flied with strong
brine, into which the young, green Gu
cumbers are immersed for preservation
until picking time. In many sections
the profit of the culture of the cucum-
her has brought it into prominence and
many acres are annually devoted to it.
1t has been difficult thing to keep the
cucumbers under brine, and once ex-
posed to the air they are spoiled. Fol-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04
Investments in the South,

The EVANSVILLE ROUTE" win sell tickets
from Chicago and Ill ststions on it, lines,
on Sept Q and q and Oct II, ct rate Of
one fare for the round trip, to points in Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Louisi-
Tickets viii be good for return passage 80
days from date Of sale. Solid trains are run
from Chicago through to Nashville, where
connections arc made in the Union Depot
for through trains running to every city Of
any importance in the South.
For pamphlet descriptive Of the South or
Information - to rates or tickets, address
WILLIAM HILL. Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket
Agent G. II E. L r. r.. Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

GRAPEvINEs planted in the chicken
runs and trained to the fence afford
shade to poultry; and also fruit to the
farmer in autumn. The vines should
be trained high up s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

MORE diseases are produced by using
thing else. Why run such terrible risks
when you know Dobbins' Electric Soap is
pure and perfect. Dobbins' prevents hands
from chappine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

AN on one side
the offer that's made by the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It's $500 reward for an
incurable case of Catarrh, no mat
ter how bad, or of how long stand
ing. They mean what they say !;
they're responsible, and the offer
has been made for years. It's all
on your side-you lose your catarrh,
or you're paid $500 for keeping it.
But it's safe for them, too.-theY
know you'll be cured.
DR.. Sage's Remedy produces per-
feet and permanent cures of Chronic
Catarrh in the Head, as thousands
can testify. "Cold in the Head"
is cured with a few applications.
Catarrhal Headache is relieved and
cured as if by magic. 1t removes
offensive breath, loss or impairment
of the sense of taste, smell or hear
ing, watering or weak eyes, and
impaired memory, when caused by
tho violence of Catarrh, as they all
frequently are. Remedy sold by
druggists. so cents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

MY friend, look here! you know how weak
and nervous your wife is, and you know that
Carter's 1ro1 Pills will relieve her. Now
why not be fair about it and buy her a box1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

w: n. griffin, Jackson, Mich, writes:
Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years,
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by
Druggists, &c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

DRuaa1sTs, however prosperous, always
do business on q small scale-Lawrenco
American
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

"A Charlotte, IN. c. olerg4osn
wears undoubtedly the largest shoes In
this county. The size is thirty-tr
and each shoe II 2oxs i9cheA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

WHEN the pedagogue whales the urchins
It is but natural that they should blubber-
Richmond Recorder.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04
OOmmondoble,

All claims not consistent with the hiRh
character Of Syrup Of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Gal Fig Syrup Company. Il
acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bow
Is not . ure-all and makes no pretensions
that every bottle will not substantiate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

4 1Av1no grudge against fat people, y
saA tn steamship agent, s'hut I always
Owe them wide. berth e can."-Tke
9aokok s-zs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

II men wore their hair a. long % tho
women do it would not last Q week after tho
wedding. -Dallas (Tex News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

STUDENT medals arc Ill ri1ht: but II .
student NEEDLES with too many things his
studies will be intsrfered with.-fexaa
8iftings. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

ARE unlike all other pills. No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
Carter's Little Liver Pills, One nil a dose.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

THERE 10 thunder oil around the Skye,
when the little terrier runs mad.-Texas
SiftinQS
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KEEP the pores open Is essential to health
Glenn's Sulphur Soap does this
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 centa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-04

You may find hens in q hennery, but don't
look for bats in battery.-Terre Haute Ex-
press
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''CoNTouND i'll Why, that doctor IL .
regular pelicanr' "Pelican2 What do you
meant" "Look 1T tho size Of his binl''-
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No MOUSE has ever caught q woman yet
Why ell this trepedition7-Dallas News.
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murderer. Ny last thought was, how
that was awaiting her?
must have been in an unconscious
state for some minutes. My first sem
sation on sensibility returning was that
of somebody gripping hold of me, and
my first thought was as an echo of some
former one-''he was trying to throw
you out" In . moment was all con-
sciousness as to the meaning of that
straining grip, and of my own utter
powerlessness to make even an attempt
| at resistance. was still blind and
i dumb, but could hear loud Kissing
that told me the surplus of gas had
made itself some vent, from which it
was now rushing. 50 concluded We
were fast descending, and that, fearing
l was not irrecoverably asphyxiated,
he was enaeavoring to throw me over.
board, thus settling my fate, and aiding
his own chance of escape by tightening
tho balloon. Then like an incarnation
of this devilish purpose, there CLEANED
upon me = set, white faoe-my sight
had returned.
As his eyes met mine, there leapt
Into them . look of deadliest malignity,
and he redoubled his efforts to hoist me
out of the car. But, thank Heavens,
my desperate endeavors to break the
spell-like bonds that held me resulted
In partial return of the use of my
limbs, and was enabled to resist his
violent attempts As we struggled to
gether, l noticed the extraordinary mo
ton of The balloon. Some invisible
power would send her whirling up
wards, then spurn her aside, only tc
clutch Of her as she fell reeling and
helpless, and again hurl her aloft! In
short repetition Of gyrations, attend
cd BY . strong sulphurous smell and
confused bowling.
While ~ Stella struggled with the
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''"Twenty minutes ahead Of time, said
the engineer, meekly: Say he added,
eagerly, you've saved my head on this.
Don't say any thing about it, will you?'
"Twenty-three minutes later No. 8
pulled into Evanston on time to the
yecond. IN. Y. Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
TREASURY LEAVES.
The Secretary Issues . Circular Of Inter-
est to Clerks.

Secretary Window has issued a circular tc
the employees of the Treasury Department an
nouncing the new regulations governing abb
sence from the department. 1t is as follows:
First Hereafter each clerk or employe may,
when the duties of his Office will permit, be
granted leave Of absence, with pay for vaca.
ton, not to exceed thirty days in each calendar
year. or pro rata two and half days for each
month of service in said year.
Second. Absence in excess OF thirty days in
any calendar year, except in case Of sickness,
will be without pay.
Third In case Of personal sickness which in
capacitates any clerk or employe from per-
forming his duties in the department,
incapacity is established to the satisfaction of
the Secretary, in the manner hereinafter set
forth, the clerk or employe may be paid for
such absence on account of sickness, not to ex-
coed thirty days in any calendar year.
Fourth. After an absence Of sixty DAYS in
any calendar year. for all causes the services
OF the clerk or employe may be discontinued,
unless, upon the recommendation OF the bureau
ofhcer, substitute is employed to perform the
duties OF the clerk or employe absent on ac-
count Of sickness,
Fifth. Before being paid for time absent on
account OF sickness the clerk or employe must
file his affidavit, stating the fact
OF such sickness, giving the precise period
or periods thereof and stating that for
such period he was unable. by reason of said
sickness, to perform his duties in the depart
ment; giving IN said affidavit the name and
address Of the attending physician, and
II no physician was employed the
reason therefor must be stated Accompany
ing the affidavit must be certificate of the
attending physician, if one was employed, that
during the time named in the aft davit the en-
ploye was physically unfit for duty.
Sixth Personal sickness occurring during
absence on leave will not be allowed as absence
on account Of sickness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
COTTRELL STILL AT LARGE.
The Belligerent Mayor Of Cedar Keys
Evades Arrest,

The deputy United States marshals who went
to Cedar Keys Tuesday for Vim. CottrIll the
lone power" mayor of that city by the sea, and
his familiar, the town marshal, arrived at
Jacksonville yesterday afternoon bringing the
marshal. ]. Mitchell, with them. Cottrell had
been warned and the deputies didn't even get
a glimpse Of his coat tail as he hied himself
away to rustic retreats for rest, and is now sup
posed to be in hiding among the islands south
OF Cedar Keys and among friends. His CAP
ture is very improbable for some time.
Mitchell will be arraigned and is now In fail in
default Of s., 900 bail
mar from Florida, temporarily in Phila-
delphia who has known Cottrell the fugitive
mayor OF Cedar Keys, for many years. said yes
terday: "Cottrel is q son of one of the first
families ct the south. His father was a mem
Der OF Congress from Alabama before the war
ana was large slave owner. The SONS were
brought up with bitter hatred Of the north
and northern institutions, and allied them
selves with that element which desires to carry
everything before it, not stopping at violence.
Cedar Keys reached the zenith Of its pros
perity about 1885, and about that time the town
came under the control Of a fearless element
that carried things with high hand. MANY of
the quleter citizens left the place and those
VINO remained were terrorized. They did not
dare to support each other in the unfolding
the integrity of the laws In regard to this
late outbreak, Cottrell was guilty of a similar
one during President Cleveland's administra-
ton, but ths facts were suppressed because it
was feared publicity would hurt the party.
After Cleveland's Inauguration Mayor Cottreli's
father was made receiver Of customs and the
son was made deputy. The young mans father
died in 1885, and after the father death he was
put in charge. He has served as mayor two or
three years, being elected through terrorizing
methods. He is young man not over thirty
years old"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
WALT WHlTMAN'S GRAVE.
The Aged Poet Picks Out Burial Lot
on the Outskirts Of Camden,

Walt Whitman has chosen spot for the final
disposition OF his body when his life is
ended. The place is characteristic of the
man, says the Philadelphia Press. 1t Is
located in Harleigh Cemetery. about a mile
from Camden, and in the prettiest part Of the
grounds. It is a natural mound, beneath ma
jestic oaks and chestnut trees, while about 200
feet below a stream of water flows over a preci-
pice from an artificial lake. driveway,
which leads through the woods, winds within
few feet OF the spot, and the boughs of the
gnarled oaks are spread like arms over the
hillock, and touch the greensward on the sides.
Back Of this piece of ground is the woods,
where footpath leads to the entrance gate.
Walt Whitman has been in poor health of
late, never having fully recovered from his Sc
rlous attack OF the grip. Yesterday he was
able to take a drive, but upon his return home
he was prostrated with the exertion and was
unable to see any one last night. He confirmed
the report OF the selection OF the site and the
informant said that many persons had called
upon him to make his selection Of burial place
at Washington, Philadelphia, New York city
and London, but he preferred to rest under
the trees in New Jersey, where his friends
might visit his grave unfatigued Harleigh
Cemetery Ia picturesque plot of ground on
the Haddonfeld pike beyond Kaighn avenue.
Tho grounds are level, no mounds being visible
where bodies lie. Mr.. Whitman was attracted
to the spot and became attached to it while
driving by during his recent convalescence.