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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

but being urged Oh by the popping OF
revolvers he managed to reach the tor
of the pole. He wore one of those high
clowns hats, and the cowboys ordered
him to hold it out in his hand. They
then amused themselves for a few
moments shooting at it. The elephant
was next ordered in, and every man OF
tSem had ride on the b east. BY this
time the v'>.to'' we weary of sport
and withdrew, AMI the audience rushed
out after them pell NELL.
'Outside another party of the coun.
tryman's pals was keeping guard over
the drivers and other circus hands, who
sat in circle on the grass On being
joined by their companions they all
rode away down the ella road, the
hayseed in the middle of them. Now
and then man would turn in his
saddle and send a bull ct over ou,
heads, until bend in the road took
them out of sight.
I'm the hotel at Maricopa that nigh,
1 heard that the countryman had s
ranch up in the hills-a sort of head.
quarters for the boys when they
wanted dance or a run at faro.
When the old man was fleeced of hi.
five dollars he just gathered the band
together, for they had come to town tc
see the circus, and they took posses.
sion of the show. Th ey numbered
two to one of the circus people anG
had things pretty much their OWE
way. While one party w as inside the
men outside broke open the wagon anG
took every cent of the receipts.
"Of course the circus people had ne
redress. Everybody that knew any.
thing knew that the ticket seller had
been playing the filn-flam game and
that he'd been done up for once, and
he didn't get sympathy enough tc
spoil him. He sat out in front of the
hotel that evening while the doctor
patched up his ragged ear. and among
his other oaths he swore he'd be even
with Maricopa yet. Next morning as
l went to the train saw the circus
winding away up the road to Phoenix. I"
Buffalo Courier
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two Yeas Pre- viiousfy IS be engaged ia
kbusfness.S sSho had known him as =
ssober- young MAJ. Durin: tho time
she was prcparin, he:wcdlin.; outfit
he cams TO see her ono evening when
just drunk enough to DO foolish. She
was greatly shocked ana paincs'. He
admitted that occasionally he drank to
excess. sh, Immediately stopped
preparations, and told him that she
could not marry him. sHo protested
vehemently, and made promis IS, but
she declared positively that she would
not dare trust her future happiness TO
man who had formed such q habit.
II came," she said. three Thousand
miles to marry the man loved, but
rather than marry q drunkard will
return" And SO she did, and proved
herself strong and wise. A thousand
times better dissolve the tcndcrcst
ties than to be linked to TIT body of
death called a drunkard. Do you be-
l;eve it. girls? Go and ask the drunk.
ards wife what che thinks Do not
vaci)late. hesitate. or yield when
drunkard offers you his hand, but
Learn to say a decided "No,"
Which may spare You an untold woo.
DO not have faith in a drunkard's
word. for he is unreliable. Too many
have already done 50 whose throbb;nR
hearts only ceased their hopeless ach.
ings III the chilling silence Of the sep
ulcher: Let every young woman take
firm stand on the side of total alb
stinencc, and it will do more to prevent
intemperance than any present human
means can accomplish. You cannot
afford to be Indifferent 1t has to do
with your temporal and eternal wei.
fare. Then DC up, and doing all you
can for the promotion OF the temper
ance cause.--Rev. Jonathan Edwards.
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DEWBERRY CULTURE.
A Trailing Blackberry Which Usually
Yields Satisfactorv Refnrna

A Trailing Blackberry Which Usually
Yields Satisfactory Returns.
Bulletin 81 of the Cornell University
experiment station is devoted to the
dewberry, and from it we reengrave the
Lucretia, which is considered the best
variety. Dewberries "a trailing form
OF blackberry have been known for
many years, but it is .only within a
short time that they have attracted
much attention. A young man after
serving in the civil war settled in West
Virginia and found dewberries growing
wild, which he removed to his garden.
In 1875 five plants from these were dis
tributcd among friends. and from these
five the present cultivated stock of Lu-
cretias has sprung. It was named Luz
cretia for Mrs. Lucretia Garfield. The
five original plants are still vigorous
and fruitful. There are several varie.
ties of dewberries, but none are so val
liable as the Lucrctia. The fruit is
early, of large size and attractive in
appearance, and its reclining habit of
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WAT IAN ON

Tho good actor not only take. the
calsa ... but he usdallystakes the princi
pal onkes s1n,s4ssss
:. M ". ZoH ss x ;,... th.
your eysas a cinder.-Boston Bulletin.
1T has ben always observed that
nor. 1890 inselent an spoweras they
who sss.,surped ian 7authority to
Iw W 10y - % tight at.ona1
acknowledgements woman isl
Wickwire-You pa3 soy? Nudge
Consider her foot, Tor instance. TIE
, In. i = rs less It sRpssE1naiaa
s-He-That Chicago girl: il making q
hit here; at least half dozen men are
now at her feet. She Slightly jealousy
I've doubt there is7 room for them
au.-Yale Record. s~ .!,4..r = "a.
y; The man who isalways auticipat-
Ing happinesst tomorrow is q good deal
better of, ANYWAY. than the man who
spends his time thinking how wretched
he was day before observation-disclosures
vile Journal I .,,.. ;
Instead Of wishing he was younger,
. man should wish he might live twice
as long as usual The old know 50
much that is wise, and interesting; the
young are so ignorant and foolish
Atchison Globe. ., p
What are you laughing about,
Sappie?" "A joke that Smart was Just
telling" Zone that would make a don.
key laugh?" '"Yes; how do you known
"Oh. I suppose because saw you laugh
Ing. IN. Y. Press j.. -.
-Beggar: I am starving. era.
sus.-Here take this cent and tell me
how you became so miserably poor.
Beggar:-Ah, sir, I was like you; was
too fond of giving away large sums of
money to the poor-Epoch.
Neither One Nor T. other.
What were the prices of admission to
the ball the other night? Cholly, the
dude-Gentlemen one dollar and ladies
fifty cents. Toms>n-And what did
they charge you?-Yankee Blade.
--''.Ah, have found you at last Miss
june" said Mr.. Garrulous, ''and now
for a nice long talk. But first shall l
not bring you an ice?' mo, thanks, "
returned Miss June, but if you are 60
ing to talk very long you may bring me
an opiate."
-Facctious Hicks.-Mrs. Dix-Hicks
will get cold snack tonight in place
of a hot dinner: Dix-Anything wrong
over there? Mrs. Dix-He told Mrs.
Hicks this was bargain day at the
post Office, when they sold thirteen
stamps for cent and a quarter.
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minute the fuss began and blaxeL n !,
al the old man, while the CRATER set.
tied down to selling tickets again. The
rustic saw the odds were against him
and he lit out, swearing vengeance.
de had only scratch on the shoulder,
but stout, copper-colored old lady
from over the border inadvertently got
between him and one of the: slugs from
the ticket wagon, and didn't live to
see the show. Her husband was dis,
posed to find fault, but the CRATER
acologized and passed him in free, sc
ne made up his mind to let bygones be
bygones.
II think it was just after the bic
bareback act that every body in the
tent suddenly heard guns popping out
side. But the clown was just coming
into the ring. and we didn't pay much
attention to the matter until casual
bullets began to interfere with the
comfort of the audience; and when the
clown himself was bowled over and had
to be carried out on q banner a good
many people became so interested in
the proceedings outside that they paid
little attention to the performance.
Then all at once there was commo.
ton near the dressing tent entrance
and pack of thirty mounted cowboy.
galloped into the ring. The old hay.
seed was at the head of them, and
every man had his fireworks out and
ready for business. AS you fellows
know, I've travelled for firearms
house for twenty years and have
handled weapons by the thousand, but
when it comes to front view of shoot
ing machines in the paws of crowd
OF earnest citizens I'm disposed to re-
tire from business
II was afraid the visitors meant mis-.
Chief and 1 was about to drop down be-
tween the seats and crawl out under the
edge OF the tent, when they began crack
ing away at the trapeze ropes, and in five
minutes they were all down. This re-
assured me. They were evidently in a
playful mood, and wouldn't kill any
one in the audience without serious
prOvOcation.
After this preliminary sport they
forced every performer to come in and
entertain them with special act To
wind up they brought in the CRATER.
He was bound hand and foot, and was
looking dismal, for somebody had shot
a hole through his ear, and it hurt.
They unbound him and made him rig
up in the toys of the dead clown, after
which they requested him to shin up
the center pole. He rather objected to
this, but the rustic and one or two
more fellows. full of fun, began to
shoot into the sawdust around his
Feet and he started to climb. He spent
a good deal Of his strength in swear
ing, and stopped to rest once or twice,
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tatoes, he may make the boxes half an
inch shorter Tor 1917 inches) at the top
The measure of 4 heaped bushel is
2,74s cubic inches, and the box meas
uring II inches EACH way. will have a
capacity of 2,744 inches, or within 4
cubic feet of the full measure, which is
sufficiently correct for all practical pur-
poses. These boxes will be small
enough to place in the wagon for con
veyance to market = -
But if q different form, is needed,
either for more convenient handling or
for fitting the wagon box, the form
may be as shown in Fig: Z, or more OBJ
long in shape, with the handles at the
ends These handles are mere
~ holes of the right form cut
through the sides. They may he Is
hy IL inches and 1s1 inches deep,
which will give the 2.74s cubic
inches in the heaped vessel. Any other
form may he chosen by first multiply
ing the two adopted sides together, and
the third side accurately ascertained bv
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

>A1ON AHN NJ ASNAs1AAA LIZ bEhhlES.
growth makes it valuable, as it affords
opportunity for winter protection.
1t is very fruitful. The canes and
lower sides of the leaves are very
thorny, which makes picking very
unple asant, but proper pruning and
mulching largely overcome this Trel-
Using is often resorted to, and for small
plantations can be easily adopted, but
for field culture it is not deemed advis-
able. 1t is usual to plant about four
feet apart each way and cultivate until
themew canes get so long as to prevent
it. The old canes are removed any time
after fruiting, but if trellises are used
the young canes are not tied up until
the next spring. In the north it is we'll
to protect with light covering during
winter. When the plants are allowed
to lie on the ground cut them back to
three or four feet long in the same
manner as blackberries or raspberries,
leaving only four or five canes to the
plant A mulch is often placed under
the plants to keep the berries clean
and to keep down weeds. Judd
Farmer. =. u Il
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Neglect of the Orchard.

Nothing is starved and abused like
the apple tree. Forgotten till fruit
ing time, the land where it stands
is stripped of two crops of hay and
then pastured. If the fruit is not
abundant and fair the owner denounces
1.-The whole orchard business" Gust as
If he had paid it some attention), and
determines to neglect it more than ever
He forgets to reason that anything else
SO neglected would not make half the
returns he gets from the apples. In
the interest of common sense, If one
cannot devote time in summer for feed
ing and cultivating this most regal
fruit, let him at least set the men to
covering the ground with manure be-
fore the busy season begins
journal. .".' >
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Little and Big FARMING.

L. M. Stanton, OF Dalton, Mass,
writes: raised last season on less
than three acres of land as follows:
Fifteen bushels of green peas, one Of
white beans. ten of potatoes, eight of
popcorn (ears), fifty of red beets,
twenty-five Of onions, seventy.five of
carrots, 900 sugar pumpkins, 1000 win
ter squashes, 1000 horse radish roots,
fifty dozens ears of sweet corn, 2, 600
cabbages, six bushels parsnips, large
quantities of esunfowers, one bushel of
Rochester rose potatoes from eons
pound of seed. I believe there is big
living from small farm properly man
aged
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
A SAD ERROR.
Nothing Can Justify = Girl In Marrying =
rDrunkard

Nothing Can Justify . Girl in Marrying :
'Drunkard.
Many girls are making fatal mis-.
take BY thinking they are getting a
man by linking themselves to any kind
OF a fellow. Nothing can justify girl
for marrying a druukard. In order to
be sure that your husband will never
be drunkard, make him promise be-
fore you marry him that he will never
indulge in Intoxicating drinks Single
blessedness is far better than double
cursedness. You cannot expect a man
wno has lost self-respect to respect
you, however much he may love you.
We heard Of a young English lady who
came to New York to marry a young
man to whom she was afianced in Eng
land He had come to this country
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BITS AND BREVlTlES.

For bringing jug of wine into the
jury in Colum bus, N. c., a grand.
jurman was fined fifty dollars and
costs.
CARDINAL MANNING was faithful to
the last to his total abstinence princi-
pies. His horror of alcoholic drinks
was so great that his physician were
compelled to find pharmacopeial sub.
stitutes when they considered it nee
essary to adopt a stimulant treatment
The British Wesleyans are organic.
ing an Epworth teetotal league, by
the terms of which every member is
pledged to be teetotaler; to pray
daily for the spread of tcetotalism,
and to work according to his or her OBJ
portunity for the extension of temper
ance.
ACCORDING to the Philadelphia Rec
ord, recent experiments made bv the
proprietors of distillery of that CITY
have resulted in the production of a
kind OF whisky which leaves no suspi-
clon OF an odor upon the breath. It is
said OF it that the new whisky has the
same effect upon the brain and the legs
as that now in use, however, and if so,
it is apt to prove even more 'mischiev-
Gus than the old-fashioned kind.
OF all o,abolical drinks, says drug
Rlst, gin is the most diabolical The
common gin, of course, is made from
the refuse of English api Scotch whis-
Ky stills, favored with turpentine,
juniper, coriander seeds, cardamons,
capsicum, or almost anything else that
happens to be handy: Gin is more
adulterated than the other liquor, aud
every manufacturer has his own method
OF making it sharp and bitter. 1t is
the common drink OF the poorest of the
English people, and its most prominent
and evil result is the gin liver. which
Is SO frequently the cause of death
among low-cast English drunkards
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500 Reward 500.

to learn that there is 1T least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is tile only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing it's work. The
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
rB- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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dividing 2,74s by this product For ap-
pies the boxes need not be so strong as
for potatoes, and may have Slated
sides, but potatoes being much heavier
will need the whole boards, which,
however. may be thinner. The only
opening will be an inch or more at the
bottom for the dirt to pass out in car
rying: If these boards are sawed the
right width at the sawmill it will save
labor in making them. A heavy coat
of crude petroleum will add to their
durability.-Country Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
Recommends Itself.

The Garrett Fence Machine, manufac-
tured by $. II Garrett, Mansfield, O., is in
successful operation in every State and
Terr itory in The United States No farmer
should be without one of these machines as
the fence built by it is one OF the best and
cheapest fences that can be built Write
to the above address for wholesale price OF
fencing material direct from the factory ia
the farmer. Be sure to name this pdter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
RULED BY COWBOYS.
. Rough Experience Of a Circus
Down on the Border,
J. OUR old expert.

w n OAu expert
Fenced CONNER.
c;al men met at
the Iroquois one
evening not long
ago. There was
nothing particu.
larly inviting at
the theaters. and
they wandered
into the cafe.
There, over a
OlSn OF porter
house with truf-
fes and a couple
of bottles of
port, they sat
telling storie s
until the parties
from the plays
ca me in for
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
On the Billow or the Rail.

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are most de.
sirable companion for the traveller They
are an excellent remedy for the nausea and
fatigue which many persons suffer who
travel by water or land. Visitors to malar
ious localities should have it with them af
q safeguard. Incompatible for biliousness
dyspepsia and bowel complaint, and as q
means OF checking la grippe and rheumatic
twinges.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

why are you so foolish as to have
that old book re bound when there is re-
ally only a remnant of it left?' THAT'S
it. I am going TO have it bound over
to keep the piece. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

II HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED with an affection
Of the Throat from childhood, caused by
diphtheria, and have used various remedies,
but have never found anything equal to
| BROWN 8 BRONCHIAL TROCHEs Req. q. NJ.
F. Hampton, Puteto'., Kv. Sold only in boxes.
The auctjoneer is the accommodating
man who comes and goes at one bidding
Dallas News
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Equal to the Occasion.
"Please don't ask me for any more
kisses" He-''Well, I won't then.
thought you mightn't like my taking
than without askinR."-N. Z. Prosa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
The Only One Ever Printed-Cau You Find
the WOrd9

There is inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true Of each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a "Crescent' on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful autographs or
samples free.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
THE II E FA # N WORLD,
eoxEs !FdR 1PolfArors,. s:sI

Figures and Plcfurea Representing, Their
Boxes for shiPpiag pptatees are made
OF rather thin and light boards,
strengthened ~ galvanfzed hoop iron
at.the corners Zig. lrepreadnts such
a, hox In the form of cube, measuring
Il inches each way inside, which viii
give = heaped tbushels measure il even
with the top; or it our correspondent
wishes rounded appearance to his po-
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WHEN you borrow money YOU borrow
trouble, but at the same time you sometimes
increase the trouble Of the fellow who lends
it to you.-SomerviIle Journal
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Go South via Louisville Il Nashville r. r,
to Evergreen, Pensacola or the Gulf Coast.
The Old Reliable has no superior for speed,
comfort aud safety See your nearest Cou-
pom Agent, or write G. p Atmore, Gen:l
Pass. Agent, Louisville, XIV.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

THE truth OF the saying 'To be fore
warned is to be forearmed" often resolves
itself into question of speed
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Avoid March Winos

NATURAL HISTORY. - Teacher - "Hans.
name three beasts of prey Hans-''rwo
lions and tiger. "-Texas Siftings.
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If 1t be true that the man who is his own
lawyer has fool for a client. then there are
cases where it is notexped lent TO keep one $
own counsel.-Boston Transcript
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

1T is always proper to call upon the su
perintendent OF streets to ''mend his ways
Boston Commercial
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E. B. WALTHALL & CO., Druggists, Horse
Cave, KY, say: Halls Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it,
CONDUCTOR E. D. LOOMS, Detroit, Mich,
says: THE effect Of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful. Write him about it,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-06
Politics in San Juan COUNTY


Geo. A. Ellsperman, editor of the Is-
lander published at Friday Harbor, was
in the city yesterday. He brought the
latest political news from the island
county, and being Democrat and a
candidate for the Office of county clerk.
processes confidence that his party will
carry the county. He says Capt. w.
z. B. Grahame, who Is president of the
Republican club at East Sound, is the
candidate of his party for county clerk
and that the nomination of Rice for
judge does not suit all of the Republi-
cans Of that county, principally because
they were not consulted In the selec-
ton of candidate.
j. M. Blaine, formerly of this city,
now claims residence at East Sound
and had aspirations to represent the
district in the legislature hut was dis
appointed and received no more than
an election as delegate to the county
convention. The legislative nominee
Is D. II; Tucker, formerly probate judge.
j. III. Murray, the present auditor,
was re-nominated, while G. NJ. Tucker
was nominated for county treasurer and
w. ii. Thacker for attorney.
Mr.. Ellesperman returned on the
EVangel this morning and will devote
his time from now until the 18th, when
the Democratic county convention
meets, to the interests of himself and
his party on the various islands Of the
county.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following are the latest real es-
tate transfers recorded, as furnished by
the abstract office of S. L. Butler:
THURSDAY, JULY 5
S P Hughes and wife to J G Jacob.
sen, lots and 2, blk 8, Hughes 1st add
to Blaine; $500.
l. ID France to + M Wade, swt of sec
/, tp 3S n, r e; $1,000.
J A Blakely, admr. TO G II Watrous,
n 25 feet of lots 8, Z and s, blk3i, Fair
haven, and lot 13, blk /, Llndsey's add
to Bellingham; $500.
II Blackburn to j M Lawrance, a
part of sec %, tip 3S n, r 8 e; 1916.
&C Hoskins ct al TO Harriet Norton,
As 56-l0O acres in 81 of net, sec 20, tip 80
n, r l.
Same TO Etter Redinger, 26 34-1OO
acres in sci Of mel and net of set, sec 20,
tip 80 N, /.
Same to NJ L Norton, "a 2l-l00 acres
i'm set Of mel and mel of set, sec 20, tp
80 n, ri.
Same to + S Norton, 10 50-100 acres
in set ofnei and mel Of sell sec 20, tp 80
n,r1.