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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
HOW PEANUTS GROW.

Some Interesting Facts Which Are Not
Generally Known.
All boys, and good many OF their
sisters, are fond of peanuts. Every
body knows that no circus is COM
plete without them, but probably not
many boys, nor girls either, know just
how they grow, says the New York
Times. The peanut is supposed to be
a native of Africa, where it forms the
chief food of certain regions, but it is
found, too, in South America and Eu-
rope, the species varying slightly in
the different countries. Here in the
United States it is cultivated chiefly in
Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes-
see. The seed planted is the meat
kernel, and care is taken not to break
the skins. The plant grows like a
vine, and the nuts hang on to it like
pea pods. A single vine will, it is esti-
mated, produce about 100 nuts if it is
of the average good condition. At this
rate the yield per acre is 10 bushels.
Three varieties of these nuts are grown
there-the white, red and the Spanish.
They are readily distinguished, as they
have individual characteristics. The
next time you eat peanut with two
kernels very white, with pink skins,
you will know it is of the white
variety, which is the most important.
The shell of the red nut sometimes
holds three or four dark kernels, and it's
skin is of decidedly dark red, so you
cannot mistake that; while the Spanish
nut is 80 much smaller, with a lighter
skin than either OF the others, that it
will not be mistaken for either. Nearly
5000, 900 bushels Of peanuts are used in
this country every year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
CARE OF ORCHARDS.

Two Pictures Which Arc Far Moro Flo.
Quent Than Words.
The accompanying illustrations, en-
graved from photographs taken 1T the
same distance so as to preserve the ex-
act relative proportions of each, tell the
whole story of the difference between
care and neglect of young orchard.
Each of these trees is the best mot
representative, but the best tree to be
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
NEW ouARRYINo METHOD.

An Albany Man Now Cuts Stone wAse
Wire Rope.
Those who have indulged In deep sea
fishing know how the fish line cuts
deeply into the hard wood Of the gun"
vale as it is hauled in while taut- Even
an iron protection, after time, shows
the wear of the rope, which is compare
lively soft. This gives clew to the in
vention of an Albany quarryman for
cutting stone. Instead, however, snys
tho Dvtroit Free Press, OF hemp, he pro-
poses TO use wire rope, and with this he
will carve the marble and stone right
out Of its native bed. The wire is wound
in strands, and has q very rough sur
face, powerful machinery gives strong
and steady strain, and the stone, yield
ing to the constant wear, parts, with
smooth edge. It would be easy enough
to cut the blocks after they are removed
from the quarry, but where the clever
mesa Of the inventor comes In is devis'
ing mechanism that can be applied to
the stone while in the quarry. This ia
effected by sinking two parallel chan
nels in the quarry to depth of little
greater than that Of the lowest level OF
tho stono to be cut. The channels may
be froso 20 to 100 feet, or more, apart.
At the bottom of each is made small
hole to receive the foot ends of the
shafts Of the machine. This is the only
preparation of the quarry that is neces-
sary. The ropes, which are coiled on
huge drums, ere then passed around
the channels, and al the drums revoQve
the cutting proceeds. Suitable brakes
arc provided for the regulation of the
speed and pressure. The ordinary speed
Of thestrand is 500 feet minute, 80 that
a mile length of it passes in six minutes.
While the strand IN moving, crushed
stone or chilled shot and water can be
introduced to increase the attrition.
Far better. however, than either Of these
Is . composition obtained from the tall
ings of q magnetic iron separator, which
costs about one-tenth as much as the
chilled shot. It does not leave the lines
caused by the shot, and it can be used
over and over again.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
FARMER HARR1soN's IDEA

FARMER HARRlSON'S IDEA.
times is. The horse usually has horse
sense He knows better than to walk
in rut. Now if the horses are spread
so that they must travel directly in
front Of the wagon wheels, then, Of
course, if the horse keeps out Of the
-uts himself, the wheels will keep out
of them, and the result, If all horses
were so hitched, would be to prevent
the making Of ruts."
We most heartily indorse this plain
and obvious solution of the ru: prob
lem.-Good Roads.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
A Puzzled Thought.

Prof. Kirkwood had q habit IN the
classroom of doing many things by
signs. If he wished the work erased
from the board he indicated it by sys.
TEN OF motions, and 50 II he wanted .
door opened or closed, or q window
raised or lowered. One spring day he
wanted a window lowered. He pointed
out a student and then motioned to the
window. The student did not under
stand, and so he repeated tho motions
more vigorously than before. The stu.
dent still failing to understand, the
gesticulatious became moro emphatic.
Finally, thinking that something must
be done, the student rushed to the win.
dow and jumped out.-Delaware Col.
lege Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

BY planting few fruit trees of dif-
ferent varieties every year the orchard
need never grow old, and supply Of
fruit may be always kept up.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

A SUBTLE D1sr1NCrIoN.-"l suppose you
have music at the hotel?'' "No; but we
have band" -Harper's Bazaar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

WHEN anyone has offended me, try to
raise my soul so high that the ohense can
not reach il. -Descartes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

The small boy may get chilled going in
his mother finds his shirt wrong side out.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20
A Wonderful Phenomenon.

The man who should pass through life
without experiencing q twinge Of indiges-
ton, might be fifty regarded as wonderful
phenomenon. We doubt if such a priv
LEGGED mortal has ever existed. If so, we
known to be daily relieved OF dyspepsia by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the popular
remedy for that truly national complaint,
az we'll as for fever and ague, debility, con-
stipation, rheumatism and kidney troubles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

Animal oils, for lubricating pur.
poses, were exported to the amount Of
144,556 gallons, valued Ut $7s,ssS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

.A11cE-"Oh, Edith, the honeymoon is be-
ginning to wane Percy called me plain
Alice to-day" Edith-"And yet you are
not so plain, dear. "-Tit-Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

A MANS best friend are his ten dnEers.-
Robert Collyer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-20

To get the full benefit of mulching Il
should b done early and well
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05

than half convinced that the tenets of
the Chicago platform were, after all,
the truest in the popular interest.
Others have come to me, men who
even disagree with our party princi-
pies, and have assured me that the
change in sentiment toward the free
coinage of silver was something they
had never seen the like of. Added to
this, the appreciation which every
public speaker can not fail to discern
in the eyes of a sympathetic audience,
has convinced me that a large proper
tion of the people whom ] have ad-
dressed have been impelled to applaud,
not out of sympathy with the speaker,
but out of appreciation of the truths
spoken. If a speaker be qualified to
Judge of the effect on his audience,
then I think that without egotism I
may say THE people whom I have met
and addressed are far more enthusi-
astic over silver than when the cam
paign began"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
HERR MOST IS A GOLD BUG.
Which Shows That all Anarchists are
Not Free Silver Advocates.

Denver, Col, Sept. 4-Mr. c. w. Var
mum, a prominent Republican of this
city, recently wrote Herr Most, ask
ing what his position was on the silver
question, and has received the follow
ing reply:
4 have expressed the opinion that at
present gold only can be used as a pro-
per standard of value because its cost
of production is staple and alike all
over the world, whereas silver is get
ting cheaper every year. If, therefore
the latter might be used as money,
notwithstanding facts stated above, it
should be done according to its mar
ket price, not 16 to /, but (at this
mOment) 80 to /, though that would
render silver money very inconven-
lent. Silver men had better invent
some new articles of luxury, make
them fashionable and flood all mar
ilets. That would be the proper way
to get rid of all superfuity of silver
and make it useful.
Il am other wise no politician, but an
anarchist and consequently do not
care Tor any party in the arena of vot-
ing fights which / regard as a mon
key theatre good for the amusement
of big children. / believe in revolution
ana not in humbug."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
BUTLER AND WATSON CONFER.
An Effort to be Made to Force Sewall
TO Withdraw.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 4.-The confer
ence between Senator Butler, Thomas
+. Watson and N. w. Reed, chairman
of the National Finance committee,
and State Populist leaders lasted un-
til a late hour last night. The various
phases of the campaign were discuss
ed from the standpoint of committee
and candidate. 1t was decided that
Watson, who speaks in Dallas, Texas,
Sept. z, shall go from that State to the
West. He will speak twice in Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado and other ap-
pOintments may be made in the mean
time. The dates of the speaking have
not yet been arranged Watson viii
return to Georgia, Sept. 25, and enter
the State campaign.
The National committee viii make
especial efforts to elect the Bryan and
Watson electors in Georgia. with the
hope Of forcing Sewall from the Demo-
cratic ticket by the results. The
Georgia State election is held in Octo-
ber Tt was decided that the National
COMMITTEES should not recognize State
fusion where there is not an equitable
division of the electors. 1t was decid-
ed to notify Bryan and Watson of
their nomination by letter between
now and Sept. 18th.
Senator Butler left last night for
Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
MARK HANNA IS HIGHLY ELATED.
He Thinks the Gold Standard Ticket
Wll Help Mckinley.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 4.-National
Republican Chairman Mark Hanna, in
an interview, said concerning the re-
suit of the indianapolis Democratic
gold standard convention: ST think the
action of the convention viii be of as
sistance to us.
Senator Palmer is a strong, reliable
man and has a heavy following among
the Democrats of Illinois. His nomina-
ton, following that of a gold standard
Democrat for governor in that State,
will weaken the forces of the other
Democrats in Illinois very materially"
How about Mr.. Buckner?'
'The nomination of Mr.. Buckner will
also do us good. He is strong in Ken
lucky and throughout the South and
will help us very much"
Mr.. Hanna left here this evening
for Chicago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
BRYAN's TRIP TO THE EAST.
The Silver Leader Satisfied With Re
suit of his Campaign.

ne oliver Leader SaUISneu Nlfn Re~
suit of his Campaign.
Chicago, H., Sept. Am an inter
view this afternoon, VIM. Jennings
Bryan said:
Il am perfectly satisfied with the
re~Ult of my trip East, and my obser-
yatlon is not based simply on impress
sions formed from the rostrum. To
address people by the tens OF thou
sands, as / lfave done since leaving
Chicago, would naturally carry with
it the impression that the audiences
addressed were swayed by the utter
ances delivered. A speaker is apt to be
carried away by such an idea. But
when / say that / am satisfied with the
result of my trip East, / do not mean
my observations from the speakers
stand have led me to suppose that the
large audiences whom / have addressed
were carried away with the principles
advocated, as their applause would ap-
pear to indicate. My estimate is based
on entirely different sources.
"People whom / have met and who
have mingled with audiences at Demo-
cratic gatherings have voluntarily
come forward to assure me that the
sentiment was yeering around toward
the Democratic platform. / have talk
en- occasion, after leaving the speakers S
stand, to talk with men whom I have
observed in the audience on the doubt
full seat, if l might so express myself,
regarding the currency question. Such
men have come to me afterward and
have expressed themselves as more
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
FUSION IN TENNESSEE. =

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 4-For four
days correspondence has been in pro-
gress 10y the Democratic and Populist
State committees concerning fusion of
the two parties upon joint electoral
ticket. The Democratic committees
proposed to pull off three electors and
allow the Populist committee to fill
their places. This proposition had no
proviso attached to it. To-day the
Populist replied, asking four electors.
three to vote for Sewall or Watson and
also a joint canvass between guberna-
torial candidates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

At Beston-St. Louis, 8; Boston, 13.
At Philadelphia -Pittsburg, 3; Phil
adelphia, 5.
At Baltimore Chicago,11; Balti-
more, II. Called on account of dark
ness at end of eighth inning.
At New York-Cincinnati s; New
York, IS.
At Washington-Louisville A; Wash
ington, 6.
At Brooklyn-Cleveland, Z; Brook
lyn, 3.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
NO BAR ROOMS FOR WINSTON.

Winston, N. c., Sept. 4.-(SpeciaD-
The Winston aldermen held caucus
this evening and decided not to ex-
tend the license to bar keepers. The
Board issued license for sixty days
some time ago in order to give the deal
ers time to close out their stock on
hand. The time expires tonight which
means that Winston is not to have any
licensed bar rooms for some time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
CAMPAIGN PLANS DISCUSSED.
4 Particularly Vigorous Fight to b
Made in the Northwest.

hduC III UIIe NOFLIlWeSI.
Chicago, Sept. 4.-Afr. Bryan attend
ed an important conference of the
Democratic leaders in Chairman Jones
sanctum this afternoon. Among those
I present were Committeemn Campau
Gahan, Stone, johnson, Walsh, Wall,
Governor Altgeld, and Chief McCOn-
vile, of the Speakers Bureau. Sena-
tors Teller and Dubois, George p. Kep-
ney, secretary of the silver party, and
other silver. men are expected to ar
rive tonight.
Campaign plans were discussed, and
1t is said the leaders who have been at
Chicago headquarters urged the ne
cessity of making a particularly vigor-
Gus fight in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio.
The conference lasted two hours and
was entirely over routine financial mat
ters connected with the campaign. Mr..
Bryan spent the evening quietly at his
hotel and spent as much time in rest
ing as the numerous callers of the
politicians allowed
Mrs Bryan left in the evening for
her home in Lincoln, where she said
she desired to be when the public
schools opened on Monday.
The following appointments made
for Mr.. Bryan are announced from
campaign headquarters:
VIII spend Sunday. Sept, 10 at Salem,
III. He will speak at st. Louis on Sep
tember the 12th Henderson, KY,
in the forenoon of the 14th; at Louis
vile at night of the 14th; Lexington,
KY, 18th; Asheville, N. c., 10th; Rich
mond, Va, 18th; Washington, d. c.,
10th; Baltimore, 21st.
Mr. Bryan will also speak in New
York ON Sept. 28th or Goth, and will
then make tour through New Jersey,
Delaware and New England.
Mr. Bryan spent some time this af-
ternoon with Chairman Jones review
ing his letter Of acceptance of the
nomination of the Silver party, of
which he viii be formally notified at
Lincoln on Tuesday.
Mr.. Bryan viii leave tomorrow
morning at $3.50 on the Chicago and
Northwestern for Milwaukee, where
he will make two speeches tomorrow.
He will remain over in the Cream City
as the guest of Edward c. Wall, Dem
ocratic National committeeman for
Wisconsin, returning Monday morn
ing early to Chicago and leaving at
$50 p. m, in the evening for Lincoln.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
sEWALL WILL NOT WITHDRAW

New York, Sept. 4-The Commercial
Advertiser this evening prints the fol-
lowing dispatch:
Bath, Me, Sept. 4.-Editor CONNER
cial Advertiser: Amy statements or in
ferences that I propose to withdraw
from the Democratic National ticket
are without foundation. I nave never
had the rensotast intention of doing
so. ARTHUR SEWALL."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
cLEvELAND IS NOT TALKING.

Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Sept 4-The
President to-day persists in his deter
mination, as asserted last night, to
say nothing at this time in regard to
the nominations made at the Indiana
polls convention.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
PoPuLlsT NOMINATION DECLINED

Clarksburg, w. Va, Sept. 4-Hon.
] G. Ralphsynder, the nominee of the
Democratic and PopuIist parties for
Governor, has written a letter to the
Populist committee declining their
nomination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
COMING ON THE 18TH
Candidate Bryan to Visit North
Carolina.
WILL SPEAK IN ASHEVlLLE
And Then Make a Tour Through
the State.
I'LL SPEAK IN AsHEVILLE
HE WILL REMAIN TWO DAYS
He Will Leave the Old North State For
Virginia and Speak in Rich
mond on the Night OF
the 18th.

Chicago, Sept 4.-(special.) CHAIR
man Jones to-day sent telegram to
Chairman Manly, of North Carolina,
saying that Mr.. Bryan would arrive in
Asheville, N. c., September 10th at
1870 in the afternoon, and would go
through the State.
He will speak on the afternoon and
night of the 10th and viii be in the
State until 1870 p. m of the 18th, when
he will go into Virginia to speak in
Richmond that night
Mr.. Manly, who win arrange Mr..
Bryan's itinerary, was not in the city
last night He will probably make an
official announcement in to-morrow's
paper.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. Maj. I. s.
Clarkson, of Omaha was elected COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
MORE GOLD FROM EUROPE.

New York, Sept. 4.-The steamer
Augusta Victoria which arrived TO-
day brought S3,075,20 in gold consign-
ed as follows: Lazard Freres, $1,S02,-
500; L. Won Hoffman and Company,
S272, 400; Bank of British North Amer
lea, $500,0o0, and Heidelbacl, Ickel-
heimer and Company, S500,oO0.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Dog ana Goose.

\ dog and a goose on one occasion
became fast friends, but the goose
seems to have made the first advance.
If the dog barked, the goose would
cackle and endeayOr to bite any per
son she supposed the dog to be barking
at. She would not roOst in the usual
way, but ran about the yard with the
dog all night, and even when he went
about the neighb0rhood the goose ac-
ccmpanied him, running and flying in
order TO keep pace with him.
What Is very strange, however,
when the dog was i'll the goose would
not leave him for a single moment, so
food had to be placed in the kennel for
both of them. This affection is sup
posed to have had its origin in the
dogs saving the goose from fox.
in another case a dog tried II con-
sole herself for the loss of her family
by adopting n brood of duckiings.
When her little ones were taken from
her she was quite disconsO.ate. These
she tended in the most atfectiOnate
manner and exhibited the greatest con-
Germ when they naturally took TO the
water. When they came to land the
dog seized them in her mouth and car
ried them home. Strange to say, when
robbed of her family she took charge
of two cOck-chickens, which she rear
ed with great attention. When they
began to crow she was evidently much
annoyed and endeavored to suppress
their noise.-C,TrcHt Liieruf,Irc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Welded Eighty Years.

There is living in this vicinity with
in three miles of this city, probably the
oldest married couple in the State, if
not i'm the United States, says the st.
Paul Pioneer Press. Their names are
Dar-C Canada, and are French. Louis
Darwin was born on September "a.
17SS, and is therefore over 107 years
old. His wife was born on March Il,
1874, and was l0l on her last birthday.
This aged couple were married in lSl5,
and have passed their S0th anniversa-
~.
They have lived near here for the last
~ years, and he has been extensively
engaged in the lumber and logging
business, also in farming. They have
reared family of seven SONS and five
daughters, only five of them being
alive now. The oldest daughter lives
here and has large family, she being
married when she was IL years of age.
They have tine fourth generation from
the parent tree. Tho old gentleman
was one of the liveliest among the
'boys" on the river 40 years ago, and
could dance all around the young fol-
lows at that time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
The Lady and the Doctor.

as it still raining, Jeannette?" in
quired Mrs. Lightford, wearily.
"Fm afraid it is" responded the
maid, apologetieally. Just a slight
drizzle."
"Are you sure I've nothing on for
this afternoon? I'd give anything for
some diversion"
Nothing, ma'am, I'm afraid. You
wouldn't like to go to the matinee ,"
'No, there isn't play fit to he seen.
Ring up Mrs. Harvourt and see if she
won't drop in to see me for a little
while. She's clever and makes lots of
fun
"Don't you remember, ma'am i rung
her up this morning for you, but she's
going out for the afternoon. Would
you care to hear the end of the novel
We began yesterday"
"No, it's too early to go TO bed yet.
If there's absolutely nothing else to do,
I'll have the doctor. He's always
clever, and sometimes amusing. Be
sides, there is something the matter
with me-what did say it was yester-
day."
"Your lungs, was it? No, think it
was a headache ~
"a headache? Nonsense! 1t will
have to be something worse than 4
headache. You can't have a doctor
come to see you for mere headache.
What was it thought was wrong with
me? Why, of course Indigestion 1t
was after Mrs. Dupresne's ball. | re-
member it perfectly, now. Ring him
up ut once-the doctor, | mean-and
ask him to call to see NE this after
noon"
'Shall tell him what's the matter?n
ayes, you'd better. | may forget
again before he gets here, and it might
he awkward if neither of us knew. y
III. G. BOWtbee, IN Truth.