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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-16
WILL she TRUNpLE HooPs7


Il Il Hinted That This win he Woman's
# Next Fad.
Everything is new now and nothing
lasts! There il no repose in the mod"
ern woman. She is utterly unable to
remain at home in dignitied obscurity,
: but must needs scamper of to where
people most do congregate, says Lon
don Truth. Display, excitement,
movement and novelty are the things
which she Graves for. The rage for
skating at the real ice rink continued
for about three months, and then FASH
ion suddenly switched May Fair on to
the bicycle. This in its turn is already
commencing to lose the charm Of nov-
city, and those whose vanity forcas
them to be the first to do whatever is
peculiar are beginning to turn their at
tention to trundling hoops. Being an
essentially solemn people, however.
whenever we lapse into frlvolity we JUS
tify our folly by serious argument. It
appears that trundling a hoop and spin
ming top are altogether better forms
Of exercise than are either skating or BIZ
cycling. The first strengthens the
fpinator longus, the triceps and tho
latissimus dorsi, while the latter gives
play to the. deItoid and the extensor
carpi radialis longior. That being tho
case, no reasonable objection can he
raised to our women running along the
streets trundling their hoops or spin-
ming tops in the park.
eloo w uprvra nv nArs ANN CORN
Last year we offered 5000 for the big
gest yield of oats. 200 bushels Silver
Mine Oats was the highest. This year
we offer 5000 more on oats, 500 on Sill.
yer King Barley, a barley yielding in
1895 ZIG bushels per acre, and 500 on
Golden Triumph Yellow Dent Corn, the
corn of your dreams!
What's Tcosinte and Sand Vetch and
Sacaline and Lathyrus and Giant
Spurry and Giant Incarnate Clover and
lots of such things? They'll make you
rich if you plant a plenty. Catalogue
tells you!
II YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND
it with 1Oc. postage to the John A. Sal
ger Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis.,, you will get
free 10 grasses and grains, above oats,
barley, corn and their catalogue. Cat
alogue alone, SC. (K)
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-16
sebastapol Was Not Impregnabls

For it was taken by assault, but physique
built UP, q constitution fortified by Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, may bid defiance 70
the assaults Of naalarious disease even IN 10
calities where it is most prevalent and ma
Sections of the West should bear this in
mind, and start with q supply: The Bitters
promptly subdues dyspepsia. rheumatic
and kidney complaints, nervousness con-
Stipation and biliousness.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

But for this, the place had evidently been
undisturbed since it was shut up In tn,
spring.
The detective leaned over and picked
the burnt paper carefully up. 1t was per
fectly black and fell to pieces in his hand
OF course no writing was visible much
less legible. We both examined each
minute fragment thoroughly, with the aid
of Phillips pocket lens, and it was appar
ent that both letter and envelope had beer
thrown where we found them within q
very few days. Their freedom from soot
and dust was enough to make that much
clear to the most superficial observer.
"Do you think it probable that this let
ter IL in any way connected with the af
fairY' asked.
~ can't tell yet" he replied. IT shall
be perfectly frank and open with you, Mr.
Smith; and the case as far as we have got.
ten, amounts to just this. Your brotha
was killed in the house Mt some time il.
the morning before the usual rising hour
of your family. Whoever did the deed
either lived here, or broke in or was let in
by someone who lived here. 1t is evident.
too, that robbery was not the motive, and
the murderer appears to have been singu-
larry cool and deliberate in all his acts.
think we may further assume that tho
murder was committed while 1t was yet
dark. Otherwise it is inconceivable that
anyone should have risked carrying the
body across the lawn"
A new idea, more horrible than any
had as yet harbored, came suddenly over
mo, and grew sick at the mere thought.
Was this man going to prove that my niece
had let Ralph into the house to kill her
father? The detective, however, seemed
not to notice my agitation.
II presume" he continued, "that no ex-
animation was made Of the doors or win
dows to see whether they have been tam
pered withT'
shook my head. Then said:
Anderson reported to me that he found
the front door unfastehed, but we nat.
urally explained that by the superstition
we had already arrived at-that my
brother had walked out before breakfast"
i And a We may feel sure that he did
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days when she would hardly speak to any
one Of the household, and would either
shut herself up in her room or wander off
through the fields and woods, even map-
aging to return late for meals so as to
avoid sitting at table with us. My broth
er worried good deal over these eccen-
tricities; but l used to console him with
the idea that young girls of from fifteen
10 eighteen were apt to be dreamy and
morbid at times.
Well, we lived in that way for upward
of four years; and the only excitement
that broke in on the mopotony of our
lives was my niece's first love affair. The
young man, New Yorker, had been rusti-
Gated that fall by one of the New Eng
land colleges which he was attending, and
his family had sent him up to our village
with private tutor to spend few weeks
In study and contemplation. | never
considered him a positively bad fellow,
but he was certainly very lively one,
and some of his escapades, of which we
learned later had been startling and orig
dnal, even for collegan
1t was the most natural thing in the
world that he and Mary should imagine
themselves in love with each other. There
was practically no masculine society for
her In the Village, and she was the only
young woman there Of refinement, beauty
and education. Therefore, Jack Ralph,
as we will call him-though that was not
his real name--spent n great deal of time
at our house.
My brother, as people are apt to do, paid
no attention to the affair, pooh-poohed az
my warnings, and buried himself in his
books. Then, too, hs was very much Elk
ercised at the time over his quarrels with
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not walk out" said Phillips, 1--WE simply
alter your supposition to assuming that
the murderer opened it in order to carry
his victim out. How the murderer got in,
l shall be better able TO tell when l have
looked about bit"
He now went over the house very care
fully, with the exception of my own, my
niece's and Anderson's rooms; but, though
the lens was frequently brought into use,
there was no trace whatever of any house
breaking.
Don't you want to look everywhere" l
suggested.
at Is unnecessary" he replied. mo
would-be murderer would break into n
house through the occupied room of third
party. 1t would only serve to double the
chances Of his detection. You may re-
gard it as established that our man, If he
entered at all, entered by collision with
one of the inmates"
(To he continuedl
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TlNG-A-LiNGl TiNG-A-LlNGI
The scorcher, His Daily Adventures and
the Thoughts That Agitate Him.
Go be continued.)
Ting-a-lngl Ting-a.lingl

Ting-a-lingl Ting-n.lingl
Out OF the way Clear tho track I can
beat any trolley car that ever ran on two
railsl
Now, this Is funl This ia genuine sport
This beats going through tho tunnel ahead
Of a cable car, and that's jolly enough for
most people. There's no one to get in
your way in the tunnel, however, and that
rather dotracts from tho excitement. Out
hero in tho street you can just keep 'cin
lodging all tho time, and you can scare
the life out of women and children who
want to take tho car.
Ting-a-lingl TinR.a-lingl
Woman with a baby in her arms trying
to got car, and of chslrse she got right in
my way They always do. Women with
babies ought 10 stay at homo, but, for that
matter. women without babies ought to
stay at home, too unless thcy know how
to ride the wheel. Some day, when our
Legislators and aldermen get a little moro
sense, they'll pace a law prohibiting wom-
eli from appearing on tho streets except in
bloomors, and then tho annoyancos that
We are subjected to now when wo try to
get up n little speed will be reduced to
minimum For myself, ! would be in ia
vor Of compelling every man, woman and
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a new railroad which was running its line
through our place, and had made most
unsightly cut about two hundred yards
from: the house. lie had fought the mat
ter in the courts and had been beaten.
The dispute now was as to the company's
bridging this cut, which they had agreed
to do, but which thcy delayed so persist
entity that there seemed to be considerable
malice in II. In fact, may say oil the
work mad been prosecuted IN most dila-
tory way, ana for several months we had
been subjected TO the annoyance OF hav-
ing gangs OF ltnlans trnnping around
our lawns ana making us ieel that 1t was
unsafe for Mary 10 go out unattended.
Amid such far from soothing contem-
piations, my brother was dumfonnded by
n pont-blank request from young Ralph
that he might become engaged to Mary.
Then there was scene. Robert was.
TN bound to say, a selfish father. and
doubt whether any sutton would have been
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of local wiscncrcs, and the usual intelli-
gent verdict was propounded, to wit: That
Robert" (Smith, let us call hin) 'came to
his death from fracture of the skull
caused by sudden contact with some dull
instrument or material"
During the twcnty-four hours when all
this was transpiring / had been thinking
hard; and could not get rid of the idea
that there was something wrong in the
affair-something more than mere acct
dent. At the same time, | was disposed
to admit to myself that my notion was
based rather on intuition than on any
really good reasons. To be sure, | had
been n witness of the bitter quarrel be.
tween my brother and Jack Ralph; but il
seemed impossible to suspect the young
collegian of such an act. Then, too, his
attitude was the last to be adopted by o
guilty man who was not also a lunatic.
lie went around the village announcing
more or less openly that he guessed the
old man had been killed by some one he
had insulted and that. from his own ex.
periencc be wasn't disposed to be very
hard on the party who did it. To all
questions 'as to what his own experience
had been, he utterly refused to vouchsafe
an answer. This was pretty nearly
enough; but when our servant, Pompey
Augustus Anderson, who had been, since
my brothers death, in condition OF
nervous excitement bordering on hysteria,
went before the justice of the peace and
deposed that ne had overheard the quarrel
between his master and Ralph, and gave
its details with very reasonable accuracy,
the latter was promptly arrested and con.
fined in justice Benefits house, pending
his removal to the county Jail. Then
felt that it was time to have some detec-
tive talent superior to that of the village
constable set to work on the case. was
well acquainted with the superintendent
of the New York police department; in
fact, l had had some influence in getting
him his appointment. Therefore, a tele.
gram from me, asking that he send us his
best man at once, was promptly houored
and, within thirty-six hours of the finding
of my brothers body. John Phillips walk.
ed into the library where was sitting
I can remember Phillips as well aa IL !
saw him before me nova dark man, with
straight black hair and rather beady eyes
His FEATURES were as delicate as a won,
ans, and his figure was small and slight
almost dapper. Only the cords that stood
out in his neck and wrists went 10 show
that he was made of tempered steel.
His expression was very grave and
serious as he bowen and handed me an
pnsealed letter from the superintendent
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Not Abolished For Him.

at cannot be, said one Of them. II
will never believe It,"
well, here comes policeman" said
another. lie is sure to know. Let us ask
him."
Tie officer approached them slowly,
swinging his night stick with the skill of
u drum major.
Pardon me-" said the first speaker po-
litoly, "but We are strangers hero. Can
you tell us whether it is true that the FREQ
lunch has been abolished in NowhOrkf"
There WAS n cynical glcam In the eye Of
the guardian of the peace rs he answered
in the purest Gotham:
For youse feilies9 guess yes.
Then he rauntered over to the adjacent
fruit stand, selected the most promising
bunch of bananas allod up mis- pockets
with peanuts and driftod away, followed
by the baloful glance and muttcrcd npre.
cations Of tho dago. New York World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Politeness.

A little girl, On being handed parcel
bya shopkeeper. turned away from the
counter without saying u word. Her
inothcr touched hor and sad, "What do
you say to Mr.. - We don't say
Thank your whom We lay for u thing"
ans wcrod she.
That was not quite so bad as the reply
Of the bad boy who was deliberately DO
spelling tho lawn at a summer hote,, ard,
on being reproved, said that his mother
paid enough for him to do as ho pleased.
From u wide experience among travellers
and summer boardcrs it is believed that
the boy only expressed tho sentiments Of
the grown up people. But it was not and
Is not and never can he the truth.
The nero payment Of money does not
discharge all debts. Something is duo to
ourselves, to our family name and credit,
to those around us. 1t Is the courtesy and
the care which the children described over
looked.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Things That Might Ha' Been.

"You look melancholy" said tho bus.
tling man.
Eyes" replied his friend with tho visit
ful look. I'm thinking sad thoughts. "
About what?'
"About the things that might have
beon."
II don't SEQ anything sad about that.
Our ancestors might have been subjugated
by the American Indians, and where
would we bo thenY Whenever l think Of
the narrow escape we had from wearing
feathers and living on government rntions
have to stop right in the middle Of my
work and say, 'lla, hnl' We might have
been run over by cable cars or arrested be-
cause our bicycle lamps weron't it, or do
ludod into buying gold bricks II luck
hadn't boon on our side. And you sit
there endeavoring to be sad Why, you re
trying to raise Canada thistles In gold
mino. You're doing your best to get tho
weeds Of discomfort out of n subject that
isn't anything but great big hotbed of
hilarity Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, THURSDAY JUNE Is, 1895
II reed as follows:

It read as follows:
"Denr Sir-This will introduce Mr.. John
Phillips, whose name is perhaps familiar
to you. You are very fortunate in OBJ.
taining his services, as both his health
and combination Of engagements and
circumstances conspired against his TAX
ing up this case. have, however, felt
under obligations to do my very best for
you, and, at my most urgent solicitation,
he has consented to waive everything and
devote himself to your matter. Yours
truly,
edward l.. SANFORD"
Having finished reading the above note,
and began to express my thanks. These,
however, he very quickly cut short.
"You have nothing to thank me for" he
said coldly. 81 am here under orders;
and now, sir, pardon me if | ask you to tell
me all you know of the circumstances con-
nected with your brothers death. Time
is always precious, and this must excuse
any apparent brusqucncss on my part"
His manner was indeed almost repclHnt,
bnt. as | looked more closely at his face,
1t seemed so drawn that I was conscious
of a guilty pang at having been even in
directly instrumental in dragging n sick
man into what babe fair to be n very mr.
duous piece of work There was nothing
to do, however, but to relate, as briefly
and yet ns exhaustively as possible, all
that kew.
Phillips, during the recital. sat with his
head resting upon his hand. while his eyes
wandered necessarily about the apart
mont IIo did NOT intprrupt mo once but
when I had finished, proceeded to put his
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

as to produce that illusion. If he raises
tho arm that is In sight, another arm will
appear to rise In the glass, and thus it will
seem that both his arms are raised
That Is not at all extraordinary, for
anybody can lift both arms at once. Let
him raise the leg that is in sight, however,
and tho illusion becomes somewhat re-
markablo, for 1t represents n person with
both feet in the air at the Same time.
Even that feat may ordinarily be accom-
pishcd at quick Intervals, ls,t this illusion
gives the spectators the image Of person
who remains in that suspended condition
for long time,
You SEQ now how easy it is for the boy
TO initiate tine acrohtic performance Of a
jumping Jack, for If he moves his visible
leg up and down the reflection of 1t from
the glass makes it appear that his act in
cluties both legs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

Any boy or girl who takes pleasure in
collecting stamps would be glad 20 have u
book for holding "tradors." This may
be made in two ways-oither by cutting
paper and marking it IN proper divisions
and with the names Of the different coun-
tries on tha top of each page-in short, by
making stamp album rs nearly like
those which are sold ms possiblc-or you
can uso n scrapbook and paste an envelope
face downward on every alternate leaf
and marking the name Of the country
either on the page or on tho envelope
Brooklyn Eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Much Relieved.

Mrs. Society-Mercy on mel Don't you
know that man your daughter is going to
marry?
Mr.. Moek-No-o; I've boon afraid to ask
her.
Mrs. Socioty-Ho's q prize fighter, a
regular tough. He's ioIght score Of
men and half killed dozen womoi
Mr.. Neck (much reliovc()-Oh, then,
he's all right ! was afraid he was some
poor lamb like myselfi-New York Weekly,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
MarY'n XiAitA.

Mary trotted into D neighbours house
one morning last week. climbed up into
an easy chair and settled herself for u talk.
II have been making calls" she an
nounccd. i've been to Aunt Lucy's, and
Mrs. C.'s and the WIS. I've Dcen out
ever since breakfast, calling" Her ncstess
thought it wise to ask, "And does your
mother know whore you arc, Nary" All
the glow died out of her face. She pushed
herself forward in her chair. with her FIN
ger TO her lip. "Lot-mc--soc, she
slowly unused. -guess-I-must-go
-homo-now. Now York Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Electric Ilittels.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of tonic and alter
alive is felt. A prompt use of this medi-
cine has often averted long and perhaps
fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will
act more surely in countcracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Consti-
patton. Dizziness yield to Electric Bit
& ST. Johns Drug Store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

string for the neck and waist. Make some
bangs of black worsted and sew on tho
head. Work tho eyes nose and mouth
with white thread. Make skirt and
waist of plaid Bingham and white apron
with strings. Put a small sunbonnet on
the head and rufllc around tho neck.
This may he used to put 0gainst,a door to
keep 1t open and looks very much like
housemaid. Youths Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
HERE'S A GOOD TRICK.
With tho Help of a Mirror q Boy Mn,
Perform Wonderful Feats.

a good deal Of amusement may be had
out of q little experiment with long
mirror, II you have one in the door Of n
bookcase or a wardrobe. Let boy stand
by the sido of the wardrobe in such way
that only one-half of his body may be seon,
the other half being concealed by the
wardrobe.
To persons standing at tho other side, at
q certain distance, it will seem that they
SEQ his whole body, for the half that Is
visible will DO reflected from the glass SO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Far Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup has been
used by BY, MI IL 9f MOTHERS for
with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t soOTHES
the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS, AL
LAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND collie,
and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
A Wall Street Squeeze.

Ethel-Tom says that that new young
man who comos to see you Is stock
broker. What is he, n bull or a bear?
Maud-Wcll, don't just know, but he
has some of the bears proclivities. Som.
erYille .Iournnl.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Soap Bubbles.

A tablespoonful of glycorin added to
soapsuds will make bubbles more lasting
and OF brighter color than those produced
by using soapsuds only. There are pa
tented rubber and tin blowers which will
last much longer than clay pipes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
Amenities of Boyhood.

"Boys don't get licked for going in
swimming nowadays"
mo; they borrow their big sisters rub
ber bathing caps, SO that wDt hair can't
cut no ice, Chicago Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers is
a popular preparation in one bottle and
colors evenly brown or black. Any per-
son can easily apply 1t at homo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

Did you ever make doll Of bottlop
Take stone beer bottle fiji it with sand
Gnd cork securely. Draw over this black
stocking. Stuff the upper part for head,
anu below this for the body. OF course
the head projects above the bottls. Tie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

"After bilious fever had no appetite or
strength, but Hoods SarsaparilIa cured
me-" Mrs. George s. Adams, Fair Haven.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-12
rnE TROUBLE wirn srars.

The story that the Spanish govern.
ment again Ia endeavoflbg 10 eellst
the sympathy OF the powers In ils be-.
hair and agsiust the Unilod States IL
denied In Midfld. II Ia taken 10 BE- y
revival Of n report lnst Angus, 10 the
eject that tho Bpanish minister Of
foreign affairs prepared a memoran-
DUN to the European governments,
which, however, wss withheld then, u
aprvafr, on tho suggestion q United
States Minister Taylor that Il
might seriously ansc, the relations
between the United States aud spain.
Notwithstanding this Official denial ,
II Il not unlikely that Spain At this
time, when change In our foreign
policy appears probabls-at least from
Spanish point Of vlew-should DO
snxious 10 ASCERTAIN whether she has
any friends among the European
powers. IL Is not believed, howsv 81,
that such an appeal would give much
satisfaction 10 tho Madrid govern ..
meat
Spain stands virtually alone. French
capitalists have large Interests In Span.
ish railroads and other enterprises,
ana the sympathy VI the Paris pres
IL therefore naturally with the neigh.
boring county, for this obvious