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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-31
CONCERNING SKIRTS. "
The Trained Evening Gown 10 N0se1
Among tho Latest.

The Trained Evening Gown 10 ,NstsA
Among tho Latest.
A word about skirts, which seem to
be in more of transition state than
any other article of wearing apparel.
There is the close, habit-like skirt,
which is the extreme mode of the hour.
it is close and fits so snugly over the
hips that it fastens by an invisible row
Of buttons in the back seam. The av-
crage fashionable skirt has the front
plain and close-fitting Oh the hips, with
the fullness thrown to the back, but
with no stiffened outspreading godets.
These skirts clear the ground and are
trim looking. Some of the newest
tailor-made skirts show lengthwise
trimmings. The side seams, for in
stance, are ornamented by two rowR
of inch-wide braid uniting in clover
leaf border Mt the hem. One modiste
describes the new skirt by saying that
skirts standing out in points about
the feet are things of the past and that
the present shape is gracefully eased
about the hips and full at the back.
Many women welcome the return OF
the trained evening skirt, which was
rendered impossible by the large cir
cular skirts that have been SO long in
vogue. Trimmings, drapery and trains
are all new features for evening dress
skirts. The youthful dancing frock
skirt is succession of founces over
silk foundation. A pretty model has
blue silk foundation, with three over
skirts of pale blue tulle falling over it.
Petticoats that come next the dress
can never be too elegant for the
dressy woman. AS much dis
tinction is made concerning diff
ferent petticoats rs concerning diff
ferent gowns. Those for morning
wear under wooden dress are of mo-
hair or alpaca, embellished with sew.
eral small founces of the same, bound
with velvet. For afternoon wear pet.
ticoats are of taffeta or broche satin
with founces of silk and lace, full and
fussy. For evening wear the height
of elegance is to have the outside pet-
ticoat match the silk of dress. This
is trimmed with deep founces edged
with lace. For a grand ball for bride
the correct petticoat is of white silk
or satin profusely trimmed with lace
and bows of white ribbon. A novelty
was noted the other day in a silk pet
ticoat, the wide bottom founce being
trimmed with five or six tiny ruff1es,
giving, of course, very wide and full
effect about the bottom-Philadelph
TS~no
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P,rH AND POINT.

-Bobby-"Ma, you said that 1 wasnt
60 eat that piece of cake in the pantry
because it would make me sick" Moth
er-"Yes, Bobby" Bobby convincing.
ly)-"But, mo, it hasn't made me SICK
Answers.
-Bacon-"Did you know there were
over 735,O13,559,6o0 different whist
hands in q pack of cards?" Egbert-
eyes; my wife tells me about each one
nearly every time we play."-Yonkers
Statesman.
-She-"Dear me. Why don't they
teach choruses to sing intelligibly? It
is so aggravating to be unable to dis
t:nguish the words" He-"You don't
know your luck. I have read the hbret-
to''-Indianapolis Journal.
Harry, before we were married.
you begged me to go hand in hand WIN
you down life's pathway" $50 did,"
"And now you get mad when ask you
where you 60 without me five nights in
the week. "-Chicago Record.
-First-class Observation-Disclosures you
need is u warmer climate, Mr.. Grunl'
pey," said the doctor in his most per-
suasive tone. II guess you'll get me
there all right enough" was the un'
gracious response.-Detroit Free Press
Mr.. B. Reeder-"I'm told you'd like
to purchase stylish riding horse, Miss
Standish. Now have green hunter
I'd like to show you" Miss Standish-
"Oh, that would be lovely! He'd 60 so
well with my new billiard-cloth habit"
-Harper's Bazaar.
-"If you want to be liked in q news
paper Office" said the man at the desk'
"you must be careful to write only on
one side of the paper" The youth with
bunch of manuscript looked at him
suspiciously and exclaimed: mo, you
don't! may look young, but can see
through some things. You want me to
write my poetry on one side of the paper
SO that you can turn it over and use the
other side for your long-winded articles
about finance. I'm not so FOOLISH
Washington Star.
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WILL" she answered, pettishly. "We've
ell our lives to be 'spooney' in, and. be-
sides, I have other obligations" She
turned and left him, regardless Of the
pleading, reproachful eyes that she
knew were following her, and for the
rest of the evening she hardly noticed
him at all. Indeed, he kept out Of the
way as much as possible, for all this
merriment WIS to him, in his present
mood, gall and NORWOOD.
He had just returned from lonely
smoke in the library, and, somewhat
soothed, was returning to join the
others, who were gathering about the
big fireplace in what good Mrs. War
rem designated as the "sittin'-room," to
observe that time-honored custom OF
watching the Old Year out and the New
Year in. He told himself, sentimental
ly, that he would quietly take a seat ut
Madge's side, gain surreptitious posses
sion of her hand, and thus they would
enter upon the New Year together.
But Madge was not in the group
about the fireplace, nor was she in the
room; and, even as he looked, the Of
fensively handsome and aristocratic
Martindale rose quietly and made his
exit through the other door. For q
moment Braden stood dazed-then,
with Jealous intuition he turned and
made his way to the conservatory. and
there. not ten feet from the door, he
recognized the figure of Martindale.
But the latter did not see nor hear the
eavesdropper. He was busy kissing the
willing lips of some one in feminine at
tire whose face could not be seen, but
whose dress and figure, in the dim
light, looked only too familiar to poor
Braden. Utterly crushed, the latter
turned silently and FASTENED up to his
room.
'Where's WHIP" some one asked, sud-
denly, when New Years greetings had
been exchanged and the merriment had
subsidized to some extent. No one pres
ent had seen him, and Mr.. Warren in
terrogated the servants.
mo, sir, e hain't in is room, sir, Mr..
Braden hain't," said Alfred, the butler.
Hi saw i'm 60 hout the front door
habout a hour hago, sir. Yes, sir. C
'ad is at an coat on, sir"
It seemed very strange, indeed, until
Mr.. Warren, who had gone to his study
for q goodnight smoke, found on his
desk a note from Will. In it the young
man begged forgiveness for thus alb
ruptly taking his departure, intimated
that Madge would doubtless explain
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HE KEPT THE LAND.
Hezekiah Podgers Was Very Mean splr.
tied Man.

1t was currently rumOred in Hard
scrabble that when Hezekiah Podgers
got hold of a silver dollar he squeezed
it SO tight that the eagle on it had hard
work to get its breath, let alone scream.
ing.
This may have been an exaggeration,
but there was no denying the fact that
Podgers was rather close in the most OF
his dealings.
1t was said that he had occasionally
been known to give something away,
but in such cases it was something that
happened to be of no further use to him
or else there was wire cable attached to
the gift And as an instance of the latter
people were fond of citing the time he
offered the hard-shell Baptists q free
plot of land for use as cemetery.
The society in question had raised the
money and built church and com.
mittee had been appointed to visit
Podgers. who owned several farms in
the neighborhoood, and ask him to deed
to the church the land needed for =
cemetery. He had contributed nothing
for the building fund, and on the ground
that he was ''land poor" and couldn't
afford it, so the committee argued that
it would be benefit to him to give
away some of his land, and besides he
ought to do it anyway for the sake OF
the church.
Podgers held out for awhile, but final.
ly a bright thought struck him and he
gave in and said he would willingly
contribute the land on one condition.
The committee thanked Podgers very
profusely and then, while one of their
number was drawing up the necessary
writings another (who happened to
think that perhaps it would be good
idea to find OUT spoke up and asked
Podgers what his one condition was.
: >"Wa-al," drawled Podgers, with ex
asperating slowness, my idear is jes,
this: You hev asked me to-er-furuish
the land fer yer buryin' ground free
gratis, fer nothin', an am PERFECTLY
willin' to do it on one condition-an
that is, pervided Hank Jones "a member
of the committee and proprietor of the
village marble works) furnishes all the
headstones that go into it on the same
terms
The committee adjourned without Sc.
curing the deed of the land.-N. Y.
World.
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"Yep. Wuss'n over. this time. Even
tells me, awhile ago, he wisht I'd git
out an leave i'm alone"
I'D do it, them" said tho landlord,
warmly. "Tain't right f'r you Z give
up oil these yere New Years COINS on
jes' t watch him."
Pinkham shook his head again
81 got charge t kep.'" he quoted,
somewhat uncertainty. "F'r three Sc
ceedin' year, Birch, I've KEEP this yere
New Years vigil t. keep tn jedge fr'm
dom ITSELF any harm in one o. them
blue spells; an propose to keep them
wigils jest s long s e has them spells y
Hunter shook his bead deprecatingly.
He could not understand why John
should give up his enjoyment of the sea
son to watch another who had annual
s'blue SPELLS" "Ef e wants t gitaway
with 'imself John can't help it-nonc
whatever" he reasoned. But he knew
there was no use arguing with the con-
stable, who, as q matter of fact got
not a little mournful satisfaction out
of his martyrtfom.
"He's wuss'n ever, this time," be
repeated. "Sets by tn hour starin' at
nothin' an mutterin', then gifts up an
goes walkin', walkin' up an down an
mutterin' some more. I'm goin' t.
watch i'm t'-night eff e likes it r not.
Say, tell tn women t. put up is supper
in a basket, an I'll take it when I 60
back. TIL judge hain't ct all day"
As Pinkham approached the Office
with Braden's supper, he almost col
lided with the station agent, who, coat
less and hatless, was running madly up
the street.
"Hurry!" he painted. Get the doc.
tor, quick! Get"
Here, what's up?" demanded Pink
ham.
wild engine comm down from Hill
ton-just got word. No. already lett
Chapelle-sent Jim to flag 'er, but no
use-they're bound to meet about here.
If it wasn't for them cars" The agent
pointed with sob toward line of box
cars on the side track-"we might save
'em. But" It was all over so
quickly that none Of the citizens had
time to reach the scene of the collision
before it occurred. The tagged ex'
press halted and had started to back t.
Chapelle, but it was too late. The wild
engine bore down upon it too swiftly.
Fortunately, no one was killed, de-
spite the completeness of the wreck,
and but few persons were injured.
These were at once taken to houses
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A sick person trying to keep up on mere
stimulating tonics is like any one pretend
ing to swim white supported by belt. The
instant the support is withdrawn down
you go.
seated impairment of the nutritive powers
which cannot be reached by any temporary
exhilaration. The only good that any med
icine can do is to increase your own natural
powers of recovery and make you able to
swim for yourself.
The facilitating weakness, nervousness
and digestive disorder which indicates this
state Of nal-nutrition can only be overcome
by scientific remedy like DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery which acts d.
rectly upon the digestive and blood-making
organs, and effects the nutritive transforma-
ton of food into rich, healthy blood, which
carries genuine permanent vitality to every
corner Of the system.
extracts: 1t does not paralyze the nerves,
but feeds them with health. It is better
than cod liver oil emulsions. 1t is assimi-
lated by the weakest stomachs. It does
not make flabby useless fat, but muscular
strength and healthy nerve.force. It is the
only perfect invigorant fol- corpulent people.
Mrs. Ella Howell, Of Derby, Perry Co., Ind.
stomach dsspepsa s There vas
a GOODNESS in my stomach and weight which
seemed like rock. Everythin that ate gave
me great pain; had a bearing down sensation:
around my right side, and in short time was
bloated. was treated by three Of our best ply
sicians but got no relief Then DR.. Piefce's
Golden Medical Discovery was recommended to
me and got it, and commenced the use Of it. I
began to see change for the better. I was 50
weak could not walk across the room without
assistance. took Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and one bottle OF the Pleasant Pei
lets I began to improve very fast after the use
Of few bottles. The physicians who attended
me said had dropsy' and that my disease was
leading into pulmonary consumption. had
quite cough. and the home physicians gave me
up todie. IthankGod that nycure is permanent"
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Aerial Density and Expansion.

Locke, the philosopher, said: IF a
we'll could be dug to the depth Of 46
miles, the density of the air at the bot
tom would be as great as that of quick
silver. BY the same law cubic inch
OF air taken 1000 miles above the earth's
surface would expand sufficiently to
fill a space not less than 2,OOO,0OO,0oO
miles in diameter!"- chicago Inter
Ocean.
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JUNE
STATE OF ONO, C1TY OF TOLEDO, I
LUCAS COUNTY.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. CHENEY
& Co., doing business In the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
that cannot be cured by the use Of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1856.
A. w. GLEASON,
lsEAtJ ..Notoru Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, CSC.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
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near the track, to be cared for, while
the rest went to the Hotel Hunter.

near the track, to be cared for, while.
the rest went to the Hotel Hunter.
Will Braden, stalking gloomily up and
down the floor of the room occupied
jointly by himself and Pinkham, heard
not q sound, until the door was sud.
denly thrown open and Pinkham and
some one else entered, supporting IN
elderly man who had been cut about the
head. Behind them came two or three
other persons, and one of these, q pretty
young woman, halted just-at the thresh.
old With q wild cry:
"Will!"
"Nfadge!"
Then she tainted in his arms, and all
was confusion for time.
Tell We what" chuckled John Pink
ham to his crony, Hunter, as they sat
by the stove in the hotel Office the next
night recounting the events of the pre-
vious evening, "but ye jest ought t.
sec how chirked up tn jedge is! Say,
twas better'n play. Inwe comes, car
ryin' tn OIL gent, tn gyurl an 'er ma
right behind, an tn jedge turns on us
ell Of a student like ed bite our heads
of. Then tn gyurl an him both
screeches, an she falls over onto is
neck like she was there t. stay-an' she
il 50 t. speak.
Eye see, it was girl-trouble, jest like
I allus allowed. tn jedge. he was jeal-
Gus, an one night. when he thinks e
secs another Teller maxim love to 'er,
he up an slides. 'thout sayin' word.
Come to find out, twas 'er cousin til
TELLER was maxim love to, an they gifts
married later. Wa-al," he concluded,
in a contented voice, I'm glad them
wigils is over, an en- go an shake a
foot wi tn rest of yc next year. Them
wigils O. mine was sore trial. Birch, q
sore trial."
Down at the little shack Will and
Madge, hand in band, with the old
folks looking on approvingly. had kept
their own New Year vigil, just as they
had expected IS do on that night gone
by.
LESTER KETCHuA
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and requested that his luggage be for
warded to him at Philadelphia That
was all.
1.-THE young scoundrel!" stormed
Papa Warren, as, at most unsecmly
hour, he prepared to retire, ito 60 of
like that when-confound it! I sup
pose my poor little girl will cry her eyes
out, but she's we'll rid of him, just the
same!" Which is a way parents have of
trying to console themselves in such
cases.
Near the end of the one street in a
little we7tern prairie town stood tiny
one-story frame building containing
two rooms. In front of it two weather.
beaten tin "shingles" swung and rat
tied in the winter winds, making dole
full music for the occupants OF the
''shack" to listen to in bad weather. On
one of these signs was painted: EVA.
Braden, J. p" and on the other "John
Pinkham, Constable"
It was bleak December afternoon,
rapidly merging into dusk, when Mr..
John Pinkham emerged from the heat
and tobacco smoke of the stuffy little
Office into the frosty outside air. he
was ruddy. corpulent man, with good
humored eyes and a ready laugh that
could, it was claimed, be heard all over
the township. But this evening he
looked serious and neglected to whistle,
as usual. on his way up the street.
He walked into the office of the tho
TEL" and with a profound sigh seated
himself by the fire, all by himself. Pres
emily Birch Hunter, the landlord, en-
tered with supply Of firewood.
''Hullo. John!"
"Hullo. Birch!"
Hunter busted himself about the
stove for few minutes. then looked up
suddenly and asked:
'Comin' up t. tn New Years ball. I
reckon. John?"
Pinkham shook his head and sighed.
ponderously: "Nope. got t keep
vigil ag'in t'-night~"
Hunter nodded Understandings
"Jedge havin' one o his spel!s?"
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In Olden Times

In Olden Times
People overlooked the importance OF per-
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa-
tion, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for a time, but
finally injure the system.
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ssMAup MurrErT says that the age OF
chivalry has passed." i guess she means
she has passed the age when she may OK
pect any. o-IndiaRapolis Journal.
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she HAD READ THE PAPERs.-"Papa,"
said young Mrs. bunker, '.W ven. y9H please
you want that much money FORE" "We want
to build S 600 house. ''-Harlem Life.
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DOUBLED up and bent with pain-Lumba-
20. Use St. jacobs Oil and straighten up.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
NORTH EAST NEWS.

NORTH EAST. July %. 1880.
The contract for LAYING the foundation of
the wrench factory was awarded to Peter B.
Abrams on Tuesday night ut the directors
meeting.
Miss MaYdc Black, of Chester, is visiting
Mrs. T.. G. Lowe.
Alfred Ford. of Washington. is visiting his
brother |. ID. Dord.
Miss Cora Grant, OF Cherry Hill, is visiting
Mrs ii. NJ. Pierson.
Miss Mabel 1inSIIng. OF Baltimore. has
been visiting Miss Emma Mearns.
Mrs. John White and daughter, Miss Fanny,
OF Portsmouth, Va, are visiting at the
rectory.
Miss Susie Macher, OF Baltimore, is visiting
Miss stella blackwell.
Miss Nellie Ford, OF Washington, spent
part OF the week with her aunt Miss Sallie
Ford
Inc ~ OF L. bahd VIII 80 to ierryman next
thursday where they Will FURNISH music for
the pichlr given 10y the knights OF the Golden
Eagle.
Mrs. Katherine A. Mearns, widow of the
late John Mcarns and mother of Chas. I. f.
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WEST NOTTINGHAM ITEMS.
WEST NOTTINGHAM, July n, 1896

WEST NOTTINGHAM, July "a. 1896.
Mrs. Annie Egan. of Chester, Pa. is the
guest of Mr.. James Egan of this place.
Mr.. Arthur Harlan visited his grandfathcr.
Mr.. Louis G.. Harlan, of Pefryville, last week.
Mrs. William Lambert is the guest of friends
near Leslie.
Several Of the young folks attended the
excursion to Colchester on Thursday last.
Rev. Elm Kirk, of Sylmar, will preach at
Mt. Pleasant Church Sunday morning next,
July 26.
Farmers who have threshed their wheat
report that wheat is excellent. Mr.. Hopkins
OF Mt. Pleasant had 1919 bushels OIL acres.
The rain on Wednesday night was greatly
needed. The potato crop will no doubt he a
failure if there is not more rain soon.
weekly compaign paper will he issued at
Colora. 1t will be known as the 'Colora
Silver Craze"
Mrs. Henry D. Keen met with what might
have proved IL serious accident. While driv-
ing near Mt Pleasant the horse became
frightened at Il large stone which had lately
been placed in the road. The horse turned
suddenly around throwing her out. DR..
Crothers was hastily summoned and found
that two ribs had been broken. We are .,lad
to say she is getting along finely.
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THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED IN A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
PERRYVILLE ITEMS.

'''''|'
The visitors from other quarters soiourning
in our midst are too numerous TO mention,
therefore we cannot mention names for fear
We leave some one out, and probably some
might be sighted at his name being
omitted.
The report of the foundry shutting down
IS without foundation, the prospect for turn
ing Il wheel is unabating.
The Prrryville Granite Company are doing
rushing business.
The bull l'n- fever appears to he growing
in interest. The prospects are with the close
of this year. that at least thirty five new
dwellings will he added to the town.
There is some strong talk of IL race truck
on the east end of town. there is no better
site in the county for Il half mile track.
The festival held by the Art Circle,'
proved u success on Tuesday evening last
The Perryville Record of Wednesday last,
vile team, and the North East boys, makes
the affair to appear that instead of Perry
willie boys getting the credit of the good work
done, the praise is given to those from Havre
de Grace. and Oxford forgetting to mention
that North East played only three of their
own men. The boys wish that the Record
would try. and speak in the future more
ruv0rably for the home team
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CROP REPORTS.
Maryland State Weather Service Report
For the Week Ending Monday
July 10th.

Eastern Maryland and Delaware The
weather has been favorable for the growth of
crops. except in northern counties. where
rain is needed Wheat thrashing has pro-
gress"d favOrahIv. and the Weld thus far
turned out is fully up to the farmers expect
ations. The oats harvest is approaching
completion. Potatoes are very good. Corn
is doing we'll, generally hut needs mora
rain; Tomatoes. also. would l." improved hy
showers Peaches are abundant. but the
best of the crop is not yet ready Tor shipment.
Apples are rather scarce. Watermcons are
ripe
Colora.-A week without rain. and all
crops now need it, corn especially, H. it is
just commencing to ear and tass"l Dat,
harvest ahou: half finished. The apple tree
bo-er has been specially busy and abundant
the past two years, and its work now shows
on young orchards. trees hring yirdlnd bv
them before their presence was even sus-
pected. Gro. BALpERsoS.
Chestertown. Conditions have not mater
tally changed since last week: the weather
has been favorable for the growth of crops
Vegetables are abundant. Early varieties Of
peaches are about over: that Of better quality
will come in next week. The crop will he
very large. Many farmers are blowing
!allow. Colin +. STAN.