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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
HE WAS IN A BOX.

Mistake Made by . Californian Unused to
Chicago Ways.
a stranger in Chicago, en- route,to CAL
ifornia, stepped into a fashionable res
taurant and addressed one of the sable
walters.
II want a lunch for two-in a box
understand"
eyes, sab, puffickly, sab! Please step
this way"
The customer followed the waiter.
who ushered him into a snug compart-
ment capable of holding two or four,
with table in the center.
Then he handed him a menu and re-
ceived very liberal order, which in
Guided fried oysters, fried chicken,
fruit ad libitum, and other good things.
When the waiter was gone the man ap-
Piled himself to newspaper, and for
half or three-quarters of an hour whiled
away the time. Then the darby reap
peared, staggering nuder the weight Of
a tray, with the usual table appurte-
nances.
elbow is this?'' asked the surprised
customer. 81 asked for lunch in a
box
Eyes. sab, je=s so, sab, here it am"
said the waiter, briskly.
"But where is the box?"
"Youse in the box, sah," responded
the waiter, and then the truth began to
dawn on the customer.
"Whnt do you mesn?" he asked.
eve calls dis yere box in lis CITY,"
said the waiter, casting his eyes around
the compartment.
Then the customer explained that he
wanted lunch in u lunch box to take
with him on the train to California, and
he waited meekly while the mistake was
1ecitfied.-Chicago Times-Herald.
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INTERESTING TESTS.
A Fine, Firm Seed Bed Ii Preferable to Z
Loose Soil.

A Fine, Firm Seed Bed Ii Preferable to .
Loose Soil. -, g.
In order to determine the effect of
compact" and '"loose' soil upon seed,
the horticultural students in the short
course in agriculture, Madison, Wis,
made the following experiments:
Each student used 100 white beans
divided into two equal lots. Before
planting, the volume of each lot was
determined by pouring given amount
of water into graduated tubes, and not
ing the difference in height of the water
when the beans are added. They were
then drained and at once planted in
tin boxes with tig hit covers. The boxes
were filled one-third with moist garden
soil, in which the beans were mixed and
the surface covered with an inch of soil.
The same operation wasoerformed with
the second lot, and in addition a small
block of wood was used to compress the
soil about the beans. AS each student
prepared two lots, this gave 100 cups.
which were marked with labels giving
students name and volume of beans.
The cups were then placed for "a hours
in a room in temperature OF GO to 20
degrees. The volume of the beans of
each lot was then determined with the
following result: The average increase
in volume of the beans in loose soil was
46 per cent, in compact soil II per
cent. Peter Henderson relates in
Gardening for Profit" an experiment
in which not one seed in 1000 of celery,
nor one in 100 of cabbage, started in
strips of loose soil, while compacted
strips gave an excellent stand. The use
of the feet or roller is based on the same
principle. In the loose soil there are
less points Of contact of moist earth
with the seed, causing less water to
be absorbed, a slower termination, and
an unfavorable condition for it's best
development.
The concensus of opinion is that
fine, firm seed bed is preferable to
loose soil.
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PASSED IN FREE.
She Had Walked Eight Miles just 70 oeo
the Circus.

She Had Walked Eight Miles just 70 6ee
the Circus.
The crowd had bought their circus
tickets at the wagon and passed into
the tent when little old woman ap-
preached the vehicle and said
Give walked eight miles to sec this
yere show and I amt got no money"
"Fifty cents for a ticket, ma'am, -
was the reply.
81 can't pay it."
"Then you can't go in"
''Look, yere, stranger" she contin-
ued, Give got an old man yere. He's
walkin' around to git whop at tho
elephant, and if 60 to him and sic him
on he'll roll that critter all over the
road or break a leg a-tryin'."
FIFTY cents for a ticket, ma'am."
"And I've got son Bill yere. Bill
il down on giraffes, and if 60 to him
and tell him that your long-necked crit
ter is maxim up faces at him, he'll
whoop q whoop, crack his heels to-
gether and sail in and break the var
mint in two"
VIC noSS liz OuC III III CO. 4AGh ALL &c.
piled the agent.
"And I've got q son Joe yere," she con.
tinued, as she drew closer. Joe is
down on camels, and jest a-dyin' fur
q row with one. If I go to him an in
courage him a bit he'll knock that
hump off yo'r camel befo' yo' can wink
twice. Last year he knocked seven
humps off'n seven camels and didn't
half try"
IT should be glad to give you ticket t,
but it's against the rules"
"And my son Abe is yere a lookin' fur
a row with rhinosceros. He's heard
that rlinoceros kin whop anythin'
IN the face of the airth, and he wants
TO see about it. Abe is good boy, bu:
down on rhinoceroses. I hate to 60 TO
him and tell him to sail in, for this yere
ground will be kivered with blood in no
time, but it's jest as yo' say"
Fifty cents, ma'am," said the agent,
although he exhibited considerable
nervousness.
"And yere's my som Tom," continued
the woman, "and with him about TO-
teen of our nayburs, who ar achin' fur
row with q circus in general, but a
ticket wagon in perticloler. Ihate to- 60
10 them and say that I've walked eight
miles to- git into circus, and then bin
kept out, for they'll begin to whoop and
shute, and thar won't be no holdin' Of
them; but T reckon I'll hev to do it,
"I-I think I can give you a ticket,
ma'am," said the agent, as he passed
one out.
do We? Thanks. That's kind of We.
I was jest goin' to say that know about
so men yere who are down on sarpents.
lions, tigers. clowns and zebras, and
I'd go around and hunt 'em up an tell
'em to wade in, but bein' yo' are so
kind"
20, no thanks, ma'sm-go right in,''
he interrupted.
It'll do it, and OWN to yo'r kindness
I won't kick the heads off'n the dawg-
gone hyenas nor break the ribs of the
sacred bull from India. I know when
I'm well used, I do, and I'll jest keen
powerful quiet and not even sass the
man with the red 1emonade."-N. =.
World.
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AGrow,nr Section of tho Country.

Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 19.-Receiver
Noble, of the United States Land Office in
this city, says that for the 10 months end
ing Nov. lst, the homestead entries in his
district reached a total of 1,e9S, the largest
number filed during any equal period In the
history OF the Office. The entries are most
ly in the northern part of the district, in
the Turtle Mountain section, the entrymeu
including hundreds of Dunkards and others
from various eastern states. The crops
were universally good In this section the
past season, new settlers are all in good
before. Wheat ranged from IS to Is BUSH
els to the acre this year. fax IL to 20, and,
as good many farmers still hold their
wheat, the rising market is hailed with de-
light
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Reouest for Good Roads,

The will of the late Peter Whitcomh,
of Boxboro, Mass, filed in the Middle.
sex probate court ut Cambridge recent.
~. bequeaths $1,000 to the town of Box
boro, the income of which is to be used
for the care and rebuilding Of roads
and bridges In the town.
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PRETTY TO LOOK UPON.

Roadside Watering Place Which IL At
tractive a. Well as Useful.
A community is "sized up" not only
by the character Of the farm buildings
along the way, but by the character of
the public highway as well, and one of
the necessary adjuncts of good high
way is wayside watering places. If an
effort is made to have these attractive,
so much the better for the reputation
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H0w's This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J: CHENEY e. Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O.
WALD1Na, K1SNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Something Of a Problem.

"Afen elected to your legislature arc
generally addressed as honorable are
they not?"
EYES,"
"N'hy?"
"1hats what lots of us have been
trying to find out. - Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
Texas.

In the Agricultural line, Texas leads all
other states in the variety OF its products
Cotton. corn and the cereals grow and arr
raised i'm every section OF the state and in
the central and southern portions sugar
cane and sorghum are proftably cultivated:
On the Gulf Coast two and three crops OF
vegetables ure raised each year. Berries are
shipped six weeks in advance Of the home
crop In the north. Pears, peaches, plums,
oranges, figs, olives and nuts all grow abun-
dainty and can be marketed from two to
three weeks in advance Of the California
crops. Large quantities Of rice are now
grown.
II the land seeker, the home seeker and
the settler desires to secure farm larger
than the one he occupies, on vastly more
reasonable terms; If he wants more land 10
cultivate, a greater variety OF crops to
harvest, with proportionately increased re-
enumeration, at q less outlay for cost OF pro
duction if he wants an earlier season with
correspondingly higher prices; ii he wants
milder winters, all the year pasturage for
his stock improved health, increased bodily
comforts and wealth and prosperity, ne
should 60 to Texas:
Send for pamphlet descriptive Of the re-
sources of this great state (mailed 1ree).
Low rate Horeseekers excursions via the
Missouri. Kansas Il Texas Railway on Nov.
3rd and 18th, Dec. lst and 18th, 1896. d. A.
CHEnn1ER, Northern Passenger Agent, 3l6
Marquette Building, Chicago.
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P1so's Cure is q wonderful Cough medi-
cine.-MRs. w. PICKERT, Van Siclen and
Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct. 81. '94.
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MISS SHARpB-ssl celebrate my Oath birth
day tomorrow" Miss Oldage-.1ndeed!
And isn't it singular? So do 1w Miss
Sharpe-"Oh, but celebrate mine for the
first time! '-Tit-Bits.
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CoNv1cr-s.l'm in here for having five
wives' Visitor-"How are you enjoying
your y2"-London Figaro.
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THIS sorrow, which has cut down to the
root, has come, not as spelling OF your
life, but as preparation for it.-George
Flint
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26

IA BRUSH with the enemy" as the fox re-
marked when he left his Tail in the trap
Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26

CAscARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26

WHEN bilious or costive, eat q Cascaret,
canoy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 1Oc. 25c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26

DIR. KunNlr (writing prescr1ption)-
stake this every morning." Pat" Divil
bit I will. DO yez think OHM a dumbed
billy-goat, that yez kin fade me on bit o.
ner2n-CJD-tO- Date
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
An Appe.l for Assistance.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance
made by his stomach, or his liver, in the
shape Of divers dyspeptic qualms and I'M
easy sensations in the regions OF the gland
that secretes his bile. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, my dear sir, or madam-as the case
may be-is what you require Hasten to use
if you are troubled with heartburn, wind in
the stomach, or note that your skin or the
whites Of your eyes are taking asallow hue.
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SIS IT true that Pidger is financially en-
barrassedp' "He is awfully in debt, but it
doesn't seem to embarrass him y."-Chi-
cago Record.
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SECRET Soc1Er1Es-'My pas an odd fel-
low" boosted little boy. "My pas q
freemason," replied the other, .an' that's
higher, for the hod fellows wait on the
m9sOns i's-Tit-R
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"WEL1, Jacky, did you enjoy the horse
shove" "Pretty good. Thought it was
kind of queer they didn't have any hobby
horses there, though. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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Hoxal Rila DrlxlnR.

In . paper recently read before the
American Society Of Civil Engineers,
Prof. w. II. Burr described some expert
mental pile driving through new stone
filled crib work. Nineteen piles were
driven. The crib was IS feet deep, and
the piles, from So feet to GO feet long,
were ahod with chilled cast-iron points,
held on by straps spiked to the pile.
The hammer used in driving weighs
$500 pounds, and the greatest number
of blows was $50. There was no diff
Guilty whatever in driving the piles, and
there were no failures. In the discus
SION following the reading of the paper
several other gentlemen gave particu-
lars of pile driving through loose rock.
The shoe used. in the work Of the New
York department is conical, the angle
Of the cone being about 60 degrees.
The base of the cone is fat, and it is Sc
cured to the cone by a pin cast as part
of the shoe and let into the end of the
pile. This type of shoe is said to have
proved very satisfactory in practice.
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HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
TO Virginia and North Csrolina,

TO ViFSlhL1 ma N0ftn C1E0IInS
In the months of November and Decem-
Der Homeseeker's excursion tickets will be
sold from all points west and northwest to
VIRGINIA and North Carolina at one fare plus
$500 for the round trip. For excursion
rates and dates address U. L. TRUITT, N.
w. P. A., Big -Four, G. & o. Route, PA Clark
st., Chicago, III.
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STRANGE TRANSPORTATION

OF New York WomAn-WOnld Devour
Her Daughter 10 Make Her Mind
Strong.
NEW YORK, April s-Nirs. Irene
Hunten "a years old, OF No. 81 vandam
street, was taken to Jefferson Market
court yesterday by Patrolman McNeilly
and Agent Agnew OF the Gerry society
sufferi1g from strange Authorizations.
The woman's husband asked to have
her committed TO Bellevue Hospital.
Mrs. Hunter carried In her arms her 10
mo1ths-old baby, Irene.
Mr.. Hunten was overcome with Grief
at his wlfe's condition, and said that
while Mrs Hunten was passionately
fond OF her baby, in Intervals OF insnn-
lty. she did not properly feed or care
for the infant, and he was obliged to re-
main home and attend to the child HIM
self.
Several days ago, he said, his wife
was seized with NJ of Insanity, and
one of her performances consisted OF
eating big sponge ct dinner. which,
she declared. made the head clearer by
soaking up the superfuous blood OF the
brnIn. on Sunday she fed clRret to her
infant, instead or giving II the usual
diet, and the child became stupefied
with the wine. on Monday morning
She gave to the baby a pound Of butter
for a plaything. The child succeeded
IN smearing the greater part OF the but
ter over its clothes, and presented Gu
rlous spectacle when found by Its faith
err.
A few hours later she gave a half a
dozen raw eggs to the baby to play with.
The eggs became broken and Irene was
even a stranger looking creature than
when she was covered with butter
The climax was reached yesterday
morning, when Mrs Hunten declared
her intention Of eating her baby.
IAN bright and brainy people. cat hu-
man flesh," she said to her husband.
This was too much for Hunten, who
summoned Agent AGnew, who sent
word 10 the police station. with the re-
suit that Mrs. Hunten was taken to
she spoke in a calm and collected
manner TO Magistrate Crane. and
cIasped her baby tightly TO her breast
AZ she told about the beneficial e1ects
al Infants flesh us diet.
"My grandmother was an extremely
bright woman, judge" she said 'and /
know she ate several babies"
The magistrate committed her to
TlaIIoyua
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EXCITED spAN1ARDs.
A Crisis Approaching Because Of tbs Atti-
tntle of the United States,
NEW YORK, April "a dlspatch


NEW YORK, April IA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says;
Affairs look so serious again that
American tourists are hurrylng away.
Places on the Sud express, which leaves
for Paris tomorrow afternoon, have al
ready been taken.
The passage OF the betiseFeney rese-
lutlons has caused excited talk. A
guard is still maintained at the Amerl-
can legation, but II has not been In
creased. The feeling Is prevalent thar
a crisis Is near, and that trouble might
break out at any moment. The cap
tain general Of Ferrlo reports that the
fleet which is being organized there Is
all ready to go to sea. The ships COM
posing II are the ironclads Pelaco.
Infanta Maria, Teresa, Nizcaya and
OQuendo, the torpedo destroyer De-
structor and various torpedo boats.
They will forthwith be supplied with
the necessary war material, and will
probably start for the river Arosa on
Friday week to go through course Of
instruction until the government de-
cides on their ultimate destination. The
last three named ironclads are really
second class cruisers.
The archbishop Of Madrid has sent a
very pAlrlouc IeIteE 70 .9eLoI SS41OFoe,
the prime minister, offering the support
Of the Catholic worklngmen's society.
The Correspondence prints picture
of Uncle Sam looking for a new star In
the American shield while a Spanish
soldier is trying to pull him away from
the telescope
A rtlmor ls gaining ground that Mar
shall Campos Is to be sent back to Cuba,
but no confirmation Of the story can be
obtained in official circles, and Marshal
Campos declines to be interviewed on
the subject. HIS position just now is a
very delicate one, Contrary to general
belief, he came back from Cuba a poor
man
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so.olai pIspatoh to tho IntellIgeneer,

Special DIspntuh 10 IHu IHVvIIIhv"VV''
sTEUBENvILLE. O., April 9.-JudEe
Mansfield had field day on divorce
cases to-day and out OF six cases In all
~ which women were nakinR for d.
vorees. he granted i've Extreme cruel
~ drInkenness and adultery figured in
nearly every case The mother was
given the custody Of minor children In
every cnse. Those who secured divorces
were Elizabeth Houghton from stephen
HouEhton; iAddllne Burd from James y.
Burd; Mary ]. Reeder from Henry II:
Rceder; Margaret Barton from samuel
Barton; Sophia Binder from STEPHEN
Binder, Emmnn Hess was unsueeessiuii
In getting separation from samuel
HeRH
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PrEANCE Avn TRADE
The Features OF the Money and stOe
AInrkntn

The Features OF the Money and Stock
Markets.
NEW YORK. April 9.-Money on call
firm at sa4 per cent; last loan at 35s
per cent; closed at sh per cent Prime
mercantile paper 51S66ls per cent. ster-
ling exchange easier, with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at 81 80 for de-
m6nd and 81 $500 sSk for GO days.
Posted rates "a 8SisGp4 SO and 81 S9ik8
49, Commercial bills 81 S1ii. Silver
certificates 6sxd6S&c.
The share speculation shrnnk to-day
considerably below even the slim re-
cord Of Wednesday, and the movement
was even less interesting. The course
Of prices was irregular. London came
lower but selling for this account was
an lnconslderable factor. The initial
dealings were quiet, with prices rather
Irregular and with the trading restrict
ed 10 a few shares. There WIS some
ket was not affected. During the day
the bears were encouraged by the dull
ness to look for weak spots and In some
instances succeeded In dlslodglnS long
stock, The latter dealings were mark
ed by a steadler tone, and general re-
coyerIes were made. The volume OF
business, however, was unusually light.
In the final operations, the course OF
values was, irregular. within a narrow
range and the close was at general trac-
tlonal net declines. despite an earlier
tendency In the rates of foreign eS-
change.
Business in railway bonds ruled fair
ly firm on transactions OF Sl,334 900
Governments were active and higher
on dealings OF $4,000.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
Evening Posts London, financial ca
biegTam:
Investment stociss were strong. Com
soils leading, but the approach OF the
settlement, which commences In mines
on Saturday. has checked the specula-
ton. Americans were duil on the re-
celpt OF New York prices.
The Paris boursc has been steady.
but closed dull.
Berlin was steady.
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otror. wayne, Ind, writes on Nov. ., 1891:
~ was afllcted for forty years with heart
,,ouble and suffered untold agony. Ihad
gssl, hungry spells, and my heart would
DsInIt,te so hard, the pain would be 50 acute
md torurins, that became 90 weak and
nervous could not sleep. Twas treated By
several physicians without relief and gave
nm ever being we'll again. About two yeaEs
aro commenced using DR.. Miles Remedies.
Ono bottle OF the Heart Cure stopped all
hcart troubles and the Restorative NeFvIne
dId tho rest,and now sleep soundly and at
tend to my household and social duties with
out any trouble.
sold by druggists, Book sent tree. Address
mr. Miles Medical Co, ElRhart, Ind.
Dr.. Niles Remedies Restore Health.
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PITTsBuRG, Kas., April s.-The
Patriarchs OF America in session here
have elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
L. C. Weldy, Of California, past SUI
preme patriarch; B. F. stearns. OF At
ianta. supreme patriarch: t. w. Nor
gan, of Monmouth. vice patriarch: Mrs.
Carrie Brennan, Arkansas City, priest.
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I4oNDoN-A large number OF buyers
attended the opening OF the sheepskins
sales to-day. There was a good de-
mand. especially for the finest Queens
land combing, which was farthinE up.
other grades were unchanged at the
close. Following are the sales: New
South Wales-29l bales at 265&d.
Oueensiand-2,6iI bales Mt Skd6md.
Vlctoria.-557 bales at 2%G6itd. South
AuBtralia-.1.4 1876 bales at 2Q6Isd. Swan
Rlver-9I9 bales at l&65&d. Tasmania
-lls bales At 2ia6S&d. New Zealand
17s bales al 9SgIAd. Punt9 Arenas
1873 bales at 2&iESd, Falkland Islands
&C bales at Sad.
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Special Dispatch to the 1ntelligencer.

Special DIsphtch 70 INC Encouragement
WASHINGTON. April 9.-Postmas-
tiers appointed: Hur. Calhoun county,
Ahab Stemple, vice Wills j. Sturm. re-
signed; McAIplne, Harrison county,
James B. NuEum, vice W. H. Nuzum,
dead; Morris, Writ county, NJ. S. Bal
lard, vice George s. Vach, resigned;
Efie, Wayne county, G. D. Hampton,
vice NJ. D. Jarrett, resigned.
A postoffice has been established at
Imboden, Fayette county. and Joseph
NJ. smailes, commissioned postmaster.