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The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
NOTES ABOUT SHEEP.

The dipping of sheep twice year is a
law in New Mexico.
The ram should be changed every two
years and improved.
Twenty-Five per cent. of Great Brit
ian's beef and mutton is imported.
The sugar beet is great sheep food.
The feecy innocents thrive on sweets.
Roots, bran and oats make an excel
lent ration for ewes with young lambs
AS a machine for turning weeds into
fertility, the sheep goes long way to-
wards paying it's way.
Put ground oats before the lambs at
an early age. They will soon learn to
eat and will greatly profit thereby.
C. P. Bailey has a flock of Angora
goats in California and Nevada aggre-
eating 10000 head. He has on exhibi-
ton at the home ranch fleece of mo-
hair weighing IL pounds. -.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

German authority estimates that q,
most q third of humanity speak the
Chinese language, that the Hindoo Ian
guage is spoken by more than 1904 .O00.-
600, the Russian by $4,000, 900 while the
German is spoken by 57,oo0,0 900 tongues
and the Spanish by 4S,0OOO00. t$
The races inhabiting the world
communicate with each other in 5000
different tongues, and confess to about
1000 religions. The number OF men
and women is very nearly equal, the av'
erage longevity of both sexes being only
80 years, about one-third of the popular
ton dying before the age of17.
"A Hillsboro (Ore.) man owes more
to his bicycle than he ever thought he
would. He missed the train that was
to take him to be married and was sore
put to it, when he bethought him of his
wheel, which he mounted, and scorched
to such effect that he arrived just in
time to cheer the dropping spirits OF a
whiting bride.
-Gouverneur Morris, Of New York,
In 1872, proposed to the Continental con-
gress decimal currency system. He
suggested that ten units equal one pen
ny; ;tenpennies, one bill; ten bills,one dol
lors, ten dollars, one crown. In 1854,
Jefferson proposed the system as now
in use: congress, in July, 1855, resolved
that the coinage should conform to the
decimal system.
Generally, taking the entire world
married people live longer than single
and those who have to work hard fol
their living longer than those who dc
not, while also the average rate OF lon
gevity Is higher among civilized than un.
civilized races. Further, people of large
physique live longer than those OF
small, but those of middle size beat
both.
The boblink builds her nest in lit
tie depression in a meadow, and as bird,
eggs and house are all of the same mot
tied brown, and we'll hidden by the
grass, she is not often molested. Some
birds excavate cup-shaped hole and
line it. The nighthawk and the whip
poorwil deposit their eggs on the bare
ground, where they are only protected
by their inconspicuous coloring.
The boundary line between Canada
and the United States is marked with
posts at mile intervals for great part
of it's length. Cairns, earth mounds and
timber posts are also used, and through
the forests and swamps line o rod
wide, clear of trees and underwood, has
been cut. Across the lake artificial
islands have been put to support the
cairns, which rise about eight feet above
the high water mark.
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Mothery pride assured her that poth-
ing could be too good for her boy, ana
she bade him make q list of those he
wanted to invite. This required con-
siderable time, and the list became so
long that NANNY demanded its instant
shortening.
"Wull, Ill leab out Pete Jackson, an
7 doan care, fo' he nebber lends me his
knife no noah, an I'll leab out M'randy
Thompson an de Whites, said Pompey,
cheerfully. Use shore I'll hab nice
time when everybody knows rs gwine
have a pahty; I'll git all de 'tention
dere is goin' den."
Mrs. Brown was as good as her word,
and took in another washing the next
week. Indeed, since she had assented
to the party she was delighted to have
one. Pompey ran numerous errands for
her customers, religiously giving his
mother every cent toward the grand
event.
As he had predicted, he was a hero
among his playmates. each of whom
loneed for an invitation. He avoided
naming those whom he meant to invite,
but pictured the glories of the coming
entertainment in the most glowing
terms. Peter Jackson was filed with
envy; he was nearly IA, but his parents
frowred on the idea of party, and he
could only hope to go to Pompeys.
The day grew steadily nearer, and
The odor of baking that filled the little
cabin on the last morning fairly made
ones mouth water.
Outside on the fence sat the youngest
Browns, with a group of intimate
friends, shifting the air excitcdly and
discussing Pompey's bliss.
''My!" said little Martha Brown.
''Mammy's got tree cakes done already,
an ever las one Oh 'em is iced"
"Her dot yaisins dis mawnin'," piped
up little Caesar. "Yaisins an citern." :"
The invitations had been given by this
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
Hints About the Horse,

In cleaning them, if they will not
stand the currycomb well, get five or
ten cent brush made of broom corn,
used for scrubbing in the house; they
are very stiff, writes J. w. Palmer. If
horses are troubled with the scratches,
mix two parts lard and one part gun
powder thoroughly, and apply on the
place affected; it is cheap and effective.
So mango your stable as to save all
of the urine, as it is very valuable; have
cement floors if possible. Do not hang
harness in stable if you can avoid it.
Do not feed too much hay, and avoid
watering Immediately after feeding q
horse much of dinner. If you have
whole rye, you can feed little, and
save expense and trouble of grinding
it, to young horses only. Use good
snaps on lines and side straps at least,
and by so doing save time, which is
money on farm. Farmers need to be
cautioned about watering horses when
heated.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
A HOLE IN THE MOUNTAIN.

Wonders of . Cave Near Chattanooga
That Puzzle GeeloEists.
'The most peculiar cave ever saw"
said Chattanooga man to Washing
ton Star writer, lis on Raccoon noun
tain, near Chattanooga 1t has never
been explored, and no one really knows
whether or not there is much of cave.
The Indians have several legends con-
cerning it, and it is remarkable that no
one has ever entered it. It was sup
posed by the Indians to be haunted, and
there ore some gruesome tales told
about it. The only opening yet dis
covered is on top of the mountain. It
has been sounded with q line OF consid-
erable length without finding bottom
to the chamber through the roof OF
which the opening exists. There is a
constant roaring sound, like the wind
sometimes makes. It does not seem
like water, and is undoubtedly caused
by air circulating in the immense hole
in the mountain There are no vol
canic indications, and the cave is puz'
Elo to Reologists."
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
OIL OF SASSAFRAS.

Said to Be Sure Death to Llco onYounS
and Old Chickens.
Yes, sir, oil of sassafras will kill lice
on old and young chickens, and if you
think it worth publishing will give
your readers some more of my expert
erce with the oil, says correspondent
to the Poultry Keeper.
All who are raising chickens know
that the greatest trouble with young
chicks is the large gray head 4ouse,
which kills more chicks than any dis
ease they are afflicted with.
I cannot agree with some Of your
readers who are advocating the use of
lard to kill lice on little chicks, as I
have killed about as many with the
lard as have saved from lice. For lit
tie chicks the sassafras oil beats any
patent medicine yet invented. After
finding that the use of the oil N the
food will kill the pest on grown
chickens, tried it on chicks. When
ever I set hen give her every third
day ten drops Of oil in a little bran or
meal until she is through setting. As
soon as the chicks are two days old, I
give the hens and the chicks fourth
Of teaspoonful twice a week. have
at present 62 chicks five weeks old, and
they are the finest looking lot ever
had. prefer sassafras oil over every
thing have ever tried for lice for tho
following reasons: First, it is no trou-
BILE at all to use it, as it is given in tho
food; second, there is no danger Of
killing any chicks with it; third, there
is no handling Of the chicks. Kerosene
emulsion is excellent. I tried it as soon
as I found it would kill lice, and it is
excellent to put in whitewash used for
the hen house.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
Dainty Furnishings.

Cushions grow larger and larger
Many of them are made of figured silk
the patterns in which are as big as
saucers.
Richly-covered chairs, too good to
be hidden and yet slightly worn at the
corners, may be most effectively reno
waited with a round, open gold braid OF
lace. If the material is much worn
the ornamentation may be lined with
something in harmony with the
groundwork of the furniture.
To while away the hours of you1
pleasure in perfumed atmosphere
you will find that the rich material
sachets now in vogue are of great as
sistance. These should be filed with
strong scent and apparently thrown
carelessly on pianos and tables. Bags
about 1s inches long, trimmed around
with ribbon ruches and ornamentei
with floating ribbons, may also be
hung with good effect on the backs o1
chairs and sofas.-Chicago Record.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
WESTPHALlAN HAMS.
Famous tho World Over as the Finest of
Pork Products.

Famous tho World Over as the Finest of
Pork Products.
The hams are first vigorously rubbed
with saltpeter and then with salt. In
order to prevent the spelling of the
hams as many cuts as can be prudently
made are made near the bone and
strewn with saltpeter and salt, says the
New England Farmer. The hams thus
cured are pressed in pickletun and
entirely covered with cold salt lye. Ac-
cording to their size hams should re-
main in salt from three to five weeks.
After this the hams are taken out of the
pickle and hung up in shady but dry
and airy place in order to become "air
dry"
Before the picked hams can be put
in smoke it is absolutely necessary that
they first be exposed for several weeks
to the drying in the open air in the way
Just mentioned. AS long as the outside
of the ham is not absolutely dry, as
long as it appears moist or sticky, it
must be kept away from smoke. Only
entirely air-dry pieces must be sub
iected to this way of conservation.
Smoking is done in special large cham
bers, the hams being hung up on the
ceiling. On the floor of the smoking.
room suitable quantity Of sawdust,
wood shavings and, if possible, an ad-
dition of juniper punches is slowly
charred. Besides juniper, beech and
alder woods are used. Oak and resinous
woods are to be positively avoided.
The smoking should go on very slow
". It is recommended to smoke for
few days cautiously-that is to have
the smoke not too strong, then to ex-
rose the hams for a few days to the
fresh air, repeating this way until the
hams have become sufficiently brown.
Hams should be actually in smoke two
or three weeks,and thus the whole proc
ess of smoking will take about six
weeks.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
CLASSIFYING HONEY.
Care Should Bo Taken to Keep Each VI
rlety Separate.

Care Should Bo Taken to Keep Each VI
rlety Separate.
Better results in every way can be Sc"
cured if care is taken to keep each
variety of honey separate as it is made
through the season.
This is readily accomplished with ex-
tracted honey, and, to a certain extent,
with comb honey. Generally, the first
surplus honey obtained is from fruit
blossoms. While, usually, fruit bloom
does not afford much surplus, occa-
sionally it does, and sometimes quite
quantity is collected. After this it is
often possible to secure a considera BILE
surplus from the different briar BIOS
SONS, and this is nearly always OF q
finer quality than apple and peach bios
SONS that follow. The next surplus OF
any quantity is white wood, or poplar
blossom. This, among beekeepers, is
considered the second best flow OBJ
tanned through the season, and this,
although not so clear and beautiful, is
very popular in the market, being al
most as much in demand as clover
honey. White clover furnishes the
heaviest flow and is considered the
best honey that is collected. It is GER
tainly the finest looking. Following
clover comes bass, or linn wood. Gen.
orally the flow from bass wood is much
heavier and is only second to clover in
quality. sumach, which follows, gives
O beautiful goldcn-colored honey, but
tastes of the shrub it is gathered from.
One advantage with it is that it rarely
fails to give at least fair crop.
Either when extracted or sold in the
comb care should be taken not to allow
it to remain in the hives for any con-
siderable time after it is sealed over,
as there is always the risk of it's being
soiled, at least in color, if allowed to
remain in the hive. Like nearly all
other products, it's appearance is always
an important factor in selling to the
best advantage. This is another good
reason for keeping each class separate.
ST Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
R4OO Truck Farms In Virginia

Septemb mber 1st and 18th and October = ana
pr Home Seekers Excursion tickets will be
sold from points in the west and northwest
over the Big -Four Route and Chesapeake
and Ohio Ry. to Virginia at one fare plus
80 for the round trip. Those who have in
yestigated tile state are OF one opinion, that
Virginia is the best state in the Union to.
day for farmers. Situated at the doors OF
the great eastern markets with cheap
Transportation and perfect climate It has
farms may be had for $40 per acre and up
ward according to location and improve
ments, For descriptive pamphlet of Vir-
ginia, list Of desirable farms and excursion
rates address U. L. TRUrrT. N. w. T: A. Z.
e. O., Big -Four Route, 234 Clark ST., chicago
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
NOT FOR A MOMENT.
Junius Could Not Forget His Dear Lit
tie Wife.

Junius Could Not Forget His Dear Lit
tie Wife.
'Good by, dearie," said Mrs. Junius,
as she hung about her husbands neck
and bothered him in putting on his
overcoat. II shall be busy here at home
all day with the affairs of the house and
I am sure that with you busy at the
office we shall be a very busy couple.
You won't forget, will you, to call in at
Price & Bargains and get me two
spools of silk to match the sample Il put
in your pocket? Have you got it in
your pocket? Yes, here it is. Well,
60 to the silk counter and the young
girls that wears glasses; anyway,
know she is near-sighted, for saw o
young man bow to her on the street and
she didn't return it-and show her this
sample and tell her who it is for; she
will know just what you want, and
now I do hope you will be careful and
not slip, for the sidewalks are just
awful, and, think Of it! If you should
fall and break your leg, and you know
your accident policy has run out, and
I do hope you will not have hard day al
the office. Now, for pity sake, put on
your gloves before you start out and il
you see the grocery man tell him tc
change my order to chops, but not thu
long, stringy kind that he brought last
time, which had to give to the cat, fol
somehow we've got to keep our market
bills down this year or else what will
become of US? And you know the gas
bothers us terribly, so if you see the
man don't forget to speak to him, will
you? There, good-by, darling. Il shall
be thinking of you all the minutes Of the
day while am about my work; not fol
an instant will you be out of my
thoughts. Kiss me, dearie, and tell
your little wife that you will be think
ing of her all day, too"
And he told her so.
"Clack clack - clack c1ack-clack'
went the typewriter just behind Mr.
Junius' desk.
"Clack clack clack - clack clack
clack" it went all day.
Not for moment was Mrs. Junius out
of his thoughts.-N. Y. Recorder.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
SHADE FOR POULTRY.

to escape the hot rays only to suffer
more inside than out, especially if there
are windows on the sunny side, as
there are likely to be. A device like
that shown in the sketch will keep out
much heat from the poultry quarters.
A square frame of laths IS covered with
cheap cotton cloth nailed firmly at tho
top of the window and kept at an angle
before it by lath on either side, as
shown herewith.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
MAN wants but little here below,
AS some one said before,
But when he gets it, don't you know,
He wants q little more.

You Arc Not "Shaken Before Taken"
violence afterwards, II you neglect imme-
diate measure OF relief. The surest preven-
tive and remedial form of medication is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the potency of
which as On antidote to miasmatic poison
has been demonstrated for over forty years
past. The liver when disordered and con-.
gested, the bowels ii constipated, and the
kidneys If inactive, are promptly aided by
it, and it is invaluable for dyspepsia, nerv-
GUS debility and rheumatism.
The Worthington advance., 1896-09-10
THE FARMING WORLD.
FARM WATER WORKS.
Good Thing Where Rainfall 10 Limited
and Irregular.

Good Thing Where Rainfall 10 Limited
and Irregular.
A supply of water is prime necessi-
ty, and the matter of raising and dis
tributing it artificially is of first i'm
portance, especially where rainfall is
limited and irregular. began early
this spring to supply my garden. lawn,
ETC., with water artificially. A reser-
voir 60 by 60 feet was constructed by
excavating to depth of three feet and
making a bank of the earth with that
taken from the inside. This holds suf-
flcient water to supply 21s acres, and
cost me SASS. Water in abundance is
found in the valley of the Arkansas, at
o depth of about six feet. A 10-inch
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l. J
ward Pete Jackson, for Mrs. Brown
said: Zone more wouldn't make much
difference, anyhow"
Pompey had kept well up to the mark
during the past two or three weeks, and
his mother was determined that the
party was to be a grand one, encouraged
to renewed efforts by sight of the pleas
ure shining on the little black face,
and the wondering admiration as he
looked at the great cakes she made.
She had some little secrets, too, over
which she chuckled gleefully, as she
decorated the final cake, making
"Pompey" on it with little red candies
At three o'clock the party was to be-
gin, and at three o'clock precisely the
front door of the cabin was opened.
and in trcoped every child, boy or girl,
that had been invited. Then the games
were started, and such uproarious
mirth as shook the whole place!
Nanny, who was respondent in her
best gown, with snowy apron and
brightly colored turban, shook till her
fat sides ached, and even joined in some
of the games.
Happy Pompey! He was king of the as
semblage, and he chose for his partners
w,homever he would, while Pete Jack.
son followed his lead admiringly.
But the climax came when the kitch'
en- door was thrown open, and nanny
announced, in her very best manner:
"Chillens, de suppah am ready!"
Such obs and abs as went up from,
the little company! Nanny had sur.
passed herself, and Pompey's heart was
full as he gazed proudly around. There
were creamy biscuits, thin slices OF
liam, preserves, cakes with frosting, un.
limited candy, and-yes, there was ice
cream.
Never would Pompcy forget his
twelfth birthday, and the glories Of the
feast then spread for him. How the
cakes and other good things disap-
peared, while that unwonted luxury,
the ice cream, was disposed of in a
twinkling!
Pompey must cut the birthday cake
! himself, giving each one their proper
share of the candies forming his
name.
He had several bundles to open, too;
q handkerchief whose border of red and
blue delighted his inmost soul, pen
knife all his own, and numerous games
| and books.
Not vainly had nanny told the story
of the party to some of her best custom.
ers.
But everything must have an end, and
| the party shared the universal fate.
The last guest departed, loudly calling
on pompey to do it all over again next
year. and the sleepy little Browns, who
had enjoyed themselves to the utmost,
were in bed when Pompey said:
cit was jes' pufickly splendid, mann
my, everything, an de ice cream, too.
Oh, dear MEL
And he heaved sigh in the fullness
of his heart.
Mrs. Brown looked at him gravely,
and said, after a little pause:
"You has been a good boy fo' a right
smart spell, Pompey, an yo' nanny
has worked hard fo' you, an ef you
amt good boy now, you ought ter
be-"
And as Pompey went happily to bed.
lie thought so, too.-Golden Days.
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how to iron!" said the mother, compla-
Gently.
''She guv me nickel, NANNY
"Whut you gwine do wild hit, chile?"
Pompey did not answer, but sat as
though lost in dreams.
'Speak up, Pompey Brown, an an
swer yo', nanny. Whut you gwine do
wild dat nic]kel?"
ooh, mammy!" Pompey turned a
glowing face to her. 'Gimme birfday
pahty, an I'll let de nickel holp erlong.'' -
A birthday party! Amazement held
Mrs. Brown speechless for a few mo-
ments; then she spoke slowly:
''Whut fo' you want a pahty, Pompey
You doan want no fzzle Oh a pahty, an
I 'clar amt got no money fo' ice cream
an cake"
"Does you hab ter hab ice cream at
pahties ?" Pompey asked, dismalIy. I'D
ies' as lief hab leetlcr pahty eff could
. hab one. You make jes' splendid cake,
NANNY. 'Sides," he added, 1nournful-
ly, "I's mos ~ yeahs ole now, an l
{ ain nebber had no pahty yit."
/, Mrs. Brown reflected. Pompey had
been good boy, to be sure; if he would
only stay at that point of excellence,
who knew what she might manage to
dol
"Wull you holp me all you kin?'' she
asked. 'Ef lets you hab a pahty, wull
YOU wuk yo' bes', an tend to de chillen
some, too, SOS I kin wash an iron
moah?"
Pompey promised everything re-
suuired of him. Was his hope to be
realized?
81 wull sartain suah, nanny. I'll
run arrands, an I'll do jes' everything
you say
Thus assured, Mrs. Brown proceeded
Is gra1,ple with the idea of the party.
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iron casing galvanized, and punctured
so as to admit water, was sunk IN the
grave to depth Of IS feet. In this a
pump was placed with 5-inch cylinder,
the stock projecting about six feet
above the surface of the ground. Over
this was placed a 10-foot windmill
mounted on 40-foot tower. Since
it's erection there has always been suf-
ficient wind to keep it running rapidly,
and the pond can be filed at the rate
of 1000 gallons per hour. In order to
secure pressure for distributing water
about the house and barn. watering
trees, flowers, grass, running foun-
tain, washing buggies, watering stock,
etc., stand-pipe system was construct
ed. I secured 26-feet of 1o-inch gal
vanized casing, bolted it to the top of
the pump stock, had plug fitted to
screw into the spout of the pump, fas-
tened 2H-inch waste pipe on the out
side of the larger pipe, tapped the pump
stock 10 inches above the surface. and
the problem was solved. With 32-
foot head I secure enough pressure to
throw q stream of water 30 to IS feet
high and rs to 80 feet horizontally. IT
grass and flowers will grow on the
banks of the fish pond, it will not only
he useful but will be a thing of beauty.
I expect to stock it with fish as soon as
the United States fish car comes this
way. The arrangement of the reservoir
and pump is shown in the accompany
ing illustration.-Ora Judd Farmer.
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Domestic Felicity.

She-So you are going to your club
again. When are you coming home?
He-I could come home by ten o'clock,
Would that suit you?
He came home at a quarter past one
She-Didn't you say you would bs
home by ten o'clock?
certainly; I said I could be home by
ten, and so could, but didn't want to"
Texas Sitter. :