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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
MULES ARE PROFITABLE.
Superior to Horses In All Kinds Of Or
binary Farm Work.

Superior to Horses in All Kinds Of Or
binary Farm Work.
There can be no question of the su-
periority of mules over horses in all
kinds Of farm work in this country,
says the Canton (Miss.) Times. This
10 the verdict of all practical success
full farmers. 1t is useless for us to d.
late on this subject, for it is fact too
we'll esta blished to admit of discussion.
Our contemporary says: The horse is
being rapidly displaced by electricity,
bicycles and steam, and his production
must necessarily be restricted, as hut
few, and those of the finest and for
special use, will be required in the near
future.
The mule, however, will for an un-
known time in the future be required
for farm work, which is the most ex-
tersive of all productive industries, and
must bring remunerative prices 1t has
always appeared to us that it would be
profitable business. The prejudice
against home raised stock, so unfound-
ed, has been one impeachment due, how
ever, in great measure to the want of
proper production of first-class stock,
from the same sectional causes which
hold us back in so many other indus
tries, viz, want of thorough business,
care of production, and habits of gentle
manly leisure.
The south has paid enough for i'm
ported mules i'll the last 80 years to
buy every farm in every southern state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
WHEN EGGS FALL OFF.
Two or Three Day. Fasting Often %
Good Thing for Hens.

Two or Three Day. Fasting Often @ .
Good Thing for Hons.
The treatment Of flock of fowls
from which no eggs are obtained II
sometimes the reverse Of that which II
correct. AS soon "a tho hens cease 20
lay they are given twice as much food
as formerly, when the cause of the diff
Guilty may be that they already have
bad more than was necessary. # the
comb becomes pale it is considered a
disease of itself, when in reality pale
comb simply implies that the bird is not
in laying condition. No matter what
the ailment may be, the comb simply
serves as an indicator and is not affect
ed in any manner. When hens are
about to lay they have bright red
combs. Any method of treatment
which serves to retain the brightness of
the combs is correct. If the fowls fail
to lay the first thing to do is to observe
ii they are not too fat, and if they have
water in the crops which does not seem
to disappear and pale combs, it is indi-
gestion. II they have bowel disease it
may be due to overlooking. The prope-:
method to pursue with sick fowls is not
to give remedies, but to withhold all
food for two or three days. There is
nothing that shows to such good effect
with sick fowls as two or three days.
fasting, and they will usually get we'll
with no medicine if fed lightly. making
lean meat and chopped grass the prin-
cipal foods, emitting all grains entirely,
with more eggs as the result.-Mirror
and Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
A NEW RECORD.
NllAa.

Deepest spot In tue OCeo0 N08E1y 648
Miles.
For 2Oyears or more the deepestspot In
the ocean has been supposed to be to the
northeast of Japan, says the New York
Journal. There the bottom lies 1865
fathoms down, or more than five miles
beneath the surface of the waves.
In the latest photographers report Of
admiralty surveys, made by the British
government, this ocean record, which
has stood so long, is beaten, for there Is
Official information of a deeper sound
ing than has hitherto been made. The
deepest spot in the ocean, so far as
known at present. has been found to be
in the neighborhood of the Friendly and
Kermadee islands, in the Southern Pa"
cific. Here the maximum depth
5,155 fathoms, or close upon six miles.
The observation, made by the officers
on board the British ship Penguin, is all
the more interesting for the fact thatit
bears out the result of previous re-
searches, showing curiously enough as
it does that the deepest parts of the sea
are not far from land.
Deep-sea sounding has come OF late
years an exact science in itself. One Gu.
rious feature of it, and one which is lit
tie known, is that the ''leads" used have
to be constructed with especial strength
in order to withstand the enormous
pressure of the mass of water which
bears down upon them when they lie
upon the bottom. So great is this pres
sure that the sounding apparatus in
ordinary use would be crushed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
BORROWED FROM evzANrluM.

Russian Coronation Ceremonies Closely
Resemble Those Of the Old Empire.
ONLY those who have studied By
zantiue history can have any idea OF
how closely the ceremonial Of the Mos
COW coronation resembles, even In its
minutest details, that which used to BIO
observed at the coronation of the By
zantine emperors. says the London
Chronicle. Although the Russian
church did not separate from that OF
Rome until tho twelfth century-that
is.nearly 400 years later than the schism
Of Photius, which rent the western and
eastern churches asunder-neverthe-
less it retained it's oriental rite. In
1884 a Russian commission arrived IN
Byzantiuln to study the etiquette and
ceremonial, ecclesiastical and profane,
of the court and church of that cap
ital. On their return to their native
country great change took place In
tho national costume, architecture and
ceremonial. When Moscow became the
sacred city par excellence of the en-
pire the kremlin was rebuilt on the
same lines as the Blachernae palace,
on the land walls Of Constantinople.
Like its Greek model, it consists OF
series of halls and Observation-Disclosures
as the Turks call them-linked to-
gether by gardens and interspersed
with scores>of churches and monster
les, the whole surrounded by a wall
md entered by strongly fortified gates,
above which were icons of the virgin
and saints. Burnt down early in tho
century, it has been rebuilt in palmer
architecture. but on the same Byzan-
tine plan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
Causes Of Poultry Diseases.

The Midland Poultry journal says:
To overlooking and the ravages of YER.
min are due three-fourths of the disor.
ders that affect domestic poultry. The
excessive feeding Of foods rich in fats
causes;ndigestion, fatty degeneration OF
both liver and flesh, apoplexy or vertigo
diseases commonly denominated as
cholera and blind-staggers, and in many
cases the liver becomes an enlarged and
thoroughly rotten mass). Verm'n also
open the way for Indigestion by dimin.
ishing the activity and vitality of the
fowl, as we'll as open the way for colds
and roup. The other one-fourth are
due to filth, feeding on stale ground and
allowing fowls to drink stale or impure
water. There is profit in watching
these things.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

fired directly down upon Mcdonald.
With groan the Tory fell, his thigh
shattered by the ball.
"Here, father, what are you doinG?
called out the startled woman, as she
saw her husband fling his gun aside, and
run to the door. In a moment he had
slipped back the bars and flung it open.
He stepped boldly forth, and, grasping
the Tory by the shoulders, dragged him
within. Just as he shut the door, yell
louder than any they had heard, burst
from the astonished Indians and a
shower of bullets struck the house.
"You're bit late lnuttered Schell;
then turning to his prisoner, he said:
I'll trouble you for your cartridge belt.
Your cartridges are all made up ready
to use and will save us time"
The belt was surrendered, and Schell
prepared to carry on the defense. He
knew that all danger from fire had now
ceased, for the tories had no desire to
burn their leader, and he was not with
out hope that the siege would be aban-
doned If the Indians had been left to
themselves, doubtless that would have
been the case, for they seldom carried on
a long attack; but the white men were
leaders, and they had no thoughts of
abandoning Mcdonald. A brief respite
however ensued, and the bold German,
going to the upper story began to sing.
He spoke English almost as fluently as
he did his own language, and soon the
astonished besiegers heard thewords Of
Luther's hymn in the English transla-
ton that later became so popular:
IA firm fortress is our God, a good defense
and weapon:
He helps us free from all our troubles which
have now befallen us,
The old evil enemy, he Is now seriously 60
ing to work.
Great power and much cunning are his
cruel equipments,
There. is none like him on the earth.
And If the world were full OF devils, ready
to devour us
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
Cure for Dysentery In Fowla


The disease among fowls known a.
dysentery is individual in its work, md
does not spread. The sick fowl be.
comes droopy, stands about with head
and tail lowered and passes dark
greenish and yellow discharge, very
thin and watery. Treatment of this
disease is at first camphorated spirits
that is, camphor dissolved in whisky
Take tablespoonful and put it in hall
a glass OF water and give the sick fowl
a tablespoonful every four hours. The
second day dissolve little sulphate Of
copper (blue stone) about the size Of
bullet, in quart of water, and let the
sick fowl drink all it will. During
treatment feed soft food seasoned with
a little red pepper. A cure is generally
effected in three days with this treat
ment.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

/ their fight and were between them and
! tho blockhouse. Almost in less time
than it takes to record it, both boys
were prisoners, bound hand and foot,
and the yelling band started on. The
door was quickly closed almost in the
faces Of Che Tories, and the little garri-
son prepared to defend the place.
The blockhouse was we'll supplied
with guns and ammunition; also with
food and water, for the careful Ger
man, in spite of his apparent indiffer-
ence, had kept his place of defense we'll
equipped; and now the testing time had
come.
"You Look after Mcdonald, and I'll at
tend to the loading Of the guns" said
Mrs. Schell.
From different portfolios Schell and
his sons fired at the besiegers. The
father was calm, but the boys were
trembling in their excitement. The In
dams were yelling like demons, and the
Tories were their fitting companions.
Again and again they advanced, but
the well-aimed guns of the defenders
soon taught them to be careful, and
they withdrew to the shelter of the for
est. The thug of their bullets, as they
struck the logs Of the fort, was heard
continually, but thus far no one within
had been injured, and they were GER
tain that several of the Tories had been
hit.
''They're trying to burn us OUT" said
Schell after an hour had passed. Sew
eral Of the Indians had crept close up
under the walls, and were endeavoring
to set fire to the fort. The upper story
now became the resort of three of the
boys, and the assailants soon learned
more caution. A shower of burning ar
rows fell upon the roof, but the water
which had been stored within quickly
put out each fire.
The fight was becoming desperate. So
far, the assailants had gained nothing
but their two prisoners, while their
losses were considerable. Suddenly one
of the frightened inmates called out:
"Father, there's Mcdonald himself at
the door with q crowbar. If he breaks
it in, its all up with U.S."
But Schell did not wait for any fur
Their warning. Quickly grasping his
gun, he ran up the ladder to the second
story, and glanced out one of the port
holes. Yes, there was Mcdonald pound
ing with his heavy bar against the door.
Already it was giving way before him,
and in a moment it must fall. The
tory leader was alone, none Of his fol-
lowers having cared to join him in his
dangerous attempt. A wholesome re-
spect for the defenders was apparent
amongst all the assailants.
Schell quickly raised his gun and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
SPIDERS FOR PARTNERS.
A Strip Bother Who Utilizes the Services
Of 5000 Insects.

A Sirup Bother Who Utilizes the Services
Of 5000 Insects.
A strip bother has improved upon
the prison lesson of Bruce, says Science.
He has taken the spider into partner.
ship in the working Of one of his i'm
poTtant departments. Flies, cock.
reaches and other insects, attracted by
his sweets and encouraged by the gen
ial air of his bottling room, used tn in.
terfere with his work, get into his bot
ties, steal his goods and IVORY him to
DEATH" Some 5000 spiders now make
their home on the ceiling and walls OF
his bottling department. Said the bot
tier to an Interviewer:
"rhese creatures know more than q
great many people. Spiders do not care
for sweet things and never drop into my
vats or get into my bottles. I never
disturb them except to feed them &C.
casionally. They appear to know my
call and will come out and feed from
my hand or take a fly from my finger.
'Thev shut themselves up during
most OF the winter months in their lit
tie nests you see stuck like daubs Of
mud about the ceiling. When winter
comes brush away all the webs. They
prefer to weave new ones every spring.
"Ihave been running this spider farm
only two years, but find my little part
hers Indispensable. They will not en-
dure in the place a single fly or insect
that is a plunderer of sweets end
sirups."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
TWO POULTRY COOPS.

Faults in Construction Described and Ell.
planned by Cut.
The first Gig. y shows how not to
make a coop. 1t has two faults. The
front is open to top, whereas it should
have shield of solid boards one-third
Of the way down to keep out the wind
and rain. If this shield was made in
the form of projecting hood it would
be still better. The other fault is that
the floor projects outside Of coop.
Rain will fall on this and run down the
roof and sides and surely find it's way
inside and thus keep the floor damp.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

We are by no means much afraid, for finally
we must overcome &
The prince Of this world, however badly
he may behave.
He cannot injure US, and the reason II. be-
cause he Is our Judge: rseaaE
A little word can lay him low" n
This was more than the desperate
enemy could endure. To have their
leader a prisoner was bad enough, but
to be tainted by the feeble garrison
was worse. Suddenly, five of them ran
and thrust their guns together through
one of the port holes. But the resolute
woman was ready for them, and seiz-
ing an AK she dealt the protruding gun
barrels such heavy blows that they
were rendered useless in moment. A
sharp fire from Schell and the boys,
ut the same time, drove the assailants
back.
All the summer afternoon the des-
perate attack was kept up, until the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

HE GLANCED TOWARD THE HOUSE.
sun was sinking low in the west. Some
thing must be done, for if the Indians
remained through the night, no one
knew what they might do under the
cover of the darkness. Eleven had been
killed and six wounded, but they still
far outnumbered the defenders, who
were as yet all unframed. AS the dusk
crept on, suddenly Schell ran to tho
upper story and, calling out in tones
loud enough to be heard by the enemy.
shouted to his wife: ''There comes
Capt. Small with band of men from
Fort Dayton!" A silence fell over all
at the words, unbroken until a few
moments later, when Schell shouted;
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
I'M S1eo.R = : kllf$
800 2
rhE KINGDOM WHERE I'M KING.

When 7 know the world is growing
Full of trouble and of wrong:
when feel the currents flowing.
For my strength too swift and strong
70 q refuge, never failing,
Will my heart more closely cling,
Storms nor foes are there assailin8-
IT'S tho kingdom where I'm king.
When close my glorious palace.
All the gloom is shut outside,
All the hate and bitter malice
Which with grasping greed abide:
But within Is peace-contentment'
Such as love alone can bring.
Nor is known the worlds resentment
In the kingdom where I'm king.
Only just a common mortal.
Nothing more l may appear,
But I'm crowned within that portal
And the robe of purple wear
Homage true the faults have hidden.
Only praises can 1t sing;
Calumnies will come unbidden
To the kingdom where I'm king.
Through the tickle friend has sighted.
When misfortune sought his aid;
Though the dearest ties are bllghteo'
Which a trusting hope had made,
There's place where loves aoiolns'
Where suspicion cannot sting,
For no cruel doubt is hiding
In the kingdom where I'm king.
Monarchs, both in song and story.
OFT have had their greatness told.
Have been lauded for their glory,
For their jewels and their gold;
Still their Babylonian treasures
Were but riches on the wing
Dross, that pales beside the pleasures
OF the kingdom where I'm king.
Oh, my kingdom. It is royal
with wealth no gold imparts.
And my subjects they are loyal.
For my throne Is in their hearts.
love the crown and scepter making.
Trusting love, the signet ring;
Children's voices music waking
This my kingdom where I'm king.
Gordon n Hurtel, in Atlanta Const1tu
ton.
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HE STEPPED BOLDLY FORTH.

''That's right, Capt. Small. March your
men around upon this side Of the house.
Capt. Getman, you had better wheel
your men off to the left, and come upon
that SIDE"
The ruse was effective, and the BE-
siegers, without waiting to see whether
Schell spoke truly or not, broke and
fled for the woods, and the attack on
Schells Bush was over.
The next day the merciful German
carried the wounded Mcdonald to Fort
Dayton, where his leg was amputated;
but the suffering man was not able to
endure the operation, and died within a
few hours. Schell's two sons were car
ried captive into Canada, and after the
war they returned to their home, and
reported that nine of the wounded en-
envy had died on the journey.
Pltiful State OF Napoleon's Army in Asi3.
In order to arm and equip the men
raised by CONSUMPTION, Napoleon had
recourse to his private treasure, draw
ing 55,OO0,O00 francs from the vaults OF
the Tuilcries for that purpose. The
remaining ten were transferred at in
tervals to Blois. But all his treasure could
not buy what did not exist The best
military stories were in the heart of
Europe; the French arsenals could
afford only antiquated and almost use
less supplies. The recruits were armed
sometimes with shot-guns and lnives,
sometimes with old muskets the use of
which they did not know; they wore
for the most part bonnets, blouses ani
sabots. There were not half enough
horses for the scanty artillery and
cavalry. Worse than all, there was no
time for instruction in the manual and
tactics. On one occasion boy conscriPt
was found standing inactive under q
fierce musketry fire; with artless in.
trepidity he remarked that he believed
he could aim as we'll as anybody if he
only knew how to load his gun!-Prot
Sloane, in Century. IL
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
Litter in Poultry Houses.

The cheapest material for making the
hens lay is litter. a large poultry house
with ample room on the floor, and with
aplentiful supply of leaves or cut straw,
will be more acceptable TO the hens than
anything else. Litter is valuable, be.
cause it makes the hens lay. and il
makes the hens lay because it give.
them an opportunity to work, and thu.
accelerates the circulation of the blood,
promoting warmth and increasing the
appetite. All the food that may be
given will not promote egg production
if the hens are kept in idleness and
given no opportunity to scratch and en-.
Joy themselves.
mod tod for a oAax.o 1. ..>.>..A>a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
Export of OIL Cake.

Oil cake went abroad last year for the
sustentation of European stock to the
amount of 733, 652, 495 pounds, valued at
ST, 165,5s7. Most of this was, of course,
the product Of the cotton seed of the
southern states, which, under the
former system, was all thrown away a.
waste $3.50 ''''--'-. -~i-4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
American Hops in En- sla nd

The English trade journals discredit
the quality of American hops for brew
ing, but in spite of that fact this i'm
portant accessory 20 the beer manu-
facture went from America to the
breweries of Great Britain last year to
the amount of 17,523,3ss pounds, valued
at 1872, 597.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE HORSE NETTLE

Careful Work Should Exterminate the
Weed IN Two Seasons.
This pest Of many good meadow
farm il commonly found from Connec-
hcut south to Florida and west to Texas.
It is very abundant in portions of the
prairie states, especially in illinois aud
Missouri, occurring not only in fields
and along roadsides but in the streets
OF cities and on vacant lots md too
often in cultivated fields, where it does
great injury to crops. Its common
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

be made from 81 to "a inches deep, thu
three sides of the triangular frame be.
ing 30 inches. The construction il
shown by the cut, and does not need de-
scription.-Farm. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

FITS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle
& treatise. DIR. KLINE, 1913 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

COULD not get along without Piso's Cure
G. MoU1roN, Needham, Mass, Oct ~, '94
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

ACCORDING to the way some folks talk,
the only people who have ever been good
are dead-Ram's Horn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

The object of the floor is to secure dry
ness, and this construction promotes
the opposite condition every time, and
we know it. The floor should always fit
inside of the walls Of the coop.
The second (Fig2) illustrates con.
venient coop for common use. It may
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-27

A good food for cnange Is sprouted
grains. -. )
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-24

Congress has no intentions Of plung-
ing the country in war, and Memphis
Is more scared than hurt, but Congress
has an idea that Spain has certain OBJ
legations that she cannot ignore in her
treatment of Americans who are In
Cuba; also that Cuban rebels are not
out of the pale of Nineteenth centu-
ny consideration. This is all that Con-
gress has in view at this present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-24

The southern lumbermen come to
the front with a petition for the pro-
lection Of their lumber products
against the cheaper lumber of the Ca
madam forests. They do this and do
it after voting for free trade Demo
cratic congressman to represent their
interests at Washington. This is the
consistency of political procedure
that asks and receives not, because it
asks amiss. When farmers and
stockmen and lumbermen back up
their demand for protection by send
ing protectionists to Congress there
will be much better show Of them
getting the protection that is demand
ed of them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-24

Galveston is wrestling with the prob
lem of continuing her deep water utll-
ization committee for another year.
That committee under the good work
of its secretary has accomplished
much for Galveston during the year
and the city would consult it's utter
ests by perpetuating the office. Uncle
Sam is doing all that he can for Cal
weston, but there are some things that
the Old Gal must do by her lone.