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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-04

THE LITTLE SHOE.

ia been out In the fight and frenzy,
In the desperate struggle and strife;
In the battle that men call business.
And came home wearied Of life.
: Il dragged my coat from my shoulders.
= And tossed my hat with sigh:
4 threw me prone on the sofa.
With a hand pressed over each eye.
And yet saw visions and visions
OF the turmoil and clamor and din.
~Of the pitiful grasping for riches
BY methods approaching to sin.
4 rose to dispel these bad visions;
Had just reached the library door
When something arrested my notice.
Something lying upon the floor
~'Twas nothing Of serious import:
. Nothing tragic, uncanny or grue,
For the thing I saw lying before me
Was only a little shoe.
Only a wee baby's something,
Yet great as the world is wide:
Lying there just where, she kicked It.
Toppled upon its side.
twas worn and battered and crumpled.
But it set my heart In glow:
The buttons were lost or loosened.
And great hole kicked In the toe.
I stopped and raised it and fondled it;
OF the wee chubby foot that wore It.
The wee chubby foot so pink.
And tiptoed into the bedroom
Where a cradle was standing still:
4 saw baby foot peeping.
A baby feet sometimes will.
Pushed through the rounds Of the cradel,
Dangling SO tempting and sweet.
L dropped on my knees beside it,
hun Hnnv hntN 10 <AA$
4 clasped the warm lump of a "tootie''
Between the broad palms of my hands.
Z was instantly transported hither
To fairer and happier lands.
The touch Of that wee tender handful
Sent thrill through my uttermost par
From the furthermost tips Of my fingers
To the bottommost depths of my heart.
Twas so soft and so warm and so precious
And I kissed it again and again,
And thought a wee babe such blessing
To be sent to the lives Of men.
my kissing disturbed the dear sleeper;
She drew in her foot through the rounds
And turning and tossing and signing.
Made such murmuring. baby-lilke sounds
Il rose and bent over the cradle,
And I gazed on her dimpled form.
Till the folds of the little pink nightie
Seemed q mystical mantle so warm.
I saw her breathe softly and gently
Like the swell Of an angles sigh;
And turned with my eyelashes glisten
ing
As the dew from a summer sky.
I'd forgotten the fight and the frenzy
And the desperate struggle and strife;
I'D forgotten the battle Of business,
I was chastened and charmed with life
Charles Nelson Johnson, in Chicag
Times-Herald.
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ORAL TEACHING FOR THE DEAF
What Has Been Accomplished by This
System of Instruction.

What Has Been Accomplished ny Vn1o
system Of Instruction.
The public are always interested in re-
suits. What, then, is conservative
statement of the results obtained by
the oral method aside from the general
education? It gives to those deaf from
infancy speech that is Ineligible to
their immediate friends, and in vary
ing degrees to strangers. 1t enables
them to understand conversation on
ordinary topics wherever the lips are
clearly visible. It restores them to the
society of their fellows in very much
larger measure than is possible with
out speech and speech-reading. do
not claim that they are on the same
footing as hearing people. They can
not be; their speech is never perfectly
natural, and they can never take part
in general conversation as those in the
possession of their hearing.
The orally educated deaf are found
in many of the callings of life, such as
journalism, civil engineering, architec-
ture, designing, business and the trades.
They have written for publication on
interesting style; but am not aware
that any of them have ever attained
literary prominence. The realm of
poetry is practically closed to them.
They appreciate the beauty of its ex-
preston, but though they are frequent
| ~ quick to catch the rhythm of motion,
and are fond of dancing, the rhythm
| ~ ~ <r1c {0 hor
There has been, think, but one deaf
poet, and his poems were chief y re-
markable in the light of his infirmity.
So much for the most conservative
view. On the other hand, there are
many deaf people in this country who
have acquired all their speech and
speech-reading by instruction after be-
coming deaf, who go into society, en-
terrain in their own homes, and are
entertained in the homes of others, as
freely as any members of the commun-
ity. There are many with whom a
stranger might talk for an hour with
out suspecting that they were deaf,
accounting for their slight peculiarly
of speech by supposing all the time that
they were foreigners. Methods are be-
ing constantly improved, and it is to
be expected that still better results will
be obtained hereafter. Meanwhile ex-
perience has demonstrated that by the
use of speech as a medium of instruc-
ton, the deaf can be successfully edu-
Gated and taught to speak and under.
stand the speech of others; and believe
the time is coming when this will be the
only way in which they are taught
John Dutton Wright, in Century.
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Harrow with cheess.

AAO1GOW WASAA tNAA@eOe
Beef marrow is appreciated By few
cooks save the English, and still It may.
be put to various uses in making pals.
table dishes. Cut into slices, boil IA
sailed water, drain and dip in grated
cheese and bread crumbs, place on a
tin plate, and put in an oven until the
cheese is melted. Serve on slices Of
ltost or on heated plates with slices Of
lemon. Albany Journal. z
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GOT HIS POTATOES.

He Wanted Them Deviled and Thoy
Wore.
He wanted his dinner Ia carte and
he didn't care for the cost. Neverthe-
less, he had conscientious objections to
paying for potatoes. He never heard of
anybody charging ten cents for pota-
toes when served with meat orders. He
was willing to pay 60 cents for 5o-cent
meat order, but he wouldn't pay ten
cents extra for potatoes. -
But" urged the waiter, that's the
rule of the house. Potatoes in any style,
ten cents"
'What's that? Potatoes in any
style?"
eyes, sir" meekly replied the waiter.
''Serve me portion of deviled pota-
toes.''
PEG pardon
II said deviled potatoes. That's the
style want. If I've got to pay ten cents
extra, that's my order.'
But, sir
'sThere's no but about it. want dev-
lied potatoes"
The waiter made no further protests.
|, Going to the chef he delivered the order.
'sNever heard of deviled potatoes"
said he. .,
"Makes no difference: man says he
must have them" 49, u. ,.,s@@ ~ g.
Ten minutes later the waiter APP
peared at the table with steaming
tray 81. - ri ~
Where's the devilcd potatoes?' ~
triumphantly demanded the patron.
There they are, sir, piping hot :.
a moment or two later the patron
was heard to yell: "Water! Holy
Moses! Fetch me water :
The waiter hurriedly served the wa
ter. .s'#a IS ... L. i rs
look here. niger; take .his dollar
back to the chef and tell him for me
that he must have deviled those pota-
toes on the hottest grill in gohenna!"
But the cook had only injected tine.
ture of capsicum into a healthy baked
tuber.-Detrcit journal f.zs .:s
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WHEN man gives gift with the request
that his name be not mentioned, he always
feels little bit chagrined to find his re-
quest characterization Globe.
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"WHAT distinguished looking man"
eyes, the last time saw him he was on the
bench" t1What, judge?" mo; substi-
tute ballplayer n-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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6KNN1NG man at cards is different from
robbing him on the highway. In the latter
process the victim puts up his hands. In the
former the robber does it.-Troy Press.
TIE nerves are tortured by neuralgia;
sootllcd and cured by st. Jacobs Oh.
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AFTER six years. suffering, was cured by
Piso's Cure.-MARY THOMSON, 2914 Ohio
Ave., Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 'eA
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THEY say rich people worry more over
their riches than the poor do over their
poverty. But lots moro folks feel sorry for
Observation-Disclosures Democrat >.--, %
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rode blCYcIe.7-I11e.
How to Reach tho Health and Pleasure
Resorts Of the South
The Southern Railway in connection with
the Queen and Crescent Route operate
SOLID vEsTIBULED TRAIN carrying elegant
day coaches and Drawing-roo sleeping car
from Cincinnati to- Jacksonville, Florida,
via Chattanooga and Atlanta, leaving Gin.
cinnati $50 a. M, arriving Jacksonville 9 100
ing-room sleeping car through Cincinnati TO
Jacksonville via Knoxville and Asheviue,
leaving Cincinnati 500 P. NJ, arriving Jack
sonville second morning; convenient serv-
ice to Brunswick, Ca, and Jykel Island;
also to Aiken, S. c., and other Southern re-
sorts. For full information write J. C.
BEAM, JR., N. w. P. A., Ill Adams Street,
Chicago. Ill.
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Too Thin.

Manage Where is, the living skele-
ton, Joe? It's his turn to so on.
General Utility Boy--Hc's went an
] Slipped while he was washing his hands
and went down the waste pipe &.
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PERHAPS more good might be accom-
plished by ringing curfeW for grown
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lis THAI Vienna bread done yet1'' roared
the boss baker,. And his assistant, who
was suffering from cold. answered:
Observation-Disclosures Journal. -
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"THE WOODEN HEM"

Hatches chickens from hens eggs. It is
10x15x8 inches; will hatch % eggs. Price,
$500. Write to Mr.. Geo. n. Stahl, Mfr,
Quincy, ILL.,, for copy of his booklet tsK, y
describing the "Wooden Hen," also large
catalogue. Both sent free. n .rz.:E-,
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Reserved.

lawyer must know the whole
truth before I can successfully defend
you. Have you told me everything?
Prisoner-Except where I hid the
money. I want that myself. Detroit
Free Press. ~ .sz5..55
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II q woman has whiskers you are no
gentleman if you see them.
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CAscARBTs stimulate liver, kidneys aud
bowels. Never siclken, weaken or grippe, l0c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-04

The color of the serpent depends
upon that Of the scales which cover the
true skin. These are Of almost every
shade, but. ii genera, resemble that,o
objects s. the locnli ties IL osss commonly
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VIZ say that the good die young: As q
matter of fact it is the young that die good.
Boston Transcript. - H.
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LIKE an electric current St Jacobs Oil
seeks and cures Sciatica. s.
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JUST try 1Oc box of Cascarets CANDY ca
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made
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ALL tho worlds stage, but 10 anyone
who has ever witnessed an amateur theatre
cal performance the fact is apparent that
all men and women are not actors.
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80 FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free sstrial bottle3E
treatise. Dr. KLINE, 9S3 Arch St, Ph1la., Pa.
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MISERY and rheumatism are foes. st.
Jacobs Oil and cure are friends Try them.
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WITHOUT teeth frost bites. Without doubt
St. Jacobs Oil cures frostbites-sure.
EVERYONE imagines himself worm, and
Is Of the private opinion that his turning
will cause the greatest commotion the world
ever knew.-Atchison Globe.
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A Form OF SPEEcH.-He-~I ran across
grandmother in the park Yesterday" His
Aunt-'sOh, dear! didn't know tkat you
rode bicycle.'-Life.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17

to the conclusion that it must cease
with us. We owe this much to our
employees. The Sussex Countian gives
employment to representatives Of half
dozen families, and these families in
the main depend upon the weekly
wages paid out by is. III subscribers
will not pay their Indebtedness TO us we
are of course placed \; disadvantage
and those depending on us must suffer.
We have many patrons who pay up
promptly, and 20 thess we feel thank
full, and for them this article is not inten-
dec, but to those who are in arrears and
who neve rpaid any attention to our de-
mands we wish no ~ finally to say that
all arrearages must lie paid before the
end of this month or they will be placed
in the hands of collectors. This means
the addition Of cost. We have been
lenient in the past but we owe il to
ourselves to take radical steps now and
we propose to do it.-Sussex Countian.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17

THE remarks of the TRANSCRIPT
last week upon the increase Of taxes in
st. Georges hundred has been endorsed
by many tax payers. "Let us have
further and more vigorous protests''
said a prominent tax payer, a Demo-
crat; ''let's pay them this year and
kick next year when we can do
some good' was the advice of another
prominent citizen, Democrat in poll
tics.
But the question of taxes should be
taken out of politics In Kent county,
this State, the taxes this year are less
than they were last; in all neighboring
counties Of Maryland the taxes are less
than they were last year. It is unrea-
sonable that they should be increased
in New Castle county only. The
County Commissioners have just en-
tsred upon full term Of four years,
some of them on their second term,
and the time for effective protest is
now, not next year. Insist that econ
omy must be practiced, and needless
expenditures shall not be made. In
Appoquinimink hundred the road tax
is 30 cents on the hundred. If the ex-
penses in st. Georges keep on increas-
ing it will soon be as much here. Pro-
test vigorously and in the meantime
look around for the man whose. tax has
been decreased in st. Georges hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
WE JUDGED RIGHTLY.

Those more holy than thou Regular
Republicans kicked vigorously against
bringing politics into town and school
elections; but they never were consistent.
for last week they by combining with DEM
ocrats, turned down Hon. John Henry
Hofecker for school commissioner in
Smyrna after twenty Years continuous
service. Like all rogues. they cry stop thief
loudest.-1ilford Chronicle of July End.
Without any definite information on the
subject we venture the assertion that not
Regular Republican voted against Mr..
Hofecker. We refer the matter to the
Smyrna Times for decision. Such as
sersions, without foundation of truth, have
been persisted in by certain parties merely
for the sake of prejudice. 1t has had its ef-
feet and to-day the Republican party of
Delaware is divided almost hopelessly If
nothing but truth has been told-if the Re-
publicans of Delaware could disabuse their
minds of all political falsehoods relating to
the party in the State then might the party
be united.
on the matter raised by the Chronicle.
We are willing to abide its ecision.-Mid-
dIetoaOn Transcript.
This is matter that hardly calls for
q referee, but we can safely say there
was no Irregular" or "Union" Repub-
licans as such that entered into the elec-
tion. When the editor Of the Times
went to the school election that day, as
had been his custom, it was with no
idea Of contest on party lines, but
when he got there he saw number of
men there who had never been in the
habit of attending school elections, but
who voted as partizans, some of them
not in accordance with the law regu-
lating school elections. One Of the
men who voted against the old
tickets, it is freely stated and not
denied, is the slated candidate of the
Higgins men Of Wilmington (not
Smyrna) for the Postmastership.-
smyrna Times.
AS we predicted the ''Chronicle'' was
wrong The Times says no Republi-
can voted as partisan. But the as
sertions Of the "Chronicle have gone
out and their false impressions will
never be corrected. 1t is such careless
ness, to give it no. worse name, that
has divided and is still dividing the
Republicans of Delaware.
OF the "sla ted candidate'' we know
nothing, but we do not doubt that if
the whole truth were known there is
no Just cause for the ''fliDg" contained
in the otherwise kind answer by the
Times" If Republicans and RepnE-
lican editors will not learn TO bear and
forbear then party harmony and party
union are but misty visions.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
THE WHEAT YIELD.

The wheat yield this season on this pen
insula is remarkable. 1t is encouraging to
the farmers Most farmers are stacking and
the recent rains, so welcome to vegetation
especially corn, have interfered with the
threshing but sometime yields have been
reported.
Mr.. Daniel Corbet. got 1892 bushels off
AZ acres, over 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. James Warren near town gets 81
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Sewell Biggs has yield of 33 bushels
to the acre on one farm and expects lar
ger return from another.
Mr.. Stephen Boyer from the Robert
Griffith farm got 21O0 bushels from 70
acres, IL acres yielding 38 bushels an acre.
Mr.. Fl. A. Nowland has averaged 80
bushels an acre.
Mr.. G. F. Brady has 1900 acres in wheat
and expects to realize sc, 600 bushels.
Wheat has been on the rise this week
and seventy cents has been paid for some
the past few days.
The Misses Cummins at "Woodlawn, ~
who threshed Friday, 500 bushels from 43
acres-23f bushels per acre. Clinton Ran
som, near Smyrna Landing, has S26 bush
els from % acres. nearly 80 bushels per
acre. John W. Houston in the Galley" has
about 80 bushels per acre. VIM. N. Ran
som and ]. W. Anderson each about 25 bu-
shells. William Smithers on the 'fGerker"
farm, 1885 bushels from 81 acres, nearly 30
bushels per acre. VIM. II. Lurty, near
Brenford, 25 bushels, ]. II. Donovan on
the s. G. Wilds farm, 221 bushels, W. L.
Jones, Rothwel Landing Farm, 20 bush
els.-SmyrnG Times.
Farmers are now busy threshing their
wheat crops. Some fine yields are reported,
Mr.. Davis having threshed sixteen hun.
dred bushels from forty acres, or ansayer-
age of forty bushels per acre. Who can
beat itR Messrs. J. D. Davis, Harry Griffith,
Jas. Thornly and others got an average of
thirty-two bushels per aere.-Sassafras
Items in Chestertown Transcript.
The yields of wheat in Kent Co. Nd, are
very gratifying Stonewall johnson on his
Masseys farm averaged about IS bushels to
the acre. Thos. Trew, in Broad Neck,
thrashed 800 bushels weighing 81 pounds
each on 20 acres. Capt. w. D. Burehinal,
near Chestertown. reaped about 80 bushels
to the acre. J. w. Lambert averaged SO bu-
shells to the acre on one of his fields and 25
on the other. -Ex.
Thresbing is the order of the day, and
new wheat is going into market al lively
rate. Seven car loads have been shipped
from here this week The price paid yes
terday was 6S cents per bushel. Clerk of
the Peace William NJ. Dickson threshed
!, ,2OOo bushels last Thurs day which be
raised on his farm. 1t averaged 80 bushels |
to the acre. John Cleaver also threashed
| 1000 bushels in one day. Messrs. Dickson
and Cleayer own their own threshers and
engines. ]. W. Steel and James w. Price,
of near Willow Grove. each harvested |
wheat that yielded "a bushels to the acre.
Dover Index"
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
KENT COUNTY.


DR.. Nathan Pratt, of Milford, member
Of the Constitutional Convention. suffered
light stroke of paralysis Thursday last
week which affected his right side. He is
improving and able to walk with the aid OF
a cane.
John 5. Pratt, we ll-kown farmer near
Hazlettyille, has lost five valuable COWS
within the last two weeks from hydropbo.
bia. The cows were bitten by a mad dog
and one after another have died writhing
with the rabies Of the worst form SO we are
told. Pratt has notified the State veterIna-
rian.
The residence Of Emory Jarrells, near
FELTON,, was destroyed by FIRE, together with
most of his household goods, on Friday
evening July 9th. The FIRE was caused by
a stove pipe passing through the summer
kitchen. The loss was about one thousand
dollars. Also the same evening of Hon: j,
W. Causey. near Milford, hay barrack.
together with It's contents and lot OF farm
were burnt. 1t originated
from . spark from thrashing engine.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
SUSSEX EDIToR,s TROUBLES.

Small debts are trouble. But few
business men have more of these than
the country newspaper. Below two of
our Delaware exchanges ''speak out in
meeting'' and there is no doubt they
voice in measure the experience of
every paper on this peninsula. If every
subscriber would fix "a date-say Jan.
LIST for the annual payment of his dues
to the local paper to which be owes far
more than he thinks, the solution
would be an easy one. Read what the
Sussex editors say and then look at the
label on your Transcript:
During the present month July We
will send a statement to every one of
our subscribers who is in arrears for
subscription. This is in pursuance to
our custom, as our year closes July 31st.
In former years our statements have
been received with contemptuous in
difference by very large majority of
our delinquent subscribers who think
that we go to all the trouble and expense
of sending 1900 statements simply as
matter Of form, or because we enjoy
wasting postage stamps. But this year
we propose to place in the hands Of an
officer with instructions to collect at
orcs, the names of all delinqnents who
are two years or more in arrears and
have not attended to the matter by
August 10th. Please attend 70 the
matter as soon as you receive your
statement, thus saving us the trouble
and yourself the expence of legal ac-
Li0n. Journal.
We clip the above from The Journal,
because we heartily endorse every word
and to add that we propose following
sxactly the plan mapped out by the
Journal. It's strange fact, but never
heless true that subscription bills ara !
he most difficult OF all bills to collect.
rhis should not be so. There is no |
7alid reason for II, and we have come
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
LARGE Land sala

Probably the largest sale of real estate
that ever occurred in Queen Anne's county
was held Tuesday when W. W. Busted,
as trustee. sold the county property OF
John B. Brown. There were II lots, and
the sales aggregated over $4,000 for about
2,100 acres, including some of the
finest farming lands and most desirable
homes in Queen Anne's county. A few
years ago the property would have sold for
at least double the amount. The fine es-
tate known as the Bryan farm was pur-
chased by R. B. Dixon, the Burns farm by
W. II. Newman, the Wright farm by w.
]. Price, the Meredith farm by Charles
West, the Ellersly farm by Josiah Rhodes,
the Downes farm by G. W. Jackson, the
Atwell farm by Spencer Merrick and the
Hall farm by Daniel Tilghman. It was
anticipated that the superior quality of this
property and the present deprecated value
of farm lands would attract buyers from
other sections, but with the exception of
Mr.. Dixon the purchasers were residents
of Queen Anne's county.
Middletown transcript., 1897-07-17
SNARE Intn vo..,. sl,na.

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet
hcures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting ont of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
Of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight
fitting or new shoes feel easy. II is car
tain cure for sweating. callous and hot,
tired aching feet. Try It to-day. Sold BY ali
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c
IN stamps. Trial package Free. Addrszs
Allen 3. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Z.