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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
COSTUMES FOR CHICAGO.
How Smart Young Drummer Made
Clean Thousand Dollnra

How a Smart Young Drummer Made a
Clean Thousand Dollars.
A neat way of making a clean thou
sand dollars was contrived by travel
ing salesman who was idle a few
months ago. He had learned fact in
connection with trade methods which
he resolved to profit by at the first OPP
portunity: Every house of any stand
ing is in the habit of importing one or
more Worth costumes in the course of
the season, to serve as models for their
own designers and as attractive objects
of display.
When their purpose is served they are
glad to dispose of the costumes at Il
third of their cost, if this can be done
without interfering with their regular
trade. The goods are dead stock
when they have been on exhibition for a
time. No woman who could afford to
wants to wear dress which would be so
easily recognized as having been lately
on exhibition.
The bright young drummer, antici-
pating period of inactivity, quietly Sc
cured options on costumes in number
Of good stores, promising that they
would not be sold in this vicinity. Then
he secured the ''elite directory" of
Chicago and addressed a number of neat
circulars to selected list of names in
viting the ladies to inspect number of
Worth's latest creations at the Palmer
house parlors.
This and the expense of his journey
embraced all of his expenditures. for
the houses knew and trusted him to
make returns for the goods. In two
weeks he had sold out, the result being
net profit of 81 ,OOO.-N. Y. World.
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FORMER TRADE MONOPOLlES.
hen Corporations Were Much
Worse Than They Are Now.

when Corporations Were Much
Worse Than They Are Now.
Apprentices became no better than
serfs and slaves. They were not merely
pitilessly fined and brutally punished;
they were often left in ignorance of the
craft that they had purchased the right
to learn. In that frightful social and
moral revulsion following the long and
devastating wars of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries the corporations
became more determined than ever to
maintain their Industrial aristocracy
and monopoly. They refused to admit
any trade less ancient and honorable
than their own to the lights and priv
ileges of the law; they soiled themselves
by contact with no person of illegiti-
mate birth; and in their savage and re-
lentless pursuit of persons engaged in
unauthorized traffic they invaded the
homes of the contraband workmen, coz
iscating both their tools and the hidden
products of their toll, leaving them and
their families destitute and starving.
To such absurd lengths was the crea-
ton of corporations carried for the pro-
duction of new taxes and new places for
court favorites that occupations like
teaching of dancing, the selling of flow
ers and the catching of birds were or
gained and homogeneous occupations
like the hatmakers' and carpenters
were divided and subdivided beyond the
comprehension of the modern mind,
But despite the ingenuity of lawyers
and the vigilance of armies of inspect
ors, the lines of demarkation could not
be drawn so sharply as to avoid con-
hicts of interests. The makers of felt
hats quarreled with the makers of cot
ton hats. The spinners who had pur-
chased the right to use hemp quarreled
with those who had purchased the right
to use flax. The shoemakers fought
with the cobblers that reproduced more
than two-thirds of an old shoe. The
cutters that made the handles of knives
fought with those that made the blades.
The relations of the makers of wooden
rorringers and the makers of wooden
spoons were equally belligerent.-Pop
ular Science Monthly. d.
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USED THEIR FISTS.
Illinois LeEislNtOrs Indulge in q Most
DlSgraccful Scene.

DAhB IASSAuA SCSAcs
Springfield, ILL.,, May 21.-Around the
speakers desk in the house fierce bat
tie ragged yesterday afternoon. 1t be-
gan in a riot of noise from obstruction
lists and ended in a free-for-au fight
among the representatives. Respect for
the chair was forgotten, decency was
ignored. and the stormiest scene wit
messed in many years resulted.
An inkstand was hurled at Speak,
er Curtis and stopped by Representa-
tive Patrick j. Meaney, who was struck
in the face by it. Bill files were smashed
in pounding the desks, coats were torn
to pieces and waste baskets were flung
across the house. Desperate fighting
would have ensued but for the action of
cool-headed representatives who got
among their colleagues and the fight
was stopped.
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THE FASHIONS.
Attractive Additions to Feminine Co.'S
tunes for the Season.

Attractive Additions to Feminine Cos.
tunes for the Season.
Bonnets this season are very much
more attractive than the conglomerate
creations called hats.
In compliment to the queen of Eng
land there is resemblance among
many of the imported models to styles
popular early in the Victorian era.
Some of the new tailor costumes have
bolero fronts and narrow position
backs. The vest is a. fitted blouse of
fancy silk laid in soft folds across the
front, or else tucked to form a deep
yoke.
The crossed or surpliced blouse will
be highly favored this summer in maxi
ing up toilets of rosebud organdies,
Louis XVI. striped muslins, printed
lawns, soft India mulls and similar dia-
phanous stuffs. On some models the
folds end at the belt under fancy belt
with very handsome buckle, or else
a girdle made to match the dress trim
mings. In other cases the folds termin-
ate in long scarf ends that are various
ly adjusted at the side, or often they
are carried to the back and loosely tied
like the scarf ends of Marie Antoinette
fichu.
Beautifully curving revers and sharp
ly notched fronts are characteristics of
the new elegant Louis coat basques
made by Rauchnitz, Mayer and Felix.
A marked feature of the modes this
season is the abundance of decoration
about the neck and shoulders; gauzy
ruches, fraises and rufus, accordion
plated frills and bows of great size are
worn in the most becoming fashion,
and upon fascinating evening-dress
models for the coming summer are
Medici, Robespierre, Stuart, Victorian,
Josephine, Queen Bess and numberless
other stately collars of historical name
and fame.
Amazon cloth in many bright self
colors is favored by French and Eng
lish modistes and tailors. This make of
lustrous cloths wears we'll if one pays
fair price for it, but cheaper grades
are quite apt to spot with rain, and in
other ways it is also likely to prove I'M
satisfactory wear.
The new canvas, which is somewhat
coarse, is particularly shiny. It is
luade up over silk lining of contrast
ing color, or otherwise is lined with
self-color iii a lighter or darker tint
than the canvas. Gray watered silk
forms the lining of new sheer canvas
gown of silver tint, dotted and barred
with mauve. The effect of the moired
silk through the transparent meshes of
the canvas is extremely rich and pretty.
IN. Y. Post,
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News III Brief,

E. }. Cleary, engineer of the Dakota
Picking Company at South St. Paul,
has begun an action in the district
court to recover SIS, 900 for injuries re-
ceived last February.
The plant of the Winona Wooden
Rim company was destroyed by fire.
Over 5000 bicycle rims were burned.
A new townsite has been laid out at
the head of Steamboat river, on the
south side of Nudge lake, on the sur
vey of the Great Northern railroad.
The new town will be called Grace.
land. A saw mill, hotel and black.
smith shop will be erected at once.
Roland H. Hartley has been appoint.
ed private secretary to Gov. Clough,
vice Tams Bixby, resigned.
Information sheet No. 2 has been is.
sued by the citizens committee of
Princeton regarding the thirteenth an.
nual division encampment of the Sons
of Veterans. which will be held June
lis to IS.
AdelineJ j. Wigand, 10 years old, re.
siding with her grandfather, Philip
Bardon, at st. Paul, committed suicide
Uy waning d sAOoO u CnA OOAAO oSAu. OuC
preferred death rather than life separ-
ated from a young farmer who resides
near Belle PLANE.
At the first sale of the Southwestern
Minnesota Dairy and Produce exchange
at Mankato the result was very salts.
factory to all present. There were
$3.50 pounds offered and 9,1SO sold at
12x cents to F. "A. ~Rosenbaum & Co.,
of New York, the highest bidder.
Saron Carlton, employed painting the
76-foot smokestack at the Hennepin
Barrel company's shops, Minneapolis,
fell from his scaffolding to the ground,
a distance of 66 feet, escaping with a
fractured forearm and numerous minor
bruises about the head and shoulders.
Binder Irvine prices for the season
were fixed as follows by the board of
prison managers: Manila, 81 cents
per pound; mixed, 5% cents; standard,
~ cents; sisal, ~ cents. The price
tor MANILA was reduced half q cent,
and each of the others quarter of
cent from the prices of. year ago.
Albert Shaeffer, of the suspended Al
aemania bank Of st. Paul, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for misappro-
priating funds. 81
Two Polanders, Constant Grisensky
and Joe Siebald, are missing from
GAINESVILLE. When last seen Geisensky
had between $500 and $500. Foul play
is feared.
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Struck a RahA.

Passenger train No. 6, of the Omaha,
struck Baby Shelter, near Jordan. and
the child will die or be crippled for
life. This train was approaching the
station of Jordan when the engineer
noticed the little girl ON the track. 1t
was too late to stop the train, but the
engineer did the best he could. The
child was thrown considerable dis
lance by the cow catcher. She was
living when the general officials re-
ceived the last report regarding her.
Baby Scheffler is a year old.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
Practical Theosophy.

Warwick-I can't help thinking
about old P. NITROUS studying theoso-
ply. He's wonderfully enthusiastic
over the idea of being able to separate
soul from body. @
Wickwire--I don't doubt it. That
fellow would 60 through a meat chop
per if he thought he could save car fare
when he goes to his ofice.-Up-to Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
Sucn q High Wind.

II saw you out on your wheel the da;
of the high wind
Eyes; I punctured both tires before
I got home"
''Have to waikiki"
mo. You see, the wind was so strong
it kept both tires filled through the
punctures, and I never found they were
busted until next day" ~ Cleveland
Plain Dealer. -. /. -: -: l.7t
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
Hog ChOlera's RavuEes.

Winterset, Ia, May 20.-The assessors
of the different townships made their
returns for the year 1896, and they
show that during the year 4s,133 hogs
died from cholera, representing loss
to the farmers of at least $25O,00O, or
something like SIG per capita.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
Killed His Sick Wife.

Chicago, May 24.-Lying helplessly
ill, with her three year-old child asleep
at her side, Mrs. Nellie Dawson, Is years
old, was shot and killed by her husband,
John Dawson, Sunday afternoon. The
shooting followed quarrel. The muir
derer is at large, but the police declare
he will soon be captured, as he is well
known to them. The dead woman's
father is well-to-do farmer near Lin
coin. Neb.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
Dairy and Food Laws.

The state dairy and food department
is getting out a pamphlet containing
all OF the laws relating to that depart
ment. The new laws of the late ses-
sion are given, together with amend
nents to old laws. The dairy and food
people now have four new classes of
work. In addition to looking out for
skim milk cheese, and seeing that it is
properly tagged, they must inspect
food jellies, spices and linseed oil.
Very little skim cheese is on the Min.
nesota market, the commissioner says,
and there is no filed cheese in the
state.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
The Farmers Win.

W 81. ~. ..s.' .
A decision has been made in what
are known as the Russell Sage lands.
IN which the farmers living on tho
LANDS have won. The cases decided
were IN the nature OF test, and will
doubtless be carried up. The especial
cases decided are those of E. A. Waller
and ). J. Larson as defendants, for 100
acres IN one and 40 in the other. :"
Some so farmers living on these lands
were IN Morris, called by the cases.
They have been living on what 10
known as indemnity lands and have
had undisputed possession for from
seven to twenty-seven years. The
lands were on the Hastings and Da-
kota land grant and the road lost it's
rights by passing into other hands, but
seeks to recover by Russell Sage, and
has attempted to GUST the settlers. -.
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No Real Danger.

Mrs. Scantem Young man, don't
count your chickens before they are
Matched. ;.zs.:s.. :. 81. s5s.. .ssS. ss..9, Z.
Festive Boarder- Oh, with these eggs
the risk is so small it's really not worth
bothering about-N. =. Truth.
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A More Serious Case,

Mrs. Watts-Isn't it good deal of an
noyance to get your meals at such ir-
regular hours? 81. r.ar@ aa-. 30 :
Hungry Higgins The irregular
hours amt 50 bad as the irregular days.
indianapolis Journal. s2ts 4 =
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viii Not Accept.

Madrid, May 22.-An official state
ment was made in the chamber of depu-
ties yesterday by Premier Canovas that
Spain would not accept Intervention
by the United States in Cuban affairs.
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Ten Tons Per Day.

Orders for prison made binder Irvine
are coming in at a rapid rate, and the
orders booked aggregate 100 car loads.
The prison will be able to supply about
100000 pounds this season, and with
the object in view of supplying as
much as possible the machines are OPP
Grated 12L hours day, giving them
an output of 20, 900 pounds daily.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
BASEBALL RESULTS.

Standing of the Leading Clubs for the
Week Ended May %.
The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of the leading base
ball organizations. National league:
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LIGHT OF ASIA STOLEN.
Great Diamond PurlOined from the
Nizam of Hylerabad.

London, May 24.-The greatest dia-
mond in the world has been stolen. A
cablegram was received from CAL
cutta Saturday stating that the histor-
ical Victoria or imperial diamond, val
ued at & 100000 ($1,5oo,ooo), had been
taken from the government treasury
at Hyderabad, and that no trace exists
of the thief or thieves. The robbery
was so skillfully planned and executed
that no information can be gained as
to the time the gem was stolen. The
first knowledge that a daring robbery
had been committed came with the
chance discovery that paste imitation
had been substituted for the Victoria.
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OSCAR WILDE FREE.
Says He Will Engage In Lltera
Work in London.

Says He Will Engage In Literary
Work In London.
London, May 20.-Oscar Wilde, who
was sentenced on May Is, 1895, with
Taylor, companion, to two years. I'M
prisonment at hard labor, after having
been convicted of immoral practices,
was released from prison. Wilde, who
seems to be enjoying robust health,
goes to Paris Immediately. He intends,
however, to return to this city, to en-
gage in literary work. He says he does
not intend to hide his identity, but will
write over his own signature.
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A Case In Point.

W. A. Gates, of the state board of
corrections and charities, has already
an illustration of the careless methods
which have prevailed in this state
about committing the insane to the
state institutions, without proper in
quiry rs to their residence. The rela-
tives Of John Henkel, of Colby, WIS,
have been inquiring for him. because
he left home some weeks ago, and had
not since been heard from. He was
found at the Rochester asylum, in this
state. Mr.. Gates will have the case in
yestigated, and it is likely that the au-
thorities of his own state will be re-
quired to look after him.
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Good Sales.

The second sales day of the Mime
Rpolis Dairy Board of Trade was even
moro OF a success than was the first
day, which surprised both buyers and
sellers. Three hundred and five tubs
OF separator extra'-the only brand
OF butter sold on the board-were list
ed, aggregating in all IS, 800 pounds,
256 tubs of which were sold, in all about
a4,160 pounds, while so tubs did not
reach the limit asked by the creamery
Offering it. Secretary Fred o. Tllton
stated that he knew that the rate
would be accepted by the creamery.
The rate offered was Is cents, the buy
ers being the Minneapolis Cold Storage
company and E. P. Stacy & Sons.
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Much Worse.

Weary Joe-=:Wot's de trouble, pard?
Got somethin' on your mind? -.,=
Hungry Bill-Naw-7nothin' on me
stumick!--N. Y. Tribune. szs
Graham guardian., 1897-12-10

36 inch Lansdale Domestic, II
yards for s1.0oat John Blake &
Cos. 1l-l2-tf
Graham guardian., 1897-12-10
Points In Irrigation.

Recent investigation in the study
of irrigation has given some re-
suits OF practical value which have
been briefly summarized ia farm
ers' bulletin. The greatest profit
is derived from irrigation where
intensive farming is practiced. In
such farming the aim is to econo-
mlze all the elements OF fertility,
to utilize water, fertilizer, labor,
etc., to the best possible advantage.
If fertilizers are used, these will
give the best returns il kept in the
upper layers of the soil, whereby
they can be fully utilized by the
plant. If irrigation is practicable
also, the amount of water applied
should not be excessive, otherwise
The tertilizing materials are either
washed into tho lower layers of
the soil, where they cannot be util-
lied by the plant, or are entirely
removed in the drainage.
Edmond Gain, French authoris
ty, has shown that the water re-
quirements of plants differ widely
at different stages of growth. His
observations show that IL would
be very injurious to the plant,
even If it were possible, TO main.
tain a uniform state of moisture In
the soil. He observed, for instance,
that for the ordinary farm crops
the opumum, or most favorable
amounts, OF moisture in the soil at
different stages of growth we're
about as follows: AT The time Of
planting the soil should have about
26 per cent of the total amount OF
water which it is capable of hold-
ing; then il should fall TO Is per
cent and remain at this point until
the first leaves are formed, when
it should be raised quickly to
nearly 40 per cent. 1t should be
allowed to fall rapidly TO about Is
per cent and remain at this point
until shortly before Towering,
when it may be raised gradually
10 40 per cent and then allowed to
fall rapidly to IL or Is per cent,
where it remains during fruiting
and maturity.
Briefly, then, the soil should be
only moderately moist at the time
of planting and comparatively dry
until the first leaves are
formed, when it should be thor.
oughly irrigated. 1t should then
be allowed to become comparative
Iy dry and remain so until the
stage, when IT should
have its most lIbeaal irrigation.
After this 1t should be allowed TO
become dry during fruiting and
Of course this repre-
sents ideal conditions which can
not be completely secured in prac-
tice, but it suggests how irrigation
water may be greatly economized
at the same time that the most
favorable conditions Of growth are
secured for the crop.
This alteration Of dry and wet
periods has another important
point in its favor on ordinary soils.
Hilgard has shown that it furnish
es the ideal conditions under which
the soluble constituents of the soil
arise to the surfaee.--StocLmaI.
Graham guardian., 1897-12-10
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at the GUARDIAN Off
ce up to IL o'clock m. on
Monday, January 3rd, A. D.
1893, for the erection of a
school house in Stafford, and
the furnishing of all materials
for the building of the same.
Contractors may inspect
the plans and specifications
of said building at the
GUARDIAN office, where they
are now on file.
All bids must be addressed
to the Clerk of the Stafford
School District, in care
GUARDIAN office, and plainly
marked bids for School
House"
The bids will be opened
lin open session of the Board
at the GUARDIAN office on
the 3rd day of January, 1893,
in the presence of bidders.
A bond must accompany
each bid for the faithful per-
formance of the contract ir
the sum of $1,000 subject tC
approval by the Board 0,
trustees.
The Board reserves the
right to reject any and al
bids.
Graham guardian., 1897-12-10

| Concerning Graham County, which are
Well Worth Serious Consideration
by those Seeking new Homes, or Men
Seeking Profitable Investment for
Capital.
The agricultural resources of the
Gila valley are both varid and ex-
tensive, comprising an area Of
arabic land Of which there is at
present tributary to canals and
bitches, 10000 acres which is
capable of being irrigated. The
/. principal products are alfalfa, wheat,
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, de-
cidious andcertain classes of citrus
fruits.
This is the natural home of
alfalfa, of which from 4 to crops
are grown yearly, yielding from 8
to s tons per acre. 1t is not as
stocky as that which comes from
the Salt River valley and is pre-
ferable for either horses or cattle.
Wheat, barley and oats grow
prolifcly, the former containing
very large amount of nutrition.
Yellow dent, white gourd and
other large varieties Of corn yield
productivity, vegetables are large
and solid and come to maturity
two, months earlier than IN the
eastern and middle states.
The valley and bill lands are
adapted to all OF the products of
the temporal zone, and many of
the fruits of the semi-tropical
countries. The apples equal in |
size and flavor the prize winners
of the eastern states. The seed
ling fruits are unexcelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with a sur
prising rapidity. The peaches in
and taste are identical
with those which come from the
famous orchards of New jersey.
Canagrie grows wild, some of
the tubers being as large as good
sized potatoes. Tests now show
that canagrie root, which flourish
es near Thomas, In the lower por-
ton of the valley, contains a large
er per cent of tannic acid than any
ever sent to the extract works
from either Arizona or New Mexi-
co.
Farming lands can be purchased
at from $50 to sl00 per acre, in
cluding improvements and water
rights.
Uncultivated land without water
right is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law.
This class of farms will eventually
become valuable when the canal
facilities have been increased.
The cost of maintaining the ca
nails which are owned by the farm.
ers varies from 80 cts. to $1.00 per
acre per year.
The following are the market
values of, the products of the soil
at the ranch, there being ready
sale for everything raised in the
Graham guardian., 1897-12-10

The Mexican People OF Clifton
have formed an association with
the object OF rendering assistance
to members in case of sickness and
to properly bury them when dead.
They fled articles Of Incorporation
with the territorial secretary
Friday, Pedro Gracia de la Larna,
Marcos e. Salmon, PRIMITIVE
Medina, Estanislao Sierra, Fran.
cisco Provencio, q. Valdez and
Antonio Martinez being named as
incorporators, The name Of the
society is the "Sociedad Progresista
de Auxilios Mutuas" (Progres-
sive Mutual Protection Society.)-
Gdsette.