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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

There is powder to be shaken into the
shoes hoes called Aliens Foot,Ease, inyented by
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold to cure swollen,
burning, sore and tender or aching feet.
Some dealers claim that it makes tight or
new shoes feel easy It certainly will cure
corns and bunions and relieve instantly sweat
ing, hot or smarting feet Aliens Foot Ease
costs only quarter, and the inventor will
send sample free to any address.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

have covered themselves with glory during
the war. The army and navy vest pocket
book, published by tho
Northern Pacific, is a compact digest of in
formation relative to the navies and armies
of Spain and the United States at the be-
ginning Of the war. 1t has map of Cuba,
illustrations of naval ships, glossary of
navy and army terms, translation of Span
ish words, ETC. Send ten cents to Chas. S.
Fee, General Passenger Agent, N. P. R. R..
St. Paul, Mimi, for copy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
American Skill.

Many physicians in Germany and Eng
land, as we'll as in the United States and
Canada, are referring their Hay-Fever and
Asthma patients to DR.. p. Harold Hayes, of
Buffalo, n. Y, whose success in curing these
diseases has attracted their attention.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
Temporarily.

Mr.. Poppitt- would you like me for
your big brother, Tommy?
Tommy (who knows his sister)-Oh, I
guess you'll do until the war is over.-N. Y.
journal,
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Swedish Philosophy.

Ven faller es young an praying for mus
ache haze naver tank how DICKENS long haze
ill half to Wait ven haze grow, oop for te bar
ger to say "Next." denver Times.
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Is the only sure cure in the world for Chronic Ul-
GERS, Bone Ulcers, ScrOfulOus Ulcers, Varl.
cose Ulcers, Gangrene, Fever Sores. and all
Old Sores. 1t never fails. Draws out all poison.
Best salve for Abscesses, Piles, Burns, Cuts,
and oil Fresh Wounds. By mail, small, S3c; large.
&C. Book free. u. r. ALLEN MEDICINE
CO.. ct. Paul. MINI. Sold by Drugglsts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04
Wheat 40 Cents a. Bushel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross go
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, ETC., with Farm Seed Catalogue for
cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La Crosse, Wis. .. -. K =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

A manufacturer of wheels is not tailor
but he always tries to make his own BIZ
cycle suit.-L. A! w. Bulletin.
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That Is Why

B Fosdick-Wha made Spain think she
could deal the United States a terrible,
glorious blow?" s..s
Keedicls- suppose it was because she had
So many terrible, glorious blowers. Judge.
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Swedish PhfIosophv
The Army and Navy

You can see CUTE deal of patriotism vat
tax hull sedvalk to get home on.-Denver
Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

The principal river Of Egypt is the Nile
Its smaller tributaries are the Juveniles
L. A. w. Bulletin. g..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

It isn't every playwright who can write
play right.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-08-04

Some men are long on energy. but short
on the ability to utilize it.-Chicago Daily
News
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets AL
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c. :..~
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
BRUTAL CLUBBING.
A Blow That Knocked Fire and Smoke
From . Negroes Head.

A Blow That Knocked Fire and Smoke
From Negroes Head.
Negroes in the south have a habit of
sticking matches, toothpicks and ciga-
rettes behind their ears, and it is COM
mon thing to see one of them, when
asked for match, pull one of them out
of the closely kinked wool just over his
ear. frequently they have a dozen or
more slowed away there. Not long ago
an Atlanta policeman, whose beat in
cludes "Rusty row." a favorite resort
for idle negroes, had occasion to arrest
a notorious vagrant, whose main occu-
patton was fighting and draining the
beer kegs left in front of barrooms.
This man, as usual, resisted arrest
and attacked the officer fiercely. The
officer saw that extreme measures were
necessary and, drawing his club, aimed
blow at the negro's head. The result
was as alarming as it was unexpected.
AS the club came in contact with the
mans head, just over the left ear, there
was cracking sound, and from the hair
tongues of blue, sulphurous flame shot
OUT. Inc negro dropped TO the ground,
and the club fell from the officer S
nerveless hand, while a look of wild
eyed amazement appeared on his coun-
tenance
He had hit people with the same club
before-in fact, rather frequently
blood had sometimes followed the blows,
but never before had they drawn flame
and smoke. He was about to leave the
place hurriedly, not knowing what he
had done, when his victim sat up and
said reproachfully: go way, man
You done splode all my matches and
swinge my HAIR often my haid. - The
officer was SO much relieved that he
broke his record by letting the man go
his way in peace. w Washington Star.
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roILERs OF THE AIR.
How the Work on Suspension Bridge L


How the Work on a Suspension Bridge Is
Done.
The workmen on the cables follow
closely after the builders of the iron
roadway. These men are engaged in
more perilous employment, if anything,
than the former They climb nimbly
up to the very summit of the huge tow
ers, and then without 1inching proceed
to descend the inclined cables. 1t makes
the spectators below tremble for them,
so dangerous is the descent, but the
workmen have no fear, else they would
be untitled for the duty required of
them. After sliding down the cable a
dozen feet, they stop and turn around
and face the towers. The men working
the derrick slowly swing out to them
the end of a cable about three inches in
diameter. Another man carries out to
them by means of small hand pulley
and rope redhot band of steel, which
the cable workers seize with their
pinchers and clasp around the large cable
on which they are resting. Then while
the steel is still hot and malleable, the
small cable, with its end secured in a
thick bolt of steel, is brought into posi-
ton, and the end welded into the red
hot steel band encircling the main ca
BILE. The workmen pound and forge
away, hammering, twisting and bend
ing the metal before it cools off. The
Welding must be done rapidly, and the
workmen have no time to stop and think
of the dangerous position in which they
are placed. Probably the only support
they have comes from their legs, which
they wind tightly around the cable, as
they swing their arms and upper part
of the body with violent exertion.
When this cable is forged into its
place, the workmen take few moments
of rest, and then slide down to the next
joint, where the same operation is re-
peated. Gable after cable is attached in
this way until there is regular tangle
of steel work and dangling cables, look
ing for all the world like spider web.
But there is order in this colossal spider
web such as never existed in the home
of the insect that weaves the webs in
our homes and woods. Gradually one
pdIO VI bu0 UI4u80 dl16I dHUluSE Is I'LL
ished, and when the false work" Of
scaffolds is removed the structure stands
out in all the beauty of it's finished state.
The bridge builders must not only be
skilled in their work, but they must
have the hardihood and daring of the
sailor, for most Of their work is per-
formed at an altitude higher than the
topmast Of any sailing vessel. They la
Dor in all kinds of weather-when the
sun is pouring down it's torrid rays in
midsummer or when the mercury regis
ters zero in winter.
To them their dizzy height is no more
than the 10 or 20 feet are to the ordi-
nary carpenter or house painter They
seldom use ladders. They would be con-
stantly in the way. If they want to
reach higher framework, they climb
nimbly up the steel works or jump
lightly across from one truss to another.
A jump of three feet from girder to
girder is commonplace occurrence to
them. George E. Walsh in Godey's
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23

When business man gets to the point
where he cannot sleep at night, where he is
so shattered of nerve that it is torture to
even remain in his bed, and he has to get
up and pace the hoor-it is time for that
man to bring himself up with round turn.
and mental, if not physical death.
For a man who gets into this condition
there is remedy that will brace him up,
put him on his feet and make a man of him
again. 1t is DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t goes to the bottom of things.
1t searches out the first cause. When a
man is in this condition you can put your
finger on one of two spots and hit that first
cause the stomach or the liver or both.
This great medicine acts directly on these
spots. 1t promptly transforms weak stom-
ach into a healthy one. 1t facilitates the
flow of digestive juices and makes diges-
ton and assimilation perfect. 1t gives a
man an appetite like a boys. 1t invigor-
ates the liver 1t fills the blood with the
life-giving elements of the food, and makes
it pure, rich, red and plentiful The blood
is the life current, and when it is filed with
the elements that build new and healthy
tissues, it does not take long to make man
well and strong 1t builds firm, muscular
flesh tissues and strong and steady nerve
fibers. 1t puts new life vigor and vitality
into every atom and organ of the body. 1t
cures nervous exhaustion and prostration
Nothing just as good can be found at
medicine stores.
81 had suffered about eleven years with pain
in the back of my head and back, = writes Mr..
Robert Hubbard, of Warner, Lincoln Co., Ark.
i suffered for eleven years and spent great
deal of money for doctors and medicine, but did
not get relief Then l tried four bottles of the
Golden Medical Discovery and improved great.
ly 1 sent for FIVE more and now am glad to tell
everyone that am in good health
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23

Fred Buskirk was born at Ports
mouth, o., and lived there until he was
young man. Fred naturally thinks
Portsmouth is one of the incest places
in the state of Ohio. Fred said: every
body evidently doesn't think as we'll of
Portsmouth as | do.
"Not long ago went over the Ohes-
apeake and Ohio road and when the
train reached South Portsmouth, which
is across the river from my native place,
quite long stop was made. Most of the
male passengers got off the train and
walked up and down the platform. 1t
was after dark, and the many lights Of
Portsmouth were plainly visible. stood
looking across the river at the city,
thinking what fine place Portsmouth
was, when a fellow passenger on the
train came alongside of me and said,
Can you tell me what place that is
across the river? OF course could tell
him, and threw out my chest and with
considerable pride said; That is Ports
mouth, o. Have you ever been thereP
My fellow traveller in a very weary
voice, replied: Yes, I have been there
1 spent about two weeks there one aft
ernoon.' / had intended telling that
man about what charming place
Portsmouth is, but after his rudeness /
concluded not to- '-Cincinnati En-
Ouirer
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Grants Court Suit.

Just before Grant started on his ia
nous trip around the world-in fact,
just three days before he left-he walked
into store in Philadelphia and very
quietly, just as if he was asking moth
ing unusual, said that he wanted a full
dress uniform of the general S grade fin
ished for him before he left AS he ex-
pressed it, he couldn't appear in civil
ian's dress at the various courts which
he would visit, and he didn't like the
idea of the nickerbockers and silk
stockings of the regulation court cos
tune.
1T was rush order" said the mer-
chant who received it, land we had to
furnish everything except the sword
but we managed to finish it in time
and made what Grant considered the
best fitting uniform he ever wore. The
epaulets hadn't arrived when the day
for trying on occurred, and our filter
told Grant, adding that he was sorry,
but that he would have to come in
again. Then Grant made a remark
which showed his great good sense, one
of his predominant characteristics.
There must be somebody here, he said,
who is about my build. Just put the
coat on him and fit the epaulets that
way. And so it was done. New York
Times
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
RARE OLD DISHES.
Fried Grasshoppers and Scorpions Delica-
cies Of the Arabs Long Ago.

Fried Grasshoppers and Scorpions Delica-
cies Of the Arabs Long Ago.
An erudite Egyptian writes in The
Revue des Revues of the diet of the an
cient Arabs. Dog meat. it appears, was
one Of their favorite dishes, and young
dogs were as precious in old times among
the Arabs as spring chickens are among
the people Of today. They were also
fond of cat meat The flesh of black
Cat had the virtues of curing them of
the effects of hoodoo and the evil eye
Fried grasshoppers and scorpions also
formed very choice dish. The natural
list, Al-Djahey, who lived in the tenth
century, speaks of his visit to the Ara
bian tribes of Bassorah and of his sur
prise on discovering that they did not
eat grasshoppers. Nevertheless, says
he, there is nothing more delicious "
He also says that when he went to see
his friend, the poet Roobah, he found
him seated on the ground enjoying re-
past of roast rat. Afterward he had
fried lizards.
Notwithstanding the almost religious
worship which the Arabs profess for the
horse, they ate horsehesh, but only the
flesh of draft horses, never that of sad
die horses. They ate all sorts of mob
lusks and insects. The Arabs were also
very fond of black snakes and they
hunted them at the time when the rep
tiles were about to change their skins,
the flesh in that season being extremely
faDdar
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
VEGETABLE GEMS.

Bamboo Opals and CocOanut Pearls Found
In the Philippines, Though Rarely.
Among other queer things found in
the Philippines are vegetable gems.
There are not many of them, though.
The bamboo is empty normally. One
might cut open a jungle Of the giant
grass and find unaltered hollowness.
But once in million times or more &C.
cident brings to light in the bamboo
stem gem. Nature has nodded into a
lump a little of the finty material
which makes the outer stem SO hard.
The nodule usually presents the appear
anoe Of an opal, and several specimens
are in the museums which reproduce
the Characteristic lines of that gem.
These nodules are known as tabaceer
1t is interesting to note that the first
chemical and meteorological examina-
ton of them was made by the James
Smithson whose munificence establish
ed the first Of the scientific bureaus OF
the American government.
In the condition in which the fruit is
known in the United States the milk
in the cocoanut is considered its only
content. The really ripe nut, however,
is filed with white spongy mass, rich
in the finest oil which the nut produces.
This sponge is exposed to the hot sun
for two or three days in a wooden
trough until thoroughly pulped. The
last Of the oil is then extracted by
squeezing the soft sponge in the hands.
Very rarely this careful handling has
developed the presence of small spheres
which have much of the luster of the
pearl. Eight or ten of these cocoanut
pearls, all discovered in the Philip
pines, are treasured in European muse
ums. They range from the size of pin
head to that of very small pea. New
York Sum.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
Removing Rust From Iron. Z

The accumulation of rust on iron ar
sicles is so annoying that any simple
process of removing it will be received
with great satisfaction by large num-
Der of persons. The following directions
are given: Attach a piece of ordinary
zinc to the articles and then let them
lie in water to which little sulphurio
acid is added. They should be left i'm
mersed for several days or a week, until
the rust has entirely disappeared, the
time depending ON how deeply they
were rusted If there is much rust, a
little sulphuric acid should be added
occasionally. The essential part of the
process is that the zinc must be in good
electrical contact with the iron. A good
way is to twist an iron wire tightly
around the object and connect this with
the zinc, for which remnant of bat
terry zinc is suitable, as it has a binding
post.
Besides the simplicity of this process,
it has the great advantage that the iron
itself is not attacked in the least as long
as the zinc is in good electrical contact
with it. Delicate pieces of mechanism
which have become badly rusted can be
cleaned by wrapping galvanized wire
around them instead of the zinc, in
which case the acid should not be too
strong. When the rust is all cut off, the
articles will appear dark gray or black.
They must then be thoroughly washed
and oiled. 1t is well to warm them
slightly when dry so that the oil may
the more easily sink into the surface.
Where there are sharp edges and fine
work this process is said to be eminent
ly satisfactory New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
Watson as a CAPTAIN,

Being conscientious and consistent al.
ways, Watson S religious scruples, com.
bined with a stern sense of military
duty, sometimes led up to peculiar Incl
dents. At one time seaman had been
found guilty of overstaying his leave
and coming on board intoxicated. He
fully expected to be sentenced the fol-
lowing morning, but was surprised tc
be called from his hammock at mid
night. He confronted the captain on the
quarterback.
"You are guilty of misconduct. That
calls for punishment, said the captain
earnestly. "You are probably in sus-
pense and are worrying over it. also
have worried over your case, and my
conscience will not allow me to inf1ict
needless cruelty upon you by keeping
your mind racked with uncertainty fo1
even another hour You will be confined
in the brig on bread and water for five
days"
The evident earnestness and sincerity
of the captain SO impressed the culprit
that he clumsily thanked his command
ing officer as he was being led away to
prison. New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
The English Flag,

England's national flag has been
called "a triplet Of crosses, +" for it is
composed of the cross of st. George, the
cross of st. Andrew and the cross of
st. Patrick Thus: The flag of "St
George for merrie England, a red cross
on white ground, the red lines drawn
straight from top to bottom and from
side to side; the flag of St. Andrew for
Scotland, a white cross on a blue
ground; the flag of St. Patrick for Ire
land, red cross on a white ground. the
narrow red lines drawn from corner to
corner. By placing the cross of ST.
George on that of St. Andrew we have
"the jack as ordered in 1906 by
James l, whose signature was always
jacques" hence the expression, 1.-THE
jack. +" By laying the cross of st. Pat
rick over that of St. Andrew and then
placing that of ST. George over both,
we have "the union jack" as borne
since the union with Ireland in 1907
Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
Eree shnws In Paris.

The theaters of Paris have popular
representations ON certain days, when
the seats cost only quarter or halt
the usual price. There are also days
like the national holiday July 10)
when most of the theaters give gratu-
itous spectacles. These occasions are
characterized only by the best pieces,
and actors dispute among themselves for
the advantage of playing before this
special public. No other audience is
more grateful or more impressionable.
They rarely have the pleasure of being
present at the play. They are not blases,
nor are they familiar with the wings.
Having gained their places by long
waiting at the door, they occupy them
as conquests; they listen in silence, APP
plaud with enthusiasm, weep all to-
gether, the prey of simple and conta-
gious emotion. Outlook.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-23
THE BISCUIT DIDN'T RISE.
How Young Cook Thought to Remedy
q Mistake.

3 MISTAKE.
They had been visiting and while
away had been given such delicious
homemade biscuit that the memory of
them still fingered in the mind. Why
shouldn' t they have such things them
selves? The mistress of the house de-
cided that they should, if she had to
make them herself What good wife
would not be willing to take a little
trouble to please her husband? So in
this virtuous frame of mind she repair
ed to the kitchen, and there she stirred
up her biscuit in the most approved
fashion, shaped them daintily and put
them in the pan. But she was not ao-
customed to this work, and it was not
strange that she should forget some Of
the ingredients 1t was the baking pow
der, small but somewhat important
item in the construction of light bis
cult. She did not once think of it until
the biscuit had been in the oven few
moments Then, as she stood gazing
admiringly at the outside of the range,
which contained this precious proof of
her culinary skill, she suddenly ex-
claimed:
There, forgot all about the baking
powder y
That would have been heartbreak-
ing thought to most housewives, but
not to this one She was woman, Of
expedients.
Never mind" she said as she hur-
riedly thought over various ways Of
mending matters; "those biscuit have
only been in a short time, and l will
just sprinkle the baking powder over
the top, and it can melt and soak in. .
And she did. but the baking powder did
not The housewife herself tells this
story of her cooking now with great
glee, while her husband, being patient
man, never says word about his part
Of it in the eating. New York Times.
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what stamps the GentIeman.

''In all questions of manners a young
man should always remember that,
while politeness is a good trait to ac-
quire, courtesy is infinitely better, +"
writes Edward Box in The Ladies'
Home Journal. "Politeness is manners,
but courtesy is heart. Mingling in good
society can give us that veneer which
the world calls polish of manners, and
true politeness is not to be made little
of nor scoffed at. Politeness is a fine
art, but is an art pure and simple even
at its best Infinitely better is the Guilt
walton of that courtesy of refinement
which enters into the feelings of others
and holds them sacred. 1t is idle to say
that courtesy is relic of old fashioned
days and is no longer looked for. 1t is
as much the current coin of good socie-
ty as it ever was. More than any other
element or grace in our lives it is in
stantly felt and recognized and has an
unfailing influence 1t calls for respect
as nothing else does Courtesy of man
ner and courtesy of speech are the gifts
a young man should cultivate. !"