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The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
THE FARMING WORLD.
GOOD FARM cisTERN.

How to Build One n small Expense
Of Money and Work.
AS good q cistern as can be made is by
walling up with brick, and then ce-
menting to make water tight, but when
cheapness Is to be considered, good
cistern may be made in the following
manner: Dig so that.it will be larger
at the top than at the bottom, like an
old fashioned dash churn turned bot
tom side up. About two and a half or
three feet from the top, cut square
shoulder in the side Of cistern to begin
laying brick on to make the arch. Ce-
ment it well to the earth and brick,
then get flat rock, any size to suit
your convenience, cut hole in it large
enough for an average-sized man to
get through; put it down in cement
over the arch, and you have a good,
cheap cistern. .r.>5s b, -~.E 80.
The best filter that ever saw, is
made in. the following manner: Take
a ge 3D., tight barrel, knock one of the
heads out; bore an inch and half hole
in the center of the other end, and put
in plug from the outside, this to be
the bottom. Put small, perforated
wooden box just over this, and have the
pipe through which the water runs
come down through the center of the
barrel and terminate in this box. The
box to have the bottom side out, the
pipe to come through the top of the
box. Get some nice clean gravel, put in
a layer of gravel and then layer of
charcoal, and so on till the barrel is
half full or more; arrange it so that the
last layer will be of gravel. Just above
the last layer put in the pipe that runs
into the cistern. Cover the barrel we'll
so that nothing can get into it from the
top. When it rains let the water in :;
it will filter from bottom to top instead
of vice versa. Have the barrel sitting
on two sills, and after the cistern is
filled, take out the plug from the bot.
tom of the barrel, and the water, in
rushing out, will wash out all sediment
bugs and insects that might have run
in; thus leaving the filter clean and
nice, and ready for the next time
Indiana Farmer
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
TREATMENT OF ROCP.
How to Prevent This Dangerous an
Contagious Disease.

How to Prevent This Dangerous and
Contagious Disease.
Genuine roup is diphtheritic dis
ease, and contagious. There are dis
tempers and infuenzas that show SINH
lar symptoms, that may not be con-
tagious, but genuine roup, with swell
ing of head, discharges of matter from
nostrils, eyes, etc., is contagious, and
the disease has been communicated
from fowls to human beings. 1t can
be prevented by removing the one, two
or three sick fowls to hospital, and
either taking the entire flock of well
fowls to fresh, clean, comforta BILE quar-
ters, or by disinfecting the old quar-
ters thoroughly with zenoleum or
chloro-naphtholeum or weak solution
of carbolic acid. Saturate roosts, sides,
floor, everything. 1t is not worth while
to doctor a fowl after it gets to tine
Besidesfit is dangerous. If one has the
skin of hands abraded and some of
the diphtheritic matter gets on it, the
result might be serious. The recent
report of the bureau of animal indus.
try on infectious diseases among poul-
try gives numerous cases of the dis
eases passing to human beings. Treat
ment in the first stage is all right, and
often arrests the disease. It consists
mostly of good hygienic conditions, re-
moval of all excavations, local applica-
tion of disinfectants, comfortable, well
ventilated quarters, etc. Often the dis
ease runs slow chronic course and
the most of the fowls recover. Where
it is malignant and rapid, the best plan
is to kill the diseased fowls and bury
deep, or burn, and then disinfect.-
Ohio Farmer.
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Variation in Ensiluxe.

tits too commonly supposed that ensi-
lage made from fodder corn must be
uniform in its nutritive value. This is
10y no means the fact. The ensilage
put up the last few years is much bet
ter than that which was made at first,
when large quantity rather than quail
ty was what was mainly sought for.
All corn ensilage requires that some
supplementary food be given with it,
for corn is not well-balanced ration.
But some corn ensilage requires more
OF other food as it's supplement. It is
possible to ensilage corn when it has
reached the caring stage, cutting up
the ear with the. stalk. This is worth
twice or thrice as much for the same
bulk as corn fodder sown or drilled too
t'hickly to allow it to form ears, and
cut as soon as it got into tassel. '.F
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before taking up their home there visited
the country as delegates. They reported
to the Government of the Dominion of
Canada the result of their observations,
and from this report extracts have been
taken, which are published below:
"We have visited number of most desir.
able locations, and are highly pleased with
the country as a whole, it being beyond our
highest expectations. We find here pros.
porous and well-contented lot of people.
vast fields of wheat and other crops in addi-
tion to their herds of choice cattle, indicate
prosperity in the full sense of the word. In
conversation with the farmers throughout
our trip we learned that the majority of
them came here with very limited means,
bring them here, and they are now well-to.
do. They all claim that this is the only coun-
try for poor man, or one with little means,
to get start and make a home for himself
and family. As you are aware, we were a
little shaky and undecided before leaving
with our friends, will make this country our
future home. It is far from being the wilder
ness we had pictured it to be; it is instead,
a land having all the facilities required by
modern civilization, such as railroads, mar
kets, stores, churches, schools, ETC., in fact,
welfare of themselves and families at heart"
The Messrs: Striovski selected the Ala
media district, but what they say of itappeals
in general way to most other districts in
that vast country. They speak of the fuel,
which is to be had in great quantities, of the
water that can be had by digging from 10 to
had almost everywhere. There is plenty of
wood for building timber and for fuel, while
coal is convenient, and sells at low prices at
the mines In driving through the country
they. passed many fine patches of wild rasp-
berries, and say they can speak highly of
their flavor, as they could not resist the
temptation to stop and eat.
Having already transgressed on your valu-
able space, Ishall defer further reference to
Western Canada for another issue. An
illustrated pamphlet recently issued by the
Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Can.
ada, giving complete description of the
country, will be forwarded free to all who
write for it. Yours,
WESTERN CANADA.
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GRAY TOULOUSE GEESE.
Although of French OriEin, they Ar
Popular In this Country.

Although OF French OriEin, They Arc
Popular In this Country.
Gray Toulouse geese are named for
the city in France Of that name, where
they are extensively bred. In this coun-
try they are bred in large numbers
by farmers, and are fairly well thought
of for market purposes. Their
flesh is a trifie too coarse and
fabby, when compared with some
other geese, to be priced very high
lysfor table purposes. They are termed
a Christmas goose, as being later in
maturing than the others they are just
about right at the holiday time. They
are fairly good layers, averaging about
40 eggs in season. ...... a., ~t
Toulouse geese are more compact in
shape than other geese, and are pre-
ferred by many for. this reason. The
head is rather large and short, and
they have comparatively; short bill
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
Their Faith Rewarded.

~ Those who remained in the sheep
business through the depression have
made some money right along, be-
sides adding much fertility to their
farms,. which no kind of stock can do
so we'll as sheep: Men who were cap
able Of seeing the wisdom of keeping
sheep, when the price fell fiat, were
also capable of seeing when they would
advance in price again, and as rule,
they began to add to their focks. Now,
when sheep are at old-time prices, they
have sheep to sell to those who went out
of the business so unceremoniously.
Though dealing in mutton, they ars
not "mutton-heads."- Farm and Fire
aide. ,s=sss ss YES 3. s
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
BEYOND BELIEF.
Henri Was Stuck ON His New Br0w1
Suit.

Henri Was Stuck ON His New Brown
Suit.
The lady in the railway car would have
claimed undisputed recognition as the most
overdressed person in any of the counties
through which the train passed had it not
been for her son. He was one of the
eary;;faced, scrupulously clad little peo.
poverty may be comparative blessing to
the very young. He did not look as If
genuine good time would fit him. The am
bition to drill him into unaagging self-co
sciousness had met with obvious and pa
thetic success. He sat with his neck
lace, collar. The novel which his mother
read was one of the most recent and pom
derous. The title, in large gilt letters, was
turned toward the aisle as she held it be-
fore her, turning the pages with suspicious
infrequency. A mist had gathered on the
the window. Instinct was more powerful
than culture, and before he thought he had
taken his gloved finger and rubbed round
spot through which he could look with one
eye: His mother fairly gasped with indig-
nation.
"Henri!" she exclaimed.
"You bad child! How can you do such
things?"
He made no reply, but penitently turned
his back upon the mental luxury with
which he had hoped to provide himself.
But his mother evidently prided herself
upon her achievements as domestic dis
ciplinarian. In loud voice she continued:
"Now, you sit there perfectly quiet, and
Ie9! remember what I tell you If you do any
AS she paused to consider her threat the
child gazed into her face with tense appre-
hension.
"I'll open that window and toss you out
and let the car run over you, so that all the
wheels will cut you up in little bits of
pieces!"
His eyes grew big with dread. and in
tones of mingled incredulty and dismay he
excaimed:
Mamma! In my new brown suit?"-
Washington Star.
A PERFECT HOME SECURED AT LIT
TIE COST.
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cipal among her. Accomplishments was
that OF flirting so we parted. Then
there was Jessie and Dora, as unlike in
their styles Of beauty as is day and
night, yet both were very handsome.
I loved them in turn, but the disease
was not-deep-seated, and there was a
radical cure when Nellieecame.s I will
never forget when first j sawFher. A
boy friend had come to borrow my sled
and told me he was going to the hill
with the prettiest girl on earth be-
lieved his Judgment faulty, yet ISwcnt
to see the person he dared compare with
Jessie and Dora. As came upon the
hillside vision of loveliness was re-
vealed, and was fascinated. i had not
thought there could be. SO beautiful a
creature, and I stood there and froze
my toes watching Albert and Nellie
coasting on my sled. In D3afterayears,
when had come to manhood, I met her,
and for time was persistent caller at
her home. Her nature was as cold as
the snow upon the hillside that Decem-
Der morning. Then there were other
sweethearts, for there never was a time
when was wholly fancy free, but the
retrospect reveals none who was possi-
BILE wife.
Why haven't married? am putting
away and honestly trying to solve the
question, but one thing bothers ME.
Back of all these visions there has been
.shadowy face, the face of friend of
all these years. It has looked at me
with soft, appealing eyes, seemingly re-
peating Marian's question: Somehow I
cannot look fairly at it, but must steal
furtive glances. It is the pretty coun-
tenance of Grace. She and I were never
sweethearts, and how she can be con-
cerned in this reverie is what puzzles
me. But I like to think of Grace. The
other visions have vanished, and am
| looking squarely at her now. She
smiles, and I nod back. I remember
well when she first came to our little
village, a tot in short dresses, and I was
20. She was not pretty tthen-but such
eyes! Large, lustrous, appealing-they
seemed to search your very soul. Iguess
I liked Grace from the very first. The
choicest roses in our garden were saved
for her, and she was always my little
girl" AS she developed she became
my little sister," the only one had.
Then I was her first "grown-up'' fellow.
What sensation we caused among the
brethren when we walked into church
one quiet Sunday morning-she IS,
"a. do not think either of US thought
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An Old War-Horse of fJournalasm Dis
covers the Virtue OF a New
Medicinal Variety. F1a&4s ;5,-a

There are only q few sof them left. "a
Since Chas. A. Dana's death, Joseph Me-
dill, the war-horse of the Chicago Tribune,
is the chief surviving representative of the
old school OF virile, aggressive editorial
giants.
the profession at all times, but to find health
in mud is rather modern innovation. That
is what Joseph Medill has been doing of
late. =
Mr.. Medill is an Investigator and when
the stories of the miraculous. Magno- Mud at
Indiana Mineral Springs began to spread
interested and eventually decided to try this
mysterious substance on his own rheumatic
limbs and weigh its value. He was accom-
panied by his private physician, young
Armenian scientist of high attainments.
The great editor was mud -mummi6ed daily
fol-. several weeks and gained visibly in
The final result Of the experiment was an
unqualified success. Mr.. Medill: went
back to Chicago in September, and wrote an
editorial about Magno- Mud with his own
hand. Next, he sent his son-in-law for a
little OF the mud-treatment. In November
bath house is completed he expects to be
regular visitor four times a year.
This mudtreatment in which Mr.. Medill
found SO much virtue, is peculiar, yet logical.
After all, every form of life springs from the
earth, which is the great destroyer and assim-
ilator of dead and effete matter. At the
Indiana Mineral Springs is beautiful little
natural amphitheatre, the slopes being
grown with magnificent oaks. At the foot Of
the, converging hills, big Lithia spring
gushes forth at the rate of 3 900 barrels day
and floods the soil, which consists of rich,
black porous loam, fed by the deciduous
foliage of the oak trees. This peculiar soil
saturated with mineral salts for ages, is as
soluble as sugar, and being devoid Of clay is
not sticky in the least. It is not, therefore,
in any sense related to the conventional mud
Of the roadway, of the Chicago street or to
the variety. which clings to your heels.
The mud is applied to the patient on cot,
the subject being entirely encased in the
substance, steamed to a proper temperature.
It then acts as poultice, stimul lates the
skin, superficial blood vessels and nerves,
opens the pores and Initiates the blood, dis
solving all uric acid deposits. Nothing can
be simpler OF more rational.
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
Chronic Rheumatism.

From the Industrial News, jackson. Mich.
The subject of this sketch is fifty-six wears
Of age, and actively engaged in farming.
When seventeen years old he hurt his
shoulder and few years after commenced
to have rheumatic pains in it. On taking
slight cold or the least strain, sometimes
without any apparent cause whatever, the
trouble would start and he would suffer the
most excruciating pains. -, :,
He; suffered for over thirty years, and the
last decade has suffered 90 much That he
was unable. to do any work. To this the fre-
Qoent occurrences of dizzy spells were added.
making him almost helpless invalid.
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$3.50 37t - ~ . ~
FOLLOWING THE BAND.

Life was Joy when was q boy.
In the days of long ago, rs
When eye and ear could see and hear
The things it was good to know.
But the kind old earth. once glad with
mirth s6565
And pleasure high and grand,
Seems stale and tame since I3became
Too big to follow the band.
Yet I dare say earth holds to-day
About as much OF more H
OF JOY and cheer. right now and here,
Than ever it held before s
But by our pride we're now denied
Gods gifts on every hand: s#
We've grown too proud to follow the
crowd So
Too big to follow the band.
I'd like to stray in q careless way
Through the broad green fields Of pouth,
And wander back along Mfe's track IS
TO the blissful springs Of truth.
I'd like to trade my woes, self-made, &
And the cares that come to men
For the keen delight Of a boys glad right
To follow the band again.
Nixon Waterman. In L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
THE POLE STACKER.
An implement That Ia Very Popular
i'm the Far West,

An Implement That In Very Popular
I'm the Far West.
The farmers of Utah live in towns
and have but few barns or sheds on
their farms, which, in many instances,
are two or three miles away. They
often stack hay and grain in small,
fenced lots or corrals on an upland
spot, where an artesian well or reser-
voir furnishes water, and there feed
horses and cattle during the severest
months of the winter. Numerous de-
vices have been used in hay-stacking,
some being too expensive and others
being patented by unknown parties
who occasionally demanded royalties
for the use of their ideas.
The most complete and the cheapest
device yet discovered is what is gener-
The Worthington advance., 1898-02-10
Thinning Out the FlocIxs.

One of the most important duties on
the part of the poultryman is that of
thinning out the focks. AS long as
some of the hens are laying there is an
inclination to wait for Others to begin.
and time passes by, every day being one
of expectancy, but the hens do not lay.
Weeks of labor and feeding'result, all in
the hope that the improbable hens will
soon begin to lay, but until spring
opens and the weather becomes warm
do the hens give full quota of eggs.
Get rid of the idle hens, and keep only
those that are giving q profit. It is bet
ter to be the owner Of flock Of only a
dozen hens that are doing service IN
egg production than to have twice that
number Of idle hens. Dakota Field and
Farm. 3#$ 81. 5s5 s
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IN ALL SORTS OF WEATHER,

IN ALL SORTS OF WEATHER.
He tried the best physicians but without
being benefited and has used several specific
rheumatic cures, but was not helped.
About one year and six months ago he read
IN this paper of case somewhat similar to
biz which was cured by DR.: Williams Pink
Pills and concluded to try this remedy.
After taking the first box he felt some
what better, and after using three boxes, the
pains entirely disappeared, the dizziness left
him, and he has now for over year been
entirely free from all his former trouble and
enjoys better health than he has had since
his boyhood.
He is loud in his praise of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and will gladly
corroborate the above statements. His post
Office address is Lorenzo Neeley, Horton.
Jackson County, Michigan.
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, in con.
densed form, in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. All druggists sell them.
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: How silly it makes one feel to- reach out
to shake hands and not be noticed by the

If people insist upon waiting until they
lose all their hair before they make any ef-
fort toward caring for it, they can have but
little hope Of satisfactory results from any
to give consideration to the subject before
their hair falls out, may be rewarded by =
renewal of its health, growth and :perman-
ency: There is pamphlet published en-
titled ''The Hair, Its Care and Manage
ment," which is sent free to all who are in
terested in the subject, by the makers of
"Cocoaine'-Joseph Burnett Co., 81 India
St., Boston, Mass
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Nothing OF the Sort.

The irritated father of truant boy
was Cling up sundry holes in. the back
yard where the urchin had "prospected"
for angleworms few hours before,
when neighbor who happened to be
leaning over the fence remarked, with q
praiseworthy effort to say something
consoling: "WeM, your boy, at any rate.
is faithful disci pie of Izaak. Walton" :"
'Him?'' exclaimed the father, stopping
to rest moment and leaning dismally
on the hoe-handle. ''He amt a, disciple
of anybody! All he's good fur on earth
is to set on some log all day and fsh!"-
Youths Companion. s. - r;
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HOW,a THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
=. j: Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Misunderstood.

A wealthy lady, living near a garri-
son town, sent an officer an invitation
to take tea with her. The note began:
''The pleasure of Capt. Armstrong's
company is requested" J" and the answer
ran accordingly: Enlisted men Jones
and Lee have been detailed to do guard
duty, but the remainder of Capt. Arm
strong's company accept with pleas.
YOUTHS Companion. -. ~. ~.
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The young onion is very seductive veg
etable, but it invariably gives man away.
Chicago Daily News.
A Handsome Metal Paper Cutter and Book
Mark Combined
Sent free of postage under sealed cover on
receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps. The
latest, best and most serviceable adjunct OF
every library and office. Address Geo. 81.
Heafford, 40 Old Colony Building, Chicago,
Illinois
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7 Pres. Mckinley w. Free silver.
A battle Of giants is going to take place
IN talk q votes, But IN Yields. saizer'sn new
potato marvels are named asabove, and he
offers price for the biggest potato yield,
also $500 in gold for suitable name for his
corn az inches long} and ont prodigies. Only
seedsmen in America growing grasses,
clovers and farm seeds and selling potatoes
at $50 barrel. The editor urges you to
try Salzer's Northern-grown seeds, and to
SEND THIS NoT1cEi wrrH 10 Crs. IN SrA1ps
to John A. salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis,
to get start, and their big catalogue. x Z
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The Mean Thing.

my face" said the Seasoned Soubrette,
is my fortune. "You don't say SO p retorted
the Funny Comedian. .'I thought it stood
for what you owed" "And why did you
think it stood for what owed" ?" asked the
Seasoned Soubrette. Because" explained
the Funny Comedian, Il see You have it
chalked up."-Indianapolis Journal.
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A pompous bishop was having his
portrait painted, and, after sitting for an
hour in silence he thought he would break
the monotony. "How are you getting
along?" he inquired. To his astonishment
the artist, absorbed in his work, replied:
"Move your head a little to the right, and
to such form of address, his lordship
asked: May ask why you address me in
that .manner?" The Artist .(still absorbed in
his work)-t1 want to take off little of
your cheek." Tit Bits.