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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
CURE FOR BLACK KNOT.
A New Method Which Has Proved
Successful Wherever 1t Has
Been Given a Trial.

The black knot is producing great
disaster among plum trees and prom
ises to destroy some of the most valua-
BILE kinds.
William Mendenhall, in the Horticul-
tural Visitor, says thus far no remedy
seems to be suggested by fruit growers
except to cut down and destroy the
trees which are attacked, but we find
on visiting the orchard of Mr.. Joseph
A. Pagan, of West Richmond, and talk
ing with him that he has discovered a
method which he regards as positive
cure of the pest. 1t originated with
him, and he freely gives it to the pub
lie for the general good. Being very
simple, it can be readily tried by any
one. AS soon as black knot appears,
which is shown by the swelling on the
trunk or limb of the tree, he cuts with
knife an incision along the line of it
and saturates with chloro naptho-
leum, disinfecting fluid, small can
of which can be had at any drug store.
Apother application should be had in
the fall. We saw several trees on
which this was done, and in every case
the black knot was destroyed and the
tree saved. In one case the black knot
had been several feet long and it was
entirely removed and new growth es-
tablished. Several kinds of trees, in
Guiding the Damson, were operated
on, and the trial was always a success.
Mr.. Pagan has successfully used this
process for the past three seasons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
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DIAGRAM OF ROAD,


"a. Plank Wheel Track Riveted to Plank
Ties; B. c, Gravel or Earth Road Bed.)
should be used in it's construction. In
the first place, see that the ground is
sufficiently raised to prevent water
from accommodating on the roadbed.
Then grade to level surface of suffi-
cient width for roadway; place
cross-ties six and one-half feet in
length, eight inches wide and two and
one-half inches thick, at proper dis
tances to receive the planks for the
wagon tracks; drop the cross-ties so
that the top of them will be on a level
with the surface of the ground; then
place the track planks in their proper
position and secure them to the ties
with heavy iron spikes; leave four feet
space between tracks for team; grade
up between and at the sides to level
with the surface of the track with fine
gravel or good quality of earth, and
roll down with heavy roller, and you
will have good road in wet or dry
weather, and free from dust in sum.
mer; also good bicycle path. With
occasional light repairs, it will last
TO" many years.
No special length of plank is re.
quired for track, as it may vary from
to ~ to 16 feet, as most convenient
Estimating the material at market
value. the cost will be trifle over one
dollar per rod. Many districts could
furnish oak timber for the plank that
are destitute of proper quality OF
stone for crushing, or even good
gravel.-Country Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
UNHAPPY PUERTO RICO,
The Spaniards Who Inhabit the
E Islands Have q Varied List
&f Of MisfOrtunes. 81

Those carly settlers may well have
deserved their fate; still, one may hard
~ withhold sympathy from them in
their many and varied misfortunes. In
1878 they had visitation of ants which
devoured everything before. them; and
then soon after the insects had been
driven away or destroyed; an epidemic
Of the smallpox decimated their ranks,
swiftly followed by another disease,
more insidious, but scarcely less IA
tai in its effects. In 1929 French pirates
burned the town of San German, on the
south coast; the fierce Caribs ravaged
the eastern provinces, carrying off some
Of their prominent men to be sacrificed
at cannibal repasts; and 70 years later,
in 1895, "that great pirate, Don Francis
co Drake" appeared off San Juan,
which city he sacked, the English
claim; but to be gloriously repulsed,
the Spaniards say. The Notifications
of San Juan then mounted 70 pieces of
artillery, with "a in the great Castle del
MORO alone. There is no doubt that a
Dutch attack was repealed in 1913, and
another English attempt defeated in
1878; but in the latter instance the
Peurto Ricans were aided by hurri-
cane, which destroyed many of the
ships of war. The islanders were won't
to point many moral with this sig
nal instance of Divine interposition,
until fleet of their own was similar
ly destroyed, in 1902, when it seemed
to them more rational to ascribe such
an event to natural causes.
During the greater part of the seven
teenth century the flibusteros and
bucaneros, composed of combined
Dutch, French and English renegade
adventures, continually harried the
coast and attacked the supply galleons
coming from Spain. At first intrenched
in the island of St. Kits, they were
driven out by fleet under Don Federi-
co Toledo, fitted out in Peurto Rico,
when they focked to the island of Tor
tuga, north of the coast of Hayti,
whence they preyed upon Spanish COM
merce at their convenience.
The Moro of San Juan, standing we'll
out at sea, was chip on the Spanish
shoulder, at which passing ships could
not resist taking shot or two. The last
great attack upon San Juan, previous
to the American bombardment of this
year, was in 1897, by the English, under
Abercrombie, who were compelled to
retire after three days. siege.
During the century that has elapsed
since that event the inhabitants of this
rock-ribbed forress town have boosted
the impregnability of their fortified.
tons, until so rudely disturbed by the
guns of modern battleships.-Fred A
! ODER, in Century,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
THE KITCHEN WASTE.
It Makes the Richest Kind Of Fer.
tilixer for Flower Beds and Ala 81.
Garden Crops. e

There is no necessity for throwing
the waste from the kitchen into the
drain from the house, and to do so is
absolute waste of valuable fertilizing
material. Dishwater, soapsuds and
all such waste products make the best
kind of fertilizers for grape vines, cur
rant and gooseberry bushes and trees,
and vegetable parings may be put to
good use by being kept separate,
cooked and mixed with bran as feed
for pigs and chickens. 49,.
The richest kind of fertilizer that
can be made COR flowers and garden
crops is to make fat pile of sods, lawn
clippings and other such material, on
which is thrown the soapsuds and dish.
water and other liquid waste from the
kitchen and house. This compost pile
should be turned over once in awhile
so as to become thoroughly mixed and
rotted together, and then use where q
quick and thrifty growth is desired.
All garden crops require an extra
amount of plant food because they
have been bred to make quick
growth, and are ravenous foragers in
every case. There is not single gar.
den crop that is not benefited by fer.
tilizing, no matter how fertile the sol
may be. Cabbages, tomatoes, cucum'
bers and melon vines, beets, onions
lettuce, and radishes respond to extra
tertilizing very promptly, and if the
kitchen and house waste is utilized the
average family makes enough of this
waste in year to fertilize the garden
Soapsuds and dishwater are bot1
rich in potash. and the garden crop.
take to them very kindly. If employed
in this way the waste may be put tc
good use, instead of 'clogging up thu
drain and creating an unpleasant ant
disease-breeding odor through tn,
warm months.-Farmers'V Voice.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
Feeding Value of Whey.

Wisconsin experiment station re-
ports that 760 pounds of whey effected
a saving of 100 pounds of cornmeal and
shorts, mixed in equal parts, the latter
being worth SIP per ton; theWhey was
worth eight cents per 100 poAnds. At
SIS per ton for the grain, whey was
worth ten cents per hundred-weight.
Whey was fed in varying quantity, from
two to tenpounds to one pound of grain.
Feeding pigs ON whey alone was not
successful. In Danish experimental it re-
quired 1900 pounds of whey (from skim
milky to equal 100 pounds of meal. And
several trials at home and abroad in
dictate that whey has just about the
same feeding value for hogs as half
the same weight of skim milk. West
ern Plowman. s. zsS.~ass.s. j.. III
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
How to Market Pears.

The pear is one of the finest fruits
that we have, and when picked ut the
proper time and well ripened it is a
delicious morsel. Were it not for the
blight to which many varieties are sub
ject it would be planted more large
ly than it is. The pear should never
be allowed to ripen on the tree, but
should be picked several days before
ripening and sent Immediately to
market. If retained few days, they
soon begin to. soften and are liable to
bruise in carrying to market, marring
their appearance and injuring their
sale. In order to obtain, the top price
for pears send them in new clean crates
of one bushel in each crate, wrap each
pear in thin, clean white paper, and
pack closely together. @
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
A SAFE TETHER.

shows an arrangement that will be
found to fit this need. A hole is made
in the turf with an iron bar, and the
upright that is shown is driven down
into the ground. This upright has a
cylinder "a square box will do as well)
about it's lower end, to which the
hitching-rope is tied. This prevents
the rope getting wound about the
post. To the upright are nailed two
light strips of wood, over which some
cheap cloth is stretched, its position
being shown by the dotted lines. Make
this just high enough for a calf to
go under, and it can be moved about
with great ease, using crowbar to
make a new hole in the turf in each
new location.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.
How to Build . Plank Road That Will
Wear Well and Always Has
Good Surface.

There seems to be an increasing de-
mand by the general public for road
way improvement, and it is hoped that
practical plans will be adopted with
satisfactory results. The macadam
and crushed stone has been tried to
some extent. 1t has proved quite a
success, but it is an open question
whether it will be generally adopted
in sparsely settled rural districts on
account of the great expense, and in
many localities the lack of stone of
desirable quality. therefore propose
a plan for On improved roadway, and
call it "new-style plank road"
White oak plank, eight inches wide
and two and one-half inches thick.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
She Scored That Time.

"What's that?' said the old gentleman as
he entered while, the eldest daughter was
saying things confdentially to her mother.
"Bess was just telling me that the young
man that visited the Broketons last sum:
me1 has written her, and that he sent love
"He did, did he? The impudent puppy.
Write him and squelch. him at once, or
you're no daughter of mine. Let him know
SO there is no possible chance of misunder.
standing that you have the utmost resent.
ment for such conduct, and if he ever comes
here again I'll kick him out of the house,
well, did you attend to that matter,
Bess?" asked the old gentleman at break
fast next morning.
eyes,"
Good. What did you say?''
II told him distinctly that if he didn't
know any better than to send such things
in letter, instead of bringing them in per
son. would hav!s; to forego the pleasure Of
For the next five minutes the family were
terror-stricken under ckonviction that the
head of the household had burst a blood
vessel.-Stray Stories. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

I do now, even in my younger days. am
naturally robust man, but that stomach
trouble, together with rheumatism which
afterward set in, were making. fast inroads
upon my health and I am satisfied that it
would have been but short time before nv
comrades would have been conducting tRe
regulation funeral ceremonies over my re:
mains, had I not CHANGED dread of and
taken DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
"There are several others in the home who
are taking these pills and are RECEIVING great
benefit" RICHARD DUNN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
LIST day. Of NOV, 1897:
Sergeant Dunn is perfectly willing that
anyone should write him in reference to his
case, provided stamp is enclosed for reply.
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained in a con.
densed form in DR.. Williams Pink Pills
They are also a specific for troubles peculiar
to females, such as suppressions, Irregular
ties and all forms Of weakness, In men they
cure cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature. :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Never pasture an orchard until it
comes into bearing.
New wood always bears the best
fruit. Remember this in pruning.
Unfruitful orchards are so as rule
because the soil is worn out.
Now is a good time to cut out the
old wood among the raspberries.
Evaporating is usually profitable
way of disposing of unmarketable
fruit.
Worthless and decaying trees in the
orchard are only harboring places for
vermin.
Plum trees will not do we'll in sod.
Good cultivation from the start is nee
essary.
Watering with tobacco water is one
of the best remedies for worms in
flower pots.
The ounce requires but little prun-
ing-only little thinning out of the
crowding branches.
When a peach tree has ceased to
bear, the cutting off of the old wood
will give it new life and vigor.
One pint of linseed oil, four pounds
of rosin and one pound of beeswax
makes good grating wax.
Apples are later and drop off from
the trees less when grown in sod than
when the land is kept cultivated.
So far as is possible Strawberries
should be set on reasonably high land.
at least ground that is readily drained.
A lack of potash in the soil is often
the cause of the fruit dropping from
the trees prematurely. Applying
wood ashes is Il good remedy.
Go over the trees and examine care
fully for borers. Their presence may
be detected by the sawdust. Probe in
with a wire and destroy them.
There is, perhaps, one advantage in
close planting of Strawberries in rows.
1t is that by the greater compactness
the plants are better able to withstand
severe winters.
In nearly all cases with blackberry
plants more suckers will start up than
are needed for next years plants All
unneeded ones should be cleaned awav.
as they draw plant food from the
others.
With raspberries, as soon as the
bearing season is over, cut the old
wood and the new shoots to four or
five In each hill, always bearing in
mind that to make next seasons crop
healthy growth of vigorous shoots
must be secured at this time.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
NO WOMAN Is EXEMPT.

Regularity is q matter of Importance
in every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of wonan's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per-
Torrance Of natures function The
statement we print from. Miss GER
TRuDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
inevery city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM:-1f feel like a
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. Ny troubles were pain
full reconstruction and leucorrhoea. I
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using your remedies
I never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. I now wish to say that I never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Comp und; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me Of leucorrhma. I hope these few
words may help nering women" Re z
The present Mrs. Pink expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled,. for years she worked side by.
side with Mrs. Lydia F.. Pink khan, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department Of
her great business, treating BY letter
as many as q hundred Thousand ailing
women during = single year. 81. ~
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pink am, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice about their health.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
Care Keeps Road. Good.

A road that receives little care soon
shows wheel track and ruts., If it was
constantly swept and frequently
scraped both of these would be oblit-
Grated, and drivers would not follow
SO constantly in the same tracks, to.
the great detriment of the road.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
It's Train of Evils,

Everett Wrest--War is er horrible
ting. It's awful ter contemplate.
Saunter A. Long Yer gittin' kind
or righteous streak, amt yer? Wot
got yer ter t'inkin' dat war wuz SIGH
certainty? 5.s5.. u ". 4s5
1T increases de demand fer laberl''
-.Up to Date.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
Z u rs, $50
Wind Won. N Usuai

There was great jubilee and there would
have been feasting in Madrid had provisions
Shout. stranger, shout" urged the high
born hidalgo. An American town was COM
pletely destroyed"
"Ah, by Camara's squadron?" inquired
the stranger. g. sS
well, the information from American
sources says it was destroyed by cyclone.
What that may be none of us know, but it
surely means some form of Spanish power.
At any rate, it Was great victory. IN. 7.
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TOLD BY THE SERGEANT.

From the Democrat. Grand Rapids. Mich.
At the Michigan Soldiers, Home, ia Grand
Rapids, lives Sergeant Richard Dunn, hale
several Wounds sustained 81 tS Of
battles of the Civil War. In recountinR his
experience to reporter, Mr.. Dunn said:
ABOUT q year and q half ago began to
have trouble with my stomach. Ny suffer
ing was so intense that I tried different medi.
but without permanent relief. a., - =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

Ais, Irregularities,
painful periods,
weakening dis
charges, exhaust
ing drains, una.
voidable excuses,
overwork, prostra.
tion and debility.
Mrs. Veldm an 6
letter states: Give
years ago / was
pronounced incur.
able. I. suffered
with a .complica.
ton of diseases
ki6hov fro,,hlo ond
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

catarrh Of The bladder. TRIED number Of
medicines without relief. Pe-ru:na was rec
commended and I: took it as last resort.
Then thought l would write to DR.. Hart
man. He advised me to take Man.a.lin ALSO
I took the two remedies. Ny troubles were
of long standing. No mother should be
without Pe-ru-na. We keep it in the house
all the time and recommend it to everyone
complaining. Pe-ru-na entirely cured me
ilarly affected"
Send to DR.. Hartman, Columbus, O., for
his free book written expressly for women.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
LETTERING CALVES.
A Simple Device Which Affords
Grateful Shelter Against
Heat and Rain.

Calves suffer severely in summer by
being hitched out in the hot sun. Some
shelter ought to be provided, both to
guard against heat and rain. The cut
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
Adjustable Tires for wagons.

AdJustaDle 1ITes 1or Wa80hs. 2"
Adjustable iron tires for heavy
wagons can be had in suitable wild this
and can be easily put on, thereby con-
verting the ordinary road destroyer
into q road improver.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, . powder for the feet.
It cures. painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. It lisa certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach-
Ing feet. Tsy It today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c Trial package FREE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only, medicine for Coughs. - Jennie
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure Csc
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

The Greatest in History 'tspain la.
learned sone thing, i at least! n slEs What is
that?" That the explosion of the Maine
was, terrible catastrophe for her coun.
try" Free Press. S8 M Il .s !. s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

A bargain is something you don > want,
bought with Money YOU can't afford g to
spend, because you think lit is worth more
than it cost.-Tit- Bits. ~ '.'-.E
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

A fiddle is about the only thing on earth
that is better second hand than new
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

The Maidservant = professor, madam
has just returned from her Journey" Pro.
fessor- Remind me by and by to give her
q kiss. TIT Bits. .-.@ .vf5
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Z Write w. c. Rinearson, G.. P. A., Queen
4 Creseght Route, Cipcinnati, o. for free
books and maps, $500 Cincinnati to Chatta-
nooga Excursion, Sept. $40. %US&E y
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

G. A: R. Encampment Sept. $40. $500
Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati, Chat
tanooga and return. w. G. Rinearson, Gen'l
Pass'r Agt., Chit. O..
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ENTIRELY CURED ME,
No Mother Should Be Without
Peorusna.

So Mrs. Margaret Veldman, of Lake
Mills, Wis, writes in recent letter to
DR.. Hartman. Pe-ru-na is the special
friend of women in all of her peculiar
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

There are too many people who use their
friends as coaling Standardization Globe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

A shower is distressing to wheelmen, but
the man with a horse ought to welcome q
driving rein.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline'a
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

YorEsnsrefakn ows some speop,e. until 70,
have had money transaction with them
Atchison Globe,
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the Biggest Bicycle IN the World.
a German has INST comp eted s bicycle
t has one whes ninesfset 81 diameter.
Two people ride it one on each side Of the.
e bicycle because of its scientific construc.
ton. The scientific formula of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the reason, of its great
virtues in making the weak strong, and 81
curing most Of the everyday ailments of
men and women. Is your health is poor.
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5yVheat 40 Centn rRu.hel.

= WheQt 40 Nent5 ..oEBusheI. -
How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples Of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Cats,
Clovers, ETC., with Farm Seed Catalogue for
cents postage .DHNsA:ss SALZERsSEED
CO., La Crosse. Wis. K
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Fear is so gsharp-sighted it can see what
does not exist.-L.sA. w. Bulletin, IT,. 90.
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I'm q Job Lot.

- Dason-What sort of policy do you think
Spain ought to adopt now?
Maso TIA fire, ; marine e. and inc las as
hands on-N. Y. Journal.