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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-11-10
a WAR EXPERIENCE.


The government army wagons are
noted for having the narrowest tires
in existence in proportion to the
weight Of the wagon. The teamsters,
with their four mule teams, are also
noted for the heavy loads that they
haul. After one or two days hauling,
the roads are usually ruined. The work
of the government army wagons as
road destroyers cannot be surpassed.
Before we arrived at Fernandina, Fla,
there was fine shell road from the
city to the scashore. Our camp is
located midway between the two, and
utter the first days hauling from the
train to camp, this fine shell road was
a complete wreck, full of ruts, and al
most impossible. As a'result the teams
could only haul one-half as much as
they did the first day.
This roadway was made by putting
layer of seashells found in deposits
about foot deep, and the travel of
teams packed ii down hard and fine,
making an ideal road. The moral is
plain. Wide tires make roads, while
narrow tires ruin them. Some one will
say how co You know that wide tires
make roads? Your story only tells how
narrow tires ruined one road. In favor
of wide tires can say that on. my
Michigan farm l use low-down farm
wagon with fre-inch tires, and while ]
do a great deal of hauling about the
farm very seldom leave rut unless
cross newly-plowed ground, and even
then I leave rut only about two
inches deep, while narrow tires would
cut six inches or more, and besides ]
was able to haul as large loads with
two horses as the government team.
sters do with four-mule team.
For farm and road work I would
rather have one wide-tire wagon thar
two with narrow tires, for although al
some seasons Of the year the wide-tire
wagons are heavier draft, it is usually
at the time when one dislikes to gel
out to do any teaming while three
fourths of the time the wide tires ar.
the best, at the same time making
| good roads, to be used when roads arr
usually bad.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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illustration. 1t is quite simple of con.
struction. ; a..
First arrange a light piece of rope
upon the animals head as a halter.
then pass between the animals forelegs
and around the body just back of the
shoulders, making it secure. Have the
connecting rope just long enough so
that the animal can raise it's head to a
natural position, and no higher, and it
will be sure to stay in the lot and at
the same time suffer no torture further
than it's possible desire to get out;
for in order to jump over a fence, an
animal must always raise it's head
above the normal position, and this it
cannot do when thus hampered. To
prevent the foreleg from getting over
the rope while the animal is feeding,
it is wise precaution to have it held
up close to the breast by light cord
passing around the neck as shown. OF
course, the rope will stretch little by
little with use, and accordingly all
slack should be promptly taken up as
required.-Fred o. Sibley, in Ohio
Farmer.
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CROPS IN ORCHARDS.
Don't Plant Any That Mature Their
Seeds During the Growing
Season of the Trees.

What crop can we grow in young
orchard without injury to the trees?
was asked in an exchange and was an
swered thus by A. B. Wood: If you
have plenty of other ground on which
to grow cultivated crops, don't grow
anything but your trees and care for
them just the same Us though they
were corn crop instead. Many are
not so situated that they can devote
the entire land to trees, but must grow
something to pay for the use of the
ground till the trees yield fruit. Then
comes the question again: What can
I grow, then, which will not be in
furious to growth of my trees? In
one-haf of my first peach orchard I
set strawberries the first year, and on
the other half grew beans and sweet
corn. The trees on the first half near
ly died, though I cultivated and fer
tilted thoroughly, using unleached
ashes and rotted stable manure lib
orally; the other half grew nearly
double the size of the former in the
first two years, besides the trees were
much healthier.
This taught me not to grow any
crop which matured it's seed during
the growing season of the trees. See
ing my mistake, though too late, i'm
mediateiy plowed under the berry
vines and devoted the ground entirely
to the trees. The result was surprising
for the trees seemed to take new life
and made more growth the next sea-
son than in both the former ones,
though they have never been able to
catch up with those where the beans
and corn grew.
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AN ARCTIC CHRISTMAS.
Though Starving, Good Will and Love
Were the Countersign Of Gen. -
Greelv.

"One Christmas day we all asked our
selves the same wondering question:
"Was there ever such another Christ
mas as ours?"' writes Gen. A. w. Gree
ly, of his awful winter at Cape Sabine,
where Is of his party of "a explorers
persisted. ut was feast day for
which certain food was set apart, and
it was as if we had almost enough to
eat. The self-denial Of two months
now gave us about three ounces each
of rice, which was stewed, with about
equal amounts of raisins and con-
densed milk-the only sweet, as our
sugar was gone. Then came cup OF
chocolate, and in the evening a gill of
hot rum-a precious stimulant saved
for emergencies. In. e. the health,
strength and plenty of the past two
years there was always complaining,
which was rare in the>misery of that
period. The Christmas silent endur-
ance blossomed into speech, and each
strove to Guido in sympathy and af-
lection. The embers of hate, that oft
gloWed under the breath Of circum-
stances, lost their last spark of malice.
Good will and love were the parole
and ountersign Of the day. How can
such wealth of things spiritual spring
up in wretched environment of things
material if it be not the expression of
immortal souls? Sure it was that our
bodies were fast coming to death, so
slowly but inevitably they were get
ting out of adjustment with our en-
vironment of biting cold and bitter
hunger. The soul appears to thrive
where the body fails. Fairer were
some of these faces to me, since many
turned all their manly strength to act
and work for others good. AS to our
faith and hope, stronger on that
Christmas day than ever, they have
been voiced by Cardinal Newman as
If for us alone at that times; g.!
$50 long Thy power has blest me, sure
it still
Will lead me on
Der moor and fen, DER crag and torrent.
The night is gone'"
Ladies' Home Journal.
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ERsoNAL AND IMPERsoNAL

Sir William 'sBull Rum Russell, the
war correspondent, is an nthusiastic
golf player, although he is Is yeara
DID, 4.
Two prominent members Of the Mis-
souri, legislatu re are Hon. a. T. Sober,
of Carthage, and Hon. A. +. Booze, OF
Marysville.
The townsclock in the city hall of
Kokomo, Ind, got out of order recent
~, and William Brinkman blind man,
was called upon to repair it. He
climbed to the tower, at a height of
1856 feet, and deity performed the
work. ID "a
"A Canadian of6cehold err has been
drawing 500 year for feed for his
steed. It has just been discovered that
his steed is of the silent variety-a
bicycle. F. Now he wishes that the pub.
lie would keep as silent as the steed
about his little trick. -. II =,
A Pennsylvania druggist, rummag.
ing about among accumulate ted rubbish
in his garnet, found an old .iron$ovep
that once belonged to Martha Wash.
ington. With it were letters proving
authenticity, and an unbroken chain
of ownership up. to the finders
mother. - '>....>
Every year as the time of primroses
comes around the duchess of York
gives a fresh proof of her sympathy
with suffe ring little ones by sending
to the hospital for sick children a
large box. of the fragrant yellow bios.
4 sons, The flowers are tied j up. IN
punches, so that each child may have
it's share.
| A Cuban in Santiago, DESTROYS of an
nouncing to resident Americans the
good quality of some hats he had on
sale, consulted a5Spanish- English die
tionary, and, an hour after a placard
informed the public that "These Hats
are Virtuous." He had found that an
English synonym for the Spanish
"bueno" (good) is "virtuous. I rs =
Sir William Gray, the millionaire
shipbuilder who died recently at his
residence, the Cottage, Greatham
West Hartlepool, some so years ago
kept, little Diapers shop in Old Har.
tlepool. AS the business grew he began
to invest his savings in shipping, and
before many years had passed wa.
building ships to- order. Now his yard.
employ atleast 5000 men and pay owe,
6 10000 week in wages alone.
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others at each seven-inch mark be-
tween them Gig. y. Drive pegs three
inches long into each of these six
holes, add a handle and the tool is
ready for use.
To operate, lay the tool across the
bed and press the pegs into the soil,
making holes 1, 2, 3, etc. Gig. -. Lift
and turn the tool at right angles to
the row of holes just made, putting the
first peg into hole A and pressing, as
before, making holes B, C, D, etc. Lift
again, and with the first peg in hole B
make row B B.parallel to rowsAA, and
so on. The writer has used this tool
in transplanting thousands of lettuce
plants and can testify to the neat
ness of the beds so laid. off, as we'll as
to the speed with which it can be used
and the time saved thereby.-M. G.
Kains, in Farm and Fireside.
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A. q Brother,

= certain eprate was Of painfully
nervous Temperament, and, in conlse-
quence, was constantly making, awk-
ward remarks-intended as compli-
ments-to the bishop and others. Hav-
ing distinguished himself in an unusual
degree during a gathering of clergy
to an afternoon tea at the bishops pal
ace, he was taken to task for his fail
ings by senior curate. who was one
Of his companions on the way home.
"Look here, Bruce" said the senior,
decidedly, "you are donkey! Why
cannot you keep quiet, instead of max
ing your asinine remarks? 1 am
speaking 20 you now as brother"
Loud laughter interrupted him at
this point, and for the m oment he won
dered why. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf. 'r >r
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Packing ana shtppinr Fru,t

Those who ship fruit to market may
not be familiar with the methods of
handling fruit by the carriers and mer-
chants Fruit started from the farm
may be apparently we'll and properly
packed and yet arrive in the market in
poor condition. The. packing of fruit
for market requires judgment and .ex-
perience. There is always something
TO learn, and every grower should give
some attention to securing informa-
ton in that direction. One Of the most
important points is to have the fruit
uniform and of the same quality at the
bottom of the basket or box as at the
top. Buyers always making close ex-
neutrality-suspicious. Field and Farm.
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HANDY GARDEN MARKER.
Regular Intervals in Green.
azg@E house Benches. ~ sEq

A convenient marker is shown in
Fig.1 that will insure the setting of
plants at regular intervals in green
house benches. For convenience Of
explanation let us suppose the green
house bench to be az feetlwide and the
interval between the plants to be
seven inches. Select . piece of pine
~ inches long, 31z inches wide and
three-fourths of an inch thick. Bore
three-fourths of an inch hole 3A
inches from each end of the board and
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PRESERVING EGGS.
Has Been Practfced with Con-
siderable Success.

S1olng llu. fut the eggs In the box,
and upon an oyster she'll or, other suit
able substance place a teaspoonful of
sulphur. Set fire to the sulphur, and
when the fumes begin to rise briskly
shut up the lid, make the box tight,
and do not disturb it for half an hour,
Now take out the eggs, pack in oats.
and the job is done. If the oats or pack
ing material be treated to the same
process It will be all the better. II q
barrelful is to be preserved, place the
eggs in q tight barrel two-thirds full,
with no packing whatever. Fire a
pound Of sulphur upon suitable sub
stance on top of the eggs in the vacant
space over them, shut up tightly, let
stand an hour and then take out the
eggs. AS the gas is much heavier than
air it will sink to the bottom, or rather
fill up the barrel with the fumes. In
another barrel or box place some oats,
and treat in the same way. Now pa ok
the eggs in the oats, head UP the barrel,
and turn the barrel every day to pre-
vent falling of the, yolks, using each
end alternately, and they will keep a
year, or, according to the efficiency Of
the operation, shorter or longer
time IL IL @s53s ,, bril- -. .s=f !. -4Ea'1t
1t will be seen by the above that the
process is dry and neat one, and very
Inexpensive, sulphur being very
cheap article The process was sold
several years ago by certain parties as
"Ozone," but is an old one, and the par
ties were exposed, not that the process
was a fraud, but because they sold q
pound of sulphur as ozone for two dol
lara. Poultry Keeper. l3.>:.s 3 &
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Lighter Than Aluminum.

German experimenters have sue
ceeded in producing an alloy Of alum.
mum, the precise composition OF
which is not revealed, that is said to
be superior in many respects to pure
aluminium. The statement is made
that this alloy, which goes under the
name vestadium, weighs only one.
third as much, bulk for bulk, as alum.
inum. It il white, can be easily pol
ished, and does not tarnish on ex.
posure to the air. - Youths Com
panion. " i.sss5 ssss
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AN EFFECTIVE DEVICE.
How to Control Uuruly Cows OF
Horses without Resorting to
Absolute Cruelty.

It is not at all humane and never adj
visable to put blind-boards, pokes, hop.
pies and other constructions" of like
nature upon COWS and horses that are
addicted to jumping fences. They fret
the animal, and growth is impaired and
milk-production impeded, not to men.
ton that their lives are often endan-
gered. We suggest that "restrictor'
be used like the one represented in the
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STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes:
DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-Ic cannot be-
gin to tell you how I suffered before
taking your remedies. was so weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. Ihad womb trouble
and such q bearing down feeling also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before I had
taken one bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound I felt q great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half q box of your
Liver Pills was cured. If more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer SO much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
''DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM:-I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. had Inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement Of the womb.
lShad the backache constantly, also
headache. and was SO dizzy. I had
heart trouble, Il seemed as though my
heart was in my, throat 1t times chok-
ing me. I could not walk around and
I could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat SO fast 1 would feel rs
though I was smothering. / had to
situp In bed nights in order to breathe.
T was 60 weak I conld not do any
thing a877 q 59;'i lsl q s%'!9 -'i@.t.. '.'s.
9 IL - -
81 have. now taken several bot
tles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. and FUSED three pack
ages Of Sanative Wash, and can say
I am perfectly cured. j do not think
I could hsve lived long # Mrx Pink
hams medicins hsdsnot helped me-"
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured


by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
! BY constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
Scouss lining sof thesEustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness .(caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free. d
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
. Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Reason Of Enxland,. sunrem.cx

Reason OF En8land's suDremacy.
An Austrian professor, who believes
in the value of hygiene, declares that
England largely owes her supremacy
over other nations to the national
bathtub, and that the only sure way
to outstrip England is to beat her in
the use of water. s.1s@*E@ ~ f@i5
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Rochdale,. Manv Church -

n 1NUcHUuHe'D mMMy C0UTC6eDe
The town in England best provided
with pieces of worship is the ancient
one Of Re chdale, where there are ms
churches and chapels. Fifty belong
to the Church Of England and 95 tothe
99Noncomformists.
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I ne HlSlC IS SUUe.
Ladies' Home Journal.

Opinions of a Pessi 1nist.
When good man goes wrong people
say it is no more than they expected
of him. When a wicked man reforms
people say: 'Look out for him. He is
a hypocrite." .i ,.-. a.
The serpent would never. have sue
ceeded in getting Eve to bite into the
apple if he hadn't told her she would
thereby learn a secret. j. ...L 5,,.
The person who tries to make his
penny sound like a quarter when he
drops it into the blind mans cup never
succeeds in fooling his conscience.
The man who looks before he leaps
doesn't leap. 49,
Every man thinks fate intended him
for. a great destiny, but most of us
forget that Fate confines herself to
mere intentions, '' -
Every married man can testify that
bird on the hat is worth a whole
bagful in the bush.-Cleveland.L Leader.
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Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
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. When a fellow is feeling bad he makes up
his mind to diet himself, and as soon as he
gets we'll he forgets all about it.-Washing-
ton Qa.) Democrat.
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. : 'tFolks dat insists on habbin' dar own
way,"' said Uncle Eben, runs a good deal
@ risk in not habbin' no one ter blame when
fngs goes wrong. "-Washington Star.
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Th,. 4. Trne 2. Go.n.ll

""s This II True 40 Gospel.
Outdoor life is necessary to peoples
welfare Nothing stimulates it more
than good roads. =.
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The servant girl who doesn't know her
Place shows that knowledge isn't the only
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Professor lin medical college)-"What is
the first thing you do in case of cold ?"
Bright Student "Sneeze, sir!"-Yonkers
Statesman. .4 f.
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The pincer claws of the female of
the blue crab, in both the hard she'll
and the soft she'll state, are I tipped
with red, while those of the male crab
ore blue to. the ends. In market, soft
shell crabs are seen in shallow wooden
boxes, placed in rows on edge, packed
in little seaweed, the claw edge of the
crab being uppermost. At times fe-
male crabs are taken more plentifully
than males, and so it may happen that
there will be seen in the trays in mar
ket whole rows of crabs with red
tipped claws, or with only here and
there one showing the iblue-tipped
claws of a male crab-N. Y. Sun. &
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DE trouble wifi some men dat knows
heap, ~ said Uncle Eben, "is dat dey hab sech
q positive way O tellin' it dat dey makes
folks too mad to listen" Washington Star.
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A man is known by the company he keeps,
but woman is never herself before com
pany.-Detroit journal.
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I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of
lungs by. Piso's Cure for Consumption
Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, Mo-, Jan. 8, '94.
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Progress of Science.

Scientists now announce that whisky con-
tains ptomaines. In antebellum days in St.
Louis they were called snakes.-St. Louis
Star.
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Can't work? Stiff and sore from cold
Use St. Jacobs Oil-work tomorrow.
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The first proof of mans incapacity for
anything is his endeavor to fix the stigma OF
failure upon others.-Haydon.
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A center shot. St. Jacobs Oil strikes Sci
atica and it is killed.
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Surely the best thing out is St. Jacobs Oh
for Rheumatism. 800
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Not every boy who has his picture taken
holding fiddle can play.-Washington Qa.)
Democrat.
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Only sprain? You may be a cripple. St
Jacobs Oil cures, sure. -
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Arc You Going to Florida9

]H1C 1OU UOIH3s 10 FIOFIuH1
Do you want Rates, Maps, Route, Time
Cards and all other necessary information,
if so, address II. w. Sparks, 234 Clark St.,
Chicago.
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Some Of the highest priced stuff the apotl-
cary sells - drug on the maEkets-G oIdeu
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r. CaPe q Geld IN one Dax
Take laxative Bruno Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure, Sc.
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Roads

How to Lay Macadam Roads.
Continued hard rolling Of each layer
as It is laid is the secret Of good mac
adam roads. sf' ~