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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-31
Ludington, Mich. Nov. l, Il

Ludington, Mich, Nov. l. 1897.
M. Y. Mc1nnes, Esq, Colonization Agent,
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir: We have just returned from
the West, and were exceedingly we'll pleased
take up our he homesteads in early, spring.
We received $500 per month and board.
working for farmers, and the board was
the best we ever had-the beef and mutton
especially were excellent. The fine flavor is
owing to the fine grasses which the cattle
and sheep feed upon. The people are very
hospitable. and treat their hired help with
much kindness.
The grain is much heavier than here,
wheat being 81 lbs. to the bushel, oats 48
lbs and barley often IS lbs
Any man with a good team and money
enough to buy provisions. and seed for six
months can, become rich there in FIVE years.
Many people who arrived there five years
ago with little or nothing are we'll off now.
One man I met held his wheat from last
year and was offered $4,000 for this years
crop and what he had held over from last
year, and is holding it at $l.0O per bushel.
We are going back in the spring to work for
this same farmer until seeding, after which
we will homestead between seeding and
harvest. We Thu ink we will settle on the
Manitoba &. Northwestern R. R.
You can refer anyone to us for this part
of the country while we are here and we
will cheerfully answer any questions which
anyone may wish to ask. Yours truly.
(Signed) CHAS. .HAWLEY,
JOSEPH DOLA..
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GOOD THING TO HAVE AROUND.

means of attaching a chain for hauling.
This piece is firmly fastened to the
runners by six bolts-three at each end
of which the heads are countersunl1
in the lower sides of the runners. The
floor is made of white ash boards, inch
thick and 30 inches long, nailed cross
wise, flush with the outer edge of the
runners. This is surmounted on either
side by hickory rail two inches thick
and three inches wide, extending the
entire length flush with the outside.
These rails are secured in place by four
inch lag screws. Made thus of selected
ma terials, and tirmly put together, it
has been in use, summer and winter,
for five years, and is still nearly as
good as new, save for the natural wear
on the runners.
For conveying plows, cultivators,
other implements, seeds, etc., hauling
barrels OF spraying mixture, removing
powders, and other light short hauls
around the farm, it has become almost
indispensable. On small farm it
serves about every purpose of the old
fashioned stone boat. and is of much
lighter draught.-George A. Martin, in
n. Y. Tribune.
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The Land Of Christ.

& Under, this title, the Passenger Depart.
ment Of the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern Railroad has issued splendid series Of
views made by the half-tone process from
phSot sa+ taken in tho Holy Land; ,t The
as they exist today in that famous country.l
The work Ii published in twelve parts, each
containing from twelve to fifteen views.
Each picture is fully explained by descrip.
tive reading matter. A sample part win
be sent to any address on receipt of two
cents in postage, and the complete set will
be forwarded, postpaid, on receipt Of nine
ty-fve cents. Postage stamps will not b
received for the full set, but remittanco
must be made to the undersigned by draft,
postal order, express money order, or reg
istered letter. This is a rare chance to So
cure more than two hundred views of tho
Land of Christ for less than one dollar.
Address Geo: p. Lyman, G. P. A., G. B. &
n. R. R., St. Paul. Mimi.
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How to Fight Black Rot.

Black rot has been causing serious
loss among the cabbage growers, and
the department Of agriculture has been
investigating the disease, which, it is
said, may be spread by the seed,
manure and insects, especially slugs.
Late-planted cabbage are less liable to
damage than those planted early. The
germ develops best in very hot weather,
while cool weather seems to check it.
Rotation is advised as means of pre-
vention. The bulletin observes that the
planting Of other crops for long series
of years seems tc be the only satisfac-
tory way of getting rid of the disease
when it has once become serious. Fields
that have shown even little of the dis
ease should not he planted to cabbages
or other cruciferous plants for several
y ears.-Agricultural Epitomist.
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HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

Give the orchard all the potash that it
needs.
Toads, frogs and lizards are useful in
the garden.
The gem melon is the best seller in
the market.
Prune the ounce tree and train it to
q single stem.
Missouri sold 100000 worth of
fruit last year.
Extra work in getting good seed bed
pays in garden work.
Cut off all the bruised roots when
planting tree, but do not mutilate the
top.
A neglected orchard incumbers land
that might be used profitably for other
purposes.
A late crop of cabbage is easily
grown, for the seed can be planted in
the open ground.
Five acres in cucumbers for pickles
will ordinarily pay as much as all the
rest Of the farm.-Western Plowman.
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The Vow of a Boy Nemesis.

Bring to me my large revolver and my keen
Damascus blade, and the rubber boots I'm
used to when in gore freely wade. Hither
bring my trusty sandbag, bring the smoker.
snee, say; for my day has come for murder
and I'm going forth to STAY. I shall 70 forth
to the slaughter like bridegroom to his
joys, and III fill the nearest graveyard with
string of gifted boys. shall brain the boy
attorney with spasm of delight and the boy
who breaches Sundays, he shall fall before
gayly, gladly shall camp; let the boy plan.
lists tremble when they. hear my roaring
tramp. When they strike the boyish states.
man he must say his prayers and die when
the boy reporter meets me, mark We how
the fur shall fly. For I'm weary and disgust
ed and my mind has lost it's poise; I have
read such beastly twaddle treating of the
gifted boys.-Atchison Globe.
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cooled, the lime wash is poured through
fine mesh sieve into the dissolved
copper sulphate. To the mixture is
then added rs to so gallons of water.
Destruction to fungous is probably
caused by the copper, which is held in
place by the lime. Should the bordeaux
mixture disfgure the fruit, the am
moniacal carbonate of copper should
be used and applied often, as it washes
easily. Formula: Copper carbonate
three ounces, ammonia enough to dis
solve the copper. water 40 gallons.
Paris green and kerosene emulsion
IRE the insecticides in most common
use. Paris green effectually destroys
chewing or leaf-eating insects, and is
less liable to injure foliage than lon
don purple. Use in water, one pound to
200 gallons. If lime is added, or the
paris green added to the bordeaux mix
ture, use one pound to 50 gallons. For
sucking insects, the kerosene emulsion
is unequaled: Dissolve half-pound of
bar soap in two gallons of hot water,
and while hot add two gallons of kero-
sene oil and stir until lard-like sub
stance is formed. When used, dilute
with water to IS or rs gallons. Insects
and fungous growths appear together,
hence, many combine paris green with
the bordeaux mixture, saving half the
cost of application. For applying, the
pump selected should throw heavy
stream, with considerable force, and
yet work with ease. The illustration
herewith shows a powerful pump and
suitable sprayer for all ordinary crops.
The barrel is readily mounted on any
form of wagon.-Prof. S. I. Maynard,
Mass. Ayr. College, in Farm and Home.
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HANDY FARM APPLIANCE.

A Device That Serves Every Purpose
of the Stone Boat.
Several years ago the writer felt the
need of something lighter and smaller
than an ordinary stone boat for convey
ing light articles around the farm. The
result of some study was the device
shown in the illustration, which the
hired man says is ''about the handiest
thing on the farm" 1t is, in fact, a
sort of cross between stone boat and
a bob sled. The length over all is five
feet, the width 2h feet. The runners
are of hard maple, five feet long, ten
inches wide, and two inches thick, the
forward end rising 3H inches. The
hardpiece is also of hard maple plank,
so inches long, two inches thick and
one foot wide. An oval hole threa
inches from the front edge affords a
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Not YankeeR.

Resident-I.ooking for board, Ell?
Well, l know an excellent place, kept
by regular old-fashioned New Eng
land housewife.
Stranger-Wall. the fact is, I jist
came from Yankee land, and, jist for
the novelty of the thing, I'd rather get
board with folks that amt Yankees.
There are plenty of that Sort"
Eyes, saw 'em advertised. knew
they wasn't Yankees cause they al:
ways ended up. with NO questions
asked IN. Y. Weekly. lz ..
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HINTS ABOUT SPRAYING.
How to secure Satisfactory Results
M. from the One ra L ION. 81

How to Secure satisfactory Results
from the Operation.
In securing any decided benefit from
spraying it is essential that the work
be done in good season and that care
be taken to doit thoroughly. # done
carelessly or improperly the results will
rarely be satisfactory. Then it should
be understood that there are two classes
OF pests or insects that spraying is done
to destroy. There is the biting insect
that actually bites through and eats q
portion OF foliage, or as we may term
it, a portion Of the solid substance of the
plant. Ta - .
For these essential poisons may be
applied by spraying in the leaves and
foliage, 80 that it will be swallowed by
the insect in it's food.
The sucking insects are those that
injure plants upon which they feed by a
gradual extraction of the juices by
sucking beaks, which they thrust
through the inter layers into the softer
TISSUES beneath, and gradually take out
the juices. For this class it is neces-
sary to apply poisons that penetrate a
little. at least, into the plant cells, in
order to be of any benefit. Generally
the> better way is to apply spray SUBJ
stances which will act externally on the
bodies Of these pests, either as caustic
sufficiently strong to kill or to smother
or stifle them by closing up the breath
ing pores
While no iron-clad rules can be laid
down generally with biting insects the
first spraying should be given as soon
as the foliage has started out well with
those plants that the leaves start out
before the blossom appears and as soon
as possible after the blossoms fall. or
at those that blossom first. While care
must be taken not to apply too strong,
so as TO injure the foliage, at the same
time it is also essential to do thorough
work.
The apple and pear will bear q
stronger solution than the peach. In all
cases two or three applications will be
necessary il the best results are secured,
giving them from ten days to two weeks
apart. Get the pump and the necessary
materials in good season, so that at the
proper time the work can be done with
out delay.
Our own experience leads us to say
that spraying has become necessity if
the best quality of fruit is secured and
the best health and thrift of&the trees
maintained.-N. j. Shepherd, in Farm
crs' Voice.
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y -
BY delegates to report on Western
Canada to their friends in Michigan.
and las a result Of which hundreds Of
people expect to Leave this spring for
the Free Grant Lands Of Western Cam.
ada. 5s1 .4EE## S.4.z>@5, z.
Wi3pip1E Man. cS SsRtc d - 5sga
Agent, Detroit, Mich. gs4. >y.4 iii. i
Dear Sir: We are pleased to state to you
that we have found the. country in the vi
cinity of Alameda fully up to what you
and Mr.. Keller had represented it to be:
1t is in fact an ideal location for mixed
farming. The soil is the best we ever saw,
and as the farmers were all>busy at thresh-
ing, we had an excellent chance to see its
productive quality, which cannot be sur
passed anywhere. The cattle could not be
in better condition! We saw two-year-old
steers equal to three:year.ofds raised in
about Alameda, were fed on native hay in
winter and herded in summer. As we had
previous to this visited the Northwestern
States in behalf of q large number of farm:
ers, to locate suitable land for mixed farm.
ing, we are now in position to say that
the Alameda district of Western Canada
surpasses them all. The country is equal to
that about Thuringen in Germany. We
were rather skeptic before starting, and our
intention was to. settle in spring, if we were
suited, but we have now decided to move
possibly cana Ne al left Mr. Riede e at IS Ala:
media, and take back his report, and we
will take his family and effects with US when
(Signed) ALBERT MAI,
FRED GOTTOWSKI.
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PERSONAL AND IMPERso NAl.

Rev. SAM Jones, the evangelist,
makes 100000 a year. .ts5
Ex-Secretary J.3Sterling Morton has
just built a theater in Nebraska City,
Neb., where he has lived for AZ years.
Clarence Hawkes., the blind poet, in
a personal letter to Current Literature,
writes: Probably the dominating In
fuence in my life has been sorrow"
]. Hamilton Lewis, of Washington.
says that in his opinion the most pes
tifcrous nuisance to which member
of congress- is subjected" is the woman
lobbyist. s@. g.
Mrs. j. M. Watkins, of Detroit, widow
of a civil war veteran, is the sister of
George b. Boughton, the celebrated
artist who has recently been elected
president Of the Royal academy of Eng
land. s.. -.
Rev. w. II. Morrison, of Manchester,
N. H., has voluntarily relinquished $500
of his $4,000 annual salary because of
the cut of ten per cent. in the wages
paid at the mills and the consequent
hard times in the parish and the town.
Gov. Tyler, of Virginia, has appointed
seven of the eighteen members of his
staff from Richmond, because he wishes
to be assured of a creditable represent
alton on all state occasions, however
suddenly and unexpectedly the require
ment may arise.
Pope Leo on the sixtieth anniversary
of his priesthood received gifts valued
at $1,2OO,OOO. Among the cash gifts
sent were $4,000 from the duke of Nor
folk, $4,000 from the queen regent Of
Spain, $4,000 from Kaiser Wilhelm,
$40. 900 from the Austrian bishops and
$4,000 from the Hungarian primate.
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. THE INGENIOUS MAN.
His Invention Was Forgotten In Time
of Need.

His Invention Was Forgotten In Time
of Need.
He was a very ingenious man. He had
made an invention which was of great value
He thought so, at least, if the world did not,
and he had his invention patented It
was combination camp.stool, cane and UNI.
brella. The cane was the usual form of the
invention. At big parade nothing could be
more convenient, and for an ordinary, unex.
pected rainstorm, what could be better?
A man is sure to have his walking stick with
him.
1t was not 50 very long after the invention
had been perfected that the man was out
walking with his wife, and sudden shower
came up. There were no cars accessible. and
the only thing to do was to rum and the
unlucky pair did this with vengeance,
reaching the house hot, uncomfortable, and
pretty wet.
''Well, we are here at last" said the man,
drawing long breath of relief
Eyes," said the wife, disconsolately, "but
I think have ruined my new bonnet. And,
John Smith," she added, suddenly, with a
little scream. ''what do YOU think you have
done? You had that old invention of yours
-cane-camp-stool-umbrella affair-in your
hand all the time ready for an emergency,
and forgot to use it,
The man tells the story, and thinks it is
a great joke.-N. Y. Times
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WOMEN AND TIE WHEEL.
From the Gazette, Delaware. Ohio.

women = still disputed n,iest;on hatya aur
eminent physicians and health reformers.
Used in moderation it surely creates for
women means Of :out-doo exercise. the
benefit of which all physicians concede.
Used to excess, like any other pastime, its
effect is likely to be dangerous. s.
The experience of Miss Bertha Reed, the
seventeen.year-old daughter Of Mr.. j. R..
point moral for parents who, like MI. and
Mrs. Reed, have experienced some concern
for their daughters who are fond Of wheel.
ing. In the fall of '96 Miss Bertha, who had
ridden great deal, began to failin an alarm.
ing manner She grew steadily paler and
thinner, and it appeared rS che was going into
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To see a nicely dressed man in a black
coat the shoulders of which are powdered
with dandruff is a most unpleasant sight.
Dandrutf exists to greater or less extent in
all heads not properly cared for. There is
way to kill dandruff effectually and per-
manently.. There can be no dandruff where
"Cocoaine' is used. The little book pub.
l n by Joseph Burnett Co., 81 India St.,
and Management, will be sent free to any.
one interested who will send their address
to that firm.
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All Things as Advertised.

By competing lines show a progressive
spirit, but some Of the things that are al
legged to be new have been in Constant daily
Electric-lighted with berth reading-lamp)'
Vestibuled trains of the Chicago, Milwan-
kee & st. Paul Railway between St. Paul
aud Minneapolis and Chicago, as thousands
upon thousands of its patrons will cheer
fully testify: The Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway always maintains it's SUI
premacy with the travelling public by al
ways being the first to utilize every me-
chanical device aud improvement which
can he of any value to those who ride on its
lllagnificently equipped trains.
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Railroads Needed In Ecuador.

Ecuador is sadly deficient in trans
portatlon facilities. Gold, silver, cop
per, iron, lead, coal and petroleum are
there in abundance, but the lack Of
railroads renders it difficult to develop
these minerals as is wished. In this
country, which buys from us s750,0 900
worth Of our manufactures and from
which we take nearly $500, 1000, there 10
but one railroad. n. Y. Sun.
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Charcoal for Lawns.

The dark color of charcoal makes it
absorb heat, and thus warm the land
4 which it is applied as dressing. It
may also have considerable manurial
value, as the charcoal easily absorbs
ammonia, and If soaked in strong ma
nure water from compost it will carry
the ammonia to the lawn in less Of
fensive form than in the manure, which
= often used tor that purpose.
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Minerals In Fruits.

So large part Of most fruits is water
that we are apt to forget their other
constituents, which are chiefly mineral.
All fruits require potash for their seeds,
and this mineral also seems to be nee
essary to aid in ripening the fruit. This
it probably does by keeping the foliage
healthy. Apples, pears and grapes are
also benefited by applications of phos-
phate. With plenty of mineral fertil-
izers no stable manure will be needed.
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THE + ARMING' WORI I'D.
FIGHTING INSECTS.
Some valuable Formulas Furnls ed
by Prof. Maynard.

Some Valuable Formulas Furnished
by Prof. Maynard.
Every fruit and plant has its peculiar.
insect enemies and iungous diseases.
Progressive farmers, gardeners and
fruit growers are provided with spray
Ing machinery for overcoming these
pests, and spraying is as much rou-
tine work as is cultivation or fertiliz-
ing. For fungous pests, because of
cheapness, effectiveness and lasting
qualities, the bordeaux mixture has
superseded all other mixtures To
make it, four pounds of copper sulphate
or blue vitriol are dissolved in two gal
Ions of hot water; or, suspended in a
coarse rack in a cask of cold water it
will dissolve in few hours. Caustic or
quicklime, four pounds, is then slaked
slowly by adding small quantities of
water until thoroughly dissolved. When
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The Cheese Curing-Room.

In regard to cheese making a writer
says: "The great need to-day is more
perfect curing-room, where the cheese
can be held at lower temperature to
cure and obtain slower maturing, and
holding all molds in the cheeseroom in
check by the use of the formaline spray.
All this means saving in weight and
an Improvement in flavor, which results
in more moneys which Is what we are
~ sitter,
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ALBERT MAI,
FRED GOTTOWSKI.
Alameda, N. w. T., Aug. 81, 1897.


Alameda, n. W. T., Aug. 81, 1897.
Dear Friends of Saginaw:
Those desiring to secure good and sure
home will do we'll to take our advice and
examine the land in the neighborhood of
Alameda, as we know that everyone who
Before seeing this land we were partly in
doubt as to moving here. but after looking
it over we at once decided to make our
home here, and we beg those of our friends
who are DESTROYS of securing farms not to
let this chance slip by, as the soil is of the
best and the water cannot be excelled. The
finest wheat we ever saw is also raised here.
We shall return home in haste, straighten
out our affairs and move here at once.
(Signedj WILLIAM GoTTowsKI,
ALBERT MAI;
WILLIAM RIEDEL.
(of Saginaw.)
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Money Wasted.

,Ethel-They say it costs Perry Van
Noodle $4,000 year to live.
Penelope-Dear me!-then what does he
do it for?-Puck.
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that sats rate f9 95t tive , weeks hs,
pulse and steadily wasting condition that
she was suffering from anaemia or a bloodless
condition of the body. She became ex.
tremely weak, and could not stand the least
or tber n.s condition nd
friend to get some of that famous blood
medicine. Dr. Williams, Pink Pills for Pale
People. They did SO, and almost from the
first dose Bertha began to improve. She
continued to take the pills and was BY means
of those pills made entirely well, and more
grateful people thaG s. her parents cannot be
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have proved a
boon to womankind: Acting directly on the
blood and nerves, they restore the requisite
vitality to all parts of the body; creating
functional regularity and perfect harmony
throughout the nervous system. The pallor
of the cheeks is changed to the delicate
blush of health; the eyes brighten; the mus.
Giles grow elastic, ambition is created and
good health returns.
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SuEgestfnr a Remedy.

- Mrs. 5 tJaggs-I'm at loss to know what
continually from headaches.
Mrs; Naggs-Why. don't you try to per
suade him to resign?
sResign from what?"
why, from the club, of course" Chi
cago Evening News,
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Beware of Otntments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
manufactured by r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter:
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Go. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.