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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

George, after dinner wish you'd
harness up Jack" said the farmer.
"I've got to drive over to the Cages 10
get book on hens that he promised
me. I'm going to give you some hens
and let you see what you can make out
OF them with the aid of the book. I
don't take much stock in hen books
myself" 49,.
The Bubble Boy smiled, but said moth
ing. He was too busy with his third
slice of pumpkin pie to talk. After he
had finished it he said: "Can I ride
over with you?" ~
II dunno. Kinder late for you. Well,
SEEM to-morrow's your birthday, I'll
let you.'' *>@,@&.*.,a,.
So it happened that few minutes
later George, who had been weeping in
his room, not daring to go down and
expose the trick he had played upon
his father, and yet feeling very hungry
and contrite, heard sound of wheels
in the yard and looked out of the win
dow. There he say the Bubble Boy
backing Jack into the wagon. In a
few minutes his father came out of the
house and got into the wagon, and then
rode off, his double driving.
This was too much for the poor boy.
If there was one thing he liked before
another, it was ride with father, and
at night of all things. He cast himself
upon the bed and sobbed as if his heart
would break.
He rose from the bed and walked as
noiselessly as he could down the attic
stairs, but his mother, who was putting
Cynthia to bed, heard him, and called
out in an alarmed tone: who's there?"
Its me-" said George in a weak
voice.
''You back so soon? Why what's the
matter? Has anything happened to
your father? Tell me, child!"
II didn't 60 with papa,'' sobbed
George. ''That's why I've been crying"
''Why, George, I saw you co." said his
mother. I'd. +
1T wasn't me; it was Bubble Boy
that foated in this afternoon"
At this moment the sound of wheels
was heard in the yard, and George said:
There they are. They'll be in in a
minute.'
In less than a minute his father came,
in. 20, here you are" he said to George.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Lettuce Scum.


Take three good-sized heads of let
tuce, wash and drain them; then chop
and put them in q saucepanwith about
one-quarter of "a; pound OF butter; cook
for five minutes, stirring slightly;
moisten with two quarts Of broth and
season with one tablespoonful of salt,
one teaspoonful Of pepper and one-half
teaspoonful Of grated nutmeg; add a
garnished bunch Of parsley and four
or five ounces of well cleaned rice; coy-i
ar the saucepan and cook for As min
.utes; then remove the parsley and
strain through q fine sieve; clean the
saucepan well, pour the soup in lit
again and let it come nearly to a boil,
stirring it meanwhile; pour in pint OF
sweet cream, stir it a little more and
turn into q hot tureen. Serve with
toast. Cincinnati Enquirer. ss5 +
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
BITS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
A Small Budget of Information on
Culinary ana Other -
Matters. J,

To keep eggs-Eggs may be packed
with the small ends down in salt to keep
for winter use. S% !:
Raisins sink to the bottom of cake
when the batter is too thin or the
raisins have not been Toured. ~ -.
Honey-If honey agrees with you
there is no reason why you should not
eat it now and then in moderate GUAM
titles.
Baked apples Persons with gastric
Intestinal indigestion must settle for
themselves whether or not they should
eat baked apples.
Oak stain may be purchased at any
paint shop. They will mix it for you,
and you can apply it yourself. You
may or may not, as you wish, varnish
the woodwork afterward.
A bilious child should not eat sweets
OF any kind, nor fried food or soft.
cereals. Whatever starchy foods are
taken should be properly baked and
thoroughly masticated. = :'::~'
Fruit stains may be removed from
linen by carefully brushing with, dilute
oxalic acid, and plunging the linen at
once into water to which has been add
ed few drops of ammonia.
Impurs water-If there is the slight-
est danger of water being contaminata
ed with poisonous germs, boil it, and as
soon as it is cold put it into water bot.
tie and stand it in the refrigerator to
cool. Use distilled water if you can
get it. ! .\ 8 ;. 4 ~ -. \
Ma pie sugar -scrape the maple
sugar; add a little water and pour it
over the cake; and allow it to harden, or
boil it with butter and a little water un-
til brittle; stir until partly cool and
then use. The latter way makes soft
er icing.
Wheat griddle cakes--Beat two eggs.
without separating until very light;
add one cup of milk, a level tablespoon.
full of butter: melted a cupful and half
of flour; beat thoroughly; add3a tea
spoonful of baking powder, and bake
on hot griddle. .>
To remove kerosene from wall paper
Cover the spots of kerosene with full
er's-earth or French chalk. BY holding
9 piece of blotting paper over, and put
ting a warm iron on the outside of the
paper, you may be able to absorb part
of the grease into the chalk.-Ladies'
Home journal. -.--- --.-.--:- - = .-.-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
IN TIME OF INFLUENZA.
Care Should BE Exercised in the Use
and Cleanliness of Hand
kekchiefs.

The Handkerchief is the most active
agent in spreading la grippe. The
mother wipes the little patients nose,
then thoughtlessly tucks the handlSer-
chief in her belt, to be used upon her
own or the next small nose that needs
attention, and the results are just what
might be expected; for the patients ex-
pectoration is, of course, alive with dis
ease germs. The handkerchiefs or
cloths may be kept under the pillow, or
in easy reach of the mother, and when
soiled taken to the woodshed and put
to soak in cold water in which little
odorless disinfectant. (this comes for
50 cents bottle and can be procured at
any druggist's) has been stirred, then
when you have leisure attend to them,
putting them into a washboiler, more
| than covering them with cold water in
which pearline has been dissolved, al
lowing two dessertspoonfuls of the
powder to each pailful of water used
(this is a large allowance, but the disin-
fectant hardens the water, so more is
neededD, then letting them boil briskly
for about 20 minutes, when the dis
agreeable mucus will have been dis
solved so that the articles can be sudsed
and rinsed very quickly great inn
Provement upon the old method of rub
.lbing each Shiny piece before putting it
into the boiler. Il: : -
Do not let the articles boil over 20
minutes; longer might cause them to
yellow. =. ..,-z. o.. - ...:- 49,.
The disinfectant. spoken of above is
also excellent for spraying the patients
room, and for pouring (only a very.
small quantity down the bowl or yes:
sel.-Boston Budget. + - ......s .
Serving CLAIMS, Either Cooked or Raw.
Of ali the mollusks, CLAIMS are the
most difficult of digestion. The little
soft CLAIMS or mussels, suchias one gets
along the: New England coasts, are bet
ter simply steamed or baked. The
large hard-shell CLANS that are sup
Piled to the greater part of the United
Statessare better chopped fine and made
into bouillon Or schowder. The hard or
muscular part of both oysters and
CLAIMS lis more Sindi gestible than the.
softer portion. For serving raw, and
on the she'll. select cherrystone, che.
little. neck, or sand crab. Ladies Home
Journal. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Hereditary strenxth of the OK.

hercU1IaTy SIFen8tn OF the OX.
The strength of an OK in pulling a
load is remarkable. How did it learn
to pull so marvelously? Without doubt
this quality is jtraceable to the habit
found among all wild cattle of waging
war with their horns. At Chillingham
park, in northumberland, England,
where there is still herd of half-wild
cattle, it is found that the bulls en-
gage in desperate tussles for the leader
ship of the herd. Plainly any ambitious
beast which has not sufficient strength
of neck to thrust his enemy backward
would be beaten in the struggle and
would have. but few descendants.
From age to age the strong-necked
bulls have been victorious, and now the
quality has become proverb.-Chi-
cago Chronicle, E...3~: ,.....
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
u n "a ! = <
She Might Have Kn0wn

Mr.. Peck-1 see there's a judge in St.
Louis who says there are times when
a man is justified in slapping his wife.
Mrs. Peck-Yes, and suppose you
agree with him, don't you? =.
II should say not! If I held such a
view as that do you suppose you would
have escaped up to this : - se& I -.
His last words were drowned by the
noise he made while tumbling down the
stairs leading to the street entrance
Chicago Evening News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
1t Seem ed Natural.

J. For ten minutes the angry man did
nothing but call names. Meanwhile the
others smile grew broader and he gave
every evidence of being especially
pleased. -5s5. = s@i %s 5.'.{1 .1s
- "Ah," he said at last, that sounds
good. That makes me think .,,of old
times 80" "
You like ?" exclaimed the anK.y
man. 2s5l
.'Sure," replied the other. ''It. recalls
the days when was in politics and ran
for Office in a hotly contested election"
Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
BATTLE OF TINY FOES.
Cause" of Malaria and Life Of Its
MicrObe-HOw Mosquitoes Trans-
init the Disease to Men.


trobes from the blood of one person
and then fly: off and innoculate other
persons with those germs. Meantime,
the mosquitoes have malaria. Flies
transmit the germs of typhoid fever,
f'eas disseminate anthrax, and mosoui-
toes are the purveyors of the malaria
which cause elephantiasis, and of the
plasmodium which causes malaria.
The malaria germ propagates it's spe-
cies by augmentation. Periodically
every day, or every three days, or every
four days, according to the type of the
disease, the full-grown germ subdivides
and each division becomes a full
fiedged microbe, with power to repro
duce itself. All the germs-plasmodia
as they are called-subdivide through
out the human body within some min
utes of one another. It is this that
causes the periodical chill in malaria
patients. In fact, when you see a ma
larial patient undergoing his daily chill
you may know that millions of young
malaria germs are just breaking away
from the parent stem. The young germ
is in danger of being devoured by
Phagocytes in the blood. In fact, a
great many are thus devoured. When
malaria is well advanced the number
of germs is so much greater than the
number of phagocytes that quite
enough are spared to do damage.
When the augmentation at last is
complete, some wonderful process of
telegraphy, or perhaps the recognition
ofithe germ itself of the end of the then
stage of it's existence, gives what might
be called an intra-human signal and the
universal breaking away of the young
germs takes place. The process is re-
peated again and again, until the suf-
ferer dies or the growth of the germs
is checked by medical or other means.
But in describing the life of the germ
it has been assumed that it existed
within the human body. How did it get
there? Undoubtedly air and water
transport the malaria germ, under GER
tain conditions, but there is far more
potent disseminating agent-the mos
quito.
While there can be no doubt that ma
laria in it's several forms is the result
of microbe, it is yet evident that there
are conditions under which the germ
will not thrive. A dry atmosphere is
fatal to the germs of all diseases, and to
the malaria germ particularly. Ma
laria affects those who break the soil of
low ground, who sleep on or near the
earth, who battle in or drink stagnant
water. Soldiers fatigued by long
marches who camp amid enervating
surroundings are extremely liable to it.
Yet the disease may not show itself
until some time after the march, for the
reason that troops travelling in swampy
districts usually are allotted a daily
proportion of quinine, which after all
may merely deaden the effects of the
germ for the time being. This prob
ably was the. reason so many soldiers
were ill of malaria at Montauk point.
In Cuba the quinine held the disease in
check. In fact, it may be said that
where marshy districts exist so also will
malaria.-N. Y. Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
He'd Got A0 Used t. II.

Pa.senger-Look here, guard; par
ticularly told youto wake me up at the
Junction.
Guard-And tried hard to, sir; but
all could get out of you was: Bur
glars, Emma! stuff and nonsense.
locked up everything myself" Ally
SlOper.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
No sku11 for nm Irish Fair.

In ireland recently q quarrel had
taken place at q fair and asculprit was
being sentenced for manslaughter.
The doctor, however, had given evil
dence to show that the victim's skull
was abnormally thin. The prisoner. on
being asked if he had anything to say
for himself, replied: mo, yer honor,
but would ask was that skull for
man to 60 to 8 fair wild Pr Chicago
Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Avert1nG q TP1Redy-
Chappie-Averted tewibbIe twagedy
just now.
CholIie-No, How
Chappie--Man said he would pound
me to mincemeat IL did not give him
half cwown- and gave him half a
cwown.-Tit-Bits-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
The Bau Season.

The time Of year has now returned
When Johnny sadly cries,
And once again his grandmam NINA
Gives up the ghost and dies.
m. T. World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Clara and ! hated awfuIIy to take
Off our new hats at the concert"
But you did, didn't your"
Yes; and after the thing was over
we found out that three blind men sat
right behind us."-Chicago Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
He Drew the Line

First Actor-Oh, no! I could never
stand that!
Second Actor-What's the trouble?
First Actor-Why, here's an offer of
an engagement in a realistic war play,
and they want me to eat real embaImed
beef!-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Mr.. Gotrox-I suppose you thorough
" realize that marriage is a serious
matter?
Mr.. Dudely-WeIl, should say yes,
ye know! Such deucediy twying and
sewious matter, deciding just whom to
invite and whom to leave out ye know.
Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Jenkins-Baby not well-eh? You
ought to call in DR.. Brown. We sent
for him last week, and the moment he
saw our baby he guessed what the
trouble was.
JacksOn-What was it?
Jenkins-Pins.-The Rival,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

life is great with a pistol"

my wife is great with a pistol"
''She ;s?" ..
Yes; she fred at a burglar the other
night and hit the electric button, which
set an alarm going all over the house. -
Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Wife-Why shouldn't Mr.. GoodsouI
make a nice husband for our daughter
Husband-Won't do. He's misera-
bly, paid, wage-earning producer
well, how about Mr. Eindheart2
He won't do, either. He's a poor,
money-spending consumer"
Hum! The only other one she cares
for is Mr.. Hardhead-~
He'll do. Hes middleman."-N.Y.
Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
4 Course Dinner,

Tramp-I hate ter trouble yer, marin,
but de lady acrost de street hez prom
Used me piece of pie, and de lady mex
door is goin'' ter gimme some roast
beef, so I fought I'd call an see if yer
wouldn't gimme a plate O. soup, so
kin start me dinner right.-N. Y. Jour-
nal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
URC0HO

UHC0nDys
Little virginia-My mamma says you
live in a haunted house.
Little Winnie-The idea. We don't
either. Nobody ever heard of . ghost
being inside of our house.
Little Virginia-Yes- but it's always
haunted by crowd Of coIIecters--ChI-
cago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
His Only OPENING.

Mrs. Johnson-Don't yo' feel terrible,
Mrs. Jackson, cause yo'r son Nose bin
arrested TO- stealth chickens?
Mrs. Jackson (sobbing)-Y-yais. De
poor fellah won't be good fo' muffin
after dis disgrace except in politics.
Judge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Sweet Thing.

The lovely girl in the candy shop
Is blushing like rosy wine.
For out in front her signing swain
Stands under the swaying sign.
Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

The Bore-I assure you, madam, that
my dear friend here and are two souls
with but a single thought
The Lady-Indeed? And which OF
you has possession of the thought to-
day?-Fliegende BIaetfer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Irony.

Irony.
Oh, how love to watch the rain
In tiny drops come down.
When have left my macintosh
At the other end Of town.
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
The Cheerful Idiot.

Il do not believe in stufing children
with education said the theorizin9
boarder.
'And yet" said the Cheerful Idiot,
every child should be at least little
tot. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Pinning Him Down.

He believe that man should let
his acts speak for themselves.
She-Am I to understand then that
when you took my hand in yours last
night you intended it as proposal of
marriage?-Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
HIS SuDDfefOH.

Money" said the philosopher, may
often do more harm than good Some
times the mighty dollar il q mans
worst enemy"
Yes answered Senator Sorghum;
''and often feel that number of peo-
pie love me for the enemies I have
made. Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
a Talented Yn-th

johnnie wish was Tommy Jones.
Aother-Why2 You are stronger
than he is, you have a better home, more
toys and more pocket money.
JOhnnie-Yes, know, but he can
ws:gle his eary.-N. =. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

First Tramp-They ses pore OLD Bill
is dyin'. rs breath is Iabored.
Second Ditto-Then 'e's done for.
Bill could never live if any part of i'm
was laborin' Judy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

Look! There's a coIored messenger
boy running"
Sure enough. They ought to adver~
tlse him as warranted fast black
Philadelphia BuIIetiu.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Wealth.

II lectures about wealth you scan,
This general thought you'll see
TITS dangerous for the other man,
But very good for me-"
Washington Star r
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
! EhSblen 81 Curiosity

4 "Didsit ever occur to you to wonder
how the Interrogation mark origin
ated ?', sszs1g .Gt7
I Huh! Anyone can see that it issa.
conventionalized rubber neck. Indi--
annapolis Journals
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
Even Better.

did your picnic fulfill your expecta-
tions?"
"Oh, my, yes 1t surpassed them. We
fully expected it to rain, but hail was
more than we anticipated" -Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

City Miss Gin rural book store, Have
you "Wooed and Won?-
Clerk (blushing)-Not yet, mann;
but I'm keeping steady company with
Sally Hacede, an my prospects are
good.-N. Y World
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
BefPIO0MN-

Naught goes to waste, though years may
fit
And change is what the people love;
Those old-tfme anecdotes will fl
The brand new hero like a glove
washington Star
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
CouIdn,t sav.

PA" said little Tommy Figg, II
heard Mr.. Watts say that great mems
sons never did any good. Iain't a great
mans son, am I?''
Up to the time Of going to press, Mr..
sFigg's mind had not found sufficient
" DIPLOMATIC answer. Chicago Jour
nal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
ALREADY AN EXPERT,

Husband-Don't bother me, my dear.
I'm studying political economy.
Wife-Well, you needn't work so hard
at it. Goodness knows, you're suffi-
GENTLY strong on the economy part of
it now.-Petit Journal Pour Rire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
The Lambkfn,s Pronress

The lamb that gamboled on the green
With many frisk and hop
Now on the gambrel stick is seen
Before the butcher shop.
Chicago Daily News
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

eyes, dat's de same Casey dat ulster
clean out Finnegan's saloon every Sat-
urday night!"-N. Y. Evening Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16

SaFt0FIa1 Logic.
eff clothes make the man,
AS I have read,
Then I am self-made,"
The tailor said.
Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
Weather Forecast for Oc.ob.r.

The photographic Office gives the
Following forecast of the weather for
this month: Frequent gales north Of
~ degrees north; nrcst frequent east Of
the o0th meridian and north Of the 45t1
parallel. Occasional gales off the
American coast as far south as latitude
80 degrees north. South Of 40 degrees
north and east Of 60 degrees west,
weather generally moderate. Tropical
cyclones very probable. Fog diminish
ing in frequency: maximum bands cc-
curing. as shown, east-northeast of
Cape Race as far as the 43rd meridian,
and southeast Of the same point in the
neiShborhood of latitude 40 degrees
north. longitude 80 degrees west. Eergs
in The Vicinity Of Belle Isle and north
east thereof, and between Ne,wfound-
lana and As degrees west. From Wash
lnSt9n yesterday came advices stating
that disturbances, apparently central
over the Yucatan coast. We're moving
northwest, and will probably approach
the Middle Gulf coast. causing high
and probably dangerous northeast
winds on the North Gulf coast and
high east. shifting to southeast, winds
on the Florida coast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
DOWNING IN RoMAT1c DRAMA.
FavorftA Actor Appeals in Hts New Pl,,
Mt tho Opera Hnuxs Tnrtrht

Robert Downing has always been a
farvorite With the plsygoers of this
city and it is safe to predict that he
Will be given a cordial Welcome when
ne reaEpears at the Opera House to-
night within seXcellent supporting COM
pany in the idyllic play AN Indiana
Romance" The Richmond Times has.
among other good things, the follow
ing to say of Mr.. Downing in his latest
role:
An Indiana Romance" was new
play to the comfortable. audience at the
New Academy of Music last night, but
Ii turned out to be a most interesting
ard splendidly acted pastoral play. Of
the style that pleases an audience that
loves TO step aside occasionally from
he frivololities OF farce and other
lighter amusenentst.
''Mr. Robert Downing was seen back
IN mis- Old line of work. and he was
surprisingly clever in the part of Sam
Hickey. the village carpenter, and in
fused just enough humor in the part
TO make it attractive
Present theatre-goers are accuston?-
Ed TO MI. Downing as l gladiator or
some other severe romantic character
but il was a real treat TO see him in
An Indiana Romance
An Indiana Romance is a success,
and the company that handled it last
night did all that was foretold Of
them"