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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
Fl. N. Douglass put new pair oil
scales in his elevator last week.

II. N. Douglass put new pair of
scales in his elevator last week.
Wanted-Boy or girl to learn to
set type. Enquire at this office.
L. P. Hardo left Tuesday to look
over the farm land in Cass county.
Wanted, a good girl for general
housework, MRS. j. D. MATTEsoN.
J. E. People is relieving the opera
tor at Prairie junction, Temporarily.
Rev. Bull occupied the M. E
church pulpit at Lakefeld, Sunday
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Saxon. Saturday, April 18th, daugh-
ter.
For Sale.-A Poland China stock
hog very cheap. Enquire at this Of
fee.
Ventioner & Baker painted the
house of Mrs. Elias johnson this
week.
Schwartz has all sizes, all styles
and all prices of tennis shoes, just ar
rived.
Olaf Palm and family moved this
week to Blue Earth City where they
will make their future home. He
will engage in selling Koch's RENE
dies
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Get your wall paper at Palm Bros
Pure Meats foot harness oil at Slit.
ers. 3O-4
New stock of wall paper at Palm
Bros.
House and lot for sale cheap. Au'
gust Paulson. 1862
E. C. Leonard, of Window, was in
town Saturday.
Miss Jennie Anderson left last Fri
day for Chicago. =.
For sale.-Fifty bushels of seed
corn. w. p. Jenkins.
Over so new patterns of wall paper
in stock at Palm Bros.
W. P. Jenkins made a business
trip to jackson Monday.
Miss Carrie McCune came up from
Sheldon Saturday night.
G.. A. Albert, harness-maker of Ad-
rian, was in town Saturday..
Will GHndy returned Saturday
from a trip to tho Twin Cities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21

Prussian condition, worm and heave
powders, poultry food 4 lice killer TO.
chickens. Stock food in packages OF
Is pound pals at Stitsers. 30
: Gospel meetings at the Methodist
church every night til further notice
Good singing speciality. Eminent
speakers from abroad expected.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
Special sale Of Shoes ev cry Satul
day}at w. p. jenkins II

Speccial sale Of shoes ev cry Satur.
daysat v. P. jenkins .:..
Tho Louise Brehaney Ballad and
Opera Concert Company will be here
Tuesday evening May End. This is
thor first visit to this place, but the
company is said to be exception
ally successful in pleasing the most
critical audience to satisfaction and
from the press report is believed they
will please all of the music levers Of
this place. ~ .-..>=.
The Ottumwa Quartette will give a
concert here next month. This en-
tertainment given here some
time ego was most highly enjoyed
and q return engagement is only Sc
cured BY a guarantee of larger
amount than the one given before.
The company contains the same
members and it will be remembered
that the lady reader who gave the
ladies' toilet scene was very pleas
ing feature.
Married Mr.. Frank johnson and
Miss Minnie Ellingson, at the resi-
dence of J. J. Parsons in this CITY,
Saturday, April 18th, Squire Hob
son officiating. The groom is an in
dustrious and prosperous farmer
near Org and the bride is daughter
of Ole Ellingson, one of our most
prosperous farmers and highly re-
spected citizens. The A dva nc q
joins their many friends in extending
hearty congratulations.
A meeting was held at the office of
E. A. Trip Tuesday evening for the
purpose of organizing a band. G..
NJ. Crandall was elected chairman
and H. G.. Beckley secretary. After
making out a list of proposed NOM
bers and appointing committee to
look after instruments the meeting
adjourned until Saturday evening
8 O'Clock. 1t has long been a ques-
ton why Worthington shouldn't have
a brass band, and the movement of
new organization should receive the
encouragement and hearty support
of all our citizens.
A government internal stamp IN
spector was in the city on Saturday
and he told Clerk of Court Smith
that he must not record a minister's
certificate of marriage unless a 10
cent revenue stamp had been attach
ed and cancelled by the pastor who
performed the ceremony. The past
ors of the county will do we'll to take
note of this fact and hereafter see
that the necessary stamp is affixed to
all such certificates Pipestone Star
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
For Sale.-Two good fresh Jersey
COWS. Inquire at this Office.

Large numbers of dead fish and
frogs have been driven on the east
shore of the lake by the heavy wind
that has prevailed during the last
few days. The odor already arising
from this and other refuse that Is
being deposited on this side of the
lake is very unpleasant. Warm
weather will make it deal worse.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
APurs Grape Cream oiTsrtar Powder.
loYEARS THE STANDARD.

Henry James and wife are very
sick. They recently had an attack OF
the grip and were able to be around
but had a relapse and are now much
worse than when first taken.
Improved farms, Prairie and tim
Der land. Stevens, Traverse, Grant
and Wilkin countless Minnesota.
Prices low. Terms easy. Free rail-
road fare. M. b. LAw9on, -Agt. q
John Halstrom, Jr, Of Fergus
Falls, formerly q resident of this
county, spent few days here this
week enrouto for Burlington, Ia,
where he has position in q printing
Office. -.
Open the door, let in the air,
The winds are sweeHthe flowers fair
Joys is abroad in the world for me,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist. -;
Mrs. J. L. cConkey. of Brewst or
invites the ladies to call and see her
new stock of spring millinery and fine
line of pattern hats. She also has a
competent milliner to take charge of
trimming. 35-2.
Wolves in tho neighborhood are
becoming quite bold and one was
seen last week pursuing some young
calves. A lead tonic might prove ef-
fectual in disposing of them.-Rush-
more Enterprise.
For Sale.-Have rented out my
personal property and wish to sell at
public sale one 14-horse power en-
CINE, buggies wagons and farm ma
chinery. Also household goods. O.
X. Open, Worthington, MINI.
Ono of our village residents desir-
ing his horse shod hitched it in front
of Jos. Loveless old shop. where it
stood for some time. If he had been
a reader of tho Advance he would
have known that Jos. had changed
bis location.
The queen of the evening was
Louise Brehsn,y; to I charming
personality she, added to a sympa.
thetic voice. She sang with ease and
grace, reaching her high notes with
op.-Baltimore American. May
End, Masonic hall. r.
The fire department contemplate
dividing the department and have a
hose cart and company in tho Clary
addition on account Of that district
being 20 far from the present hose
house. This appears to be practical
and for the reason given would be
beneficial in case Of q serious fire.
Miss Louise Brehany has an excel
lent voice Of good range aud equa-
bio throughout. Thefentire absence
OF any vibratiore was thing earnest.
y to be commended. She sang
her number, "Ths Swallows" in q
very pleasing way, winning an en-.
core which she deserved Cleveland
Plaindealer. May End, Masonic hall.
John Pfefferle left for bis farm
near DeSmet, South OAK, some two
weeks ago. Mrs. Pfeffsrle and child.
IeH ~ 70 JOIN MI II0M0Il0 AZ tn8C
place this wsek Mrs. Sam Cooper
and children have moved to Chand-
/ ler, Minnesota. Tom Kirk and Jno.
Burgraff moved their goods up there
the first Of the week. Signal Bige.
low.
There are now 1O2 telephone in.
struments in use in the exchange line
here. This is an sxcellent showing
for a town Of this size and the patro-
mage exceeds Nj. SmallWood' 3 e.
pectations, but he ii deserving 81 ii
40 the system is tho most perfect in
the country, and with tho Misses
Thompson's ID the central Office,
being g ettentiye. prompt and -.
management. B
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-21
A piano left in my care is for rent
cheap. E. F. BucHAN.

1t is reported that VIM. Gray who
went to Montana after some horses
for A. N. Douglass returned: without
any, account of the animals being
in such poor condition for want of
feed during the winter which they
were unable to obtain by reason Of
the deep snow that covered the grass
in that section.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
The Popular Heso of the Day Badly
Handled in u Street Car
Conversational.

Scene-An east-bound motor car.
Dramatis personae-Two women.
Have you read 'S~ranny?'"
Hey"
"Have YOU read 'Sranny dee Bergrack?'"
ooh, yes, The car jogsles SO | didn't
catch it. Lovely, isn't it,
Yes, and so funny! Didn't it remind
you of somebody you knew"
Il dunno's it did. Did it you?'
eyes, it reminded me for all the world
Of the fellow my cousin Emmle married"
"Was he a fighter
mo, but he had the biggest nose you
ever laid eyes on"
Funny she married him"
he. he, he-that when they were %courtin' he
never kissed her. Couldn't get near enough
he, he, he!"
did you ever! Funny about The Chicago
man, wasn't it?'
What was that
''Says he wrote 'Sranny.' Had Richard
Mansfield arrested for playin' it,
Il want to know! s'posed some French.
man wrote it,"
That's what everybody s'posed. Lcmme
see-what's his name?"
"Somethin' like Roaston, | think. That's
what Sissy calls it. Shes studyin' French,
you know"
ooh, is she? The French are a dreadfully
tricky set, don't you Think
Yes, ! guess they are. | get off here.
Good by"
"Good-by."-Clcvelan Plain Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
M. QUAD'S HUMOR
BY N. QUAD


The sheriff Of Wild Rose county was
showing me his collection of relics in
the Office Of the Jail when the door
opened. and in walked a man who
locked anxious and troubled. He hung
in the wind for q moment. hat in hand,
and then apologetically said:
Bill, I've come back TO give myself
up"
Whats the name, sir?." asked the
sheriff, as he drew himself up.
why, I'm Tom Hooper, of course
Was you ever in my Jail, sir?"
"Of course Don't go back on me,
Bill. ! got out two weeks ago, but |
want TO give myself up. Don't try to
make ont that I'm strange to you"
"Oh, then this is Mister Thomas
Hooper, is it?' sarcastically queried the
sheriff. This is the gent who was sent
TO my Jail for six months for stealing IA
saddle?"
I'm the man, Bill; and I'm sorry l
broke out"
Mister Hooper, when you vas in my
Jail didn't | give you enough TO eat and
a good bed TO sleepon?"
You did, old man-you did"
You had a pipe to smoke, a pack OF
cards to pass the time, and when you
asked for a newspaper you got it.
Three times a week l passed the jug
along, and you got a nip of whisky
Am | right, sir?"
"Of course you did. Couldn't nobody
find no fault with your Jail"
And what else did | dop" confined
the sheriff. as his face grew harder
when you had been here two weeks
and | saw you was GROWN fat and
lazy and enjoying Yourself, took the
bars off your window. Mr.. Hooper, il
you had had proper ambition you't
have climbed out"
81 did think fiji" apologizcd the man
Two days later l left "A rope in you
cell, but you wouldn't useit. Two day'
after that left iIl the doors unlocked
but you wouldn't go. The way wa
open, sir-the way was wide open-bu'
instead of going ont by the window o
doors you turned to and worked foul
days and nights to burst a hole in thu
wall and put me to ten dollars dam
age"
II know ! did, Bill, but I'm might,
sorry for it."
ITS no use. Mr.. Hooper-no use
When I'm Offering u man every chance
TO git out from my Jail in a gentleman
ly way, and he turns to and busts
big hole in one Of my walls and thel
climbs over a fence ~ feet high, am
sneaks off like a coyote, I've got no fur
Their use for him. Such a critter has go
no gratitude. His society amt wanted
and you jest git out O. here right quicl
and never dare to show your fac
again!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
SOCIAL TACT.
\ Noted Frenchman Who Was an
Adept ut Smoothing
Things Over.

Mons, Challemel-Lacour, q distin-
gujshed member of the French acad,
envy who died lately, was noted for his
tact and readiness in social emergen-
cies, Both were severely tried upon
occasion. NJ. Challemel-Lacour
was sen as ambassador from France
10 the Swiss confederation. He called
in due form on his arrival upon the
president. The servant who opened the
door said that his eXcelleucy was IN
the cellar bottling wine, but that the
visitor could come in and wait. The
ambassador hung up his o~vercoati in the
nall and went into the parlor. Pres
emily the Swiss ruler hustled in.
AN ugly job, monsieur" drying his
hands; IAN ugly job. But | always bot
tie my W wine. Pardon my coatalso.
1t is a poor fit" glancing down, ut is
my sons, to tell the truth. hurried 1t
on without looking at it,"
The ambassador bowed andamiled. 1t
was his own coat.
The interview being over, he went
home shiyering. lie sent a messen-
ger the next day for his coat, which he
had hung up in the hall"
Of all the qualities once essential to Il
sovereign the one most useful now is
tact. Queen Margherita of Italy, who
belongs to a house trained to kingcraft
for more than a thousand years, is said
to be wonderfully skillful in dealing
with social difficulties. An incident
which occurred at one of her drawing
rooms illustrates her readiness and
delicacy.
The persons who are to be presented
at the Roman court are arranged in a
large Observation-Disclosures The
queen enters and passes around the
line, attended by a chamberlain, who
names each person, adding usually a
word or t'Yo to give the queen soIle idea
of their claim to notice. She asks a
question or makes IL remark to each
and passes on.
On this occasion there was in line a
young man from South America whose
embarrassment showed itself in pale
cheeks and terrified glances as the
queen, drew nearer. At last she reached
him, and stopped, He heard his name,
saw her smile. There was a roaring in
his ears; his knees shook. Every eye
was bent upon him with amused inter
est, his terror was so perceptible.
From Brazilp" she asked. "And
what town in Brazil is your home, sig
nor?"
"I-your majesty-I don't know!"he
gasped.
The whole circle smiled; but the
queens face was as calm as marble.
"You mean that our beautiful Italy al
ready has made you forget your home!
All, signor, you are q skillful courtier!
You fIatter us TOO much!" and playfully
shaking her fan at him, she passed on
leaving him wondering how he came to
make so brilliant a response, while the
crowd also looked at him, respectfully
bewildered, also.-Youth's Companion
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nn,lnr.- NINA l.r.,.rs.

In one Of the suburbs west OF Chicago il a
grocer who, although a devout churchgoeI
and a faithful citizen, has the reputation OF
figuring closer in his business dealing than
any other man in the village. His enemies
say that he once bit a coffee bean in two TO
make weight, and that he stops his clock at
night to save wear and tear on the wheels,
The grocer lives above his store, and his
home is connected with his place of business
by a pair Of stairs indoors. The g%rocer's son
takes the late watch in the store, and every
night at nine o'clock the good man opens the
door at the top OF the steps and the follow
Ing conversation takes place.:
"lohn, have you posted the books!'
eyes, father"
Have you set the scales light?'
Eyes, father"
well, come up to prayers,'-ChicaGo Ia.
ta. Dcean
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* 'POSSUM TALKS =
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t'peared as il the 70 men would de,
ard Tom and me worked over EN- {
good three hours be,o' they could Hlk
! straight. They had TO 90 somewharS,
and though they were spies and arter
my still, | took EN- into my W cabin,
No doctor was TO he had round yerc,
and we had our hands full fur a time.
They swelled all up with the pizen Of
the cats, and one day jest sot out and
walked down 10 Bristo! and told the
story to the judge. He sent up a man
20 nurse EN-, together with a doctor,
but it was 10 weeks befo' they could
be moved home, One of the head
revenoo felIers come up with wagons,
and arter he had loaded 'em up he
hands me $50 in cash and snuifs his
nose and says:
Feb White, did my men ever come
to this we're cabin beto they had the
row with the ca;s?.'
"'Reckon So, >ays l.
And did they pear to smell any
,hing?'
Cant say as they did
"'Didn't pear 10 smell that still o
yours in The k~j,ehen?'
No, sab
"'Then the hull crowd Of 'em must
lev plugs driv mp their noses, and |
shau't hey 10 further use fur EN-. |
could take in the smell from the
road!'
Then he snutfs some mo, looks all
around. and drops his voice a .eetle to
"'Mebbe, however, I'm m.stOok in
hat smell, bciu' as | amt used to this
mountain air. Mebbe you are bilin'
sap? Yes, come TO smell i, agiu.
1t IS maple sap, and if had time I'd
Ike 10 eat some new sugar with you on
i clean chip. II amt agin the law to
make sugar, Mr.. White, but you'd bet
GO out o. moonshiue.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
FACTS FOR TRAVELLERS.

On German railways freight brings
IL 6S per cent. of all receipts, and costs
only 80 per cent. of all expenses.
Spain has only 7,54S miles of railroad
in her whole territory, or a little over
four miles to every 10000 inhabitants.
Only 10 years have elapsed since the
first railway in the world was finished.
During that comparatively brief period
AGO, 200 miles have been constructed.
A commission appointed to %investi-
| gate railroads in Wisconsin reported
that, with one exception, the dining
and buffet-car service was not Il paving
investment.
The smallest train ever built for the
conveyance Of passengers is that made
by Thomas McGarigle, of Niagara Falls.
The locomotive. weighs 600 pounds, has
cylinders two inches by four inches.
and driving-wheels ten inches in diam
cter. The top of the chimney is about
two feet above the rails. With a pres
sure Of 1875 pounds to the square inch.
II will haul ten two-seated cars, with
passengers-a total load of nearly two
tons. The gauge of the line is 1917,
inches, and its length is about one-ifth
OF a mile. The boiler of the engine
holds 10 gallons.
In Arizona a railroad company is the
builder of a dam to form a reservoir for
water for the supply of the locomotives.
The dam is curious in being formed
partly Of steel plates. Amasonry foun-
| dation runs across the bottom of the
gap. and masonry abutments are built
on each side. and the center and main
portion is q steel frame faced with steel
plates. The plates are bent to give them
stiffness. The steel portion is 100 feet
long and 10 feet high, equal 10 the front
Of q block Of low city houses. The
plates are fhree-eighths Of on !pch
a IMMxrU2. &. .A 4LH4.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18

~ year ago" said the old 'pcssun
hunter to me one evening when
asked him for a story, Il could have
piuted out a curiosity over to'ris la
ker's Cove, II was the biggest chest
nut tree that ever growed in Tennessee
and | reckon ii was owe a hundred
years old, There was n hole in it big
'nutf TO hold five men, and durin' the
wah a family of three lived in that hol-
Ter fur seven months. AFTER the wah,
and when we begun to make mooGshine
whisky around we're, it was used for n
sturehuuse. and the rcyenoO fellerS
never did git onto the secret. Sunthin'
else happened. though, aud that's what
I'm goiu' to tell you about.
You see" continued the old man. rs
Ee filled a pipe for each Of Us, I'VE had
three stills on this side Of The mount
ing. and the reveuoo folks was workin'
all sorts O. tricks 10 find us out. They
found two OF the stills, and tha; left
'em al loos TO hunt fur mine. They
was huu,iu' the woods in every direc-
ton, but they never did frl it. The
reason Vas bekase it was right under
their noses"
"Where was ito Iasked.
Back thar in the Kitchen. sab. and
three different times they was in this
room when it was hard at work. If
you think they ought TO hey smelled it
then II! tell You that whenever the still
was at work the old woman WAS also
at work. She was making a hot pou'-
tice OF roots an herbs fur the nevis
sore back, and the smell OF that killed
the smell Of The mash 1t was takiu' big
chances 10 run that still but ! kept her
eain' and sorter depended on luck. One
day Bill Halpin come along ami told
HE that be had seen TO- reyeuoo ~fellers
about up thar on the hill, and
jest abga, then the old woman woke
up from q daytime nap and said 10 me:
"'See we're. Zeb, I've had a powerful
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
LIE wHI1E MANS BURDEN.

TBy courtesy ~ McClure's MagazI
Copyrieht. lS2 by Rudyard Kipling.
rights r~eServedl
Take up the White Mans burden
Send forth the best ye breed
Go. biGd your sous TO exile
To serve your captive's need;
To wait. in heavy harness,
On hujttred fox and Wild
Your -ueN-CauEh, sullen peoples.
Hal! devil and half child.
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience 20 abide,
To veil the thrca, OF terror
And check the show OF pride;
By open speech and simple.
An hundred times made plain.
To seek aUother'S profit
And work anoth5rS saia.
Take I'd the White Mans burden
The savage wars OF peace
FIJI full the mouth OF Famine.
And tld The sickness cease;
And when Your soJl IS nearest
1.-THE end Tor others sought
watch s.o,h and heather folly
Brrs a.. year hope to nausht
Take up The White Mans burden
No iron rule Of kings,
Blu. TOT. ot Sert and sweeper
The tale o. common things.
The ports y5 shall not enter,
The roads We shat, not tread,
Go. make them with your living
And mark them with your dead.
Take Up the White Mans BURDEN
And reap his Old reward
The blame OF those We better
The hate o. those ye guard
The cry Of hosts We humor
(Ah. s,ow,y0 toward the light:
why brought ye Us from bondage.
Our love-! Egyptian night?'
Take up the White Mans burden
We dare rc. Stoop TO less
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloak your WEAKNESS.
BY all ye vii, or whisper,
BY all ye leave or 90,
The silent, su.len peoples
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take up the White Mans burden-
Have done with childish days
The lightly profTered laurel,
The easy ungrgGged praise;
Comes o to search your manhood
Through all the thank.ess years,
Cold, edged with ~dear-bought wisdom.
The judgment Of your peers,
-Hudyard kipling.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18

Probably the oldest living bicyclist Is
woman in County Essex, England, aged 81
who is an adept rider and whose sprightll
ness is astonishing, Nest people could enlo
health until very old age ii they took prope
precautions to prevent disease 9. The dlges
tive organs by taking an occa, Ola, dose o
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Even after dys
pepsia. indigestion, biliousness and consti
patton have secured a footholG and becom,
chronic, the Bltters will afford tpeecy relief
Mrs. Skimpen-"l think Mr.. Smith must
have liked the beefsteak pie. lie had two
helpings Of it," The Tactless Boarder-
Possibly he did it on a wager.'-Boston
Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18
"Better Be Wise
Than Rich"

Wise people are also ricf
ovhen they know a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases of the blood, Kidneys,
iVer and bowels. It is
Hoods Sarsaparlla, (Which
IS perfect in its action. #
SO regulates the entire sys-
tenn as to bring rigorous
health. IT neVer disappomtS.
Coitre For AZ years l had goitre, OF
dwellings or my neck, which was dis.
couraging and troublesome. rheumatism
also annoyed me. Hoods Sarsaparills
cured me completely and the swelling has
entirely DISAPPEARED. A lady in Michigan
saw my previous testimonial and used
Hoods and was entirely cured OF the same
trouble. She thanked me for recommend.
ing IT," Mrs. ANNA SUTHERLAND, 400 Lovel
Street, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Poor Health Had poor health for
years, pains in shoulders, back and hips
with constant headache, nervousness and
no appetite. Used Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
gained strength and can work hard all day,
eat heartily and sleep well, ! took it be-.
cause it helped my husband Mrs.
ELIZABETH J. GIFFELs, Moose Lake, MINI,
Makes Weak Strcng-"I would civ.
81 a bottle for Hoods Ssrsaparilla il !
could not get it for less. II is the best
spring medicine. 1t makes the weak strong
ALBERT A. JAGSow, Douglastown, y. y.