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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
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JUST OVER THE HILL.

Just over the hill II the river Of Peace
In the valley of Sweet Content,
Where sins will perish and joys increase
Fill the whole vast armament
Is white as the bosom of lily-bells,
With the Christ-pure thoughts that rise,
To the guardian soin of the world. who
In the garden of Paradise. *#
The world will be singing with softest tone
In the love-land yet to be:
And flowers will bloom from seeds that
were sown,
In the beautiful Galilee.s t. r. @|
Twas the brook that told me this hopeful
tale, q a.U4E
And the wind with voice Of cheer
Cried patience. for there is no echoing
wall
OF the sorrows that haunt you here!
The skies will be bright in time to come,
The feet will have smoother way,
And follow mellower fife and drum
Straight into the Christ-made day.
hear these words at the noon Of night,
When the clock and my heart are one,
And the wearisome burdens grow strange
ly light, as
Ere the birth Of the new-day sun.
Then I welcome the troubles that erst de-
pressed,
And cheerfullly toll in my place,
For know the sunbeams at birth caressed
The hail that beats in my face,
I know that oppression is only cloud,
Which faith may Danish at will,
And the straight shall be those that to-day
are bowed
In the valley just over the hill.
Charles Eugene Banks, in Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
Fight ON Narrow T5res

There is bill in the Massachusetts
senate to prohibit the use of narrow
tread wagons on the public roads Of
the state and its passage is urged by
the bicyclers and all who contend for
good roads. 1t is waste of public
money it is urged, to spend it i'm maxi
ing roads and then to permit the roads
to be cut up by narrow-tireef wagon
wheels 4 narrow-tired wagon wheel
sinks deep through the surface of a
road and makes it rough and uneven,
and the ruts and holes prevent drain
age and keep the road bad It Is also
contended that, although the substi-
triton of broad for narrow tires Will
involve considerable cost. yet It will
be an economy in the diminished cost
of hauling. The broad-tread wagon
wheel, SO far from injuring the roads,
acts almost as roller. making them
smooth and compaet--BaItimore SuA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02

1t is reported that the department Of
agriculture has secured from Siberia
seeds of new muskmeIon- which re-
sembles watermelon in color and ap-
pearance while growing but does not
ripen on the vines. Pick it and put IL
away as we do pears, and 1t viii be eat
able in the winter. One grower IN
Utah reported raising one which
weighed II pounds, and was ripe and
just fit for eating On January TO- They
are said to succeed we'll in Utah and
California On irrigated lands but do not
thrive well in the eastern states. but if
they can grow them there proftabIy
and they prove good, we may expect to
see them here as winter luxury. They
ought to stand transportation well If
shipped green--American CuItivater.
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CARE OF DIRT.R0AD4


=. 6. Harrison, government road *
pert, has been giving the farmers and
others interested In the building and
maintaining of dirt-rosds some rzIu-
able advice. Inasmuch as dfrt-roolIS
must continue to predomSuate in many
parts of the country, for years TO comcy
his remarks are worthy of careful con-
sideration- He says:
Except when the frost il coming out
Of the ground in the spring, It will be
quite possible to build ordinary dirt
roads so that they viii be very satisfac-
tory, and so that they can be kept I'm
good condition throughout the year u-
cept during few weeks of spring tIlaw.
The best way, after the road is properly
built, is to hire somebody In the vicin-
ity, some laboring man, for instance, to
keep in repair permanently a particular
stretch of road. He can start out then
just after every rain when he wouldn't
be working in his fields, and with q
single shovel he can make all necessary
repairs to the road. IL water is collect
ing in any spot, he can open up little
ditch and let the water drain off prop
erly, although II the road was properly
built this would rarely occur. He can
toss stones to one side that the rain has
washed down. And, especially, he can
look to see that no holes are forming. A
little hollow starts in a road. The next
wagon scoops out trifie more dirt an
otherwagon another trifie. Soon there's
big hole. 1t rains. Water collects In
the hole and forms mud. and then the
mud clings to the wagon wheels and the
hole grows faster than ever. But if. IN
the beginning, the road repafrer mad
filed in the small hollow with his shovel
and some dirt, and stamped the earth
down bit, then the wagons would have
packed the dirt like roller and the hole
would never have got chance to grow.
Its best to have roads kept in repair
by contract, for then it's TO the interest
of the contractor to exercise constant
care"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
OUTDOOR MUSHROOM BED.

ter. The north side boards may be
nailed fast, and the south side left NOV
able, leaving in the south side six inches
of space for ventilation at the top,
where the overhanging rafters of the
north keep rain out.
When gathering mushrooms, the
south side boards may be taken off to
allow space to reach in freely. The only
attention a bed of this kind needs is a
slight watering when the crop is being
cut, and covering of litter or long
manure to keep off sun and frost. The
bed must not be water-soaked, and to
prevent this the ground has to be care
fully graded, so as to turn water. Dur
ing July and August, the bed is allowed
to become dry On the surface, and is not
watered to start the crop again until
September.-Rural New Yorker.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
go 1T, OLD GAL"

when, by simply raising his hand and
reckoning to the people, he commanded
silence when every new convert came
down into the chilly waters to meet
him.
When the last baptism had been made,
he slowly came upon dry land, and stood
there in dripping garments and deliv-
cred sermon, an earnest lecture to the
people, and at last dismissed them with
the benediction. He had been in the
water for more than an hour. If he does
not die of pneumonia or the grippe it
will undoubtedly be because of dis
pensation of providence.
When the, spectators reached the
western end Of the bridge, intending to
continue their walk, there was a cry OF
distress and pain, a rush of scores of
men pell mel into a commingled mass
of writhing legs and arms, all of the
people pushing and crowding towards
common center, many of them
striking out right and left like
rioters / and bruisers. The soil
tary policeman j.. helplessly strug-
gled to wedge his way towards the
center of the crowd, but could do moth
ing until the crowd gradually sep
arated. . Then it was discovered that
several men had been cut with razors,
ten or more had been struck with fists
and sticks, and the appearance of the
individuals emerging from the center OF
the melee was very unprepossessing
AS usual, somebody had started quar-
rel, a sufficient number of friends Of the
participants had reinforced their
neighbors, and the meeting had closed
in turmoil and disorder. The words OF
wisdom had evidently fallen upon some
deaf ears. The solemnity of the occa-
sion had manifestly made no impress.
sion upon several minds yet in the dark
ness Of sin. There are black sheep in all
families, and in all churches.
SMITH D. FRY
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
CARE OF YOUNG TREES.
Without Good Root or Stem n Plant
Makes But Little Progress
in Growth.

A large proportion of the trees that
are lost in resetting die because they
have been injured when they were
taken up. Without good root or stem
tree can make but little progress in
growth. In digging up trees the surface
soil should be removed to the root sys-
TEN, then trench dug around the tree
outside the mass of roots; then by cut
ting under the roots with sharp
spade on each side, the tree may be
loosened from the soil with good SUP
ply of young growing roots. If the tree
is large, the trench must be made
around the roots to the depth of the low
est, and the roots gradually loosened
and freed from the soil.
No matter how carefully tree is dug,
many of the young feeding roots will be
injured or destroyed. Thus only small
amount of sap can be supplied to the
branches and buds, which nevertheless
continue to evaporate a large amount
of water; thus the tree often starts very
slowly and sometimes fails entirely
By removing the branches and buds in
proportion to the injury of the roots, a
balance is maintained. All injured
roots should be cut off clean with a
knife and the wounds of large roots
should be painted over with some water
proof covering.
When trees are planted the roots
should have fine mellow bed of soil,
which should be pressed firmly in con-
tact with every fiber, leaving no air
space around them, and all should be
spread out in natural position. The soil
should be pressed very firmly around all
the roots, so that the new roots will be
encouraged to make rapid growth. If
the soil in which the tree is planted
is the same as the one from which it
was taken, the tree should be set the
same depth as it was before it was re-
moved. If the soil is heavier, the tree
should be shallower; if lighter, it
should be placed deeper. The surface
of the soil which is over the roots should
be fine and light because the capillarity
is then broken up and the moisture
cannot escape.-W. H. Moore, in Farm
ers' Voice.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
Proper Use of Rollers.

TO properly finish a dirt road made
with the use of the grader, it should
be thoroughly rolled and hardened. It
is not sufficient that it be crowned,
but it should be made hard and smooth.
The same thing is true of gravel roads.
This can be best accomplished with
the use of rollers. Horse rollers weigh
ing from five to eight tons are most
frequently used for the purpose All
loose stones should be removed from
the road surface before rolling, as well
as sods, turf, leaves, sticks or any other
matter that will tend to soften the road
bed. A road that is thoroughly and
repeatedly rolled is well fitted to stand
the wear of travel, and can be made
into a perfect watershed. p
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
Hogs Like Alfalfa Hay.

During the past week the farm de-
partment of the Kansas Agricultural
college has been buying hogs to repeat
the Kaffir feeding experiment. The
herd arrived late one evening and were
turned into the paved barnyard- About
bushel of whole Kafir was thrown
onto the pavement for them and close
by an armful of fine alfalfa hay. The
hogs began eating the Kaffir very greed
lily, and in moving about one by one
came in contact with the hay. They
did spit out the Kaffir to eat the
hay, but their actions showed that the
hay suited them better; and the next
morning there was less alfalfa than
Kaffir left where the hogs were fed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
Watercress for MARKETING.

A good deal ofsmoney may be secured
from many small streams where water
cress either grows naturally or could
be made to do so by judicious seeding
and planting. The cress seeds album.
dainty after its season of growth is
over, and when stream is once stocked
with it the growth of the plant is apt
to increase. In some places gardeners
have made artificial beds which they
have planted with the cress, running
from the stream into little coves which
can be easily kept under water. The
first cress of the season brings fancy
prices at the large hotels and restaur-
ants. The cress has a sprig]ltly spicy
taste that is almost universally liked,
and it is believed by many that it has
medicinal virtues that give it especial
value as a tonic to the stomach at the
time when it first makes it's appear
3DCH. Z &
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/. BEYOND HER DEPTH.

peaceful valley so that they must have
been heard fully two miles by the peo-
pie who dwell in. the beautifu cottages
along the banks IT the stream.
The place chosen for the baptismal
ceremony was <only a quarter of mile
above the mouth of the sewer of
Georgetown. There were upwards Of
40 people baptized, and there was no
foolishness about it, either, for every
one of them went under the water and
some of them were kept under for long
time. There were very few men in the
congregation who were thus taken
into the church. The majority of them
were women and nearly all of them
girls. When the heavy old woman
hauled her pastor under the water
there were at least fourscore people
on the banks who cried: $50 it, old
gal. Go it, old gal. The preacher needs
to baptize his soul, too. Go it, old gal!''''
Upon every announcement of the
profession of faith, the people were
soused under the water with swish,
and when their heads went out Of
sight their heels went above the water,
and they kicked and screamed like
mad. There is nothing on earth more
deeply earnest than the profession Of
religious faith by the people who have
come up out of the darkness of the
bondage of slavery. Of course, their
educational condition is yet. circum-
scribed. Very. often TOO much is ex
pec1ed of them. It is not fair for race
which has steadily grown for a thou
sand years to expect another race to at
tain perfection in a quarter Of q CEN
fury. These people are learning of the
same Master whose worship, we have
learned from our infancy. Neverthe.
less, it was almost impossible for my
friends and myself to- realize the actual
so1emnity of the occasion, on account
Of the many ludicrous things said and
done, as heard and seen from our van
tage ground.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
a Litter NONSENSE.

This is bracing weather" "Yes:
never before met SO many men who
wanted Just enough for nights lodg.
ing. Catholic Standard and Times.
81 Aunt Abigail has q new fad now
She eats nothing but cereal food
Then I suppose, to be consistent, she
reads nothing but serial stories!"-
Moonshine.
|. First Deaf Mute ION his fngers)-
Too bad about Walker losing one of his
fingers" Second Deaf Mute tditto)-
Eyes; it causes quite an impeachment in
his speech.'- State Journal.
"They say" said the shoe clerk board.
cr, shat the severe cold has affected the
wheat" II presume" said the Cheer,
full Idiot, shat it's ears were frostbit-
ten" Indianapolis journal.
IT don't think" growled Gen. Weyler
shat my ability as a prophet is recog.
nicolas it should be- whats the
matter, general?" "Well, didn't pre-.
dict that Cuba would eventually be
pacified ?''-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
!. "This is very bad taste in you,' re-
marked Mrs. De Tanque, when her bet
ter half returned in an intoxicated con-
dition. "Your maxim mishtake m
dear. Bad tasht won't show up fore
(hic) Observation-Disclosures Record.
Gotrox-"So you want to marry my
daughter,eh? Do you think you can
surround her with comfort?" Suitor-
II can, indeed, sir; I've never felt the
least bit uncomfortable when I've had
my arms around her, philadelphia
Record.
II gave that poor man one dollar a
few days ago, and told him to come
around and let me know how he got
along" "Oh, that was good of you!
He was your bread cast upon the wa
ters." II suppose he was. Anyhow, he
came back soaked" - Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
WOULDN'T PLAY TILL HE LEFT
Julia Arthur's Protest Caused Drunk
en- Ogler to BE Elected from
New Haven Theater.

Miss Julia Arthur introduced some
entirely new business at the Hyperi-
on theater, in New Haven, n. Y, the
other evening, when she appeared in
"a Lady of Quality In the midst of
the third act she stopped the perform.
ance, and, walking to the footlights,
addressed the audience.
She said there was man in a certain
seat on a certain aisle and row who was
annoying the women in the cast: She
pointed the man out, so that the entire
audience could see him. '' co.'s
She said the performance would not
proceed until this man left the house.
Miss Arthur then rung the curtain
down. The eyes of the audience were
turned upon the Objectionable man,
and he arose and hurriedly zigzagged
up the aisle and out of the theater.
q, Miss Arthur waited until he had
gone. Then she said: -.
II regret that it was necessary to de-
lay the performance, but this part is a
difficult one, and my company cannot
act. until we have the attention and re-
spect Of the audience =.,...,... -.
The house broke into an uproar of ap-
plause as Miss Arthur left the stage.
After q short delay the play was re-
sumed.
:! The man in the audience was under
the influence Of liquor, and was lean
ing out into the aisle and waving his
gloves to woman in the cast. He left
the theater SO hurriedly that no one
recognized him, and the managers OF
the theater refused to- diyulge his
name s.E- : r. ~ ~ ~
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Capt. John Smith sailed these Po-
tomac waters Is the head otnayipat,on.
and his little boats entered Rock creek
and anchored there. The Scotchman.
I,eall, who named the heights the Rock
Of Dunbar ton. worshiped on these yerv
banl,s. Here the Potomacs and Alalos.
tans, and occoquans 81 the south. .Jlied
their forces and met in deadly connict
the powerful Susquehannas Of the
north, and gave. them their Waterloo.
Here the aboriginal inha bitants Of the
Blue Ridge mount aims came Is hunt and
fish and spend their winters DESERVING
their mountain & resorts until the
warmth of genial spring and balmv
summer wooed them back again to the
cragsand peak the springs and streams
of the high altitude. Here, only }, gen
GRAFTON since, the soldiers of the north
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THE HORSEMAN WAS JIM.

be gone long-an' I wouldn't, either, if
it nd "a been any other man than Jim
Dawson"
With one impulse there was general
move towards the horses and wagons,
and, before the dog had ceased his wild
jubilation, Jim Dawson and his wife
and the dog were alone. Then Mrs.
Dawson came into the road and walked
swiftly away toward cabin on the OPP
posite hill. 49,.
IF you're a-comin' you'd better come
on" she called CURLY over her shoulder.
'You've put things off till IT'S power
full late, an I've got to go ho1ae and git
supper" ss&
The rider turned his fascinated eyes
from the yawning grave and the heap
of red clay beside it, and folio 'ss.d slow
ly after. The dog trotted be aide him,
his red tongue hanging, his e.. on his
masters face.
Jim Dawson sat down in thu door of
the cabin while his wife threys things
about noisily in her preparations fer
supper. ..,.. .-. .......,..-..
II couldn't help it neither way Mall
viny," he began, tremble of weakness
running through his slow drawl.s 81
was a settin' there, not a-thinxin' ut a
thing in the world, when all at once:
jest slumped; an likewise I was a lay.
in there, not a-thinkin' of a thing in tt e
world, when leone to. I'm sorry ye
had all the trouble about gettin' the
grave dug, an goin' to the fun'ral-'
The timid, yearning note was in the
soft drawl, but it brought no response
from Malyiny. A quicker ear than srs
had heard. The dog, whose head Lad
been on his masters knee, suddenly
sprang higher and laid his awkward
paws on Jim's breast, looking straight
into his eyes as only dog can look.
And then something dawned upon
Jim Dawson's troubled consciousness
Surprise and something like exultation
was in his voice as he muttered: .-
''Well, by Ned, the dogs glad come
Saturday Evening Post. A9
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-02
POWER OF SUGGESTION.
L Number of Incidents Which Show
That the Wisdom of the World
Is Cumulative.

peradventure that Washington's fare
well address was the combined work of
James Madison and Alexander Hamil-
ton, it would detract nothing what
ever from the fame and glory. of the
father of his country. The discussion
as to the authorship of this famous
state paper is similar to many other
perennial agitations which tend to un-
settle the fame of persons whose names
have been associated with celebrated
literary productions. The result, in the
case of Washington's address, will be
much the same as that which has at
tended the effort to prove that Francis
Bacon wrote the plays of William
Shakespeare.
1t is fair to assume that much of the
wisdom that has been attributed to
Washington was the result of consulta-
ton with his advisers and compatriots.
A man so deeply impressed as was
Washington with the gravity of the
duty and responsibility resting upon
him would not hesitate to seek the
opinions of others and to avail himself
OF the aid which may be obtained in
that way. It is impossible to estimate
how many of the great acts of great men
have been wrought out through the
means of suggestion. A general may
win a campaign through the idea of
an aide-de-camp. The combination of
a timely hint or thought and the power
to direct and handle the forces which
are essential to the achievement of
victory have been responsible, many
times in the history of the world, fox
memorable results. It has often hap.
pened that an idea which has affected
the destinies of nations has sprung from
a mind that failed to comprehend the
possibilities of it's own suggestion. The
master hand that carried out the
thought to it's splendid fruition reaped
the glory, but the grand result was the
product of two minds.
All great men have had their coun-
sellers and advisers. There is always
much to be gained by comparison
of the views of different minds on any
question of Importance. The great
genius which grasps at glance the
general features of a proposition and
arrives at conclusions without tedious
process of reasoning needs the aid OF
the mechanical mind which masters
all of the details and which can give
sound reason for all of it's judgments.
The wisdom of the world is cumula-
tive. It is summing up of all that
man has known since he took possession
of the globe. The man who makes an
impress on the age in which he lives
draws from the treasure house in which
is stored the lore of the ages,
and he finds in his >fellowmen
ideas and suggestions which bring to
him renown and to the world lasting
benefits. Washington occupies posi-
ton which has never beer reached by
any other American. Destiny placed
in his hands the supreme mission of
working out the experiment of popu-
lar government in the new world, but
she gave him in the accomplishment
of this task such spirits as Madison and
Hamilton and Jefferson, though they
never gained the singular distinction
which crowned their immortal chief
Kansas City Star. es... T.
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Mayor Jones, of Toledo, o., in re-
cent article takes the ground that the
idle tramp and the idle millionaire
should each contribute to the welfare
of the country. He thinks that the
capitalist should invest some of his
money in road building and the idle
vagabond should contribute some Of
his time and strength These services,
in his opinion, would be as patriotic
and as worthy of the love of men a. to
risk ones life in battle.