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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
USELESS sTRATAGEl.
a smart Trick That Failed to Work
Upon some Fearlesa Stage
Robbers. ~ $55s I:

"Yep, tn road agents used t. be purity
reckless wen / wuz drivin stage way back
in tn 70's," remarked Tank Wilson, remi-
niscently, "an' all kinds Of schemes was put
up t throw them off n the scent.
ronts thine w was dn changed on ~ all the stage
boxes were carried, but 'twan't no use.
9Th wust case of hold-up ever expert.
ences wuz durin' tn smallpox scare. We
every one + them carried belt + gold dust.
We had heerd that a new indevidooal had
taken to, tn road, an tharfore makes our
precautions. #
"Of course, if six or seven men holds up
stage it amt no use to fight, cause only
one shows hisself an all tn rest ambushes
an gifts tn drop on you. Then they comes
torrard an takes your wealth..
so we gets up scheme. We knows
road agents is purity much askeered i
smallpox, so we takes along an ole tramp.
wraps him up in bandages an hangs out q
yailer flag from TIL roof f the stage
"Jest as we wuz pullin' out f canyon we
hears familyar hail, an, of course, pulls
"Wat's that yeller flag for? ask Teller,
with his Winchester at his cheek, powerful
big teller with mask on.
Passengers got tn smallpox an
swers, in warnin' tone.
your hams up!' was the answer. Throw
down them mail bags, an that there express
box!'
Them villins took ev'ry bit f dust that
WIZ carried on the stage, an then tn head
villin thought moment to hisself, an then
pulls tn band'ges off n tn tramp. Then he
grins, an says somethin' t. one f his pard-
ners, who pulls a small box out his pocket.
9TH head villin then ranges his men
where, they could shoot US down eff we
moved. an he dips his knife point in tn
box an then jabs it half inch inter IT,
tramp's arm. He does tn same t. each an
ev'ry one f us an then SEE:
Now, there's no danger, gen'l'men.
You re all vaccynated. As fer me an my
fren's, we amt askeered f no smallpox. Ell
we wuz t. remove these yere masks you
would see we is all pockmarked.' "-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
FOR PODUNK'S HOTEL.
Some Valuable Points About Putting
Up q Cheap But Attractive
Menu.

He winked familiarly at the landlord as
he paid his bill and in confidential tone
remarked:
Il don't mind telling you that am think
ing of going into the hotel business myself
for a change: Yes, sir. that's SO! Eye
bought the biggest place for sale in Podunk,
few things about keeping a hotel-seein'
you're right in the business. There's the
menu, now; some little points on that might
york. We don't know everything down in
The landlord rubbed the bald spot on his
brow and thought moment.
"There's chicken croquettes," he said;
Chicken comes high this time of year."
Il see."
'Not one in a thousand can tell the dif~
ference between veal and chicken
"Geewhillikens! There's a pointer to
Cried chicken costs money. Fried rabbit
t taste; 1d Like it and the difference goes into
"Golly, I'm gettin' rich already"
"Quail on toast reads fine on the menu.
You don't suppose we folks in the city PAM
per our guests on real quail? Baby owls
taste so much like quail you can't tell one
from tother. And out your way owl must
be thick as pumpkins. Then there's beef
Of course s,y you've heard Of the hippophagou'
''T-h-e-the WHAT"
"Click! click! Yes, old racers. You can
buy them by the bunch of a hundred for q
song"
The man from Podunk turned pale. II
guess I've got all the points can remember
me call. Good day. Fried rabbit? Owls
on toast! H-i-pp-op. I reckon I'll call the
line there. Great business, this hotel-keep-
ing, anyhow" Times-Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

A NEST OF sIEVEs.
Their Use II Called For Almost Every
Day In Every Variety Of Farm
& Work.

The value of set of sleeves with
meshes of varying degrees Of finenees
is too apparent to need argument.
Their use is called for almost every day
upon the farm. They are useful in sep
arating weed, seed from grain that is to
be sown. nssfact, all seed grain ought
to be sifted with mesh just fine
enough to hold the sound. plump, per-
feet grains, and to let all foreign seed
and shriveled grain pass through,
This is but one out of the many i'm
portant uses to which sieves may be
put. 1t is important, however. to have
a whole line of these articles, else just
the right mesh will always be lacking.
A very handy arrangement is shown in
the cut. A boxlike framework is made
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

The widespread public interest in the con-
Test for the fast mail contract between Chi
cago and Omaha has caused one to tempo
rarily overlook the similar achievement of
che Great Northern railway in establishing
quick mail communication from New York
via Chicago and st. Paul to Seattle, and
thence to the Orient. The fast Pacific mail
service by way of St. Paul to the Puget
Sound country is now quite as remarkable
as that via Omaha to San Francisco. On
January 8 the Great Northern placed in
service fast through mail and passenger
the mail pouches never once leave the car
after the transfer at st. Paul.
From New York to Seattle the time by
this Northern route is just four days.
East of St. Paul the mails are carried on
several roads, but west of that city-on q
miles-the mail goes through without
change across five great states on the
tracks OF the Great Northern. Forty-f1ve
minutes are consumed in transferring the
mails in Chicago and thirty minutes in
st: Paul. After that the Northern Orien-
tai flyer does the rest without a pause
until the Asiatic mails 60 on board the
steamer of the Japan Mail Steamship
Company. Both the Importance of Seat
tie as an Oriental shipping point and the
speed of the Great Northern transcontin-
entail mail service make the achievement q
noteworthy feature OF american railway
progress.
The Puget Sound cities have already be-
come formidable rivals of San Francisco as
regards the freight and passenger traffic
for Japan, China and Asiatic potts. The
steamer route from Seattle to the Orient
seems to be more FREQ from storms than
that from San Francisco, and as q large
proportion of the Oriental exports are pro-
ducts Of the Northwest, the freight traffic
has naturally taken this course. The fact
that the full capacity Of the Japan Mail
Steamship company's boats is engaged as
far ahead as next August, is in itself strik-
ing proof of the growing Importance Of the
Oriental trade that has its outlet at Seattle.
= For these, and other reasons, the fast
mail to the Pacific coast, for which the
Great Northern holds the government con-
tract, is fully as important as that which
daily rushes across the plains and noun
tains to San Francisco. The Great North.
ern has been as much alive to the keen riv-
airy for speed and honors as have the
Northwestern, Rock Island and Burlington,
and it is but fair that the achievements of
Its fast daily transcontinental mail should
be included in the new chapter of railway
Advancement now being written by the
Western railroads. Chicago Tribune, Jan
IA, 1899.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Rolling and narrowing Soil,

The effect of rolling soil is to COM
pact it, to close up the spaces between
the grains produced by cultivation, Ind
thus to facilitate the rise of moisture to
the immediate surface. It does good in
grain fields that need the moisture, but
it means a heavy loss of moisture if the
soil thus remains compact. Agood rule
then is to roll the land whenever the
crop shows the need of moisture, and
that crop is shallow-rooted, and as soon
as moisture becomes apparent at the
surface to loosen the soil with a har-
row to about three inches. The grain
will not be materially injured by the
harrow, the excessive escape of needed
moisture will be prevented, and at the
same time the roots will secure sup
ply-=American. Fruit Growers Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Saving Garden Fertilixer..

All farm waste should find their way
into a compost heap, although real ma
nure can best be spread as soon az
made. Laundry, kitchen and other
slops, night earth, etc., are all rich in
nitrogen. All weed waste should be
added to the pile, much Of which is rich
in fertilizing material, but herein lies
danger in spreading the seeds, which
the ordinary heat Of the pile is not suffi-
Gent to kill. If there is suspicion Of
weed seed in the pile, it should be re-
composted in layers, with covering
of fresh nnslacked lime on each layer.
When the pile is completed, it should
be thoroughly drenched and then Gov.
cred with soil, well frmed to prevent
loss Of nitrogen. The shaking OF the
lime will generate great heat which
will kill all seeds. Western Plowman
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Rough Bark on old Trees.

The gradual thickening of bark on
trees is often objected to as an evi-
dence of unthriftiness. But it is al
most always comes on trees when they
get to be Of bearing age; and except
for harboring the cocoons of the cod
ling moth it does no. harm. Scraping
this bark off through the winter re-
moves the protection, and the cocoon
exposed to snow and rain perishes.
These cocoons will be usually found
on the side opposite. where the prevail
ing wind blows, as this is partly pro:
tected against beating rains, especially
if the tree trunk leans that way. Only
the bark that readily comes off should
be removed. Scraping the trunk down
to the green bark will cause some kinds
of trees to sun scald and is injurious.
Make the tree grow vigorously and the
rough bark will roll of Of itself or with
very little effort.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Winter-Grovn Pie Plant.

Growing pie plant in winter has
passed the experimental stage and be-
come profitabl industry. Thousands
Of dollars are paid the gardeners each
winter for the product, which is bought
at. high prices, both for home consump-
ton and for shipment. Any cellar or
outbuilding which can be made abso-
lutely frost proof and light proof will
answer the purpose. There is no OBJ
lection to the house cellar, as no ma
nure and very little water are re-
quired, so no odor or dampness will.
arise. The labor Of growing is so lit
tie and the profits 50 large that the
most greedy ought 70 be satisfied with
the results.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

The Introduce ion 81 telephone sy,-
tens into isolated farming communi-
ties has proved f. be . great conven-
fence wherever it has been tried. IL
have had occasion to notice the effect
in large number OF communities in
northern New England, within the past
two years. Next to good roads, cons
slider the ablishment of telephone
communication between county and
village the most important advance
step that rural community can take.
The value of mans farm is not de-
pendent so much on the distance from
town or railroat.., as it is on the time re-
quired to reach them. The value Of
good roads, both for business and pleas
ure, has been so clearly demonstrated,
and so much has been written on the
subject within recent years, that per-
manent road building is not only in
dorsed, but the work is actually being
done all over New England. So, also,
is the telephones Both have the same
object, quicker and better transporta-
ton. The highway carries the farmer
and his produce. The telephone carries
information. One ounce of foresight
is worth a pound of hindsight, and the
telephone can safely be said to furnish
the foresight.
With the aid of the telephone the
farmer can keep posted on the market,
many times can bargain and sell his
produce before it leaves his premises.
He can save many useless trips to town
by practically bringing the town to
him lover the wire). tits truly wonder
full, the way that news can travel over
the telephone. Within an hour from
the time the Associated Press was tele-
graphing dispatches to the daily papers
in the large cities, announcing the great
| naval victories in our conflict with
Spain, the telephones were whispering
the same thrilling news into the ears
of subscribers up in the back woods
from Maine to California. In fact, it
is said that the people in California
heard the news two hours, by the clock
before it happened.
The. telephone business in all the
| larger ClL1cS Guu lO" LIS 1S COu
large corporations that make direct
personal communication possible be.
tween points 500 to 1000 miles apart
Local companies can be organized to
operate in country communities, al
comparatively small cost to the sub
scribers, and afford great deal Of
profit and amusement as well. I have
had a telephone in my house the past
| year, and now think could hardly KEEP
house without it. A few weeks ago, the
whole family were entertained for ar
hour listening. to the soft, mellow
strains of music that came to us ove1
the wire from the band concert in the
city, four miles distant. Having ha6
two years. experience in constructing
and operating telephone lines, can say
frankly and freely that the telephone
has brought joy and gladness to many
an isolated home, and is an investment
that rays dividends every day in thu
year.-C. w. Scarf, in Rural New
Yorker.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
"Our Southern s,ster.."

A handsomely illustrated booklet bearing
this title has just been issued by the Pas.
senger Department of the Chicago & East.
scriptive matter of interest to tourists go.
ing to Cuba and Porto Rico and contains
many illustrations of places of note in the
West Indies. An important feature of the
booklet is description of the two fast daily
through trains run by this Company and the
route traversed, choice of which is given
to tourists. Copy will be sent free on ap
plication to G. L. Stone, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Very Low Rates Via the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway.

Semi-monthly excursions to The south
Texas, the Empire state of the Union, un.
paralleled as to resources and products and
with an area exceeding all the Eastern and
Middle States. The statistical reports of
products, as compiled by the commissioners
of Texas, indicate this section as having the
greatest possible advantages in it's mild and
equable climate and in the variety and pro-
ductiveness of its soil. For further infor-
nation, descriptive pamphlets and dates of
excursions, apply to T. B. Cookery, Dist. P.
A., Des Moines. Ia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Reelection Of q Bachelor,

The dreariest thing is wasted love.
In winter lingerie is just plain underwear.
A man doesn't begin to love till his pas
zion becomes of age.
Eve never meant to eat the apple; she
only wanted to taste it.
p The more a woman studies finance the
mrer she is that nothing makes thing SO
clear as pattern.
When a woman resolves to spread sun.
shine and happiness around her she begins
by carrying sad, wistful look in her eyes
and talking in low, mournful voice.-N.
v Presa
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
i" Greater America. >

Full information about the new Pacific
possessions Of the United States. A hand
some booklet just out, most complete publ
cation yet issued. Beautifully illustrated,
Maps, Statistics of Exports and Imports,
Possibilities of Oriental Trade, Merchant
Marine of the World and interesting infor-
nation. All for 2 cent stamp. F. l. Whit
ney, Gen. Passenger Agent Great Northern
Railway, st. Paul, MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
SAFE TREE GUARD.
1t Prevents Injury to Trees by Rnl.
bits and Mice and Saves Labor
I IA as..-Gg ~ 81 and@aAnxiety.a 7Sl, a5s

It is best to adopt effective measures
for preventing injury to trees by rab-
bits and mice and save labor and anx-
iety. It can be done easily and cheap
~, as follows: Take common plaster
ing laths, cut them in halves, then, with
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
GYPSUM IN THE SOIL.
Substance Ii Not Inimical to
Plant Growth.

It has generally been supposed that
gypsum, when used as fertilizer, is
valuable largely because it attracts
moisture and furnishes some material
which nourishes the plants in extreme
~ dry weather. As soil for producing
vegetation, it has never been consid-
cred, indeed it has not been supposed
that plants would grow in it, but some
experiments at agricultural stations
show that plants will flourish in pure
gypsum and make an almost phenom-
email growth. Grain and plants were
raised in this soil with most surprising
results. Experiments also have been
made in growing pl;,-.is and grain IN
clean, white sand. The results of these
efforts may, it is said, almost revolu-
tionize the growing of certain forms of
vegetation. AS case in point: Some
years ago a family moved into a new
house which was built upon an I'M
promising gypsum bed. The mistress
of the house was extremely fond of
flowers and bewailed the fact that she
could have no flower garden. Finally
her house plants became so trouble
some that she turned them into the sand
bed, digging holes and dropping them
in regardless of order or system, and
left them, as she supposed, to die. Her
establishment may be imagined when
she grew such verbenas, petunias,
geraniums and other plants as she
never raised in her life. The neighbors
insisted that she must have used some
commercial fertilizer, but the fact was
that the roots found abundant nour-
ishment in what would usually be con-
sidered absolutely worthless SOIL
Journal of Agriculture.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
RELOCATING A SPRING.

RELOCATING A SPRING.
BILE in such case to follow the vein
of water that supplies the spring back
onto higher ground and give it an out
let there, as at x in the illustration,
Sufficient height is then afforded for
carrying the water to the building de.
sired. This plan is of course only pos
sible where the water vein keeps near
the surface.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

Truth lies at the bottom of a WE'LL
But how can truth Gle" anywhere.-L. A
w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

DEAR Mrs haze been thousand since wrote
like different
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vice carefully, and now feel like
ache, headache, nervous tired
feeling, painful menstruation
and leucorrhea. .. .
Itook four bottles Of Vegetable
Compound, one box of Liver
Pills, and used one package of
Sanative Wash, and am now well.
I thank you again for the good
you have done for me.-ELLA E.
BRENNER, East Rochester, Ohio.
Great numbers of such letters as
the above are constantly being re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham from wo-
men who owe their health and
happiness to her advice and
medicine. . S.s>
Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is Of
fered free to all suffering women
who are puzzled about them
selves. s
If YOU have backache don't neg
Ilectit, or try heroically to "work
itdown," you must reach the root
Of, the trouble, and nothing will
do this so safely and surely as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Backache 10 accom-
panied by q lot Of other aches
4 and wearying sensations, but
they nearly always come from !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

AS soon as baby has learned to talk it be
comes necessary to teach it to keep quiet
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
LOCATION OF SPRING.
Where the Water Vein IL Near the
Surface Changing 1t Requires
Little Labor.

1t often happens that spring is
just trifie too low to permit water
&C be brought from it to house or
barn by pipe. It is sometimes posi-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Sound Logic.

Old Gentleman-Seven dollars for pal,
of eyeglasses? can't see it, sir.
Optician-Of course not, sir. If you
could you wouldn't need them.-Jewelers'
We.klv
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
THANKFUL TO MRS. PINKHAM.

Earnest Words Women Have Been Relieved
Against Neglect
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

The EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
y due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
70 the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
20. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
oy the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, q knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRN1A FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
OF the excellence of it's remedy. It is
lar in advance of all other laxatives,
as 1T acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. n. 4.
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the Remove the Of these
her experience II the following letter.
medicine troubled with
Thanks Lydia q Pnkham. q
reever st
Woanea Benefited s. md Meae
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co,
Fast Mail to Seattle.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
LOUI6v1LLE. Ky. NEW YORK. n, r.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-21
An Old Mexican District.

The Denver Mining Reporter says
that Samuel l.. Tyson passed through
Denver a few days ago en- route from
Mapami, Durango, Mexico, to his old
home near Philadelphia, Mr. Tyson
for a number of years was in charge
of the Penoles Mining company near
Mapami, which is capitalized with $500
shares of stock, which is now paying
a dividend of $50 per share per month,
no dividend for seven years past being
less than $50 per month per share. Mr..
Tyson is largely interested in mining
properties in Durango, and recently
sold a copper property near Mapami
which is now being operated with two
furnaces on ore running about per
cent, copper and two ounces silver
The bodies of ore are large. one
cross-cut being over 100 feet in a
solid body of ore between limestone
and porphry. This property was work
ed many years ago and then abandon
because of the low values of the ore.
Mapami recently celebrated its 3OOth
anniversary. having been founded in
16gS