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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
ROADS NEED REPAIRS.
A Connecticut Law Wisely Provides
That They Should BE Made
Whenever Necessary.

As the state IL preparing to spend
nearly 100000 a year for road improve
ments, including the salary and exc
penses of the commissioner and dep
uties, it is not only fit but absolutely
necessary that provision should be
made for keeping the roads SO i'm.
proved in good condition. Experience
shows that many towns will not do this.
From carelessness or parsimony they
allow what has been made good road
to deteriorate from the moment the
original work was completed, and
nothing deteriorates much more
promptly than neglected highway.
If the state has paid half or two-thirds
the cost of the improvements it has am
leground for requiring that the towns
it has aided shall use proper diligence
to retain and continue the benefits of
the states contribution. In this sense
the clause in this years bill which di-
reefs the commissioner to see that
proper repairs, are made from time to
time is the most important feature in
it. It is founded in both justice and
economy.
That the danger of neglect is no idle
fancy is known to all who have looked
into the results of bodybuilding in
Connecticut thus far, but it is oppor-
tune to quote few lines from the An
sonia Sentinel on the subject because
that excellent paper illustrates the po-
sition from the experience of its own
bailiwick. 1t says: ''This will compel
the repairing of the roads which, ow:::g
to neglect and iheffciency, are fast be-
coming worthless, such as the road
in Ansonia and Derby, laid two or more
years ago."
Towns will have to remember that it
is one thing to build roads because they
can have half or two-thirds or three
quarters of the cost paid by the state,
and quite another thing to undertake
the responsibility of creating and
maintaining good roads. The former
phrase has described the situation
thus far. Towns have been urged to
vote roads so as to get their share of
the state appropriation" They could
buy road for half price or less, and so
they were ready to do it. But every
road builder knows that money so
spent is wasted unless contin-
ual annual outlay follows it. You
might as we'll buy steam en-
CINE and try to run it without
constant care as to build good
road and leave it alone. Under the
old system some roads have been built
which would not have been touched if
the condition for proper maintenance
had accompanied the appropriation
No community which will not keep up
it's roads after it gets them cares
enough about good roads to be helped
in obtaining them.-Hartford Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
THE GRAND BRACE
Of the H0us4 Next
MORniug.

One Of the bohemian citizens Of the town
went home the other night after having
donned . pair of skates that would Eave slid
him over an Arizona desert with tie mer.
curry bubbling out Of the top Of the thermom-
eter. He had no recollection Of how be rot
home, and even the next morning he was
not certain whether he was on q storm.
tossed Atlantic liner or making leap from
balloon minus . parachute. He went
down to the breakfast table with enough wet
towels wrapped around his head to make
turban for the mahdi. His wife met him
with reproaches in her eyes, but she did not
scold him. She wanted to inform him of his
conduct the night before, however.
My DEAR" she said, did you know that
you came very near killing Us all when you
went to bed last night?"
Nope" said her husband, thickly, % he
felt his hot forehead.
well, you did. You knocked over the
baby's cradle. Then you blew out the gas
sna t Ta we're e. nearly a'phyxased What do
Her husband is usually resourcefuI man,
but the fumes of many cocktails taken the
night before somewhat clouded his intellect.
he made grand brace and tried to look pa
thetic..
"Mloye," he said, as a ray Of inspiration
burst through his foggy brain, WASN'T
here to die with ou:'C-Washington Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
The Boiled Butter Business.

One of the worst and most insidious
enemies of good cream butter is
process or "boiled" butter. When but
ter becomes so bad and rancid as to be
absolutely worthless for any purpose,
it is melted to it's original oil, treated
with alkaloids, freed from volatile oil,
re-crystalized, and then churned with
sour milk. to freshen it. This produces
thoroughly renovated and it is
claimed wholesome butter with a good
body which will easily show a butter
fat content of 80 per cent. From a
standpoint too of chemical analysis, it
cannot be considered adulterated nor
an imitation. The only protection the
producers of good fresh butter have is
to insist that this manufactured prod
uct shall be sold as renovated or boiled
butter.-Journal of Agriculture.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
a LITTLE NONSENSE.

'sHe has very decided viewa, hasn't
he?" Eyes; they are decided by his
wife. . London Tit-Bits.
.sYour friend has wonderful mental
grasp ''He has, was the weary an
swer. He thinks he owns the earth"
Washington Star. ...s...3
It was Edith's first visit to the coun-
try, and while there she saw one of her
grandfather's horses shod. 'My!" she
exclaimed on reaching the house,
grandpa had q breast pin put on every
one of his horses feet."-Judge. -.&
No. Observation-Disclosures greatly
scandalized) Ills it possible, Hannah,
you are making bread without washing
your hands % New Kitchen Girl
''Lor', what's the difference, mum?
It's brown bread.''-American Hebrew.
Byrne-Tumber-"I heard comment
up at the academy to-day upon that
painting of yours, The Harvesters.' "
M. Preshnist - Complimentary? p
Byrne-Tumber- can't decide. A
rustic-looking visitor glanced at it for
few moments and remarked that it
made him d."-Standard and Cath
Ollie Times. -.
Bess-"So Tom had the impudence to
kiss you last night?" Tess Eyes, but
he came around to-day to explain. He
said: I'm sorry if I hurt you. 1 admit
I'm only an apology for man, but I
love you, and that was the only way I
could tell you.'" Bess-"The idea!
Well?" Tess-"Well, I accepted the
apology. Standard.
Mrs. Brown-"Our language is full
of misnomers. For instance, I met a
man once who was a perfect bear, and
they called him civil engineer" Mrs.
Smith-"Yes, but that's not so ridic-
ulous as the man they call teller in a
bank. He won't tell you anything. I
asked one the other day how much
money my husband had on deposit,
and he just laughed at me- House
hold Words.
An ungallant man in the west sued a
lady who had rejected his suit and
married another for the expenses in
CURED by him while counting her, and
was given damages by an equally I'M
gallant jury. Which betrays mercen-
airy disposition in that region to tax
women on the luxury hitherto conceded
to them free, as an inalienable pre-
negative of their sex to break hearts,
Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
FORM OF THE RUBBING POST.

venient forms are shown in the illus
tration. The one at a is simply post
set in the ground at an angle, and the
one at b consists of two posts with a
top piece. One of these posts must be
considerably higher than the other, so
that the upper piece will slope. The
posts must be set firmly in the ground
and the top piece mortised in; other
wise it will be broken Offs. e. Mile,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Dairy Cows Eating straw.

Wherever grain is grown largely
and it's straw is stacked in the barn
yard after threshing, cows have great
liking for rubbing themselves against
the stack to rid themselves of the flies
that torment them. A fence should be
built around the stack to protect it
from being pulled to pieces. Cows will
eat considerable straw, picking at it,
and they will often eat enough Of the
chaff to lessen their flow of milk. This
chaff makes good winter feed if mois-
tened and grain meal or bran is mixed
with it. Thus fed even the straw will
not help dry the cows of, as it will if
fed dry.-American Cultivator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Germs I'm the Fore.Milk,

With regard to the number of germs
present in the fore-milk, Prof. Harrison
found that in the first few strains Of
milk removed from the teats they
varied from $4,000 to $4,000 per cubic
centimeter; while the numbers present
in the remainder of the milk amounted
to only from 800 to 4,so0 per cubic
centimeter. These figures clearly
demonstrate how important it is that
the first few drops of milk from each
teat should be MIXED into a separate
receptacle and subsequently thrown
away, and should on no account be
mixed with the bulk of the milk.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
COMFORT FOR STOCK.
Rubbing Post Placed Here and There
in Shndeless Pastures Will
N save the Fences.

In pastures where there are no trees
or underbrush, stock will often rub
against fences, causing considerable
injury, particularly if the fences are
made of rails or boards. If rubbing
posts are provided this will be obvi-
ated to certain extent, and the stock
given considerable comfort. Two con-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Combination Walking sticks.

A clergyman has designed combina-
ton stick that leaves the combination
knife a long way behind. It is made OF
the finest tube steel and in addition to
its use as a walking stick it can be made
to serve as seat, a hook for reaching
out-of-the-way objects, g. stand for a
camera and a silt for looking over the
heads of a crowd. Itcontains tweezers,
railway key, wire cutter, microscope,
telescope, pipe. match box, bottle aud
several other things. Is sss ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
QueePness Of Men.

It's wise child that knows its own father
when it sees him out in company.
It doesn't take much Of man to tell how
thing ought to be done. The one who goes
and does it deserves the praise.
Inc man who goes to church may not en-
Joy the sermon, but he generally goes home
with good appetite for his Sunday dinner.
It IS Claimed by some people that badness
indicates great brain power, but the makers
OF alleged hair restorers keep on getting
rich.-Chicago Times Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Cost OF Lnunchtnr.

T The cast of launching a battleship
runs away with something like $40, 900.
The great leviathan requires some five
tons of tallow and over a ton Of oil and
soft soap to persuade her to leave her
cradle and glide peacefully into the
water. Chicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Irony.

"Did ye iver notice mon from st. Louis?"
inquired the janitor philosopher. "WiII, if
ye didn't it's worth yer whole Up tn
boulevard he struts wild hid Elevated. Sud-
dinly thors a big commotion an he's lift
ed off his fate by an autymobile. He picks
himsilf up, goes home an tills his frinds tn
horsellss carriages av Chicago are run by
jackasses; but thot tn jackasses are insoide.
Oh, he's bitter lobster. "-Chicago Evening
News
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
EFFECTIVE BRAKE BLOCK,

wagon. The driver stops to rest his
team, and instead of applying the
brake, the team is allowed to slacken
it's traces so the weight of the load will
rest on the self-acting chock block.
When the team starts again the team
merely has to start the load instead
of having to pull against the brake I'M
til it can be loosened.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

Some scientists have claimed that music
has the power to soothe the nerves. But the
quickest way to cure nervousness is to
strengthen the nervous system. We know
of nothing which will accomplish this quick
er than Hostetter's Stomach BNters. 1t is
the one medicine that is successful above
all others in the treatment of blood, stomach
and liver diseases. Do not take a substi-
tute. See that a private Revenue Stamp
covers the neck of the bottle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

"Oh, that should have married funny
man." she walled. what is the matter.
lovely, dear:" asked her most intimate
friend. HE came home and told me he had
a sure way to keep jelly from getting moIdy
at the top, and when I asked him how, he
said turn it upside down. Boston Trav-
eler
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

How did the family come out in the mat
ter OF settling the estate?" was asked of one
of the brothers.
Might have been worse, but we finally
succeeded in effecting a compromise with
our lawyer by which he agreed to let us
have half. detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
RELIABLE BRAKE BLOCK.
Used with Success by the Teamstera
in the Mountainous Regions
of the Northwest.

A three-cornered block (a) of wood
is fastened by chains or wired to the
brake beam of a wagon so that.it will
drag on the ground about two inches
behind one of the rear wheels of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

The only safe remedy for the yellows
is to cut out every affected tree ard this
must be done systemat ically and thor
oughly. 3....
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
Narrow TIRE. Ruin Roads.

Massachusetts, and New Jersey have
spent more than any other states in
improving their roads, but still allow
the highways to be cut up by heavy
loads drawn on narrow tires.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

To Cure . Cold In One Dsy
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If il fails to cure &c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

The car conductors motto is:-sEet ~
put off till tomorrow the man who cannot
pay to-day."-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

Fact in Physiology-'They say man
VINO turns pale when he gets mad is the most
dangerous. II guess that is so. A man
who is scared nearly out Of his boots will
put up an awful fight. Indianapolis jour.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

can recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. d.
Townsend. Fl. Howard. Wis, May 4, "a.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

The depth Of feeling displayed by the
mosquito touches all mankind. - Chicago
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

The people who can't see joke are not
halt so cooperating as those who do see it
but don't think much of it.-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

Men are never so good or bad as their
pinions-Mackintosh
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

Halls CataFrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
In Favor Of Road Bon az.

In Favor OF NOaO BOn0B.
The good road convention of Alder
marie, Nd, favors issuing bonds for
$15o,000, to run 40 or so years, for road
Improvement purposes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

me where you do the work so long as
sou do it. And if you want to pay for
having it drawn back and forth, why
that's just so much more business for
my teams. But don't see how you're
going to make a living going at it that
way"
did not try to enlighten him, but
closed the bargain at once, and that
afternoon his teams began hauling
wood to our yard.
'You see," said to Laura, when
explained matters to her, "by this ar
rangement I can be near you all day
long. And then saving wood is nice,
clean work, and will be splendid ex-
ercise."
The dear girl saw the point at once,
and approved my decision heartily.
She even tore up two of her flower beds
to make room for me to work in near
the house.
When informed of the state of affairs
the author of the monograph remarked
that lit would give me an awful appe-
tite," and looked despairingly at the
cook book.
Feed me on bacon" said, encourage
ingly. ''They say it's splendid for
workingmen, and, besides, I can use the
rind on the saw
Aunt Alice looked at it from a diff
ferent point of view. She declared that
II wasn't strong enough for such work,
and that it was shame for Laura to
permit me to do it." At this Laura
looked 80 blank that I hastened to
assure her that was quite strong
enough for the work; in fact, that it
would be only mild exercise for me,
such as I was accustomed to at, col
lege and before
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08

But you can't climb the stairs or
even work the elevator. with that cramp
in your back, and that dull, tired, stiff
feeling in your arms and legs" he went
on. ~#
II am as fresh as a daisy I replied.
BY this time we were both grasping
the pan and struggling for the posses
sion of it. He was bound to see his, joke
through and make me stick at the
wood-sawinguntilI dropped from sheer
exhaustion. was determined not to
give him that opportunity to use it. He
stood with the weight of his body rest
ing on one foot and the other advanced
carelessly. stepped in, caught the
ankle of the leg which supported him in
the crook of my opposite foot, and, with
twist, threw him backward to the
ground.
To my shame and regret, was more
successful than I expected to be. Alexis
head struck the stone border of our
long walk, and he was knocked sense
less. Perhaps it was fortunate that the
accident happened, for Cicely confided
10 me that she intended to set the house
Oh fire if the dishpan trick of hers did
not work. AS it was, Alex soon re-
covered, and got good rest for the
remainder of the morning.-From An
Experimental Wooing," E. r. Herrick
& Co. @
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23

Vancouver, p. c., June 22-Mr. and
Mrs. Byers, said to be American tour
lists, left Melbourne, Australia. on an
oppossum hunt, and a binding snow
storm coming on. became lost. Mr..
Byers left his wife in a sheltered spot
to get help. Not returning Mrs. Byers
started to look for him. She wandered
about in a wild country eight days,
having nothing to eat but fern roots
and nettlcs and one dead opossum.
She was attacked by wild dogs, and
climbed a tree to escape them. When
the dogs ran after some wallabies she
commenced her weary tramp again.
Reaching the river. she spied a boat
drawn up on the bank, and laid down
by it's side to wait for the owner who
came almost too late Her husband
perished in the snow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23

Danbury, Conn, June 22.-The po-
lice of this city are looking for a tall
man dressed in black who attempted
to destroy the sight of young woman
last night by throwing into her face
a handful Of cayenne pepper, with
which he had mixed many of the sharp
steel points of needles.
The young woman was Miss Ollie
Richmond, who lives with her brother
in-law, William Slade, at 373 Main
street She was about to enter her
home when the man seized her from
behind, and, drawing her head back
upon his shoulder, threw the pepper in
to her upturned face.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
RUSSIAN TO SUE MEXICO
Baron de Loudon Wants 100000
Damages for imprisonment.

Tampico, Mexico, June 22.-Baron
de I.oudon. of Russia, mas left here for
the City of Mexico, where he goes on
the advice of the Russian Minister to
bring suit against the Mexican Gov
ernment for 100000 damages for i'm
priSonment in the Port of Tuzpam
without grounds. 1t appears that the
baron, through ignorance of the laws
or the customs of the port, sailed into
and out of the harbor of Tuzpam in
his private yacht for the purpose Of
getting food for one of the quaran-
tined vessels of the National line of
steamers without having authority or
papers to cover his actions. For this
reason he was arrested, placed in Jail
and fined $500. He Immediately wired
the Russian Minister at Mexico, who
advised that the baron had better
come to Mexico at once and institute
proceedings against the government to
recover damages.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23

GRAIN-Wheat: Strong No. . red
quoted S51sc., f. o. b., aloat. and S77Sc
elevator; No. / Northern Duluth. S56sc.,
to arrive and S52sc., spot f. d. b., afoat
basis On the curb July wheat ranged
from S32sc to SO 9-16c.
Corn: No. 2 corn was quoted 41%c.
elevator, 41Ae. delivered and 42c. f. o.
b. ahoat. July ranged from 40%c. to
407Sc.
Oats: No. 3, 30lac.; No. oats. 30c.;
No. . white, 321ac.; No. white, 3115c.
track mixed, 30G32c.; track white, 326
371ac.; No. white clips, 33i5c.
Rye: Market steady. No. 2 Western
651hc, and No. Western, 6Bc., both f.
o. b. ahoat; State rye, 60c. c t. f. New
York car lots.
Barley: Market quiet Feeding. 40
Ale. c. l. f. Buffalo; mailing, 47@50c.
delivered
Flour and Meal: Spring patents. $4.00
dS4.20; winter straights, $3.50t6S3. IS;
winter patents, $3.S5@$4.00; spring
clears. SO. 3.10G$3 so; extra No 1 winter,
S3.00d$3. 10; extra No. 2 wiater, $3.50
@$2T0.
Beeves: Receipts. No trading. Feel
ing strong. No change reported in
cable quotations.
Calves: Feeling firm. City dressed
veals firm at 9@10hc.; little calves, ca
7c.; dressed buttermilks, 7@7Rc.
Sheep and Lambs: Common to good
sheep sold at So. .2564. 621a per 100 lbs;
nearly n carload of choice Ohio do at
$500; fair to good lambs at $7.0O6
$3.50; dressed mutton firm at 769c.,
and extra stock sold as high as 91bc.
Hogs: Fair to prime were quoted at
"a. 150$4.25 per 100 fbs.; country
dressed steady.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
Alahaman Killed by Train.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, June 22.-As w.
Il. Lingood, night clerk at the Quinn
Hotel. and J. b. Ellis. of Bailey
Springs, Ala, We're walking down the
switch yards, they were passed by a
switch train. While this train was
passing another train was backing up
from the rear, which they could not
hear. Both men were hit by it. Lin
good was knocked between the tracks
and escaped with only few bruises,
but Ellis had both legs badly crushed,
and died in two hours.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23

Washington. June 22--Secrctary
Long has received Il despatch from
Capt. Reisinger, commandaut of the
Pensacola Vla.J Navy Yard, which
says:
Fire and heavy explosion mt Port
Pickens. Have sent fire apparatus and
working force to assist"
Fort Plckens is one of the defenscs
In Pensacola HarbOr. Fort Baronicas
and Warrington being the others. Bat
teries III and l. First Artillery, are sta
toned at Baronicas and Pickens.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
Capt. Dreyi1s's Return.

Paris, June 21.-The family Of Can't
Dreyfus has been Informed that he
Will land In France some time in the
course Of the night Of June "a or early
on June p. Upon debarking Dreyfus
will go direct to Rennes. None of the
family will be present when he lands.
1t Is announced that the court-martial
Of Dreyfus at Rennes will be public.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
Wild Storm in New York.

Middletown, N. z, June 21.-There
was terrible wind and rain storm
throughout this section of the State
late yesterday afternoon. There was
thunder lightning and hail to complete
the effect. The rain fell in torrents
and caused serious floods. Telegraph
and telephone poles were blown down,
trees uprooted and houses injured.
Lightning also is reported to have
struck several houses.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
No Hone of SnNino Paris.

Falmouth, Eng and, June 21.-A
heavy southerly gale which has pre-
vailed here for twenty-four hours has
compelled the salvers to desert the
American Line steamship Paris, now
aground on the Nanacle rocks. 1t is
likely that the vessel will be forced
further ashore an6 broken in two.