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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20

for Washington tomorrow with bill pro
yldtng for statehood. leaving to congress
tho right TO annex such other lands and al
such times as 1t may see fit
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20

Amelie IL anxious that ner literary works
should have the honor OF translation into
French. She comes here spaciAly to use her
iphrerce and personal charms to win literary
recognition IN Paris. and VIII probably main
tain literary salon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20

TO CURE a EbID IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets
All druggists refund tho money II IL falls
10 cure r. w. Groves signature is on
each box. % cepts.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20
rexns at TuIap.

., uneans' November ls.-The elevens
vs,s ne University Of Tulane and ~. ~.
hsii Of Texas will play their annu n %n,-
80 same Al Tulane campus M Monday '' Sf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20

Is noted for fine molasses P. r.. old
lashion plantation. packed In cans, Is the
oest' Ask your grocer for II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
Pain Conquered; Health Re-
stored by Lydia E. PINT
hams Vegetable Compound.
rLE71ra 30 MRS. prxxHAn NO.. oa,6se1

ILLf1E1 30 MRS. HINKAAA NO. 0zy6@e1
"Ifeel it my duty to write and thank
you for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. Il Is the only
medicine have found that has done
me any good. Before taking your medi-
cine, was all run down, tired all the
time, no appetite, pains in my back and
bearing down pains and great suf-
ferer during reconstruction. After tax
ing two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt like new
woman. lam now on my fourth bottle
ard all my pains have left me. I feel
better than have felt for three years
and would recommend your Compound
to every suffering woman. i hope this
letter will help others to find . cure
for their troubles" - MRs. DELLA
RExIcKER, RENssELAER, IND.
The serious ills of women develop
from neglect of early symptoms. Every
pain Ind ache has a cause, and the
warning they give should not be disre-
garded.
: Mrs. Pinkham understands these
troubles better than any local phy-
stefan and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled shout her
health. Mrs. Pinkham,s address is
Lynn, Mass. Don't put off writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at the first indication Of truubls.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
Z CRRAr RUr1ppR1sx


= worthy American citizen, havins nsde
fortune, Jared forth to zee the world -
ropean business ways and habits thoruuGhly
disguised this nervously keen expert =
money.making and he poured forth II
scorn to some friends he met IL Paris. One
OF them, knowing the ignoran0e Of The -
gentleman on subjects without the cifela =
which he lived, ventured on q iobe 81 = q
agree with you" he said: II aaree with
You thoroughly. Why, do you know, sir,
:! was last week in q city Of $4,000 inhab.
ltants-7and was overcome, sir--oyercome
to find they hadn't livery stable 3 ths
"No-you don't tell me!'' answered the
victim: Gentlemen, see there! just con
eider that! Then Jumping. to his feet @
the thought struck him. why, gentlemen.
z fortunes awaiting someone there
Where's the place! What's the name q
Venice" said the Joker.
Good!i I'm tired of this place ANYWAY.
LII go right down there Tomorrow, and put
little horse.seHse into the town. Gentle.
you choose"
They were all in it, and they invested their
Trend with powers plenipoteatiary. The
s Story mas no dramatic point, save that It i q
historic fact that Venice was visited. No
one ever heard an account of that visit, but
Tor long afterward no participant In the
Joke could get within hailing distance of the
seit-appolnted pioneer of American enter.
pf1se.-darper's Round Table.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
AMONG, THE POULTRY.

Onions chopped fine make desir-
able relish for chicks.
Dispose of surplus or Gull cockerels
as soon as marketable.
After breeding season separate male
birds from the females.
AS the chicks mature, separate the
males from the females.
Never allow your chicks to roost on
their own droppings. Change their
coops often.
Chicks should have animal protein.
Chicks must always have a plentiful
supply of water and grit.
Granulated charcoal is eaten greedily
by chicks; it absorbs the gases in the
bowels and regulates them.
If your chicks have diarrhoea feed
or two middlings will ofttimes stop
it. If constipated feed a few feeds Of
bran.
If hens have formed the egg-eating
habit, take a. lot of egg shells, crush
them up fine and feed them all they will
eat. They can usually be found in
quantities at bakeries.-Rural World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
THE FARM MANURES.
Made, Except When the Ground
Is Soft in Spring.

Farm manures is more popular sub
ject in the west than it was even as late
as ten years ago. Over the larger por-
ton of the west, we have concluded that
there is not much business wisdom in
burning straw stacks or regarding the
manure pile as nuisance. The manure
is a part of the return from keeping
and feeding domestic animals; just as
clearly a part as the carcass is, and
throwing away the meat, milk or wool
of the animal would be just as sensible
as throwing away the manure. In an
elaborate article before us the state
ment is made that experiments indi-
cate that manure should be collected
in pits having impervious walls and
bottom" If a farmer should construct
a pit like that, he would be a fit SUBJ
ject for a lunatic asylum. If anybody
desires to Hoard" manure, to keep it
in sight and Incidence, he had better
have covered barnyard. But the land
is the place for the manure, and there
is where it should go just as fast as it
is made and it is convenient to haul it
out. The farmer WHO will persist in
permitting his manure to burn out or
leach out in the barnyard, might not be
more unwise if he built a water tight
pit, or adopted some other expensive
continuance to preserve the fertilzing
elements, and forking the manure into
the pit, and especially forking it out,
might be considered a deserved punish
ment. But the best advice to be given
such farmer, is this: Haul out your
manure as it is made, except when the
ground is soft in the spring, or other
conditions make it impracticable.-Ag-
ricultural Epitomist.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
CAUSE OF ERGOTISM
The Disease Il Developed ORly h
stock Which Has Access to ErEots
Plant Fungus.

Following brief description Of the
disease termed "ergotism": This dis
ease is caused by stock eating ergot,
which is found in the feed. Ergot il
not species of weed, as is sometimes
thought, but is a stage in the life his
tory of a fungus. The term was APP
piled to it by the French from its FAM
cied resemblance to the spur of a cock.
The scientific name is ''Claviceps pur-
purea." Spores Of the fungus are
formed and carried by currents Of air,
or other means, to the flowers of the
grasses, favorable for it's development.
Here the ,ergot is developed entirely
below the ovary and prevents the for
nation of the grass seed. Full de-
velopment occurs about one month
after the invasion Of the ovary takes
place. The grains of ergot differ in
size, but are essentially the same in
shape. Sometimes the grains are so
small that they are difficult to distin-
guish with the naked eye. Usually
the size varies in length from one-haH
an inch to over AN inch, and in diam
eterE from one7difteenth to one-sixth.
They are cylindrical; sometimes slight
ly ribbed and furrowed, and often ir-
regularly fssured. 4 They are curved
and taper toward the ends. Their
color varies from dark violet to blue
black or black.
Just what poison is contained in the
ergot is unknown, yet the fact that a
poison does exist there cannot be dis
puted. The poisoning of animals by
ergot may occur at the end of longer
or shorter time, even weeks or months
after eating it. The system by this
time has become so filled that there is
no means of providing remedy. Symp-
toms of commissions are not often no
ticed in the diseased cattle; but the
most marked effect is in the circulatory
system. The extremities, such as the
ears, tail, lower parts of the limbs, ETC.,
begin to lose their warmth and SEN
sibility gradually. Dry gangrene sets
in, the parts harden, become mum
mified and finally drop off without
pain. 1t is evident that the only means
of prevention is to cease feeding the
fodder containing the ergot.-Nebras-
ka Experiment Station.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
A FAIR DEMONSTRATION.
They Were Satisfied the Thing Couls
BE Done, But BY Sone
One Else, s

Mark Twain and his friend, Rev. Joseph
3. Twitche!l, ONCE planned q bicycle ride
from Hartford, Conn. (their home), to
Boston, and wrote beforehand to an ac-
quaintance in the latter city, telling him
their line of route and what time he might
expect to see them arrive The appointed
time was an ideal one for long run, and
the two friends started quite early in the
morning. But neither Of them was accus-
toned to long rides, SO after IL or IS miles
had been ridden, it became apparent that
each of the riders was waiting for the 9th.
er to say something. Finally Twain said, az
they came in sight Of the railway station in a
small town they had entered. Let's take
the train the rest of the way" s
Of course Mr.. TwitchelI agreed, and %
the acquaintance in Boston was surprised
by seeing the two friends walk up to his
door about one o'clock in the afternoon. He
had not expected them till evening, but he
greeted them. warmly, and addressing Mr..
good time, didn't you?"
,"Oh, fairly good time for novices," was
"What time did you leave Hartford!" he
asked Of Mr.. Clemens. e. = -
"About seven a. m"
What. you don't mean to cay that you
have ridden all the way from Hartford to
Boston on your bicycles!"
"No," replied Mark Twain, "but we rode
far enough to demonstrate that it could be
done. detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
NeeDinx E-cs in Cellars,

During the summer months, when
the air temperature is often near blood
heat a large part of the day, it is ex-
tremely difficult to keep eggs even few
days without starting the germ to
growing. OF course this ruins the egg,
and as during the night the cool air
chills the egg, it is good for nothing,
even for incubation. Many farmers
make the cellar the place where they
store their eggs until they have a
chance to market them. The truth il
that in summer it is not best to have
eggs longer than three or four days aft
er they are laid before disposing OF
them. The cellar often has very I'M
wholesome air, and as the egg shell is
porous its contents are affected iniuri-
ously without regard to the tempera-
ture where it has been kept,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
Small Celery IL Best.

There is a great difference in the
quality of celery, and this makes the
size matter of comparatively little ac-
count. The giant varieties Of celery are
now superseded in favor of dwarf kinds
that are crisp and nutty in flavor.
Something, however, depends on the
soil and method of growing. A moist
soil makes the celery grow much fuller
of it's native juices than one which is
dry. The soil can hardly be too rich,
for the quicker the growth the better it
is, whatever the variety. Celery that is
any way stunted in growth becomes
stringy, and if it is checked by drought
it will have comparatively little of the
characteristics celery flavor. = E,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
The Flea,

OF all parasites, surely the flea is the
best known. It is an example of the
irst class, being quite free from it's
host in all stages of it's life, and only
attaching itself to feed. It is also an
example of the difficulty experienced
by biologists as to the real affinities
OF parasites; for, though now gener-
ally regarded as a degraded form OF
two-winged fly, yet in past time it has
been variously located, and even now
is. often considered the type of a dis
tinct order of insects. Fleas pass
through the usual stages of an insects
hfe-namely, the egg, grub, pupa and
adult. The eggs are laid in dark, out
of-the-way places, such as chinks and
cracks, or on rugs and carpets; and
from them are Matched the grubs,
which feed on, dust, particles of feath.
ers, or other animal substances. After
about IL days the grub changes into
the quiescent pupa, and this in another
fortnight orfso to the perfect insect.
1t is only in this later stage that the
flea sucks blood, all the other stages
being inoffensive. It is curious that
large swarms of fleas are sometimes
found in situations where blood is only
very rarely accessible, and in these
cases some other means of subsistence
must be resorted to.---Chambers' Jour-
nal >-.... y -. ra. ~ S.. 4. t., ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
THE HARE IN MEDICINE.
Some Parts of the Animal Used By
the Ancients for Various
Ailments.

The following curious information is
given in reply to correspondent who
desired to learn when ''hare's blood
was last, used as a therapeutic agent,
for what purpose and in what manner.
The hare has been employed in folk
medicine at least from the time of
Piny. The use of the blood was con-
tinued in England until the end of the
seventeenth century, but it is of course
impossible to say when the practice
ceased, even if it has done So at the
present time. It was believed that the
blood anointed cured freckles, and that
the ashes of the blood cured the bloody
fux. All parts of the animal were used;
the whole hare burned to ashes was ex-
cellent against the stone if given in
doses of 80 to go grains. Outwardly the
ashes were used to take away excres-
cences and to cleanse, dry and heal
foul ulcers, while mixed with tar they
cured alopecia. The brain was an an
tidote against poison and cured trem-
bling. The broth was good against
govt and pains of the joint. The fat
was so attractive that it could draw
thorns and other foreign bodies out of
the flesh.
The heart powdered and drunk "a
third of a whole one at a time) in
Rhenish wine cured epilepsy and quar-
tan ague in week, though if the dis
ease were stubborn its use. was to be
continued for 80 days together. The
liver given with earth of Samos was
good for haemoptysis, while the gall
cured blindness and deafness. Martial
tells in a neat and playful epigram the
virtues which the Romans attached to
eating the fesh-that the eater became
fair of face. The latter physicians held,
however, that hare was black meat
and hard of igestion-indeed, that it
engendered more melancholy than any
other meat; often eaten, it bred incu-
bus (or nightmare) and caused fearful
dreams. They decreed, therefore, that
it ought not to be used as an article of
diet, but only as a medicine. No lover
of Pepys forgets that the Share's foot
was soyran against collie if it be carried
| about by the sufferer.-British Medical
journal. sat5fr.f t.,. 49, H..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
When to Harrow Land,

Land should be narrowed after plow-
ing before the clods become hard and
difficult to crush, and the surface made
as fine as possible. Frequent harrow
ing of lands already planted will check
the loss of water. Orchards, especially
those containing bearing trees, will be
greatly benefited by narrowing at brief
intervals until midsummer. The disk
harrow is best adapted to clayey soils.
The disks should be set at such an
angle that the entire surface will be
titled. If the land has been put in
the proper condition early in the sea-
son spike tooth or smoothing harrow
will be all that is needed during the
summer.-Farmers' Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
Determining Sex of Eggs.

The Poulty Keeper has the following
to say on determining the sex Of eggs:
It would be of great advantage if we
could discover before the chicks. are
Matched whether the egg will bring
forth a male or female. Many sugges-
lions have been made, such as selecting
round and long eggs, or those with the
air bubble in the center or at one side.
But as some hens lay all round eggs,
and others of different shapes, the shape
of the egg can-be no guide. The best
mode is to mate a two-year-old cock
with pullets, which usually gives a ma
jority of females, while cockerel
mated with two-year-old hens gives a
majority. of cockerels.z The difference
in the number is not great, but tits the
best plan that can be pursued. No one
can ten the sex in advance by examin-
ing the eggs. t%A
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
A Word Of Warning.

tilizers will eventually exhaust the soil
of it's natural fertility; hence it is poor
economy to apply them continuously.
It has been said that stimulant manures
''enrich the father but impoverish the
son. This is literally true, as has been
demonstrated in the case of clover.
Clovers will appropriate all the potash
and phosphoric acid which may be lib
Grated to them by lime or plaster. Con-
tinued cultivation on these lines has
been known to exhaust the two ingredi-
-ents mentioned and to make the lands
sclover-sick. National Stockman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
Trying on shoea,

One would hardly believe there are
special times and seasons for trying
on new shoes, but so it is. Larger shoes
are required in summer than in winter,
and it is always best to try them on in
the latter part of the day. The feet are
then at the maximum size. Activity
naturally enlarges them and makes
them swell; much standing tends to
enlarge the. feet. New shoes should u.
tried on over mod erately thick stock
ings; then you can put on a thinner
pair to ease your feet if the shoes seem
to be tight. Chicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18

HOW TO LAY A CEMENT FLOOR.
CURED thickness of cement, putting it
about 20 inches from the back side. Fill
in the cement and with straight-edge
smooth all off level with the piece of
wood. Then move this back about 20
inches and continue to repeat the fill
ing and smoothing operation. Cement
is usually laid on firmly packed floor
of stone or gravel, but. it can also be
laid upon a board floor if the building
is elevated from the ground. For the
use of cattle the floor should be inclined
little, either in the cement or by in
clining the earth or board floor beneath
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
The Home Price. of Feed.

!. When farmers feed much that they
produce to stock kept by themselves
it is not fair to the stock to charge
for the feed what it would bring in the
market. Feeding at home saves much
labor in eting, and there is be-
sides the manure pile, which returns to
the soil q great deal f the plant food
that the crop has taken from it. If
the stock is reasonably good it ought
TIC pay the farm value Of the grain and
fodder that it eats. In that way the
farmer is making more than he could
BY selling It. BY improving his stock
the farmer can make it pay market
prices fof all the grain he feeds it,
American Cultivate tor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
wanted Something Better.

us there is any place in this town
where they telegraph without wires?''
he asked of the policeman on the cor
ner.
THAT discovery is too new and we
haven't got it yet" replied the officer.
What's the matter with the old way ~
mo good. I've, kept i've OF six wires
red hot for half a day trying to get my
brot her-in-law to send me money to get
home on, but I can't even raise him. -
Philadelphia Press Ss,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
FEEDING CATTLE AT PASTURE.

stock, or waste of feed by the animals
setting their feet upon it, is shown in
the cut The middle board in the pas
ture fence is taken off and upright
boards nailed to the top and bottom
boards, as shown, mailing these upright
boards upon the side occupied by the
animals, so they cannot press them off.
The feed can then be put in boxes, or
on the ground, outside the fence, when
each animal will take an opening and
eat without quarreling with its neigh
born. Y. Tribune,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-08-18
THEi aTlLLER or the SOIL.

By dint Of craft he coaxes from the field,
stubborn ofttimes, q rich, luxuriant yield
sWherewith to feed the nations Of the earth,
Yet they be few who ken his honest worth
And some d6 deem him narrow; but Of
a2G stream, S
Forest and field, his lore they little dream;
For Nature teaches him her mystic ways
Throughout each changing seasons pass
# ing days. r.
Far from gilded haunts that tempt mems
souls, 9. .r:~.s. !.
His FURNISHED share the fallow furrow rolls
Along the fertile field; and later, there
The merry harvest song hits on the air.
Content to labor in his humble place,
Content to fill his small, allotted space,
he Quans the glowing sunshine's mellow
wine. - 80 49,
And dwells beneath Ibis own fig tree and
vine. 49,"
-1ngar Ingram, in Minneapolis House.
, keeper.