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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
HOW "A HEN FEEDS.
Consuming Hours in Obtain-
ing = Full Meal.

! Observe how the hen feeds when out
on the range. It is first a blade of
grass, or leaf. of clover, then a short
chase for, a grasshopper or cricket,
says Wallaces' Farmer. She now dis
covers q soft spot in the soil which
she believes worth investigating, and
sets to work with the mining tools
which nature has given her with a
view of finding out if it il 'pay Dirt
A fuzzy weed head is in her path and
she stops to- shatter down a few OF
the ripened seeds. She is drawn away
from this repast by another grass
hopper, which springs down in front
of her and jumps away again Just in
time to save himself from the dash
which she has made at him. In place
Of the grasshopper. which she didn't
get, she nips aEotter clover leaf or
blade of grass. Thus the hen feeds .
little at a time and consuming hours
in obtaining a full meal. It seems
that people who see this every day
might know that throwing down q
measure Of shelled corn on q bare
spot is not the proper way to feed the
hens. And those who do this will
receive conclusive proof that there is
something wrong with their feeding
during the time of year when the
hen has no choice Of fooo, but must
live on what is given. her by the
owner. = EL <s$zs 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
SBUZZINGs FROM BERDoN,

Good results in queen-rearing are
to be expected only when the col
ony is strong enough to swarm, and
when honey comes in freely from the
fields every day, or when the keeper
feeds his bees freely. s#y# ~ .ss5
Beers do not use older larvae IF
younger be present. 5:! -
Bees prefer to build long deem
comb. They build downward ii pref
erence to sidewise. 81. . 53ss
Experts estimate that an acre 81
bnckwheat in bloom will yield & g
pounds Of honey a day.
French apiarists use .glossometors.','
or tongue measures, Of several mt
terms for measuring the length 81 the
tongues OF their bees, IN order to de-
eide what flowers they can work On
most successfully 5..s $500
~ Bees crossed once with the Cau-
casians are reported to work red
clover perfectly II this be true. ii
/ il important, for II win add 8 new 81
source of fine honey to the list. 81 81
Robber bees may be fought Will,
carbolic acid This acid has an o1or
|repulsive to- bees. "A smixture 81 IN
Ein water sprinkled at the entrance 81
q hive. viii prevent the robbers from
entering while the occupants of the
hive I'LL pass &c on their Wy III ma
Sut z. Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
LIFE ON THE FARM.
Shall Cease to BE q Synonym
" for DrudEery. 49,. Il

- ~ 49, rSt al: - *
A great deal has been said about
the hardships endured by farmers
wives, but how much harder dosthey
have to work than mechanics wives?
The. poultry, and the dairy comprise
all the extra work, and these may be
as much or as little as desired. t< The
farmers house does not require half
the care, his apparel needs less atten-
'tion, his fashions are simpler, his
table is easier supplied and with far
better material at little cost; the chill
dren. are not kept indoors, but go
free as the birds, and, as they grow
older, how many less temptations!
The husband is not away all day, but
his home: is his place Of business, and
many are the holidays. . farmer can
take without his business: suffering.
The time for very hard work on the
farm has gone by It issnot AZ It was
Atty OF . hundred years ago, when
little machinery frightened the house
keepers daily work. Then the farm
er's wife wove all the cloth worn BY
the family, besides doing the cooking
over an open fireplace. :. Now. the
housework is lees arduous, the sewing
is quickly done. and much time can
be given to gardening, visiting and
mental Improvement. If we would
have our young men and young WON
en- realize that farming is the noblest
occupation on earth we must give the
calling more dignity, elevating it 50
that its name shall cease to be d mere
synonym of drudgery. Home life can
be made very: pleasant, even on the
farm.-N. Y. Weekly. -. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09

lt coet1 som to g cents D hive,
osnse fqll sheets q found ton 81 m
the md about the same 1ldrs| |
Eeach j tha ection VIM
IS the fin2 There vii sbea 1T tie 81 no
6drons eomb The useless drones III 81
hive commune more than 81.
cents worth IS sugar 81 . seasor.E
The nlore drones reased !, tina b leas.
work bees there win be IS sstors'
honey aays the american Culttyator.;
sorkers which would occnpys
the spAce that the drone comb Ais
might store 80 cents Or q dollars
worth OF honey In . season. Much
honey would have been used up IN
making the comb for which the fonn-
dationsis 9 substitute. We think we
speak within bounds when we say that
every halt dollars worth OF founda-j
ton used n q good colony win add
from one to three dollars to the value.
of honey gathered In season, and
when g one Is work ing for extracted
honey SO that he can put the empty
combs back, the gain may be more.
this connection we would repeat
the adyice given before ALLOW dronss
comb only IL TIE best colonies, those
that 1are gentle and good honey gath
ierers, that these qualities may. be
transmitted through the male parent
OF the workers as well as through the
queen. There has been little atten-
ton paid to this by even the best bees
keepers, hut we think it is important,
and + it has not been proven SO, it is
timeAsome one did prove it. Do not
allow the bees to be crowded for room
to work in and store their honey.
When q super is from one half to two
thirds fun, raise it up and put an
other under II that they may work in.
both. BY the time the top one is
capped over, it will be time to put
third one underneath it. With plen-
ty Of room there will be less tendency
to lateswarming. 81: 5....
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
!: IS EASILY CURED.
Feather-Eati1g Hens Are Not Vicious
Dat victims OF . Disease That
o. Yields to Staple Treatment.

The New York Experiment station
recently published bulletin on
"feather eating. among fowls: The
report makes a number of observa-
tions on this habit, suggesting that it
is the result Of a lack of heterogeneous
matter in the feed and citing expert
ments where fresh cut bone. lean
meat, ETC., were fed. ''The vice." the
report says, lis very uncommon
among fowls that have exercise and
variety of food, and it is most eco
nomical to prevent its appearance by
careful feeding, but as the spread is
rapid even under a ration which does
not ordinarily seem to encourage its
development, the vice should be
stamped out by the death OF removal
of the first offender" a
The editor of the Farm and Dairy,
New South Wales, calls attention to
the fact of the failure to mention the
true cause Of feather eating 1T
is now well-known fact" says the
editor, ''that feather eating is due to- .
minute parasite (sarcoptis laevis)
which feeds at the roots of the feath-
ers, thus irritating the bird and caus-
ing them to pluck out their own
feathers. Where feathers are pulled
out by other birds, it is due to the
presence of lice, for which they arc
searching" ...5sx
The prevention and remedy, says
the editor, are simple, as the mite dis.
ease is contagious. Isolation of the af-
fected bird is the first step, especially
If 1t be cock. The mites yield read
lily to treatment of one part of creo-
sote to 20 parts Of lard or vase1ine,
well rubbed into the affected parts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
AN INSECT BREEDER.

layer Of two or three inches manure,
then q layer Of earth or rich loan,
and next a layer. Of mill sweepings.
shorts or bran, each. layer the same
thickness. Repeat until the rack 10
filed. Grubs and worms win breed
in abundance, and, seeking the edge
of the rack, will become the prey Of
the fowls. - Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Homeseekers' Excarsion Tickets

lHaOM 1lNe + EExc uFsion TIcketae
TO nearly al points il the United States
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays 81 October, November: and
December, at the very low homeseekers'
rate Of one fare plus 800 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within q
days from date Of sale. Persons contem-
plating q trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
seeker. rates. or. or Addressing F. =: Il. Lord Lord,
G. p. & T.. A., ll3s Adams st., Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
SIMPLE WAGON JACK
eilitates the Oiling and Clean-
ing Of Vehicles. "a =

The pieces, a, are OF 2 by 4-inch
stuff 20 inches long and sawed SO that
piece 6, which is 2 by 4-inch, has
room enough to 60 between them
and is inserted in the end Of G. The
two pieces, b b, are also of 2. by 4-inch
size, II inches long and sawed in the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
DEVICE FOR CLING WAGONS.

shape illustrated. The pieces =, a, y
and b are joined together with fone-
half-inch bolts, as shown by the dot
ted lines. The piece, Z, is 4 BY finch
and 51 feet, on which the wagon
axle rests when the jack is in use.
The spikes, &C, prevent the axle from
slipping. chain is hooked to piece
q and fastened to lever 6 to hold lever
when in use. a one-half-inch bolt il
used through a, and 8. Another
bolt is placed through the joining
ends of 6 and {. Eugene Fels.ng, in
Farm and Home. .ssss .5 s..z. ss.
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ssEe plRR.


Here 4 grrlb and ! worm breeder
for chickens IA small quarters. Build
g rack four feet square, as Il iIlustra-
ton, the sides being made Of narrow
Eslsts nailed 10 the frame, aix 81 eight
tuehsss apart I. n this frame place 8
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!. EvlQence OF Pro8ress. .%4*
Are you still resolute in your idea Of BE-
ing singer p al. !, rs. rs.
am, answered the young man.
Are you attracting any attention ?"
Some. While I .wsa practicing yester:
day two Of the neighLors stopped 1t the
door to- ask me what wss the matter with
me, and to inquire # they could be pfanY
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Made Her Hair Curl

! -. M3Qe mex Hd1T Cuf1.
'tSince marriage: have had no need Of
curling irons" said Mrs. De Ianques: ..
but still your hair is perfectly. dressed.
What's the reason ?" ~
:. "Well, when you've got husband you'll
find that he can come homea at any old hour
in the morning with an excuse that would
make your hair curl" kansas City Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09

Tramp (canght stealing : ride MI:
Brakeman, if yon force me to leave this
train I'll boycott this road and never ride
over it again dianapolis News. /. sz..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Made Hin Tired.

were, you know. ,sS -
8 Greene don't know whether 81 dlo q
not. Ages mix me up awfully. If I'mnot 60
young asl was, neither i N.Y. nter Is old 6
she was ten years ago. Piease5 don I ask me
to explain. il smakes my head ache every
time think Of it. CChicago Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09

j do not believe Piso,s Cure for Consump:
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John 2. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Us, 1900. 81 Il 81 An BIS h
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Glirlish 1nsisht,

25t 0iFlish insight. E"$ #aS
Little Bess- Cousin sLisbeth, what 10 SIN
pidity?s - -S'.s s..s
Cousin Lisbethoh, little Bees, stupidity
is state Of mind other people think we are
in when they cam jund erstand what we ny.
indianapolis Journal. 80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Uncle Allen,s Advice

my boy" zcounseled Uncle Allen
Sparks, always strive to be at the top Of
the heap. Especially If You are IN game
Of football. Chicago Tribune. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
She. Helped Him.

He-A friend Of mine, just returned from
Lapland, tells me the people there depend
largely on the reindeer. 2t
+ She-Do they? Thought it was the snow,
love. A moment later she was in lap4and.
l-Philadelphia Press. ~ Ill =: +: y
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without q grippe ors pain, produce
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. G.
stamped on t.. Beware Of limitations. IL.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09

4 When man climbs up in his family tree
and. looks down upon the passing thronG he
has outlived his usefulness. Chicago Daily
News. $5 ysSs s. b ..:4s =5
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Z ell-O, The Il; New, 1Dessert. .s=

pleasesla all the family, -Four favors:--Lem,
your grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day. NM
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09

IS To Care :. Cold. II one nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money Il iefails to cure. &C.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-11-09
Daiaty Des.eras

81 8 "a OA1n9Ys Oe0aeKtn -.
Can be made with Burnham' 8 Hasty Jelly.
con. Delicious jelles from sparest 5ineredi-
ents. Dissolve package il. hot water. and
ret away TO cool. Get . package at your
Grocer's to-day. There are liz davors,
orange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach.
Wild cherry and the unfavored ..csifsfoot's
81 making wine and coffee jellies.
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Don't drink too much water when cycling.
Adams Tutu Frltu is an excellent substt.
tute. -
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= All men are. born ignorant-and somk
never outgrow it.-Chicago Daily News.
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/ TIC CAAu8C tAoG lAAAS AAA Wrought Al
her. The woman whose memory had
thrilled him SO was gone, He had
thought about her so much, and now
she did not exist. It was pathetic,
and-what was more painful still
this wreck of Nora Jernynham could
not join with him in mourning for
her. He wept alone. n. ~. 4 Ii. . +. rs ].
,''You are not glad to see mel" she
said. y d n. 5 :ez;
/ He was not he was sorry. His very
1 soul was full Of regret, Of sympathy.
But he could not tell her 90, and he
listened for ten minutes courteously
Ito her distressing provocations, her
disheartening pleasantries. Then he
rose. u
She would not make q conquest OF
him again, Che knew it perfectly; he
had escaped from her chariot wheels
for all time. 9ss .S .5ss5 si.58 55. q.
Then I suppose this is the last tins
you will Be likely to see me O. she said,
shaking hands "a good by.
II suppose 80" he answered. But
/ to himself he said that the last time
he had ever seen her had been nine
years ago. q
Mrs. Maxwell looked up inquiringly
% he returned TO her. 5,7.:
Amuses yourself, dearest e ME said,
innocent1y.
CT shall - amused ts-morrow,' -.
i piled Maxwell. hen I can laughsa t
myself Tonight, somehow, ! can.
not. z
And Mr.. Maxwell, understahd ine,
lWa1 content Blae1 md White.
Little Falls herald., 1900-12-14
ALARM IN HOLLAND.

6overns~~nt Fears Robbery Of Territory
r1~':- by sNms Of the Powers.
LONDON, Dec. H.-Holland is in fear
Of territorial spoilation, say specia! dis
patches from The Hague, and may
resort to war as an act Of self-presesva'
tion.
Qneen Wilhelmina's minister, it il
asserted, have become possessed Of
knowledge that Germany openly
avowed alliance with Portugal, and
that the new dreibund< is casting Gov
>tous eyes, not only upon the island OF
Java. but upon the entire eeaboard o1
the Netherlands as well. When these
facts were laid before the queen . cab
met council was called and the pessiEi!'
tiles of war We're earnestly discussed
The conditioa. of the army and navy
WAS carefully gone over. and it Is s-statec
that orders were Issued to have every
thing i'll rea4iaess shoald the worst
come
Little Falls herald., 1900-12-14
Mi NISI'E RS RE @ Z D.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM SEVER DIP
a.s.>5 !. 5LoMATlc RELATIONS. :%:s" FL.

Dtsmtasal VI the Dntch Consul /. . &. Lon
~ renso Marques the Princ,pal Cause Of
che Trouble. but . Speech o. King
Charlie, o. Portugal. Toa'tios Queer
Victoria, Hastened Matters = Ri mi 3.
LISBON, Dec. lO.@-The minister Of
The Netherlands to Portuga! and the
Portuguese minister at The Hague.
have left their respective posts Z, L Is
believed that difference has arisen on
the subject of the exequatur to the
Dutch consul at: Lourenzo MARQUES.
which the Portuguese government has
withdrawn. s@'@&= -. r.
Tension between Holland aud Pors
tugal appears to have been emphasized,
perhaps not altogether unintentionally.
by the peculiar warmth Of King
Charles toast to Queen Victoria at the
banquet, given at the royal PALACE to
Vice Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth
Rawson and the officers of the British
feet now in the river Tagns. and by
the telegram which the king ~.
! Afterwards Despatched to Victoria,
thanking her majesty for sending the
fleet and for the friendship thus DEM
onstrated. - ~ s:-.>a
II beg to record" telegraphed the
king, my great satisfaction at the 10y
atty uniting England and Portugal. -
In the course of his speech when he
toasted Queen Victoria, the king,
among other things. said: England
has often shared the effects and giories
Of Portugal. Our mutual friendship
and close alliance are strengthened by
history and the blood shed together in
causes which have always been just. y
! Admiral Rawson replied that the
words of the king harmonized with the
thoughts Of the government and people
of Great Britain.
Little Falls herald., 1900-12-14
!TuesdAy Dae. H..

Captain Eustace Gibson, former COR
gresham and Confederate veteran. 10
dead at Huntington, w VI. s;s5. 5ss
E;'e::A s'e :3:A pro. Boer meeting, J: atS which Misa
EMaude Come was to- have presided,
W. prohibited 81 the Liverpool police.
Paddy Ryan o. e.ti1ne champion sof
the prize ring, is> destitute. sHis friends
have started II ~ subaorip ptious u for his
The salvation Army viii provide o.
9Ohristnas day . dinner fs $4,000 poor
persons IL Madison square Garder,;
New York.
s. The IsoudlmalIan 20 taahaa
broken OF the spego gotiati lions NTH the
Standard Oil company for sa lease 81
athe petroleum field 5.a5 8
The internlabt iI,l M 1901
{ at Glasgo otland has engaged
John Philip Sousa and his band % play
atthe Exhibition for fonr weeks next
October, u. 'ssss2s
James 99.1 etociwe, United states
consul general &C i & Cape :Town,s has
sailed ff6f New or D1l The RED
Star line steamer aderland from
ESQpthAmntOtl . stss
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-23
How TO Maze re-,

Consul Fee, at Bombay, in q letter
to the State Department, gives what
we may consider official directions for
the making Of tea. He says that 1t ii
impossible to make good tea with hard
water, though the excess In lime in the
water may be corrected by the judi
cious use of carbonate of soda. In the
proper making or infusing OF tea the
object is to extract as much OF the
theine-the active principle and aro-
matte oil-which gives the aroma, and
as little as possible of the tannin,
which gives the tea itsastringency. This
seems best accomplished by not boiling
the tea, but by pouring boiling water
on 1t and allowing it to infuse but a
few moments. In some places In the
East ten Is made In the cup. The prop
er quantity of leaves are placed in the
cnp, boiling water is poured over them
and the cup covered for short time
with the saucer. To prevent the leaves
from rising to the surface perforated
bit Of silver or silver hligree work is
placed over them.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-23
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THls7
Pen Picture for Women.

81 am 90 nervous, there Is not
we'll inch in my whole body. am 80
weak at my stomach and have indi-
gestion horribly, and palpitation Of
the heart, and am losing Aesh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday nearly had hyster-
les there Ia weight in the lower parf
Of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pains in my groins and
thighs; cannot sleep, walk, or sit.
and believe am diseased all over /;
no one ever suffered n do"
This is . description Of thousands Of
cases which come to Mrs Pinkham's
attention daily. An inaamed and ul-
cerated condition OF the neck of the
womb can produce all Of these symp-
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-23

toms, and no woman should allow
herself to reach such . perfection OF
misery when there ID absolutely no
need OF 1t. The subject Of our por-
trait in this sketch. Mrs. Williams Of
EnQlishtown, Nj, has been entirely
cured Of such illness and m!sery by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and the guiding advice Of Mrs.
Pinkham OF Lynn, Mass-
No other medicine has such record
for absolute cures, and NO other medi-
cine is .just as good" Women who
want q cure should insist upon getting
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound when they ask for 1t at store.
Anyway, write . letter to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass, and tell her AL
your troubles. Her advice u free.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-23
HoMs ron scHool TsAcNEss.

susAsssaanA Wsa Hesa1 : K1nee WAase
1ssy Cas- ApsA 1Asas vesslasas
The Swiss educatosx are taking 80
tive measures looking toward tie
founding Of . lehresheim. of home Tor
scheoa teachers durine their holidays,
upoa the model Of tie admirable eisen-
bahner-heim, oR home for railway
wofkers, on the Grubisba1m, upon tha
slopes Of the RiGi, midway between
vitznau and the Kaltbad. The hotel on
the Grubis11a1n, which owes ~ initja.
live entirely to committee OF work
err on the 6wiss railways. has now
been ppGn tor three Or four years. Any
railway man, or member Of = railway
mans family, may be exeelIently
iodeed and beardsd thsre at cost Of s
to 81s france i day. The ec0nCmicAl
question ID exhAustiveay treated In =
little pamphlet circulating amongst the
teachers In the Swiss common schools.
II the railway workers can help them
selves" to 10 successful . cooperative
hotel and pension, why cannot their
educators do the same7 asks Herr
Walt. the writer Of the pamphlet. The
Railway Workers home ON the Rigi
not only pays Its expenses, but at the
end Of the last season showed profit
OF 1900 franco, which Is expected to
Increase aa It becomes more widely
used. The German school masters in
Silesia have already provided them
selves with q similar cooperative ho-
tel and pension In the Schreiberhau.