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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
STARTING MELONS.
Some Time In Advance Of
Competitors.

Cantaloupes reach their highest de-
velopment on deep, mellow, sandy
soil. 1t should be we'll prepared and
the seed be planted as soon as danger
of frost is over. In order to grow the
crop early, which is a very important
consideration from a commercial stand
point, tits best to make two paintings,
one very early and the other some ten
days later. Should the first planting be
killed by frost or by insects, the Sec
ond will usually make stand. If
neither planting be killed, the plants
can be thinned out when the second
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
COLONIAL POLICY.
to be the Views OF PreSi-
dent Mckinley.

New York. Feb. 19.-A morning pa.
per on Sunday published a summary
of a long statement made by Presi.
dent Mckinley to Henry Loomis Mel.
son as to the American policy toward
the newly-acquired islands. The ar
ticle is vouched for as an authorita.
tive Interpretation of the presidents
views. Among other things Mr.. Mel.
son says:
1T is Mr.. McKinley's belief and 1t will
be his purpose to carry the belief into
apply to any Of our new islands: that
those people are not fit for self-government
beyond that proposed for Hawaii; that
our new possessions must not be permitted
to injure any Of our protected interests
and that free trade with Porto Rico Is
right. because our protected interests will
not be injured thereby.
THE president believes-and this is the
most important statement that can posi-
bly, be made touching his present beliefs
that congress has plenary power over Ha-
wall. Porto Rico and the Philippines. He
holds that congress must pass one tarlrl
law for Porto Rico, another for Hawaii
another for the Philippines, and that all
may be different from that Of the United
States.
mr.. McKinley's attitude toward the
natives is benevolent. He desires to ele.
vate them, to educate them, and he hopes
that in the end they will become worthy
of being intrusted with local self-govern'
ment. He does not think any of these
natives are worthy now, except the few
In Hawaii upon whom it is intended te
bestow the suffrage-a few more than pos
sessed the suffrage under the Dole gov
eminent
THE main purpose Of the president is te
deal with the islands as markets for Amer
lean products and as the subjects of com
mercial exploitation generally.
He looks forward to benef1ting the ma
tives by expanding the blessings of Protes'
tant Christianity and civiliza ton by means
Of commerce.
1T Is important to digress a moment
says Mr.. Nelson, for the purpose of saying
that the president is largely under the
influence Of certain clergymen. one Of
whom considers that he is the chosen
champion of Professionalism in it's imagi
| nary war with Romanism and this &C.
counts in large measure for his convic
tion that in spreading Christianity and civ.
t!izatton among the heather he is gaining
and keeping the approval Of good Ameri
cans Mr.. Mckinley Is a loyal Methodist
and is naturally stirred and moved by
the enthusiasm and spirit of that impor
| tant denomination.
lone thing is settled definitely in respec
| of the Philippines. The open door is no
to be applied to them. The republican
party will not consent to give to the Ash
attic world an opportunity to land its good:
! in the Philippines free of duty, to enjoy
whatever modified tariff there may be es
| tablished between the Philippines and thi!
country.
THE protected interests are not to b.
injured nv the QnnpX9tiOn Of 9nV terri
| tory. Mr.. Mckinley did not favor free
trade with Porto Rico until he was salts
| fled that no harm would come to any
American interests"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
PLAGUE AT MANILA.
OF Fifty-One Suspected Cases, Forty.
Two Proved Genuine-Thirty-
Two Deaths Resulted.

Manila, Feb. 19.-Out of total of
81 cases of suspected bubonic plague
reported AZ proved genuine and 80
deaths resulted, half of them being
Cinnamon. There were IL cases dur
ing the past week, mostly within the
walled city, and hundred inspectors,
under the superintendent of u health
officer. Maj. Edie, are enforcing the
sanitary regulations. Thirty of the in
spectors are Cinnamon who have been
furnished by the Chinese merchants.
The health department census shows
the population of Manila is about 190,-
900, including 81 900 Chinese.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Rat and the Elevator.


A rats efforts to secure breakfast
caused one of the elevators in Temple
Court, Minneapolis to run away and
that no one was injured was due to
the GOODNESS of Elevator Attendant
Alex Lundeen and the air, cushions
at the bottom of the shaft. The eleva-
tor became unmanageable at the
ground floor and shot upwards, strik-
ing the beams in the top of the shaft.
1t demolished several of them, and
then shot downward seven stories.
Inc rat had attempted to secure a
breakfast from one of the oil cups
and when the elevator was started the
rodent was caught in one of the pull
Iey-Wheels and the cable thrown off
the sheaye.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
BLOODY FIGHT IN TEXAS.
Police and COlOred Soldiers at Ell
PasO Clash and Two Men
Are Dead.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 19.-At five o'clock
in the morning a mob of negro soldiers
from Fort Bliss attacked the city po-
lice station with the object of releasing
two of their comrades who had been
arrested.
During the fight Police Officer New
T. Stewart, and one negro soldier,
were killed, and it is believed that an
other of the soldiers is wounded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Heading Trees Low Down.

There are many reasons why trees
should head low down; if the limbs be-
gin about two feet from the ground and
the tree has round, bushy head, the
task of gathering the fruit is an easy
one; the shade protects the body of the
tree from the scorching sun of summer
and prevents the formation of hard,
dry crust over the roots; wind storms
have less leverage. on it and the general
appearance is better than tall, naked
trees with sunburned bark. Let the
branches start abo ut two feet from the
ground.-Farmer'cV Voice.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Republican Conventions.

According to IL decision of the re-
publican state central committee at St.
Paul the basis for representation in
both the state convention to send del
egates to Philadelphia, and to nomi-
nate state officers will be the same as
for the state convention in 1S9S-that
is, one delegate for each $50 votes cast
for President Mckinley in 1896, and
five delegates at large for each county.
The convention to choose four dele
gates-at-large to the convention at
Philadelphia will meet at Minneapolis,
Wednesday, May 1G.
The convention to nominate state Of
ticers will meet at St. Paul Thurs
day, June %.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
News In Brief.

II. Skavland, chief engineer of the
department of railways for the gov
eminent of Norway, has been in Min
neapolis and st. Paul securing infor-
nation concerning American methods
of railway construction.
During the year 1899 there were g.
252 births in Minneapolis and 1870
deaths.
The threatened epidemic of CLAN
ders among the horses and mules at
Fort Smelling has been checked
The high school building at Roches-
ter was badly damaged by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
Ex-Alderman George Durham, of
Minneapolis, was given a parole at the
meeting of the board of prison man.
ayers.
The miscellaneous cash receipts of
the prison during January were $5,-
sS2.74, of which S3,271 GS was received
from the Union Shoe and Leather
Company for convict labor and ST.
O93.O5 from the government for the
board and care of United States pris-
oners. The remainder came from Wis.,
itOrs' fees, labor, etc.
The Platt Fish Company, of Minne-
apolis, will contest the constitutional
ity of the game law as regards the
shipping of fish outside Of the state.
4 The Polk county commissioners have
decided to build court house in
CrOOkstOn at a cost not to exceed $780,
900.
Joseph Osgood was thrown from a
phaeton at st. Cloud by street car
and had his spine broken at the base
of the neck.
An unknown man fell down the ele-
vator shaft of the library building at
st. Paul and was killed.
John Erpelding ard Gus Wysocki,
two young men, were arrested at Wi
mona, charged with highway robbery.
They held up an old man and relieved
him of sos.
There is movement on foot to es-
'tablish large sanitarium on the
shore of Lake Pepin in Lake City by
one of the largest and best known Sc
mittees have been appointed to work
in unison.
Mormon elders are again at work in
Winona, but are not meeting with
much success in their attempts ut
PROSECUTING.
The Minnesota State Poultry Associ-
alton show came to a close in St. pnul.
and many visitors were present. The
show was financial success, the re.
ceipts having been 1925 more than the
, expenditures.
The receipts of the Minneapolis post
Office for January were $62,2s3.
Chris Roller, who escaped from the
St. Cloud Jail over a year ago, was
captured in the woods north of Du-
luth.
The new NJ. f. church at Ackley was
dedicated by Presiding Elder Forbes.
The Seaboard Grain and Export
Company, Of Duluth filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state.
II. i. Winterer, proprietor of the
Clearwater roller mills, had his right
hand smashed between the feed roll
lers. He was cleaning the rollers and
they were running very slow, other
i, wise his injuries would have been
more serious.
Alfred Anderson, farmer near Lit
tie Falls, was killed by the cars.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Boys Dead in Closet.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 19.-Two boys
named Thomas Parsons and Jacob
Dull, aged about 13 years each, were
found dead in a closet of the Metro
politan hotel, Millvale, Pa, late at
night, death having been caused by
asphyxiation. The door was locked
and it is supposed they were unable
to open it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
VIII Shear Sheen.

The Minnesota Transfer Company
has decided to build sheep shearing
plant at New Brighton, and the con-
tract for it has already been let. A
building will be erected adjoining the
dipping plant, with capacity of 1900
sheep a day. There will be fifteen ma
chimes. In addition to the shearing
plant there will be all the necessary
facilities for bailing, packing, sacking
and marking. 1t is estimated there
will be $4,000 sheep to shear this COM
ing spring. The plant will cost about
$4,000 and will be ready for operation
in q month
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
State Banks.

Public Examiner Pope has compiled
4 recapitulated statement of the an
nual reports of state banks. The
ninety-six banks represented have a
capital of $4,529,7OO There was
charged off for losses in former years
$223, 497 .26. Nevertheless the increased
surplus amounts to $122,S54. 40, and
the dividends to $326,534. so. This
summary shows that the banking bus
mess averaged Il 10 per cent profit in
Minnesota last year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
BARREL FEED RACK.
Very Handy Device for Feeding Hay
OR Straw to Calves OR Sheep
in the Farm Yard.

In yard or barn Enclosure this is a
very handy affair for feeding hay or
straw to sheep or calves. All that is
needed is a good crockery cask, from
which two-thirds of the slaves should
be cut, as shown in the illustration,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Good Cream for Butter.

Keep the cream sweet up to 16 or 20
hours before churning, never mix one
churning with another until cooled to
the same temperature; do the heating
while cream is sweet. Sour cream does
not stand heating without generating
butyric acid; such a product to any
extent present in butter is very unde-
sirable and yet so common. Butter
churned from such cream has greasy
texture, often a sour taste, and will
not "stand up."-Farmers' Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Narrow Escapes at a Fire.

New York, Feb. 19.-Brave rescues
were made by firemen and policemen
during a fire which swept through the
fve-story brownstone house at 420
Fifth avenue early in the day. A
dozen men and women were asleep in
the house at the time, and all escaped
injury except two men, who were pain
fully burned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
The Horton Law in Danxe

New York, Feb. 10. 49, The World
publishes poll of the state senate
showing that 30 senators favor repeal
of the Horton prize fighting law, and
20 oppose it. The opposition to the
law throughout the state is astonish-
ingly general, and it is growing. Petit
tions for it's repeal, with it's thousands
of signers, are still coming in from all
parts of the state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
The Insane.

Monthly statistics of the state insti-
buttons as reported to the state board
of charities and corrections show an
increase in the insane hospitals of
los over last year and rs in all Others.
The total at all the insane hospitals
is 3,4S1, as compared with 1876 a year
ago. At the state penitentiary and all
' other state institutions, the number is
6.120, as against 5000 for January,
1900
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Seek New Home.

Liverpool, Feb. 19.-Six hundred
Finlanders sailed from here Saturday
for Canada, making about 5000 who
have emigrated during the past six
] months.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Declines the Offer

Boston, Feb. 19.-Rear Admiral Will
liam I. Sampson has been offered and
has declined the presidency of the Mas
sachusetts institute of Technology.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Founded a Famous School.

TUuuUeu o 00OUN SCuUO1.
Hartford. Conn.,. Feb. 19.-Miss Sarah
Porter, head of famous school in Far
mington and sister of the late Noah
Porter, died Sunday, aged IS. She es~
tablished her school about so years
ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
Relief Came Promptly

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM II had been
under treatment with the doctors for
four years, and seemed to getno better,
1 thought would try your medicine.
My trouble was change of life, and
must say that I never had anything
help me SO much as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Relief
came almost Immediately. I have
better health now than 1 ever had.
feel like a new woman, perfectly
strong. I give Lydia e. Pinkham's
Compound all the credit, and would
not do without her medicine for any
thing. I have recommended it to
several of my friends. There is no
need of women suffering so much for
Mrs. Pinkham's remedies are sure
cure" - MAHALA BUTLER, Bridge
water, Ill.
Another Woman Helped
"DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM took Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
during change of life and derived great
benefit from its use. MARY e. JAMES,
1876 Coydon st., Bradford, Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
An AIl-Year Resort,

The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Ark,
opens March l, 1900. A most desirab bic, at
tractive and convenient resort for health
and pleasure seekers Ideal climate, pure
sparkling water, best accommodations.
Through Sleepers via Frisco Line. Write
for particulars to Manager Hotel or to any
representative of Frisco Line.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
AS ever. hv friend,

When catarrh has reached the chronic
stage, of course it has gone beyond the
reach of all local remedies. Nothing but
a systemic remedy can reach it. Peruna
is the only remedy yet devised to meet
such cases. Peruna eradicates catarrh
from the system Itdoes it's work quiet
ly, but surely. It cleanses the mucous
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

Some people enjoy any weather but the
kind Chicago Dispatch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
FOR MIDDLE.ACED WOMEN.
Two Letters from Women Helped Through
the "Change of Life" by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound,

"DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM when 7 first
wrote to you I was in very bad con-
dition. I was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said I
had bladder and liver trouble. Ihad
suffered for nine years. Doctors failed
to do me any good. Since 1 have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, my health has improved very
much. I will gladly recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that it
will prove as great a blessing to them
as it has to me."-MRs. GEO. H. JUNE.
9o1 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23

MRS. PULLY EVANS 4 LIFELONG FRIEND OF PERUNA.
My qve Polly Epan says feels entirely of systemic
catarrh of twen years. standg Size nearly of thy
s1cenf msdene Psqna> dstsd and feel gerry thankful to the
7wef0e cured her of GRIPPE
there has been deal Perun
need praog tells itself. We can and do recommend to
that is afflicted 7yih caarh''
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John Epans, South Wabash, Ind.

membranes of the whole body. It pro-
duces regular functions. Peruna re-
stores perfect health in a natural way.
No one should neglect to procure one
of DIR. Hartman's free books on ca
tarrh, sent to any address by The Pc
runa Medicine Company, Columbus,
Ohio
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-02-23
In 3or 4Years an lndependenceIs Assured

with disgusting stun constantly falling from your
sHsqat6 92s 81 nn
OF the world. Sold IN csc. Soc and 81 packets.
DR. A. pullman. 0610 Jackson Ave., Chicago. III,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
Cbe Metz Year .|pirif.

The return of New Years day In
vftes many people to the most somber
reflections. Undoubtedly most of us
can find abundant occasion for these,
but there is such a thing as pushing
determination and self-condemna'
ton to the point OF encouragement
The best temper with which we can
enter upon the new year Is that oil
:aith, faith in God and faith in our
selves through His help. 1t is about
rs certain as anything can be that the
new year will bring us new expert
snces. Our courage. our capacity for
endurance. our steadiness Of character
and power Of resistance is to be tested.
At the end Of the year We are going
to be nobler men and women than we
are today, or we shall have deterior-
lted morally, and forever afterward
there will be narrowing opportunities.
While We think of the latter alterna-
tive 1t is well to strengthen our hearts
by the former Let US believe that We
are net going to fail and we have taken
long step towards success. When
another New Years day comes around
we are going to be able to reckon solid
gains In character won through the
trials and temptations and emergen-
cies of the years OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Waterman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
Boer Comoaifninf.

Late reports from South Africa show
the recent raids on the British lines in
an ever more favorable light The
British had all the advantages Of in
terror lines, OF established bases Of
supplies. and of at least partially forth
ded camps. Their lines, in general,
extend from the Orange river north
ward along the railway 400 miles to
Pretoria: east from Pretoria through
the Transvaal $50 miles to Komati-
poort, on the Portuguese border;
southeast from Johannesburg along
the railway through the pass at Laing's
Mex to Ladysmith, distance of near
ly geo miles; then west from Lady
smith through the Drakensburg passes
10 Bethlehem. Military men looking
Ut the situation a month ago would
have said that 1t would be worse than
madness for force OF 10 900 or $4,000
men to attempt to break these lines.
But II is clear now that the Boer
commanders organized a campaign to
disturb the British. not at one point,
but at several. They attacked the
British position thirty or forty miles
west of Pretoria in such force as to
bring on one of the most spirited bat
ties OF the war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
tires OF the worlds people; and never

,ires OF the worlds people; and never
vas this craving so apparent as nov
vhen we are closing tie nineteenth
entury. Everyone seems to feel that
We are on the verge OF a new era
which in spite OF the inventions OF the
)ast Is to be the most wonder produc-
ne period in the worlds progress. II
he inhabitants of Mars continue to
5ignal us, as has been stated. who
Inows but what some shrewd, enter
)rising Yankee will put on his think
ng cap. build flying machine that
will overcome all atmospheric con
litlons and go sailing over to the
planet one OF these coming days
'erhaps the North Pole will be dis
overed in the same way, although
Why so many people will risk life and
property to find a spot that is almos
ertain to contain nothing that will
ustain life or hope. can only be laid
% their insatiate greed for something
new.
It Is to be hoped. however, thai
while these greater things are COINS
IN, some one may invent an automatic
'ervant that will get UP in the morn
ng without being called. never let the
Tres go out, wash our best china with
out breaking it, and, from the very
nature of the invention, cannot tai
back" when we happen to go into the
Kitchen and scold little-Househo.t
Realm
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
The Annual Greefinf.

"A Happy New Year to you'll" This
is the greeting which will be heard
on every side as we cross the TIRES
hold OF the new year. 1t has become
a custom to repeat 1t. In many cases
it has little meaning, and is nothing
more than an empty compliment or al
idle wish. How much do you mean by
it? 1t is very easy to repeat the form
ula. 1t is very simple matter to buy
a New Years card and enclose 1t In
an envelope. But when you send this
greeting, or speak 1t. do you regard
1t as a pledge or promise that you will
do nothing to make the recipient OF
1t unhappy, and that you will do all
in your power to relieve his anxieties
and bring gladness to his heartf-
Baptist Union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
The Two ,s,afersyax,,.

The commission appointed to inves
tigate the question OF q deep water
way from the great lakes to the At
lantic reports that the cost OF construc-
ton OF q twenty-one-foot channel
from Lake Erie to New York city via
Lake Ontario. the Mohawk Valley and
the Hudson. will be $500. zoo. 900. The
estimated cost OF the Nicaragua canal
Is $500, 100000. Assuming that the en-
gineers have been reasonably accurate
In their estimates. there will be no
practical difference In the cost OF these
two great works. One Of them will
unite two oceans and shorten by thou
sands OF miles the distance by water
between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
OF the United States. II will be open at
all seasons Of the year. The other.
which will not be available during the
winter months, will add to the facili-
ties which the chief products of the
West enjoy for reaching the seaboard.
Kipling's "Absent-Minded Beggar'
has realized In various ways the e1or-
nous total OF $4s5. 600. all of which has
been turned over TO the families OF
soldiers fighting In South Africa