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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26

r,1E HEART OF THE WOODS.

I hear It beat in morning still
When April skies have lost their gloom,
And through the woods there runs tnIaI
That wakes Arbutus into bloom.
hear it throb in sprouting May
A mut11ed murmur on the breeze
Like mellow thunder leagues away
A booming voice Of distant seas.
In dalsled June catch its roll.
Pulsing through the leafy snaoe'
And fain am to reach Its goal.
And see the drummer unatralo.
Or when the autumn leaves are shed.
And frosts attend the fading year.
Like secret mine sprung by my tread
a covey bursts from hiding near.
I feel its pulse mid winter SHOWS,
And feel my own with ADDED force
When red run drops his cautious pose.
And forward takes his hummtng course
The startled birches shake their curls'
A withered leaf leaps In the breeze
Some hidden mortar speaks. and hurls
Its feathered missile through the tress'
Compact OF life, of fervent wing,
"A dynamo Of feathered power,
Thy drum Is music in the spring.
Thy flight Is music every hour.
John Burroughs. in Atlantic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The production of sugar cane in the
Hawaiian islands is estimated at 310,-
900 tons for 1900.
The presence of the Hessian fly in
wheat is reported from an almost I'M
precedentedly large number OF
states.
The output of the IT'S canneries III
Maine is $5,ooo,ooO annually. In ordi.
nary years $4,000 is paid to farmers
for sweet corn alone.
The disappearance of the "old-fash'
toned app PIE" is a frequent lament.
The modern fruit is fair to look upon,
but genuine flavor is too often absent.
The King of Siam, said to be the
finest orange ever grown, is the sem
sation among epicures. 1t is grown
in Florida and California, and looks
like a tangerine, with loose, rough
skin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26

THE last warning shout had been
given and already the gang plank
was being pulled away, when 1
dashed down it, bag in either
hand and the tails of my mack
intosh flying in the air. l landed
on the deck with a jump, and
down at my heels almost banged my
large Gladstone, hurled by the mighty
arms of the Liverpool cab driver who
had taken me to catch the tender Tor
the American boat. The heavy bag
did not stop where it landed, but
ricocke tied along the smooth deck I'M
til it bumped upon a respectable Sara
toga upon which was sitting girl with
her back turned to the direction OF
the missile that disturbed her so un-
tremendously. She jumped up with
a scream. 1t was useless for ME to at
tempt DISSEMINATION for the eyes OF
the entire deckfull of passengers were
upon me. The offended young wom-
an, tall, straight, handsome girl
noticed even then, glared full upon ME.
stammered something foolish, but
the brown eyes were unrelenting. In
despair, 1 threw up my hands. I'm
awfully sorry, but I'm not guilty; there
is the criminal on the dock" And 1
pointed to the jehu, who stood on the
landing grinning at the mischief he
had worked.
Asweeping glance of indignation. and
1 had leisure to study the back of the
fair enemy my too athletic driver had
made for me. 1t was worth studying,
too. There is a vast deal of char
acter in a back; it is the foundation
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
Big Loss in Blenchcd Hay,

When a piece of cotton or linen is
to be bleached it is laid on the grass,
sprinkled with water or allowed to
get wet with dew, and then exposure
to the sun docs the rest. The effect
produced on the fabric by this
process is duplicated with hay when
it is allowed to be alternately wet
with dew or rain and shone upon for
any length of time by the hot sun.
It is true that this cannot be avoid
ed at all times, but every possible
effort should be made to avoid it,
for bleached out hay is so inferior
that it is pity to devote labor to
it's handling, and it is not profitable
to compel stock to subsist on it dur
ing the winter.-Farm, Stock and
Home.
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TOPICS or TEREs 5: /,

In a life Of fastour recently pub.
lished in Paris attention 10 called to
tho fact that tho man who was des-
tined to revolutionize chemistry
ranked fourteenth in the. list Of twen-
ty-two candidates at his high school
in Dion, and was marked "wcak" In
chemistry. ~ .,. -. ~. -
A book on the ears % an index Of
character having been published by
an English author, learned reviewer
mentions his own elaborate study Of
the ears Of more than 10000 people,
including 500 criminals and 1900 In
sane persons, besides those OF 800
apes. He was forced to the conclusion
that the ears gave no clew to per-
sonal traits. ~,::'s
1t is not generally known that tho
remains Of all the Cars Of Russia
since Peter the Great lie IN memor-
iaI chapel built on one Of: the: islands
of the Neva. All the cenotaphs are ex-
actly alike, each being q block of
white marble without any decoration
whatever. The only distinction by
which one can be told from its neigh
Dor is the name Of the deceased en-
peror whose remains it contains.
The first of the anti-tuberculosfs
dispensaries in Paris was inaugurat-
ed in the Rue Mercadet, in the Mont
martre district the" other day. The
object of the work is more proven.
tive than curative. Poor people ore
examined free of charge. If tuberc'l-
losis is found, the proper initial
treatment and advice are given to
them. This institution is due prin-
cipally to private initiative.
A plague as horrid in its way as
any of those from which the ancient
Egyptians suffered has assailed the
south coast Of England. Countless
hordes of octopi, the devil6shes of
Victor Hugo, have invaded the En-
glish channel and have swarmed
along the shores of Devon and Corn
wall in tremendous numbers. Travel
ing about in marauding armies, they
have well-nigh destroyed the local
lobster and crab fisheries by devour-
ing these crustaceans wholesale.
OF the entire population OF the
world 26 per cent live under the Brit
ish rule, 9 per cent under Russian, 8
under French, and nearly under
American.
On a recent municipal election day
in Wurtemburg, only one. person.
police sergeant-took the trouble to
vote, and he elected the whole NUM-
cipal council.
Queen Alexandria is about to follow
the quaint custom of English queens
and will shortly select an oak in Wind
sor forest to be named for herself. A
brass plate bearing her name and tho
date will be attached to the tree.
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PREPARING WHEAT LAND.
success Of This Crop Depends Largely
:" Upon Selection Of Appropriate
n Soil and Good Tillage.

|. The success of this crop depends
largely upon the selection of land
and the preparation of the soil. The
light, sandy and gravelly loan soils
which are known as natural wheat
land are where this grain fourishes,
if the plant elements needed for this
crop are abundant and available, yet
clay soils with proper manipulation
do yield paying crops.
As wheat requires q large supply
of nitrogen for good growth, and has
ut the same time little ability to
store it, unless available in the soil,
care should be taken to plant where
the soil is rich in this plant food ele'
ment. Clover sod, if broken and
sown to some spring crop that re-
quires good tillage, will yield a
profitable wheat crop.
"Plow early for wheat" is max
i'm that should not be forgotten.
Wheat land must be plowed early to
give ample time for preparation OF
the seed bed, which must be fine and
firm. Large yields are often not
possible, even in favorable seasons,
because of the poorly prepared seed
beds. One must not give heed to
the number of times the land is har-
rowed, but keep going until the
ground is in right condition. If pre-
pairing oat stubble or sod ground, the
land can be frequently worked, and q
successful wheat grower advises do
;nu this after each shower as soon
as the ground is dry enough to per-
nit.
The soil must be firm but mellow.
Think how small a grain of wheat is
TO have it start well it must have a
well-prepared seed bed, where it does
not have to send its roots down for
some inches before it finds suitable
feeding ground, as it does when the
surface is cloddy. Start the plows on
the wheat land as soon as weather
and condition of soil will permit
Colman's Rural World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
JOHNSON AT WORK AGAIN.

Racine, Wis.,, July 22nd.-John john
son, of No. 924 Hamilton Street, this
city, is a happy man.
For years he has suffered with Kid.
ney and Urinary trouble. He was so
broken down that he was forced to
quit work. Everything he tried failed,
till friend of his recommended new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr..
johnson used them, and the result sur
prised him. He is well as ever he was,
completely cured, and working away
every day.
His case is regarded by those who
knew how very bad he was, as almost
a miracle, and Dodd's Kidney Pills are
a much te liked of medicine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
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USEFUL SOIL ROLLER.
Man q Ordinary Ability Can
Make One at Home.

Fig. / shows the roller complete.
The roller is made of II rims from
the drive wheels of old binders, iron
outside and white oak inside. 1t is in
three sections, the center being made
of five rims; the outside of three
each. To fasten rims together, take
three pieces of rock elm or oak, 2x3,
and bolt on inside of rims, as shown
at q, Fig. I. All the sections are
bolted together in the same man
ner.
Holes are drilled through the tire
OF the binder rims to bolt on these
three crosspieces. Each section for
bearings on ends takes two pieces OF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
Teaching the Mosquito.

It is possible to accomplish not only
more than one expects, but much more
than one desires. II understand
Brown went to New Jersey last sum-
mer to study the mosquito" said one
man to another, referring to we'll
known entomologist. $50 D heard"
said the second man, ''but when I me t
him the other day he said he felt that
instead of studying entomology he'd
been engaged in teaching anthropol'
ogy most of the time!' '-Youth's Com
panion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26

on which the body is built. AS res
cued my Grant bag noticed the mass
of dark hair that surmounted the
back. Dark hair and brown eyes are
always a dangerous combina tion.
After q brief sail down the Mersey,
we reached the liner waiting to take
us to Philadelphia. Those solid old
boats, making no pretence of speed or
fashion, were always my favorite At
lantic ferry. The rest and comfort
of their ten days trip make sea spell
enjoyable.
lodged the young lady of the Sara
toga as we made the transfer to the
.Waterland, and for the first few hours
Of the trip was too busy fixing up my
stateroom to 60 on deck and take a
glance at my fellow-passengers. When
the dinner-bell rang was ready with
an acute appetite.
found my plate, as an old traveller,
beside that of the captain. AS luck
would have it, on the ether side of our
official host was seated my girl of the
Saratoga. Fortunately, the table was
full, as was indeed the entire saloon,
for we had not yet reached the open
sea, and our maiden travellers had their
FIRST waves to experience.
Good Capt. Ebers was busy recognize
ing a friend here and there and in be-
coming pleasantly acquainted with
those at his ia BILE, left my vis-a-vis and
myself to the silent OccupatiOn of eat
ing. Now and then dared look at
those brown eyes, but they never met
mine except with frigid glare. For
the most part they roved over the
chattering saloon, and in them lurked
q smile at the reckless exhilaration OF
the frst-time- out passengers.
Next morning the girl of the Sara
toga anu myself entered the saloon al
the same moment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
Two Stalks in One Place.

Corn is usually too thick, and, while
good crops are grown every year
with three and four stalks together
in one hill, yet such thick planting is
sure to tax the plants for moisture
should dry season occur. If farm
ers will plant four feet apart each
way, allowing not more than two
stalks in @ place, they will get fully
as many bushels as with three stalks
and the ears will be larger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
A Willow Reed.

Lydia-Q, Clarence, gear! If I
should fall into the briny ocean, would
you save me?
Ciarence-I don't know, darling;
never saved anything IN my lte.-
Brooklyn Life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
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4-9N; II: gy:3W III Y
PROTECTING YOUNG HEDGES.
,'1..... . 80. 80 - 80.

PROTECTING YOUNG HEDGES
esque locality. When first set out,
however, the shrubs are liable to in
jury from trampling. Some protec-
ton should therefore be given them,
and none is more effective or easily
built than that presented in the &C.
companying cut. Indeed, three light
rails, with pickets for stakes, are all
that is needed. Arranged in this man
ner not only are both sides of the
hedge fully protected, but room is at
forded for uninterrupted growth
Frederick o. Sibley, in N. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
YOUNG HEDGE FENCES.
How to Protect Them Successfully
without in the Least 1nter1er-
inn with Their Growth.

A vigorous, full-grown hedge is a
formidable barrier to either man or
beast, and when properly pruned also
beautiful-an ornament appropriate
for any artistic home in pictur-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
Peek-a.BOO3

s'Now," said the teacher, 1--WE come
to transparent subjects. Give us an
instance, Miss Sophie"
"a pane of glass;"
every good. Now another?'
"A-a-keyhole, sir" - Philadelphia
Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
Nothing Remarkable.

Smith-My wife's mother has been
dying for the last five years.
Jones-Rcmarkab
mot at all. You see when her hus.
band died he left her his dye house,
Chicago Daily News.
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The Girl of the Saratoga
By ]. p. Coughlan.

m s. s<&kttkt<skS<fkfisS
Copyright, 1901, by Authors syndicate.)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
PROJECTING FROM MODS.
Family of Presidents Assassin Beins
Guarded by Cleveland
Police.

! Cleveland, o. Sept. 16.-As a pre-
cautionary measure three policemen
are stationed within the little dwelling
on Fleet street that shelters the fa-
Their, s.epmother and younger BROTH
ers and sisters Of Leon Czolgosz, the
assassin Indignation over his crime
seems TO have prompted number of
persons with desire 20 vent their
feeling on the Czolgosz family, and 4
fear that the fatal termination OF the
presidents illness would be the sig
nal for an outbreak has, caused police
men to be placed on guard. Up to an
early hour In the morning no demons
stration had occurred.
New York, Sept. 16.-Charles Miller,
the man who was arrested at night on
suspicion of being the man who left
Berlin, N. H., Friday saying he was
going to Washington to kill Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was arraigned in po-
lice court Saturday and committed to
the insane pavilion of Bellevue hos
pital for examination as to his sanity.
He talked in rambling manner and to
all appearances acted as one insane.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17

as well as the family, will embark. Ar-
irving there in the evening the body
will be taken to the white house,
where it will remain over night, and
on Tuesday it will be taken formally
TO the capitol, where the state funeral
will be held. On Wednesday the re-
mains will be escorted to Canton, and
on Thursday interment will take place
at President McKinley's old home.
Notice Received mt Washington.
! Washington. Sept. 16.-Gen. Giles
pie, acting secretary of war, has re-
ceiyed the following telegram from
Col. Bingham, at Buffalo, relative -
funeral arrangements OF the bsAs pres
ident:
..Funerai train leave here NoAAsT assas-
4ne> $50 for Washington. via the Fsnasy1-
yania railroad and Harrisburg; arrive be-
fore ten night. If possible body will lie
in east room of the white house Monday
night. Mrs. Mckinley and family will
sleep in the executive MANSION. Tuesday
morning removal to capitol to lie in state
till "Wednesday, probably two p. M, when
train will leave for Canton, via Harrisburg
and Pittsburg Gen. Brooke will reach
here at-fye p. m. After cabinet confer
ence the secretary will have further word
for Washington"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
MRS. m,KIsLEY.s aRIEH.
Her sister, Mrs. barber, Breaks TO Her
the Awful News.

the Awful News.
Milburn House, Buffalo, N. W
Sept. 1e.-It is definitely learned that
it was Mrs. Barber, Mrs. McKinley'si
sister, who broke the news of her
great loss to the stricken wife. She
went from the bedside of the dead
president to the wife whose condiI
ton was such that it seemed best to
remove her from the SIGH room before
the end.
All day long she remained quietly
in her room, stricken to the sonl, but
bravely bearing her sad burden, be-
cause she knows ''the major" as she
lovingly calls the late. president,
would bid her to do SO. 4
DR.. Rixey, who for years has
guarded her from all excitement and
was in constant attendance during
her recent illness in San Francisco,
is much encouraged by the way she
is bearing up at present, although 1t
is quite possible the strain OF the
next "a hours may make it desirable
for her to return with her sister to
Canton to avoid the serious strain OF
a state funeral.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
DEATH OF PRESIDENT.
story of the Last Sad Night mt II
Milburn House.

story of the Last Sad Night at the
Milburn House.
Miiburn House. Buffalo, N. T., Sept
n6.-Wiiliam Mckinley, twenty-tifth
president of the United States, died
at 2:15 O'Clock Saturday morning. from
the effect of an assassip's bullet.
Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-siNth
pre- sioent of the United States, suc-
feeds to that exalted Office under the
constitution and laws of the country.
and with the administration of the
path of office Saturday he began the
exercise of the functions of president.
i In these statements are embraced
The consummation of an awful tragedy
and the historic event by which the
entire administration of government is,
changed and new administration
ZONES into being.
The Nations Great sorrow.
| But for the moment the transfer OF
the government is forgotten in the
great sorrow which has fallen.on Tho
6ation In the passing Of President Mca
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
KsnIsy. Soldier, statesman. pres,dens,

Ksnley. Soldier, statesman, president,
devoted husband and friend, he was
beloved by all who knew him.
The death of President Mckinley
came in the small hours of the morn
ing, under circumstances of peculiar
weirdness. For hours he had lain un-
consciously with all hope of his s,ie-
sival abandoned. AS early as &x
O'Clock Friday night the doctors had
pronounced him a dying man, and sosa
thereafter the rigors of approaching
death began TO creep upon him. The
administration Of powerful sttmuIants
was maintained until seven O'clock
but with no effect. 1t was seen that
the end was near at hand, and those
nearest and dearest to the stricken
president were summoned for the Of
fees of the last farewell.
Inst Meeting with His Wife.
He came out of stupor about seven
o'clock, and while his mind was par
TALLY clear there occurred the last en-
dearments, the last submission of the
sufferer to the will of the Almighty,
{
the last murmured expressions from
his dying lips and the last good-byes.
In this interval of consciousness Mrs.
Mckinley was brought into the death
chamber. The president had asked ito
see her. She came and sat beside him,
held his hand, and heard from him his
last words of encouragement and COM
fort. Then she was led away and not
again during his living hours did she
see him.
The Presidents Submission.
The president himself fully real
lied that his hour had come and his
mind turned to his Maker. He whis'
pered feebly: Nearer My God tc
Thee" the words Of the hymn always
dear to his heart. Then in faint ac
cents he murmured: "Good-by, all;
good-by. 1t is Gods way. His viii
be done, not ours"
With this sublime display of Chris
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Late President of the United States.

tian fortitude the president soon aft-
err lapsed into Inconsistencies.
The members of the cabinet, grief
stricken, were gathered in the large
drawing room of the Milburn house.
The time had come when they too
were to look upon the president for
the last time in life. They assembled
the stairway one after the other,
noiselessly approached the threshold
of the chamber where the dying man
lay and gazed within. Those who
came first turned back appalled, and
overwhelmed and did not pass within
the chamber. Secretary Wilson re.
NAMED below, unwilling to have i'm.
peintsd "a his memory the picture OF
Ms expiring chief. Secretary Long,
WAC arrived on late train, went at
once to the chamber and passed d.
rectly to the bedside of the president,
grasping the hand that was already
clammy with approaching death.
Relatives Hastily Summoned.
/ Word was at once taken to the inn
mediate relatives who were not pres
ent to hasten for the last look upon
the president in life. They came in
groups, the women weeping and the
men bowed and sobbing in their in
tense grief.
il Grouped about the bedside at the
final moment were the only brother
ofthe president, Abner Mckinley, and
his wife; Miss Helen Mckinley and
Mrs. Sarah Duncan, sisters of the
president; Miss Mary Barber, niece;
Miss Sara Duncan, niece; Lieut..
James T. Mckinley, William M. Dun
can and John Barber, nephews; F. M.
Osborne, a cousin; Secretary George
B. Cortelyou. Hon. Charles G. Dawes.
comptroller of the currency; Col.
Webb C. Hayes and Col. William G..
Brown, With these directly and indi-
rectly connected with the family
were those others who had kept
ceaseless yigil-the white CARRIED
nurses and the uniformed marine hos
pital attendants. In the adjoining
room were Drs. Charles McBurney,I
Eugene Wasdin, Roswell Park, Charles
| g. Stockton and Herman Mynter.
The minutes were now flying and it
/ 4 :
was 2:15 o'clock.
| Silent and motionless, the circle of
loving friends stood about the bed
side.
.eThe President Is Dead"
DIR. Rixey leaned forward and
placed his ear close to the breast OF
the expiring president. Then he
Strengthened up and made an effort
to speak.
"The president is Dead" he said.
The president had passed away
peacefully, without the convulsive|
struggle of death. 1t was as though
he had fallen asleep. AS they gazed|
on the face of the martyred president
only the sobs of the mourners broke
the silence of this chamber OF death.
Nducste Your Bowels With Veseafsllk
Candy gathartlc, cure constipation FOREVER.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
EXPOSITION SHUT TIGHT.
Gates to the buffalo Fair Closed Dat
of Respect to the Dend
President.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 1e.-Director
General Buchanan, of the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition, Saturday gave the fol-
lowing formal statement to the press:
1.-The board of directors of the exposition
at special meeting decided unanimously
and at once that as a tribute of respect to
THE president who had been here as the
guest Of the exposition of Buffalo, the gates
of the exposition should be closed Sat
lurday, the 18th, and Sunday, the 18th, and
that the exposition would open as usual
on Monday morning, the 10Th instant. 1t
lis believed this action, SO unusual in great
enterprise such as the exposition, will be
appreciated by those who may be neon
Iyenienced Saturday and Sunday and will
Ibe generally approved and in accord with
the feelings of. the entire people of the
limited States