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The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

feet from the roof supporting posts.
Then fill in the spaces between with
straw, with poles lying horizontally
just inside the posts to keep it in
place. Near the bottom for distance
as high as the hogs can reach the
poles should be put close enough to-
gether to prevent the hogs from pull
ing the straw out. The door should
be made on the south side. It is not
necessary to have this more than three
feet wide and four high. It can be
put in by setting posts and building
up the sides of the door frame as the
side walls are being built. When the
door has reached the desired height,
a half dozen poles laid across will
support the straw wall to be built
above. For closing the opening door
can be made of lumber or the opening
left. as little cold will enter.
If there is any better material for
the roof than straw at hand, such as
long slough grass or cane, it can be
used, it will turn the water better.
The shed should be built on high
ground and the inside filed in so that
there will be no surface water running
into it. Fresh material for roof and
walls will not be necessary oftener
than every two or three years, and
this will take but little work, as the
posts and poles Of the old shed will
be in position for the new.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

can double it up and carry it from
room to room with you if you care to
do so.
Glover blossom cushions are the
rage now among certain young ladies';
first, for the perfume they cxhale all
over the room; secondly, because they
bring you luck and pleasant dreams.
When gathering the clover blossoms
to stuff them-it is late for that in
our part of the land now, but don't
forget it next summer-be sure and
find as many four-leaf clovers as you
can to put in with the blossoms. The
blossoms when gathered are dried
slowly, and turned often in the shade.
When put in the pillow, add little
fine table salt to them. The covers
for the cushion may be of any mate
rial fancy dictates, just so it is of
kind that you can embroider or paint
seven four-leaf clovers upon, one in
each corner, three in the center or
hiding among the wreaths or punches
of blossoms that go to make up the
rest of the design. If you cannot get
clover blossoms enough for a sofa
cushion, get enough for a head rest.
If you do you will find some one else
always looking around for that, chair,
for it has tendency to lull one off
into dreams that lazily drift with
bee hum and bird song, far away,
down hazy country lanes.-Radford
Review.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

mast with q report like . cannon.
Clara, turning at the sound, saw a
boat drifting on its side and her rage
sank to ashes.
I'm stays" she muttered. "Jibed."
Before the words were uttered her
tiller was lashed and she was watch
ing eagerly. Miles from shore in his
boots and she powerless to do aught
save run before the wind. The life
line leaped from her hand with all
the energy of despair. Down the wind
it coiled, we'll thrown and tr3e, but
it fell far short of the swimmer. Its
buoy floated ON the waves, and Clara
forgot her boat while she held it
out with eager, unsteady hands. It
was a device of her own, this reel of
lifeline with buoy attached. Har-
low had laughed at the idea. The
memory of that sunny day in the or
chard-before they had ever quar-
reled-the laughter and sunshine and
now he was swimming desperately
and she-his only hope of help-was
being borne away verify upon the
wings of the wind.
"Oh, God!" she prayed, brokenly.
Would he never reach that tiny buoy!
The sail strained under the rapidly
rising wind. The lifeline was almost
out. It had not been three minutes
since the "Frolic" jibed. To the girl
in the boat it seemed hours of agon-
izing self-reproach before the line
stiffened under Harlow's weight. She
threw herself upon the reel in an
absolute abandonment to joy while
the boat with it's lashed tiller swept
on in its mad career. Harlow climbed
spent lungs.
'The squall," he painted. Take in
SAIL"
Clara gave one glance toward the
lowering storm and shook her head.
It was too late. Nothing for it now
but to 60 down together. Harlow
flew into sudden rage against fate
and filled his lungs with gasp. "You
shall, do you hear" he thundered.
'Take the tiller."
AS the boat came about he low.
cred the sail cautiously, but We,
of the wind seized it and it blew from
its bolts. Harlow leaped upon the
canvas and clung to it with arms
and legs. He did not know when Clara
came to his assistance or how. But
afterwards, when bruised and
drenched he found himself clinging
to the tiller while they scudded un-
der bare poles, it came to him with
thrill! of horror that he had been
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
THE DREAMER.
The Great Man Is Simply He Who
Retains and Strives for His
BOyh00d's Ideals.

There are those to whom the dream
is more than the reality, says Ada C.
Sweet, in Woman's Home Companion.
Inspired by visions are they instead
Of by well-assured facts. The great
ones of the world belong to this class.
The word calls them dreamers, and is
in the end ruled by them. Mahomet,
Napoleon. Washington, Gladstone,
Bismarck, Lincoln-all these were fol-
lowers of their own aspirations and
ambitions guided by a foresight
which looked to others, when the
event materialized, like foreknowl-
edge.
The great man is simply the man
who retains and tries to realize the
generous dreams of his boyhood and
youth. Most men and women are
''quitters." They start in the race
of life with enthusiasm and deter
mination enough, but the effort of the
start is too much for them, and they
lag at the first milestone. It is the
dreamer who keeps on, not because
OF greater mental or physical strength,
but because of his unfading. un-
changeable dream. The urging vision,
fresh and inspiring, will not let him
stop. And when life's> race is done,
his name alone, of all the starting
contestants, is written on the pages
Of his time, and "the rest" are mo
where 'r
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
A STRAW HOG SHED.
Warmer in Winter Than q LumbeF..
Built House as Well a. Cool
Summer shelter.

"The best shed ever had," said Z
successful swine raiser to the writer
the other day, twas straw shed. It
was much warmer in winter than ono
could possibly be that was built of
lumber, and by taking out the north
and south sides in summer time it fur
nished a cool and airy retreat. It was
practically Inexpensive, the cost be-
ing almost confined to the labor" He
then went on to explain the building
of his shed. It was IL feet each side
the ridge pole, or "a feet wide and 80
feet long. Of course, any desired
length could be made. The ridge pole
is laid in the crotches of posts eight
feet above the ground. These posts
should be set deep enough in the
ground to give solidity to the struc-
ture. For the same reason it is we'll
to place them not more than eight
feet apart.
The outside posts should be set tho
same distance apart and should be
two or three feet lower than the mid
die row. Lay poles across the tops
of these also. If it is not possible to
obtain crotches, the poles can be fat
tened at the ends and spiked to the
posts. Then cut poles long enough to
reach from the ridge pole to the out
side and extend over foot or so.
Notch these poles where they lay over
the ridge, and cave poles. This will
keep them in place. These poles
should be laid at distance not to ex-
ceed three feet. Over these, crossing
them, put on a layer of fine branches
with few poles to support the straw,
which is to be thrown on to complete
the roof. When enough straw has
been thrown on, weight and fasten in
place SO it will not blow off.
For the sides set posts extending to
the top of the roof and about three
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
FEEDING MOLDY CORN.
A PerniciOus Practice That May Re-
suit in Serious Intestinal and
Nervous Disorders.

There is a great deal of moldy corn
this year, and it revives the discussion
that arose two years ago, when there
wasconsiderable loss from spinal men,
ingitis in cattle. The fall was wet that
year and much corn nodded, and the
popular belief was that the moldy
corn was responsible for the disease.
The Indiana experiment station in
vestigated the matter thoroughly,
feeding active growths of the bac-
terium and mold found in the corn,
to two horses, injecting the same un-
der the skin, etc., without producing
the disease, though some disorder of
gums and mouth resulted. Finally
the horses were fed all the spoiled
(moldy) corn they would eat. The
first three days they ate of it greed
lily, but after that it was with diff
Guilty that they could be induced to
eat any. This produced some disor-
der, but the horses quickly recovered.
One horse was killed, but post NOR
tenn failed to discover any LESSONS. In
none of the tests was cerebro spinal
meningitis induced by moldy grain.
The report says: ''The results of the
experiment show that inoculations
with cultures of the bacteria and
molds were ineffective. Eating of the
mashes containing pure cultures
showed that only in the case of
growth of species of fusarium did
any intestinal disturbance follow, and
that in one case the feeding of the
rotted grain produced considerable in
testinal disturbance and some nervous
symptoms, but that the disturbance
was light in the other" It appears,
therefore, that while many of the
cases of sickness in stock attributed
to eating moldy corn are due to other
causes, the continued use of such food
may result in intestinal and nervous
disorders of serious nature.-Prai-
rie Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
THE KING OF DOGS.
Nero, q Vermont Mastin, IL C0nsid-
cred the Largest Canine Now
Living in the World.

In the town of Rutland, VT, lives
Nero, huge German and English mas
tiff, who enjoys the distinction of be-
ing probably the largest dog in the
world.
Nero is owned by Judge Wayne Bal
ley, of Rutland, who is very fond of
his pet. From tip to tip Nero measures
seven feet four inches, and he tips the
scales at 2S5 pounds.
He stands nearly three feet in height,
and he measures round his girth So
inches. The circumference of his brass
collar is 81 inches, and his foreleg meas
ures 16A inches.
Nero is very fond of the fair sex, and
is a special favorite with ladies and
children.
But when strange man approaches
his kennel, in Judge Bailey's back yard,
let him beware, for Nero is not partial
to strangers. One day a peddler Wis
tied the judges house, and when Mrs.
Bailey refused to buy of his wares, he
threw himself in fit of rage upon
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
P1G-PEN POINTERS.

Corn is bad for the breeding stock.
Changing the feed occasionally
sharpens the appetite.
When in doubt about what's the
matter with the pigs, it may general
ly be set down as worms.
Hogs like roasting ears, but they
should not be confined to this feed
alone. A little matured grain in -ad-
dition will be found economical.
The breeding boar should be in good
flesh, though never fat and lazy. He
must be vigorous and active, kept so
by giving him nitrogenous ration
and sufficient exercise.
Shell the corn and soak it till soft,
but not sprouted. and feed it to the
sows and their pigs, scattered on the
floor, where they will eat it slowly
and masticate it all. But do not feed
it in troughs, the sow will get the
lions share, will bolt it to disadvan-
tage, and the pigs, too. Then store
the cobs to be burned to charcoal
later.-Barnum's Midland Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
DOMESTIC SERVICE.
Five Rules Which, II Generally
Adopted, Would Make "Profes-
sion" Of Homework

It was with great pleasure that 7
read the interview published in the
Herald between an ideal mistress and
an ideal cook. But. as they are the
exceptions at present. would like
to offer few suggestions. which, il
taken, would make them the rule.
First, let the relation between en-
ployer and employed be on q more:
strictly business basis than it is at
present. For instance, if servants are
kept up later than usual for parties,
suppers, etc., they should have extra
pay for extra time. They should have
half of every Sunday, which I find il
the general rule in this city. Have
the mistresses no souls, or do they
Imagine that domestics have none,
that they allow them to go to church
only twice month?
Second, let the servants have two
hours of each day strictly to them
selves, not as favor, but as right,
such as the hours Immediately after
luncheon for one servant and after
dinner at night for the other. I know
of places where the servant is never
free to mend her clothes, lie down or
read except on her one evening off
every other week! Are we, human
beings, or savages waiting for evolu-
ton?
Third, let the mistresses become
more reasonable and more humane.
and we will have a better class of
girls entering domestic service in
stead of hospitals and factories. The
work is really no harder, and it is
simply that the word "servant" leaves
a sting. If we could only change that
word servant into "helper," with the
conditions such change would i'm
ply, what rush there would be
from the ranks of the shops, factories
and even hospitals into the now de-
spised housework!
Fourth, let the government estab-
lish free schools of domestic science
and make it compulsory for all pub
lie school girls between 13 and II
years old to attend such schools as
part of their regular training. This
would raise the tone of the work and
make it profession, as nursing has
become. and the work would be bet
ter done.
Fifth, let parents open their eyes
and see that there is more future for
their daughters in household economy
than in anything else just now, and
in the end more solid happiness,
believe. There will always be a de-
mand for intelligent home helpers,
and there is no danger that their
ranks will ever be overcrowded. God
speed the day when no work will be
considered menial unless it is badly
done, and when it will be disgrace
not to know how to do things and be
willing to do them! All the talk
about the superiority Of brain work
over hand work is the veriest non
sense. Unless brain and hand work
together in all departments of labor
the work is never half done. Our
great men and women have always
been those who used their Drawn as
we'll as their brain and thus accom-
plished something.-Retta L. Long, in
N. Y. Herald.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

back and baby ribbon in pink laced
through. Half-inch pink ribbon forms
loop to hang it by and bows.
The box is also for combings and is
~ or inches in diameter. A hole
two inches across is cut in the cover
and both cover and box are covered
with ecru linen, embroidered with a
holly pattern. Buttonhole in long
and short stitch about the opening. A
box may be made of pasteboard if a
round one is not available. The cloth
should be tur.4cd over the edge on
the wrong side and the lining (green
or red paper or cloth) neatly glued
over the raw edges of the linen.
The same materials and colors are
used in developing the waste basket.
as the cornucopia. 1t is made of stiff
cardboard, the bottom piece six inches
square, the four sides each one foot
high, nine inches wide at top and six;
inches at bottom. The sides are.
sewed to the bottom piece and the.
sides laced together. Three ribbon!
bows at each joining may be used if
preferred. A brush broom case NAV
be made in a similar way.
These suggestions need not be fol.
lowed to the letter; consider the
taste of the recipient as to color OF
material.-Gertrude Leigh, in Farm
and Home.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

foaming over the Chandiere fa1ls.
as it is in the autumn, there is fall
of about 40 feet, but when the river
is swollen by melting SHOWS in the
spring the apparent depth of the fall
is lessened. Atany time the rush and
swirl of the great river over this ledge
of rock is sight worth seeing.
In some places the water pours over
in dense and irresistible volume,
while at other points a shallow
stream will spray itself over higher
table of rock.
On the ~pper Ottawa are floated
booms of logs which feed the large
lumber industries of that region.
Handling these wet logs is treach-
erous business, and it is easy to lose
ones foothold and fall into the swift
stream. Accidents of this kind occur
frequently. The only case that did
not have a fatal termination is the
one referred to here.
The man was busy forking these
logs with those sharp prongs used to
owing CuS" anu u1d" IAC" ILL.,
when he missed his footing and fell
into the river. Though strong SWIM
mer, he could not withstand the cur
rent, and he was swept cut into the
stream and on toward the falls.
Nearing the falls he found himself
still conscious, and it happened that
he was being hoated over one of
those tables of rock where the water
was so shallow that he felt himself
touch. He struggled to regain his
feet and was successful in so doing,
so that he found himself standing in,
perhaps, foot of rushing water, at
the brink of the cataract, a great tor
rent surging by him on every hand
But it seemd hopeless. He saw no
way of getting to shore, and no one
from the shore could get to him.
Many people on the banks of the riv-
er were watching him and trying to
study out some plan to save him.
Finally a large derrick was brought
to bear, such as is used in building
operations. A great arm with ropes
was swung out over the torrent, and
when the man had fastened himself
securely with the ropes, he was raised
up high and swung in, just as large
stone would be raised in constructing
a building-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18

THE Shrinking WORLD.

This shrinking world In which We live
grows smaller day by day.
TIL now there isn't any place so very far
away;
And lands so sundered in the past that
months would intervene,
Have crept so near together there is scarce
week between.
1t used to be great long while from Bos.
tOn-On-the-Bay
TO where the broad Pacific laves the peb-
bles with its spray,
But now those shores are neighbors in their
nearness. so to speak,
And half year of travel has been squeezed
to half week.
To speak with far-ofr India once took Us
full year,
While now we simply shout "Hello!" and
whisper in her ear;
And Islands lost In distant seas, when his
tory commenced,
Are chatting with us daily now since space
has been condensed.
telegraph and all,
We have compressed this globe until it's
just little ball.
The land Is but step across, the sea Is but
pond.
We've got this world encompassed and we
sigh for worlds beyond.
We're looking toward the sky the while We
fashion, year by year,
Some new and wondrous instrument to
draw the planets near:
And scientists, SO we are told, perchance
may very soon
So do away with distance we can visit with
the moon.
Nixon Waterman, in Saturday Evening
Post.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
NEW USE FOR CHENILLE.
Material Now Plays an Important
Part In Dressmakfng, Millinery
and Fancy Work.

Chenille is now used upon all outer
garments from the hat or toque, fash
ioned all or partly from it, to the,
evening slipper showing applications
or rosettes of it's velvety threadings.
For the house, the carriage or the
street there are many varying designs
wherein chenille plays an important
part. A Redfern bridal robe shows
it in elaborate embroideries inter-
spersed with mother of pearl, seed
pearl and opalescent tubular glass
beads. The latest innovation, how
ever, is it's combination with furs.
where the adaptation is particularly
suitable. In an ermine collarette the
frogs used in closing are very attrac-
tive. They are of handsomely pat
termed white chenille wrought in
large pea5~shaped jet beads. Another
ermine stole shows rosette-like but
tons of black chenille with large half
pearls surrounded by rhinestones-
and SO on, the variety is almost end
less, a full, fluffy, looped fringe of
thick chenille forming the edge of a
chinchilla storm collar. This large
fringe also appears upon some of the
newest varieties of neck dressing.
The short boa may be of almost any
material, chiffon, mousseline de sole,
Liberty silk or satin, wired lace.
panne or coarse net, but the decora-
tion usually is in some form of che
mile: Long stole ends of strands of
chenille thick as ones thumb fall
either to the floor or knee depth,
and form an indescribably beautiful
finish for demi-toilet. These come
in several shades, those of black, white
or pale gray being by far the pref
tiest, unless one also has preference
for bright golden brown.
The popularity of chenille as an
accessory to dress will bring in it's
use in fancy work once more, espe-
cially in cords for edgings of artistic
boxes, baskets and the like, or for
strings to tie instead of ribbon. Che
mile embroideries are a great fad
at present, and already women are
ordering designs stamped for work
ing baby blankets, lounging robes
and such garments in general as are
made of elder flannel or pure WOOL
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
THE FIVE PAIRS OF TWINS.

Polly, Polly. Polly. tell the five pairs Of
CThe tiny scraps of small ones,
The slim and toppling tall ones,
The cunningly devised ones.
The four just middling-sized ones)
We're going to have candy-pull-to-night
the fun begins
50 Polly. Polly Polly tell the five pairs of
Polly. Polly, Polly. tell the five pairs Of
twins
They may make some candy dollies.
Like the china one of Mollie's,
And some yellow candy kittens,
And pair of candy mittens,
And a lot of tiny candy toads with walnut
And pile of candy fishes with the sweet
est set of fins
But Polly, Polly. Polly, if the five pairs Of
twins.
Go to swimming in molasses,
Or to smearlng grandma's glasses.
Or to setting fire to paper,
Orwell, any kind of caper,
They'll all be tied together till they're sor-
ry for their sins,
SO Polly, Polly. Polly. warn the five pairs
of twins.
And Polly, Polly, Polly, when the five pairs
And the children of our neighbors
Have finished all their labors,
While without the sleet is pelting,
And within the candy's melting,
You must scrub those sticky infants till
they're neat as jeweled pins.
Die you know your thumbs and fingers
were the five pairs of twins?
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, in Youths Com
DaniOn,
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
SHE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TC
SHORTEN SAIL IN THIS WIND.

swearing. He turned to his ship
mate in low-toned CONSERVATION.
"Have I been swearing at you,
Clara?'
"Yes," she answered. Her lips were
grave, but there was q suggestion OF
smile in her voice.
Harlow's tired eyes began to
brighten. He watched her wistfuuy
while she stared at the quivering
pole. A quarter of an hour of deli
cious silence passed before Harlow
could bring himself to break the
spell of that wonderful EYES,"
HAS it been raining?" he asked,
dreamily.
II don't know-no, it was only the
wind-it is the spray"
1--WE had better raise sail and make
for port" Harlow began, with elab-
crate composure. "Take the tiller a
moment" Suddenly he knelt down in
the wet boat and put his arms about
her. ''Dear-dear. Hasn't our bad
scare taught us something?"
Clara's brave blue eyes looked un-
flinchingly into his. II knew it be-
FORE" she. said, honestly.
Harlow's embrace tightened. $50
did I, sweetheart. I've known it ever
since that day in the orchard when-''
And the squaH? Oh, it had blown
to leeward half an hour ago.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-18
When Hens Get Too Fat.

When a leghorn hen weighs 5h
pounds, or even five pounds, she is fat;
and when plymouth rock hen gets
up to eight pounds, or a brahma
reaches ten pounds, she is getting too
fat. The best signs other than weigh
ing them are their sluggish movement,
their desire to wait for their food in
stead of scratching, broad appearance
behind, falling of the belly (near or
rear), especially with old hens, a
smooth, glossy appearance-often red
on the hind portion of the body-with
perhaps loss of feathers. Body deep
and heavy appearance are also signs.
One or all of these indications are to
be observed; but the surest plan is to
kill one supposed to be too fat, and
she will show nearly the conditions of
all the others in the flock if the food
given has been heavily of grain
Farm and Fireside.