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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
THE BUSY LITTLE BEE.
not Fail to Arouse Astonish-
ment and Admiration.

The whole atmosphere of the hive in
the summer is one Of hustle and hurry.
The workers hustle day and night, and
work so hard that when honey is plen-
tiful in the flowers the average life of
the working bee is rarely over six
weeks. 1t is safe to say that not one
in 5000 bees lives to eat the honey it
has toiled so hard to lay up for the
winter. There are usually about 10000
bees in a colony or hive, and they
will average in a good season some
thing like 81 pounds.
It takes 100000 bees, working one en-
tire day. to gather single pound of
honey, and to get the sweets they must
rummage $500, 900 clover blooms. Now
when we know that 75,000,000 pounds
of honey are yearly produced in the
United States, it becomes a very nice
problem to calculate how many bees
there are working, say, eight hours a
day.
The bee brings four substances into
the hive and creates one substance
there. The honey is brought in in a
little sac and stored in one of,the cells
of the comb. If you'll notice you'll find
the cells slant little bit, so that the
sweet stuff will not spill till the cell
is full and can be sealed up. This raw
honey has to be stirred and mixed with
formic acid, which the bees jaws Sc
crete, and frequently moved from one
cell to another, so as to hasten its
evaporation and thickening. Then
there is pollen dust from the flowers,
which is used to feed the young bee
babies, and is also used for Gaping over
their cells, as it is porous to the air and
is much cheaper than wax. Then
propolis, or bee glue, is fetched from
the willow, poplar, cottonwood and
balm-gilead trees, and is used to &C.
ment cracks and crevices about the
hive. Last of all, water is brought into
the hive to give drink to the babies.
But more precious than honey is wax,
which is really tallow and not wax.
It costs 20 pounds of honey and long
time to make one pound of wax. The
bees eat the honey and then hang quiet
ly in a cluster, waiting for the wax to
form. It is secreted under the little
scales on the abdomen and is used i'm
mediately. This wax is not made I'M
less it is actually required, and never
as long as there are any vacant combs.
1t is the desire to economize in wax
that makes the bee store its honey in
six-sided cells, for when one cell is
built there is one side furnished for six
new cells.-G0lden DAYS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
Mr.. REWARD AT HOME.
the Woods II q Truly Fas. MI
Isl cinating Sixht. 49,

The chance to watch young foxes at
play in the woods land there are few
sights more fascinating not 80 diff
cult . thing as one would suppose, says
St. Nicholas. This spring found two
dens within mile of city of 10000
people; and it is safe to say that with
in easy walking distance of every New
England town one or more pairs Of
foxes build their den and raise their
little ones every year.
The best way to find den IL to ask
the hunters first, then the farmers
boys. Every den has main entrance,
with all the earth from excavation scat
tered about its front door. That is to
mislead you; the foxes seldom use it.
And sometimes, indeed, it is closed al.
together six feet underground. Ten
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

feet away, hidden behind gray rocks OF
in thicket, are other entrances, one
for daily use, and one for danger gen.
orally. The hole is larger than that
made by skunk or woodchuck, and q
fox's workmanship is always neatef
than theirs.
There are three ways of telling
whether there are any foxes at home.
First, examine the soft earth about
the entrance carefully. Tracks like a
small dogs, but narrower in proper
ton, and more dainty. That's sus-
picious.
Second, examine the sides of the hole
sharply. Here. clinging to a point OF
rock, is long yellowish hair, which il
crinkled in the middle; and there, trail
ing from a root-fiber, is another. There
was fox in here once.
Third, put your nose down deep into
the hole and take a Whit. Waugh! q
nauseating odor, strong and rank, the
| unmistakable odor of carnivorous
youngsters. Now you are sure there
are foxes there. You can come almost
any bright morning or afternoon and
watch them from a distance playing
like: kittens.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
PEOPLE OF OUR OWN TINE.

The king Of Sweden and Norway Is
noted as an admirable linguist.
The king of Saxony is one OF the
most approachable of European sover-
eigns.
Sir Robert Harris grade as man
DARN is higher than that of Ii Hung
Chang himself.
Sir Hiram Maxim says that years be-
> fore the safety bicycle was invented he
had made one for himself and ridden
all over Maine on it.
The late Philip D. Armour once said:
II am no talker. I made my fortune by
learning to keep my mouth shut. When
the teeth are shut the tongue is at
home"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
LIEUT.. MABEL c. HUNT.
A BRIGHT Salv alton Army Lassie, Who
Knows How to Keep Her Corps
In Good Health.

Ogden, Utah, Jan. %, 1901 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Pacific Coast Division of the
Salvation Army, whose noble work in
done so much for this western coun-
try, has its headquarters in this city.
One of the brightest and most enthu-
siastic workers is Lieut.. Miss Mabel
Clarice Hunt. Everyone knows how
these devoted people parade the streets
day or night, exposing themselves to
all kinds Of weather, that no opportun-
ity may be lost of rescuing some poor
unfortunate from sin and suffering.
In some cases, their recklessness in
thus exposing themselves has been
commented upon as almost suicidal.
Their answer to such criticisms in
variably is their unfailing faith in the
Divine injunction to do right and fear
not" Lieut.. Hunt explains one of the
means she employs to keep her SOL
diers" in good health, as follows:
II have found Dodd's Kidney Pills Of
great value in cases of Kidney and
Liver Trouble and Diseases contracted
from severe colds. Several of our lads
and lassies have been repeatedly ex-
posed to cold weather and rain, and
have spoken for hours out of doors,
often with wet feet and chilled to the
marrow. As consequence of this ex-
posture, Pulmonary Trouble, Rheu-
matism and Kidney Disorders often
ensue. In such cases, always advise
Dodd's Kidney Pills, for have noticed
better results, quicker relief, and more
lasting benefit from the use of Dodd's
Kidney Pills in such cases, than from
all other medicines I know of COM
bined. They cleanse the blood, regu-
late the system, and destroy disease"
"A medicine which can do what Lieut..
Hunt says so positively Dodd's Kidney
Pills do is surely worth the attention
of all who suffer with any form of Kid
ney Trouble, Rheumatism, OF Blood
Disorders.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
well-Liehted Birds Nests.

Many tropical birds are known to dis
play a decorative tendency. Most of
them build nests on the ground and
place around them bits of bone, bright
colored shells, pieces of glass, the
wings of butterflies, etc.; but the baya
bird of southeastern Asia, which builds
its nest in q tree, has method very
different, and al beautiful as it is
unique. The nest. resembles a long
sack, much enlarged in the middle, and
contains three rooms. When COM
pfeted the male bird goes off at even
ing and gets lump of moist clay,
which he attaches to the inner wall OF
the nest. Then he captures several fire.
flies and secures them to the clay. This
he repeats until he has made several of
these insect lamps, some of which are
placed on the outside of the nest, where
they send forth their strange phos.
phorescent glow throughout the night.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
East Greenland Eskimos.

The Amdrup arctic expedition,
which returned from East Greenland
recently, brings back some stories of
grewsome finds among extinct Eski-
mo colonies. It appears that all the
east coast of Greenland from 65 de-
grees IS minutes to 81 degrees 20 min
utes must have had at one time or
other Eskimo inhabitants, but the
colonies are now all extinct, though
ruins of the towns and relics of in
struments, weapons and household
articles abound. The Amdrup expedi-
ton has brought back many speei-
mems of these finds, At the furthest
point north reached by the expedition
was found large and well-preserved
dwelling-housa, containing skeletons
of about 30 Eskimos. It is probable
that these were people who emigrated
from Angmasalik about the middle
of TIE century. It is improbable that
they starved to death, seeing that the
explorers also found remains Of whale
and seal fish and skeletons Of dogs,
bears, whales and other animals.-
London Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
NO INCHES
BOARD FOR NINE MEN MORRIS.

0OAhO FUN NINE MEN MOREtlS.
where the lines meet each other, and
after all have been put on in moving
them from one spot to the next in any
direction along the lines. Each play
er's object, both in placing the men
and moving them, is to form row of
three of his own pieces, and when
ever this is done he may take from
the board one of the opponents
pieces, but he must not disturb a
row of three if there is any other that
he. can. take. He who takes off all the
hostile pieces wins. Sometimes when
a player has lost all his men but
three he is allowed to "hop," that is;
to play q man to any vacant spot on
the board. The player must avoid
crowding his men together and try
to place them on or near the corners
of the board, at the same time trying
to block his opponent as we'll as to
get his own men into line. When pos-
sible it should be arranged to make
more than one line in successive moves
when by moving one man backward
and forwards two lines can alternately
be made and broken.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
ARE JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS.
Supreme Court Judges Are Not Au-
gtere When They Meet
At Lunch.

To the average citizen the judges of
the supreme court of the United States
are solemn set. This impression is
due to the fact that the aforesaid aver
age citizen never meets the gowned
magistrates when they are loft duty"
The fact is that there are few men in
public life who are jollier. Take them
at lunch every day, for instance. The
gatherings around the table of the
Ettrick shepherd did not afford half
of the wit and sarcasm which enliven
the lunch table talk of the supreme
court judges. They assemble in q
room just off the main corridor of the
capitol, nearly opposite the supreme
court chamber, promptly at o'clock
every day, adjourning court for that
purpose, and close the shutters of the
window which opens out upon the bal
cony, so that the curious world shall
neither see nor hear. The table is
spread in dainty fashion, and while the
judges satisfy the inner man they tell
stories and crack jokes at each others
expense. Justice Brewer is the wittest
member of the party, while Justice
Peckham is the most sarcastic. Chief
Justice Fuller il the best story teller,
while Justice Harlan would monopo-
lie the conversation if the court would
let him by telling how he drove his
golf ball 1873 yards by actual measure
ment or "holed' out" in a cloos match
by putting" from the farthest edge of
the green. It was at one of the lunch
symposiums, it is said, that Justice
Harlan made the remark that golf was
the most <blasphemous game ever in.
vented. -.
Around the lunch table all dignity il
relaxed and the grave problems Of con-
stitutional and International law are
forgotten. Sometimes the good. humor
of the hour is so infectious and lasting
that when the justices return to the
bench the recollection of q funny story
makes them laugh in the midst Of some
argument. And although
it should not be said except in q whis-
per-they joke with each other on the
bench. r :. & g.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
THE STATUE.

& y
The marble waits. immaculate and rudes
g Beside it stands the sculptor. lost In
dreams. ~ III
With vague. chaotic forms. his vision
teens.
Fair shapes pursue him. only to elude .
And mock. his eager fancy. Lines Of
grace .-6 e,e...-. e,
And heavenly beauty vanish. and. be-
Out through the Parian luster. pure ana
cold,
Glares the wild horror Of a devils face.
The clay is ready for the modelling.
The marble waits: how beautiful. how
pure,
That cleaning substance. and it shall
endure
When dynasty and empire. throne and
king
Have crumbled back to dust. Well may
you pause,
Oh, sculptor artist! a.d. before that
mute,
Unshapen surface. stand irresolute!
Awful. indeed, are arts unchanging laws.
The thing you fashion out of senseless
clay.
Transformed to marble. shall outlive
your fame; =.
And, when no more Is known your race.
or name
Men shall be moved by what you mold
to-day.
We all are sculptors. BY each act and
thought.
We forp the model. Time, the artisan.
Stands, with his chisel, fashiOntng the
Man,
And stroke by stroke the masterpiece is
wrought.
Angel or demon? Choose, and do not err!
For time but follows as you shape the
mold,
And finishes In marble, stern and cold,
That statue of the soul, the character.
BY wordless blessing, or by silent curse,
BY act and motive-so do you define
The image which time copies line by
line,
For the great gallery of the Universe.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Success.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

Low Rate winfer Tours to the
Sunny South.
The Mobile 4 Ohio will run Special Low
Rate Excursions, good until June the first,
permitting invalids and others to, stop at
6r,t-class hotels enroute at very nomin.l
Georgia, Florida, Cuba, Central and South
America. Low Rate Homeseeker's LIST and
3rd Tuesday of each month. One Way Set
tiers same days at Very Low Rates. Any
ticket agent or j. T. Poe, G. T. NJ, Mobile,
Ala. G. M. Shepard, G. p. A., Mobile, Ala.
M. H. Bohreer, D. P. A., 35l Marquette
Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,, Z West Fort Street, d.
troit, Mich. - +
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
Unavoidable Action,

doctor, I'm bothered with queer pain.
and make semi-circular movement with
them, 4 sharp sting comes in my left shout.
der" III
But" asked the physician, wonderingly,
"why make such mottons?"
"Weu, if you know any other way for i
man 60 get on his overcoat wish you'd let
me know. Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
There II q Class Of People,

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the gro.
Gerry stores "a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stom.
ach receives it without distress, and but few
can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
/ as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cts. and Is cts. per pack
age. Try it. Ask fol, GRAIN.O.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
NICE LITTLE GAME.
1t IL Called Nine Men Morris and Can
BE Played by Two ON q
Simple Board.

This interesting little game is
played by two persons on board
marked with the diagram shown, and
buttons, beans or grains of corn OF
two colors may be used as men. Each
player has nine pieces, none of which
are on the board at the opening of the
game.
The players take turns in placing
their men, one at time, at the points
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
The New Train to the Tropics,

The Chicago and Florida Special (via Gin
, cinnati) is magnificent travelling palace.
Exclusively Pullman equipment. Solid train
of diners, observation cars, drawing room
sleepers;o all. through without change, Chi.
cago to St. Augustine.
Any ticket office, Big Four Route, Monon-
e. H: & D. Penna. Lines, Queen & Crescent,
Southern Ry., Plant System or Florida East
Coast Ry. will gladly give complete details.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

The average man isn't willing to admit
that he has enough until he gets too much
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

Biges-I began business without cent
Diggs-Yes, and 1 know a man who had
Z million when you began business, and to-
day he hasn't q cent" - Chicago Daily
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

If you have kept a secret. the time al.
ways comes when you will be proud of your
self.-Atchison Globe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. &c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
C0uRe for .Jov.

When visitor announces that he is
only stopping over between trains, his
host at once becomes more cordial.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
THE PROFESSORS
: FOOTBALL STORY
By Howard G.. Warren.

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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01
Choice Of LetfeP3

II think shall adopt letters as profess
sion,' observed the Party with the Bulg.
ing Brow.
"Typewriting or sign painting" inquired
the Sardonic Person. Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

:, Charms strike the sight, but merit wins
the soul.-Pope.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

He who takes all he can get often gets
more than he can take.-Ram's Horn.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

Most Elastic substances,
Rubber, spun glass, steel and ivo1Z
are the most elastic 'substa1ces.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-02-01

During the year ending June 80 last,
Jasper county, Missouri, produced zine-
and lead worth $3.50, go.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-06

side of the head and on the right cheek.
At about 1890 Friday night num-
Der of railroad graders, who had been
drinking more or less all day, became
engaged in free for-all fight, resulting
in one of the number being cut across
the wrist. No arrests We're made, altho
Officer Clark made an endeavor to locate
the man who did the slashing.
The case of Frank Hoffman, charged
with adultery upon an information filed
by his wife, Mrs. Title Hoffman. was
called in Justice Clark's court Friday
afternoon. The state introduced about
one-third of its evidence and then
rested when motion on the part of the
defense to dismiss was sustained by the
court.
Mayor Jones had five cases in his
court, all for intoxication. Martin Burke
and James Casey, arrested by City Mar
shall Nicholson, We're each sentenced to
six days work William Butler, Johr
Ledge and Tom Finneean. all strangers
arrested by Officer Clerk, were also sen.
fenced to six days work
Frank Havens, of Long Point, ar
rested by Officer Weaver upon charge
of INVESTIGATION, was before Mayor Jones
Friday afternoon and sentenced to six
\ days work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-06
DIES FROM sUNsrRoKE.
We'll Known Soldiers, Home Mem
Dor Dies lIeat Penetration.

We'll Known Soldiers Home Mem
Dor Dies of Heat Irostration.
Milo H. Geer. "a well-known member
of the Soldiers Home and a familiar
figure on the streets for many years,
died this morning at 9:07 O'clock in the
hospital as the result of sunstroke.
suffered last Sunday. Geer was j Very
active man for one of his age, and was
usually seen riding bicycle. Last Sun
day he exercised too much and became
Frustrated with the heat. He went to
the hospital for few DAYS but seemed
to get better and came out and again
had to succumb to the heat. He went
back to the hospital and has since that
time grown steadily worse.
Geer was "a years of age and came To
the Home in 1899 from Jackson county
He enlisted as private June 10 1867
from Jackson county, in Company "A
Eighteenth Iowa infantry. and was dis
charged at Davenport in August. 1863
as a corporal. He leaves Two sisters
Mrs. Melinda Holms. of Abel, and Mrs.
Susan Jones. Of Avon. Ill, and pending
word from them the arrangements foi
the funeral have not been made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-06
THEY VOTE |O REMAIN
Central Iowa Spiritualists decide
to Make Marshalltown Per.
manent Headquarters.
Negotiations Under Way for the
Purchase Of Land West Of
Soldiers Home.
E. M. Vail Elected President for
Ensuing Year..The Bust.
ness Meeting.

The Central Iowa Spiritualsts' Assoc
citation will retain its permanent read
quarters in Marshalltown and will pur-
chase a tract OF land near by for the
annual campmeeting. This action was
decided on at the annual business meet
ing held at the present camp Friday
afternoon.
For s.everal years past the association
has had in view the establishment of
permanent headquarters and the pur-
chase of the necessary land for camp
meetings. on which permanent cottages
could be erected. Several other cities
aspired TO the location, the most active
competitors of Marshalltown being Os-
kaloosa and Colfax. AT the meeting FRI
day, when the matter came up for fin
al decision, Marshalltown won out. be-
cause of it's central location and accessi-
bliity, and on the showing made that a
desirable site could be purchased at a
reasonable figure.
The association andthe Marshalltown
committee has an option at the presen;
ately west of the Soldiers Hom-
| consists of fourteen acres and has beer
offered by the owner at low figure. II
4 is probable that the deal Will be closed
providing some assistance is forthcom
ing from the citizens If this land is
purchased 1t is probable the street rail
way company will extend its line acros:
! the east end of the grounds, thus reach
/ ing the camp grounds and the Soldiers
al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-06
NOTICE ofpissoIution.

To Whom Concerned: The partner
ship heretofore existing between John s.
Brandon and John a. Kelley. under the
firm name OF Brandon e Kelley, is this
day Dissolved by mutual consent John
s. Brandon will have charge of the shoe
and furnishing goods department., and
John A. Kelley the grocery department.
All bills against the shoe and ful nish-
ing goods department. Will be paid by
John S. Brandon and all bills due that
department. will be paid TO him. All
bills against the grocery department
viii be paid by John A. Kelley and all
bills due that department. will b. paid
to him. JOHN S. BRANDON.
JOHN A. KELLEY.