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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Marriage Fees i'm Mexico.

There are well-founded reports of
excessive marriage charges on the part
of the clergy in the interior of Mexico,
where young men are "sized up to see
what they will stand. Thus the per-
formance of the religious ceremony of
marriage is discouraged. In some cases
sensible grooms have refused to pay
from $500 to $500, and have gone to
the United States, where priests were
happy to perform the religious cere-
mony for $25 gold, or, say $50 silver.
The civil marriage, which alone legiti-
ma1izes children and provides for the
due and orderly inheritance of prop
erty, is always in order, and many peo-
pie are contenting themselves with
what the law says is sufficient.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
DAIRY SOILING CROPS.
The Time Will Come When Every
Farmer who Wants to Succeed
Will Plant Them

An old adage has it that closing the
barn door after the theft of the horse
is not the best method of preventing
burglary. Yet it is held to be worth
while as discourager of further pill
fering. The dairyman who this past
summer has seen his COWS shrinking,
feels inclined to shut the barn door.
How may he do this best? If he has
planted soiling crops like peas and
oats, Hungarian millet, and the like,
and has been supplementing the dying
pastures with green feed in the barn
or yard, he has closed the door be-
fore rather than after the theft.
Moreover, the necessity for the sum-
mer feeding of grain is greatly less
ened. If he has no recourse to soiling
crops, nothing but buying grain can
lessen the shrinkage.
The Vermont experiment station
has for many years experimental with
soiling crops, and recommends to
dairymen the large use of summer
ensilage and oats and peas sown
at weekly intervals, and fed during
July and August. Ensilage is prob
ably the cheaper food; oats and peas
somewhat the better. If the former
is contemplated as steady summer
diet for years, it would be we'll to con-
slider the erection of special summer
silo, preferably round, with small
diameter and relatively great depth.
Ensilage spread over large surface
in summer spoils rapidly and loses
largely in feeding value. If oats and
peas be chosen, they should be sown
in successive lots at weekly intervals,
the two sown separately, the peas first
rather deeply and narrowed in; the
oats two or three days later and
pushed in. A better catch is likely to
be secured in this way than if sown
together. The crop may be either fed
green, hayed or put in the silo. Let
those whose July and August milk
yields prove disappointing try ensi-
lage or oats and peas next yesr.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22

have not only found it of considerable
practical value, but we are sure we
would prefer it to an enclosed pen, save
possibly in the case of very vicious
animal, where probably the bile would
be very much out of order.
In the accompanying cut but one
end of the cable is shown. Two heavy
posts are set about 60 feet apart and
are thoroughly braced or stayed.
Those We used are about ten inches in
diameter in the smallest, and we find
them none too large - in fact,
larger, rat her than smaller, ones would
be preferred. 1t is surprising what
strain is brought against these posts,
even by bull attached to the cable
with his ring.
The cable is passed through the posts
about nine feet from the ground. At
= distance of about four feet from the
post it will be observed that an OK ring
is spliced into the wire. Our main OBJ
ject, however, in putting the rings in
at either end was to prevent the bull
from coming closer to the posts than
is safe. If allowed too close, there is
danger of his becoming entangled and
then breaking loose.
We use an iron pulley on the cable
similar to what is shown in the cut.
I have no doubt that there is
great deal in the proper training of
bull for such wire. should not rec
ommend any one to pull an old bull on
such cable and expect the experiment
to be entirely successful, because,
though the chances are favorable, it
would not be safe save in the case of
bull that is very easily managed, but if
the bull is trained to such a wire when
a calf, and grows up thoroughly ac-
customed to it, I believe that the ma
jority of the bullkeepers will be so
thoroughly pleased that they will use
the wire for exercising altogether. If
one desires to make his own cable, he
can do so just as well as to buy it. I
would recommend that seven or nine
strands Of No. 10 galvanized wire be
used, and be twisted with considerable
evenness so as to be smooth. Our
cable is hand-twisted and is IS salts
factory as though machine made.
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his absence from Cabul, but in his
many severe illnesses, and has, more
over, as the ameer's health declined,
gradually had more and more au-
thority placed in his hands.
Until recent years---until, indeed,
they were put down by Abdur Rah-
man-bloody feuds and the law of re-
taliation, and the raids which they
occasioned, were universal through
out the whole of Afghanistan.
Every chief was at war with his
neighbors or most of them, and the
DAUGHTERS of a man of older lineage
might often be found to be slaves in
the households of these various rob
her chieftains. Thus it came about
that the daughter of the Mir of Fy-
zabad was taken prisoner by Mir
Jahander, shah of Turkistan, and,
being very pretty, was kept in the
house and brought up with his own
daughter till she should be old
enough for him to marry her. Jo-
handler Shah, however, died before
that time arrived, and when his
daughter became Abdur Rahman's
fourth wife she took with her the
companion and friend of her child
hood. Shortly afterward the ameer.
attracted no doubt by her beauty,
which is still, even as an old lady,
quite out of the common, married
her with the sanction-almost at the
reouest-of Jahander Shah's daugh-
ter. who had no children of her own,
and who, like all eastern wives, was
most anxious to have "children in
her house, as they would say. This
daughter of the Mir of Fyzabad is
the mother of Prince Habibullah and
Prince Nasrullah, and is scion of
one of the most ancient families of
Afphanistan.
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SIMPLE AND COURTLY
Adjective Applied to the New Ameer
J.. of Afghanistan.
Not by Native Flatterers, But by an
English Lady Phyhician, Who
Has Known Him Ever Since
Child hOOI.

The accession of Habibnllah to the
fulership of Afghanistan is subjecting
the character of the youth to the
closest scrutiny upon the part of in
terested powers. Whether he will be
strong enough to follow out the pol
Icy of his father, Abdur Rahman, re-
mains to be seen. A weak man, or
one who turns to Russia, is likely
soon to precipitate the ]ong-threat-
ened conflict in the far east.
Extracts from a recently published
sketch written by DR.. Lillian Hamil-
ton, who for several years was the
physician of the late ameer's house.
hold, are herewith reproduced:
In 1883, when the father set out for
Afghan Turkestan to punish the re-
bellion of his cousin Ishak, Prince
Habibullah Khan, his eldest son,
then a boy of only 16, was left to
officiate during his absence, and the
period of his rule in Cabul was
marked as one of special prosperity
and repose. Many causes may have
contributed to this happy result, but
one of the chief undoubtedly is the
princes own disposition. He has,
indeed, so far seemed to combine in
his person most of the best qualities
of his immediate ancestors without
their faults-the shrewd common
sense, simplicity and courtly man.
ners of Dost Mohamed without his
Quixotic chivalry, the piety and re-
ligious aspirations of Mohamed Afzut
without his weakness, and the ready
wit, tact and keen perception of Alb
dur Rahman without his violence and
cruelty. The one question that still
remains unanswered is that of pow
er. Is he also strong? Popular he
certainly is at present, but without
strength in such country no one
can even hope to remain in favor. At
present it is impossible to answer
this with any authority.
"Education," he has said, lis the
cause of the prosperity of England.
Why, the commonest workman in
England becomes a master when
transported to this country" Prince
Habibullah is not only the eld-
est son, but has already acted
for his father, not merely during
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
EXERCISING THE BULL.
a Simple Device That Has Been Found
Of Practical Value by All Who
Have Tried 1t.

The cable, with sliding ring or pull
ley attached, for the purpose of exer-
cising a bull, is not entirely unknown
among stockmen and farmers, but it's
value is certainly little appreciated, it
one can judge from the few that are
in use, compared with its real utility,
says C. p. Reynolds, i'll Breeders Ga
zette. I do not know that l have in
mind more than one or two at the pres
ent time. We have had one of these
devices in use for several years, and
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Governor Calls Upon the People
to Give Thanks. y
In Accordance With tho Tlme-Honorso
Customs He Names the Day Desig-
mated By the President.

The president Of the United States has.
by proclamation, designated Thursday.
Nov. q. as a national day Of thanksgiv-
ing, and now. therefore, in view Of this
fact, and pursuant to we'll established
custom. L. Samuel R. Van SAINT, governor
Of Minnesota. would request that said
Thanksgiving day.
The year about to close has been ono
of greatest prosperity to the state and
nation; especially in our commonwealth
have we reason to rejoice.
The product Of our fields, forests and
mines have enriched our people. Labor
in town, city and country has been well
employed and generously rewarded.
Heaven has indeed smiled upon US.
l would earnestly recommend that our
people abstain on that day from their
usual vocations and assemble in their
customary places of worship and then
and there raise their voices in praise
to Almighty God for His manifold bles-
sings and invoke his continued guidance
In years to come. From your abundance
give to those who have been unfortunate
and are in need of Charity, that the day
may be one Of rejoicing and thanksgiving
to all our people.
While still in the midst of the great
gloom occasioned by the untimely death
of our late beloved president, let us be
comforted and resigned by the words:
1T is Gods way. His will be done, not
our and thank divine Providence for
the influence of his noble and useful life.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state Of Minnesota, this 18th
day Of November, A. D. 1901.
S. r. VAN SAINT,
Governor of Minnesota.
Attest:
p. E. HANSON,
Secretary of State.
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Dairy Utensils in Winter.

: It is often difficult to Keep dairy
utensils in the best possible condition
in winter, because of lack of sunshine.
On most farms vessels are washed and
scalded and then put in the sunshine
until wanted. Many winter days have
no sunshine. Utensils should there
fore be boiled thoroughly or subject
ed to live steam if this is obtainab BILE.
At any rate, give them good scald-
ing in boiling water, and place them
where they are exposed to outside air.
Sunshine is the best possible disin-
fectant. Keep your dairy utensils in
the sunshine as much as possible
American Agriculturist >
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
WHITNEY LEADS WINNERS.
His Share Of Turf Stakes and Pursos
i'm the Season Just Closed
Placed ut &1OS,440.

William c. Whitney heads the list OF
winners on the American turf this
year with $685. as his share of
stakes and purses. 10 the intensely
practical mind this seems like a small
return for the 100000 or more that
Mr.. Whitney has spent on his horses,
but doubtless the royal sport he has
enjoyed more than make up the differ
ence.
John f. Madden, second in the list,
has proved himself magician. AL
though Yankee and Blue Girl and sew
eral other horses ranked among the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22

Canada, is now in her seventy fifth
year and has enjoyed excellent health
and spirits almost all the years of her
life. The widow of the great soldier
and president was born at, St. Louis,
the daughter of Frederick and Ellen
Dent. 1t was soon after her gradua-
ton from a boarding school that the
charming Miss Dent met and captured
the heart of the then Lieut.. Grant, who
was stationed at St. Louis. The mar
rage took place OIL August %, 1s4s.
When Gen. Grant left the white house
his wife accompanied him on his trip
around the world and shared in all the
honors bestowed on the hero of the
civil war. After the generals death
congress passed a bill giving his widow
a pension of $4,000 a year, upon which
she has chiefly subsisted since that
time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Narrow ESCAPE.

The Chicago Great Western passenger
train on the Red Wing and Zumbrota line
miraculously escaped being wrecked near
Goodhue. AS the train was passing over
a bridge. the structure fell to pieces be-
hind the cars while in front it swayed
but stood until the train was safely over.
The passengers were badly frightened.
Conductor Manley was in charge Of the
train
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Gold Medal.

Labor Commissioner ODonnell received
a letter from Henry Dorm, of Columbus,
Ohio. labor representative at the Paris
exposition, stating that Minnesota has
been awarded a gold medal for the best
factory inspection and child labor laws
but Minnesota will not send for the gold
medal, because $145 must accompany the
demand
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Flax ReceiDta.

The receipts of flax at Duluth for the
month of November to date have been
more than 100000 bushels day, which is
far larger than received in any previous
year here, or than is now being received
at any other point in the United States.
1t is probable that these big figures will
continue for some weeks, and that at
their close the wheat receipts will be
larger, Grain men expect that there will
be a steady and continuous business in
receipts all winter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Tenant Farmers,

An increase in farm landlords and
tenants in Minnesota and the Dakotas
is noted in the industrial commissions
report just out. 1t says:
Farm tenancy is considered from q
number of different points Of view. There
is some testimony to the effect that capt.
talists, foreseeing that agricultural land
is likely to increase in value, are buying
up small farms near, acquiring them
through the foreclosure of mortgages,
and putting on tenants.
"This practice is said to be growing in
the richer portions of Minnesota, the Da-
kotas and other states"
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mediation of COW, or other stalls. The
addition is across one end of the barn,
each end projecting to form an open
manure shed. The shed on the left hand
can be boarded in and used for calves or
other young stock, or for place to
store tools and farm machines, if de.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
ADDED STABLE ROOM.
How Farmers Who Need More Extern.
sive Stock Quarters Can Do
Much with Little.

The illustrations show the elevation
of the ordinary farm barn, and also the
floor plan, as it appears when the adj
dition that is shown has been built to
give increased room for the accom-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
Declines the ONCE.
Mayor Ames. MinneaDOlis. han

Mayor Ames. Minneapolis. has offered
Cole Younger, the paroled bandit, .
police captaincy. Younger, after consult
Zig with his Minneapolis friends who
were instrumental in getting the parole
bill through the legislature. decided that
there would be too much notoriety con-
nected with his service in that Office, and
has decided to decline.
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No More Narrow Gaures.

There is no more narrow-gaug track
In the state of Minnesota.
The work of broadening the Preston
Reno branch Of the Milwaukee road, six
ty miles IN length, was completed. and
trains are running on schedule time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
GROUND PLAN OF BARN.

sired. The shed on the right is con.
venient to both lines of stalls, the ma
nure being hauled out to the shed each
day. Such an addition costs but little,
having a simple shed roof, and fur
nishes added room that is often ex-
ceedingly valuable-the extra stalls,
and the covered place in which to store
the manure-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
GEN. GRANTS WIDOW.
Former Mistress of the White House
Is just Recovering from a
Rather Serious Illness.

Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, who is just
recovering from a rather serious ill
ness following upon her last visit to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22

best of the year, he has still kept
enough first-class performers running
under his colors to earn him $1O3,113
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farrell hold third
place with winnings of $49,11o.
The principal winners of the season
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-11-22
p. E. HANSON,
Secretary of State.
Prehistoric Gophers.


Discoveries were made near Little
Falls, MIMI, which have led to the be-
lief that Minnesota was populated thou
sands of years ago. Immediately follow
ing the ice age. j. V. Brewer, in ex-
cavating a sand plain near the Minnesota
town, discovered stones bearing unmis-
taxable evidence Of human handicraft.
He made known his find, and Professor
Winchel. state geologist, accompanied by
Secretary Warren Upham and J. B.
CLANCY of the state historical society,
together with Mr.. Brewer himself. con-
tinued the search until about 1000 stones
had been unearthed, together with .
number Of perfect stone Implements. evil
IDENTIFY used for scraping skins. Curious
ly enough no arrow heads, spear heads
or other weapons were discovered, 4 fact
which tends to prove that the early, in
habitants were peaceful citizens, little
given to strife, although they must have
had some means Of taking game, else
their utensils for scraping skins would
have been useless. The implements found
are more crude in workmanship than
those discovered in the Minnesota
mounds, and are evidently of an earlier
period. The relics were found at depth
varying from two to five feet below the
a,,rface
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Training School.

The state board Of control will decide
upon a site for the new girls training
school the latter part of this month. All
of the sites offered will be carefully in
spected. The board feels that the site
should comprise not less than eighty
acres and that the school should be FASH
toned and conducted somewhat after the
manner Of farmhouse, with dairy, stock
and poultry, where the girls can be
trained in the duties which fall to the
lot of farmers wives.
The towns now in the field for the
school are Red Wing, Pine City. Kenyon,
Austin, st. James, Wabasha, Glencoe,
Hutchinson. Litchf1eld and Hinckley.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
ROW AMONG STABLEMEN.
White Men Made an Assault Upon
CoIored Men at the Fair.

John Landrum, Harry Anderson,
Dannie Martin and Henry WEIGH, rub
bers and stablemen connected with
strings of race horses at the Fair
grounds, were arrested early yesterday
morning and locked up for being drunk
and disorderly and for assault.
1t is claimed that the assault COM
mitted by the men was thoroughly un-
provoked and malicious. From the best
accounts that could be secured of the
affair, it appears that the four white
men reached the stables at about 2
o'clock, after having been on a sort
of carousal. They decided they would
clean out all the colored stablemen on
the grounds, and group of three or
four sitting about a fire was the first
TO receive their attention.
One of the white men armed himself
with pitchfork. while another secured
a three-foot piece of iron pipe. Yet
another, it was said, had a pair of
brass knucks. One of them kicked out
the fire, and the other proceeded to lay
about them with their weapons. Four
of the colored men were hurt, one of
them having his head broken and an
other having his face cut open. The
other two were not seriously hurt
Not content with the damage they
had wrought to the four. two of whom
were knocked completely out
and left unconscious, two of
the white men started toward
c. F. Johnson, a colored owner
at the Fair grounds. who had abso-
lutely no part in the affair. One struck
at him with pitchfork, but he lodged
the blow and, being unarmed, ran
across an intervening space to a group
of white men, the assailant in pursuit.
The white men to whom Johnson had
run afforded him protection, telling the
man with the pitchfork to be careful
what he did. They knew Johnston, and
thought we'll of him and were glad to
be able to protect him from the muir
derous assault.
Information of the ARRAY, which had
| almost assumed the proportions of a
riot, many of the colored men having
been put to flight, reached Chief of De-
! tectives Hewitt who was on the
grounds. He hurried to the scene and
| arrested two of the men. The other
] two had gone over the fence, but re-
turned later. when they, too, were ar
| rested.
The injured men received the atten-
| ton of "a surgeon. They will all proba-
| bly, appear before the Recorder to-day
| TO prosecute their aSSailantS
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
FORTY HOURS DEVOTIONS.
Begun at st. PatricIS's Church by
Bishop Kelley.

The services of the Forty Hours
Devotions," which were begun at st.
Patricks Church yesterday morning
and which will be continued through
tomorrow night. were attended yester-
day by an exceptionally large congre-
cation. The opening service was a
solemn pontificial mass of which
Bishop y. j. Kelley was the celebrant,
assisted by Rev. Fathers r.. +. Ken
nedy. j. Mccarthy. Il. A. Halpin,
Luckie and Quinlan.
Bishop Kelley also delivered the SER
mon at the evening service. In ad-
dition 10 the regular services early
mass viii be celebrated In ST. Patrick's
Church to-day and tomorrow. To
night the sermon win be preached by
Rev. Father Halpin whose subject Will
be, Thou hast given us bread from
Heaven, containing IN itself all de-
lights" Father Luckie viii preach to-
morrow night. and the service VIII be
closed with a solemn pOntihCial bene-
diction pronounced BY Bishop Kelley.
Tho general communion viii be cele-
brated tomorrow morning Confession
VIII be THE afternoon by the priests ~
me Cathedral and " Rev. Luckio u
Brunswick,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
Central of Georgia Railway.
Notice IN Visitors

Holders of return portions of IRON
clad signature tickets of Central of
Georgia Railway issue, sold to Savan-
nah account Georgia State Fair, must
have same validated by Central of
Georgia Railway ticket agent at
Office in the Fair Grounds, 107
Bull street, or Central passenger sta
ton, West Broad street, foot of Liber-
ty otherwise they will not be accepted
by conductors for return passage. j.
c. Halle, General Passenger Agent
ad
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-11
Gentlemen Xiaifarn.

Step into my store this morning at
s Broughton street, west, just off of
Bull street, and l will show you the
prettiest pair of mems shoes you ever
gazed upon. If you are after style,
they are it. If workmanship, they are
it. If durability, you have it in them.
l am the leader in shoes. A. S. Mich
OILS, the Shoeman.-ad.