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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
OWNS LARGEST FARM,
1t Consists of II Ranches. Containing
12,OOO Acres. and Is Owned by
MissOurian.

David Rankin, of Tarkio, Mo-. owns
the world, says the Cincinnati En-
Quirer. TO those who have never vis-
tied a large ranch the methods neces-
sary to carry on the vast amount Of
work would seem great problem.
Mr.. Rankin owns IT ranches, contain
ing $4,000 acres; 700 teams and 22O
men are required to operate the daily
routine work in the busy season while
the crops are under cultivation. Each
ranch has an overseer, who is required
to make monthly report and to SUBJ
init the same to his employer. The
records of the past years work over
all the ranches show that total OF
1850 head of cattle had been sold for
$172,52o and s,249 head of hogs for
$111,S4G. The total clearance for the
year 1900 amounted to 100000. The
expenses, including interest, reached
the sum of $91, S51.13.
The most profitable ranch is the one
looked after by Foreman George Ross,
whose yearly report contains the fol-
lowing statements: Number of acres,
$3.50; cattle, 1928: net proceeds from
cattle, $44,59s.9o; hogs, 1882, cash for
the same, $17,954.19; expense per acre,
$3.50; corn bought, 0S, 72O bushels.
Mr.. Rankin j.; close observer and
soon picks out the good qualities of
his men. He is pleasant and accom-
modating, daring and energetic, which
qualities have won for him the wealth
he now commands. Besides his farms
he has an interest in several banking
concerns, but to these latter he gives
little attention, and spends most Of his
time riding over the ranches to see
that proper care is being given the
stock. Sometimes he lends a helping
hand in pulling steer from the mud;
again he will assist in building shed
for the fattened hogs.
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A VERY STRONG LETTER.

La Fargo, Wis. VIM. 7. Payne, of
this place, has written a rather start
ling letter to the papers. He says:
II was in great pain across my back
for four weeks, and was taking med
icine from a doctor all the time, but
it did not do me any good.
II bought box Of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and had not taken more than
four or five doses before [ noticed
that they were doing me good.
"They helped me right along, and
I kept on using them till had used
four boxes, when the pain left me al
together. One box of Dodd's Kidney
Pills has done me more good than
five dollars worth of doctors med
icine.
This remedy has certainly worked
wonders in my case, and feel it my
duty to give it the credit due"
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Culture Of Strawberries =.

There are three methods now fol-
lowed by the best growers, known as
hill culture, the hedge row and the
half-matted row. BY the first, plants
are set from IL to 10 inches apart in
the row, and all runners kept off SO
that no other plants can form. The
hedge row method consists in having
plants from 6 to IL inches in the
row, with runners kept off; and the
half-matted row method is to plant
in the usual manner with plants 10
to 36 inches in the row, the first rum
ners that appear just where wanted,
until there is row about ~ inches
wide, with plants not more than six
inches apart. After the row is filled
in this manner, keep the runners off.
as in the hill and hedge row method.
Rural World.
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How Weeds Are Scattered.

They may be introduced and spread
with seeds of grasses, clover and
grain on the farm. By live stock
carried in the hair, fleece or feet; or
by passing into the excrement. BY
unground feed stuff purchased in
barnyard manures drawn from town,
in the packing of trees, crockery,
baled hay and straw, by wagons,
threshing machines, etc. Oftentimes
bv blows, cultivators and harrows, by
railway trains, or boats, by birds,
SQUIRRELS and mice, by water or
brooks, rivers and by washing rains,
bv the wind, aided by little wings,
down or drifting snow. And in count
less other ways. IT'S an enemy that
must be fought without quarter, till
exterminated root and branch
Midland Farmer.
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RlQAD!!% &S::GH<&El]IR{1r|
Il IMPROVEMENT
bitches AND DRAINS.
Simple Apparatus by Which Any
bright Farmer Can Easily OBJ
tain q Proper Grade.

A device for assisting in getting the
grade while digging drains is described
by II. W. Smith, Somerset county, Me.
l took piece of board a, Il, eight feet
long, seven inches wide, and nailed on
two three-cornered pieces, b, b, cut
ting out the section of the board be-
tween them, as shown in the illustra-
ton. Then l nailed a piece of lath
across the tops Of the three-cornered
pieces. \ piece of clapboard, d, three
feet long, was sharpened nearly to
point ON the thin side and nailed di-
agonalIy to the side of the eight-foot
board, thin edge down, so that the
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IN TIE SUPERLAT1VE DECREE.

Tinium is the hardest metal. Itlooks
like copper, but will scratch rock crys-
tal.
The best homemade fire-extinguish-
err is four ounces of pearl ash dissolved
in hot water, and added to a pail Of
cold water,
Most deaths during the "a hours take
place between five and six a. m. and
least between nine and eleven in the
evening.
The largest fir tree in the state Of
Washington has been cut down near
Arlington, in Snohomish county. The
tree was 10 feet through at the base
and 200 feet high. One 20-foot section
will require two fat cars to haul it.
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of red wax on the folded paper ana
~ tossed her pretty head in coquet'
ish triumph.
For once she had line by the forelock.
1t was in the days of stage coaches and
,oke-bonnets, when the average village
oelle considered it matter OF no small
Importance to obtain a poem IN headgear
IN short notice, that this all happened.
But the eldest daughter Of Judge Bently
lad solved the problem Of an easter bon.
act by ordering it three weeks ahead OF
lime. The city milllncr was to forward
20 her address "a dream of poke in blue
velvet and white plumes,' the last OF
Lent, and she, Charity Ann, would see
20 the rest. Now, the rest meant
wheedling the judge out of respectable
bank to square accounts and to aston
.sh all Millvlle; and become the envy Of
he belle and the admiration of the beaux
1t St. GATHERINGS Easter night.
Over and over the ambitious girl planned
for the conquest; as she looped up her
brown curls on side-combs of real shell, -
practiced the opening carol for the Easter
service as first treble or good-naturedly
washed the dishes for Patty, the planning
went on. A part of the plan, also, was
to drop a word, now and then, concern
ing the Glove of poke much as a
careless kntter drops stitches, emitting
the motive So the whisperings began to
circulate that Miss Bently's Easter bon
met was to be a marvel in millinery. And
while the whisperings went around and
the first treble dreamed of white plumes,
the second treble, sitting at her elbow
evening after evening, caught the fever of
being fashionable and dreamed in unison.
Nevertheless, Charity Ann had not the
:remotest idea that her usical neighbor,
whose faded neapolitan dating back three
long winters was rusty enough, had laid
sthe aforesaid whisperings to heart; and
had determined to mot be eclipsed by
any seventh magnitude poke that the
EBentlys could order
As result Ruth Hamln surprised her
mother one day by very startling ques-
5tion: do you suppose" she began,
smeasurng her words, that if | should
write to Aunt Prudence Of my success as
a second treble at St. GATHERINGS, and my
Especial part in the Easter songs, she would
send me a new bonnet if hinted-very
delicatey, of course-that / would be the
only shabby one in the chorus, in my old
poke?"
"Would wh-at:" and the astonished
mother walked up suddenly to the weighty
interrogative.
"Why, send me new bonnet, if l hint
3D." repeated Ruth, mpatiently perking
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everybody concluded that her rich city
auntie had once more tired of an out-of-
date gown.
Charity Ann was tying her satin hood
under her dimpled chin in precise bow
knot, when Amos appeared with the ex-
pected box.
Now" he cried in triumph, '*you can
tangle up Orlando Hines, for he is not
proof against starry eyes beneath nodding
white plumes; eh! Chat"
20, you tease!" laughed she of the satin
hood, wondrously pleased at the reference
to the rich mans son who lately had
shown her marked preference. But never
mind now" she added, hastily. Come
along, it is getting dreadfully late to 60 to
practice. | will try it on when l get
back
She was thinking Of little tete-a-tete
with that same Orlando, before the rest
OF the choir came.
Amos deposited the box on the near
est shelf and followed his sister to St..
GATHERINGS, wondering somewhat Sure
~ Chats heart was not so vain as he
supposed, else she would not have gone
without even induging in peek" at
least
BE that as it may, she surely had vanity
enough to be painfully shocked when, later,
she took from the perfumed depths of the
bandbox pretty combination of gray and
olive green, instead of the dream in blue.
20, my stars!" she almost shrieked, and
down went the attractive, yet offensive,
millinery into the depths, a despised af-
fair. The brilliant plan rose up, the
whisperings marshalled themselves and
Charity AIMS allconquering perspective
became buer than any poke ever invent
ed What shall l do?" she exclaimed,
overcome by it all. 20, dear, it is some
body's wretched mistake!"
BY and by, out of the chaos bright
idea materialized, and Charity Ann seized
1T is too late to REMEDY it," she said,
trying to be resigned, "for tomorrow is
Easter, and l don't mind it much, any
way: besides | can wear my new gray al
paca now. These colors match it to per-
fection."
| Up came the gray and olivegreen combi-
nation hurriedly and Charity Ann contin-
ued: "See! what lovely buckle and what
fine, rich plume; why, l declare, it is
lovely poke! AS to COLOR musingly,
"why, I have changed my mind at the
very last" thinking of the whisperings,
"and-well, l have, that is ALL" this very
decisively.
But while Miss Bently was thus brave
ly "changing her mind" Ruth Hamlin was
going into raptures over the jewel of a
bonnet for which Aunt Prudence must
have paid quite sum, considering the
knots in her purse strings, usually. And
it would 90 nicely with the blue sacuue
she sent in the winter; likely as not she
had that in mind when she chose the bon
net. So the garment was brought out
and fresh lace added to the neck and
sleeves, while the second treble hummed
the Easter carol with delight.
Orlando Hines was woefully behind time
at the service Easter evening. He had
spent two whole hours inditing carefully
worded note to his lady love offering her
his hearts devotion, IF she would &C.
cept, this blessed Easter time" hence he
was abominably late.
Mortified at his hardness, the leading
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
ROADS IN GERMANY.
How They Are Kept in Repair With
out AnyAppreciable Cost to
the Taxpayers.

Americans concedc that roadmaking
in Germany is a fine art. Few, how
ever, realize that road repairing has
been reduced to a comparatively cheap
art as we'll. I wish devotedly that local
societies could be former in order to
study it, and apply the results OF the
study to country roads in America.
spoke once on the subject to an audi
ence of leading citizens in Ulster coun-
ty in New York. an ideal county to ex-
pertinent in. having all the three chief
things for success. I mean stones,
paupers and fruit trees. Germans,
namely, find that it pays to encourage
peasants to free their fields of stones;
the property rises in Withdrawing
value. The stones thrown into heaps
by the roadside are purchased by the
dist riot road-repairing commission.
Poor men, who otherwise would have
to he supported in almshouses, are
hired to break these stones, and then
are trained to the work of repairing
the roadbeds. The money to pay the
men is made by auctioning Oft to
the highest bidder the crops of the
fruit trees that were planted on both
sides Of the highway when it was built.
and which are nourished we'll by the
manure chat falls along the road and
is pushed at intervals by a road tender
upon their roots. The purchaser Of
the crop sees to it that his fruit is not
stolen. The road commissioners have
10 bother about that. And although
the sale is by auction, it brings in con-
siderable. Every burgher knows how
much, because the sales of highway
fruit crops arc published in the local
ncwspap Won Krockow,
in Chicago Tribune.
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mp the dilapidated bows on the ancient
neapolitan.
ut is not impossible" answered Mrs.
Hamlin, after considerable elaboration,
"but then"
"But them" Ruth flushed with the ex.
eitement of anticipation. Il don't care a
fig for the "but thens," she said, en-
Enthusiastically; eff it is not impossible, why
it is possible" and away went the Sec
ond treble to "hint" as delicately as fem
thine tact could devise.
E. After this heroic tack in the direction
of Aunt Prudence Hamlin's purse, Miss
Rath kept her own counsel and slyly
Rugged her precious secret as she lis
tened to the further whisperings of the
"marvsp' in blue velvet.
-
The stage was due at Mllville at sun
ret, and the inhabitants were agog with
the excitement usual at the coming Of
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FOR PROPER GRADE.

point of the clapboard would be about
20 inches above the center of the lath.
A plumb line and bob is suspended
from the point above the center OF the
lath. If the lower edge Of the board
is straight and placed in level po-
sition the line will hang at right an
giles with it. Have the edge OF the
lath planned. Take a sharp pencil and
mark each side Of the line and cut
notch on the lath. TO illustrate the
use of the device, when the board is
level, if two-inch block is put under
one end and notch cut behind the
line, the plumb line will indicate the
grade and the operator will get two
ncH fall for every eight feet, eight
feet being the length of the board.-
Orange Judd Farmer.
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Mrs. Boreum Place ION the way to
church. well, whatever you do, Morti-
mer, for goodness sake, don't go to sleep
in church this Easter!
Boreum Place (wearily)-Don't worry.
III keep thinking ''How shall l be able
to pay for that Easter hat and OUTFIT"
That kept me awake all last night. -
Rrnnllyn EAGLE
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the weekly mail in the rural districts. To
this add the curious expectancy of GER
tain interested gossips, and you have the
attitude of the waiting groups in and
about the Golden Sickle.
Suddenly, and as if by magic, with a
prolonged toot from his horn, the ven
cradle and voluble stage driver was in
the midst. After the mail was disposed
Of, the usual array Of bundles and boxes
were whisked this way and that into the
arms of their respective owners, while the
meaning mods and covert smiles kept pleas
ant tally.
OF all the mysterious packages delivered,
however, not one seemed to compare in
general interst to the huge, big-aowered
bandbox assigned to Amos Bently, Char
ity AIMS tall brother But when Ruth
Hamlin put out her hands timidly from
the back row to receive formidable-look
ing bundle for girl in her circumstances,
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Brooklyn, New York.
four months, when my husband became
impatient because grew worse instead
of better, and in speaking to the drug
gist he advised him to get Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. How wish I
had taken that at first; it would have
saved me weeks of suffering. 1t took
three long months to restore me, but
it is a happy relief, and we are both
most grateful to you. Your Compound
has brought joy to our home and
health to me. - MRS. PAULINE JUDsoN,
az Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. "
$4,000 forfeit if above testimonial Is not genuine.
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness if they
would get Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for special adj
vice. IL is free and always helps.
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NAME PLACED ON STONE.

entrace. With sledge hammer and
cold chisels cut a smooth face upon the
front, and either cut out the name of
the farm or paint it on the smooth
face with black paint. A granite
bowlder will work best.-Orange Judd
Farrnpr
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Her Blishted Easter.

Mr.. McSwatt lat the foot of the stair.
way)-Lobelia, it's time we were OFT.
Mrs. McSwatt Tin faint voice, from
the floor above)-I am not going to church
this morning, Blliger. The hired girl has
g-gone and got one exactly like m-mine!-
Chicago Tribune.
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NAMING THE FARM.
A Comm II ilable Fashion That II
Growing in Favor In the Rural
Districts of the West

The farm ought to have name.
The boys will love it more, and others
will respect it more if given this dig
nifty. After giving the name, mark
it in a prominent place. The cut
shows unique way. Haul pictur-
esque bowlder to one side of the main
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where DOCTORS FAIL
To euro Woman's Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkha1n's Vegetable Com
pound Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
JudSOn Writes:

"DEAR Mrs. P1NKIIAM: Soon after
my marriage two years ago found
myself in constant pain. The doctor
said my womb was turned, and this
caused the pain with considerable in
1ammation. He prescribed for me for
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Their Attituu e.

They now devoutly go to church.
Do fashions autocrats.
And while their knees are bent In prayer.
Their mines are bent on hats.
Brooklyn Life.
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Two Lending Questions.

Miss Passee-What did you pay for Jour
Easter bonnet, dear?
Miss Bloomleigh-1'llt tell you that if you'll
tell me your age.
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The Easter Sermon,

He-How did you enjoy the service to
day?
Shelf was simply charming. I never
saw so many lovely bonnets in all my life.
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An Easter
Bonnet ~ ~
A ROMANCE OF THE
GOOD OLD DAYS
By MRS. Wanda L. CROKER

~ HARITY ANN pressed the tiny bit
of red wax on the folded paper and
. tossed her pretty head in coquet-
The courier., 1902-10-25

Mrs. Fred L. Dewitt will give a ken
sirgton Tuesday afternoon.
4
Mrs. F. w. Brown entertained Les
Bohemiennes Wednesday afternoon.
+
Mrs. s. A. Drabo of Holdrege was n
guest of Mrs. John M Stewart this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Ackerman will en-
tertain the Unity club Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. /. Aitken will enter
tain at euchre next Friday afternoon
and evening.
The young ladies at the university
school of music are planning for a Hal
lowe'en party.
The Sans Souci club gave a dancing
party. the first of the season, at Walsh
hall Wednesday evening.
4
Mr.. and Mrs. Albinus Nance an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Helen to Mr.. Walter L. Anderson.
4
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Harris gave a
card party Thursday evening at their
home, 1126 South Eighth street. G tests
were Messieurs and Mesdames r. A.
jerks, F. A. Hall. and Mr.. c. o. Harrir.
Refreshments were served.
The courier., 1902-10-25
LMm emergency:
sbe ws, equal TO ID

The average Lincoln girl can be de-
pended upon to prove herself equal to
an emergency. A young ma nand his
girl friend were standing at the corner
of Thirteenth and o streets one even
ing last week. They had attended the
theatre and were waiting for car.
The young man appeared nervous and
the girl ventured to ask him why it
was.
"Really-er-" he began, Il don't be-
lieve 1 have any change"
The car was coming and the girl
wa sdetermined she woul dnot walk, so
she grabbed him by the arm and said:
Come on, trust me, the conductor
can't any more than put us off" but
listen." he pleaded, "thiHk how en-
barrassing it"
But they were on the car, and the
conductor had begun to collect fares.
1t was very crowded and the girl
looked in vain for a familiar face.
A young man sat opposite her. She
had passed him on the street several
times, and he had made himself very
obnoxious by raising his hat and try
ing to attract her attention. Here was
a chance to get even. Her escort was
getting red in the face and squirming
considerably. The masher gave the
conductor a quarter and quick as a
flash she raised her hand. Three
fares, please" and the conductor re-
turned a dine to the smart guy. who
couldn't or wouldn't say a word, but
got up, and moved to the rear of the
car, where he stood and softly
whistled I'm the good old summer
time" The other fellow thinks the
girl who could surmount a difficulty
like that is ace high
The courier., 1902-10-25
THE COURIER

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Hall will be at
home Informally to few friends Mon
day evening at eight o'clock. A cha
fiing-dish supper will be served.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Marshall will
give a small dinner tomorrow for Mr..
and Mrs. Beeson, and Miss Mae Burr
will entertain in their honor tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. E. E. Brown and Mrs. r. E.
Moore have cards out for a buffet
luncheon to be given Tuesday. Novem-
ber fourth. from twelve to two o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Stewart enter
tanned few friends informally Thurs
day evening in honor Of Mrs. N. s.
Baird Of Mason City, Iowa. Mrs. Baird
left for her home on Friday.
Mrs. w. L. Brown. Of Des Moines is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. F. w.
Hellwig. for a few days. She is en-
route to Denver and stopped on here
to attend the Hellwig- Aitken parties.
=
Good things in anticipation are Mrs.
Halls reception to the Woman's club
Monday, Mrs. and Miss Cochrane's re-
ception Thursday and the card party
to be given by Miss Deweese and Mrs.
Menzendcrf on Friday.
The courier., 1902-10-25

Miss Rose Carson has as her guest for
the winter her cousin, Miss Jennie Car
son of McConnelsburg. Pennsylvania.
Mrs. r. H. Oakley, who has been WIS.,
iting her son. Ensign Owen Oakley. in
New York. arrived in Lincoln today
and is the guest of Mrs. c. E. Yates.
Miss Lena Deweese and Mrs. c. G.
Menzendorf will give "a card party next
Saturday afternoon at the Deweese
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. lie Gore and Mr..
and Mrs. H. T. Folsom will enter
tain the NJ M card club at Hal
lowe'en party.
Miss Florence Fiske's name was ac-
cidentally omitted from the list of
young ladies invited into Pi Beta Phi
Saturday afternoon.
4
Professor and Mrs. G. E. Barber will
entertain the university faculty and the
students of the Latin department Mon
day evening at Fraternity hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Beeson, of Oma-
ha, are in town to attend the Cot.l-
lion club party tonight, and are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Leonard. They
are accompanied by Mrs. Beeson's
af I 20 T.,
diana.