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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

istopped before her, and was now un-
loading its human freight. Over its
windows it bore the sign, california
Street,"
California street! Elsie's eyes bright
ened. 1mpulsively she ran forward
md was soon whirling along in the car.
She was no longer sad; no longer lonely,
.for. she was going to make New Years
cali on the Washingtons-George, Mar
tina, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson,
#Arathusa and Amaryllis. She had
been to see them once before. On the
day of her arrival Miss Morgan had ia
ken her to the miserable little shanty,
and. now she was going to see If she
might not bring little sunshine to the
SIX little orphans. whose mother had
died but the month before.
@s She picked her way carefully among
the ash heaps and tomato cans that lit
tered Moxey's alley till she stood on the
little doorstep and pushed open the
rickety door. And what sight met her
eyes! The six little Washingtons sat
3huddled about stove in which few
Goals cleaned family. Martha the eld-
est, girl about Elsie's age, crouched
ON . stool, and in her arms she held
Baby Amaryllis, 50 swathed in ragged
3Euuilt that she looked like little pap
Spoose. Abraham Lincoln crept close to
8Martha's knee, and was whimpering
with the cold. Andrew Jackson and his
twin, Arathusa. were huddled together,
while George Washington, the man of
the family now. was searching the dim
4 corners of the bare room, hoping against
hope that some bit Of coal might be
there.
Martha explained in dull, hopeless
sort Of way, all that Elsie had guessed
ct . glance.
NANNY, she lef' US all alone, an
thar ain't nuthin' to eat, an no money
TO buy none. couldn't 60 to work
sscrubbin' count o. the awful cold cotch.
an George Washington. he amt no
sbigger'n q minute. an folks won't give
him no sidewalks ter shuvel. 'clar' tor
,eoodnsss. Missy, dom know what
,eoin' to come o. We all. cause nanny
4sllwus sid 1t wus better fer to starve
,nsr to bsg."
well, you needn't beg, Martha. and
y0u're not going to starve on New Years
~. You Just blndls those children
,np. foS I'm going to take you oil to some
Iojees where II 10 bright and beautiful.
ard oh. ~ warm - summsr.tlms!"
II contrast With her present sur
's1UuBllngs The great, 6ns depot seemed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
Cant Beat Them.

One of Representative Bartholdts con.
stituents came to Washington and stopped
1T local hotel.
Don't Blow Out the Gas" was the first
sign he read on entering his room, and he
didn't, It burned all night. When he paid
his bill the next morning he found this
item:
Extra charge for burning gass all night,
20 cents"
"By George, you can't get ahead Of these
hotel keepers" he said.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
WEIRD TALE OF ABYSSINIA.
Extraordinary Discoveries of Crimei
Said to Have Been Made by
Hypnotlsed Boys.

A Swiss engineer, NJ. Zig, in the en-
ploy of King Menelek, the ruler of Abyss
sinia, tells some strange things about
that country and one of his most weird
stories relates to the lobasha, or crime
discoverer. These are boys not more
than II years of age. who are put into
hypnotic trance, and in this state dis
cover the unknown perpetrators Of
crimes. OF many of these almost in
credible cases of the hunting down of
criminals he had personal knowledge.
In q case of incendiarism in Ads Abeba
the lobasha was called to the spot and
given cupful of milk into which
green powder had been put and then
was made to smoke q pipe of tobacco
mixed with black powder. The boy
was then hypnotized. After a few min
utes he jumped up and began running
to Harrar. For fully Is hours he ran,
and so swift was his pace that profess
sional runners were not able to keep up
with him. Near Harrar the l0basha left
the road, ran into field and touched a
Gala working there with his hand. The
man confessed.
Another case which Emperor Meme
lex and M. Zig Investigated was that of
q murder and robbery near Ads Abeba.
The lobasha was taken to the site Of
the murder and put into his peculiar
psychic state. For awhile he ran around
the place, then back to Ads Abeba to
church, which he kissed, then to an
other church, which he also kissed.
Coming to some water-water breaks
the spell-the boy woke from his trance.
He was again .hypnotized and of he
went, round some Auts, and at the door
Of one Of them lay down and fell asleep.
The owner of the hut, who was not in,
was on his return arrested. He stoutly
denied his guilt, but some of the goods
belonging to his victim were found in
the hut and he ultimately confessed.
The murderer was brought before
Menelek, who asked him to detail his
doings after the commission of the
crime. These were found to correspond
with the movements of the lobasha.
He said that, overcome with remorse,
AC GA W WV NAuANuCS dAO AA0oCu IAOAs
Menelek wanted to have another
proof Of the lobasha's gifts. He himself
took some jewelry belonging to the en-
press. A lobasha was sent for. He fire.
ran about in the empress rooms, then
into Menelek's own rooms-went
through other rooms and finally fell
down on Menelek's bed.
NJ. Zig can give no explanation Of this
wonderful gift, which seems to be con-
fined to certain tribe, or perhaps racial
confederation, the members of which
are distributed over the whole Of Abys-
sinia.
It is also worth remembering that 4
very similar method Of discovering
crimes was ascribed to the old Egyptians
1000 years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
The Elopine Philosopher.

"We're going to miss getting room full
Of presents, George" said the dear girl al
she eloped with the youth of her choice.
"Yes,' he cheerfully replied, land we're
going to bear the loss with good deal of
philosophy, when we remember that we
don't have to give roomful Of presents in
return" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
Genius.

Genius.
! Wiggles-Dawson is a versatile sort of a
chap, isn't he?
Wagple-I should say he was. He can
make Just as good speech at ward eau
Gus as he can at the anniversary of Sum
day school-Somerville Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

Count Nottapenni-'Las' night giva e
like she should marry wiz me-" Ascum-
"And did she give you any encourage
ment?" Count Nottapenni- do not
know. She simply say to me: What kinda
re nerve food do you use?"-Philadelphia
Press =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

ssNative' Shavvls Made Abroad.
A London paper gives away the Sc
cret that Irish women's native shawls
are wholly made in Scotland.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
NiShtly Occurrence.

Tescher-What 10 this word?
TOMMY don't know, ma'am.
What does . gentleman remove when
nc enters Z house?"
well, II ma IL awake pa removes his
Shoes. "--Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
served Him Rlght.

Served Him Right.
Corliss-Your cough seems to be GET
ting worse.
Bayley-Awfully worse; think must
have takeA some remedy recommended
to some Of my friends.-Boston Tran
script.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

Those who are formed to win general
admiration are seldom calculated to be-
stow individual happiness.-Lady Blessing
ton
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
Somewhat Twisted.

The average American in - the Philip
euage; but the Spaniards also have diff
Guilty in mastering English. A Detroit
woman opened Manila paper, the other
day, and saw the following Advertisement
Of prominent Spanish dry. goods house
that caters to American trade:
Importing house receiving by all mails
from Europe: The highest novelties, in
meanings Of silks and linen. Hats, and oil
sorts Of Adjoining for ladies' and children.
A complete assortment of all kinds Of
goods for gentlemen" detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
MeFCiless.

"FIuh!" said Panhandler Pete, you
ain't got no mercy on q Teller that's
down, have you?"
"No, sir!" replied the man who had
refused to be touched; II give them no
nuarter." -Houston Post. az
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
Love and q Million,

Ethel-What dowry did Prince de
Rataplan receive from Gwendolyn's
father?
Jean-Not more than a million dol
lars. You see, it was almost a love
match.-New Orleans Times-Democrat,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
Use American Sails.

There are tens Of thousands of junka
in China which use sails of AmsYitaz
cntfOu goods. ..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
sonr for the New Year,

sonE for the New YesP.
A song for the New Year-its hopes and
Its fears.
And never a song that In saddened by tears:
A song that shall ring and shall sing TO
the years.
A song OF brighter tomorrow!
A song for the New Year-forgetting the
Whose story In sunshine and shadow vas
told;
A song OF the joys that Loves dear arms
shall hold
A sons OF brighter tomorrow.
A song OF . green world and biusst OF
skies;
4 song OF = sun that IN spisndor shall rise:
Ths Joys IN Loves heart. and ths iight's
IN Loves eyes.
And the world sees 4 brighter tomorrow
~. Il Stanton. IN Atlanta Constitution
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

H0meseekers and Settlers Rates to
the Sunny South.
On first and third Tuesday of each month
to, and including April, 1904 Write Jno.
NJ. Beall, A. G. P. A., Mobile & Ohio R. R.,
St. Louis, Mo-, stating to what point you
wish rates.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

The cynic finds the world empty because
he is too little to look into it.-Ram's
Horn. '.<---
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
The One Thing Needful.

The One Thing Need1u1.
she-1 am thinking seriously Of en-
tering the literary field.
He-Well, hope you possess the
chief requisite.
"Chief requisite!"
Eyes; postage stamps, you know
Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
SPECIAL NOTICE

prominent salesman In PennsylvAnla states th11
he has spent large sums of money IN order 70 b.
cured of chronic headaches and indigestion and
famous doctors private prescription. This gentle
man. who refrains from using his name, VIII be
troubled as he was. Simply write, addtessing r. F.
r, Box 100 Scranton, Pa, and mention that yo0
are q reader Of this p4D0I. 49, 80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
The Corn Belt.

The corn belt includes q little Of
northwestern Ohio, a considerable strip
across north central Indiana, the whole
state Of Iowa, northwestern Missouri,
northeastern Kansas and southeastern
Nebraska. On the map it roughly re-
sembles an elongated kite with the lit
tie end in northwestern Ohio and the
widest part In the Missouri river.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
THE NEW BRAIN FAC.
Fashionable Disease Because OF In"
ference Which 1t Naturally
Lends.

brain flag" is the new term for what
old-fashioned people called nerves,
and is Just now attracting much atten-
ton because it is thought to be novel
malady, says the New York Herald. To
overwork brain implies primarily the
existence of the organ, and hence the
disease which attacks the thinking ap-
paratus is quite likely to become fash
ionable. There is always ready sym
patty for the victim whose active brain
ru1ls away with him, and whose brilliant
genius so soon wears its setting. 1t is
pitiful, indeed, for the poor man who
cannot help thinking too profoundly at
all times and in all places. Intellect
then becomes an actual curse rather
than a blessing. To be spared the In
Fiction should be the cry Of evoluting
humanity.
The hard-hearted medical experts,
however, are very skeptical regarding
any special danger from the flag" The
brain may tire at times, with the other
part of the body, but such exhaustion is
physical rather than mental. We must
not blame the poor brain for everything,
even for too deep thought. No one has
been known to have been hurt by the
latter, but, on the contrary, countless
numbers have been benefited when the
thought was worth anything. There IS
really no proof that the brain can be
overweight by legitimate work Of its
own. Eliminate physical strain, worry,
hustle and hurry, and the more the
brain has to do the better for its for
tunate possessor.
All weak organs tire quickly, and to
acknowledge the flag" for what it really
is places the unfortunate sufferer be-
yond the pale Of ordinary sympathy
There is no measure Of brain ability in
quiet, well ordered work, and the one
who attempts to fix a standard Of endur-
ance is plainly an incompetent and a
shirk. It is always the fret rather than
the work that lands the tagged one
where he belongs. Mere nerve tire is
one thing and real intellectual tire ia
quite another thing.
Worse Than Philadelphia.
who's the slowest man you ever
knew"
"A chap in New York. He fell out Of
third story fiat window and did not
reach the ground for an hour"
How was that?"
HE caught in a tree at the second
story and went in to visit some friends. !"
Detroit Free Press.
The Corn Belt.
The corn belt includes q little of
northwestern Ohio, considerable strip
across north central Indiana, the whole
state Of Iowa, northwestern Missouri,
northeastern Kansas and southeastern
Nebraska. On the map it roughly re-
sembles an elongated kite with the lit
tie end in northwestern Ohio and the
widest part in the Missouri river.
The One Thing Needful.
she-1 am thinking seriously Of en-
tering the literary field.
He-Well, I hope you possess the
chief requisite.
"Chief REQUESTED"
Eyes; postage stamps, you know
Chicago Daily News.
served Him Rlght.
Corliss-Your cough seems to be get
ting worse.
Bayley-Awfully worse; think must
have taken some remedy recommended
to some Of my friends.-Boston Tran
script.
Nightly Occurrence.
Teschse-What 10 this word?
TOMMY don't know, ma'am.
What does . gentleman remove when
nc enters Z house?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25
j Miss Alice Bailey, OF ATLANTA, "a, !
tells how she was permanently cured Ct
inflammation 81 the oVaries, and escaped
the surgeons knife, by the use OF
LYDIA e. Pnkha1n's Vegetable Compound

universal great
Of tenderness and heat low down in the sde Win 81 n ~
show This is the first stage @ Se
restored health happiness Lydia E. Pinkha Com
pound has brought into my life.
years terrible pains at the time OF
did what the trouble until the d3a
that could not the
the Vegetabe Compound
emergency decided to it. Great to
find that actually after taking two bottles KEPT
eighteen pounds and excellent health, and am
surely deserve great success and you rave very oes
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"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:|I cannot thanK
you enough for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. If it had not been for
your medicine, think I would have died.
II will tell you how I suffered. 1 could
hardly walk, was unable to sleep or eat Men,
situation was irregular At last had to
stay in my bed, and flowed SO badly that
they sent for a doctor, who said I had in
hammation of the ovaries, and must go
through an operation, as no medicine could help
me, but could not do that.
II received little book Of yours,
and after reading it, I concluded to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
- Compound, and I am now a we'll
woman. shall praise your medicine
recommend the same to anyone suffering as
rosoN, Ohio, Iowa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

Another woman saved from a surgical operate
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Read what she
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-12-25

them tucked away in little white beds
by the kind-hearted matron, then the
policeman took her back to the school.
Miss Morgan was looking anxiously
from one of the windows as the strange
pair came up the long stairs.
"Why, Elsie Lawrence" she cried.
what on earth is the matter? Where
have you been?"
When she heard the story. Miss Nor
gan sat silent for long time, and there
was q suspicion Of tears in her voice as
she said: well, little girl, think yo,
have had a very happy New Year, in
ed."-Detroit Free Press.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
THE AMATEUR GARDENER,
Does Not Know About
Garde1in9.

One Of the recently married cou-
pies rented q house in the suburbs
and started to housekeeping on their
own account, relates the Memphis
Scimitar.
They planted = garden.
Recently the husband was looking
over the new vegetables a. they were
bursting through the ground, and
with his wife was discussing the
appearance of the different plants
as they appeared above the ground,
most of which were new to them.
They came to the row of beans
which we're just shooting their heads
into the air and marveled that the
seed should be thus thrust up. It
appeared to the husband that the or
der of their appearance was re-
versed:
He pondered the matter over and,
after giving it due consideration,
decided that it would be a pity to
have the beans ruined through their
ignorance Of the proper manner of
coming through the ground.
To save them this catastrophe, he
pulled them all up, and reset them
with the seed underneath, where he
thought good seed should be.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
HIS, FACE SPO1Ls RAZ0RS.
Philadelphia Barber Has q Custom er
whose ska II Always
Full Of Grit.

'Did you see the man who lust
went out?" asked an uptown barber
of customer, ~ q swarthy individ-
ual left the shop, according to the
Philadelphia Telegraph. eyes?
Well, he spoils razor every time I
shave him, and he comes here twice
a week regularly. He is a stonecut-
ter, and the grit and dust is so i'm
bedded in the pores of his face that
it is like drawing razor over tho
side of stone. I always use thu
best tools I have upon him, but they
are not stone-proof, and dull razor
is the result when his beard is re-
moved.
He is customer upon whom I
lose money, and I am glad to say
that he is the only stonecutter who
favors me with: his patronage. 1
often wonder how it is that no
doesn't vince when the razor strikes
section of stone that is imbedded
in his face and bounds off, but it il
probably because his skin is SO hard
ened that he feels NO ill effects"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
NAPOLEON AMONG ANIMALS.
Commander Of 10000 Men Who Daily
Put to Death Thousands Of
Food Animals,

Imagine procession of 10000 cat
tie, marching two by two, in a line
IS miles long; let 10000 sheep follow
them, bleating along 10 miles of
road; after them drive 16 miles of
hogs, $4,000 strong; then let 10000
fowls bring up the rear, clucking and
quacking and gobbling, over space
OF six miles; and in this whole cara
van, stretching for nearly so miles
and requiring two days to pass a
given point, you will see the animals
devoted to death in the packing
houses of Swift & Co. in a single day,
says the Cosmopolitan. Surely a
Buddhist would think that the head
of that establishment had much to
answer for. Never before in the
worlds history was a massacre of
the 1nnocents organized on such a
stupendous scale or with such scien-
tific system.
The commander of the army OF co.
COO men engaged in this work earned
his first penny picking cranberries
in a swamp on Cape Cod more than
30 years ago. 1t was at Sycamore,
on that historic peninsula, that son
was born to the house of Swift on
June "a, 1889, and named Gustavus
Franklin. A few years later, when
the boy was not picking cranberries,
he drove hogs along the cape. It
was like Napoleon exercising his in
FAINT armies af aNho01
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26

The Misses Wood have completed q
beautiful piece Of needlework for the
fire department. It is a memorial
cloth: six; feet by four and q half in
size. made Of black broadc!oth with
black silk lining. The border and the
inscription ''We Cherish His Memory,
L. F. F. D." are worked in white
silk. The cloth is to be used when
the hall is draped in honor of q
deceased member. and was according
to the design of M. Coleman. The
work is very neatly executed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
MADE DEAL ON DEATH BED.
strange Transaction Between Will
liam Rockefeller and the Late
Marcus Daily.

A peculiar business transaction in
which William Rockefeller and the
late Marcus DAILY were concerned has
just come to light. 1t seems that
when the Montana copper king was
lying at the point Of death he had
on deposit in the National CITY bank
one account 1.nounting to $1o7,o95,
and special account of $1,3Oo,51S
A singular thing in connection
with the special deposit of $1,000, 51s
in the National City bank is that it
was opened only few days before
Mr.: Daly's death in the form of a
check of William Rockefeller for
money which he owed to Mr.. Dalv
as result of transactions in which
both men were interested, but the
nature of which is not disclosed, saws
q New York report.
1t is understood that it was Mr..
Days intention to use this money
In the purchase of the Amalgamated
Copper company, of which he owned
at the time he died .67,30o shares.
Claims amounting to 81, GOO, 900 are
pending against Mr.. Days estate,
the chief Of which is in an action
brought by the United States against
the estate to recover $1,365,000 for
trespass on government lands and
the conversion Of timber removed
from it. p, j. Shields also has a
claim against the estate for 1888, 900.
He claimed to have been a partner
with Mr.. DAILY in coal mine and
some. other enterprises. John H. Ma
loney and others have an action
pending in the Montana courts to
recover $4,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26

The section house at Crow Wing
occupied by Jack Hennessy and
family was destroyed Wednesday
night by FIRE. Mr.. Hennessy's loss on
household goods Is quite large, al
though part was saved. Mr.. Hen
messy has been here in charge Of the
crew working in the yards.
Freeman's js the best place to eat
in Little Falls. See!.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26
PECULIAR SEN FENCES.

PECULIAR Sen FENCES.
Clipped from various papers:
HE came in upon his permission. "
THE chinamsn fell down and broke
his leg just above the opium joint"
1.-THE steamer Mary Ellen burned to
the waters edge this morning. with
every soul on board except the cham
ber-maid who saved herself bv swim
ing ashore. She was loaded with pig
iron and insured for go, 0o0.'
Advertisements:
"Rooms for rent by = lady twelve
feet square," -:
"Bicycle for sale by q young man
with leather seat.
"A piano for sale by q young lady
with mahogany lege."
"Wanted-Two young men who will
be treated a. one Of the family"
"Rooms for rent with q southern
exposure"
'Shoes shined on. the inside"
"a poor woman wants washing"
"Wanted . girl cook.
"Dog for sale, will eat anything,
very fond Of children.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-26

Theo. Dobband Joe Lorig of Culdrum
and John Blechinger Of Pike Greek
had q mix up Monday at theCity hotel
which resulted in all three being
arrested by Chief Tourtillotte. Dobb
had sud ten head Of cattle. and Lorig
Eve. In the morning. In the afternoon
they met Blechinger, and over some
small matter trouble started, and the
three INDUCED in a fight. When the
proprietor tried to stop them, he wa
forcibly requested to retreat. The
fighters were brought Def re Justice
Sheldon, who fined Blechinger and
Lorig $5 and costs, costing each about
80. Dobb pleaded not guilty and hie
trial came off Wednesday.