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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
Last Of Encanpment.
The Veteran. Enjoyed the DC.
y. casion and Return Home.

The Veteran, Enjoyed the DC
casion and Return Home.
Thursday evening the 18th s. W
Mimi, Annual g. A.. R. Encamp
ment was closed. =. 4
| Attorney W. 8. Ham mond of st
James arrived at two o'clock ant
spoke during the afternoon for ar
hour and a quarter, delivering az
eloquent address ringing with
patriotism. K His address ,wat
intcntly listened to and enjoyed by
"a large audience; ~ ss,2.s,,f.9s: Il.
In the evening Sen Vice, White Of
Luverne gave an address followed
by Col. Everett, who expressed the
thanks and gratitude Of the organi.
cation to the local post and citiz< NJ
of Worthington for their hospitality
and interest shown in behalf of the
pleasure and comfort of the visitors.
f Col. Town replied, stating what
a pleas ure it had been to the entire
community to have these guests
here. That if there was anything
left undone for the visitors pleasure
and comfort it was an oversight.
The citizens wanted to do more than
the encampment regu lations per-
mitted. Rev. Wilson Aull gave a
short address paying tribute to
Abraham Lincoln. He was followed
by Mr.. Hammond with a short adj
dress, paying tribute to the
veteran by whose work the victories
of the strife were accomplished.
The program was closed by singing
Of .'Old Lang Syne''. i
All Of the veterans we're profuse
in their expressions Of appreciation
Of the courtesies extended them,
and the general good time enjoyed
throughout the entire encampment.
Our citizens feel honored in having
these patriots hold their meeting
here. I It is a pleasure to do these
horoes homage. Stop and think tor
a minute what Il means to leave all
that ia arstn amran % tO another
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RANSOM.

49,. RANSOM. ~
Miss Tillie Sietsema is visiting
with relatives in Renville county.
Miss Sadie Downes is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Sargent, who lives near
Cherokee, Iowa.
NJ. Thompson returned few days
ago from Minneapolis where he has
been attending a convention Of the
Lutheran church.. He was gone
about a week, and took in" the
convention from beginning to end.
F. T. Graves and family spent a
few days in Minneapolis last week.
They went mainly for the purpose
of visiting with Mr.. Graves brother,
Fred. They were welcomed with
warm heartedness that forms the
chief charm of social intercourse.
Our neighbor, Kriene DeBerg,
had the misfortune the other day to
have two Of his horses badly cut up
in a wire fence; one Of them SO
badly, indeed, to be rendered worth
less. Quite q loss for Mr.. DeBerg
az understand they were the best
horses he had. Il -,..,. @>.s :-;:.-a !.
The road overseers are hard at
work on the roads this week. There
are more bridges and culverts in
bad condition this season, than has
been the case in many years. Yet
compared with many Of those living
along the large water courses, we
are we'll off. We have not had any
serious losses from floods, and no
loss of life. So far as floods are con-.
cerned, we are pretty safe; at least
there is no danger of our being
washed away. This is one of the
good things that we may safely
congratulate ourselves upon. =,
Speaking Of visiting and outings,
if farmers and their fsmilies could
take little more time for rest and
recreation it would be we'll. In our
to acquire a competency
we sometimes overdo the matter,
and we find ourselves physical
wrecks before the competency is
secured. The same is true in the
matter of gaining an education.
How often our ambitious student |
leaves school a mere bundle Of
shattered nerves, but lily prepared
for the stern battle of life for which
be has been trying to prepare him
self. Would it not be better to hold
our ambitious desires somewhat in
check; be willing to live more
simply, and take the world little
.asier. Long ago one of our poets
wrote: ''Man needs but little here
Yellow, Nor needs that little long,"
The lines used to be quoted quite
frequently, but now they are con:
idered Anticipated, not at all suited
o our age. l cannot help thinking,
owever, that as a people our life is
90 strenuous. Long ago the wise
ian wrote: BE not righteous over
1uch, why shoulds thou destroy
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
A FAMOUS TOURIST NOW IN
WORTHINGTON. ~ @@t.

"A FAMOUS TOURIST NOW IN
WORTHINGTON. - sd
''Have you any hats you want
cleaned or pressed9" Inquired an
elderly stranger as he drifted ito
the A dvan 9 Office this moring.
The stranger proved to be George
Croker, Of Binghamton, N. Y. the
famous artist and globe trotter.
There are many ways Of seeing the
world, but that adopted by this
traveller is the most unique. >
He is 60 years Of age and Of digl,i::
fled bearing and a gentleman Of
the old sch COL. He is we'll preserved
and AZ spry as a man Of half his
years. ',' =:
u His business is that of hat maker,
which be has followed for fifty two
years. For over thirty years be
has ''been on the road" as the
knights Of the gripsack say. Ii 5&s@' "
Mr.. Croker is an intelligent man,
q brilliant conversationalist and q
total abstainer. Thirty years ago
he started out. to see the world,
crossing the comment four times,
carrying with him his big wooden
block on which he shapes the
masculine " headgear. He also
carries his tools in a small basket
carried on his back. ;s.''
He shows credentials in the form
ofnewspaper clippings taken from
papers scattered ell over the country.
He is combining business with
pleasure and is making money and
seeing the world at the same time.
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ORIGIN OF THE ROSARY.

%
Tracing the origin Of the rosary
back to times and places far remote,
Father Thurston, who read a recent
paper before the members Of the
Applied Art section of the Society
Of Arts, pointed out that it would
be great mistake to suppose that
the use of beads for counting
prayers was peculiar to the Catholic
church, or was of comparatively
modern date. To determine at what
time the name rosary, rosenkranz,
was introduced is extremely diff
cult. Garlands of roses, implying
a reference to the term rosary, were
q conspicuous feature Of pictures and
tables Of the fifteenth century, but
before this no clear examples are
forthcoming. At that epoch it was
common for both men and women
IN ordinary life to wear garlands of
flowers, and to place them as a mark
of respect upon the heads of persons
and statues. Father Thurston is
strongly inclined to believe that its
application to the particular devo-
ton now under discussion was
mainly due to the popularity Of 8
certain story Of garland, which
can :, be traced very much earlier
than the word itself in almost every
part of the Christian world. The
name must have come from the
story, and the story was not evolved
out of an already pre- existing name.
The legend in question lie briefly
this: A youth was accustomed to
make q wreath of roses or other
flowers every day and to place it
upon the head Of Our Lady's
statue. He became monk and il
the clositer his occupations no
longer permitted him to observe
this pious practice. Being much
distressed he asked counsel Of an
aged priest who advised him to say
his ayes every evening which would
be accepted by Our Lady in Lieu Of
the garland. This the young man
observed, until one day
while on a journey he had to pass
through q lonely wood where
robbers we're lying in wait. Quite
unsnspicious Of their pr essence he
remem bered that his ayes
we're not yet said and forthwith
stopped to say them. Then to their
the robbers saw a most
glorious lady stand before him and
take one after another from the lips
of the kneeling monk dfty beautiful
roses which she wove into q garland
and placed upon her head. The
robbers conscience-st stricken at the
vision were all converted to q better
lie and themselves soon after en-
cred the monastery. london Tele-
Zraph. :. : .%>' z l:.=>,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
Improve the Park.
An Opportunity for the Ladies
Improvement League.

Improvement League.
= 1t has peen proposed that thu
wiring for the electric light in the
park be left there this summer. II
viii be a most delightful place fol
social or band concerts. If the
band boys would play there oocas'
sionally an evening it would get the
people, more accustomed to going
to this beautiful spot. go, 90:
This lead the writer up to another
subject It has often been said, by
some of our citizens who desire to
see our city put in the most attrac-
tive condition practicable, that there
should be some improvement made
on the park grounds every year.
AT one time this pieces Of ground
seemed a long distance from town,
and go did the site seleced for the
school house when the location was
decided upon. Now our town has
grow out in all directions, 80 that he
school house is in the center Of
town, or rather too near the bust
ness district, and 40 with the park,
the town has grown to it, and it is
not .long walking distance from
town any more. Fine residences
have been erected here there ls
ground available, adjacent to this
park, and it is now time that some
movement was madae.t towards i'm
proving it.::artifcally Nature ! has
done her part. It is located on the
finest body: Of water in south
western Minnesota, and the Lake
has q stage of water now sufficient
for all purposes. The grounds ought
to be cleaned up thoroughly ct least
once a year. A fence with gates
should be built, and band stand
erected. It would be nice thing
il a drive way was designated, and
posts put up for hitching horses to.
It would not be improper for the
counc Gil to levy q small tax each
year for Improvements on the park.
Here is an opportunity for the
ladies of the improvement league to
ilo something that cause them to be
recognized IN their work. When the
ladies get after anything they gen.
orally accomplish their purpose.
This subject is one deserving of due
consid GRAFTON. sszs, .gs4f
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
NOTED CORRESPONDENT AND
J! TRAVELLER. @

]! TRAVELLER.
Few newspapers in the United
States are able to command the
service Of as brilliant corps of cor
respondents as that of The Chicago
Record Herald. Its choice of
Washington correspondent is in
dicative of The Record Herald policy
of obtaining the best there is to be
had. Walter Wellman, the we'll
known authority on political sub
jects and one of the ablest writer's of
the day, acts in that capacity.
Mr.. Weliman was born in Mentor,
Ohio, Nov. 8, 1858. At the ago of
IA he began his newspaper ex-.
perience, establishing at that age q
weekly paper in the little town Of
! Sutton, Mob. In 1873 he returned
to Ohio, and year later established
the Cincinnati Evening Post. In
1854 he became the Washington cor
respondent Of the Chicago Herald,
and in 1892 he visited Central
America and the West Indies, and
located he land place of Columbus
on Watling's, (sanSalvador) Island,
and marked the spot with a huge
stone monument. Mr.. Wellman 3 /
dashes to the north pole are we'll
known. In 1894 he made the first
of his two arctic voyages of explor- |.
alton, reaching the latitude Of 81
degrees northwest of Spitzbergen.
In 1898 he returned to the North, "
penetrated to Franz Joseph Land, I
returning again to this country
in 1899. On each trip he met with Y
wonderful success in the discovery
of new islands and lands, and
brought back with him scientific \
data and information Of great value
to the American Geographical
Society. Mr.. Welman has been
voluminous writer for scientific
and popular periodicals. 4.
On returning from his arctic trips
he renewed his connection with The
Record Herald, and is now the
Washington correspondent of that i
paper. His incisive discussion Of 4
contemporary affairs has given him
! high place in the regard Of
statesmen and scientists of the day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
FOR EGGS,

myself. " and the advice will apply
equally to the over-ambitious
seeker after wealth or social posi-
ton. I am no apologist for the
idler or the trifler, but it is better
to seek the golden mean, which is
ever the best. Robert Shore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-19
The Advance for latest news.

such excuse will avail in future.
Since Gov. Cummins' state has an
interest to the extent of 90, DOC, 600
dozen eggs year, nothing could be
moro fitting than to admit the hen
to tie benefits of the ''Iowa idea. -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
A nae OF ra,1less cats.

Travellers have noted that in the Bis,
marck archipelago cats without tails
are very numerous. The explanation
as given in the World Today is curious.
The natives of the islands have a SUI
perstitious belief that remnants of food
falling into the hands of an enemy en-
able him to cast spell over the eaters
of the meal at which the remnants
were left. Now, the natives value their
cats less as pets than as convenient
source of fresh meat. 1t follows that
tlefts of cats are frequent, or rather
were frequent until some genius
evolved the happy scheme of cutting Off
their tails and storing them away in a
safe place. For" said he, IF thief
should steal my cat and eat 1t, an in
cantation muttered over its residue will
make the miscreant SO sick thst he Will
be sorry he ever tasted stolen cats
flesh" 1t was an idea worthy Of the
great chancellor himself, and the hum
BILE, brown Bismarckian, in pursuing
the blood and iron policy which 1t en-
tailed, was, like him, serenely indiffer-
ent to bloo,-shed, pain and caterwaul-
ings SO long as he secured his ends or
his cats ends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
opeuinx "BuckinrY snf,..

Every big concern dealing in strong
boxes employs a professional safe
breaker against those frequent and Of
ten costly occasions when the safe sold
to some consumer "gets out Of whack,"
says New York paper The work Of
opening bucking safe is usually
matter of minutes with the profess
sional, but occasionally he is obliged to
send for Il half ton of tools before he
Is enabled to procure the magic ses-
anne. Often half hundred clerks are
kept idle for hours and business mana
gers spin around like tops while the
safe breaker leisurely pothers about
with the combination. When the safe
or vault is finally opened it is usually
discovered that some one connected
with the firm is to blame for altering
the combination and then keeping tile
matter to himself. The professional
safe opener frequentlytsas calls from
out OF town, and on these occasions he
usually finds that some merchant who
has just bought his first safe changed
the combination and then forgot it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Fancy Work Bazaar.

Consider yourself cordially invited
to be present at the correctly con.
structed and considerably combined
"Fancy-work Bazaar" to be held at
the store formerly occupied by j. P.
Bendixen in Brayton, on Friday
afternoon and evening Dec. IL, 1908
An excellent supper will be served
from until 10 O'Clock for which
twenty-five cents will be charged.
There will be fancy work and ready
made comtorters for sale. The fancy
work sale will commence at three
O'Clock p. m. The Juniors will have
dressed dolls for sale. Do not dress
your own dolls but come and buy one
already nicely dressed. Don't forget
the date, Friday, Dec. IL, 1903.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
A rlost Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take adj
vantage Of the unprecedented clubbing
OFFER we this year make, which includes
with this paper The Iowa Homestead, its
Special Farmers Institute Editions and
The Poultry Farmer. These three pub.
ications are the best of their class and
should be in every farm home. To them
we add, for local, county and general
news, our own paper and make the price
OF the four one year only $l.45. Never be-
tore was so much superior reading matter
oi1ered tor so small an amount of money
The three papers named, which we club
with our own, are we'll known throughout
the West, and commend themselves to
the readers favorable attention upon mere
mention. The Iowa Homestead is the
great agricultural and live stock paper of
the West The Poultry Farmer is the most
PRACTICAL poultry paper for the farmer,
while The Special Farmers Institute
Editions are the most practical publica-
tons for the promotion of good farming
ever ever published Take advantage of this
great oier, as 1T will hold good for short
time only. Samples of these papers may
be examined by calling at this office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Stepped Against a Hot Stove.

A child of Mrs. Geo. T. Benson
when getting his usual Saturday
night bath, stepped back against a
not stove which burned him severely,
The child was in great agony and his
mother could do nothing to pacify
him. Remembering that she had 8
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
in the house, she thought she would
try it. In less than half an hour after
applying it the child was quiet and
asleep, and in less than two weeks
was we'll. Mrs. Benson is a we'll
known resident of Kellar, Va. Pain
Balm is an antiseptic liniment and
especially valuable for burns. cuts,
bruises and sprains. For sale by
Nick Doffing & Co., Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
THINKS THE soUrHWEsTIs BEST
FOR HOMESEEkERs.
No Cold Winters to Contend With.
LAND VALUES ON THE INCREASE.

For those looking for homes, and who
nave small capital, there.is no opening sc
good as the southwest. Farm lands ir
the older states have reached so high {
price that, in order to realize anything or
the investment, owners must charge g
rental so high that it takes all and otter
the rent. The money required to pay the
rent on these.farms in two years will pay
for farm in this country.
New Mexico, Western Kansas, Arkansas
and Texas, you can raise more grain, hay
VEGETABLES, fruit ETC. than in any other
year round to raise a crop. The seasons
are so long that one hardly knows where
one season ends and the other begins.
with. All the great staple cereals grow
abundantly; semi-tropical fruits of all
kinds, and as vegetables, they grow the
year round. Southwest Oklahoma and
Indian Territory are particularly attrac
tive; one driving over. this country for
the first time cannot help but be struck by
its beauty and it's many advantages to
the country is gently undulating. with a
beautiful stream of clear water every six
to ten miles; and the banks. of these
streams are bordered with timber while
in many places the very best of building
stone abounds.
What more could be desireds 1t would
garden as the last to be made a state, as
ifleaving it as crown of glory to be worn
in memory and distinction for the many
good things showered upon the most God
favored people that ever lived.
In indian Territory are more good acres
OF good farming lands, more good timber,
more coal,and better opportunities for the
poor man, for the man with small capital,
to induce him to come here, than in any
other part of this continent. To the capit-
alist, the manufacturer, there are oppor-
tunities unsurpassed. Here at Addington
where the writer lives, we have in mex
haustible Quantities the finest of shade
for the manufacture of pressed brick, til
ing, ETC., that can be found in any country
Our town lies on gently sloping ground,
giving fine drainage. We have an abun.
dance of the purest water, and as to health,
there is no healthier place on earth.
p. H. STEELE.
Further information about Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, is given in "Rock
Island States Southwest" Ga page book
let recently issued by the Passenger De-
partment of the Rock Island system For
g. copy. write John Sebastian. Passenger
Traffic Manager, Chicago, Ill.
The Rock Island System also issues a
monthly paper called the Western Trail
and devoted to the territory traversed BY
Rock Island lines. Each issue contains
letters from men and women who have
bettered their condition in life by rernov-
ing to the Southwest. The Western Trail
will be mailed you for one year for % cents
in stamps or silver.
Homeseekers' Excursions twice month
via Rock Island System to points in the
Southwest. Full information at all Rock
Island ticket offices.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Cured of Piles After 40 Years.

Mr.. g. Haney, of Geneva, o., had
the piles for 40 years. Doctors and
dollars could do him no lasting good.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured
him permanently. Invaluable for
cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, lacera-
tons, eczema, letter, salt rheum and
all other skin diseases. Look for the
name Dewitt on the package-all
others are cheap, worthless counter
feits. Sold by Nick Doffng & Co.,
Extra; G. L. Bison, Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Not a Sick Day Since.

It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper respect for old age, but
just the contrary in the case of Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They cut off
maladies no matter how severe and
irrespective of old age. Dyspepsia,
Jaundice- Fever, Constipation ali
yield to this perfect pill. 25c, at Nick
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
A Runaway Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of ]. B. Orner, Franklin Grove,
Ill. 1t developed stubborn ulcer urls
yielding to doctors and remedies for
four years. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured. It's just as good for
Burns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions and
Piles. 25c, at Dotfing & Co.'s Drug
Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-11-26
Oakfield and Brayton

He had been with the Johnny Nc
Manner threshing outfit.
Thoroughbred Red Duroc; sows, or
gilt, call at farm 2 miles west and J
mile north of Brayton or write
tt 9-17-03 SAM ScHARFF.
Express Auditor, W. G. Chambers,
of Des Moines, made one of his un-
looked for calls Tuesday upon Agent
Nelson and found everything o. K.
Lars Esbeck made a call on his
friends in Brayton Tuesday. He had
his eyes open for good bunch of
hogs while exchanging civilities with
acquaintance.
Ed Elwood and wife of Audubon,
are down this week spending Thanks
giving at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hardman, at the
Oakwood stock farm,
Chris Sorensen, of Extra, was in
Brayton Tuesday trying to rent a
house SO he could move here next
week, the house he owns here is oc-
cupied until March LIST.
Registered and high grade Short
Horn male calves, one year old-dark
reds. For sale at reasonable prices.
11.26-3 If O, F. IDE.
Brayton, Iowa.
Marion Jenkins had business in
Griswold for few days the past
week and Miss Mae Jenkins was
attending to the business of the post
Office during his absence.
A son of Peter Knutsen was so un-
fortunate last Saturday as to fall and
break both bones of the forearm just
below the elbow, DIR. Koob was called
and reduced the fracture.
Nels Petersen traded his house in
Brayton recently to Chris Sorensen,
of Exirr who will manage the E. A.
VOORHEES, business here, tor the house
and lot owned by Chris in Extra.
Pastor Sloan Of the Baptist church,
went to Bowmans Grove, near Har-
Ian, Monday to assist Pastor Broyles
in protracted meetings at that place.
He will be back to his post again
Friday.
Raymond Miller, the young gentle
man who fills your prescriptions
while you wait, and Floyd Freeman
drove to Extra Sunday and among
other curios, examined that big stand
pipe of which Extra people are ex-
tremely proud.
Brayton markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
Cattle; butchers stuff 80 to 200,
top 4c; hogs 3.65; wheat 6Oc; corn
44c; oats 27c; barley &c; butter 1sc;
eggs zoe; hens &c; ducks 63c; tur-
keys lie; geese SC; potatoes ST. 100.
There will be a box social on the
evening of December 4th, in the
Bartlett school house, the proceeds
to be expended for the purchase of
library for the school, This plan
was devised by the teacher and is in
every way commendable and should
receive the active and pecuniary sup
port of every parent and citizen of
the district. Turn out and YOU will
be surprised at the number of good
books which can be purchased for the
small amount you will each invest.