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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
WORST BEATEN NOMINEE.
Only Forty-Two Votes Cast tor Gen.
Scott, Less Than Were Cast
for Greeley.

Horace Greeley is often referred to as
the worst beaten candidate for pres1-
dent ever nominated by either Of the
great parties. In the November cleo
ton of 1872 Mr.. Greeley was defeated.
the popular majority against him being
727 900.
That majority, says the New York
Sun, though considerable, cid not re-
cord the full measure of the disaster
Of the Greeley canvass, for about three
weeks later, on November 20, Mr.. Gree
ley died, and when the electors in the
states which he had carried met In
January, only three of them-three
from Georgia-voted for Mr. Greeley,
and the votes of these three were OBJ
1ected to on the official canvass on the
ground that Mr.. Greeley, having died.
was not an eligible candidate to vote
for, his death being "a historic fact
The house of representatives refused
to receive these three votes; the senate
agreed to. AS a consequence, there
fore. Mr.. Greeley did not actually re-
ceive a single electoral vote, but the
Greeley electoral ticket polled 80 cleo
toral and 100000 popular votes.
A worse beaten candidate for the
presidency than Horace Greeley, every
thing considered, was Gen. Scott, the
nominee of the whig party in 1852. His
military achievements, it was thought.
would assure him large popular vote
but he actually received only AZ cleo
toral votes out of total of 296, and
most of these came to him by slender
majorities.
The four states he carried were Ken
lucky and Tennessee, Massachusetts,
and Vermont. He had 1900 plurality
in Tennessee and 500 in Vermont.
The candidate for the presidency who
had what would now be called clean
sweep, or almost clean sweep, was
James Monroe, in the election OF 1870
There were 232 electoral votes in that
year, and James Monroe received 231
of them. This was before the choice
Of presidential electors by popular vote
which was begun four years later.
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Silo Growing in Favor.

Prejudice against the silo is disap-
pearing under the influence Of convinc.
ing demonstrations of its economy and
value in every direction; and if some OF
our slow-moving dairymen do moi
hasten to adopt it they will find them.
selves in the rear, not only of their
fellow craftsmen, but of the makers Of
beef, as we'll. The old-fashioned silo
badly constructed and as badly filled
was a failure, as it deserved to be; but
the modern silo is Transforming life on
many farms, and is one of the essentials
to economic, high-grade farming
Farm Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
THE OLD MICH COW.
Euloey. on the Manifold Uses to Which
That Faithful Animal
Is Put.

One of the best live stock auction
GERS in the state Of Iowa is Col. F. NJ.
Woods, of Nevada, Ia. At a sale re-
Gently held at Springfield, COL, as he
had mounted the block to sell fine
looking old mich cow he stopped for a
moment to look the animal over and
then said:
"Of all the animal friends Of man
she is the greatest. l wish that l, as
you are about to sit down to your Sun
day dinner, might take from your ia
BILE what she had placed thereon.
would remove the cup Of milk waiting
at the baby's chair. I'd take the cream.
the cheese, the butter, the custard pie,
the cream biscuit, the roast of beef,
and leave you a meal of potatoes,
beets, pickles and toothpicks.
Every scrap of her, from nose To tail,
is used by man. We use her horns 10
comb our hair, her skin upon our feet.
her hair keeps the plaster on our walls,
her hoofs make glue and her tail makes
soup. Her blood is used to make our
sugar white, her bones are ground to
fertilize our soil.
she has gone with man from
Plymouth Rock to the setting sun.
1t was her sons that turned the sod in
the settlers clearing; it was her sons
that drew the prairie schooner for the
sturdy pioneers, while she followed
And when the days march was done she
came and gave the milk to fill the
mothers breast to feed the sucking
babe that was perchance to become the
ruler of his country"
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WAS GUEST OF THE MIllADo
Kuropatkin Enjoyed Hospitality Of
tho Emperor Of Japan Short
Time Before War.

Gen. Alexei S.Sicholavitch Kuropat
kin and q staff ..of Russian omcerss en-
joyed the hospitality Of the emperor o
Japan little ovet one year ago. 1t wa
in June, 1903, that the Russian ministe
Of war, the now world famous general
journeyed to China and Japan to atten'
tho important conference held at Por
Arthur to talk over the Russian posi-
lion in the far east. All the Ruszial
high officials then stationed at NORTH
China and Manchuria, including thu
Russian minister to China, were pres
emit, and to show this distinguished
gathering honor the mikado extended
special invitation to Gen. Kuropat'
kin and his staff to cross to Toxic ant
enjoy an entertainment, however brief
at the hands of his imperial representa-
tlves
Though the time Of the Russian mem
bers of the conference was somewhat
limited, they decided to avail them
selves Of the invitation so courteouslY
extended, and this is how it happenes
about Is months ago that Russian and
Japanese soldiers of the highest rank
who are now using every effort to ami
hilate each other, drank tea together In
the friendliest manner on now hostile
soil.
According to. the oriental custom
when this noble officer, representing
the car of all the Russias, called upon
the mikado in response to the latter'A
polite and official summons cups OF fra
grant pale-colored Japanese tea were
passed to the guests assembled in the
royal tea garden.
The occasion was an important one
from a political standpoint, so the OF
fcers of each country wore their hand
soonest uniforms and all the medals
they could boast collectively.
A picture was taken of the group OF
men as they sat under the cherry BIOS
som trees and in the shadows of the i'm
perial palace. To Gen. Kuropatkin was
given the seat of honor in the center.
and on one side sat the Japanese min
lister of war, Terauchi, and on the other
side Maj. Gen. Murata, also of the mika"
dos army.
The Russian general and his distin-
guished staff presented striking con-
trast in appearance to the smaller jap
anese officers. Kuropatkin himself N
striking, f1ne-looking man OF purely
Russian type. IN full uniform he is the
ideal war god, and even as he slipped his
Ton h;s hoc+e unust have felt a conscious
appreciation of the vigor, strength and
might of this great mans mind and
body, though occasion placed him from
the western point of view, In rather et-
Terminate surroundings.
Gen. Kuropatkin comes from the an
:ient Russian nobility. He was born at
PsOff in 1843
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didn't seem inclined to take me Sc
riously. She considered me, suppose
a mere butterfly of society woman,
4 little creature to be petted and spoiled.
She's a very capable and thoroughly CO.
mesticated young woman, is my daugn-
ter-in-law, my dear"
That's NICE" commented the guest.
Eyes. isn't it? Oh, John fairly bursts
with pride whenever he looks at her
She makes him comfortable, I'll say that
for her. But it was trial for me.
Don't you think that samovar Is perfect
" adorable? I've been waiting all the
afternoon for you to say something
pretty about it. And it goes so well
with the Dresden. I've been noticing
lately that nobody seems to have Dres-
den nowadays I'm hopelessly old
fashioned, suppose. I'm an old wom-
an. Clara-and my son doesn't love
me-"
'Tut, TUT" said the visitor. "You
don't look day over IS, so cheer up"
Mrs. Stranson smiled. She really did
not look very much over 35-not more
than ten years at the most. ''Well," she
said. lit was quite absurd how wor-
ried myself over the line of conduct I
should adopt toward Johns wife. l
knew by heart all the traditional weak
nesses of the mother-in-law, and made
up my mind would not enter her house
in a spirit of criticism. I wasn't 60
ing to assume an air Of lofty superiority.
If l saw anything that seemed to me to
be going wrong was going to overlook
it serenely. If John seemed uncom-
Portable, meant to ignore that, and not
overwhelm him with sympathy.
wasn't going to offer her any advice or
show her any of my improved little
little methods of doing things. didn't"
''That was very noble and self-deny-
ing of you," said the guest.
wasn't it? Clara, felt like an alb
solute fool in the binding white light
Of that girls capability. Her house
seemed to run just like clockwork.
Everything was neatness and order.
And she had maid-oh, words fail me
to describe that maid! After the long,
long series of incompetents that have
to look back upon it was hear:-breaking
to see how perfectly she did her work.
To tell the truth, thought the order and
everything else was directly attributable
to the maid-at first. l said to Anne one
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suggestion about it.
It was, Mother,
Anne always does
this and Anne does
that. Anne puts a
pinch of carbonate
of soda in her wa
ter for boiling
beans, and Anne
used a percolating
pot for her coffee.
And Anne's toast is
always the crisp
est, evenest brown
" MY son. I said,
by the time I've
had Anne's expe-
rience, I may do as
we'll as she. In the
meantime I refuse
to be daughter-in-
laWed to DEATH
HE laughed and
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NOTES FROM ABROAD.

At tho international poultry show.
Alexandra palace, London, November
8, a partridge Wyandotte rooster was
sold for $S25-a record price.
In spite Of the war, the cultivation
of European classical music is rap
idly extending among the better
classes in Japan. A native Beethoven
society has been formed at Toxic.
England has more doctors, proper
tionately speaking, than any country
in Europe. For every 100000 persons
England has $50 medical men; Ger
many, 4S; Switzerland, AZ, and Russia
Is.
A railway is about to be construct
ed near Elsinore, which will run
across the spot additionally believed
to be the grave of Hamlet. Numerous
signed protests against the projected
railway have been addressed to tho
government.
A sausage exhibition is to be held
in Berne next spring. The Berne BUTCH
ers have offered prize for popular
sausage which must be "nourishing,
strengthening and cheap" It il
stated that 1875 varieties of sausage
will be shown at the exhibition.
Prof. Mendelejeff. who occupies .
prominent position in Russia, declares
IN a recent article that all Russians,
from the car down, know that many
things in their country are not as
they ought to be, and that reforms
are urgently called for. These re-
FORMS" he adds, will come inev-
itably after the war with Japan, be-
cause this war has, think, opened
everyone's eyes,"
The Blindness Of Love.
my fiance is so different from other
men,"
"Of course he is, since he proposed to
you. kansas City Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
MILK TIN GUARD.

Aunt Jean, in Farm anc Home. She
was extremely lively with her heels, so
that had to milk wish one hand, caring
for my milking tin with the other. l
did not want to use straps, so took a
box, turned it on it's side and nailed 4
few strips of wood, by way Of a guard,
on the corner next the heifer's leg.
Within this guard placed my milking
tin, then, sitting sidewise, as on horse
back, on the other end, was able to
milk with both hands, keeping my knees
and left arm close to heifers leg. The
plan was simple and worked beauti-
fully.
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Her View Of It.

The young man was interviewing the
stern parent of the only girl in the
world.
"Of course, sir" he said, my salar.
is not colossal, but can give her ali
the necessities. of life and some Of the
luxuries.''
my dear Mt. Softly" replied the s..
D., "you have scarcely improved your
time in her society If you do not know
that she considers all the luxuries Of
life far moro necessary than the neces-
stiles. "-(:h!cago Inter Ocean.
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Tier
Daushter.in.Law

Rs. S T r A N S ON
poured a fresh cup
of tea and passed
the waters to her
guest. " My son is
my son till he gets
him a wife, but my
d a u g b t er's my
daughter the whole
Of her life.' p" she
quoted.
Il have always
considered John a
devoted son." re-:
marked the guest.
Il suppose, though,
hat mothers-in-
law"
There 1t goes!
said Mrs. StranSON,
with a pathetic geS-
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No Labor for Him.

Pardon me-" said the busy mer-
chaat 20 the insurance agent who had
forced his way into his Office, ''but I'm
not prepared to talk to you to-day"
''Don't let that worry you," replied
the agent. "I'll do all the talking
Philadelphia Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16
Advantage Of Public Dairy.

One advantage with the public dairy
will be found in the increased richness
of the farm, caused by the extra quality
and quantity of the manure made on
account of keeping more cows and CIV
ing them better feed.
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ture of her small white hands. sup
pose you think that l bullied the girl
when we visited them and made the
usual trouble between her and John.
Well, l did not. To tell the honest
truth, I do feel little hurt because she
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-16

Miss Hapgood tells how she
escaped an awful operation by
using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege'
table Compound.
"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM suffered
for four years with what the doctors
called Salpingitis inflammation OF the
fallopian tubes and ovaritis), which is
amost distressing and painful ailment,
affecting all the surrounding parts,
undermining the constitution, and sap
ping the life forces. II you had seen
me 2 year ago: before l began taking
Lydia e. Ptnkhavn's Vegetable
Compound, and had noticed tho
sunken eyes, sallow complexion and
general emaciated condition, and COM
pared that person with me as am to-
day, robust, hearty and well, you
would not wonder that I feel thankful
toyou and your wonderful medicine.
health in five months, and saved mo
from an awful operation. MISS IRENE
HAPaooD, 1922 Sandwich St. Windsor,
proving Qsnufnsneas cannot b6 produced.
Ovaritis or Inflammation of tho
ovaries or fallopian tubes which adjoin
the ovaries may result from sudden
stopping Of the monthly dow, from
inflammation of the womb, and many
other causes. The slightest indication
of trouble with the ovaries, indicated
by dull throbbing pain in the side, &C.
companied by heat and shooting pains,
should claim your instant attention.
It will not cure itself, and hospital
operation, with all its terrors, may
easily result from neglect. NJ
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predecessor in the kitchen, and had to
do the little cooking myself.
"Well, l could hardly do thing that
Thin didn't try to give me some little
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BREAKING HEIFER TO MILK.
How a Resourceful Woman Overcame
Difficulties with Young
Mich Cow.

Recently it fell to my lot, my husband
being away, to help break in two-year-
old heifer that had just calved, says
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that DrFeZe UIeW
over. but the climax came when I got
some nice peaches and devoted the whole
of the afternoon to make pie. l was
so proud of that pie. don't very often
do such a thing, you know. And that
boy"
moi" said the friend, ''you don't tell
me that he did that"
Eyes, he did," replied Mrs. Stranson,
with feeling. 1T was the last straw.
Yes, he said the pie was very good, but
I ought to taste the pies that Anne
e.'-Chicago Daily News.
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Remarkable Old New England Man.

Remarkable Old New England Man.
J. Wilder, of Woodstock, Mass, is one
of the most remarkable men Of New
England. He will be 81 years old Octo-
Der 2, yet is active in business, being
secretary of q stock farm in Pomfret,
and a contributor to several of the lead
ing agricultural and news journals.
Mr.. Wilder was a railroad man for SO
years and is widely known in railway
circles. In a personal letter he writes:
II am native of Franklin county,
Mass, but launched out into the world
at II and have WORKED ever since.
was south in Virginia IL years, build
ing and operating 1tilroad; was 70
when I went"
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Strawberry and / !.
Vegetable Dealers

The Passenger Department Of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company have recently issued publicA:
the %.
best territory In this country
for the growing Of early strawberries and early
vegetables. Every dealer in such products should
address postal card to the undersigned at DUBUQUE
IOWA, requesting copy OF ''Crcular No H."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-10
Worlds Visible supply.

Now orleans, December 9.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton, made up from special
cable and teiegraphic adyices compares
the figures of this week with last week,
last year and the year before. 1t shows
an increase for the week just closed of
233, 357. against an increase of l30,l40 last
year and an increase of 1884 year be-
fore last.
The total visible Is A2l7,314 against
1858, 957 last week, 1885. 1876 last year and
3,5S49H year before last. or this the
total of American cotton is 8,676,314
against g. 495957 last week, 3090,l96 last
year and 2sos,9H year before last. and
of all other kinds. including Egypt. Bra
I'll, India, ETC., GAL 900, against 5SS,OO0 last
week, $4,000 last year and 5000 year be-
fore last.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above shows an increase compared
with last week of 233.357. an increase
compared with last year of 6s1, lis and an
increase compared with year before last
of 7S2,S67.
OF the worlds supply of cotton as
above there is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
2.143OOO, against 1,SS1.0OO last year and
1,626000 year before last; in Egypt IT, 900,
against $4,000 last year and $4,000 year
before last; In India 256,O0O. against 12S, 900
last year and $4,000 year before last;
and in the United States 1,741,OO0 against
l, 445,O 900 last year and 1,563,O0O year be-
fore last.
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New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, December Spot cot
ton steady. Sales 1850 bales, including
2150 to arrive. Quotations unchanged.
Futures opened easy with prices II to
10 points lower than yesterdays closing
level. This was to be expected, consid-
ering the chimerical character of the
rumor which caused the advance just be-
fore the termination of yesterdays ses-
sion The Unto sight statement posted
at noon shows the amount of cotton
brought into sight this week, 4S9,563 bales
against $751; 1913 last week, a decrease of
4l,50O bales. Bulls argue that this indi-
Gates that planters are holding their sta
pie. In the trading January opened IL
points down at 7.57, declined points and
then sold up to 7.S0, but heavy selling
movement finally carried the price down
to 759, other active months showing sim
liar fluctuations. The market closed
steady with net losses of 10 to 1e points.
New Orleans, December 9.-Cotton fu-
lures easy. December 7.546756; January,
759d760; February, 1901 SO; March, 7.75
0D7.76; April, 7S1G7S3; May, 7.ss67Ss;
June, 79Sa795; July, 79S@S.oo.
New Orleans, December O. Cotton
steady. Sales, 1850. Ordinary 5h good
ordinary, 7-16 low middling. S-16; mid
ding 79s; good middling 7 1916; fair
middling. sic. Receipts, 1876; stock,
409,147.
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receipts 221s. shipments, 221s; sales. 1853;
stock, 15,295
coiumbla-Receipta. 127o; shipments
127o.
Columbus. Miss-Quiet: middlinE "a;
receipts. 2S18: shipments, AIS stock.
1874
Dallas-Receipts, 85l2; shipments 1910;
stock, 6977.
Eufaula-Reeeipts. 1898; shipments, ss4;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50; shipments
1709, stock. 16,4T.
Greenwood, S. C.-Receipts. 33s; ship
ments. 2lS; stock 1903.
Helena-R Receipts, 1884; shipments 44os;
stock, 25,2Ss.
Little Roek-Quiet; midiing. IA; re-
eelpts, u. s4s. shipments e76e; stock Ss,4ys
Macon-Receipts, 1860; shipments lszsi
stock, 1892.
Meridian-Receipts, 490fi shipments
1887; stock, 21,554.
Montromery-Easy: middiing, n; re
eeipts, $685. shipments, 1888; sales 4zSS'
stock, 80, 433
Nashville-weak; mlddling. IA; receipts
424;. shipments, 300; stock, $50.
Natehez-steady; middling, 7-1s; re-
eeipts, 1884 shipments, 2e05; sales $50;
stock, 14,125.
Newberry-Receipts s11 shipments
81.
Raleigh-Quiet: midoling. Sc; receipts
344; shipments, 500; stock, 1864.
Rome-Receipts, 1919; shipments, 1912;
stock 5951
selma-Reeeipts, 400: shipments, s001;
stock, 21,673.
Shreveport-steady; middlng, M; re-
ceipts $685. shipments, lib; sales, 81;
stock, 36,673.
Viclxsburg-Receipts, 6251; Shipments
4654; stock, 26743.
Yazoo City-Receipts s019; shipments,
s014; stock, 21.563
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Galveston-Steady; middling, 7-16 net
receipts, 1879; gross receipts, 12,737; sales,
800; stock, 205, 303
New Orleans-steady; middling III; net
receipts, 1898; gross receipts, IA, 1853; sales,
1850; stock, 400,147; continent, zoos.
Mobile-Quiet; middling III; net receipts.
1863; gross receipts 1860; sales, 1907 stock
6S,0S0; coastwise, IT'S.
Savannah-Steady; middling, 9-1s; net
receipts, 92Sl gross receipts. 92S1 sales,
15O3 stock, 13S.004 coastwise, 1906
Charleston-Quiet; middling, w; net
receipts, 1907 gross receipts, 1907; stock,
81 800; coaatwise, 5s3.
ilmington-Nominal net receipts, 1885;
gross receipts, 1885; sales 10; stock, SS47;
continent, 1926; coastwise, $780,
Norfolk-Net receipts, 2715; gross re-
ceipts, 2715; stock. 81 ,615.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 7A; net
receipts 2249; gross receipts, 27S4; stock,
1906; Great Britain, 2700
Boston Steady; middling. 8; net re-
ceipts. 440; gross receipts, 1856; Great Bril-
tain, 9244
Philadelphia Steady; middling, s.a5;
net receipts, H. gross receipts 92l; stock,
4035;.
Brunswick--Net receipts, 11.09S; gross
receipts, 11,O9s; stock, 22,s46; coastwise,
1000
Newport News-Coastwise 893
Portland, Me.-Gross receipts, $50; coast
wise. $50
New York-Quiet; middling $40; net re-
ceipts. $50; gross receipts, 1854; stock, 49,
10; France, 100; continent. 1885.
New York-Add one bale export TO
France; GA to continent. and oS5 to Great
Britain since September /.
Total today at all ports, net 1884;
Great Britain. 1894; France, 100; con-
tinent, 10,115; stock, 1,021, O92
Consolidated, at all ports, net 372, AS;
Great Britain, 1855; France, 21243; con-
tinent. 86,639; Japan, 1916; Mexico 1649.
Total since September /, at all ports,
net 1888 912; Great Britain, l, 755, DOG; France
375. 453; continent, 1,2S7,175; Japan, 1888 ;
Mexico, 1884
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December .-Cattle-Receipts
5000; market steady; good to prime steers
$60o@7.2O; poor to medium $S.6O@5.So;
stockers and feeders s220@41o; cows $40
94Oo; heifers s2.OO@5Oo; Gamers 1880
30; bulls $2.00a4.10; calves $S.50a7.0o;
western steers $3.30@4S5.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; market strong to
sc higher; mixed and butchers $4SOq450;
good to choice heavy $4.21hg4.5O; rough
heavy $425@435; light $4.20d4.3715; bulk
$4375k6445.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; sheep strong,
lambs 1oc higher; good to choice wethers
S45095.25; fair to choice mixed $3.606440;
western sheep s3.5O@5.OO; native lambs
$475Q6.50; western lambs $50096.s5.