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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

you bet! Eliza wouldn't give up the
chance Of seeing Washington and the
states in . hurry"
why did you not bring her with
you?" said Isobel. II should have been
delighted to see her." IVY -ssS.
Tell you the truth, Belle, I didn't
quite know how you'd take my mar
rage. OF course, l knew there was q
sort of promise between us, but moth
ing in writing, mind you. Being an old
maid, and that l thought you might cut
up rough"
"On the contrary" said Miss East
wick, cheerfully. lit would have been
quite absurd for you to have done 9th.
erwise. Must you so already?''
The door shut behind him. .. d
She crossed the room, took down the
sepia sketch. and once more laid 1t be-
side the Harry of long ago. She tried
to laugh-a pitiful little laugh. which
ended in a sob. @t
Then, with feverish haste, the silver
frame was unfastened, the paper at the
back torn off, and, with the aid OF a
pair of scissors, Isobel removed the tiny
headless nails and piece of board. The
sketch followed, was crumpled in ruth
less hands, and flung far from her. .She
busted the glass carefully with her
handkerchief, and, with the 1ightest.
tenderest touch. fitted another scrap OF
rough drawing paper into the vacant
place-a mans head in sepia, with deep.
set eyes and an ugly, square jaw.
Miss Eastwick was too busy hammer,
ing in the nails again to hear this time
a step on the stairs. 1t was only when
the door opened and mans voice spoke
that she started guiltily, clasping the
silver frame close to her that Its con.
tents might not be seen.
II have come to get my violin b.
fore go away" Paul Maitland said,
quietly. 4
He had come to get the fiddle-yes:
and also with the hope that Isobel might
have changed her mind last night
might have found that she cared moro
for the present friend. than for thai
pink-and-whiteb boy. He found her, in
stead, with the boys picture clasped to
her breast. I'd
your violin? o. yes!" Miss East
wick said, nervously, pointing to far
away corner of the studio. ''No, no.
there. not here!" Il
A shadow crossed the dark, ugly face.
Thank you," he said. You need not
fear that shall touch the picture, Or
come near you II
Isobel watched him with fascinated
eyes. In five minutes-in fOur-three-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
ANTLERs VERSUS HORNS.
How Elks Shed and Renew Their
Wonderful Means Of Protec-
ton and Defense,

How many persons, among the many
thousands that annually visit our 20
illogical parks, realize, as they pause to
admire the noble bucks of the deer fam
ily-particularly the wapiti. or Amer
lean elk-that their branching antlers
are cast of annually and renewed well
hardened within the short period OF
seven months? M,s
Before describing the manner in
which elk shed their antlers. says a
writer in St. Nicholas, I should like to
explain the difference between 'antlers'
and horns" All the members of the
deer family-the moose. caribou. elk Tin
Europe the animal which we call moose
is known as elk. and smaller deer
possess antlers. while the appendages
on the heads of goats, sheep. cattle and
the like are known as horns. and, with
one exception-the American antelope,
or pronghorn-are retained by their
owners throughout life.
Elk shed their antlers about the first
of February. though much depends upon
the locality, and upon the age and
health of the animal. 1t often happens
that one antler has been carried several
days after the other has been dropped.
The new antlers push off the old ones
and when the appear they resemble
scars on the animals forehead, but soon
take the form of two black velvet but
tons about the size OF silver dollars.
As they continue to grow, they gain IL
length only, and by the first of July
they have attained their full size. 1t
you could examine them now, you would
find them soft. rather flexible. nourished
by blood. and incased in thick. tough
skin covered with velvety fur. The
antlers are now lin the velvet as the
hunters term it, q most critical period
for the owner. who seems to realize 1t.
for he Is careful to avoid contact with
anything liable to injure them. Should
m accident happen and the skin get
broken or the antler disfigured, it
might result in the elk's bleeding to
death, or in his carrying deformed
antler until the following February.
Through a process of nature the blood
vessels that have fed the antlers are shut
off about the middle of July, and then
they begin to harden. A few weeks lat
err the elk may be seen rubbing them
against trees or thrashing them
about in the brush while endeavoring
to rid them OF the velvet, and in few
days it hangs in shreds and soon dis
appears entirely. The elk is now lord
of the forest, and is ready to combat
with his rivals or enemies.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
A $50 ACRE FARM YIELDS rs
PER CENT. PROFIT A
YEAR.
What a Mercer County (Ohio) Farmer
Received from One Years
Crop.

Extracts from an interesting letter
from p H. Rynhard, of Starbuck. Man
itoba, Canada, gives an excellent idea
of the prosperity of those who have
gone from the United States to Can
ada. He says:
Ii bought, August. 1903, 4S0 acres
of land, paying $4,000 for it. We
threshed 1913 bushels OF wheat and
between 1900 and 1900 bushels Of
oats and barley from 200 acres: But
part of the wheat went down before
filling, and was not harvested except
for hay. The crop was worth at
threshing time $4,000. Besides l2O
acres laying idle, except a timothy
meadow. which is not included in this
estimate. Counting the value of the
product and the increase of value OF
land will pay me more than 25 per
cent. on the investment. Two broth
ers in the same neighborhood bought
16O acres each six years ago. They
have not done a single thing to this
land except to fence it and break and
cultivate about one-half of it. Har-
vested last year % bushels wheat per
acre. This year q bushels per acre.
They can get any day SIS per acre.
These are only a few of many hun
dreds of such chances. 1t looks like
Boosting, but truth is justifiable, and
the world ought to know it, especially
the home-seeker I know of quito
few farmers that have made fortunes
in from 10 to 20 years, retired with
from $4,000 to 100000.
Writing concerning another district
in the Canadian West, S. l.. Short says:
Dear Sir:-I have to inform you
that, have just returned from: the
Carrot River Country in Saskatche-
wan, where located land of the very
finest black vegetable loan, which I
am proud of, and will move in the
spring. Farmers are still blowing
there. A mild climate and beautiful
country to behold. Cattle are fat and
running outside. Wood and water
good. Saw oats weighing AZ pounds
to bushel. Potatoes large and we'll
ripened; also wheat that brought there
50 cents. The country exceeded my
expectations. Saw oats in stock,
thicker on the ground than appears in
many of the illustrations sent out in
descriptive pamphlets. I have been
in many western states, but the soil
excels any I ever saw"
The Canadian Government Agents al
different points report that the in
quiries for literature and railroad
rates, etc., to Western Canada are the
greatest in the history of their work
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

in one minute it would be too late. O,
why could she not speak-show him-
tell him? g.
The man fastened the violin case me-
chanically, replaced some magazines No
had disarranged, picked up crumpied
piece of paper which lay ut his feet.
smoothed it out, and laid it on the ia
Bile. t.
Good heavens! Isobel, what does this
mean?'' Se.
He held it out to her, crumpled and
torn, the pictured face from the silver
frame.
"Isobel"-the tenderness of his voice
was irresistible-"what have you put
in that frame?" :,
He gently loosened the slender fin
gers and took her treasure from her,
seeing at last what she had sought to
hide. 49,.
"What does this mean. 1sobel?' he
repeated.
at means-it means-O, Paul, 1T
means that I missed you; and then
Harry came, and didn't want me! And,
o, If you could have seen him. she
broke off, laughing Historically. ..
"Lawton came here, 1sobel? Not
| that brute saw getting into carriage
outside with a woman dressed in every
color of the rainbow
| "Was she there? Yes; that was the
man. Directly he went," she added,
slowly, Il took down the frame and
nut YOU there instead-and into my
heart, too-for always. Chicago
| Tribune. -4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
PRIZE PROPOSAL STORY.
Anxious Suitor Bawls His Matrino"
NAL Proposition After Get
ting Into Bed.

Recently the Topeka Mail and Breeze
offered a prize for the oldest instance
of popping the question" The prize
was won by Mrs. Fanny r. Bevard, OF
Abilene, reports the New York Sun.
She locates her story in a western Kan
sas settlement. A large family lived in
a very small house. In one corner OF the
single room the old folks had their bed,
and above it was swinging bed attached
to tho rafters shat was occupied by the
boys. Mrs. Evyard completes the story
as follows:
ION this particular evening a neigh
boris girl, who was also the Oldest boys
sweetheart, was there visiting the girls.
and she stayed all night with them.
With games and songs and lots of laugh
ing and talking the evening soon passed
and bedtime came.
Miss Jessie being their company, the
girls gave her the front OF the bed, and
there was one small girl who slept with
the older girls and Jessie.
THE boys went to bed above, and, OF
course, the oldest slept on the front side
Soon all were quiet. and the anxious
lover, supposing all, or nearly all. in
slumber, stuck his head out over his
berth: Jessie, are you asleep
ono was the whispered answer.
"'Will you be mad. JESSIE it l ask you
something's
Jessie, guessing what he wanted to
say, answered again, telling him to be
quiet, for Tillie, his little sister, was
awake.
But the anxious lover didn't hear,
and not Visiting to find out whether his
lady love would be mad or not, asked:
will you marry me-?
"And, fearing that he would awake
all the house If not assured, Jessie an
swered Yes even if. some little ears
were listening"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
And No Wonder.

II never before so touched the audi
ence," said a well-known lecturer to q
friend, after long speech. "They were
entranced. felt that every eye was
upon me from the first word to the last. -
mo WONDER" said the friend. Your
gloves were inside your hat when you
took it off. and they remained on your
head all through the lecture. Cas-
sells.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
The Collection Fieud,

Come, chip in couple of dollars, old
man. We're taking up little collection
to buy some flowers for Timmins, who
has Just lost near relative"
I'm pretty short just now. Which
one of Timmins' relatives is dead?"
''Why, era great uncle, believe.
Chicago Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31
RESTORED HIS HAIR.
DcalD Humour Cured by Cuticura
fEs Soap and Ointment After All
HE1 Else Had Failed.

II was troubled with severe scalp
humor and loss of hair that gave rue .
great deal of annoyance and inconven'
fence. After unsuccessful efforts with
many remedies and so-called hair tonics,
4 friend induced me to try Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. The humor was cured in
\ short time, my hair was restored as
healthy as ever, and 1 can gladly say l
have since been entirely free from any
further annoyance. shall always use
Cuticura Soap, and keep the Ointment
Gu hand to use as dressing for the hair
and scalp. (Signed) Fredk Busche, 2l3
East 57th st., New York City,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

The mind clear, the nerves steady and
the overworked body strong by the won:
derful "Pushcck's kuro. 1t cures all
diseases of the Blood and Nerves,
Rheumatism, Scrotula. Catarrh, EX'
haustion, Pain, Weakness, Misuse, Indi.
gcstion, etc. Pushecks kuro accom-
plishes result that are not attempted by
other medicines. There is nothing like
it-nothing else is even similar. W hen Il
certain cure such as this is offered YOU,
there is no excuse for experimenting with
other medicines. At most druggists Tor
81. or sent for this price by DR.. Z. Push
eek Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

Man made money is better than a money
made man-The Commoner.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

From the surgical news that is floating
around we may reasonably understand
that this is sort of reconstruction period
for physical man.-Tolctlo Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot.
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy. n. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

Nothing emphasizes the fact that there
is no accounting for taste more than the
way some people admire themselves
Puck
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-31

Hundreds of war veterans have kid.
ney and bladder trouble.
Impure drinking water; sleeping on
the ground, and all manner of expo
sures to wet and cold weather produced
catarrh of the kidneys and bladder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
Our Daily $bcrt Story

life if necessary to find the girl. Some time I'll tell you of my adventures dur ing my search-but not tonight They say there's no romance these days that chlvalry's dead. but, Bud, they don't know. I poked into all sorts of odd corners looking for her; couldn't tell just where she might be. I didn't know even her name, you see. just her face. met all sorts of people, too; somehow they came to know me--news travels fast-and they called me St. Bernadine-because I was able to be of service to some of them, but all I did was for her sake. not that I-not from any nobility of mine. It would break your heart to hear of those poor devils. or make you laugh and do you good" The night found her 1t was rain- ing and hailing successively, and the wind was very strong. I had been tramping about the Italian quarter all day. and was caught in the storm with out a coat or umbrella. had turned my collar up and was hurrying along in the dark, when my foot brushed something in the road, and I found a boy. He was speechless from fright, trembling and wet to the skin. couldn't leave him there in the storm could I? I picked him up in my arms and turned about again. He was able to direct me, and in ten minutes or so | reminiscent. He wouldn't get down, so mounted the steps and kicked at the door. Then. Bud, 1t opened quite sud L enly and there, standing in the dark with the candle light on her face, just as had seen her a thousand times in the picture. there. was Marree."
 His voice trailed off into silence, and he smiled. a very wonderful smile. SO sad and sweet and wistful that 1t made me heartsick--it recalled so vividly all I had missed.
 T took her away to Italy," he finish- ed at last. 'Ttaly. where the sky Is blue and the sun Is warm-Italy, the land of love. She was a simple child of nature, as ignorant, as unlearned as a baby. She told me once that 1t was be- cause of my kindness to the boy that night, that I had found her. Fancy that. She could love. this girl, as I could love-my love and hers--it was all the world held"
 The moon swept out into the open sky-a slight breeze rustled the foliage, and in the stiffness there came the clang of distant bell, very faint and sweet.
 She died, Bud--out herewith the wind in her face. and my arms about her to the last. Mine, Bud. mine--for little instant as the world goes--for eternity, Bud; love gives us that"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
BY FRED JACKSON.

BH FRED JAChSON.
 Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pup fishing Col
 | was on the roof of the Waldorf, smiling of over the sleeping city. and slipping my Creme Yvette contentedly: ::
 at the other end of the garden the pand was murmuring waltz; overhead were countless clusters of stars There IL was young Carroll found me, and aiter
 awhile, when bygones were forgotten,
 he was leaning over my chair Tn the
 good old way. I had the story from ms
 own lips-the story of Lights and
 Shadows"
 The picture appeared the year fin-
 ished college" he began, his eyes half closed. Tt was spoken of everywhere,
 everywhere copied. You've seen 1t, Of
 course; a very wonderful girl in the center holding a candle, the background vague and undefined. It was the girls
 face that got the public, a radiant gyp-
 sy face, glowing eyes and tangled hair,
 with the glow of the candle right on IL "I think | fell in love with her the first time saw her. Her eyes were
 so sweetly intent, her lips so sensitive,
 her chin so firm. I used to go Into the gallery, afternoons, just to sit while and study her--to dream dreams about her. and wish that I might meet girl like that. There was a leather bench
  the other end was always sacred to a little Italian with mournful eyes and an orange neckcloth. He worshiped her, I believe. Then there was boy who came sometimes and was always trying to copy it. I asked him once why he wanted the copy. and he said quite simply:
 Some day they will take Her away then I shall still have this.
 When the exhibition closed bought the picture and hung 1t in my cham bers. It was next best to having the girl, and I wanted her so very much. Do you remember the happiest day of your life. Bud? I remember the hap piest of mine. It was March 3rd. l had a painter chap out to dine, and he told me that she was real. my sweet heart. that the picture was a portrait. It had never occurred to me that she might live; I never dared dream that much. That night knew there was a God, Bud. tried to pray to Him. to thank Him, but I couldn't for thinking | of her.
 The man who did Lights and Shad- ows' was abroad. no one knew where. but I vowed would spend half my
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
Not Always q Fight.

Brooklyn Eagle.
 When I came to New York first" said Borough President Littleton, T supposed that an argument between two men in which personal reflections were passed must necessarily wind up in a physical fight. At least all such arguments wound up that way fin Texas. As I walked along Smith Street one day I saw two truck drivers glare at one another. Then one swore bit and called to the other a -----. The second man responded in kind and de- gree, and I stopped to see what l Lex, 9x- light. But noticed that business men went along paying no attention to the
 Soon the truckmen were face to face.'' continued MT. Littlet9n, and ing Just when they met at the curb one fellow lowered his voice and said Gimme a cigarette He got It and the Incident was closed.
 noticed. too,. continued ntnSx the aSd s1r- %r ferences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07

ances to be present. All the County officials closed their offices as did the banks, and fevery prominent business house in the town. His mound was banked with the beautiful floral offer ings. Colonel Snodgrass leaves six children, Mrs. Harry M. Henderson. Mrs. E. T. Gross. Mrs. John Parks. E. c. and John snodgrass and Miss Eliz- abeth Snodgrass.
 Charley Reed, a young country boy living at Larkin's Landing. near this place, was returning home last night from the west, and on his nearing Lar kinsville he thought 1t was Scottsporo. the place at which he wanted to get on, The train, a fast through express does not stop at the smaller way sta tions, and was passing through Lar kinsville at a high rate of speed, when Reed ran to the platform ana ieapeo out into the darkness, breaking his arms and otherwise painfully injurins him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
KILLED BY BROTHER
SENSATIONAL CRIME COMMITTED AT
 BLOssBURG.
Said that Mobile and Ohio Road Will Build into Birming ngham-McAdOry g May Run for Superintendent
 of Education.

Birmingham, Aug. 6.-tSpecial)- Buren Tetherow, a deputy sheriff In the employ of the Tutweiler Coal. Iron and Railway Company at their Blossburg ty, was shot and 1t Is believed fatally wounded by his own brother, Claude Tetherow. aged 22.
 The shooting was most sensational. The young Tetherow is a coal miner and worked at Blossburg and the shoot ing took place near the front door of where the men lived. The wounded man was brought to the city this af- ternoon at o'clock and carried to St. yincent's hospital. while Claude Tethe- row was landed in the county jail by Deputy sheriff J P. Brentz, who ar rested him thirty minutes after the shooting.
 Buren Tetherow was shot three times, one of the bullets striking him in the arm and the other two in the body. Buren= Tetherow's pistol was broken by the bullets from his brothers pis- tol. showing that the weapon was out when Claude began shooting. Claude fired six times. three taking effect.
 Before being locked up Claude Tethe- row was asked for statement but de- clined to make any. The wounded man brought in that he could not be ques- toned. The statement Is made that a woman is at the bottom of the trouble. with a little mean whiskey on the side. After being handcuffed a very hand some young woman of Blossburg kissed the prisoner and promised to call and see him tomorrow in the county jail here.
 Caude Tetherow was locked up in a cell near where another brother, Glen Tetherow, Is being held on a charge of murder, waiting a decision of the su preme court. having been convicted and sentenced to forty years in the peniten- tiary for killing Alderman White at Ensley.
 There is no hope for Buren Tetherow. who was shot today.
 The Steele Funeral.
 The funeral of George A. Steele. the popular young man of Birmingham who
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
Advertiser Bureau. :.
 Galma AuR. 6


 The police force of the city Is con fronted by another car mystery. Eariy this morning a car consigned 10 Cui' yerhouse & Hall. merchandise brokers, was found open. The car was on the side track of the Western Railway oi Alabama on the river bank just behind the St. James Hotel building. Wheth- CT anything was taken from the car cannot be ascertained until the gooos are checked out of 1t tomorrow.
 The room used as warehouse D. Gaines q Ross in the St. James hotei building and which opens on the raii- road track on the river bank, was broken into by the parties who en. tered the car. This room was fuil oi lard in all kinds of cans and barrel, and although some of the cans Of iaro had been taken out of the room ano left near the railroad track 1t IS no' thought that any of it was taken away
 The car on the track contained ai manner of meat that had been oroereo by culvsrhouse & Hall There were
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
The Hilimnn runernl.

Quite number of Birmingham citi- gems will attend the funeral of the late T. T. Hillman. who died in Atlantic City. N. J.. and who will be buried in Nashville tomorrow. Several prominent citizens left tonight for Nashville. while the First Methodist Church of this city. of which Mir Hiilman was a member of the board of stewards. has ordered prepared very handsome floral offering
 The First Methodist Church today was draped in memory of the deceased and next Sunday memorial services will be conducted by the pastor. pr. J. A. Duncan .s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
PIou Work. Ha. ora.-.-

The plant of the Empire Flow Con- pany. located at EnsIey, will resume operations in the next few days, and the statement Is made that there are orders on hand to warrant operation day and night for some. time to come. The indications are that more blow points from Ensley will be needed this coming season than ever before.
 The concern at Ensley is quite large plant and will give employment to a good complement of hands.