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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
THE ONLY FIGHTING RACE,
Company Of Soldiers Had Only On,
That Wasn't Irish and He
Was Quiet.

An American soldier who served IN
the Spanish war tells, in the Portland
Oregonian. several stories of the Irish
man as q soldier. Some of them illus
trate the Irishman's ready wit.
A number of American officers at
Cavite were watching the arrival Of a
body Of Spanish prisoners Of war, tat
tered and hungry looking. One man
suddenly stepped from the ranks of the
spaniards, and, saluting an American
oficer, said in the strongest brogue:
ANY chance of getting . job in your
army? think it's about all up with
this one" +"
A captain who had Just got 4 new
company was looking down the muster
roll, on which the names ran 'Brien, %
"Maloney," Murphy" Sullivan =
"O'Flaherty," and 50 on.
rs every man in this company
Irish?" said the captain to the SER
geant. ! .,5,- ~,
There's wan swede, but he doesn't
have much to say" was the response.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
ONCE IN AWHILE.

4 Once In awhile the sun shines out
"a And the arching skies are perfect
s544 blue: r. 4 ,5 We -ss. W. Pm ~
Once in awhile. mid clouds Of doubt. :
Hopes fairest STARS come peepinx
through;
Dur paths lead down to the meadows fair.
Where the sweetest blossoms nod and
"A emile,
And We lay aside our cross Of care.
RI Once in awhile.
Once In awhile within our ow:A F-.t
We clasp the hand Of . steadfass
&C., friend;
Once in awhile We hear . tone
OF love. with the hearts own voice ia
blend: ."
And the dearest of all our dreams come
true
And on lifes way Is q golden mile.
Each thirsting flower Is kissed with dew.
Once in awhile.
Once In awhile in the desert sands
We find a spot of the 4airest green:
Once in awhile from where We stand
The hills of paradise are seen:
And a perfect Joy in our hearts we hold.
A joy that the world cannot defile:
We trade earth's dross for the purest
gold,
Once In awhile.
Nixon Waterman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
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CONCRETE cULvERTs.
Those Of Wood Soon Rot Out, and Are
Far More Expensive in the
Long Run. Esas$

The state Of Iowa is conducting an
active good roads campaign. Advising
the farmers of the state in regard to
the construction of earth roads, the
state highway commission says:
Drainage is the key to good earth
roads. The whole object OF earth-road
construction is to get rid of the water
and it's bad effects. Three systems of
drainage are needed-first. tile drain
age; second, side bitches; third, sur
face drainage. Wherever the ground
is naturally wet from ground water, 9
line of four-inch tile should be laid
to regular grade along the uphill
side of the road, under the side ditch,
at a depth of three to four feet.
"A good, big side ditch, built to a
continuous grade as determined by
road level, so that the water will not
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Eyes. II you viii sst the table, ~ ~

lU18
Eyes. II you viii YET the table" - ~
piled, carelessly, II n v. .s,3
She had 6rst met Billy Ludlow at q
crush at the Fields, which she had At
tended o Z society reporter lone Of the
unplaced hahatues Of high life. In but
not Of" % she defined 1t. She straight
way forgot the existence Of the youth
until he called ut the once to see her on
some himsy pretext. Thereafter she met
him frequently In her walks In life, and
their acquaintance had grown until this.
his first call 1t her home. There now
followed many calls and devices for the
cultivation Of 1 friendship which with
him grew into the stronger feeling.
But Ruth Rogers had literary ambi-
lions, and she was beginning to be rec
ognized by the magazines when Ludlow
evinced whole souled devotion. She
was not aspiring to social honors or to
domesticity beyond that of her little fat
She was just about to write a book, 90
she STAYED off his ardor. In time her
book appeared and made q hit. Still, she
repulsed Ludlow, possibly because
everyone. him included. took it for
granted that she would eventually yield.
Upon her arrival at q house-party to
which she and Ludlow had accepted in
vitatton, she was surprised and also a
little chagrined to find her devotee con-
spicuous by his absence. The week
dragged on and Sunday morning found
her In a mood not in accord with divine
service, and she remained in the house
alone. Ludlow's sudden and unexpected
arrival was most welcome and oppor-
tune.
Where's the crowd?" he asked.
AT church"
why didn't you got"
Il didn't want to-
IAN unsatisfactory reason, but it's al
ways yours" he said, resentfully.
She made no reply. which was so I'M
usual an occurrence that he was at a
loss how to proceed.
Il suppose you are collecting material
for another book" he finally observed.
mo! don't want to write another
book or anything else. feel like an
acrobat twisting things and people to
fit some situation in a book. Every
time start to say something brilliant
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
His American Name.

When in New York F. Marion Craw-
ford has his barbering done and his
boots BACKED at his Office. In engag-
ing the bootblack, an Italian, Mr..
Crawford asked him where he waa
born. I'm Genoa" was the answer.
And what is your name% Patrick
Murphy" was the astonishing reply.
Where in the world did you get thas
name?" asked the novelist. Il take-a
the name after come here, 50 peopls
think-a l the American" said thu
bootblack. q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Ground your wire fences.
Oil is heap cheaper than ma.
chinery. -
Now is the time to NOW the weedy
pasture. ,s 7S3s5.1.>s$53.s y-..s g..
To save time is to .lengthen-life.,
Plan your work beforehand. >.
s Attend to that painting now. Heat
drives the oil in, where it counts for
the most. :35 IT, RI n
Kind and considerate treatment
goes q good ways in getting the best
results from the boy Or hired man.
When you undertake to hire farm
hand, and he says he will exchange
references" with you-then you
realize that labor is making q union
with independence. Yet, after all,
why should the laborers alone certify
to- his character? The employer
should also have something of the
sort. =, - - s.,.Ey$% a< &
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
hinged Birds,

For the purpose of studying the hat.
Its of birds Of passage "vogelwar.s..:
has been established at Rossiten, III
eastern Prussia, where birds are to Is
caught and liberated again after small
rings have been attached to their feet,
The directors request that the feet az
such ringed birds killed anywhere to
be sent to them. a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Woman Saw Waterloo.

(. A Belgian woman, Mime. ROLAND,
of senefle, attained her one hum
:dred and fourth birthday on June II,
She IL credited in Belgium with be-
ing the only surviving witness of the
BATTLE Of Waterloo. having been
seated on wall In the .neighborhood
Of the battlefield during q part of the
engagement. Last year, when the
French monument to Waterloo heroes
was unveiled on the battlefield, Nine.
ROLAND had : place Of honor as the
most noteworthy spectator present q
tie ceremony. 49, :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Ruined Romance.

A common belief in hospital romances
has been rudely shocked by the story
Of New York nurse. She had a very
interesting patient and there appeared
some evidence Of an approaching situ-
alton until he came out of a tender
languor, opened his eyes upon her and
asked: DO you suppose hell is worsS
than this?"-Boston Herald. u.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
A C,NCRETE CULvERT.

stand in it at any point, should be pro:
vided on each side Of the road. The
road level should be used to make sure
that the ditch is built to = grade which
will not leave ponds of water in the
bitches after a rain. All surface ponds
should be drained, instead OF trying
to maintain shallow entertainments sub
ject to the capillary action Of water
and to the destruction by water and by
muskrats. ~ - =s%@*s 8. : ~. -
Proper surface drainage, to shed
water promptly in the side bitches
should be provided by properly crown
ing the road and by then keeping 1t
hard and smooth with q King road
drag, which is highly recommended by
the commission" *; &. T., : *. .
The commission considers that the
matter of building proper culverts is OF
very great Importance, as no road can
be kept in good condition when the
old-fashioned wooden culyerts are
used. It claims that these wooden cul-
yerts are one of the most common ways
by which the road funds are wasted.
"A road officer is quoted as saying that
I'm one SPOT alone he had dug out the
remains of no less than seven wooden
culverts, and that at least one or two
more had been left buried at the same
place, It is said that the life of these
Eculyerts is so short that the money
put into them is practically, wasted.
The commission points out that while
lumber is becoming higher in price and
poorer in quality, new discoveries OF
cement rock and new factories and i'm
proved methods are making cement
cheaper from year to year. although
the quality is growing better. In addi-
stlon, 1t has been discovered that ce-
sment masonry can be reinforced and
greatly strengthened with steel, SO that
cement concrete culverts are now being
constructed in many states and are
giving excellent satisfaction.
For culverts and for small bridges
MP to 3O-foot span, the design with 9
fiat top IS recommended as more eco
1omical to build than the arch design,
says the Country Gentleman. Arches
require very solid abutments, while the
iat-top culverts need only thin side
walls. The use of flaring-wing walls
It each end is advised; also careful
Of the culvert from under
mining. by a submerged cutoff wall
It each end, and by a cement floor
when necessary These reinforced con-
crete culverts should be permanent and
practically indestructible II properly
built. The cost is small, and they GER
tainly are much cheaper than wooden
+culverts when the rapid decay of the
latter is taken into consideration, as
well as much safer. IL, rs Il =. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
\ aoyvINo i ,iE + oAD siDE.
An Opinion and \ Criticism of. thu
Wisdom Of Cutting Down the
q Natural Growth. g (, 3s@

J. Horace Mcfarland, president Of
the American Civic association, writes
in the Country Calender: "A
Il am aware that In the prodigality
of nature there will be, In time. On en-
croachment of growth upon the road
space. and that In, the pinched narrow
ness of our highways .nls may need 70
be restrained. Restraint, or selsction,
does not mean destruction, however,
The result: of this ruthless moving Of
the roadsides is always to kill the more
delicate and beautiful Of. the shrubs
and flowers, and. by thus disturbing
natures balance, to encourage the
growth of the vigorous but really un-
pleasant weeds which otherwise would
be in the minority. For instance, along
one road with which am familiar, the
goldenrod, asters and the like have
been destroyed, but each season there
springs up plentiful growth of dock,
sandburr and other unpleasant weeds.
In another case, the naturally pleasing
combination of several viburnums,
huckleberries and a dozen herbaceous
plants has been improved until now
the road is bordered only by, briers Of
blackberry, which, while they do give
one burst of flowers and fruit. are not
by any means satisfactory. l.,. a. ,:!..s
IL talked with one Of these super
visors who was thus improving road
in central Pennsylvania, and found that
he supposed it necessary to cut out the
growth in order, as he expressed 1t, to
cause the road to dry out That is,
the faults of narrowness, careless maxi
ing and gutterless condition were all
charged to natures effort to beautify,
and it was thought wise and right to,
chop off everything that could be cut
away on both sides OF the road" y
1t would appear, says the Prairie
Farmer that President Mcfarland has
unwittingly gotten the cart before the
horse. 1t is the observation of many
men that about the first thing to ap-
pear at the side of the road after the
highway has been cleared of the natural
underground, is "the plentiful growth
Of dock, sandburrs and other unpleas-
ant weeds"
Being more vigorous the noxious
weed has no trouble in displacing the
grasses and more desirable growths,
so that the only remedy in many cases
is regular moving that the pests may
be- kept down and thus prevented from
scattering their seeds over the country
side. While we greatly admire a dec
orative roadside with Its well selected
shrubs growing in more or less nat
ural state, still if we must also have
the dock, sandburr, etc, we would pre-
fer that everything be cleared that tho
moving machine have free play to cut
everything within the reach of its;
guards. = .a>'.'.. w. a. r#:=zs
I-rs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
SECT. ON OF FENCE.

securely; nailed at the corners. Wire
fencing is stretched over the. frame
and we'll stapled. The hurdle is made
of three pieces Of the same material as
is used in the frame. Nail them to-
:gether as illustrated and cut notch
in the crosspiece at the bottom to re-
ceive one Of the tongues on the fence
frame; the other tongue rests in the
crotch formed by the two upright
pieces.-Farmers' Bulletin 2O5. ri
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Winter, Forage, !.

Look out for winter forage. The
winter is a long way of, but the man
who puts on his thinking cap now and
plans, will go through it great deal
better than the man who waits and
perhaps starves his cattle or perhaps
must sell part of them because he has
not forage enough to carry them
through the winter. s C. s35ft. i. IN
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Sole Reason.

A Cincinnati Judge has decided that
bowleggedness Is too common to be
depended upon as q mark Of identifl-
cation. It's prevalence in Cincinnati
is caused, probably, by the constant
strain Of walking up and down the
steep hills. ,5s5s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Violent Motions.

Zone OF those deaf mutes is trying
to strike the other" said . bys:ander.
excitedly. "
mo, he isn't" explained the police-
man; The talks with his hands, and
Is only using = little strong language. =
Detroit Free Press. 3.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
nh. StsnI,r.l. pur1no.av Animal

\ The tsDual-Purposs" Animal s
We don't take much stock In the
"dual-purpose" animal. There is an
old saw that anything that is worth
doing is worth doing well" This
means specialism-but be reasonable
about it. j5:s -,s''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
Rotation Of Crops.

~ y %y GxSOS3sAVA ~ NAVIs. \ ~
A systematic rotation Of crops = IN
essential part 81 successful farming. TO
keep accurate account Of such rotation,
every farmer should have map Of his
farm, showing each field and each crop
during consecutive seasons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
The ,Wide-.Awake Farmer {,

Give us the farmer who takes time
to look up, now and then, to see what
is going on in the world about him.
living is not all in bending the back
over the hoe or in growing good crops.
Iife Is more than living. ,-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
"A PORTABLE FENCE. !
Directions for Constructing One IN
-> Sections Which Are Easy - -:
go toHandle. XII b.: s.-... + /.

The>cut illustrates q light but strong
portable fence. The frame is made
12x3h feet, of 1x6-inch lumber, that
will not twist or warp. The pieces are
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
HANDY SHAFT HAN GER.
simple Device Which Will Hold Them
Up Out ofthe Way-Easily I
I'll $i., "a Adjusted. as

TO hang up the shafts or pole Of q
buggy when in barn or shed have seven
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22

whenever you want to place the shafts
out Of the way, simply raise them -
high as desired, twist the rope around
them and hook the snap into one Of the
rings. ,e,5 -a =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-22
IMPOR AMI FACTS
FOR COW. !. OWNERS

4
The mechanical Cream Separator has
become vital feature OF every home
dairy just as Of every butter factory.
81 Ii use means much more and much
better cream and butter, a. well a.
saving ofswater, ice, time and room.
The difference in results ID not small
but big. Few cows now pay without .
separator. Dairying il the most profit
able kind Of farming with one. 5 .:%s s.
06I Of the creamery butter Of tho
world Is now made with De Laval
machines, and there are over 500, 600
farm users besides. 2. III
Send for catalogue and name Of nearest
local agent. /. NJ sss.s;
TIE De LAVAL SEPARATOR Go.
Randolph Canal SIC. ~ cesttaan ssrsd
CHICAGO NEW YoRk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21
Tn. Mu.ic na.t.r'. Rs.e.

A very rich lady offered Garcia any
price II he would only teach her daugb-
ter. He refused. knowing well be could
never obtain serious work from her
but. as the mother persisted be hit up
ON a COMPROMISE. lie asked the ladies
10 be present during a lesson. and he
undertook. II the girl stIll wished 20
learn singing after hearing u taught,
20 teach her. The lesson logan. The
pupil. who seemed 10 the listeners an
already finished singer. had o. repeat
passage after passage OF Oh" most difi-
cult exercises before the master was
satisfied. He insisted upon the mi
nutest attention TO every del u *
cution. Mother and daughter eX
changed Mortified gl3uccs and looked
on pits ingly. The lesson finished. the
master bowed the ladies out. aud in
passing the pupil the young girl whis-
pered to her. 1T would Kill me-" Senior
Garcia, returning from the door. said
c~ontentedly: They viii not come
again. Thank You. mon cufaut, you
sang well"-London Mail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21
NOTICE OF

Department of the Interior. Commits.
sioner 10 the Five Civilized Tribes,
Chickasaw Land OHce.
Chickesaw allotment contest case
No. 1898.
Selley Watkins, by her legal guard.
ian, J.. S. Mullen, contestant, VS.. Thorn
as Fuller, bhy his ia her, Charles Pull
er. contestee. Notice.
Land in controversy: The SWA
Of the SWA of the NWh OF section
"a. township 2 north range 7 east OF
the indian meridian. containing ten
(l0) acres.
Thomas Fuller, by his father, Chas
Fuller, contestee, in the above emit
tied aud numbered cause. Is hereby
notified to appear before the commits
sioner to the Five Civilized Tribes al
his Office in Ardmoro, Indian Terri
tory, on the 23d day of August, 1905
at 9 o'clock a, m, to answer TO the
complaint of the contestant, Sealey
Watkins, by her legal guardian, j. S
Mullen, regarding the claim of tht
said Sealey Watkins. by her Legal
guariisn, ]. S. Mulen, 10 take in al
lotment the tract OF land above de
scribed.
Dated this 10th day of July, 1905.
TAMS BIXBY,
Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes.
First published July IS, 1905.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21

A naturalist has written to prove that
birds are not singers. but whlstlers.
that Is to say, that the notes are pro
duced through a tube-to De technical,
through the slit known as the glpttls-
not by the help OF vocal cords. But the
whole distinction IL beside the point.
Any one who has seen a bird singing
will have seen both the vibrations loo
his throat and the variations 90 the ex
tent to which he opens and closes hi.
beak or mandlbles; aud. given these ac-
compartments. together with the pro-
duction OF az ln%artlculate language.
whistling and singing become Identical
terms suggesting a distinction. People
are accustomed TO the idea that only a
few species Of birds. such as the par.
rot and the jackdaw. can be taught,
but In wild life almost all birds are
mlmlcs 20 some extent. and probably
more OF them than people realize could
be taught 10 initiate human sounds
Parsons Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21
N

Lots OF men reccde from ultimatums.
You might as well say n man steals
as to say he is frightened.
Amy quarrel is unpleasant, but a do
nestle difficulty Is the worst.
Haven't you said a thousand times
you wouldn't stand certain things and
then stood themi
Some people complain because they
can't get justice who should really be
grateful because they don't get II.
1t doesn't require as much patience
to put a baby TO sleep ns II does to fish,
but the men can't see 1t that way.
How often do YOU know you are
right, and yet the maj you are argu-
ing with is convinced you are not! And
he half c%onyinces You that you are
wrOng.-AtChison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

How many men work too hard; How
many do you know;
Every good husband is h%enpecked.
That's all there ia to il.
Classical mu lie Is like some people
very hard Ia understand.
1t is said that "a farmer gets the best
work out OF Il farm hand who is aspir-
ing to be his son-in-law.
Perhaps II cas- why a poor man
lives longer than a rich one is that the
doctors don't take so much interest in
him.
When an economical man suffers Il
ten dollar loss he cuts off expenditure
reaching to $50 before he feels right
about il.
II You have faults the idea Is not 70
humiliate yourself by acknowledging
them TO your enemies, but to get oyer
them if possible for your own good
Atchison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-21

King william III. Of England was
~passionatcly fond Of the chase and
made it a point never to be outdone in
any leap, however perilous. A Mr..
Cherry, who was devoted to the exiled
family, took advantage of this to plan
the most %pardonable design which was
ever formed against Il kings life. He
regularly Joined the royal hounds, put
himself foremost and took the most
desperate leaps in the hope that vii
liam might break his neck In following
him. One day, however, he accom
plished m 50 ~imminently dangerous
that the king when he came't to the spot
shook his head and drew back. 1t is
said that Mr.. Cherry at length broke
his own neck and thereby relieved the
king from further hazard.