The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-30
GREAT t I ! ! / EXHIBITS. |: H ! 7;

freaks, WONDERS ana StdrtInS
Stunts at the WorthinstoD
District Fair. r. . ...-.
Farmer. Will Bring in Thing, not
/, T. Seen at Any Other Fair !. a
in the Country. s' .
The farmers are taking a lively in.
forest in the coming county fair and
promise to make it the greatest thing
of ito kind in, the state. They will
make some wonderful special exhi-.
bits, and if you can't get your mon
ey's worth from the following come
around and get your money back:
, Charles Foelschow will exhibit his
great natural wonder, q four legged
duck. Mr.. Foelschow has been Of
fered $1,000 for the freak by the man
ager of q dime museum. One remark
able feature about this duck 10 that
the extra pair of legs "toe". to the rear
so that when it wants to 90 the other
way It simply switches of on the
other legs. That's how Mr.. Fool.
schow can tell by the looks of its
track whether it is coming or going
back. ./..& - ,s55.i',~%. It.. ,2,,sa..s4l .5ss
Nate Elliott will exhibit another
great wonder, tailless calf. II is
supposed Nate used up all spare
tales on his place to entertain the
crowds at his auction sales. After
the fair the calf will be sold TO- 2
butcher to be retailed. #
! Ole Ellington will exhibit pair Of
trained potato bugs. He has trained
these bugs to waltz and lay down,
fire cannon, walk on. their hind legs
and eat out of J our hand. *.S
The Japanese pride themselves on
their dwarf trees but Jo Ullrich will
show some onions 80 small that i
will bring tears Is your eyes 70. lookk
them in the. face. .,s Il. .,.s ss. S,s 81,
sFioyd Asahiess ", IL Il ho~ ssn nas
usual large cucumber. e grew on
vines two inches thick and 90 strong
that they climbed the fence. one night
into the pasture Of neighbor and
strangled a colt as it lay sleeping.
It has been estimated that it contains
enough seeds to plant township and
enough stomach aches to lay out
regiment. .,.. 4
j. j. Kies will demonstrate how to
feed calf out Of pail without hav.
ing couple of quarts of, the milk
soused up your sleeve, besides show
ing his wonderful COW, Bess, that
swallows An ear Of. corn and at 1cud-
chewing time brings up Z whole corn
field. One morning Bess swallowed
a pair of stockings of the line and in
the evening brought them up to put
the garters on. - ,'~"-s> 30
Will Schroeder will demonstrate
the influence Of mind over matter by
reading a whole column. of Ralph
wheelock's Thoughts OF Things
Material and Immaterial," in the
Minneapolis Tribune. Anyone who
can produce column that will get a
smile out of Mr.. Schraeder will be
given a cigar. ~.
A. fine exhibition of the wonderful
control that nan, by little patience
and perseverance, may get over the
animal kingdom, will be that Of driv-
ing hog back thru the same hole in
the fence that it broke out.of. This
achievement Foster Moore
guarantees to perform every afternoon
Of the fair. s.1.... Z - 49,.
At three o'clock, every afternoon
Jim Mackay will loop the double
loop on bicycle, thread q needle
while going around, and turn a hand
spring at the finish. .s%4%
Dare Devil I. F. Kelly will make a
balloon ascension daily to a height of |
1000 feet, skin the cat on the. way up
put salt on the tail Of q comet, knock
down few chunks, of Charley Gran.
dell's eloquence and finally descend
with an open umbrella taken from a
neighbor at church. .i5 I
Walter Evans, securely guyed from
both sides, will walk a tight wire
from the top of Horticultural Hall the
The Palace of Fine Arts and balance
; bank account in the bargain. This
stunt alone is worth the price of ad-